Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Research Center

03/12/2026

03/08/2026

The Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Research Center had the distinct honor of welcoming His Excellency Antonis Alexandridis, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the United States, during a special visit to the Center this week. Ambassador Alexandridis was accompanied by Mr. Emmanuel Koubarakis, Consul General of Greece in Chicago and Ms. Georgia Tasiopoulou, Consul of Greece in Chicago.

During this significant visit, the Center highlighted its ongoing commitment to continuing the vision of Mr. George Mavropoulos, the late founder of the Center, whose dedication established the organization as a distinctive institution in North America.

Ambassador Alexandridis toured the Center’s facilities, met with members of the board, and learned about the Center’s current projects. Among the topics discussed at length was the production of the documentary, Lethal Nationalism: Genocide of the Greeks 1913-1923, as well as initiatives to promote the Center’s work in Washington D.C., and internationally.

While reviewing the Center’s publications and discussing future projects, Ambassador Alexandridis expressed his appreciation for the Center’s academic and educational efforts, and welcomed opportunities for future collaboration in Washington, D.C.

This visit marks an important moment for the Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Research Center.

02/19/2026

AHIF and Queens College Release a Special Genocide JMH Issue in Collaboration with the AMPHRC - Dedicated to George Mavropoulos  Jan 27 Written By Alexander Christofor No. 4WASHINGTON, DC — The American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF), the Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at Que...

01/24/2026

Journal of Modern Hellenisn Releases Special Genocide Issue in Collaboration with the AMPHR - Dedicated to Mr. George Mavropoulos.

This special issue is dedicated to the memory of George Mavropoulos (1938–2024), founder of
the Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Research Center. Mavropoulos devoted decades to
advancing serious, balanced, and inclusive scholarship on the Greek genocide.

https://americanhellenicinstitute.org/new-page-nphwe #:~:text=37%20(Winter%202025%2D26),(1914%2D1923)%20Euripides%20Georganopoulos

09/15/2025

Join us this Sunday at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Des Plaines for a memorial service commemorating the victims of the 1922 Smyrna catastrophe. We will host coffee hour and have our newest publication, Survivor Testimonies of the Greek Genocide, for review and purchase.

09/13/2025

Remembering the great fire of Smyrna in 1922. This was the last phase of the Greek Genocide and the elimination of Christians in Asia Minor. We will never forget.

05/13/2025

Pontian Coordinating Committee for the Commemoration of the Greek Genocide and Pontiaki Estia of Melbourne are screening our documentary Lethal Nationalism: Genocide of the Greeks 1913-1923 as part of their May 19 commemorative events.

An event by the Coordinating Committee to be held at Pontiaki Estia (venue) with esteemed guest, Terry Stavridis answering questions and discussing the film-documentary by AMPHRC. The event will be a tribute to George Mavropoulos.

106th Melbourne commemorations of the Genocide of the Greeks of Pontos.

Event Details
Date: Sunday, 18 May 2025

Prayer Service
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Location: Holy Monastery of Axion Estin
2 Hartington Street, Northcote

Wreath Laying Ceremony
Time: 11:30 am
Location: Monument to the Fallen
Holy Monastery of Axion Estin
2 Hartington Street, Northcote

Film Screening – “Lethal Nationalism – The Genocide of the Greeks 1913-1923”

Time: 5:30pm
Location: Pontiaki Estia
540 Syndney Rd, Brunswick

Following the proceedings, coffee and light refreshments will be served in the adjoining function room.

We request that those wishing to lay a wreath during the ceremony, confirm their attendance by Monday, 12 May 2025 via email at: [email protected]

05/12/2025

We are dedicated to educating, commemorating, and remembering the victims of the Greek Genocide. We must never be silent, nor allow to be silenced.

03/27/2025

Καταδεικνύει ότι τα εγκλήματα της γενοκτονίας εις βάρος όλων των χριστιανικών πληθυσμών της Μικράς Ασίας (Ελλήνων, Αρμενίων, Ασσυρίων) θεμελίωσαν το σύγχρον ...