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The 2014 Panhellenic Scholarship Foundation Awards Gala
With close to 500 supporters in attendance, the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation (PHSF) recognized the outstanding academic accomplishments of 40 exceptional Greek American undergraduates at the 2014...
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Veteran journalist George Giokas’ novel on growing up Greek in NICKEL ICE
‘You take the endless ride on the bus to Greek school in the Bronx, but then again on the bus you meet the girl who likes you, you’ve got teachers who whack you for minor “infractions,” but then again...
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Petrocheilos’ ‘Friendraiser’ at Melissaratos’ Greenmount Farm
by Maria Ioannides U.S. Congressman John P. Sarbanes, Ted Argeroplos, George Petrocheilos On Friday, September 5th, George Petrocheilos, a Towne Park business development executive, hosted his 3rd...
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The Hellenic Times Scholarship Turns 23
by Markos Papadatos This year’s, 23rd Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund (HTSF) Anniversary Gala was held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square and honored 35 scholarship recipients, as well as...
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Heritage Greece Program – Changing Lives
President’s reception at the American College of Greece The National Hellenic Society (NHS) is a newcomer on the Greek American scene and despite rumblings about NHS being a country club of the Greek...
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Conquering Wall Street and possibly Pennsylvania Avenue: Mizuho Securities...
by Dimitri C. Michalakis So how does a Greek whiz kid from Chicago become the youngest CEO on Wall Street and lead a venerable Japanese bank to an impressive string of victories in the...
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One Man’s Journey in Greek Education
Queen Elizabeth visited Canada in 1960, and so did a young man and recent graduate of Columbia University’s Teacher’s College in New York, who was being interviewed for the post of principal of...
View ArticleThe acting “whimsy” of the Zane family
Shortly after Titanic premiered all four members of the theatrical Zane clan did their favorite thing: they gathered in London as they always have to watch a three-day whirl of matinee and evening...
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The Majesty of Sea, Surf and Montauk in the Photos of James Katsipis
by Ellen Tashie Frisina* Photographer James Katsipis, 31, lives in Montauk – the very eastern tip of Long Island’s south shore, a small beach community whose population swells in the summer when...
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A Time to Weep, a Time to Remember, a Time to Honor: Survivors and their...
by Asher J. Matathias* Yom HaShoa (the Holocaust) is so total, devastating, unique in the annals of Jewish martyrdom through the ages, it merits two annual commemorations: a universal observance...
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Greek Film Festival in New York
by Nikoleta Kalmouki The 8th New York Greek Film Festival is set to deliver American audiences a taste of memories and pictures, past and present, from the world of Greece. The festival includes the...
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Seven Greeks Make Forbes ‘400 Wealthiest People in the USA’ List
by Daphne Tsagari Seven billionaires of Greek origin are among the 400 wealthiest people in the USA, according to Forbes Magazine’s 2014 list. Candidates for the honor were required to have more than...
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Students Gain Life Changing Experiences at AHIF’s Foreign Policy Trip to...
President of the House of Representativesof the Republic of Cyprus, Yiannakis Omirou,with the students and Nick Larigakis The American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) Foreign Policy Trip to Greece...
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The American Hellenic Council of California Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
by Cindy Klimek This year marks the 40th anniversary of the American Hellenic Council of California. The organization was founded in 1974 as a Save Cyprus group after the Turks invaded the...
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James Pedas Communication Center at Thiel College
The Coordinated Effort of Hellenes congratulated one of the Greek-American community’s most generous members, Jim Pedas, on the recent inauguration of the James Pedas Communication Center at his alma...
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A self-proclaimed “daddy’s girl” storms the construction industry and dreams...
Eleni Marketis, PHOTO: JOE BISSET/BISSET PHOTOGRAPHY by Cindy Klimek When you picture the owner of a contracting company, a petite, blonde, former Miss USA semi-finalist isn’t the first thing that...
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THE EBOLA VIRUS CRAZE: The Facts
Dr. Nicholas Kaloudis The disease caused by the Ebola virus in humans is similar in its clinical manifestations, differing only in severity and case-fatality rate. Of note, despite the traditional name...
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Modern Greece and Greeks …In Whose Image?
Alexander Billinis Many Greeks and foreigners consider today’s Hellas to be the resurrection of a lost ancient polity, Classical Greece. The Greece that emerged from Ottoman rule after a chaotic,...
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Greece subsidizing Western National Security
Endy Zemenides At the end of October, Greece’s Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection Vassilis Kikilias visited the United States to coordinate anti-terrorism policy with the Department of...
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Will two minuses make one plus?
Demetrios Rhompotis About one third of eligible to vote Americans exercised their constitutional right this past midterm election! But don’t expect me to shed crocodile tears about the low turnout: au...
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