Remembering 200th Greek Revolution Anniversary: Eugene Delacroix and the Romantic Movement
During Greece’s period of foreign rule, historical events prevented the development of visual arts. Greece was fortunate in having foreign artist-travelers that immortalized the...
To H.E. the Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken
To H.E. the Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken
State Department
Washington D.C.
USA
July 19, 2021
Your Excellency,
We the undersigned Hellenic International Association (IHA), Hellenic American National Council (HANC) and...
Greek Colonel Mordechai Frizis, an Unknown Great Jewish Hero of the Second World War
By Dr. Michael Matsas
In October 1940, large Italian forces suddenly invaded Greece from Albania. The newspapers kept informing us of a “strategic retreat” until...
Chairman Menendez: Erdogan’s Announced Plans for Greek Cypriot Suburb Can Not Stand
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
On the 47th anniversary, one man’s story when the Turks illegally invaded Cyprus
Special to the Hellenic News of America
With the distance of time and geography, it’s easy for many of us to dismiss the situation in...
The Ongoing Tragedy of Cyprus
By Dr. Robert Zaller, Drexel Distinguished University Professor of History Emeritus
Special to the Hellenic News of America
In the mid-twentieth century, Great Britain abandoned its...
On the 47th anniversary, one man’s story when the Turks invaded Cyprus
Special to the Hellenic News of America
With the distance of time and geography, it’s easy for many of us to dismiss the situation in...
Menendez, Van Hollen, Rubio Lead Colleagues in Urging U.S.-EU Response to Turkish Provocations in Varosha
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), both members of the Committee, today were joined...
Almost Free: The Hellenic Revolution of 1821 and the Continuing Struggle for Freedom in Modern Hellas
By Evaggelos Vallianatos, Ph.D.
Prologue
After nearly four centuries of ceaseless resistance and rebellions against Turkish military occupation of their country, the Greeks revolted to regain...
Remembering the 200th Anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution: Ibrahim Pasha and Mystra
Greek songs remember Ibrahim Pasha in a negative way. I did not realize who he was and what he almost accomplished. The online encyclopedia...
A Divided Greek Genocide Sows the Seeds of Greece’s Death Warrant as a Modern State
In Memory of the Greek Populations of Eastern Thrace, Asia Minor, and beyond!
By Marcus A. Templar
More than 100 years ago, innocent Greeks were killed...
Electra Art exhibition happening in Naousa, Greece
In the Heroic city of Naousa, Greece, in the "Naias" hall at "Christos Lanaras" Cultural Facilities from 13 to 18 July, the solo art...
Remembering 200th Greek Revolution Anniversary: Missolonghi
Lord Gordon Byron died during the second siege of Missolonghi. The Ottomans with allies came back a 3rd time. The fighters knew all was lost...
Turkey’s Long Persecution Against Pontian Christians
By Uzay Bulut
In the Turkish city Trabzon, where few Christians are left, St. Maria Catholic Church has suffered its second attack this year. A...
The Genocidal Birth of Modern Turkey
By Dr. Robert Zaller, Professor
The word “genocide,” describing the systematic physical or cultural destruction of a people, was coined in 1944 by a lawyer,...