Caring for our Brother's Children. Greek and Macedonian Child Refugees in Socialist Romania in the Aftermath of the Second World War

This chapter focuses on the aid provided by Romania to refugee children in the aftermath of the Second World War. Drawing on the case of the Greek and Macedonian children, who arrived in Romania between early 1948 and 1949, this chapter explores the role of this socialist state – often perceived as a space of departure and in need of support – as a provider of aid and care to a brotherly nation and its children. This chapter provides a new perspective on the “East” and advances our knowledge of a neglected actor in the history of humanitarianism.