AHEPA District 10 Educational Foundation Awards 51 Scholarships this Year
SOUTHGATE, MI – On May 18, at the AHEPA District 10 Convention Banquet, The Educational Foundation presented scholarship awards of $1,000 to $5,000 to 51 high school and college students for a total of...
View ArticleSimotas and Advocates Demand Better Protections vs. Harassment & Discrimination
ALBANY, NY – New York State Assemblymember Aravella Simotas and advocates from across the state gathered at the capitol on May 22 to call upon the legislature to expand protections against harassment...
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Ordinations to the Diaconate and the Priesthood in Canada
TORONTO – His Eminence Metropolitan Sotirios ordained to the Holy Diaconate and Priesthood, respectively, George Kodogeorgakis, who is 28-years old and a graduate of the Patriarchal Theological Academy...
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Memorial Day Observed by Eleftheria VFW Post 6633
LANSDOWNE, PA – Eleftheria VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Post 6633, has continued to observe Memorial Day since 1946 at Fernwood Cemetery. The tradition has its roots at Evangelismos Greek Orthodox...
View ArticleMacedonians of Philadelphia Memorial Day Picnic
MEDIA, PA – The Macedonians of Philadelphia held their 32nd Memorial Day Picnic in Ridley State Park. More than 160 people of all ages had a great time enjoying the Greek music, souvlaki and burgers,...
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Kerasohoriton of America “Agia Paraskevi” Association Celebrates Memorial Day
MEDIA, PA – Kerasohoriton of America “Agia Paraskevi” Association held a picnic in Ridley Creek State Park to celebrate Memorial Day. The celebration has been held the last 20 years and brings together...
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Federation of Societies of New England Rejoices for Archbishop Elpidophoros...
BOSTON – The General Assembly of the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of New England expressed themselves with enthusiasm and words of praise about the unanimous election of His Eminence...
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Dr. Ioannis Hatzaras Talks to TNH about Reversing Brain Drain in Greece
ATHENS – After living in the United States for the last 17 years, Dr. Ioannis Hatzaras, a distinguished cancer surgeon, made the decision to move back to Greece. The Thessaloniki native relocated to...
View ArticleMaloney on Proof GOP Strategist Helped Orchestrate Adding Census Question
NEW YORK – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), co-chair of the House Census Caucus and author of the 2020 Census IDEA Act, released the following statement in response to the revelation of...
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$50,000 THI Grant to Children’s Oncology Hospital Marianna V....
ATHENS – The life-saving work of the Children’s Oncology Unit Marianna V. Vardinoyannis-ELPIDA within the Agia Sofia Children’s Hospital in Athens will benefit from a $50,000 grant from The Hellenic...
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Greek-American Family Meets Archbishop Elpidophoros
BOSTON – Businessman and philanthropist Nick Manolis and his wife Voula from Dracut Massachusetts were the first Greek-Americans – besides the leaders of AHEPA who also happened to be visiting the...
View ArticleeBook: The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly
NEW YORK – The Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle presented on May 30 a one of a kind offering for all Orthodox Christians and indeed for all people of goodwill who are particularly interested in...
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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for HANAC’s Newest Building (Vid)
CORONA, NY – HANAC’s newest residential complex offering affordable housing for the elderly was inaugurated at 54-17 101st Street in Corona, Queens on May 29. This is the fifth affordable housing...
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Closing Time Looms for New York’s Greek-American Diners
Greek-American diners have been the favored place for the hungry and settings for film-noir stories like The Postman Always Rings Twice, staples of stories from authors like Harry Mark Petrakis right...
View ArticleGreek Bakaliko, Antonis Kostakos’ Gourmet Food Market in Bay Ridge (Vid)
BROOKLYN, NY – Antonis Kostakos immigrated to the United States from Athens 20 years ago. Last November, he opened his own business in Bay Ridge, the Greek Bakaliko Gourmet Food Market. This Greek shop...
View ArticleCypriot American Leon Redbone, Acclaimed 1970s Musician, Dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Leon Redbone, the blues and jazz artist whose growly voice, Panama hat and cultivated air of mystery made him seem like a character out of the ragtime era or the Depression-era...
View Article2019 AHEPA Family Leadership Excursion Visits Greece, Cyprus, Phanar
ATHENS – The annual AHEPA Family Leadership Excursion recently led by AHEPA Supreme President George Loucas to Athens, Cyprus, and the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople included briefings with...
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Greek-Canadian Professor, TNH Contributor Andre Gerolymatos Passed Away
NEW YORK – Dr. Andre Gerolymatos, Professor of History and holds the Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC Chair in Hellenic Studies, Director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies...
View ArticleIllinois State House of Representatives Recognizes Ecumenical Patriarch...
SPRINGFIELD, IL – On May 30, the Illinois State House of Representatives unanimously passed HR0348 which recognizes the October 19th as the 50th anniversary of the priesthood of Ecumenical Patriarch...
View ArticleHelene Ahrweiler: A Critically Endangered Species
She still writes with a pencil and uses her eraser to erase her mistakes. She sleeps and wakes up with history on her mind. At home they lovingly call her “president, and little parrot.” Her mind races...
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