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PHSF Awards over $250K, Honors Late Founder Chris Tomaras
By Anthe Mitrakos CHICAGO, IL – The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation (PHSF) awarded a total of 44 scholars during its annual gala held this year at the Ritz Carlton June 18, raising over $500,000 for...
View ArticleLAGFF’s Top Films: Thumbnail Reviews
LOS ANGELES- The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) celebrated its 10th anniversary with a record showing of 56 films, from the brilliant to the esoteric, all of them worth a second look, with 58...
View ArticleCavafy Scholar Lambropoulos on Many Things Greek
Dr. Vassilis Lambropoulos is a renowned and acclaimed academic who over the past 35 years has substantially contributed to the growth of full-fledged Modern Greek Programs at two major public higher...
View ArticleIoannis Kapantais Fatally Struck in Park Ridge, NJ
PARK RIDGE, NJ — Ioannis Kapantais, 69, of Park Ridge, NJ was struck by a motorist while walking on Park Avenue in town on the evening of June 19, the Daily Record reported. He was taken to Hackensack...
View Article14-Year-Old Anastasia Kaliabakos Honored for Sky-High SAT Score
NEW YORK, NY – Anastasia Kaliabakos daughter of John and Polyxeni of Astoria, was recognized by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (JHCTY) for her outstanding academic achievement on May 14. At...
View ArticleNew York Politicians React to Orlando Shooting
ASTORIA– The June 12th mass shooting terrorist attack has been confirmed as the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman and the deadliest incident against the LGBT community in U.S. history. The...
View ArticleLena Saltos Honored by Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
NEW YORK – Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) held its annual Summer Benefit on June 21. Honored for their volunteer work and dedication to VLA, Olena Ripnick-O’Farrell of Debevoise & Plimpton...
View ArticlePublisher – Scholar Aristide Caratzas Dies in Athens
ATHENS – Aristide Caratzas, A Greek-American publisher, political lobbyist, and proud Greek patriot who lived mostly in Athens during the past few years passed away on June 16 after a battle with...
View ArticleOrioles’ Owner Angelos, Paterakis Baltimore Business Hall of Famers
BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore Sun inducted 12 remarkable men and women who have made a difference in a wide range of fields into their Business and Civic Hall of Fame. This first dozen notables of...
View ArticleCavafy Scholar Lambropoulos On Many Things Greek
Vassilis Lambropoulos is a renowned and acclaimed academic who over the past 35 years has substantially contributed to the growth of full-fledged Modern Greek Programs at two major public higher...
View ArticleThessaloniki Cultural Institute Vandalized
THESSALONIKI — Greek police say the entrance of a French cultural institute in the northern city of Thessaloniki has been damaged in an attack by about a dozen youths who hurled rocks at the building,...
View ArticleDelos 2015 Film Wins Silver Award
LA JOLLA, CA – The film DELOS 2015 received the Silver Award in the category of Ecotourism at the BAKU INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FILM FESTIVAL (BITFF). No stranger to film awards, Greek director ANDONIS...
View ArticleGreek, Cypriot-American Community Joins Trump Groups
Republican likely President nominee Donald Trump’s sagging campaign is getting a boost from ethnic leaders, especially the Greek and Cypriot American communities. The National Diversity Coalition for...
View ArticleProf. Tsiftsoglou Talks Politics and Economics with TNH
As her profile reads on Princeton University’s website, postdoctoral research fellow Anna Tsiftsoglou received a PhD in Law from the University of Athens, summa cum laude in 2014, with a doctoral...
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Pasteli-Powered Karnazes, Takes On Ancient Silk Road
There’s no stopping Dean Karnazes once he sets off on a run. The Greek-American ultra-marathoner from California can run anyone on earth into the ground – over distance. He has run a marathon to the...
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TNH’s Insert “Gynaika” Honors Women on 100th Issue
On June 28, The National Herald/Ethnikos Kirix (TNH/EK) held an event in honor of all the women from its Gynaika insert which celebrated its 100th issue this month. Successful women from all fields...
View ArticleStavros “Steve the Ice Cream Man” Stathopoulos Dies in Home Accident
ROSEDALE, NY – Stavros “Steve the Ice Cream Man” Stathopoulos, 69, was fatally electrocuted on June 29 while attempting to fix a bathroom light in his Rosedale home, his wife, Ourania, said, the New...
View ArticleBertha Rorres, 101; Born 3 Months before National Herald, Read it for 79 Years
PHILADELPNIA, PA – Bertha Rorres (born Panagiotitsa Papatheodorou) of Broomall, PA died peacefully in her sleep on June 8. She was 101 years old. She was born in Vrondamas, Lakonia, Greece on January...
View ArticleKehila Kedosha Janina – NYC’s Greek Jewish Community
The Greek Jews have a long history going back over 2,300 years to the time of Alexander the Great. They arrived in Ioannina, according to folk belief, when a group swam ashore escaping a Roman slave...
View ArticleDr. Demetre Daskalakis on the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
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, is a warrior in the fight against...
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