All posts by NEO Magazine
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Spiros Exaras Releases Christmas Wish with the Magic of Christmas!Internationally acclaimed jazz artist Spiros Exaras brought joy to the world with his first ever original holiday single, The Magic of Christmas, released on December 1st, 2021. Known for his impressive fusion of different musical elements, notably...
- Posted December 25, 2021
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Christmasby Archpriest, Dr. Mikhail Kapchits* We all came to the Nativity Lent and Christmas is approaching fast. We just celebrated The Entrance into the Temple, then St. Catherine comes, then St. Andrew, St. Sabbas, St. Nicholas, St....
- Posted December 25, 2021
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2021 Oxi Courage AwardsShowcase Strength and Depth of Human Spirit At the 11th Annual Oxi Courage Awards, the 2021 honorees – jailed leader of Cuba’s anti-government protests and one of Time’s 100 Most Influential Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and one of Afghanistan’s first...
- Posted December 25, 2021
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OXI Day Foundation Honors Greek-American Heroes with Service AwardsAt the majestic National WWII Memorial in our nation’s capital, the Washington Oxi Day Foundation honored Efthemios J. “Tim” Bentas, Stephen Cherpelis and Peter Vergados with its annual Service Awards for courageously risking their lives in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. On the sunny...
- Posted December 25, 2021
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In Memoriam Prof. Dan GeorgakasThe Greek American Community and the American Hellenic Institute deeply mourns the passing of Dan Georgakas. He passed away on November 23, 2021. Professor Georgakas was the editor of the American Hellenic Institute Foundation’s American Journal of...
- Posted December 24, 2021
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A safe and its riches: A century-old mysteryDr. Agis Tsouros, who discovered it at the age of eight, talks to NEO By Kelly Fanarioti Influenced by childrens’ fairy tales with hidden treasures, and motivated by his intrinsic curiosity for everything, the eight-year-old Agis was...
- Posted December 24, 2021
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In Memoriam, Peter N. Marudas, respected political strategist and adviser to three Baltimore mayors and a U.S. senatorBy Jacques Kelly* Peter N. Marudas, recalled as an astute political strategist who worked calmly behind the scenes for three Baltimore mayors and a U.S. senator, died of heart failure Nov. 20 at his North Baltimore home....
- Posted December 24, 2021
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Book: Islam and Nationalism in Modern Greece, 1821-1940Drawing from a wide range of archival and secondary Greek, Bulgarian, Ottoman, and Turkish sources, Islam and Nationalism in Modern Greece, 1821-1940 by Prof. Stefanos Katsikas explores the way in which the Muslim populations of Greece were ruled by...
- Posted December 24, 2021
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October 28, 1940: Greece Has a Long History of Defending the Westby Constance Baroudos, M.A. Only five of 28 NATO members meet the alliance goal of dedicating two percent of gross domestic product to defense: the United States, United Kingdom, Estonia, Poland and Greece. As threats increase around the...
- Posted October 28, 2021
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Michalel Psaros Donates $3 Million to Georgetown University for the Establishment of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew ChaplaincyOn October 25, 2021, Archon Michael Psaros announced the establishment of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Endowed Orthodox Chaplaincy at Georgetown University, endowed by the Psaros family. The announcement was made at a dinner at Georgetown University held in...
- Posted October 28, 2021
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The Hellenic Initiative’s Annual NY Gala Is Back In Person!The Hellenic Initiative’s Annual NY Gala Is Back In Person! The Hellenic Initiative (THI), the leading group uniting the Greek diaspora and philhellenes internationally, is once again hosting its Annual Gala in person after last year’s virtual-only...
- Posted October 28, 2021
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NHS celebrates Greece’s Bicentennial by releasing on several streaming platforms Cliffs of Freedom, a historical drama romance movie written by Marianne MetropoulosThis past year, the National Hellenic Society, a non-profit foundation that celebrate, share, and pass on Hellenic heritage in America, completed the acquisition of all rights to a major motion picture, Cliffs of Freedom. The film is...
- Posted October 28, 2021
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M.O.M.: Mediterranean on a Missionby Chris. Salboudis It is with a heavy heart that the family and friends mourn the passing of Dr. Nadine E. Sabbagh, M.D. (b. Sept. 10th 1947, d. July 30th 2021), beloved daughter, sister, cousin, mother, grandmother,...
- Posted October 28, 2021
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In Memoriam, Peter M. DionPeter M. Dion, the last remaining Founding Member of the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund, passed away this past September in Palm Beach, Florida. Along with Arthur Anton, Andrew Athens, Thomas Athens, George Chimples, Michael Jaharis and...
- Posted October 28, 2021
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The breathtaking Delta Restaurant at the Stavros Niarchos FoundationA cosmopolitan experience shaped by gastronomy, sustainability, and culture By Kelly Fanarioti On the fifth floor of the imposing building housing the Stavros Niarchos Foundation is a restaurant different from anything we have experienced in Athens: Delta,...
- Posted October 28, 2021
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In Memory of a Giant: IOCC Honors John G. Rangos Sr.Mr. John G. Rangos Sr., well-known philanthropist and cofounder of International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), reposed in the Lord this past summer, just one week before his 92nd birthday. Those who knew him also know that Mr....
- Posted October 28, 2021
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AMERICA’S RETRENCHMENT AND GREECE’S OPPORTUNITYThe end of the era of “forever wars” has launched a new era in American foreign policy, a “post-post-Cold War” phase. This new phase will largely be defined by competition between the U.S. and China – an...
- Posted October 28, 2021
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Madeline Singas Confirmed to New York State Court of AppealsMadeline Singas, until recently Nassau County District Attorney, was confirmed as a Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state. On May 25, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection Fellows Researching Fascinating Greek American HistoryBy Gregory Pappas The Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection has announced its Library Research Fellows for 2021-2022 along with their project titles, which offer a wide array of study and research pertaining to the Greek American community and its...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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AHEPA Celebrates 99th Anniversary and Greece’s Bicentennial with its Annual Convention in Athensby Stacey Harris-Papaioannou In celebration of the 99th anniversary of the Order of AHEPA and 91st anniversary of the Daughters of Penelope, (DOP), a truly Greek diaspora convention will come to Athens in July. Delegates representing the...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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The Washington Monthly Announces Winners of its 2021 Kukula Award in Nonfiction Book ReviewingThe Washington Monthly magazine announced the two winners of its 2021 Kukula Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Book Reviewing—the only journalism prize dedicated to highlighting and encouraging high-quality reviews of serious, public affairs-focused books. The award honors the memory...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Reflections on 20 Years of Editing the Washington Monthlyby Paul Glastris One morning 20 years ago, while my wife Kukula and I were getting our kids ready for school, I got a call from a colleague at the Washington Monthly saying that our offices were violently shaking,...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Annual Blue Dream Summer GalaOn August 28, 2021, the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons, NY will host its 10th annual Blue Dream Summer Gala. Each year, the host committee selects deserving charities to honor and...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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The Hellenic Initiative Joins Athens Anti-Graffiti CampaignThe Athens Partnership (AP) has worked with the Athens municipality to bring palpable, positive change to the city’s environs in recent years and now. The Hellenic Initiative (THI) is donating kick-off capital and launching a global fundraising effort to...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Schmemann for Our Time: Christ, The Crisis of Our Ageby Fr. Alexis Vinogradov* Each year since his death in 1983, Father Alexander Schmemann’s legacy is evoked through an established annual lecture in his name at St. Vladimir’s, the theological seminary in New York in which his...
- Posted July 4, 2021
