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UFT Hellenic American Educators Association’s Greek celebration

The UFT Hellenic American Educators Association brought together more than 40 educators to enrich their knowledge of Greek history and celebrate Greek independence at the union’s headquarters.

The Greek School of Plato Dancers, from Brooklyn, perform folkloric dances from the mainland and the islands.

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Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos, the museum director of the Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue in Manhattan, shared details of the history of the Greek Romaniote Jews, a little-known group, who settled on the Lower East Side.

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George Strum, a UFT retiree, asks a question.

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Evangeline Strimboules, a UFT retiree, makes a point.

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Deme Sanopolis, the president of the UFT Hellenic American Educators Association, addresses the group.

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Discussing a point are (from left) Demetrios Kastaris, of the John F. Kennedy Jr. School in Queens, Deme Savopolis, the president of the association, and Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos, the keynote speaker.

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The Greek School of Plato Dancers entertain the group.

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The audience learned about the immigration of Greek Orthodox and Greek Romaniote Jews to the United States in the early 1900s and their settlement on the Lower East Side.

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The Greek School of Plato Dancers, from Brooklyn, perform folkloric dances from the mainland and the islands.

Miller Photography

Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos, the museum director of the Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue in Manhattan, shared details of the history of the Greek Romaniote Jews, a little-known group, who settled on the Lower East Side.

Miller Photography

George Strum, a UFT retiree, asks a question.

Miller Photography

Evangeline Strimboules, a UFT retiree, makes a point.

Miller Photography

Deme Sanopolis, the president of the UFT Hellenic American Educators Association, addresses the group.

Miller Photography

Discussing a point are (from left) Demetrios Kastaris, of the John F. Kennedy Jr. School in Queens, Deme Savopolis, the president of the association, and Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos, the keynote speaker.

Miller Photography

The Greek School of Plato Dancers entertain the group.

Miller Photography

The audience learned about the immigration of Greek Orthodox and Greek Romaniote Jews to the United States in the early 1900s and their settlement on the Lower East Side.

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