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Preserving Cretan Jewry
Athens :: Greece | 7 days ago
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On June 8, 1944 the Greek tanker Tanias , commandeered by the Germans, was torpedoed by the British submarine HMS Vivid 53 km. west of Heraklion, capital of the Greek island of Crete. Aboard were several hundred Greek and Italian prisoners of war, and...
Tags: Etz Haim Synagogue, Nikolas Stavroulakis, Crete, Greek, Greece, Athens, Chania, Synagogue, Heraklion, Religion Belief
Crete denies developer trying to get home lots
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility Correspondent It may be back to the drawing board for Loren Flowers, a developer with Delani Builders Inc., who wants to build Moray Terrace Estates along Moray Terrace and Cottage Grove in Crete. Flowers had asked the village to vacate a portion of land...
Tags: plan commission, Crete Village Board, Chicago, Crete, Tourism in Greece
Art Review | 'The Origins of El Greco': Saints at a Cultural Crossroads
Venice :: Italy | 9 days ago
Credibility The painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos, better known as El Greco, almost certainly heard it growing up far to the south on the island of Crete. You can hear it today when you visit “The Origins of El Greco: Icon Painting in Venetian Crete,” a lustrous exhibition...
Tags: El Greco, Crete, Italy, Venice, Michael Damaskinos, Christian art, Byzantine art, Christ Pantocrator, Byzantine Empire, Eastern Orthodox icons, Art history
The Cretian from Colorado
I am a tall, dark, and handsome man, who only looks for fun things to do. Such as playing D&D. This is my favorite past time. My friends and I have a blast when we play this game, especially when we create our own world. Personally...
Tags: Crete, Paladin, Human Interest, allnews, paladin
Paedophile faces court after extradition
Scunthorpe :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility One of Britain's most wanted criminals who was arrested overseas is due to appear in court today, police said. Paedophile Stephen Burnell, 56, was tracked down in Crete earlier this month and was last night returned to the UK by North Yorkshire Police's...
Tags: Crete, Stephen Burnell
British teenager found dead in Greek resort
Saffron Walden :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility A British teenager has been found dead in a Greek holiday resort, the Foreign Office said today. The body of 17-year-old Andre Young from Saffron Walden, Essex, was found yesterday morning in Malia, Crete. His parents have flown to the holiday island...
Tags: Saffron Walden, Malia, Crete, Andre Young, Greek, Essex
Greek woman set fire to Briton
Athens :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Greek woman in court for setting fire to British tourist Woman claims she acted in self defence after Swindon holidaymaker pulled down his trousers in Crete resort A Greek woman is appearing in court today accused of setting fire to a British tourist...
Earthquake rocks Greek Crete island
Athens :: Greece | 5 months ago
Credibility An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit the southern Greek island of Crete Wednesday but police reported no damage nor injuries, Greek Radio said. The quake's epicenter was 19 miles deep under the sea floor and about 80 miles off the city...
Tags: Greek Radio, Crete, Athens Geodynamic Institute, Richter, richter scale, Athens Observatory, earthquake measuring
Crete, Monee teens charged in burglary ring
Crete :: IL :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility LEE, staff writer Jason Schallmo's MySpace page says the Crete-Monee High School graduate's greatest fear is "not succeeding in life." Authorities say he and two buddies have jeopardized their futures by operating a burglary ring. Schallmo, 18, and James...
Tags: burglary ring, Jason Schallmo, Crete
Crete balcony fall death father freed
Athens :: Greece | 6 months ago
Credibility Crete hotel balcony death leap father John Hogan to be released from Greek psychiatric care A father who killed his six-year-old son after jumping from a fourth-floor hotel balcony in Crete will be released from psychiatric care, a Greek court ruled...
Tags: John Hogan, hotel balcony, Liam, Crete, Greek, old son, court ruling, balcony death, crete hotel
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