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AHIF and Queens College Release Special Journal Issue on the Genocide of Ottoman Christians
AHIF and Queens College release a special Journal of Modern Hellenism issue examining the genocide of Greeks, Armenians, and Assyrians, dedicated to George Mavropoulos.
Johnny Otis Was Greek, Lived as Black, and Helped Create American R&B
Johnny Otis was Greek by birth, lived as Black by choice, and helped shape American rhythm and blues without taking the spotlight.
Remembering Greek Jewry: Holocaust Remembrance Event Held in New York
An annual Holocaust Remembrance Day event in New York honored the memory of Greek Jewish victims and the preservation of Greek Jewish heritage.
Today in History: January 30, 1923, The Treaty That Uprooted 1.6 Million Lives
On this day in 1923, the forced population exchange between Greece and Turkey became law, tearing 1.6 million people from their homes and reshaping the region forever.
Military Tourism in Greece: Where Heritage and Memory Meet
Discover another side of Greece—where battlefields, forts, and war memorials reveal how conflict shaped the nation’s identity from ancient times to World War II.
Today in History: The SS Heimara, Greece’s Deadliest Maritime Disaster
On this day in 1947, the SS Heimara sank near the Verdugia islets, claiming nearly 400 lives in Greece’s deadliest maritime disaster.
A Century of Latin and Greek in Philadelphia, and Why Students Are Still Listening
Why students across the Philadelphia region are still engaging with Latin and Greek, and what classical myths reveal about education today.
The Greeks of Jerusalem Are Vanishing
Once thousands strong, Jerusalem’s Greek community has dwindled to fewer than 100. A look at history, faith, property, and quiet disappearance.
Today in History: The Battle of Lemnos, January 5, 1913
On January 5, 1913, the Greek navy sealed its control of the Aegean at the Battle of Lemnos, forcing the Ottoman fleet back into the Dardanelles and shaping the map of the region for generations.
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.
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.
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.
