{"id":8287,"date":"2025-08-22T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cube.org.gr\/?p=8287"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:51:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:51:33","slug":"romdiem-voices-michalis-papantonopoulos-memory-psychology-roma-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cube.org.gr\/en\/romdiem-voices-michalis-papantonopoulos-memory-psychology-roma-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"ROMDIEM Voices: Michalis Papantonopoulos \u2013 Memory, Psychology &#038; Roma Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Interview Date: July 4, 2025<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Location: Athens, Greece<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cube.org.gr\/en\/romdiem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ROMDIEM <\/a><\/strong>oral history series, we spoke with Michalis Papantonopoulos, psychologist, scientific coordinator of the Adolescent Day Center and Psychosocial Intervention Program at \u201cPloes\u201d (EPSYME), and PhD candidate in Social and Intercultural Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interview explored the psychological and social dimensions of Holocaust memory in Greece, with a special focus on Roma youth\u2014their connection (or disconnection) to their history, and whether they know or want to know what truly happened.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We discussed intergenerational silence, identity development, and the importance of building historical memory in ways that empower and connect rather than isolate.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most striking insights shared by Mr. Papantonopoulos was:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShouldn\u2019t people be taught their history backwards?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shouldn\u2019t history start from the present and go back to the past\u2014so they can realize they have more in common than what divides them?\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His words remind us that history is not just about remembering the past\u2014it\u2019s about shaping the present with empathy, self-awareness, and unity.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full conversation, along with a deeper analysis, will be featured in the upcoming ROMDIEM materials. Follow the project&#8217;s pages on social networks and come join us on this &#8220;journey&#8221; of memory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@romdiemproject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youtube<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61575240122865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/romdiem_project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cube.org.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michalis-Papantonopoulos-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cube.org.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michalis-Papantonopoulos-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.cube.org.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michalis-Papantonopoulos-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.cube.org.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michalis-Papantonopoulos-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cube.org.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michalis-Papantonopoulos.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview Date: July 4, 2025 Location: Athens, Greece As part of the ROMDIEM oral history series, we spoke with Michalis Papantonopoulos, psychologist, scientific coordinator of the Adolescent Day Center and Psychosocial Intervention Program at \u201cPloes\u201d (EPSYME), and PhD candidate in Social and Intercultural Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). 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