- The Brothers Gerazounis: Engineering the Lifeblood of Buildings
- The Hellenic Initiative Summer Youth Academy Empowers Underprivileged Children Through Sports
- CAPTAIN MARIANTHI KASDAGLI: Charting her own course at sea
- Oscar nominee Lorraine Bracco of ‘Goodfellas’ is having ‘More Fun’ than ever before
- Voice And Vision: Grigoris Maninakis, 50 Years Of Greek Music In America
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The Cypriot Young Professionals Host 3rd Leadership Dinnerby Katerina Athanasiou The Cypriot Young Professionals (CYP) of the CYPRUS-U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted their 3rd Leadership Dinner with Bareburger co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Jimmy Pelekanos. The intimate, sold out evening took place at the...
- Posted May 1, 2016
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Hercules, Prometheus and the Olympic Games ignite a flame in NYC’s Lincoln CenterBy Billy Chrissochos The Olympic Flame by internationally, acclaimed composer Panagiotis Karousos saw its American premiere on Saturday, March 26th, 2016. This was a groundbreaking, historic production marking it as the first time a Greek Opera sung...
- Posted May 1, 2016
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Aphrodite Navab, the Greek Iranian American Artist Mines her Roots and …Minds her Business!by Dina Pinos NY Times #1 Best Seller author Reza Aslan of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth (2013) writes: “Aphrodite Désirée Navab is a Greek, Iranian-born, New York-based artist whose work mines her Iranian, Greek and...
- Posted May 1, 2016
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Maria’s Traditional Easter Soup (Magiritsa)As Greeks around the world assemble to celebrate the resurrection on Holy Saturday night, the traditional magiritsa soup is served to break the fast on Pascha. This is a traditional Easter dish, that Maria Zoitas, Executive Chef...
- Posted April 30, 2016
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John Koudounis Is Appointed Calamos Investments’ Chief Executive OfficerJohn P. Calamos, Sr. announced that he has appointed John Koudounis, 50, Chief Executive Officer of Calamos Investments, a global investment management firm. Koudounis, whose appointment is effective Monday, April 4, 2016, will lead the firm’s business...
- Posted March 25, 2016
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Greek-American Hero, Author and TV Commentator Jack Jacobsby Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. Created during the Civil War, the recipients “must have distinguished themselves...
- Posted March 25, 2016
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The American Hellenic Institute Celebrates 41 Years of Public Serviceby Cindy Klimek The American Hellenic Institute held its 41st annual Hellenic Heritage Achievement & National Public Service Awards Dinner on March 5th. The Black Tie event took place at the Capital Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C....
- Posted March 25, 2016
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Legendary Mark Murphy and Spiros Exaras Jazz It Up in newly minted CDby Athena Efter A few years back, Spiros Exaras, a renowned jazz guitarist and composer, produced a show and performed with the late Mark Murphy at one of Athens’ hottest spots, the Gazarte Club. And now, Spiros brings...
- Posted March 25, 2016
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MICHAEL JAHARIS, 1928 – 2016Michael Jaharis, entrepreneur, philanthropist, humanitarian and distinguished member of the Hellenic American and Greek Orthodox community passed away peacefully on February 17, 2016, in his home with his family by his side. He was 87 years old. Emmanuel...
- Posted March 25, 2016
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AHEPA’s Historic Delphi Chapter Welcomes New MembersForty seven Greek-Americans and Philhellenes were initiated into the historic Delphi Chapter 25 of the Order of AHEPA at Gallagher’s Steakhouse in Manhattan this past January, signaling the revival of one of the most storied chapters in...
- Posted March 24, 2016
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Manhasset, NY Hellenic Club Hosts IMF’ Thanos CatsambasThe Manhasset High School Hellenic Club hosted recently guest speaker, Dr. Thanos Catsambas, former alternate Executive Director of the IMF Board of Directors. President, and co-founder, Evangelia Frankis, a junior in Manhasset High School, saw the need to...
- Posted March 24, 2016
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Lavrentis Machairitsas Captures The Hearts of All during Aktina’s Greek Music JourneyGreek legendary singer/songwriter Lavrentis Machairitsas accompanied by yet another legendary singer/songwriter Miltos Paschalidis and their band comprised by some of the finest musicians gave a memorable performance during AKTINA’s Greek Music Journey concert series at New York’s...
- Posted March 24, 2016
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The FAITH Endowment Awards 45 Financial Aid Travel Grants to Ionian VillageOn February 29, 2016 “FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism” awarded 45 full and partial financial aid travel grants to young people registering to participate in the 2016 Ionian Village Summer Camp program. Grant recipients represent...
- Posted March 24, 2016
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John Calamos, Sr. Honored at AHEPA GalaJohn Calamos, Sr. was honored recently by American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) Midwest, District 13. The award was conveyed at the group’s annual Gala, which centered around the theme of family. His daughter, Dr. Laura Calamos...
- Posted March 24, 2016
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The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) hosted their 3rd annual Advocacy DayMembers of HALC and the AJC flew in from around the country to promote an advocacy initiative encouraging members of Congress to assert their views on the Cyprus negotiations. HALC and AJC members met with over 50...
- Posted March 24, 2016
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John Kiriakou Named January 2016 Patriot Award WinnerBy Chip Gibbons The Bill of Rights Defense Committee and Defending Dissent Foundation has the immense honor to bestow the January 2016 Patriot Award on John Kiriakou. In 2007, Kiriakou appeared on ABC when he told the world...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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Dimitri Nakassis Receives The MacArthur Foundation’s “Genious Grant” Challenging Long Held Views on Mycenaean CivilizationThe MacArthur Foundation announced recently the recipients of the 2015 MacArthur Fellowiship, commonly known as the “genius grants,” including classicist Dimitri Nakassis. He and 23 other exceptionally creative Fellows will receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 grant for their cutting-edge work...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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Theodoros Kiriacopulos: the unsung Hero of the Mexican Revolutionby Rik Villarial and Elias Neofytides Mercenary, weapons dealer, smuggler, and real estate tycoon are descriptions used, throughout a dozen history books, when obscurely referring to Theodoros Kiriacopulos. Mystery and intrigue surrounds the life of Theodoros Kiriacopulos...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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25th ANNUAL LEADERSHIP 100 CONFERENCE TO CONVENE IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONAThe 25th Annual Leadership 100 Conference will convene at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona, February 18-21, 2016. The Opening Forum, on Thursday, February 18, will be led by the V. Rev. Fr. Christopher T. Metropulos, the new...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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FAITH Endowment Announces Summer 2016 Financial Aid Travel Grants to Ionian VillageContinuing for the tenth consecutive year, “FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism” will once again sponsor a series of financial aid travel grants this summer to campers participating in the Ionian Village Summer Camp program. FAITH...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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The OXI Day Spirit Celebrated in Washington DCAstronaut, Senator and American hero John Glenn, and the husband of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, joined other world leaders lauding the people of Greece in their courageous fight against Hitler’s Axis Forces and the...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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Turkey shoot with Russia damages alliance against ISISby Markos Kounalakis Russia is an active player and a necessary participant in any potential Syrian cease-fire and solution. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has worked overtime with his Russian counterpart to find an acceptable compromise...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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Dostoevsky’s Sharp Criticisms of Catholicism Examined in Lecture and Bookby Joanna Mercuri* Fyodor Dostoevsky, author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, is well known for his prolific writing and acute insight into human psychology. Less known about the Russian novelist is his fascination—as well as his criticism—of...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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Porphyra, a Grecian Rock Opera – Anna and Vladimir: The love that ROCKED the worldOn May 3, 2015 New York City saw a premiere of a new rock opera, “Anna and Vladimir: The love that ROCKED the world,” harkening to ten century ties between Russia and Greece (back then, Rus and...
- Posted January 10, 2016
