Pope Offers Message of Strength to Christian Minorities in Turkey Benedict Calls Divisions Among Christians a “Scandal to the World”

WITH THIS ISSUE: Bringing the news BOOKS to generations of A SPECIAL EDITION The National Herald Greek Americans A WEEKLY GREEK AMERICAN PUBLICATION c v www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 10, ISSUE 477 DECEMBER 2, 2006 $1.00 GREECE: 1.75 EURO Pope Offers Message of Strength to Christian Minorities in Turkey Benedict Calls Divisions among Christians a “Scandal to the World”

By Brian Murphy Associated Press

CONSTANTINOPLE (AP) – During a joint ceremony with the spiritual leader of the world's 250 Million Orthodox Christians at his ancient enclave, this past Thursday, No- vember 30, Benedict called divisions among Christians a "scandal to the world" and recalled the faith's deep roots in Europe. "The divisions which exist among Christians are a scandal to the world," Pope Benedict XVI said after joining the Ecumenical Patri- arch Bartholomew to mark the feast day of Saint Andrew the First- Called Apostle, who preached across Asia Minor and who tradition maintains ordained the first bishop of Constantinople, now called Istanbul. The symbolism of the nearly three-hour Orthodox Liturgy was highly significant to Roman AP/MURAD SEZER Catholics. Andrew was the brother Patriarch Bartholomew of Con- of Saint Peter, who was martyred in stantinople leads a Sunday mass Rome and is considered the first at the Ecumenical Patriarchate bishop of Rome. last Sunday, November 26. Benedict has made outreach to the world's more than 250 million Constantinople. AP/ERIC CABANIS Orthodox a centerpiece of his But the Pope urged "all world Pope Benedict XVI, left, and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, right, appear at a balcony of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople to young papacy, declaring a "funda- leaders to respect religious free- bless the faithful in Latin and Greek, respectively, after attending the Divine Liturgy together in the nearby Patriarchal Church of Saint George this mental" commitment to try to heal dom as a fundamental human past Thursday, November 30. The Pope was on the third day of his official four-day visit to Turkey. In a joint statement, Benedict and Bartholomew rifts and setting the difficult goal of right." stressed the need to "preserve Christian roots" in European culture, while remaining "open to other religions and their cultural contributions." full unity between the two ancient The Pope began his pilgrimage branches of Christianity, which split among Turkey's tiny Christian com- nearly 1,000 years ago over dis- munities on Wednesday, November putes including Papal authority. 29, by paying homage to an Italian It's also a key part of the Pope's priest slain during Islamic protests drive to reinforce the Christian and expressing sympathy for the Demetrios: Pope-Patriarch Meeting Could Bear Fruit bonds in Europe and around the pressures facing religious minori- world. ties in the Muslim world. By Theodore Kalmoukos spokesman for the Patriarchate I will try and find a way to make a The Archbishop also said he was He said all Christians should "re- The messages – made at the Vir- Special to The National herald during the Pope’s official visit. point about that, meaning the ac- concerned “about the “bulk of the new Europe's awareness of its gin Mary House in Ephesus, one of Archbishop Demetrios called cession of Turkey to the European demonstrations,” but said he was Christian roots, traditions and val- the holiest Christian sites in Turkey BOSTON – In an interview with the upon Turkey to behave “in a safe Union, not once, but many times, confident that “the Turkish authori- ues, giving them new vitality." – set the tone for the remainder of National Herald, Archbishop and dignified manner,” and he em- because I believe that it is very es- ties wouldn’t allow” the Papal visit The Pope also recalled how the Benedict's first Papal trip to a Mus- Demetrios of America discussed the phasized that, “At this moment, sential to emphasize that the Pope’s turn into a negative event for faith was shaped by the encounters lim nation as he tries to strengthen historic visit of Pope Benedict XVI Turkey has a tremendous opportu- visit can be very helpful in this re- Turkey. of early Christians with the scientif- bonds with the spiritual leader of to Turkey and the Ecumenical Patri- nity with the Pope’s visit to show its gard.” “Some 900 reporters will be cov- ic and intellectual traditions of an- the world's Orthodox Christians. archate in Constantinople on the willingness and possibilities to real- Asked if he shares the Ecumeni- ering the visit. That is a tremen- cient Greece. It was the same theo- The Pope was expected to sharp- occasion of Saint Andrew the First- ly discuses its desire to be admitted cal Patriarch Bartholomew’s con- dous presence of media, and it logical backdrop – faith and reason en his calls for what the Vatican Called Apostle, patron saint of the into the European Union,” stressing cerns about strong demonstrations would be a huge political mistake if – which was the basis for his explo- calls "reciprocity" – that Muslim de- Church in Constantinople. that “it would be a big mistake if and episodes on the part of the Turkey ends up with failing grades sive remarks in September on vio- mands for greater respect in the The Archbishop spoke to the Turkey misses this opportunity.” Turks, the Archbishop said, “the Pa- before the international communi- lence and the Prophet Muhammad. West must be matched by increased Herald shortly before his departure He also said that, during the Pa- triarch lives there, and thus has im- ty,” he said. The Pope avoided any direct tolerance and freedoms for Chris- to Constantinople for the Papal vis- pal visit, “I will be charged with an mediate experience, and we should “The Pope’s visit is of great sig- mention of Islam after praying with tians in Islamic nations. it, where he was assigned by the Ec- advanced responsibility, of course be clear here that his concerns are Bartholomew at the gilded Patriar- umenical Patriarch to be the official under very difficult conditions, but justified.” Continued on page 6 chal Church of Saint George in Continued on page 6 Remembering New Greektown Cardinal of Of Chicago’s Hellenic Districts Boston: Pope

By Steve Frangos and the University of Illinois Cam- On Pilgrimage Special to The National Herald pus in the early 1960’s destroyed the long-established Greek neigh- In the turbulent period of the borhood which was located at Hal- By Theodore Kalmoukos 1960’s through the 1970’s there sted, Harrison and Blue Island on Special to The National Herald were two Greektowns in Chicago. Chicago’s west side. Known in Both districts were known for their Chicago as the Greek Delta, this BOSTON – Pope Benedict XVI went nightclubs, restaurants, gift shops, neighborhood lost some 50,000 to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of bakeries, grocery stores and coffee people when the expressway and Constantinople as a “pilgrim,” Car- shops, but only one was really a new campus were built, including dinal Sean O’Malley, the Roman neighborhood where Greek immi- some 30,000 Greeks. Catholic Archbishop of Boston, said grants gathered and lived together. Beginning in the mid-1960’s, a in the National Herald’s first ever Construction of first the Eisenhow- second Greektown developed on complete interview with a Roman er Expressway in the late 1950’s Chicago’s north side. This “New Catholic cardinal. Greektown” was only seven miles Cardinal O’Malley, one of the north and two miles west of the most prominent hierarchs of the Delta in the Lincoln Square neigh- Catholic Church in America, said, borhood. To this day, many local “The pilgrimage is also an expres- Chicago Greeks assert that, when sion of solidarity with the Orthodox Investment the wrecking ball demolished the Church, particularly as the Patriar- Halsted, Harrison and Blue Island chate labors to minister under very Banker Flees, neighborhood, the New Greektown difficult circumstances.” was made up of those who left the Asked about clash of religions old one. today, the Cardinal said, “Islam and SEC After Him “The residents (of New Greek- Christianity have a choice to make. town) have come from smaller And the choice we should make is ‘Greek ghettos’ throughout the city: AP/JASPER JUINEN for peace and cooperation for the By Dimitri Soultogiannis from Halsted Street; from Harrison Finding a quick moment to catch up a little good of mankind.” Special to the National Herald Street and Central; from 77th O’Malley and Metropolitan Street and Stony Island; from west Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis speaking with President George W. Bush, during a group photo Methodios of Boston are planning a WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to side homes displaced by the Uni- session at the NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia this past Wednesday, November 29. NATO leaders pledged to joint Orthodox-Catholic pilgrimage civil charges filed last week against versity of Illinois Circle campus stay the course in Afghanistan, despite mounting casualties and the continued refusal of some govern- to Rome, Constantinople and St. the president and founder of a raft (Chicago Tribune, October 15, ments to send their troops into combat in the most dangerous regions. Petersburg in September 2007. of related investment funds under 1970).” New Greektown experi- The full text of the interview the Oracle Services and Oracle Evo- enced phenomenal growth. By with Cardinal O’Malley is pub- lution names, Spiro Germenis, 34, 1980, according to the U.S. Census lished below. fled to Athens last month after “mis- Bureau, 24,000 Greeks lived in the TNH: Your Eminence, what are appropriating millions of dollars of Lincoln Square area, out of a total your thoughts on the Pope’s visit investor funds.” of 56,000 Greeks in the city of Onassis Center Exhibition Set to Open with Ecumenical Patriarch His car was found at Kennedy Chicago. Bartholomew of Constantinople? Airport on October 13, after his wife The boundaries of this New NEW YORK – Athens-Sparta, an ex- from Thermopylae, the famous 5th including metal work, ivory sculp- O’MALLEY: He is going as a pil- filed a missing person’s report. More Greektown centered at the inter- hibition of rare archaeological arti- Century BC battlefield. The 289 ex- ture and pottery. grim. When his predecessor, Pope than $6 million in client invest- section of three streets: Lawrence, facts and works of art from Greece’s quisite artifacts in the exhibition, In the first half of the 6th Century John Paul II, landed in Athens, he ments, including money belonging Western and Lincoln Avenues. two most famous cities will open at many of which are traveling abroad BC, Sparta was one of the most im- kissed the ground. In that same tra- to his father in-law, are missing, ac- Lawrence was the northern border the Onassis Cultural Center in Man- for the first time, will be on view at portant centers for artistic produc- dition, Pope Benedict’s visit shows cording to the complaint filed by the and Western the eastern, with Lin- hattan this coming Wednesday, De- the Onassis Center through May 12, tion, particularly for bronze works, his commitment to the Orthodox as U.S. Securities & Exchange Commis- coln running at a north to south di- cember 6. 2007. as shown in such rare pieces as the our closest spiritual kin, respect for sion with the U.S. District Court for agonal cutting into those two Highlights of the exhibition in- Athens-Sparta consists of three hoplite figurines, a black-figure hy- their ecclesial authenticity and the Eastern District of New York in streets just beyond where the other clude treasures such as a marble sections representing the cultural dria depicting riders and warriors heroic witness, recognition of the Brooklyn. People familiar with the two met. The highest concentration statue of a hoplite, known as development of the two most impor- (555-550 BC), a relief votive stele role of the Orthodox Church in the of Greeks and Greek-owned busi- “Leonidas,” from the end of the 5th tant city-states in ancient Greece, representing an enthroned couple, world, and the priority of healing Continued on page 2 nesses were congregated along the Century BC; a marble statue of an along with an introduction which (550-525 BC), and a group of ivory the division between us. five streets due west of Western Av- Athenian Kore from the Acropolis focuses on the two cities’ forma- figurines from the Sanctuary of TNH: What do you think is the enue, all running south of Museum, from the 5th Century BC; tions. The first section explores their Artemis Orthia (700-650 BC). deeper significance of visits be- To subscribe call: 718.784.5255 Lawrence: Artesian, Campbell, bronze figurines of hoplites from artistic, social and cultural develop- The two other sections in Athens- tween the Pope and the Ecumenical e-mail: Maplewood, Rockwell and Talman. Sparta, from the 8th to 6th Cen- ments from the Late Geometric peri- Sparta represent the artistic devel- Patriarch, above and beyond pubic [email protected] The three east/west avenues run- turies BC; a ceramic kylix by the od through the Archaic Period (8th opment during the 5th Century BC, relations dynamics? ning south of Lawrence formed the Arkesilas Painter from the 6th Cen- to 5th centuries BC), including met- in the broader context of the contin- O’MALLEY: The visits have to be intersecting streets of Leland, East- tury BC; a marble statuette of al work, pottery and public monu- uously changing dynamics between understood theologically. The his- wood and Wilson, which was the Athena from the mid-4th Century ments. While Sparta was not mak- the two cities, during the Persian tory of division and the tradition of southern boundary. BC; Attic marble reliefs and grave ing the same strides in monumental Wars (500-449 BC) and the Pelo- unity is at stake; the challenges are *120206* stele from the late 5th Century BC; structures as Athens during this pe- Continued on page 5 and arrowheads and spearheads riod, it did flourish in other areas, Continued on page 4 Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 2, 2006 28-Year-Old Student Baptized by her Greek Teacher GOINGS ON... ■ THROUGH DECEMBER 17 “Mount Sinai: The Frontier of New Convert to Orthodoxy Attends St. Demetrios Afternoon School Greek-Language Program ASTORIA. The Greek Cultural Cen- Byzantium,” medieval Byzantine ter Theater Company presents Eu- chant from Saint Catherine’s ripides’ classic tragedy, “The Trojan Monastery in Sinai and Christmas- By Stavros Marmarinos Women,” weekend performances tide, presented by Cappella Ro- Special to The National Herald at the Greek Cultural Center in As- mana (Alexander Lingas, director), toria (27-18 Hoyt Avenue South) produced in cooperation with the J. NEW YORK – Sophia Shannon Tay- through December 17. Under the Paul Getty Museum for the exhibit, lor, 28, is a tall blonde, non-Greek direction of Andreas Tselepos, the “Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: woman of Irish-Italian heritage. On production under the auspices of Icons from Sinai.” Performances: Saturday afternoon, November 11, the Cypriot Consulate in New Saturday, December 9, at 8 PM, she carefully walked up a small York). One of the world’s greatest Saint Paul’s Greek Orthodox stepladder and slowly immersed anti-war plays, this work and con- Church in Irvine. Sunday, Decem- herself into the baptismal font at tains a message transcending time: ber 10, at 3 PM, J. Paul Getty Muse- Saint Catherine’s Church in Asto- “In war, there are no true winners. um. For more information, call ria. Kyriaki Christodoulou, Sophia’s The consequences of war, regard- 503-236-8202 (toll free: 866-822- godmother and teacher at the Saint less of its causes, are devastating to 7735), or visit the web at Demetrios Cathedral Greek-lan- conquerors and conquered alike.” www.capellaromana.org. guage program for adults, joyfully Fridays & Saturdays, 8 PM. Sun- stood beside her, overcome with days, 7 PM. Admission $20 ($15 for ■ DECEMBER 11 emotion. seniors, students and children). For NEW YORK CITY. The Ronald Mc- Rev. George Anastasiou, an as- more information, contact the Cul- Donald House cordially invites the sistant priest at the Saints tural Center at 718-726-7329, or community to attend the RMH Demetrios & Catherine community, visit the web at www.greekcultural- Greek Division’s annual Christmas performed the sacrament, sub- center.org. Party at the Ronald McDonald merging the American convert to House in Manhattan (405 E. 73rd Orthodoxy into the water three ■ DECEMBER 5 Street) on Monday, December 11, times, chanting “The handmaiden WASHINGTON, D.C. The Southeast at 6 PM. RMH is a home away from of God, Sophia, is baptized…,” as Europe Project of the Woodrow home for children with cancer and the water engulfed her. Wilson International Center for other serious illnesses. For the past “She was baptized like an infant Scholars cordially invites the com- 27 years, it has served more chil- would be,” Mrs. Christodoulou told munity to attend “The Turkish dren of Greek heritage than any the National Herald afterwards. Economy: Opportunities, Realities other nationality. Donation $50. In- “Except that the baptismal font was and Regional Ambitions,” a lecture cludes cocktails and buffet. Funds larger, since there is a special one by Dr. Mithat Melen, professor of raised will be used to support the for these situations. For Sophia, it’s TNH/COSTAS BEJ Economics at Istanbul University in RMH Greek Division’s needs. For a brand-new start to her life. The Sophia Shannon Taylor (standing on the right, in front of Rev. George Anastasiou) and her godmother and Turkey on Tuesday, December 5, at more information, call 212-717- next day (Sunday), we went to Greek-language teacher, Kyriaki Christodoulou, shortly before Sophia’s baptism last month. Pictured left 10-11:30 AM at the Wilson Center 6608, 212-639-0100, 718-746- Saint Demetrios together, where I are Thomas Xanthopoulos, Evangelia Zinonos and Timoleon Kokkinos, the Greek-language program di- (1 Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald 9027 or 917-432-1753, or e-mail explained certain things to her, and rector at Saint Demetrios School in Astoria. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylva- [email protected]. she received communion. She even nia Avenue NW, 6th Floor Board expressed an interest in learning received religious instruction for told me she wanted to become Or- School and the Greek-language Room). RSVP acceptances only (e- NEW YORK CITY. The American more about our Church and its two years at Saint John the Theolo- thodox,” said Mrs. Christodoulou. “I program for adults, also attended mail: [email protected]). A Hellenic Institute Business Net- sacraments. I’ll be sure to give her a gian Church in Tenafly, New Jersey, told her she needed to think it over the baptism, along with Calliope valid photo ID is required for entry. work and the AHI New York Chap- book about our Church, as well as where she used to live. She was carefully and speak with a priest. We Xanthopoulos, a teacher at the Please allow time for routine secu- ter cordially invite the community one about Greek traditions and cus- born and raised in Sparta, New Jer- discussed it again after a month. I school, her husband Thomas, Mrs. rity check. Public parking is avail- to attend the Annual Christmas toms.” sey. Last year, tragedy struck her reiterated that she had to speak with Christodoulou and her husband, able underneath the Reagan Build- Party at the re-modeled and ex- Mrs. Christodoulou also said she family, when her sister died in an the priests at our church, who would community staff members Evan- ing. Transportation by metro or taxi panded Lafayette Bar & Grill in felt very touched by the experience. automobile accident. need to counsel her beforehand. gelia Zinonos and Mary Sakkis, at- recommended. For more informa- Manhattan on Monday, December “I thank God for allowing me to The newly baptized member of Sophia followed my advice. We kept torney John Pittas, and Constanti- tion, call 202-691-4310 or visit the 11, at 5:30-8 PM (54 Franklin baptize Sophia,” she said. “I’ve the Orthodox Church is in her sec- in touch all summer long. In Sep- na Sideris, a family friend of the web www.wilsoncenter.org. Street, just off Lafayette Street, 3 baptized four children up until ond year at the Saint Demetrios tember, when she returned to godmother. blocks south of Canal Street, TEL: now, but this time was a completely Greek-language program for school, she said she was sure that Mr. Kokkinos, who heads the ■ DECEMBER 6 212-732-5600). Hot and cold buf- different experience and feeling for adults. Raised as a Lutheran, she she wanted to convert. We were Greek language program for NEW YORK CITY. The Book Club of fet, plus complimentary wine and me.” first revealed her desire to convert able to do what we did, with the adults, also shared his sentiments. the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the beer (cash bar for mixed drinks). Sophia Taylor lives in Brooklyn to Orthodoxy to her Greek teacher help of the clergy at Saint “We are all happy over this bap- Holy Trinity will be discussing two Please make sure to bring business and, until recently, worked at a last year. Demetrios,” Mrs. Christodoulou tism,” he remarked. “It was one of novellas at the Cathedral Center in cards and material about your com- large American firm, through Mrs. Christodoulou offered to said. those rare feelings that touches Manhattan (319-337 E. 74th Street pany for distribution. Admission: which she did a lot of raveling. Now baptize her without hesitation. “One Timoleon Kokkinos, who heads your soul and makes you glorify between First and Second Avenues) $20. RSVP to Dean Sirigos by De- she wants to move to Astoria. She day, she came to me after class and up the Saint Demetrios Afternoon God.” on Wednesday, December 6, at 7 cember 8 is REQUIRED (csiri- PM: “The Way of the Pilgrim” and [email protected]). There will be The Pilgrim Continues His Way,” no monthly AVRA event in Decem- anonymous 19th Century Russian ber. works detailing the narrator’s journey across the country while discov- ■ DECEMBER 13 Investment Banker Accused of Fraud Flees to Greece ering the spiritual benefits from de- WASHINGTON, D.C. The Southeast vout practice of the Jesus Prayer Europe Project of the Woodrow Continued from page 1 Attorney’s office are all investigat- money in equity securities. He then the scheme, Germenis created pho- (with the help of a prayer rope) and Wilson International center for ing, according to Walter P. Stasiuk of allegedly withdrew money from the ny or altered account statements studying the Philokalia, and was the Scholars is inviting the community case said the Dix Hills, New York res- the law firm Wachtel & Masyr LLP in funds’ brokerage accounts and di- that he provided to investors to con- focus of the 1961 novel, “Franny to attend “Civilization and Culture: ident is believed to be on the Greek Manhattan. Mr. Stasiuk is the verted the fund contributions “for ceal what he was doing with the and Zooey,” by J.D. Salinger. As a Discovery through Tourism,” part island of Kefalonia, where his par- lawyer for Leigh Feuerstein, a vice his own use.” money they had entrusted to him,” whole, the book is an allegory of of the Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis Lec- ents have a house. president of Oracle who ran the Second, he also provided invest- the complaint states. both the life of Christ and the strug- ture Series, to be delivered by Her The SEC has filed fraud charges, firm’s accounting services business ment management and advisory “Unless Germenis, Oracle Ser- gle of Orthodox Christianity. It de- Excellency Fani Palli-Petralia, Min- accusing him of stealing millions of out of Manhattan, and who is help- services, directly or through Oracle vices, and Oracle Evolution are tem- tails the gradual spiritual develop- ister of Tourism for the Hellenic Re- dollars from investors, including ing authorities unravel what hap- Services or Oracle Evolution, for porarily restrained and preliminary ment and struggles of the narrator, public, on Wednesday, December many senior citizens. The Court re- pened. Mr. Feuerstein first alerted clients whose accounts he con- and permanently enjoined, they will and the effects of his spirituality on 13, at 2-3:30 PM (1 Woodrow Wil- ceived the complaint on November federal authorities with concerns trolled, and allegedly “took money continue to engage in the transac- those around him (to quote Saint son Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 16. The complaint alleges that Mr. about the Oracle firms last month, from their accounts for his own use,” tions, acts, practices and courses of Seraphim of Sarov, “Acquire the 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 5th Germenis and the two entities oper- Mr. Stasiuk said, and has been fully abusing those client’s trust, the com- business alleged herein, and in spirit of peace, and a thousand souls Floor Conference Room). RSVP ac- ated by him, Oracle Service Incorpo- cooperating with authorities. plaint said. transactions, acts, practices and around you will be saved”). The ceptances only (e-mail: rated and Oracle Evolution Capital Mr. Germenis managed con- Investors were unaware of loss- courses of business of a similar type version discussion group leader [email protected]). A valid LLC, diverted investors’ funds for sumer accounts through brokerages es, the complaint alleges, because and object,” the complaint adds. Michael Gianoplus will be referring photo ID is required for entry. Germenis’ own use. including Charles Schwab, UBS, TD Mr. Germenis created “phony or al- In early 2006, after the liquida- to is the one translated by R.M. Please allow time for routine secu- On November 17, the court is- Waterhouse and Fidelity, according tered” account statements to con- tion of Oracle J Fund LP, Mr. Germe- French, but any version is can be rity check. Public parking is avail- sued an order freezing the assets of to the SEC. According to the com- ceal his actions. At least 25 people – nis solicited an investor who had in- used. For more information, call the able underneath the Reagan Build- Mr. Germenis and funds he man- plaint, his fraudulent scheme had nine of them older than 60 – were vested more than 1 million dollars Cathedral at 212-288-3215 or e- ing. Transportation by metro or taxi aged. two dimensions: victims of the alleged fraud, accord- in the original J Fund to reinvest his mail Mr. Gianoplus at recommended. For more informa- Investigators with the U.S. Attor- First, he solicited investors to in- ing to the SEC. money in the reconstituted J Fund. [email protected]. tion, call 202-691-4310 or visit the ney’s office in Brooklyn, the FBI, vest in certain stock-based funds, “Over $6 million in client funds The client, who is now 66 years of web at www.wilsoncenter.org. SEC and the Nassau County District telling them he was investing their are now missing. In both aspects of age, agreed, believing that Mr. Ger- ATHENS, Greece. The American menis would invest the money in Hellenic Institute cordially invites ■ JANUARY 12-13 the J Fund in accordance with its in- the community to attend a recep- PORTLAND, Ore. and SEATTLE, vestment objectives. But Mr. Ger- tion and presentation on “The Role Wash. “Mount Sinai: The Frontier menis allegedly did not invest the and Impact of Television on of Byzantium.” medieval Byzantine money in the J Fund, and the in- Greece’s Image: Domestic and chant from Saint Catherine’s vestor was unaware that his money Abroad,” by Kostas Spiropoulos, Monastery in Sinai, presented by had not been invested in the J Fund general manager of ERT (Hellenic Cappella Romana. Alexander Lin- until he called the J Fund adminis- Broadcasting Corporation), on gas, director. Produced in Coopera- trator after learning of Mr. Germe- Wednesday, December 6, at the tion with the J. Paul Getty Museum, nis’ disappearance, and was told Athens Plaza Hotel in Syntagma “Holy Image Hallowed Ground: that there was no record of his in- Square at 8-10 PM. Event co-spon- Icons from Sinai.” Friday, January vestment. sored by, among others, Athanasios 12, 8 PM, at Saint Mary’s Cathedral Investors in Oracle E Fund LP Sipsas of Motor Oil Hellas Corinth in Portland (1716 NW Davis suffered a similar fate. Mr. Germe- Refineries SA, and Ted G. Spy- Street). Saturday, January 13, 8 nis apparently convinced at least ropoulos of TGS Petroleum in PM, at Holy Rosary Church in Seat- five investors to give him Chicago. RSVP to Elias Malevitis, tle (4139 42nd Avenue SW). For $1,375,000 to invest in the E Fund. president of AHI’s Athens chapter, more information, call 503-236- Of the $1,375,000 given to Mr. Ger- (TEL: 011-30-210-723-2706). For 8202 (toll free: 866-822-7735) or menis, only about half ($649,995) more information, call AHI at 202- visit the web at www.capellaro- ever made it into the E Fund’s bro- 785-8430. mana.org. kerage account, according to the complaint. ■ DECEMBER 9-10 ■ THROUGH MARCH 25 After depositing money in ac- KENILWORTH, N.J. His Eminence SOMERVILLE, Mass. The counts, Mr. Germenis allegedly Metropolitan Evangelos of New Somerville Museum (1 Westwood made almost immediate with- Jersey and members of the Metrop- Road, Somerville, TEL: 617-666- drawals from them, according to olis Council cordially invite the 9810) is hosting an exhibition, the complaint. In all, the SEC said, community to attend the Holy Me- “Greek Immigration & George Dil- $658,442.70 was withdrawn from tropolis of New Jersey’s its 4th an- boy,” until March 25, 2007. This the E Fund account, which now has nual Christmas Tree Lighting & will highlight the Greek settlement a balance of $1,533.90. Holiday Celebration, at Metropolis in Brickbottom, Somerville and the A client who gave Mr. Germenis headquarters in Kenilworth (629 Boston area. Somerville was the and Oracle Services $3 million to Springfield Road) on Sunday, De- largest settlement of people from invest experienced the greatest cember 10, at 5-9 PM, featuring the Alatsata in Asia Minor, and the loss. Mr. Germenis told the client sounds and voices of the New Jer- home of George Dilboy, the famous he would place his investment in sey Metropolis Choir and Greek World War I doughboy who as- conservative fixed income prod- students of area parishes. Fore tounded the Germans by single- ucts, and that because of the size of more information, call 908-686- handedly attacking Belleau Wood, the client’s investment, he would 0003 or visit the web at which was infested with German give him access to IPO allocations, www.nj.goarch.org. machinegun nests, and wiping out the complaint says. three guns before the Germans For the first eight months of BROOKLINE, Mass. The Maliotis fled. General John “Black Jack” 2006, Mr. Germenis allegedly sent Cultural Center, located on the Pershing listed Dilboy, who was client account statements reflecting campus of Holy Cross Greek Ortho- born in Alatsata, as one of the First balances of approximately $3 mil- dox School of Theology in Brook- World War’s ten greatest heroes lion. The account statements were line (50 Goddard Avenue), cordial- (Pershing eventually rose to the false, the complaint alleges, fabri- ly invited the community to attend highest rank ever held in the Unit- cated by Mr. Germenis to conceal “Christmas at the Maliotis Center,” ed States Army, “General of the his misappropriation of the client’s a concert by the Saint George Armies,” equivalent only to the money. In September, Oracle Ser- Church Choir of Lynn, Massachu- posthumous rank of George Wash- vice’s co-owner discovered that Mr. setts, featuring a performance of ington). Germenis had taken the client’s Menotti’s opera, “Amahl and the money and told Germenis to return Night Visitors,” by Mass Theatrica, ■ NOTE TO OUR READERS it. After bouncing three checks, Mr. at the Maliotis Center on Sunday, This calendar of events section is a Germenis eventually returned $1.2 December 10, at 4 PM. Reception complimentary service to the Greek million to the client, leaving the to follow. Tickets: $35. All proceeds American community. All parishes, client with a loss of approximately to benefit the Maliotis Center and organizations and institutions are $1.8 million. Mass Theatrica. For more informa- encouraged to e-mail their infor- tion, call 617-522-2800 or visit the mation on any Greek-related event The above incorporates informa- web at www.maliotis.org. 3-4 weeks ahead of time to tion from a story published by [email protected] Newsday on November 22. IRVINE and LOS ANGELES, Calif. om. THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 2, 2006 COMMUNITY 3 HALA Honors Longtime Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas during its 18th Annual Gala

By Demetris Tsakas have grown, as can evidenced by don’t forget, citing a story of a 14- Special to The National Herald the large turnout of participating year-old African American from attorneys in HALA events. Harlem, who was thrown out by his NEW YORK – The Hellenic Ameri- Ms. Ferraro, the first (and thus mother and ended up being arrest- can Lawyers Association recently far only) female vice presidential ed six times for petty theft. celebrated its 20th anniversary, nominee in U.S. history, spoke “At the last trial, I asked him if honoring Senior Judge Nicholas fondly of Judge Tsoucalas, under- he wanted to work, and he said Tsoucalas’ 20 years on the federal scoring that he was not only a very ‘yes.’ Then I called a fellow Greek bench and awarding several Greek good judge, but also a very good American, who has a restaurant American honor students from lo- teacher, as well as a good and virtu- and was looking for a dishwasher. I cal law schools with scholarships. ous friend. gave the young man parole and he The awards and inauguration of Rep. Maloney hailed the began work the very same day. The the Association’s new president evening’s guest of honor for his restaurant owner was very happy took place during HALA’S 18th an- longstanding service, and con- with his work, and he moved up to nual dinner dance at the Pierre Ho- veyed her pride and pleasure over kitchen aid, and then cook. After a tel in Manhattan this past Novem- representing Astoria, where many while, he borrowed five thousand ber 17. Guest speakers for the of HALA’s board members live, in dollars from the owner and opened evening included the Judge’s long- the U.S. Congress. his own restaurant. In time, he time friends, Congresswoman Car- Representing NYS Assembly- opened up six more throughout olyn Maloney of New York and man Michael Gianaris, Vasilis Gia- Manhattan. Meanwhile, the restau- 1984 Democratic Vice Presidential naris, the Assemblyman’s brother, rant owner was concerned about Nominee Geraldine Ferraro. Re- congratulated the Judge and pre- the loan when, one day, he received tired United States Ambassador sented him with an honorary a letter in which his former employ- Michael Sotirchos and judges from proclamation from the Assembly, ee apologized for the delay and various courts throughout the New noting the tremendous assistance sent him a check for double the York metropolitan area were also Judge Tsoucalas has offered to money. This young African Ameri- present. Greek American attorneys through- can’s story reminds us that every- Sentencing David Berkowitz, out his long and distinguished judi- one in life deserves a second the notorious “Son of Sam” killer, cial career. chance,” Judge Tsoucalas said. (L-R) Maten Fulgeris, Mamie Stathatos-Foulgeris, Maria Barous-Hartofillis, Amb. Michael Sotirchos, during his term on the New York Former HALA President Spiros Born one of five children to Geraldine Ferraro, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas, Spiros Tsimbinos, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, John State bench first gained Judge Tsimbinos reminded the evening’s George and Maria Tsoucalas in Saketos and Peter Stathatos during the Hellenic American Lawyers Association’s 18th annual dinner- Tsoucalas widespread publicity and guests to honor their parents and 1926, Judge Tsoucalas received his dance in honor of Judge Tsoucalas last month. great respectability. His esteemed all those who worked hard to give bachelor’s degree from Kent State tenure on State and Federal bench- them the opportunity to go to col- University in 1949 and his LLB es and his sterling reputation have lege, begin their careers and distin- from New York Law School. Soon likewise resulted in an enviable ca- guish themselves in American soci- after returning from active duty in reer which has inspired entire gen- ety. He also praised Judge Tsou- the U.S. Navy, he began his stellar erations of Greek American attor- calas for his contributions to the legal career at the U.S. Attorney’s neys and aspiring lawyers. field, and for taking pride in his Office for the Southern District of Those closest to the Judge have Greek heritage. New York. He was appointed Crim- often said that it is his compassion “Judge Tsoucalas is the Greek inal Court Judge of the City of New for others and his genuine concern American community’s best ambas- York in 1968, and then was desig- for helping students and young at- sador,” he said. nated acting Supreme Court Justice torneys make him an exemplary ju- During his acceptance speech, in Kings and Queens Counties from rist and leave an indelible impres- the Judge spoke in detail about his 1975 to 1982. sion on all appearing before him. Greek heritage, peppering his re- President Ronald Reagan ap- Out-going HALA President marks with his well-known sense of pointed Judge Tsoucalas to the U.S. Maria Barous-Hartofillis spoke humor. Court of International Trade in about her board’s efforts to ad- “When I’m asked where I was 1985, and the U.S. Senate con- vance the Association, citing its lec- born, I say on a small island, and firmed him in 1986. The Judge was tures and seminars, and their value everyone assumes it’s somewhere appointed by the Chief Justice of in helping Greek American law stu- in Greece. But I was born and the U.S. Supreme Court to sit by dents. raised in Harlem, where my par- designation in various jurisdictions According to Ms. Hartofillis, HA- ents, who immigrated from Nisy- throughout the county. In addition LA’s membership has recently ex- ros, and ran a restaurant from 1917 to his dedicated service to the judi- perienced significant increase, to 1958.” cial community, he is involved in leading to wider collaboration with He went on to advise attorneys many civic and religious organiza- other Greek American professional and law students not to succumb to tions, but still finds time for his five organizations like the Hellenic greed, and to strive, above all, to be grandchildren. American Chamber of Commerce, good lawyers, adding that material HALA hosts events and network- the Hellenic Medical Society and success will come with professional ing opportunities throughout the the Hellenic American Bankers As- dignity and accomplishment. year for its members and for the sociation. “Once you become good Greek American and legal commu- Following the awarding of lawyers, you’ll have an opportunity nities. The Association presents scholarships, Judge Nicholas to make a lot of money,” he said scholarship awards annually to de- Garoufis swore in the new presi- He also spoke about his election serving law students of Hellenic de- dent, John Saketos, wishing him campaigns for Manhattan Borough cent, including a memorial scholar- good luck on his new position. president and various judicial posi- ship in the name of Melina Alexiou, PHOTO: TNH STAFF During his address, Mr. Saketos tions, extending his gratitude to the daughter of community advo- Opening yet another Greek American school highlighted the Association’s histo- hardworking Greek Americans and cate, Greek American Homeowners ry and noted that, when Judge everyday citizens who supported Association President George Alex- (L-R) His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston, Deputy Greek Foreign Minister for Hellenes Tsoucalas first thought of establish- his candidacy over the years, call- iou, who died tragically in 2001 at Abroad Theodore Kassimis, and Consul General of Greece in Boston Constantine Orphanides during the ing HALA, the number of Greek ing on lawyers to help others and the age of 21, before she had the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the establishment of the Saint Athanasios Hellenic American Day School in American lawyers was fairly small. try to understand people’s prob- opportunity to realize her dream of Arlington, Massachusetts this past November 19. The new school is slated to open in September 2007. Over time, he said, their numbers lems, reminding them that people going to law school.

Nicholas Gage: I Will Not Seek SAE World Presidency

BOSTON – Nicholas Gage, the pre- work in pursuing the first part of its eminent Greek American author mission, but has been a dismal fail- and journalist, issued a written ure in trying to fulfill the second. statement announcing that he will After 11 years, no one in the out- not be seeking the world presiden- side world knows what SAE is, or cy of the Council of Hellenes that it even exists. In 11 years, it Aboard, known as SAE. The elec- has had very little success in win- tions have been scheduled for the ning support for Greek issues in any upcoming SAE general assembly in important country in the world. Thessaloniki on December 8-11. “I recognize the restrictions un- Mr. Gage, who had not officially der which SAE has to operate. It announced his candidacy, was criti- can’t lobby directly for Greek issues cal of SAE in his statement, saying because of laws in many countries, that SAE “started with so much but it can promote Greek issues and promise, but has failed to live up to rouse the interest and conscience of expectations.” The full text of his the world about them. In 11 years, statement is published below: however, I have not read the name “I am announcing today that I of SAE promoting Greek issues in have decided not to run for presi- any major newspaper or magazine dent of SAE, despite the urging of anywhere. many religious, political and orga- “While Jewish advocacy groups nizational leaders in Greek commu- organized an international outcry nities throughout the world. I be- for the recovery of art works stolen lieve SAE, which started with so by the Nazis from Jewish families, much promise, but has failed to live SAE has not raised a peep about the up to expectations, is moving in the greatest art theft in history – the ab- wrong direction, and it must duction of the Parthenon marbles change course if it is to survive. But by Lord Elgin, which are now being for that to happen, it will require a held illegally by the British Muse- president who can devote all his um. time and energy to the task, and af- “While Armenian groups have ter careful consideration, I know I borne dramatic witness to the dev- can’t do that at this time in my life. astation suffered by their people in “The purpose of SAE has always Turkey a century ago, the voice of been twofold: to serve the needs of SAE has not risen above a whimper Greeks abroad, especially those in for what the Greeks of Pontos, Con- endangered communities, and to stantinople, Alexandria, Northern project the aspirations and con- Epiros and the former Soviet Union cerns of all Greeks to the outside suffered and lost. world. SAE has done some good “While small, poor Tibetan groups were able to inspire such celebrities as Richard Gere and Harrison Ford to champion the Dalai Lama, SAE has not persuaded any of many celebrities who are Greek to speak out about the plight of the Patriarch of Constantinople. “While the Skopjians persuaded the Bush Administration to call their country by a name to which they have no right, SAE has not been able to defend Greek rights to the name even after several of its leaders helped raise $ 2.7 million for the Bush campaign in 2004. “These are awesome failings, and I hope whoever is elected world president of SAE will move to correct them. As for me, I have decided to continue trying to ad- Please call and ask for Polly vance the major issues which con- 212-986-2022 • 646-678-9403 cern Greeks, both abroad and in Greece, in the same way that I have 1-866-SMILEYLAW always done – with my pen an my (1-866-764-5395) Nicholas Gage wits.” 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 2, 2006 Athens-Sparta Exhibition Set to Open at Onassis Center December 6

Continued from page 1 seum in Olympia, the Archaeologi- cal Museum in Rhodes and the Ar- ponnesian War (431-404 BC). These chaeological Museum in Sparta, all momentous events greatly influ- located in Greece. The exhibition enced each city-state’s culture and will also include pieces from the Bib- artistic development, as represented liothèque Nationale de France in through the magnificent artifacts in Paris; the Vatican Museums in Vati- the exhibition, including an Attic can City; the Boston Museum of Fine black-figure lekythos from 500-490 Arts; and the American Numismatic BC, a bronze statuette of an athlete Society in New York. from about 500 BC, and a Nike fig- Contributors to the exhibition urine from the late 6th Century BC. catalogue include Dr. Donald Ka- In the 5th Century BC, Attic art gan, Sterling Professor of History made advances in the areas of sculp- and Classics at Yale University, Dr. ture and pottery which led to the Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek popularization of these art forms, History, Chairman of the Faculty of examples of which include a votive Classics and a Fellow of Clare Col- relief with the Delian Trinity and a lege at the University of Cambridge, helmeted head of Athena from the as well as eminent Greek historians late 5th Century BC, and the silver and archaeologists like Georgia Tetradrachm of Athens from 450- Kokkorou Alevras, Professor of Clas- 404 BC. sical Archaeology at the University In contrast, there is a remarkable of Athens, Dr. Yanis Pikoulas, Profes- scarcity of excavated Laconic arti- sor at the University of Thessaly, Ed- facts from this period, with scant itor of Horos Dr. Yannis Tourat- metal work pieces and little evi- soglou, Emeritus Director of the Nu- dence of advancements in Laconian mismatic Museum and of the Na- pottery. The archaeological evi- tional Archaeological Museum, and dence of Laconic monumental stone Ismini Trianti, Professor of Classical sculpture from the Classical period Archaeology at the University of is also considerably less than that of Ioannina. the Archaic period. Athens-Sparta Athens-Sparta is curated by Dr. features a rare example of stone Nikos Kaltsas, Director of the Na- sculpture from this period: a statue tional Archaeological Museum in of a hoplite, known as “Leonidas,” Athens. Dr. Kaltsas is the author of a from 480-470 BC, one of the most prize-winning book, “Sculpture in widely studied artifacts in the exhi- the National Archaeological Muse- bition. The statue depicts a running um, Athens (2002),” as well as hoplite (a heavily armored foot sol- many other widely published arche- dier) known as the Spartan king ological studies of ancient Greece. Leonidas, who led a small force of He is also a member of the Central warriors against the much larger Archaeological Council, the Central Persian army in Thermopylae in 480 Council of Modern and Contempo- BC, during the Persian Wars. rary Monuments, and the Commit- Leonidas and all of the soldiers died tee for the Conservation of the Tem- in the battle, becoming a symbol of ple of Apollo Epikourios. Spartan willingness to sacrifice one- In conjunction with the exhibi- self for freedom and the greater tion, the Onassis Cultural Center good of society. will organize an international schol- Athens-Sparta balances out con- arly conference, a lecture program temporary perspectives on the un- in New York, as well as dramatic even cultural relationship between readings of Thucydides’ “History of the two ancient city-states, in which CLOCKWISE (from top left): stat- the Peloponnesian War” and Attic art has traditionally been rec- ue of King Leonidas of Sparta Aeschylus’ “The Persians” in various ognized as the more advanced of the (480-470 BC, Archaeological Mu- venues. two. This higher regard for Attic art seum in Sparta), found on Acrop- The Onassis Cultural Center is can be understood in the broader olis of Sparta, Parian marble; Vo- the public forum of the Onassis Pub- context of Attic culture as a whole, tive Relief with the Delian Trinity lic Benefit Foundation – USA, an af- perceived as more refined and ex- (late 5th Century BC, National filiate of the Alexander S. Onassis pressive than its rival neighbor. Archaeological Museum in Public Benefit Foundation founded In contrast, Laconic culture – and Athens), Pentelic marble; Stat- by the late Greek shipping magnate by extension Laconic art – is gener- uette of Athena (mid-4th Century Aristotle Onassis upon his death in ally considered austere and conserv- BC, NAM in Athens), Attic work, 1975. ative. By bringing together such a Pentelic marble; Relief of the The Onassis Foundation aims to vast selection of important artifacts Athenian Trireme (late 5th Cen- disseminate Greek culture and civi- from each city-state, Athens-Sparta tury BC, Acropolis Museum in lization of all time periods in the challenges these perceptions, bring- Athens), excavated near the United States of America. The Cen- ing to light the refinements of La- Erechtheion Temple, 1852, Pen- ter seeks to give the public greater conic art and culture. The exhibition telic marble; Lion Figurine (570 access to significant aspects of Greek highlights the accomplishments of BC, NAM in Athens), Laconian culture through its ongoing series of Spartan artists and gives viewers the work from sanctuary of Zeus in exhibitions, lectures, musical chance to find a depth and complex- Olympia, bronze. CENTER: Hy- events, literary evenings and the- ity in Laconic art which is normally dria (555-550 BC, Rhodes Ar- atrical performances. overshadowed by that of Athens. chaeological Museum), Laconian Shedding light on Laconic art’s work of the Hunt Painter, from To learn more about the Founda- refinements, Athens-Sparta features Ialysos, gray clay. tion and the Onassis Cultural Cen- such exquisite artifacts as a bronze ter, visit the web at www.onassis- figurine, from 525-500 BC, of a usa.org. The Onassis Cultural young female runner in mid-stride, Center, which is located in the with an expressive face, long flowing and bundling of an ancient and ments. lenic city-states, aspects of which chaeological Museum, National Ar- Olympic Tower (645 Fifth Avenue ing hair and graceful athletic body; valuable medicinal plant; and a Through such artifacts, visitors continue to resonate in culture and chaeological Museum, the Numis- in Manhattan – entrance on 51st a rare clay Laconian kylix from 560 kylix from 560-550 BC, one of the are given a rare opportunity to ex- human behavior of the present day. matic Museum, 3rd Ephorate of Pre- and 52nd Streets) is open to the BC, which depicts the iconographic earliest to portray the myth of Atlas amine the differences between the Athens-Sparta includes loans historic & Classical Antiquities, the public from 10 AM to 6 PM, Mon- theme of the wealthy king Arkesilas and his brother Prometheus’ suffer- distinct philosophical, political and from the Acropolis Museum, Epi- Archaeological Museum in day through Saturday. Admission from Cyrene overseeing the weigh- ing eternally under Zeus’ punish- cultural ways of life of the two Hel- graphical Museum, Kerameikos Ar- Marathon, the Archaeological Mu- is free and open to the public. The Return of Odysseus: An Opera in Ancient Greek

By Helen P. Panarites Greek with a narration in English. sically trained. victory is a universal story. The cert version of the opera was inter- Special to The National Herald The music is by American com- Inspired at first with only a frac- Odysseus of over 3,000 years ago nationally known maestro, Ted Tay- poser Dan Holstrom, with the libret- tion of the work’s theme, it quick- still lives today. lor. Dr. Zoe Cosmidou, Cultural WASHINGTON, D.C. – Odysseus re- to an extraction from Homer’s time- ened to evoke the cadence of Odysseus was performed by Roy Counselor at the Greek Embassy, fa- cently came home to a welcoming less epic masterpiece, The Odyssey. Homer’s account. Its orchestration Stevens, Penelope by Annalisa cilitated and coordinated the audience, when a concert version of Mr. Holstrom’s interest in composi- leaped out, as if from the forehead Weinberg, and Athena/Mentro/Eu- evening performance. Homer’s timeless myth was per- tion was first inspired from his read- of Zeus, and became the result it rycleia was sung by Danielle Tala- Those who attended the perfor- formed at the Embassy of Greece in ing and reacquaintance with the achieved. mantes. The narrator was Renata mance enthusiastically encouraged Washington. Odyssey in 1992, when he grasped The full opera is two and a half Gregori. Members of the chorus the work in progress to move ahead Hosted by Greek Ambassador to the potential of this enduring myth hours in length; the concert version were from Saint Sophia Greek Or- with its goal for a fuller presentation the United States Alexander P. in operatic or musical form. staged at the Embassy was a one- thodox Cathedral in Washington. on a major stage. Mallias, the program was held un- He began to study, extricate and hour presentation. With its operatic The performance included the der the auspices of Operatic Innova- fuse a realistically possible subset in- treatment, “The Return of City Dance Ensemble, a group based Operatic Innovations is depen- tions, a non-profit organization to a libretto. With exercised devo- Odysseus” traces the classic tale of a at Strathmore Hall in Bethesda, dent upon the interest and finan- “founded with the intent to produce tion and discipline, he was able to hero who leaves his homeland for Maryland. The Ensemble will travel cial generosity of contributors musical works of the classical master a working knowledge of an- the field of battle and the challenge to Kalamata, Greece in 2007 to par- who believe in its mission. For genre,” and was staged as the first cient Greek, and to see the lyrical of the unknown, suffering much ticipate in the International Dance more information, visit the web at Composer Dan Holstrom opera to be performed in Ancient beauty of this language for the clas- hardship along the way. The price of Festival. The conductor for the con- www.operaticinnovations.org.

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By Vicki Politis sculptures since the 1970’s, present- Special to The National Herald ed a series of recent works in which he traced the motion of magnetic ATHENS – There are photographs fields on photographic paper. that touch the heart with their Minute, almost invisible shavings of poignancy and others which chal- iron were placed in a fluid and react- lenge us to consider what is real and ed to the movement of a magnet what is not. During International placed underneath the fluid’s sur- Photography Month, an annual face, creating images of abstract event which takes place in various whirlwinds and explosions. venues throughout Athens, images A group exhibition of pho- documenting the anguish of people tographs at the Tsichritzis Founda- trapped in war can be seen together tion on loan from the Thessaloniki with images which, although they Museum of Photography, was devot- are drawn from the world we live in, ed to the history of the photographic confront us with staged mysteries portrait from the 19th Century to presenting a surrealistic vision of re- the present day. Diverse in its forms, ality. a portrait not only registers one’s Organized by the Hellenic Cen- personal and social identity, but can ter for Photography (HCP), which also assume metaphorical dimen- is celebrating its 20th birthday this sions in its expression of the passage year, the International Month of of time. Posed or spontaneous, tak- Photography, presenting its 13th in en through traditional or digital a series of exhibitions, invited means, transformed in the dark- Greek and foreign photographers room, photographic portraits can of different generations and back- narrate a story or express emotions. grounds to participate in 47 solo Greek and foreign artists were al- and group shows. so featured in this noteworthy show. According to Stavros Mores- Among the more interesting pho- sopoulos, director of the HCP and tographs were those of Charis organizer of this ambitious event, Kakarouchas, who showed his his mission over the years has been warmly colored images of Cuban to expose Athenians to the medium life. Taken only with available light, and encourage them to cultivate an LEFT: Yannis Behrakis, Swimmer, 2004 (Diana Gallery Downtown, Athens). RIGHT: Voula Papaioannou. The New Shoes, 1945 (Photographic the photographs depict individuals appreciation for it. By introducing Archives of the Benaki Museum, Athens). in interior spaces, as presences foreign (and Greek) photographers emerging from the shadows, bound to the Athenian public, these annual cial events depicted, and the myth of logical sites and the Greek land- rural regions of the country, giving a One of the exhibitions which neither by location nor time. exhibitions have given the medium objectivity? Some of the images, in scape for brochures published by the voice to the economic vulnerability stood out at the galleries for their As in previous years, the a prominence it never before en- particular those of Papaioannou, Ministry of Tourism during the of the poor and their attempts to get high quality and compositional Theophilos Gallery hosted a group joyed in Greece. raise the issue of how the viewers Metaxas regime. back on their feet after the war. power, was the presentation of pho- show of emerging young photogra- Each year, Moressopoulos an- feel when admiring images which After Greece’s entry in World War Her compassion for ordinary tographs taken by Stratos Kalafatis phers displaying the talents of re- nounces a different thematic pro- betray a deep sensitivity, while at II, and during the German Occupa- people but also her aesthetic sensi- during an invitational to Japan cent graduates of photography gram for the main body of work pre- the same time, they depict images of tion, she risked her life under the bility imparted a dignity to their an- (“European Eyes on Japan”), where schools. Of particular interest was sented in Athenian galleries, but the deprivation and human suffering. A vigilant eyes of the Nazis to record guish and their endurance of events he recorded the daily lives of people the color photograph of Georgia Pa- event also includes the retrospective second aspect of the theme is the de- the visual drama of the lives of the which had been inflicted on them. in the prefecture of Saga, producing padopoulou showing multiple im- of an established Greek photograph- piction of allegory in photography: Athenian population impacted by The large, sad eyes of emaciated a colorful and sensitive portrayal of ages of laundry hanging from the er – this year the Benaki Museum how elements of reality can be re- war and its suffering during the children and the furrowed faces of contemporary Japanese life. Partic- balconies of an apartment building. featured the photographs of Voula composed to produce a new vision harsh winter of 1941-42, when old people clinging to life reveal her ularly strong was his delicately hued What makes photography so in- Papaioannou – and a group exhibi- of the world. A third aspect investi- thousands of children and adults subjective response to their plight. photograph of a Japanese woman in teresting, in general, is not only the tion of young photographers fresh gated in the exhibitions is ambiguity starved to death. Her haunting im- Also profoundly moving were the a brocade kimono holding a hand- choice of subject matter, but also the out of school. Parallel events in- in portraiture, and how traditional ages of pain and poverty circulated black and white images of swim- bag embroidered with flowers. The point of view the photographer at- clude conferences, seminars and depictions of people have been re- abroad though the Swiss Red Cross, mers by Yannis Behrakis at the Di- photograph focused on her torso tempts to express. In this respect, all workshops. placed by new approaches. and were instrumental in the distri- ana Gallery Downtown, taken dur- and delicate hands, rather than her photography is staged. Even the so- This year’s theme centered on Voula Papaioannou (1898-1989) bution of food and aid to the coun- ing preparations of the Para- face and whole figure, capturing in a called fleeting image, when captured people, with a particular emphasis is a well-established photographer, try. After the end of the occupation Olympic Greek swimming team dur- single image the essence of tradi- by the lens, is dependent on choices on that familiar human “landscape” and her images have become an in- and the ensuing civil war, especially ing the 2004 Games in Athens. In tional Japanese culture and society. made by the individual behind the called the face. The main aspects tegral part of the visual memory of as a photographer for UNRRA (Unit- these stark images, Behrakis brings At the Xippas Gallery the well camera. The many aspects and possi- examined are the photographer’s Greeks. Active from the mid-1930’s ed Nations Relief & Rehabilitation out the interior strength and will of known artist and photographer bilities of the photographic lens ethics; in other words, how does to the mid-1960’s, her early work fo- Administration), she documented handicapped athletes prior to the Takis, who has been experimenting highlighted by International Photog- he/she view and understand the so- cused on photographing archaeo- the difficult living conditions of the great event. with hydro-magnetic fields in his raphy Month are always revealing. Remembering New Greektown: Chicago Had Not One, But Two Hellenic Districts

Continued from page 1 Washtenaw in 1928. The Adinamis writers in Greek and English de- and writing up detailed descriptions bells above the counter are your on- one of 50 northside Greek business- Funeral Home, which was originally scribed the life and times of Greeks on their history is a fantasy the ly diversions while you wait for your es which sponsor the weekly radio Those boundaries outlined, located at Lawrence and Talman, along these Chicago streets. During Greek American community can no order to be filled. The cook looks as program ‘New Greek Town’ on Greeks who lived outside that grid served the local Greek community in the 1970’s, the Greek Star had of- longer afford to entertain. worn and strong as the cast-iron WEAW FM, Evanston.” were most certainly a part of that the 1920’s, as did the Hollywood, fices along Lincoln Avenue. The late LAWRENCE AVENUE stove she never leaves. Her dark Traveling south of the Lawrence neighborhood’s daily life. But for all Presto, California and Legion restau- writer, Katherine Byrne (nee Greek Family House (2425 West hair is pulled back in a sever bun, and Western intersection along intents and purposes, it can well be rants. The American Hellenic Educa- Manousopoulos), offered some of Lawrence Avenue); the Olympia and the melancholy of her face Western, we find the Greek-owned argued that those streets formed tional and Progressive Association the most thoughtful and heartfelt Restaurant (2415); Pannellinion breaks only when she tosses an oc- Quick Stop (4774 Western). This New Greektown’s core. (AHEPA) had a chapter at Lawrence descriptions of this neighborhood Imports (2411); The Psistaria Gre- casional remark over her shoulder Quick Stop was once a pharmacy This neighborhood was known and Western in the 1920’s, one of ten when it was bursting with the ener- cian Restaurant (2412); Sallas Real- to a customer. The souvlaki she sells found in the small triangular build- variously as Greek Town North in chapters in Chicago, and the Sons of gy of Greeks. ty and Insurance (2515); Treasure is the king of handheld foods. She ing formed by the intersection of various Chicago newspapers; simply Pericles, a youth organization, at- A VIRTUAL Island Grocery Store (2540); rolls chucks of tart marinated grilled Lawrence, Western and Lincoln Av- the Lincoln Square neighborhood tracted 900 boys, including many I am going to provide as many lo- Parthenon Gift Shop (2555, of beef, oregano, yogurt, and cucum- enues. When Peter and Margarite by city historians; and New Greek- from the neighborhood… The local cations of Greek-owned stores along which Spiros Aronis was the owner ber sauce, slightly wilted onions, Economopoulos owned the busi- town by Chicago Greeks. By 1970, Greek American Legion Post in the first Lawrence and then Western Av- in 1970); and the Akropol Pastry tomato slices and drifts of salt into a ness, it was a watch repair and sales we hear that “Today, the area near 1950’s was the fifth largest post in enues as possible. The names and Shop (2601). pita, a flat chewy bread that looks shop, as well as a Greek import shop Lawrence and Western Avenues has the state of Illinois (Greek Star, Octo- addresses for these businesses are In the very late 1970’s and early like a slightly risen pancake. Peel off with an amazing selection of items more than 90 Greek-owned stores ber 31, 2002).” drawn from various published ac- 1980’s, the Progressive Greek Stu- the paper wrapping as you eat. A given its size. abutting the German-dominated The history of Greeks in Chica- counts. dents Association of Chicago rented very happy way to spend 75 cents,” Continuing down Western, we shopping area along Lincoln Av- go’s Lincoln Square neighborhood At its height, an estimated 100- a small apartment where they met she wrote. find the Pesto Restaurant (4742); enue. It is known as New Greek before the 1965-70 period definitely 150 Greek-owned businesses were at 2602 Lawrence. By 1977, this “Greek Souvlaki” Symeon’s Celebrity Club (4726); Town by area merchants (Chicago deserves more serious attention. located in this neighborhood. What I remember vividly the no-name stand became the “Byzantion,” with and Adinamis Funeral Home Tribune October 15, 1970).” Just to offer a glimpse into the area’s follows is not a complete listing. All “Greek Souvlaki” located at 2602? gyros selling for the skyrocketing (4700). This four-story corner This once thriving Greektown is role in Greek American cultural life, we can do here is to provide the ba- W. Lawrence. In 1971, Laura Green, price of $1.35 each. building was both the business and gone, however, as if it never existed. for reasons lost to history at the mo- sis for a more complete listing, columnist for the Chicago Daily Continuing down the street, we residence for the Adinamis family A handful of businesses remain, as ment, a number of commercial which I hope some dedicated re- News, in her survey of Greektown, find the New Deal Grocery & who had served the Chicago Greek does Saint Demetrios Greek Ortho- records were recorded at the Web- searcher will attempt to do in the visited this location and spent some Liquors (2604); Kosmides’ Coffee community from 1905. Individual dox Church, which predated the ex- ster Hotel, which was long a fixture not too distant future. time describing the 1970’s new food Club (2615); “Triana” was a Greek family members continue this tradi- plosive growth and almost as sud- of this neighborhood. Aside from Please realize that this listing sensation, the souvlaki. Whatever American social club (2617); Hellas tion, but no longer at this location. den demise of Chicago’s second these commercial records, dances, does not represent the complete else may be said for Ms. Green’s Pastry (2627); The Delphi (2659); Directly across Leland Avenue Greektown. No more than a handful weddings and fraternal organiza- neighborhood at any one moment brief account, it unintentionally re- The Apollo Bakery and Food Market from the Adinamis Funeral Home of newspaper articles document tions, such as the local AHEPA and in time. It is simply a composite list- ported upon the tenacity at the (2707); George’s Club (2741 was a was the Catranis and Sons Flower that this Greek district ever existed. Sons of Pericles chapters, used this ing. The New Greektown neighbor- heart of the district’s Greek store- cafenion); and then the Vrahos Gy- Shop (4666). Immediately across EARLY DAYS hotel’s facilities on nearly a daily ba- hood never had this precise configu- owners and employees: “First stop ros (3256). from the flower shop was the hugely According to local Lincoln Square sis. ration. for the dedicated glutton is the sou- WESTERN AVENUE popular Olympic Flame Restaurant historian Mark Lawson, “Greek mer- By 1965, Greeks began to move If you think this is an idle exer- vlaki stand on the north side of On October 15, 1970, Terri (4657). Next was the Odyssey Book chants bought commercial property into the Lincoln Square neighbor- cise, where are the descriptions of Lawrence just west of Rockwell. It’s Shultz, in her Chicago Tribune arti- Store (4643), and finally, the south- at the corner of Western and hood it took sometime for the Amer- Greek Town in Astoria, Chicago’s identified only by a yellow Vienna cle, “Dismantled Greek Community ernmost end of Greek businesses on Lawrence as early as 1905, and had a icans to notice. Most Chicago news- Delta, Lowell’s Greek Triangle Acre, Red Hots sign. The place seats about Relocates on Lawrence Avenue,” Western, the Manousos Flower variety of ice cream parlors, grocery paper reports date from 1970 to Pueblo’s Northern Avenue and all 12 persons at six tiny tables with a cites Pete Panagos as the “owner of Shop (4555). stores, bakeries and other businesses 1974; predictably, most are article- the other Greek Towns which once one-man-wide aisle between them. the Olympic Flame Shishkebob & These are but a fraction of the in the area by the 1920’s. The St. related to the district’s restaurants literally stretched from New York to If you don’t speak Greek, staring at Steak House, 4657 N. Western Ave., businesses, owners, residents and Demetrios Greek Orthodox parish and pastry shops. California? Assuming that someone the hammered metal icons over the which features a 10-piece Greek personalities who collectively con- was established near Carmen and I should quickly note that several is documenting all these locations front door or a strand of brass cow- band every evening. The Olympia is stituted Chicago’s New Greektown.

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But too much pressure by the Pope, who arrived in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) late this past Wednesday, November 28, could risk new friction with Muslims after broad gestures of goodwill in the opening hours of the trip on Tuesday which sought to ease simmering Muslim anger over the Pope's recent remarks on violence and the Prophet Muhammad. A statement claiming to be from al Qaeda in Iraq denounced the Pope's visit as part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam and an attempt to "extinguish the burning em- ber of Islam" in Turkey. Vatican Spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said the declaration, posted on several Islamic militant websites, shows the need for faiths to "fight violence AP/OSMAN ORSAL in the name of God." Turkish women, supporters of the pro-Islamic Felicity Party, display sig- "Neither the Pope nor his en- natures collected to demand that Haghia Sophia be declared a mosque tourage are worried," he said. and opened to worship, during a demonstration in front of the ancient Still, Turkish authorities took church in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) this past Monday, No- massive security precautions for the vember 27, ahead of the Pope’s visit to Constantinople on Wednesday. Istanbul stop, with thousands of police on the street and roads cleared of all traffic for the Papal motorcade. AP/OSMAN ORSAL The Pope's deepening ties with Turkish demonstrators chant Islamic slogans during an anti-pope rally in Constantinople (present-day Is- the Patriarch – the "first among tanbul) last Sunday, November 26. Thousands of Turks gathered in an Istanbul square to protest the visit 73 U.S. Senators Urge Bush equals" of the Orthodox leaders – are of Pope Benedict XVI to this predominantly Muslim country. The demonstration, organized by the pro-Is- also viewed with suspicion in Turkey lamic Felicity Party, was the largest anti-pope protest ahead of the Benedict's arrival in Turkey this past as possible challenges to state-im- Tuesday, November 28. About Patriarchate’s Plight posed limits on Christian minorities and others. munion and concord between all Byzantine Christian capital for more cially, face serious discrimination By Evan C. Lambrou the religious freedom of the Ecu- At Bartholomew’s walled com- Christians becomes even more pro- than 1,000 years until 1453, when and violence." Special to The National Herald menical Patriarchate can prevent a pound in Istanbul, the Pope stood found and intense," Benedict added. Turkish armies captured the city to Some 99 percent of Turkey's 70 religious tragedy of historic magni- amid black-robed Orthodox clerics Benedict went onto honor the begin a steady decline for Christians, million people are Muslim. In addi- NEW YORK – Almost three quarters tude. and urged "to work for full unity of memory of a Roman Catholic priest who had maintained communities in tion to its dwindling Greek Orthodox of the United Sates Senate member- “Seventy-five percent of the Ecu- Catholics and Orthodox." who was slain in Turkey this past Asia Minor since the time of the community, Turkey also has about ship signed and sent a letter to Presi- menical Patriarchate’s properties The Pontiff began the day at the February as he knelt in prayer in his Apostles. 65,000 Armenian Orthodox Chris- dent Bush expressing “deep concern have already been confiscated by the ruins of a small stone home at the church in the Black Sea port of Trebi- As the Ottoman Empire collapsed tians, some 20,000 Roman that policies of the Turkish Govern- Turkish Government. Beyond this, end of a dirt road near the Aegean zond (present-day Trabzon), amid in the early 20th Century, large num- Catholics, an estimated 3,500 ment pose a grave threat to the future the Patriarchate’s dissolution in the Sea coast – the site where the Virgin Muslim outrage over the publication bers of Greek and Armenian Chris- Protestants – mostly converts from of the Ecumenical Patriarchate,” coming decades is essentially in- Mary is thought to have spent her in European newspapers of carica- tians perished in mass expulsions Islam – and 23,000 Jews. about a week in advance of Pope evitable if Turkey continues its policy last years. tures of Muhammad. and fighting. Ironically, the Christian Church Benedict XVI’s official visit to Turkey, of prohibiting all 250 million non- At an outdoor mass attended by On Tuesday, November 28, the Later, in the 1920's, Turkey and has deep roots in what is today's where he met with Ecumenical Patri- Turkish Orthodox Christians from be- only 250 invited guests, the Pope Pope urged religious leaders of all Greece carried out a massive popula- Turkey, a land which has also been arch Bartholomew of Constantinople coming Ecumenical Patriarch. noted the challenges facing the "little faiths to "utterly refuse" to support tion exchange under a treaty which the stage of Christian and Muslim this week. Turkey itself only has 2,500 remain- flock" of Christians in Turkey. any form of violence in the name of established modern Turkey, with confrontations, most notably during All Democratic senators of the ing eligible Orthodox Christians, and "I have wanted to convey my per- faith. He also said religious freedom hundreds of thousands of Greek Or- the Crusades. current Senate signed the letter, ex- they are a mostly elderly community. sonal love and spiritual closeness, to- was an essential element of democ- thodox sent to Greece and smaller The region hosted some of the cept for two, while 34 Republican “Millions of Orthodox Christian gether with that of the universal ratic values. numbers of Muslims going the other most important Christian events, in- senators did not sign Americans stand to lose their spiritu- church, to the Christian community Winning over Turkish sentiments way. cluding the first Council of Nicea Signatories included Joe Biden al head, and all Christians will give here in Turkey, a small minority may be easy compared with the com- Bartholomew heads the rem- (present-day Iznik) in 325 AD, (D-Delaware), Barbara Boxer (D-Cal- up a crucial link to their history and which faces many challenges and plexities ahead. nants of the Greek community in which established Christian doc- ifornia), Hillary Clinton (D-New forefathers. Within the 2,000-year- difficulties daily," the Pope said at the The legacy of Christianity in Constantinople, which now numbers trine. York), Diane Feinstein (D-Califor- old Sacred See, the text of the New ancient Christian site. Turkey is a tangle of historical and no more than 2,000 among some All seven major churches of early nia), Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska), Ted Testament was codified; the canoni- "Against the backdrop of univer- religious sensitivities. 90,000 Christians in Turkey. Christianity, mentioned in the New Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) John cal structure of the Christian church sal peace, the yearning for full com- Constantinople was the former But they still represent a powerful Testament, are in Asia Minor (pre- Kerry (D-Massachusetts), Joe Lieber- was established; and the Nicene symbolic presence for the world's Or- sent-day Turkey). The Pope made a man (D-Connecticut), Barrack Oba- Creed was created. thodox Christians, who often de- pilgrimage to one of them at Eph- ma (D-Illinois), Pat Roberts (R- “The disappearance of the See nounce Turkey for placing obstacles esus, and Constantinople remains Kansas), Harry Reid (D-Nevada), would also mean the end of a crucial in the way of Bartholomew and his the center of Orthodoxy, though Chuck Schumer (D-New York), Arlen link between Christians and the Mus- clerics. Church membership there is dwin- Specter (R-Pennsylvania) and lim world. Following the September Turkey refuses to acknowledge dling. George Voinovich (R-Ohio), as well 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on Ameri- the "ecumenical," or universal, title The future of the Greek Orthodox as Greek American U.S. Senators ca, Ecumenical Patriarch and role of the Patriarch, and instead Church is also threatened by the Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland) and Bartholomew gathered international considers him only the head of the 1971 closure of Halki Patriarchal Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maryland). religious leaders and produced the local Greek Orthodox community. Seminary on an island off Constan- In the letter, 73 senators acknowl- first condemnation of the attacks as The Turkish concern is that granting tinople, where generations of Greek edge the Ecumenical Patriarch’s “anti-religious,” and act which in- wider status to the Patriarch could Orthodox patriarchs were trained. Apostolic Succession, and warn the cluded Muslim leaders. At a time undermine the idea of a single Turk- Turkey requires that the Patriarch be President of the Patriarchate’s im- when individuals hostile to the Unit- ish nationality – a pillar of the na- a Turkish citizen, and would not ac- pending doom, unless the U.S. gives ed States are attempting to create tion's secular system – and inspire cept foreign-trained seminarians. more support. “Only stronger Ameri- conflict between Christians and Mus- demands for special recognition by With Halki closed, a successor to 66- can and European Union support for lims, the continuing presence of the minorities, including Kurds and year-old Bartholomew may be hard the religious freedom of the Ecu- Ecumenical Patriarchate in Turkey is Muslim groups such as Sufis and Ale- to find. menical Patriarchate can prevent a a living testimony of religious co-ex- vis, considered a branch of Shiite Is- The Armenian Orthodox commu- religious tragedy of historic magni- istence since 1453. lam. nity, whose seminary is also closed, tude,” the letter states. “Ecumenical Patriarch Turkish officials are concerned faces the same challenge. The senators also urge the Presi- Bartholomew’s individual impor- the Papal visit and support for Chris- Both Greek and Armenian com- dent to express America’s “strong de- tance to America is reflected in the tian minorities could embolden munities are struggling to recover sire that the Ecumenical Patriarchate record number of Congressional Bartholomew to press Turkey for property which was nationalized be accorded the religious freedom it cosponsors who bestowed on him concessions, including return of con- and confiscated in the 1970's. deserves.” The full text of the letter, our country’s highest honor, the Con- fiscated property and the reopening Even though Turkey is secular dated November 22, is published be- gressional Gold Medal – an award al- of a Greek Orthodox theological and Turks are considered moderate- low: so given to George Washington, Win- school which closed more than two ly religious, conversion to Christiani- “Dear Mr. President, we are writ- ston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and decades ago after Turkish authorities ty is widely viewed as treacherous. ing to express our deep concern that Pope John Paul II. blocked new students. The European Authorities often report students policies of the Turkish Government “Please help Turkey understand Union has also pushed Turkey for who attend Christian meetings to pose a grave threat to the future of America’s close ties to the Ecumeni- greater religious openness to help its their families to prevent possible the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the spir- cal Patriarchate and the importance faltering bid for E.U. membership. conversions. Some media often por- itual home of the world’s second we attach to its welfare. In doing so, ASSOCIATED PRESS The pastor of Ankara's Kurtulus tray converts and Christian clergy as largest Christian Church. The Ecu- we hope you can help Turkey realize Turkish protesters pray at Haghia Sophia (the Church of Divine Wis- Church, Rev. Ihsan Ozbek, said the missionaries or spies for Western menical Patriarch in Istanbul, Turkey our strong desire that the Ecumenical dom) – once the greatest church in all of Christendom, then a Pope's visit offers hope for all Chris- powers. Proselytizers are detained is the spiritual head of 250 million Patriarchate be accorded the reli- mosque, now a museum – in Constantinople this past November 22. tians. and extradited. Orthodox Christians worldwide and gious freedom it deserves and per- Turkish police detained about 40 members of a nationalist party who "It is a good opportunity to estab- the 269th direct successor of the suade the Turkish Government to occupied the Haghia Sophia to protest Pope Benedict XVI’s visit. The lish dialogue," Ozbek said. "We face AP Writers Victor L. Simpson and Apostle Andrew. Only stronger Amer- abandon policies that will lead to the protesters belonged to the Great Unity Party, a far rightwing group serious problems. Turkish citizens Suzan Fraser contributed to this ican and European Union support for disappearance of this Sacred See.” which had previously staged demonstrations against the Papal visit. who converted to Christianity, espe- report. Archbishop Demetrios: Pope-Patriarch Meeting Could Bear Fruit in the Future

Continued from page 1 be established on many social lev- Orthodoxy, the Archbishop said, els, such as facing poverty, illness “There is absolutely any reason for nificance. Although this is not the and war. Secondly, from a purely such concerns. The Patriarch has, first Papal visit to the Ecumenical historical standpoint, as well as not once, but repeatedly made Patriarchate, it is the first visit of from the standpoint of enhancing statements and acted strongly to- this new Pope, and it takes place at relations between Orthodoxy and wards the Vatican, even recently, a time in which the international Roman Catholicism, these two men, when attempts were made to estab- climate is very strong in terms of re- who can speak the language of the lish (Uniate) metropolises in Russia ligion and religious and cultural re- truth and identify things as they and elsewhere. The Patriarch did enlistment, and thus the visit as- are, should be able to find some not think about jeopardizing his sumes a special meaning,” he common ground,” he said. good relations with the Vatican, but added. Asked to comment on reports rather stated things as they are.” When asked if the world is in the that there is a chance Benedict Asked to name some of the dif- midst of cultural and religious war- would somehow attempt to water ferences between Orthodoxy and fare, the Archbishop said, “The ex- down the Roman doctrine of papal Catholicism, Demetrios said, “First, pression used is about the ‘clash of primacy, which has been a major there are differences on doctrinal civilizations,’ but there are also stumbling block in reunification be- level such as the filioque clause some theories that have developed tween Eastern and Western Chris- (the Western innovation to the because we see, in reality, such inci- tendom, during his visit at the Pha- Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed); dents taking place, but the issue is nar, Demetrios said, “I have no such that is, the procession of the Holy more complex if we consider the information, but as I told you, be- Spirit from the Son, as the Roman bloody episodes in Iraq, which are cause the Pope is the type of person Catholic Church maintains. Others not between religions, but a result who doesn’t have any difficulty include the immaculate conception of inter-Islamic differences. So stating things as they are, I do not of the Theotokos, purgatory and, of many factors play a role.” rule out anything. I wouldn’t use course the papal supremacy.” Asked if anything substantial the term ‘water-down,’ but he The Archbishop also referred to could be expected from the Pope’s might try to find ways to view papal the Uniate churches as “cancer on visit, above and beyond its public primacy from a different perspec- the Body of the Christ,” and said relations appearance, the Archbish- tive, although I couldn’t know any- Uniatism (Trinitarian Christians op said that a meeting of such for- thing more.” AP/MURAD SEZER who practice Byzantine rites, but midable and learned minds as the In response to questions con- In contrast to the anti-Christian demonstrations taking place throughout the past few days, a visitor prays who acknowledge to Pope’s author- Pope’s and Patriarch’s will probably cerning the position of the Bishop in peace and tranquility at the Cathedral of Saint George at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople ity) is a “strange ecclesiological bear fruit down the road. of Rome in the Church today, the last Saturday, November 25, the feast day of Saint Catherine, ahead of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Turkey, phenomenon,” adding that “these “It is a visit between two intellec- Archbishop said, “Orthodox Eccle- his first official visit to a Muslim country as Pontiff. issues must be resolved.” tual people who have tremendous siology has not changed on this More than 150 members of the breadth of knowledge about inter- point. It speaks of five ancient Patri- – and the Church of Rome is one of the administrative jurisdiction that cerns certain Orthodox fundamen- Order of Saint Andrew – Archons of national situations; consequently, archates or ancient Churches – the five. According to some original the Pope has today. In today’s eccle- talist groups are raising, including the Ecumenical Patriarchate, as this meeting could produce results Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, expressions, Rome was called “the siology, the first among equals is some monastics and schismatics, well as some priests and others, which can not be predicted at this Antioch and Jerusalem, the so- presiding see of love,” but nothing the Bishop of Constantinople.” that the Pope’s visit to the Ecumeni- traveled to Constantinople for the moment. A closer cooperation can called Pentarchy (five authorities) beyond that. Rome did not enjoy Asked to comment on the con- cal Patriarchate is a “betrayal” of Papal visit. THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 2, 2006 PAPAL VISIT TO TURKEY 7 Pope Holds Mass at Virgin Mary’s House near Ephesus Patriarch By Victor L. Simpson inside the chapel to make a wish. Asks Harry Associated Press The ruins of the house are said to have been discovered after a Ger- SELCUK (AP) – Pope Benedict XVI man nun, Catherine Emmerich, who Moskos to held a mass at one of the holiest lived between 1774 and 1824, de- Christian sites in Turkey this past scribed the site of the Virgin's last Wednesday, November 29, as part of house from a dream. Help Out for his efforts to reach out to Roman The fire this past August, fanned Catholic and other Christian minori- by winds, devastated some 700 ties in a mostly Muslim country. acres of woods near the Virgin's Pope's Visit The Pontiff began the day at the house. Firefighters brought it under ruins of a small stone home at the control before flames reached her By Debra Dominguez-Lund end of a dirt road near the Aegean home. Albuquerque Journal Sea coast – the site where the Virgin Authorities planted replacement Mary is thought to have spent her pine saplings on much of the route Without a doubt, 70-year-old last earthly years. leading to the house, but scorched Harry Moskos is a man who needs a The Pontiff conducted the open- wood is still visible on the side of a larger-than-usual hat rack. air mass next to the ruins of the hill behind it. When the fire ravaged In the last 53 years, the Albu- house, and security forces had a lush green forest near the ancient querque Journal columnist and let- sealed off the area. Only 250 invited ruins of Ephesus, it stopped just ters editor has worn a stack of jour- guests attended the event, making it yards from the house. nalistic hats, including Associated one of the smallest crowds to attend "Saved by a divine miracle," the Press Bureau Chief in Honolulu, Al- a Papal mass. Turkish newspaper Milliyet com- buquerque Tribune City and Man- Nestling on a mountain in woods mented at the time. aging Editor, El Paso Herald Post between the ancient city of Ephesus During his first official visit as Editor and Knoxville News-Sentinel and the town of Selcuk, Saint John Pope to a predominantly Muslim Editor in Tennessee. the Apostle is believed to have country, Benedict sought a careful Now, Moskos is trying on his lat- brought Mary to the house to care balance as he held out a hand of est hat, though just for one week: for her after Jesus Christ's death. An- friendship and "brotherhood" to public relations official for Ecu- other belief maintains that Mary fell Muslims, hoping to end the outcry menical Patriarch Bartholomew of asleep in Jerusalem. from many Muslims over his recent Constantinople, spiritual leader of The ruins of the house, whose remarks linking Islam to violence. more than 250 million Orthodox earliest foundations date to the First AP/FABIAN BIMMER In a gesture welcomed by his Christian faithful worldwide. Century, have become a popular Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a Roman Catholic mass at the Virgin Mary House in Ephesus near Selcuk, hosts, as well as the Muslim world Moskos was asked to coordinate place of pilgrimage for both Muslims Turkey this past Wednesday, November 29. Christians believe that the House is the last earthly residence at-large, he expressed support for the release of news to several hun- – who consider the Virgin Mary, or of the Theotokos (Mother of God). The Pope was on the second day of his four-day trip to Turkey. Less than Turkey's efforts to join the European dred international journalists in Meryem Ana, the mother of the 250 people attended the service. Union, moving away from opposi- Constantinople (present-day Istan- Prophet Isa, or Jesus – and Chris- tion he voiced when he was still a bul) as the Patriarch receives Pope tians since the 1950's. we're tested by difficulties and dan- pers who gathered next to the ruins arrived at the site in the early hours cardinal. Benedict XVI on the occasion of the A chapel was built over the ruins, gers as we have learned from the the Virgin Mary's house. of Wednesday morning. The Pope made appeals for dia- feast day of Saint Andrew the Apos- and some believe in the healing fine witness given by the Rev. An- "I have wanted to convey my per- "We're representing the Christian logue and "brotherhood" between tle at the Ecumenical Patriarchate powers of both the chapel and wa- drea Santoro, whom I am pleased to sonal love and spiritual closeness, minority. We're happy that the Pope Christians and Muslims in an at- in Constantinople. ters flowing from a nearby spring. recall in this celebration," said Bene- together with that of the universal has not forgotten us, and is visiting tempt to ease anger over his per- "I feel honored that, of all the The Vatican said the site could ac- dict, who later walked amid the church, to the Christian community us," said Muzaffer Kalayci, a Turkish ceived criticism of Islam, repeatedly Greek American journalists out commodate up to 2,000 people. crowd as they reached to touch his here in Turkey, a small minority Christian who traveled from Con- stressing the need for mutual respect there, that they'd call on me from Many of those attending held small gold and white robes, and cried "Vi- which faces many challenges and stantinople (present-day Istanbul). between faiths and cultures. Albuquerque, New Mexico," said Turkish and Vatican flags. In bright va il Papa" and "Benedetto," his difficulties daily," he said. "We're happy to be able to say Mass The comments all pointed in one Moskos, who will tend to his duties sunshine, the Pope stood on a dais name in Italian. Of Turkey's 70 million people, with him." direction: the Vatican's expanding in Constantinople until Saturday, under a white, flower-covered Benedict also cited one of his pre- some 65,000 are Armenian Ortho- Sister Belphine from Bucharest, efforts to portray itself as a voice of December 2. canopy. decessors, Pope John XXIII, who dox Christians, 20,000 are Roman Romania said the Pope's pilgrimage cooperation with Islam rather than His wife of 44 years, Vicki, is ac- A paramilitary helicopter hov- served as a Papal diplomat in Turkey Catholic, and 3,500 are Protestant, was "a very important visit for the confrontation. companying him. ered low over the crowd as the Pope in the 1940's. He quoted him as say- mostly converts from Islam. Another unity of the church… for Muslims "Peace is the basis of all religions," "It'll be such a historic event just arrived in a fleet of vehicles, and reg- ing, "I love the Turks. I appreciate 2,000 are Greek Orthodox and and Christians." Benedict told Ali Bardakoglu, an Is- to be there – to be able to see the istered guests went through three the natural qualities of these people, 23,000 are Jewish. The Christian mi- Authorities reinforced security at lamic cleric who heads Turkey's reli- Pope and Patriarch," said Moskos, a separate metal detectors before who have their own place reserved nority has complained of discrimina- the site and in the vicinity. Journal- gious affairs ministry and who member of Saint George Greek Or- reaching the sacred site. A military in the march of civilization." tion and persecution by the Muslim ists had to go through three separate strongly condemned the Pope's re- thodox Church in Albuquerque. policeman said security details While reaching out to the Turks majority. security checks while police erected marks in September. And it's through "church mat- weren't given out to officers until the and, in a sense, to the larger Muslim Benedict became the third pope a roadblock in nearby Selcuk. Turkish Prime Minister Recep ters," Moskos said, that he's had the last minute, apparently to keep the world during his trip, Benedict also to make a pilgrimage here. Paul VI The preparations began days be- Tayyip Erdogan, in a last-minute fortune of meeting the Patriarch on Pope's exact travel route secret. reached out to his own Catholics, de- visited in 1967, and John Paul II forehand. On the eve of the Pope's change of plans, was on-hand at the six separate occasions. During the service, the Pope hon- scribing them as "the little flock" liv- came in 1979. visit, a cleaner dusted a small statue airport in Turkey's capital to greet "I met him in Washington DC, ored the memory of a Roman ing in largely Muslim Turkey. He said About 1,000 people were expect- of the Virgin in the alcove inside the the Pontiff. Erdogan, who was bound New York, Atlanta, Detroit and Catholic priest who was slain amid he wanted to "offer a word of ened to attend Benedict's outdoor Mass chapel; florists arranged white and for a NATO summit in Latvia, called twice already in Istanbul," he said. Muslim anger over the publication couragement, and to manifest the outside the house that has been re- yellow blooms outside; technicians the Pope's visit "very meaningful." "This will be my third visit there. I in European newspapers of carica- affection of the whole church." stored and turned into a chapel. carried out sound checks for the mu- just got a call, and was asked if I tures of the Prophet Muhammad. "With great love, I greet all of you Some 200 worshippers, some hold- sic; and a monk looked on. A Turkish AP Writer Suzan Fraser con- wanted to help in the handling of "Let us sing joyfully, even when here present," he told 250 worship- ing palm leaves and singing hymns, couple on honeymoon lit a candle tributed to this story. press in the Patriarch's office. "I said 'yes' – I mean, how do you say 'no' to the Patriarch," Moskos joked? "The Ecumenical Patriarch asked Harry Moskos to do this not Cardinal O’Malley of Boston: Pope is on a Pilgrimage of Peace only as a professional in his field, but as one who is aware of the dog- Continued from page 1 today? the Holy Spirit, we may adhere churches. Together, we put our mas, faiths and traditions of the Or- O’MALLEY: Relations in general more and more closely to the will of commitment into practice in the thodox Christian Church," said Rev. enormous. The pilgrimage is a are good and getting better. One of Christ and find solutions to juris- 1996 Pilgrimage; our exchange of Alexander Karloutsos of New York recognition of the eternal spiritual the great challenges today is to ed- dictional problems, and thereby visits on the Feasts of Saint Andrew City, an assistant to both the Ecu- bonds that unite us and call us to ucate the faithful on what is at find solutions to the conflict over and Saints Peter and Paul; our ex- menical Patriarch and Archbishop unity. The pilgrimage is also an ex- stake: the very will of Christ for us Eastern Catholics. change of visits during the Easter Demetrios, head of the Greek Or- pression of solidarity with the Or- to be united; the history and tradi- The answer lies in recognizing season; and countless gestures of thodox Church in America. thodox Church, particularly as the tion of the faith; the witness and and respecting the Eastern Christian love. In January 2007, we In a congratulatory letter to Patriarchate labors to minister un- martyrdom on both sides to pass on Catholics, with centuries of tradi- will preside together at a prayer Moskos, Archbishop Michael J. der very difficult circumstances. the unadulterated gospel given to tion and witness even unto the service for the Week of Prayer for Sheehan of the Catholic Archdio- TNH: Given the general climate the Apostles; our ability to speak shedding of their blood, and letting Christian Unity. And in September, cese of Santa Fe wrote, "We pray for which exists today in Turkey – huge with one voice a message of healing their status be regulated as part of a we will make a pilgrimage together the Patriarch, and for the success of demonstrations this past Sunday in and logic to a deeply wounded comprehensive reconciliation be- to the holy places, so we can be- your visit." Constantinople protesting the world. This past September, we tween Orthodoxy and Catholicism come more spiritually enriched and Sheehan also wrote, "Please ex- Pope’s visit – do you worry about took a significant step by restarting – the same applying, presumably, bound more closely by encounter- tend my greetings and promise of his safety? the international Orthodox- for the Orthodox of Western Rite. ing the Triune God together, learn- prayer to those whom you will be O’MALLEY: The Pope gives wit- Catholic Dialogue at Belgrade. That TNH: How are your relations ing about each other and building joining for this historic visit to ness, as many Orthodox have, even step, in turn, was built on many with Metropolitan Methodios? I relationships: parish to parish, pas- Turkey. We ask God to help Mus- at times of personal risk. gestures of love and respect, such understand you are planning a trip tor to pastor, Church to Church. It lims, Christians and Jews to live to- TNH: Are we currently facing a as the return of the Kazan icon and together to the Vatican, to the Ecu- will be a form of witness and evan- gether in peace." clash of religions? I am referring the holy relics of several saints. On- menical Patriarchate, and to St. Pe- gelization, offering spiritual enrich- specifically between Christianity ly love can save us from our history tersburg, Russia in September of ment and grace as we are drawn The Albuquerque Journal pub- and Islam. of difficulties. 2007. closer together. lished the above on November 27. O’MALLEY: Islam and Chris- TNH: Do you think that the Uni- O’MALLEY: I have great respect, tianity have a choice to make, and ate issue can be resolved? Is the esteem and spiritual affection for the choice we should make is for Sean Cardinal O'Malley of Boston Vatican ready to dissolve that eccle- His Eminence Metropolitan Metho- peace and cooperation for the good siological anomaly? dios. These come from the way I of humankind. Islam is not the en- fully belonging to the Orthodox liv- O’MALLEY: The issue of the see him strive to follow Christ every CHRISTMAS CARDS TO BENEFIT emy; those who want us to choose ing in Turkey to worship in repaired Eastern Catholics is deeply inter- day. Our relationship and the rela- conflict are the enemy. We must churches and study at a reopened twined with the issue now before tionship of the Catholics and Or- THE NEEDY CHILDREN OF CYPRUS put our energy into working for jus- Halki Seminary. It is also time to in- the national and international the- thodox in Boston owe a great deal tice as the sound basis of peace. I tensify inter-religious dialogue and ological dialogues, namely how the to the heroic work of Metropolitan am thinking, at the moment, of a expressions of respect for each oth- Petrine ministry can be exercised in Methodios, steadfast in his commit- just solution for the Holy Land and er. a way acceptable to all, as Pope ment to ecumenism out of pure fi- the freedom of the Greek Orthodox TNH: How would you describe John Paul II said in his encyclical, delity to Christ. For years, decades, Patriarchate there, and I am think- the relations between Roman Ut Unum Sint (May They Be One). His Eminence has been fortifying ing of the religious freedom right- Catholicism and Greek Orthodoxy Perhaps if we are all very docile to the relationship between our two

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■ FOTOS, STYLIANOS a resident of Port Orange Florida’s ■ MEITANIS, MEROPE nieces and nephews. The funeral 13, at Wake Forest University Bap- the American Red Cross in Mont- The Sarasota Herald-Tribune re- Leisure Circle since 1980, died on The Annapolis Capital reported that was held on October 11 at Saints Pe- tist Medical Center. Mr. Siafacas was clair, and was also a member of ported that Stylianos Fotos, 60, of Thursday, October 12 at Indigo Merope Meitanis, 92, a resident of ter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church born in Jacksonville, Florida on Au- Saint George Greek Orthodox Sarasota, Florida died on Sunday, Manor in Daytona Beach. A home- Annapolis, Maryland for 28 years in Glenview, Illinois. Burial was at gust 2, 1918 to the late Alexander Church in Clifton, New Jersey. A de- October 8. He was born in Amarou- maker, Mrs. Harapas was born in (and previously of Cyprus) died of Elmwood Cemetery. Arrangements and Vereniki (Panousos) Siafacas. voted husband, father and grandfa- sion, Greece on December 5, 1945 New York City and relocated to Port natural causes at Anne Arundel were by the Cooney Funeral Home He was a member of the Annuncia- ther, he is survived by his beloved and came to Sarasota from New Jer- Orange from Miami. She was a Medical Center on Tuesday, October in Park Ridge, Illinois. Memorial do- tion Greek Orthodox Church in Win- wife, Phyllis; his son, Gregory sey in 1979. He and his brother, member of Saint Demetrios Greek 10, after a brief illness. A homemak- nations to Saints Peter & Paul ston-Salem, North Carolina. He was Mantsios; Gregory’s partner, Paula Fred, co-owned Alvaros Restaurant Orthodox Church in Daytona Beach er, Mrs. Meitanis was born in Kar- Church would be appreciated (1401 a graduate of the University of Geor- Rothenberg; and two grandchil- in North Port, Florida. Mr. Fotos and the local Philoptochos Society. avas, Cyprus June 25, 1914. She be- Wagner Road, Glenview, IL 60025). gia and attended the University of dren, Alexi and Andrea Mantsios. served in the Greek Army from 1965 She is survived by her son, Chris of came a refugee from that country in Indiana and Georgetown University. He was predeceased by two broth- to 1967, and was a member of Saint Wilbur-by-the Sea, Florida; her 1978 in order to escape the Turkish ■ PAPANIKOLAS, ALICE S. He was also a veteran of World War ers, Petros and Diomithis. The fu- Barbara’s Greek Orthodox Church brother, Harry Hatsis of Delray occupation. She was a member of The Deseret Morning News report- II, serving his country in Japan. Mr. neral was held on October 10 at in Sarasota. He is survived by his Beach, Florida; her sister, Jean Saints Constantine & Helen Greek ed that Alice Souvall Papanikolas, Siafacas retired from the U.S. De- Saint George Church. Burial was at wife of 16 years, Evangeline (nee Toulantis of Brooklyn; and two Orthodox Church in Annapolis, and 78, passed away in Salt Lake City on partment of State after 30 years as Mount Olivet Cemetery in Maspeth, Diakis); his daughter, Marika of grandchildren. Arrangements were enjoyed needlepoint and crochet- Wednesday, October 4, due to com- an officer in the Foreign Service. He New York. Arrangements were by Sarasota; his son, John of Venice; by Baggett & Summers Funeral ing. Her husband of 69 years, plications from diabetes. Alice was and his family lived in Greece, India, Caggiano Memorial Home in Mont- his sister, Despina Apergis of Home in Daytona Beach. Memorial Christoforos Meitanis, died on Au- born to Greek immigrants Peter An- Guatemala and Switzerland. Mr. clair. Donations to Saint George Athens, Greece; his brother, Nick of donations may be made to Saint gust 13, 2000. She is survived by drew and Isabelle (Dimas) Souvall Siafacas is survived by his loving Church would be appreciated (818 Venice, Florida; his first wife, Linda Demetrios Church (129 N. Halifax four sons, Kyriacos Meitanis of An- in Salt Lake City on February 18, wife, Angela Karagiorges Siafacas; Valley Road, Clifton, NJ 07013). of New Jersey; and one grandchild. Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32114), napolis, and Sotiris, Sophocles and 1928. She graduated from East two daughters, Dr. Veronica S. The funeral was held on October 11 or to Hospice of Volusia/Flagler George Meitanis of Melbourne, Aus- High School and worked in account- (George) Walker of Kernersville, ■ STAMOS, ANASTASIA at St. Barbara’s Church. Burial was (3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Or- tralia; two daughters, Androulla ing throughout her life. She married North Carolina and Maria Siafacas The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel re- at Palms Memorial Park. Arrange- ange, FL 32129). Kishis and Eleni Kleanthous of An- George W. Papanikolas in Salt Lake of Wayne, Pennsylvania; his son, ported that Anastasia (Nee Kondos) ments were by the Palms Funeral napolis; 13 grandchildren; and 11 City in 1954, and together, they Alexander (Tatiana) Siafacas of Del Stamos passed away peacefully in Home. Memorial donations may be ■ KARRIS, KATHRYN M. great grandchildren. The funeral raised their two sons. Alice was an Ray Beach, Florida; four grandchil- her sleep at home on Saturday, Oc- made to Tide Well Hospice & Pallia- The Albany Times Union reported was held on October 11 at Saints active member of the Greek Ortho- dren, Nestor, Zachary and Diana tober 7, at the age of 95. She was tive Care (5955 Rand Blvd., Saraso- that Kathryn Miller Karris, 92, died Constantine & Helen Church. Burial dox community, where she volun- Walker, and Alexander Siafacas; and predeceased by her husband ta, FL 34238), or to St. Barbara’s on Monday, October 9, at the Al- was at Saint Demetrios Greek Or- teered her time during the Greek his nephew, Chuck Georgoudis. The George; her son, Bill Stamos and Church Greek Language School bany Medical Center Hospital after thodox Cemetery. Arrangements Festival since its inception. She was funeral was held on October 16 at daughter Maria Soteropoulos; her (7671 N. Lockwood Ridge Road, a brief illness. She was born in Van- were by the Kalas Funeral Home in also a member of the Arcadian the Annunciation Church, with the parents, John and Angeline Kondos; Sarasota, FL 34243). dergrift, Pennsylvania, the daughter Edgewater, Maryland. Memorial Ladies Association, Philoptochos Revs. Demetri Kangelaris, Dennis her brothers, Michael and Alexan- of the late George and Angela contributions to the Saints Constan- Society, Daughters of Penelope, and Canavos and George Kiricoples offi- der Kondos; and her sisters, Helen ■ GATZIOLIS, GEORGE Miller. Kathryn was a devoted mem- tine & Helen’s Church would be ap- Adah Chapter Order of the East Star. ciating. Burial was at Forsyth Kalil and Georgia Giove. She is sur- The Chicago Tribune reported on ber of Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox preciate (2747 Riva Road, Annapo- Alice enjoyed dancing, singing in Memorial Park. Calling hours were vived by her children, Angela Wednesday, October 11, that Church in Albany, where she sang in lis, MD 21401). the church choir, watching her sons held at the Hayworth-Miller Silas Ochalek, Myron Stamos and John George Gatziolis, 81, passed away. the senior choir. She was past presi- play sports, reading, cooking and Creek Chapel. (Toni) Stamos; her brother, Peter J. He was the beloved husband of Pa- dent of the Daughters of Penelope, ■ MELLONAS, ANNA B. traveling. She will be remembered (Caroline) Kondos; her sisters, Vio- tricia (nee Mantalos); loving father member of the Philoptochos Society The Greensboro News & Record re- for her uplifting and positive atti- ■ SIMITOPOULOS, GEORGE let Kondos and Katherine (Gus) of Sophia (Edward) Olkiewicz, Es- and a benefactor of her church. She ported that Mrs. Anna B. Mellonas tude, tremendous courage and radi- The Star-Ledger reported George Karegeannes; daughters in-law, telle (Jack) Swartz and Dean (Su- was predeceased by her husband of of High Point, North Carolina died ant smile which brightened every- Simitopoulos of Bloomfield, New Georgia Koremenos and Dorothy san) Gatziolis; proud grandfather of 54 years, Peter Karris; two brothers, at High Point Regional Hospital on one’s day. She loved, and was loved, Jersey died on Friday, October 6, at Stamos; son in-law, Dino Stacy (Greg) Wheeler, Geoffrey Anthony and James; and a sister, Pa- Sunday, October 8. A native of by everyone who knew her. Alice the age of 97. Born to a Greek fami- Soteropoulos; and by her grandchil- Olkiewicz, Christina Swartz, Jessica tra Kourkoulis. She is survived by Greece, she was a daughter of Anas- was predeceased by her husband; ly in Smyrna of Asia Minor (Izmir of dren, great grandchildren, great- (Ray) Ortega, Alec, Dana and Jenna her daughter, Felia (Theodore) Kon- tasios and Ekaterina Baganas of Pi- her parents; and her brother, An- present-day Turkey), Mr. Simi- great grandchildren, other relatives Gatziolis; great grandfather of Anna doprias; her brother, Arthur of Day- raeus, Greece. She married Selas drew P. Souvall. She is survived by topoulos came to the U.S. in 1954 and friends. Her funeral was held on and Andrew Wheeler; dear brother tona, Florida; two grandchildren, Paul Mellonas of High Point in 1961, her two sons, Peter and William, and lived in Jamaica, Queens for al- October 12 at Saints Constantine & of Diana (the late John) Maduros, Maria (Mick) Neal of Slingerlands, and immigrated to the United both of Utah; five grandchildren, most 40 years before moving to Helen’s Greek Orthodox Church in Peter (the late Angie) Gatziolis; New York and Nicholas (Maria) States. Until her recent illness, Mrs. Ronald, George, Valerie, Danielle Montclair, New Jersey and then to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin with the Rev. Georgianna (the late Gust) Anton Kondoprias of Athens, Greece; three Mellonas was employed at Lindsay and Ashley Papanikolas; her sister, Bloomfield. He was a cook at sever- Theodore Trifon officiating. Burial and the late John (the late Matina) great grandchildren, Zoe F. and Odom LTD in High Point. She was Faye Papilion; her brother, Harry P. al restaurants in Queens before re- was at Pinelawn Cemetery. Arrange- Gatziolis; brother in-law of the late Theodore A. Kondoprias, and an active member of the local Souvall of Denver, Colorado; and tiring in 1990. He served in the ments were by Krause Funeral Venetia (the late John) Papanduros Michael A. Neal; and many nieces Philoptochos Society at Saint many nieces, nephews and cousins. Greek Army and later in the Greek Home in Milwaukee. Memorial do- and John Mantalos; and the fond and nephews. The funeral was held George Greek Orthodox Church in The funeral was held on October 11, Merchant Marine, and was an active nations to Saints Constantine & He- uncle and cousin of many. Mr. Gatzi- on October 13 at Saint Sophia High Point. She is survived by her at Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox member of Saint Demetrios Church len’s Church Building Fund would olis was the former owner of Atom Church. Burial was at Graceland husband; her daughter, Esther M. Church in Holladay, Utah. Burial in Jamaica. After retiring, Mr. Simi- be appreciated (2160 Wauwatosa Banana. The funeral was held on Cemetery in Albany, where she was Asprogiannis of High Point; two was at Mount Olivet Cemetery. topoulos served as a volunteer for Avenue, Wauwatosa, WI 53213). October 12 at Saints Peter & Paul laid to rest next to her husband. sons, Ernest D. Mellonas of High Arrangements were by Wasatch Greek Orthodox Church in Glen- Arrangements were by the Tebbutt Point and Phillip G. Mellonas of Lawn Mortuary in Salt Lake City. view, Illinois. Burial was at Elm- Funeral Home in Albany. In lieu of Wilmington, North Carolina; seven Memorial donations to Holy Trinity wood Cemetery. Visitation was the flowers, the family requests that grandchildren, Anthony Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral would CLASSIFIEDS Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home memorial donations be made to the Asprogiannis, Katrina Patricia As- be appreciated (279 South 300 W., (arrangements by John G. Adi- Saint Sophia Church Building Fund progiannis, Anna Maria Asprogian- Salt Lake City, UT 84101). namis, funeral director, TEL: 773- (440 Whitehall Road, Albany, NY nis, Selas Patrick Mellonas, Anna HELP WANTED (718) 728-8500 736-3833). Memorial donations to 12208). Mellonas and Kelly Mellonas and ■ POTTER, JONATHAN R. Not affiliated with any Saints Peter & Paul Church would Panagiota Anna Mellonas, all of The Detroit Free Press reported that JOURNALISTS WANTED other funeral home. be appreciated (1401 Wagner Road, ■ KEZIOS, ANASTASIOS G. High Point; her sister, Aglaia Deme- Jonathan Rockwell Potter II, 11, Nation’s leading Greek American Glenview, IL 60025). The Chicago Tribune reported on triadou of Greece; and her brother, passed away on Tuesday, November newspaper needs reporters and as- APOSTOLOPOULOS Saturday, October 14, that Anasta- George Bayne of High Point. Her fu- 21. He was the loving son of sistant editor for English weekly Apostle Family - ■ GEORGES, ELIZABETH S. sios G. Kezios, 88, passed away. neral was held at Saint George Jonathan and Christine; dearest paper. Exceptional writing/report- Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel re- Born in Piana of Tripolis in Greece, Church on October 10, with Revs. brother of Amanda, Michael and Ele- ing skills and bilingual fluency a Funeral Directors of ported that Elizabeth Sabreny he was the cherished husband of the Dennis Canavos, George Kiricoples na. precious grandson of Linda and must. Car a plus. 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His funeral was held on No- (212) 942-4000 ber 24, 1918 in Lawton, Oklahoma Jason, Jamie, Billy, Melissa, rial donations to the American Can- vember 27 at Assumption Greek Or- FUNERAL HOMES Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE to Aaron and Anna Goldie Benov Stephanie, Michael, James, cer Society (4-A Oakbranch, thodox Church in Saint Clair Shores, Sebreny. She married the late Thomas, John, Pamela, Kelly and Greensboro, NC 27407) or the Fa- Michigan. Burial was at VanHoosen CONSTANTINIDES LITRAS FUNERAL HOME Alexander Georges on August 19, Anastasios; and dear uncle of many ther Dennis Scholarship Fund at St Jones Cemetery. Arrangements were FUNERAL PARLOR Co. ARLINGTON BENSON DOWD, 1942. He predeceased her on Octo- nieces and nephews. Anastasios was George Church (808 N. Hamilton by Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons Funeral 405 91st Street INC FUNERAL HOME ber 29, 1995. Elizabeth spent most an ambitious, determined man who Street, High Point, NC 27262) Home in Shelby Township, Michi- Bay Ridge - Brooklyn, NY 11209 83-15 Parsons Blvd., of her life in Milwaukee, and then enjoyed watching his children and would be appreciated. gan). In lieu of flowers, memorial (718) 745-1010 Jamaica, NY 11432 moved to Salt Lake City in 1998. grandchildren grow and lead suc- donations to the Holy Family Re- Services in all localities - (718) 858-4434 • (800) 245-4872 She loved art and music, and was an cessful lives. He took pride in all his ■ MYZALIS, ALEXANDROS gional School (2633 John R Road, Low cost shipping to Greece avid reader. She also enjoyed paint- accomplishments. He was very dis- The Roanoke Times & World News Rochester Hills, MI 48307, TEL: 248- ing, drawing, attending theater, ciplined, hard worker and a good reported that Alexandros Myzalis, 299-3798), or to Assumption Church ANTONOPOULOS TO PLACE YOUR concerts and recitals. 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Arrangements were by Cum- worked for McDonnell Douglas in everyone at Holy Family Regional Astoria, New York 11105 formed fond friendships at the Jew- berland Chapels in Norridge, Illinois Washington, DC and retired to School and Assumption Greek Or- ish Community Center and Liberty (TEL: 708-456-8300). Memorial Roanoke. He is survived by his two thodox Church will never be forgot- Senior Center in Salt Lake City. She contributions to Saint George Greek sisters, Georgia and Antonia; two ten – Thank You.” REAL ESTATE loved children, and had amazing Orthodox Church of Piana, Greece brothers in-law, George and John; patience with them. She was in- would be appreciated. two nieces; and two nephews. He ■ SCOURTES, ANDREW G. volved with youth activities at the will also be missed by many friends The Chicago Tribune reported on Annunciation Greek Orthodox ■ MARKADONATOS, EVDOKIA at the Edinburgh Square Communi- Monday, October 9 that Andrew G. Church in Milwaukee, and taught The Tampa Tribune reported that ty. The funeral was held on October Scourtes, 82, a veteran of World War folk dancing to children, who per- Evdokia Markadonatos, 97, of Holi- 9 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox II and the Korean War, passed away. formed at the annual Holiday Folk day, Florida died on Thursday, Octo- Church in Roanoke, with the Rev. He was the beloved husband of Fair, for many years. She was full of ber 12, at Peninsula Care & Rehabil- Dean Nastos officiating. Burial was Sylvia E. Scourtes; devoted father of life, always maintaining an opti- itation Center in Tarpon Springs. at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Dean (Lisa) Scourtes, Denise mistic outlook and attitude, and re- She was born in Greece and moved Calling hours were held at Oakley’s (Thomas) Mitchell and John (Chris) mained independent and active there from Freehold, New Jersey in North Chapel. Scourtes; dear grandfather of Anas- with her family and friends until her 1990. 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Talks with Turkey Collapse, Turkey's Bid in Doubt, Puts Makarios Heart to Rest European Commission Recommends Partial Suspension

NICOSIA (AFP) – Without fuss or Makarios' heart was buried – By Constant Brand chapters – education and culture – fanfare, the badly decomposed during a private ceremony – along- Associated Press has been successfully closed in the heart of Cyprus' late president, side the rest of Makarios' remains. talks. Archbishop Makarios, has finally He is buried in a tomb on the BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Such a freeze would significantly been laid to rest after being kept in mountain of Throni, personally Commission, the executive arm of slow Turkey's E.U. membership talks, a case for 29 years, the Church of chosen while still alive, near Kykko the European Union, recommended which were already expected to last Cyprus said this past Tuesday. Monastery, where he served as a partially suspending membership at least a decade, and which the E.U. Makarios' heart had been pre- monk in the 1920's and 1930's. talks with Turkey this past Wednes- said offered "no guarantee" of even- served in a glass case at his former "It's unacceptable the heart re- day, November 29, to protest tual membership. private study at the Archbishopric mained unburied. If it was possible Ankara's continued refusal to open Rehn also recommended that no in Nicosia, after he died of a heart for Makarios to rise from his grave, its ports to European Union member chapter of the package could be final- attack in August 1977. The em- I don't know who he would start Cyprus. ized until Turkey moves to open its balmed heart had been on public hitting first for leaving a part of his The Commission ruling came just ports to Cyprus. display until 1995 before the doors body unburied," newly-elected two days after Turkey rejected a com- He said he expected his recom- closed to well-wishers after it start- Archbishop Chrysostomos II of promise proposal on its standoff with mendation "will receive wide sup- ed to decay. It was not clear why his Cyprus told state radio. the E.U. over Cyprus in Tampere, port," but initial reactions drew heart was not originally buried, but "We didn't want to make a fuss Finland this past Monday, November doubt on an easy first-round discus- according to some reports it was re- for no reason. I said it should be 27, which deepened doubts about sion on the measure by E.U. foreign moved for an autopsy to confirm buried humbly and without fan- the future of its already troubled E.U. ministers next week. the cause of death. fare. I didn't want to put on a entry talks. Cyprus, Greece and France have show," he added, without disclos- All 25 E.U. leaders are to rule on taken a hard line against Turkey over ing the date. the Commission's advice during their the standoff in recent months, de- After his enthronement on No- upcoming summit on December 14- manding that talks be suspended. vember 5, Chrysostomos expressed 15, but E.U. country leaders, speak- Greek Foreign Minister Dora his intention to bury the heart of ing from the sidelines of the NATO Bakoyanni said Turkey must fulfill all the former president, seen by some summit in Latvia on Wednesday, al- requirements, including opening its as the most charismatic leader ready showed they are divided over ports to Cyprus, if E.U. membership modern Cyprus has ever produced. how to handle Turkey's entry bid. talks with the country are to contin- An imposing bronze statue of British Prime Minister Tony Blair AP/YVES LOGGHE ue. Makarios was erected outside the called it a "serious mistake" to send Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema, left, shakes hands with his "We can't continue as if nothing Archbishopric in Nicosia. There has Turkey a negative message on mem- Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, right, as Croatia’s Kolinda Grabar- has happened. The message is clear even been discussion in the Church bership now. Kitarovic looks on during a group photo session on the second day of to Turkey. We want Turkey to be part of Cyprus for his sanctification. He After meeting with his Turkish the European Union-Mediterranean Conference in Tampere, Finland of the E.U., and we would like them remains a controversial figure, counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, this past Tuesday, November 28. to be a full member, but there is no however. Blair told reporters that Turkey's en- Europe a la carte," Bakoyanni said at Many consider Makarios a na- try into the E.U. may require "com- Fogh Rasmussen said he would also pace," E.U. Enlargement Commis- the NATO summit after the Commis- tional hero, but some criticize him promises all around," and that failure support a partial suspension of E.U. sioner Olli Rehn told reporters. "Fail- sion rendered its recommendation to for abandoning the goal of Enosis was not acceptable. membership talks with Turkey. ure to meet legal obligations can not partially suspend negotiations with (union with Greece) in favor of in- "We have got to make sure we al- "In my opinion, Turkey does not remain without consequences." Turkey. dependence, and accused him of low Turkey's accession to proceed," fulfill her requirements. Of course it Rehn added, however, that Great Britain, Sweden and Spain exercising a style of government he said. "Just at the moment, to send must have some consequences," Turkey still had time to resolve the are urging that the E.U. ensure talks reminiscent of caesaropapism. an adverse signal to Turkey, I think, Fogh Rasmussen told the Associated standoff over Cyprus and avert a firm are not frozen, fearing a rupture in Makarios embraced his dual role would be a serious mistake for Eu- Press, adding that the E.U. has to E.U. decision to partially freeze the ties with predominantly Muslim as Archbishop and Ethnarch with rope long-term." "send a very clear signal" to Turkey negotiations. Turkey. enthusiasm and became a very pop- Spain's Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapa- that it must live up to its promises on "Turkey can still score a golden Finnish Prime Minister Matti Van- ular figure among Greek Cypriots. tero said the Union must keep the Cyprus and on speeding up what he goal" before an E.U. foreign ministers hanen, whose country holds the cur- He remains the most significant fig- promise of eventual membership to called the slow pace of reforms there. meeting on December 11, he said. rent rotating E.U. presidency, was in ure in contemporary Cypriot histo- Turkey open, urging European lead- "It is Turkey that must adapt to the The European Commission's rec- Turkey yesterday in a last-ditch at- ry, and his efforts to secure interna- ers to "work intensively" to keep the European Union, not the other way ommendation, drafted by Rehn, tempt to sway Turkey amid a harden- tional consensus on the legitimacy E.U.'s doors open to Ankara. around," he said. called on E.U. governments not to ing stance of E.U. nations against of the Greek Cypriot Government German Chancellor Angela French President Jacques Chirac open negotiations on issues which Ankara. after 1974 have provided the back- Merkel, whose patience with Turkey said France "was in line with Ger- touch upon Turkey's relations with The Finnish plan, details of which drop against which the history of was already growing thin, said she many and other partners" that the Cyprus. These include such issues as emerged in the media last month, of- the Cyprus Question is still being welcomed the Union's pressure on E.U. "has no other choice," given the free movement of goods, finan- fers to reduce restrictions on the played out. Turkey to abide by an agreement Turkey's refusal to adopt a customs cial services, agriculture, fisheries, breakaway Turkish Cypriot state if opening its ports to Cyprus. pact with the E.U., which would transport policy, customs union poli- Turkey opens its harbors and airports Agence France Presse posted the "The Commission's decision sends open Turkish harbors and airports to cy and external relations issues. to Greek Cypriots. The plan would The late Archbishop Makarios above on November 28. a strong signal that we need approval Cyprus – a country which Ankara re- They would officially suspend grant the northern Cyprus seaport of of the Ankara protocol" opening the fuses to recognize. eight of 35 so-called policy chapters Famagusta free trade with the E.U. if seaports, Merkel told reporters, A decision to slow entry talks in the negotiations, which have al- the Turkish Cypriot side hands over adding that she "considers it correct" would likely cause a rift in relations ready effectively been at a standstill control of the nearby abandoned to suspend part of the membership with Turkey over its decades-old bid since September, after Cyprus, town of Varosha to the Greek Cypri- negotiations with Turkey unless it to join the bloc. Negotiations with Greece and France blocked further ots. Finding Bones of Missing opens the ports as European leaders Turkey started in October 2005. talks until the standoff is resolved. demand. "We confirm that these negotia- Progress has been slow since the AP Writer Matti Huuhtanen con- Cypriots Helps to Ease Pain Danish Prime Minister Anders tions continue, although at a slower entry talks began, and only one of 35 tributed to this story.

By Sarah Rainsford atives. Some files are incredibly de- BBC News Online tailed, down to the brand of wrist- watch or the color of someone's NICOSIA – On the south side of the socks. Father and Son Arrested for Shooting Deaths of Five line, which cuts through the divided FROZEN CONFLICT capital of Cyprus, there is a small ex- The team carrying out this deli- hibition. cate task consists of Greek and Turk- Hunters, Dispute Allegedly about Use of Farm Property It is a collection of photographs in ish Cypriot scientists, working along- memory of the Greek Cypriots still side international experts. It is the By Derek Gatopoulos used in the killings, a semi-auto- missing since 1974, when Turkey only official joint project on the divid- Associated Press matic shotgun, and that one of the sent troops onto the island following ed island which is actually working. hunters had also opened fire. an attempted coup backed by Athens. "I think this project will eventually ATHENS (AP) – A farmer and his el- The younger suspect had a mi- "That's my mother at a demon- help ease things," says Anthi, a Greek derly father have been arrested in nor chest wound from a shotgun stration of the relatives," says Marios Cypriot archaeologist. "What hap- connection with the killing of five pellet, police said. Kouloumas, pointing out a woman pened on the island is not a secret, so hunters in western Greece, follow- "According to the son's account, holding up a photograph of her hus- at least we are facing it now, and we ing a dispute over use of their fami- the hunters were arguing with his band. are facing it together." ly's land, Hellenic Police said this father, and one fired a warning shot "I was there too. We are demand- The exhumations are laying bare past Tuesday, November 28. before he opened fire on them," Tsi- ing to know what happened to our evidence of terrible violence commit- The victims – two brothers and atouras said. relatives." ted by, and against, both communi- three cousins ages 17-33 – were Police launched a murder inves- Some 1,500 Greek Cypriots and ties on this island. It is a process found dead late last Saturday, No- tigation after the five men were 500 Turkish Cypriots are officially which has been undertaken else- vember 25, after going on a hunting found shot to death in the rural registered as missing on Cyprus, nev- where – but the conflict on Cyprus is trip near Agrinio, a city approxi- area. er seen since fighting broke out be- frozen, not resolved. mately 175 miles northwest of One of the victims, 17-year-old tween the two communities in the So is there a danger the scientists Athens. They were buried Tuesday. Alexis Nikolopoulos, made a call 1960's. are unearthing fresh trouble, along Both suspects had been angered from his mobile phone to his father, Marios was 10 years old when his with the remains? because the hunters used land near but the connection was cut off be- own father disappeared. He still re- "I think we are unearthing an- their sheep pen, regional Police fore he could speak, police said. The members very clearly how Turkish swers for families. Now what that can Chief Vasilis Tsiatouras said. father discovered the bodies after troops entered his village in August trigger, either in the legal or political He said they confessed early searching the area, and notified the 1974 and separated the men from arena, is rather terra incognita," ad- Tuesday following night-long ques- authorities. the women and children. Nikos mits Christopher Girod, the U.N. tioning after police found the shot- The other victims were identi- Kouloumas was taken away and nev- member on the Committee for Miss- gun allegedly used in the killings at fied as Christos and Vasilis er returned. ing Persons. the family home and presented Nikolopoulos, Lambros Antressas "If we don't find a solution to this Mr. Girod says scientists are them with other incriminating evi- and Elias Pipas. problem, we can never live together recording all the information the dence. Four of the men were found ly- as before," Marios believes. "We al- bodies provide – including evidence "This incident was one of the ing in a field next to their shotguns, ways ask about the fate of our people, of any injury. That data will ultimate- most significant in Greek criminal and each had at least two shotgun and we will never stop. If the United ly be handed to relatives. But his history. It was a matter of honor for wounds, police said. Alexis Nations wants a solution for Cyprus, committee is not mandated to inves- us to resolve this," Tsiatouras said in Nikolopoulos' body was found 100 they have to find solution to this mat- tigate the cause of death. remarks carried live on both state- meters (yard) away next to a dirt ter first. They have to close the "We hope the bi-communalism of run and private television channels. road. "All the victims were shot wound." this project will set an example, that He said the farmer, 36, and his from close range by the culprit or The U.N. established a Committee it triggers positive steps. But the need father, 73, would be charged with culprits whose intention was to on Missing Persons in 1981 to investi- for justice is something usual and le- multiple counts of murder. kill," Tsiatouras said last Sunday, gate the fate of the disappeared. In gitimate, and that will have to be ad- "They gave differing accounts. November 26. 25 years, no family has received an dressed here on the island as well," Our estimation is that the son's ac- "This was an unprecedented explanation. he explains. count is more genuine. The father criminal act; I've never experienced Slowly, all that is changing. DNA SAMPLES tried to assume responsibility, pre- ASSOCIATED PRESS anything like this," he said. Adding PARTIAL SKELETONS Across the Green Line in the north sumably because of his age." CLOCKWISE (from top left): This combination of photos provided by that the investigation would contin- In a prefabricated laboratory built of Nicosia, Emine Degirmencioglu State Coroner Angeliki Tziolas the victims’ families shows Lambros Antressas, 33, Vasilis Nikolopou- ue "until the culprits of this heinous in the buffer zone which still divides only has one photograph of her hus- said the victims had first been shot los, 23, Christos Nikolopoulos, 21, and Alexis Nikolopoulos, 17, four of crime are brought to justice. the two communities, a team of sci- band Munir – a portrait of the young from a distance, and then at close the five men found shot to death in a field near the town of Agrinio in entists is finally searching for an- couple on their wedding day. range – three of them in the head. central Greece last Saturday, November 25. The five men, two brothers AP Writer Paris Ayiomamitis con- swers. Emine was in her early 20's when Police said a single weapon was and three cousins, were shot at close range with a single weapon. tributed to this story. They have begun excavating mass their village came under attack by graves all over Cyprus, led there by Greek Cypriot fighters in December those who actually saw what hap- 1963. The family fled in panic. pened. A couple of days later Munir re- Learn Greek while playing an ANIMATED Some of the first bones to be returned to their home to collect covered have been reassembled into clothes and food for his children, and action game designed to teach partial skeletons, laid out on white disappeared without trace. The U.N.- children or adults tables in the laboratory. led committee has just unearthed hu- "We are trying to gather as much man remains at a site close to their information as possible to help iden- village. SPECIAL: $49.95 tify the remains," explains scientist Emine's family has given DNA includes shipping Oran Finnegan. "That is more com- samples. Now, just like Marios in the plicated at some sites, where bodies south, she hopes her long wait for an- were thrown on top of one another. swers is almost over. Call (727) 799-1666 First we have to piece the bones to- "I already feel a sense of relief," or visit gether, like a jigsaw. Then, if we have she says. "At least we'll be able to theLanguageMuseum.com any information about an old frac- bring him back onto the Turkish side; ture – or dental work – we can nar- to bury his bones in a proper grave, row down the work of the DNA lab." and visit and pray for him, as our reli- Samples will soon be sent to a sep- gion requires. What more can we do? arate lab for DNA testing – the final Now we know he is definitely not stage of identification. But first, any coming back alive." Get informed evidence which can be gleaned from the skeletons or the grave is cross- The BBC News Online posted the www.thenationalherald.com checked against data provided by rel- above on November 21. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 2, 2006

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Stavridis addressed to: The Editor, The Na- volved seem to far outweigh the drawbacks. pay the price, and were executed. Currently, Greece is the only Melbourne, Australia tional Herald, 37-10 30th Street, It also illustrates the towering influence of the Roman Catholic Church On top of that, Hitler’s orders Schengen country which has satis- Long Island City, NY 11101. in today’s society, and the striking contrast in terms of freedom and power were that, for every German soldier fied the stated objective criteria, under which the Roman Church operates compared to the dismal situation who was shot by a Greek, 100 but which is not a program partici- Letters can also be faxed to (718) The Archbishop needs to take 472-0510 or e-mailed to of the Patriarchate. Greeks were to be killed. But even pant. This has an impact upon A firm stance on Islamic threat In this space last week, we emphasized what we think were the risks in- this order did not make the Greeks American citizens, as it affects english.edition@thenationalher- volved in the Pontiff’s visit. Those risks were associated with how Benedict less resistant. trade, commerce and tourism to ald.com. We reserve the right to would be received in Turkey, whether there would be any violent demon- And because of continued Greek America, and also impacts upon To the Editor: edit letters for publication and re- strations – as was promised by some small, fringe groups – and what ef- resistance, the Germans did not cultural or family exchanges be- The Greek Orthodox Archdio- gret that we are unable to ac- fect, if any, the Pope’s trip would have on the Turkish’ campaign to enter hesitate to massacre entire male tween two allied nations. cese’s response to Pope Benedict knowledge or return those left the European Union. populations, such as those in But the article was inaccurate in XVI’s speech on its website was pa- unpublished. If anything were to go seriously wrong, it was assumed that the Turks Kalavryta and the massive slaugh- reporting that Poland is a VWP thetic. would blame Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew personally for under- ter of the entire population of Dis- country. Poland certainly aspires to The Pope’s speech (at a German mining their position. At press time, however, the Pope’s trip has gone better than expected. There were some demonstrations against him, but except for one large demonstration in one of Constantinople’s squares last Sunday, two days PRESS CLIPPINGS before his arrival in Turkey, they were neither huge nor particularly violent. Even Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan changed his mind one day before the Pope’s arrival, and greeted Benedict at the airport in Ankara. The Pope himself made a public about-face, reversing his earlier The Education of Robert Kennedy: A Hellenic Reawakening opinions and, in effect, endorsed Turkey’s prospective accession to the Eu- ropean Union, having opposed the prospect in the past. By David Brooks ''The Greek Way'' contains essays the arrogance men and women are not made for safe havens. The This bodes well for the Patriarchate, without which the Pope would not The New York Times on the great figures of Athenian show at one moment will twist fullness of life is in the hazards of have traveled to Turkey, and would therefore not have endorsed Turkey’s history and literature, and Kennedy back and bring agony later on. life. And, at the worst, there is that E.U. entry bid. And even though the Turks might not give the Patriarch the Emilio Estevez's movie, ''Bobby,'' found a worldview that helped him Hamilton is at her best describ- in us which can turn defeat into vic- credit he deserves for this, at least they can not rightfully accuse him of an- introduces the martyrdom of explain and recover from the ing the tragic sensibility, the tory.'' If they were doctors of the spir- ti-Turkish activities. Robert Kennedy to another genera- tragedy which had befallen him. strange mixture of doom and exal- it, the Greeks' specialty was to take It should be noted, however, that the clear winner of the Pope’s trip is tion of Americans, but it was ''When the world is storm-driven tation which marks Greek drama. It grief and turn it into resolution. Turkey itself, which was cast in an overall favorable light on the world Robert's reaction to his brother's and the bad that happens and the was based on the conviction that The story of Kennedy's grief is stage, thanks to the hundreds of journalists who gathered to cover the vis- death which is really most instruc- worse that threatens are so urgent good grows out of bad, virtue out of the story of a man stepping out of it. tive to the young. as to shut out everything else from hardship, and that wisdom is born his time and fetching from the past In the United States, Turkey became a front-page story again. The cov- Robert Kennedy was dining at view,'' Hamilton writes, ''then we in suffering. Kennedy memorized a a sturdier ethic. He developed a bit erage might not always be positive, but it is usually sympathetic. The home on November 22, 1963 when need to know all the strong passage from Aeschylus, which of that quality, which greater lead- American press seems more eager, if not desperate, to keep Turkey looking J. Edgar Hoover called. ''I have fortresses of the spirit which men Hamilton quotes twice in her book: ers like Churchill possessed in westward, as opposed to looking toward the Muslim East, and is pushing news for you,'' Hoover began cold- have built through the ages.'' ''God, whose law it is that he abundance, of seeming to step from harder to help Turkey join the E.U. in order to save Turkey from the claws ly. ''The President's been shot.'' Classical scholars often scorn who learns must suffer. And even in another age. Kennedy became a fig- of Islamic fundamentalism, and also from extremist elements within Kennedy turned away from his Hamilton because she wrote in a our sleep, pain that can not forget ure in the 1960's, but was never re- Turkey itself. lunch companions, his hand to his breathless ''all the glory that was falls drop by drop upon the heart, ally of the 1960's. He promoted But the pundits don’t seem to have learned one of the principal lessons mouth and his face twisted in pain. Greece'' mode, but her book and in our own despite, against our many liberal policies, but was nev- from the mistakes of the war in Iraq: i.e., you just can’t transform a back- In the ensuing months, he was changed Robert Kennedy's life. He will, comes wisdom to us by the er a member of a team since he ward and undemocratic country to a Western-style democracy overnight. devoured by grief. One of his biog- carried his beaten, underlined and awful grace of God.'' drew strength from somewhere As in the case of Iraq, foreigners pretend to know what is good for Turkey raphers, Evan Thomas, writes, ''He annotated copy around with him Kennedy, recovering from his else. better than the Turks themselves. And that’s simply not a good starting literally shrank, until he appeared for years, pulling it from his pocket, brother's murder, found in the an- And the lesson, of course, is point. wasted and gaunt. His clothes no reading sections aloud to audiences cient Greeks a civilization which about the need to step outside your When Greece joined the E.U., it’s true that the Greeks were not ready to longer fit, especially his brother's in what Thomas calls ''a flat, un- was eager to look death in the face, own immediate experience into the enter the larger European framework either. But Greece had a strong old clothes – an old blue topcoat, a rhythmic voice with a mournful but which seemed to draw strength past, to learn about the problems leader – the late Constantine Karamanlis, uncle of the current prime min- tuxedo, a leather bomber jacket edge.'' from what it found there. The which never change, and bring ister – and a populace which came around soon enough to see the Euro- with the presidential seal – which Kennedy found in the Greeks a Greeks seemed more convinced of back some of that inheritance. The pean Economic Community as the only way out of a cycle of military coups he insisted on wearing, and which sensibility similar to his own – the dignity and significance of life leaders who founded the country and slow economic growth, and thus gave its overwhelming support to hung on his narrowing frame.'' heroic and battle-scarred, but also the more they brooded on the pain were steeped in the classics; Greece’s admission to the EEC. But during March 1964, he visit- mystical. He shared the awful sense and precariousness of it. Kennedy found them in crisis; and Things are quite different in Turkey. Erdogan is a weak leader with ed Bunny Mellon's estate in An- of foreboding which pervades the Kennedy underlined a passage of today's students are lucky if they strong fundamentalist leanings. And the country still has a very strong mil- tigua and spent the vacation in his work of Aeschylus and Sophocles Hamilton's book in which she sum- stumble on them by happenstance. itary establishment which is unwilling to give up its prerogatives, and a room, reading a book Jackie and that distinctly Greek aware- marizes the rippled nature of Greek populace which has turned against her joining the E.U. Kennedy had given him, ''The ness of the invisible patterns which optimism: ''Life for him was an ad- The New York Times published Turkey should nonetheless be grateful to the Ecumenical Patriarchate Greek Way,'' by Edith Hamilton. connect events to one another: how venture, perilous indeed, but men the above on November 26. for putting her on the world stage, and should be mindful of the economic benefits it derives from the presence of the Patriarchate there. It seems to us that, sooner or later, the following questions need to be raised: Would Turkey really be better off if the Patriarchate moved to Greece or some other place, as more and more people are suggesting? And does Turkey want the Patriarchate to start building a summer residence in Ancient Faith Faces an Uncertain Future in Muslim Turkey Greece which might eventually become the base from which it could facil- itate either long stays or a permanent move? By John Kass attention to be paid, especially Christians, was created before the finally, that ignoring Islam is im- As for the Patriarchate, the Pope’s visit afforded a great opportunity to Chicago Tribune now. Schism in 1054. possible. highlight the unacceptable conditions under which it exists and operates. The Pope will hear the liturgy as That the media ignores the Pa- For me, it was especially impor- It presented it with a chance to highlight the asphyxiating environment; Imagine the Vatican surrounded it was sung more than a thousand triarch's plight is astounding and tant to visit Hagia Sophia, literally, the discrimination; the continuous efforts by Turkish authorities to mar- in a fiercely secular yet very Muslim years ago, when there was only one hurtful to me; as is the realization the Church of Divine Wisdom, the ginalize it, and to strip it of its spiritual authority and religious freedom, as Italy. church, before the split into East that all that history could be gone if ancient domed structure which was well as the unacceptable obstacles the Turks create, like requiring the Pa- The Christian community there and West. things don't change in Istanbul, in turned into a mosque when the triarch to be a Turkish citizen, or a priest to be a Turkish citizen, even has dwindled to only a few thou- "They will exchange the kiss of what was once called Constantino- Turks took Constantinople in 1453. though the Greek community of Constantinople is now estimated to num- sand after decades of ethnic cleans- peace, and they will bless the people, the heart of the Byzantine Em- It is an immense structure, larg- ber about 2,000. ing. Much of the church's property ple, and they will recite together pire. er even than its copy, St. Peter's In practical terms, it’s not clear whether the Pope is willing or able to has been seized. The government the Lord's Prayer in Greek, the orig- At the Patriarchate, one of the Basilica in Rome, and is nearly use any influence he has with Turkish authorities to alleviate the Patriar- has closed the only seminary and inal (scriptural) language," said exterior doors is never opened. It 1,500 years old. chate’s plight. But the Pope does enjoy considerable influence in many refuses to reopen it. Archbishop Demetrios, leader of has remained closed since 1821, There, I thought of the wor- other countries, and the Vatican could make the issue of religious persecu- A law has been passed: Any fu- the Greek Orthodox Church in when Greece fought for its inde- shipers fearfully singing the liturgy tion of Christian minorities in Turkey a key issue. ture Roman Catholic pope must be America, who will lead the Ameri- pendence from the Ottoman sul- as the city walls were breached, as Moreover, it must not escape our attention about how ironic it is for the born on Italian soil, even though can delegation. tans, and Patriarch Gregory V then the slaughter began, as a Christian Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate to be courting support from the there is no seminary to train the "Then the two of them will go was dragged out and hanged from empire which had stood for more Catholic Church in its fight for survival. young priests, even as the Christian out to the elevated balcony, if you that very doorway. than 1,000 years perished. At the end of the day, the fate of the Patriarchate depends on certain ba- community shrinks to a handful. A remember it, and bless the people Today, Turkey is a fascinating, Most icons were destroyed, but sic principles: the role it plays in today’s great religious issues, instead of cold shadow falls on the Western who will be gathered in the court- wonderful place, worthy of Ameri- you can still see the Virgin Mary on relying entirely on its past, as well as the course Turkey will take in the fu- church. yard," the Archbishop told me. can tourism, worthy of American the wall near what had been the al- ture, especially if Turkey joins the E.U., where it would have to be a truly I asked you to imagine this be- I do remember. I was there, at respect. tar. A sign prohibits religious obser- open and democratic country which respects, protects and even supports cause it's going on, right now, but Saint George, at the Patriarchate The people are friendly and hos- vance, but the guards don't stop everyone’s right to believe in the God of his or her choice. not in Rome. this past summer, watching the pitable, and the history is astound- you from praying. If Turkey does not become a member of the E.U., and soon, then the fu- It is happening in Istanbul, baptism of my nephew. We had the ing. The Blue Mosque, the Topkapi Pope Benedict is also scheduled ture of the Patriarchate will be in greater jeopardy, and an open and frank where Ecumenical Patriarch honor of visiting with Palace, the ancient covered market, to visit Hagia Sophia, now tersely discussion would have to follow as to what should become of it. Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Bartholomew, who said with a still thriving. That it has remained a referred to as a museum. As he vis- spiritual leader of the world's Or- smile that he reads the Chicago Tri- nation is testament to the intense its there, the news images may be thodox Church, is facing extreme bune online. will of Kemal Ataturk, founder of sent around the world to remind us pressure by the Turkish Govern- Obviously, I have strong, person- the modern secular Turkish state, of what was, and how what little is Greek, a most popular language ment. al and religious feelings about this which now must deal with growing left is slipping away. This week, Pope Benedict XVI and can't pretend otherwise, yet I Islamic fundamentalism. The Greek language ranks 14th among the most popular language spo- will travel to Turkey and pray with mean no disrespect to Turkey or to All of this is important for Amer- The Chicago Tribune published ken in the Big Apple, according to United States Census data recently ana- Bartholomew, and witness the Islam. icans to grasp, as the West realizes, the above on November 26. lyzed by the New York Post. In fact, the Post estimates that there are liturgy in the Church of Saint The streets in that quarter of Is- 47,157 people who speak Greek in New York. George. tanbul are narrow. The bus stops at Spanish, of course, is the most popular language, with 1,808,878 Span- The focus will be on the Pope re- the bottom of the hill. You walk ish-speaking people in the City. lying on the Patriarch to help make past a few shops, on up, and even- Almost one in four New Yorkers does not speak English very well. Over- inroads with Muslims, after com- tually, through the gates of the all, out of 268.1 million residents in the United States, only 8.6 percent do ments the Pope made this year compound. Comments? not speak English fluently. about violence and Islam. Once there, you begin to realize We would wish that the number of Greeks who don’t speaking English But I hope his visit will also how central the Patriarchate has The National Herald welcomes could be smaller. There’s no question that not knowing the local language draw attention to the desperate been to Christianity, dating from is an obstacle to reaching one’s full potential. plight of the Orthodox Church, about 300 AD, when the Gospels of your response to any article or editorial Yet, as in the past, the children of today’s immigrants will become the which has been largely ignored. the New Testament were being se- Please send e-mail to professionals and successful entrepreneurs of tomorrow, just like those There are an estimated 250,000 lected, and later, when the Nicene who preceded them. Hopefully, immigrants will encourage their children Orthodox Christians in the Chicago Creed, a statement of faith recited [email protected] to be bilingual, and even to learn a third or fourth language. area, enough, you might think, for by Catholics, Orthodox and other THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 2, 2006 VIEWPOINTS 11 The Pope’s Visit to Turkey: A High-Wire Balancing Act

The original purpose of the The Islamic armies religious schools? Their harsh treatment of the few Chris- Moslem counterparts openly, as a In the technically non-religious Pope’s visit to Turkey was to meet would have spread their silence has been deafen- tians who still live in Moslem coun- first step, to define what they mean arena, the Pope used his visit to re- with Patriarch Bartholomew, and to control and their Islamic ing. tries. by “infidel.” vise his views on Turkey’s prospec- discuss future steps to carry for- faith into Europe, as The Pope delicately Islam claims an exclusivity of di- The Pope did not sharply raise tive admission to the European ward the long process of reconcilia- well, had they not been raised the question of vine sanction, and considers non- such issues, at least not in public. Union. In 2004, when he was Car- tion initiated in 1967 by Patriarch stopped at Poitiers in reciprocity in the treat- Moslems “infidels.” Turkey, pre- He realizes that Turkey is a country dinal Joseph Ratzinger, in an inter- Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI. the 14th Century, and at ment of Christians in sumably the most secular Muslim suffering from conflicting orienta- view with the French newspaper However, the visit turned out to the outskirts of Vienna Moslem areas, and the country, has taken every step to tions. Although its population is “Le Figaro,” he pointed out the lack be mostly a major effort by Pope in the 16th. treatment of Moslems in suppress, harass and even extermi- more than 99 percent Muslim, reli- of religious freedom in Turkey and Benedict XVI to tone down the dis- Christianity has its Christian countries. In nate its Christian populations. At gious influences can be ambivalent. expressed reservations about its trust and resentment which in- record of violence, too, the last five decades, the beginning of the 20th Century, Its political, military and economic E.U. accession. This time, he spoke creasingly defines relations be- in converting the pa- by DR. D.G. millions of Moslems almost 25 percent of the popula- elites aspire, for the most part, to in favor of Turkish admission, in tween Christianity and Islam. In gans after it became the KOUSOULAS have come to Europe tion of the Ottoman Empire was become part of Europe. But many this way removing a point of con- this effort, the Pope had to be very official religion of the and North America. Al- Christian. In today’s Turkey, no among them do not want to aban- tention with the European-oriented circumspect. This was neither the Roman Empire in the Special though most of them more than 87,000 are Christian out don oppressive and nationalist tra- Turkish elites. time nor the place to point out Fourth Century. It has its to The National refuse to assimilate, they of a total population of 72 million. ditions which are unacceptable to That said, while Benedict made harsh truths. record of violence with Herald are able to practice their The pressures on the Ecumenical Europeans. The lower classes, a rather successful effort to sooth Less than three ago, speaking at the blessings or the in- religion without interfer- Patriarchate are well known. It is those in labor and agriculture, are Islamic sensitivities, the official the University of Regensburg in stigations of the Papacy ence. Most of their re- not even allowed to use its semi- largely confused, being more purpose of his journey to Turkey Germany, where he used to teach, during the Crusades; during the In- cent difficulties have come about nary on the island of Halki to in- strongly affected by religion. There was to meet with Ecumenical Patri- the Pope had quoted Byzantine Em- quisition; during the religious wars after the jihadists brought their struct and train new clergy. are other fissures even among arch Bartholomew I. Considering peror Manuel II Paleologos, who after the Reformation; and during new tactics of terrorism to the This, then, is another starting Turkey’s Moslems. Almost 20 mil- the attitude of the Turks toward the characterized some of Muham- the spreading of the Christian faith West. Even now, few restrictions point for any dialogue: The treat- lion are Alawites, an offshoot of the Patriarchate, and the reaction mad's teachings in the Koran as into the southern hemisphere of are imposed on those Moslems who ment of the Christians in the Shia sect, and another 20 million among mobs protesting the Pope’s “evil and inhuman,” especially “his the New World by the Conquista- practice their religion peacefully. In Moslem countries must be based on are Kurds. In spite of the monolith- visit, this part of the Pope’s visit was command to spread by the sword dors. fact, few restrictions are imposed openness and reciprocity. As long ic image Turkey likes to project by far the most touchy. the faith he preached.” These truths belong to the histo- even on those religious leaders or as a non-Moslem is considered an abroad, it actually is a patchwork of Turkey insists on considering These remarks sent the Moslem ry books, and it is better if both reli- Islamic teachers who preach hatred “infidel,” there can be no common cultures, allegiances, conflicting as- the Patriarch as merely the lowly believers throughout the world of gions, Christianity and Islam, ac- in their Mosques or religious ground. The Pope and the Patri- pirations, religious and ethnic bishop of the small Orthodox Chris- Islam into a paroxysm of rage. Yet knowledge these unsavory truths schools in France, Germany or the arch, and all Christian religious groups. So the Pope limited his tian community of 3,000 people in Manuel II had only spoken the and move on. During his visit to United States. leaders who advocate dialogue and message to soothing Islamic sensi- Constantinople (present-day Istan- truth. Turkey, the Pope wisely chose to This is in stark contrast to the reconciliation, need to ask their tivities. bul). By contrast, the Pope made it North Africa, from Egypt to to- move on, but in so doing, he left clear that he had come to meet the day’s Morocco, had been a thriving largely untouched the problem we symbolic leader of the world’s Or- Christian world for centuries. It face today: the violence advocated thodox Christians. This was bound converted into Islam within a gen- by the Moslem jihadists. to upset the stomachs of many eration – after it was conquered by We often hear that Islam is a re- Turks. Islamic armies. ligion of peace and justice. But a fa- For the Ecumenical Patriarch, The Middle East had been the natical fringe is proving otherwise. besieged as he is in a hostile land, cradle of Christianity since the very This claim that Islam is a religion of the visit of the Pope was a welcome beginning. It was converted into Is- peace should be the point of con- show of support. It reminded the lam, after Islamic armies – Arabic tact where Christian and the Mus- Turks that mistreating the Holy See and then Turkish – conquered the lim leaders may find common of Orthodox Christianity will not lands which were part of the Ortho- ground, and where a meaningful make their path to the European dox Christian Byzantine Empire. dialogue may begin. Union any smoother. Millions in the Islamic world ad- On his part, the Pope has been mire the fanatical fringe which can deeply concerned with the growing not be eliminated by the efforts or secularism among the Europeans. GUEST EDITORIALS policies of the Christian world. It He wants to strengthen the element can only be isolated by the Islamic of religious faith, and to achieve The National Herald welcomes religious leaders. Up until now, that, he needs to promote coopera- manuscripts representing a vari- however, there have been very few tion with the traditionally more ety of views for publication in its voices, if any, among the leaders of conservative Orthodox. View Points page. They should in- Islam condemning the words and Such cooperation becomes diffi- clude the writer’s name, address, acts of the fanatics. cult, however, as long as the Pope The young men who strap them- claims spiritual supremacy as the and telephone number and be ad- selves with explosives and blow successor of Saint Peter, the “first dressed to the View Points Editor, themselves up to kill “infidels” do Bishop of Rome.” The Patriarch The National Herald, 37-10 30th so because they have been told by wisely set aside any such sensibili- Street, Long Island City, NY Moslem religious leaders that their ties and focused instead on the pos- 11101. They can also be faxed to death will assure them a place in itive aspects of cooperation – e.g., (718) 472-0510 or, preferably, e- paradise. Papal support for religious freedom mailed to english.edition@then- Has any major, influential in the Moslem world – in this way ationalherald.com. Due to consid- Moslem religious leader, Sunni or adding to a successful outcome of Shiite, or of any other sect, come the Pope’s visit, to the benefit of erations of space we enforce a out boldly to say that this promise both prelates. strict 1,400-word upper limit. We is delusional, and that a place in reserve the right to edit for repet- paradise can be secured only by Dr. Kousoulas is Professor Emeri- itiveness, diction and syntax. We those who advocate and practice tus of Political Science at Howard regret that we are unable to ac- peace, justice, charity and decen- AP/OSMAN ORSAL University in Washington, DC. He knowledge or return manuscripts, cy? Has any such leader denounced Young Turkish men shouting angry Islamic slogans during an anti-pope rally in Istanbul last Sunday, No- is the author of several books, published or unpublished. those clerics who preach hatred in vember 26. Thousands of Turks gathered in an Istanbul square to protest against the visit of Pope Benedict notably “The Life and Times of their mosques, or the teachers who XVI to this predominantly Muslim country. The demonstration, organized by the pro-Islamic Felicity Party, Constantine the Great (1999), indoctrinate their students in the was the largest anti-pope protest ahead of Benedict’s arrival in Turkey this past Tuesday, November 28. and numerous scholarly articles. The European Union Report and Turkey’s Negotiating Tactics

The European Union Progress mitment to good neighborly rela- gotiations. FINDINGS AND lighted in the Report, have been of Turkey can not renegotiate its Report on Turkey released on No- tions and its undertaking to resolve The report follows CONCLUSIONS Turkey’s own making. Turkey refus- contractual accession terms, and vember 8 is highly critical of Turkey any outstanding border disputes in the same format for all Based on the analysis es to implement the Ankara Proto- can not link its compliance to these on practically all matters dealing conformity with the principle of candidate and potential of the 33 chapters of the col, which it signed, to extend its contractual obligations to other is- with Turkey’s E.U. accession nego- peaceful settlement of disputes, in candidate states. Con- acquis communautaire customs union to Cyprus, an E.U. sues. No other E.U. candidate state tiations. accordance with the United Na- trary to Turkey and and the Copenhagen ac- country, and Turkey has not made has attempted to dictate its own ac- There was no surprise in the tions Charter, including if neces- Washington’s claims, the cession criteria, the Re- any significant progress relating to cession terms. Let us not forget it is comments which were included in sary jurisdiction of the Internation- E.U. has, in the past, port presents a balanced democracy, religious freedom and Turkey seeking accession to the the Report, which covers the period al Court of Justice (at The Hague), raised all the issues ad- but negative review of the rule of law. E.U., not the reverse. from 10/1/05, when accession and to other requirements against dressed in the report. Turkey’s progress since TURKEY’S RESPONSE AND CONTINUED U.S. talks opened, until 9/30/06. which progress will be measured.” There are no new condi- accession talks com- NEGOTIATING TACTICS APPEASEMENT CYPRUS The report also notes that the tions introduced in menced in October Turkey’s response to the E.U. Re- Washington’s lobbying in Brus- by EUGENE T. The Report is very blunt regard- “casus belli,” the justification for Turkey’s accession nego- 2005. It also points to port was typical of its negotiating sels on behalf of Turkey, despite ing Turkey’s failure to implement acts of war, reference remains “un- tiations. The issue of the ROSSIDES the slowing down of the tactics: Admit nothing and attack, Turkey’s downright failure to meet its commitments towards Cyprus, changed.” E.U.’s “absorption capac- Special reform process in attack and attack. Turkish Foreign contractual obligations, raises seri- which Turkey is obligated to do RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ity” reflects the assess- to The National Turkey, and to the risks Minister Abdullah Gul led the ous questions about U.S. motives. since it signed an “Additional Pro- The Report’s language regard- ment of the state of the Herald involved for Turkey’s ac- charge, stating that Turkey would Can Washington tell the E.U. tocol (The Ankara Protocol) ex- ing religious freedom violations to- Union made following cession negotiations if not succumb to “blackmail” in its what its accession criteria should tending the EC (European Commu- wards the Ecumenical Patriarchate the latest E.U. expansion Turkey fails to comply dispute with the E.U. over Cyprus. be and who should be its members? nity)-Turkey Association Agree- are rather tempered. Religious in May 2004, the two new states with its contractual obligations. Mr. Rehn responded: “We have had That tactic failed in the past. In No- ment to the ten member states that freedom is a cornerstone of E.U. which will likely become members The Report points to the enough talk of ‘red lines’ and vember 2002, Washington lobbied acceded on May 1, 2004 which it values and principles, yet Turkey in 2007, and the evaluation of the progress made by the introduction ‘blackmail,’ ” he said, urging Turkey hard in order to get a date for Turk- had signed in July 2005, and which has made no progress in this re- reasons which led to the rejection and approval of some reform legis- to accept Finland’s proposal for ish accession talks at the E.U. meet- enabled the accession negotiations gard. If anything, things have got- of the European Constitution in lation, as required by the E.U., and trade from Cyprus. ing in Copenhagen. The tactic to start.” ten progressively worse for the Pa- France and the Netherlands. also shows the lack of implementa- The EU has repeatedly stated backfired, and some serious ques- In sending a stern message to triarchate, especially as it relates to The Report (pgs. 1-24) exam- tion of key reforms, especially in that Turkey must meet its obligations remain: Turkey over its failures regarding the Patriarchate’s properties, many ines the relations of Turkey with the area of human and minority tions to trade with Cyprus by open- When is Washington going to Cyprus, E.U. Enlargement Commis- of which have been confiscated. the E.U., and reviews the enhanced rights; the unfulfilled commit- ing its harbors and airports to stop the double standard on the sioner Olli Rehn stated, “Failure to The Report’s only reference to political dialogue and political cri- ments made on trade; the removal planes and ships from Cyprus. rule of law for Turkey? implement obligations will affect the Ecumenical Patriarchate is the teria for membership: democracy of trade barriers; and on the critical Turkey signed the Ankara Protocol. When is Washington going to the overall progress of negotiations following: “… restrictions on the and the rule of law; human rights, issue of civilian-military relations. Commissioner Rehn told the Eu- stop appeasing Turkey? (New York Times, November 9, training of clergy and on foreign including women’s rights and the The Report is also explicitly ropean Parliament that the com- When is Washington going to 2006, pg. 11)…” protection of minorities, including clear on the burden Turkey has to promise proposed by Finland, condemn Turkey’s intransigence? The Report further states, “Un- the Kurds; regional issues and in- improve bilateral relations and which is holding the E.U.’s current When is Washington going to der the negotiating framework and Turkey’s negotiating ternational obligations; and eco- good neighborly relations (e.g., the rotating presidency, was “a major call for the removal of Turkish ille- the Accession Partnership, Turkey aim is obvious: She nomic criteria. continued issue of the “casus belli” confidence-building measure to- gal forces and illegal setters from is expected to ensure continued The Report (pgs. 24-30) reviews with Greece); recognize the Repub- wards a comprehensive settle- Cyprus, and the tearing down of support for efforts to find a compre- wants to change the the Copenhagen criteria for the ac- lic of Cyprus; and fully implement ment” of the division. He said Turkey’s barbed-wire fence? hensive settlement of the Cyprus rules on requirements cession of new members (adopted the Customs Union Agreement Turkey risked squandering what Achieving the goals of genuine problem within the U.N. frame- for accession and by the E.U. a decade before its latest with Cyprus, without linking this may be the last chance for years to democratic freedoms, political sta- work and in line with the principles expansion); the functioning of a contractual obligation to other ex- resolve the division, and has tried bility and economic progress will on which the Union is founded, admission to the E.U. market economy; the country’s ca- traneous issues (e.g., the alleged to keep its E.U. membership ambi- require fundamental changes in while adapting the Ankara Agree- pacity to cope with economic forces “isolation of the Turkish Cypriots,” tions on track. Turkey’s governmental institutions. ment to the accession of the ten clergy to work in Turkey remain. within the E.U.; and the ability to as- which is actually caused by the Under the Finnish compromise The U.S. shares in these interests as new E.U. Member States, including Turkish legislation does not pro- sume the obligations of membership. Turkish military occupation of plan, Turkey would open its ports well. To promote these interests, Cyprus; and the concrete steps for vide for private higher religious ed- The Report (pgs. 30-74) elabo- more than 37 percent of Cyprus to planes and ships from Cyprus. To the U.S. should more forcefully ex- the normalization of bilateral rela- ucation for these communities. The rates on Turkey’s “ability to assume and the Turkish barbed-wire fence boost trade with the Turkish-occu- ert its influence on Turkey, includ- tions with all Member States, in- Greek Orthodox Halki (Heybelia- the obligations of membership.” across Cyprus). pied north of the island and end its ing the Turkish military. We need to cluding the Republic of Cyprus, as da) seminary remains closed. The This section provides a substantive The bottom line is sad and sim- so-called economic isolation, Fam- be pressing for fundamental soon as possible.” public use of the ecclesiastical title review of Turkey’s compliance/im- ple: Greek-Turkish relations and agusta would be opened to free changes now, irrespective of The Report continues, “Turkey of Ecumenical Patriarch is still plementation of laws and policies Cyprus are important problems trade under E.U. supervision, and Turkey’s E.U. aspirations. It will be has continued to deny access to its banned.” on each of the 33 Chapters of the confronting relations between Turkey would return Varosha to its good for Turkey; good for Turkey’s ports to vessels flying the Republic The Report should have de- acquis communautaire which form Turkey and the E.U. Greek Cypriot owners. Rehn also neighbors; and good for U.S. inter- of Cyprus flag, or where the last manded that reforms must be im- the foundation of the accession ne- The many other problems facing said trade with Cyprus was an E.U. ests. port of call is in Cyprus. Such re- plemented to safeguard the Ecu- gotiations for all applicant states. the accession talks are serious and issue. Fortunately, President Tassos Pa- strictions on shipping often pre- menical Patriarchate, and called on Topics range from the free move- deep. This is affirmed in the report. The E.U. has set a December 6 padopoulos and Greek Cypriot clude the most economical way of Turkey to open the Halki School of ment of goods to fisheries, and It shows the long and difficult road deadline for Turkey to accept the leaders are holding firm to their po- transport and therefore result in a Theology within a reasonable time from intellectual property law to which Turkey has to cover before compromise plan. If not, the E.U. sition. The U.S., in its own self-in- barrier to free movement of goods period. employment policies, etc. reaching the desired end of the ac- ministers, meeting the following terest, should openly support the and trade. They infringe the Cus- OTHER ISSUES Critical are issues having to do cession talks. The burden is on week in Brussels, may well suspend position of the Cypriot Govern- toms Union agreement. Similar re- It is important to note that the with human rights, minority rights, Turkey, not on the E.U – Turkey Turkey’s accession talks. ment, particularly after Cyprus’ ex- strictions continued to apply in the issues covered in the report go well the implementation of the Customs needs to reform; implement these Turkey’s negotiating aim is obvi- traordinary efforts in the evacua- field of air transport.” beyond the Cyprus problem, bilat- Union Agreement, external and reforms; address bilateral and do- ous: She wants to change the rules tion of 14,000 Americans from RELATIONS WITH GREECE eral relations with Greece and reli- good neighborly relations, justice, mestic issues like civil military rela- on requirements for accession ne- Lebanon this past summer. Regarding Turkey’s relation’s gious freedom, all three of which freedom and security. This impor- tions; and meet all contractual gotiations and admission to the with Greece, the Report states that cover only a few pages of the 78- tant section has been well known to obligations if the accession talks E.U., but neither the Erdogan gov- Mr. Rossides is President & the Negotiating Framework in- page report. The other issues ad- Turkey, as it was also the founda- are to move forward. ernment nor the Turkish military Founder of the American Hel- cludes the following requirement dress Turkey’s compliance and tion for the accession talks of the The problems which Turkey has are genuinely interested or willing lenic Institute in Washington, against which progress will be mea- adaptation to all of the 33 Chapters last ten countries which acceded to encountered in its E.U. accession to meet Western standards of and a former Assistant Secretary sured: “Turkey’s unequivocal com- which are part of the accession ne- the E.U. in 2004. process, and which have been high- democracy. of the U.S. Treasury. 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 2, 2006 Hopping Mad: No Place Rewards a Little Effort Like the Greek Islands

By Dana Facaros the siren song of mass tourism. The Sunday Times Nightlife may be nil, but the island has pebbly crescents, a crystal sea, Why gamble a whole holiday on bijou ports, lofty, otherworldly vil- one beautiful Greek island when lages such as Exogi and Anogi and there are so many more just waiting always, always stunning views. A to be explored? As any Grecophile good base is the Odyssey Apart- will tell you, island hopping is the ments, in the capital, Vathi, with a only way to go. You get three, four pool (30-267-403-3400, www.itha- or five holidays for the price of one, ki-odyssey.com). Splurge on lobster and the islands just beg to be ap- at Paliocaravo (30-267-403-2573). proached by sea, revealing their Next hop is Lefkas, of the land- charms slowly, or in a sudden mo- mark cliffs. Sappho is rumored to ment of sheer theater. have leapt from one over unrequit- Ferries are inexpensive, and ed love – for a man. Tucked under more reliable and pleasant than their rocky faces on the west coast, ever. And the destinations are as re- lie Porto Katsiki and other beaches warding as the journey: Islands, of such tremendous beauty, they are even close neighbors, are their own worth the hair-raising drive. The little worlds with their own biggest resort, Nidri, is a honky- rhythms, imperceptible to the casu- tonk place, but a good base for sail- al day-tripper. ing trips. Stay at the Eva Beach Ho- The following routes offer an in- tel (30-264-509-2545, troduction to the art of island-hop- www.evabeach.gr) and, in the ping – leisurely skips that may soon evening, dine at the romantic To Pe- have you hopping back for more. fko (30-264-509-2075). You don't necessarily need a ruck- Hop back to Cephalonia's north- sack, but do pack a good guidebook, ernmost port, Fiskardo, spared by and check domestic sea schedules the earthquake and now a magnet before you go, at www.gtp.gr (the CLOCKWISE (from top left): A harbor in the picturesque Ionian island of Ithaca, home of Odysseus, the famous ancient prince depicted in for mega-yachts: the Ionian St. July/August high season aside, ho- Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey; the village of Dryopida in Kythnos, a Cycladic island of immense rustic charm; a harbor in Kalymnos, a friendly is- Tropez. Take the corniche road to tels are often up to a third cheaper land which still dances to the rhythms of old Greece; and the Grand Master’s Palace in Rhodes, a building of the Knights’ period, the ground the island's crown jewels: Assos and in other months). floor of which belonged to the 7th Century Byzantine Acropolis. A gunpowder explosion demolished the Palace, along with the neighboring its Venetian citadel; and Myrtos THE CYCLADES church, in 1856. In its present form it is a reconstruction by Italian architect M. Mesturino in 1940. The building was restored in 1988. beach, with its play of white and Everyone knows the Cyclades. azure under sheer cliffs. Then base This idyllic chain, with its gleaming yourself on the south coast, at the white villages and blue church Trapezaki Bay Hotel (30-267-103- domes piled over the sea, provides 1502, www. trapezakibayhotel.gr), Greece with its most potent tourist near a score of beaches and places clichés and postcard shots. Every- to explore: Mount Ainos National one knows the Cyclades' heaving Park; the Mycenaean tomb at fleshpots: Mykonos, Santorini, Ios. Tzanata; the capital, Argostoli; "By- Fortunately, there are plenty of Cy- ron's Rock" and the Paliki peninsula clades to go around. This tour of the – the real Ithaca, according to the western islands is simple, but satis- British authors of Odysseus Un- fying: golden beaches, sugarcube bound. houses and fewer tourists to share Flights from Gatwick through them with. The islands are so close Charter Flight Centre (www. char- together that traveling between terflights.co.uk). Book a car to pick them is like playing hopscotch. You up at the airport with Greekstones could see them all in ten days, but (www.greekstones-rentacar.com). Be chances are you'll be tempted to sure to ask for a note authorizing linger longer. ferry travel. Start at Milos, a volcanic island The F/B Cephalonia (www.fer- with a small but devoted fan club ries.gr/strintzis-ferries) sails at 3 which returns every year. The PM from Sami to Piso Aetos, Ithaca brochures advertise Milos as "a geo- (45 minutes), except on Saturday logical paradise," but you can give afternoons, when it goes to Vathi the Mining Museum a miss. Instead, (90 minutes). Check schedules with take a cruise around the island (or the Sami port authority (30-267- even better, paddle; visit 402-2031). From Frikes, on Ithaca, www.seakayakgreece.com) to ap- the Captain Aristides sails at 10 AM preciate the cliffs in their fauvist for the 2-hour trip to Vassiliki on colors, the sea grottoes and the Lefkas (30-210-412-2530); the beaches tucked in-between. The same ship sails in 2 hours from last-named are Milos' strong point; charms, most evident at Dryopida, a canese diversity, from the cos- tioned rooms – essential in toasty rans which make hopping in these Nidri to Fiskardo on Cephalonia at there are miles of them, from popu- traditional village, or the attractive mopolitan to the arty to a best-kept Symi (30-224-607-1829, www.al- parts quick and reliable. The trip 8.30 AM. lar lidos to isolated sandy inlets. Up spa resort of Loutra. In Loutra, Por- secret. Allow two leisurely weeks. batrosymi.gr). For memorable from Symi to Kalymnos takes two FERRY FARE CHANGES in Plaka, explore the ancient ruins, to Klaras has studios with seaview Rhodes, the sun god's own is- Mediterranean cuisine, book a table hours; from Kalymnos to Rhodes, Greece is deregulating its ferry with a fine museum and rare early- terraces (30-228-103-1276, land, has been a popular destina- at Mylopetra (30-224-607-2333, three hours. services, so that routes and fares Christian catacombs. Stay at the La- www.porto-klaras.gr). Everything is tion since Hellenistic times, when www.mylopetra.com). THE IONIANS across its 240 ports will be opened gada Beach, in the port of Adamas homegrown and homemade at Tav- its Colossus was a wonder of the Kalymnos, the next hop, is com- The Ionians were the home base to competition. Fifty of the least (011-30-228-702-3411, www.la- erna Katerina, which has a terrace world – so large, historians say, it pletely different again – a friendly of the pioneering island-hopper profitable routes are protected by gadahotel.com) and eat at Kynigos, overlooking Loutra's Schinari took 900 camels to haul away the island, still operating to the Odysseus, and they deliver mythic government subsidies for now, but the typical waterfront taverna made beach. scrap after it collapsed in an earth- rhythms of old Greece. Yet unlike grandeur in spades. Cliffs rocket out the busier routes will see fierce modern: first-rate cooking in a styl- Fly to Athens with British Airways quake. But today's Rhodes has its many of that description, Kalymnos of the sea; mountains bother the price wars. ish setting (30-228-702-2349). (www.ba.com), Olympic Airlines wonders, too, beginning with the offers plenty to see and do. The lo- clouds; valleys of olives and cy- According to Noel Josephides, of The next stop is Sifnos, so so- (www.olympicairlines.com), EasyJet Old Town, built by the Knights and cal sponge fleet is the biggest in presses evoke a disheveled Tuscany; the specialist tour operator Sunvil, phisticated and laid-back, it seems (www.easyjet.com) or Flyglobespan still encircled by the towering walls Greece. Pothia, the white and blue and beaches are unabashed calen- "Companies have spent a fortune on almost Californian. Split your time (www.flyglobespan.com). From that nearly kept out Sultan Suley- capital, is a bustling town with dar fodder. Their villages may lack new ships – the ferries are more between the cosmopolitan port of there, fly to Milos with Olympic. Or man the Magnificent in 1522. Hire a three museums and little shops the usual island quaintness (an modern, faster and more comfort- Kamares and the green and pretty take the ferry from the port city of Pi- car to explore the rest – picturesque (chair-menders, cobblers, coffee- earthquake in 1953 saw to that), able. Fares are more flexible. Travel interior. Kastro is an exotic old vil- raeus with Ventouris Sea Lines ruins at ancient Kameiros, the grinders) which are an endangered but they are the genuine Greece. midweek, for example, and you can lage, and there are get-away-from- (www.ventourissealines.gr). Return Knights' castle at Monolithos and species elsewhere. Beaches, fjords Another difference is that you'll now get great discounts, while it-all beach havens at Vathi and to Piraeus from Kithnos, also with Lindos, a town of sea captains' man- and dramatic cliffs make Kalymnos need a car – this 2-week route is as weekends might be very expensive." Platys Gialos. Sifnos is the best spot Ventouris. The rates are very reason- sions, perhaps a little too popular a top destination for rock-climbers. much a breathtaking driving trip as Blue Star Ferries (www. blues- on this route for a splurge: The able. for some. But there are beaches If the main beaches, Myrties and an island-hop. tarferries.com), for example, has Alexandros hotel has all the ameni- Inter-island ferries along the everywhere you go; vineyards, Massouri, seem too busy, there are Fly into sprawling Cephalonia fares starting at 7 pounds ($13.60) ties, and a lovely location on the Kithnos-Serifos-Sifnos-Milos route mountain villages and nightlife, frequent caiques to Telendos, a and drive over the mountains to Sa- from Piraeus to the Cyclades, 15 beach at Platys Gialos (30-228-407- are frequent in the summer. For ex- too. Stay in the Old Town, in char- serene mountain in the sea just op- mi, a good introduction to the pounds ($29.05) to the Dode- 1333, www. hotelalexandros.gr). ample, sailing from Milos to Kithnos acter, at the Cava d'Oro hotel, in a posite, with pebble beaches and a scenery which stole the show in the canese, and a 10 percent discount Serifos starts with a bang, one of takes between 2 hours and 45 min- 13th Century house (30-224-103- handful of houses. In Pothia, stay at film, Captain Corelli's Mandolin. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. the most spectacular entrances any utes, and is quite affordable. In 6980, www.cavadoro.com); for din- the atmospheric Archontiko, once Unpretentious Sami was dolled up Hellenic Seaways (www. hellen- Greek island can offer: the little time-honored island-hopping fash- ner, take a taxi to the New Town to the residence of the Turkish gover- in plywood to play Argostoli; spend icseaways.gr) also has 15 percent capital of Chora, with its dazzlingly ion, go down to the port a day in ad- try the gourmet Greek delights at nor (30-224-302-4051, www.trav- time here visiting a pair of spectacu- off for early booking on the Inter- white skyline draped over a peak vance, check the schedules posted Palia Istoria (30-224-103-2421). elinfo.gr/archontiko). Dine on both lar caves, Antisami beach (the set net, as well as serious discounts on high above the port. Unlike Sifnos, by the travel agents and buy a ticket. After Rhodes, hop to little Symi, seafood and land food at Pandelis, for the Italians' camp) and Agia business class and cabin prices. Serifos is a dry, austere place, but THE DODECANESE "the Portofino of Greece." Favored on the quay (30-224-305-1508). Efthymia, a laid-back port. The sea- In this transition period to full the people are friendly and hos- Furthest from mainland Greece, by the sultans because of the local There are summer charters to side Sami Beach Hotel has a pool deregulation, the Greek Govern- pitable, and the fine beaches along the Dodecanese islands followed talent for sponge fishing and ship- Rhodes from 14 UK and Irish air- (30-267-402-2824, www.samibeach- ment has set ceiling fares for econo- the eastern coast make it well worth their own history after they were building, Symi was a rich island, ports; Charter Flight Centre, hotel.gr). Try mamma's cooking at my class and vehicles, but cabins a few days. The Maistrali (30-228- occupied by the crusading Knights and has a superb amphitheatre of www.charterflights.co.uk or the waterfront Mermaid (30-267- and premium class fares are now 105-1381) is right on the beach at of Saint John (1309-1522), the neoclassical mansions to prove it, www.ba.com). 402-2202). unregulated. To keep abreast of the the port, Livadi. Taki's, on the wa- Turks (1522-1912) and the Italians rising up the steps in tiers from the The Symi-owned Anes Ferry From Sami, it's an easy hop to changes, and for bookings, visit terfront, offers fresh fish and a fine (until 1947), yet their DNA is as port to Chora. The rest of the island Company (www.anes.gr) has 2- Homer's "craggy" Ithaca. Dig out www.greekferries.gr or selection of Greek wines (30-228- Greek as Zorba. Beyond sharing a is made for walking, with little hour ferries, catamarans and 1- your walking shoes to find places www.ferries.gr. 105-1159). unique architectural heritage of chapels or beaches at the end of the hour hydrofoils from Rhodes to Sy- immortalized in The Odyssey: the Finally, there's Kithnos, an out- crusader castles, minarets, and trek. Symi comes into its own at mi. Although you could bag a seat cave of the Nymphs, the fountain of The above was originally pub- of-the-way throwback to the island- Mussolini-era art-deco administra- night, when the day-trippers leave on one of the slow bi-weekly ferries Arethousa, Odysseus's palace. The lished by the London Sunday hopping days of the 1970's. Few for- tion buildings, however, the islands and everyone else gathers in its which visit all the islands, Do- sites may be all conjecture, but are Times. Dana Facaros is the author eigners ever call, but nostalgic come in many flavors. The three on great restaurants and bars. Hotel dekanisos Seaways (30-224-107- strangely evocative all the same – of many Cadogan travel guides, Greeks go there to sample its rustic this route offer a taster of Dode- Albatros has simple but air-condi- 0590, www.12ne.gr) has catama- like Ithaca itself, an island deaf to including " Greek Islands."