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N.Y. Greek Film Festival Screens Oct. 17
Thousands of people will have the opportunity to watch trailers from Modern Greek films from uncompromising filmmakers. The screenings will be part of the 6th Annual Greek Film Festival held in New...
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Niarchos Foundation Gives $750,000 for Sandy Relief
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation said on Nov. 12 that it grant $750,000 to assist a variety of relief and aid operations in those areas of New York City that have been devastated the most by Superstorm...
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12 Greeks of America Who Left Their Mark in 2012
Marked by elections, natural disasters and mass killings, 2012 was another tough year for the U.S. and the world. During this difficult time, some people managed to shine in their respective fields...
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Queens College Records Stories of Greek Immigrants
Queens College Sociology Professor Nicholas Alexiou launched an innovative oral history project on Jan. 24, that collects and records the stories of Greek immigrants and their lives in New York City...
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Two Greeks In N.Y. World Wide Lab
Two Greek women, the director Ioli Andreadi and the musician Erato A. Kremmyda will participate in the theatrical workshop-festival World Wide Lab that will take place in Brooklyn, New York City from...
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The Hellenic Initiative Announces Inaugural Banquet
The Hellenic Initiative, a global nonprofit whose mission is mobilize the Greek diaspora to support sustainable economic renewal for Greece and its people announced its first banquet set to take place...
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New Partnership to Help Academically Advanced Greek Students Soar
CTY Executive Director Elaine Hansen, U.S. Rep. John Sarbarnes, Anatolia College President Panos Vlachos, Stavros Niarchos Foundation President Andreas C. Dracopoulos, Johns Hopkins University...
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The Hellenic Initiative: Clinton, Diaspora Support Greece
“Greece is back,” Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told an audience in New York on Oct. 3 at a event organized by the Hellenic Initiative on Investing in the Future of Greece, which featured former...
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Niarchos Foundation Pledges 100M Euros For Greek Youth
The Board of Directors of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (www.SNF.org) has announced a call to action to help create new opportunities for Greece’s younger generations, which are severely impacted by...
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Poet Cavafy’s 150th Anniversary in New York
In celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Constantine P. Cavafy, a special reception took place in New York. The attendants had the chance to become better acquainted with the work of the Alexandrian...
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Leadership 100 Celebrates 30 Years; Honors Seleni, SNF, Furris
The Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund, one of the most prominent charitable Greek organizations in America, celebrated its 30th year anniversary, February 13-16, 2014 at The...
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Columbia University Launch New Initiatives
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation announced today the beginning of two initiatives, in partnership with The Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University, to enhance...
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards €16m in Grants
On April 29, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) presented its new round of grants in the areas of arts and culture, education, health and medicine, and social welfare. The SNF board approved 67 new...
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Former U.S. and Israeli Presidents Help Resurrect Greek OXI Day
Former Presidents of the United States and Israel Bill Clinton and Shimon Peres joined the growing number of world leaders and other opinion leaders in recognizing the Oxi Day story — the David vs....
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2nd Annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards Request Nominations from New Yorkers
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the Charles H. Revson Foundation announced today that the second annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards are accepting nominations from the public. The awards honor...
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Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce Annual Dance Gala to Take Place Oct. 16
The 67th Annual Dinner Dance of the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce, dedicated to support the Greek economic crisis, will be held on Friday, October 16, 2015, at the Pierre Hotel in New York....
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Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World
Alexander the Great, one of Greece’s most important historical figures as well as one of the most popular historical personalities in the world, has left a huge cultural heritage through his...
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Offers $55 million to the New York Public Library
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) offered a donation of $55 million towards the New York City Public Library, for renovations of its Mid-Manhattan branch. The donation, which the library announced...
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UCLA Receives $5 Million to Establish Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture
UCLA professor Ioanna Kakoulli documents the condition of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine wall paintings in the caves of the St. Neophytos Monastery near Paphos, Cyprus. A $5 million grant from the...
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UCLA to Create Center for Greek Culture
UCLA will create a new center to support the study of Hellenic culture and engage the Greek community in Los Angeles. The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture,...
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