- “La Parisienne” Goes to the Opera: Maria Callas as Priestess
- Over 40 US Policymakers Commemorate the 50th Dark Anniversary of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus at 39th Annual PSEKA Conference
- Remembering The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus and The Fight to Flee with Famagusta Native and Founder of Aktina FM Elena Maroulleti
- Marc Chagall And Greece: A Love Story
- $17 Million AHEPA Gift Will Open Doors For A Generation Of Students
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“La Parisienne” Goes to the Opera: Maria Callas as Priestessby Ilias Chrissochoidis* “La Parisienne” is one the most compelling images we have from Minoan Crete (1400–1300 BC). Part of a larger fresco depicting a ceremonial procession, it was discovered in the palace of Knossos by Arthur...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Over 40 US Policymakers Commemorate the 50th Dark Anniversary of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus at 39th Annual PSEKA ConferenceMany of the most influential foreign policymakers in the United States Congress from both parties and from the Biden Administration, along with Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos participated in the 39th Annual PSEKA Cyprus Conference in Washington, DC June 11-13, 2024. Over...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Music Unites! How the Kyrenia Opera Forges a Musical Connection Between the US and Cyprusby Marie Lolis From New York to Cyprus, the Kyrenia Opera has bridged together artists and audiences through the power of music performance and education to these countries and beyond. Under the baton of general director Constantinos...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Sharon Stone discusses longevity in life, finding happiness, and successby Markos Papadatos Academy Award nominee Sharon Stone chatted about longevity in life, finding happiness, success, and she honored Jeff Bridges at the 49th annual Chaplin Award GALA. On April 29th, Stone served as a Chaplin GALA...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Marc Chagall And Greece: A Love Storyby Dean Kalymniou* At first instance, Modernist painter Marc Chagall’s relationship with Greece is not immediately apparent. Referred to by art critic Robert Hughes, as “the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century”, Marc Chagall’s complex and diverse artistic...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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John Koudounis Honored at Hellenic Hearts Galaby Tasos Kokkinidis* President and Chief Executive Officer of Calamos Investments John Koudounis was honored with the Philotimo Award at the Hellenic Hearts gala last weekend. Hellenic Hearts is a non-profit organization created to establish a need-based...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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2024 FAITH Scholarships for Academic Excellence Application Now AvailableAs high school seniors celebrate college acceptances and finalize their plans for the fall, the FAITH Endowment is pleased to announce more good news! In its twentieth year supporting young Greek American leaders, FAITH has launched the...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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Annual PSEKA Conference in DC to Commemorate the 50th Dark Anniversary of the Occupation and Division of Cyprus by TurkeyOver 100 Greek-American and Cypriot-America leaders from across the country will be coming to Washington, DC June 11-13 for the 39th Annual PSEKA (International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus) Cyprus Conference. Conference participants will again be meeting...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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ΠΡΩΤΗ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ (First Resurrection)by Dean Kalimniou* “Did you bring it?” the old man rasped earnestly from his bed. I looked down at him. Emaciated and yellowing, he forced a grin, as he painfully raised a withered arm as if to...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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Presbytera Athanasia Papademetriou: On The Virgin Mary and PaschaBy Dean Papademetriou As Orthodox Christians celebrate Pascha, Presbytera Athanasia Papademetriou reflects on the place of the Virgin Mary at the Resurrection of her son, Jesus Christ. Presbytera Papademetriou thought deeply about this subject while writing her...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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Savveria Margiola: Music is in her Genesby Kelly Fanarioti Her involvement with music came naturally, since she grew up with a father who was a bouzouki virtuoso and a grandfather who played the violin, while at the same time island songs were constantly...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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HANAC, Serving Vulnerable Communities Across NYC, Marches in 2024 Greek Independence Day ParadeHANAC, the NYC non-profit organization that has been providing affordable housing, social programming, and independent living for older adults for 52 years, marched in the 85th Greek Independence Day Parade on Sunday, April 14, 2024. “It is such...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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Lessons for Investors: Reflections from a Half-Century in the MarketsWith all the data and headlines and twists and turns in the markets, it’s understandable that many people have questions about how to invest successfully for the long term or are worried about how their portfolio is...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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Penelope Gandhi Mission: Sacred Art of Weaving Revived in CreteProfessors coexist with shepherds at the University of the Μountains By Kelly Fanarioti Imagine a university where teaching takes place in the countryside, and professors are scientists from all over the world, but also craftsmen, livestock breeders,...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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American Hellenic Institute’s Golden Jubilee CelebrationThe American Hellenic Institute (AHI) will mark its Golden Jubilee with a concert by the internationally acclaimed classical crossover tenor Mario Frangoulis at the historic Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., Friday, April 12, 2024 at 8 p.m....
- Posted April 2, 2024
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Leadership 100 Concludes 33rd Annual Conference in Naples, FloridaThe 33rd Annual Leadership 100 Conference, which took place February 29-March 3, 2024, at The Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida, concluded with the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy officiated by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, assisted by Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh,...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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Louie Psihoyos latest doc-series shocks the medical community The Oscar–winning director talks to NEOby Kelly Fanarioti Through his latest doc-series, You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment, the Oscar-winning director Louie Psihoyos highlights the impact of vegetarianism in the human body. During the four-part documentary, which is available on...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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Before Ithacaby Dean Kalimniou* “Odysseus, noble son of Laertes, stop this warful strife, or Zeus will be angry with you.” Homer, the Odyssey. The summary of perhaps Cavafy’s most famous poem ‘Ithaca,’ “It’s not the journey but the destination,”...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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Syria and The Greek Revolutionby Dean Kalimniou* In recent years, tens, if not hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria have flooded Greece, in order to seek refuge from the brutal war that has blighted their homeland. Two hundred years previously,...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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Meet Sam Vartholomeos: Greek-American actorby Markos Papadatos Greek-American actor Sam Vartholomeos shared insights about his Greek ethnic background and his acting career. On his Greek heritage, he said, “I was born and raised here in Astoria, which is little Greece. It...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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Tony Ganios: The gentle giant who was a Renaissance manA tribute on his passing By Nikos Linardakis, M.D. I met Anthony Ganios in 2006, and we quickly became close friends. I was introduced to Tony by actor and co-star Scott Colomby (Porky’s and Caddyshack). Scott was...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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The 9th Annual Greek Jewish Festival to take place on May 19, in NYKehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum (KKJ) is excited to announce it will host the ninth annual Greek Jewish Festival on Sunday May 19, 2024 from 12pm-6pm. The festival will take place in front of KKJ’s landmark...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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Sam Bale and Alex Doringer: Steering Future Capital Partners through a transforming global investment landscapeLet’s talk about how the world of investment is evolving. With the U.S. taking a different stance globally, everyone rethinking this whole globalization thing, plus all sorts of demographic shifts happening, the way we invest is changing...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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Annual Conference to Commemorate 40th Anniversary of Leadership 100The 33rd Annual Leadership 100 Conference, which will take place February 29-March 3, 2024, at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples in Naples, Florida, will commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund, according to Demetrios G....
- Posted December 28, 2023
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A Pentelic Christmas Dialecticby Dean Kalimniou* «Καλά δε νιώθς; Μη μ’ βανς ομελέττα, αφού δεν αρταίνουμι». My grandmother placed the pan on the table and stared at me in horror. If looks were capable of parakinesis, then that stare would...
- Posted December 28, 2023
