- “La Parisienne” Goes to the Opera: Maria Callas as Priestess
- Over 40 US Policymakers Commemorate the 50th Dark Anniversary of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus at 39th Annual PSEKA Conference
- Remembering The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus and The Fight to Flee with Famagusta Native and Founder of Aktina FM Elena Maroulleti
- Marc Chagall And Greece: A Love Story
- $17 Million AHEPA Gift Will Open Doors For A Generation Of Students
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“La Parisienne” Goes to the Opera: Maria Callas as Priestess
by Ilias Chrissochoidis* “La Parisienne” is one the most compelling images we have from Minoan Crete (1400–1300 BC). Part of a larger fresco depicting a ceremonial procession, it was discovered in the palace of Knossos by Arthur...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Over 40 US Policymakers Commemorate the 50th Dark Anniversary of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus at 39th Annual PSEKA Conference
Many of the most influential foreign policymakers in the United States Congress from both parties and from the Biden Administration, along with Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos participated in the 39th Annual PSEKA Cyprus Conference in Washington, DC June 11-13, 2024. Over...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Remembering The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus and The Fight to Flee with Famagusta Native and Founder of Aktina FM Elena Maroulleti
Many organizations and individuals can lay claim to shaping and promoting the Greek and Greek-Cypriot community in the New York Tri-State area, North America’s largest. But few can lay a claim to being unparalleled in their service...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Marc Chagall And Greece: A Love Story
by Dean Kalymniou* At first instance, Modernist painter Marc Chagall’s relationship with Greece is not immediately apparent. Referred to by art critic Robert Hughes, as “the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century”, Marc Chagall’s complex and diverse artistic...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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$17 Million AHEPA Gift Will Open Doors For A Generation Of Students
In March of 2024 AHEPA, America’s largest Greek-American philanthropic organization, announced it was the recipient of an historic donation of $17.3 million dollars from an anonymous donor. It was a transformational gift, one that would significantly boost...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Transforming a New Generation of AHEPA with Savas Tsivicos
Savas Tsivicos is a man of devotion and determination. He is devoted to Hellenism and he is determined to preserve it. His commitment to AHEPA and his outspoken advocacy to issues pertaining to Greece and Cyprus are...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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2024 FAITH Scholarships for Academic Excellence Application Now Available
As high school seniors celebrate college acceptances and finalize their plans for the fall, the FAITH Endowment is pleased to announce more good news! In its twentieth year supporting young Greek American leaders, FAITH has launched the...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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ΠΡΩΤΗ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ (First Resurrection)
by Dean Kalimniou* “Did you bring it?” the old man rasped earnestly from his bed. I looked down at him. Emaciated and yellowing, he forced a grin, as he painfully raised a withered arm as if to...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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Savveria Margiola: Music is in her Genes
by Kelly Fanarioti Her involvement with music came naturally, since she grew up with a father who was a bouzouki virtuoso and a grandfather who played the violin, while at the same time island songs were constantly...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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Lessons for Investors: Reflections from a Half-Century in the Markets
With all the data and headlines and twists and turns in the markets, it’s understandable that many people have questions about how to invest successfully for the long term or are worried about how their portfolio is...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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FOKION AVGERINOS – DR. IKE: Athletic Director, Youth Mentor, and Healer
Fokion “Ike” Avgerinos, DC or “Dr. Ike” is paving the way for student athletics by bringing his expertise in chiropractic medicine to mentor and train student athletes in his community by specializing in Sports and Industrial injuries,...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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American Hellenic Institute’s Golden Jubilee Celebration
The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) will mark its Golden Jubilee with a concert by the internationally acclaimed classical crossover tenor Mario Frangoulis at the historic Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., Friday, April 12, 2024 at 8 p.m....
- Posted April 2, 2024
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Leadership 100 Concludes 33rd Annual Conference in Naples, Florida
The 33rd Annual Leadership 100 Conference, which took place February 29-March 3, 2024, at The Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida, concluded with the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy officiated by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, assisted by Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh,...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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Louie Psihoyos latest doc-series shocks the medical community The Oscar–winning director talks to NEO
by Kelly Fanarioti Through his latest doc-series, You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment, the Oscar-winning director Louie Psihoyos highlights the impact of vegetarianism in the human body. During the four-part documentary, which is available on...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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Meet Sam Vartholomeos: Greek-American actor
by Markos Papadatos Greek-American actor Sam Vartholomeos shared insights about his Greek ethnic background and his acting career. On his Greek heritage, he said, “I was born and raised here in Astoria, which is little Greece. It...
- Posted April 2, 2024
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“FOR FIVE COFFEE”: FROM QUEENS, FOR THE WORLD
The American coffee scene is a burgeoning one and has been for decades. From artisanal coffees that share shelves with the traditional giants of the industry to the myriad of coffee chains and boutique cafes that dot...
- Posted December 28, 2023
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Annual Conference to Commemorate 40th Anniversary of Leadership 100
The 33rd Annual Leadership 100 Conference, which will take place February 29-March 3, 2024, at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples in Naples, Florida, will commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund, according to Demetrios G....
- Posted December 28, 2023
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St. Nicholas Church and National Shrine: An Orthodox Place of Worship Rises to International Prominence
Of the many inspiring stories that emerged in the wake of our nation’s unfathomable tragedy on September 11, 2001, one of the more indelible would be that of the St. Nicholas Greek-Orthodox Church. The small church, built...
- Posted December 28, 2023
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Christmas At Kyria Sakellariou’s
When we lived in Chicago back in the ‘60s, we spent most Christmas Days at Kyria Sakellariou’s house in the suburbs. She was the formidable lady who ran the Greek program at my dad’s school where he...
- Posted December 28, 2023
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New Year’s Eve at Thio Stelios’
We were living in Brooklyn then, in the late 60s, and I remember for one New Year’s Eve my Thio Stelio invited us to his house to “play some cards and have some trella.” Thio Stelio was...
- Posted December 28, 2023
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“JUST BECAUSE,” SAYS MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY ABOUT HIS NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK
We’d like to thank Markos Papadatos for getting this exclusive with Matthew McConaughey and making this a special Greek-American anniversary for us: our 18th anniversary as a magazine not just for Greeks, but as an American magazine...
- Posted October 27, 2023
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Septemvriana: A Night of Terror for Greeks in Constantinople
by Marie Lolis Mike Katsantonis’ office is typical. His desk piled high with papers and on the floor a “We love you Pappou!” poster board from his grandchildren. Yet hanging among the family photos is the detailed...
- Posted October 27, 2023
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THE DARK DAY OF THE DISTOMO MASSACRE BY THE NAZIS
About 100 miles roughly northwest of Athens lies the town of Distomo. Nestled in the foothills of the Mount Helicon, in western Boiotia, the town of roughly 3,000 resembles many of its bucolic sister villages that dot...
- Posted October 27, 2023
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The Hellenic Initiative’s 11th Annual Gala to Honor Ted Leonsis
The Hellenic Initiative (THI), the largest global non-profit uniting the Greek Diaspora – with supporters in over 47 countries – will host its 11th Annual Gala on Saturday, December 2, 2023, in New York City. Buzz and excitement for the Gala are...
- Posted October 27, 2023
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Full Circle: Indie Film Reconnects a Filmmaker with His Former Teacher-Turned Screenwriter
Sometimes we never know the impact we have on others. But when a former high school teacher, now Author and Screenwriter Patricia V. Davis, reconnected with a student, she learned that she ignited a spark that changed...
- Posted October 27, 2023