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Out of the Blue in Crete
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Naturally Thessaloniki is a foodie city
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Four Wineries of Macedonia and Eastern Macedonia/Thrace
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Grecotel Hotels & Resorts’ GM V. Minadakis talks to HNA
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AHEPA protests at Turkish Embassy
Supreme President George G. Horiates joined a delegation of AHEPANS who participated in a Rally coordinated by the Hellenic Cultural Center. The AHEPA delegation...
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HRF dedicates this month’s food distribution in memory of the late Chris Koutsis
On August 11th, days before the major religious holiday of the Virgin Mary, the Hellenic Relief Foundation's monthly food distribution took place at their...
Politics
Menendez and Van Hollen express concern to Pompeo over Turkey’s provocative actions
August 13, 2020
The Honorable Mike PompeoSecretary of StateU.S. Department of State2201 C Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20520
Dear Secretary Pompeo:
In advance of your meeting with Greek...
Community Organizations
AHEPA’s letter to POTUS expressing concern over Turkey’s dangerous aggression towards Greece
AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION
August 13, 2020
Honorable Donald J. Trump The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Trump:
On behalf of...
Obituaries
Christos Koutsis, Vice President of Investors Bank, has passed away
Christos John Koutsis, 63, of Paramus, formerly of Athens, Greece, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Christos worked for Investors Bank, in Short...
