There is a story out there that you haven't read yet. 

Our communities have heroes that you haven't heard of. There are traditions being lost and languages being forgotten. By sharing stories that go untold, we hope that you feel more connected to your neighbor - whether they are in your own backyard or on the other side of the world. 

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In the Beginning, God Made Me Circassian.

Modern-day Amman is a limestone, urban sprawl that has outgrown its seven jebels (Arabic for hills) located at its dense city center. This Levantine city encompasses a metropolitan area that numbers over 4 million and has evolved immensely from the quaint village that was resettled at the end of the 19th Century. Prior to that, Amman was simply a dormant area that was brought back to life by relocated Circassians fleeing war in the North Caucasus. 

A Forgotten Greece: The Pomakochoria

After miles of mountainous backroads north of the city of Xanthi, Greece lies a region that is commonly unmentioned when discussing modern day Greece. Far from the highly-photographed, whitewashed villages of the Greek Islands frequently featured in touristic brochures are the villages of Thrace known as the Pomakochoria, home to indigenous Turko-Slavic speaking Muslims. We visited Echinos to learn more about the culture and language.

We Are Still Here: The Jews of Thessaloniki

“David Ben-Gurion came to visit Thessaloniki in 1911 to study the structure of a small state. He then realized after his visit that it was possible to have a Jewish State,” explained Larry Sefiha. At the time, Thessaloniki’s total population was 150,000. The city’s Jews numbered at 70,000, creating the largest ethnic element in the city. Up until the early 1900s, the city was nicknamed the City of Hebrews. Today, only about 1,000 Jews remain in Thessaloniki.