On Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., the presentation of George A. Stassinopoulos’ book will take place in the lecture hall of the Hellenic Maritime Museum.

SEARCHING FOR ANGELA

Smyrna– Chios– Athens– Vyronas

Schedule

Opening speech by the President of the Hellenic Maritime Museum,

Anastasia Anagnostopoulou-Paloumpi

The book launch will be conducted by:

• Ioannis Paloumpis, Vice Admiral (retired)
• George  A. Stasinopoulos, author

About the book

Angela Vaindirli travels with her six minor children from Chios to Piraeus in September 1922. She has left behind a middle-class life in Smyrna and her dead husband in Chios… Searching for traces of her and her children in archives, documents, photographs, and memories of descendants, her great-grandson, George Stassinopoulos, reconstructs a journey that begins in burning Smyrna, passes through the loss of her youngest child, who was given (?) up for adoption, to arrive at her first home in the refugee settlement of Vyronas, at the Exchange Commission and the embroidery workshops of the Near East Relief. The author presents facts and details that, beyond the passions of a refugee family in its attempt to survive the Catastrophe, recount the dramas, the twists and turns, but also the satisfactions that life has in store. (from the presentation on the back cover of the book)

Author’s Bio

George A. Stassinopoulos was born in Athens in 1967 and studied economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business. He has had a remarkable career, with thirty years of experience in the industry.

Beyond his professional career, Mr. Stasinopoulos has also distinguished himself as an author. His books, “The Management of Small and Medium-Sized Industry” and “Searching for Angela,” stand out for their historical value and human approach. In 2019, together with his father Alexis Stassinopoulos and his sister Maria Stassinopoulou, he founded the non-profit organization “Karteria.” As its administrator, he supports projects of high importance in the fields of education, health, welfare, and culture. Karteria, relying exclusively on the contributions of its founding members, has done invaluable work in supporting organizations such as the General State Archives, the Asklipieio General Hospital of Voula, the “Friends of the Child” Association, the Archdiocese of Athens’ Home for the Elderly, the Hellenic Maritime Museum, and others.