New Consul General Visits The National Herald
LONG ISLAND CITY – The new Consul General of Greece in New York, Konstantinos Koutras, recently visited the main New York offices of the National Herald, accompanied by Consul Manos Koubarakis, and...
View ArticleAHEPA in Athens for Presentation of Book on Miaoulis’ Translatlantic Voyage...
ATHENS – A delegation of the Order of AHEPA led by Supreme President John Galanis and including Daughters of Penelope Grand President Connie Pilallis, Supreme Vice President Andrew Zachariades,...
View ArticleGianopulos Guiding 20th Century Fox
LOS ANGELES – For the last 16 years Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairman Jim Gianopulos’ innovative leadership has been instrumental in producing Oscar-winning movies such as Avatar, Titanic, Sideways,...
View ArticleAfya Foundation Helping Greece
The Afya Foundation is a nonprofit organization that helps countries around the world who are in desperate need of medical supplies and equipment. Through donations of surplus medical supplies and...
View ArticleGreek-American Doctor Honored at Cielo Gala
NEW YORK— Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, was honored at the Cielo Gala on...
View ArticleNYPD Search for Suspect in Icon Theft
NEW YORK— The NYPD is looking for a man with a cane who stole a painting from a church in Upper Manhattan. Police say the robbery occurred at Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Washington Heights...
View ArticlePeter Liacouras, former Temple U President, Dead at 85
Peter Liacouras, seventh president of Temple University in Philadelphia from 1982-2000, passed away on Thursday after a long illness following a stroke he suffered in 2010. He was 85 years old....
View ArticleElizabeth Virginia Dimitry Ruth: Lost American Writer
Elizabeth Virginia Dimitry Ruth is something of a missing figure in Greek-American historical accounts. As a member of one of the first prominent Greek families in the United States, the extended...
View ArticleGreek-Americans and the Preservation of Greece’s Antiquities
The Parthenon – that quintessential expression of the artistic greatness, political power, and intellectual dynamism of classical Greece – has suffered not only the ravages of time, but also vandalism,...
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New Jersey Clergy-Laity Assembly Awards 106 Community Stewards
GARFIELD, NJ – The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey at the its annual Grand Banquet on May 16 awarded 106 stewards of the communities, clergy, members of Parish Councils, the Brotherhoods, the...
View ArticleAnna Vissi Will Perform Benefit Concert For Thalassemia Cure
Superstar pop singer Anna Vissi will be appearing at the Melrose Ballroom in a benefit concert to raise awareness and funds for the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation, helping to cure the rare genetic blood...
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Festivals to Enjoy This Weekend
Festival season is now in full swing. After the celebration of Easter, Greeks and non-Greeks alike across the country are ready for the fun and food that is a highlight on the community calendar. Along...
View ArticleGreek Division Niki Sideris Walk-a-Thon
The Greek Division of Ronald McDonald House New York (RMHNY) held its Niki Sideris Annual Memorial Walk-a-Thon to raise funds for the home away from home for families fighting childhood cancer. The...
View ArticleAHEPA in Athens Celebrates Book on Kountouriotis Transatlantic Voyage
ATHENS – A delegation of the Order of AHEPA led by Supreme President John Galanis and including Daughters of Penelope Grand President Connie Pilallis, Supreme Vice President Andrew Zachariades,...
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NYU’s Gregory Albanis Stepping Down, Following Class of 2016
Gregory Albanis, Senior Director of University Events at New York University has a long connection with the institution. In fact, his parents both attended the university and met in what is now known...
View ArticleBack in the Day Premieres in NYC
NEW YORK – A cavalcade of veteran actors who collectively have appeared in dozens if not hundreds of roles as mobsters over the past several decades adorned the AMC Theater at Times Square on May 17...
View ArticlePapaneophytou’s Magic Happens
Dr. Neophytos (Neo) Papaneophytou is a Professor of Psychology at the City University of New York (CUNY) and several other institutions, a renowned clinical psychologist who maintains a clinical...
View ArticleRun Alexei Run! Alexi Pappas Greek Olympic Hope Too
She’s as far from a self-absorbed professional athlete as you can imagine and that’s the allure of Alexei Pappas, 26, of Eugene, OR: a world-class 5,000 and 10,000-meter runner who will compete for...
View ArticleColumbia Hellenic Studies Professor Hadjipolycarpou Talks Hellenic Studies...
Columbia University, one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the world, is home to a distinguished classics department that includes a Program in Hellenic Studies. Dr. Maria...
View ArticleSex Abuse Victim Sues Former Priest Metropoulos, Church Leaders, Community
BANGOR, Maine – Adam Metropoulos, a 53-year-old former Greek Orthodox Priest, who in March was convicted on four felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor, and in April was sentenced to 12 years in...
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