Elly Symons on Greece, Identity, the Parthenon Marbles, and the Life and Legacy of Samuel Symons Bloom

In this interview, Nick and Elly discuss:

Elly’s love of Greece and Cyprus


Questions of identity, home and belonging


The Parthenon Marbles, and Elly’s work to reunite them through the Parthenon Committee of Australia


Life and living history in Athens and Europe


Reflections on the incredible life and legacy of the late Samuel Symons


Living through a cancer diagnosis as an individual and as a family


Samuel’s contributions to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre


Love, memory and gratitude


How we remember loved ones, compared with the memorialisation of historical figures or events

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