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It’s time…

Eleven years ago, nearly to the day, the first issue of a novel publication was introduced to the Hellenic American community. Named The Hellenic Voice, the periodical was intended to fill the void left by the retirement a year earlier of the wellrespected Hellenic Chronicle.

The headline of that first issue was “A Voice is Born,” very much indicative of a central theme to its purpose. Designed to be a weekly newspaper reporting on the contributions of Hellenes, past and...


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Spiros G. Raftis

Spiros G. Raftis, a Pittsburgh businessman and Greek American philanthropist, died June 1, 2011. His daughter Cynthia provided information used here.

Beginnings: Born in Pittsburgh. Parents came to America through Ellis Island, met and married in Pittsburgh.

Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Metallurgical Engineering, 1945

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