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Marianthi Vlachos: A creative and philanthropist advocating for Greece through her business, Hellenic Aesthetic
by Andriana Kourkoumelis Living in New York City, we long for the simplicity and beauty of Greece. Marianthi Vlachos has achieved the feelings of a Grecian summer through her creation Hellenic Aesthetic. “This is a reflection of...
- Posted July 12, 2022
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Greek-American Students to be Mentored by Some of the Community’s Biggest Names
Over 40 of the most prominent Greek-Americans will be mentoring Greek-American college students online August 9-11, 2022. The deadline for applications to the sixth annual National Hellenic Society Heritage America Program is Friday, July 29, 2022. Stavridis, Tenet, Negroponte…Dukakis,...
- Posted July 12, 2022
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Venture Capitalist Peter Barris Joins The Hellenic Initiative Board
The Hellenic Initiative (THI) announceD that noted venture capitalist Peter Barris has joined its Board of Directors. Founded in 2012, THI is a global non-profit organization that brings together Diaspora Greeks and Philhellenes to invest in Greece today through...
- Posted July 12, 2022
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Michael Bublé the Modern King of Contemporary Pop Music
by Markos Papadatos Four-time Grammy award-winning music superstar Michael Bublé chatted with Markos Papadatos about his upcoming studio album “Higher,” which waw released on March 25, 2022, via Warner Records/Reprise Records. U.S. Army general and former Secretary...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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The Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy at Georgetown University
More than a decade after providing seed capital to establish a financial markets and policy center at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, Michael G. (B’89) and Robin Psaros (Parents’21) are committing $11 million to...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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On The Quay at Smyrna Ernest Hemingway and 1922
by Dean Kalimniou* “The worst thing was … how they screamed every night at midnight. I do not know why they started screaming. We were in the harbor and they were on the pier and at midnight...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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From the Shores of the Aegean to the Edge of the Pacific
A tribute to Alexander Pantages (1864/75–1936) By Ilias Chrissochoidis, Ph.D. Few Greek-American stories can match the roller coaster life of Alexander Pantages, a penniless boy from the Aegean who built a theatrical empire in the American West...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Vladimir Kara-Murza, OXI Courage Award Recipient Arrested in Russia
On April 11, OXI Courage Award recipient Vladimir Kara-Murza was arrested by Russian police in Moscow. The Washington OXI Day Foundation expressed great concern and called for his immediate release. Kara-Murza has survived two attempts on his...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Leadership 100 Installs New Chairman and Approves 7 Million in Grants
Leadership 100 installed Demetrios (Jim) G. Logothetis of Chicago, formerly a Senior Partner at Ernst & Young, as Chairman, at the Grand Banquet of its 31st Annual Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, in Naples, Florida. Argyris Vassiliou,...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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2022 FAITH Scholarship for Academic Excellence Application Now Available
“FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism” announced that the 2022 FAITH Scholarship for Academic Excellence application is available to download at thefaithendowment.org/scholarships. Eligible applicants must be active members of a Greek Orthodox parish and graduating high...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Maryland Greek Independence Day Parade in Baltimore’s historic Greek Town
Maryland’s Greek-American community and philhellenes joyfully participated in the annual Maryland Greek Independence Day Parade in Baltimore’s historic Greek Town on Sunday. Life-long Marylanders Andy Manatos and Mike Manatos were honored to serve as the 2022 Parade’s Grand Marshalls. Representing the Greek Orthodox...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Cyprus Federation Commemorates the EOKA Liberation Struggle against the British
On April 3, 2022, in an emotionally-charged atmosphere with a moving artistic program, the Cypriot American community honored the 67th anniversary of the EOKA 1955-59 Liberation struggle against British colonial rule in Cyprus. The cultural event was...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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MidAmerica Productions presents the Oxford Philharmonic in Carnegie Hall Debut with GRAMMY Violinist Maxim Vengerov
by Matt Herman* Music Director and Founder Marios Papadopoulos conducts the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra – praised as ‘excellent’ by Gramophone magazine and ‘thoroughly impressive’ by BBC Music Magazine – in their Carnegie Hall Debut on Tuesday, June...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Commander Demetries Grimes Running for Congress in Central Florida
Commander Demetries Grimes, a lifelong Central Floridian, second generation navy veteran, son of a Greek immigrant mother, combat decorated former US naval officer, aviator, Afghanistan war veteran, diplomat in Greece and Israel, executive, and published writer on...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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The Thalia Potamianos Lecture by Prof. Peter Frankopan
The Thalia Potamianos Lecture for The Gennadius Library American School of Classical Studies, Athens will be held on Tuesday May 10, six o’clock at St. Bartholomew’s Church ,325 Park Avenue New York, featuring Peter Frankopan, Professor of...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Calamos Investments Wins 2022 Refinitiv Lipper’s Best Overall Small Fund Family Award
Calamos Investments, a global investment management firm with more than $40 billion in assets under management, announced today that it has received the US 2022 Best Overall Small Fund Family Award from the Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards....
- Posted March 22, 2022
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The Greek American Abolitionists
by Dean Kalimniou* “Ye sons of burning Afric’s soil, Lift up your hands of hardened toil Your shouts from every hill recoil Today you are free.” When John Celivergis Zachos penned the above verses in 1862, he...
- Posted March 22, 2022
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The tragedy with the 4,000 Greek children who were sent to the USA during the Cold War (1950s-1960s)
“Imagine someone who chooses clothes from a fashion catalogue. This is exactly what happened to the infants from Greece at that time. Americans ordered a baby, and if they were not satisfied for a number of reasons...
- Posted March 22, 2022
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Did you know the Andrews Sisters were Greek?
Honoring International Women’s Day on March 8, the National Hellenic Museum highlighted the famed musical group, The Andrews Sisters. LaVerne Sophia, Maxene Anglyn, and Patricia “Patty” Marie were the three daughters of Peter Andreas, a Greek immigrant,...
- Posted March 22, 2022
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International Coordinating Committee Justice For Cyprus “We Stand With The People of Ukraine”
by Philip Christopher* Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ukraine as they endure a brutal and violent invasion. The terrifying world changing invasion of Ukraine did not start in 2022, nor did it start...
- Posted March 22, 2022
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International Orthodox Christian Charities Responds to Ukraine Crisis
The humanitarian and development agency International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is responding to needs created by the conflict in Ukraine. Given the enormity of the crisis, IOCC has launched a campaign to raise at least $1 million...
- Posted March 22, 2022
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Archbishop Elpidophoros Joins Ecumenical and Interfaith Leaders for Prayer Service with Ukrainian Orthodox Church of USA
Recently, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America joined Metropolitan Antony of Hierapolis and Archbishop Daniel of Pamphilon of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA for an Intercessory Prayer Service for Ukraine. The Service, which was hosted in the...
- Posted March 22, 2022
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10 Suggestions for Lent
by Archbishop Demetrios, former of America Meditate on the History of Salvation Think of the Lenten period as a time of meditating on the history of salvation. Think about the creation of the universe and of Adam...
- Posted March 22, 2022
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Tina Courpas Named Executive Director of The Hellenic Initiative
The Hellenic Initiative announced that Tina Courpas will take on the role of the organization’s Executive Director, effective March 4. Currently the Director of Global Corporate Partners for THI, Courpas will succeed longtime Development Director and Executive Director...
- Posted March 22, 2022
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NHS Celebrates Greek Independence Day with Virtual Jazz FreedomFest
The National Hellenic Society, a non-profit foundation dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and passing-on Hellenic heritage in America, hosted a unique celebration on March 25th, 2022, in celebration of Greece’s War for Independence after 400 years of subjugation...
- Posted March 22, 2022