S O C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEkLy GREEk-AMERIcAN PUBLIcATION 1915-2016 VOL. 19, ISSUE 976 June 25-July 1, 2016 c v $1.50 The Orthodox Holy and Greek-Am. Dr. Helps Orlando Shooting Victims Great Council Proceeds Tampa, FL Physician Nicholas Sakis Was On Crete through 6/26 On Call that Night

By Theodore Kalmoukos fighter plane by Turkey and be - By Stavros Marmarinos cause Patriarch Kirill of Moscow CRETE, GREECE – The pro - claimed it was impossible for TAMPA, FL – “I love you all so ceedings of the Holy and Great him to travel to Constantinople, much” was the brief message Council (also called Great it was decided that the Synod 30-year-old Dr. Nicholas Sakis, Synod) of the Orthodox Church would convene in Crete, even sent hastily on June 12 to his began on the island of Crete, as Kirill ultimately did not at - wife, parents, and sisters. chaired by Ecumenical Patriarch tend. A little earlier, they had be - Bartholomew with 10 of the 14 The absence of four patri - gun transferring the victims of Orthodox (“Local”) Churches archs has not affected the due the mass shooting at the Pulse around the world are participat - course and work of the Synod, nightclub in Orlando, to the Or - ing. The Churches of Antioch, which proceeded thoroughly lando Regional Medical Center, Bulgaria, Moscow and Georgia and carefully with texts that re - where he works as a resident. are absent. fer to its topics. “My son was afraid there Those four churches decided At press time, TNH was in - might be an attack on the hos - to withdraw late in the hour, formed that the first text the pital as well, which would put though there were present at Council, “Mission of the Ortho - him in danger,” Sakis’ mother, the preparatory Pre-Council dox Church in the Modern Matina, worriedly told TNH. Conferences during the previous World” was approved with very “The hospital had taken all the years, as well as at the Synaxes few amendments. necessary precautions, and all of the Primates that dealt in de - Particularly interesting dur - the doctors did their best to save tail with the Council’s forma - ing the discussion was that be - the wounded.” tion. tween Metropolitan Hierotheos The man responsible for the The final Synaxis was held of Nafpaktos from the delega - attack, who pledged his alle - in January in Chambesy, Geneva tion of the Church of Greece and giance to the terrorist group in Switzerland during which the Metropolitan John of Pergamon ISIS, was also killed in the at - venue was agreed upon. Ini - regarding the ontology and the tack, which resulted in 49 other tially, it had been decided to literal content of the term "per - deaths and 53 injuries, render - convene in Constantinople, but son." ing it the deadliest mass shoot - because of strained relations be - In the section of the text re - ing in American history. tween Russia and Turkey due to ferring to the contribution of the SNF Matina Sakis said that in the the shooting down of a Russian Orthodox Church to the realiza - SNF co-President and Director Andreas Dracopoulos speaks at the 5th SNF International Confer - tion of peace, justice, freedom, ence on Philanthropy on June 21, which took place for the first time in Thessaloniki. Continued on page 4 fraternity and love between peo - ples, and to the removal of racial and other discriminations, it is noted among other things SNF Conference Begins, is Praised that “the Church cannot remain Kountoura indifferent to the problems of humanity in each period, but on By Aris Papadopoulos the reason Thessaloniki was cho - cultures. He encouraged the au - the contrary, shares in our an - sen as the venue is the culture dience to take a walk around the Speaks of guish and existential problems, THESSALONIKI – The fifth an - and energy characteristic of the city to get a taste of its charac - taking upon itself – as the Lord nual International Conference on city, and the ongoing effort for ter. did – our suffering and wounds, Philanthropy of the Stavros Niar - Mediterranean cooperation, an Dracopoulos also spoke about Surge in which are caused by evil in the chos Foundation (SNF) began in idea born 20 years ago with the the refugee crisis, pointing out world and, like the Good Samar - Thessaloniki – the first time it is Barcelona vision to unite the in - that 20 after the Barcelona ob - itan, pouring oil and wine upon being held there – on June 21, habitants along the Mediter - jective, it may become a reality Tourism our wounds (Luke 10:34) with the purpose of presenting ranean Sea. and the Mediterranean basin through a patient, comforting best practices and become the Dracopoulos noted the mul - may be turning into “an area of (Romans 15:4; Hebrew 13:22), center for the exchange of ideas ticulturalism prevalent in some dialogue, exchange, and cooper - By Vasilis Papoutsis and loving word. The word ad - and discussion on the develop - Mediterranean cities throughout ation guaranteeing peace, stabil - dressed to the world is not pri - ments within the wider field of the centuries, such as Alexandria ity, and prosperity, which require LOS ANGELES, CA – Elena marily meant to judge and con - philanthropy. (Egypt), while Thessaloniki be - a strengthening of democracy Kountoura, Greece’s Deputy AP PHOTO demn the world (John 3:17; During the opening session, came the second Byzantine city, and respect of human rights,” Prime Minister of Tourism at - Patriarchs Bartholomew (L) SNF co-President and Director after Constantinople, and was al - tended the Los Angeles Greek and Theophilos of Jerusalem. Continued on page 6 Andreas Dracopoulos explained ways cosmopolitan with diverse Continued on page 6 Film Festival (LAGFF) in order to “personally experience the festival and meet the people who organize it,” she told TNH. The National Organization of Colleagues Angelos, Paterakis, in Bus./Civic Hall of Fame Tourism, EOT, is a long time sponsor of the festival and “it is very important that the festival Honor Judge TNH Staff promotes the image of Greece and Greek cinema to the Greek- BALTIMORE, MD – The Balti - American community and the Tsoucalas more Sun inducted 12 remark - American public in general,” she able men and women who have said. By Demetris Tsakas made a difference in a wide She also spoke to a group of range of fields into their Busi - business and film executives, or - NEW YORK – Nicholas G. Tsou - ness and Civic Hall of Fame. ganized by Greek Consul Gen - calas, a federal judge on the U.S. This first dozen notables of eral in LA Gregory Karahalios, Court of International Trade Baltimore’s business and finan - about efforts to expand Greek (CIT), was honored on June 13 cial communities were honored tourism to new markets, and a at the Kellari Taverna in Man - at a ceremony on June 9 at the possible tax incentive for invest - hattan by current and former downtown Center Club. Among ing in Greece. colleagues, family, and friends. the inductees are two extraor - AGAINST THE GRAIN The 90-year-old Greek-Amer - dinary Greek-Americans— Tourism is Greece’s bread- ican is officially retiring in Au - lawyer and Orioles’ owner Peter and-butter industry, but with a gust, after a 30-year term as a Angelos and baking mogul and cavalcade of crises in 2015 – dif - federal judge and a total of 50 developer John Paterakis, Sr. ficult negotiations with the EU, years in the legal profession. Both Angelos and Paterakis are a flood of refugees, and two na - Aristidis Kourkoumelis, an at - decidedly devoted to the city of tional elections – tourism, quite torney who serves as a law clerk Baltimore and the community surprisingly, went up. to Tsoucalas and who organized has benefited tremendously by Kountoura happily pointed the banquet together with col - their charitable efforts. One of out that “we were able to in - league George Samiotis, told those who attended the Hall of crease the number of arrivals TNH that “Judge Tsoucalas is a Fame induction dinner, George (26 million from 22) and rev - legend. Although this is a pleas - Petrocheilos of Camden Part - enue (15 billion euros from ant event, we are sad,” because ners, noted that when was 13).” the judge is retiring, and the an - asked independently to name Under Kountoura leadership, nual dinner in his honor will be their favorite charity, both several initiatives took place the last with him as an active named the Greek Orthodox that can help explain the boom. jurist on the bench. “He is an Church. BALTIMORE SUN One was lengthening the sea - incredible person and helped us Peter Angelos, majority owner of the Orioles, attorney, and philanthropist was one of the in - all in our beginnings. Samiotis Continued on page 3 ductees into the Baltimore Sun's Business and Civic Hall of Fame. Continued on page 7 added that “although it saddens me that the judge is retiring, I feel happy when I think about his career and the fact that he stood by the sides of many new Lena Saltos Tantaros Unties Women in Knots Publisher lawyers, myself as well.” Judge Tsoucalas told TNH that “I will always be present. I Honored for By Constantinos E. Scaros country better. Caratzas may not be handling cases any I first became aware of Tan - longer, but that doesn’t mean Andreana Konstantina Tan - taros when I saw her on a seg - that I am withdrawing. When - Volunteerism taros (better known as Andrea) ment on The O’Reilly Factor and Laid to Rest ever they need me, they can call is a nationally-recognized, Penn - I confess that like most Greek- me and I will be there,” he By Eleni Sakellis sylvania-born thirtysomething Americans, my “Greek Radar stated characteristically while political analyst, a product of a Detector” is finely tuned and ATHENS – Aristide Caratzas, A singing the praises of the NEW YORK – Volunteer Lawyers traditional Greek household for well-trained insofar as when I Greek-American publisher, po - lawyers who practiced and are for the Arts (VLA) held its annual which she is grateful in shaping see a Greek-sounding name on litical lobbyist, and proud Greek practicing by his side. Summer Benefit on June 21. her to be the woman that she is the screen, I utter, with interest: patriot who lived mostly in “They are all very good peo - Honored for their volunteer work today, as she discloses in her “she must be Greek!” After lis - Athens during the past few years ple, they know their work, I love and dedication to VLA, Olena first book, Tied Up in Knots: tening to what Tantaros had to passed away on June 16 after a them and they love me. I have Ripnick-O’Farrell of Debevoise & How Getting What We Wanted say, my interest in our common battle with cancer, with which always tried to promote young Plimpton LLP and Lena Saltos of Made Women Miserable (Broad - ethnic heritage as the reason I he was diagnosed last August, Greek lawyers,” he noted. Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP side Books, 2016) which was watched quickly gave way to the at age 69. The judge’s daughter Georgia with the S. Jeanne Hall Pro Bono published in April. content of her ideas. I heard her Caratzas was one of the chief Award. Both Ripnick-O’Farrell The book’s cover, much like comments in broadcast after architects of the U.S. Embargo Continued on page 4 and Saltos are Associate Board Tantaros herself, is not meek, broadcast over the ensuing on Turkey after that country’s members of VLA. The event took not subtle, and not understated. months, admiring her razor- invasion of Cyprus in 1974. place on the rooftop of Sony Mu - It shows the author bound by sharp mind and uncanny ability Preparing to devote himself to sic with breathtaking views of ropes at the wrists, forearms, www.pinterest.com to pinpoint the essence of an is - his academic career, Caratzas was For subscription: Manhattan. and upper arms, with her limbs Andrea Tantaros sue, and to use every precious a lecturer in history at the Uni - 718.784.5255 Saltos was born in Athens, her stretched high above her head, second of available airtime mas - versities of California (Los Ange - [email protected] family hails from Nafpaktos and but with a facial expression ex - than the title, and so my own terfully. les) and Maryland. The 1974 in - the move to the United States oc - uding calm and confidence, first impressions were that in So, after reading through the vasion interrupted his path curred when she was 3 years old. hardly what one might expect the book’s pages I would find first few pages of Tied Up in though, as he devoted much of Saltos noted what an honor it from a person “tied up in knots.” and enjoy a treasure trove of Knots, what should have been his time to Greek politics. Her name adorns the front this political analysist’s best Continued on page 2 cover in considerably larger font ideas about how to make our Continued on page 7 Continued on page 8 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016 Mayor Louras’ Contentious Plan to Settle Syrian Refugees in Vermont

TNH Staff reservations about the plan and was no benefit to anyone to immigrant who fled the Ot - The deadline for the federal anger that the details were kept spread the knowledge.” toman Turks a century ago. review of the Rutland plan was RUTLAND, VT — Mayor quiet for months before the an - Louras noted, if the proposal “As much as I want to say it’s May 20 with the decision possi - Christopher Louras of Rutland, nouncement of the plan. Many had been made public earlier, for compassionate reasons, I re - ble some time in July. VT caused some controversy for note the cultural differences as the debate would have been alize that there is not a vibrant, Volunteers in Rutland are al - his plan to resettle 100 Syrian the basis for those reservations, “about them,” and not on the growing, successful community ready gathering supplies and refugees in the New England though cultural diversity has logistical ability of Rutland to in the country right now that is items to welcome the refugees. town. long been a a strength for the shelter the refugees. Louras said not embracing new Americans.” A recent City Hall hearing Awaiting State Department United States. the timing was right for the an - Louras addressed security was attended by twice as many approval, the plan would begin Questions about the financial nouncement in the city of concerns by noting the federal supporters of the plan as oppo - in October and gradually reset - cost of the plan, and fears of ter - 16,500 people, 95 percent of government’s thorough vetting nents who continue to voice tle the refugees in Rutland. Most rorists possibly sneaking in whom are white and of Euro - process of refugees. He said, “I concerns. Louras said, “Those of the residents are welcoming, amongst the refugees, are wor - pean ancestry. wouldn’t do this unless I knew concerns are based in fear. after seeing the troubling im - rying for many residents. Addressing the controversy, and could speak with conviction When educated, those fears will ages of the Syrians fleeing their Months of discussion on the Louras said “I own it. I took the that we are not putting the com - be abated.” war-torn country in search of a plan were only attended by the hits, and I’ll continue to take the munity at risk.” He told Vermont Public Ra - better life. mayor, a few city and business hits.” The US Committee for dio’s Nina Keck, “I’ve been ac - One of those welcoming the leaders, and a nonprofit reset - Giving the refugees a home Refugees and Immigrants, a cused of making a unilateral de - refugees is Jerry Dubeau, a 59- tlement agency. Among those here will put Rutland on the nonprofit organization that has cision for the whole community, year-old resident who is in favor who knew about the plan was right side of history, both the helped bring 8,000 refugees to but I don’t buy into that. We of the resettlement and said, president of the Board of Alder - mayor and Notte agreed. Vermont since 1989, including don’t get to vote on who lives “They have nowhere to live. men, William Notte who only “The benefits, economically families from Bosnia, Bhutan, in our community. We don’t do That’s what this country is all revealed the information to col - and culturally, that we will rec - Vietnam, and Somalia, is one of that in Rutland, we don’t do that about. We’re all from some - leagues a day or so before ognize is exactly what the com - the agencies working with the NINA kEck/VPR in the state of Vermont, and we where else.” Mayor Louras’ press conference munity needs at this time,” said State Department to resettle the Rutland Mayor Christopher certainly don’t do that in the There are still others with on April 26. Notte said, “There Louras, the grandson of a Greek Syrian refugees. Louras. United States of America." VLA Honors Lena Saltos For Her Volunteer Work

Continued from page 1 portunity to volunteer with such a worthwhile organization. In her was to receive the award, reflect - introduction of Saltos, Wagner ing on how she always loved the mentioned when she started at arts, probably because of her VLA in 2012, she was impressed Greek heritage, so volunteering with Saltos from the first, observ - her skills as an attorney to take ing how she made the effort to on pro bono cases for artists and meet with a client who was hav - arts groups was a nice way to ing trouble after Superstorm give back. Saltos has been with Sandy at the office, taking time the firm of Hughes Hubbard & out of her busy schedule to give Reed for six years, and for the back. Saltos received her award last five years has worked with from Chairman of the Board of VLA, taking on pro bono cases in Directors of VLA David Leicht - between her cases for the firm. man, Esq. partner in the Intellec - The volunteer efforts of the busy tual Property Litigation and Busi - attorneys, including Saltos and ness Litigation Groups of Robins fellow honoree Ripnick-O’Farrell, Kaplan LLP. In her acceptance of help the artists and arts groups the award, Saltos said she loves focus on their creative work, as VLA for allowing her to connect Kathryn E. Wagner, Esq. Execu - with artists on a grassroots level, tive Director of VLA said at the and thanked the Board of Direc - PHOTOS: TNH/FOTIS PAPAGERMANOS event. The VLA has a 47 year his - tors, Leichtman, her firm, and LEFT: Kathryn E. Wagner- VLA Executive Director, honorees Olena Ripnick-O’Farrell and Lena Saltos, and David Leichtman- tory and helps 8,000 artists a year Michael E. Salzman, Esq. chair VLA Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Summer Benefit on the Sony Music rooftop on June 21. RIGHT: Hughes Hubbard with their legal issues, from long of Hughes Hubbard’s Copyrights & Reed summer associate Vanessa Diamataris, Associate and honoree Lena Saltos, and litigation associate Pavlos Petrovas. term pro bono work to setting up Practice and Co-Chair of both its incorporation for nonprofit Antitrust Practice and Art Law been involved with the arts for Leichtman and Wagner company incorporate and also to included films mostly from the groups. Practice, and secretary of the as long as he has known her, and thanked all those for attending manage the Rural Route Film Fes - Midwest, South, and Southwest, Ripnick-O’Farrell joined the Board of Directors of VLA for is an example for the Greek- including the Board members, tival which is now in its 12th sea - and has now expanded to include organization as an intern and is their support of her volunteer ef - American community and for her staff of VLA, volunteers, and the son, tightening up infrastructure international films as well. Also now an Associate Board Member. forts. Greek-American colleagues at the artists present. Among the artists and helping the company be - at the event, poet Allan Andre She received her award gra - Hughes, Hubbard & Reed firm. HHR Summer Associate at the Summer Benefit, film - come a full-fledged nonprofit. who created and typed up spon - ciously thanking VLA for the most (HHR) Associte Pavlos Petrovas Vanessa Diamataris was also pre - maker Alan Webber, Director of With a focus on rural people and taneous, personalized poems on fulfilling work, and her firm for has been with the firm for five sent at the event, noting how de - the Rural Route Film Festival places often overlooked by main - a manual typewriter for anyone the support in giving her the op - years, remarked that Saltos has serving Saltos is of the honor. spoke about how VLA helped his stream media, Rural Route once who asked. The National Herald

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The National Herald, Inc., 37-10 30th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 • 718-784-5255 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016 COMMUNITY 3 Cavafy Scholar Dr. Vassilis Lambropoulos Expounds Many Things Greek

By Aria Socratous name (Catholepistemiad), 13 keeps changing. Today, while going presence in the new Gen - courses with Greek names (like criticizing many values tradi - eration of the 2000s, the young Dr. Vassilis Lambropoulos is mathematica, ethica, econom - tionally attributed to them, peo - poets of “Left Melancholy.” They a renowned and acclaimed aca - ica, and iatrica), and a seal with ple are reading the Greeks dif - may be called “Cavafy’s heirs” demic who over the past 35 classical columns and the word ferently and are also studying in that they share many features years has substantially con - epistemia on it. For two cen - neglected works, discovering al - of the poet’s worldview, they tributed to the growth of full- turies, it has retained and ex - ternative values and forgotten have lived abroad, they are mul - fledged Modern Greek Programs panded its engagement with Greeks. tilingual and diasporic, skeptical at two major public higher things Greek of all periods and ON GREEK THOUGHT and ironic, and stand “at an an - learning institutions: Ohio State places. Every year Michigan of - To the question how he gle” in today’s Greece. University (OSU) and the Uni - fers to some 40,000 students would assess Ancient Greek ON HUBRIS IN MODERN versity of Michigan (UM) from all over the world a physi - thought’s place in the Western TRAGEDY He is currently Professor of cal and cultural immersion in tradition, Lambropoulos pointed Lambropoulos has a strong Classical Studies and Compara - the inexhaustible varieties of out that we continue to en - interest in tragedy and politics, tive Literature, and the first C.P Hellenism. The unique illus - counter Greek ideas and princi - in the ways theater and opera Cavafy Professor of Modern trated website, The Greek UM ples everywhere in our daily present unresolvable moral Greek at UM, and also the re - Campus, lists and documents lives, from the perfume counter dilemmas between freedom and cipient of several fellowships some 50 Michigan places that to the gallery and from adver - death, love and country, or and honors. The Cavafy Chair, have a Greek connection. tising to fiction. As examples he means and ends. His last book, which is shared by the Depart - ON TEACHING REEK mentioned several mythological Hubris in Modern Tragedy, dis - ments of Classical Studies and Lambropoulos has been figures that appear unexpect - cussed how philosophers be - Comparative Literature, anchors teaching, lecturing, and writing edly in American movies, such tween 1780s-1930s understood the Modern Greek Program at on modern Greece because he as: Eurydice in Vertigo, Orpheus the idea of the tragic. His on - Michigan and has been fully en - believes that Greece helps us un - in The Adjustment Bureau, going project analyzes several dowed by the UM and the derstand key issues of our Perseus in Percy Jackson, Medea plays between 1790s-1960s Greek-American community of world. Over at least the last in Beloved, Ariadne in Incep - which warn that revolution Michigan under the pioneer three centuries, it has been func - tion, Amazon in The Hunger holds great emancipatory leadership of the regional Foun - PHOTO cOURTESy OF: DR. VASSILIS LAMBROPOULOS tioning as a fascinating labora - Games, Odysseus in Cold Moun - promise but often, though not dation for Modern Greek Stud - Cavafy scholar Dr. Vassilis Lambropoulos of the University of tory where new ideas and meth - tain, Icarus in Birdman, Oedi - always, it may violate a sense ies. He helped to assemble a Michigan. ods are tried out with varying pus in Minority Report, Lysis - of measure, commit hubris, and group of Cavafy scholars for a degrees of success. Economic, trata in Chi-raq, Plato’s cave in self-destruct. These modern compendium of articles on the mer students are two genera - tion, The Rise of Eurocentrism, political, social, cultural, legal, The Matrix. “Every day Greek tragedies of revolution present occasion of the 150th year of tions of today’s faculty promot - and The Tragic Idea), co-edited educational, institutional and thought and imagery pop up on the stage tremendous con - the poet’s birth, which were ing Modern Greek across the na - several books and special issues, other measures are constantly somewhere to entertain and flicts between ethics and poli - published in the December 14, tion, including Giorgos and published scholarly papers, applied and examined. challenge us,” he concluded. tics, with heroic rulers torn be - 2013 edition of The National Anagnostou at OSU, Eric Ball at articles, essays, and reviews. “Greeks love to experiment, ON CAVAFY tween the two. Herald. the State University of New York He is married to an eminent and we can learn from their suc - To how he would evaluate Dr. Lambropoulos can be Dr. Lambropoulos is a com - (SUNY), Vangelis Calotychos at third-generation Greek Ameri - cesses and failures as they have the prevalent cosmopolitan aura found on his blog Piano Poetry paratist who looks at Greece Brown, Maria Hadjipolykarpou can academic, Artemis Leontis, been embracing and rejecting of Cavafy’s poetry, Lambropou - Pantelis Politics, an outgrowth and Cyprus not in isolation but at Columbia, Konstantia also a Professor of Modern the modern world since they los responded that so far Greece out of his multifaceted collabo - in a broader framework, com - Kapetangianni at North Texas, Greek at UM. Their daughter, started planning their national has had many important na - rative work with the pianist Dr. paring them with their diaspora, Neovi Karakatsanis at Indiana, Daphne Vander Roest, is a se - independence in the 18th cen - tional poets, like Solomos, Pantelis Polychronidis, Senior past, neighbors, Western admir - Gerasimus Katsan at the City nior resident in Pediatrics at the tury,” he told TNH. “Greece is a Kalvos, Palamas, Sikelianos, Lecturer at the University for ers and critics, travelers, ideal - University of New York (CUNY), University of Chicago. minor country in terms of power Elytis and Ritsos, but only one Music and Performing Arts in izers. He also looks at what Hel - Martha Klironomos at San Fran - ON MICHIGAN’S GREEK but a major domain in terms of major global poet, Cavafy, who Vienna, and which represents lenism has meant to non-Greek cisco State, and Yona Stamatis CAMPUS symbolism.” is a poet for the 21st century: another dimension of a very cre - painters, composers, political at Illinois. When mu was created in Lambropoulos observed that cosmopolitan, multicultural, ative friendship that belongs to theorists, educators, historians, He has authored three books 1817 it established a distinct interest in Greece remains erotic, ironic, melancholic, the open world. and directors. Among his for - (Literature as National Institu - Greek identity with a Greek strong but its focus naturally philosophical. He noted his on - Peter Angelos and John Paterakis Inducted into Business & Civic Hall of Fame

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He had the foresight lives modestly and quietly do - contingency basis, in other to believe it was going to con - nates to Baltimore’s Greek Or - words, not charging legal fees tinue.” thodox churches and many until after winning the case for Paterakis was born in Balti - other local causes. Paterakis said the client. One of his most fa - more in 1929, the son of Isidore at the induction ceremony for mous cases involved 8,700 steel - (Steve) and Kyriaki Paterakis the Hall of Fame, “Remember, workers, shipyard workers, and who immigrated to the United I’m just a little Greek baker that manufacturers' employees in an States in 1921. Their roots are got lucky.” He went on to quote asbestos poisoning consolidated in Chios, but it was in Baltimore ery named after Harry Tsakalos, daughter Liberty who also kept inherited his father’s interest in his mother in Greek and then action lawsuit. The case was that the Paterakis and the Tsaka - John’s uncle, and Steve Pater - the books for the company in the business, famously making translated, “Everything we do in partially settled in 1992. Ange - los family established H&S bak - akis. Harry had married Steve’s the early years. In 1950, John the deal with McDonald’s in life we do it for our children.” los’ law firm has offices in Balti - more, Cumberland, MD, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, PA, Wilmington, DE, and Knoxville, TN. Advertisement Lifelong Democrat Angelos was the first Greek-American Letter to the President, Congress, Senators, Governors elected to the Baltimore City Council, serving from 1959- 1963. He ran unsuccessfully for The missing up the mind of our children is the biggest and all over the world and we must stop them immedi - and he does it by trying to put into our mind the animal mayor as an independent in catastrophe that ever happened to America, most of ately at any cost. American parents how can you dare type knowledge so we can be humans but acting like 1964 and made history in spite Americans are ignoring it including the Government… to call yourself good parents if you permit this animal animals. of losing the election when he type knowledge from mentally sick producers and ac - ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE THIS DIFFERENCE MR. ran for mayor in 1967 on the As human beings we must see that the proper knowl - tors from Hollywood to enter into your children's and PRESIDENT, CONGRESSMAN SENATORS, GOVER - first interracial ticket in Balti - edge must go into our children's mind, the proper mess up their minds and life. American Government, NORS AND SO ON? .....OR WILL YOU CONTINUE TO more. how can you dare to call yourself Africans when you knowledge that teaches us to live perfectly. Perfect STAY SLEEPING? As principal owner of the perm, the catastrophe of our children's here in America knowledge in life produces perfect family and perfect Baltimore Orioles since 1993, and the rest of the world. By doing this you are super Fact #5... According to the history of this world and society. The animal's knowledge is different from hu - Angelos refused to sign the doc - fools. Don't you think that it is time for all of you to other proofs that I have by the thousands I can prove ument blaming the players for mans. Animals do not understand perfect knowledge wake up for the sake of our children? to anyone anywhere mathematically that there is God the baseball owners’ cancella - or perfect life that is why we call them animals. Some the Creator that wants to help and save mankind and Fact #2... As I am an American I can't believe that tion of the remainder of the animals kill other animals without any regards. Some there is a devil that wants to destroy us because he is 1994 season. His experience as this catastrophe is happening to children and to our animals bite and drink the blood of other animals. An - the enemy of God and to us. a negotiator could have brought imals have sex openly and they don't have the knowl - country and you are permitting it. Fact #6 The devil is the biggest super fool, the dev - the strike to a speedier conclu - edge to create houses because they are animals. The Fact #3... In the American Constitution it states .... sion, but the other owners kept ils evil knowledge tries to twist always the facts of the fact is that human knowledge and life is completely dif - (The Article States). him off the negotiating commit - truth and by doing that he is getting comfortable be - tee. When it appeared the strike ferent from animals. About 40 years ago something horrible happened for the human race, some of the cause foolishness has no wisdom to recognize between might continue into 1995, An - The American Constitution was written by our four truth and a lie. Are you maybe getting comfortable with gelos refused to even consider human beings tried to put the animal type knowledge fathers and they were wise people and not fools. They the foolishness that governs your mind? Do you know bringing in replacement players, into our children's mind. This catastrophic event started were looking for the safety of our children and our making him a hero to working in TV especially in Hollywood producers and actors. In the difference between Satans foolishness and your country. Our constitution permits us to live free but it foolishness? If you don't for sure you need help you class Baltimore and garnering TV shows we see human beings bighting and drink does not permit us to destroy our children and our must go to Christ so he can help you and give you the respect and admiration through - blood from other human beings. Some others show we country. The animals also live free but they are killing out the country. super wisdom of God that proved the perfect knowl - see that they cut open the chest and belly and take out and destroying each other constantly. So the animals Angelos married Georgia edge, in everything, perfect education, perfect law of the heart and drink the blood. Others take knives and freedom is not a perfect one because it permit us them Kousouris in 1966 and they slice their heads off. Other have open sex, others kill life and life everlasting. So my friend you think that you have two sons, John, who is the to be destroyed. Human freedom must be perfect. Per - other people without any regards. Exactly what the an - fect freedom is to love, respect and help one another are a super ego? Please let me tell you the truth, with - COO of the Orioles, and Louis, out God you are a living dead and a super nothing. who works at the law firm. imals do. always. Our four fathers gave us this kind of freedom Among his charitable contri - When our children are young their minds are con - and they received it from the proven creator of the Fact #7 If you want to save yourself and your chil - butions, Angelos supports nu - stantly learning. As human adults, as parents, as gov - human race. dren, God is the only one that wants to help you and to merous local causes, including ernment we are responsible to see that the good and Fact #4... By many historic events and by all facts give you the proper knowledge. God sent us a savior the Greek Orthodox Cathedral perfect knowledge goes into our children's minds, not that wisdom proves the human race faces two different for this cause to help us and to save us, his name is of the Annunciation in down - the paranoid and horrifying knowledge of the animals. kinds of freedoms. One produces safety and the other Jesus Christ. This moment you can speak to him and town Baltimore, and is the When we permit our children to see those paranoid and for sure he can hear you. You can say «My savior Jesus largest individual donor to the catastrophe. The one says love, help and respect one horrifying animal type shows on TV, that type of knowl - please forgive me accept me, help me and save me, I University of Baltimore. In another which comes from God, and produces a perfect edge enters into their mind, and there mind becomes 2010, he made an anonymous freedom for all, so all can live perfectly and safe and promise to serve and obey you always». Immediately donation to keep the city pools traumatized, mess them up and leads them to their own permit no one to destroy the others life. The other free - get a bible and start reading it every day and the Lord open during a terribly hot sum - catastrophe and to others exactly like animals do. dom is the freedom of foolishness and evil which per - will help you to understand the perfect knowledge of mer. Angelos is often reluctant Fact #1... Those Hollywood producers and actors, by mits the mind to hate, harm and kill one another, and God. The foolish people and evil lie against God and to boast about his good works. creating those animal type movies they become the this freedom started from the devil, Satan the biggest the bible, do not listen to them because they are twist - He had to be convinced to re - number one enemy for our children here in America enemy of the human race which wants to destroy us ing the facts and the truth like the devil does. veal he was the donor of a build - ing that bears his parents’ name Very truly yours, at the University of Baltimore and finally relented when it be - Niko N. Papadelis, Man of God came clear that his gift and his 8075 Broadview Road, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147 name would attract more donors. «I Serve the highest authority, which controls the universe and the everlasting and governs the mind perfectly without any evil or foolishness» John Paterakis Sr. is perhaps 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016 Greek-Am. Politicians in New York State React to the Massacre in Orlando

TNH Staff low suit and put a stop to these and again.” monstrous and inhumane shoot - Assemblymember Aravella ASTORIA – The June 12th mass ings. My thoughts are with those Simotas said, “Our hearts are shooting terrorist attack has affected by this horrific act and breaking for the victims of the been confirmed as the deadliest the LGBT community that was Orlando massacre and for their mass shooting by a single gun - targeted.” devastated families and friends. man and the deadliest incident The senator authored two But grief won’t stop the next against the LGBT community in bills included in the New York madman armed with an assault U.S. history. The attack left 49 SAFE Act establishing universal rifle. We need an outright, na - killed and 53 injured. Thou - background checks for firearms tionwide ban on the sale of as - sands of people have expressed sales and the regulation of sault rifles. It’s long past time their profound sadness and firearm and ammunition deal - for the U.S. Congress to act. As - shown support for the victims ers. He also authored legislation sault rifles do not belong in the and their families while making protecting New York’s sensitive hands of civilians. Western a stand against gun violence in power and transportation infra - Queens, like our nation, is a gatherings across the country structure including the Energy beautiful amalgam of people and around the world. Commu - Security Act, the first major anti- from all backgrounds, orienta - nity leaders had arranged to terror law after 9/11 and a na - tions and many faiths. We all gather at a vigil on June 18 in tional model in anti-terror leg - share in the blessing that is free - Astoria Park for the victims of islation. dom. We all have the right to the Orlando, FL shooting at the Congressman Joe Crowley live unafraid of being slaugh - Pulse nightclub. The elected said “as our nation mourns the tered by assault weapons be - representatives of the commu - lives lost during yet another bru - cause of who we are or where nity condemn the attack in the tal, senseless act of violence, we we happen to be at any particu - strongest terms possible and are stand united with the people of lar moment.” calling for solidarity against the Orlando and the members of Council Member Costa Con - hate that inspired the attack. our LGBT community to de - stantinides said, "We are all sad - New York State Senator nounce hate, any attempt to in - AP PHOTO/JOHN RAOUx dened by the horrific acts in Or - Michael Gianaris a leading ad - still fear within our communi - Traffic moves along Orange Avenue after authorities opened the streets around the Pulse night - lando. Our thoughts are with vocate for stricter gun laws as ties, and efforts to undermine club, scene of the recent mass shooting, in Orlando, FL. the victims of the massacre and well as sweeping anti-terror and the values we hold dear as their friends and families. We anti-hate measures said, “I am Americans. But we can also Orlando and all over the coun - said, “As we continue to mourn, together to denounce barbaric stand in solidarity with the sickened by how common these come together to see what steps try, to act swiftly and figure out pray and bury the victims of the acts. This has to stop, and it has LGBT community against this attacks have become. While I we can take to help prevent how we can keep dangerous heartbreaking massacre in Or - to stop now. We must work with senseless act of violence and ter - am proud to have authored key tragedies like this in the future. weapons of war off of our lando, I hope that we, once and one voice to prevent crimes of ror. This heinous crime shows parts of New York's strictest gun Gun violence continues to take streets and from falling into the for all, come together and put hate, hate against the LGBTQ that we must enact comprehen - laws in the nation, it is time for an incredible toll on our society wrong hands.” an end to gun violence. For far community, and hate against sive gun violence prevention our federal government to fol - and we owe to the victims in State Senator Jose Peralta too many times, we have come America, from occurring again legislation on a national level." On Call during Night of America’s Worst Shooting, Dr. Sakis Helps the Victims

Continued from page 1 from The Voice (who was fatally pened. My child sent us that shot after an Orlando concert message of love because he did - early morning hours of the June performance) had been brought n’t know if something would 12 attack, her son was working in.” happen and he would never see a shift at the hospital. The doc - It was around 3AM when us again. As he also told me, he tors were suddenly paged by an Matina and her husband, An - thought about how all those extremely urgent message, gelo, along with Sakis’ wife, wounded which had been trans - which read “Trauma Alert Now,” Amy, and his sisters, Christina ferred to the hospital would be to report to the emergency cen - and Eleni, received the “I love taken care of if something hap - ter, followed by a second page you” message. pened to them. I would particu - informing the doctors of the ur - “When my husband Angelo larly like to emphasize how hard gency of the matter. and I woke up on Sunday morn - all the doctors at the hospital “As my son informed me, the ing and read the message, we worked during those hours to doctors started working on sav - did not like it,” Mrs. Sakis said. save human lives. Not only did ing lives as soon as the first “We thought that our son they show their scientific capa - bilities in those hours, but mainly their humanity.” Dr. Sakis contacted his par - ents for the first time after the incident later that day. He was shocked by what he had seen and what he had lived through. The Greek-American doctor is a general surgery resident. He TNH/cOSTAS BEJ was born in Athens and came (L-R) Dr. Howard Greenberg, Dr. Brian Radbill, NYC Council Member Costa Constantinides, NY to the United States with his State Sebator Michael Gianaris, NY State Assembly Member Aravella Simotas, Caryn Schwab, parents when he was 14 months Jimmy Van Bramer, Dr. Luis Isola at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Mount Sinai Queens. old. His father is the president of the Pancretan Association of that because of the fear that pre - doctors, nurses and the entire the nightclub, but because we America Chapter of Clearwater vailed, he grabbed his phone hospital staff, while expressing live in another city, I didn’t con - and he is the nephew of the and sent the message with lov - his emotion for the long line of nect his first message to the Chapter’s former president Em - ing reassurance, not knowing if volunteers who had rushed to events. Later, I understood. And manuel Velivasakis. that would be his last commu - donate blood for the wounded. I learned that detection devices He has been at the Orlando nication with us. He also re - “The truth is that I had been had been set up in the hospital hospital for a year. He was mar - ferred to the self-sacrifice of the informed about the attack on entrance in case something hap - ried just a couple of weeks ago.

Dr. Nicholas Sakis, was among the first five doctors to treat Pulse nightclub shooting injuries at ORMC on that Sunday. wounded arrived,” she said. “For had worked a difficult shift at those who were badly wounded, the hospital, or that it had some - the operating rooms were set up thing to do with the singer who immediately. As the time passed, had been murdered and trans - more wounded arrived at the ferred to the same hospital. We hospital, either by cars or am - went to church, and when we bulances or police vehicles. My returned, our daughter Eleni son said that it was like being read me a touching post that in a war zone. The emergency our son had written later on room is a very active place on Facebook. He wrote that he the weekends. Just a few hours cried for what he had seen. For earlier, Christina Grimmie, the the victims, their friends, and 22-year-old singer best known their families. In fact, he wrote

PHOTO: THN/cOSTAS BEJ Retiring after 30 years as a federal judge, 50 years total 4th of July: in the legal profession, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas with his family, friends, current and Independence former colleagues, was honored at Kellari Taverna in Manhattan on June 13. A US Day Navy veteran and former Assistant US Attorney, A Special Section Tsoucalas also served on NYC’s Criminal Court, and was a judge in the notorious “Son of Sam” (David Berkowitz) trial of 1978. Colleagues Pay Tribute To Judge N. Tsoucalas

Continued from page 1 continues to be humble and emphasized the importance of CIT by President Reagan in kind. This is his great legacy,” Tsoucalas’ career to Greek 1986, and became senior judge The National Herald is proud to announce our annual said she feels “very proud of my she told TNH. America as a whole. “He stood of that court ten years later. father’s career, but even more “A GREAT TEACHER” by the side of new Greek A U.S. Navy veteran and for - July 4th special issue about what he represents as a Numerous attorneys spoke to lawyers and law students who mer Assistant U.S. Attorney, on the weekend of July 2-3, 2016. human being. TNH with admiration and grat - were just starting out. The fact Tsoucalas also served on New “Tonight’s dinner is a special itude about Judge Tsoucalas’ that he became a Federal Judge York City’s Criminal Court, and Members of the community who wish honor for my father. It has al - love for Hellenism and commit - alone sets the example for was a judge in the notorious to send a greeting are welcome to place an ad. ways been his principle to help ment to Greek-Americans in the Greek-Americans to set high “Son of Sam” (David Berkowitz) others, especially the younger legal field. goals and achieve them,” he trial of 1978. To advertise or to obtain rates: generations, and to contribute “He is an incredible man, and said. Through TNH, Judge Tsou - to his partners, to young has greatly contributed to the “He is a person who earns calas conveyed “my warmest tel: (718) 784-5255 ext. 101, lawyers, to the Greek commu - Greek community, and sets the your love because he embraces wishes to all the new lawyers e-mail: [email protected] nity, and to society itself. He is example for all of us,” said at - you like a teacher,” Kourk - for a brilliant career, but also in a remarkable judge, an even torney George Pantelaros. oumelis added. general for all the best in the more charismatic person and Judge Constantine Coritsidis Tsoucalas was appointed to Greek community." THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016 COMMUNITY 5

MIcHAEL DINNEEN/IOcc cOURTESy OF THE DIOcESE OF SITkA AND ALASkA Patrick Johnson, a former Duke University basketball player, runs drills with teen boys and Following basketball drills with former pros, IOCC US Country Representative Dan Christopulos girls at an IOCC basketball and mentoring clinic in Anchorage. led a discussion with Alaska Native youth. IOCC Basketball Clinic in Alaska Teaches Skills for on and off the Court

TNH Staff edly help the youth stay on the the young people in Anchorage with the people of the Alaska we are now making important tools for dealing with day to day right path. and Napaskiak demonstrate Native community to help com - steps in the right direction for challenges. Christopulos ob - ANCHORAGE, AK – Dozens Retired professional and col - these traits, even in small ways bat the problem of substance our clergy and youth." served, ”Playing basketball is so of Alaska youth participated in lege players Andrew Cladis, An - during the clinics made this a abuse. As Alaska Native families much more than sports. This a Saturday basketball clinic to drew Snelgrove, and Patrick success." His Grace Bishop David of struggle with substance abuse, program aims to provide youth learn more than just basic ball Johnson volunteered as men - Double the national average the OCA Diocese of Alaska Alaska Native youth are eager with healthier lifestyle choices handling skills. International Or - tors. Former Duke University among Alaska Native youth, spoke about the efforts, ”We are to participate in the basketball and the rewards that come with thodox Christian Charities player and now head coach of substance abuse is a serious is - grateful for IOCC's continuing clinic since in the smallest vil - making those choices." (IOCC) hosted the one-day Men's Basketball at Citrus Col - sue for the community. support of our seminarians and lages it can be difficult to find IOCC is the official humani - event on June 18 with youth lege in Glendora, CA, Johnson The majority of Orthodox clergy to learn the most effective enough children even in the tarian aid agency of the Assem - basketball and mentoring clinics said, "The reason I got into Christian priests in Alaska are methods in preventing sub - schools to form teams. Engaging bly of Canonical Orthodox Bish - in Anchorage and the village of coaching was to impact young Alaska Natives, so the IOCC has stance abuse and are particu - the youth in a positive way ops of the United States of Napaskiak providing a fun, people, and the opportunity to been working with the Ortho - larly pleased that these basket - through basketball, the clinic America. Since its inception in sports-focused environment and connect with at-risk kids and dox Church of America (OCA) ball and healthy lifestyles clinics provided an ideal environment 1992, IOCC has delivered $580 emphasizing healthy lifestyles hopefully give them some posi - Diocese of Sitka and Alaska and allowed our youth in Alaska to to learn about topics that are million in relief and develop - and substance abuse prevention. tive messages to take forward St. Herman Orthodox Seminary concentrate on building positive critical to leading healthy lives. ment programs to families and Teaching at-risk youth the in their lives was a no-brainer in Kodiak, AK, to implement a habits in their lives that will pro - The clinic offered life lessons communities in more than 50 value of adopting positive prac - for me.” substance abuse prevention tect them from so many contem - that apply outside the game as countries. IOCC is a member of tices in their lives is known to Cladis, a former professional training program for seminari - porary negative influences. Bat - well. A discussion led by Dan the ACT Alliance, a global coali - lessen risk-taking behaviors. player in Europe, added, "bas - ans and clergy. tling the effects left from years Christopulos, IOCC US Country tion of churches and agencies The game of basketball and ketball teaches qualities of char - In this way, they will be able of negative influences is an on - Representative, allowed the engaged in development, hu - positive role models introduced acter like working hard and to reach some of the most re - going struggle for us, and young people to interact with manitarian assistance and advo - during the clinic will undoubt - handling adversity, and seeing mote villages and communicate thanks to the efforts of IOCC, the players and learn about the cacy. PanHellenic Scholarship Fndn. Awards over $250K, Honors Late Founder Tomaras

By Anthe Mitrakos Chief Executive Officer John S. Koudounis, who delivered an in - CHICAGO, IL – The PanHellenic spiring speech touching on his Scholarship Foundation (PHSF) life, education and career as a awarded a total of 44 scholars Greek-American. during its annual gala held this Following Koudounis was year at the Ritz Carlton June 18, PHSF Chairman Buhler, who de - raising over $500,000 for the livered a moving speech reflect - non-profit. ing Tomaras’ wishes for the con - Attended by some 500 sup - tinuation of the foundation’s porters, the sold out event paid efforts. tribute to the PHSF’s late Even while in the hospital founder, Chris P. Tomaras, who battling illness, Tomaras kept his passed away last October just focus on the future of the PHSF, shy of his 78th birthday. Buhler noted.

TNH/ANTHE MITRAkOS. ABOVE: The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation Awards Gala in Chicago. LEFT: Calamos Investments CEO John S. Koudounis receives this year's Paradigm Award from PHSF Treasurer John Manos.

he said. their seats. Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Dean dent at Midwestern University. “They knew it was a legacy A raffle that night awarded of the School of Humanities and Dedicated to promoting ed - event and they’re really honor - cash prizes of $1,000, $5,000 Sciences at Stanford University ucation and leadership, the Pan - ing it.” and $10,000 to lucky recipients Dr. Richard Saller, and former Hellenic Scholarship Foundation Dinner for the night was ac - Ernest Stavropoulos, Soterios Executive Chairman and Chief is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organi - companied by entertainment Frentzas and Georgia Litsos. Executive Officer of C. Dean zation that recognizes and hon - from the Chris Sarlas Orchestra, Esteemed gala attendees in - Metropoulos & Co, Dean ors exceptional undergraduate a special presentation by 2016 cluded His Eminence Metropol - Metropoulos. students of Hellenic descent, Georgia S. Mitchell Music & Arts itan Iakovos of Chicago, Consul “This is a great event for supporting their efforts with sig - Scholarship recipient Thomas General of Greece Polixeni young Greek-Americans and nificant monetary awards based Dean Bravos, followed by very Petropoulos, Cook County Trea - one of the best events because on academic merit and financial lively Greek dance music by surer Maria Pappas, President it promotes education, our cul - need. guest performer John Panopou - of the Metropolitan Water Recla - ture and our community,” said More information is available los, which got the crowd off mation District of Chicago Joseph Adams, a medical stu - at panhellenicscholarships.org. An impressive total of “His hair was perfectly $267,500 merit and need-based combed, his eyebrows perfectly scholarships were awarded that combed, he was working on a night to some of the most ex - legal tablet making some ceptional Greek-American un - notes… after insisting on asking dergraduates in the nation. about my family, he began a Hosted by the energetic Mis - very formal business meeting POCKET-LESS tress of Ceremonies and on-air and got into great detail about personality Kiki Vale, the theme his love and dreams for the PITA BREAD of the evening was “Preserving foundation,” Buhler said. the Legacy” in memory of “I was amazed watching a Tomaras and his continuous man with very limited time and commitment to helping deserv - severe medical conditions bril - Kontos Foods ing students continue their stud - liantly conduct this important www.GreekKitchennyc.com ies, as well as backing numerous meeting. He then leaned for - The Leading Company in Flat Breads Hellenism-related activities and ward and with a look of seri - Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita projects. ousness and care he said ‘I have After PHSF Trustee and Sec - no children of my own. The Pan - Manufacturers of Authentic Ethnic retary Athan Tom Sotos intro - Hellenic is my only child. You Hand Stretched Flat bread. duced a memorial film about must take good care of her.’ Try - the founder and his life, Execu - ing to compose myself, and in kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. tive Director Yanni Valsamas an attempt to lighten the mood took the stage to reflect on the I said ‘Chris, we will make sure FILLO kATAIFI, BAkLAVA, SPANAkOPITA, TyROPITA foundation’s future. she gets into a good college, and NUT ROLL, MELOMAkARONA “The Foundation is alive and maybe she’ll even qualify for a and the TRADITIONAL MEDITERRANEAN DESSERTS. well and we will continue the scholarship,’” he said. “We then Excellent quality and service. success our founder achieved both laughed, and cried,” he and excel in our mission to pro - added. We distribute in USA and Canada. mote education and Hellenism With mixed feelings, the Special prices for communities, schools, churches in America,” he said. crowd listened attentively to festivals and other events Vaslsamas’ speech was then Tomaras’ aspirations and final followed by remarks from Chair - words for the foundation and man of the Academic Commit - all involved. tee Dr. Constantine Georgakis, “We are all here tonight help - who presented scholarship ing to maintain Chris’ dream,” awards to each recipient in the Buhler said, and briefly outlined Kontos Foods, Inc company of Chairman of the how the organization plans to b Follow us on Facebook: Board of Directors Robert A. grow through alumni relations Box 628, Paterson, NJ 07544 Buhler. and co-branding partnerships. Eθνικός Κήρυξ / The National Herald Tel.: (973) 278-2800 • Fax: (973) 278-7943

The 2016 Paradigm Award “It’s a big statement to Chris a www.kontos.com went to Calamos Investments that everyone is here tonight,” 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016 Niarchos Foundation Conference on Philanthropy Opens in Thessaloniki

Continued from page 1 this one are necessary, because isfactory. I also took part in last SNF “knows how to fund actions year’s conference. Art will always and that this requires coopera - that produce results. And we be the one thing that can bring tion from all. have seen this in practice both satisfaction to a world of destruc - Dracopoulos mentioned that in our city and all of Greece. tion and this is a reason for it after the closing of the two-day Congratulations.” (art) to continue” (Robert Storr, conference, the three-day “Meta - He told TNH that when a con - Dean of the Yale School of Art). morphosis: The SNFCC to the ference such as this is organized “I think the Niarchos Founda - World” cultural event at the by SNF, “then it is doubly bene - tion cares about human beings Stavros Niarchos Foundation ficial. Besides the interesting peo - in general, about all forms of life: Cultural Center (SNFCC) in ple who come to the city, there health, art, culture. With this Athens will begin (June 23-26), are new perspectives being pre - conference, it seeks to inform us during which the new facilities sented, and the city becomes about many topics with distin - will essentially be opened for use known. Any cooperation with guished speakers and it is our by the public sector. the Niarchos Foundation is al - pleasure to attend it every year. He also noted the Greek ways a very productive one, so I The greatest benefactor to ever “philotimo” and wondered if all am completely satisfied with the transpire from Greece is the of us would incorporate it into conduction of the conference.” Stavros Niarchos Foundation!” our lives responsibilities. SNF Public Affairs Coordina - (Maria Tryfonidi, President of the Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis tor Elenia Saloutsi and CFO Floga Association). Boutaris thanked the Foundation Christina Lambropoulou also “The conference was very for choosing the city as the Con - spoke. The keynote address was good. I attend it each year. It is ference site and invited the dele - delivered by Cambridge Univer - very useful for us because it ad - dresses the human being, whether a Greek, a refugee, or a SNF person with a disability” (Paraskevi Bellou, Chair of the Board of Directors of Amimoni, The PanHellenic Association of Parents and Friends of People with Visual Impairments and Ad - ditional Handicaps. “The Conference was excel - lent. We heard many useful things, answered some ques - tions, but certainly for us the problems remain, the solutions do not come so easily. But it is comforting to see a conference where there are so many people who think like you and are trying to find solutions” (Erotokritos Neofytou, President of the Board of Directors of the Theotokos Foundation Special Education & Rehabilitation for Children & Young Adults with Intellectual Disability). “Lately I have attended sev - TNH STAFF PHOTOS eral conferences on the same sub - TOP: SNF co-President and Director Andreas Dracopoulos speaks at the 5th SNF International ject, and I considered this one to Conference on Philanthropy on June 21. ABOVE: A panel featuring Mayor of Thessaloniki Yiannis be very useful because it conveys Boutaris discussed the city and its prospects at the SNF Conference. LEFT, TOP: Maria Karras the experiences of people from (L), Director of Emfasis Foundation with Ioanna Petsinidou-PRAKSIS Project Manager for Home - abroad. And it demonstrates the lessness and Poverty. BOTTOM FAR LEFT: Myron Michailidis- Artistic Director of the Greek Na - usefulness of the Stavros Niar - tional Opera. LEFT: Panos Papoulias SNF Assistant Director of Programs & Strategic Initiatives. chos Foundation, because beyond its financial contributions, it pro - Children (ELEPAP) President the acclamation of refugees into something new to me, a new vides all this important informa - Maria Moschou, and Emfasis Greek society, he told TNH. source, and they must be con - tion each year (Giorgos Pa - Founder Maria Karra, an organi - “I hope the conference will nected. And to see the Founda - padakis, member of the Board of zation featured by TNH for ad - mobilize some political processes tion taking the necessary step is Directors of the Together for Chil - dressing the needs of the home - which need to be implemented a unique – historic, I would say dren organization and represen - less. in Europe for the refugees,” – challenge,” he said. tative of the Hadzipaterion Re - “It is a very good opportunity Michailidis said. “Besides, I can - PRAKSIS (Programs of Devel - habilitation Center for Children for people to gather from around not be anything other than com - opment, Social Support, and Me - with Cerebral Palsy). the world and not just from pletely satisfied with the way in dia Cooperation) Project Man - “This conference is important Greece, to truly involve ourselves which the projects of the confer - ager for Homelessness and because it brings together people on how we are handling the sit - ence are advancing.” Poverty Ioanna Pertsinidou de - with similar problems and expe - gates to enjoy the city during sity Mediterranean History Pro - uation,” Karra told TNH. “To Questscope Founder and In - scribed it as an extremely useful riences. You find ways to deal their free time and to discover its fessor David Abulafia, who spoke think a bit more strategically, a ternational Director Curtis N. conference, because it gathers with the difficulties. This is the civil nature and richness of char - about the shaping of the little outside the box. To hear Rhodes, Jr. told TNH that any people from various environ - reason these meetings are im - acter, which make it charming. Mediterranean culture through - people who see things from the opportunity to discuss how to ments and directions, groups portant. Not only because of He pointed out that charities out the centuries through the outside help us also see things change things for the better – which affect the decision-making what you learn but also because are necessary “during this diffi - present European Union era, long term and focus on long- such as the refugee crisis – is al - process provide the funds that of the contacts you make (Eleni cult crisis period. Even if the na - with Thessaloniki being domi - term solutions that need to be ways significant. SNF is “not an perhaps will change the lives of Gazi, Founder and President of tion pulls together, (organiza - nant among them. placed into context beginning to - International Bank, it is a small millions of people in various ELIX Conservation Volunteers tions like SNF) will continue to Conference participants in - day.” vessel whose rudder you can ways. Greece.) be useful.” clude internationally-renowned Greek National Opera Artistic steer and perhaps maneuver CONTINUED PRAISE “The conference was amaz - Boutaris lamented that the speakers in academia and sci - Director Myron Michailidis for - whenever it is necessary. Thus, The attendees continued their ing, because through everything Mediterranean Partnership did ence and representatives of other went other important engage - it is very important that we hear positive assessment of the Con - we heard we were able to receive not evolve because of short- foundations and institutions, in - ments to make sure to attend the the different stories at these con - ference on its second day, June some messages, get organiza - sighted trade and selfish interests cluding businessman and phil - Conference, because of his great ferences. And the bountiful re - 22. Included here are partici - tional ideas, and generally ben - of individual members, but was anthropist Nikos Mouyiaris, Hel - interest in the topics, which focus serve of young people in Greece pants’ remarks to TNH: efit from very helpful views” (Efi hopeful that conferences such as lenic Society for Disabled not only on the crisis but about and that of the new refugees is "The conference was very sat - Prokopaki, President of ESTIA.) The Orthodox Holy and Great Council Proceeds On Crete through 6/26

Continued from page 1 ground for a strictly canonical solution of the problem, based 12:47), but rather to offer to the on the principles and guidelines world the guidance of the set out below. Of necessity, this Gospel of the Kingdom of God, preparation will not extend be - the hope and assurance that yond the convening of the future evil, no matter its form, does Great and Holy Synod of the Or - not have the last word in history thodox Church, so that it (the and must not be allowed to dic - Synod) can proceed with a tate its course.” canonical solution of the prob - In the section on human dig - lem.” nity, it is noted that “the human This topic essentially refers to person’s dignity, which stems the unification of various ethnic from the creation in the image jurisdictions and the existence of of God and from our role in only one Orthodox Bishop in God’s plan for humanity and the each city, in contrast to the cur - world, was the source of inspi - rent situation in which there are ration for the Church Fathers, many Orthodox bishops coming who delved into the mystery of from their Mother Churches and the divine plan.” co-existing in the same city. The text also discusses the AUTONOMY AND NEW topic of freedom and responsi - TERRITORIES bility, and it emphasizes that On June 22, Bartholomew is - “freedom is one of God’s great - sued a statement-intervention at est gifts to the human being as the Holy and Great Council a specific bearer of the image of (also called the Great Synod) on a personal God but as a member Crete, while discussing the topic of a community of persons as “Autonomy and the Means by well, which, through the unity Which it is Proclaimed,” stating of the human race, reflects with that the Ecumenical Patriarchate grace the life and communion does not intend to grant Auton - of the Divine Persons of the Holy omy to the Metropolises of the Trinity. … Freedom renders the New Lands of Greece. human being capable of pro - With his intervention, Patri - gressing toward spiritual perfec - arch Bartholomew put an end tion; yet, it also includes the risk to various rumors and conspir - of disobedience as indepen - acy theories that have devel - dence from God and conse - oped recently in Greece, even quently the fall, which tragically among some bishops and mar - gives rise to evil in the world. ginal circles. “The consequences of this evil It emphsaized that the Me - include those imperfections and tropolises of the New Lands shortcomings prevailing today, amount to 37 and their ecclesi - including: secularism; violence; SEAN HAwkEy/HOLy AND GREAT cOUNcIL VIA AP astical administration was as - moral laxity; negative phenom - In this Monday, June 20, 2016 photo released by Holy and Great Council, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, second left and signed provisionally by the Pa - ena such as the plague of drugs the Patriarchs take part in the opening session of the Orthodox Synod at Orthodox Academy of the Greek island of Crete. triarchal and Synodical Act of and other addictions in the lives 1928 under the patriarchy of of certain youth; racism; the tion of vital resources or com - sion on the greatly significant pared and approved by the Orthodox Church. Basil III to the autocephalous arms race and wars, as well as plete lack thereof; the hunger of topic of the Orthodox Diaspora Synaxes of the Primates during “Likewise, it is affirmed that Church of Greece, and estab - the resulting social catastrophes; millions of people; forced migra - continued, which, as is well the preparatory period of the during the present phase, for lished their status through the the oppression of certain social tion of populations and human known, directly pertains to the Synod it is stated that “It is af - historical and pastoral reasons, Constitution of Greece. groups, religious communities, trafficking; the refugee crisis; the Orthodox presence of the indi - firmed that is the common will an immediate transition to the These Metropolises include and entire peoples; social in - destruction of the environment; vidual Orthodox Jurisdictions in of all of the most holy Orthodox strictly canonical order of the the Northern Aegean, Epirus, equality; the restriction of hu - and the unrestrained use of ge - the United States, the largest Churches that the problem of Church on this issue, that is, the Macedonia and Thrace, are run man rights in the field of free - netic biotechnology and biomed - and most dynamic of which is the Orthodox Diaspora be re - existence of only one bishop in by the Church of Greece, and dom of conscience— religious icine at the beginning, duration, ours, the Greek Orthodox Arch - solved as quickly as possible, the same place, is not possible. the bishops are paid by the freedom in particular; the mis - and end of human life. These all diocese of America. and that it be organized in ac - For this reason, the Conference Greek state as all the bishops, information and manipulation of create infinite anxiety for hu - In the relative text which is cordance with Orthodox eccle - came to the decision to propose but they have their canonical public opinion; economic misery; manity today.” being discussed at the Great siology, and the canonical tra - the creation of a temporary sit - and spiritual reference to the Ec - the disproportionate redistribu - In the meantime, the discus - Synod and which had been pre - dition and practice of the uation that will prepare the umenical Patriarchate. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016 FEATURE 7 C. Constant’s American Kid: Nazi-Occupied Greece through a Child’s Eyes

By Efthalia Makris Walsh highly qualified to write from afraid of compromising his fam - PLUNDERED VILLAGES curred in Parnion, in spite of the this perspective. She knows how ily’s safety; so he set off on his Parnion responded in horror war. They were special occasions American Kid: Nazi-Occupied children think, observe, and un - own for Parnion. to the appalling processions of which provided some slight Greece through a Child’s Eyes re - derstand. Born in Chicago to Katherine was mistaken. The approaching Nazi vehicles and morsel of food to the hungry and veals the despair and agonies Greek immigrant parents who long and exhausting getaway to soldiers searching for andartes starving, barefoot American that befell civilians during the harshly endured the depression Parnion did not get them further and British soldiers hiding in child--all expressed in fascinat - Nazi occupation of Greece. Au - years, Constant understands the from the Germans, as she had nearby caves. Hungry them - ing detail by Constant. thor Constance M. Constant digs problems ordinary Americans thought, but closer. Moving into selves, Germans plundered vil - John recalls much about his deeply into an era that few peo - experienced in the1930s, as she her grandfather’s abandoned, lages of remaining food and beloved, 1940s Parnion, both ple now remember, along with wrote in her first book, Austin neglected house and making it property. Horrified, John upbeat and tragic, as he also ex - the horrors of bombings, ruth - Lunch, Greek American Recol - livable was just the beginning. watched them rip up his perienced scenes we would less killings of innocent people, lections. A bag of lentils given by her painfully planted potato field. deem inappropriate for children and starvation that defiled bu - THE GREEK DREAM cousin as a house warming gift Along with food, Nazis confis - today. In horror, he, his mother, colic Greek villages. In American Kid, she returns was also a warning. Beloved sis - cated Parnion’s only car. Don - siblings, and neighbors desper - Fact or fiction? It is the truth to Chicago. The father of the ters, relatives, friends, and keys, mules, goats, sheep, and ately escaped village environs to presented as a gripping memoir, story is Andrew, an early 20th Katherine’s faith offered help, chickens disappeared from the hide in a stinking goat corral the narrated by the youngest Amer - century Greek immigrant who love and consolation, but life did village, as Constant beautifully first time Nazis arrived. He wit - ican kid, John, now a senior cit - had lost his restaurant in not get easier. With Andrew’s fi - relates. nessed the tragic deaths of vil - izen living in California. Its focus Geneva, IL, during “hard times” nancial aid cut off, there was no Alex’ assistance to hidden lage elders; the parading, on a child’s perception of events and moved his wife, Katherine, cONSTANcE M. cONSTANT money. Village homes had no British soldiers became a danger through the village street, of tells more about daily village life and their three children to running water, no electricity, no to himself and his family; he fled bodies slaughtered by the Nazis, than most published works on Chicago. Unable to find full-time dispute was the first hurdle indoor bathrooms, no telephone, on foot for Athens where his fa - including two teenage boys John the period. The book is, indeed, employment and unaware of de - Katherine had to overcome. no radio, and no newspapers. ther’s brothers could protect knew personally. He recalls the a tribute to WWII’s children, veloping WWII in Europe, An - Winning the case in early1940 Eight-year-old John daily hauled him. One day, Nazis knocked on day the Nazis arrived to set fire their mothers, aunts, and other drew naively decided to send his did not solve the problem. An - containers of water from the vil - the door and demanded that to Parnion, including Grandpa’s village women. family to Kalamata, Greece, tem - drew’s inability to send them lage fountain into “Grandpa’s” Katherine show them her house. house. The Church and their deep porarily, for a better life in 1937. enough money for return pas - house. St. George’s church bell Germans moved in, relocated The family finally returned to faith in God kept them going at He and his brothers owned a cit - sage to the U.S. kept the family served as Parnion’s main source the family to a small room, and the United States and to Andrew a time when many men had ei - rus grove in Kalamata that he stranded and living marginally. of communication. stayed for days on numerous oc - in February of 1946 to begin ther died in the war or, as resis - thought would provide them in - The children learned Greek in Constant is good at explain - casions. Nikki in particular was their new lives in Ann Arbor, MI, tance fighters, fled to the moun - come. Katherine compliantly school, but were still considered ing the details of the villagers’ terrorized by the event. After where Andrew had established tains to defend their country agreed. She longed to see her “Americanakia.” survival. Hunger and starvation Alex’s departure, Nikki left a successful business. John, against a desperate Nazi army family in Parnion, an isolated vil - NIGHTMARE were a huge issue. With a large, Parnion to live with relatives in Katherine, Nikki, and Alex had searching for them, and to lage in Laconia's mountains, The Axis bombing of Kala - ailing, elderly population and a another village, where she could much to share with him about search for stranded British sol - northeast of Sparta, where, lack - mata and of the church the fam - small number of men remaining, be better fed and protected. their eight-year Odyssey. diers, food to eat, and for what - ing a dowry, she had left 17 ily was attending on April 28, women and children were left Nine-year-old John, now the This amazing account of the ever possessions German sol - years earlier. When Katherine 1941 ignited Katherine’s desire with the task of finding and pro - man of the house, was still a horrors and terrors of war as ex - diers could swipe. and kids left the U.S. Alex was to flee to Parnion, her village. ducing food. Katherine and John child who delighted in the beau - perienced by children should be But by no means should Con - 11, Nikki, 5, and John, 4. An - She packed up Nikki and John wandered the mountainside tiful mountains, the companion - read by people of all ages, eth - stant’s writing be categorized as drew remained in Chicago to and their few possessions, be - searching and collecting leaves ship of his cousins and friends, nicities, races, and religions. We “kid-lit.” Having taught elemen - find a permanent job. lieving they were going to a to feed their goat, Bebba, John’s and Bebba, his beloved goat. He are grateful that this account has tary school in Chicago suburbs But Andrew had unwittingly safer place. Alex, a sea scout, cherished companion and pet, warmly recalls spirited dancing now been shared with us, thanks and in a California gifted stu - opened a can of worms. Arriving likely to be arrested for his clan - whose milk was soon to be their at pared-down weddings and to John and Constance M. Con - dents program, Constant is in Kalamata, a family property- destine pro-British activities, was major source of food. church celebrations that still oc - stant. Deputy Minister Elena Tangled up in Tantaros: High-Profile Pundit’s Wisdom

Kountoura, in LA, Speaks Continued from page 1 asks. Again referring to her own clear to me from the book’s sub - matters of the heart, Tantaros of Greek Tourism Surge title finally hit home: this was discusses a time when she not going to be a book about thought a boyfriend was cheat - the biggest political issues – ing on her, and how today’s Continued from page 1 that kind of investment? “Obvi - from the economy, to illegal women are conditioned not to ously, the budget is very tight aliens, to terrorism – facing our even bring it up, because it son. “We had very tough nego - right now but we welcome the times. And, so, I was disap - would seem like an emotional tiations with international tour initiative. We believe in the co - pointed. response. operators and we now have the operation between the private But as I came to grips with “TINDERRR!” first charter flights arriving in and public sector,” Kountoura all of that, something funny In the latter stages of Tied April with the last departures in said. happened along the way: I real - Up in Knots, Tantaros recalls an late October,” Kountoura told She spoke about expanding ized I had already devoured a exchange with Bill O’Reilly, and TNH. “We also had to coordi - into new markets via advertis - third of a book about a topic – the generation gap effect with nate with the local tourist offices ing. A successful magazine ex - women in America today – that the top-rated political commen - and businesses to extend their ecutive before she became admittedly I wouldn’t have in - tator who is almost 30 years her operations beyond what were Deputy Tourism Minister, Koun - tentionally proceeded to read senior: “this is a Tinder nation,” they accustomed to, and it toura said that she only had a about (not because I don’t find Tantaros remarked, to which worked out.” budget of 5 million euros to run it interesting and relevant, but O’Reilly responded: “what’s Tin - The creation of the “Happen - an international campaign – “al - because as a presidential politi - der?” ing Now#GreekSummer” Inter - most impossible to do” – but is cal junkie, the limited time I I have a confession to make: net campaign reminded last- hopeful that her request for 20 have to read books is almost ex - though I am closer in age to minute travelers that they still million this year will be ap - clusively limited to that topic). Tantaros than to O’Reilly, I, too, had time to book tickets, which proved. My disappointment quickly had no idea what Tinder was was a “great success,” she said. “The American market is dissipated, and I became ab - until I read Tantaros’ compelling very important to us,” she said. sorbed in the book. It caused me description and critique. “We are planning to invest ad - to reflect on what it must be like That alone is good reason to ditional resources to increase to be a woman in 21st century read Tied Up in Knots, but there our share. With the dollar's America, and it also taught me are many others – not least of value closing the gap with the a great deal about Tantaros that which a refreshingly candid dis - G N

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I ALWAYS WANTED TO STUDY said, and organized a number Her description of working of media trips that should gen - hard in the family diner, with ORTHODOX THEOLOGY! erate buzz for the region. very loving but typically old- Kountoura also plans to focus school Greek father, Kosta, is one Elena Kountoura, Greece’s on religion-themed trips and of countless similar phenomena Deputy Minister of Tourism. conventions, of which she cited experienced by young Greek- WELL, NOW YOU CAN! the Holy and Great Council in American women, the stuff of AND WITH SOME OF THE LEADING Also, Kountoura appeared on Crete as a prime example. which makes for great stories on numerous European news pro - Kountoras is also looking to the big screen (i.e., My Big Fat ORTHODOX THEOLOGIANS OF OUR AGE. grams to ensure the interna - expand trips focusing on ther - Greek Wedding). But in the Tan - tional community that “Greece mal springs for hydrotherapy taros family, there is also a ST. STEPHEN'S COURSE OF STUDIES is a safe place to visit and en - treatments, ski resorts, and div - strong matriarch, Barbara, who joy.” ing. encouraged her daughter An - IN ORTHODOX THEOLOGY IS YOUR ANSWER SOCIAL TOURISM POLITICAL MAVERICK drea to go to Paris and Washing - With the unexpected influx First elected to Parliament in ton and live her dream – despite of thousands upon thousands of 2004 as member of the New Kosta’s grumbling. Besides our theological program, refugees to the Greek shores, Democracy (ND) Party, Koun - Tantaros makes clear that we are also now offering most prevalent on the islands of toura gained national attention while she comes across as strong Chios, Lesbos, Samos, Leros, when she went against ND’s pol - (to some people, too prickly), three new specialization tracks: and Kos, the Organization of icy and voted against the second she has a very caring, nurturing, Economic Development and Memorandum. Still with no re - sensitive side. Youth Ministry, Musicology and Iconology Employment (OAED) assisted grets about doing so, Kountoura I noticed in some of her more the situation by extending from said “I feel very vindicated recent Fox News segments that These tracks are offered in a distinct five days to ten the stay of “so - about my vote. I did not believe she’s been smiling more. “I bet cial tourist” Greeks who sacri - the government negotiated as someone told her to smile Orthodox and Byzantine setting. ficed what little they had them - hard as it should had. I knew more,” I thought to myself. Sure selves to assist the needy with certainty that once I voted enough, in Tied Up in Knots, migrants. against it, I will be left out of Tantaros reveals which well- Social Tourism is a European New Democracy and with no known Fox personality told her St. Stephen's Course, concept to ensure that those other political party to join at exactly that! a three-year directed reading program who are financially challenged the time. But it was worth it to VENUS AIN’T MARS can enjoy a few days of vaca - take a stand.” Tantaros writes extensively under the auspices of the Antiochian House of Studies tion, via government assistance. Why, then, did she join the about how in wanting to be In this case, doubling the vaca - Tsipras government that signed treated like men, women got is open to both men and women. tion was to be financed by in in - a third memorandum with even more than they bargained for. crease on the sales tax for goods more unfavorable terms? She She explains how, from the and services, in which case one credits the Tsipras government boardroom to the bedroom, For Information and a catalogue, contact: might normally expect tourism for “unlike the previous govern - women are not wired like men. to fall, but to this point it has ments, negotiating hard for many They are more emotional, and St. Stephen’s Course of Studies not had a negative effect be - months against the Troika.” She yet they are expected to be as 385 IVY LANE, BERGENFIELD, NJ 07621 cause of so many reservations said the Tsipras administration detached as the typical alpha Email: [email protected] • Tel.: (201) 569-0095 to travel to Greece made before “had to face a hostile press that male. Tantaros references pop - the tax increase was announced. in many instances was unfair, and ular culture in supporting her INVESTING IN THE FUTURE the opposition parties' positions theme, including how the HBO Association of Greek Tourist to reach an agreement at any hit series Sex and the City Please send me further information and application forms for: Businesses President Andreas price weakened the government's brought many of these issues to St. Stephen’s Course of Studies in Orthodox Theology Andreadis recently spoke about negotiating powers.” light. a plan to increase tourism to 35 But she is not unrealistic; she She also calls out feminists Name: ...... million arrivals with revenue in sees a difficult road ahead. for having sat by idly while An - Please print excess of 20 billion euros by Nonetheless, Elena Kountoura gelina Jolie moved in on Brad Address: ...... 2021. 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Art. of Org. filed w/ lawful activity . SSNY 4/24/07. Office in Kings Co. SSNY 27 5258 /2 0029 designated for service of process and shall mail to: The LLC, 390 Myrtle Ave, LEGAL NOTICE Brooklyn, NY 11205. Purpose: Any lawful George Boukidis, WWII Veteran, Ahepan, Has Died at 94 activity . Notice of formation KACHLINE ENTERPRISES, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of 27 5194/1 8796 Or ganization filed with the Secretary of George A. Boukidis was born ligence area. He was awarded They first settled in Burbank, philosophers. He was intensely State of New York, SSNY on 05/19/2016. Of - LEGAL NOTICE fice located in Kings County. SSNY has been in Evanston, IL, into a large, dy - the Bronze Star and functioned California, and later in Glendale, proud of his Greek heritage and designated for service of process. SSNY shall Notice of formation FP INDUSTRIAL VENTURE namic, and accomplished family as an extra Liaison Pilot, also California, where their daughter his entire family. mail copy of any process served against the I LLC (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization of 10 children. His parents Tom earning a good conduct medal Trisha was born in 1959. He was also a proud citizen LLC to: KACHLINE ENTERPRISES, LLC, 1144 filed with the Secretary of State of New DeKalb Avenue, Apt. 3B, Brooklyn, NY 11221. York, SSNY on 03/01/2016. Office located in and Eleni Boukidis hailed from and a Foreign Service medal. He George worked in sales and of this great country of the Purpose: Any lawful activity . Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of the village of Karyes (Arahova), was a lifetime member of both later in the transportation in - United States. George was a 27 5254 /2 0026 Greece. While George was a the Veterans of Foreign Wars dustry. He had many entrepre - member of the "Greatest Gener - any process served against the LLC to: FP IN - DUSTRIAL VENTURE I LLC, 6851 Jericho young child, his mother took and the American Legion, as neurial opportunities and was ation," always putting the coun - LEGAL NOTICE Turnpike, Suite 200, Syosset, NY 11791. Purpose: several of the younger children, well as a past member of always striving for success in or - try before self, and he flew the Any lawful activity . Notice of formation CLEAN LIVING including George, back to AHEPA. der to provide for his family. His flag proudly over his house daily. INITIATIVE, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or - 27 5196 /1 9992 Karyes for approximately seven Upon his return from service, final employed position was as George was a unique character ganization filed with the Secretary of State years to absorb the culture and George settled in Tucson, AZ. Vice President of Sales for the in every sense of the word and of New York, SSNY on 05/12/2016. Office lo - LEGAL NOTICE cated in Bronx County. SSNY has been desig - education only village life could There, he attended the Univer - Los Angeles office of Arrow was renowned for his pontifica - nated for service of process. SSNY shall mail RLNY IMPORTS LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ instill. Upon returning to sity of Arizona and opened two Liftschultz, where George and tions for which his grandchildren copy of any process served against the LLC SSNY 5/10/16. Office in Kings Co. SSNY Evanston to join his other family restaurants with other family Jan had the opportunity to would hang on each and every to: THE LLC, 801 Tilden St., #15G, Bronx, NY designated for service of process and shall 10467. Purpose: Any lawful activity . mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm members, George grew up to members. It was in Tucson travel to various locations word with smiles and laughter. PLLC, 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014. Pur - become a great American pa - where he met the love of his life, throughout the U.S. until His greatest pride and joy was 27 5257 /2 0028 pose: Any lawful activity. triot by enlisting in the U.S. Demetra (Jan) Chilikas, who George finally retired. his grandchildren, who adored 27 5191/18796 Army Air Force during the war also had relocated to Tucson George always stressed the him in return, and his wife, LEGAL NOTICE years. with her family from Winnetka, importance of being a good cit - whom he always spoke lovingly LEGAL NOTICE George served proudly in the Illinois. George and Jan married izen and emphasized this to his of long after she had passed. Notice of Formation of SMART D, LLC Notice of formation JARED RYDER Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY U.S. Army Air Force during in 1949 in what was the first children, grandchildren, nieces, George is predeceased by his PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of (SSNY) on 05/10/16. Office location: Kings World War II from 1942 to Greek Orthodox ceremony ever and nephews. He lived by the wife of over 50 years, Jan, and Or ganization filed with the Secretary of State County. Princ. office of LLC: 68 Jay St. - Ste. of New York, SSNY on 02/25/2016. Office 319, Brooklyn, NY 11201. SSNY designated 1945. During his tour of service, to be held in Tucson. George virtues of truth and justice, often by his son Bill. He is survived located in Kings County. SSNY has been desig - he participated in the Euro - helped establish the Greek com - regaling stories of his own fa - by his son James Boukidis and nated for service of process. SSNY shall mail as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to pean/African/Middle East Cam - munity there by finding the first ther Tom Boukidis' goodness to James' wife Cindi; by his daugh - copy of any process served against the LLC to: c/o United States Corporation Agents Inc., the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Pur - paign, the Atlantic/Pacific Cam - church property and securing less fortunate individuals during ter Trisha and her husband 7015 13th Avenue, Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY pose: Any lawful activity. paign, and the American the financing. While in Tucson, the depression, which made an Christopher Kourafas; by his sis - 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity . 27 5200 /17976 Campaign. In the latter part of George and Jan had two sons, indelible mark on George's own ter Anne Boukidis Michas of 27 5243 /20019 his tour, he achieved the rank James and Bill, in 1951 and character. Palm Springs; by his grandchil - LEGAL NOTICE of Tech Sergeant in the Eastern 1952, respectively. This was evidenced by dren Alex and Jennifer Boukidis LEGAL NOTICE Air Command in the In 1955, George and Jan George's innate honesty and fair and Alexis, Adrianna, and Eleni Notice of Formation of Wang's Property Notice of formation of ROBYN China/Burma/India Theatre. He heard the call of the beautiful dealing. He often attributed the Kourafas; and by many nieces LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 5/3/16. Office location: Kings UNIVERSAL, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles o f also logged many hours as a Re - California weather and of other origins of these tenets to ancient and nephews. He will be sorely County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC Or ganization filed with the Secretary of connaissance Pilot in the intel - family members, to move west. Greece and its poets and missed. upon whom process against it may be State of New York, SSNY on 04/28/2016. Of - served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to fice located in Kings County. SSNY has been 749 52nd St., 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY designated for service of process. SSNY shall 11220. Purpose: any lawful activities . mail copy of any process served him or her is : Robyn A Warren, 1250 Pacific St., Apt. 27 5242 /10834 3A, Brooklyn, NY 11216 . Purpose: Any lawful DEATH NOTICES activity . LEGAL NOTICE 27 5206 /1 9995 Notice of formation SOUNDPAPERED, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization n ARVANTINOS, DIMITRIOS Dranina of Greece, along with He was a devoted brother to Funeral Service will be held on filed with the Secretary of State of New FUNERAL HOMES CCICERO, NY (from the Syracuse several nephews and nieces. The Anne Zavitsanos (Aris), and Friday, June 10, 2016, at 10:30 York, SSNY on 03/31/2016. Office located in Kings County. SSNY has been designated for APOSTOLOPOULOS Post Standard, published on Jun. family would like to thank the "Theo Gigi" to George (Andrea) am at the GREEK ORTHODOX service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of 12) – Dimitrios "Jimmy" Aravan - nurses and staff at Sunnyside and Anthony (Rania) Zavitsanos. CEMETERY, 1148 El Camino any process served against the LLC to: 295 Apostle Family - tinos, 75, of Cicero, NY, lost his Care Center, Dr. Draco Mihaila Stephen was loved by his numer - Real, Colma. In lieu of flowers Carroll Street #4, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Purpose: Any lawful activity . Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - long battle with Parkinson's dis - and Brenda Shader of University ous relatives and friends. After donations may be made to the 27 5234 /20016 Funeral Directors of ease on June 7, 2016 at Sunny - Hospital for their wonderful care surviving the occupation of Alzheimer's Association 2290 N RIVERDALE FUNERAL HOME Inc. side Care Center. He was born of Dimitrios. A funeral service in Greece during World War II, 1st Street #101, San Jose, CA LEGAL NOTICE in Soulari, Kefalonia, Greece to celebration of Dimitrios life will Stephen and his sister left for San 95131 or to an organization of 5044 Broadway Notice of formation 1034 E 14 REALTY, the late Angelos and Konstantina be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Francisco to start a new life. A your choice. LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization New York, NY 10034 Aravantinos. Dimitrios served in June 14, 2016 at St. Sophia's US citizen by birth, Stephen filed with the Secretary of State of New (212) 942-4000 the Greek Navy for two years Greek Orthodox Church. Inter - would later join the US Navy and DRAKPOULOS, PANAIOTIS York, SSNY on 09/08/2015. Office located n in Kings County. SSNY has been Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE where he developed his love of ment will follow in Oakwood serve honorably during the Ko - SOMERSWORTH, NH – (From designated for service of process. SSNY cooking. In 1969 he immigrated Cemetery. Family and friends rean War. Upon returning to fosters, published on Jun. 6) – shall mail copy of any process served CONSTANTINIDES to the United States. He owned may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on home, Stephen worked as a self- Panaiotis "Peter" Drakopoulos, against the LLC to: The LLC, 1585 Coney FUNERAL PARLOR Co. Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230. and operated Jimmies Place Monday, June 13, 2016 at the employed auto mechanic, until 84, of Somersworth, passed Purpose: Any lawful activi ty . (718) 745-1010 Restaurant in North Syracuse for Thomas J. Pirro Jr. Funeral ultimately taking a job with the away on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 27 5235/2 0017 Services in all localities - 17 years. Dimitrios had a heart Home, 3401 Vickery Rd. (corner city of San Francisco, where he at his home surrounded by his of gold, he loved his customers of Buckley Rd.) North Syracuse, worked until his retirement. family. He was born on October Low cost shipping to Greece and was known to help those in NY. In lieu of flowers, please do - Stephen was a devoted parish - 22, 1931, in Ariohori, Greece, a LEGAL NOTICE need. He was passionate about nate generously in Dimitrios ioner of the Annunciation Greek son of the late Christos and ANTONOPOULOS his garden, his handyman skills name to The Michael J. Fox Orthodox Cathedral, where he Sophia (Janekos) Drakopoulos. FUNERAL HOME, INC. and of course cooking. He was Foundation for Parkinson's Re - sang in choir for most of his life. In Greece, Mr. Drakopoulos Notice of formation ASOR LIFE, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed Konstantinos Antonopoulos - predeceased by his parents; his search , Grand Central Station, Stephen was a Master Mason started a small newspaper stand with the Secretary of State of New York, sisters, Eleni Simatos and Ange - PO Box 4777, New York, NY and a Shriner. In 1976, he was which grew to a grocery store. SSNY on 04/26/2016. Office located in Funeral Director Nassau County. SSNY has been designated 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., liki Rigatou of Greece and his 10163-4777 Master of his lodge, Golden He and his wife, Arhonto (Houli - for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of brother, Jerry Aravantinos of Liv - ([email protected]). . West, later known as Mission ras) emigrated from Greece in any process served against the LLC to: c/o Astoria, New York 11105 erpool, NY. Dimitrios was proud Lodge. Stephen was member of 1977. Mr. Drakopoulos went to United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7015 (718) 728-8500 of his family, his wife of 48 years, COSTAKIS, STEPHEN the Asiya Shriners' Drum and Bu - work at Clarostat Manufacturing 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. n Purpose: Any lawful activity . Katina Aravantinos; his daugh - SAN FRANCISCO, CA (from the gle Corp as well as their Rod and Co. in Dover and also Villa Pizza Not affiliated with any 27 5221 /20010 ters, Dena (Galo) Almeida of San Francisco Chronicle, pub - Gun Club. He loved hunting, in Somersworth. He was a hard - other funeral home. Queens, NY and Angela (Scott) lished on Jun. 5) – Stephen An - fishing, making wine, and yelling working man who always made LEGAL NOTICE Murphy of Cicero, NY. He is also thony Costakis laid down his at the TV when the Giants were sure he provided for his family Notice of formation OTFF, LLC. (DOM. survived by his grandchildren, working tools on May 29, 2016, on. Most of all, Stephen loved and was a dedicated and loving LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed with the Cosmo, Dimitri and Christos two days shy of his 82th birthday. his family and dedicated his life husband, father and grandfather; Secretary of State of New York, SSNY on TO PLAcE yOUR Almeida and Daniel and Nicholas Stephen passed peacefully in his to making sacrifices for them. A family always coming first. Be - 04/12/2016. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for cLASSIFIED AD, cALL: Murphy; two brothers, George sleep of natural causes. He is pre - side his loving wife, Arhonto service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of (718) 784-5255, ExT. 106, (Grace) Aravantinos of Liver - deceased by Patricia, his beloved This is a service (Houliras) Drakopoulos, sur - any process served against the LLC to: Angel E-MAIL: pool, NY and Nicholas (Vasiliki) wife of 43 years; and his dear to the community. vivors include his sons, Christos Wong, 37 Fairway Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030. Purpose: Any lawful activity . classifieds@ Aravantinos of Greece; his sis - parents, mother Loula and father Announcements of deaths Drakopoulos and his wife, Jes - 27 5222/20011 thenationalherald.com ters, Kate Antonelou and Maria Anthony. Stephen was a cher - may be telephoned to the sica of Somersworth, and James ished "Baba" to his children, An - classified Department of Drakopoulos and his wife, Jodie thony S. Costakis (Carol), Lori The National Herald at of Berwick, Maine; four grand - Days and dates of funerals, M. Ferreyra (Carlos) and Michael (718) 784-5255, children (to them he was "Pa - ters, Eleni Stergiou and Themi Orthodox Church, Tate's Brook memorials, and other events di - S. Costakis (Cinthya), and Monday through Friday, pou"), Peter and Tony Drakopou - Zouzaneas both of Greece; nieces Road, Somersworth. In lieu of rectly correspond to the original adored as "Papou" by his grand - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST los of Somersworth and Sophia and nephews. A funeral service flowers, memorial contributions publication date, which appears children, Stephen and Rachel or e-mailed to: and Emily Drakopoulos of will be held at 11 a.m., on Mon - may be made to the Dormition at the beginning of each notice. Costakis, Tristan and Isabela Fer - [email protected] Berwick, Maine; brother, Bobby day, June 6, 2016, at the Dormi - of The Virgin Mary, Greek Ortho - reyra, and Michael A. Costakis. Drakopoulos of Greece and sis - tion of The Virgin Mary Greek dox Church, Somersworth. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016 COMMUNITY 9

GREEK GASTRONOMY OUR EVERYDAY GREEK Fruit Salad and Peach Muffins: 2 Fruit Desserts to Enjoy How Many Souvlakia on Pita

By Eleni Sakellis • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon • 1/4 teaspoon Greek sea salt did you say? Deka or Dodeka? With all the wonderful fruits • 3/4 cup orange juice and berries now in season, fruit • 1/4 cup Greek olive oil By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou salad is a great, healthier choice • 1 fresh peach, chopped for dessert than sugar-laden • Slivered almonds Like in English it is not difficult to learn the numbers from 13- cookies and cakes. Popular all • 2 tablespoons Turbinado 19, because their first compound is number 10, δέκα and the cor - around the world, fruit salad, or sugar (sugar in the raw) responding number follows: 13= δέκα+τρία, δέκα+τέσσερα=14. Macedonia fruit salad as it is Numbers 11 and 12 also have δέκα as a compound: Ένα+δέκα= sometimes known, is easy to Place paper liners in a 12- ένδεκα, έντεκα, δύο+δέκα=δώδεκα. prepare with your favorite sea - cup muffin pan. Preheat oven The numbers from 20-30 are also formed like in English. Just sonal fruits. The name Macedo - to 350 degrees. add each number next to the word twenty, είκοσι. nia appears in the late 18th cen - Whisk together the flour, tury in France in reference to sugar, baking powder, baking Number Greek word Pronunciation fruit salad, due to the diversity 10 δέκα DEka found in the empire of Alexan - 11 έντεκα EΝteka der the Great. Stretching from 12 δώδεκα DOdeka the Greek city-states across the 13 δεκατρία dekaTREEa Middle East to India, Alexan - 14 δεκατέσσερα dekaTEsera der’s empire was incredibly mul - 15 δεκαπέντε dekaPEnte ticultural. A diversity of fruits in 16 δεκαέξι dekaExi your fruit salad adds complexity 17 δεκαεπτά dekaePTA and interest, not to mention vi - 18 δεκαοκτώ dekaoKTO tal phytonutrients to your diet. 19 δεκαεννέα dekaeNEa Use about a cup of fruit per per - 20 είκοσι EEkosi son to determine the amount of 21 είκοσι ένα EEkosi Ena fruit you will need for your • 2-3 tablespoons sugar 22 είκοσι δύο EEkosi DEEo salad. If using bananas, add • 2 tablespoons finely chopped 23 είκοσι τρία EEkosi TREEa them just before serving since fresh mint, optional 24 είκοσι τέσσερα EEkosi TEsera they have a tendency to take • Pomegranate seeds, optional 25 είκοσι πέντε EEkosi PEnte over the flavor profile of the • Greek yogurt, optional 26 είκοσι έξι EEkosi Exi fruit salad. The fruits listed in 27 είκοσι επτά EEkosi ePTA the recipe are suggestions, so Cut the fruits into bite sized 28 είκοσι οκτώ EEkosi oKTO choose your favorites and enjoy. pieces, place in a large bowl, 29 είκοσι εννέα EEkosi eNEa The peach muffin recipe that sprinkle with the sugar, and mix TNH/ELENI SAkELLIS 30 τριάντα triAnta follows is quick to prepare for a carefully to combine. Add the more Greek flavor, add pome - soda, cinnamon, and salt. Make sweet treat with coffee or tea. berries and grapes, cut up the granate seeds and serve with a well in the center and add the “Πόσο κάνει; ” means “How much does it cost?”, when we are strawberries and/or grapes if Greek yogurt for extra protein. orange juice and oil. Stir until talking about one item. “ Πόσο κάνουν; ” Means “How much do they happen to be very large, Alternatively, top with your fa - just combined. Spoon the mix - they cost”. It is the plural form, when we are talking about many Macedonia Fruit Salad stir and garnish the top with vorite flavor of ice cream and ture into the paper lined muffin items. The verb κάνω has various uses in Greek. The EU currency fresh mint, if using. For adults enjoy as a sundae. cups. Top with a few pieces of euro is called το ευρώ and doesn’t change in the plural, τα ευρώ, only, add half or a whole bottle the chopped peach, the slivered because is an internationally used term. In fact it derives from the • Apples of white wine, or champagne for almonds, and sprinkle with the Greek word Ευρώπη ( Europe ), a woman of Phoenician origin which • Peaches special occasions and stir. Let Peach Muffins Turbinado sugar. Bake in a pre - was kidnapped by Zeus and brought to Crete. The dollar is το δο - • Pineapple the fruit salad marinade for half heated 350 degree oven for 20- λάριο/ τα δολάρια. The word for change is τα ρέστα, of the same • Kiwi an hour or refrigerate for up to 30 minutes or until golden root with the English word the rest, meaning what remains. • Watermelon 2 hours. Stir before serving in • 1 3/4 cups unbleached, all- brown and a skewer, toothpick, Ορίστε is an expression which means here it is. It derives from • Strawberries individual bowls, spooning purpose flour or cake tester in the center the verb ορίζω which means define and order as well. The English • Blackberries some of the liquid over the top. • 1/3 cup sugar comes out clean. Cool com - words horizons, horizontal etymologically come from this verb and • Blueberries Any leftover juices and wine • 1 teaspoon baking powder pletely on wire rack before serv - from the corresponding Greek words. Ορίστε initially meant at • Grapes make for a refreshing drink. For • 1 teaspoon baking soda ing. your orders.

DIALOGUE -Πόσο κάνουν επτά φραπέδες και δύο μπύρες; (= How much do 7 LITERARY REVIEW frappes and 2 beers cost? ) -Κάνουν εικοσιπέντε ευρώ. (= They cost 25 euros. ) -Έχω πενήντα ευρώ. (= I have a 50 euro bill. ) N. Emm. Papadakis Pens Book on Eleftherios Venizelos -Έχεις ρέστα; (= Do you have change? ) -Έχω. Ορίστε εικοσιπέντε ευρώ ρέστα. (= I have. Here is 25 euros change. ) By Eleni Sakellis -Πόσο κάνει ο ελληνικός καφές; (= How much does the Greek coffee Eleftherios Venizelos: A Story cost? ) of an Adventurous Life by Nikolaos -Ο ελληνικός καφές κάνει δύο ευρώ. Emm. Papadakis is a biography (= The Greek coffee costs two euros. ) of arguably the greatest Greek -Ορίστε δέκα ευρώ. Έχετε ρέστα; ( Here statesman of the 20th century. is a 10 euro bill. Do you have change? ) Born in Crete in 1864 when -Έχω. Ορίστε οκτώ ευρώ. (= I have. the island was still under Ot - Here are 8 euros. ) toman rule, Venizelos and his -Ευχαριστώ. (= Thank you. ) family fled to mainland Greece -Παρακαλώ. (= You are welcomed. ) after his father’s involvement with the insurrection on the is - You may have noticed in the dialogues thus far that Greeks land in 1886. He studied law at don’t use very often the “Thank you” and “You are welcomed” or the University of Athens and re - “No problem” expressions. That’s true. But when they receive turned to Crete to practice law in money they always do! Chania, but became involved in politics, joining the liberal party EXERCISE of Crete. After the revolution in 1. Form a whole sentence for your answer, like in the given exam - 1897 and the establishment of ple. Be aware of choosing the correct form of the verb κάνω. the Cretan State in 1898, Venize - -Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 10 καφέδες; (30 $) los helped draft the constitution -Δέκα καφέδες κάνουν τριάντα δολάρια. of the island. From his early ac - complishments to his election as -Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 7 μερίδες πατάτες; (28 $) Prime Minister of Greece, Venize - -Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 5 μπύρες; (25 $) los was a remarkable individual -Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 3 τυρόπιτες; (21 $) who left an indelible mark on -Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 5 πίτες; (15 $) Greece. The book wonderfully il - -Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 11 σουβλάκια; (33 $) lustrated from start to finish with -Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 2 σαλάτες χωριάτικες; (14 $) photos, artwork, and maps PHOTOS: wIkIMEDIA cOMMONS -Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 2 μερίδες κεφτέδες; (11 $) vividly brings the man and his Governor of Greece, and The lied in support of Greece and 2002. Those interested in further time period to life. Among the New Era. The three chapters are Venizelos appreciated the efforts. reading will appreciate the book’s 2. Fill in the missing words and write the numbers in Greek words. photos included in the book, one subdivided into sections which According to the book, Venizelos bibliography with sources in -Πόσο ……. 3…….. καφέδες; of the eminent statesman visiting detail the extraordinary life and saw Greek-Americans as a “cru - Greek and English to consult. -3…… καφέδες κάνουν 6……. Ευρώ. the New York offices of The Na - achievements of Venizelos with cial branch in the trunk of Hel - The book was published by -και 2…… μπύρες; tional Herald in 1921 when he clarity and insight. Also included lenism.” the National Research Founda - -2…… μπύρες ……. 10……. Ευρώ. was on his honeymoon in the are fact-filled excerpts and side - The book also includes quotes tion “Eleftherios K. Venizelos” in -Ορίστε 20…… Ευρώ. Έχετε ρέστα; United States with his wife, bars from historical sources and from important historical figures Chania, Crete which was estab - -Ναι, ορίστε 4….. Ευρώ. Elena. other books on Venizelos and the who met and admired the states - lished in 2000, as a center dedi - Though many books have history, culture, and politics of the man. Among those praising cated to the research and study 3. Write the numbers in Greek words: 13, 11, 17, 12, 19, 24, 26, been written about Venizelos, few era. One of the fascinating sec - Venizelos, former Prime Minister of Eleftherios Venizelos. The 28, 30. are as readable as this volume, tions of the book examines of Great Britain David Lloyd Foundation received a grant for which is clear evidence of the in - Venizelos and his relationship to George, Winston Churchill, US general operating support and PRONUNCIATION KEY tense study and scholarship that Greek-Americans. In the early President Woodrow Wilson, and equipment from the Stavros Niar - i (i-diom), ee (n-ee-dle), e (e-nergy), o (o-rganism), oo (b-oo- went into the work. Papadakis part of the 20th century, Greek- French Prime Minister Georges chos Foundation in 2013. The t), y (y-es), h (h-elium), th (th-eory), d (th-e), gh (w-olf). The cap - previously wrote a concise biog - Americans were divided on Clemenceau. The book concludes Museum at the Eleftherios italized syllables are accented. raphy of Venizelos, and has now Venizelos, some loved him while with excerpts from Elena Venize - Venizelos Residence, Chalepa, published this new, well-written, others, mostly royalists, hated los’ book on her travels with her Chania opened in November with Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied philology and archaeology at and well-researched, biography. him. When the time came for husband in the United States in the dedication ceremony at - the University of Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Germany. She The book is divided into three supporting Greece through diffi - 1921, which was published in tended by the President of the has been honored with the Academy of Athens Award in main chapters, Years in Crete, cult times, Greek-Americans ral - French in 1955 and in Greek in Hellenic Republic. Archaeology and Homeric Philology.

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES History in the Minds of School Kids

kinds of columns – Corinthian, the victors was a coral wreath. This one nearly sent me to Ironic and dorc – and built the This one was written by a the medicine cabinet for any - apocalypse. They, also, had student who, I hope, didn’t go thing that would calm my rat - myths. A myth is a female moth. into politics: The government of tled nerves. “Eventually, the Ro - One myth says that the mother Athens was democratic because mans conquered the Greeks. of Achilles dipped him in the river people took the law into their History called them Romans be - Stynx until he became intolera - own hands. There were no wars cause they never stayed in one ble. Achilles appears in The Iliad, in Greece because the moun - place for very long. Julius Cae - by Homer. Homer, also, wrote, tains were so high that they sar extinguished himself on the The Oddity, in which Penelope couldn’t climb over them to see battlefields of Gaul. The Ides of was the last hardship that Ulysses what their neighbors were do - March murdered him because endured on the journey. Actually, ing. When they fought with the they thought he was going to be Homer was not written by Homer Persians the Greeks were out - made king. Dying, he gasped but by the name of another man numbered because the Persians out, “Tee Hee, Brutus!” of that name.” had more men. One can only imagine the Another student wrote, If this student ever decided teacher correcting this one. “Socrates was a famous Greek to become a playwright, I’d quit “Nero was a cruel tyranny who By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos in a magazine, I’d read a collec - really entertaining and informa - teacher who went around giving ever going to see a play: “Aris - would torture his poor subjects Special to The National Herald tion of history bloopers, col - tive. And, if you’ll observe – who people advice. They killed him. totle was famous for his plays. by playing the fiddle to them. lected by a retired teacher, his - knows?- you may learn some - Socrates died from an overdose He rationed out his situations Today Rome is full of fallen I’m sure we’ve all heard, at tory written by students from thing, too! of wedlock. After his death, his by relieving himself in long so - arches. And, Athens has a lot of some time or other, stories eighth graders to college level This piece was written by a career suffered a dramatic de - liloquies. Another play, written fallen arches, too.” about the Ancient Greeks. In students. I repeat! College level! high school kid who was sup - cline.” by another Greek, is about a son Zeus help us! I’d bet none of some schools it was required If you haven’t come across posed to read and write an essay Okay, sportsmen! Here’s a who loves his mother and in - those kids know the names of the reading. In other schools, it may the magazine article, I hereby on what he read: “The Greeks good one: In the Olympic vents Oedipus complex where three ships Christopher Colum - have been required reading but save you the trouble of buying were a highly sculptured people Games, Greeks ran races; they his mind is full of incestuous bus sailed with. But we know, it wasn’t required that the stu - the magazine and/or, looking it and without them we wouldn’t jumped, hurled the biscuits and sheets that he pours over every don’t we! They’re the Ninja, the dents understood. But recently, up. Here are a few that I think have history. They invented three threw the java. The reward to time he sees his mother.” Pizza and the Santa Domingo. 10 FEATURE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016

HELLENIC HAPPENINGS FROM COAST TO COAST

TNH Staff the event. In honor of Music June. Delos was created in an effort City, there will be a cruise on It is the second international to draw global attention to the LOS ANGELES, CA – The the General Jackson Showboat award for the film, following the island, a UNESCO World Her - GREEK HERITAGE SOCIETY OF to watch fireworks on the 4th Award of Merit and Special itage site, just a short sea jour - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA of July and a trip to the Mention by BEST SHORTS in ney from Mykonos. The island (GHS) is producing the third in - NASHVILLE PARTHENON, a Southern California, an organi - of light is unique in that it is the stallment of their documentary full-scale replica of the original zation that crosses several film largest archaeological site in Eu - film series THE GREEKS OF in Athens. genres, for unique and presti - rope with a wide variety of cul - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MISS AMERICA 2016 BETTY gious film competitions. Many tures inhabiting and worshiping THROUGH THE CENTURY. The CANTRELL, who is of Greek de - of the winners of these awards there for more than 3 millennia. first documentary of the series, scent, will be a special guest. have gone on to win Oscars and The film is narrated by interna - THE PIONEERS, chronicled the Emmys. Last year, director tional star of stage and screen, years 1900-1942 and was nar - LA JOLLA, CA – The film DE - The 25-minute documentary GEORGE CHORRAFACE. The rated by Academy Award-win - LOS 2015 received the Silver premiered last October in Greco-French actor served as ner OLYMPIA DUKAKIS. The Award in the category of Eco - Mykonos at CINE MANTO the first “ambassador for Delos,” second documentary, The tourism at the BAKU INTERNA - MYKONOS. The film and the in 2015, promoting the unique Promise of Tomorrow 1940- TIONAL TOURISM FILM FESTI - idea of promoting Delos, began nature of the island. Professor 1960, hosted and also narrated VAL (BITFF). No stranger to film from a written piece, by NICHOLAOS C. STAM - by Dukakis, won the Best Fea - awards, Greek director ANDO - ALEXANDRA DIMOU, a BOULIDIS, Director of the MU - ture Documentary at the BEV - NIS THEOCHARIS KIOUKAS, Mykonos-based attorney and co- SEUM OF CYCLADIC ART, has ERLY HILLS FILM, TV & NEW was in the capital of Azerbaijan, authored by DIMITRIS KAR - been appointed to serve as am - MEDIA FESTIVAL in 2011. The ASSOcIATED PRESS to accept the award at the pre - AVOLAS. The film and the cam - bassador for Delos in 2016. third film of the series, THE Greek-American Betty Cantrell, who is Miss America, will be a sentation ceremony in early paign to promote the island of NEW GREEK AMERICANS special guest at the Philoptochos Convention in July. 1960-2017 follows the expan - sion of southern California com - bution on the Seed & Spark try are set to attend the 2016 munities and their influence website or can contribute cash NATIONAL PHILOPTOCHOS BI - GOINGS ON... with generations revealing their and loan needed items. The ENNIAL CONVENTION from heartfelt and humorous stories crowdfunding campaign runs July 3 to 7 in Nashville. The of “growing up Greek." The through July 7. More informa - most significant event of the n THRU SEPT. 10 about our culture and heritage. 10PM, and Sunday, Noon-9PM. question of the survival of Hel - tion is available on the GHS Greek Orthodox Ladies Philop - TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Tarpon Please be sure to visit all the Music, games, dancing, and the lenism through the generations website. The first two documen - tochos Society will run concur - Springs’ annual Night in the Is - booths and try our delicious, best Greek food in town! For is addressed and the answer, ac - taries are available on DVD for rently with the CLERGY-LAITY lands tradition continues on the home-made foods and pastries. more information, visit sbgreek - cording to the GHS, is that, “we purchase online. CONGRESS of the Greek Ortho - historic Sponge Docks once a In the true spirit of “Filoxenia”, festival.com or call (310) 540- must do everything we can to GHS is a non-political, non- dox Archdiocese of America at month from 6-11PM on the City’s that is, hospitality, we welcome 2434. keep that flame burning and profit California corporation, in the Gaylord Opryland Resort & historic Sponge Docks, along Do - you and pray your stay with us never let it die out.” A SEED & association with the BASIL P. Convention Center with the decanese Boulevard. Food, will be enjoyable. Festival hours n AUGUST 19-21 SPARK crowdfunding campaign CALOYERAS MODERN GREEK shared theme of “You are the drinks, and the street is closed are: Thursday-Saturday 4-11PM, ANCHORAGE, AK – The Holy was launched on May 24 to sup - STUDIES CENTER at LOYOLA Voice of Christ in a Changing off for live dancing: 6-11PM on and Sunday 12-9PM. Come learn Transfiguration Greek Orthodox port the final installment of this MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY of World,” as set forth by HIS EM - Saturdays July 9, August 6. And more and be part of our commu - Church, 2800 O’Malley Road in entertaining and educational Los Angeles, for educational, lit - INENCE ARCHBISHOP September 10. Sponsoring nity! For more information, Anchorage, will hold its annual documentary film series. Those eracy, and educational purposes. DEMETRIOS, Geron of America. restaurants include Costa’s Hel - please visit our website at hamp - Greek Festival Friday, Aug. 19 interested in supporting the film Under the leadership of Na - las, Mama’s and Mykonos. tonsgreekfestival.com. through Sunday, Aug. 21, Noon production will receive gifts ac - NASHVILLE, TN – Hundreds of tional Philoptochos President until 7PM. Music will be provided cording to their level of contri - delegates from across the coun - MARIA LOGUS and Convention n JUNE 24-26 n JULY 15-17 by Peter Deneff and Danny Pa - co-Chairs IRENE ARSONIADIS OCEAN, NJ – The St. George PORTSMOUTH, NH – The St. pakalos of Synthesi. Come down - and THEONE DICKOS, the pro - Greek Orthodox Church, 1033 Nicholas Greek Orthodox stairs in the new church building gram will include guest speak - West Park Avenue in Ocean, in - Church, 40 Andrew Jarvis Drive and watch as Laurie Constantino ers, professional training, inter - vites you to its annual Greek fes - in Portsmouth, is proud to pre - (author of our parish cookbook QUESTION OF THE WEEK active discussions and award tival, June 24 to 26! Highlights sent its annual Greek festival Fri - and her food blog, laurieconstan - presentations, in an atmosphere include: Church Tours, Games day, Jul. 15 through Sunday, Jul. tino.com) prepares famous Greek Do you plan to watch both the Democratic and Republican of camaraderie and shared and Rides, Greek Folk Dancing, 17. For 41 years, this festival has recipes. Come see our nearly fin - national conventions next month? learning. Authentic Greek Foods and Pas - proven to be over and over again ished new church and listen as Please email your response to The Metropolis of Detroit tries, Gift Shop, Religious Gifts, a fun event for all ages. This Father Vasili explains the history, [email protected] We may publish some re - Philoptochos and President Books, and Icons, Greek Food years' Greek Festival year traditions and worship of the sponses as Letters to the Editor in a future issue. MARGARET YATES are hosting Store, and Little Kids Playground promises to be another great Greek Orthodox Faith. Our two and Activities. Free parking at event. The families of the St dancing groups perform tradi - Ocean Township High School Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church tional Greek dances, dressed in 550 W Park Ave, Oakhurst, AND get together in April through regional costumes. (This perfor - Ocean Township Intermediate early July preparing many of the mance is on Saturday and Sun - School 1200 W Park Ave, Ocean menu items. So come join us for day only.) Also, we will be fea - THE HERALD SQUARE Township. Free shuttles from fresh Lamb, Moussaka, Spanako - turing: Bouncy House: Lots of fun both schools! We are an 83-year- pita (Spinach Pie), a Gyro or a for the kids! A fee will be charged TNH's Crossword Challenge old, community, but for over fresh piece of Baklava. All of the to bounce. Silent Auction: Come twenty-five years, a new Church food and pastries at the St inside the new church building Home was a dream and the Nicholas Greek Festival, taste just to bid on a wide variety of great 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 mem bers of our community were like your YiaYia's (Grandmother) items including jewelry, house - dedicated to m aking this dream recipes. With all of this great wares, gift baskets, artwork, and 14 15 16 a reality. A tract of land was pur - homemade food, it's no wonder gift certificates for local restau - chased, a nd we brok e ground in that the St Nicholas Greek Festi - rants and services. The Agora: 17 18 19 the summer of 20 08, and on val is one of the must attend Our Agora (market) has gifts and 20 21 22 Sunday, April 1, 2012, we were events every summer on the Sea - souvenirs from Greece, novelty proud a nd humbled to celebrate coast. People travel from all over T-shirts and Greek music. Plus, 23 24 25 26 27 28 the T hyra nixia, the official open - New England to enjoy the food the second edition of our own ing of the doors, of our new and the live entertainment. Oh parish cookbook,Tastes Like

29 30 31 House of Worship at 1033 West and they may buy some delicious Home: Mediterranean Cooking Park Avenue. Th is momen tous pastries for the ride home! Also, in Alaska, is also available. Many 32 33 34 35 36 celebration officially opened the please make sure to visit the of our festival recipes are in - doors to our long aw aited new Church and enjoy the beautiful cluded in this fabulous cookbook. 37 38 39 40 Saint Georg e Greek Orthodox iconography! The Church itself The Deli: Find imported Greek Church and its surrounding cam - has a traditional Byzantine archi - cheeses, olives, olive oil, grape 41 42 43 pus which i ncludes a Cultu ral tectural style, with the center leaves, halva, pasta, herbs, cook - Center, Adm inistration Building dome and the footprint in the ies and candy. Plus, get Greek 44 45 46 and Education Center, and Ath - shape of a cross. The church food to go: Moussaka and Pastit - letic Center . For more in fo rma - structure is modeled after many sio are available frozen for you 47 48 49 50 51 tion abo ut our Church and the island churches typical in Greece. to bake at home, along with festival, please visit our website: Between the altar and the upper Galaktoboureko, one of our most 52 53 54 55 stgeorg eap.or g. Solea is a wall adorned with popular Kafenion treats. Ortho - icons with a central doorway dox Christian Bookstore/Gift 56 57 58 59 60 n JULY 14-17 called "Royal Doors." This wall is Shop: Please visit our bookstore SOUTHAMP TON, NY – The Dor - referred to as the iconostasis, and and gift shop inside the new 61 62 63 mition of t he Virgin Mary Greek is characteristic of all Orthodox building for Orthodox Christian Orthodox Church, at 111 St. An - churches.This year’s festival books and gifts, icons and devo - 64 65 66 drews Road in Southampton, is hours are Friday, 5-11PM, Satur - tional items. For more info, visit happy to presen t our annual day, Noon-11PM, and Sunday, our site: akgreekfestival.com. www.CrosswordWeaver.com Greek Festival, Thursday, Jul 14 Noon-4PM. Greek Dancing Exhi - through Sunday, Jul. 17. Our bitions by our Greek School Stu - n NOTE TO OUR READERS ACR OSS 9 New sm a n E rn ie Church Family has been working dents Friday at 6PM and Satur - This calendar of events section 1 Niche 10 Odyssey author for months to prepare for the day at 7PM. For more info, please is a complimentary service to the 5 Cereal 11 Ev ide n ce Based Educ. (abbrev.) largest and happiest party given call (603) 436-2733. Greek American community. All 9 In the lead 12 Ch ick e n _ __ k ing - 2 words by Gree k Americ ans in the parishes, organizations and in - 14 Director Kazan 13 Cozy room Hamptons. We thank you for REDONDO BEACH, CA – The St. stitutions are encouraged to e-

15 Less than tw i ce 21 US Ar m y deser ting (abbrev.) coming to the Hamptons Greek Katherine Greek Orthodox mail their information regarding 16 Dignified 22 St ran g e Festival and hope y ou w ill en joy Church, 722 Knob Hill Avenue the event 3-4 weeks ahead of 17 Corrode 24 Type of dig. video broadcasting your stay with us. We have in Redondo Beach, will hold its time, and no later than Monday 18 Precipita tion 25 Scud opened our hearts and home to South Bay Greek festival Friday, of the week before the event, to 19 "He thro ws _ ____ c urveba ll" (2 w ords) 26 Gi ve you; we will feed you; entertain Jul. 15 through Sunday, Jul. 18. english.edition@thenationalher - 20 Outer Mongolia Allince. (abbrev.) 27 Thoughts you; an d yes, enligh ten you Friday, 5-10PM, Saturday, Noon- ald.com 21 Alphabet 's fi r st four 28 Lo ver 's meetin g 22 Opp. of W NW 30 Re gis a nd __ Lee 23 Bungle ( 2 w d s.) 32 Sa int h onored on Jul y 2 0 25 City of Tigers and Lions, but not Bears 33 Swamp This Week in Greek History: 29 Affiirmat ive h ead s hake 34 Amphi theater 30 Corn syrup b rand 38 Eg gs' p latema te? 31 Followed Hoover (init.) 39 Reverberate Baskeball Star Sophocles Schortsanitis 32 Electroni c co mmunic ation 40 Bluber ry and Pum pkin, e.g. 35 Greek soccer team 42 So uth e rn Mexican India n 36 She parodied Palin 43 Wilma Flintstones' husband This week, on June 22, 1985, 37 Shorteni ng 46 Go v. S c hwa rtzenegge r Greek basketball star Sophocl es 38 Grande D am e of Ho llyw ood Da vis 48 Th e O s mond Br others' sister Schorts anitis was born in 40 In a pod, often 49 Lobby Cameroon. 41 Anger 50 Ge net i c identical Movi ng to Kavala at an early 42 Actor Ga lifia n akis 51 M oses ' brother age, you ng Sofokl is at first 43 Primal 53 Baby's "ball" didn’t like basketball, but the 44 American Soc iety for N utrition 55 La d game gr ew on h im and his 45 Sore 56 Ja zz i n strumen t coaches d iscove red his immense 46 Plural of is 57 Golf ball stand talen t and encouraged him to 47 Hair clea ner 58 Ai r Re s ource s Bd. (ab brev.) pursue the sport. 49 Alternati ve t o 7UP or Spr ite 59 Bi g M c Donald 's sandwich “So fo” – as he is best known, 52 Avg. Octane Number (abbrev.) 60 Guy's counterpart was o n the Macca bi Tel Aviv 53 Fictional Spy championship team in 2014, 54 Fall behi nd S o lution to last week ’s puzzl e and a member o f the Silver

56 Create Medal-winn ing Greek National 59 Condime nt W E A K P L A K A R C A Team in the 2006 FIBA world 60 Clinton's VP A S S O C H E L E N A I G cham pionship, and b ronze win - 61 Eagle's nest S L A S H A R E N A T N L ners in the FIBA Eur oBasket 62 Cain’s br oth e r 2009. S I E 63 After awhile P I P A L O S L D Schortsanitis began playing 64 Small Mediterranean boat A C N E D E T R O I T basketball at a professional level 65 Tease C H I C H I H A N O I with Iraklis in the Greek League 66 Time to eat fast food? H E N R I A D D S I N S as a teen, starting the 2000–01 season. In 2002–03, he aver - AP PHOTO U R E S N A P DOWN G A T L A S aged 11.5 points and 6.2 re - played for rival Panathinaikos. wingspan, and in a basketball 1 Greek prefix meaning air or space B E A G N A T F O T I U bounds per game in the Greek He almost made it to the world that now plays “small 2 Vertical line Z I N C S A R N O L D league at 17. He then went on NBA, but commitments to ball,” Schortsanitis is considered 3 Strong rope fiber C H E E R I O P I E S to play in the Italian League Olympiacos thwarted his mo - a rare breed these days – a clas - 4 Consume food with Cantù during 2003–04, mentum, and he didn’t get to sic “old school” center. Due to H N A M A R 5 Grisly E N I A M S and back to Greece for the play in the world’s most presti - his immense size, he is also 6 Act out A L O F I A T S C R E T E 2004–05 season with Aris. gious basketball league. known as “Baby Shaq” – the 7 Sour S O L F A C E T A E S O P But it was in 2005-06 that he In 2015, and now 30, Schort - miniature version of the even 8 Quarterback Dawson E T A E N E M Y S A P S was transferred to Olympiacos, sanitis signed with PAOK. more immense Shaquille where he shone. Later he also With a 7-foot 2-inch O’Neal.

THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016 GREECE CYPRUS 11 Bailout Cash in Hand, Tsipras Presses Austerity and Debt Relief Hopes

ATHENS — Flush with 7.5 bil - caved in. other. lion euros ($8.48 billion) in cash Juncker also stressed that ef - Tsipras said that Greece has from international creditors in forts should be made to accel - completed most of its commit - return for reneging on anti-aus - erate the process so Greece can ments to creditors and that ac - terity promises, Prime Minister access the so-called “Juncker tion must be taken soon to re - Alexis Tsipras is now calling for package” of European Union lieve the country’s debt them to go easy on Greece. subsidies for growth-oriented although he already agreed he Part of the deal he got with projects. wouldn’t talk about it for two the Quartet of the European Juncker wouldn’t talk about years. Union-International Monetary debt relief as the meeting was Fund-European Central Bank- mostly a mutual back-slapping (Material from the Associated European Stability Mechanism session of each praising the Press was used in this report) (EU-IMF-ECB-ESM) was to set aside talks for debt relief until 2018 but he’s backing away from that as fast as he did vows to help the country’s workers, pensioners and the poor. Double Ordeal on United Greece has borrowed 326 bil - lion euros ($368.59 billion) Airlines Athens-NY Flight since 2010 but its debt keeps rising and ability to pay keeps falling, but both sides keep TNH Staff pressing on with more loans and more austerity that critics said ATHENS – Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from is a death spiral for the country. Athens to New York on June 19 experienced an incredible and Tsipras, the Radical Left double adventure that led to fainting, tension and various inci - SYRIZA leader, said that ad - dents, Proto Thema reported. dressing the problem in the It all began at 1:08PM, at the time United’s Flight 125 was short term, the medium and AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAkOURIS scheduled to depart from Athens to New York, its passengers long-term management of the IMF mission chief for Greece, Delia Velculescu, right, European Commission's mission chief for including executives of the Hellenic American Chamber of Com - debt should also be tackled but Greece, Declan Costello, center, and Greek Deputy Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis, listen merce, who were traveling to New York to attend an event of didn’t specify what he meant, during an Economy conference, in Lagonisi southeast of Athens, on Wednesday, June 22. the Athens Stock Exchange there. although he called for lower in - Approximately 90 minutes after takeoff, the airplane expe - terest rates, a longer time to re - — although an outright cut in tax hikes and pension cuts and ment’s aim to boost growth rienced a problem with its flaps, forcing the pilot to empty the pay and a big cut in what is the amount owed has been as the government broke an - “cannot be based on the crush - aircraft’s fuel in order to return to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. owed that he said both can’t be ruled out by Germany, the other pledge and will let banks ing of labor but on a modern The airplane landed safely at 4:32PM in order to repair the paid and yet has saved Greece. biggest contributor and benefac - start foreclosing on homes of and safe model for growth,” problem. Tsipras spoke following talks tor, with Chancellor Angel people who can’t pay. providing no explanation for But the ordeal for the passengers did not end there. The in Athens with European Union Merkel demanding more auster - TAKING THE HIGH ROAD how he would do that beyond new flight, scheduled for the following day (June 20) at 1:30PM Commission President Jean- ity. Juncker said that Greece is words. Athens time, was renamed Flight 2088, but the airplane was Claude Juncker who said the Finance Minister Euclid “on the right path” following the Juncker said Greece had the same one. Greek Premier had also reneged Tsakalotos said he hopes the talks in which Tsipras said he cleared a significant hurdle and The same problem occurred, but this time as the plane flew on a referendum in July, 2015 debt talks can be concluded this had gotten the Commission is now “on the right path.” over the island of Mykonos. that Tsipras called asking Greeks year although neither side ex - chief’s support to bring back ne - “The results are encourag - It was there that the same malfunction became evident – to reject austerity measures. plained why they agreed on do - gotiations on collective labor ing,” he said. He added, how - fuel leakage – and forced the pilots initially to empty fuel over They did, he didn’t. ing that in 2018, after the Ger - contracts after the Premier ever, that both the Greek gov - the Mykonos and Kea and then return to Venizelos. Greece has been locked out man Federal elections. broke promises to restore the ernment and the Greek people This harrowing experience caused irritation, anger, and even of bond markets since the Greece will use 5.7 billion minimum wage and worker “must have ownership of the fainting among the passengers. Once the plane landed, several bailouts began and is dependent euros ($6.44 billion) of the rights too. Greek program,” stressing that refused to leave their seats until a United Airlines representative on the lenders, forcing a succes - newly-released installment from In a joint press conference what is being asked of Greece met with them to discuss the double ordeal they endured within sion of governments to cave in a staggered third bailout of 86 with Juncker, Tsipras said, “I by its creditors is not to take or - a 24-hour period. to repeated demands for more billion euros ($97.24 billion) to know the conviction, the opin - ders from Brussels but to take pay cuts, more tax hikes, more pay back previous loans to the ion of Jean-Claude, for the need the initiative and implement re - slashed pensions, more worker lenders as some 95 percent of for talks on collective labor con - forms. firings and more sales of Greek the bailout monies has gone tracts to return to Greece.” That contradicts with Tsipras’ state assets and enterprises. back to the creditors and banks. He also referred to a joint relenting to demands from Brus - More Refugees Sparks a Under its latest bailout, The other 1.8 billion euros statement the two men made on sels and the IMF to let lenders’ which is contingent on further ($2.04 billion) will go to pay the subject last summer “at a envoys oversee privatizations spending cuts and economic re - state debts, leaving nothing for difficult time... during the that while out of office Tsipras Call to Reject Asylum Apps forms, talks are set to start on beleaguered Greeks who instead course of negotiations.” condemned as a fire sale of the reducing the Greek debt burden are being hammered with more Tsipras said that his govern - country’s assets before he, too, ATHENS – With refugee arrivals Ban Ki-moon was accompa - from Turkey to Greece increas - nied by Greek officials to the ing, human rights members of Moria and Kara Tepe camps, refugee asylum appeal commit - where about 3,400 people live Turkey’s Firefighting Burned by Diplomacy Spat tees have been removed. pending the lengthy process of Prime Minister and Radical having their asylum applications Left SYRIZA leader Alexis assessed. NICOSIA – Turkey’s Foreign Tsipras' coalition ejected the rep - Most reached Greece after a Minister said his country didn’t resentative of the Hellenic deal came into effect between dispatch aircraft to help battle League for Human Rights the European Union and Turkey one of Cyprus’ worst forest fires (HLHR) from a committee that on deporting refugees and other despite making the offer to as - was overturning rejections of migrants back to Turkey. Human sist its tiny neighbor. asylum applications. rights groups have strongly crit - Mevlut Cavusoglu accused That means more will now icized the agreement, saying Cyprus of playing politics on a will be sent back to Turkey un - refugees face poor conditions in humanitarian issue after Cyprus der a deal with the European Turkey. insisted that any Turkish aircraft Union even though critics said Earlier, Ban held talks in had to fall under Cypriot opera - it's not a safe country for them Athens with Greek Prime Min - tional control. and that many will be shipped ister Alexis Tsipras, who pre - Cypriot President Nicos back to Syria, from which they sented him with an orange life Anastasiades had accepted fled in hopes of reaching more vest jettisoned by migrants ar - Turkey’s offer of help on June prosperous European countries. riving on a Greek beach. Ban 21 but said the aircraft must be Greece is the first stop for briefly donned it — the wrong directed and coordinated by refugees leaving the nearby way around. Cypriot government authorities Turkish shores, where human He congratulated Greece for alongside some 20 other aircraft traffickers were allowed to op - its assistance to more than a mil - from a number of assisting erate with impunity until Turk - lion refugees and other migrants countries including Israel, Italy, ish President Recep Tayyip Er - who have flowed through the fi - France, Greece and Britain. dogan got the EU to give him nancially troubled country since Cyprus, an island nation of six billion euros, fast-track entry the beginning of 2015, and just over a million people, was into the bloc and visa-free travel called for greater global partici - cleaved into an internationally for Turkish citizens. pation in the relocation of recognized Greek Cypriot south AP PHOTO/PHILIPPOS cHRISTOU The swap deal has been sus - refugees. and a breakaway Turkish A firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant material in efforts to contain a huge forest fire that pended because Greece can't The border crackdown, com - Cypriot north in 1974. Only continues to rage out of control for a third day, in the mountainous areas southwest of Cyprus' handle the overwhelming num - bined with the EU-Turkey deal, Turkey recognizes the north’s in - capital Nicosia, Tuesday, June 21. ber of asylum applications and has drastically reduced the flow dependence. Tsipras' government, which of migrants from Turkey to the “They are trying to get Turk - Anastasiades said he accepted partially contain other fronts assistance. promised to safeguard the rights Greek islands in unsafe, ish planes and the helicopter to the offer for assistance as long that threatened huge swaths of A BIG ONE of refugees, has moved instead crowded smugglers boats. Acci - land on the Greek side,” Cavu - as it allowed for the Turkish air - pine forest on the foothills of The fire in the Solea region to send more of them back to dents were frequent, and hun - soglu said. “This is not some - craft to be directed by the the Troodos mountain range. was one of the biggest in recent Turkey as fast as possible. dreds of people drowned. thing we can accept. Politics Cypriot government alongside The two firefighters were history and could yet be the The numbers coming to HUMAN RIGHTS IGNORED should not be done on such a aircraft from other assisting na - killed when their vehicle slid worst ever depending on the fi - Greece slowed markedly after Leading rights groups used matter.” tions. down a 20-meter (22-yard) gully nal extent of the damage, the the deal went into effect in World Refugee Day June 21 to Cyprus’ Justice Minister Some 20 Greek, Israeli, on June 20. A third firefighter Cyprus Mail reported. March but with the warmer criticize the recent EU-Turkey Ionas Nicolaou said that crews French, Italian and British air - remains in critical condition with During the Turkish invasion number they are creeping up refugee agreement and the con - beat back the huge fire that has craft had battled the massive head injuries suffered in a sepa - in 1974, huge fires, the result again. ditions in which refugees live in scorched more than 15 square fire in difficult terrain in the rate accident June 20 when his of bombarding and other war - From June 19-20, some 270 Turkey. miles (39 square kilometers) of mountains southwest of the cap - truck overturned. fare, burnt 35 percent of the migrants arrived on Greek is - At a press conference in cen - 150-year-old pine forest and ital Nicosia. Cyprus had requested the ad - most productive forest areas in lands in the eastern Aegean tral Constantinople, Amnesty In - claimed the lives of two fire - It is one of Cyprus' largest ditional aircraft and some 80 Paphos and the northwest of the while arrivals in the first 20 days ternational's Turkey branch fighters. forest fires ever, having scorched tons of fire-suppressing material Troodos mountain range. The of June came to 981, the news - called on all countries to take Nicolaou said firefighting air - around 15 square kilometers from its European Union part - total area reduced to ashes dur - paper Kathimerini said. greater responsibility in protect - craft have managed to contain (5.8 sq. miles) of trees and ners. ing that period was 26 square That's putting added pres - ing refugees. serious flare-ups. countryside. A Cypriot government offi - kilometers, about 16.15 miles, sure on detention centers on the Instead of increasing the Although the fire had moved Almost 500 firefighters, sol - cial, who spoke on condition of one of the worst conflagrations islands which are already full means by which refugees could in the direction of a pair of vil - diers and volunteers tried to anonymity because he wasn't al - on Cyprus. and as the UN, EU and the safely and legally enter Europe, lages some 40 kilometers (25 contain it amid a heat wave lowed to publicly discuss the world have essentially left "the EU made unlawful agree - miles) southwest of the capital, with temperatures surging to matter, confirmed that that (Material from the Associated Greece on its own to handle ments with Turkey in order to Nicosia, Nicolaou said there had over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Cyprus has also asked Russia for Press was used in this report) them during a crushing eco - stem the tide of migration," been no evacuations ordered so Fahrenheit). nomic crisis. Amnesty said in a statement. far. Anastasiades said Turkish Greek committees are con - Thousands of migrants have lost Cypriot government spokes - Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci tinuing to process hundreds of their lives on the perilous sea man Nicos Christo doulides said conveyed Turkey's offer of help asylum applications after the journey to Europe. the two firefighters who lost since Ankara has no direct lines government rejected dozen, of An EU-Turkey agreement their lives in the line of duty of communication with the which 70 were upheld by appeal reached in March allows Greece have been declared heroes and Cypriot government. committees that ruled Turkey is to return Syrian asylum seekers that state funerals will be held A Turkish invasion in the im - an “unsafe country” to send mi - to Turkey without evaluation of for both while flags will fly at mediate aftermath of a 1974 grants back to. their protection claims on the half-staff for three days. coup aiming to unite Cyprus The committees also include basis it is a "safe third country." The firefighters’ families will with Greece split the island into two judges and a representative In order to limit refugees each receive 167,000 euros a breakaway Turkish Cypriot of the United Nations refugee crossing into Greece by sea in ($188,000) in compensation. north and an internationally rec - agency UNCHR. keeping with the agreement, The firefighters’ wives and each ognized Greek Cypriot south. The HLHR criticized the gov - Amnesty claimed Turkey had not of their children will receive an Only Turkey recognizes a ernment for removing its mem - only increased unlawful deten - additional 95,000 euros. The Turkish Cypriot declaration of bers and said Tsipras instead tions but was also forcibly re - children will also receive uni - independence and maintains should be pressuring Turkey to turning them to Syria or pressur - versity scholarships and one more than 35,000 troops in the become a safe country for the ing them to return "voluntarily." child from each family will be north. refugees and migrants. It called on Ankara to pro - entitled to a government job. Andreas Christou, a BACKWARD LIFE JACKET vide refugees with a means to a HATFIELDS, MCCOYS spokesman for Cyprus' forestry The United Nations Secre - basic livelihood — jobs, health The offer was seen as a rare department, told The Associated AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAkOURIS tary-General on June 19 visited services and education — and outreach of Disaster Diplomacy Press that crews focused fire - Rare Full Moon on Summer Solstice camps on the eastern Greek is - urged the EU to immediately by Turkey which doesn't recog - fighting efforts on a front that's land of Lesbos, where hundreds halt sending refugees back to nize ethnically divided Cyprus moving toward the villages of Seagulls fly as the full moon rises behind the ancient marble of thousands of refugees and Turkey on the grounds that it as a state. It comes amid ongo - Kannavia and Agia Eirini some Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, on the eve of the summer migrants first set foot in Europe was a "safe third country." ing talks that aim to reunify the 40 kilometers (25 miles) south - solstice on June 20. The temple located on a promontory at over the past 18 months on their island. west of Nicosia. Cape Sounion, about 45 miles south-southeast of Athens, built way to the continent's prosper - (Material from the Associated Cypriot President Nicos He said crews managed to 444 BC, and dedicated to Poseidon, god of the sea. ous heartland. Press was used in this report) 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016

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Donald Trump: Great Divider or Victim of Defamation? It started out differently, with big dreams and great enthusi - asm. But it stumbled on two major issues: the Greek debt, and the refugees. GEORGAKAS PRESENTS African-American supporter by talks about it. region of the world where ter - The EU’s failure to deal with the Greek debt in a precise HIS POINT OF VIEW gleefully shouting, “he’s my And there are a lot of things rorism runs high. By that logic, manner, as well as within the framework of the much-hyped Dino, racial slurs have been guy” and asks the audience to I wish Donald Trump would do he might exclude a Christian vis - solidarity, reveals serious flaws in its structure. a hallmark of Donald Trump’s applaud. Blacks consider that better. It is not as if I don’t think itor from Libya, but admit a It attempts to impose financial discipline in the Southern public discourse. He, unfortu - racist paternalism and note he has a number of flaws. But I Muslim from Sweden. In any European countries, especially Greece, which has turned into a nately, is not a colorful individ - whites are not singled out for think most of the charges case, the only plausible argu - human tragedy through austerity, and calls for an appeal to a ual ranting informally in a cof - applause for being white. They against him are, pardon the ment I can see to Trump’s pro - higher morality. fee shop, but a man who aspires also note Trump has never initi - pun, “trumped up.” posal is if someone would pur - The British do not fall into this category. to be president. If elected, the ated projects on their behalf in You are one of the few who port that our vetting process is But with this referendum, they decide whether to relinquish world would consider anything New York or Atlantic City where correctly point out that Trump just fine. Because no one, not part of their sovereignty to the Brussels bureaucrats and the he says as being the voice of the he has considerable holdings. accused the Mexican govern - even our own cousins from Germans in order to have the right to participate in a free American people. Trump continues to go out of ment of sending us its rapists, Greece, should be allowed into market of 500 million people. Whether Trump is a racist or his way to alienate blacks, His - which of course is entirely dif - the United States without being In other words, the decision rests on whether they can revive just a politician mouthing sen - panics, women, and immi - ferent from saying that “Mexi - properly vetted. their imperial past or if their future now belongs to the EU, in timents he believes will appeal grants. He believes he can at - cans are rapists,” which far too As for Trump’s referring to the shadow of the Germans. to a large bloc of voters is irrel - tract enough new voters to many in the reprehensible main - Elizabeth Warren as Pocahontas, The case of Greece is clearly different, but even there, the evant. I’m not sure which is true offset and surpass the declining stream media have so irrespon - I say it couldn’t have happened loss of sovereignty and the national currency are not obsolete or which is worse. What is rele - support from those groups. The sibly, unprofessionally, and to a nicer gal. Trump didn’t say concepts. Quite the opposite. vant is that he began his presi - long-term fate of the Republican defamatorily reported. boo to Warren, but she unilat - The Brits’ choice is between a bad past and a worse short- dential bid by accusing the Mex - Party will rest on whether he I don’t understand, though, erally and unprovoked began term future with clearly better prospects at some point. ican government of “sending” succeeds. how criticizing the Mexican gov - unleashing a tirade of scathing criminals, drug dealers, and ernment for being corrupt – a remarks against him. The Poca - rapists to the United States. This Should Americans notion echoed by Transparency hontas reference was in re - Patriotic Diplomacy was an attack on a foreign gov - International year after year, not sponse to Warren’s dubious ernment as well as Mexicans in kick Donald Trump to mention the New York Times claim that she is of Native Amer - general. to the curb, or have expose on that government’s ican descent, a claim refuted by There are certain acts of patriotism that confirm our confi - More recently, Trump chas - publication of a pamphlet on none other than the Atlantic – dence in the American system of self-correction, whatever the tised Judge Gonzalo Curiel as they simply bought how to cross the border safely, which is certainly no conserva - problem, no matter how long it may take at times, to make this being biased in the Trump “Uni - into the false narrative and illegally, into the United tive publication. In that context, possible. versity” litigation. Playing the States, which it distributed to calling Warren Pocahontas is no We refer to a document that more than 50 American diplo - race card, Trump declared the about him spewed by millions of Mexicans – is an at - more a slur against Native mats signed in disagreement with their government’s policy judge’s ethnic heritage created the establishment? tack on Mexicans in general. Americans than it would be against Syria. In the document, they request the “thoughtful” an “an inherent conflict of in - When our colleagues here at the against Greeks if Ted Cruz use of military means, which will contribute to a “more con - terest” due to Trump’s views on Trump’s views have made Herald blast the Greek govern - falsely claimed that he was of centrated and more forceful – under U.S. leadership – diplomatic immigration. By that standard, him the GOP’s Great Divider. ment for being corrupt, should Greek descent and Trump sar - procedure” in the case of Syria. any judge could be challenged Prominent Republicans such as that be seen as an attack on castically referred to him as Aside from whether or not they are correct regarding the as being for or against someone the Bush family, Lindsey Gra - Greeks in general? Socrates. policy they propose, it raises the question of whether this action on the basis of ethnic identity. ham, Bill Kristol, and Mitt Rom - Regarding Judge Curiel, Moreover, Trump disavowed violates the law, or if they ought to oppose the official govern - That would inevitably lead to a ney consider Trump’s approach Trump indeed spoke in a way David Duke repeatedly, several ment line. dysfunctional judicial system. so dangerous for foreign rela - that suggested that people are times before and after the one First, there is no violation of law here. Ever since the Vietnam Reality check: Curiel was tionships and domestic tranquil - inherently incapable of being instance when he didn’t hear the War, the State Department has established an internal process born in Indiana. His family ity that they have refused to en - impartial when their heritage is question correctly over the ear - through which diplomats can express their disagreement with legally immigrated here before dorse him and ask other involved. Even if he meant that, piece and thus did not. Even if the positions of their superiors. Donald Trump’s mom or wife. Republicans to join them. Many it is not racist, if he applies it to we don’t take him at his word, To the second question, we contend that they have the pa - His supposed bias was to allow Republicans, however, are play - all human beings equally (if, for what would be the logic to dis - triotic duty to convey their dissention and to suggest alternative anti-Trump lawyers to introduce ing the half-pregnant game of instance, he doesn’t say that avow Duke on a Thursday and solutions. printed evidence of how Trump saying they will support their Mexican judges cannot be im - Friday, not disavow him on a The fact that more than 50 diplomats have signed the docu - “University” functioned. Trump party’s nominee but not en - partial, but Irish ones can). But Saturday, and then disavow him ment shows the magnitude of dissent in the ranks. has since stated that if he be - dorse. Only a quarter of elected Trump went beyond Curiel’s 10 minutes later again, and As to the political ramifications, this page has long main - comes president, the judge will Republican officials plan to at - heritage to point out that the thereafter? I take Trump at his tained the view that in recent decades, we Americans have be hearing from him, an omi - tend the Trump convention. judge is a member of at least word. hastily invaded countries that are very different from us in cul - nous threat that implies the use Fourth of July celebrations four organizations that advocate Finally, the Country Club Re - ture and history, and are thus the United States is hardly aware of executive federal power in a would be a good time for all of for Latino causes. It is a safe bet publicans who denounce Trump of how these countries function, and of the social and political private lawsuit involving fraud. us to decide what America that the majority of people in are a combination of being jeal - mindset of their inhabitants. Trump nonchalantly and stands for. Do we want a presi - those organizations will not be ous because he’s never held Accordingly, such invasions have resulted in a great deal of loudly proposed a ban on Mus - dent who fosters religious and voting for Trump. elected office and he’s making damage both to those nations and to America itself. lims entering the United States. ethnic divisions? That we have Besides, far too many people it all look so easy compared to The case of Syria is complicated. The country lacks founda - He later hedged his view by ex - to ask that question in 2016 is are hypocritical about the role their campaign struggles, and tional internal unity. It is a British brainchild, and there is no plaining the ban as only tempo - shameful. heritage plays in governmental that for decades since Ronald unity among the opponents of the ruling regime. rary and only on some Muslims. decisions. How many Greeks Reagan left office, neocons have At the same time, the situation becomes even more compli - Who decides? On what basis? SCAROS RESPONDS want to elect Greek-Americans hijacked Reagan’s good name cated with the involvement of Russian President Vladimir Putin Trump doesn’t like Elizabeth Dan, at last, we’ve found a to office so the latter can play a and created a fiefdom through and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoan. Warren’s politics, so he nick - topic on which we vehemently role in shaping U.S. policy that which they maximize their pre - Moreover, we note that President Obama has violated a basic named her Pocahontas, as if differ. Politicians can take benefits Greece and Cyprus? cious billions without govern - U.S. foreign policy principle: he has not fulfilled his threat to having some Native American lessons from us, though, be - Next, there’s Trump’s pro - ment interference, and they are punish the Assad regime in case it crossed the “red line” in the heritage is a negative. cause when we disagree, we do posed ban on Muslims, which scared to death that a populist sand which Obama drew, i.e., Assad’s use of chemical weapons. In a cynical bid for support so respectfully and collegially. was always temporary, as quali - is going to pull the rug from un - But most importantly, the Syrian Civil War has cost 400,000 from racists, Trump long ques - But I’ll begin with the a point fied by the words “until we fig - der them and take the vast ma - lives thus far, has increased the influence of ISIS, and has tioned whether Obama was on which we agree: the “birther” ure out what the hell is going jority of GOP voters, who have flooded Greece and Europe with refugees and with uncertain truly a native-born American. theory, i.e., that President on” (i.e., until entrants can be merely been double-parked in consequences for their future. Later, he refused to reject the Obama wasn’t really born in the properly vetted). Trump has re - the Republican Party for Therefore, something must be done. This matter unques - public support of a former KKK United States. I blasted Trump cently modified that so it does decades, along with him. tionably affects vital American interests. Grand Dragon. At his rallies, he about that for a long time, and not apply to Muslims per se, but likes to point out the occasional I am happy that he no longer rather to anyone coming from a WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? Crazy vs. Corrupt? Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris Whom would you prefer as your next president: someone who’s crazy or someone who’s corrupt? If you hear Hillary Clinton Athens at Peace main hotels, either. tion, with the same stoic stance, the same and Donald Trump tell it, the choice is definitely between one or And what gorgeous hotels those are in - rhythm, and the same type of uniforms as the other. deed, ready to welcome many tourists. But generations of Evzones before them. Per - In a speech she gave on June 21, Clinton unleashed her At around one o’clock in the afternoon who knows where the tourists went. The haps the Evzones are the only thing that strongest attack on Trump yet, deeming his ideas as unstable on June 21, the sun was scorching. The few airplane in which I traveled to arrive was works like clockwork in Athens. and cautioning that we should never allow a person of such un - people walking along Vasilissis Sofias Av - full of them. Perhaps they all headed to the And yet. The sun, the heat, the Acropolis, suitable temperament to have his finger “on the nuclear button.” enue in Athens, on the sidewalk outside of islands right away. That must be it. and Athens itself, all have something in Trump counterattacked the following day, describing a litany Parliament, moved slowly, silently, deliber - And Athens is a safe city. You see it. You common. They all offer peace of mind. They of scandals and conflicts of interest regarding his opponent, char - ately. feel it. lift the people’s burdens. acterizing her as a “world class liar” and “probably the most cor - The heatwave did not allow for anything The streets surrounding the Parliament And not only of those who live there, rupt person ever to run for president.” else. It was simply too hot either to waste building, and mainly the Maximos Megaron but those abroad. Those like me, and like As the saying goes, the truth probably lies somewhere in be - time loitering, or to rush around too quickly. (the official seat of the Prime Minister of you, who feel nostalgic and appreciate when tween. Besides, rush to go where? Greece) and the Presidential Mansion, are we return. Who view everything as beauti - What we do know is that Trump’s negative ratings are a record The streets were empty. The city was fortified with police officers. Young people ful, causing us to reflect on such experiences high, around seventy percent, and Clinton’s are in the high fifties. practically deserted. Perhaps the people all stand in the heat for hours – smoking, drink - as found in prose and poetry – such as in And while we ultimately may prefer one candidate over the stayed indoors because of the heatwave. ing coffee, talking on their cell phones, en - the poems of Kostis Palamas. other, we cannot help but think about what many of our fellow What about the tourists? Where are the joying their evening hours. Yet we, who return for a visit, due to the Americans and fellow Greeks often ask us: “in such a big country tourists? I saw a few Asians gathered near The only ones who cannot partake in crisis – oh, yes, the crisis – are thankful to with so many millions of people, is this the best we can do?” the Evzones at Syntagma Square, but that this pace and mindset are the Evzones. be living abroad. If not for ourselves, then was it. And I didn’t see any tourists at the Those who follow a glorious military tradi - for our children. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016 VIEWPOINTS 13 It Should be All about “Us” Terrorism and Fear: Orlando, Leeds, and Consequences

Sadly, it is all about “Me” The murder of British mem - In addition, they and in Asia they freedoms not ours. ber of Parliament Jo Cox, a are revolted by will equally claim This, however, means aban - senseless tragedy, is an example progress and do not that this is part of doning a malignant political cor - How did we get undo this country. of the attempt to usurp the po - tolerate differences God’s plan for rectness toward terrorists and here? By the time Discussions about litical process by fear. The killer, in people of differ - them to be mar - their supporters. you read this, the guns, gays, abor - who should remain nameless, ent cultures and re - tyred fighting the At the same time, the reli - British will have tion, immigrants, and people as such should be ligion. It is impor - wicked. Naturally gious establishment of all de - voted on exiting race, taxes, or even consigned to the toilet of history, tant to understand this will be the pab - nominations should denounce from the European our personal sensi - must be denied notoriety. He that the murderer ulum of the mind - all terrorists and what they be - Union through a tivities have degen - killed a human being for his fif - of Cox was or could less foot soldiers of lieve. When a terrorist like the campaign exploit - erated into angry teen minutes of fame and to ex - still be some type of ISIS, the leaders Orlando killer murders mem - ing resentment of denunciations of pose the naked hatred that mo - Christian, while the will save them - bers of the lesbian, gay, and European immi - those with whom tivated him. Orlando killer was by DR. ANDRE selves to guide the transgender community, reli - grants who have we disagree as Across the Atlantic in Or - some kind of Mus - GEROLYMATOS jihad. gious leaders should not only made a net contri - heretics whom we lando, FL a man inspired by ISIS lim. The challenge condemn but also embrace the bution to the UK’s by AMB. PATRICK N. would not be satis - murdered forty-nine people and In this respect, Special to for most democra - difference that exists in our economy. THEROS fied if they burned injured fifty. Ironically, the man they both have The National Herald tic governments is world. Last week, polit - in the fires of Hell. in the United Kingdom went af - demonstrated that how to balance in - There cannot be two stan - ically inspired psy - Special to We would prefer ter Cox because he wanted to religion and faith have little to dividual rights and freedoms dards, one of secular law and chopaths murdered The National Herald that we tie them to keep Britain out of the EU. One do with terrorism. In the past, against the requirements of se - another of a particular religious a young British fe - a stake and burn of his primary motives was to terrorism served a political pur - curity? Giving up hard won free - denomination. The alternative male parliamentarian and 50 them ourselves. Christian ex - stop the flow of immigrants, mi - pose and to some extent still is doms to fight terrorism is a is invasive security and banning Florida nightclub patrons. Anger tremists, pursuing power and grants, and refugees. In other a means of extending or negat - steep price. One alternative is any place or activity that may and hatred inspired by refugees control, campaigned against is - words, his aim was to keep peo - ing a particular ideology. ISIS the total destruction of ISIS in attract terrorists. If the rational totaling less than 0.2% of its sues that never seemed to ple like the Orlando killer, and its comparable terrorists in Iraq and Syria. But not just total, political leaders do not imple - population threatens to tear Eu - bother Christ while forgetting whose parents are Muslim im - the West prefer the cloak of re - in must also involve humiliation ment such change, the field will rope apart. Cynical politicians His message of Compassion and migrants, from moving to the ligion merely to cover naked and execution on sight. People be left to the Donald Trumps of have exploited that anger to Charity. (Hopefully, Pope Francis UK. ambition. One reason is that are attracted to ISIS because it this world and demagogy will push Poland and Hungary to - did not arrive too late.) Our own The Orlando killer act of faith is abstract and can be mal - has created the illusion of desert replace reason and freedom of wards fascism reminiscent of the Orthodox Church has become murder was driven by pure hate leable, but ultimately difficult to warriors fighting for God. choice. 1930s. intolerant of inclusion and out - of the West, of Christians, of les - challenge. To see them destroyed in the Donald Trump, an equally reach to others. The GOP lead - bians, gays, transgenders, and ISIS will be defeated in Iraq most degrading fashion will André Gerolymatos is Director cynical American politician has ership brilliantly put together a anyone else who does not fit the and Syria and ISIS will then burst the illusion of romanti - of the Stavros Niarchos Founda - exploited hatred of Mexican im - coalition of the monomaniacal ISIS definition of a righteous claim that it was God’s will. Ac - cism. The same medicine should tion Centre for Hellenic Studies migrants to take over what was with such success that they have person. Perhaps, from the lim - cordingly, as they expand their be applied to the crazies in the at Simon Fraser University in once the Grand Old Party de - caused them to forget that the ited information emerging out urban terrorist base in the West West. Destroy their rights and Vancouver. spite the fact that 140,000 more same GOP has cost them access of the American authorities, the Mexicans left the country than to decent jobs, healthcare, se - Orlando killer was both homo - came in. By the time you read cure retirement, and a decent phobic and at the same time at - this, I believe that Mr. Trump education for their kids. One tracted to a gay lifestyle. will have outrageously and ob - stands awestruck at the ability It makes sense that most in - scenely vilified even more ethnic of the richest one percent of the dividuals attracted to ISIS are groups, religions and females population to divert the atten - fighting demons that are exalted only to further solidify support tion of a middle class growing by the ISIS propaganda. The among the Republican rank- increasingly poorer towards the message of the terrorists is that and-file and further marginalize even more undeserving. they are making a brave new those relatively few GOP leaders Almost everyone I know in world in which life is regulated for whom sanity and honor the financial industry personally to the minutest detail: what to trumps (pun intended) political approves of abortion and gay wear, not to shave, no smoking expediency. rights and opposes the prolifer - or alcohol, when to pray, what ation of firearms. They also hate to pray, and when to die. Part The Republicans’ unions, prefer to pay low wages of the ISIS mantra is a deep- to foreigners rather than good seated hatred of women – I sus - strategy was stolen wages to Americans, and prior - pect the hatred is based on fear by an even more itize shareholder value over the of the potential power of interests of workers. Walmart, women. brilliant populist the world’s largest retailer, ac - In this respect, ISIS and ex - who fueled the tually started a charity for the treme rightwing crazies in North public to help Walmart workers America and Europe have a very hatreds that who did not earn enough great deal in common. They the GOP had nurtured. money to support their families! want to dominate women – they The Democrats on their part demand to control women’s By the time you read this, the provided the perfect foil to the bodies and sexuality as well as honorable congressmen and GOP by wasting our time on their place in society. Accord - senators of our country will silly campaigns such as sup - ingly, they preach hate and big - have decided that the murder pressing discussion in universi - otry. They are the ones who will of countless hundreds of inno - ties on issues that may make bomb abortion clinics – the only cents, whether elementary some people uncomfortable in difference is that ISIS would be - AP PHOTO/MATT DUNHAM school toddlers, moviegoers, or order to appeal to another de - head the doctors and the An image and floral tributes for Jo Cox, lay on Parliament Square, outside the House of Parlia - even patrons at a night club is a mographic. women, while the crazies are ment in London, Friday, June 17, 2016, after the 41-year-old British Member of Parliament was price worth paying to defend The GOP strategy worked content with shooting. fatally injured last Thursday in Leeds, England. our freedoms against the fan - until an even more brilliant pop - tastical black helicopters waiting ulist stole away their party by to pounce on us. Not to be out - fueling the very hatreds that the done, EU leaders will have dou - GOP had nurtured. LETTER FROM ATHENS bled down on a bailout to Much the same has occurred Greece that they know will fail in Europe. The dream of a and could still take down the united continent putting behind entire Eurozone edifice because it forever a history of the blood - Lifeboat: Starring Tsipras, Ban, and Drowning Refugees it easier to demonize and the iest internecine wars ever visited population of a small country on this planet by any group of than to tell their own voters the countries lasted as long as the Unless you’re a refugee They laughed – young to perpetual Brooklyn (Turkey) and trying to truth. good times. drowning after falling into the laughed – as they unemployment make it to the other side in Man - Nor will the further slaughter Now confronted with a mis - sea from an overcrowded rubber posed for the picture and pensioners to hattan (Greece) without know - of thousands of innocents in the managed currency system, the dinghy supplied by human traf - of Tsipras handing another dog food ing that half way across some of Middle East at the hands of their appearance of suffering refugees fickers to get you from Turkey to Ban a life jacket, diet. them would be capsized and own cynical politicians exploit - of a different hue of skin, and Greece, you can’t sink any lower which the Premier Some 57,000 people could bet on who’d make ing sectarian differences and politicians who do not hesitate than Greek Prime Minister Alexis undoubtedly told his refugees and mi - it to shore and safety. their outside patrons have to play off resentment at anyone “Heartless” Tsipras and that staff to thoroughly grants are stuck in Sure, it would be tough to abated. This list goes on and on. who tries to share in their mealy-mouthed, mush-brained clean to disinfect it Greece after an EU watch, especially if you’re’ eating By the time you read this, I wealth, the EU seems to be com - political eunuch, United Nations of the germs of the swap deal with a chicken wing and don’t want am confident that a political ing apart as well. Secretary-General Ban “Inverte - weary and the dead, Turkey was sus - to choke at the sight of people rhetoric that has reached a level If Mr. Trump wins the No - brate” Ki-Moon, who had no one of whom had pended. That was drowning but, as the late, great of viciousness, divisiveness, and vember elections and becomes shame as they laughed posing worn it or clung to by ANDY because Athens George Carlin said, we want en - vitriol not seen since the decade our next president, he will stand for a photo with a life jacket it as the sea washed DABILIS couldn’t process an tertainment! Apparently that’s all leading up to the American Civil as the poster boy for the tri - someone wore on that danger - over fast. overwhelming this horror is for the likes of Ban War will have gotten worse. Ho - umph of clannishness, sectari - ous trek to what they thought Hundreds of peo - Special to number of asylum and Tsipras, just another chance mophobia retreated for a day or anism, and fear of the other was freedom. ple have drowned The National Herald applications but for a photo where they can pre - two after the Orlando massacre over our commitment to the Getting to Greece from trying to make that both sides hailed tend to care. but still drives one group of vot - larger country and to humanity. Turkey, where Dictator Recep short journey, including 3-year- the failed, unlawful deal as a suc - You may recall it was Tsipras ers. Tayyip Erdogan has blackmailed old Aylan Kurdi, a Syrian boy cess because it’s slowed the num - who said that the world was Lots of paper has been The Hon. Ambassador Theros is the European Union into paying who also lost his mother and bers coming to Greek islands. shedding crocodile tears for the wasted dissecting and analyzing president of the U.S.-Qatar him six billion euros (more brother in a capsizing survived Too bad for Tsipras or he could drowning refugees, but at least what seems to be tearing us Business Council. He served in rooms on his 1100-room palace? only by their heart-broken father have scooped up some more life it wasn’t laughing. apart. the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 Gold toilet seats), fast track entry who said their life jackets were jackets. At the last minute, the day I would suggest we look at a years, mostly in the Middle into the bloc and visa-free travel fake. If Tsipras could have gotten So Tsipras gave the UN Sec - would be saved when suddenly larger problem, the fact that East, and was American Ambas - for Turks in Europe, is a life-and- his hands on that one, wow, retary-General a life jacket but appearing on the river were narrow insularity has replaced sador to Qatar from 1995 to death matter for people sitting what a photo that would have not a single one to a refugee, ei - Greek fishing boats and those a sense of the common good. 1998. He also directed the State in those overfilled boats and made! Copies for the press ther literally or symbolically as with NGO volunteers, the real For too many of us, our obses - Department’s Counter- dinghies, many of them wearing please! his administration took many heroes who’ve actually been at sion with our own one issue tak - Terrorism Office, and holds nu - fake life jackets filled with straw To make it even more pathetic months to offer any genuine help sea trying to save people while ing precedence over every one merous U.S. Government deco - to ensure they’ll drown if cap - and shameless, this funny mo - to suffering people. Ban and Tsipras were watching else’s interests and concerns will rations. sized. ment sure to be shared by Ban Ban praised Greece because from offices and cars or on TV. But it was just a laughing over drinks at the UN overlook - platitudes are cheap but you Maybe they can have a matter photo opportunity for ing the East River in New York, don’t see the UN setting up refugee bobbing watch and that clueless amoeba Ban who was that he put it on backward. refugee camps in Greece, leaving charge the people a dollar-and- GUEST EDITORIALS has done nothing to stop any - Sigh, if only he’d had more the burden on a country that is a-half just to see ‘em. This was thing bad in this world, and for experience in sinking rubber economically and spiritually really just an opportunity for The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of Tsipras. dinghies he could have aced it broke. Tsipras to distract attention from views for publication. They should include the writer’s name, address, The Greek non-leader earlier first time but at least he’s got a He would have liked to but the misery he has put on Greeks and telephone number, and be addressed to the Editor, The National visited the refugee-overrun is - souvenir to hang on his wall in the UN needs the money, so per - while making more lies than life land of Lesbos and said he saw his swank office where his job is haps he can use it for a big bar - jackets left on the beaches of Herald, 37-10 30th St., Long Island city, Ny 11101. They may also saw struggling offshore but to sit and smile and do what Rus - beque at the world headquarters Greek islands. be e-mailed to [email protected]. we reserve the right didn’t stop to help them, al - sia and China tell him to do. of the world’s most useless insti - This guy’s going down fast to edit any manuscripts that we publish, and we do not return or though it would have been a Tsipras could give him lessons tution. and looking around for a life otherwise acknowledge unpublished ones. Due to considerations of good chance to wash the blood in subservience, having caved in The highlight for all the diplo - jacket to save him. Too bad, he space we enforce a strict 850-word upper limit. of his hands if someone could to Greece’s international lenders mats and politicians could be gave it away. have helped him out of the lim - after reneging on his anti-auster - watching refugees being put into ousine. ity promises, dooming Greece’s overcrowded rubber dinghies in [email protected] 14 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2016

HISTORICAL COMMENTARY Gallipoli 100 Years Later, and What its Significance is to the Greeks

By Stavros T. Stavridis Australian military authorities dream of the Megali Idea. some 40,000 Greek refugees that his brother had given Venizelos was prepared to place came from the dioceses of Gal - The landing of Australian Athens as his parents address as the Greek naval and military lipoli, Dardanelles and Princes and New Zealand troops (An - not jeopardize his enlistment. In forces at the disposal of the al - Islands. The Greeks were forced zac) on the shores of Gallipoli fact, the parents were Ottoman lies for an assault on Gallipoli. to leave at short notice and al - on April 25, 1915 is commemo - subjects living in Smyrna who However, the major stumbling lowed to take very few posses - rated with reverence and is also had sought the aid of their son, was King Constantine adopting sions with them. Greek houses a time of national reflection for Nick through the American Am - a neutral foreign policy. It took and properties were plundered soldiers who died in all conflicts bassador. There were four two Crown Councils and the by the Turks. They were relo - in both countries. young sisters living in Artaki Greek High Command to reject cated to Turkish villages facing The Anzacs were part of an (Erdek) under allied rule and Venizelos' proposal which led to attendant dangers in language, Anglo-French expeditionary both parents had died during the latter's dismissal by the King customs, and religion. Some force that also included Cana - the war. The surviving Greeks in March, 1915. Greeks were deported into the dian and Indian troops. When served with distinction on the IF GREECE JOINED IN Anatolian interior. these troops landed on the western front in France. A Greek contribution to the The Greek refugees received shores of Gallipoli, they were When the Ottoman Empire Gallipoli campaign would have little or no assistance from the mowed down by machine gun cast its lot with the Central pow - strengthened the allies, leading Ottoman government, were fire by Ottoman troops perched ers (Germany and Austro-Hun - to a collapse of the Ottoman treated brutally, faced starva - on top of high cliffs. Despite the gary) in October 1914, British Empire and to the occupation tion, lived outdoors facing heat courage and bravery of the An - Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward of the latter's capital, Constan - and possessed little or no money zacs, this campaign proved to Grey along with allied partners, tinople. Russia wasn't too keen to purchase the necessities of be an absolute military disaster, France and Russia, sought the to see the Greeks in Constan - life. A successful Greek and An - which led to an eventual with - Gallipoli on January 7, 1916, just prior to the final evacuation. support of the Balkan states in tinople as they harbored their zac military assault at Gallipoli drawal in January, 1916. It was early 1915. Meanwhile, Serbia own claim to this famous city. It might have saved the Greek in - on the shores of Gallipoli where Gallipoli Commemorative Com - Gallipoli Commemorative Com - was engaged in a life and death must not be forgotten, the Greek habitants from deportation and it is said Australia's national mittee was established in Mel - mittee. The harbor of Mudros, struggle against the central army and navy were well-armed spared the Armenians from identity was forged. bourne, Australia in 2011 with Lemnos was the place where the powers whereas Greece, Bul - , well- trained and experienced genocide by the Ottoman Turks. What does Gallipoli have to the aim of "raising funds to cre - Ottoman Empire signed the garia, and Romania chose neu - after its recent military suc - I hope this article will assist do with us Greeks? There are ate a lasting legacy of telling the armistice onboard the British trality despite allied offers of ter - cesses in the Balkan wars 1912- our Greek Diaspora to consider several reasons which we will story of Lemnos' link to Gallipoli ship, HMS Agamemnon, on Oc - ritorial compensation. However, 13. Who knows whether the importance of Lemnos to the be explored below. and Australia's Anzac story." Its tober 30, 1918. the Balkan states were suspi - Greece's involvement might Gallipoli campaign and its con - LEMNOS’ ROLE main achievement so far was Twelve Greeks served with cious of each other's motives have saved the lives of thou - tribution to Greek-Australian The island of Lemnos, situ - the "unveiling of the memorial the Australian Imperial Force at and intentions. sands of ANZAC soldiers fight - ties through the Anzac story. It ated near the entrance of the erected in Australia commemo - Gallipoli. The military service From the Greek perspective, ing in this brutal theater. would be great if our Greek Dardanelles was the staging rating Lemnos' role in the Anzac records of Constantine Aroney the persecution of Greeks in Finally, a State Department sympatriotes in Europe and base for the Gallipoli campaign. story" in August, 2015. The (Cerigo/Kythera) , Leo Manusu Aivali including Britain's offer document emanating from Con - North America told their non- Anzac forces trained and pre - committee is composed of both (born in New South Wales) and of territorial compensation in stantinople dated August 10, Greek friends about Lemnos and pared for this mission on this Greeks and Australians with Lee Peter Rados (Athens) can be Asia Minor caused Greek Pre - 1915, outlines in some detail its important role in the Great important strategic island. Many Tarlamis as its president and Jim found in the National Archives mier, Eleftherios Venizelos to the deportation and relocation War. injured soldiers received med - Claven as its secretary. The for - of Australia. The latter was write his famous three memo - of Greeks from the towns and ical attention and recovered in mer Greek-Australian parlia - killed in action on May 19, randa to King Constantine. This cities in the Gallipoli Peninsula Stavros T. Stavridis is a the field hospitals and rest mentarian, John Pandazopoulos 1915; his brother Nick resided presented a wonderful opportu - some two weeks before the An - historical author, history profes - camps on Lemnos. A Lemnos is also involved with the Lemnos in Atlantic City, NJ. Nick notified nity for Greece to fulfill its zac landing. It is estimated that sor, and historical consultant. Never on Sunday and the Rise of the Greek Bellydancer/Bouzouki Trend in U.S.

By Steve Frangos lated to established religion, and time at least three new Greek- other sources of social belonging owned new nightclubs had The ongoing influences of all came to the fore. opened in our nation’s capital Greek music and dance in North From a Greek-American point due to this unprecedented surge America are based on a long and of view, this was the time acade - in all authentic forms of Greek complicated history. mics were to call, the New Eth - entertainment food, music, and It was in September of 1961, nicity. Sparked by changing im - dance. Senators and congress - when bellydancers last shook the migration laws from 1945 to men, customarily treated to com - consciousness of the average 1964, new waves of European plimentary food and drinks at American. It was a perfect storm immigrants began streaming into the clubs, were being asked to of nonsense, art, and big money. the United States. As new immi - intervene in this labor shortage Unquestionably, as we read the grants met established commu - issue. All to the utter delight of news stories of the day, the con - nities of the earlier (1880 to the ever-caustic national colum - troversy over immigrating belly 1920) immigrants, unexpected nists. dancers and bouzouki players problems soon ignited. Still, post- But this shortage had other was a strange mixture of chang - war America was a great place factors not reported in the Amer - ing public entertainment, big to find steady work and so have ican press. Perhaps not so unex - money within a niche market, an ever-improving way of life. pected is the fact that combina - unionism, a unique example of With money and steady jobs tion of bellydancers and the direct influence of cinema on came expense accounts. A night bouzouki players had been everyday life, and politics at its out on the town was possible for slowly gaining public recognition most bizarre. virtually any typical American since the early 1950s. Billboard While bellydancing in this worker. In response, restaurants, Magazine and various newspa - flurry of news accounts is posted nightclubs, and all venues for per accounts speak of how the as the reason, cause, and center singing and dancing were found ATHENS cENTRE belly dance had already “been of this tempest in a teacup. it was coast to coast. Along Chicago’s Melina Mercouri in Never on Sunday. The 1960 international film sensation endeared Americans popular for seven or eight years more a public-blind for what was fabled State Street, for example, to the Greek culture. in Boston, New York, Chicago, really at play: the introduction was a vibrant and raucous scene Washington. and Detroit (Cleve - of extremely popular (and so, of nightclubs and clubs stretch - dances sway. of the 1960s. Newspaper colum - has bent every effort to induce land Plain Dealer November 15, highly-paid) bouzouki players ing from one end of this down - And, at long last, do we come nists quickly took up the story the United States immigration 1962).” So, why the sudden into American entertainment town thoroughfare to the other. to our strange story. As with all with double-entendres, tongue- service and the Greek embassy shortage of musicians and venues. As I have been told, one could other nationalities from Europe, in-cheek word plays and bad here to make the Greek accom - dancers the explosion in clubs While the whirlwind of news simply walk out of one club and American immigration laws re - jokes offering nothing more than panists join the union (either the was one reason but was it the accounts on the union status of go next door to the next. Only a stricted how many persons from the surface problems surround - musicians or the U.S. or both) only one? In a conversation I had musicians and bellydancers so handful of blocks to the west, Greece could arrive in the United ing this historically singular em - but has met with absolutely no with the late George Valavanis quickly swept the nation, it is no just about to explode into re - States each year. The 1960, film ployment issue. co-operation. He says that AGVA (1920-2012) the founder of Nina exaggeration to say that it was newed popularity, was Chicago’s Never On Sunday had sparked News accounts attest it was (American Guild of Variety Records as well as Master of Cer - also a defining moment in the Halsted and Harrison Greektown something in the popular Amer - George Harris, owner of the Port Artists) has been totally unsuc - emonies for the Athenian Corner collective culture of world mu - neighborhood. ican imagination and Greek Said and Said who spearheaded cessful in unionizing the dancers in Fort Lee, NJ, he told me that sic. Never On Sunday, the 1960 restaurant owners were ready to the effort to bring in more as well (Times-Picayune August the Greek dancers and musicians It was a different America, international film sensation, was capitalize on it. By September, dancers and bouzouki players. 23, 1961).” This was followed knew they were exceedingly too. The economic situation for unquestionably the spur that 1961, Greek club owners in New To be sure, other Greek club by Jerry Hirsch of AVGA, who popular and were asking for the average American was excel - made it chic to be Greek. Nonen - York, Chicago, Washington, and owners and promoters are men - was widely reported as saying: more and more money to appear lent. The country was sure of it - theless, this new popularity took steadily across the nation found tioned from time to time as are “his union allows foreign stars at the various new clubs spring - self. So sure, in fact, that ques - place within an American set - that they could no longer hire specific clubs such as Papadopa - and performers with unique tal - ing up all across the nation. The tions began to be asked about ting. It was the time of waiters and bring either traditional bel - los and his Bijou Dream café in ents to come into this country on shortage was to their benefit and the conditions of everyday life. taking the customers from their lydancers or bouzouki players to lower Manhattan and in Cleve - six-month’ work permits. “But they did not seek to end it. The Couldn’t things be even better? tables and teaching them how to America. Immigration limits on land, John Pappas and George bellydancers?” he said, “We have result of all this hoopla of the The 1960s was that decade dance Greek, the origin moment these two professions had been Koropoulis, owners of the Gre - enough to supply them all early 1960s is that for the aver - of direct cultural and political of flaming cheese, a time when reached! cian Gardens and the Athenian (Springfield Union September age American the bouzouki is change. The Movement, as this not only the average business - As fall 1961 arrived, this Café among others. 14, 1961).” Greek music. flow of differing concerns began man could come for lunch on his shortage of bellydancers and Seeking some peaceful reso - So why the big hullabaloo in Historical accounts are a mix - to be called, also included re - expense account but also when bouzouki players hit a critical lution to this issue, Sam Jack the national press? First, by Sep - ture of sources and informants. newed ethnic pride. Issues such movie stars, sports figures, politi - mark. What followed cannot be Kaufman, president of the Amer - tember, 1961, Never on Sunday How the bouzouki first came to as race, women’s rights, work - cians and known criminals called a debate let alone a public ican Federation of Musicians, Lo - had been playing nonstop in North America is still a topic in place rights, ethnicity, sexual mixed in with all the rest to hear discussion on American immi - cal 161 was sought out: “AFM Washington DC, at that point need of a systematic documented preference, new questions re - the bouzoukia and see the gration policies at the beginning president Kaufman confides he roughly for 11 months. In that narrative. A Fond Remembrance of the Legacy of Chris Tomaras, the “Gyro King of Chicago”

By Maria Pappas with next to nothing, and had to give up. pitas and other supplies to the door shut in his face count - While in Birmingham, he restaurants nationwide. Even af - For 26 years, I have been less times, but never said no to showed up on time, worked ter making the gyro a main - blessed to represent the people anyone who asked for help. He hard, listened carefully to cus - stream product and becoming of Cook County, the second most found wealth by innovating the tomers and learned the restau - wealthy for it, Chris’ true pas - populous county in the nation. restaurant business, then enthu - rant business. Showing mental sion project was the PanHellenic As Cook County Treasurer, a siastically gave much of it away toughness, Chris was able to see Scholarship Foundation and the Cook County Commissioner to help disadvantaged kids pre - his early business setbacks as hundreds of kids who, like Chris and, before public office, a pare for and attend college. opportunities to start over, but years ago, just needed a break counseling psychologist and I first met Chris as one of my as a smarter and stronger man. to show their true potential. lawyer helping drug abuse vic - earliest supporters and biggest After marrying and moving to There are many more Chris tims and prison inmates, I am cheerleaders who encouraged Chicago in 1962, he bought the Tomarases out there across proud to have been in the posi - me to run for office in 1990 be - Sports Corner bar across the Chicago and throughout the na - tion to help a great many peo - lieving it was a shame there street from Wrigley Field. With - tion, men and women who are ple. were too few women on the out fail, Chris could be found in African-American, Latino-Amer - At the same time, I haven’t Cook County Board of Commis - the bar basement working on an ican, Polish-American, you forgotten the people who sioners. What stood out about idea: creating an efficient name it. helped me get where I am. One Chris was his giving spirit; he method to popularize the gyros One thing they have in com - of those people was Chris never believed it was all about sandwich. Chris doggedly mon is that they believe, as one Tomaras, who passed away last him. Few would have expected worked through countless long truism states, that the meaning October due to esophageal can - character like this from some - nights of trial and error and of life is to find your gift and cer. Chris’ death was a devas - one whose early life was marked eventually earned a patent for that the purpose of life is to give tating loss felt by the Greek- by pain and deprivation. the equipment design of the it away. At a time when many American community. Many of As a child, Chris witnessed “Kronomatic” – the vertical spit people feel let down by the po - us gathered to pay homage to the death of his own mother rotisserie machine now used to litical process, I am often reas - Chris at the annual PanHellenic during the Greek Civil War. Af - TNH ARcHIVES cook gyro meat. Up until that sured by people who exhibit this Scholarship Foundation Gala on ter immigrating to America and Chris Tomaras time, there was no efficient way spirit. They remind us we are June 18 – a nonprofit he settling in Birmingham, AL, he to produce gyros with consistent more similar than we realize, founded – by telling his story. lived in a shuttered hotel with ming from bad business part - would never know these awful quality in large volume. In America is great because its peo - To hear it is to know a paradox. no running water, heat or air ners took much of it away. Later things happened to him. 1975, Chris founded Kronos ple are good and good people He had several hard and tragic conditioning while working in in life, he succumbed to a cancer That’s because he kept things Foods and, over 20 years, be - do the right thing. turns in his life, but remained a a local restaurant. When he that sapped the energy from an remarkably simple: he was came the “Gyro King of gentle soul. He grew up poor, managed to save some money, otherwise restless body. grateful for what he had and Chicago” selling, not only the Maria Pappas is the Cook Coun - immigrated to the United States a handful of bankruptcies stem - If you met him, however, you never saw a setback as a reason Kronomatic, but gyro meat, try Treasurer.