Greeks

The Paradox Of The Honey Bee

Kevin Bermeister | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Jerusalem, Bible, Torah, Greeks, Shavuot, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Symmetry, Religion and Science, Judaism, Religion News

Honey is the only kosher product that comes out of a non-kosher producer. So what were Israel's greatest scholars and mystical thinkers trying to convey as to uniquely regard it in Jewish law?

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Greece: Making Lemonade When the Economy Throws Lemons at You

Niovi Christopoulou | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Greece Economy, Greeks, Greece Austerity Measures, Entrepreneurship, Greece, Greek-Americans, Greek Economy, Greece Debt Crisis, World News

So, Greece is in big trouble and in need of leaders with good crisis management instincts and experience. (If you know any, send them to Athens ASAP -- economy class only please.)

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Greeks of the World, Unite!

Christos Barlas | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Peter Economides, Hellenism, Greek People, Greece, Athens, Greece Debt Crisis, Greek, Ellines, Greeks, World News

After two years of being portrayed in the international media as lazy, incompetent and escape goats for the breakdown of the global financial system, Greeks from all over the world unite their voices with the sole aim of telling a simple truth: Greece cannot be identified with the failures of its political system.

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The Humiliating Cost of Progress in Greece

Thanos Dimadis | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: IMF Bailout, Eurozone Debt Crisis, Imf, Greeks, Greek Debt Crisis, Greece, Europe Recession, Greek Debt, World News

The Greek people should be afforded the security of knowing whether their country is on a steady path towards economic recovery. Nevertheless, no one is able to assure Greeks the crisis is averted.

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Snow in Rome

Jeff Danziger | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Greeks, Snow, Political Cartoon, Rome, Politics News

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The Greeks' Grudge

S.R. Hewitt | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Jewish Holidays, Dreidel, Gelt, Greeks, Presents, Maccabee, Antiochus, Chanukah, Selucid, Hanukkah, Hanukkah Greek, Channuka, Religion News

The Torah teaches humankind to strive to be God-like. In contrast, the Greeks created gods who acted with less dignity than many humans. Thus, Torah in-and-of-itself was a threat to Greek culture and philosophy.

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Greeks Tighten Belt With 'Starvation Recipes'

AP | By DEREK GATOPOULOS | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Video, Greece, Starvation Recipes, World War II Recipes, Cookbooks, Starvation Recipes Cookbooks, Greeks, World War II, Crisis Cookbooks, Food News

ATHENS, Greece -- It's the ultimate belt-tightening handbook: No Meat? Push an eggplant through the grinder instead. Chew your food long enough for yo...

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Greeks, Diners And American Entrepreneurs

Cynthia Kounaris | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Immigrants, Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Diners, Greeks, Entrepreneurship, Restaurants, Business News

All big businesses started as small businesses -- from Ford to Apple, from General Electric to McDonald's. They were started by entrepreneurs, by people with a dream and the drive to make it happen.

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Why a Greek Home Is Where the Heart Is

BritChick Paris | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: UK, Greeks, Childhood, Athens, Greece, Culture News

They say people who emigrate never really leave behind their country of origin. I may be half British in birth, breeding and accent, but my spirit is Hellenic.

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Papandreou Is Not the "Greek Barack Obama"

Thanos Dimadis | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Leadership, Greece, Hope, Economic Crisis, George Papandreou, Greeks, Brookings Institution, Barack Obama, Greek Economy, World News

In his recent story, titled "Obama's Partner in Athens", the respectful Brookings Institution's managing director, Mr. William J. Antholis tried -- am...

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'Opa!' It's All Greek to Me!

Alex Pattakos | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Greeks, Jaywalking, Greece, Greek Culture, Greece Culture, Greek Histories, History of Greece, Greek History, World News

We recently conducted some impromptu "jaywalking" interviews -- similar to those that you've probably seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno -- to find out more about what people know about all things Greek.

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QQ3 With Ruby Sky Stiler

Timothy Hull | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ancient Greek Art, Ancient Greece, Ancient Greeks, Greek Art, Greek Mythology, Greeks, Sculpture Nyc, Ancient Greek Sculpture, Sculpture, Arts News

Ruby Sky Stiler's current show, Inherited and Borrowed Types, is a chapter title excerpted from A Handbook of Greek Sculpture, a dusty old book she found at a yard sale years ago.

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Will Papandreou Rescue Greek People From Social Bankruptcy?

Thanos Dimadis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: IMF Bailout, Greece Debt, Davos 2011, Greeks, Greek Bailout, Greece, Papandreou, Euro, Greece Debt Crisis, Politics News

What's now important for the Greek government is to provide people with evidence that their sacrifices are not in vain. And, furthermore, that people are paying for the crisis equally.

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If I Forget Thee O Los Angeles Public Transportation

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turkey, Crenshaw Line, Jerusalem, Torrance, 30/10, Wilshire Subway, Istanbul, Congress, Ephesus, Los Angeles, Measure R, Metro Green Line, Muslims, Brt, Metro, Greeks, Condo Canyon, Public Transportation, Ayvalik, Los Angeles News

Wander a block or two beyond the restaurants, Internet cafes, and shops that line the waterfront in Ayvalik, Turkey, and one sees countless empty stone buildings, the former homes and shops of Greek residents.

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Astoria Characters: The Sister Act

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

"Everybody says we look alike," says Francine Amendola. "But our mother says we don't," adds her sister, Laraine Amendola.

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Erdogan: Fake Friend of Palestinians

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jews, Foreign Aid, Islam, Turkey, Flotilla, Armenians, Blockade, Kurdistan, Ankara, United States, Iraq, Cyprus, Armenian Genocide, China, Karabagh, Palestinians, Ten Commandments, Tel Aviv, Erdogan, Iran, Nato, Gaza, Human Rights, Armenia, Arab, Assyrians, Greeks, Kurds, Israel, Alevis, World News

In the past week the world witnessed an amazing performance by a government leader that even the most accomplished Hollywood actor could not match! T...

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The Ties That Bind Soldiers and Citizens

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tyranny, Warriors, Troops, Patriots, Memorial Day, War, Soldiers, Democracy, Self-Governance, Veterans, Ancient Athens, Citizens, Liberty, Freedom, Greeks, Civic Duty, Political, Greece, Impact News

Exactly 2,500 years ago this year, a war was fought that made the world safe for democracy. It's a fitting tale for Memorial Day, for it reminds us of the eternal debt we owe our warriors.

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Astoria Characters: On the Street Where I Live

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Taking of Pelham 123, Denzel Washington, Fig Tree, Astoria, French Bulldog, Kaufman Astoria, Tony Scott, Silvercup, Queens, New York Neighborhoods, Greeks, New York News

Astoria isn't Mayberry or even Lake Wobegon. It's more like Alice's Wonderland, but you don't have to go down a rabbit hole to get here. Astoria comes to you, and once it grabs you, it never lets you go.

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My Super Great Greek Boyfriend

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interracial Dating, Black Women, College, African American Women, Dating, Greeks, Interracial Marriage, Graduate School, Love, New York City, Single Women, Love Lives, New York News

In my personal fairytale I have always imagined a black prince charming at the end of the aisle, and that has influenced my choices in terms of dating.

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German Scholar Exposes Turkish Propaganda about Jews

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jews, Protocols of Elders of Zion, Turkey, Nazi Germany, Germany, Holocaust, Third Reich, Kurds, Greeks, Corry Guttstadt, Mein Kampf, World War II, Wealth Tax, Armenian Genocide, World News

German scholar Corry Guttstadt exposes the oft-repeated lie that Turkey provided a safe haven to many European Jews during the Holocaust.

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Old White Men

Norman Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greeks, Christians, Jews, Asians, Blacks, Old Jewish White Man, Home News

I am "an old Jewish white man." I am also Father, Grandfather, and an ex Husband. How else or who else could I be? I have an opinion about everyth...

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Turkish Prime Minister Admits Ethnic Cleansing

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turkey, Ethnic Cleansing, Armenians, Kurds, Akp, Greeks, Prime Minister Erdogan, Turks, Population Exchange, Greece, Cnn-Turk, World News

Erdogan is politically shrewd enough to realize that his condemnation of fascism would resonate at home and in the West, while winning him accolades and support against his powerful domestic opponents.

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Greece Riots: All You Need To Know (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greek Riots, Riots, Greece Riots, Greeks, Athens Riots, Riots in Greece, Greece, Video, Europe, World News

Greece has been rocked by riots and protests for the past seven days. They have caused the worst destruction in 25 years sparked by a controversial s...

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Internet Users More Mobile, Curious And Able To Unite Against Religious Right

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reagan, Ancient Greeks, Blogosphere, Internet, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Greeks, Democracy, Hillary Clinton, Fox, Media, Bill O'Reilly, Barack Obama, Colbert Report, Home News

Obama might become the first president in U.S. history to be able to get real participation from the people by harnessing the web to weave new coalitions and bring people together to solve problems.

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Going for the Horizontal Gold

Patricia Draznin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greeks, Competition, Beijing Olympics, Medals, Olympic History, Media News

Even for the most seasoned horizontal channel surfer, this task demands Olympian endurance achieved only through years of spectator-training.

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