The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has made a second donation to the Greek Jewish community to assist Holocaust survivors in financial need due to the severe economic crisis gripping the country. “We stand in solidarity with the Greek Jewish community, to whom we feel so close,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. “Those Greek Jews [...]
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“Greek News” Appeals to Greek-American Community For Support to Homeland
The Greek-American daily newspaper “Greek News” has appealed to the Greek Community throughout the US to provide the necessary support for Greek people going through extremely harsh times. In its main article, the editor of the NY newspaper, Mr. Apostolis Zoupaniotis analyzed the Greek situation and presented the overall data concerning rising unemployment rates, which [...]
US Media Focus on Greek Financial Developments
The Greek financial developments of the past few weeks have entered the centre of attention for the US media, which are extensively reporting on the financial crisis, the political turmoil and the austerity plaguing the Greek people. “New York Times” has featured a report on Greece, repeating that the new austerity measures will only add [...]
Greek-American Foundation to Support Vulnerable Groups in Greece
The Hellenic Relief Inc. was recently incorporated in the State of New York as a non-profit philanthropic entity with a mission of providing support for the Greek population suffering during the present economic crisis. The Foundation is the initiative of Americans of Hellenic descent, who wish to address Greek needs regarding health and nutrition. This [...]
Columbia University History Professor Explains Tense Relations Between Germany and Greece
Leading Professor of History at Columbia University, Mark Mazower, tried to explain in his article at New Statesman.com the tense relations between Greece and Germany after the latter’s involvement in sorting out the Mediterranean country’s debt crisis. Recognized for his book “Inside Hitler’s Greece”, the history professor elaborates on what has made Greeks compare modern [...]
US Media Spotlights Greece’s Dire Financial Situation
In case the Greek government and its private investors do not come to an agreement, the bailout plan for the Greek economy will fail and the next tranche will be lost, reports the US media, emphasizing the “harsh” warnings of Germany and France towards Greece to proceed with the implementation of all reforms agreed upon [...]
Greeks Come To NY In Search Of Better Life Prospects
WNYC published an extensive report on Greek people leaving their recession-hit country and travelling to NY in search of a better future. The collapsing economic situation in Greece has led many Greeks to either return to the US or simply make a whole new start in the US and search for new prospects. According to [...]
Greek PM Lucas Papademos Continues to Attract US Media’s Attention
Once again the US media turns its attention to Greek PM Lucas Papademos due to his latest statements regarding “the necessity to show fiscal discipline and implement the agreed measures to the letter, in order for Greece to remain within the euro zone and escape the default gloomy fate scenario”. Among others, the media references [...]
Obama, Papademos Discuss Debt Crisis on Phone
US President Barack Obama spoke by phone Monday with new Greek Prime Minister Lukas Papademos to express support for the troubled European economy, the White House said. Obama called “to thank him for taking on such a significant responsibility at a critical moment, and to express US support for Greece’s efforts to implement its commitments [...]
Pancretan Association of America Issues Proclamation on the Debt Crisis in Greece
On the occasion of the 2011 National Convention of the Pancretan Association of America, the organization issued the following proclamation regarding the sovereign debt crisis in Greece. Whereas the public debt of Greece is the harbinger of financial problems for many countries, including our own, the United States, and Whereas frequent talk in [...]
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05 / 23 Greek Relief from Archaeological Museum of Athens Goes on View At Getty Villa
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05 / 23 2012 Global Summit of Women to Take Place in Athens
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05 / 23 Τsantes Family Donates $100,000 in Support of Hellenic Studies Program
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05 / 23 George Tsetsekos to Step Down as Dean of LeBow College
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05 / 22 Campaign Calls on Greeks Outside of the Country to Support Their Homeland
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07 / 23 St. Nicholas of Manhattan in Ruins while Mosque Rises
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08 / 12 John Thomas Financial CEO Thomas Belesis Is Optimistic @FoxBusiness
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11 / 27 Greek American Pihakis Busted by Feds for $5.8 Million
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08 / 03 George Demos Tells Fox News We Must Rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero
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12 / 27 Greek Orthodox Community of America Renounced Anti-Semitic Statements by Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus
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