ARTICLE: The Incredible Stories of Thousands of Greek Orphans Taken Abroad

Greek and Armenian orphans ready themselves to board boats taking the orphans to mainland Greece in 1915. Credit: Near East Relief/Library of Congress The thousands of Greek orphans who were taken abroad from 1821 through the 1960’s were the topic of a recent seminar hosted by the Eastern Mediterranean Business

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ARTICLE: EMBCA Presents Hellenic Orphans Taken Abroad from 1821 – 1960’s

  EMBCA presents the Hellenic Orphans Taken Abroad from 1821 through the 1960’s Panel Discussion Webinar on January 31. Photo: Courtesy of EMBCA NEW YORK – The East Mediterranean Business Culture Alliance (EMBCA) presents the Hellenic Orphans Taken Abroad from 1821 through the 1960’s Panel Discussion Webinar on January 31

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ARTICLE: EMBCA Presents Doing Business in Greece Webinar

Greek Flag (Photo by Eurokinissi/Yorgos Kontarinis) NEW YORK – EMBCA’s (Eastern Mediterranean Business Culture Alliance) Doing Business in Greece Panel Discussion Webinar takes place on Sunday, January 10, 2 PM EST (11 AM PST/ 9 PM Athens EEST). The distinguished panel, in formation, will include Managing Director of AXIA Ventures

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ARTICLE: Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney submitting her remarks for the Congressional Record on December 13 for EMBCA’s Hellenic/Philhellenic Women and Their Effect on the Hellenic Revolution.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney participated in the East Mediterranean Business Culture Alliance (EMBCA) event Hellenic/Philhellenic Women and Their Effect on the Hellenic Revolution and submitted her remarks for the Congressional Record on December 13. She presented the framed copy of the Congressional Record at the EMBCA event,

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ARTICLE: “OXI Day (October, 28, 1940) : The Turning Point of WW2, on the 80th Anniversary of the Start of the War “ event on October 28, 2019

By David Bjorkgren, Senior Editor Oxi Day begins with one Greek man’s answer to an ultimatum. But its impact reaches beyond Greece to the rest of the world. Oxi Day was a history-altering event that changed the course of World War II in favor of the Allies, Democracy and Western

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ARTICLE: “Burnt Offerings and Whispering Voices: The Smyrna Catastrophe, a Historical Remembrance” event on September 26, 2019

Left to right: EMBCA Executive Vice President Marina Belessis Casoria and EMBCA Founder and President Louis Katsos, Dr. Peter Stavrianidis, and Prof. Ismini Lamb. Photo by Eleni Sakellis NEW YORK – The East Mediterranean Business and Culture Alliance (EMBCA) began its latest season of events with Burnt Offerings and Whispering

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ARTICLE: EMBCA President Lou Katsos on January, 27, 2020 presents on Epiros: Ali Pasha, Ioannina, Warrior Societies, and the Start of the Hellenic Revolution

ΝΕΑ ΥΟΡΚΗ. Με την ομιλία του Ηλία Κατσού για τον Αλή Πασά, την Ήπειρο και την έναρξη της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης άνοιξε η αυλαία των ενημερωτικών εκδηλώσεων που διοργανώνει η Επιτροπή Παρελάσεως της Ομοσπονδίας Ελληνικών Σωματείων Μείζονος Νέας Υόρκης για την 199η επέτειο της Ελληνικής Επαναστάσεως. Η εκδήλωση διοργανώθηκε το απόγευμα

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ARTICLE: “The Christian/ Greek Genocide During the late Ottoman Period 1894-1924 Panel Discussion” event on January , 25,2020

By Eleni Santorinaios, Contributing Editor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 25, 2020 – Education, Recognition, and Prevention. These were the resounding themes that took place on January 25, 2020, at the “Christian/ Greek Genocide During the Late Ottoman Period 1894 – 1924 Panel Discussion” located at Estia Restaurant. The program was sponsored

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ARTICLE: EMBCA Event Commemorates Rigas Feraios 221 Years after His Death

Left to right: Bishop of the Eastern America Archdiocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church His Grace the Right Reverend Irinej (Dobrijevic), Consul General of Serbia in New York Mirjana Zivkovic, Alexander Billinis, Lou Katsos, and Stamatis Ghikas all spoke at the EMBCA event in Manhattan. Photo by Eleni Sakellis NEW

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Louis Katsos interviews John Fotiadis on Cosmos FM New York (91.5 FM) on the recent EMBCA event on Aghia Sophia

Listen to the first episode of Lou Katsos’ new radio program, “Mediterranean Business and Culture” now airing every other Wednesday, 7 PM to 8 PM EST, on Cosmos FM New York (91.5) . In this first episode, Lou interviews John Fotiadis, Architect, VP of EMBCA and panel moderator of the

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VIDEO: December 27, 537 AD: Aghia Sophia – Its History, Architecture and Cultural Contributions

Video of our panel discussion held on December 13th 2016 at the 3 West Club in New York City, commemorating the dedication of Aghia Sophia by Emperor Justinian I. Hosted by John Fotiadis. Featuring Lou Katsos, Alexander Billinis, Dean Sirigos and Billy Chrissochos.

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