Memories of occupation in Greece is a project supported by the German Foreign Ministry, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the Erinnerung Foundation, Verantwortung und Zukunft and the Freie Universität Berlin. The project collected and archived audiovisual testimonies about the German occupation of Greece (1941-44). To this end, a total of 93 interviews were conducted in Greece with witnesses from this period, including members of resistance organizations, hidden children, Jewish Holocaust survivors, concentration camp prisoners, witnesses of reprisals and other people who lived through the painful period of the war. different ways. The interviews have been digitized and made accessible on a…
Author: Ebrahim
Phryne the Comedian was a notable hetaera or courtesan of Athens, remembered throughout the millennia for her dramatic court case which she won by baring her breasts. Her real name was Mnesarete, but people called her Phryne (“toad”), because of the yellow complexion of her skin. Her story has survived for thousands of years, with the legendary model and courtesan becoming the ultimate symbol of freedom from sexism, as well as repression disguised as piety. Phryne was born around 371 BC in Thespiae (Boeotia), but spent most of her life in Athens. Because of her impressive appearance, she became a…
In the end of 2020, towards the end of my work on my collection of greek myths, I was editing my version of Phaethon’s story. The source is Ovid’s famous epic poem about transformations, Metamorphoses. Phaeton is the son of the sun god Helios, who drives his flaming chariot across the sky every day. But Phaethon never met his father. Instead, he lives with his mother in obscurity and his friends scorn his claim to be the son of God. Eventually, Phaethon goes looking for Helios, who, when they finally meet, promises the boy a gift: whatever he wants. “I…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, in Doha on Saturday, ANA reports. The Greek Prime Minister spoke about the good prospects of the Greek economy after the restoration of investment status, stressing that Greece presents many investment opportunities, in the energy, tourism and agribusiness sectors . It was agreed that a trade mission would soon be organized in Athens to explore possibilities for cooperation. Mitsotakis extended an invitation to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani to visit Athens, which the Emir of Qatar accepted. Expanded talks between delegations from…
“Either we find a solution through diplomacy, or we take it to the international court, or we send an army to take back the Greek islands,” declared Turkish Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu, during a speech to the Turkish Parliament . Greek media reported that there was a strong confrontation in the Turkish Parliament between the ruling party (AKP) and the main opposition over the issue of some Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, which Turkey claims as its own. Referring to the island of Imia in the Dodecanese region, Cavusoglu said it was a national issue and that the AKP…
Athens, Greece CNN — The Greek parliament passed a law on Thursday legalizing same-sex marriage, marking a historic victory for human rights in Greece and making the country the first predominantly Orthodox Christian country to establish marriage equality for all. The decision, supported by 176 out of 300 MPs in Parliament and 76 against, followed months of polarized political and public debate and was welcomed as a long-awaited vindication by the country’s LGBTQ+ couples. “This is an important step for human rights, like Greece today – a progressive and democratic country, passionately committed to European values,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos…
Greece is among the top 20 countries for entrepreneurs and startupsaccording to a recent study conducted by Compare the marketa UK-based insurance comparison website. The study examined several parameters in 34 countries across the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)including the percentage of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of all businesses, the number of active businesses, GDP per hour worked in USD, and the self-employment rate. Source: Compare the Market. Greece obtained an index of 5.55 out of 10tied with Sweden at number 13 on the list. The country’s score is explained by its high percentage of SMEs, which…
NEW YORK – (Photos: GNUSA/Tom Galanis) On Thursday, September 20, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America warmly received the President of Cyprus, His Excellency Nikos Christodoulides, at the headquarters of the archdiocese. This is the President’s first official visit to the United States in his capacity as elected leader of Cyprus. Archbishop Elpidophoros welcomed the President of Cyprus, congratulated him on his election and said that the hopes of Hellenism rested on him, wishing him the blessing of the Lord to bring good days to Cyprus. “The pain of Cyprus is the pain of all Hellenism.” In his response,…
Photos: © GANP/Dimitrios Panagos NEW YORK, New York – Thirty antiquities collectively valued at $3.7 million were returned to Greece during a repatriation ceremony Friday morning (12/15) at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. 19 of the pieces were voluntarily donated by New York gallery owner Michael Ward. Three of the pieces were seized from British art dealer Robin Symes. The Hellenic Republic was represented by the Consul General of Greece in New York, Dinos Konstantinou. Also present were Secretary General of Culture Georgios Didaskalou and Vasiliki Papageorgiou of the Department of Documentation and Protection of Cultural Property of the Greek…
Event details Campus CITY College Europe – Holocaust Memorial Day Conference What can Greek plays tell us about Jewish history? The history of Jews in Greece dates back to at least the fourth century BCE. Thessaloniki, the country’s second-largest city, for example, had a vibrant Jewish community that, until the early 1900s, made up more than half of the city’s population. Tragically, by 1945, around 85 percent of Greek Jews had been murdered, one of the highest proportions in Europe. In Thessaloniki, only 1,908 Jews out of 50,000 survived World War II. And they returned to a city determined to…