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The Jaharis Foundation Pledges $2 Million to Relief Efforts in Greece
The Jaharis Family Foundation, Inc. announced a pledge of a $2 million Challenge Gift that will specifically target hunger and poverty relief efforts to help children and families in Greece. The gift will be primarily distributed through...
- Posted June 20, 2013
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John Georges Buys Louisiana’s Oldest & Largest Daily Newspaper
Greek American entrepreneur John D. Georges, CEO of Georges Enterprises and the Georges Media Group, recently purchased The Advocate, one of the nation’s oldest and largest local daily newspaper and digital media outlet that currently serves the...
- Posted June 20, 2013
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AJC Global Forum 2013 shows stronger Hellenic-Israeli cooperation
On June 2-4, 2013 the American Jewish Committee held its 2013 Global Forum in Washington D.C. The conference that was attended by more than 1500 people hosted a keynote speech by US Secretary of State John Kerry...
- Posted June 20, 2013
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A New European Neglected Diseases Center for Greece?
by Peter Hotez & T. Dorina Papageorgiou* While today populations who live in poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia suffer from the largest public health impact from the world’s neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), it is astonishing...
- Posted June 20, 2013
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A step closer to its creation: Cyprus International Center for Autism
by Neophytos Papaneophytou* For the past year, a team of expert volunteer clinicians, educators, and not-for-profit professionals has been working feverously toward the creation of an international center for autism research and treatment of those affected in...
- Posted June 20, 2013
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Reporting Live from… Kibbutz Yotvata!
Journalist Achilles Peklaris started his world journey back in 2001, September, when he was sent to New York City to cover the day after September 11th, when Ground Zero was still smoking. A couple of years after...
- Posted June 20, 2013
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Greek Press Freedom is on Trial
Following is an open letter by Greek journalist and publisher of “Hot Doc” magazine Kostas Vaxevanis to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Vaxevanis was arrested last October because he published the names of Greek bank account...
- Posted June 20, 2013
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Legendary News Anchor Ernie Anastos Receives Honarary Doctorates
Now we can call Emmy-Award winning news anchor Ernie Anastos by yet another prestigious name, Doctor. Mr. Anastos received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree from New York Institute of Technology at the university’s 52nd commencement...
- Posted June 19, 2013
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The Battle of Crete is Commemorated in DC
This past May, the Embassy of Greece in Washington, D.C., with the participation of military representatives from 40 other D.C. embassies, commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Crete, the first time in WW II there...
- Posted June 19, 2013
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The Brazen Plagiarist: Selected Poems of Kiki Dimoula in English
Kiki Dimoula’s poetry—the most praised and prized in contemporary Greek literature—is a paradox, both mysteriously intricate and widely popular. Her magic lens defamiliarizes all that is familiar, compressing distances between far-flung realms, conflating concrete and abstract, literal...
- Posted June 19, 2013
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George Chryssis in Memoriam
Greek-American businessman, author, poet and philanthropist George C. Chryssis was found dead in his house in Southborough Massachusetts by his wife Margo this past May. The cause of his death had not been officially announced as the...
- Posted June 19, 2013
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Archangel Michael Girls Soccer Teams Wins “JOY” Olympics
Congratulations to the Archangel Michael Parish in Port Washington, NY, Girls (7-9 year old) Soccer Team for winning the gold medal at the “JOY” (Junior Orthodox Youth) Olympics this past weekend at Suffolk Community College. The girls...
- Posted June 19, 2013
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Christos Papageorgiou at Avery Fisher Hall
Christos Papageorgiou, an internationally acclaimed Greek artist, will appear as Guest Conductor and Pianist on Monday, June 17, 8:00 pm at the Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, with the New England Symphonic Ensemble. The concert is part...
- Posted June 19, 2013
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A Step Towards Reunifiying Cyprus
Ever since the 2004 referendum on the fatally flawed Annan Plan, the continued illegal division of Cyprus has been constantly portrayed by American foreign policy elites as being the fault of the victims of the Turkish invasion...
- Posted June 19, 2013
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Male Infertility
Many different health and physical problems can lead to infertility. In about 40% of cases, the problem is in the testes, the glands that produce sperm and testosterone. Damage to the testes can result from infections such...
- Posted June 19, 2013
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Balkans: End of the First Balkan War
The Treaty of London, signed by the belligerents in May 1913, ended the First Balkan War. The Balkan League, an alliance of four Balkan Orthodox states, had crushed the Ottoman Empire and sent the borders of Turkey...
- Posted June 19, 2013
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Mario Frangoulis Preserving what is good “through music and an undying commitment to love.“
We were very pleased to have the opportunity during this sacred time – Orthodox Easter – to sit down and talk with Mario Frangoulis in an intimate conversation about life, music, meaning and the power of love!...
- Posted May 2, 2013
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AHI Hosts 38th Anniversary Hellenic Heritage Achievement and National Public Service Awards Dinner
The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) hosted recently its 38th Anniversary Hellenic Heritage Achievement and Public Service Awards Dinner at the Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C. AHI honored a distinguished set of awardees based upon their important career or...
- Posted May 2, 2013
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Maryland Greek Independence Day Parade 2013
by Georgia Vavas Spectators from across the Mid-Atlantic region gathered in Baltimore’s officially designated Greektown to enjoy the Maryland Greek Independence Day Parade honoring our ancestors’ sacrifices to preserve the ideals of Freedom and Democracy. This day...
- Posted May 2, 2013
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America’s Piano Showman Dino Kartsonakis Brings a Musical Extravaganza at Carnegie Hall
by Asher J. Matathias* As Israel celebrates its 65th birthday, Jews throughout the world are heartened with the support evinced for this democratic oasis by Christians, and others, hailing the creation of a latter-day miracle in a...
- Posted May 2, 2013
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A Symposium to “Unlock Your Inner Entrepreneur”
Hellenic Business Network (HBN), New York Chapter, and Hellenic Professional Women (HPN) organized recently the Entrepreneurship Symposium 2013 entitled “Unlock Your Inner Entrepreneur”, at the Archdiocesan Cathedral Community Center in New York City. Keynote speaker, entrepreneur guru...
- Posted May 2, 2013
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Ahepa Chapter 31 Organizes Lecture By The Ambassador Of Ireland
The AHEPA Washington Chapter 31 organized an interesting and informative lecture by Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States. The lecture was held at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church and was attended by AHEPANs and...
- Posted May 2, 2013
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A Connection through Time: Greek & African Americans bond in Baltimore!
by Zach Winters In 1965 at the political and emotional height of the American Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. issued a call for bravery with the march on Selma. His call was answered by...
- Posted May 2, 2013
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Andrew A. Athens in Memoriam
Andrew A. Athens passed away in his sleep at his home in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 91. In addition to his extraordinary success as a major steel industry magnate of the mid-western United States, as...
- Posted May 2, 2013
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Commemoration of Greek-Pontic Genocide in New York
Under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in New York, The Pan-Pontian Federation of USA & Canada with the local Pontian Societies “Komninoi” of New York and “Pontos” of Norwalk Connecticut, and the Holy Institution...
- Posted May 2, 2013
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