British Camps for Holocaust Survivors in Cyprus: Historical Research
A report presents the research work of Evangelia Matthopoulou, a doctoral candidate in Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Cyprus. Her project examines British internment camps for surviving Jewish refugees on Cyprus from 1946-1949 based on witness interviews with Cypriot eyewitnesses. The research documents a period of colonial rule and the development of friendships between refugees and local residents.