O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans c v A wEEKly GREEK AmERICAN PuBlICATION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 14, ISSUE 709 May 14-20, 2011 $1.50 Archdiocesan Council Greeks Take to the Streets, Are Beaten Back Threatens St. George’s Germany Warns No More Aid Church With Sanctions Unless More Cuts

By Theodore Kalmoukos recting the priests to read it at ATHENS – A protest by an esti - TNH Staff Writer the end of Liturgy on May 8, mated 20,000 people against Mother’s Day, with orders to dis - government austerity measures BOSTON - The Archdiocesan tribute it to parishioners and imposed to keep Greece from Council passed a resolution call - publish it in the parish bulletin. going bankrupt exploded into ing on the St. George’s Parish Some priests did as the Metrop - pockets of fighting with police Council of Lynn, Massachusetts olis’ Chancellor Ted Barbas di - on May 11, leading to two peo - to conform to the Uniform rected them to do, but others ple being hospitalized with se - Parish Regulations of the Arch - ignored the order, as they have rious injuries, which doctors diocese and pay a $20,000 an - done for previous communiqués blamed on police. Prime Minis - nual increase which it has re - from the Metropolis of Boston ter George Papandreou’s Admin - fused to do. If the parish does which critics said is aimed at di - istration, which has cut public not conform, the Archdiocese viding support for St. George’s worker wages, raised taxes and threatened St. George with “the among the churches in New cut pension benefits as a condi - imposition of all necessary England under Metropolitan tion of receiving $155 billion in canonical and administrative Methodios’ control. The Na - rescue loans from the so-called sanctions. Failure of the com - tional Herald learned that while Troika of the European Union- munity to comply would lead it St. George’s Council and its International Monetary Fund- into schism, separating those in - members are standing fast European Central Bank, was put volved from the body of the against the Metropolis that the on the defensive after the spo - Church and the sacramental life battle has caused a commotion, radic violence led to clashes be - of the Church.” including among its benefactors tween protesters and police. The Archdiocesan Council who said they are concerned “(We) express regret for the convened on May 6th at the about the Metropolitan’s insis - grievous injury sustained by this Boston Park Plaza Hotel and by tence on getting more money, young man,” government its resolution supported the de - while young members of St. AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS spokesman George Petalotis mands of Metropolitan Metho - George’s have sent him letters Memorial to a Mugging Victim in Athens said. “We must all keep our calm dios, who assessed the increase, that they will leave the Church and poise in the difficult condi - and has since prohibited St. altogether. A Greek flag hangs above signs reading “Foreigners Out Now,” and “Protest in honor of the mur - tions our country is going George’s from celebrating the The entire Archdiocesan Res - dered Greek,” May 12, 2011, at the site of a fatal mugging in Athens of a 44-year-old man ready - through,” Petalotis said. Holy Sacraments of marriage olution reads as follows: “The ing to take his pregnant wife to the hospital. Witnesses said he was attacked by foreigners. She The protester, Yiannis Kafkas, and baptism because the Parish Archdiocesan Council of the gave birth later. His murder set off attacks on immigrants. See related story on page 9. 31, was said to have suffered Council and members refused Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of near-fatal head injuries and was to pay. The resolution stated America during its regularly in critical condition in a hospi - that: “The Archdiocesan Council scheduled spring meeting today tal, and media reports said an - also fully supports all actions of affirmed the uniform applica - other person was also seriously His Eminence Metropolitan tion of the Archdiocesan Regu - Prodromou: Turkey Stifles Orthodoxy hurt. Kafkas was one of a dozen Methodios of Boston.” The Na - lations and Clergy Laity Con - people hurt in skirmishes with tional Herald has learned that gress decisions to all parishes police on the sidelines of the resolution was brought forth including St. George Greek Or - By Constantine S. Sirigos of the Historic New York Public in the number of cases on reli - demonstrations in Athens and by George Vourvoulias from the thodox Church of Lynn, Massa - TNH Staff Writer Library. She said the elections gious freedom violations other cities against the govern - Archdiocesan Finance Commit - chusetts and unanimously ap - are of vital importance to the brought to the European Court ment’s economic policies, which tee. It was the only issue of sig - proved the following resolution: NEW YORK – Before the revo - Greek and Cypriot American of Human Rights. Prodromou’s have pushed the country into nificance discussed by the Arch - A matter of grave concern af - lutions that caught everyone by communities, U.S. interests, and lecture, titled More than Free - recession. A Communist group diocesan Council during its fecting the harmony of our Holy surprise, the Next Big Thing in the future of the Middle East. dom of Worship: Deconstructing said Kafkas had been beaten meeting at the luxury hotel, al - Archdiocese has arisen. As a re - the Middle east was supposed They will also be a test of the Legal Deficits in Religious Free - with a truncheon and doctors at though routine business matters sult of this situation, on May 5 to be Turkey’s upcoming parlia - ruling AKP party’s commitment dom Problems in Turkey, was the hospital where he was were heard, along with reports and 6, 2011, the Archdiocesan mentary elections in June. They to make the kinds of institu - sponsored by The Order of Saint treated accused the police of from various departments. Council took an unprecedented still are, Elizabeth H. Prodro - tional changes pertaining to hu - Andrew the Apostle, Archons of “barbarity,” Agence-France- St. George’s had called a spe - action by discussing the unfor - mou of the Dept. of Interna - man rights and religious free - the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Presse reported. “Violence and cial General Assembly meeting tunate developments at St. tional Relations, Boston Univer - dom the European Union and the Hellenic Lawyers Associa - repression against those who re - for May 12 to discuss the reso - George Greek Orthodox Church sity and Vice Chair, U.S. US have been waiting for, and tion. sist will not endure,” the local lution, after The National Her - of Lynn, Massachusetts. As a di - Commission on International which Prime Minister Recep “Religious freedom is a secu - doctors’ union said in a state - ald’s printing time. The Metrop - rect consequence of the parish Religious Freedom, reminded Tayyip Erdogan has maintained rity issue. Where there is none, ment. olis of Boston sent the resolution guests at the Sue and Edgar he supports, even though to all New England parishes di - Continued on page 4 Wachenheim III Trustees Room Turkey is second only to Russia Continued on page 7 Continued on page 8 Greek Church at the Heart A Nobel Economist’s Greek Vision Sees Hope of the Fayetteville, N.C. By Constantine S. Sirigos TNH Staff Writer

Tight-Knit Community NEW YORK – Christopher Pis - sarides made a great impression on the Greek world when he be - By Kim Hasty Papagikos. As he begins the Di - came only the third Hellene – Fayetteville Observer vine Liturgy, worshippers start and the first who wasn’t a poet – arriving. They stand, rather than to win a Nobel Prize. He said the The Sunday morning still - sit, as he sings the familiar lines Greek and Cypriot American ness inside Sts. Constantine and that their ancestors once heard. communities touched him deeply Helen Greek Orthodox Church “Blessed is the kingdom of the with their reaction. Literally min - is broken only by the comfort - Father and the Son and the Holy utes before appearing at a ban - ing, lilting voice of Father Alex Spirit, now and forever and to quet in his honor he sat for an the ages of ages ...’’ Each Sun - interview with The National Her - day, much of Fayetteville’s Greek ald. “It’s a great honor” to receive community gathers at the Or - the Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of thodox church on Oakridge Av - Commerce Distinguished Merit Louis Tikas enue in Haymount. Like the Award, he said. He visits New people at Snyder Memorial Bap - York a few times a year now, but tist just a few blocks away, they used to come more regularly, es - vs. the Coal come to worship and to enjoy pecially for meetings of the Har - their friends and family. But vard-affiliated National Bureau they also reconnect to an an - of Economic Research, beginning Barons cient religious tradition, unique with his first experience in Amer - to their home country, that ica in 1979. He told TNH: “Some binds them both to their past of my most creative work was By Steve Frangos and to one another. Restaurants done there in the early 80’s. The may be the face of the Greek work on unemployment and la - PART TWO community in Fayetteville; the bor markets in general,” for Louis Tikas is among the most church, however, is its heart. which he won the Nobel, during TNH/COSTAS BEJ renowned individuals in the an - “The church is the center of Christopher Pissarides makes a point about the Greek economic crisis during a discussion with nuals of American labor history. their life,’’ said Katherine Fasul, Continued on page 3 The National Herald staff writers. He said he supports the government’s austerity measures. Tikas was singled out and assas - whose father, Nick Fasul, was sinated for his principled stand one of the founders of Sts. Con - on decent working conditions stantine and Helen. “The church and collective bargaining rights is what keeps them together.’’ for the average American The Jan. 9 service in Fayetteville Zach Galifianakis: Life is Hard, Comedy Harder worker. Sadly, the vast majority was so reverent, the church so of Greek-Americans, now alive, peaceful, that you never would have never even heard of Tikas. have known that, right next Perhaps the best measure of missing their friend Doug Orthodox faith. He has two sib - Even the otherwise conservative door, an explosion of blue was just how big a movie star that (Bartha) whose wedding is lings, a younger sister, Merritt, Colorado Bureau of Labor Sta - taking place. A baby boy, Pan - funnyman Zach Galifianakis has scheduled to occur the next day. and an older brother, Greg. His tistics was forced to acknowledge telis Balok, was to be baptized become is that when a sequel to The story was partially inspired uncle, Nick Galifianakis, was a that “A condition of peonage … after the service. Women in the his buddy-buddy-buddy-buddy by the filmmakers' real-life mis - Congressman from North Car - that was but little removed from baby’s family and other women movie The Hangover was being adventures. The Hangover was olina between 1967 and 1973. downright slavery,” existed in the church were putting the cast it was said that he vetoed a filmed on a budget of $35 million Galifianakis attended Wilkes Cen - among the state’s miners. As finishing touches on the recep - role for Mel Gibson, once one of and was released in North Amer - tral High School in Wilkesboro, many reports have put it, the tion they would host in place of Hollywood’s biggest box office ica on June 5, 2009, becoming a N.C. and attended but did not vast majority of the miners lived the regular coffee hour in the draws, because the Australian- critical and commercial success. graduate from North Carolina “in company towns, in company Hellenic Center. American actor had been em - It became the 10th highest-gross - State University, where he ma - houses, and bought food and The women were busy stack - broiled in a series of embarrass - ing film of 2009, with a world - jored in communications. He has - equipment at company stores ing blue plates near a cake dec - ing incidents, including wide gross of over US$467 mil - n’t had a meteoric career, earning and alcohol at company saloons. orated with touches of blue drunkenness, anti-Semitism and lion. The film won the Golden his way up the comedy ranks, The doctors, priests, schoolteach - frosting and organizing food misogyny. Galifianakis ruled, as Globe Award for Best Motion Pic - starting in TV in 1996 when he ers, and law enforcement, such that looked plentiful enough for it seems he has in Moviedom ture – Musical or Comedy, and played the recurring role of a most wedding receptions. “A now, with The Hangover 2 com - received multiple other acco - stoner named Jimbo in the short- Continued on page 7 baptism is a reason to cele - ing your way soon, so The Na - lades. It also gave Galifianakis his lived sitcom Boston Common. brate,’’ Kay Poulos said. “It’s like tional Herald caught up with 41- next big break. Then he joined Saturday Night a wedding.’’ Greek families, af - year-old former North Carolinian Galifianakis had an unlikely Live as a writer but only lasted ter all, do not take their cele - in an interview by Kimon Kala - Unlikely star Zach Galifianakis road to being a big shot in Holly - two weeks. Galifianakis co- For subscription: brations lightly. In Fayetteville, maras, who probed him, so to is now calling the shots. wood. His mother, Mary Francis starred in the film Out Cold and 718.784.5255 the heart of those celebrations speak, about his rise to fame. The (née Cashion,) ran a community had small roles in Corky Romano, [email protected] can be traced to this half-cen - Hangover, directed by Todd lows the characters of Stu center for the arts, and his father, Below, Bubble Boy, Heartbreak - tury-old church. That’s no sur - Phillips and written by Jon Lucas (Helms,) Phil (Cooper) and Alan Harry Galifianakis, was a heating ers, Into the Wild, Super High prise, because the Greek Ortho - and Scott Moore, stars Galifi - ( Galifianakis) who awake in Las oil vendor. Galifianakis' paternal Me, Little Fish Strange Pond, and dox Church has been at the anakis with Bradley Cooper, Ed Vegas after a bachelor party to grandparents emigrated from Largo. He had his own episode Helms, Heather Graham, Justin find they have no memory of the Crete, Greece, and Galifianakis Continued on page 5 Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor. It fol - previous night's events and are was baptized in his father's Greek Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 14-20, 2011

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n THRU MAY 16 Dukakis is the guest presenter, MANHATTAN, N.Y. –Greeks of with guest artists Thanos Pe - Armenia (see www.greeksofar - trelis, Kalomira, Sister Sledge menia.com) is the name of a and Harold Melvin’s Bluenotes. photographic exhibit created by Special Guests include Ernie Dr. Marina Mhkitaryan being Anastos, John Aniston and held at the Greek Consulate of Alexis Christoforous, Frank Di - N.Y (69 East 79th Street). copoulos and Nick Gregory. Cosponsors are the Pan-Pontian Workshops are included in the Federation of USA and Canada ticket prices. For more info: and the Pontian Society of Nor - (212) 986-6881. Email: hts - walk CT, Pontos. For more infor - [email protected]. Site: Helleni - mation: www.agapw.org. cAmericanAcademy.org

n THRU MAY 28 n MAY 16 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Soprano WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reassess - Patricia Racette and tenor ing Operation Merkur: The Sig - Placido Domingo sing in nificance of the Battle of Crete, Christoph Willibald Gluck’s Iphi - May 1941 is the title of Dr. genie en Tauride at the Kennedy Alexandros Kyrou's noon forum PRImE mINISTERS OFFICE Center Opera House. The Li - lecture at The Hellenic House The Greek American Connection A Special Anniversary Brings Back WWII bretto is by Nicholas-Francais (1220 16th St. NW). This AHI Guillard. The opera focuses on event will feature the associate The National Herald’s Publisher/Editor Antonis H. Diamatris Honorary SAE (World Council of Hellenes Abroad) President Iphigenia, who in this version of professor of history of Salem (R) met with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou at his Andrew Athens and his wife Louise at the war memorial mu - the myth was rescued and made State University and Director of office within the Greek Parliament on May 6, 2011. The Na - seum in Bastogne, Belgium, recently, where they celebrated her high priestess by Artemis. the Program in East European tional Herald has closely followed Greece’s financial crisis. their 65th wedding anniversary. He is a WW II veteran. There are free pre-performance and Russian Studies at Salem lectures in the Opera House on State University. R.S.V.P. by May May 12 and 20 at 6:15 p.m. with 13 at 202-785-8430 or Deme - ticket stub displayed and an [email protected]. artist Q&A at the May 9 and May In the Spotlight: Vivienne Papadatos, Mentor 15 matinees. Tickets run from n MAY 18 $65 to $300. Use source code On Wednesday, May 18, HLA is TAURIDE to get half off the sec - presenting a CLE on The Dodd- By Constantine S. Sirigos Program. Recently, another ond ticket at www.dc-opera.org, Frank Act: The Future of Finan - TNH Staff Writer graduate working on her Mas - (202) 295-2400. cial Services Regulation moder - ters Program, became engaged. ated by Maria Filipakis, Special NEW YORK – Vivienne Pa - Her sister, who has completed n THRU MAY 22 Attorney General, NYS Attorney padatos has a background that her Master Program at Fordham ASTORIA, NY - The π- ROJECT General’s Office, presented by is familiar to many members of University, has begun her re - is a theatrical performance Matthew J. Gaul, Partner, Step - the Greek American Community. quired certification program based on The Persians by toe & Johnson, and Jimmy She is a first generation Greek- now that she has worked two Aeschylus and directed by Fokas, Partner, Baker Hostetler American whose roots hail from years in her field as a High Ioanna Katsarou and Dimitris at the Friars Club, 57 East 55th the famed island of Kefalonia, School guidance counselor spe - Bozinis. The play will be pre - Street in Manhattan, 6-9 pm. Greece, who was brought up cializing in drug prevention. I sented in English, Ancient Greek Please visit www.hlany.org for with strong family values, Greek have witnessed these little girls and Modern Greek and with more information and to register Orthodox faith, and a strong blossom into fine young woman English supertitles. The creators for this CLE. work ethic. She said that her up - who are embarking on the next say: “It is a project as it is not bringing helped her establish a phase of their lives. the play itself, nor an adapta - n MAY 20 balance between striving for ex - Not to be outdone are the tion. Most of the original text is QUEENS, N.Y. – Everyone is in - cellence and individual pride, young men of the Academy. One used, but as not all of it is used, vited to Greek Music Journey and a sense of how a person’s of last year’s graduates who had we couldn’t name our produc - 2011 “A One Night Celebration actions affect those around completed both his undergrad - tion after the masterpiece of With AKTINA” on Friday, May 20 them. And she knows that per - uate and graduate degrees at Aeschylus. The Project is an en - at 8:30 p.m. at the LaGuardia sonal achievements must be ac - Boston College, continues to deavor to search and embark Plaza Hotel, 104-04 Ditmars companied by endeavors that praise the Academy and all its new forms, alternative ways to Blvd, Queens. After a full course “give back” to the Community many donors for, without them, tell a story.” The Greek Cultural dinner, guests will be treated to that nurtures us. Her work in - he would not be on the right Center (26-80 30 Street, Astoria. a concert of Rembetika (Greek volves her in the 21st Century Vivienne Papadatos’ career in communications technology keeps path to success. My heart was 718-726-7329) email reserva - blues), Laika and Traditional endeavor of technology and her busy, but she’s found time to devote to her heritage, church, touched when one young man [email protected]. songs of Greece with a live band communications, but her work and youth programs, and show what volunteerism can do. asked if the Academy Fellowship under the direction of com - is rooted in her heritage and her would visit him in college. We n MAY 14 poser/guitarist Spiros Exaras. active involvement in helping those around them. For me, the Adult League (YAL), mentors the unanimously said “Of course!” MANHATTAN, N.Y. – The Greek Popular standup comedian, Ellen her faith and family and Hel - sense of well being that we strive Academy’s Children. As dedi - He said the transition would be division of Ronald McDonald Karis will also appear. Visit lenism, providing a role model for can be found in my personal cated volunteers, our commit - easier with our visits. This is House is sponsoring its annual www.aktinafm.com/events.html. for how taking part in helping is life amongst family, friends, and ment level is the same – we care what we strive for – making an Walk-a-thon on Saturday, May Admission: $80, $100 and $120 better than cursing a commu - my mentorship of the Saint Basil for the Children. Throughout the impact in the lives of children 14 – rain or shine. Registration per person. To book your seats, nity’s shortcomings. She helps Academy Children. years and through our interac - who had not been very fortunate begins at 9:00 a.m. and the Walk please call AKTINA today at 718- lead the way for others. The in - TNH: Tell us about the Acad - tions, the Children see the con - in their short lives. The volun - begins at 11:00 a.m. at Ronald 545-1151 or send an email to terview: emy. sistency of the Academy Fellow - teers and the children benefit McDonald House at 405 East [email protected]. Guests can TNH: Your workdays are VP: Saint Basil’s Academy is ship, which provides an from the relationships formed. I 73rd Street. For more informa - self-park at the hotel for only $5. challenging, handling one crisis located in Garrison, New York additional stability to their pre - hope people reading this will tion please call 212-717-6608 or after another, yet you devote a and is a home for Orthodox chil - cious young lives. Our activities join the Academy Fellowship. 212-639-0188. Come Walk with n MAY 26 lot of time and energy to your dren in need. The love of Father range from on campus arts and Visit as often as you can, and us to support our “home-away- QUEENS, N.Y. - The Center for volunteer efforts. Costa Sitaras, their staff, the Or - crafts, cooking, basketball see for yourself. Surround your - from-home”, Ronald McDonald Byzantine and Modern Greek VP: I am an IT Project Man - thodox Church, Philoptochos So - games, or off-campus bowling, self on the idyllic grounds with House of New York Studies of Queens College is ager working for a large insur - ciety, numerous organizations drive-in movies, or New York children’s laughter. We welcome holding its 33rd Annual Certifi - ance company and I am always and volunteers help nurture the City visits such as plays, popular other organizations, college age MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Into The cate of Achievement Award Din - faced with the common children to grow into adulthood. events, or prominent Manhattan and above, to attend our events. Sunshine: Overcoming Anxiety ner and the Constantinos D. Pa - dilemma of today’s workforce: After High School, often the chil - landmarks. In doing so, we have In addition, I would be happy to & Depression will be the theme parrigopoulos Lecture: hard work, tight deadlines, and dren participate in the Bridge created memories and tradi - help organize an event to bring of a Conference organized by “Biophilia and the Quality of Life at day’s end, hope that you have Program, where they remain a tions. For example, every year together your organization with The Agapi Circle, GABSI and in our Cities: Inspired by Greek a job. This environment does not part of the Academy as they pur - we take the Children pumpkin the Children. HMS on Saturday, May 14 from Ideas” By Dr. Nikos A. Salin - often provide the sense of well sue their higher education. picking and ice skating, and we TNH: Do you have role mod - 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Holy garos, Professor, Department of being that we all so richly de - TNH: How do the volunteers create gingerbread houses. The els? Trinity Cathedral Center 337 Mathematics, Urbanist and Ar - serve. It is not easy to feel that help? gingerbread houses are the focal VP: My parents and my ma - East 74th St. Talks include: The chitectural Theorist at The Uni - one’s contributions have made a VP: The Saint Basil Academy point, besides the Children, at ternal Grandmother have been Hidden Message of Anxiety and versity of Texas, San Antonio. difference towards the “greater Fellowship, which has evolved the annual Christmas Pageant. role models who have provided Depression Real Men Have Feel - Thursday, 26th of May, 2011 at good” either for oneself or to from Saint Basil Academy Young Many a volunteer has pointed me with a lifetime filled with ings, Too: The Full Emotional Ex - 7:00 p.m. at the Student Union out that the activities are always love, an Orthodox upbringing, perience of Men, The Power of Building, 4th Floor Queens Col - something that they, the adults, and a sense of duty to assist Prayer: Reducing Stress, Mood lege. Graduation Ceremony: enjoy. Lucky for us that the Chil - those who are less fortunate. and Nutrition, Reducing Stress 7:00-8:00 p.m. (Open and free dren enjoy them, too. TNH: What’s your ultimate Through Exercise, Freedom from admission). Dinner-Dance: 8:30- QUESTION OF THE WEEK TNH: What are your fondest goal in life? Addiction: The Only Way Out Is 10:30 p.m. Reservations re - memories? VP: I want to continue to be Through, Current Issues in Ado - quired: $50.00 per person. Make Vote on our website! VP: As a mentor for numer - healthy and happy, but would lescent Depression, The Role of checks payable to: The Queens ous years, I have seen young not mind hitting the lottery, too. Medication in Treating Depres - College Fund—Greek Studies, a You have the chance to express your opinion on our website children struggle through the But, seriously, I must add that I sion and Anxiety , Late-life De - tax-exempt educational organi - on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - normal awkward adolescent pray that Saint Basil Academy is pression: Is it a Natural Part of zation. RSVP by May 12, 2011. lished in our printed edition next week along with the question years and amid typical academic always here for Orthodox chil - Aging? Depression and Heart For further information, please for that week. and financial struggles for their dren in need. My goal is to con - Disease, Lunch will be served. call: 718-997-4520. The question this week is: Will you go to Greece this sum - higher education and becoming tinue to help as a member of For reservations E-mail: info@th - mer? successful adults. Success is not board and as a volunteer work - ecathedralnyc.org. For info about n JUNE 1 o Yes simply defined by one’s salary ing with the children. Agapi Circle, call Katina Zach - On Wednesday, June 1, HLA in - o No but how we treat those around Learn more about Saint Basil manoglou (212) 877-2155. vites you to attend Judiciary o Maybe us and how we approach and Academy by visiting www.saint - Night for a Cocktail Reception The results for last week’s question: Should the U.S. with - contribute to life. I have been basilacademy.org. You can be - MANHATTAN, N.Y. –The Hel - honoring Members of the Judi - draw from Afghanistan? blessed to attend the wedding come a friend on Facebook. To lenic Times Scholarship Gala & ciary from 6-8 pm at the Atrium 73 % voted "Yes" of a graduate, who had com - join the Academy Fellowship Leadership Workshops will cel - Café, Onassis Cultural Center, 27 % voted "No" pleted her education, including mailing list and be informed of ebrate its 20th event. This year’s 645 5th Avenue at 51st Street. through graduate school, while the upcoming activities, send an honorees are Gilles Marini and TO RSVP Please visit Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com a part of the Academy Bridge e-mail to [email protected] Spiros Milonas. Olympia www.hlany.org

he paintings of Greek artist Rania Mesiskli reveal an imag - Rania Mesiskli’s Tinary city where optimism has a free reign, taking the Artful Energy and Exuberant Joy of Life at AGORA GALLERY viewer on a kaleidoscopic journey into the heart of entertain - ment. The costumes display dynamism and unbridled energy, from May 12 through June 1, 2011 each one representing a unique approach and knowledge. (Οpening reception: Thursday, May 12, 2011) Mesiskli offers a glimpse of the ecstasy at the heart of mad - ness, the light at the heart of darkness. Her art celebrates hu - The Artist Rania Mesiskli manity’s vital strength, driven by the thirst for renewal, and in it we see a gallery of intensely theatrical, vibrant characters rooted in universal archetypes, tinged with the influence of romanticism, commedia dell’arte traditions and the age of baroque, with elements from Africa and the Arabian Nights thrown in. Gazing into the eyes of her characters, we see the full range of human emotion, tempting us to wonder about the stories hidden within. Rania Mesiskli creates a feast for the eyes that awak - ens the senses and the imagination by transforming her vision into something real through an expressive honesty. The result is a collection of paintings that are both relevant and timeless.

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By Constantine S. Sirigos were presented by Aphrodite ural gas off the coast of Cyprus turing or defaulting on its debt. TNH Staff Writer Daniels accompanied by Panos this year. Johnson displayed a He said believes the continuous Chrysovergis. Johnson acknowl - proclamation in honor of Pis - application reforms, especially NEW YORK – In an outpouring edged the Chamber's officers sarides from the New York State moving forward with privatiza - of pride and appreciation, the and other guests, including Senate and Assembly, and a tion, and the passage and im - Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of Com - Cyprus’ Ambassador to the U.S. framed copy of the entry noting plementation of additional nec - merce honored Christopher A. Pavlos Anastasiades, Consul the Chambers’ honoring of Dr. essary reforms, combined with Pissarides, winner of the 2010 General of Greece in New York Pissarides in the Congressional the support of her European Nobel Prize in Economics, with Ambassador. Aghi Balta, Cyprus Record. partners, Greece will be able to its U.S. Distinguished Merit Consul General Koula Sophi - Balta, referring to Greece’s resume economic growth and Award at the 8th Annual Dinner anou, Chamber President Den - current struggles, praised Pis - overcome the debt crisis. He at the New York Hilton on, May nis C. Droushiotis, the former sarides, and regarding Hellenes sounded an ominous note, how - 6. The Nicosia-born laureate is Trade Commissioner in the around the world, said: “He has ever, about the American econ - a Professor at the London United States for the Republic helped us to look forward. We omy, saying that its debt and School of Economics. The of Cyprus, Chamber Vice Chair - are not large in numbers, but deficits must be reduced, and Chamber’s Executive Director, man Andreas D. Comodromos, we have the brains, and brains that required not just spending Despina Axiotakis, expressed and Vice Chairman Peter win in the end.” reductions but tax increases too. how honored the Chamber was Kakoyiannis. After an introduction by a Karacostas, brimming with to have Pissarides. She brought He also acknowledged Pan - friend, Attorney Elena Kyri - pride over Pissarides, told The Vassos N. Vassiliou, the Cham - cyprian Association of America akides, Pissarides made his way National Herald that, it was “a ber’s Vice President to introduce President Philip Christopher, Pe - to the podium accompanied by tremendous honor to have a No - the evening’s Master of Cere - ter (Panicos) Papanicolaou, the strains of the score of the bel Laureate from Cyprus, and monies, National Public Radio’s President of the Cyprus Federa - film Chariots of Fire by the great it’s wonderful that the Greek Greek American morning host tion of America, N.Y. State As - Greek composer Vangelis. and Cypriot American commu - Soterios Johnson heard on semblywoman Aravella Simotas After acknowledging the nities are able to showcase him, WNYC in New York City. Vassil - and Nick Karacostas, the standing ovation and thanking his achievements, which reflect iou said, “We needed someone Cypriot-born AHEPA Supreme the attendees, he said, “I had the Greek commitment to edu - with an authoritative voice,” President. hope for something nice and cation that has caused us to ex - and a fellow Columbia Univer - Terry Gerhart was also wel - pleasant to say, but I’m an econ - cel in every field. It’s great to sity alumnus. comed. He is Vice President for omist.” Everyone listened when have him representing the Rev. Dr. Robert (L-R) Dennis Droushiotis, Philip Christopher, Dr. Christopher International Operations for he offered some of his thoughts Cypriot people.” Stephanopoulos gave the invo - Pissarides, Despina Axiotakis, Andreas Comodromos and Fan - Houston-based Noble Energy about the Greek crisis, stressing cation and the national anthems nie Petallides-Holiday. Inc., which plans to drill for nat - that Greece must avoid restruc - [email protected] A Nobel Economist’s Greek Vision Brings a Ray of Hope to Homeland

Continued from page 1 fits “until it couldn’t be done any country in Europe has privatized. ics, where laymen have been led like the one you lost, really look - when there were riots in the more because the debt reached Those companies have become to believe there are numbers for ing intensely for work or just sit - streets.” While the political right a time when unemployment was such levels that it’s difficult to more efficient and they give bet - everything and that the math ting back and waiting until your is seeking to tackle the debt rising fast throughout the indus - see how it will be repaid … but I ter service to the public. That is says it all - and after more than old job was re-created, and those problem by dismantling the so - trial world. But it was shocking don’t think they should restruc - the future of European 200 years as a science - the field things were not analyzed before. cial safety net, he said, “They are to hear that, “We didn’t really ture.” He said he believes the economies. Cyprus should priva - still relies on the vision and in - It was a new way of looking at right to be concerned about the have a way to think about un - $155 billion bailout loan package tize also,” he added, noting the tuition of people such as Pis - the aggregate of the unemploy - debt. It has to be paid at some employment so we as economists from the so-called Troika of the current government is opposed sarides to create the models that ment problem by starting from point, at least the additional debt couldn’t comment much about it European Union-International to it. Unlike Greece, he said in help economists make sense of the individual worker who has we built up the past few years, and policymakers didn’t know Monetary Fund-European Cen - Cyprus, there is no culture of what is happening in the world. to do something to get a job, and but the only way to pay is how to respond to it properly. tral Bank will work yet, despite bribes. You may wait forever, but Maybe Pissarides has more in the individual firm that is going through higher taxes and here in We couldn’t explain why it was nearly unanimous consensus you will not be asked for the common with Nobel Prize win - to create that job that the unem - the States you’ve been getting staying high, we couldn’t explain from other analysts it will fail. proverbial “fakelaki-little enve - ner poets Odysseus Elytis and ployed will take – will the com - away with it for too long. The the effects of certain policy pro - Pissarides said he does not be - lope” filled with cash. Pissarides George Seferis than we know. pany wait until it can afford a Chinese have been buying the posals. We couldn’t say whether lieve that restructuring is a reset said the economy in his home - Like the great poets, a social con - full time permanent person or debt. Why they were doing it, it was best to compensate the button for the Greek economy land of Cyprus is good shape be - sciousness drives some of the hire part time or temporary only they know, but they are al - unemployed person for the loss and is disturbed by statements cause of its openness to interna - workers - and from there aggre - ready showing hesitation, and of income so he can just wait for by distinguished economists who tional companies. He said Cyprus “Its economy is gate up to the whole economy markets are starting to worry.” times to improve or get them to say Greece must restructure be - responds positively and wel - and build up a theory about un - The U.S., like some other gov - do something else.” cause the debt levels are unsus - comes investors, unlike Greece, completely inflexible, employment in the whole econ - ernments, responded to the re - His work analyzing unem - tainable. Greece is receiving as - notwithstanding the island’s cur - being controlled omy.” cession caused by the financial ployment won him the biggest sistance he said, and is moving rent economic difficulties. He He noted that now this crisis by increasing their debt lev - prize in his business, but he had in the right direction. “I was very said Cyprus’ future is bound up by a minority of interests, sounds obvious, and it’s the stan - els. He admitted that, “We are candid views about whether impressed at how open Prime with becoming an international including strong unions dard way to analyze unemploy - going through a period of dislike Greece’s faltering economy will Minister Papandreou was re - business center, and that its ment but at that time it was not. of taxation, but these debts must fail, disagreeing with many oth - form,” though he acknowledged banks are efficient and success - not allowing He said the Scandinavian coun - be paid. If you tell people that ers in his field. Pissarides has met that other members of his So - ful, but if Greece restructures or any reform...” tries embraced the findings im - when the economy recovers we with Greek Premier George Pa - cialist PASOK party and Cabinet collapses it will badly affect mediately, and the British after will have to raise taxes to pay pandreou. “He faces difficult were not as convincing. Cypriot banks. work. “I was always concerned some hesitation, but when the back the debt they say, “Never. problems in multiple dimen - OF CYPRUS Asked about the future of the about social problems and I Paris-based Organization for Eco - Why should we have to pay sions,” he said, but while the Pissarides, a Cypriot, noted euro and the dollar, Pissarides thought (unemployment) was a nomic Cooperation and Devel - taxes?” The financial crisis led to debt problem has attracted the that Greek holds much of the said that, “Predicting currency serious social problem that could opment began to promotes the talk about his other big concern: most attention, he does not think debt and Cypriot banks, which movements is to dig your own have an economic solution.” Al - programs prescribed by his col - The regulation of financial mar - it is the most serious one. The would need to be bailed out if grave as an economist, but in the though he came to Harvard in leagues as the best way to deal kets. “(In the 70’s and 80’s) we big problem in Greece, he said is Greece restructures loan repay - long term, if America’s unwise 1979 to research the economics with the problem, the European thought that liberalizing capital that “its economy is completely ments. The bailout money will policy toward debt and deficits of higher education, he said he Commission and the Clinton Ad - markets, with deregulation, the inflexible, being controlled by a soak up the supposed benefits of continues, the dollar will lose realized that wasn’t his real in - ministration followed. While un - free market was going to push minority of interests, including restructuring. But even if the more value.” Regarding specula - terest. He was on a year’s leave employment is still a problem, the rise in growth, which in fact strong unions not allowing any debt is restructured, he said tion about Greece leaving the Eu - of absence, so quickly finished he noted that, “But today we happened in the 90’s, but start - reform. It’s completely unattrac - Greece would not be able to rozone, Pissarides said, “It will the education work and used the know how to respond, and we ing around that time incentives tive as an investment destina - grow without those structural re - never happen.” He said it wasn’t remaining time researching un - know how to reduce the burden were also created for things that tion.” He said the debt is an out - forms: “The economy is now so a mistake for Greece to join and employment. Pissarides said the of the unemployed person would destroy the entire system, growth of such structural inflexible that it is just not a adopt the euro because he said main idea behind his work is through government programs if left alone, so they have got to problems. Governments couldn’t growth-friendly economy,” he the country needed the discipline “that you should look at the way which although they are much be regulated, somehow. It’s a deal with them, so they resorted said. imposed by membership, which individual workers and compa - more widespread in Europe, they very serious problem but we still to essentially bribing the citizens He said the privatization of led to the discovery its economy nies deal with the problem. You are beginning to be used in the haven’t managed it. We still don’t by offering more public sector state-run enterprises would help. was false-bottomed. become unemployed as a worker U.S.” Still, he added, “It’s not know how to regulate them. jobs, spending more on their “I think they should privatize THE JOBLESS CONUNDRUM and there are choices: taking a perceived to be as serious a social pensions, and other social bene - completely. Almost every other Even in the field of econom - lower paid job, looking for a job problem as it was in the 80’s [email protected]

The Saint Nicholas William Spyropoulos School Reunion Committee

Cordially invite Alumni from 1984-1993 To join us for an evening Of reminiscing and cocktails

Date: June 3, 2011 Time: 8:00 PM Location: St. Nicholas Church The Michelis Educational Center-Sarantakos Hall Flushing, New York

$ 75.00 Per person Price includes Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres and full Dinner Buffet All proceeds will be donated to the William Spyropoulos Alumni Scholarship Fund b CALL US FOR AIRFARES TO GREECE. WE OFFER COMPETETIVE PRICES *Prices does not include up to $30 Greek domestic air taxes & fees a Contacts: Alexandra [email protected] Georgia [email protected] [email protected] (718)357-5583 or Email us at: [email protected] 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 14-20, 2011 Judge Hears Pre-Trial Arguments in St. Nick’s Church Case

By Constantine S. Sirigos Lower Manhattan Development struction plans will interfere TNH Staff Writer Corporation (LMDC) and the with the rights of the Church, Urban Development Corpora - noting they only received about NEW YORK – The ball in the tion (UDC) over delays in the five pages. Cunha told TNH the high stakes game being played rebuilding of the only house of PA claimed that the requested out between the Port Authority worship destroyed in the Sept. documents were confidential of New York and New Jersey is 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. At - due to security concerns. The in the legal court as the first pre- torney Nicholas Karacostas, Church responded that it was trial conference between attor - Supreme President of the Order ready to agree with confiden - neys for both sides was held on of AHEPA, which has led a na - tiality agreements, as it had in May 5 in the chambers of Fed - tional petition drive in support the past, when it worked with eral Judge Harold Baer, Jr. of of the Church, told The National PA officials and engineers to the Southern District of New Herald that, “I am encouraged produce the agreement that the York. The Greek Orthodox Arch - that the judicial system is help - PA referred to on its Internet. diocese of America and the ing by bringing the parties to - Cunha noted that the building Church of St. Nicholas at gether for a resolution that we process required that hundreds Ground Zero filed a suit in Fed - hope is positive, which will en - of people have access to the doc - eral Court in Manhattan on Feb. able the St. Nicholas Church to uments they are requesting. He New York Governor Andrew 14 against the Port Authority of be rebuilt in its rightful and le - said the judge ordered the PA Cuomo hasn’t acted yet but New York and New Jersey, the gal place.” The Church suit to sit down with the Church to his office says he’s aware St. claims the PA reneged on a deal work the issues out. That would Nicholas Church’s hopes to re - to move the church from its entail meetings between attor - build on Ground Zero. original site at 155 Cedar Street neys for all sides and technical to 130 Liberty Street, where the experts such as engineers and still, Couloucoundis emphati - Deutschebank building that was architects. Baer scheduled a fol - cally said, “No. Only the rebuild - finally deconstructed this year low up conference in his cham - ing issue is a standstill. The was located. In response to a re - bers for May 23. community is functioning rea - quest for a postponement of the Steve Coleman, PA sonably normally in its tempo - May 5 meeting by Daniel spokesman, told TNH “We can’t rary home at the Church of St. Schulze, Asst. Attorney General make any comment while it’s in Constantine and Helen in for the State of New York, who litigation on any matter.” St. Brooklyn.” N.Y. State Senator is representing the Lower Man - Nicholas President John Michael Gianaris said he’s frus - hattan Development Corpora - Couloucoundis said, “It just trated by what he said was the tion (LMDC), Judge Baer said shows the PA’s mentality to try lack of cooperation. He told in a handwritten note: “I only to drag this out until infinity. TNH that while the legal process provide three adjournments, if They are stone walling … the is moving, he hopes it won’t that, and you have them all. De - bottom line is … they bought take too long, and reiterated his nied. See you on 5/5.” A clerk themselves a couple of years commitment to do whatever he in the office of Judge Baer in - which they might consider a vic - can to make sure St. Nicholas formed TNH that “the oral ar - tory whatever their agenda is.” will be rebuilt. Seeking informa - guments were longer and more He said New York Gov. Andrew tion regarding communications substantive than in other hear - The former St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church as it looked Cuomop’s office is aware of the between the Archdiocese and ings of that nature.” when it stood in the shadow of the World Trade Center. before lawsuit. Couloucoundis noted, Cuomo’s office, TNH was told Attorney Mark Cunha of both were destroyed in the September 11th, 2011 attacks. “Clearly Governor Cuomo’s of - that Fr. Mark Arey, Director of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, the fice can help resolve this more the Office of Inter-Orthodox, Ec - law firm representing the Arch - quested assistance from Baer in in the dispute. Cuhna said ear - efficiently than any group can umenical and Interfaith Rela - NY-NJ Port Authority Execu - diocese and St. Nicholas, told getting the Port Authority to lier requests to the PA did not since the Governor has direct tions, was out of town and a call tive Director Chris Ward, the TNH the Judge wanted to hear produce documents regarding produce the documents that supervision over the PA.” to the Archdiocese’s Department nemesis of St. Nicholas what the dispute was about the plans for the southern part would enable the Church to de - Asked if the PA’s tactics have of Communications was not re - Church’s hopes to rebuild. from all parties. Cunha re - of the Ground Zero site involve termine whether the PA con - brought the parish he a stand - turned at press time. Zach Galifianakis: Life is Hard, Comedy Harder, But that’s ShowBiz

Continued from page 1 character, a funny situation? -Are we going to see you one ZG: Laughter is the thing that day maybe with Jim Carrey or of Comedy Central Presents, I crave the most in my life. It is Will Ferrell, actors or directors which first aired in September harder to find as the days tick by that you are fond of and you 2001. In 2002, he was the host but you must look for it until your would like to cooperate with? of his own VH1 talk show called last breath. My sources for creat - ZG-Will Ferrell and I will be Late World with Zach. It featured ing a character is to think of the acting in a movie together this many of his friends and regular person outside of the script. What coming fall. He is a gentleman performers from the los Angeles kind of car does he drive? Can and one of the funniest actors in comedy and music venue Largo he drive? What music does he my opinion. So it is a bit thrilling where he appeared frequently like? Where does he shop for his to say the least. during this time period. His next clothes. What are his aunts and -You have starred with one of television role was as a coroner uncles like? That kind of stuff. It my favorite actors, Jason named Davis in the Fox drama may not mean anything to the Schwartzman, in Bored to Death. Tru Calling, which lasted from audience because they will never Can you tell us a few things about 2003 to 2005 see on screen what those things the series? In 2006, Galifianakis was fea - are but in my mind it helps to ZG-It is a very New tured in Fiona Apple's music have those answers to carve out York/Brooklyn themed show. It video for the song "Not About what is written in the script. Have has a great style. Clever writing. Love," where he is seen lip-synch - you fallen asleep yet? And Jason Schwartzman is noth - ing the lyrics to the song. In -How did you decide to be - ing but an angel. An angel with 2008, Galifianakis starred in the come an actor? Did you face the a beautiful nose. independent film Visioneers. same difficulties as we see in the -How challenging is a dra - We may never watch a Hang - main character of My Greek Fat matic role for a comedian? over III with the heroes traveling Wedding, for example a strict Would you say yes? to a Greek island, but Hangover family etc? ZG-I think it is harder for a 2 launches into theaters on May ZG-I became an actor because “serious” actor to try to be funny. 26, this one set in Bangkok, Thai - my father always stressed to us -So, could you reveal us from land. The plot unravels with the when we were young to combine which place of Greece are your memory of the catastrophic bach - labor and love. I knew I liked to roots from? Are you visiting often elor party at Las Vegas from the get emotion out of people so the country? What about this first film, for which he was when I moved away to New York Zach Galifianakis (L), Bradley Cooper (C), a monkey and Ed Helms in a publicity shot for Hang - summer? awarded for the Best Comedy Act I tried to figure out a way to over 2, which is set in Bangkok, Thailand. Will there be a Hangover 3? Only the monkey knows. ZG- My dad's side of my fam - in the MTV Movie Awards. He make a living doing it. Plus I have ily comes from Crete. In the mid - was up for the interview. no other skills. ZG-A good comedian leads an -What does stand up comedy ZG-It gave me confidence - be - dle of the island. A very small vil - -How important is for you to -What are the elements that audience and a bad one Bradley mean for you and in which ways ing on stage and bombing some - lage that hides among olive trees. laugh and what are your sources differentiate a good from a bad Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed has it helped you (if it has) evolve how gave me confidence down I have visited twice and think of inspiration when you create a comedian ? Helmscaters to one. as human and as an actor? the road. about it every day of my life. Archdiocesan Council Threatens St. George’s Church With More Sanctions

Continued from page 1 the Archdiocesan Council gorical refusal to fulfill the com - given several years of partial fi - the communications of the Fi - multiple opportunities to resolve adopts this statement affirming munity’s allocation under the nancial relief. Parish leadership nance Committee of the Arch - this issue in a fair and pastoral leadership’s open defiance of the decision of our Holy Archdiocesan Regulations, de - has ignored the clear and ap - diocesan Council, which repeat - manner. The priest and parish the Canonical order and eccle - Eparchial Synod and the actions spite the fact that the parish’s propriate direction of its Metro - edly urged the parish to council president met, over a siastical authority of our Holy of His Eminence Metropolitan audited financial statements politan, the letter of His Emi - conform to the Archdiocesan three-year period, with repre - Church, the Regulations of the Methodios of Boston. clearly demonstrate an ability nence Archbishop Demetrios Regulations and Clergy Laity sentatives of the Metropolis and Archdiocese and the decisions This situation first arose out to fully meet its commitments communicating the decision of Congress decisions. Finance Committee of the Arch - of the Clergy Laity Congresses, of the parish leadership’s cate - and even though the parish was the Holy Eparchial Synod and Parish leadership was given diocesan Council. Last Decem - ber, the priest and entire parish council met with Metropolitan Methodios, the Metropolis Fi - nance Committee and the Chair of the national Finance Commit - STEPHEN ANDREOPOULOS, Ph.D. tee. Still, the parish has refused CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST to meet the obligations required based in mineola , long Island. of every parish of the Greek Or - thodox Archdiocese of America, we are pleased to announce that YIORGOS LIASIS as determined by the Clergy has joined our practice enabling us Laity Congresses. Even more to better serve our Greek speaking clients. disturbing, the priest and parish council convened a general as - sembly, which voted not to fulfill Sunday, May 29th By appointment only • (516) 739-0234 the parish’s allocation, in clear SLIDING SCALE FEE SCHEDULE violation of the Archdiocesan Regulations. The parish’s actions at 3 pm have necessitated this statement by the Archdiocesan Council George Pan-Andreas Theater urging the community to con - 5125 melrose Avenue, ATHENS LAW FIRM form to the same standards that apply to all parishes of the Arch - Hollywood, CA 90038 MARIA M. MANOLAKA & KONSTANTINOS A. PETRATOS diocese. If, within ten days, the INTEGRATED LEGAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT GREECE parish does not conform to Available at: these standards, restoring Chris - tian peace within the commu - Amazon.com nity, the Archdiocesan Council [email protected]. or mESOGEION AVE 451, 15343 AG. PARASKEVI - ATHENS fully supports the imposition of TEl.: 01130 211 0123 345, Fax: 01130 211 014 1919 all necessary canonical and ad - www.genechronopoulos.com Cell: 01130-6947-106-544, 01130-6948-383-011 ministrative sanctions. Failure e-mail: [email protected] of the community to comply would lead it into schism, sepa - Free Admission • CONTRACTS • REAl ESTATE TRANSACTIONS, lEASES THROuGHOuT GREECE rating those involved from the • PROPERTy mANAGEmENT IN GREECE body of the Church and the • DONATIONS / PARENTAl GRANTS sacramental life of the Church. • lAND REGISTRy CASES The Archdiocesan Council also • PENSIONS fully supports all actions of His • CIVIl AND COmmERCIAl lAw Eminence Metropolitan Metho - • PuBlIC AND CRImINAl lAw dios of Boston in enforcing the • COmPANy lAw Archdiocesan Regulations and Clergy Laity Congress decisions THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 14-20, 2011 COMMUNITY 5 American Farm School Goes Green, Boasts New Dairy and Many Friends

By Angelike Contis dents. Unlike the AFS’ high for the first time, six U.S. college cluding its adult Lifetime Learn - TNH Staff Writer school and Perrotis College, students will study Greek cul - ing program, which has doubled which is notable for educating ture, history and the Mediter - in numbers and introduced an NEW YORK – A new dairy, new those from Northern Greece ranean diet at Perrotis College, Internet platform for alums. dormitory, new U.S.-Greek stu - (and international) rural areas, with group trips around Greece. Kanellis says: “There is a lot of dent exchange programs, new the elementary school will draw After his trip to Fresno, said concern, a lot of unemployment products – and even a new en - from urban Thessaloniki. Kanel - Kanellis, he decided his business and youngsters are uncertain vironmentally-minded elemen - lis says of these young city chil - students should run the AFS which direction they should tary school: All these – and dren: “We are trying to give shop. He wants hospitality stu - take.” AFS recent graduates em - more innovations - are under - them a basic education concern - dents to run AFS’ small guest barking on farming careers are way, despite tough economic ing environment and sustain - facility too. taking a very different path from times for Greece, at one of the ability. We hope a large number In another boost to the the subsidy-reliant past, he says, most enduring symbols of will do something that may not school’s image – not to mention noting: “They are finding select Greece-U.S. cooperation, the be related to agriculture, but is finances – milk sales were up products that have value so they American Farm School in Thes - associated somehow with agri - 50% this year, due to a new, ex - can make a comfortable living.” saloniki, Greece. In New York culture; it could be engineering, ponentially more efficient dairy Kanellis underlined that though for a May 3 benefit gala that biology or chemistry or life sci - opened in April, and the school’s he’s only been at his post for 14 raised more than $80,000 for ences. They’ll learn to love the new cooperation with local milk months, he couldn’t have done the school, at which noted ac - land, the earth.” suppliers. In addition to tradi - it alone. “There is incredible tress Olympia Dukakis spoke, Tots will get their hands dirty tional AFS products – also in - teamwork going on.” the school’s new President by growing things in their own cluding Omega 3 eggs and Dukakis, who attended with Panos Kanellis explained that a vegetable garden. “They will turkeys, there are now AFS hilo - her cousin, Patti Dukakis, is a part lot has been happening at the grow their own vegetables and pites and trahana pasta-type of the teamwork. There is an Eu - nonprofit educational institution the kitchen will prepare them,” products, and soon yogurt and terpe Dukakis Garden named af - founded in 1904. AFS has a Sec - says Kanellis. He said he’d like lowfat milk too. ter the mother of her cousin, for - ondary School and the Dimitris to see the students’ parents also Meanwhile Perrotis College mer U.S. Presidential candidate Perrotis College of Agricultural grow family vegetables on an - has added a new Food Science Michael Dukakis. Patti’s late hus - Studies. AFS is looking to a few other AFS plot too. As the city and Technology major and high band, Arthur Dukakis, was an dynamic schools in California limits creep closer to the school, school students are benefiting AFS trustee for two decades. for several of its innovations/ex - L-R: Actress Olympia Dukakis, Panos Kanellis (President of AFS is looking for a location in from access to the new dairy. Olympia Dukakis spoke of visit - changes. Kanellis, a bio-organic American Farm School), Patti Dukakis (Cousin of Olympia) order to relocate its animals. The 100-person capacity ing the land of her parents’ roots chemist who was previously Ex - and philanthropist Aliki Perroti joined the school’s cause. MORE MILK Aliki Perroti Student Residence in Greece at the Union League ecutive Vice President at Anato - A couple of months ago AFS also opened this fall, serving col - Club event, the AFS’ third-such lia College, traveled to two Thessaloniki native, who has ment, the Ministry of Agricul - and Fresno State University en - lege students in rooms that New York fundraiser. Also attend - schools (including a Waldorf studied and taught at the Uni - ture provided the AFS with its tered into an exchange of stu - Kanellis says many people say ing were VIPS including Seth School) in San Francisco for versity of Houston explained: on-campus building for the dents and ideas. There will be resemble four-star hotel quality. Frank, Maria Lyras, Demitra ideas on a new pre-kindergarten “We want to introduce younger green school. The building is three faculty-led groups travel - Mrs. Perroti was among the 160 Phillipou, Cyprus Consul General and kindergarten with an envi - students to the principles of sus - currently being renovated and ing to Greece next summer, and friends of the school gathered A. Balta, Greek Consul General ronmental theme that will be tainability and respect for nat - will also house a brand new AFS students visiting Fresno too. at the New York benefit. He K. Sophianou and Ambassador launched at AFS in the fall. An ural resources.” kitchen that will feed the In addition to AFS’s 41-year-old adds that in an uncertain cli - D. Alexandrakis. elementary school, he says, will While state funds are few school’s 450 students each day high school student summer ex - mate, there is actually an in - be launched the next year. The and far in-between at the mo - and be used by culinary stu - change program, this summer, creased interest in the AFS, in - [email protected] Greek Church Still at the Heart of a Faithful, Loving N.C. Community

Continued from page 1 symbolic of the importance of spacious building. Today, the leads each service. Father the church in their lives and in church is home to weddings, Manuel said that change has center of community life for the lives of their parents and baptisms, name-day celebra - been good for the church, albeit centuries in their homeland. grandparents. When Greek im - tions and funerals, as well as to at the cost of some of the lyrical One place in particular where migrants first came to America annual events such as the Greek beauty of the service. Manuel many of Fayetteville’s Greeks and to Fayetteville, often with - Festival, which takes place over was at the church on a recent have a connection is the church out much money and unable to three days in September, Athen - Friday for the Salutations to the at the Monastery at Proussos. speak English, it was important ian Night in February and the Theotokos service, a traditional There, ancestors and relatives for them to forge a strong con - World’s Largest Spaghetti Din - part of Lent. The service was in - of many local Greek-American nection that could withstand the ner and Pastry Sale in Novem - dicative of the changes he’s seen families have been worshipping enormous challenges they faced ber. in the church over the past five for centuries. in trying to make new lives for The spaghetti sale began in decades. FROM GREECE, WITH LOVE themselves. 1958 when restaurateur Pete “It’s a service that was writ - The monastery in the village THE CHURCH GOES UP Parrous came up with the idea ten in the seventh or eighth cen - of Proussos perches on a In Fayetteville, that connec - of selling spaghetti to raise tury,’’ he said. “It’s very expres - precipice at the corner of a nar - tion would come on April 22, money to build the church. Us - sive, with a lot of poetry, but the row valley surrounded by 1957, when Sts. Constantine ing Parrous’ recipe for the sauce, translation loses that.’’ Although mountain peaks about 18 miles and Helen was chartered. Be - church members sold about 500 many things have changed at from Karpenisi in central fore the creation of Sts. Con - plates that first year. Using the Sts. Constantine and Helen, the Greece. Getting to it is a story - stantine and Helen Greek Or - same recipe more than 50 years church remains the heart of the book trip through old-fashioned thodox Church, the closest later, they sold more than 20 Greek-American community villages and pastures filled with church was Holy Trinity Greek times that number - about here in Fayetteville. It is a legacy snoozing goats and sheep. Be - Orthodox in Raleigh. That rep - 12,000 plates - this year. that both the elders in the tween Aug. 15 and Aug. 23, the resented a long, two-lane drive As much as Sts. Constantine church and its younger mem - monastery becomes a place of through Lillington and Angier pilgrimage, attracting crowds to attend services. Most Greek for the Feast Day known as the John and Kay Poulos are among many devout Greek Orthodox families in Fayetteville chose to Dormition of the Virgin Mary. faithful who’ve made church life in Fayetteville, N.C. so vibrant. make that drive only on major This Orthodox celebration, con - holy days. “For Easter, we would sidered one of the most impor - and parking lot welcome visitors an important part of the pilgrim - go to Raleigh for the midnight tant holidays on the church cal - to the church these days, but age to the Monastery at Prous - services,’’ said Katherine Fasul. endar, celebrates the belief that when Fayetteville’s Kay Poulos sos. “We would take it with us, “I’d fall asleep because I was Mary was resurrected after her was a young girl, the entrance along with a sheet of paper,’’ young.’’ Once a month for more death. “You can’t go to Greece was a dusty dirt field strewn Poulos said. “You would put than 20 years, Father George without going to Proussos if with weary travelers setting up your names on the paper for a Stephanis drove here from your family is from that area,’’ camp for the night. “They blessing and make another Raleigh, leading a Greek Ortho - said Dina Goodson, whose par - wanted to be there for the early sheet for the dead. The priest dox service at St. John’s Episco - ents, Eleni and John Moutos, service,’’ she said. Poulos, who would bless the paper and the pal Church on Green Street. St. were among the first Greek fam - is 77, remembers making the bread. We would stay for a cou - John’s also welcomed children ilies in Fayetteville. “That’s walk with her family and neigh - ple of hours and then go back of Greek families into its Sunday something we’ve all done. It’s bors from the picturesque vil - home.’’ When Greek-Americans school and youth activities. In something you want to do. You lage of Gavros, about 10 miles in Fayetteville talk about the the 1940s, Greeks began meet - just know it was a comfort for away. monastery, they get tears in ing at Steve’s Place on Hay them.’’ “We walked up the moun - their eyes. “A child was brought Street to discuss buying prop - Proussos Monastery has fres - tain on a little path a couple of there once,’’ said Pete Skenteris, erty for a church in Fayetteville. coes dating to 1785. The site ac - feet wide,’’ she said. “My girl - owner of the Haymont Grill. They bought property down - tually dates back to the ninth friend and I were afraid to look “The child had never spoken, town but sold it, for a profit, to century, and there are several down. We would walk a little nor seen, nor heard.’’ As the Dickinson Buick. PHOTO: mICHAEl CONTI/FAyETTEVIllE OBSERVER relics of saints on display. After and then sit down and wait for story goes, the child’s parents The end of World War II and Pastor Fr. Alex Papagikos and Pastor emeritus Fr. Chrysostum lighting candles for the well-be - the grown-ups to catch up.’’ The took him to the monastery and the civil war in Greece brought Manuel pose for a portrait at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek ing of loved ones, visitors can group made the pilgrimage on put him in a corner to sleep. another wave of immigrants to Orthodox Church after a liturgical mass on Sunday, March 27. climb a winding, narrow stone holidays or whenever there When they left, the legend says, Fayetteville, and, by 1951, they staircase to the top of the seemed a particular need for di - the child walked out on his own. formed the Hellenic Community and Helen is anchored by cen - bers seem determined to con - church, which has glass display vine intervention. “Let’s say Most Greek homes in Fayet - House Association Inc. In March turies-old tradition, the congre - tinue. Just recently, during a Fri - cases filled with icons, wood - somebody got hurt or somebody teville have icons depicting of that year, they bought two gation has nevertheless man - day evening service known as carvings and silver utensils. died,’’ Poulos said. “Mama saints similar to the icons found lots at the crest of the hill on aged to change with the times. Salutations to the Theotokos, Today, most visitors arrive by would say, ‘We’re going to go to in the monastery. Some have Oakridge Avenue for $10,400. Lula Pappas Griffin, whose par - Daniel Griffin and his sister car, but long ago they made the church.’” other mementos. Effie and Greg The property was paid off on ents immigrated from Greece af - Maggie read the prayers. It was hours-long journey by walking THE STAFF OF LIFE Kalevas, who co-own Chris’s Jan. 18, 1952. In December ter World War II, remembers at - their grandfather George Pap - on goat paths among ancient Her mother would bake a Steakhouse, have a framed wa - 1953, the association signed a tending services as a little girl. pas’ birthday, and Daniel had a chestnut and fir trees. They car - loaf of prosphoro, or offering tercolor print of the church. contract for the construction of “They were done almost entirely surprise for him. Daniel, ried baskets of food and bundles bread, that had a special seal When many of the Greeks in the Hellenic Center, which was in Greek back then,’’ she said. charged with reading the Prayer of blankets balanced on their stamped in the middle. Nicko Fayetteville return to their used as a chapel, fellowship “As more and more children to Theotokos, did so entirely in heads. Some walked barefoot or Poulos still makes the same kind homeland, they make sure to hall, classroom and a gym for were born who didn’t speak Greek after practicing for weeks crawled on their knees, fulfilling of bread at Fayetteville’s Supe - spend a day on their own pil - basketball. The church building Greek, we slowly started doing with Kelly Papagikos, Father a promise given for a miracu - rior Bakery on Hope Mills Road, grimage to the monastery. “If was added in 1964, leaving the things in English.’’ Father Alex’s wife. His grandfather’s re - lous healing. They lit candles of a shop his parents started in you’re in Chicago, you go see a community center to its regular Chrysostom Manuel and his action? “He cried,’’ Lula Pappas faith and stayed overnight in the 1956. The bread is baked in two White Sox game,’’ said 16-year- activities. wife, Amphitrite, came to Fayet - Griffin, Daniel and Maggie’s monastery’s guesthouse or out loaves, one on top of the other old Daniel Griffin, whose ma - Though the Hellenic Center teville in 1961. He became the mother, said. “We all cried.’’ in the open. In the morning, and representing the divine and ternal grandparents were born was better suited for basketball first full-time priest at Sts. Con - people would attend an early human nature of Jesus Christ. in Stenoma. “If you’re in and parties, many an older cou - stantine and Helen. Though he Second in a series. Reprinted by church service, then leave, hop - Traditional Greek homes reserve Stenoma, you go to Prousso.’’ ple have special memories of retired in 2000, he still sits in permission of The Fayetteville ing to return the next year. a pan that is used only for mak - To those with ties to Evrytania, weddings that took place long the chanter’s box at the front of Observer, http://www.fayob - A modern concrete walkway ing prosphoro. The bread was the Monastery at Proussos is ago in one small corner of that the church while Father Alex server.com/special/2011/greek

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By Elinor J. Brecher las. So many admirers attended brother. We’d hang out with our west 23rd Street and Coral Way, Miami Herald services for Albanis that daugh - grandparents,’’ said Katerina. a bigger space that the family ter Maria Albanis Grillas de - “Eitane sostos anthropos,’’ Maria still operates. It’s named for MIAMI - Kosta Albanis saw his clared “Gemisame to magazi,’’ said at the funeral: her father Maria Sotiriou, Angela’s mother, restaurants not just as purveyors as her father would say when was very proper, very tradi - a widow who lives with her of Greek food but as a little Zorba’s filled up: “It’s a packed tional, a man’s man. But, ac - daughter. touch of home for Greeks in house.’’ cording to the twins, he was as A Miami Herald review said South Florida. “Zorba’s in Hal - Katerina said that her father, open-hearted as he was strict. that, “The food and atmosphere landale was the place for Greeks the oldest of five, joined the Her father, Maria said, used to are both simple and homey. in the ’80s and ’90s,’’ said Kate - Greek Navy as a young man be - say “You’ll remember someone From the traditional Greek mu - rina Albanis Theodorou, one of cause the alternative was “You if they are cheap or generous.’’ sic playing in the background to his twin daughters. After he sold worked in your olive trees.’’ Af - Albanis was the latter, said Ka - the seating for just about 70 peo - Zorba’s seven years ago, Albanis ter his hitch, he hooked up with terina. “Even the portions were ple, everything about Maria’s took over Maria’s Greek Restau - navy buddies living in Toronto generous.’’ forgoes fancy for comfortable. rant in Miami, which his wife, in 1965. They relocated to Albanis moved Zorba’s to And there’s plenty of room at Angela, ran, and did what he Chicago, opened a bar and then Hallandale, where it became a the tables for the plates and plat - did best: create traditional a Greek restaurant. He came to supper club with live music and ters of food. The brainchild of Greek dishes and schmooze the Miami for a visit in 1972 and seating for 200. “He’d come out Maria Sotiriou, who left Greece customers, who became part of met his future wife: 17-year-old of the kitchen and dance,’’ Ka - at age 37, and her daughter and the family. Regulars were Angela Sotiriou. He began wait - Kosta Albanis was a self-made cook and loved entertaining his terina recalled. “One thing to be son-in-law, Angela and Kosta Al - shocked to learn that Albanis, ing tables at her family’s original customers with his spirit as well as his food, which brought said about Daddy is he always banis, the authentic recipes have 68, of Miami, died March 22 at restaurant – Zorba’s, on South - plenty of people to his Miami eateries. knew what he wanted, worked made the restaurant at 2359 Jackson Memorial Hospital, five west 32nd Street – and married hard for it and made sure it was Coral Way a popular place for days after suffering a stroke. her in 1973. He learned cooking and he made the best omelettes upbringing, which included liv - a success,’’ Maria said. “Daddy lunch and dinner.’’ Although he Born Konstantinos Albanis on by doing it, Katerina said. “He … we always ate at the restau - ing at home and having a cur - always made a strong first im - lived to be a grandfather cour - May 8, 1942, in Agia Anna, on is very organized and logical,’’ rant, and we even had birthday few even when they were in col - pression. He was extremely con - tesy of Maria, Albanis died be - the Greek island of Evia, he she added. “Show him once and parties there.’’ lege. “We never went out in high fident, respectful, a little stub - fore his second grandchild’s “never came out of surgery,’’ ac - he knows. His lamb chops with The twins came along in school or if we did, only to born…’’ After Zorba’s, he moved birth. “Now I really want a boy,’’ cording to son-in-law Costa Gril - Greek seasoning were the best, 1977. They recalled their strict Greek events with our god Maria’s 10 blocks west to South - said Katerina, who is pregnant.

DEATHS n CONSTANTINE, CHRIST years, Al Alex and two sisters, Pippi was a devoted member of Economou, and Athanasia dox Church, in Hamilton Town - children, Maria (Gary) McGair The Mobile Post-Journal re - Georgia Kokos and husband, St. George Greek Orthodox (Napoleon) Papadopoulos and ship were he was also the can - of Marlton, Nicholas (Laura) of ported that Christ Constantine, Paul; Kiki Lloyd and husband, Church for more than 50 years YiaYia of 31. The funeral was tor. He also belonged to St. Florence, and Eleni (Yianni) 88, of Jamestown, Alabama Jim, both of Mechanicsburg and and an active member of the held at SS Constantine & Helen Thomas Greek Orthodox Mastoris of Burlington; his only passed on April 19, 2011 in seven nephews and nieces. Philoptochos Society, Ladies Greek Orthodox Church Church, in Cherry Hill. He be - sister, Afronia Sarris of Greece; WCA Hospital. A lifelong area Bible Study, and Homeless longed to the AHEPA of Trenton five grandsons, Christopher Mc - resident, he was born August 8, n GABRIEL, HELEN Meals Ministry. Pippi will always MARAKIS, KOULA and the Corthion Andros Society Cair, Nicholas Sarris II, Andrew 1922, in Jamestown, N.Y., a son The Akron Beacon Journal re - be remembered for her love and The Salt Lake Tribune reported of New Jersey. Lou was also ac - Sarris, Louis and Antonio Mas - of the late Thomas and Chrisula ported that Helen Gabriel, 82, devotion for her family, her thyat Kyriaki “Koula” Marakis, tive in Masonic organizations by toris; niece and nephew, Zdruli Constantine. He was a passed away April 16, 2011 at strong spirit, and anything that 82, passed away on April 15, belonging to the Burlington Christina Haloulos and Mike 1941 graduate of Jamestown Magnolia Village in Wadsworth, came out of her kitchen, espe - 2011. Koula was born in Kam - Lodge No. 32, F&AM, to the Patsaros, as well as other loving High School and was a veteran Ohio. She was born on Novem - cially her chocolate cake. The poi, Crete, Greece on October Consistory and also to the nieces, nephews and relatives. of the U.S. Navy, serving from ber 19,1928 to the late Thomas funeral was held at St. George 16, 1928 to Georgios and Hrysi Shrine. He is survived by his The funeral was held at St. 1942 to 1946 during World War and Anna Milton. She was a life- Greek Orthodox Church. Katzourakis Xerakis. As the wife, Antonina (Burges); his George Greek Orthodox Church. II as a torpedo man second-class long member of the Greek Or - youngest of seven siblings, she in the South Pacific. In earlier thodox Church, (The Annuncia - n KOPCHIK, MICHAEL R. showed everyone around her years he had owned and oper - tion) in Akron, where she sang The Connecticut Post reported the beauty and optimism that ated Constantine Grocery Store in the choir for several years. that Michael R. Kopchik, 68 of encircled the entirety of her be - CLASSIFIEDS at the corner of Chapman and Helen was an avid sports fan Ansonia, died April 15, 2011 at ing. With the onset of World War Baker streets for 17 years. He and loved to bowl in her earlier Griffin Hospital. Born in Derby II and the Battle of Crete, her had also worked at the former years. She was preceded in on October 17, 1942, he was the confidence in life kept everyone FOR RENT Dahlstrom Manufacturing Com - death by her beloved husband, son of the late Michael and Mary around her motivated during a FUNERAL HOMES pany, the Marlin Rockwell Cor - John Gabriel; and her dear sis - Novak Kopchik. Mr. Kopchik was time of misery and despair. In LONG ISLAND CITY poration and retired from the ter, Lula Kefalos. Helen is sur - a member of Sts. Peter and Paul October of 1955 she married Beautiful second floor OFFICE CONSTANTINIDES former Blackstone Corporation vived by two daughters, Joanne Church where he served as an Nicholas Constantine Marakis in SPACE. Has 10 offices, 3 bathrooms, FUNERAL PARLOR Co. where he worked as the tool West of Las Vegas, and Penny altar boy. In his younger years, Crete, Greece. Shortly after her server room, lounge area, reception area etc. Spacious, modern, freshly 405 91st Street room scheduler. During his re - Young of Barberton. Also surviv - he attained the rank of Eagle wedding, Koula emigrated from painted, close to all amenities. Bay Ridge - Brooklyn, tirement years he worked as a ing are her sons and daughters- Scout, graduated Ansonia High Greece to Price, Utah. She spent Some offices are already furnished NY 11209 doorman at the Lakewood Rod in-law, John and Joi Gabriel of School, Class of 1960 and the the following decade helping with custom desks and matching (718) 745-1010 & Gun Club for 15 years. He was Barberton, and Thomas and University of New Haven with a her husband in the family sheep cabinet files. Easy move in. Great Services in all localities - a lifelong member of the St. April Gabriel, of Canal Fulton. B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, business. Koula spent numerous for Electrical contractors, Architects, Low cost shipping to Greece Nicholas Greek Orthodox Helen leaves behind 10 grand - Class of 1965. Mr. Kopchik later days and nights at the family's Engineers, Lawyers, Accountants, Church where he served as pres - children and six great-grandchil - earned an M.B.A. from Sacred sheep camp in Scofield, Utah etc. Call Demetrios at (646) 732- ident of the Fellowship Club. He dren. Heart University. 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Astoria, New York 11105 member of the Lakewood Rod Saint Joseph Medical Center on Manufacturing Engineers, was Church of Price, Utah, the As - 467367/2/06-26 (718) 728-8500 & Gun Club. Surviving are his April 11, 2011. She was born in an avid sports fan and a habitual sumption of the Virign Mary, Not affiliated with any wife, the former Athena K. Joliet on October 31,1926 to reader of the Wall Street Journal. and had an active role in the HELP WANTED other funeral home. Gjoka, whom he married Octo - Stefan and Suzanna Senko. Su - Mr. Kopchik was also a fraternal Price Greek community. She was ber 7, 1951, two sons: Thomas sanne married John Gramera on insurance counselor for the a member of the Philoptochos LEADING GREEK AMERICAN APOSTOLOPOULOS K. (Dawn) Constantine of June 11, 1949 at St. Mary’s As - Greek Catholic Union. He was Society and the Cretan Ladies NEWSPAPER SEEKS Apostle Family - Jamestown and Mark (Karen) sumption Catholic Church. very proud of his Eastern Club, Arkadi. 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Kozakis, 81, of Lynn, Leon, Mary Ann (Buck) Dulla Jordan D. and Alexander J. cousins. Mass., passed away April 14, her cherished grandchildren PRINTED EDITION OF THE NATIONAL HERALD Miller, Nicole C. and Theodore 2011. He was the husband of 49 Alex (Andrea) Passas, Aimee VIA THE POST-OFFICE: R.A. Dacales. The funeral was n KARAHALIOS, MARIA K. years of Rena (Lekkas); father Passas, Katie (Keith) VanGam - o1 month $11.00 o3 months $22.00 held at St. Katherine Greek Or - The Hartford Courant reported of George M. Kozakis, of pler, Alexandra Dulla, and great o6 months $33.00 oOne year $66.00 thodox Church, Falls Church, Va. that Maria K. Karahalios, 81, of Woburn, Spiros M. Kozakis, of grandchildren Alyssa, Madison, VIA HOME DELIVERY (NY, NJ & CT): South Windsor, Conn. wife of Lynn and Chris M. 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Continued from page 1 enabling Turkey to counter its remains closed. She said it’s im - distinguished from Kemalist sec - critics through astute moves and portant to “keep our stories and ularists, who have been uncon - you see non-democratic politics, gestures such as the spectacular experiences alive, stories of our cerned with the negative effects extremism, violence, poor scenes of the Divine Liturgy cel - families and friends and what of secularism on religious free - economies and societal disinte - ebrated in recent years at the they have sacrificed and lost.” dom) have endorsed the notion gration. If you can’t respect an - ruins of the Panagia Soumela Stathatos-Fulgieri added, “It is that democracy requires the dis - other person’s right to think and monastery on Turkey’s Black critically important for our peo - mantling of the deep sate appa - believe and to choose … you Sea coast. “The public sees these ple to know what is going on ratus. But is the AKP using the have violence,” Prodromou de - one-off events – Turkey is smart. and to be educated about the Ergenekon investigations as an clared. She said she believes re - Take off your hat to them. They situation and to have the facts.” excuse to implement a new ligious freedom is relevant to all say, look at these (services.) THE DEEP STATE Turkish authoritarianism? The ways of talking about freedom. They are happening. We respect The U.S. media and policy - EU, which is profoundly con - “There is a strong correlation freedom of worship. There is re - makers seem to give Turkey the flicted about whether Turkey between religious freedom and ligious freedom here – look, you benefit of the doubt in all these should join, is watching closely. overall democracy. It is the first see people worshiping.” Turkey, matters. “While there has been CYPRUS ABUSES freedom so it’s relevant to the it was noted, disconnects its a great deal of rhetorical em - Turkey’s relations with debate about the quality of a treatment of the Church from phasis by the AKP when it Cyprus, a major obstacle to re - country’s democracy. Basic fun - issues like freedom of con - comes to human and religious alizing her EU dreams, also have damental social order is con - science and thought, freedom to rights in the context of US and a religious freedom dimension. nected to religious freedom.” assemble, of education and in - EU relations, when it comes to For the first time the Commis - Prodromou, who said she spoke ternal governance which are institutional and legal changes, sion cited violations connected for herself and not the commis - more directly connected to the the follow through has been lim - to Ankara’s illegal occupation of sion, focused on the legal mech - larger issue of respect for plu - ited and relatively thin and in - northern Cyprus and the Com - anisms used in Turkey to deny ralism that U.S. policymakers consistent. Some observers have mission recently made its first religious rights to the Greek Or - care very much about. argued that it’s because the AKP trip there in response to abuses thodox community, who she Before she spoke, the guests has not enjoyed a super majority this past Christmas when Turk - said have been victims of the were welcomed by George Mi - in Parliament to force through ish Cypriot police interrupted century-old but tragically effec - haltses, Vice President for Gov - greater changes. The upcoming the celebration of the Divine tive program of what she calls ernment and Community Affairs elections are a critical test of Liturgy in the Greek Orthodox “religious cleansing.” The latest New York Public Library – which that hypothesis.” The glass half- Church St. Demetrios, forced figures show that the ancient is preparing to celebrate the full perspective is that, given the the priest to remove his vest - Greek Orthodox community has 100th anniversary of its iconic Speaking at the New York Public Library, Elizabeth H. Prodro - passage of a referendum in No - ments and pushed the congre - been reduced to 1743 people, home on Fifth Avenue. Among mou adressed issues like ‘religious cleansing’ in Turkey. vember, 2010 on a constitu - gation out of the Church, de - mainly elderly. Asking rhetori - those present were Greek Con - tional reform package, the AKP claring, “You don’t have cally who should care about sul Evangelos Kyriakopoulos one’s Talking Turkey she de - Ankara’s behavior – both its will move forward more vigor - permission.” Prodromou also what happened to the Greeks in and National Philoptochos Pres - plored the presentation of actions and its failure to take ously and robustly. “The glass mentioned that the recent Turkey, she proceeded to link ident Aphrodite Skeadas. Turkey as a “model for democ - actions against citizens – creates empty view is that the AKP has uptick in violence against Chris - the most acute and egregious Mamie Stathatos, President of racy” in the Muslim world by “a climate of impunity – private of late been demonstrating tians in Egypt has landed that expression of Turkey’s abuse of the HLA , spoke of the value of the media and the public policy citizens feel they will not be pe - more and more authoritarian country on the Country of Par - religious freedom, the case of the information presented to ef - community. “Turkey is simply an nalized for violating the reli - behaviors in the tradition of the ticular Concern watch list, and the Ecumenical Patriarchate, not forts to promote the freedom of extended case of a highly so - gious freedom of others,” she Kemalist parties in Turkey, ar - said she is extremely concerned merely to US humanitarian val - the Ecumenical Patriarchate, phisticated authoritarian state, said, even when there is vio - resting journalists, etc.” But not about the plight of the Orthodox ues, but with bedrock American while Anthony Limberakis, Na - speaking the language of a lence. By putting a spotlight on a glass of water but the “looking Church and Christianity in gen - national security concerns. Pro - tional Commander of the Order democracy but not behaving like it, U.S. citizens and the organi - glass” of Alice in Wonderland eral in the Middle East. She said dromou referred to recent re - of St. Andrew, stressed the sig - a democracy, and in terms of its zations they belong to, like the fame may be a more appropriate the Iraq war has devastated search that shows a connection nificance of Turkey’s appearance foreign policy, violating the sov - Archons and the HLA, can have metaphor for Turkey. Christianity there, reducing its between religious freedom and on the Commission’s watch list ereignty of its neighbors.” She an impact. Through the Com - The ongoing trials and inves - numbers from 1.5 million to the consolidation of liberal of nations violating religious said she accepts that “in com - munity’s efforts, the Patriarchate tigations related to activities 400,000. In perhaps the democracy through its connec - freedom. An Archon too, Mihalt - parative terms, the quality of is on the agenda when presi - connected to the Ergenekon evening’s most painful moment, tion with freedom of thought, ses introduced the event’s mod - democracy in Turkey is dramat - dents and secretaries of state conspiracy reflect the complex - she said, “The four Eastern pa - speech and association, and so - erator, fellow Archon Nikiforos ically better that its neighbors visit Turkey. She said the plight ity of Turkish reality. Ergenekon triarchates of the Pentarchy of cial and political pluralism. Re - Mathews, who introduced Pro - in the region, but that’s not say - of the Ecumenical Patriarchate is an alleged clandestine, Kemal - the Ancient Church are almost ligious freedom even correlates dromou. ing much.” stems largely “from the basic de - ist ultra-nationalist organization gone. They are in danger of dis - with economic development via She also said that while The International Religious nial of the legal personality of in Turkey with ties to members appearing …. in Israel and respect for individuals in the Turkey’s behavior has con - Freedom act passed unani - the Church in Turkey.” She of the country's military and se - Palestine it’s disappearing, in form of private property and the tributed to a slowdown in her mously by Congress in 1998 led noted that the highly publicized curity forces. Related phenom - Syria it’s shrinking and in rule of law. Regarding interna - EU accession process, it is dis - both to the Commission and the return of an ancient orphanage ena are referred to as The Deep Turkey it’s going away, but when tional relations, she noted that turbing that “in discussions State Department’s Office on Re - to the Patriarchate last year is State. “There is no doubt that that is discussed, Turkey is left states that respect these rights about Turkey’s place in geo- ligious Freedom, which she said irrelevant, that the Community there exists an apparatus in out. Turkey needs to be part of domestically are less likely to at - strategic matters, there are watch Turkey closely because must push harder. “The Patriar - Turkey known as the deep state that discussion.” In other words, tack their neighbors. rarely references to issues of re - they determined that “Turkey chate still does not have legal and there is no doubt about audience members noted, the Prodromou made clear that ligious freedom.” Ankara’s suc - deserved close and careful mon - personality and the orphanage many of the conspiratorial as - Community needs to be en - the media, following the lead of cessful strategies and tactics itoring for the severity of its vi - is just an empty building.” She pects of the Ergenekon net - gaged in such discussions in a the Turkish government, has have enabled Turkey to burnish olations of religious freedom.” also spoke about the historic Pa - work,” Prodromou told The Na - more serious and high level way permitted the multi-dimensional its image despite violations of Its publications and the research triarchal seminary of Halki tional Herald. The question is with government officials and issue of religious freedom to be international law within Turkey, she cited are valuable tools for which Ankara shuttered in what to do about it. Both AKP the media. oversimplified, reduced to the and on Cyprus. Illustrated by a US citizens’ efforts to affect U.S. 1971, but despite recent positive supporters and what she calls question of freedom to worship, powerpoint slide labeled Every - foreign policy. signals, the venerable institution Kemalist Democrats (which she [email protected]

ALL HISTORY Louis Tikas vs. the Coal Barons and Paved the Way for the Labor Movement

Continued from page 1 of the coal miners, some 10- strikers and Company Men had national level UMWA organizers 12,000 miners plus their fami - taken the lives of nine men, realized that this collection of as it was, were all company em - lies, to alter these conditions. mostly strikers. The tent workers were far different than ployees. The entries to (these The seven points of the strike colonies were under siege, with those who composed the 1903- towns) were gated and guarded were machine gun fire a daily occur - 1904 strike. So men like Tikas by deputized armed guards.” No 1. Recognition of the United rence and searchlights sweeping and Mike Livoda, a Slav, were one has ever disputed that the Mine Workers Union across the camps at night. The sought out and recruited by the Colorado mines were the most 2. A 10% increase in the purpose of this harassment was Anglo-Saxon union leadership as dangerous in the nation. Be - wages on the tonnage rates to goad the strikers into violent union-men to be sent out among tween 1884 and 1912, some (each miner was paid by the ton action that would provide Gov - this new class of foreign work - 42,898 miners were killed in of coal he mined, not by the ernor Elias Ammons a pretext ers. Tikas proved popular with mine accidents in the United hour) to call out the National Guard, the striking miners in the Lud - States. Of these, 1,708 were 3. An eight-hour work day which would shift the consider - low colony. This does not mean killed in Colorado, a rate more 4. Payment for “dead work” able financial burden of waging that those at the Ludlow colony than twice the national average. (Since miners were only paid war against the strikers from the presented a unified front. There Exacerbating these deaths was for the coal they mined, work coal companies to the state. was much division among the that handpicked coroner’s juries such as shoring, timbering and THE GUARD ARCHIVES angry miners and they did not absolved the coal companies of laying track was not paid work) The striking miners were much listen to anyone within the responsibility almost without ex - 5. The right to elect their overjoyed at the impending ar - union hierarchy, prompting ception. One example that is fre - own weight men (Because the rival of the Colorado National UMWA officials to replace Tikas quently cited is that between miners suspected, generally Guard into the southern coal - with another international orga - 1904 and 1914, the coroner ju - with good reason, that they fields, believing it would protect nizer P.E. Quinn. Politics within ries picked by the Sheriff of were being cheated at the scales the miners from the ongoing un - the union, tent-colonies and be - Huerfano County, Jeff Farr, that weighed their coal, a miner provoked attacks by the Com - tween Rockefeller and his agents found the coal operators to to check the scales) pany Men. The late Boston Uni - in Colorado were complex. Tikas blame in only one case out of 95. 6. The right to trade in any The feared “Death Special” car used by the Baldwin-Felts De - versity history professor Howard remained the acknowledged Any and all legally guaranteed store, to choose their boarding tective Agency to attack union organizers and their ranks, es - Zinn describes the striker’s leader of the Ludlow colony by compensation to the miners’ sur - places and doctors pecially in the coal mines of West Virginia and Colorado. It preparation for the National virtue of the wishes of the resi - viving families was based on 7. Enforcement of Colorado was said, “These coal companies employed the murder agency Guards arrival: “At the Ludlow dent miners and their families. whether or not the mining com - mining laws and abolition of the to furnish assassins.” The National Guard beat workers too. tent colony, pennies and nickels This did not ingratiate, the panies were guilty of allowing company guard system were collected to buy a large young Greek with the Anglo- dangerous work conditions. Many of these issues, such as laborers were largely from south - on the exterior and mounts for American flag, to greet the Saxon leaders of the union, Na - The mining companies the issuance of company script, ern and eastern Europe who had machine guns anchored in the Guard. A thousand men, women, tional Guard or the mining com - fought every attempt at union weight men elected by and re - been consciously selected by the cab, which was first used in the and children, gaunt from lack of pany officials. Much of the organization. Union miners sponsible to the miners, the right mining companies as strike - West Virginia strike, was lack of food, lined up on the road difficulty that researchers have were not only immediately fired to live and shop wherever the breakers for the 1903-1904 brought to Colorado. Violence from the railroad station to the faced with understanding and but many were frequently tarred miners wanted and others were strike. In preparation for the began immediately. Rather than Ludlow colony, dressed in their writing clearly about this specific and feathered, beaten, threat - already a matter of state law. But 1913-1914 strike the UMWA remain on company property, to Sunday best, the children in strike is that so much was going ened or rounded up and sum - elected state officials would counted 24 distinct languages protect it from the strikers, the white, waving little American on. Every day of this strike was marily deported across state never enforce these existing laws (and 30 dialects) being used in detectives and newly deputized flags, a hastily assembled band, marked by a complex array of lines to be abandoned on re - or rule in any way that did not the southern coalfields. By 1912, men provoked the miners on dressed in faded Greek and Ser - demonstrations, killings, attacks, mote stretches of western directly favor the coal compa - some 61% of Colorado’s coal every occasion. At night high- bian army uniforms, playing ‘The miners and assorted others be - prairie. As historian, Zeese Pa - nies. The mining companies im - miners were of non-Western Eu - powered searchlights situated Union Forever.’ From the station ing arrested and/or just thrown panikolas has rightly observed, mediately banned all strikers ropean origin. All this would ob - on high ridges swept through marched the first troop of cav - in jail, journalists as well as “A strike is no abstraction. It is from their property. Realizing viously have consequences for the striker’s tent-colonies. Ran - alry, with General Chase himself, prominent activists from around a sum of grievances stored up.” this would be the companies’ organizing the miners and main - dom beatings, spraying the tent- on a prancing white stallion, the country visiting the region, In shifting through all the fancy opening move, on Sept. 23, it taining unity during the strike. colonies with random gunfire, then a small detachment of field armed conflicts at the mines, the language and footnotes by aca - was reported that, “Eleven thou - Still, most of the strikers, and accosting the wives and daugh - artillery, then two regiments of random shooting of the National demics and journalists alike, it sand miners, about 90 percent union officials, believed the ters of miners in the street and infantrymen, in wide-brimmed Guard militia into the tent all boils down to the fact that of the workers in the mines, strike would not last more than even murder were all part of the hats and yellow leggings. The colonies, the hired detectives the Company Men cheated the gathered their families and their a week or two. The strike con - strike’s opening weeks. miners and their wives and their beating and shooting foreigners miners every chance they could. belongings on carts and mules tinued for 14 months, through On Oct. the Death Special at - children shouted greetings and at will, along with all those still This daily abuse included phys - and on their backs, and marched one of the worst winters in Col - tacked the Forbes tent colony, sang until the last troops had dis - working for the mines and even ical attacks on the miners’ fam - out of the mining camps to tent orado history. killing one man and leaving a appeared past the colony, down newly-arrived scabs as they ilies as well as the miners so that colonies set up in the countryside THE DEATH SPECIAL 10-year-old boy with nine bul - Berwind Canyon.” The miners milled about the tent colonies, the Robber Barons could keep by the union.” The UMWA leased Even before the miner’s offi - lets in his leg. Around this time, and their families mistakenly be - mines and the cities and hamlets the majority of money and the land and organized the strikers cials went out on strike the Col - two rows of armed guards lieved the troops had been de - of Colorado. Tikas spent his miners receive as little as possi - such that miners and their fami - orado mining interests hired the marched 49 striking miners to ployed to protect them. The time handing out supplies and ble. As subsequent federal in - lies could live in tent-colonies Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency Trinidad with the Death Special Guard made 172 arrests that managing intra-colony daily life. vestigations determined that scattered across Colorado’s coal - which promptly began import - crawling behind them, machine- winter, proving no different than Reports exist that even during both John D. Rockefeller, the fields. These tent colonies were ing hundreds of men, from the guns trained on their backs dur - the Baldwin-Felts detectives or this time of stress and conflict planet’s first billionaire, and his carefully chosen locations all sit - saloons and barrelhouses of ing the entire trip. In late Octo - the newly deputized men in the Tikas still managed to find time son John D. Rockefeller, Jr., not uated at strategic spots covering Denver (and even from out of ber, a steel-clad train manned small towns of southern Col - dancing with young women in only knew of this ongoing abuse the entrances to the coal canyons state) to help break the impend - by 190 company guards with orado drawn exclusively from Trinidad and visiting with and economic malfeasance, and, in order to intercept strikebreak - ing strike. Sheriff Farr County machine guns and rifles headed mining company guards. Mother Jones, the fabled labor when they did not order it di - ers. The UMWA provided food, deputized 326 men, armed and for the Ludlow Colorado tent LIFE IN THE TENTS organizer. I like to think that rectly, were in total sympathy tents, cast-iron stoves, wood plat - paid by the coal companies. The colony. The train was inter - The tent colony located near these stories of merriment are with their henchmen’s actions. forms, and other supplies to the detective agency was fresh from cepted by strikers and a gun bat - Ludlow (located in Las Animas true. For the young Cretan was COLORADO COAL WAR striking miners. This group of breaking the Paint and Cabin tle broke out with at least one County) with some 1,200 tent soon to stand and face the raw On Sept. 23, 1913, the striking miners was far different Creek Strike in West Virginia. mining company guard killed. individual tents housing 21 for - violence of class warfare. United Mine Workers of Amer - from those who had joined the The “Death Special,” an auto - By the end of October, at least eign nationalities was the largest ica led a strike, joined by 90% 1903-1904 UMWA strike. These mobile with 3” of steel plating four armed battles between of the striker encampments. The [email protected] 8 GREECE THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 14-20, 2011 Greeks Take to the Streets, Beaten Back by Police

Continued from page 1 February. Still, PASOK holds a slender lead over the main op - The police said 15 of its offi - position Conservative New cers had also been hurt in the Democracy party. skirmishes. A surgeon at the MORE AID NEEDED? Nikaia General Hospital where Greece has rejected reports the 31-year-old underwent an that it is set to agree to a new operation on told Skai TV that loan package with the Troika as it was “a miracle” that the man early as next month after run - was still alive. Panayiotis Pa - ning into more fiscal difficulties. panikolaou said that dozens of The Dow Jones news agency re - demonstrators had visited hos - ported that Athens expected to pitals across the capital for treat - receive the aid package in June ment of injuries sustained dur - and that it would cover Greece’s ing the rally and pointed to an projected need of $38.7 billion unjustified use of police force. in extra funds in 2012 and A statement on the police’s web - $45.8 billion in 2013. A Finance site confirmed that a 30-year- Ministry official denied this was old man had suffered serious in - the case. “Greece is not holding juries during skirmishes and had any discussion on any new aid been hospitalized. The state - package,” a senior finance min - ment added that the force had istry official who requested launched an internal investiga - anonymity told Reuters. “Such tion to determine whether po - reports about discussions on lice officers had been involved new aid are not true.” It was in causing his injuries. Justice also reported that giving further Minister Haris Kastanidis ex - loans to Greece was one of the pressed his confidence in the po - topics discussed at a meeting of lice force attributing responsi - several EU finance ministers in bility for the incident, if Luxembourg on May 6. Greek warranted, and his hope that Finance Minister George Papa - the 31-year-old would stage a constantinou took part in the full recovery. “I hope, from the talks. Reports said that the new bottom of my heart, that this emergency loans would be young person will recover and granted only if Papandreou pro - will be able to participate in duce another $8-$10 billion in many other demonstrations in AP PHOTO/KOSTAS TSIRONIS wage cuts and more austerity the future,” Kastanidis told Skai. Protesters lie on the street after clashes with riot police (above) were detained in the aftermath of demonstrations against the and speed the process of leasing BLOODY BATTLES during a 24-hour strike in Athens, Wednesday, May 11, 2011, government’s austerity measures. That led some 20,000 people or selling off $71.7 billion in Photos of the skirmishes and passersby tend to an injured woman (below left) while to parade through the city’s center, carrying banners and signs. state assets over the next few show police wielding batons to police take away a man (below right), one of two dozen who Police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowds. years. The Greek newspaper S O T O H P

F F A T S

H N T beat some people and others leave the planet,” took part in Kathimerini reported that with blood streaming down the demonstration called by the Greece’s Eurozone partners in their faces or lying in the streets. two main labor unions. Previous the 17 countries using the euro While the fighting lasted less protests have also been marred as a currency have made it clear than two hours and was inter - by violence, and three clerks that they do not want to offer mittent, the worst was reported died last May when their bank any more loans without guar - to be near the University of was torched by rioters. Earlier, antees. They want the country Athens and authorities have said about 10,000 members of the to use state assets as collateral the ranks of workers and pen - Communist-led PAME union for all the loans it receives. sioners protesting have been held a separate, peaceful Greece’s creditors have been openly infiltrated by Molotov protest, with banners reading pressing the ruling PASOK So - Cocktail-tossing anarchists bent “We reject and condemn the cialist party to seek a consensus on destruction and attacking po - new measures. We’re intensify - on reforms with the conserva - lice. Outside the Parliament, ing the fight.” tive opposition New Democracy. which has often been besieged “Every day that passes, (the But Kathimerini reported that by protesters angry they are suf - government) takes back what New Democracy leader Antonis fering while Greece’s rich have the working class has won Samaras has no intention of been virtually untouched, the through blood and struggles all obliging, even if this prompts arrest of one young man led to these years,” retiree John early elections. a crowd closing in on the police Pavlidis told AP. Another 8,000 The newspaper said that that car where he had been put, people joined in two separate there was a possibility of Greece leading to a dozen heavily- protests in the northern city of extending the existing loan deal armed riot police surrounding Thessaloniki. Greece’s crisis fol - between the government and its the car to keep them at bay lows years of inept governance, creditors that was signed a year while protesters screamed in widespread corruption and ago, or being bound to a new their faces. Riot police made waste that created bloated bud - pact. Sources told Kathimerini heavy use of tear gas and stun get deficits and a public debt that the IMF foresees the pledg - grenades to disperse youths considerably larger than annual ing of between $114-$143 bil - throwing stones and petrol economic output. But despite lion in loans to Greece by 2013, bombs at a large march through drastic spending cuts — with re - about $43 billion more than the central Athens. The clashes ductions to pensions and loans Greece was promised in came during a 24-hour general salaries accompanied by an in - the original memorandum. Of strike that brought most public AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAKOuRIS crease in taxes and retirement the $155 billion pledged in the services to a halt, idled all trains and assets. European officials THE MARCH drive, put the number closer to ages — the nation may need ad - original pact, Greece has re - and island ferries, grounded have admitted that Athens is The serious injuries of the 40,000. The fighting divided the ditional support to meet its fi - ceived $54 billion so far. flights for four hours and dis - likely to need more help and two demonstrators marred an march. At one stage, choking nancing needs next year, as the Economic sentiment in rupted public transport. This Germany’s Finance Minister otherwise peaceful demonstra - clouds of chemicals fired by po - cost of borrowing from bond Greece deteriorated for a second month, the Socialist PASOK gov - Wolfgang Schaeuble sounded an tion that was modest by Greek lice sent demonstrators and markets remains sky-high. straight month in April, accord - ernment is planning to pass fur - ominous note when he warned standards, drawing a turnout of tourists scurrying for cover past However, many promised re - ing to a survey showing the ther cutbacks aimed at saving that Greece will not receive any 20,000 people, according to po - shops and banks that had their forms have not yet been imple - country’s consumers remain the an estimated $33 billion further aid from its European lice. Labor unions, who orga - fronts shuttered in anticipation mented, and there is growing most pessimistic in Europe a through 2015. An Associated partners unless it tightens its nized the rallies to protest the of trouble. Thousands, many skepticism in Greece and abroad year after its EU/IMF bailout. Press reporter saw at least three belt further and submits to government’s ongoing austerity chanting “Finance Minister, over the government’s efficiency. Consumer confidence worsened demonstrators injured, while “clear conditions,” code words Papandreou’s vows to go after after a three-month improve - dozens of black-clad anarchists for more pay cuts, tax hikes and tax evaders and open profes - ment as most Greeks cast doubt smashed bus stops, set rubbish austerity measures, even though sions that have monopolies, on recovery prospects and the bins on fire and smashed a shop those already imposed are such as lawyers and pharma - survey also showed weaker sen - window. Police said 24 sus - breaking down the social fabric cists, have not been realized as timent in industry and retail pected rioters were detained. of the country’s workers. If it be - the government has retreated. trade firms. The Foundation for Greece has had nearly a comes clear that Greece needs Greek unions say the pro - Economic and Industrial Re - dozen major demonstrations in additional assistance, “it must tracted austerity, amid a two- search (IOBE) said its economic the last year since Papandreou be discussed what further mea - year recession and unemploy - climate index, based on business pleaded with the Troika for sures are to be undertaken, es - ment at around 15%, is unfairly expectations sub-indices cover - money because Greece’s $460 pecially by Greece,” Wolfgang targeting the less well off. “The ing industry, construction, retail billion deficit and then-stagger - Schaeuble told the German Par - only people paying the bill are trade, services and consumer ing deficit of 15.4% was making liament. Germany is the biggest salary earners, pensions and confidence, showed that the the economy implode. But the lender in the rescue package to above all the unemployed,” said percentage of Greek consumers pay cuts and tax hikes have Greece. “Before we can talk Yiannis Panagopoulos, head of who think their economic situa - backfired and created a reces - about further aid, Greece has to the country’s largest union, the tion will worsen, slightly or sion in which people have make sure that all austerity and GSEE. markedly, rose to 77 from 69%. stopped spending, leading to reform measures are duly im - “The well-off, who are the Greece’s economy, about 2.5% more than 65,000 businesses plemented,” said Michael Meis - main people to blame for the of the Eurozone, is going closing, and the deficit is still ter, a deputy caucus leader of crisis, continue to drink the through its worst recession since above 10%, more than three German Chancellor Angela health of the mugs.” He added 1974 and is projected to shrink times the limit mandated by the Merkel’s conservative party. “I that, “If what our country is un - 3% this year as a result of belt- Eurozone, the 17 countries, in - would like to have a signal that dergoing is a marathon, then tightening to cut deficits and cluding Greece, who use the this is finally happening,” the workers must respond with continue to receive EU/IMF euro as a currency. The latest lawmaker told German Rheinis - marathon struggles,” he added. emergency funding. IOBE said round of protests came as Troika che Post daily. The New York GSEE said participation in the it was the result of improved ex - auditors were in Athens review - Times, among other major me - strike ranged from 70 to 100 pectations for private building ing the books to determine dia outlets and a growing cho - percent. An opinion poll com - activity although the outlook for whether Greece should continue rus of critics and analysts, said missioned by the private Mega public works remained down - to receive more loans, and as Greece will have to restructure AP PHOTO TV station said 71% percent of beat after the government the lenders said Papandreou its debt and that a default seems The International Monetary Fund's Paul Thomsen, (R) and Eu - the public opposes the govern - chopped its public investments must sell off or lease up to $70 inevitable, which has agitated ropean Central Bank's Klaus Masuch, (C) enter the Greek Min - ment’s handling of the economic budget as part of a drive to cut billion in state-run enterprises Greeks fearful for their future. istry of Finance in central Athens, May 11, 2011. crisis, compared with 66% in spending. THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 14-20, 2011 GREECE CYPRUS 9 GREECE’S PIECES Man Taking Pregnant Wife to Hospital is Killed

Acropolis Museum is Greece’s Top Site ATHENS - Fears about spiraling crime in the center of Athens ATHENS - The Acropolis Mu - have risen in the shocking after - seum was Greece’s top tourist math of the murder of a 44-year- draw in 2010, eclipsing for the old man who was fatally stabbed first time the ancient Athens while preparing to take his preg - citadel whose sculptures it nant wife to the hospital. Mano - showcases, official data showed lis Kantaris had been on the way on April 18, 2011. Over 1.3 mil - to pick up his car from a parking lion people queued to visit the garage on Triti Septemvriou country’s newest museum be - Street when three people at - tween January and December tacked him shortly before 5 a.m. last year, the Greek statistics au - on May 10, police said. He had thority (Esa) said. Designed by been carrying a bag of baby Franco-Swiss architect Bernard PHOTO: EFE/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOu clothes and a video camera with Tschumi, the ultra-modern The New Acropolis Museum. which he had planned to record building lies within sight of the the birth of his second child. Ac - ancient Acropolis citadel and showcases sculptures from the golden cording to witnesses, the as - age of Athenian democracy in the Fifth century B.C. sailants approached Kantaris and By comparison, the Acropolis citadel itself drew just over demanded that he hand over the 990,000 people last year after being hit with several strike shut - camera. When he resisted, they downs in a broader protest movement against unpopular austerity started stabbing him in the back cuts imposed by the debt-hit government. Inaugurated in June and neck before grabbing the 2009, the new museum includes a section reserved for the disputed camera and fleeing. Apart from Parthenon Marbles, currently at the British Museum in London. the accounts of witnesses, police Greece has long pursued a campaign for the return of the priceless are examining footage taken friezes, removed in 1806 by Lord Elgin when Greece was occupied from a surveillance camera in the by the Ottoman Empire, which the British Museum refuses to repa - area. The man was found dead triate. The Greek statistics authority said overall attendance in by his wife who came down to 2010 had increased by 11.5 percent at the country’s museums and search for him after he failed to EuROKINISSI fallen by 7.1 percent at archaeological sites. Museum income in - return. Despite her shock, the People gather the next day at the site where Manolis Kantaris was murdered by muggers who creased by 31.7 percent compared to the same 12-month period in woman made her way to the witnesses said stabbed him after he refused to give up a camera ready to film his wife. 2009 while site revenues dropped by 8.8 percent, Esa said. Tourism city’s Mitera maternity clinic proceeds are a major source of income for Greece which is battling where she gave birth without by police to get the situation un - police deterrence. olation of weapons laws, a police to emerge from recession after a narrow brush with bankruptcy complications. The latest in a se - der control” but expressed his Greek police are investigating spokeswoman, who declined to last year. (Agence-France-Presse) ries of violent robberies and willingness to cooperate with po - the fatal stabbing of a be identified in line with policy, muggings in the center, where lice. He did not elaborate. The Bangladeshi man following more said by telephone. No injuries trade in drugs and crime is thriv - area has become rife with crime anti-immigrant violence sparked were reported, she said. Protes - ing, politicians condemned the and one elderly woman com - by the fatal mugging. Police said tors attacked and broke into im - Aristotle Onassis Biopic in the Works murder. Government spokesman plained to Greek television that the 21-year-old was attacked migrants’ homes and smashed Giorgos Petalotis called it a she has been mugged 11 times, May 12 in a crime-ridden mi - store windows in the central “shocking incident.” But central and many Greeks avoid the ma - grant area with a strong far-right Athens Victoria Square the news - Believed to be based on and local authorities appeared to jor Omonia area at night because presence. There were no arrests, paper Kathimerini reported, the biography Nemesis: The pass the buck over policing, it is filled with drug dealers and and the motive of the attack was without citing anyone. True Story of Aristotle Onas - blaming each other. users and abuts an area packed unclear. On May 10, the day The murder has reignited sis, Jackie O, and the Love Citizens’ Protection Minister with unlawful immigrants and Kantaris was killed, hundreds of claims that police are failing to Triangle That Brought Down Christos Papoutsis told Parlia - squatters. youths, chanting “Foreigners prevent some parts of Athens the Kennedys” by Peter ment, “We are determined to en - The murder may have Out” and “Greece for Greeks,” from being overrun by drug ad - Evans, the proposed news - courage the mayor of Athens and sparked another and came two held a rally. Several migrants dicts, prostitutes and illegal im - film will explore Onassis as to cooperate with him to secure days after the far Right-Wing po - were attacked during the march, migrants, as well as right-wing more than just the man who the highest possible level of litical group Chrysi Avgi, or and a new protest has been vigilantes. married JFK’s widow. The safety for citizens.” In a written Golden Dawn, held a protest fol - called. Greece is the EU's main Locals staged a demonstra - film is seen to be a sort of statement, Athens Mayor Gior - lowing the killing of Kantaris, in entry point for illegal immi - tion at the scene of the crime Greek “The Godfather”, ap - gos Kaminis, who recently said which immigrants were attacked grants. calling for better police protec - parently, as it delves into he wants to devise a plan to get in the same area. Witnesses told Greek police arrested two tion. The minister in charge of Onassis’s shady business www.BRITANNICA.COm more people to live in the crime- police Kantaris was killed by for - people and detained another 24 police expressed his “revulsion” practices and the rampant al - Greek billionaire Aristotle Onas - ridden city center near the City eigners. Greece is plagued with in the Golden Dawn protest. One over the murder, but defended legations of criminal behav - sis was a shrewd businessman. Hall, an area increasingly occu - hundreds of thousands of unlaw - man was arrested for smashing the work of the police while call - ior he’s alleged to have been pied by open drug dealing and ful immigrants who have virtu - the windows of an immigrants ing for a mobilization of “the en - behind, according to the website Inside Pulse. The book’s focus crime in broad daylight, said that ally taken over whole neighbor - store and another, who was car - tire country” and the city against was on Robert F Kennedy’s relationship with the man. RFK had in - “a great deal of effort is required hoods of Athens without visible rying a collapsible baton, for vi - the problem. vestigated Onassis’s sketchy international business practices and banned him from trading with the U.S. Evans wrote that their ri - valry over control of, and access to, Jackie, culminated in Onassis’s alleged financing of the assassination plot that led to Sirhan Sirhan killing the younger Kennedy brother. Olympic Medalists Kenteris and Thanou Walk

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Kenteris never appeared. Tzekos tions, they are likely to pay a U.S Postal Service Gives Greece Stamp sprinters Costas Kenteris and was present and left before the fine, the experts said. Thanou, Katerina Thanou were sen - sentences were announced now 36, won silver at the Syd - tenced to a suspended 31- without making a statement. ney Games in the 100 meters. The United States Postal Services selected April 19th, the Day of month jail term on May 10, “We believe justice was not She served a two-year suspen - Philhellenism and International Solidarity, established by the Hel - meaning they are unlikely to served or delivered,” Maria sion after the Athens Olympics, lenic Parliament, to honor Americans who struggled and sacrificed serve prison time for being Kevga, lead lawyer for Tzekos but was barred from participat - themselves in the struggles for the liberation of Greece. The stamp found guilty of faking a motor - and Thanou, said. “Today, un - ing in the 2008 Beijing Games collection titled Association of American Philhellenes 1810-1840, cycle accident on the eve of the fortunately, justice showed itself under an IOC rule excluding as Voice of America reports, features the grave of Philhellenes 2004 Athens Olympics. Kenteris to be blind to the truth ... During athletes considered guilty of im - George Jarvis, the portrait of Professor Samuel Gridley Howe and and Thanou were not present in this entire procedure, there was proper conduct or of bringing the emblem of the American Philhellenes Society. The decision was court, but their lawyers imme - no evidence heard that proved the Olympics into disrepute. In taken on an initiative of the American Philhellenes Society. The cel - diately appealed the sentences. ebration of Philhellenism and International Solidarity Day on the Olympic medalists at the 2000 19th of April, the anniversary of Lord Byron’s death, was established Sydney Games, Kenteris and by the Hellenic Parliament in 2009 to honor the contribution of Thanou claimed they were in - Philhellenes to Greece’s national independence struggle, but it is volved in a motorcycle accident also dedicated to more recent and contemporary Philhellenes who after missing a doping test on promote the values of the Hellenic Spirit all over the world. the eve of the 2004 Games — causing a major scandal for the host nation. “The court finds that this accident never oc - Chinese Bank’s Bumpy Road to Athens curred,” presiding judge Dim - itris Lefkos said, while reading out the verdict. The opening of a branch in Athens by China Development Bank, The runners’ coach, Christos the largest investment bank in the Asian country, is not an easy af - Tzekos, was sentenced to 33 fair, Kathimerini reported. Beijing is asking for more guarantees to months in jail. Seven state hos - open a branch, or two, in Greece in an issue that was touched pital doctors who purportedly upon by State Minister Haris Paboukis during a recent visit to treated the athletes and two wit - China. The Chinese Investment Bank’s presence in Greece is con - nesses to the alleged crash were sidered to be an important step towards boosting bilateral trade handed sentences of between six ties between the two nations, helping ease the flow of capital into and 15 months. Tzekos also was the shrinking Greek economy. Local companies have been increas - found guilty of distributing ingly looking for a way to tap growth by expanding into foreign banned substances. All the sen - markets, such as China, while Chinese firms eye the south eastern tences were suspended. “This European region through Athens. Power utility PPC and pharma - ruling is a legal stain on the (jus - ceutical company Alapis both announced earlier this month deals tice) system which I am certain AP PHOTOS/PETROS GIANNAKOuRIS hooking up with Chinese partners. China’s Cosco has already struck will be wiped clean at the ap - Left: Greek sprinter Costas Kenteris runs during a Greek track and field championship at the a deal with Greece to manage two container terminals at Piraeus peal,” Kenteris’ lawyer Michalis Athens Olympic Stadium, June 10, 2004, two months before he fell in disgrace. Right: Olympic for the next 35 years in one of the largest foreign investments to Dimitrakopoulos said. Earlier, in medalist Katerina Thanou, as she arrives at a court in Athens on March 28, 2011, although she take place in the country for several years. a courtroom outburst, he said his didn’t testify. She has been convicted of faking an accident to avoid a drug test. client had been denied leniency routinely awarded to dangerous try. It is disgraceful and I am that the athletes of Mr. Tzekos several interviews, she has de - criminals. “It is simply unbeliev - ashamed for my country.” faked an accident.” nied the claims made against Adopted Son Gets Kazantzakis’ Works able to refuse any mitigating cir - The trial by a panel of three Greek legal experts said it her, noting that she has never cumstances to Olympic champi - judges began on Jan. 12 follow - was unlikely any of the defen - tested positive for an illegal sub - ons. That is granted to drug ing at least eight postponements dants would go to prison, be - stance. Kenteris, now 37, won ATHENS - The supreme court in Greece ruled the rights to works dealers and felons,” he said. over several years. Thanou tes - cause they all have no prior con - gold in the 200 meters at the of novelist Nikos Kazantzakis should go to the adopted son of the “And now we have this decision tified on March 28, protesting victions and are not considered Sydney Games. He did not re - writer’s late widow. The decision did little to mollify other family for two athletes as if they have her innocence and insisting that a danger to the public. If an ap - turn to competition after his members who believe the rights to Zorba the Greek and the rest of not offered anything to the coun - the accident had occurred, while peals court upholds the convic - two-year suspension. his body of work should be under their control. “Kazantzakis’ nat - ural heirs are considering taking further action,” Yorgos Stassinakis, head of the International Society of the Friends of Nikos Kazantza - kis, told Britain’s The Guardian. Stassinakis said Kazantzakis’ works were never adequately trans - Coming Soon: lated prior to his death and did not receive adequate worldwide The National Herald is proud to present its first 100 publication. “The court decision did not go to the heart of the mat - ter, which is the books,” he said. Best Greek Restaurants in the U.S. special issue The court said Patroclos Stavrou had the rights to the Kazantza - kis estate. He was adopted by the writer’s widow when he was 55 Good food is one of the things that unites all Hellenes. When it and she was in her 70’s. Stavrou has been criticized by the Society comes to going out for a meal, we care immensely about finding of Friends for failing to diligently preserve Kazantzakis’ legacy and the freshest fish, the tastiest mezedes and the most delightful con - promote his works. The feud, which has pitted relatives and ad - fection. mirers of the author of Zorba the Greek against Stavrou, the adopted son of his late widow, Eleni, erupted seven years ago as a The list wasn't easy to assemble, as there are so many great Greek disagreement over copyright ownership of the author’s works. De - restaurants in the U.S. We looked for food quality, atmosphere and spite the intervention of the supreme court, which ruled that service - drawing in part from our readers' suggestions. Stavrou, a Cypriot-born philologist, was the writer’s rightful heir, the dispute shows no sign of abating, the British newspaper The The special issue will also include : Guardian reported. * Recipes and interviews with the people behind many of the top “She became my mother and I became her son,” writes Stavrou in a prologue to the catalogue of works produced by the publishing Greek restaurants. company he established with Eleni. “She called me son, dearest * A shorter selection of the best restaurants of Greece. son, and radiated certainty and happiness … She took her last * Listings of leading Greek pastry and other specialty food shops. breath, a few months before her 101st birthday in 2004, at a hos - * Interviews with leading Greek American chefs - such as Iron chef pital in Athens holding my hand.” Cat Cora and Michael Psilakis- and other food specialists. After her death, he became the guardian of Kazantzakis’ works. * Features on the Mediterranean diet, the Greek American diner, But critics accuse him of failing to adequately promote the author’s Greek wine and Greek-owned vineyards in the U.S. (like Pindar legacy. The Cypriot was forced to withdraw from the board of the Vineyards in Long Island). Kazantzakis Museum in Crete, where the writer was born and buried, for allegedly failing to attend meetings. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 14-20, 2011

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Our 2010 Periodical postage paid at L.I.C., N.Y. and additional mailing offices. Annual Bingo Report indicates Postmaster send change of address to: that our Church’s annual bingo income for the year was only THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 $15,045 which is less than 5% of our Church’s annual budget of $559,114. Although our annual contribution to the Archdiocese is only $65,000, Archbishop Wrong advice Demetrios has never asked us for AP PHOTO/NIKOlAS GIAKOumIDIS an increase in our annual contri - Please, Won’t You Help? Like the rest of you, we were disturbed by the dispute between bution. the Parish of St. George of Lynn and the Metropolis of Boston. The 90% of our members who Running out of ideas to raise money, Greece is putting its children on the streets to sell their Likewise, we joined all who hoped that Metropolitan Methodios do not participate in our Church’s art. All proceeds go directly to the Parliamentarian and Politicians Relief Fund. and the parish leadership, especially after the inspiration of the weekly Wednesday evening gam - Paschal season, would find a way out of this spiritual and admin - istrative mess. Bearing in mind a statement issued after the regular meeting of the Achdiocese’s Eparchial Synod in the Fall of 2010 which de - ΛΟΓΟΣ clared: “It was noted by all the members that the responsibility of shepherding the parishes in each metropolis belongs to the respec - tive hierarch,” we believed this was being handled as a local matter, though we would have preferred to see His Eminence Archbishop Why Don’t We Hear The Unheard Cry for Meaning? Demetrios intervene and end the dispute. There is a larger issue here, the fragmenting of the Archdiocese through the evolution of our Church’s structure in America from “Whoever grows angry amid World War II! behind when it neurotic triad in the 21st Cen - dioceses under the strong authority of an Archbishop to metropo - troubles applies a drug worse Aggression man - comes to the pow - tury suggests we are facing a lises. We have yet to find someone – clergy or laity – who believes than the disease and is a physi - ifests itself in ways erful reach of the “crisis of meaning” that will not this weakening of the authority of our Archbishop is a good idea, cian unskilled about misfortunes .” that Frankl may not addictive mind. To go away on its own, nor will it but we must postpone discussion of that issue. - Timely advice from Sophocles even recognize. Be - close the loop on disappear solely through the Regarding St. George, it came as a pleasant surprise to learn sides overt aggres - the mass neurotic pursuit of power (i.e., a corre - that the situation was to be addressed at a regularly scheduled More than 50 years ago the sive behaviors, such triad, it is a simple late of aggression) or the pursuit meeting of the Archdiocesan Council on May 6 at the Boston Park world-renowned psychiatrist as road rage, air fact that depression of pleasure (i.e., a correlate of Plaza Hotel, where His Eminence Presided as Chairman. We were and Nazi concentration camp rage, shopping is occurring more addiction.) But where there is a shocked, however, to read the official statement that declared: “The survivor, Dr. Viktor Frankl, called rage, parking lot often and at earlier crisis, there is also opportunity. Archdiocesan Council also fully supports all actions of His Eminence attention to three major societal rage, and “desk” stages than in A crisis of meaning is also a call Metropolitan Methodios of Boston,” and that The Metropolis of ills: aggression, addiction, and rage (e.g., work decades past; that for meaning in our personal Boston sent the resolution to all New England parishes, directing depression. He termed these stress that leads by Dr. ALEX is, when Frankl lives, work and even public poli - the priests to read it at the end of Liturgy on May 8, Mother’s Day. problems the “mass neurotic people to engage in PATTAKOS first called atten - cies (I hope that all incumbents We will avoid the temptation to comment on that latest action triad,” a kind of psychological counterproductive tion to this phe - and candidates for political of - by Methodios. However, this is a good opportunity to bring up the axis of evil in today’s parlance. workplace behav - Special to nomenon. The sta - fice pay attention to this win - Archdiocesan Council. Significantly, this triad com - iors that cost em - The National Herald tistics are dow of opportunity.) In the First, one must acknowledge the sacrifice of time and effort prised more than targets for psy - ployers billions of staggering: one of midst of the personal and col - that is made by the members of the Council. Those who thus join chiatric or psychological inter - dollars in lost productivity, in - five adults will experience de - lective suffering that surrounds our clergy are dedicated and talented men and women drawn vention. The mass neurotic triad surance payments, and in - pression at some point in their us, and as we address this criti - from numerous professions. They are in a sense, or should be, a was symptomatic of a contem - creased security), postmodern life; 97% of those reporting de - cal time for the world economy, brain trust volunteering to help solve the numerous complex issues porary world that was missing society also must confront in - pression also reported that their including the economies of facing the Church. It seems however, that the laypersons find it something; indeed, something creasing levels of relationally ag - work, home life, and relation - Greece and the USA, there is difficult to distinguish between respect for our hierarchs and ex - vitally important to the nature gressive behaviors (e.g., research ships suffered as a result; still hope for a better, more cessive deference to them. of human existence itself. To evidence, believe it or not, sug - women are twice as likely to ex - meaningful future. As Frankl A Council, to be effective, must not avoid the painful questions, Frankl, the problems of aggres - gests that aggressive children in perience depression as men; de - would say, it is meaning that and even criticism if it sees fit. Thus, it seems obvious that it should sion, addiction, and depression school are perceived as being pression is the leading cause of sustains us throughout our lives have raised some serious questions about the handling of this case. could be traced, in large part, to more “popular” than meeker stu - disability in women; one in no matter how little or how It had to wonder if it was handled in a church-like manner or even an “existential vacuum” or per - dents). And these illustrations of seven men will develop depres - much power and pleasure come with a plainly productive approach. ception that one's life, including aggression say nothing about the sion within six months of becom - our way, that can help us ad - Approving the attitude we have seen thus far and indeed rein - one’s work life, appeared to be “shock and awe” mentality that ing unemployed; and so on. dress the problems of aggres - forcing it with the strong backing of Methodios, perhaps out of a meaningless. He observed that plagues societies in the 21st Cen - These statistics point primarily sion, addiction, and depression, sense of exaggerated loyalty, and threatening the community in - the existential vacuum was a tury on an international scale to the manifestations and effects that will sustain us as we face volved with further punitive action in the apparent belief that they widespread phenomenon of the with wars and rumors of wars, of depression on individuals. the challenges of everyday life must set an example for the perhaps many other churches who are 20th Century and underscored including terrorism. They don't even begin to de - in our relationships, at work, thinking of similar actions, does not serve the church and the com - that these conditions were not Insofar as addictive behaviors scribe the fallout that comes nat - and with society no matter how munity. Indeed it might hurt the members themselves, as well as truly understandable, let alone are concerned, the situation is urally with depression at the desperate they may appear or the council. treatable, unless the existential very similar, and we’re not just family, community, state, and na - actually be. However, it is up to vacuum underlying them was talking about the alarming in - tional levels. The implications of each and every one of us to find recognized. If Frankl were alive creases in substance abuse, both depression on such a macro- this meaning in order to reach Greece: A “Titanic” Nightmare today (he passed on in Septem - the legal and illegal kinds, which level can be and usually are pro - the levels of human evolution ber 1997, during the same week concern our modern age. The found. The fallout or “collateral and enlightenment, as well as Princess Diana was killed in a new millennium has brought us damage” (to borrow yet another quality of life, which still await Our editor/publisher who visited Athens filed this commentary: car accident and Mother Teresa new kinds of addictive behav - familiar word from the modern- us. For a week here in Athens, I've taken my lantern, like Diogenes, died,) he would still be con - iors, such as those associated day lexicon of aggression) asso - and have begun asking whoever I meet - especially taxi drivers - to cerned about this mass neurotic with shopping, telecommunica - ciated with the current economic Dr. Pattakos, author of answer the following question: Does the average Greek citizen un - triad. He would probably argue tions (e.g., “crackberry”), and crisis, we can rest assured, will Prisoners of Our Thoughts, is derstand the critical situation the nation's economy is in? that the problems of aggression, the Internet, along with new only exacerbate the incidence of co-founder of The OPA! Way, a As I was leaving New York, I thought that the answer to this addiction, and depression are forms of work (workaholic,) depression along with its per - business initiative Greek question would be a resounding yes by far. And yet, I was wrong. worse now than when he first gambling, and sexual addictions. sonal and societal implications. culture. Readers may contact There is a large portion of Athenians who still consider this crisis wrote about them right after There seems to be no person left The persistence of the mass him at: [email protected] temporary, and who believe that ... somehow something will hap - pen, at the end, as they say, Greece never dies. After a few days of being confused, I figured out the answer: There is a different way COMMENTARY of looking at things inside and outside Greece. Outside, people are dealing with the issues more analytically, studying the financial figures, the percentage of the national debt in relation to GDP, the spreads, and based on these and other indicators they have come The Rise of Cretinism, the Tyranny of Political Correctness to the conclusion that Greece’s debt is not sustainable. On the other hand, a large percentage of the people in Greece ignore these data and deceive themselves with conspiracy theories Christos Anesti(!)… even if poses for the sup - function democrati - low man through the Resurrec - about foreigners plotting against the nation. Athens’ new Mayor, George posed Christian cally, what is to be - tion of Christ; seeing the image They are fearful of the situation in general, but to a large degree Kaminis, doesn’t like hearing it. background of the come of the citi - and likeness of God in man. the people are in their own world. It's only when their own personal Media reports stated that nation, from a hu - zenry? It could also That’s the message carried by interests are threatened that they react. Kaminis forbade Athens’ munic - manistic stand - be an issue of cul - the Christos Anesti greeting, and That's how these two worlds are juxtaposed. But the following ipal radio station 98.3 FM from point, it begs the tural decline. How what separates the Christian nightmare keeps tormenting me: responding to the traditional question whether one treats their ene - faith from other religions. It’s There is a large ballroom inside a huge boat. The orchestra has Greek Paschal wish so as not to bin Laden’s death mies and the meth - been the perennial greeting of captivated the dinner guests with the soft, romantic sounds of its offend any of the stations’ non- has harmed Amer - ods through which Greeks for centuries, until music. The VIPs on board the ship - mostly elderly men and women Christian listeners. In a feigned ica’s soul as much they choose to ex - Kaminis took office. He may not in elegant dress with impeccable manners, along with young ladies attempt to “safeguard” the rights as it has buoyed its tract revenge speaks like Christos Anesti, but Kaminis in more daring outfits, are dancing and dining, oblivious to the of the city’s minority residents pride. directly about their decided the city will support the facts: The Titanic has hit an iceberg and is taking on water every - (mostly illegals) he has no prob - A country with by Christopher degree of cultivation, Athens Pride parade held every where. It's only a matter time before the inevitable. And yet, these lem trampling on the Christian the strength, TRIPOULAS their priorities, and June in the center of the Greek well-to-do guests remain blissfully ignorant in the face of the obvi - majority’s right to freedom of ex - wealth, and capa - Special to their potential. capital. ous danger of the ship sinking. Only a few people have begun to pression, for the sake of a bilities of the U.S. The National Herald Globalization has Faithful to his election look for life preservers. When the rest realize what is happening, it pseudo-political correctness. The should have plenty helped further the pledge, Kaminis is claiming to will be too late. sad thing is that Mayor Kaminis of accomplishments to be proud spread of cretinism, which pro - respect diversity with his slogan is “one of our boys”: Born in the about, but death is not one of gressively erodes humanity. The “Right to Dignity.” For a guy that U.S., he spent the first years of them. That holds true for the son sanctity of human life (any hu - claims to respect diversity, it’s a What the strikers want his life here. Of all the American and grandchildren of America’s man’s) is bartered by the media shame he won’t support tradi - practices to choose to bring to latest Enemy of the Month and politicians for a false sense tions – even if he may not agree Greece, Kaminis decides upon Moammar Gaddhafi – even of national pride. Sports, such with them. It’s not evident what protesters could gain from Wednesday’s this absurdity. Much like Christ - though the grandchildren have as the Greek Cup soccer final big protest in Athens. The most likely explanation is that protest mas has become a “forbidden” nothing to do with the crimes of where fans rushed onto the field organizers wanted to justify their presence. word in the American school sys - their grandfather. (Sadly, a Greek and assaulted the opposing Obviously, no one can take this right away from them. And we tem, Kaminis is trying to crimi - American was involved in this as side’s players, was cretinism at would add that the negative economic impact of these two or three nalize the Christos Anesti greet - well.) The argument has been its worst, both behaviors fo - Correction nationwide strikes would be very small, if there weren’t so many ing! Things are not all that much made that when members of a mented by the government and In our May 7 edition, a sen - regular daily demonstrations, usually consisting of several dozen better in the U.S. The recent democracy are raised and ex - the media. The cultural propo - tence written by a staff re - people bringing traffic in the city center to a standstill, self-righteously killing of Osama bin Laden may posed to undemocratic practices, sition of the Orthodox Church - porter, “Angry people in inconveniencing the fellow citizens in whose name they protest. have boosted America’s standing it should come as no surprise Christos Anesti! – aims to pro - ‘the Arab street” who could But Wednesday’s demonstration came at a very unfortunate internationally, but also revealed when the citizenry does not dis - vide a solution to this vicious resort to destroying energy time, at a moment when even the country’s possible exit from the an ugly side. The images of peo - play democratic behavior. It is cycle of decline. “Christos facilities would not care eurozone is being discussed. ple celebrating over the death of plain that the practices of Greek Anesti, my joy,” the famous about chaos in the rest of It was unavoidable that in this difficult, new era union leaders another human being and dis - (and American) politicians and greeting with which St. the world … was mistak - would lose their shine after decades of abusing their rights through playing pride and pleasure over the media barons who back them Seraphim of Sarov would wel - enly attributed to Dr. Chris - reckless behavior, ranging from calling baseless strikes over matters this event (however heinous his are hardly Christian. But if the come visitors, best illustrates tos Ioannides. We apolo - unrelated to their professions, to enriching themselves on the backs crimes) is concerning at best. Be - four dimensions of authority in this: Finding joy in our fellow gize for the error. of their members. sides the incongruence this today’s society will not even humans, coming to love our fel - THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 14-20, 2011 VIEWPOINTS 11 LETTER FROM ATHENS The Myth of "Lazy Greek Workers" a Capitalist Tool

Greeks Aren’t Lazy, By the Editorial Board euros while in the UK the same of Marxistiki Foni toothbrush is sold for $3.26 (52% cheaper.) A pack of soft They’re Just Philosophers (This first appeared on May drinks that costs $4.49 in Greece, 4, 2010 and is used here as a costs $4 in Belgium, $3.33 in year after look at what helped France and $3.89 in UK. The There’s no truth lion so it won’t go trigger Greece’s economic crisis most prominent examples are a to the rumor that a bankrupt, reported and the role of Greek workers. It cup of coffee or tea: in Greece Greek civil servant that Greeks have a was written a day before massive the average price is between died at his desk but 42-hour work demonstrations in Greece last three and 3.5 euros, or $4.35- no one noticed for week. True, that year which led to the death of $5, more than twice the average several days. Nor may disguise the three bank workers, for which in most European countries. Of that someone fired fact that they are suspects only now are being ques - course, during the same period, off a cannon in the sitting at their tioned. The headline has been al - there are some Greeks that could offices of a munici - desks drinking cof - tered) be accused of living in opulence, pal building during fee and smoking 42 indeed at record levels, com - working hours and hours a week, but, Since the crisis in Greece has pared to both Europe and glob - didn’t hit any one. hey, at least they hit the headlines there have ap - ally. But these are not to be Every once in a by ANDY showed up! Three peared in the bourgeois media found among the Greek working while this crazy DABILIS years ago, the Or - many stories about how Greece PHOTOS: TNH ARCHIVES class. During the first half of the idea that Greeks ganization for Eco - has too many civil servants, how A security guard tries to snatch a banner from protesting ar - past decade Greek capitalists don’t work hard Special to nomic Co-opera - the working week is very short, chaeological site contract workers outside the 5th century B.C. were constantly in the three top pops up, even The National Herald tion and how people retire early on fat Parthenon temple on the Acropolis, Greece's best-known an - places in the league table of prof - among government Development pensions, and so on, as if this cient monument, in Athens on May 25, 2010, a day of protests. itability globally, while Greek officials who ought to know bet - (OECD) declared that Greeks were the cause of the crisis. Facts bankers even now are enjoying ter. Before he went Yogi Berra, were second – in the world! – and figures, however, can be can all retire early with nice big ment by a boss, but with the the highest rates of interest in (“I never said what I said,”) with 2,052 working hours an - very stubborn things and they pensions. Again, facts and fig - added advantage that he can Europe. This is not by chance. Greece’s Deputy Prime Minister nually, which makes it a little tell a completely different story. ures are stubborn things and sack them whenever he wants, Their profits have been based on Theodoros Pangalos, who has difficult to understand why, next During the last few days we have they give a completely different as formally he is the workers’ the fact that they had at their perfected the knack of putting to Germany, Greece is getting witnessed an unprecedented picture. The average age of re - “client.” Bosses prefer this disposal a workforce that has both feet in his mouth and eat - most of its bail-out money from smear campaign against the tirement in Greece is 61.4 years, method of employment because been on some of the lowest ing them at the same time – the notorious sloths of France, Greek working class by the Eu - a little higher than the European these workers are not treated wages in Europe. Added to that kick-started the debate again where there is a mandated 35- ropean bourgeois media, in par - average of 61.1 years. And what legally as employees; they don’t they had a sizeable section of about the indolent Greek work hour work week and people can ticular by the tabloid press, about these fat Greek pensions? have the same legal rights as the this workforce employed in the force when he was quoted by a retire at 21 or something like which is specifically aimed at According to the GSEE Labour rest of the working class, such “black economy”, where they Turkish newspaper as saying that. Why isn’t France borrow - working class people. This cam - Institution, the average pension as monthly salaries, paid holi - were able to save huge sums on that Greeks were paying the ing money from Greece? Maybe paign is aimed at deceiving the in Greece is 750 euros per month days, etc. Employers can fire taxes and social security contri - price for being lazy while Turks because to compensate for all European workers and its objec - or $990, while in Spain this fig - them freely, even without any butions. worked hard, benefiting their those hours sitting at their desks compensation. We must also add The smear campaign of the economy. At first, Panagolos de - ignoring people who come in to the list the 200,000 “part- Capitalist press throughout Eu - nied it, perhaps hoping that the looking for service, Greeks are time” employees, most of whom rope is thus based on nothing notion of “I never didn’t say so underpaid, except for politi - work full-time but are being paid but lies. The truth must be ex - what I said or didn’t say,” would cians, who are richer than Croe - half-time. In the smear cam - plained within the labor move - perplex the average person sus. The OECD said the hard - paign, there have been many re - ment in every European country enough so they wouldn’t notice est-working people are, surprise, ports concerning the supposedly and beyond. Real wages are far he was trying to steal some of not zose crazy Americains who “excessive” number of civil ser - lower, the working week is their French fries. When he shot Greeks love to say live to work vants in Greece. According to re - longer than average, the age of his mouth off, a dangerous while Greeks work to live, but ports of the ILO (International retirement is higher than aver - thought indeed since you’d have the automatons of South Korea. Labour Organization,) civil ser - age, but one thing has indeed to duck pieces of food the size As one of the South Koreans told vants in Greece represent 22.3% been higher: the profits made by of grapeshot, the opposition the OECD, he didn’t dare even of the total workforce, while in the Greek and foreign capitalists Conservative New Democracy take a vacation because “My France the percentage is 30%, in in Greece. This does not mean party jumped on him, although desk would surely be gone when Sweden 34%, in the Netherlands that workers in the rest of Eu - it would have taken a soccer I got back.” Greek desks are too 27%, in the UK 20% and finally, rope are living that much better. team to do that. New Democ - heavy to move because of all the in Germany 14%. So we can see What is being done to the Greek racy spokesman Yiannis dead workers on them, but that Greece is actually below the working class, tomorrow will be Michelakis said Pangalos was that’s a rumor. average. The most important done to the Portuguese and the “out of control,” although no Europeans love their Greece's main labor union held a 24-hour strike in March 2009 fact, however, that has to be day after to the Italian, the Bel - one has ever reported seeing leisurely work pace, none more because workers should not “pay the price of the financial cri - borne in mind is that 300,000 of gian, the British workers and so Pangalos, one of PASOK’s so than the Greeks, and then sis," it said. The unions say the rich have not pulled their weight. the public sector employees are on. Already in Ireland we have biggest shots indeed, moving there’s that annual month’s va - working under temporary con - seen what the capitalists are ca - cation, which Greeks have man - tive is clearly to prevent them ure reaches $1,378, in Ireland tracts, which means they have pable of. Greece provides merely aged to extend into twelve. The from assuming internationalist $2,466, in Belgium $4,063 and far lower wages and much fewer a foretaste of what is coming statistics include the private sec - action of class solidarity towards in the Netherlands $4,643. rights. very soon in the rest of Europe. tor, skewing the truth of what the working class of Greece, Moreover, this figure was calcu - Instead of civil servants’ WORKERS, UNITE! happens in the public sector, be - which is being brutally attacked lated before the implementation wages going up in recent years, What the bourgeois media is cause there are so many self- by both Greek and foreign capi - of the new government mea - we have seen the opposite phe - trying to do is to play off one employed tax evaders in Greece talists. The first myth being pro - sures, which increase the age of nomenon. As a result of the con - working class against another. working extra hours. The typical moted in this campaign goes retirement from 65 to 67 years stant cuts carried out since 1990, They are putting the blame for Greek public office is up from more or less like this: “These lazy while at the same time cutting according to an ADEDY report the present crisis of the euro on 7:30 a.m to 3 p.m., although if Greek people, who constantly go pensions by 30 to 50%. you walk in around 2 p.m. ex - on strike without any reason, Furthermore, according to pecting service you’ll get a death then come running to the Euro - the annual report of the joint stare because they need an hour peans to finance their own lazi - GSEE-ADEDY trade union con - to prepare to leave, as it takes ness.” The rank-and-file of the federations on the economy and that long to get up from your European Left and of the work - employment levels in 2009, of chair when you’re stuck to it like ers’ movement internationally the current four and a half mil - a patient with bed sores. Greek must be told the truth, but un - lion labor force, more than a mil - public employees have a 37.5- fortunately this will not be forth - lion work without any social se - hour work, but that will change coming from the main media curity or other forms of legal this month because Interior outlets. Let us look at some facts. protection. According to the re - Minister Yannis Ragousis says According to Eurostat, Greek port of the Commission for So - new legislation will mandate workers work on average longer cial Security, established by the “Whoa there, newsboy, that they sit at their desks and do hours than the rest of Europeans. Greek Ministry of Labour, this stuff about Greeks being lazy nothing for 40 hours a week. They work a 42-hour week, figure reaches 30% of the overall is off the record.” “It’s an issue that not only bor - while the average working week workforce, while in the rest of ders on the realm of common in the 27 member states of the the EU the percentage of work - any faster than a snail, unless sense but falls well within it,” EU is 40.3 hours and within in ers in these conditions is only someone mentioned “free he said. “There’s no question the Eurozone it is 40 hours. So between 5 and 10% of the total. lunch,” in which case the only that we have to work more.” He that is myth number one dis - And whose fault is that? Contri - image that could match how said the government will also pelled. Again, according to Eu - butions are supposed to be cal - fast he’d move would be one of keep to its policy of hiring only rostat, Greece also has the most culated by the bosses, who pay Workers march in Thessaloniki on May 1, 2010, as Greek Prime the cattle stampedes in the one zombie for every five that underpaid private sector employ - a part themselves and the re - Minister George Papandreou said the country would need a movies. leave. The joke is that the ees compared to the rest of the mainder is paid by the workers bail-out. That set off a spate of even more violent protests. His office denied he had spo - phrase “Greek Worker” is the Eurozone. In Greece, the average out of their wages. But that ken to any journalists during a most apt oxymoron of all, even gross monthly wage, including would mean declaring the work - (the civil servants trade union the Greek workers, using them visit to Istanbul to meet Ecu - ahead of “French Fighter,” or social security and taxes, is 803 ers legally and paying taxes on confederation,) the total real in - as a scapegoat. This is all in menical Patriarch Vartholo - “Irish Teetotaler,” but if that’s euros (about $1063,) while the the profits made. The bosses pre - come of civil servants has fallen preparation for the attacks they maios, hard to believe since he true how do you account for all lowest gross salary in, for exam - fer to hire a sizeable number of by 30%. During recent years, are preparing across the whole loves the sound of his own voice those hours Greeks are sup - ple, Ireland is $1,886, in France workers illegally, in the “black governments have preferred to of Europe. Tomorrow, no doubt, even more than an all-you-can- posed to be at work? Americans $1,813 and in the Netherlands economy,” and thus save on both grant “allowances” to civil ser - we will hear about the lazy Por - eat banquet at Denny’s. “He living here are a little dismayed $2,031. So myth number two taxes due to the state and con - vants instead of real wage in - tuguese, the lazy Italians. In never made comments or gave though when they to go to a doesn’t stand up to any serious tributions. If the bosses had paid creases. These allowances have Britain no doubt, the campaign an interview with the content public office – or even a bank analysis of the real figures. all taxes due in recent years, and neither been included in the an - about social security that is referred to in New or pharmacy – and find the LOW PENSIONS FOR GREEKS if they had paid what they are nual pay rises nor are they taken “scroungers”, i.e. unemployed Democracy’s statement or any - doors locked at 2:30 or 3 p.m. Another idea being bandied supposed to pay into social se - into account when calculating workers, will be stepped up, and where else,” said Pangalos’s of - And forget finding anything about is that if it were not for curity funds, the situation would pension levels upon retirement. finally the day will come when fice. Pangalos called on New open on Sundays, even super - the EU and the IMF (Interna - not be anywhere as bad as it is The bourgeois propaganda also the German capitalists will dis - Democracy leader, so to speak, markets. tional Monetary Fund) stepping today. It is the Greek capitalists continues to attacking the so- cover that German workers too Antonis Samaras to fire The contradiction shows in and imposing strict measures, and the foreign investors who called “13th and 14th month’s are “scroungers”, that they have Michelakis and said he would when you compare those work - the Greeks would have happily have profited from this situation. salary,” in an attempt to create lived it up for too long and some sue the newspaper Eleftheros ing hours to productivity and continued to live on ever-in - But who are they blaming? The the impression that Greek work - “sacrifices” need to be made. The Typos over its report, which la - competitiveness. The U.S. ranks creasing wages. However, ac - Greek workers and the poor, of ers enjoy higher wages than their European working class must beled him a “liar” and accused first in productivity, while the cording to the Labour Institution course! European counterparts. In real - not allow this campaign to go him of denigrating Greeks. Global Competitiveness Report of the GSEE (the Greek General STATISTICS DON’T LIE ity, these extra “salaries” are unanswered. It is the duty of the That’s what’s called a deflecting 2010-11 shows Greece ranks Confederation of Private Sector On top of all this, in Greece bonuses for Christmas (the 13th labor movement organization in move because the newspaper 83d of 139 countries, behind the Unions,) the austerity program there is also the phenomenon of salary,) Easter and allowances all European countries to published a transcript of a con - likes of Egypt, El Salvador, already imposed by recent gov - around 300,000 “false self-em - (14th salary,) which were given counter this campaign and tell versation he had with a group Rwanda, FYROM, Guatemala, ernments in Greece even before ployed workers.” These are separately as a method of frag - the truth and put the blame for that included a journalist from Namibia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, the current crisis had erupted workers who have in reality been menting total annual income, in this crisis where it lies, at the the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet. Iran, Sri Lanka, Turkey (61,) had already cut the real average forced to set themselves up as order to facilitate commercial door of the European and world That prompted Pangalos to say Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Mauritius, wage in the private sector to self-employed. In reality they and tourist growth during “peak capitalist class. The workers of his comments were off the and Brunei, but ahead of those 1984 levels. What about the age work for a boss who can freely periods” (i.e. holiday periods,) Europe must act in solidarity record, a tad different from say - hard-workers in Libya, Benin, of retirement and pension levels? assign the manner, the time, the in a country whose economy is with the Greek working class, ing he never said them nor had Cambodia, Malawi and the If we were to believe the bour - place of work, and the working based mainly on commerce and which is being cruelly attacked met journalists. In the record - Ivory Coast, where the only geois media Greeks live in a kind conditions and thus this form of tourism. With the new recent by the EU and struggle together ing, he can be heard saying that, good work seems to be digging of workers’ paradise, where they working is essentially employ - measures taken by the govern - against this attempt to first di - “There are lot of decent and up mass graves. But there’s a ment, civil servants and pension - vide the workers and then to hardworking people” in Greece, good reason why Greeks are at ers lose both of these salaries. pass the burden of the crisis to few of them indeed in politics their desks so long but never What must also be noted is that the European workers as a although. He did, however, ad - seem to get anything done. all the wage levels, all the facts whole. This will involve a Euro - mit that there were problems Blame their ancestors, the and figures about the Greek pean-wide struggle. In all coun - with the public sector. “We have thinkers and philosophers who workers’ wages listed above in - tries similar conditions are being been trying to avoid breaking sat around in togas musing clude these extra “salaries”. created. In all countries the at - into it and its practices for about the meaning of life. You NOT LIVING LARGE tack is the same. What is re - years,” he said. “It was a com - think Socrates or Plato could The myth of the “opulent” quired is international solidarity fortable way to live but also a have come up with all those Greek workers is ultimately de - across borders, a struggle for a lazy way to live and now we great thoughts and quips like, stroyed if we look at the massive socialist Europe that will finally have to face it.” Ay, there’s the “The unexamined life is not increase in the cost of living in make those who are responsible rub. worth living,” or “A good deci - Greece. While the wages and for the crisis pay, by expropriat - Greece’s economic catastro - sion is based on knowledge and salaries are among the lowest in ing those who are truly lazy, phe has a lot of people com - not on numbers,” which may be the Eurozone, the prices of basic those who produce nothing, plaining a big part of the prob - the reason today’s Greek statis - goods keep soaring. Let us take those who live off the sweat of lem, along with scores of tics are as truthful as those scam a look at a few examples. In the working class, the industri - thousands of redundant work - e-mails you get from Nigeria. Greece a packet of cereals costs alists, the bankers, the financial ers, is that Greeks don’t hard or Plato also said “Knowledge is on average 2.86 euros, or $4.15 speculators, the ship-owners and long. Nonsense. Eurostat, the the food of the soul,” but don’t while the same packet costs the owners of the huge commer - statistics agency for the Euro - tell Pangalos because he might $2.74 in the UK (51% cheaper cial chains. pean Union, which has teamed like soul food too. than in Greece) and in France with the International Monetary Riot police pursued protesters, during a May Day demonstra - 2.25 euros (27% cheaper). (Reprinted by permission of Fund to loan Greece $160 bil - [email protected] tion in Athens on May 1, 2010, as workers took to the streets. Greeks buy a toothbrush for 3.74 www.marxist.com) 12 THE BACK PAGE THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 14-20, 2011 How to Immigrate to the United States – A Guide for Greeks

By Constantinos E. Scaros years may give rise to another over the far more expensive U.S. mass exodus from Greece, with laborers. That created a signifi - To this point there have been the United States once again be - cant unemployment problem for four significant waves of Greeks coming a desired point of desti - many Americans. Add to that immigrating to the United nation. the looming threat in the age of States. Three coincided with To that end, it is useful for terror, most infamously and no - major military and political Greeks to consider some of the tably demonstrated by the 9/11 events – the Balkan Wars, World main factors involved in being attacks, and an outcry to close War I, and World War II – and able to enter and remain in the the immigration door is louder the last one, which spanned the United States legally, all the way than it has been for a century. 1960s, 1970s, and some of the to becoming an American citi - The other analogy is that of the 1980s, resulted from ample op - zen. Although it will take far immigration boat. Imagine that portunities for Greeks who more than a single article to ex - you are out at sea on a small stayed in the homeland to re - plain all of them in sufficient boat with other passengers. unite with their family members detail, this summary will pro - There are 20 of you all together, in the who had immigrated here vide a helpful overview, and is and the boat holds up to 50; any many years earlier. The last a very good starting point. First, more than that and it would quarter century, however, has keep in mind two metaphors likely sink. You approach a not been a particularly active that help illustrate the reality of much larger boat that has al - time period regarding Greek im - American immigration: the im - ready sunk, and there are about migration to America. To a great migration door and the immi - 200 passengers in the water, extent, that is based on three gration boat. Picture a door that clinging to life preservers or main factors: 1) economic op - is completely open: that repre - other floating objects. They are portunities, and the quality of sents immigration to the United pleading for help, and you life as a whole, had improved States during the nation’s early would love to help all 200 of in Greece as compared to previ - years. Simply put, all you had them, but your boat can only ous decades; 2) Greeks broad - to do was to find a way to get hold 30. No matter which 30 Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. It was during the height of immigration to other countries ened their scope in terms of here, and you were in. Eventu - you choose, you will be turning especially the United States. Many Greeks had friends and family there to make the transition. countries to which to immigrate ally, that door began to close your back on 170 of your fellow other than the United States; somewhat, excluding first crim - human beings who are likely to granted admission. The country tle in the United States. The eas - bouzouki player named Stavros, and 3) the United States, in ex - inals, then people with danger - drown! There is no better solu - simply couldn’t handle that iest way to gain LPR status might who is willing to move to Om - periencing its own economic ous and highly contagious dis - tion, however, as there will many people. The point, then, seem to be to marry an American aha and be Petros’ full-time, crises and overflowing popula - eases, and finally by curbing come a point when just one ad - is how far should the immigra - citizen. If the marriage was en - year-round bouzouki player. tion, no longer seemed like the large masses of immigrants so ditional person would cause tion door be open, and how tered into primarily for the pur - Petros, then, would have to omnipotent land of opportunity as not to displace American your entire boat to sink, and many passengers should be al - pose of procuring an immigration sponsor Stavros for an employ - it once was. Given the recent workers. then all of you will be doomed. lowed onto the immigration benefit, however, that is against ment-based immigrant visa. Pet - economic calamity in Greece, Because immigrants from AN OPEN DOOR POLICY? boat? These are the central the law. Violators (both the citi - ros would have to establish that however, which to this point many nations were willing to To a certain extent, that is questions to think about as we zen and alien spouses, and any - his need for a bouzouki player pales in comparison to anything work for a fraction of what exactly what would happen in examine the ways by which one else who is part of the scam) is genuine (i.e., that he is not that we have experienced on American workers demanded, the United States if every single Greeks and other aliens may set - are subject to a fine of up to simply making up the job posi - this side of the Atlantic, there is employers were more likely to person throughout the world tle here. All of the people phys - $250,000 and a jail sentence of tion to help out Stavros), that speculation that the ensuing hire newly-arrived foreigners who wanted to live here was ically present in the United up to five years. On top of that, Stavros truly qualifies, and that States can be classified into two the alien is likely to be removed Petros cannot find a duly quali - categories: citizens or aliens. from the United States (formerly fied U.S. citizen or LPR to accept (By the way, for the purposes of known as being “deported,” al - the position. this article, “American citizen” though that term is now legally Stavros might have a good is used interchangeably with obsolete) at the end of his or her chance to qualify for the job in “U.S./United States citizen.” It prison sentence. If couples wish Omaha, a shortage of accom - does not refer to citizenship in to marry for other purposes – plished bouzouki players is likely any other North, Central or such as love, companionship, (apologies in advance if that is South American nation.) Amer - having and raising children, etc. not the case). In New York City, ican citizens are either natural- – in addition to securing LPR sta - however, where experienced born or naturalized (i.e., they tus for the alien spouse, then bouzouki players are aplenty, become citizens through the im - such marriages are permitted, Petros would have a hard time migration process). Persons who and quite common. The illegal convincing the state and federal are not citizens are aliens. And ones are those that are entered departments of labor, and the there are two types of aliens: il - into purely for immigration ben - immigration officials, that no one legal and legal. Illegal aliens are efits, and the couple does not ac - else but Stavros is both willing those who either entered the tually live or behave as husband and qualified to do the job. It is United States illegally to begin and wife. Recently, some televi - important to remember that, un - with (such as, by crossing the sion shows have made light of like American citizens, LPRs are border at Canada or Mexico, or immigration sham marriages, actually required to live in the by stowing away on a ship and hinting that the penalty is noth - United States for a substantial jumping ship once it docked in ing more than a slap on the wrist portion of each year. Gone are an American port), or those who and that it is easy to fool those the days when LPRs, who remained here unlawfully, after bumbling federal agents. Neither wanted America’s benefits but their legal immigration status point is true. Sham marriages are not at the condition of leaving Young boy is Ciriakos Keiradimos, a young Greek shoe-shiner, working in shop at 511 Penn. expired or was invalidated due most often uprooted by careful their homeland, would “live” in Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Said to be 16 yrs. old, but is absolutely illiterate. Has been in this to some other condition. As for and prolonged immigration in - the United States for about a country only 2 months. Works until 9 P.M. every day and until 11 P.M. Saturdays. Location: legal aliens, there are two types: vestigations, and the violators month annually and then scam - Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia. This was taken in 1912 in a Greek American area. non-immigrants and immi - suffer serious consequences. per back to their native country grants. The nonimmigrant sta - THE BOUZOUKI for the remainder of the year. tus is a temporary one, even CONUNDRUM LPRs in that category, much to though “temporary” may mean Other ways of obtaining LPR their surprise, found themselves several years, such as in the case status are through close rela - losing their immigrant status, of - of a student or specialized tives, such as children, parents, ten having to begin the process worker. Immigrants, on the or siblings, and through employ - all over again. That is yet another other hand, are permitted to live ment. In either case, the process reason why LPRs should apply in the United States for the rest is not guaranteed, and may take for American citizenship as soon of their lives if they so choose, years to complete, but is well as possible (usually five years af - provided they maintain certain worth it for those wishing to re - ter gaining LPR status, three requirements, without ever hav - unite with their families in their years for immigrants who ob - ing to become American citi - new country of choice. The tained such status as a result of zens. They are called legal per - waiting period usually has to do marriage), because short of com - manent residents (LPRs), and, with two conditions: long lines mitting terrorism, treason, or informally, holders of “green of applicants, and limited immi - working for another country’s cards.” gration employees to process government, it is almost impos - As an aside, the New York the applications. Think of it like sible to lose one’s American citi - Times and other media sources 500 people waiting for a bus, zenship. often confuse the matter by re - but the bus only holds 50. The All of this information only ferring to all aliens as “immi - last 50 people on line have the begins to scratch the surface. grants,” which, as stated above, longest wait of all: first, the bus Nonetheless, these are the most is not the case. They do so be - driver of the first bus has to common methods by which cit - cause they find the term “alien” make sure all the passengers izens of Greece and other coun - offensive – as if we are compar - have paid their fare, and then, tries alike may settle in the ing foreign-born folks to strange eight other buses have to repeat United States legally, whether invaders from another planet. If the process before the 10th and their intent is to do so temporar - they prefer to use a more innocu - final bus arrives for those last ily or permanently. When deal - ous word to describe them in line. Employment-based im - ing with immigration matters, (“noncitizens,” perhaps?) that’s migration usually involves a it is always advisable to consult fine. But labeling them all “im - shorter waiting period, but it is a seasoned professional. Expe - migrants” is legally and techni - also more difficult to qualify. rienced attorneys are adept at cally inaccurate. Gaining legal Typically, aliens of outstanding navigating through the tangled non-immigrant status is easier or extraordinary ability have vir - regulations – often achieving fa - than becoming an LPR, because tually no waiting time at all. vorable results for their clients, the benefit is much smaller by Suppose that the iconic Greek within the bounds of the law, of comparison. The most common singer, Yiannis Parios, wishes to course. Above all, make sure type of nonimmigrant status for become a legal permanent resi - that the attorney handling such legal aliens is to enter as visitors. dent of the United States. He cases has an excellent reputa - Generally, aliens who wish to visit would surely qualify as an “alien tion for being honest, and for the United States must apply for of extraordinary ability,” (musi - being well-versed in immigra - a “visa” (the document also used cians who have sold millions of tion law. to permit entry to non-immi - albums usually do), and enjoy If a new wave of Greeks does grants, and in neither case a type VIP treatment throughout the in fact decide to settle in the of credit card by the same name). process. The majority of folks, United States in the near future, Last June, Greece joined the list however, are considered neither it is important for them – as well of nations to which the United outstanding nor extraordinary. as for their friends and families States permitted access without Accordingly, suppose that Pet - here – to understand the law in a visa. Such visa-less travel, how - ros, an American citizen, opens order to help them fulfill their ever, is neither guaranteed nor a Greek nightclub in Omaha, American journey. provides the same benefits avail - Nebraska. He searches for a able to those possessing nonim - bouzouki player, but is having Constantinos E. Scaros was an migrant visas. For example, visa trouble finding one from Omaha immigration attorney and Pro - holders are permitted to apply or willing to move there. Petros’ fessor of Immigration Law, and for an extension of their stay be - brother, who lives in Greece, am the author of the book, yond 90 days, whereas visa-less writes to him about a young and Learning about Immigration travelers are not. Other types of very accomplished local Law. legal non-immigrants include stu - dents, business visitors, and tem - porary workers. In any case, a visa – whether an immigrant or a nonimmigrant one – is not nec - essarily granted easily, as is, say, a library card. Applicants must demonstrate that they do not in - tend to stay in the United States permanently. It must appear that they have good reason to return to their countries of residence: if they have a home, immediate family members, a substantial sum of money in the bank, or other such determinants, it tends to show their likelihood to return after their allotted stay. Immi - grant visas (“green cards”), on the other hand, are more difficult to obtain. After all, they award This photo from the Middletown, Ohio archive of Greek Amer - aliens lifelong permission to set - ican photographs shows many of the women and girls who some Greek men where lucky to have accompanying them.