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Newsmaker: Dr. Maria Hnaraki, Founding Director, Drexel University, Greek Studies
Drexel Greek Studies enters its 8th year, celebrating its anniversary with a new book on Modern Greek Culture, 30 courses ranging from Greek anthropology and medicine to business and local banking, and a thorough “Study…
Mario Frangoulis, Accepts The 2013 “elios Award Of Excellence”
San Francisco, CA – Last month Mario Frangoulis accepted the 2013 “Elios Award of Excellence” at the annual Hellenic Charity Ball in San Francisco, hosted by the Elios Charitable Foundation. Mario Frangoulis is a tenor…
Thessaloniki, Greece, 2013
The seaside promenade of Thessaloniki is the best way to enjoy the city! The “New Seaside” is the part from the White Tower to the Concert Hall and was constructed in the 1960s. A stroll…
Syria’s Refugee Children Face Rising Risk Of Malnutrition
Baltimore, MD — At first glance, Amira looks like a docile little infant cradled in the protective arms of her teenage sister. But Amira is not an infant. The 2-year-old weighs a mere 14 pounds,…
Upper Darby, USA, 2013
As snow fell yesterday throughout the metropolitan area, a Byzantine facade welcomes passers entering from West Philadelphia. Built officially in 1965, in the heart of the historic Greek community, Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church has…
AHEPA’s Growth Toward It’s 100th Year
AHEPA should depart from an archaic system of a state or group of states constituting a district. Structuring newly organized districts along population centers and regions is more sensible. In those areas where population density…
Upper Darby, USA, 2013
Thanksgiving has many traditions. The Greek-American community in Philadelphia has added one of its own, the annual Pontian Dance. It’s been hosted now for 74 years on Thanksgiving weekend. On Friday evening the night before, a social gathering of sorts,…
AHEPA Deeply Concerned with Turkish PM’s Statement on Cyprus
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) sent a letter to Secretary of State John F. Kerry expressing “deep concern and bewilderment” with a statement made November 10, 2013 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip…
IOCC Reaches Out To Philippines Typhoon Survivors In Hardest Hit Areas
Baltimore, MD – The struggle to clear roads of debris and restore the lines of communication across the Philippines is slowing relief efforts for survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
Yeadon, USA, 2013
Greek-American Veterans Post 6633, gather and read off the names of 277 members who have passed at their annual Memorial Day service at Fernwood cemetery. Image courtesy of Eleftherios Kostans.
Athens, 2013
November 3, 2013. In Athens, Greece, 240 women gathered with their babies for a public breastfeeding event. It was a joyful kind of chaos — the sound of laughter, the sight of mothers side by…
Committed, A Road Trip Movie Set In Cyprus
The film, entitled Committed, is a road trip movie set in Cyprus about a chance meeting between a man being pressured to propose to his girlfriend and a runaway bride. It is an English-language romantic…
