Greek Soccer Club Olympiacos Helps Immunize 1 Million Kids with Unicef Partnership
Greece’s winningest football (soccer for our American readers) club Olympiacos isn’t only winning on the field– they’re doing their part off, as well. A multi-year partnership with UNICEF, the United Nations body that assists children in need globally, has resulted in over a million kids in Africa being immunized. The partnership between Olympiacos and UNICEF […]
We Can Learn A Lot from The Greek Grandmothers Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize
USA Today featured a great story with Emilia Kamvysi, the now-famous Greek grandmother from the tiny fishing village of Skala Sykamias on the island of Lesvos. That piece was written by freelance journalist Nikolia Apostolou and profiled the octogenarian widow who is one of the nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her work […]
Greek American Filmmaker Recalls His Own Refugee Past to Make “No Human is Illegal”
An award winning Greek American filmmaker has turned to his own family’s past as a source of inspiration for shooting a new film called ‘No Human is Illegal.” Richard Ledes and his film crew traveled to the Greek island of Lesvos to make a film about the biggest refugee crisis the world has experiences since […]
(Video) A Greek American Tribute to the Most Famous Greek Song Ever
Certainly many will agree that the song Never on Sunday from the film of the same name, could very well be the most popular Greek song in history. The song was performed in the hit film by Melina Mercouri and was written and composed by Manos Hadjidakis. It’s about a prostitute working the Greek port of Piraeus who […]
Two Old Friends Reconnect After Decades Thanks to Online Greek School
What started as simple Greek language classes online with Greek LOL for a student turned into a reunion of dear friends who hadn’t seen each other in decades. It’s amazing how life has its twits and turns. The heartwarming story is provided by our Greek language partners at Greek Lessons Online, an online language school. Freda […]
Remember the Guy Who Tried to Crowd Fund Greece’s Debt? You Won’t Believe What He’s Done with The Money
Thom Feeney hatched a plan one day to raise funds— from the people of Europe and the world— to help pay off Greece’s debt. So he turned to the crowd funding site Indiegogo to try and raise billions of euros. Although that plan wasn’t successful, an alternative plan did raise a quarter of a million […]
Erdogan First Turkish Leader to Publicly Dispute Treaty of Lausanne
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan openly criticized the Treaty of Lausanne in a speech to local political leaders in Ankara, firing off incendiary comments which appeared to be veiled attempts to question the borders between his country and Greece, which were agreed upon by the 1923 treaty. This is the first time a Turkish leader […]
North American University Students of Greek Descent Gearing Up For November Convention in Boston
The National Hellenic Student Association (NHSA) of North America will host their next semi-annual convention November 4-6, 2016 in Boston, MA. The event will attract hundreds of undergraduate, graduate and PhD students, as well as young professionals from throughout the continent who are active in their respective schools’ Hellenic student societies. NHSA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, […]
(Photos) New Book with Never Before Seen Photos from Life, Career of Maria Callas
Considered one of the most famous women— ever, the life and career of Maria Callas continued to mesmerize fans globally, as evident by the constant publishing of new books, as well as regular releases of remastered music by the legendary opera diva. This month, Roads Publishing will release a new book called The Definitive Maria […]
Eyewitnesses to History: Princeton University Students Get On The Job Training During Journalism Course in Greece
This summer, Iris Samuels, a member of the Class of 2019, visited the Benaki Museum in Athens with a couple of unexpected guests: two teenage refugees from Afghanistan. Samuels and five other Princeton undergraduates met the boys during their first week of the course “Reporting on the Front Lines of History — in Greece.” The […]
