All posts by NEO Magazine
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Vladimir Kara-Murza, OXI Courage Award Recipient Arrested in RussiaOn 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 GrantsLeadership 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 TownMaryland’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 BritishOn 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 Vengerovby 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 FloridaCommander 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 FrankopanThe 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 AwardCalamos 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 Abolitionistsby 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 CrisisThe 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 USARecently, 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 Lentby 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 InitiativeThe 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 FreedomFestThe 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
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![[L to R] Mike Manatos, Tasos Zambas, Cyprus Ambassador Marios Lysiotis, Robert Menendez, Jr., Greek Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou, Andy Manatos and Nick Larigakis.](https://www.neomagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/mail-120x134.jpg)
Next Generation of Menendez Headed for US CongresRecently Robert Menendez, Jr, the son of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, met in Washington, DC with the Ambassadors of Greece and Cyprus and Greek-American and Cypriot-American community leaders. A few weeks ago Menendez, Jr. announced...
- Posted March 22, 2022
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The most influential Greek since Alexander the Great? A reappraisal of Spyros P. Skourasby Ilias Chrissochoidis, Ph.D. In the long and distinguished history of Greek presence in America, no individual can match the breadth, depth, and duration of influence of Spyros P. Skouras (1893–1971), whose 50th death anniversary we commemorate...
- Posted December 25, 2021
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Art of Ancient Greece, Rome and the Byzantine Empire George D. and Margo Behrakis Wing, Level 2 Opens December at the Museum of Fine Arts BostonFine newly transformed galleries at the heart of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston George D. and Margo Behrakis Wing for Art of the Ancient World, invite visitors to explore nearly 550 objects from one of the...
- Posted December 25, 2021
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The Hellenic Initiative Raises More Than $2M To Aid Greece At Ninth Annual NYC GalaThe Most Successful Global Greek Diaspora Fundraising Event Held In Person and Streamed To An International Audience The Hellenic Initiative (THI) raised a spectacular USD $2 million+ at its Ninth Annual Fundraising Gala that took place in...
- Posted December 25, 2021
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Chaos: A Creative, Hot, Amazing, Outstanding, SupercarSpyros Panopoulos, the creator of the Greek supercar, talks to NEO By Kelly Fanarioti When in his early childhood, he discovered his passion for speed and cars, Spyros Panopoulos could not have imagined that a few decades...
- Posted December 25, 2021
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Leadership 100 Conference Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of Greek Orthodox ArchdioceseThe 31st Annual Leadership 100 Conference will convene February 10-13, 2022, at The Ritz-Carlton Naples in Naples, Florida. Argyris Vassiliou Chairman, Leadership 100 announced that this year’s conference will be dedicated to the Centennial of the Greek...
- Posted December 25, 2021
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Andy Manatos Receives Phidippides Award for Passionate Advocacy of HellenismHellenic Public Radio – COSMOS FM presented its prestigious Phidippides Award for Passionate Advocacy of Hellenism to Andy Manatos at their 26th annual Gala in New York City on December 2. Previous recipients of this award have included: Archbishop Elpidophoros, Senator Paul...
- Posted December 25, 2021
