All posts by NEO Magazine
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Greek Parade in New York CityThousands of Greek Americans and friends of the community filled New York’s 5th Avenue to celebrate this year’s Greek Independence Day and to honor the rich cultural heritage of Hellenism. The celebration marked 192 years since the...
- Posted June 20, 2013
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Cathedral School PTA Holds Fundraiser EventCathedral School Parents’ Association “Glendi” Co-Chairs Roula Lambraki and Lilly Gerontis Pritchard organized the end of year fundraiser at the newly opened multi-level Anassa Taverna at Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Eighth grade graduate Veronica Blau presented the...
- Posted June 20, 2013
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Yes, we, Greeks, Can(nes) 2013!by Vasileios Terzopoulos It was great that Greece had a notable presence on the croisette this past May, despite the absence of a Greek film in Cannes’ Official Selection. Alexander Payne or Alexandros Constantine Papadopoulos brought Hellenic...
- Posted June 20, 2013
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The Jaharis Foundation Pledges $2 Million to Relief Efforts in GreeceThe 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 NewspaperGreek 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 cooperationOn 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 Autismby 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 TrialFollowing 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 DoctoratesNow 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 DCThis 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 EnglishKiki 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 MemoriamGreek-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” OlympicsCongratulations 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 HallChristos 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 CyprusEver 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 InfertilityMany 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 WarThe 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 DinnerThe 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 2013by 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 Hallby 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 IrelandThe 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
