On Saturday, April 20, in a modest and moving ceremony in the city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a memorial dedicated to the Philhellene Colonel Jonathan Peckham Miller and to his adopted son, Lucas Miltiadis Miller, who was the first Greek American U.S. Congressman, was unveiled. The memorial was erected by the American Philhellenes Society, who pursues [...]
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San Jose Museum of Art Features Contemporary Works that Feature Scenes from Classical Greek Mythology
The San Jose Museum of Art highlights contemporary works that feature scenes from classical Greek mythology this spring. Swans, Swine, and Sirens, on view April 18 – December 1, 2013, comprises 20 works on paper from SJMA’s permanent collection. The exhibition includes works by Jeanne Aurel-Schneider, Romare Bearden, Red Grooms, Erle Loran, Roberto Matta, Reuben [...]
Smyrna Exhibit in Washington
The Embassy of Greece will present an extraordinary collection of works made by award-winning Greek American visual artist Annee Spileos Scott. The exhibition, Smyrna: Longings for a Lost Motherland, will be hosted until May 9 in the Embassy’s showroom and is open to the public. For the creation of these art works, the artist used [...]
CYPRECO Presents Neolithic Khirokitia Settlement
The history and culture of the Neolithic settlement of Khirokitia, one of the most important prehistoric sites of Cyprus and of the eastern Mediterranean was revived on March 8, during a screening of an original documentary by filmmaker Elena Maroulleti at the Stathakion Cultural Center in Astoria, NY. Organized by CYPRECO of America from its [...]
Don’t Mess With Leo Thalassites, U.S.’ Oldest Cop
Barrel-chested Leo Thalassites squints like Clint Eastwood, hops like Jackie Chan and has been an active cop for nearly six decades. He is 86 years old. He first joined the Miami-Dade Police Department in 1956. He moved to the Hialeah Police Department in 1963, where he has been on active duty ever since. And now, [...]
N.Y’s Greeks Mark Independence Day
It’s a little delayed from March 25, but Greek Independence Day will be celebrated in New York on April 7 with a traditional parade, for which many in the community have been preparing floats and costumes for months. Scores of thousands of people of every age, hundreds of Greek institutions (schools, federations, communities, associations, student [...]
Spyropoulos Says March 25 Day Of Unity
The U.S. Regional Coordinator of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE), Theodore Spyropoulos, in a message about March 25th anniversary, talked about the difficulties of the past and about today’s challenges as well, stressing that the Greeks can overcome adversity if if they remain united. “This years’ anniversary of our National Regeneration is an [...]
A History of Greek-American Radicalism
Greek immigrants were found in America as early as the late 19th century, chasing the American Dream. Many of them managed to make their dreams come true by hard work and sometimes under very tough conditions. A lot of them started from scratch, became successful businessmen and made a fortune. Many pages have been written [...]
Philadelphia Greek Independence Day
On March 17, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia was filled with Greek flags, bands, floats and people celebrating Greece’s succesful War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. 192 years ago, on March 25th, 1821, the Greek rebel forces raised the flag of the cross and declared Greece free from 400 years of Ottoman rule. [...]
Cohen Brings Back Heroism Of Greek Jews
The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus on March 17 will host University of Illinois at Chicago Professor Mimis Cohen for a presentation on Heroism Humanity: A Reminder Once More About The Holocaust and The Greek Jews. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Daughters of Penelope Dares Chapter No. 252, is free and open [...]
Harvard’s Ancient Greek Hero Course Free Online
A course on ancient Greek history is now available online at Harvard. The Ancient Greek Hero course is taught by Gregory Nagy, the Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature, and Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, D.C. Nagy will be assisted by Kevin McGrath, Alex Forte, and [...]
Ancient Greeks Smarter Than Us
Turns out that Socrates and his like apparently were as intelligent as they’ve been made out to be, at least according to Gerald Crabtree, Professor of Pathology and Developmental Biology at Stanford University School of Medicine. Crabtree says the ancient Greeks were likely more intelligent than a modern human. Crabtree has recently conducted research which [...]
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