Adopted in US, Greek Cold War kids find long-lost families

A Belgian woman’s search of her lost roots in India

“I want to tell my children in future about my life story and my journey to the country where my adopted parents raised me with much love and care,” were the words of Aruna Leruitte, aged around 30, adopted by a couple in Belgium in 1994 from an adoption agency. Ms. Leruitte, now a Belgian citizen, has come to India in search of her biological parents.

Adopted in US, Greek Cold War kids find long-lost families

Robyn Bedell Zalewa grew up and spent all her adult life in the United States, but is part of a little-known chapter of Greek history -- the adoption of some 4,000 infants during the Cold War.

Thousands of children from Greece adopted in the US during the Cold War are currently looking for their roots - World Stock Market

Thousands of children from Greece adopted in the US during the Cold War, mainly in the 1950s and 1960s, reports a broadcast of the French television station France 24, noting that many of them, thanks to the new legislation passed by the Greek Parliament, are seeking their roots today. As the French News Agency (AFP) says in a relevant telegram, the history of adoptions of that time is dark and painful. It is noted that many children were given …