- “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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Archons Honor Father Alex and Presbytera Xanthi Karloutsos with Athenagoras Human Rights Award
The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Order of Saint Andrew, of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America honored Father Alexander and Presbytera Xanthi Karloutsos with the Athenagoras Human Rights Award, before 1,300 attendees at their annual banquet,...
- Posted January 2, 2019
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Patriarch of Jerusalem Visits Hellenic House
The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) hosted His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine to continue the important dialogue regarding the challenges and burdens facing the churches of the Holy Land. The intimate discussion, held...
- Posted January 2, 2019
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AHIF Student Foreign Policy Trip Participants Describe their Personal Experiences (Sophia Kyrou)
The American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) Foreign Policy Trip to Greece and Cyprus completed its landmark 10th year as ten students from across the United States participated in the 17-day program held June 29 to July 6,...
- Posted January 2, 2019
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AHIF Student Foreign Policy Trip Participants Describe their Personal Experiences (Alexander Velis)
The American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) Foreign Policy Trip to Greece and Cyprus completed its landmark 10th year as ten students from across the United States participated in the 17-day program held June 29 to July 6,...
- Posted January 2, 2019
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Aktina’s Greek Music Journey 2018 with Babis Tsertos a Huge Success
On Friday, November 2, 2018, the New York-based non-profit cultural organizations, AKTINA Productions and CYPRECO of America, hosted once again Greek renowned singer Babis Tsertos at the Kaye Playhouse theater in Manhattan in a magnificent performance which...
- Posted January 2, 2019
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Annual Oxi Courage Awards
Inspire and Showcase the Best of Humanity This past October, the Washington Oxi Day Foundation again featured #OXIcourage, past and present, before top US policymakers from the White House and State Department, and thought leaders from think tanks...
- Posted December 2, 2018
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Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation Gala Raises $3.5 Million for the Lurie Cancer Center
This past November, the Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation (HCRF) raised more than $3.5 million to benefit high-impact translational research at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. “I Will Survive” was the theme of...
- Posted December 2, 2018
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EON products: eclectic Greek foods for an “eternal life”
by Kelly Fanarioti One day Anna Apostolidou left behind the world of gymnastics where she had been training since she was three; said goodbye to track and field where she had won acclaim in the Pan-Hellenic and...
- Posted December 2, 2018
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Cyprus Federation Promotes “Cultural Diplomacy”
The Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) and leaders of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Westchester/Fairfield attended a lunch hosted by the Consul General of Cyprus in New York, Mr. Alexis Phedonos. On Tuesday, October 9, 2018,...
- Posted December 2, 2018
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AHEPA and Hellenic Bar Association of CT Host Hellenic Issues Lecture
New Haven Chapter #98 of the Order of AHEPA and the Hellenic Bar Association of Connecticut sponsored and hosted a timely presentation by Nick Larigakis, President of the American Hellenic Institute (“AHI” ), at the Saint Barbara...
- Posted December 2, 2018
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Hellenism and Orthodoxy in the 2018 Elections – The Candidates
by Andy Manatos and Mike Manatos* The 2018 elections may profoundly impact Hellenism and Orthodoxy in America. When the unsurpassed advocate for Hellenism and Orthodoxy in the US government, Senator Paul Sarbanes, was asked at the end...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation Awards Ceremony & Gala
This past summer, the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation held its annual Awards Ceremony & Gala at the Hilton Chicago. The PanHellenic broke a new record this year by awarding 45 talented Greek American undergraduates with a total of...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Alex Spanos In Memoriam
Alex Spanos, the legendary Greek American, founder of A.G. Spanos Companies and owner of the Chargers NFL Franchise, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday, October 9. He was 95. From humble beginnings to...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Chicago Bulls and Calamos Investments announce new partnership
The Chicago Bulls and Calamos Investments announced a multi-year partnership that makes the metropolitan Chicago-based global asset manager the first company to display its logo on the Bulls court apron in the United Center. Calamos will sponsor...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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The reopening of Greek Schools in Imvros highlights a Greek renaissance
by Kelly Fanarioti It was September 2005—fifty-one years after the Turkish government’s ban on Greek education in Imvros and Tenedos islands–that the Greek High School in Imvros reopened its gates. It was the dream of hundreds of...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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A DURable Greek Success Story Expanding Overseas
by Kelly Fanarioti DUR is a high quality men’s clothing company that made its name synonymous with elegance and healthy entrepreneurship. The company got started in Patras about half a century ago and has been dressing men...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Can Tug-of-War Lead to Unity? The Future of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine
by Ines Angeli Murzaku* The death of Patriarch Alexei II marked the end of the “cold era” contacts between Moscow and Constantinople and started a new epoch in inter-Orthodox relations. Kirill’s first foreign visit since his January...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Erdogan’s “Trojan Horse” In Macedonia
by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra** Turkey’s President Erdogan makes no secret of his ambition to spread his neo-Ottoman wings all over the Balkans. He views Macedonia as another Turkish satellite in the making, which sadly...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Nicos Tziazas of Lyons Named “Business Person of the Year” by The Queens Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Mortgage Services Inc.’s President Nicos Tziazas has been honored by the Queens Chamber of Commerce as one of their 2018 Business Person of the Year. The honor ceremony took place on October 10th, 2018 at The...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Dr. James Dimitriou new President of the American Hellenic Council
The Board of Directors of the American Hellenic Council, the leading Greek American advocacy organization in the Western United States, elected Dr. James Dimitriou of Redondo Beach, California, as their new President and Chairman of the Board....
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Hercules: In Search of a Hero
Eclipses Group Theater New York (EGTNY) presents Hercules: In Search of a Hero, based on Alcestis and Hercules by Euripides, conceived & directed by Ioanna Katsarou and translated by Demetri Bonaros. Hercules: In Search of a Hero...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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AHEPA Convention Elects George E. Loucas as Supreme President
By Philip Chrysopoulos* The delegates of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) elected George E. Loucas Supreme President at their 96th Annual Family Supreme Convention, held this past July in Atlantic City, N.J. Loucas,...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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“From Tsitsanis to Theodorakis” Concert with Legendary Singer Babis Tsertos
On Friday, November 2, 2018 at 8:30pm, lovers of Greek music will be treated to an exceptional concert from AKTINA’s acclaimed series, Greek Music Journey 2018 with renowned Greek singer Babis Tsertos and his band at the...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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The Magic Violin of Damian Dudu
by Angela Deisi Damian Nelu Dudu was born in Romania. From his early age, he started playing violin and he attended the very famous university named “UNIVERSITATEA DIN CRAIOVA Department of Music”. Then, he moved in Athens,...
- Posted August 18, 2018
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Annual Hellenic Issues Conference in Washington DC Moves Cyprus Up on the American Agenda
They travelled from Cyprus, Greece, England and all over the US and like the 300 Spartans – only they are far less – they are facing a foe as formidable, cruel and ruthless as Xerxes’ Persia, which...
- Posted July 8, 2018