Photo by Daniel Karlsson via American Heritage Museum.By Adam EstesDespite being one of the most famous dive bombers of World War II, the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka is today one of the rarest aircraft of that era. While only two examples survived the war intact (the R-2/Trop at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and the G-2 at the RAF Museum Hendon), a few other Stuka wrecks are now on display in Germany and Greece. Yet another is with the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum as part of a restoration project currently on hold. But the American Heritage…
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A Greece-Egypt-Cyprus meeting on diaspora issues was held in Cairo on Monday, ANA reports. The trilateral meeting took place in the presence of the Greek Deputy Foreign Minister for the Greek Diaspora, Andreas Katsaniotis, the Cypriot Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Issues and Overseas Cypriots, Fotis Fotiou, and the Egyptian Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Soha Gendi. RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, The Greek Islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek Tourism Report Photo source: Wikimedia Commons License: CC-BY-SA Copyright:: Fitzcarmalan
The port tour is part of the planned maintenance period for Leyte Gulf’s Mid-Deployment Voyage Repair (MDVR) and allows Leyte Gulf sailors some well-deserved free time while admiring the sights, art , the history and gastronomy of Crete.“We are excited to return to Souda Bay,” said Capt. Michael Weeldreyer, Leyte Gulf commander. “The time spent in port will be used to carry out necessary maintenance and enjoy some well-deserved rest and relaxation, not forgetting to continue to foster our friendships with partner countries.”To operate reliably, ships require preventive and regular maintenance, much of which is carried out in progress. However,…
By Dr. Evaggelos Vallianatos In early December 2020, the Greek parliament approved a law allowing the export of antiquities, including entire museum collections, to foreign museums, institutions and probably individuals. Export-Sell the treasures of Greek civilization Thanks for reading Hellenic News of America The law would allow these precious Greek treasures to be kept away from Greece for a long period: the first proposal from the Greek Ministry of Culture was for a century, but the reaction occurred and changed the export for twenty-five years with the possibility of another twenty-five years, in all half a century. I don’t know…
Greek Heritage Month returns to Vancouver from June 3 to 26. Let’s break some plates (wait, not those)! Get ready for a month of traditional Greek art, culture, food and history through June. Greek Heritage Month will see plenty of fun and educational events (like pottery workshops and a film festival) and culminates with one of Vancouver’s biggest street festivals, Greek Day on Broadway. The month-long celebration is organized by the Canadian Hellenic Congress of British Columbia. Here’s what you can expect this month! Golf with the gods Play against the Greek gods in this charity golf tournament. Proceeds will…
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Dr. Maria Bougiesi will present an online-only lecture titled Traditional Greek Dance, an Alternative Form of Exercise and an Inexhaustible Source of Well-Being, on Thursday, March 24, at 7 p.m., as part of the History and Culture Seminars. Greek culture. , proposed by the Greek Community of Melbourne, protothema.gr reports.In recent years, there has been greater interest in research into quality of life and health issues related to dance. Traditional Greek dance has been proposed as an alternative form of exercise to prevent and improve various parameters in older adults, such as gait balance and cognitive function, as well as…
To modern ears, the word “Celtic” brings to mind the traditional art, literature and music of Ireland and Scotland. But the ancient Celts were a widespread group of people from central Europe. Find out what historians have learned about this rich and complex collection of tribes. 1. The Celts were the largest group in ancient Europe.The ancient culture known as the Celts once extended far beyond the British Isles. With a territory stretching from Spain to the Black Sea, the Celts were geographically the largest group of people to inhabit ancient Europe. The difficulty in tracing Celtic history is that…
Speaking of his close friend John Pappajohn, the late David Miller said: “He has ambitions to become the greatest philanthropist this state has ever seen. His desire is to earn money and give it away.Thirty years after the then-West Bank president shared his observations with the Des Moines Register, evidence of Pappajohn’s success in realizing that ambition is spreading across Iowa.Pappajohn, who died Saturday at his vacation home in Naples, Fla., devoted some $35 million to creating entrepreneurship centers not only at the University of Iowa, his alma mater, but also at the Iowa State University, the University of Northern…
The final version of the Greek language learning platform “StaEllinika” was presented on Tuesday by the Secretary General for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Chrysoulakis, reports ANA. The platform was first launched in beta in April 2020 to schools in California, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey under the supervision of Dr. Anastasios Koularmanis, director of the archdiocese’s Department of Education Greek Orthodox of America. The program was designed and supported by the General Secretariat for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Center for Hellenic Studies…