The EMBCA sponsored event “OXI Day October, 28, 1940: The Turning Point of WW2, on the 80th Anniversary of the Start of the War” at the 3 West Club was a very successful, significant, packed, and left a lasting impression on all who attended, and who couldn’t stop taking about it.
Christine Papas
Lou katsos spoke on “OXI Day Before & After and its Relevance in the 21 st Century”, Vassilios Chrissochos on “OXI Day: The Cultural Impact on Hellas and the World”, and Professor Alexander Kitroeff on “Hellas’ OXI Day & its Impact on America”.
Well known Opera Singer Costas Tsourakis singing a cappella a couple of Vembo’s songs of the period was great. Remarks were made by Dr. Konstantinos Koutas, the General Consul of the Hellenic Republic in New York, Jimmy Kokotas the Supreme Vice President of AHEPA, and Carol Contos.
Lou Katsos purchased all the copies of Prof. Kitroeff’s new book “The Greeks and the Making of Egypt” that he brought with him and gave them out as presents to all the event participants.
The camera of Hellenic Daily News was there and covered the great event, about this very special day of our history and national pride!
Especially for the Greeks in America, their life and image in the New World changed after the heroic “OXI” in 1940. “Before 1940, we were just the Greeks in America. After 1940, we we the Greeks who said “no”, in America”, the oldest used to say…
Key note speakers also expressed their view in our camera!
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Video & photos by Hellenic Daily News
