Greek Independence Day On behalf of the American Hellenic Council, I would like to pay tribute to the 202nd Anniversary of Greek Independence Day! March 25th is known to all Greek Orthodox Christians as the commemoration of the Annunciation of the Theotokos! It also marks the beginning of the Greek

“National Day of Remembrance” of the terrorist attack on 9/11 We must never forget the great tragedy suffered on this day 21 years ago when terrorists hijackers flew planes into the World Trade Center. This dark day in American history witnessed almost 3000 people killed that included the destruction of

Commemorating the 1955 Pogrom – The Istanbul Riots of September 6 – 7 On behalf of the Hellenic American Council, we are committed to supporting and participating in the Commemoration of the September 6-7 1955 Pogrom. This historical tragedy is most important and we must never forget.  We cannot be

Commemorating the 4th of July on behalf of the American Hellenic Council We are uniquely honored on this 4th of July to celebrate our 200 years of friendship through World Wars, conflicts, threats, and a sense of common purpose and unity that has united our nations through two centuries!  The

Happy Greek Independence Day! ZHTO ELLAS! On behalf of the American Hellenic Council I would like to wish all Hellenes and Philhellenes a Happy 201st Anniversary of Greek Independence Day! Ending 400 years of Ottoman rule, Greece rose up on this important day in history.  With the cry of “Eleftheria”,