Greek-American Heroes Honored with Oxi Day Foundation Awards
The Washington Oxi Day Foundation recently honored three Greek-American veterans for courageously risking their lives in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
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November 12, 2021 Veteran’s Day: Greek-Americans who Served Nation with Devotion
Throughout American history, many thousands of Greek-American veterans have served the nation with pride and distinction. They are all honored every Veteran’s Day, along with all the others who have devoted years of service in the American military.
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November 11, 2021 Major update on Manchester United sacking Solskjaer as board’s plan revealed
Major update on Man United potentially sacking Solskjaer as board’s plan revealed!
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November 11, 2021 Hockey Game Keeps Greek-Canadian Family Tradition Alive
Back in 1977, four Greek-Canadian boys — all cousins, and sons of Greek immigrants to Canada — started a pickup game of hockey in a front yard on Hochelaga Street in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and began a tradition that remains alive today, linking families together throughout the generations.
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November 10, 2021 The Story of the First Greek-American from Chicago Killed in World War II
Leo Loumbas was the first Greek-American killed in World War II (WWII) from the city of Chicago.
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November 9, 2021 Tarpon Springs Band Headed to Thanksgiving Day Parade Again
The Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory for the Arts, which is the official band of Tarpon Springs, Florida, is set to appear once again at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City after placing first at the Bands of America East Tennessee Regional competiton.
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November 8, 2021 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Receives Human Dignity Award, Attends Luncheon for New York Religious Leaders
NEW YORK — His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received the Human Dignity Award from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) at the New York Hilton this morning, November 1, 2021. AJC President Harriet Schleifer, AJC Chair of Interreligious Affairs Bobi Baruch, and AJC Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations Rabbi Noam Marans presented the award, which […]
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November 7, 2021 Markos Papadatos honored with 2021 ‘Journalist of the Year’ Award
By: Barbara Goldsmith, Special to the Hellenic News of America On October 20, acclaimed journalist and editor Markos Papadatos received a major award and acccolade from the Hellenic News of America and the Hermes Expo International. He was bestowed the 2021 “Journalist of the Year” Hermes Award at the 30th annual Hermes Expo GALA, which […]
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November 6, 2021 U.S. Rep. Pappas’ Oxi Day Resolution Introduction Applauded
AHEPA applauds the introduction of a bipartisan-backed congressional resolution to commemorate Oxi Day and to celebrate Greece’s resistance to Axis Powers by U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH), on Oct. 28, 2021. The resolution, H.Res.753, has 14 original co-sponsors.
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November 5, 2021 Supreme President Kokotas Invested into the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle
Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas received investiture into the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, an organization with the fundamental goal to promote religious freedom, well-being and advancement of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the investiture ceremony held at Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New […]
