CBC News in Canada featured a report from the Greek village of Distomo, where on…
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The killings of millions of Greeks, Armenians and other Christians by the Ottoman Turks between…
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The Word “Genocide” First Coined by a Jewish Scholar to Describe What Transpired in Turkey; Ten Questions with Author Lou Ureneck
Journalist and Boston University professor Lou Ureneck has written ‘The Great Fire: One American’s Mission…
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Fascinating Cambridge University Research Links Endangered Pontic Greek Dialect to Ancient Greek
Until Medieval times, the area of Trabzon, on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, lay…
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The excavation of the enormous Amphipolis tomb complex in northern Greece that captivated the nation…
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New Book Released by Harper Collins About An American Minister Who Saved 250,000 Greeks from Smyrna Fire in 1922
HarperCollins has released a major new book today on the burning of Smyrna in 1922…
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Genocide Remembrance: Preserving the Human Stories of Death and Survival of the Annihilation of the Greek Presence in Asia Minor 1914-1922
As the 93th anniversary of the burning of Smyrna approach— the final chapter in the…
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Steve Jobs’ Almost Greek Connection and the Late Apple Founder’s Connection to the Armenian Genocide and the Smyrna Catastrophe
As the government of Turkey continues to deny that its predecessors perpetrated a genocide against…
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Remembering Constance Sheltman: A Kentucky Woman Who Left Her Job as a Bookkeeper to Assist Greek Refugee Women Rebuild Their Lives
Kentucky native Constance Sheltman left her job as a school bookkeeper in 1920 to become…
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Dionysus Wine Decanter Unearthed at a Massive Royal Grave in France; Find Sheds Light on Greek Trade Expansion in Iron Age
A giant tomb dating to the fifth century B.C. has been discovered in eastern France’s…