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When Athens Turned Against the Refugees of 1922
How Athens turned against the refugees of 1922. The forgotten story of fear, xenophobia and survival in the capital’s streets.
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church to Host 16th Annual Winter Feast in Egg Harbor Township, January 2026
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church will host its 16th Annual Winter Feast January 30 to February 1, 2026, in Egg Harbor Township, featuring food, dance, music, and more.
The Women Who Stayed Behind: What Old Greek Songs Reveal About Emigration
Before letters, before phone calls, there were songs. A look at the women who stayed behind and the Greek music that carried their lives across the ocean.
AHEPA Testimonial Gala Honors Savas Tsivicos
AHEPA honored former Supreme President Savas Tsivicos at a New Jersey testimonial gala marking $1 million raised for the Journey to Greece program.
How Turkey Interprets the “Rum” Question and Ottoman History Today
An analysis of how Ottoman history and the Rum question are reframed today, and why selective memory still shapes identity and politics.
The Last Greeks of Ethiopia: A Journey Through Faith, Friendship, and Two Thousand Years of History
A small Greek community in Ethiopia keeps a two-thousand-year story alive, from Axum and Gondar to Haile Selassie and the Greek school of Addis Ababa.
Albertos Elefterios Plevrakis
Albertos Elefterios Plevrakis, Greek-born restaurant manager and member of the Greek Orthodox community in Reading, PA, passed away on December 23, 2025.
The Great School of the Nation Temporarily Relocates in Istanbul
The Phanar Greek Orthodox College will relocate for up to three years for seismic work, as enrollment pressures reshape Greek education in Istanbul.
Name Days This Week: December 28, 2025 – January 3, 2026
From the final days of December into the New Year, this week’s Greek name days include Domna, Vasiliki, Vasilios, and more. See who’s celebrating as 2025 turns to 2026.
Stavroula Xenofanes
Presvytera Stavroula “Voula” Xenofanes, a longtime member of the Greek Orthodox community in New Jersey, passed away on December 20, 2025, at age 87.
Looking Up After the New Year: Greek Myths and the Winter Sky in Chicago
Explore Greek mythology and the winter night sky at a family-friendly stargazing and constellation mapping event at Chicago’s National Hellenic Museum this January.
The Greeks of Tashkent – From Civil War Exile to Living Memory
A forgotten chapter of the Greek diaspora — the story of the political refugees who built new lives in Tashkent, kept their language alive, and dreamed of returning home.
