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 [...]
Dr Daskalakis’ Vaccine Protects Gay Community
Demetre Costas Daskalakis, a doctor and gay activist, has come to spread the message of a new health threat that has emerged among New York’s gay population. Many young and middle-aged men flocked to Paddles, an after-hours sex club in Chelsea, at around four on a Saturday morning, to be vaccinated. According to the New [...]
Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund Turns 22
On May 11, 2013, the 22nd annual Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund (HTSF) GALA was held at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, awarding 36 scholarships to raise the total over its 22 years to more than $2 million. The event commenced with a video telecast that featured such previous honorees as Ernie Anastos, Bob [...]
Ieronymos Honors Boston Marathon Bomb Victims
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos, who is visiting the U.S. from May 15-23 on an invitation from Archbishop Demetrios of America visited the site of the Boston Marathon bombings and held the Thrice Holy in memory of the victims. Ieronymos visited the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on May 16. On [...]
Angelopoulos: Greeks Can Repeat the 2004 Miracle
Greeks can repeat the “miracle of 2004” and deserve a much better fate, said Gianna Angelopoulos, during the presentation of her book, My Greek Drama, in an event organized in the cultural hall of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan on May 17. Talking about her book which will soon be released in [...]
N.Y. Atlas Soccer Marks 67th Year
One of the best-known and most successful amateur soccer teams in the United States, the Atlas club of New York is celebrating its 67th anniversary this year with a dinner dance Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas S. Gouletas, Chairman of the Board American INVSCO as well as George Andreadis, Owner of G.A. Real Estate. The event [...]
Unemployed Greeks Have Chance to Work in US
Unemployed young people from countries such as Greece and Cyprus will have the chance to work in the USA for a year, in the framework of the new immigration legislation, which is being discussed at the Senate’s Judiciary Committee. Although Greece and Cyprus are not named specifically, the regulation suggested by the Republican Senator from [...]
Byzantine Art Travels to the US
Two film productions, one from the National Gallery of Art in Washington and one from the Greek Ministry of Culture, will be made at archaeological sites and monuments in Greece in the coming months. The purpose is the production of a film entitled, Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections, which will be [...]
American Students Study Abroad in Greece
American students who studied for some time at Greek educational institutions describe their own experience of living in Greece. They speak with emotion and nostalgia for the unique landscapes of the Greek islands, the unexpected beauty of Athens, the Christmas atmosphere and nightlife in Thessaloniki, the individual flavors of the Greek cuisine. However, what seems [...]
Galis is the Michael Jordan of Greece
On May 14, the New York Times dedicated a 1,244-word dithyrambic tribute to Nick Galis, the legendary basketball player who “changed the face of basketball in Greece.” The American newspaper calls Galis the “Michael Jordan of Greece,” and reminds that Galis led the Greek national basketball team to the EuroBasket 1987 gold medal. Galis scored [...]
Athens Mayor Kaminis in New York
Mayor of Athens, Giorgos Kaminis, is on an official visit to New York, where he will meet on May 15 with the Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, at the New York City Hall. Earlier, he will have a meeting with Archbishop Demetrios of America. Kaminis and his associates accompanying him, will also have a separate workshop meeting [...]
Ismini Moshopoulos Achieves Distinction in CPA Exam
Ismini Moshopoulos of Whitestone, New York, achieved distinction in May 2013 by passing all four parts of the CPA exam in eight months. She was awarded a Masters of Science degree in Accounting with honors from St. John’s University in May 2012. Miss Moshopoulos was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting with a [...]
Ieronymos Praises Diaspora In Greek History
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos described the Diaspora as a “great chapter of our history” and as “Greece outside the borders of Greece” in an interview with the New York newspaper The National Herald. He is the first Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church to officially visit the Greek-American community in the [...]
Obama Urged To Protect Patriarch
Archbishop Demetrios of America has sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, urging him to exert influence in order to ensure the protection of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. According to an announcement of the Archdiocese of America “just when publications in the Turkish press and other media were released, referring to the assassination plan [...]
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