“For Erika Spyropoulos, philanthropy and art is an expression of reciprocation to Hellenism, which was the basis of her inspiration and her life,” stressed the President of the Hellenic-American Educators Federation, Stella Kokolis, during the event held in New York in honor of Spyropoulos by the Educators Federation, the Greek Teachers Association, Prometheus, and the [...]
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Former Lawyer Kalpakis Charged With Stealing $4M
According to Nassau County District Attorney, Kathleen Rice’s announcement, a disbarred attorney has been indicted on multiple felonies for stealing more than $4 million from multiple individuals and banks he was representing in real estate deals, including among them his own wife, the National Herald reported. Greek-American James Kalpakis, 52, of Old Westbury, was arraigned [...]
No Greeks Among Oklahoma Tornado Victims
No Greek name has been reported so far among the victims of the devastating tornado, which hit the suburb Moore, in the City of Oklahoma, where the Greek Orthodox Church and society of St. George is located. According to preliminary information gathered by the Archdiocese of America, there’s no data or information of any Greek [...]
Greek-American Linked to NY Gambling Ring
Greek-Australian Peter Skyllas, 51, from Bronx, New York, is among the 34 people who were arrested last month with charges of involvement in illegal gambling and betting circuits. On April 16, according to investigators, the 34 people allegedly involved in an offshore sports betting operation, were a Russian organized crime operation that included illegal, high-stakes [...]
Tornado Destroys Greeks’ Family Home
A family of Greek descent living in the suburbs of Oklahoma City lost their home to the devastating tornado that hit the area on the afternoon of May20. VOA talked with Susan Vasilakos, a resident of the area who knows the family. Vasilakos, a resident of the suburb Norman, said that the members of the [...]
Kerry Urged To Help Free Archbishops
Seventy two members of Congress sent a letter to the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, calling him to give priority to the release of the two abducted Orthodox Archbishops in Syria, the Greek Orthodox Paul Yazigi, and the Syrian Orthodox Yohanna Ibrahim, who were kidnapped in Syria on 22 April, 2013. “I am glad [...]
Good Friday at St. Irene’s Monastery
The United States was traumatized by 9/11 and by the April 15th, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Can anyone feel safe in an urban event? The 114th New York City Police Precinct conducted an exceptional police effort in protecting thousands of Greek Orthodox worshipers on Good Friday, May 3rd. The Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Orthodox Monastery [...]
Wall Street Journal Tribute to Catsimatidis
The Wall Street Journal published a long article on John Catsimatidis of Greek descent, billionaire businessman and candidate for mayor of New York , on May 20, in the U.S. edition of the newspaper with the headline, He doesn’t Lack for Ideas. Catsimatidis is a Republican who has developed a habit of suggesting new, often [...]
US Says Golden Dawn Spikes Anti-Semitism
With most of the attention around the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party centered around its anti-immigrant stance, the U.S State Department’s annual report on international religious freedom blames the extremists election to Parliament for an increase in anti-Semitism in Greece. The report identifies Golden Dawn as “a political party openly espousing anti-Semitism and racism and linked [...]
American Press Doubts Greek Recovery
After Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s meetings with Chinese executives, the Greek government is glad to announce that the climate for Greece is changing and the numbers are constantly improving. However, two top US media continue to mainatin that things for Greece are not as positive as they seem. According to two recent articles published in [...]
Bearden’s Black Odyssey At Amon Carter Museum
The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) is organizing for the first time outside NYC an exhibition of almost 50 artworks crafted by awarded African-American writer and artist Romare Bearden (1911-1988). The Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas, will run Bearden’s, A Black Odyssey, until August 11. Homer’s epic The Odyssey, [...]
Diaspora Donates $100,000 For Children in Greece
Archbishop Demetrios of America gave Archbishop Ieronymos a check of $100.000 as an initial amount to help the children in Greece that are in need, after the Archiepiscopal common liturgy in the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan. Speaking to the congregation, Ieronymos said that in Greece “There’s a lot of pain, but [...]
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05 / 22 Erika Spyropoulos Honored For Filanthropy
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05 / 22 No Greeks Among Oklahoma Tornado Victims
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05 / 22 Tornado Destroys Greeks’ Family Home
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