Obituaries in Greek-American Community
STAMATIS, NICK AMHERST, OH (from The Plain Dealer, published on Feb. 27) – Nick Stamatis, age 87, of Amherst passed away Monday, February 25, 2019. He was born on September 20, 1931 in Hostia, Greece...
View ArticleRoy and Diana Vagelos Donate $50 Million to the University of Pennsylvania
NEW YORK – P. Roy Vagelos C’50, HON’99 and Diana T. Vagelos, have made a gift of $50 million to the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts and Sciences for a new science center to house...
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EMBCA Presents Impact of Ancient Hellenic Culture in Modern Hellenic Jewelry...
NEW YORK – On April 2, in the Grand Salon of the 3 West Club in Manhattan EMBCA, (East Mediterranean Business Cultural Alliance) and its President, Lou Katsos, in collaboration with the AHEPA Delphi...
View ArticleOur Everyday Greek: Greek you Already Know from English Words Ending in -logy
ΛΟΓΟΣ IN SCIENCE Λόγος is the Greek word that is most often used in English as a component of compound words. “Ο λόγος” means the verbal expression, the speech, and the reason as well. In ancient Greek...
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AHEPA Supreme Governor Addresses Poughkeepsie Chapter 158
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – AHEPA Poughkeepsie Chapter 158 hosted a joint meeting with Middletown Chapter 545 and Newburgh Chapter 115 on March 9. Supreme Governor George Karatzia was the featured speaker....
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Boston’s Greek Parade Celebrating Greek Independence (Vid & Pics)
BOSTON – Boston’s Greek Parade celebrating Greek Independence takes place today, Sunday, April 7. Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Union Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, is the...
View ArticleHALC and AJC Hail New “Eastern Mediterranean Security and Partnership Act”
The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the American-Jewish Committee (AJC) expressed their joint satisfaction with the “Eastern Mediterranean Security and Partnership Act” tabled by...
View ArticleKostas: My Story, Ganias’ Greek Civil War Memoir
The Greek Civil War continues to haunt many to this day. For those who lived through the horrific events that took place in Greece during and after World War II, the images and experiences have left...
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Boston’s 25th Greek Independence Day Parade and Gala Diner
BOSTON – The 25th annual Greek Independence Parade in Boston took place on Sunday April 7 with much enthusiasm, dynamism, songs, and chants of “Long Live Greece”. The parade began at 1PM in front of...
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Promoting Feta, “Taste from Europe, Authentic Greek Cheese”
NEW YORK – At a special event held at the Battery Gardens in Lower Manhattan on April 10, the guests’ tables were adorned with brochures featuring the photo of NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who...
View ArticleProf. Aristotle Michopoulos Speaks to TNH about Hellenic College/Holy Cross
BOSTON – Dr. Aristotle Michopoulos, Professor of Greek at Hellenic College and Holy Cross School of Theology in Boston for the last 31 years, having arrived there from the University of Florida where...
View ArticleMenendez, Rubio Introduce Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy...
Bipartisan legislation seeks to lift arms embargo to the republic of Cyprus, strengthen U.S. Security relationships with Cyprus and Greece, and enhance energy security in the region WASHINGTON –...
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ACS Athens Takes Its Partnership with Widener University to the Next Level (Vid)
CHESTER, PA – On April 4, 2019, representatives from Widener University and ACS Athens gathered at the Widener campus in Chester, Pennsylvania, to sign an agreement expanding the established...
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Mario Frangoulis to Perform at Carnegie Hall April 11 Talks to TNH
NEW YORK – On April 11, Hungarian violinist Zoltán Mága returns to New York for a concert at Carnegie Hall, with special guests the internationally acclaimed artists, violinist Shlomo Mintz, singer...
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Ioli Andreadi Talks to TNH about Her Latest Project, Euripides’ Ion
NEW YORK – Renowned Greek director Ioli Andreadi translated and directs the new production of Ion by Euripides which is coming to New York April 25-27 for three performances. Andreadi spoke to The...
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Mario Frangoulis Makes His Carnegie Hall Debut
NEW YORK – The famed Hungarian violinist Zoltán Mága performed at Carnegie Hall on April 11 with his orchestra, the Budapest Gypsy Virtuosi, and internationally renowned special guests, the Greek tenor...
View ArticleElpida Tzortzatos Joins IBM’s Best and Brightest
NEW YORK – The 2019 IBM Fellows were announced this week and Greek-born Elpida Tzortzatos, IBM Distinguished Engineer and IBM Z Architect, is among the eight technical leaders who join 297 colleagues...
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ALCOTT, ELBENICKY SYRACUSE, NY (from the Syracuse Post Standard, published on Apr. 2) – Elbenicky (Alexandrides) Alcott of Syracuse passed away peacefully on March 30, 20l9 at the age of 94. Born in...
View ArticleGoing on in Our Community
THRU APRIL 14 BROOKLINE, MA – Greek Music Education Program is being presented by Boston Lykeion Ellinidon and the Malitiotis Cultural Center with six master classes March 3-April 14. Upcoming classes...
View ArticleShinola Debuts Automatic Flagship Timepiece
DETROIT, MI – The Runwell Automatic was recently launched by Shinola in Detroit, building on the company’s original flagship watch which debuted in 2013, Detroit Business (DB) magazine reported....
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