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New app gives Israeli visitors insight into Greece’s Jewish history
A Greek app is currently being developed at the Bar-Ilan University for Israelis visiting Greece. The Hebrew-language app is being designed to offer historical information on the Jewish communities that …
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Poet and photographer Heidi Seraphim on her Instagram success and new book, combining her two favourite mediums
Heidi Seraphimidou, otherwise known as Heidi Seraphim, was born and bred in Thessaloniki, Greece, specifically in Ano Toumba. While her peers were colouring their days in black and white (the …
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Greece set to win Eurovision 1st Semi-Finals, and Australia is 4th in prognostics
Eurovision pundits have gone back to the drawing board following the Eurovision rehearsals for the semi-finals. Greece’s Canadian-born Katerine Duska still remains the favourite to win the semi-final with her …
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Baby name wars: How to name your newborn the Greek way
Women around the world may scour baby name books, search the internet for various selections, or even rely on dreams and signs from the sky to give them an idea …
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25 things to do at Syntagma Square in Athens
The steps at Syntagma Square have been a traditional meeting point for people as all roads seem to lead here. You’ll find commuters rushing during peak hour traffic, children feeding …
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Plutarchos performs in Australia this weekend
Yiannis Ploutarchos is in Australia for three performances this weekend providing Greek audiences with a treat. The first performance kicks off at the Croatian Club in Sydney on 3 May, …
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A Musical Odyssey brings the sounds of Greece to Australian shores
Following the release of their first album ‘Songs from Greece’ and tour of the Ionian islands, Australian three-piece A Musical Odyssey is back on Australian shores and preparing to take …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: 2 May onward
VIC ‘PITTSBURGH’ Catch the highly-acclaimed Greek play ‘Pittsburgh’ this week. Written by Soti Traintafyllou and directed by Arkadia Psalti, the play is based in the year 1913 in Chios, when …
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Greek Australian Cultural League Book Prize now open
Calling all authors residing in Australia, who have written a book in either Greek or English, or both! The Greek Australian Cultural League (GACL) is running a Book Prize for …
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MIT project shows Turkey tops Greece as birthplace of great philosophers
A new project by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) hopes to create a data-driven view of history through the collection, visualisation and analysis of the biographies of historical figures. …