S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCAtioN www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 16, ISSUE 828 August 24-30, 2013 $1.50 Greek-Am. German Finance Minister Ledes and Admits that Greece Will His Array Require a Third Bailout

Of Films By Andy Dabilis ter Antonis Samaras has been TNH Staff Writer showing signs of recovery and as the government reported a Documentarian’s ATHeNS – While insisting that primary surplus of €663 million Greece would not be allowed to ($888.07 million) in June from Focus is on Family, write down its debt, German Fi - €73.1 million ($97.91 million) nance Minister Wolfgang in the same month last year. Society, Hellenism Schaeuble has admitted that The Troika of the European two bailouts of $325 billion Union-International Monetary By Constantine S. Sirigos have failed to right the faltering Fund-European Central Bank TNH Staff Writer Greek economy and that a third (EU-IMF-ECB) is putting up the would be needed. rescue packages of aid that are NeW yORK – To illuminate im - The surprise declaration keeping the Greek economy portant issues and people, a from the usually tight-lipped alive but is reluctant to let filmmaker must get people’s at - Schaeuble came a month before Greece walk away from some of tention. It helps if the issues are the Sept. 22 German federal its debt as it did with private in - potentially explosive. Richard elections in which Chancellor vestors in 2011, hitting them Ledes does not shy away from Angela Merkel is seeking re- with 74 percent losses. such things. election and as she has tried to There has been division He is currently working on a dismiss the idea that Greece within the Troika too though documentary on the perceptions needs more aid. with IMF Managing Director of the Greek-American commu - Schaeuble said at a campaign Christine Lagarde said the EU nity in New York on the rise of event that, “There will have to and ECB should accept losses on the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn be another program in Greece,” its loans but that her agency party in Greece, but he also has but said there not be a debt re - would not. a more literal relationship with AP Photo/NikolAs GiAkoumidis duction in which Greece would If Greece puts a so-called explosives. Over Protests, Ataturk Museum Opens in Thessaloniki impose losses on its interna - “haircut” on public lenders then When his father John moved tional lenders. taxpayers in the other 16 Euro - his family from Washington, DC Members of Greek far-right organization hold Greek flags as they protest outside the Turkish Merkel has been trying to zone countries would have to to New York, he bought a house Consulate in the Northern port city of Thessaloniki Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. The pro - downplay what critics said is the pay the bill for generations of that had a basement filled with testers are against the opening of the newly renovated museum of Kemal Ataturk, that was in - dire situation of the Greek econ - dynamite. augurated last week. See related story on page 7. omy which Greek Prime Minis - Continued on page 7 “My father was sold the house on the condition that he would continue to allow the previous owner, who had lost everything in Fidel Castro’s rev - Money No Object In Catsimatidis Run olution, to store dynamite,” he said. “He continued to fly over Cuba and drop sticks of dyna - By Michael Howard Saul single grocery store into a con - presuming he wins, as much as mite until he blew himself up.” Wall Street Journal glomerate with holdings in real $19 million in the November Viewers can also speculate estate, energy and aviation. general election. about the significance of being NeW yORK - As John Catsima - He’s known as the owner of As of early August, he’d spent exposed to radically different tidis stood near a tiny table of Gristedes, Manhattan’s largest about $4 million on his cam - cultures when he was growing assorted cheeses in a Lower East grocery chain, but that is only a paign, roughly 2.5 times the up. Side art gallery amid dozens of tiny, not-so-profitable slice of his amount spent by his main op - The original English spelling wine-sipping professionals, the diverse business portfolio. ponent, Joe Lhota, a former of Ledes was Costaledes. The self-made billionaire business - Mr. Catsimatidis is ranked chairman of the Metropolitan family came to Greece during man unbuttoned the rumpled No. 132 on Forbes magazine’s Transportation Authority who the infamous exchange of pop - jacket of his Paul Frederick suit list of the 400 richest people in worked as a deputy mayor in ulations between Greece and and gestured toward his heart. America. He has an estimated Rudy Giuliani’s administration. Turkey and his grandfather “I’m tough,” the 64-year-old net worth of $3 billion, accord - Public and private polling shows shortened it to Ledes, rhyming New York City Mayoral candi - ing to the magazine, but he says him trailing Mr. Lhota, but he with “Wheaties.” When he mar - date said as he opened his his actual net worth is between has gradually narrowed the gap ried his mother, Sally Chapman, jacket, his large frame on full $3 billion and $5 billion. As he since launching his first TV ad who is from Baltimore, with display for the crowd. “But as I seeks the Republican nomina - in May. sturdy WASP roots, the pronun - show everybody—I have a tion for mayor in the Sept. 10 Mr. Catsimatidis, a former ciation was Americanized to heart. I’m a softy.” primary, Mr. Catsimatidis said Democrat who considers Bill rhyme with “seeds.” Mr. Catsimatidis, who was he’s willing to spend whatever Clinton among his coterie of His father John still lives in born on the Greek island of it takes to win City Hall. friends, is also planning to run AP Photo/VAsilis PsomAs that home of 50 years in Ka - Nisyros in 1948 and moved with “Money is not an object. It’s on the Liberal Party line. He said Twight of the Gods tonah, NY. That is where Ledes his family to New York City getting the message across to he is the only GOP candidate filmed “Fred Won’t Move Out.” when he was six months old, everybody,” he said, estimating who has any chance of winning The full moon rises in the sky in front of the Apollo's temple at Fred’s family wants to move him has spent the past 40-plus years he will ultimately spend about ancient Corinth about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of to closer to them and near his building his company from a $8 million on the primary and, Continued on page 3 Athens, on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Attractions were free. wife Susan, who has moderate Alzheimer’s and is about to be moved to a care facility. It is a poignant movie that explores what happens when the people Isaiah Covers up Priests’ Suspicious Dealings Aniston Strips we love start slipping away, even though they are still right next to us. By Theodore Kalmoukos committee members “have any widespread that Isaiah should that it is considered a confiden - In We’re the His films also include A Hole TNH Staff sense of morals.” submit his resignation on his tial fund to help those in need, in One, his first of feature Isaiah has kept both own. and 2. It included cancelled length, and The Caller, starring SAlT lAKe CiTy, UT – Metro - churches, the Holy Trinity TNH has also learned that checks and payment informa - Millers Movie Frank Langella and Elliott politan Isaiah of Denver in a let - Cathedral and Prophet Elias, Kouremetis is looking for a way tion for the years 2009,2010, Gould, which has been de - ter to the Parish Council dated closed for three consecutive out of Salt Lake City. He con - and 2011. scribed as a “contemplative August 8, 2013 provides “cover” Sundays. TNH has learned that tacted Metropolitan Evangelos “On the basis of this infor - By Jake Coyle thriller” about corporate corrup - to his two priests Gilbert and Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - of New Jersey requesting relo - mation, I would say that this is AP Entertainment Writer Kouremetis of the Salt Lake City ica is extremely upset with Isa - cation, but Evangelos is hesitant nothing more than a witch-hunt Continued on page 3 community in Utah for what ap - iah and also with Gilbert and to bring him there. but he is hes - to embarrass your priests. Does We’re The Millers is an iden - pears to be dubious dealings of Kouremetis. Members of the itant to take him in the New Jer - the current audit committee not tity comedy with identity issues. the benevolent accounts which Archdiocese’s legal team are in sey Metropolis. Isaiah stated in have any sense of morals. What Jason Sudeikis plays a pot they controlled, as TNH re - close contact with the officials his letter among other things is its purpose regarding this pro - dealer who, as a disguise for vealed in its last week’s edition. of the Salt Lake City parish try - that “from the photocopies cedure? And if these funds are smuggling a huge shipment of S. Calatrava Isaiah finds nothing wrong ing to prevent intervention by which you sent to me, I realize confidential, since they have weed, forms a fake family to that the priests were using the the Internal Revenue Service that the audit committee has only one signatory on the drive an RV across the Mexico benevolent accounts to write (IRS). overstepped its bounds in two checks, are not the Zions Bank border. He gathers local stripper Gets Nod for checks one of them for his sons Opinion among high ranking areas; 1. It included the funds and the Chase Bank of Salt Lake Rose (Jennifer Aniston), surly and the other for his secretary. officials at the Archdiocese as of the benevolent fund which is City liable for divulging confi - homeless teenager Casey Isaiah calls the audit “witch- well as at the Ecumenical Patri - never a part of the annual bud - (Emma Roberts) and his young, St. Nicholas hunt” and is asking is the audit archate in Constantinople is get of a parish, due to the fact Continued on page 4 naive neighbor Kenny (Will Poulter). By Sara Polsky The whole concept has two Curbed.com motives: to lampoon the idea of the traditional all-American NeW yORK - A Greek-American New Dormition of Virgin Mary Church Opens its Doors family, and as an excuse to get newspaper (The National Her - Aniston to take off her clothes. ald) earlier this year reported Both are worthy endeavors, but that Santiago Calatrava was the Theodore Kalmoukos everything in We’re The Millers frontrunner to design the rebuilt TNH Staff Writer feels forced - a hodgepodge of Church of St. Nicholas down - comedic rhythms made to lurch town. SOUTHAMPTON, N.y. – The from one crude gag to another. The Post hears from multiple newly-built church of the Dor - Despite obvious comedic tal - sources that the rumors are in - mition of the Virgin Mary, a ents, Sudeikis and Aniston have deed true: out of a dozen final - building that is a smaller replica each had difficulty finding their ists, Calatrava has been chosen of Aghia Sophia that has the place in the movies, and neither for the project—though he has - form and structure of the origi - really fit their parts: small-time n't yet signed a contract, so it's nal in Constantinople, has been Denver pot dealer (dispatched certainly possible that he'll be inaugurated. for the pick-up by Ed Helms’ po - out of the Archdiocese's price The new church was erected lite but ruthless drug lord) and range. to remind the Diaspora faithful bitter stripper with a heart of The rebuilding of the church of the Orthodox and Greek spirit gold, respectively. has been a matter of contro - which has left an indelible mark The concealed identity shtick versy for years. The original in Constantinople. would have been more fruitful church was destroyed on 9/11 The Archbishop of America, if the characters’ personalities and will be rebuilt on the former Demetrios, officiated at a cere - weren’t just as thin as their cha - Deutsche Bank site at 130 Lib - mony which encapsulates the rade. dreams and awaiting of the de - But with such stereotype un - Continued on page 3 voted, assisted by the man who derpinnings, We’re The Millers first envisioned it, the Head remains the broadest of carica - Priest of the Ecumenical Throne, tures. Father Alex Karloutsos, who has The film, too, comes from For subscription: held the position since 1998. mixed sensibilities. The script 718.784.5255 Constandinos Lazarakis, the was begun by Wedding Crashers [email protected] Vicar of the community also as - scribes Bob Fisher and Steve sisted. Faber, and finished by Hot Tub Talking to Ethnikos Kirix, Fa - Time Machine writers Sean An - tNh/CostAs BEJ ther Karloutsos stressed that, “It ders and John Morris. Dodge - Archbishop Demetrios of America officiating at the Thyranoixia (opening of the doors) service of the newly-constructed Greek Orthodox church, Dormition of the Theotokos, in Southampton. Continued on page 4 Continued on page 5 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 24-30, 2013 Poet Breathes Life into GOINGS ON... n THRU NOVEMBER 2 Hellenic entrepreneurs, bringing “Dead” Language at NYC TARPON SPRINGS, FL - Night together our like-minded com - in the Islands also will be of - munity to create a platform for fered Saturdays, Sep. 7, Oct. 5, the growth and advancement of NeW yORK- Stephanie Nikolo - The lineup also included and Nov. 2 from 6-11 PM the Hellenes. poulos breathed new life into a Hillary Keel, Sarah Sarai, Car - City of Tarpon Springs will pre - “dead” language at the 3rd An - men Bardeguez-Brown, Kate sent Night in the Islands – a free n SEPTEMBER 19-22 nual New York City Poetry Fes - Levin, Carlos Manuel Rivera, event on the world famous GREENLAWN, NY – The St. tival on Saturday, July 27, when Sparrow, Bonafide Rojas, and Sponge Docks. Enjoy Greek mu - Paraskevi Greek Orthodox she read the opening lines of Keith Roach. The multi-lingual sic, dancing, and dining! And Church presents its Greek Festi - Homer’s The Odyssey in their poets infused German, Spanish, we will offer an hour of free val 2013, Sep. 19. Come join us original Homeric Greek. and English, in addition to Greek dance lessons by the Lev - for a little taste of Greece and Homeric Greek is an archaic Homeric Greek. endia Dance Troupe from 6-7 enjoy homemade Greek special - version of the Attic–Ionic dialect “Language,” Nikolopoulos PM. The event features live mu - ties such as gyro, souvlaki, of Ancient Greek, which faded says, “is a part of our identity. It sic by Ellada, an exciting Greek mousaka, spanakopita, Greek away as Koiné became the lin - speaks to our ancestry, where band composed of three of the beer and more! Also featuring gua franca of the Hellenistic we grew up, and our educa - most accomplished Greek mu - traditional Greek dance perfor - world around 300 BC. These tion.” She recalls reading sicians in the state. Ellada will mances, guided Church tours, Ancient Greek dialects are no Herodotus in her Scripps Core perform nisiotika, the lively tra - flea market and vendors and longer spoken today. They con - III class Greeks and ditional music of the Greek is - Grand Raffle! Hours: Thursday, tinued to evolve over time, due Others/Greeks and Us and com - lands, as well as old and new Sep. 19, 6 – 10 PM, Friday, Sep. to commerce and politics, and ing to a greater understanding Greek favorites. Ellada includes 20 and Saturday, Sep. 21, 11 eventually took the form of Me - of how widely the Ancient Leonidas Zafiris, bouzouki; Elias AM–11 PM, Sunday, Sep 22, 12 dieval Greek and then Modern Greeks traveled, which influ - Poulos, vocals; and Dino The - noon–9 PM. Where: Parish Greek language. Although it is enced their language and liter - ofilos, keyboard. The festival is Grounds, 1 Shrine Place, Green - no longer used conversationally, ature. supported in part by a grant lawn, NY. For more information Homeric Greek continues to be There are about 6500 lan - from the National Endowment call 631-261-7272. read and studied by today’s guages spoken around the for the Arts. scholars. world today, but it’s projected n OCTOBER 3 Nikolopoulos read at the that by 2100 half of them will n AUGUST 22-25 MANHATTAN – Please join us two-day festival by invitation become extinct. Working with PORT JEFFERSON, NY – The at the Inaugural Banquet for from poet RA Araya as part of poetry activist Bob Holman, Greek Orthodox Church of the The Hellenic Initiative on Thurs - Miguel Algarn’s Brooklyn Po - Nikolopoulos has written about Assumption presents its annual day, Oct. 3 at 583 Park Avenue etry lineup. Algarn is one of endangered languages for Greek Festival, August 22-25. in Manhattan. “Investing in the the cofounders of the Nuyorican BOMBlog and The Brooklyn This festival is a community Future of Greece” featuring Poets Café. Rail. Stephanie Nikolopoulos reciting her work event put together by the fami - President Bill Clinton will honor lies of The Assumption commu - three outstanding individuals nity and we invite you to join for their service to people of us in the festivities. This 4-day Greece and all funds raised event will feature such culinary through the banquet will sup - Jon Siderakis: Art Meets delights as gyros, pastitsio, port programs to support recov - moussaka, souvlaki, spanako - ery and renewal in Greece. pita & tyropita and much more. George Stephanopoulos will be Fantasy in Middletown We look forward to your partic - the Master of Ceremonies. The ipation in our Annual Greek Fes - honorees include Andreas Dra - tival/Raffle. Come see a spec - copoulos on behalf of The By Susan Dunne to it, but he didn't know how to tacular fireworks show on Stavros Niarchos Foundation; Hartford Courant share it when he was young," Friday and Saturday Aug 23rd Muhtar Kent, chairman and said Sandra Guze, his art and 24th! Hours: Thursday, Au - CEO of The Coca Cola Com - teacher at Rocky Hill High gust 22 – 5 – 10 PM, Friday, Au - pany; and Andrew N. Liveris, St. George Greek Orthodox School. gust 23, 5 – 11 PM, Saturday chairman and CEO of The Dow Cathedral in Hartford has many That has changed. Sideraidis Aug. 24, 1–11 PM, Sunday, Aug. Chemical Company. We are de - icons inside. Jon Sideriadis went now is working on a book of 25, 1–10 PM. Where: Parish lighted to celebrate their long - to that church every Sunday myths telling the story of his Grounds, 430 Sheep Pasture standing commitment and many while growing up in Rocky Hill imaginary world. He's illustrat - Road in Port Jefferson. Direc - contributions to Greece, espe - and would stare up at the gold- ing the book, too. An exhibit of tions: LIE Exit 64 (Route 112). cially in response to the eco - leafed paintings of haloed saints eight of those elaborate and fan - Go North to Port Jefferson (pass nomic crisis. John Catsimatidis, and martyrs. However, he was - tastical illustrations, "As - Rt. 83, pass Rt. 347) Go over Dennis Mehiel, George Stamas, n't thinking about the stories tromythos," will be up until the Railroad tracks. 1st traffic light George Svokos are the event Co- those icons told. He made up end of August at Green Street after RR tracks - make a LEFT Chairs. Visit THI’s website to his own stories. Art Center in Middletown, onto Sheep Pasture Road. Fol - register to attend at: www.the - "I would imagine they were where Guze is now the program low Sheep Pasture Road to the hellenicinitiative.org. Hotel Ac - warriors," Sideriadis said. and education coordinator. STOP sign - make a LEFT and commodations in Manhattan: At home, he would go into "I was a fan of Edmund then a RIGHT (You are still on Rooms have been reserved at the woods alone with his toys Spenser ['The Faerie Queene'], Sheep Pasture Road). After next the following hotels in Manhat - and act out those stories. As the Tolkien, the 'Star Wars' movies. STOP sign, you will see the tan for Oct. 2-4. If you would years went by, the stories got They created their own uni - Church on the LEFT hand side... like to make a reservation, more and more detailed. He verse," said Sideraidis, who lives For more information call 631- please phone the hotels directly didn't talk much about them. in Manchester. 473-0894. Admission: $2.00, and ask for the Hellenic Initia - "He was creating this world Sideraidis, who graduated free under 18. tive Banquet rate. The Renais - with so many different elements from Rocky Hill High in 2002, sance Hotel ($369 per night) went to Rhode Island School of n SEPTEMBER 4 Phone: 212-753-8841; The Fitz - Design and then to University ASTORIA – Get-Out-The-Vote patrick Hotel ($329 per night) of Hartford, where he got a low Rally for John CATSimatidis! Phone: 212-355-0100. Banquet residency MFA. He now is an The 2013 Independent Repub - tickets are $500 each, with adjunct professor of illustration lican for NYC Mayor. A Mayor packages for hosts at $2500, at U of H. for all New Yorkers and a Proud supporters at 15k, patrons at In his spare time, he writes Member of the Omogeneia. Join 25k and vice chairs at 50k. his myths. "My goal is to rein - Us on Wednesday, Sept. 4th, 6- vent the fantasy genre, with a 8PM at the Cretan House,32-33 n OCTOBER 31 – HE WILL MAKE US ALL PROUD story something like 'The 31st Street in Astoria. Open to NOVEMBER 3 Odyssey' and 'Rime of the An - the Public. Everyone is wel - WASHINGTON, DC – DC - cient Mariner' or 'Paradise Lost.' come. John will meet with us Greeks.com, in association with It's an epic poem, in rhyming and share his passion and vision local and national Hellenic or - hexameter. I write six lines a for NYC. Appetizers and refresh - ganizations, invites Greek- day. On the weekends, 12. ments will be served. RSVP to: American young adults from Sometimes it takes me an hour [email protected],917.856. across the country to our Na - to write two lines. They have to 3735 or, danielsmediaco@gmail tion's Capital this November for rhyme and each stanza is a .com.This is NOT a fundraiser the 5th edition of the one of the poem in itself." and no funds will be solicited. most diverse and inclusive To create an illustration, Greek events on the calendar! Sideriadis pencil-sketches the n SEPTEMBER 15 Pan-Hellenism Weekend 2013 image he wants, then blows the MANHATTAN – The Church of will provide Greek-American sketch up to the size he wants. the Annunciation invites you to and Philhellene young adults 18 He scans the work, prints it on “Welcome Back & Godparent and over with an affordable, watercolor paper and mounts Sunday,” on Sunday, Sep. 15. fun, classy, and quality event the paper onto a board. From Now that the summer is slowly which allows attendees from DC there, he oil-paints the picture, winding down we are preparing and over two dozen different sometimes using gold leaf and to welcome the entire commu - states the opportunity to net - shell gold to create haloes and nity back to the Annunciation work in a relaxed and welcom - accents on letters, so it resem - Church. We will celebrate every - ing environment without the bles an illuminated manuscript. one's return by honoring our burden of meetings and agendas Sideriadis coined the word godparents and godchildren. A that so often detract young "astromythos," a combination of memorial service will be held adults from attending other the Greek words for "star" and for our godparents and godchil - more established Greek conven - "myth." His paintings reflect dren who have fallen asleep in tions. Highlights of the weekend this, showing an otherworldly the Lord, and an artoklasia will include Thursday and Saturday universe where humanoids be offered for the health and Happy Hours, Friday and Sun - travel intergalactically. Many be - wellbeing of those who are still day Night Greek Nights, and ings have haloes similar to those alive and with us. 302 West 91st Saturday Late Night Bouzoukia! seen in Eastern Orthodox icons. Street. 212-724-2070. For full details including a Some paintings feature text in schedule of events, visit the Pan- Greek, which Sideriadis speaks n SEPTEMBER 16 Hellenism Weekend 2013 page and writes fluently. In the sto - ROSLYN, NY – The Hellenic on DCGreeks.com! ries, all characters and settings American Networking Group in - have Greek names Sideriadis vites you to their next gathering coined. at Limani Restaurant, 1043 n NOTE TO OUR READERS "These are allegories. They Northern Boulevard, Roslyn, This calendar of events section are a vehicle to create new sym - NY on Monday, Sep. 16. There is a complimentary service to bols and new stories," he said. will be a cash bar and Limani the Greek American community. He added that the haloes do not will once again graciously pro - All parishes, organizations and necessarily mean the creature is vide their delicious appetizers. institutions are encouraged to holy. Some creatures have horns The mission of this organization e-mail their information regard - as well as haloes. "The duality is to create an environment that ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead leaves it open to interpretation." facilitates meaningful business of time, and no later than Mon - A NEW YORKER FOR ALL NEW YORKERS Sideriadis studied many connections with fellow Hel - day of the week before the mythologies before creating his lenes. It’s about unifying the event, to english.edition@then - own. His favorite is Greek, but Hellenic professionals and the ationalherald.com his images and stories also are inspired by Norse myths and art of the Byzantine empire. He also JOHN CATSIMATIDIS read folk legends and fairy tales QUESTION OF THE WEEK to find common threads that run through all the world's narrative Vote on our website! For Mayor of New York, 2013 traditions. It's not easy creating an en - you have the chance to express your opinion on our website tire universe all by yourself, but on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - Sideriadis is determined to fin - lished in our printed edition next week along with the question A proud member of the Omogeneia ish the job. for that week. "It's probably going to take The question this week is: Do you think President Obama and the FIRST Greek-American to ever run for me my whole life," he said. was right to cancel his meeting with Vladimir Putin after Russia New York City’s mayoral seat. "That's OK. It's all I want to do." granted asylum to edward Snowden? Astromythos, Works by Jon o yes Together, we can make it happen! Sideriadis will be at Green o No Street Arts Center, 51 Green St. o Maybe in Middletown, until Thursday, The results for last week’s question: Will President Obama Aug. 29. Gallery hours are Mon - be more actively supportive of Greece than some of his recent day to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 predecessors were? p.m.; and Friday 9 a.m. to noon. 18 % voted "yes" Admission is free. Details: 71 % voted "No" www.cats2013.com http://www.wesleyan.edu/gree 11 % voted "Maybe" nstreet/. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 24-30, 2013 COMMUNITY 3 Greek-American Filmmaker Ledes is Focused on Family, Society, Hellenism

Continued from page 1 tion, for which he won the Made in New York award at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. SUCCeSS HAS MANy DiFFeReNT AROMAS Ledes has a younger brother, George, who runs the cosmetics industry trade publication busi - ness started by their father. His sister, Sara, is an accountant in the DC area and the youngest, Baily, also works in the perfume business, but Ledes took a dif - ferent path, and his calling came early. He began to make films around eight years old. He was very interested in writing and al - ways enjoyed stories, so when he got a super 8 camera, his path was obvious. He also wrote po - etry, which he did through his PhotoGrAPhEr JACquEs GoBErt days at Amherst College, where ABOVe: Greek-American film maker Richard ledes with his he won prizes for them. family: (l-R) ledes, Ava ledes, Kathy Jaharis and Wilder ledes. His love for writing was in - ABOVe RiGHT: Richard ledes and cinematographer Valentina fluenced by his studies of Latin Caniglia. ledes says “i work with images, but i work the way a and Greek, but one of his life’s writer works, in terms of editing, putting images together.” pivotal moments, which also Writing is for him “a primary, foundational way of working.” stimulated his love of Greece, BOTTOM RiGHT: elliott Gould and Judith Roberts from film came when his grandfather paid “Fred Won't Move Out.” for him to participate in the Archdiocese’s Ionian Village in particularly interested in Greek our self-expression and our rela - the Western Peloponnese. tragedy and he still thinks of film tionships.” “I was around 12 and it was as occupying a similar position Ledes also is concerned about the summer camp’s first year. I in modern culture in that “it has the decrease in funding for writ - was blown away by the range of a role to play in a democracy, ing and the arts which he thinks Greek people I met there,” he both entertaining and stimulat - is a detriment to our society. He said, discovering, “They are not ing thought and discussion.” believes literature and art are vi - at all monolithic.” CReATiViTy UNDeR ATTACK tal for social progress and har - Controversy and film was part That is why he is concerned mony. “They make for a more of the experience. His camp about the economics of film mak - humanistic society, make it mates “were very outspoken ing and distribution that are harder to set groups against each against the Greek junta,” which making it very hard for indepen - other.” made the priests nervous. dent film makers to make a liv - The arts and humanitarian “At one point one of the gen - ing, and forcing many to rein - concerns are important for both erals showed up for theatrical vent themselves at 50. Ledes and his wife, Kathy. They performances by the campers. His general critique of he are now working on a not-for We were all out there on the called the dominance of “finance profit working on animal rights raphy and gymnastics – he them “ancient Greece will lay the used to tell me they should never stage covered with Zs, he said. capitalism” is that it helps big on the island of Amorgos. He be - claims that credit for his side, foundation for large humanist have let people like my father The letter “Z” was a reference to business but not entrepreneurs lieves preventing the abuse of however, since his father was a ideas,” that will shape a better into this country. She was a na - the Costa-Gavras film about right and “people who have great animals is am important part of high school gymnast. future. tivist in the 1920s,” a movement wing political violence in Greece. ideas.” “The very existence of having a human society, but he GReeKS UNDeR ATTACK Such ideas would be in con - that caused ethnic groups like “Yes, I wore a Z. We got film making as a profession is also feels it is healthy for Greeks “I would love to do a film in flict with the model of finance the Greeks to establish the Order through it and the audience were under siege,” he said. in need to also have the oppor - Greece,” he told TNH. He is in - capital of which the United of AHEPA. like stone, but it was a striking He is also very interested in tunity to give through humani - trigued by a piece of ancient States is the leading proponent, Nevertheless, he is disturbed experience for me. At the time I “some strands of European tarian endeavors. Greek history related to the is - but he said that among Greek in - by the media’s portrayal of the was very interested in politics.” thought that emphasize lan - His wife loves music and is land of Mytiline, where his father tellectuals, social criticism and support Golden Dawn is receiv - It was the Vietnam era and his guage and speech and commu - active with the Little Orchestra in law Michael Jaharis has roots, the idea of humanizing “the ing in Greece. “That is a way of teachers back home were very nity and the role of language. society which was founded by but he is also interested in mak - other” goes back as far as Homer stigmatizing the Greek and jus - politically active. “I think it’s both typical and their dear friend, the late Dino ing films about modern Greek “where often the Trojans come tifying,” the crushing austerity “I had the advantage of going horrifying that the NSA should Anagnost. history, and is very concerned off looking better than the measures. through my rebellious years with be collecting every piece of writ - His son Wilder Alexander is about the Greek crisis. Greeks.” He concluded by saying “I good stuff to rebel against. I did - ten language that we transmit,” 14 and is interested in writing He knows Hellenes have a lot Which is ironic for today’s don’t blame the Greeks at all for n’t have to look far,” and his through the internet “in a way and computers, and daughter to offer, however, he hopes that Greece. Ledes he is stunned by what is happening. Whatever schooling allowed him to reflect that makes us all second guess Ava is interested in arts and the modern contribution of Hel - the notion of Greek racial purity faults the Greeks have go back a on literature and philosophy. what we are writing and com - crafts – a reflection of his wife’s lenism will not be that Greek en - rising again, and he juxtaposed long way,” and have nothing to His study of Attic Greek con - municating,” he said, agreeing profession as a jewelry designer. trepreneurs will invent the next the phenomenon with the mem - do with the causes of the current tinued through Amherst. He was that it has a chilling effect “on Ava is also interested in photog - phone app, but that through ory that “My mother’s mother economic crisis.” In John Catsimatidis’ Campaign for Mayor of NYC, Money is no Object

Continued from page 1 it like he sees it. He’s honest.” 2001, said Mr. Catsimatidis much more experience in gov - If elected, he doesn’t plan to Seventh Avenue, saying, with - Rudy Washington, a former faces an uphill battle. Voters in ernment and politics.’“ give up his business, saying he out explanation, that the street in New York - a city in which deputy mayor who worked with the primary tend to be more Mr. Catsimatidis has dis - would let his family take a thinned to one lane. “I will fix Democrats outnumber Republi - Mr. Lhota in Mr. Giuliani’s ad - conservative, he said, and they missed Mr. Lhota as a “bureau - greater role in management. that,” he said, prompting cheers. cans six to one - because he has ministration but who is backing probably aren’t keen on Mr. Cat - crat” who doesn’t have big Mr. Catsimatidis said he as - Ronni Anderson, Director of cross-over appeal. Mr. Catsimatidis, said Mr. Cat - simatidis support of Mr. Clinton, ideas. He’s questioned Mr. pires to be a 21st-century the gallery and a Democrat, said His critics say he doesn’t simatidis is a “man of integrity a Democratic hero. Lhota’s temperament and sug - Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor from she’s open to voting for Mr. Cat - have a grasp of the issues facing and honesty.” gested that New York doesn’t 1934 to 1945. “I think New simatidis in November but New York and isn’t ready for His business acumen, he want to return to the “mean - Yorkers need a La Guardia, hadn’t made up her mind. “I like prime time. Mr. Catsimatidis has said, is what New York City “I think New Yorkers ness” of the Giuliani era. The someone who’s going to fight to see someone who is self- never before held public office needs. Mr. Catsimatidis employs need a La Guardia, Lhota campaign has said Mr. for them.” made,” she said. or worked in government. “He about 8,000 people, nearly Catsimatidis doesn’t have a On the issues, Mr. Catsima - Mr. Catsimatidis’s wife, lacks the gravitas. He’s no Rudy 2,000 of whom work in the city. someone who’s going “comprehensive” vision for the tidis signature proposal is to Margo, who worked for Mr. Cat - Giuliani and he’s not Mike “He knows how to create to fight for them,” says city. bring the World’s Fair back to simatidis before they married in Bloomberg,” said Council Mem - jobs,” said Mr. Washington, who Mr. Catsimatidis grew up on New York. He said he’d promote 1988, told the crowd her hus - ber Eric Ulrich, a Queens Re - backed Mr. Catsimatidis before candidate Catsimatidis. 135th Street in Harlem and now arts and music in schools and band understands New Yorkers. publican who is backing Mr. Mr. Lhota entered the race. lives in a full-floor Fifth Avenue would work aggressively to bet - “I’m with this man 40 years, Lhota. “Running a supermarket While Mr. Washington said he “He’s running against a life - apartment. He studied electrical ter train teachers. He said he is and there’s not a day that goes is a lot different than running a hoped Mr. Catsimatidis prevails long Republican,” Mr. Cunning - engineering at New York Uni - concerned about the concrete by that I’m not amazed by what city.” in the primary, he said, “The city ham said, referring to his oppo - versity and dropped out, he barriers attached to bike lanes, he does and how much he loves Dan Isaacs, Chairman of the loses nothing if Joe wins.” nent, Mr. Lhota. “On resume, said, eight credits shy of his calling them “monstrosities” this city,” she said. “He is the New York Republican County Bill Cunningham, a former and temperament and experi - diploma. “I don’t think Steve that need to be removed. same guy that gets the same Committee, which is backing communications director for bil - ence, (voters) may look at Cat - Jobs finished either,” Mr. Catsi - On the night of Aug. 15, bills you guys get - the water Mr. Catsimatidis, said he be - lionaire Mayor Michael simatidis and say, ‘He has won - matidis said, referring to the co- when he showed up late at the bill, the this bill, this tax, that lieves the candidate’s rags-to- Bloomberg who helped steer derful experience in the founder of Apple. “Do you think art gallery in Lower Manhattan, (tax.) He gets it. He gets it on riches, “Only-in-America” story Mr. Bloomberg to victory in business world but Lhota has he was a failure?” he complained about traffic on every level.” is inspiring and exemplifies his leadership abilities. Still, Mr. Isaacs said, Mr. Catsimatidis is “not your conventional candi - date” in terms of his “manner - isms and appearance.” At 10 a.m. on Aug. 13, for example, Mr. Catsimatidis was on the Upper East Side to protest the placement of a garbage transfer station. He wore a dark suit with a large, eye-catching stain. He pointed to his size 13 shoe, stomping his foot to demonstrate that mayors put their foot down on bad pro - posals. “Yeah, he’s got a dirty suit and maybe he’s got a stain on his tie or his shirt. But you know what? He’s real,” Mr. Isaacs said. “And I’d rather have a guy like that than someone who’s per - fectly coifed and is full of bull— . And that ain’t John. John calls

S. Calatrava Gets Nod for St. Nick’s

Continued from page 1 erty Street, where the church and the Port Authority also signed an agreement to build a non-denominational bereave - ment center. Given the delays and bud - getary woes at the nearby trans - portation hub, also of Cala - trava's design, the architect may be an odd choice for this project. On the other hand, the church knows he can handle this kind of situation. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 24-30, 2013 Dormition of Virgin Mary Church, a Replica of Aghia Sophia, Opens on LI

Continued from page 1 fering us Dow shingles for the many times when you go to roof so this way we won’t spend grandiose things you lose the is indeed very moving for us be - money on electricity and heat - simpler and essential things. cause we can serve the Ortho - ing. It is the most modern that When Archbishop Demetrios dox and project our faith in the exists and it’s the first time this came he asked me to help with right way because we as Christ - have been given to the church.” Leadership 100 and told me to ian Orthodox have a tradition He added, “We dug out the keep the community because of the Mother Church of Con - land 10 years ago but some everyone now says that you are stantinople and our Church is Greeks had sued us and delayed both a good shepherd and a the most Byzantine and when us but this turned into a big good priest. And let me tell you someone sees it, it’s like they blessing because young people I was happy with this and this see Aghia Sophia. We have the came along who know how to was God’s Will. People started Cross of (Emperor) Justin and build churches. And also there coming, the congregation was the doors are exactly as they are came other people as benefac - increased, we couldn’t have a in Aghia Sophia, 13 feet tall. tors such as a couple who of - Greek school the way we should They are royal doors.” fered us $2 million and imagine nor a Sunday School. We could - He explained that, “When that the man is a Protestant and n’t serve the elderly and now you enter through the narthex the woman is a Jew. “ sincerely I am happy because (lobby) into the main Church He continued: “In answer now we can serve our people.” there are royal doors and when why he did something like that, He stressed: “Buildings are someone goes into the sanctu - he said because we had helped one thing, but the most beauti - ary step there are royal doors them spiritually. They came to ful church is a person’s soul and again. We will open them only me for advice and wanted to of - heart and that when God is when we have celebrations fer something to the church. there then the complex will fill about Bishops and the Virgin They want to remain anony - with love. If there is no love, Mary and when Head Priests mous.” whatever you do, the complex come and, unfortunately we will Father Karloutsos said the will be a big grave.” hold funerals as well.” project cost $12 million and said He said that, “It is an upcom - The shape of the church is was paid in full. “I was thinking ing community and also thanks like cross-like from the Sixth about this yesterday because to the Stavros Niarchos Founda - Fr. Alex Karloutsos, Protopresbyter of the ecumenical Patriarchate, presiding priest of the Century with a dome 60 feet when I came here in 1998 I was tion, which gave us $180,000 parish, is showing the epitaphios of the Mother of God to His eminence Archbishop Demetrios high while the interior will be upset with Archbishop Spyridon for three years, we have decided of America and to the congregation. painted with holy icons of and I had decided to serve a to establish an institute of lan - Byzantine art with holy topics community because everybody guage and civilization,” explain - He also said that the commu - while there are some families mition in the Hamptons is 90 from the life of Christ and saints knew I was involved in political ing that, “This year we will have nity is comprised of 260 families where the husband or the wife miles from New York City and of the Orthodox Church. and economic issues and I a Greek, a Romanian and a and he stressed that, “In our is Roman Catholic but we bring is considered one of the best Father Karloutsos added, wanted to go to a humble Russian school and bringing this community we have 35 races of them to us, open our hearts to summer resorts in the country. “We’re probably going to be the church. way all the Orthodox under the people, Italians, Jews, Russians, them, bring them in our fam - In answer to whether the only ‘Green’ Church because the “This also helped me spiritu - Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Ukrainians, Georgians, most of ily.” community maintains its Greek - company Dow Chemical is of - ally as a human being because Archdiocese, the morale.” whom have become Orthodox, The community of the Dor - ness, he said, “I will give you a small example. Last week we had 35 children for a Greek les - son in a summer course. We will have 35 children in the Greek school, 17 in the Russian and 12 in the Romanian. The lessons will be held at the same time but when we do the Greek dances all children will come and learn them,” he said. He added to the question about if the other Orthodox feel comfortable, “Of course, very comfortable because we’re not nationalists. The Greek spirit was never nationalistic, it em - braced the world and in that way enchanted the world and everyone became Greek.” He also said that, “It is for us a great honor and a blessing that the Archbishop will come Hundreds of Greek Orthodox faithful filled the new church of for the door opening and a meal the Southampton parish, which opened on August 15, the Feast will be held at the restaurant Day of the Theotokos. The Church is a Byzantine- style a replica Ammos that Mr. Markos is of - of the Aghia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople. fering for 300 people.” Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver Covers up His Utah Priests’ Suspect Dealings

Continued from page 1 was in due to serious problems for the 2012 budget of the Cross School of Theology $4,637.18 for car repairs, assist - uments of Gilbert’s and which had arisen. Having re - parish has information from the and seminarians studying for ing with church services, school - Kouremetis’ benevolent ac - dential information? Can this flected on the information I had Zions Bank for the years 2009, the holy priesthood. I know for books, and undetailed reasons. counts, including copies of happen to other people who do received, I can say most defi - and 2010. If this is not a witch- a fact that all seminarians at our Also a check of $75.13 was is - checks. Isaiah not only did noth - business with these banks?” nitely that the assistance given hunt, what is it? school of theology, as well as sued payable to Gilbert for a ing but he closed the churches He also wrote that “I dili - to this individual was truly of a “Secondly, in regard to the students at all colleges have un - lunch with another cleric named as TNH has reported because gently inquired of both priests benevolent nature.” information I have of the benev - expected needs that require fi - Maximos. the Parish Council was forced to holding the benevolent funds Isaiah sounds upset with the olent fund of Holy Trinity Cathe - nancial assistance. As to the Gilbert opened the benevo - reduce the salaries of the priests about the items listed. With the fact that the parish acquired in - dral, I spoke extensively with other five expenditures, they lent account in February 2006 by 40% due to lack of funds at benevolent fund of Prophet Elias formation on the two benevo - the priest since the expenditures had to do with worship services and he closed in May 2013 after the parish. Church I received concise infor - lent accounts: “I still cannot un - include members of his family. I involving visiting clergy and the parish council had started Isaiah in a letter dated Feb - mation from the priest of the derstand how the audit saw that six expenditures are re - chanting. auditing the finances of the ruary 4 sent to Gilbert, who had drastic situation the recipient committee, which is responsible lated to a professor of our Holy “Again, I recognize such ex - parish and requested to examine complained to him that the penditures as normal, as in all all the accounts that use the Parish Council was requesting of our parishes in the Archdio - Church’s tax ID number. to audit his benevolent account cese.” From Kouremetis’ benevolent instructed him no to give any COMING THIS FALL! He completely ignores the account 14 payments were information the audit commit - fact that Gilbert was writing made for household rent for the tee. He also instructed Gilbert cheeks to his sons “for car re - Church secretary’s benefit total - not to keep records: “If this is pairs” but he once more wrote ing $12,835.00 ($600 of this the case, and it is, you must not Special Import / Export Issue “finally, I really cannot under - was a cash payment – says for keep lasting records of the good stand your logic in this investi - rent). deeds which are being done October 2013 gation of your two priests, re - with the funds you receive for garding confidential benevolent this purpose.” assistance, a period covering The Parish Council wrote to Place your ad by September 26th and be part of three years and pertaining to the archbishop that “rest as - this culinary renaissance about twenty-five thousand dol - sured that our community's con - lars, when your parish did not cern is not that of divulging the give its annual commitment to sources that funded the Benev - the Archdiocese for 2011 in the olent Fund accounts; the con - amount of one hundred thou - cern is appropriateness of the sand dollars which the other expenditures of the funds, and parishes of this Metropolis paid. the Parish's liability under the Your payment for 2012 is delin - IRS laws. quent as well as this year's.” “Items for your consideration Isaiah blames the Parish that merit further investigation Council saying that “it appears should include but not limited that for the past fifteen months to the following: [it] has done little or nothing to • Why does the "Prophet bring unity and increased in - Elias Greek Orthodox Church come to the parish. You are one Benevolent Fund" Zions Bank of the wealthiest parishes in the Account No.: 0041-45001, con - Archdiocese with two million tain the name of Elizabeth dollars in separate accounts and Michaelsen as an owner and sig - you are crying poverty.” He natory party to the account, in threatens the council that he Metropolitan isaiah of Denver addition to Michael A. will request the Archbishop to Kouremetis? remove them. He wrote that “it Also, the records show that • In view of the fact that Eliz - appears that the time is coming 4 cash payments to the Church abeth Michaelsen has been a to the point when the Arch - secretary totaling $1,337 plus $ long time employee of and acted bishop can declare canonical 215.49 in other miscellaneous as the secretary to Fr. disorder with the removal of the payments. Kouremetis, she became the pri - current council and assuming The documents show that mary dollar amount beneficiary the administration of the parish $13,787.49 expenditures from of the Benevolent Fund. Please until it conforms to the Uniform the benevolent account went to note the payment of rents, at - Parish Regulations of the Arch - the Church secretary. torney's fees, etc . diocese (Article 16). According to the records sent • Who authorized her to “I am hopeful that you will to Demetrios and Isaiah, an - write checks for her own bene - not allow this to occur. As mem - other $7,212.70 or another 25% fit, and to sign the name of Fr. bers of Christ's Church you have of the total contributions made Michael Kouremetis? accepted a sacred obligation to to the benevolent account were • Who informed/authorized This edition highlights the hottest trends serve the Lord and His people. unidentified, including a $2,000 the payee bank to accept and in specialty foods and wines, combined with the most It is not too late to do this.” payment to law firm pay the checks signed by some - TNH revealed last week that Scally&Reeding. one other than Michael traditional Greek products and recipes. Don’t miss out! Gilbert and Kouremetis had Parishioners, donors, and Kouremetis, as it is evident by open benevolent funds accounts also the parish were contribut - some of the signatures on the For more information contact: supposedly to assist discreetly ing to the benevolent accounts sample checks? and confidently people in need, of the two priests trusting that • What are the IRS implica - [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 108 but instead Gilbert wrote checks their contributions would be tions of paying an employee ad - to his sons and Kouremetis paid used for philanthropic purposes ditional funds without issuing his secretary’s house rent. He assisting people in need. Gilbert, an IRS 1099 Form? We have had also authorized her as a Kouremetis, Demetrios, and Isa - been advised that this affects The National Herald cosigner on the account. iah all failed to respond to both Ms. Michaelsen and the According the documents ac - TNH’s request for comment. underage family members of an www.thenationalherald.com quired by TNH and had been On July 24, Parish Council employee. There are additional sent to Demetrios and Isaiah, 11 President Dimitrios Tsagaris in - serious IRS concerns raised by checks were paid to Gilbert’s formed Isaiah in writing, attach - the auditors as set forth sons over 9 months totaling ing a number of revealing doc - therein.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 24-30, 2013 COMMUNITY 5

ALL HISTORY Seeing Hellenes of the Lone Star State: the Greeks in Houston

By Steve Frangos TNH Staff Writer original Annunciation Greek Or - tended the Annunciation parish tory that Theoclitos Triantafil - thodox Cathedral, St. Basil the see inclusion. While it is clear, ides, born Theodore Triantafil - Great Greek Orthodox Church to the attentive reader, that there ides in November 1833, was an CHiCAGO- Greeks in Houston in west Houston, and St. John are two voices writing these cap - ethnic Greek. Triantafilides be - by Irene Cassis and Dr. Constan - the Theologian near the Clear tions (and so two inherently dif - came a monk and was by all ac - tina Michalos is the latest vol - Lake area. With the addition of ferent points of view) in the end counts an incredibly educated ume found in the Arcadia Pub - the Polemanakos Educational the stated purpose of presenting man able to speak Greek, Russ - lishing Company’s Images of Building, the S.P. Martel Audi - the history and experiences of a ian, Serbian and Arabic. In time America series that focuses on torium, and the Steve G. selection of parishioners from Father Triantafilides became the Greeks in the United States Caloudas Athletic Center, the the Annunciation Greek Ortho - tutor first for Prince George of (Charleston, South Carolina: Ar - Annunciation Cathedral com - dox Cathedral is accomplished. Greece and later for the Czar cadia Publishing, 2013). Now plex now encompasses two Even given the word limit im - Alexander III’s children. It was numbering an additional seven blocks.” As one might expect af - posed on the individual pho - Czar Alexander who sent Tri - volumes, these Arcadia photo- ter reading even this short pas - tographs certain captions are es - antafilides to Galveston. The historical accounts that focus on sage the Greek communities in pecially fine. The description of Saints Constantine and Helen the Greek experience in North Texas are not unknown by other the cover photograph or the con - Church in Galveston was estab - America are an invaluable visual Hellenes around the nation. Far cise explanations of the local lished by Greeks in 1862 but aids. I should quickly note that from it. Aside from decades of AHEPA and GAPA chapters in - over time went from a Greek to roughly another half dozen or news accounts in the Greek- cluding their internal goals are a pan-Orthodox to a Serbian so of these Arcadia publications, American press (and the host of succinct but crystal clear. There parish. On October 22, 1916, while not focusing exclusively publications the community it - are also those occasional cap - just short of his 83rd birthday, only Greeks, do offer some cov - self has issued) published ac - tions which do not ring true. Archimandrite Triantafilides erage of Greeks within their counts on the Greeks of Houston First, the vast majority of the died. None of these facts are in pages. The Tarpon Springs (and other Hellenes in Texas) Greeks from the 1880 to 1920 dispute. (2002) and the Carvel Ice Cream are readily available in any num - waves of sojourners did not It is of little matter which (2009) volumes are among the ber of historical accounts, refer - come to the United States be res - Greek Orthodox Church in most notable of that group. ence books, Internet sites, news - idents. That was a gradual North America is “the first” or With the Greeks in Houston paper stories and much more. process. Certainly those driven the “oldest.” It is the factual his - volume, we find a gathering of Arcadia Publishing’s highly from their native villages by tory of Greeks in North America 221 black and white historic successful standard format is wars or other reasons had no that is important. Many might photographs (not counting the one that mixes black and white choice is an accepted part of be unaware that no Greek eth - cover) as well as a judicious ar - photographs with brief captions. Modern Greek history. But the nic Archdiocese existed in North ray of documents. Given what Since the photographs all focus vast majority of Greeks who or South America until 1922. we read in this volume’s Ac - on a single community the im - came to the United States be - Many of the early Greek ethnic knowledgment’s page, that the ages and abbreviated accounts tween the years 1880 and 1920 priests that served in Greek eth - Annunciation Greek Orthodox all form one overall account. did so with the stated intention nic parishes around the nation community of Houston has is - While sections such as the intro - of ultimately returning home. were under the direction of the sued both a 65th and a 90th History of the Greek-Orthodox an introduction, ten chapters, duction or conclusion exist for So portraying these Greek so - Russian Archdiocese prior to commemorative historical vol - Community in Houston, Texas and a conclusion. The ten chap - longer written information, the journers as being intentional im - 1922. ume, “which provided source (Annunciation Greek Orthodox ters are thematic: Coming to Arcadia volumes are not meant migrants upon their arrival is at Coming to terms with an ac - material for this volume.” This Cathedral). Clearly the Annun - America; A New Home in Hous - to be narrative histories. So, any best a conflation of intentions curate understanding of the hu - is a rare advantage since com - ciation parish is fortunate to ton; The Church is Planted; The consideration of this book must that happened over a long pe - man complexities found in any munity commemorative vol - have two such individuals dedi - Church Blossoms; The Great be conscious of its basic form. riod of time and at worst a dis - community is difficult. But old umes are not widely circulated cated to such a project. Again, Wars; Greek American identity; With Greeks of Houston, the tortion. prejudices have no place in con - outside their host parishes. As in the true spirit of cooperation a Greek Presence in Houston; intent is clear this is most cer - On page 12 in the caption temporary historical accounts es - Arcadia Publishing is a national the authors of this new Arcadia The Church Flourishes; A Radi - tainly a visual history of those that discusses the first Greek Or - pecially when so much is already press anyone can now have a volume have sought out the help cal Decade and The Journey Greeks who attended the An - thodox wedding performed in published that reveals the dif - chance to see this valuable col - of Mary Poulos and Carol Vari - Continues. nunciation Cathedral and or Houston Archimandrite Theocli - ference between ethnic pride lection of historic images. tan of the Archives Committee For those not generally aware events surrounding that collec - tos Triantafilides is described as and documented fact. As we learn again from the at the Annunciation Cathedral of the internal structure of Greek tive. It is not framed or offered coming from “SS Constantine A careful reading of Greeks acknowledgments page another for historical information and America: “In 1967, Houston be - as the history of all Greeks in Serbian Orthodox Church in in Houston provides a service - form of continuity exists here personal memories. Ann Poulos came the See of the Eighth Arch - Houston or even that region of Galveston” and that he “was a able addition to the growing since Mary Wells Sharpley and administrative assistant to father diocesan District, and the An - Texas. Although from time to Russian priest sent to Galveston number of photographic-histo - Cassis coauthored both Annun - Michael Lambakis, dean of the nunciation Church was elevated time given the history and per - by Czar Nicholas.” In these few ries on the Greeks in the United ciations’ 65th and a 90th vol - Cathedral also provided needed to the status of a cathedral. To - sonal experiences of various in - words, volumes of dispute are States. umes. In 2009, Dr. Michalos information. day, the Greek community of dividuals who live outside of the contained. edited Our Precious Legacy: The This volume is composed of Houston has three churches: the city of Houston but who at - It is an accepted fact of his - [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Unhappy Birthday

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos for Sunday dinners at Aunt Cal - soon. got a Greek salad for two.” He Special to The National Herald liope’s house, Yiannis’ sister. He A place called Ilios came in began to worry if he’d have to knew that the finer restaurants sight. Taking a moment to study send her home while he washed Strolling lower Manhattan, were pricey. But, it was a special the menu, noticing the prices dishes in the kitchen. Or, if the Yiannis and Barbara looked for double occasion. Besides his were a lot better than the waiters would lift him up, bod - a place to have dinner. They birthday, Barbara would be restaurant two blocks up, they ily, and throw him out into the very seldom ate out – excepting graduating from high school entered. A maitre d’ seated them street. Sweating, he mentally at a blue-clothed table against added up Barbara’s order and if the wall, handing each a menu he could eat anything at all. He and left. But, his face blotched thought he’d brought enough red when he saw that the prices money but… “I’ll have the soup. were not like the menu dis - Bring some bread – freshly played outside. He called the baked.” Maitre d’ and pointed it out. “What will you have to drink, “Those, sir, are lunch prices. sir?” You’re two hours late for lunch.” “Water. I have an ulcer.” he explained the stiff-backed gen - explained. tleman, haughtily, looking at “Pop! You don’t have an ul - Yiannis over his long, thin nose. cer.” she whispered when the Not placated, Yiannis told him waiter left them. “Why are you discovered that he had just his sister, fondly. Their treat? it was a deception, “A trick… a not having a glass of wine, at enough to cover it all – with Suddenly, the music sounded gimmick to get us in here.” But, least?” she grew quizzical. “And, very little for a tip. ‘It’s either like it was piped in from heaven; Barbara begged him not to fuss. only soup?” them or me!’ he mumbled. the décor was the most beautiful “Please! I love this place, Pop! “I’m really not very hungry. About to leave, their atten - he’d ever seen, his appetite be - Look! It has paintings of Greece Your mother said I’m gaining tion went to the brass doors came voracious and the prices on the walls. It’s so picturesque! too much weight. My pants where Areti and his sister, Cal - weren’t so bad, really. “I’m starv - Almost like being there.” don’t fit anymore. That’ll mean liope entered, approaching the ing.” He announced, patting his With hesitating acquies - buying new clothes. Can’t do table, exchanging hugs and stomach. cence, he capitulated, picking that!” Barbara tried to convince kisses while a surprised Yiannis “Pop! What happened to up the menu as if it was soiled. him to order something more. asked them why they had come. your ulcer?” eyeing her father, A steak cost triple what he’d Growing irritated, he insisted “We searched every restau - suspiciously. “And, your weight have paid at the super market. he’d be satisfied with his order. rant along the avenue. Have you gain?” The were little different from Shrugging her shoulders, she forgotten? It’s your birthday!” “Oh, that! Comes and goes – the entrees. The drinks were out said nothing more. Instead, she “Yeah! Birthday.” he sighed, like birthdays.” he told her, sit - of range – anyone’s range, he leaned back and listened to the stuffing his hands into his empty ting back down. was convinced, flipping the lovely soft, Greek instrumental pockets. “But, it’s too late! The bill is AP Photo/dPA, JoErG CArstENsEN menu. Their waiter came with music that floated through the “We wouldn’t let you cele - paid, Yiannis.” His sister told British actor Will Poulter (l), US actress Jennifer Aniston (C), pad and pencil standing beside beautifully decorated restau - brate this day with only Bar - him, grabbing his hand, “Let’s and director Rawson Thurber arrive for the German premiere Barbara. “Are we ready?” he rant, wishing her mother could bara. We came to celebrate with go to my house and have a little of the movie "We're the Millers" in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 15. asked. Yiannis fumbled, “I… be there, too. The food came on you. Our treat, of course!” said something there.” need a little more time.” But, lovely ornate plates. But, for Barbara told the waiter her or - Yiannis, his soup could have der, beginning with Crab Soup, been dish water. Barbara’s Jennifer Aniston Strips grilled vegetables, “…and for dessert, a sumptuous honey- the entrée I’d like chicken Fric - soaked Baklava, activated Yian - assee with oven baked pota - nis’s saliva glands. His stomach In We’re the Millers toes.” Yiannis’s hands began to roared, especially, when the bill shake. “Oh!” she added, “I for - came. His hands shook until he

Continued from page 1 be necessary if a good romantic comedy script captured her girl- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST ball: A True Underdog Story di - next-door snark. But it’s starting GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH rector Rawson Marshall Thurber to look unlikely she’ll ever find keeps the tone appropriately another The Good Girl — or is 143 East 17th St., New York, NY 10003 • (212) 473-0648 breezy, but understandably really seeking it. struggles to find the right sense As a diversion, one could do We invite you to join us in prayer of timing. worse. Sudeikis’s smart-aleck, We’re The Millers aims for a Midwest charm, masking a to commemorate the Feast of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. nuclear family farce, pushing it more devious instinct, does a lot Wednesday, August 28, Great Vespers with Artoclasia at 7:00pm one step further than its obvious to carry the film. The former His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Ζela will officiate this evening inspiration, National Lampoon’s Saturday Night Live player has assisted by the Very Rev. Arch. Vasilios Bassakyros & other clergy. Summer Vacation: not only are struggled to transition to lead - www.GreekKitchennyc.com they not the gleaming picture of ing man roles, though he Thursday, August 29, Matins at 9:15 am family life they might seem, showed promise in the little they’re not even a real family. seen A Good Old Fashioned followed by the Divine Liturgy with Artoclasia at 10:15 am This naturally opens up a realm Orgy.” His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Ζela will officiate of jokes along the lines of Kenny, But he’s straining here to assisted by the Very Rev. Arch. Vasilios Bassakyros & other clergy. in a kissing lesson, smooching keep the ship righted. When the his supposed mother and sister. end-credit bloopers roll, The Philophohos Society will host a reception on both days. Every pit stop is a chance for Sudeikis and Aniston, free of the gratuity. There’s a camp out contrived plot, look like they’re Sunday, September 1, The beginning of the Ecclesiastical year, with swingers (Nick Offerman finally having fun. Matins ( όρθρος ) will be conducted at 9:15 a.m. and Kathryn Hahn) and a run- We’re The Millers, a Warner in with pursuing drug dealers Bros. release, is rated R by the followed by the Divine Liturgy 10:15 a.m. that inanely becomes Aniston’s Motion Picture Association of strip tease. America for crude sexual con - OUR ANNUAl FeSTiVAl Will TAKe PlACe As she did in Horrible Bosses tent, passive language, drug ma - ON S ΑTURDAy SePTeMBeR 28 (which also co-starred Sudeikis) terial and brief graphic nudity. the actress trades on the thrill Running time: 110 minutes. The Priest Vasilios Bassakyros and the Parish Council of her sexuality, which wouldn’t One and a half stars out of four. 6 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 24-30, 2013

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By Paul Vitello and is in its 12th printing. The his literary agent, who helped of time tapas bar hopping. In a New York Times New York Times’s restaurant Mrs. Casas get her first book 1979 interview, Mrs. Casas told critic Mimi Sheraton called it contract. She and Mr. Claiborne Mr. Claiborne, “We rarely got Penelope Casas, a Greek- “one of the best works on Span - remained friends until his death home before 5 in the morning, American writer from Queens ish food ever presented to the in 2000. and then got up to make an 8 who was an authority on the American public.” Mrs. Casas published seven o’clock class.” foods of Spain, and helped in - Her 1985 cookbook, “Tapas: cookbooks, including “Delicioso! Penelope Fexas was born on troduce Americans in the 1980s The Little Dishes of Spain,” was Regional Cooking of Spain” May 25, 1943, in Whitestone, to a continental Spanish cuisine among the first to chronicle for (1996), “Paella! Spectacular Queens, one of two children of distinctly different from its Mex - American readers the Spanish Rice Dishes From Spain” Antonia and Achilles Fexas, ican and South American coun - culinary tradition of tapas bars, (1999), and “La Cocina de Greek immigrants. Her father terparts, died on Aug. 11 in or tascas, where Spaniards Mama: The Great Home Cook - was an optometrist. Her only Manhasset, on Long Island. She graze between meals over ap - ing of Spain” (2005). sibling, Tom, an influential de - was 70. The cause was compli - petizers like baby eel, grilled In all of them, she took pains signer of racing yachts, died in cations of treatment for sausage and prawn fritters, sip - to describe Spanish culinary cul - 2006. leukemia, said her daughter, ping sherry. That book also be - ture as well as its ingredients. Besides her daughter, Elisa, Elisa. came a classic, riding an early The tapas tradition, for instance, she is survived by her husband Mrs. Casas wrote many in - wave of enthusiasm for tapas in emerged among the fiercely in - and a granddaughter. fluential books on Spanish cook - the United States. “Tapas” was dependent-minded people of The Spanish government ing, beginning in 1982 with reissued in 2007 in a revised ElisA CAsAs Andalusia in the 19th century, awarded Mrs. Casas the Na - “The Foods and Wines of Spain,” edition. Penelope Casas, of Queens, wrote many books and chronicled she wrote, partly because it per - tional Gastronomy Prize in which is considered a classic Upon its original publication, the tradition of tapas bars. mitted them “to eat by whim, 1983, in recognition of her role free from rules and schedules.” as a herald of the Spanish cook - Craig Claiborne, the Times food tapas dish — baby eels tossed Mrs. Casas’ first exposure to ing tradition in the United writer and editor, called the in olive oil. anything Spanish came in her States. Her last book, “1,000 tapas book “exceptional,” and The Spanish word for baby ninth-grade Spanish class at Spanish Recipes,” completed anointed Mrs. Casas “the lead - eels was “angulas” — not “an - Garden School, a private high shortly before her death, is to ing American authority on the guilas,” as he had written — she school in Jackson Heights, be published in 2014. foods of Spain.” said. Mr. Claiborne initially dis - Queens. She later majored in In interviews, Mrs. Casas said It was a happy resolution to missed her complaint, insisting Spanish literature at Vassar. Her she hoped to clarify the identity what had been a first bristly ex - in a note of reply that he was fate as a Spainophile was of Spanish food for Americans, change between the critic and right and she was wrong. She sealed, her daughter said, dur - who generally confused it with Mrs. Casas, who until the early stood her ground, though, sent ing a semester abroad in Madrid Mexican and South American 1980s was unknown except as another letter with considerable in the early 1960s, when she cuisines. “Mrs. Penelope Casas, of White - etymological proof and so im - met her future husband, Dr. Luis “People thought of Spanish stone, Queens,” the signature pressed Mr. Claiborne with her Casas, who would collaborate cuisine as spicy, full of rice she used in her many letters culinary erudition that he in - on several of her books. dishes,” her daughter said. published in The Times’s food vited her to cook him a meal. At the time, though, he was “They had no real sense of what and travel sections. In the late After the meal, which was a medical student, and the son Spanish food was. She would 1970s, she had written a polite served at the Casases’ summer of her student-exchange host talk about tapas bars, and they note to Mr. Claiborne correcting home in East Hampton, not far mother. would think she was saying ‘top - his spelling for a spaghettilike from Mr. Claiborne’s, he called The young couple spent a lot less.’ ”

DEATHS Artist Steven Antonakos n LAZAROPOULOS, MATINA Greek Orthodox Church 615 n TRIFON, DESPINA Road, Flint. A Trisagion Service MEDFORD, NJ (From the Med - Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, NJ FLINT, MI (From from Flint will be held at 7pm Thursday ford Courier-Post, published on 08002. Journal, published on Jul. 31) evening at the funeral home. Steven Antonakos, Artist Who Aug. 9) – Matina Leonida – Despina Trifon, of Burton, age Despina will be at the church Lazaropoulos (nee Xidis), 83, of n THEOHAROS, HELEN 69, died Monday, Jul. 29 at her from 10:30am Friday until the Medford, New Jersey died NEWARK, NJ (From the Star- residence. Funeral service will time of the service. Despina was Used Lights in Sculpture, 87 Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Ledger, published on Jul. 22) – be held at 11AM Friday, Aug. 2 born in Rhodes, Greece, the home. Mrs. Lazaropoulos was Helen (Mamoukaris) Theoharis, at Assumption Greek Orthodox daughter of Emmanouil Ioannis NeW yORK (ANA-MPA)- Artist Lakonia prefecture, in 1926. In born in Poulakida, Nafplion, 89, of North Plainfield, N.J., Church, 2245 East Baldwin Giannouris and Andrianna Ha - Steven Antonakos, a prominent 1930 his family emigrated to Greece and emigrated to the passed away on Saturday, Jul. Road, Grand Blanc, Father An - zoglou. On October 8, 1961 she member of the Greek diaspora, New York City, which became his USA in 1973, before moving to 20, at her home. The funeral ser - gelo Maggos officiating. Burial married Everett Trifon and he died in New York City aged 87, home to the end of his life. His Medford over 20 years ago. She vice will be celebrated at 10:30 in Evergreen Cemetery. Those preceded her in death in 2010. passed away last weekend. art, which also included works was preceded in death by her a.m. from the Greek Orthodox desiring may make contribu - Despina was a member of As - Known for his use of neon on paper, examined the connec - husband Leonidas in 1997. Mrs. Church of St. George in Clifton, tions to Assumption Greek Or - sumption Greek Orthodox lights in sculpture, Antonakos tion of color with space and had Lazaropoulos is survived by her N.J. Born and raised in New thodox Church or Gentiva Hos - Church. Surviving are children, had exhibited his work at Faros made a name for him as early as son Pete (wife Krissa); grand - York City, Helen went to live in pice. Visitation 12-3pm and Georgia (Alex) Kocoves of West gallery and the Onassis Cultural the 1960s because of the new children Leonidas, Taso, Greece during the German oc - 5-8pm Thursday at the Swartz Bloomfield, Andrea (Dave) Gor - Center, both on Syngrou Avenue, way he used neon lights in geo - Michael; sister Sophia Mavro - cupation. Upon returning to the Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill don of Milford and Nick Trifon and became widely known for metric sculptures, panels and giannis; brother Michalis Xidis. U.S., she lived in Brooklyn, Jer - of Grand Blanc; grandchildren, his installation "Search", specifi - public works. Memorial donations in memory sey City, N.J., and Nutley before this is a service Lauren, Dean, Evan, Drew, cally designed for the Old Olive His works were shown in over of Mrs. Lazaropoulos may be moving to North Plainfield in to the community. Chloe, Alex and Ethan; siblings, Factory in Elefsina in 2011, his 250 group and over 100 solo ex - made to Saint Irene Philopto - 2000. She was the owner of Announcements of deaths Anastasia Kleanthis, George and last show in Greece. hibitions in the US, Europe and chos Society of St. Thomas Neptune Liquor & Deli in Jersey may be telephoned to the Anna Giannouris, Stergoula and The same year he had also Greece, while over 45 of his City from 1970 to 1990. The Classified department of Dimitri Potsos, Ioannis Gian - presented a gift to the Christian large-scale public works have beloved wife of the late Nicholas the National herald at nouris, Vasilia Varvoudakis and days and dates of funerals, and Byzantine Museum in been installed in the US, Europe Theoharis, she is survived by her (718) 784-5255, brother-in-law, Nick (Anna) memorials, and other events di - Athens in memory of the institu - and Japan, in museums and pub - loving daughter, Irene Tantaros, monday through friday, Georgiou; many nieces, rectly correspond to the original tion's late director and friend lic spaces. In Athens, his instal - and her husband, Nick; her 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Est nephews; Godchildren, family publication date, which appears Dimitris Konstantios. lation "Procession" is on perma - grandson, Gregory Tantaros, and or e-mailed to: and friends. Your condolences at the beginning of each notice. Antonakos, baptised nent display at the Ambelokipi her siblings, Christine Demos [email protected] may be shared with the family Stylianos, was born in Gythio, metro station. and Nick Mamoukaris. at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 24-30, 2013 GREECE CYPRUS 7 Despite Protests, a Museum Dedicated to Ataturk Opens in Thessaloniki

THeSSAlONiKi- With the Thessaloniki City Council gave it pray in Thessaloniki’s New (Yeni) strong support of Mayor Yiannis to the Turkish State. Mosque – for the first time in 88 Boutaris, who is eager to lure In an interview with the Wall years – which drew fire from more Turkish tourists, Thessa - Street Journal this year, Boutaris Greek Orthodox priests and na - loniki has inaugurated a mu - said Greece should capitalize on tionalists. seum dedicated to Mustafa Ke - the chance to show visiting Turks Writing for the newspaper mal Ataturk, the founder of the all the sites in Thessaloniki where Kathimerini, he said the move Modern Turkish state, under their ancestors ruled. “Thessa - would “promote the city by high - whose charge Greeks were dri - loniki was a booming city of the lighting the full range of its his - ven out of Asia Minor. Ottoman Empire,” he said during torical and cultural legacy.” The building, at the house a trip to Istanbul. Thessaloniki, Greece’s second where Ataturk was believed to Boutaris’ role in resurrecting largest city, retains several Ot - have been born in 1881, took a Ataturk’s memory in Greece has toman and Jewish structures. year to renovate. Boutaris said it had vehement critics during this “The students’ visit… is a clear will help strengthen ties between 100th anniversary of his own city sign of respect and religious tol - Greece and Turkey, two long - being freed. He said that display - erance not just toward our Mus - standing rivals, and with Greek ing Greek pride was “ethnic pop - lim citizens but also toward soci - nationalists still seething over the ulism,” and that, “With the Euro - eties with majority Muslim 400-year-long Ottoman Occupa - pean Union, I feel like a partner.” populations,” he added. tion even though it ended two he added, “With the Turks, I feel Buses with tourists from centuries ago. like a brother.” Turkey arrive on a daily basis in Nationalist groups, including Boutaris even refused to at - Thessaloniki, as Kemal Ataturk many former Army reservists, tend a parade re-enacting the and Nazim Hikmet, an early marched in protest near the Greek army’s liberating march 20th-Century acclaimed Turkish building into his city in 1912, an event poet, were born there. There are The three-level house lies which included hoisting the also many Ottoman monuments within the Turkish Consulate biggest Greek flag in his country. in the city that attract Turkish complex and has been declared AP Photo/NikolAs GiAkoumidis Also, two monks earlier this tourists a modern monument by Greek Members of Greek far-right organizations, most of them former reservists of the Greek army, year year interrupted a ceremony “If our perspective on history cultural authorities. It was re - protest outside the Turkish Consulate in the Northern port city of Thessaloniki. of the delivery of an icon from here in Thessaloniki is hostile to stored to the look it had 132 Mt. Athos to the city by screaming everyone else who has lived in years ago. President, heading efforts at rec - Greeks were massacred in the of coddling Turkey. at the Mayor: “Boutaris, you this city before, who will be left Ataturk, who led Turkey’s de - onciliation with Greece, and died city although he wasn’t directing Before the Greek army won bum!” for us to do business with?” An - feat of Greek expeditionary in 1938. the Turkish forces there. Boutaris back Thessaloniki 100 years ago, In April, Boutaris gave permis - tonis Kamaras, an aide to the forces in the 1919-22 war, lived Under Ataturk’s leadership, said the historic significance of the area was known as the Koca sion to a group of students from Mayor told the Wall Street Jour - part of his childhood in Thessa - Turkish forces drove Greece out Ataturk should be remembered Kasim Pasa district. It was built the Muslim School of Komotini, nal, trying to defend the idea of loniki. He became Turkey’s first of Smyrni in 1922 and many but his critics have accused him before 1870 and in 1935 the in northern Greece, to visit and honoring Ataturk. Greek Privatization Chief is Out, But Government Presses on with Sales

ATHeNS – After moving swiftly sanidis so he could get to his minimum price the government breach of duty over his former to oust the head of the country’s summer home on the island of had set. role as Chairman of a state util - privatization fund TAIPED, Ste - Kefallonia instead of taking an He said he understood that ity. lios Stavridis, for accepting a early morning commercial flight his decision to travel on Melis - Greece had initially pledged ride on the private jet of a busi - and that he was not compro - sanidis’ jet “may raise some to raise 50 billion euros ($67 bil - nessman who had just bought mised as the deal had already questions in the public mind” lion) by 2015 from the privati - the state gambling monopoly been done and signed. but said “public opinion has a zations, an ambitious target OPAP, the Greek government “I don’t regret it at all, quite tendency to focus on appear - quickly scaled back to 24 billion said it would press on with de - the opposite in fact,” he said, ances.” euros by 2020. layed sales of other enterprises adding that, “Everything I do is Greece’s major opposition TAIPED has so far signed and properties. with absolute transparency and party the Coalition of the Radical deals worth 2.85 billion euros, A furious Finance Minister is practical. I want to be trans - Left (SYRIZA) said the affair was and is aiming to reach a total of Yannis Stournaras, said to be an - parent and not be ashamed of “a first, clear admission of the 3.2 billion by the end of this year gered over the appearance of a what I do,” he said. dirty relationship” between the after suffering a setback when conflict of interest between Stavridis added that Melis - government of Prime Minister there were no bids for the state Stavridis and Dimitris Melissani - sanidis had held a hostile stance Antonis Samaras, the New gas company DEPA. Russian en - dis, who heads the Greek-Czech during negotiations for the sale Democracy Conservative leader ergy giant Gazprom pulled out consortium Emma Delta that of OPAP and that offer to give who rules with the PASOK So - at the last minute even though bought a 33 percent stake in him a ride on his jet showed con - cialists, and business interests. Samaras met with the company’s OPAP, demanded his resignation. ciliation. “He offered to accom - SYRIZA denounced the pri - Stavridis in bussinessman Dimitris Melissanidis’ jet, smiling CEO amid fears by EU officials Stavridis, who insisted he had modate me after the signing vatization program as “one of next to a female flight attendant, on his way to Cephalonia. that Russia would be getting too done nothing but admitted he which was ceremonial in na - the greatest scandals in modern big a foothold in Europe. had put the government in an ture,” Stavridis added. European history,” arguing that public sector reforms including Greek economy alive. The fund has said it will awkward position, complied but He also noted that it Yannis public assets were being sold the firing or transfer of 40,000 But the privatization effort is launch a new bid to privatize the not after issuing a defense in Emiris, TAIPED’s Managing Di - well below their value. The party workers, are conditions of two far off target and Stavridis is the DEPA gas firm, and its short term which he accused the govern - rector, who had the lead role in said that, if elected, it would not bailouts totaling $325 billion second head of the agency to be plans include selling stakes in ment of “hypocrisy.” the negotiations that brought in recognize any signed deals “that from the Troika of the European ousted in six months. His pre - the country’s biggest ports of Pi - “I am not a monk and I won’t 654 million euros ($872.16 mil - contravene the public interest.” Union-International Monetary decessor Takis Athanasopoulos raeus and Thessaloniki, as well hide,” Stavridis said. He said he lion) which was 78 million euros The privatizations, combined Fund-European Central Bank stepped down after he was as the Thessaloniki water com - accepted the favor from Melis - ($104.02 million) less than the with harsh spending cuts and (EU-IMF-ECB) keeping the charged by a prosecutor with pany. German Finance Minister Admits that Greece Will Require Third Bailout

Continued from page 1 was done to keep Greece calm that needs to be filled although from the Troika in July and allowed another debt write- Greek situation again at the end until after Merkel could deal Samaras, who pushed through stands to receive another 1 bil - down. of 2014 or in early 2015. It wild Greek overspending. with federal elections. A Bun - unpopular austerity measures lion euros ($1.3 billion) in Oc - “No, I don’t expect a new makes sense to stick to this time - Greece in 2011 hit private in - desbank official denied that was on the demand of the Troika, tober on condition it meets fiscal haircut for Greece. We are mov - line,” she added. vestors, including those in the the case, however. ruled out more pay cuts, tax targets. Troika envoys are due ing ahead step for step. There The EU’s finance chief, Olli Diaspora and Cypriot banks that Germany is the biggest con - hikes or slashed pensions. The back in September to check the is no question that a lot has to Rehn, said other options besides nearly went bankrupt, with 74 tributor to bailouts for Greece government is going ahead with books again. change in Greece. But we also a bailout should be considered, percent losses in a desperate bid that are wildly unpopular plans to transfer or fire 40,000 Merkel, who backed aid for see clear progress and recognize such as giving Greece more time to write down its debt accumu - among German voters although public workers. Greece on condition of austerity, this,” she said. to repay what it owes although lated by decades of wild over - Merkel has insisted on big pay Greece got an aid tranche of told the newspaper Ruhr “In the Eurozone, we always many analysts said the debt is un - spending and packing public cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions, 5.8 billion euros ($7.75 billion) Nachrichten Greece will not be said that we would evaluate the sustainable and so is repayment. payrolls with hundreds of thou - and the firing of scores of thou - sands of needless workers in re - sands of Greek public workers turn for votes. in return. Schaeuble didnt’ specify how German media have specu - much would be needed but lated that Merkel will agree to Cyprus’ Crisis Killing Economy, Russians Reinvest Abroad Greek officials reportedly said it the debt cut but wanted to wait would be less than either of the until after the elections in a po - first bailout of $152 billion or litical gambit and her political NiCOSiA- A bailout of 10 billion Troika said the country could not at UralSib Capital, saying that cial system by giving its plutocrats the second for $173 billion. rivals have accused her of flat- euros ($13 billion) from interna - sustain its debt nor repay the “the figures are, apparently majority ownership, at least on HOW MUCH? out lying to Germans. tional lenders that came with loans otherwise. linked to the financial problems paper, of the Bank of Cyprus, the Schaeuble has said in the THe VieW FROM ATHeNS harsh austerity measures and Capital controls, limiting de - in Cyprus.” country’s oldest, biggest and most past that international lenders Schaeuble’s comments didn’t confiscation of 47.5 percent of positors to take out 300 euros Going after Russian money important financial institution. may have to consider a new aid just toss a curveball into the bank accounts over 100,000 eu - ($390) per day from personal ac - has had an unintended conse - “Whoever controls the Bank program for Greece after the German campaign but caught ros ($130,000) is already crip - counts and tight restrictions on quence as well, with the New of Cyprus controls the island,” current one expires at the end Antonis Samaras flat-footed too. pling the Cypriot economy, the businesses have prevented a run York Times reporting that it may said Andreas Marangos, a Limas - of 2014, but didn’t say it was Samaras has been seeking to de - country’s statistical service CYS - on the banks but the institutions have backfired as depositors are sol lawyer whose clients include inevitable as he now did. flect criticism by pointing out TAT said. are slowly being drained. being given shares in the Bank many Russians. He had come to Athens in that Greece has a primary sur - Gross Domestic Product Cypriot banks had garnered of Cyprus and much of it is end - The biggest single chunk of July to show support for Sama - plus – not counting interest pay - (GDP) fell 1.4 percent from the big deposits from foreigners, par - ing up in the hands of rich Rus - shares – around 18 percent – is ras’ implementation of more ments, municipal budgets or first quarter, when it fell 1.7 per - ticularly Russians who lost nearly sians and foreigners, even though supposed to go to depositors who austerity measures, including pension debt that would other - cent That is the eighth consecu - half their money and have re - many Cypriots lost much of their lost money in Cyprus’ now-de - the coming firing of as many as wise create a deficit – and that tive quarterly contraction. Non- sponded by taking out as much savings as well. funct Laiki Bank, but this stake is 40,000 public workers over the he believes the economy will be - seasonally adjusted GDP fell 5.4 as they can and investing almost “The Russians, though badly likely to be controlled by Cyprus’ next two years. gin to turn the corner sometime percent from a year earlier. €50 billion ($65 billion) abroad bruised, are now in a position to central bank. As a result of a His comment comes on the next year. The Cypriot economy, the in the first quarter of 2013, with get something that has previously forced conversion of Bank of heels of Germany’s central bank, In Athens, a Greek finance third-smallest in the 17-nation almost half, €23.7 billion, eluded even Moscow’s most au - Cyprus deposits into shares, how - the Bundesbank, also reporting ministry official told Reuters a Eurozone, is expected to shrink ($31.62 billion) moved to the dacious oligarchs: control of a so- ever, a diverse and so far unor - that Greece needs more aid. new bailout would focus on 13 percent this year and next British Virgin Islands. According called systemic financial institu - ganized group of depositors, There was no indication of how plugging an expected funding combined, according to officials to the Wall Street Journal, the tion in the European Union,” the most of them Russians, will end much would be needed but Der shortfall over 2014-2016. from the Troika of the European latest first quarter figures re - Times reported. up with a controlling stake. Spiegel reported that the Bun - “Greece and its lenders are ex - Union-International Monetary vealed a massive drop in Russian “They wanted to throw out Economic uncertainty and the desbank told Germany's Finance amining several ways to plug Fund-European Central Bank direct investment in Cyprus, with the Russians but in the end, they magnitude of the country’s reces - Ministry and the International any funding gap that Greece will (EU-IMF-ECB) that is putting up just €2 billion invested on the is - delivered our main bank to the sion are the key short-term risks Monetary Fund that a recent 5.7 face over the next few years,” the rescue package. land from January to March, Russians,” said the Cypriot Pres - to the 10 billion-euro ($13.3 bil - billion euros ($7.62 billion) pay - the official said on condition of But that came with a require - compared to €15.8 billion in the ident, Nicos Anastasiades, in a lion) agreed on March 25, Delia ment to Greece was approved anonymity. ment that Cyprus find another last quarter of 2012. June interview. Velculescu, the IMF’s mission "due to political constraints.” The IMF said there could be 13 billion euros ($17 billion) in The Moscow Times quoted Instead, it has pulled Russia chief told Bloomberg news That was a suggestion that it $14 billion hole in the economy revenues and cuts because the Alexei Devyatov, Chief Economist even deeper into Europe’s finan - agency. 8 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 24-30, 2013

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Bus Blunders AGORA – THE ORIGINAL MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS The recent death of a 19 year-old in Athens, who reportedly fell out of a bus there while encountering a ticket inspector (the young By Dan Georgakas and the Agora, the original marketplace of ideas, Rest assured, anything we write here are man had no ticket) is a tragic loss of life indeed. But it also sheds Constantinos e. Scaros and we, their modern-day descendants, aspire our sincere, heartfelt thoughts. light on the utter incompetence of the public bus system in Athens to continue that tradition. We will share them with you every two as well as in other parts of Greece. From time to time, an issue emerges and We respect one another’s opinion very much, weeks. We hope you enjoy them, and we look Greece’s main opposition party, SYRIZA, linked the passenger’s inspires various minds to converge, often at but often times we will disagree on particular forward to your taking part in the discussion death to Greece’s ongoing economic crisis, suggesting that the odds with one another, to discuss it. Hopefully, issues. We would never fabricate a difference as well – by contributing letters to the editor in young man was unemployed and could not afford the 1.20 euro collective enlightenment will result from such of opinion for the sake of writing an interesting response, and/or commenting on our website: ($1.60) fare. But the problem is far more extensive than cost. conversations. The Ancient Greeks did that in column. www.thenationalherald.com Unlike buses in New York City, where passengers hop aboard only through the front door and can proceed only after they have swiped their MetroCard (purchased and loaded at a machine, using cash or credit card), Athenian bus riders have to buy their tickets Is Congressman King Totally Wrong about DREAM Act? from a newsstand – and quite often, the newsstands are out of tickets. Therefore, buses are often full of folks riding without tick - ets, and it is common for ticketless passengers to attempt to buy a 1. TNH’s ASSOCiATe eDi - ticket from fellow riders that have extra ones – hardly a likely sce - TOR SHAReS HiS POiNT OF nario, considering tickets are so hard to find to begin with. VieW Moreover, those with tickets must punch them through a ma - Dan, Congressman Steve King chine (often, there are two on a bus), though the bus driver hardly of Iowa has gotten himself into ever gets involved, and ticket inspectors are few and far between. a heap of trouble – heavily re - Particularly because passengers scramble for the precious few seats buked not only by Latinos, not available on non-air conditioned buses during sweltering Athenian only by Democrats, but also by summers, those lucky enough to get a seat are not likely to squander his fellow Republicans, including it by getting up to go punch their ticket. The end result? Buses House Speaker John Boehner – filled with passengers riding for free. for suggesting that for every This really happens – we’re not making it up. In fact, we couldn’t young person brought to the conjure up such a backward system even if we tried: it is a case United States illegally by his or where fact is truly more baffling than fiction. her parents that is a high school How hard would it be to install a MetroCard-like system in valedictorian, “there’s another Athens? Can you imagine the revenue that the city – and the coun - 100 out there, that they weigh try – would collect as a result? Is it really that difficult for Greeks 130 pounds and they’ve got to figure this out? We see it as a no-brainer, and continue to scratch calves the size of cantaloupes be - our heads about why it remains a proposal rather than a reality. cause they’re hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.” Representative Steve King (R –iA) has taken a lot of heat for his remarks about the DReAM Act. If interpreted to mean that a is there any truth to what he said? And the Band Played on Mexican is 100 times more likely to be a drug smuggler than a less proprietary colleges through - 2. DAN GeORGAKAS Re - problems. valedictorian, the statement is out the United States. That per - SPONDS The chief virtue of the It is painfully clear by now that the majority of the Greek politi - certainly fraught with racial son, who three years ago com - Dino, I think you are far too DREAM Act is that it addresses a cians do not understand the dire financial situation the average overtones. mitted murder, would qualify generous regarding Congress - complex aspect of the new im - citizen is in: plainly put, they just don't get it. Otherwise, they But before we as a nation under the DREAM Act. The Act’s man King. His comments about migrant dynamic. Why should would not behave the way they do. rush to yet another politically requirement that the person be Latinos are vulgar racism calcu - young adults illegally brought to They are reminiscent of the orchestra on the Titanic, which correct knee-jerk reaction to a of “good moral character” is lim - lated to gain extremist votes. this country when they were chil - continued to entertain the passengers even as the ship was sinking. statement that possibly though ited to “since the date the alien Rhetoric of this kind poisons the dren be punished for the acts of The problem to which we are referring is corruption. It is one not indisputably was rooted in initially entered the United nature of political discourse. their parents? Clearly, as indi - of the top issues damaging Greece, according to public opinion. racism, let us not allow emotions States.” Anything before that ap - Imagine our reaction if during cated by the valedictorians that Yet the politicians continue to exhibit an indifference that is beyond to get in the way of uncovering parently gets a pass. the period of intense Greek im - strongly support the DREAM Act, comprehension. the facts. It is cases like that to which migration some xenophobic Con - America has given these immi - Specifically OPAP, Greece’s sports betting agency, which had First, the targets of King’s Congressman King was referring gressman proclaimed that Greek grants educational opportunities been suspected of corrupt practices in the past. The government comments are the DREAMers, when he prefaced his “can - immigrants think they are the unavailable in their native lands. recently decided to privatize it, and a few companies showed in - i.e., the potential beneficiaries of taloupe” comment with “they children of Plato and Aristotle, Is it not short-sighted to pre - terest in bidding for it – not surprisingly, as it is one of the more Congress’ proposed DREAM Act, weren’t all brought in by their but they are just discarded Ot - vent them from becoming citi - profitable entities in Greece. formally known as the Develop - parents.” toman riffraff. zens of the country in which they Yet, one after the other, companies dropped out. The ones that ment, Relief, and Education for Although I do not have exact I agree with you that the were raised and whose language acquired it are controlled by, you guessed it, Socratis Kokkalis and Alien Minors Act of 2011. The statistics to support this, I rely Latino immigrant wave has they speak? Dimitris Melissanidis, two businessmen deeply immersed in the Act is often described as being on my tried-and-true theory that about the same ratio of achievers Much hostility to the DREAM diaploki: the machinations of Greek political life. necessary because of truly inno - when examining the various sub - and non-achievers as previous Act would abate if part of the The purchase was cheered as the first “big success” of Greece’s cent victims – small children that divisions of the human race, waves. Your questions about the process of getting on a fast track privatization program. The minister of finance was present at the were brought here by their par - there are far more “good apples” DREAM Act also make sense. No to citizenship required two years signing ceremony, presumably to guarantee transparency. ents illegally – which have lived than “bad apples.” Accordingly, legislation is ever perfect, but ra - of public service. This service And as soon as the signing was over, Stelios Stavridis, President in the United States their entire I have no doubts that the major - tional discourse, not racist would involve general commu - of the organization that sold OPAP, was flown to the island of Ke - lives, and now, on the cusp of ity of illegal aliens in the United rhetoric, is the pathway to pro - nity development or assistance fallonia on Melissanidis’ private plane. adulthood, after having exceled States are not murderers, or even ducing better legislation. in restoration work, such as that When the finance minister read that in a newspaper, we are led in primary and secondary school - marijuana smugglers. To the ex - The presence of illegals in im - needed in the wake of natural to believe, he fired Mr. Stavridis. That decision, at first glance, ing, would like to fulfill their tent that King implied that, he is migrant waves is not unusual. In disasters. By this public service, seems exemplary. The minister acted as he should have. dream of graduating from col - wrong, and the backlash against his Greek Americans: Struggle those benefiting would have Yet there is a serious question left unanswered: was the problem lege and remaining pillars in the him is well-deserved. and Success, the late Charles demonstrated their commitment just a question of appearance or substance? Otherwise, what was community for years to come. On the other hand, the ma - Moskos noted that just between to the United States and not sim - so wrong about using the private plane, if the transaction of OPAP A closer reading of the Act, jority of them are not valedicto - 1957-1964 over 30,000 Greek ply a desire to access the oppor - was above board? however, unveils that it pertains rians, either. They are just aver - seamen jumped ship in American tunities at hand once their status Will the minister form a commission to investigate the issue to a considerably broader range age folks, like the majority of ports. To that number might be is legalized. further? of beneficiaries. A 15 year-old their American-born counter - added many others that man - I think there must be real Stavridis on his part claims that he is clean. But he also said the gang member from Mexico, parts. Some might be high school aged other illegal entries or penalties for the parents. Other - following that might be worth paying attention to: “I am not sure Greece, or any foreign country dropouts, or might have barely stayed in America after their wise, they will have been re - if the airplane trip was the excuse or the reason for my firing.” for that matter, shoots and kills graduated with a low C average. visas had expired. Ultimately, warded for breaking the law. An Our sources in Athens tell us that this issue is “deeper than a rival gang member, and then Some might drink and drive, such “illegals” generally found a annual financial payment (con - meets the eye.” flees the country to avoid prose - serve probation for vandalism, legitimate place in a community sider it payback geared to in - In any event, whether or not any light is shed on this case, the cution. He enters the United or simply loaf around the house that is now considered a model come) that is not onerous but bitter taste of corruption remains, and the public servants don't States illegally and remains un - disinterested in doing anything for other immigrants. Latino il - not a token amount may be such get it. der the radar, doing honest work productive: just like many of legals will likely follow the same a measure. Whatever the penalty, And that is butter on the bread of opposing parties chomping to as a busboy or day laborer and their American-born counter - pattern. such a provision and a public ser - seize power: namely SYRIZA and, worse yet, Golden Dawn. staying out of trouble with the parts whose ancestors came from We need only look to Greece vice obligation for their children law. Though he never went to Europe many decades ago. to see the ultimate consequences would make future illegals think school in the United States, he Should the DREAM Act be of vindictive rhetoric and the ab - more carefully about following Bloated with Bailouts passes a proficiency exam at age limited to valedictorians and sence of a coherent immigration a similar strategy. 18 (an extremely watered-down other overachievers, or should it policy. The number of illegals in That reforms in immigration version of the SAT) that allows include any young illegal alien the United States is proportion - policy are imperative is obvious German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble announced this him – just like tens of thousands that has not committed a felony? ally much smaller. Moreover, our to all. The DREAM Act, if care - week that Greece would need yet another bailout – a third one. of other young adults who At the very least, King’s contro - immigrants see the United States fully crafted, could be a positive Not a new haircut, and not forgiveness of part of the loan, but a dropped out of high school and versial comments point to the as a destination, not a way sta - step forward in commencing bailout. That was widely expected never even earned a General fact that there is more – or less – tion to another nation. That said, those much-needed reforms. Everyone assumed that this proclamation would not be an - Equivalency Diploma (GED) – to to the DREAM Act than meets concentrations of illegals in - nounced before the German elections, which are scheduled for be admitted to one of the count - the eye. evitably create serious social 3. WHAT’S yOUR OPiNiON? September 22. 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By Basil N. Mossaidis be invited during another time a “Grecovery.” The prime min - also provisions within the Sen - Special to The National Herald of the year with the U.S. Con - ister also emphasized that ate-passed comprehensive im - gress in session and Washington Greece must welcome investors migration reform bill that would The visit to the United States think tank “insiders.” and business with a red carpet provide for temporary nonim - by Prime Minister Antonis Sama - However, given the circum - and not with the red tape of bu - migrant visas for entrepreneurs. ras was a long-anticipated one. stances, I believe Prime Minister reaucracy. Are these just fancy But it is uncertain how that bill Given what Greece has gone Samaras made the most of his buzzwords and gimmicking will look once, and even if, it is through the past several years, opportunity in the United marketing lingo tactics? Per - passed into law. enduring a dire economic crisis States, shuttling between New haps. But my impressions were Therefore, perhaps it is in and various transition govern - York City and Washington and that the prime minister’s pleas our own hands, the American ments, his visit to the United speaking with key audiences in were sincere and his attempt to Hellenic community’s hands, to States was also a much-needed government, the media, and deliver this important message take the lead, spur investment one. Albeit the meeting with commerce. and make it resonate with Greek in Greece, and demonstrate to President Obama was in August, I had the pleasure to see American business leaders was the board world of commerce when Washington is more deso - Samaras at a reception held admirable, and if he had to use and industry that indeed a “Gre - late than Athens, in simple terms mostly for Greek-American busi - some slick marketing savvy to covery” is underway and that a it will help to provide backing ness leaders in New York. The do it, then so be it. red carpet does await business to a Greek government attempt - prime minister’s task in front of Negotiations are underway leaders with the savvy to invest ing to see light at the end of the audience to which I was par - between the United States and in Greece. what has seemed an endless tun - tial was to spark interest in in - JohN miNdAlA the European Union on a new nel. My preference would have vestment in Greece. He did not AHePA executive Director Basil Mossaidis speaks with Prime trade agreement that can poten - Basil N. Mossaidis is the execu - been for the prime minister to speak of a “recovery,” but rather Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras. tially benefit Greece. There are tive Director of AHePA. There is No Easy Solution It Ain’t over ‘Till its Over, and Arab Spring Ain’t over Yet

About the Future of Egypt The horrific events in Egypt 1848, and the Rus - leashed suppressed crush the Brotherhood. For the have unleashed a flood of com - sians in 1917. It passions none of us Army and the Muslim Brother - mentary concluding that the took a century of knew existed. The hood this is a fight to the death. There is no ered the Muslim Arab Spring is over. Many argue war and chaos to Mubarak regime, to To be perfectly honest, these doubt that Egypt is Brotherhood, until that the so-hopeful Arab Spring establish democ - ensure American same senators do not really in a mess. Certainly, the advent of al- has been drowned in a sea of racy across Europe support, crushed want him cut aid to the Army. it is not the first Qaeda, the premier blood unleashed by conflict be - and the Russians any secular democ - American aid to the Egyptian time that the coun - terrorist organiza - tween a fanatic jihadist move - are still struggling. ratic opposition but Army has only one justification: try has been on the tion in the Middle ment that has hijacked the rev - And yet, we expect enabled the Muslim keeping the Egyptian military edge of political East. Despite the olution and an implacable the Arabs to get it Brotherhood to sur - on good terms with Israel. Cut - and economic challenges of fend - brutal and bloodthirsty military right in a few vive as the only or - ting U.S. military aid would chaos, but on those ing off Nasser’s in - establishment determined to months? ganized group who eliminate the only lever we occasions, Egypt telligence service, hang on to power at any cost. Our views are by AMB. PATRICK N. could successfully have. Similarly, even an outright survived. Under the Mukhabarat, a The short-term thinking that also distorted by THEROS win elections. The American military assault on the King Farouk, Egypt byproduct of the marks the current Western three more false fact that Egyptian regime In Syria would not cause emerged out of by DR. ANDRE CIA sponsored mindset drives these conclu - assumptions: we Special to people no longer it to give up. For the regime sup - British colonial rule GEROLYMATOS Egyptian-Nazi col - sions. When Egyptians massed believe that history The National Herald fear their govern - porters, perhaps a third of the with an unstable laboration, the in Tahrir Square and brought doesn’t matter; ment brought down population, surrender means government and an Special to Brotherhood estab - down Husni Mubarak, a re - only one system of democracy both Mubarak and Morsi and destruction. Victory for the uncertain future. The National Herald lished branches in spected Egyptian journalist told (ours) works; and that brown the Muslim Brotherhood. The rebels does not guarantee either Although techni - Gaza, where they me that the revolution had people are not up to self-gov - people of Egypt have shown that a democratic or a pro-western cally the country achieved inde - are known as Hamas, as well as brought one transcendental ernment. they have the will and courage outcome. The secular Sunni pendence in 1922, it only really smaller offshoots in Syria and change; the Arab people no History crippled the indepen - to face down dictators and even rebel leadership is simply not in achieved full sovereignty after other parts of the Middle East. longer feared their govern - dence Arabs achieved during budding dictators whom they the same class as the jihadist the Second Word War. Complete After Nasser’s death in 1970, ments. The events in Egypt and WWI. They had just spent more originally supported. However, leadership. Our principal inter - independence finally came in Anwar Sadat assumed power Syria validated that statement. centuries than the Greeks under twenty percent or so of Egypt’s est in Syria remains a desperate 1952, when the Free Officers, a and came to terms with both Is - The quick collapse of the Ottoman rule, a mentally-dead - people who support the Muslim need to keep the conflict from group within the Egyptian armed rael and the United States. Hosni regimes in Tunisia and Egypt ening regime that classified its Brotherhood have also lost their engulfing the larger neighbor - forces, overthrew the monarchy Mubarak succeeded Sadat and lulled us into believing that the subjects vertically by religion fear of Government and appear hood. To do so requires outside and established a republic. continued to maintain Egyptian Revolution would be short and and horizontally by class and prepared to die facing the Army. parties to combine in imposing Two years later, in 1954, relations with Israel and, of easy. The violence in Libya wealth and ignored ethnicity. In The Egyptian Army has resorted a stand-down of violence that Gamal Abdel Nasser toppled the course, benefit from the over $1 should have warned us other - fact, the Ottoman rulers did not to brutal violence because it has leaves each party secure in its republic and assumed dictatorial billion annual military subsidy wise; especially where the dic - regard themselves as ethnic no skills in dealing peacefully own turf until something better powers. The only serious oppo - from Washington. This arrange - tatorship has deep roots in the Turks until the rise of national - with popular demonstrations works out. This requires us to sition to Nasser came from the ment continued into the post population. Qaddafi’s alienation ism in Europe. The Arabs fought and no experience doing any - make common cause with the Muslim Brotherhood. The Broth - Arab Spring period even after of every Arab leader, Libya’s hard for their independence thing else. Russians, Turks, Iranians, erhood advocated the transfor - Morsi, a senior member of the proximity to Europe, and the from the Turks only to have it In Syria we saw a reverse Saudis, and Iraqis. Readers will mation of Egypt into a society Brotherhood, was elected presi - weakness of the regime’s mili - stolen from them immediately chain of events. The Syrian recognize that talking in a co - governed by the laws of Islam, dent. tary combined to make a limited by the French and British. By regime and its security appara - operative fashion with each of but these notions clashed with For a few short months, with foreign military intervention 1920, Paris and London subju - tus demonstrated that it too those countries will enrage Nasser’s secular and socialist vi - the exception of the grumbling sufficient to help the rebels win. gated 90% of the Arab popula - lacked the will and the skill to some segment of the American sion for the country. Initially, the economy, the world seemed right Syria and Egypt are much more tion. The British and French deal with peaceful demonstra - body politic. Brotherhood believed that in Egypt. Western liberals patted complicated situations and may have brought many bene - tions other than shooting them. Turkey’s Erdogan embraced Nasser would transform Egypt themselves on the back feeling western leaders are smart not fits in the way of infrastructure, The regime’s brutality pushed the Islamist part of the Revolu - into an Islamic state, however quite righteous that democracy to want to get involved deeply health services, education, etc. the peaceful demonstrations tion in a misguided effort to sell they were bitterly disappointed. was finally established in the despite their rhetoric and the (although we will never know into open revolt. a new Ottoman Empire; not Not long after (October land of the Pharaohs. Unfortu - hand-wringing. if free Arab governments might Unlike Egypt, the Syrian something popular among 1954), the Brotherhood at - nately, it soon became apparent We cannot predict what di - have done just as well), but they regime’s power rests upon a Arabs. In fact, the Arab Awak - tempted to assassinate Nasser, that Morsi and his fellow Muslim rections the Arab Awakening (a most certainly did not bring any large coalition of minorities and ening appears to have spread to which led to mass arrests, tor - Brothers were not interested in more apt name than Spring) form of democratic government. business groups who fear phys - Turkey instead; inspiring the ture, and executions. There had democracy, but rather how to es - will take nor is the outside When some Arab states finally ical extinction should the rebels very first popular demonstra - been previous persecutions of tablish an Islamic autocracy. In - world in a position to influence achieved complete indepen - win. tions in its history. the Muslim Brotherhood, but on tolerance quickly followed nar - its movement. We do not under - dence after WWII, the French On the rebel side, better-or - Obama has not handled the this occasion, the organization row mindedness that soon stand what has occurred be - and British left them with a “de - ganized political jihadists are crisis with particular brilliance faced a serious challenge yet characterized the Morsi regime cause this is a real revolution. It mocratic” system that concen - taking over the rebellion by sys - but can argue that he has en - managed to survive by going un - causing Egyptians to take to the shares historical precedent with trated power in the hands of tematically removing the secular gaged in damage control. Other derground. Its resilience and streets and the squares in protest the French Revolution, Conti - those who benefitted financially leadership. But again, both sides than “feel good,” his critics have tenacity derived from the ability of the Islamization of Egypt. The nental Europe’s 1848 Revolu - from colonialism. They were share a determination fight and no better ideas. of the Brotherhood to sustain the army, led by General Abdul-Fat - tion, and Russia’s Bolshevik Rev - soon overthrown by military die for their causes. Unlike loyalty of millions of ordinary tah al-Sissi, who is also the de - olution. The Arabs also endured coups, not revolutions, which Egypt, outside powers have in - The Hon. Ambassador Theros is Egyptians who looked to the fence minister and deputy prime oppression, poverty, brutality proceeded to establish European tervened to ensure that the side president of the U.S.-Qatar Brotherhood for charity and minister, stepped in and over - and subjugation for centuries style totalitarian regimes. The they support does not lose. Business Council. He served in moral support. threw the elected, albeit by the without a murmur and suddenly other revolutions can teach us In this country, politicians ea - the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 The organization of Muslim narrowest of margins, govern - rose in a spontaneous act of only one important lesson: it ger to bash the president insist years, mostly in the Middle brothers was created in 1928 by ment of Egypt. rage against their oppressors. will also take the Arabs a long that he “do something.” The fact east, and was American Ambas - Hassan al-Banna in response to Whether these actions were a We smugly proclaim that be - time to sort it out. A quick look is that there is very little he can sador to Qatar from 1995 to the chaotic times that overtook coup, countercoup, or preemp - cause the Arabs have never had at the two most brutal and per - do. Cutting military aid to Egypt 1998. He also directed the State the Arab world after the end of tive strike to stop Morsi from democracy, only authoritarian sistent conflicts can tell us why. may make a couple of senators Department’s Counter- the Ottoman Empire. In particu - turning the country into an Is - rulers can govern them. We said As elsewhere in the Arab feel good but will have ab - Terrorism Office, and holds nu - lar, the termination of the Ot - lamic republic is a matter of se - the same about the French in world, the very first popular rev - solutely no effect on the Egypt - merous U.S. Government deco - toman caliphate by Ataturk left mantics. It is obvious that the 1789, the Central Europeans in olution in Egyptian history un - ian military’s determination to rations. a void in the Muslim world. The army, the Muslim Brotherhood, caliph, a title held by the Ot - or the millions who took to the toman sultans since the 16th streets have any fundamental century, was not so much a reli - understanding of how a democ - LETTER FROM ATHENS gious leader, but a representative racy works – at least in the West. of the core of the Muslim com - Democracy, for many in Egypt, munity at large. The caliph was is a means for acquiring power the moral pinnacle of Islam, but and then the mechanism by Diaspora Bondholders Decry: in Greece We Don’t Trust without clerical trappings. He which to keep their opponents was not a pope or patriarch but from power. It is quite clear now a one who by his very existence that a Muslim Brotherhood dom - It’s always been true that a banking system, led fate was sealed, for being forced to accept the represented the unity of Islam. inated government would not fool and his money are soon to untold numbers even if they de - so-called Private Sector Initia - The end of the caliphate, conse - operate in any manner resem - parted, and especially if it’s a of Cypriots losing served it by falling tive, which was just a bunch of quently, left the Muslim world bling a democratic process, and Greek fooled into believing in much of their life for this folderol. codswallop chicanery to stiff without a moral centre, and with the same can be said for the a the government. savings, pushed Greek govern - people who were owed money. the exception of Turkey, the government controlled by the A few years ago, with the be - Greek banks toward ments are really “A year ago we were a Face - British and French had colonized military. ginning of the Greek economic insolvency and just thinly-dis - book group of a few hundred the majority of the Muslim coun - This current state of affairs crisis caused by four decades of nearly wiped out guised Ponzi unhappy people. Now we’re tries. leaves Washington in a New Democracy (ND) Capitalist people in the Dias - Schemes to steal more militant. Perhaps, not so ironically, one quandary. Should the United and PASOK Anti-Socialist ad - pora who were as much money as We’re determined to take of the first supporters of the States cut off the 1.3 billion in ministrations hiring hundreds of sheep willing to be they can and dis - whatever legal measures are re - Brotherhood was the British military aid to the Egyptian thousands of needless workers shorn. tribute it among quired to get our money back,” dominated Suez Canal Company, Army, insist that General al-Sissi in return for votes – a crime in When he was by ANDY its own elite, who he said. that gave the Brotherhood 500 restore Morsi or another a new most civilized countries – campaigning last DABILIS don’t pay taxes but FPOED is one of several pounds to help build mosques in government, pull the army out Greece said it wanted to raise year, Samaras, who make everyone Greek investor groups consider - Ismailia, located in the Canal of the streets and stop killing the $3 billion by selling bonds to can’t tilt at wind - Special to else do. ing class actions against finan - Zone. For the British, the Muslim Muslim Brothers? Are there any the Diaspora. mills because he is The National Herald A lot of people cial institutions over alleged Brotherhood offered a conve - rational alternatives? If the The government knew those one, promised he in the Diaspora market trading abuses before nient means to counter the grow - United States terminates mili - people are more gullible than would hold harmless the faithful don’t like this kind of negative Greece lost access to interna - ing nationalist movement in tary aid, the Saudis will be more Home Shopping Network ad - of the Diaspora and make sure attitude about Greece but can’t tional capital markets in April Egypt that was driven by secular than happy to step in, which dicts who probably have unused they got their money back if he dispute its accuracy, and if were 2010. ideas - in this case an anathema would be a double-edged sword. abdominizers and treadmills was elected. among the many burned would It has the help of John Kyri - to the Brotherhood and to the The Saudis support the more ex - now being used as clothing The moment he got into of - be the first in line throwing akopoulos, a former chief exec - British. After the Second World treme Salafists of the Egyptian racks too. fice he promptly reneged and rocks or worse. utive of Greece’s largest state War, the Central Intelligence Noor party and they make the After it was apparent that the gave people who believed in his While it is a futile exercise, a pension fund who heads the Agency covertly assisted Nasser Muslim Brotherhood look like crisis was getting worse, the Di - word the big “Na!” and walked group of bondholders are going Athens office of Kyros Law, a by offering advice as to how to leftwing liberals. The only real aspora Bond idea was set aside, away from them. to try to get back their money, firm based in Boston. deal with the Brotherhood and option, as unpleasant as it may but it didn’t keep Greeks from Once it became apparent he, which will happen on the 12th If anybody can get your also facilitated the travel of for - be, is for the Obama Adminis - around the world into pouring too – as had Venizelos – was go - …. of Never. money back it’s a Boston lawyer, mer Nazis who specialized in tration to continue their support money into Greek bonds. ing to stiff them, a number of The Financial Times (FT) re - but Kyriakopoulos has as much counterterrorism to help the of the army. Al-Sissi could possi - Then, in 2011, Finance Min - the disenchanted bondholders cently detailed how the now- chance on this one as Greece Egyptian strongman destroy the bly become another Nasser, Sa - ister Evangelos Venizelos, who in Greece invaded his party of - faithless hope to recoup their has of willing the World Cup in Muslim Brotherhood. Later, dat, or Mubarak, but he may would graduate to ruining PA - fices and demanded their losses, led by Ioannis Brazil next year. when Nasser allied himself with also be the leader to oversee an SOK as its failed leader AND be - money back while vandalizing Marinopoulos, who followed the The odds on both are now the Soviets, the Eisenhower Ad - election and a return to civilian come Deputy Prime his photo. advice of his banker and trans - running at about the same as ministration, through the CIA, rule. Minister/Foreign Minister in the When the Greek courts, ferred all his savings into Greek someone solving the mystery of established a working relation - current coalition headed by whose rulings are ignored by government bonds. Pi or the likelihood of the next ship with the Brotherhood, this Andre Gerolymatos is Director Prime Minister Antonis Sama - the government when they don’t He is Chairman of FPOED, fool not buying a Greek bond. time to bring down Nasser. of the Stavros Niarchos Founda - ras, the ND leader, stiffed in - like the decisions, said that an association representing That’s 100 percent. Regardless of these covert tion Centre for Hellenic Studies vestors with 74 percent losses. Greece had the right to break 15,000 individual Greek bond - machinations, the West consid - at Simon Fraser University That destroyed the Cypriot its contracts with investors, their holders seeking compensation [email protected] 10 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 24-30, 2013 New Movement Calling for Return of Famagusta Requires Thoughtful Consideration

A few days ago I received an icy by the Cypriot government, inal invasion and which called for tionship with Prime Minister Er - policies related to Syria, the col - email from Alexi Giannoulias of as expressed so succinctly by Ka - occupation of the return of Fam - dogan and the Turks have an or - lapse of the Muslim Brotherhood the Hellenic American Leader - soulides, raises the question as Cyprus. Indeed, the agusta to the ganized presence in Washington, in Egypt, and the concessions he ship Council (HALC), who is a to its efficacy. aforementioned United Nations as but also because US policy is in - appears to have to make to the distinguished Greek-American The problem is that the issue Ecevit “promise” to a buffer zone for creasingly passive as regards the Kurds. political figure from Chicago. Gi - of the “return of Famagusta” has Karamanlis to with - resettlement. eastern Mediterranean, given The leadership of Cyprus and annoulias asked the recipients a history that should compel pol - draw the Turkish Finally, a Euro - the explosive events in Syria, Greece may well have to steel of the email to sign a petition ti - icymakers to be cautious in han - troops from Ammo - pean Parliament Egypt and elsewhere. Indeed the their resolve and understand tled “Give Famagusta back!” dling it. There is also a contem - chostos/Famagusta resolution of Feb - Obama Administration has said that not much can be gained by [The link is provided at the end porary dimension given the went a long way to - ruary 2010 refers little and done virtually nothing raising unrealistic expectations of this article] Obama Administration’s close wards reassuring to the Kyprianou- regarding major catastrophes regarding forthcoming “negoti - The proposition sounds rea - support of the Erdogan regime the Congressional Denktash agree - that are taking place at this time ations.” The Greek government sonable on its face, as it de - that requires very careful ma - leadership that a by ARISTIDE D. ment of 1979 and and are affecting large numbers certainly should back that of mands the obvious: that the in - neuvering lest the price de - Cyprus solution was CARATZAS the obligations de - of people, not least the persecu - Cyprus in resisting the harsh habitants of the Ancient city of manded for such “return” be in sight, and pro - riving thereof. tion of Christian communities in concessions, which are likely Ammochostos, also known as prohibitively high (such as in the vided a window for Special to As this rough Syria and Egypt, so it is unlikely aimed to compromise the pre - Famagusta, be allowed back to indirect recognition of the occu - many to vote for the The National Herald outline should that it has much that is positive sent status of the Republic, and their homes. They had been pation regime, thus effectively repeal of the em - make clear that the to offer in the case of Cyprus that are sure to be demanded by forcibly expelled from them by impugning the very legitimacy bargo. “return of Famagusta” has a long and Greece. the likes of Alexander Downer, the Turkish military, one of the of the Republic of Cyprus). The “return of Famagusta” and hazy history; the issue re - The Cyprus government, sup - the Special Adviser to the Sec - many war crimes it committed The return of the inhabitants figured prominently a year later mains unresolved largely be - ported by the Greek government retary-General on Cyprus and during the invasion of July 1974 of Ammochostos/Famagusta to in a formal agreement reached cause a succession of Turkish as well as the Greek-Americans others recruited for this purpose. and the resulting illegal occupa - their homes under United Na - in May 1979 between President governments have had little in - (and the Greeks of the Diaspora In summary, the “return to tion, which is still in force. Given tions auspices was first included Spyros Kyprianou and Raouf centive to change their policy of more generally), needs to be Famagusta” is certainly some - that context, I signed the HALC in an American/British plan in Denktash under the auspices of ethnic cleansing and occupation; very measured as to what polit - thing to strive for; at the same petition, naturally. 1978, with the simultaneous re - the UN Secretary General Kurt at the same Greece, Cyprus and ical cost it is willing to incur time it should be borne in mind The webpage text introduc - sumption of negotiations for a Waldheim; that document gave the Greek-American community against what it sees as political that the cost should not include ing the petition referred to a comprehensive Cyprus settle - priority to the return of Fama - failed to make the compelling gain. Simply put, the stakes are granting legitimacy to the Islam - new proposal by the Republic of ment. That went nowhere, as gusta, without awaiting the out - case that would persuade some existential. ofascist Turkish occupation of Cyprus “to return the ‘ghost did a personal agreement be - come of the negotiations. in Washington that it would be Or to put it bluntly, at this sovereign territory of the Repub - town’ of Famagusta to its rightful tween the then-prime ministers In May 1984 the UN Security to the interest of the United point in time and given the pre - lic of Cyprus. inhabitants.” It goes on to quote of Greece and Turkey, Karaman - Council adopted resolution 550, States not to “put its eggs in only sent regional context, Turkey has This is the link to the petition: Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Ioannis lis and Ecevit. which stated among other things the Turkish basket.” little reason to make any con - http://action.hellenicleaders.co Kasoulides to the effect that “the The diplomatic activity relat - that it considers “attempts to set - The present situation faced cession (even one that would be m/p/dia/action3/common/pub - return of Famagusta can be a ing to the “return of Famagusta” tle any part of Varosha by people by the Cypriot government, and cosmetic) towards Cypriot, or lic/?action_KEY=11562 ‘gamechanger’ for resolving the in 1978 was cultivated in part other than its inhabitants as in - that of Greece for that matter, is Helladic Hellenism. Indeed, it Cyprus problem.” by Turkey and the Carter Admin - admissible and calls for the trans - challenging. Their expectations can be argued that Erdogan is Aristide D. Caratzas, a trained The fact that the petition has istration in order to enable the fer of this area to the adminis - of benign American influence likely to choose a hard line vs. historian, is an academic pub - been produced by HALC, a seri - latter to overturn the Congres - tration of the United Nations.” should be limited, not only be - Cyprus and Greece, as he may lisher and international policy ous Greek-American organiza - sional arms embargo, originally In 1992 the UN Security cause President Obama has de - deem that he needs a victory, consultant based in Athens, tion, in support of a specific pol - imposed as a result of the crim - Council adopted resolution 789, veloped a close personal rela - having suffered reverses in his Nicosia and New york. In 24 Hours, 52 Coptic Christian Churches, Maybe up to 74, Were Destroyed in Egypt

By Vasilios Stratigopoulos Islamic fanatic groups if they ex - rather than the random acts of Special to The National Herald ercise their democratic right to unruly mobs. The Christian protest peacefully. In Minya, Up - Church, unfortunately, has been On August 16, CNN reported per Egypt, where millions of under attack since the first mar - "Horrible: Christian churches Christians live, letters addressed tyr, St. Stephen, was stoned for across Egypt stormed, torched:" to the Copts threatened them not his Christian beliefs. The icons on Bishop Angelos, CNN reported, to join the protests, otherwise the walls of these same churches the Cairo-born head of the Coptic their "businesses, cars, homes, bear witness and depict exactly Orthodox Church in the United schools, and churches" might how many of these Saints were Kingdom, said he was told by col - "catch fire." The message con - martyred barbarically. One would leagues in Egypt that 52 churches cluded by saying, "If you are not think that in today’s more open- (some now say as many as 74) worried about any of these, then minded, “civilized”, and democ - were attacked, as well as numer - worry about your children and ratic world that these events ous Christians' homes and busi - your homes. This message is be - would have stopped; but, unfor - nesses, in a 24-hour “Day of ing delivered with tact. But when tunately it would seem that we Rage” that started August 14th. the moment of truth comes, there are walking backwards rather The night before, a mob chanting will be no tact." It's signed by than forward into time. against Coptic Christians was "People zealous for the nation." One website catalogues over calling for Egypt to become an Such threats are not limited 1008 attacks on Christian "Islamic state" while torching and to anonymous letters. During a churches around the world since looting the Virgin Mary Church recent TV interview, Sheikh Es - the Sept. 11, 2011 terror attacks. in the village of Kafr Hakim. sam Abdulamek, a member of Also notable are the plots to kill Another church reportedly set the parliament's Shura Council, the Ecumenical Orthodox Patri - ablaze Wednesday included St. warned Egypt's Christians against arch Bartholomew, the kidnap - George Church in Sohag, a city participating in the June 30 AP Photo/mANu BrABo ping of Syrian Bishops, priests south of Cairo on the Nile River. protests. "Do not sacrifice your Coptics Priests and Monks purify with incense the holy cave during a procession within Al- and children in the Middle East, Prince Tadros Church in Fayoum, children," he said, as "general Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper egypt, earlier this August. and the murder of a Coptic Priest southwest of Cairo, was also Muslim opinion will not be silent in Sinai in July. Also the fact that stormed and burned according about the ousting of the President Archbishop, Chrysostomos of “The events of September” or rious and large-scale damage was local news coverage of such to the official Middle East News [Morsi]." Notable in all these Smyrna, was tortured and hacked "Septemvriana," as they are noted to the islands’ occupied events is little to non-existent is Agency. An Anglican priest and threats is that Christian children to death by a Turkish mob while known to the ethnic Greek in - churches. Some of the churches equally troubling as we have be - his family also narrowly escaped are specifically mentioned as tar - the Turkish authorities did not in - habitants of Constantinople (Is - were demolished, others vandal - come numb or uncaring past a harm after a mob armed with gets— an effective way at pun - tervene. Nearly 2000 years of tanbul), to describe the pogrom ized and some are currently be - 30 second news segment. St. rocks and petrol bombs were ishing "uppity" Copts. Ibrahim Christian presence was violently that took place in that city oc - ing used as stables, mosques or John, in his book of Revelation, kept out his church building by continues “These threats are not extracted by its root (3000 years curred fifty-eight years ago on as part of military camps" writes refers to the persecution of the steel window bars. The Reverend empty; since the rise of Morsi and of Greek presence was simulta - the 6-7 September 1955. On that the Cypriot Department of Antiq - Church, many argue it is here to - Ehab Ayoub, his family, a lay min - the Brotherhood, the targeting of neously removed). Some horrific night, similar to the “Au - uities. day. ister and a guard were trapped Coptic children has increased. 150,000-200,000 Greek refugees gust 9-10 Kristallnacht of 1938” In 1996, seventeen Greek This piece was not written to in St Savior’s Church, Suez, for Some, especially young girls, are were also evacuated, while ap - in Nazi Germany against the tourists and an Egyptian tour incite violence or hatred. Instead hours while pro-Morsi supporters regularly abducted, raped, proximately 30,000 able-bodied Jews, a Turkish orchestrated guide were killed by gunmen in it was written with hope and were attacking the building. CNN shamed into converting to Islam Greek and Armenian men were pogrom set out to physically de - Cairo. Another 15 were injured, prayer that the recent violence writes that these and other at - and then marrying their rapists.” deported to the interior, many of stroy everything Greek Christian three critically, when the attack - in Egypt stops against Copts and tacks have been blamed on the The recent attacks on the Cop - them dying under the harsh con - in Constantinople. Wave after ers opened fire on a group out - non-Copts and that peace once supporters of the Muslim Broth - tic Orthodox Churches also re - ditions or executed along the way. wave of frenzied mobs systemat - side the Europa Hotel. According again takes root. I hope and pray erhood, the Islamist movement mind Greek Orthodox Christians The exodus of Greeks from ically destroyed churches and to witnesses, four men with guns the violence and religious perse - which backs recently deposed of their own tragic historic events Egypt started during and after monasteries, cemeteries, and drew up in a white van and fired cution against Christians and President Mohamed Morsi. The when their churches were burned the revolution of 1952. With the businesses. The list of destruction indiscriminately. The Greek non-Christians ends throughout removal of Morsi has made these and when they were targeted for establishment of the new sover - included: 4,500 Greek homes, 90 tourists were on an Easter visit the world. I must also state how attacks on Coptic and other involuntary extraction from their eign regime of Gamal Abdel churches and monasteries, 36 of the Holy Land sites and had lucky we are to live in a land of Christians in Egypt more frequent homeland for their religious be - Nasser, rise of Pan-Arab nation - schools, 3 cemeteries. Two priests just arrived from Jerusalem. They religious freedom, but in the face and violent. liefs within the general region alism and the subsequent nation - were burned alive, 14 other had just finished breakfast and of rising cases of violence and These attacks are believed to and in Egypt. alization of many industries from Greeks killed, Greek women were about to board a bus to the vandalism against Christian be an orchestrated attempt to up - The organized and barbaric 1957 and afterwards, thousands raped, and many thousands of northern city of Alexandria when churches and other houses of root the Coptic Orthodox Chris - burning of the ancient and mostly of Greeks were forced to aban - Greeks were beaten. The level of the massacre began. The Islamic worship within the United States tians, who make up approxi - Christian city of Smyrna remains don the country. Many of them vandalism and defilement to the group, al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, ad - we too must learn to become mately 10% of the 84 million indelibly melted into the Greek immigrated to notable countries dead and specifically the graves mitted it was behind the attack more vigilant… as Rudyard Egyptians, and who have been psyche. Those fires started in the of the Greek Diaspora. Many of the Patriarchs was horrific. on the Greek tourists. It was said Kipling wrote “Lest we forget…” an important part of the fabric of late afternoon of September 14, Greek schools, churches, small During the 1974 July and Au - they had been mistaken for Is - what history has taught us again Egypt since the formation of the 1922 in the Armenian Quarter; communities and institutions gust illegal Turkish invasions of raelis. In spite of increased secu - and again. Coptic Church in Alexandria in four days after the Turkish Army subsequently closed. The danger - Cyprus “Churches were targeted rity, attacks on tourists to Egypt 43 AD by the Evangelist St. Mark. had entered the city, and were ous situation in the Middle East and vandalized; ecclesiastical continued. V. Stratigopoulos, who lives in On July 1, an article titled “Egypt: not fully extinguished until Sep - had also deteriorated the condi - icons and vessels stolen, church What is happening in Egypt, New york, have been a freelance Christians Being Threatened Not tember 22. The Armenian and tions for the Christian Greeks that frescoes and mosaics were re - and equally as tragic in Syria, contributor (to journals, newslet - to Join Protests” by Raymond Greek Christian Quarters were stayed back in Egypt. It is esti - moved and in many cases were Nigeria, Pakistan, etc., cannot ters, magazines, etc.) regarding Ibrahim described the upcoming destroyed while the Turkish Quar - mated that between 1957 and traced in Europe’s illegal antiq - truly be blamed on all, but like medical, pharmaceutical, and threats of violence against the ter survived unscathed. In the af - 1962 almost 70% of the Egyptian uities trade markets and auctions history has taught us, is most omogenia history and current Egyptian Copts by the organized termath the Greek Orthodox Greeks had left the country. around the world. The most se - likely part of a coordinated effort events. Brief Analysis of Greek Immigrants in the U.S. Compared to U.S. Immigrants Overall

By Grigoris Argeros migrant population has wit - Ohio (3.2%). 59% for immigrants in general. in the home context than immi - In sum, the present article Special to The National Herald nessed a nearly 10 percent de - On average, Greek immi - We also find differences in grants as a whole, they are more provided a brief descriptive crease during the 2000-2011 grants have higher socioeco - family/household status be - likely, however, to speak English analysis on key socioeconomic Using up-to-date individual- time period; for another, their nomic status levels as compared tween Greek immigrants and the well or very well compared to and family/household status in - level census data from the 2011 population has increased by 3.2 to the overall immigrant popu - foreign-born population in gen - the latter group. Attesting to dicators comparing Greek immi - American Community Survey percent from 2010-2011. The to - lation. Greek immigrants have eral. On average, Greek immi - Greek immigrants' higher Eng - grants to the overall U.S. immi - (ACS) we examine the socioeco - tal Greek immigrant population higher median household in - grants tend be older, with a me - lish language fluency skills is the grant population. Attempting to nomic status and family/house - during the 2000-2011 period come levels and more likely to dian age of 60 relative to the finding that fewer Greek immi - explain the aforementioned dif - hold characteristics of Greek im - has fluctuated between a high be employed in managerial and general immigrant population grants do not speak English in ferences between the two groups migrants compared to the of 201,880 enumerated individ - professional occupations relative (median age: 44). It is interest - the home context than the over - in a causal manner should be overall immigrant population. uals in 2004 and a low of to immigrants as a whole (in - ing to note that 40% of Greek all foreign-born population. avoided, since further analyses Following previous research, we 170,494 in 2010. As of 2011, come: $54,000 vs. $46,000; immigrants are 65 years old or Greek immigrants are also more are needed in order to assure define immigrants by country of there were an estimated managerial and professional oc - higher relative to just 15% for likely to be naturalized citizens that such differences are due birth and use the terms “immi - 176,035 enumerated Greek im - cupations: 22% vs. 18%). On the immigrants in general. In con - than the rest of the U.S. immi - only to random chance or not. grant” and “foreign-born” inter - migrants residing in the United other hand, Greek immigrants trast to the general immigrant grant population (81% vs. 50%). In other words, we need to as - changeably. As is the case with States. Relative to the immigrant are slightly less likely to have a population, Greek immigrant Eight out of ten Greek immi - certain statistical significance be - every dataset, the American population as a whole, Greek college degree or higher relative households are more likely to be grants have been in the United tween each group’s differences Community Survey is not free of immigrants are overrepresented to other immigrants (24% vs. male, married and reside in States for over 20 years com - on the aforementioned vari - errors; however, it is still serves in the Northeast (48%) and Mid - 25%). Meanwhile, Greek immi - households with fewer young pared to the remaining foreign- ables. Nevertheless, we hope this as the best source from which west (21%). As of 2011, over grants are more likely to have children, i.e. less than 18 years born population. Though signif - brief descriptive analysis serves to examine the background half (56.2%) of Greek immi - at least a high school diploma old. icantly lower than the general as a starting point to engage in characteristics of Greek and non- grants reside in the states of (28%) than the immigrant pop - Finally, but not least, we also immigrant population, we also further discussion of Greek im - Greek immigrants. New York (21%), Illinois ulation overall (21%). Foreign- looked at differences in accul - find that 5% of Greek immi - migrants and their native-born While Greek immigrants con - (10.1%), New Jersey (8.9%), born Greeks are more likely to turation status, as measured by grants have been residing in the descendants in the United tinue to remain concentrated in California (8.8%), and Massa - own their homes and have lower length of time spent in the United States since at least 2006, States. a few states, their population has chusetts (7.4%). An additional poverty levels compared to im - United States, English language possibly reflecting a slight uptick either increased or decreased de - 22% reside in Florida (6%), migrants as a whole. For exam - proficiency, and citizenship sta - in immigration from Greece fol - Grigoris Argeros is Assistant pending upon the reference pe - Michigan (4.8%), Pennsylvania ple, 80% of Greek immigrants tus. While Greek immigrants are lowing the country's recent eco - Professor of Sociology riod used. For one, the Greek im - (4%), Connecticut (3.6%), and are home owners compared less likely to speak only English nomic crisis. Mississippi State University.