Joann Pappas (Tzanakakis) of Pittsburgh, PA died peacefully in her home on June 29, 2018. She was 74 years old. Born in Hania on the island of Crete, in Greece, …
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I visited Berlin last month on my way back from Greece. A European layover en route home is my new thing. Since I visit Greece often, I figured that a …
A largely unknown story from the annals of Auschwitz is coming to life on the big screen, thanks to a young writer named Joanna Tsanis, who embraced my story and …
He’s white. He’s Christian. He’s American. His name is James Alex Fields and over the weekend, he marched in a White Supremacist rally in Virginia and then… got into his …
I am the son of an illiterate refugee who was admitted to this country— not because he was worthy, but because he was desperate. Desperate for a better life and …
I was honored to support director Takis Bardakos’ latest film project as an Executive Producer. “Border Souls” is a film about solidarity in the wake of the biggest refugee crisis …
During the height of the refugee crisis, no place was impacted more than the tiny village of Skala Sikamnias, population 150. Before the volunteers arrived from throughout the world– it …
I visited the village of Vrisa on the island of Lesvos on July 16th, just over a month after a devastating earthquake hit, destroying almost 1,000 buildings. Practically the entire …
Five years ago I met this guy in Athens… he was one of them… that dreaded “r” word… a refugee. Up to this point, I only knew refugees from newspaper …
Walking down the street, it’s everywhere. Billboards, graffiti, storefronts– on the front page of newspapers. Everywhere. The anti-Donald Trump trolls are having a field day with the new President of …