Interviews
Conversations with voices from our community and across the Greek world.
Interview with Thomas Gotzis, St. Thomas Greek Orthodox church founder
Sewell, NJ – When the founding members of St. Thomas Greek Orthodox church came together to create a new church, Thomas Gotzis was there. A pivotal member of the church and AHEPA chapter 69 (Camden), he…
Interview with John Sporidis: The Cosmopolitan Greek
Philadelphia, PA – Born on December 27, 1938, John Sporidis grew up in one of the oldest Greek communities outside Greece, in Alexandria, Egypt. His father, Philippos, hailed from Constantinople, and his mother from the isle…
Interview with Sofia Kontogeorge Kostos, Advocate, Artist and Poet
Philadelphia, PA – Sofia Kontogeorge Kostos is a Greek-American artist and dedicated advocate for the recognition of Hellenic genocide. Through out her life, Kostos has explored a variety of mediums including sculpting, photography and poetry which…
Interview With Andreas Bouikidis
Broomall, PA – Andreas Bouikidis served in the Greek military and came to the US to seek out a better life and to be part of the Greek-American experience. He is a devoted family and church…
Interview with Vasilios Voutsakis
Middletown, PA – Vasilios Voutsakis is a Korean War Veteran. His ties to the Delaware Valley and the community as a member of many organizations and his church are well known. In the following interview, he spoke…
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 Abroad…
Christina Vraim, I am Yiayia
She would like to be remembered as Yiayia. She is Christina Vraim, a founding member of the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church and a member of the Greek-American community of Philadelphia for more than three generations.…
The Last Rebeti John Onasis
Many in our Greek American community have called John Onassis the last Rebeti, a title that points to a kind of Greek man you don’t often see anymore in North America. He carried himself with the…
100 Years In America, A Pontian Family Reunion
June 15, 2013. Upper Darby, PA – Ask a Greek or Greek-American what part of Greece they’re from; the answer will likely be a city or island we are familiar with. However, when you ask Harry…
Gianna Angelopoulos Visits Philadelphia
Last week, during a short visit to Philadelphia, Ambassador Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki made time for something more than just a book signing. She sat down for a conversation with Cosmos Philly, joined by Drexel University’s Professor Maria…
Interview with Alexander Kitroeff
Bryn Mawr, PA – Last Friday evening “SMYRNA” THE DESTRUCTION OF A COSMOPOLITAN CITY opened at the QUAD CINEMA in NYC (April 5-18!). “We had a packed house this evening and a lively Q & A…
An Interview With Diamantis Dionisiou And Katerina Topazi
Upper Darby, PA – On the evening before the Hurricane Sandy Relief concert, Diamantis Dionisiou and Katerina Topazi both spoke with Cosmos Philly reporter, Marilena Drakou at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church.
