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Venizelos Promises to Help Workers and Prop Up Banks: One Gets $142 Million

ATHENS – Even with a second law is being rushed. “We are in - bailout of rescue loans on the side an international maelstrom horizon to help stave off bank - and we need to make the most ruptcy, Greece is rushing to im - of the opportunities we create pose more austerity measures for ourselves, be punctual with and line up what some critics our loan obligations and apply said is a fire sale of state-run what we have committed our - entities and properties to raise selves to,” he stated. The bill in - as much as $71 billion, a condi - cludes significant structural tion required by the Troika of changes, special tax regulations international lenders, the Euro - as well as adjustments to the pean Union-International Mon - legislation on tourism and etary Fund-European Central games of chance, which offer Bank. New Finance Minister significant revenues to the state, Evangelos Venizelos, who found said Venizelos. himself fending off questions He stressed that there is “ab - why he ordered a bailout of the solutely no problem with the scandalized Proton Bank with a funding and the cash flow of $142 million infusion despite Greek banks or their capital ad - warnings it would not be paid equacy. We have set aside 30 back, the government has en - billion euros ($42.6 billion) for tered a race against time to im - their recapitalization, and their plement the reforms required to liquidity is safeguarded by the kick-start the economy and ren - decisions of the European Cen - der the public debt sustainable, tral Bank.” Despite that, there with August and September be - were media reports that there ing crucial for the success of the is a “silent run” on Greek banks program. He also promised new by depositors, who withdrew regulations to support the finan - more than $7.1 billion in July, AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAKOURIS cially weak, to help the cash fearful of a bank collapse be - The Sun Sets on Greece flow of banks, and about letters cause the restructuring program of guarantee, the Athens news - granted by the Troika has cre - Tourists are silhouetted against on the Areopagus Hill opposite debt-crippled Greece, whose shrinking economy must return paper Kathimerini reported. the ancient Acropolis in Athens. Tourism is a major earner for to growth if it is to pull itself out of a major financial crisis. Venizelos, who has emerged Continued on page 7 as the government’s face during the crisis as Prime Minister George Papandreou has taken a back seat since appointing him Gage Leads Epirotes on a Bittersweet Journey this summer to replace George Broadway’s Papaconstantinou, told Parlia - ment that from the date of the IOANNINA, Greece - Returning of his own. Gage is perhaps best of Lia – where he met young only because we knew our fu - agreement at the Eurozone res - Callas vs. to his roots, renowned writer known for two autobiographical American students from Boston, tures, and in some cases our cue summit last month and up Nicholas Gage – whose family memoirs, including Eleni, the as well as his fond remem - very survival, depended on it. to early October, “a transition fled to the United States during story of his mother, and A Place brances, although he makes fre - We come back because the pull period started during which we Callas the Greek Civil War, but who for Us, an account of his family’s quent pilgrimages back. “A cou - of our homeland is still very have to render our public debt lost their mother, who was exe - growing up outside of Worces - ple of weeks ago, a retired powerful, even after decades, sustainable in the long term in cuted – told the Epirotic con - ter, Mass. Eleni was made into British army officer who decided six decades in my case.” cooperation with our partners.” Herself vention here to remember that a film and brought him acclaim, to come live here in Epiros told This year’s trip brought Including the ministry’s bill that their land produced Greeks and although by that time he had me, ‘Your country is so beautiful, mixed feelings, he said, because is currently under discussion in the Greek language. He was made a name for himself as an every time you turn a corner, of the notoriety Greece has Parliament, the process will By Anthony Tommasini joined in his praise by Greek investigative reporter for the your heart skips a beat.’ Imagine earned during its economic cri - have to be quick and successful: New York Times Minister for Regional Develop - Wall Street Journal and New then how hard it was for all of sis and caricature in the media “August and September will ment and Competitiveness York Times and two best-selling us who had to travel great dis - as a country of sloths and cor - need to be exemplary in terms Michalis Chrysohoidis, who books on the Mafia. tances to earn a living to leave of speed,” Venizelos said in re - NEW YORK - Terrence Mc - echoed his remarks in a speech But it was his home village this beautiful land. We left it Continued on page 4 sponse to criticism that the draft Nally’s 1995 play, Master Class, was inspired by the now leg - endary master classes that Maria Callas gave during the 1971-72 academic year at the City CouncilmanVallone: Juilliard School. There were 23 two-hour sessions in all, and Callas worked with 25 students PA’s Chris Ward Expects whom she had selected after lis - tening to some 300 young singers in auditions. But in the St. Nick’s Resolution Yet play, now enjoying a successful Broadway run at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater, there is a lot By Constantine S. Sirigos stories and Memorial Plaza will of preliminary talking and fuss - TNH Staff Writer be able to receive visitors to mark ing from the Callas character, the tragedy and honor the mem - indomitably played by Tyne NEW YORK –With the 10th an - ory of the dead. Suddenly, there Daly, before the students do any niversary of the terrorist attacks is also a glimmer of hope that singing. Until then, we in the of Sept. 11, 2011 coming up fast, there will be some closure for audience (who are attending Ground Zero is a hive of activity parishioners of the only house of the class, in the conceit of the that will ensure that the Freedom worship destroyed on that terri - play) listen to Callas carrying Tower will reach 80 of its 104 ble day. N.Y. City Councilman Pe - on, complaining about not hav - ter F. Vallone Jr. told The Na - ing the footstool and cushion tional Herald that Chris Ward, she had requested and empha - the Executive Director Port Au - sizing how essential it is for an thority of N.Y. and N.J., which opera singer to have “a look,” a Harry reneged on a deal move the distinctive appearance with Church to a new location at some style and flair. Ground Zero, told him he is op - Finally, that first student, Einstein’s timistic that the dispute – which called Sophie, an eager young is now before Federal Court soprano (the endearing Alexan - Judge Harold Behr - will be re - dra Silber) takes the stage to Greek Guy solved and the building will perform the climactic scene and move forward. Vallone said he aria from Bellini’s Sonnambula, was adamant as the representa - sung by the jilted, emotionally By Steve Frangos tive of the Greek Americans in fragile country girl Amina. So - TNH Staff Writer his district that St. Nicholas must phie gets no further than the be rebuilt and that Ward agreed. Historic legislation yields a family celebration for same sex double wedding in New York as first note, a sustained midrange One of the true omissions of It was not clear from Ward’s Elise and Eric Bacolas marry Jenna Glazer and Michael Bonomo respectively. Top row: Parents C on the word “Oh,” before Ms. Greek American studies is that reported words, however, that of the bride Gene and Carol Glazer, Elise Bacolas, Jenna Glazer, Eric Bacolas, Michael Bonomo, Daly’s Callas abruptly orders her non-Greek comedians and ac - the PA will agree to build at the Rene Minvielle and mother of bride and groom, Stella Bacolas. Bottom row: Drew Thennes, to “stop right there.” As deliv - tors regularly portrayed 130 Liberty Street site, which the Todd Thennes, Michael’s sister Niki Thennes. It was a wedding photo shot to be remembered. ered by Ms. Daly in this produc - comedic Greek characters in parish says is the only appropri - tion from the Manhattan The - vaudeville, radio and films. ate one, and which is the crux of ater Club (whose run has been Given that America has lam - the legal dispute. There was no extended through Sept. 4), pooned one ethnic group after timetable for meetings to take Double Joy at Bacolas Gay Wedding Callas’s belittling line gets a big another it really should come as place and calls to the PA for clar - laugh. “I’m sorry to do this to no surprise that a kind of Greek ification had not been returned you,” she continues, “But what’s American blackface is also a part by press time. The next pre-trial TNH Staff Writers largest in the country so far to true,” The Advocate reported the point of going on with it if of that strand of racist-based hu - conference between lawyers for do so. “It’s a symbolic state - she said. “This way, they have it’s all wrong, eh?” As Callas mor. For those who doubt this the PA and those representing St. NEW YORK - It was an historic ment,” Eric, 41, the chief talent all the rights just like everybody soon explains: “It’s not a note claim re-issued radio programs, Nicholas and the Archdiocese in and joyous moment on June 24 officer for a marketing firm, told else.” Until the new Marriage we’re after here, it’s a stab of old films and even computer slated for August 9. at the New York City clerk’s of - Julie Bolcer of The Advocate Equality Act law took effect, pain. The pain of loss.” sites offer more enough evi - Despite the limbo the parish fice for brother and sister Eric newspaper. He added that he New York offered “marriage- But how exactly does a dence of the existence of this finds itself in, there is a vision and Elise Bacolas, who were and Michael, an interior archi - like” services to couples regis - singer convey such loss through type of Greek stereotype. The for the rebirth of the St. Nicholas wed to their same-sex partners tect originally from Michigan, tering domestic partnerships. the voice? Is it just a matter of recognizable stereotypic trait parish, if the courts and the of 12 years in a combined cere - first wanted to be sure that Those services were controver - feeling it? There must be some - that marked one as a Greek in politicians flash the green light. mony in downtown Manhattan. Elise, 39, and Jenna would win sial for many in the gay and les - thing more specific a teacher North America was fractured Among those who have opti - “This is a double same-sex sib - a place to marry the same day. bian community because it was can impart. The Callas Mr. Mc - speech. Malapropisms were at mistically devoted time and en - ling wedding,” said Eric, who After Jenna and Elise received thought that they underscored Nally presents is not much help the root of all Greek-dialect co - ergy to the church’s rebuilding married his partner Michael an email confirming their appli - a second-class status. Bacolas to the students who sing for her. medians. But mangling the Eng - is Nicholas Koutsomitis, Adjunct Bonomo. His sister married her cation was accepted, the two and Glazer were put in a diffi - To judge from the critic John lish language was not limited to Associate Professor at the Pratt partner, Jenna Glazer. Eric told couples scrambled to organize cult position. Ardoin’s excellent 1987 book, Greeks in the world of American Institute and CEO of Koutsomitis The National Herald that both the wedding. “It took us about Jenna, who has fought mul - Callas at Juilliard: The Master Architects. He told TNH: couples entered a public lottery eight hours to plan the whole tiple bouts with cancer over her Classes (Amadeus Press,) and Continued on page 5 “The idea is to build a world- and secured spots to be among thing” Eric told TNH. The cou - lifetime, learned last April that especially the classic three-disc class church that everyone will the 659 couples that received ples invited about 85 close she had kidney cancer and had EMI recording Maria Callas at be proud of - Greeks and Ameri - service throughout the five bor - friends and family to dinner at to have an operation to remove Juilliard, which includes long cans - and that will be welcom - oughs that day. the Double Crown restaurant, a a piece of it. They soon under - extracts from her coaching of 10 For subscription: ing to the people of many differ - The Bacolas’ needed to file fitting place for their larger- stood the importance of legal student singers, Callas was not 718.784.5255 ent backgrounds. He says it will applications in advance of the than-life size wedding. Their planning so that they could pro - much like the imperious, self- [email protected] be “unique, a Greek Orthodox recently passed Marriage Equal - mother, Stella Bacolas, a native tect their joint property and give absorbed prima donna of Mr. Church with an inter-religious ity Act which was signed into of Greece who moved to New Elise the right to make medical McNally’s play. At Juilliard she component… (that is inviting to) state law on June 24 by New York as a teenager, said she was decisions on behalf of Glazer. was frank and demanding but people seeking a place of con - York Governor Andrew Cuomo. happy to see her two children On the advice of their lawyer, unfailingly patient and encour - The act officially legalizes same- married on the same day. “It’s Continued on page 3 sex marriage in the state, the amazing. It is a dream come Continued on page 4 Continued on page 5 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 6-12, 2011

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n AUGUST 18 – 21 Greek pastries, a carnival for PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. – As - children, silent auction, and sumption Greek Orthodox Church tours. Free admission Church is pleased to present its and parking. Friday from 5 p.m. annual Greek Festival, a com - – 8 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. munity event put together by – 8 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. the families of The Assumption. – 6 p.m. The Church is located Featuring culinary delights like at 703 W. Center Street. For gyros, pastitsio, moussaka, sou - more information, call 507-282- vlaki, spanakopita, tyropita, and 1529.BOSTON, MA – Chicago much more! Also traditional Greektown presents “Taste of Greek pastries such as baklava, Greece 2011” August 27-28. galaktobouriko, among others. Come for food, fun, and dancing There will also be a folk dancing from 12 pm – 11 pm. Located exhibition, and continuous at 100-400 S. Halsted Street. Greek music. Church tours will For more information, call (847) acquaint the public with the rich 509-8050. 50 Golden Years Together TNH/cOSTAS bEJ symbolism that is inextricably Festival Time at Transfiguration of Mattituck linked to Orthodox Christian n SEPTEMBER 3 – 4 Costas and Maria Lambrou of Ithaca, NY recently celebrated A week before the feast, the Church of the Transfiguration of worship. Finally, the Festival will LANCASTER, Calif. – Sts. Con - their 50th anniversary. Ithaca Mayor Carolyn Peterson, center, our Savior welcomes its Long Island neighbors to its festival. feature the most successful raf - stantine and Helen Greek Or - proclaimed the week of July 2-9 “Costas and Maria Lambrou (L-R) Cilias Liakakis, Vasilis Frangias, George Gianoukakis, fle on the East Coast, with a to - thodox Church presents the Week in the City of Ithaca” and the couple received greetings Kostas Diakovasilis (chairman) Kostas Eglezos, Christina Karmi, tal of 270 prizes. Thursday, Au - Greek Festival 2011, your ticket from President Obama, Patriarch Bartholomew & Gov. Cuomo. Lefteris Kaloudis, Kyriakos Pafitis, Pantelis Siriotis (PC Pres.) gust 18 from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m., to the tastes, music, and cele - Friday, August 19 from 5 p.m. – brations of Greece and the 11 p.m., Saturday August 20 Greek isles. There will be live from 1 p.m. – 11 p.m., Sunday entertainment, dancers, Greek August 21 from 1 p.m. – 10 p.m. cooking demonstrations, Church In the Spotlight: Sarah Macias Bennett The Festival is located at 430 tours, door prizes, a raffle, and Sheep Pasture Road. For more lots of Greek hospitality! Satur - information, call 631-473-0894, day from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., Sun - By Constantine S. Sirigos bers have moved to New York years. Now he works part time email day from 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. The TNH Staff Writer from California and we’ve al - doing loans and he’s been able [email protected], or Festival is located at 43404 30th ready put on two shows here lo - to focus on music again. He visit www.portjeffgreekfest.com. Street West. For more informa - NEW YORK - Sarah Macias Ben - cally at the Waltz lounge in Asto - started a new cover band a few tion, call (661) 945-1212. nett moved from California to ria. years ago called Partyz On, which CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio – New York to pursue her theater TNH: Has your life path been is aptly named since they per - Sts. Constantine and Helen n SEPTEMBER 9 – 18 dreams, but she is not just an - influenced by your Greek her - form mostly at private parties Greek Orthodox Cathedral pre - STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Holy other one of thousands of people itage? and events. sents the 38th annual Greek Fes - Trinity – St. Nicholas Greek Or - in the big city shopping her head - SMB: My grandfather Geor - TNH: And your mom? tival 2011. Come for amazing thodox Church presents its an - shots. She owns, operates and gios Theros was from Greece and SMB: She was born and Greek meals, such as souvlaki, nual Greek Festival on the two serves as the Artistic Director for although I never had the pleasure raised in Alhambra in Los Ange - saganaki, and calamari, home - weekends following Labor Day. The Ophelia Theatre Group, a of meeting him I can definitely les – Giorgos was her father. Her made pastries, live music and All family, friends, and visitors theater and entertainment com - say that my Greek heritage has name is Stacie and she’s the mid - dancing. Authentic Greek music are welcome to attend and en - pany that specializes in live per - had its place in my life. He dle of three siblings and went to performed by three Greek joy the delicious Greek food, formance. She said she loves opened a restaurant in a small live with her older sister in La bands, including Orion Express, lively music, fun, and philoxenia working with an extraordinary town in Nebraska and kept it run - Puente in 1971 where she met and Hellenic dancers in tradi - of the Greek community. Friday, group of artists who do every - ning despite the odds, out of my dad. She sang for the Broth - tional folk costumes. Two tav - September 9th and 16th from 6 thing from acting, directing, writ - sheer determination and hard erhood band until she was seven ernas offer Greek wine and beer. p.m. – 12a.m.; Saturday, Sep - ing, stage managing, etc., to help - work. He was also from a very months pregnant with me. They The Kid’s Corner offers treats, tember 10th and 17th, from 2 ing her with production and passionate family, which is a trait played every night for a while two large bounce houses, and p.m. – 12 a.m.; Sunday, Septem - publicity. Her job is to choose the Sarah Macias Bennett that has definitely been passed there until one a.m. and they told face painting. Thursday from 4 ber 11th and 18th from 2 p.m. projects they’ll be working on, down to me. Without hard work, me that after I was born they p.m. – 10 p.m., Friday from 3 – 10 p.m. The festival is located find venues and outlets through fornia and Elsinore is where I got determination and passion, I couldn’t get me to sleep until af - p.m. – 11 p.m., Saturday from at 1641 Richmond Avenue. For outside patrons and business peo - the inspiration to name my the - wouldn’t have been able to keep ter that time. I remain a night 12 p.m. – 11 p.m., Sunday from more information, call (718) ple, and provide anything needed atre group Ophelia. At first, the this company going for as long owl to this day. My parents mar - 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. The Festival is 494-0658. to make sure the show goes on. group was made up mostly of as I have. ried in 1975, just babies, and they located at 3352 Mayfield Road. One of her most important re - people my brother and I took TNH: Did your parents have just celebrated their 36th wed - For more information, call 216- n SEPTEMBER 22-25 sponsibilities is supporting the drama classes with in high artistic and entrepreneurial genes ding anniversary. My mother is 923-3300, or visit www.cleve - Myrtle Beach, S.C—Saint John many talented people who offer school, but as the years went by like you and your Pappou? brilliant. She’s won more than landgreekfestival.com. the Baptist Greek Orthodox up their time and energy to make we acquired members from all SMB: My Dad Russ Macias is one grand prize on several game Church presents its 20th Annual the productions successful. She over our valley. We focused one of six children and he and shows over the years, most no - SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – St. Greek Festival This 4-day event also calls herself the ringleader mostly on plays, musicals, and his brothers played in a band tably Jeopardy, where she won George Orthodox Church pre - will be held in the fellowship because she keeps everyone as variety shows but we also had called the Brotherhood from the three times in a row back in the sents the 2nd annual Adiron - hall and on the Church grounds focused and positive as possible. opportunities to perform dinner time they were teenagers until late eighties. Also during that dack Greek Festival. Friday Au - on the corner of Hwy 17 By-pass TNH: Tell us about the Ophe - theater, melodrama, and even they were in their late time she published a book, The gust 19 from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. and 33rd Avenue North, on lia Theatre. special appearances at themed twenties/early thirties. He plays Rains of Hamakua, a romantic and Saturday, August 20 from Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 SMB: I started the Ophelia events. Last year the group de - the saxophone, flute and percus - suspense novel. She’s a passion - 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. The Festival is p.m. Friday and Saturday from Theatre Group eight years ago cided we’d done our damage in sion. He started his own mort - ate and wonderful writer who is located at 55 Main Street. For 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Sun - when I was 21, back in California Southern California and decided gage company just before turning currently working on a historical more information, call 518-792- day from Noon until 7 p.m. Ad - where I grew up. My brother and to relocate to New York. As of 30 and had a very successful fiction novel set during the gold 2359. mission is only $1 for adults, I grew up in Lake Elsinore, Cali - this past March, 14 of our mem - business of it for over twenty rush to California. Brainy as she and children 10 and under were is, she never had the chance to WINCHESTER, Virginia – Dor - free. Thousands come out to en - go to college as a young person mition of the Virgin Mary Greek joy mouth-watering Greek foods so once my brother and I were Orthodox Church presents the such as Gyros, Roasted Lamb, grown she started taking Com - Winchester Greek Festival Au - Greek Salad, Spanikopita and munity college courses and fell gust 20-21. Join us for live Mousaka – as well as a wide as - in love with it. Next year she Greek music, delicious Greek sortment of Greek pastries and graduates with an AA and is plan - food, and great fun for all. The breads. Soft drinks, beer and ning on moving on to a Cal State Festival is located at 1700 Greek wines are also available. college for her Bachelor’s degree. Amherst Street. For more infor - TNH: What has been your mation, call 540-667-1416. n OCTOBER 27-30 greatest achievement so far? MANHATTAN, NY - The fifth an - SMB: I believe my greatest n AUGUST 21-SEPTEMBER 1 nual New York City Greek Film achievement has been the fact NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Great Festival 2011 is currently in the that I’ve been able to draw so American Play Series in associ - planning stages. As always, the many incredible artists to Ophe - ation with The Dream Up Festi - festival aspires to bring the best lia, many of who have been val, Michael-Scott Price, Execu - work of Greek filmmakers to members for many years, and in tive Producer and L.B. New York City audiences and the process I’ve acquired some of Productions presents John Step - present it in the most up-to-date the best friends anyone could pling’s ’Dogmouth’ , directed by screening facilities. We are es - ever have. Greek American Stephan Mor - pecially proud to announce that TNH: What’s the greatest les - row, at the Theater for the New we have entered into partner - son you’ve ever learned? City at 155 1st Avenue ( 10th ship with The Museum of the SMB: Be good to people and Street) Aug 21 - Sept 1, 2011 . Moving Image, the premiere they’ll be good to you. The press release notes: “John motion picture museum in the TNH: Need we ask if you have Steppling is one of our best, if United States, to present festival role models? neglected playwrights and one screenings in the museum's SMB: My parents number who writes with the same kind newly refurbished state-of-the- one. My Dad is the most positive, of power and mystery that Sam art theater in Astoria, from Oc - life-affirming person you’ll ever Shepard does…‘Dogmouth’ it - tober 20 through October 23, meet. He has street smarts and is self is a play with real danger 2011. The festival will screen in amazing with people. My mother, and focuses on characters from Manhattan the following week, who my dad calls his Greek god - the fringes of our society. It October 27 through October 30, dess, is not only intelligent and deals with a mysterious mafia at the beautiful SVA Theater in charming beyond belief, but she’s of racist, violent, Viet Nam Vets Chelsea. Still to be announced also the sweetest, gentlest and living on freight trains,” contin - are the dates and locations of most kind-hearted person in the uing “you could find a more re - various special events. For up- world. I’m convinced of that. Be - pugnant set of people but as to-date information visit the yond them I would say The Marx John has often said, ‘Art is not Web site at: www.nycgreekfilm - Brothers, Walt Disney, and Jim your friend’ and that is certainly festival.com. Henson, but they definitely take true with this play which is sure a back seat to Russ and Stacie. to disturb and provoke the au - n NOTE TO OUR READERS TNH: What’s your ultimate dience that sees it. Tickets - $12; This calendar of events section goal in life? Students/Seniors $10. Reserva - is a complimentary service to SMB: To be happy and ful - tions : 212-254-1109. the Greek American community. filled. And to see those I love the All parishes, organizations and same. n AUGUST 26 – 28 institutions are encouraged to TNH: What are your most en - ROCHESTER, Minn. – Holy e-mail their information regard - joyable pastimes? Anargyroi Greek Orthodox ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead SMB: Theater, of course: Pro - Church presents 2011 Greek - of time, and no later than Mon - ducing it, writing it and attending Fest. Authentic Greek foods, live day of the week before the it. I also love to read, I’m a huge Greek music and dancers, bake event, to english.edition@then - movie buff, and I love spending sale featuring locally made ationalherald.com time with my friends. They never cease to amuse me. TNH: Share with us some words of wisdom. QUESTION OF THE WEEK SMB: Everyone is different. I think that’s something that peo - Vote on our website! ple in my generation need to re - member. We sometimes get so You have the chance to express your opinion on our website caught up in comparing ourselves on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - and our achievements to others lished in our printed edition next week along with the question that we get depressed and down - for that week. hearted when we feel we aren’t The question this week is: Do you support the Greek taxi keeping up. I believe that if you drivers strike? keep doing what you love to do o Yes for the love of it, your life and o No future will be as bright as you o Maybe want them to be. The results for last week’s question: Will you still buy Dias - pora bonds to help Greece? [email protected] 16 % voted "Yes" 70 % voted "No" 14 % voted "Maybe" If you'd like to nominate a no - Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com table member of the Greek American community for “In the Spotlight”, please contact english.edition@thenationalher - The National Herald Blog... ald.com with your suggestions. www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 6-12, 2011 COMMUNITY 3 Former Dow Leader Stavropoulos Gives Hamptons Church Big Boost

TNH Staff Writers the For his part, Fr. Karloutsos tainable practices. Apparently, noted that the Stavropoulos there is a place for baseball in NEW YORK – Before the Hamp - family established standards of Stavropoulos’ busy life, or at tons became “The Hamptons,” excellence not only for Greek least in his heart. He is the they were a collection of modest Americans in the area but the founding president of the Michi - seaside communities of hard - rest of the Hamptons commu - gan Baseball Foundation and working and family oriented cit - nity, and told TNH he received was the prime mover behind the izens. One of them was Spiros this gift as “an affirmation that construction of Dow Diamond, Stavropoulos, who came to the we must continue the ministry home of the Great Lakes Loons U.S. from a village near Sparta of our church and promoting minor league baseball club. The in 1911 when he was 16 years the Greek Orthodox faith and presence of the Loons in down - old. He moved to East Hampton Hellenic traditions,” which the town Midland has been credited in the 1920’s and opened the parish projects to the greater for the revival of the once-de - Candy Kitchen, a beloved ice Hamptons community through clining city center. All profits cream parlor and eatery in its outreach efforts. Assistant from the Loons are donated to Bridgehampton. He and his wife pastor Fr. Constantine Lazarakis local charities and Stavropoulos Enge succeeded in planting a told TNH these include the up - gives to countless other chari - commitment to excellence and coming Blue Dream, a benefit ties. He is the recipient of nu - a love of education in their chil - gala for The Children’s Tumor merous awards and distinctions, dren. His son William (Bill) Foundation, which will be held including Kavaler’s CEO of the Stavropoulos scaled the heights on August 27. Year Award, and the Ellis Island of corporate America, serving as Stavropoulos was born and Medal of Honor. He is also an the CEO and Chairman of the raised in Bridgehampton. He Archon of the Ecumenical Patri - Board of Dow Chemical, and al - and his wife now reside in archate. The proud history of though he now spends most of Naples, Florida and Midland, the parish, which has overcome his time in Michigan and Michigan but they try to con - numerous stumbling blocks, be - Florida, he did not forget from William and Linda Stavropoulos are continuing the family tradition of support for the Church of tinue the family tradition of vis - gan in 1977. A few Greek Or - where he came. This week it the Dormition of the Virgin in the Hamptons, a modest place until the Wall St. Boom of the 80s. iting the Hamptons every sum - thodox families started dis - was announced that Dr. mer. They have two children, cussing the possibility of Stavropoulos and his wife Linda to meet the needs of the grow - Apostle, is also the Pastor of the building Chairman, and was William and Angela, and six building a church in the Hamp - would make a major donation ing community. The Atrium’s Hamptons Church, which is among those who recruited Fr. grandchildren, Nina, Samantha, tons and began raising the in support the building program 22-foot ceiling resembles the in - named for the Dormition of the Karloutsos to become the pastor Lily, Christina, Billy and Joseph. money enabled them to open of the Greek Orthodox Church terior of a domed church, mir - Virgin Mary-Kimisis Tis in 1998. “George served as a The donation continues the the church in August 1986. The of the Hamptons. The amount roring the architecture of the Theotokou. He told The Na - good friend, advisor and coun - family’s tradition of community parish was honored with a visit was not revealed. The commu - new sanctuary, and will be sur - tional Herald that the selor for the parish,” Fr. Karlout - and church leadership and re - in November of 2002 by, Arch - nity is engaged in the construc - mounted by the Icon of Christ Stavropoulos family is among sos said. Stavropoulos told THN flects Stavropoulos’ commit - bishop Iakovos and in 2006 the tion of a new church, cultural that is currently in the dome of the founders of the parish and he and his wife made the dona - ment to the Greek Orthodox community was blessed with the center and community hall, the existing sanctuary. Reverend that the new building program tion to honor both his brother faith and philanthropic endeav - pastoral visit of His All Holiness which is expected to be ready Father Alexander Karloutsos, was one of the initiatives of and Fr. Karloutsos, saying they ors. He increased Dow’s com - Ecumenical Patriarch by late 2012. Protopresbyter of the Ecumeni - Stavropoulos’ older brother had a common vision for the fu - mitment to philanthropy and Bartholomew. The Stavropoulos/Theofel cal Patriarchate and Spiritual George, who passed away in ture of the parish and that the under his leadership, the com - Atrium will be an integral part Advisor to Faith Endowment 2002 and who served as Parish latter’s leadership made it all pany prospered and set high For more information visit of the complex that is designed and The Order of St. Andrew Council President and the first happen. standards for ethical and sus - kimisishamptons.org. The Condakes Family Gives the Boston Cathedral $150,000

BOSTON - The community of menical Patriarchate in Constan - member of the Philoptochos Nurses Association. She cur - the Annunciation Cathedral of tinople and were members of Ladies Society, which she served rently resides in the North New England in Boston has re - Archbishop Iakovos Leadership as National President from Shore, where she continues her ceived a check for $100,000 100 Endowment Fund. Addi - 1998-2002, and was also Presi - lifetime of philanthropy and de - from Mrs. Evanthea Condakes tionally, both were esteemed re - dent of her Church’s chapter of votion to the Orthodox Church. in memory of her beloved late cipients of the Ellis Island Medal the Daughters of Penelope. Peter Leo Condakes presently husband, Leo (Leonidas) Con - of Honor, and in 2005, the cou - When she worked as a Senior carries on the proud and historic dakes. The donation was made ple made a large donation to a Executive for Avon Products, she legacy of the family business. Es - on behalf of the Condakes Foun - gallery of Greek artwork at the was granted a private audience tablished in 1900, The Peter dation towards the establish - Museum of Fine Arts, which with the late Patriarch Condakes Company, Inc. has ment of a museum of Church now bears their name. Athenagoras. She was one of served New England as one of artwork, which is part of the A veteran of the Korean War, only two female members on the area’s largest produce whole - current effort to completely ren - Leo worked at his father’s com - Archbishop Iakovos’ Board of salers. Today, Peter is bringing ovate the Upper Hall of the pany and played an active role Directors. She has also been in - the success and standards of the Cathedral. Also, at the same in the Church and community volved in many social justice company his grandfather time, Leo's son, Peter Leo Con - upon his return to America. He causes, particularly for women founded into its second century, dakes, generously pledged served on the Archdiocesan and under-served communities, as well as continuing his family’s $50,000 for the renovation of Council and the Executive Board as well as a Greek-Turkish peace vital tradition of generosity and the Dean’s Office. of Trustees of Hellenic College. initiative sponsored by the support for the Church and the The Condakes family has a For his years of service to the Fletcher School of Law and community as a whole. The en - long history of dedication and Church, he was given the hon - Diplomacy at Tufts University. The Condakes family is renowned in the Boston area for their tire Cathedral community said philanthropy towards the Greek orary title of the Archon of the She has served as a Massachu - generosity and philanthropy (L-R) Evanthea Condakes, Fr. it is deeply thankful for their Orthodox faith and the Church. Ecumenical Patriarchate. setts Commissioner on the Sta - Cleopas Strongylis, Boston Cathedral Dean, Nick and Maria faithful Stewardship and support Mr. & Mrs. Leo Condakes were Evanthea once worked as a tus of Women and as the Direc - Koskores. Standing (L-R) Peter Leo Condakes, Stephanie Con - throughout the years and ex - major benefactors of the Ecu - Sunday School teacher and is a tor of the Massachusetts Visiting dakes, and Demetris Photopoulos, Parish Council President. pressed gratitude. Vallone: Port Authority Leader Expects St. Nick’s Resolution

Continued from page 1 Zero from the planning vantage was a possibility that a planned it can to stonewall,” he said the point. Architecturally speaking performing arts center might be judge is furious at the authority. templation.” As beautiful as the the situation is different. Until built nearby. But Julia Menin, the He said it as been withholding 9/11 memorial will be, with its the location is known there can - President of Lower Manhattan’s technical information that would groves of trees and waterfalls, not be a final architectural de - Community Board 1, told TNH, back up the claim the church Koutsomitis said that it would sign. In its planning, the Church “The Port Authority and the City couldn’t be built on Liberty not complete without “memorial has focused on the new plot the had pushed that site for a time,” Street. Couloucoundis said he experience” he said only St. PA promised and hopes it will re - but about six months ago the was informed that the judge has Nicholas can provide. cover through the legal process. PA’s Board voted to erect it the been stern with the PA regarding The Church was engaged in “de - where the temporary PATH sta - the provision of the technical ma - tailed coordination with PA from tion will be operating until 2014. terial to get the issue resolved, engineering and structural point CRUNCH TIME even though such discussions are of view to make sure it fits Couloucoundis said “at some outside the legal process. On the there,” Koutsomitis said. The PA level the PA just can’t be both - legal front, “discovery has been says they have moved on since ered – if it gets dictated to them, incredibly slow on their side,” he the deal fell through and now that’s fine” as far as they care. said. Judge Behr’s clerk told TNH claims a church cannot be built When told that there may be both sides hope to resolve the above the underground Vehicle budgetary issues as a result of dispute without going to trial Security Center. N.Y. Governor the delays he responded: “If this and previously told TNH the Andrew Cuomo has asked an in - (site) was always buildable, why Judge is trying to facilitate that. dependent panel of experts to should we be penalized if the PA He could not comment further determine what the ramifications … had different ideas about the because he said they are in a would be in terms of costs and property. That’s why we are in fragile stage of the negotiations. building schedule at Ground court. If they had done it when Couloucoundis said he believes Zero. they were supposed to, we that given “the way the court has “We have been cut out of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in NY which was destroyed wouldn’t have this issue.” He come down on the PA to get process for the last two years so in the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, stood near the said he was optimistic because them moving, “things should we are trying to ascertain what base of the World Trade Center towers before they fell. while “the PA is doing anything come to a boil fairly soon.” the PA has done and where they New York City Councilman Pe - are and present our case to the ter F. Vallone Jr. consultants so they can come up with a recommendation for the From the beginning, Kout - Governor,” said Koutsomitis, who somitis and church officials have is one of the participants in re - MOUNT ATHOS PILGRIMAGE given thought to the wider com - cent meetings. 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By Constantine S. Sirigos was on his famous quest to cap - prays: “O light which comes TNH Staff Writer ture the Golden Fleece. Her from Zeus, stop her!” The stage magic, and her willingness to directions tell of “Pitiful and NEW YORK – Medea was a sor - murder her brother gained him plaintive cries from within,” and ceress, a good ally but the ulti - the prize, which allowed him to the audience hears, “Help me!” mate nightmare if she becomes return home in triumph to claim “Save me” What do I do? How an enemy. Only a fool - or a man the throne, which was snatched can I escape my mother's hands? with a tragic flaw - would allow from him by Pelias, his half-un - I don't know, dear brother. It's that to happen. Jason, the hero cle. He didn’t secure the throne over for us.” of Argonaut fame was no fool, but he did get revenge as Jason storms back onto the so the audience was deeply im - Medea’s magic resulted in Pelias’ stage enraged over Medea’s mersed in the realm of the tragic death at the hands of his daugh - murderous gifts, but when he on, July 17 at the Chernuchin ters. Although the couple had learns of the Medea’s murder of Theatre in Times Square for the to flee to Corinth, he was very his sons, his fresh grief morphs Euripides Free Summer Festival pleased with his brilliant and into devastation. This is a deeply Series of the American Thymele helpful new wife – for a time. earnest portrayal of the tale, Theatre. First produced in 431 As Devin Moriarty, who played moving and gripping. An eerie B.C, Medea is the classic story the devoted nurse, informed the silence then descended in the of betrayal and the revenge of a audience, “That marriage packed Chernuchin Theatre as the audience awaited Medea’s return to the stage. She sud - denly appeared on a ledge above, arms outstretched, look - ing down upon Jason. In a pre- Christian sense, she was cruci - fied and crucifier. Traditionally, Medea appears with the bodies of the two children in the winged chariot of her grandfa - ther Helios, the sun god. AMT Sometimes it’s more than just rude to turn your back on your mother. Above: Luke Vedder, did well to dispense with the who plays the older son, has no idea of his fate at the hands of Medea, portrayed by Danijela deus ex machina, and the final Popovic. Left: Luke and Eric Piu, who plays Jason and Medea’s youngest child, appear with the scene now unfolds in psychoan - founder and producing artistic director of AMT Stephen Diacrussi. alytical rather than mythological space. “O my children, you had to cope with humiliation, but tions. Medea summons the be the half-brothers of princes such an evil mother!” Jason when the king himself con - strength to put an end to her and kings. Medea first responds cries out. “O my children, vic - firmed the rumor that she and moaning and emerges onto the with contempt, but she then tims of your father's evil ac - her two sons by Jason would be stage with the renewed energy pretends to forgive him, and tions,” Medea responds with exiled from Corith, she is driven a plan for revenge can provide, loads their children with treach - dagger-like words: “I've made deeper into despair. but all are horrified to learn that erous presents for the bride contact with your heart at last.” REALM OF DECEIT the pain she will inflict on Jason laced with poison and black When Jason parries with, “You Danijela Popovic played will be delivered not merely magic. have your own share of pain Medea with the air of a slow through the death of his beauti - When Jason leaves, Medea and sorrow,” the deeply burning fuse and a slowly un - ful young bride and her obnox - almost has a change of heart. wounded woman claims more coiling snake. Her voice, alter - ious father, but with the murder “My heart gives way when I see than a pyrrhic victory: “That's nately bitter and honeyed, ter - of their own children, whom she those eyes, my children's smiling true. But there's relief in know - rified her friends and seduced dearly loves. The chorus’ sym - eyes. I cannot do it,” but a vio - ing you cannot laugh at me.” Di - the hapless Creon, who, despite pathy turns to sheer terror, re - lent surge within dashes her rector Nichole Hamilton, also an woman scorned. The play begins changed. Now they're enemies. his fear of her, granted the crafty flected in the nurse’s cry: “How new resolution to pieces: actor and teaching artist, has with Euripides’ trademark brief Their fine love's grown sick, dis - woman a reprieve of one day - can the children share in their “What's wrong with me? Do I worked in the San Francisco Bay prologue presented by the nurse eased,” and she is deeply con - more than enough time to work father’s wickedness?” Medea is really want my enemies escap - Area. American Thymele The - of Medea. She was the daughter cerned about the fate of the cou - her dark magic. Her Slavic ac - unmoved. The shock and pain ing punishment, while I become atre, founded by producing of King Aeetes of Colchis, a king - ple’s children, who were often cent conveyed both the foreign - of betrayal is too great, and in someone they ridicule? I will go artistic director and accom - dom on the eastern coast of the seen playing innocently in the ness of Medea – Colchis was a moments when a mother’s love, through with this.” Shrieks off - plished character actor Stephen Black Sea, at the very edge of background, oblivious of the non-Greek Kingdom – and her if not her reason, was on the stage tell the chorus and the au - Diacrussi, was created to pro - the civilized world - if not be - storm brewing around them. dark mystery. The Chorus of verge of triumphing, her thirst dience that the gifts were deliv - mote Hellenic culture in Amer - yond it. The nurse laments all Jason, played by Leo Good - Corinthian women – for revenge would destroy it. ered and accomplished their ica. It has produced a wide va - that has happened up to that man, is as clueless in marriage actress/singers who sang and She reached out for sympathy deadly purpose. A grieving royal riety of works including some point, because it has driven as he was brilliant as the leader swayed and danced, sometimes among the horrified chorus messenger arrives and is horri - in their original 19thcentury Medea into a dark depression. of the Argonauts who helped in a circle, at other times to and members who were themselves fied at Medea’s reaction, but he Greek. The company’s approach Unbeknownst to the nurse, her him capture the Golden Fleece. fro to the rhythm and flow of mothers: “We women are the complies with her wish to de - to tragedy is traditional with mistress’s emotions were about He could not resist the offer of the stirring words of Euripides, most unfortunate creatures.” scribe the gruesome deaths of classically stylized staging. For to take a violent turn. King Creon of Corinth (Zenon sympathized with the foreign Jason makes things worse the king and the princess in de - further information go to Jason, the King of Iolcos, Zeleniuch), who wanted him to woman. ATT’s productions when he tries to explain that he tail, as she smiles ecstatically. www.AmericanThymeleThe - near modern day Volos, met her marry his daughter. At the be - stress simplicity, but their no - is marrying the princess partly Her revenge brought to a slow, atre.yolasite.com. and wooed her with the help of ginning of the play, a smolder - table choruses add to the rich - out of concern for Medea and bitter boil, she strides into the the goddess Aphrodite when he ing Medea was seen struggling ness and power of its presenta - their children, since they would house as the terrified chorus [email protected] Gage Leads Epirotes on Bittersweet Journey Home, Meets Students

Continued from page 1 said so admired Greek culture with its great and symbolic that when he built a home in buildings. The Zappeion and the rupt leaders and businessmen. Virginia he named it Dodona Technical University (Polytech - “We chose to come back this Manor, after the most ancient of nion) are not only architectural year, despite many warnings Greek oracles, in Epiros. “Gen - monuments but also monuments against it, not only because of eral. Marshall never visited of Epiros the beautiful mind and our love for Epiros, or because Dodoan or Epiros but he knew spirit its benefactors.” of its heartbreaking stand by our what the people of this region Besides his historical majesty, homeland despite the mistakes contributed to human history.” he said there are elements that have been made, the ex - There was more glory for his Epiros still sets for the nation. cesses we have read about, all homeland and region, he said. “Our children will thus be those the abuses we know have been “The glory of Epiros did not end who will say tomorrow to their perpetrated. Despite all the mis - with Homer’s heroes or King parents and grandparents: ‘We takes, all the excesses, all the Pyrrhus, or the great benefactors owe you much.’ And as this re - abuses, we intend to do all we that laid the foundations of lationship between Epirus and can to see Greece overcome its Modern Greece, like Sina, Zap - the rest of the Greek nation troubles, because we are proud pas and Averoff.” He said the thickens, certainty will be in - of what we achieved as a people nearby village of Vrisohori pro - stilled within us that by such throughout our history and be - duced both Michael Dukakis, the means and with such souls, Hel - cause the values Greeks estab - 1988 Democratic nominee for lenism is unassailable.” He then lished – freedom, democracy, the American Presidency, and gave a more somber assessment human dignity - are the values the famed actor-director John of Greece’s current condition. that support every progressive Cassavettes, who pioneered in - “We are experiencing an un - society in the world today.” He dependent filmmaking and precedented crisis: economic, was immensely proud of from whose father was a founder of Author Nicholas Gage (C) ruminates as he looks around his home village of Lia, in the Epirus institutional, moral. where they started, he said – the PanEpirotic Foundation. region of Greece, where he grew up as a boy before his mother was executed during the Civil A social crisis is also coming right here. “All those contribu - Both, he said, were second War and his family fled to Massachusetts. He met with American students from Boston. rapidly. It will require a redirec - tions had their origins right here cousins. “So, my young Epirote tion of our policies. The national in Epiros because this is where friends, you have a great her - given the same quality to the their place of origin confirmed of the good qualities its people, adjustment can only be based the Greek race and the Greek itage to inspire you and one of Epirotic soul.” He added: That in their success and anticipating their filotimo, their personal am - on fiscal discipline and a com - language began,” he said, citing the most beautiful corners of the individual Epirotes are success - its acknowledgement by the peo - bition which is combined with a prehensive restructuring of the Aristotle. “Some tines we world to call your ancestral ful is not a coincidence. It ple of Epirus.” He said that the concern for the common good.” state and our economy. To over - Epirotes don’t recognize our sig - home. Honor them both with springs from moral, spiritual and region can serve as a good ex - He said Epiros “has produced a come the crisis we must create nificance but those who know your lives and achievements,” he emotional sources, including ample and role model to the rest social phenomenon the likes of new new political, moral and history do, I can tell you.” said. filotimo. The melancholic songs of struggling Greek society. “The which is not seen in other na - economic capital for the home - He noted that there are calls Chrysohoidis said Epiros is a of exile of Epirotes, who are far example of an Epirus that has tions, the emergence of great land. We have requested and for a new Marshall Plan to re - limitless homeland. “It’s infinite from their homeland convey that endured many rainy days can be benefactors of the Greek nation achieved better terms on debt store Greece, similar to that in space and in the depth of the Diaspora is where Epirotes an inspiration to all Hellenes. as a whole. The hands of the to have the time to make the named after WWII General time, infinite in the range of its go to develop their talent and Even a relatively barren place people of Epirus have adorned necessary changes.” Time is George C. Marshall, who Gage people. Its broad horizons has skills. They can then return to like Epirus enjoys the blessing the Athens, the nation’s capital, something Epiros knows. Double Joy at Bacolas Gay Wedding Day

Continued from page 1 better because we actually feel Majority Leader Dean Skelos discriminatory. The amendment like we’re getting something. was firm in his beliefs in tradi - prevents the state or local gov - the two had a commitment cer - Not only is this another cere - tional marriage. ernment from penalizing or emony performed, which con - mony, but it is actually a mar - “I think it should be a man withholding benefits from any fers several spouse-like benefits riage ceremony. We just wish and a woman, traditional mar - religious institution, religious to the couple such as hospital the rest of the country will fol - riage,” he said to Jacob Gersham order or non-profit as well as visitation and several pension low,” she told the Times. who blogs for the Wall Street their employees for refusing and housing benefits. It was a NOT EVERYONE AGREES Journal. “However once it was these services to same-sex cou - far cry from the more than New York, several New Eng - clear that the State Senate had ples. 1,000 federal benefits provided land states, the District of Co - enough votes to pass the bill The greatest coup for social for married couples, making lumbia and Iowa are currently Senator Skelos moved forward conservatives however was the their wedding more than sym - the only places in the country to allow for an up or down “inseverability clause” that was bolic. which have legalized same-sex vote,” a spokesman from Skelos’ attached to the amendment. “It’s different. This is real. marriage. office told TNH. This means that if a court found This is marriage,” Glazer, a Long Several states such as Cali - The bill, while granting legal one piece of the of the Marriage Island native and director of de - fornia offer “marriage-like” ser - marital status to same-sex cou - Act invalid, the entire legislation velopment for a non-profit for vices without conferring marital ples, also contains provisions would also become invalid. This young women facing breast legal status to same-sex couples. that grant legal protection to re - was a key point for Republican Cancer, told the New York An overwhelming majority of ligious institutions that refuse lawmakers, which means the Times, “This is what all gay cou - states ban gay marriages in their to perform same-sex marriages. marriage legislation would be ples deserve. This is like the state constitutions. These religious exemptions are at risk if the religious exemp - happiest place in New York City Opposition to same-sex mar - seen by some as guarding the tions were successfully defeated today.” Eric told TNH: “It’s a riage continues to be strong in rights of religious institutions in court. While the new historic day I can share with my sister New York. The vote to approve and protecting them from being marriage law is now in place, and my family, helping to be the new marriage law in New taken to court for refusing to significant challenges still lie part of a change of perception.” York passed by a slim margin, perform services or rent out ahead for same-sex marriage Elise, the senior project man - 33-29 with four Republicans property for same-sex mar - couples. It hasn’t taken away the A new beginning is sealed with kisses on a day they had awaited ager for an online marketing breaking ranks to support the riages. Others say the language happiness for the Bacolas sib - for a long time. From left to right: Eric Bacolas, Michael company, said, “It is so much bill. Republican State Senate of the provision is inherently lings and their partners. Bonomo, Jenna Glazer and Elise Bacolas. THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 6-12, 2011 COMMUNITY 5 Broadway’s Callas vs. Callas Herself, Shows The Diva’s Brilliance

Continued from page 1 ish melodrama. Ms. Daly’s fero - asks him to translate the Italian courtiers had stolen Rigoletto’s cious intensity tipped me into text, but he stumbles at the task. sweetheart or daughter? What - aging. Above all, she was im - the high points group. Callas helps. Rigoletto accuses ever the case, Callas lets it go pressively precise in her techni - The play also explores what the courtiers of being “horrible” and forges on, trying to instill cal and interpretive critiques. it must have been like for Callas, and “cowardly,” she says. At in the young man’s singing some One student (the soprano the most influential vocal artist what price, the libretto reads, of the mettle she brings to the Pamela Hebert) is captured of the 20th Century and just 48 have you stolen “il mio bene”? music when she sings phrases singing Bellini’s aria Casta diva when these classes concluded, The baritone translates this line from this difficult baritone aria from Norma. If Callas had a sig - to coach emerging singers, some as “my sweetheart.” in her frayed soprano voice. A nature role, it was that of with ambitions to sing the roles Taken aback, Callas says: play that hewed closely to Bellini’s druid priestess. Yet in she had owned. Mr. McNally is “No! Sweetheart? No! His own Callas’s detailed teaching during Ardoin’s transcripts of her com - an informed opera enthusiast daughter!” The “mio bene” the Juilliard classes might not ments, when Callas draws on and a working librettist. I have means his treasure, “all of him - be great theater. But there is her long experience and ap - no problem with his trying as a self,” Callas explains. Rigoletto great drama in listening to proach to the role, she almost playwright to get inside Callas’s is the ultimate opera about a Callas at Juilliard, so vulnerable always credits her mentors, es - head. And there are charming protective father. Was this ner - and giving as she works with a pecially the Italian conductor moments drawn directly from vous student (who went on to a new generation of singers, push - Tullio Serafin, for providing cru - the Juilliard classes, as when solid career) simply unsure of ing aside for a while any cial insights. On the recording Callas advises young Sophie not his English? Or was he actually thoughts about her own future. she gives Ms. Hebert detailed to wear a short skirt on stage, confused over whether the She died just five years later. comments, including astute ex - lest those audience members sit - planations of ornamentation in ting below see more than So - the Bellini style. In the long- phie wants them to. Still, it spun opening phrase on the bothers me that many theater - words Casta diva, invoking a goers will come away from Mas - “chaste goddess,” Callas insists ter Class with little idea of how that the ornamental turn be artistically substantive Callas’s sung evenly, on “one tone,” with actual classes were. At one point all the notes clearly articulated. Famed opera singer Maria Callas may have had the greatest in the play a self-confident Though on the recording Ms. voice ever on the stage, but led an often tormented life, parts of young tenor called Tony (por - Hebert’s sound is luscious, her which come out in the play about her classes for eager students. trayed winningly by Garrett initial singing lacks smoothness Sorenson) announces that he in the embellishments: some There are many flashes of the in The Social Network. An offi - will sing Recondita Armonia notes stick out more than oth - great Callas on these revealing cial disclaimer in the published from Puccini’s Tosca.”But when ers. Her second time through is recordings. Still, it took courage edition of Master Class indicates questioned, he seems to have more elegant. But in the next to expose herself as she did. that Mr. McNally’s play is a scant idea of who his character phrase, to Callas’s demanding Working with a soprano on an “work of fiction.” is and what is going on. “Go ears, Ms. Hebert again cheats a aria from Cherubini’s Medea The play is ultimately about home,” Callas shouts. “You’re bit on some notes. “I will not let (sung in Italian,) she demon - Callas as a woman and as an wasting our time. Next student.” that go by,” Callas says, not strates the quality of tragic calm artist at a crisis point in her art But Tony charms Callas and, it sternly but insisting on musical she thinks the magisterial and life. Each of the two acts turns out, has an exceptional and vocal integrity. She then phrases should have. Her has a flashback scene in which tenor voice. helps Ms. Hebert to sing without singing is strained yet somehow the classroom disappears, and The real Callas was not so “shifting gears” vocally. noble. “I don’t say I’m singing it Callas, alone onstage, becomes easily charmed at Juilliard when Even though Callas’s career beautifully,” she says, “but it’s caught up in bittersweet mem - Sung-Kil Kim, a baritone, sang was all but officially over at the just as calm as that.” ories of past artistic glories and the vehement aria Cortigiani, vil time of these classes (she last Dramatic license in the de - painful recollections of her re - razza dannata from Verdi’s sang onstage in 1965,) she sang piction of historical figures is an lationship with Aristotle Onas - Rigoletto. On the recording, this continually as she worked with honored tradition in the arts, sis, who had abandoned her to young singer displays a robust the students, illustrating her from Shakespeare’s history plays marry Jacqueline Kennedy. For voice but limited feeling for points even when her voice to the film director David some these flashbacks are the Rigoletto’s anguished fury as he Sierra Boggess (L) plays an overawed student trying to learn wobbled and her sound was Fincher’s portrait of the Face - emotional high points of the confronts the courtiers at the from Maria Callas, played here by former television star Tyne raw. book founder Mark Zuckerberg play; for others they are mawk - Duke of Mantua’s palace. Callas Daly, who gives a deeply felt performance of note.

ALL HISTORY Harry Einstein’s Greek American Blackface, Created an Identity

Continued from page 1 immediately diner albeit on the radio. baked beans, hup beans, too; FILMS AND LATER LIFE hired him for RADIO DAYS cookeral, hookeral, chicken Between 1936 and 1945, ethnic humor. Settings were his own radio Meet Me at Parky’s, was a ra - stew; mackerel, pickerel, had - Einstein appeared in 11 feature equally important so Greeks in program. The dio situation comedy featuring dock, tripe; lobster, oyster, length films and three short fea - these comedy performances are Eddie Cantor Einstein as Parkyakarkus the shrimp or pike; hot pies, cold ture films as Parkyakarkus, in - presented as fruit peddlers, Show was the Greek immigrant owner of a pies, soft pie, mud pie, ickle - cluding Strike Me Pink (1936,) restaurant owners, barbers, and biggest block - small neighborhood restaurant. berry, bermberry, stroomberry, New Faces of 1937, The Life of other such trades in which the buster of the Written largely by Einstein, with too; stiff cream, whipped cream, the Party (1937,) She’s Got average American would most early years of regular input by Hal Fimberg, plain cream, no cream; Everything (1937,) Night Spot often have seen a Greek in the radio, so Ein - the show featured Parkyakarkus squashed-up apple, coconut, (1938,) Glamour Boy (1940,) A early 1900’s. Even in movie stein’s regular as the chief cook and bottle custard; mustard, ketchup, chili, Yank in Libya (1942,) The Yanks roles where Greeks were not the appearance on washer of this all-too typical salt and pepper and a pick-a- Are Coming (1942,) Sweet - subject of humor, such as Smart this show - as small short-order Greek diner. lilly. Twenty-five cents!’” hearts of the USA (1944,) Earl Money, when Greek speaks with the The program first aired on June As the history of radio shows Carroll’s Vanities (1945,) and Greek it is always in a broken Parkyakarkus 17, 1945. Joan Barton played are reckoned, Meet Me at Out of This World (1945.) Ein - form of what can only be called character - the cashier, Ruth Perrott played Parky’s, ran for two years as an stein is credited as writer on the wop-English. There were more meant that the the reccurring customer Pru - NBC Sunday-night show on three movie shorts: See Your Greek dialect comedians than largest Ameri - dence Rockbottom, Sheldon Sunday nights at 10:30 PM. Doctor (1939,) Movie Pests anyone in Greek-American now can audience Leonard appeared regularly in Then, in 1947, the show moved (1944,) and Badminton (1945.) remembers. Among their num - of any listen - his usual con-artist type of per - to Mutual for another season Before you order any of these ber were such comedians as ing to radio in sona as Orville Sharp. Also again on Sunday nights this films just to see Einstein per - George Givot, known as the Am - the 1930’s heard as regular cast members time at 9 p.m. form as Parkyakarkus, go to bassador of Peace, Nick heard this co - were Frank Nelson and Leo One description of Einstein’s www.Youtube.com and see one Parkyakarkus, and various oth - median’s char - Carey. The singing talents of scripting of Meet Me at Parky’s of his tangle-tongued skits from ers who performed as stereo - acterization of Betty Jane Rhodes, David Street, notes: “He often combines com - A Yank in Libya. What I found typic Greek characters in vaude - a Greek. Peggy Lee and Patty Bolton were edy with pleas for humanitarian interesting in this film is that ville acts. While Givot went so Parkyakarkus, regularly heard along with the causes. Last year he championed Parkyakarkus plays none other far as to attempt, from time to aside from his music of Opie Cates and his Or - the cause of higher wages for than Parkyakarkus, which is time, to “pass” as a Greek, oth - regular mur - chestra. Art Gilmore was the an - schoolteachers; for greater pub - completely acceptable to all. ers were careful to maintain a der and may - nouncer. The show was spon - lic appreciation of the work of Einstein married actress and respectable distance between hem of the sored by Old Gold cigarettes. postal carriers and employees; singer Thelma Leeds and the their performances and their English lan - The show caught on and for emphasized the activities of couple had three sons, Clifford own persons. guage, was four years the Greek dialectician America’s policemen to preserve Jay Einstein born in 1939, who What is important today is portrayed on became one of America’s fa - life, law and order; and made became a writer and actor; not that our grandparents and Harry Einstein was Jewish, not Greek, but the this show as a vorite comedians. Einstein’s son an inspiring plea for greater Stewart Robert Einstein born in great-grandparents were the radio character he created Harry Park - food-stand - actor, director and screen church attendance. Parky feels 1942 and best known for his blunt subjects of broad comedy. yarkarkus became well known across the US. owner. writer Albert Brooks (nee Albert that the occasional mixing of a comedic character Super Dave Rather even in these demeaning An unin - Lawrence Einstein) during his serious message now and then Osborne, and Albert Lawrence depictions much can be learned vorite dialect to try and imitate. tended consequence of the last - interview in Playboy recalled with comedy is a very effective Einstein born on July 22, 1947 about how the average Greek While Charles Einstein wanted ing popularity of The Eddie Can - from memory one of the com - means of conveying important who later made a career for was perceived by the average his son to join him in the im - tor Show is that for those edy routine’s from Meet Me at thoughts to the people,” Nostal - himself as comedian and actor American. Certainly all of these porting business Harry instead interested in hearing Parky’s. “One bit I always re - gia Digest reported in its Albert Brooks. By his first mar - non-Greek comedians and ac - first became a newspaper re - Parkyakarkus they can readily member from that show: My April/May 2002 edition. riage to Lillian Anshen, he was tors were attempting to enter - porter and then went into the find re-issued compact disk dad was slowly typing up the One of the Meet Me at the father of Charles Einstein, a tain their audiences and not of - advertising business and with recordings of hours and hours menu for his restaurant and Parky’s, programs I have heard writer. Einstein died on Nov. 24, fer a sociologically correct time became one of the most of this program (www.origi - misspelling everything. Roast: has a doctor that Parky sup - 1958 and is most often de - persona. Yet within any of their successful agencies in New Eng - naloldradio.com). R-U-S-T. Beef: B-I-F. His assis - ported through medical school scribed in published accounts as efforts to entertain as a Greek land. There are passing refer - It is said in most historic ac - tant at the restaurant came in come back to see his Greek men - simply “a radio dialect come - persona specific traits not simply ences, here and there, in Ein - counts on Einstein’s radio career and said, “All right Parky, I’m in tor, not just to thank or ac - dian.” On the Hollywood Walk of speech but actions had to be stein’s various biographies that that he did his best comedic a hurry just give me the menu knowledge him but to speak of Fame there is a Star with only maintained to make the jokes during this same period that “he work as Parkyakarkus on The and give it to me quickly! I have about why the March of Dimes the name Parkyakarkus. Seems and their settings work. As a entertained at club functions” Eddie Cantor Show. Einstein a lot to do.” He said, “Okay you is so important and needs the to me more could have been classic case in point of this sin - but other than these vague frag - spent four years as a regular cast want it quickly? We’re going to support of more Americans. said about a comedian who gular form of Greek American ments nothing else is readily member on Cantor’s show as have sirloin steak and tender - How much of all that sounds used a Greek-American mask to blackface we need only review available on his public perfor - well as accompanying Cantor in loin steak, good piece lamb like the war bond drives and spread not just humor but also something of the career of ever mances during this early period. his Hollywood film, Strike Me chop, great big pork chop, nice other civic programs small a universal humanitarian mes - affable Parkyakarkus. MEET PARKY Pink in 1936. “In one of the fried onions, fresh peeled scal - Greek businessmen were fa - sage as well. On May 6, 1904, Harry Ein - The odd circumstances sur - film’s highlights Parkyakarkus lions, french-fried potatoes, let - mous for supporting throughout stein was born in Boston to Jew - rounding Einstein’s 1932 debut shows his strength by tearing a tuce and tomatoes; string beans, the 1930’s and into the 1940’s? [email protected] ish immigrant parents Charles on radio was once described in phone book in half. “Wait a Einstein, a pawnbroker origi - a press release. After describing minute!” shouts Cantor; “you’re nally from Austria, and Sarah, Einstein’s early life and success tearing one page at a time!” who had emigrated from Russia. at running an advertising Parkyakarkus: “I ain’t in a hurry In his nearly 30 years as a per - agency in Boston the release (www.comedystars.com.)” But Stay informed all year round, anytime, anywhere former, Einstein proved to be went on to detail the following Einstein as Parkyakarkus did not highly successful comedic events. By the late 1940’s the stay on the Cantor show but Become an online subscriber of The National Herald and get... writer, and radio and film actor. average American knew Ein - moved on in 1938 to The Al Jol - Einstein performed under a stein not only as Parkyakarkus son Lifebuoy Show, staying until * daily updates with news covering number of different names, such but by the affectionate diminu - he briefly dropped out of radio the community, Greece and Cyprus. as Harry Einstein, Harold Ein - tive of Parky as well: “Parky had in 1941. Einstein also appeared stein, Harry Parkyarkarkus Ein - sold one of his clients the idea as Parkyakarkus occasionally on ONLY* * immediate access to our previous editions. stein, Harry Parke, all before be - of a radio comedy show. He au - The Jimmy Durante Show dur - coming simply Parkyakarkus. ditioned some 20 comedians but ing this period as well. It does $34.95 * edification that every Greek American should have! The evolution of Einstein from none of them pleased the client. seem a bit odd that after four businessman to comedian was As time grew short, and still no years of weekly broadcasts on a Year! Visit us online at anything but a straight line. funny man, the client suggested the Cantor show and then an - By the time Einstein had that Parky try it. He did and the other four years on the Jolson graduated high school his father show not only pleased the client show - always appearing as the www.thenationalherald.com had a successful importing busi - but also the listening audience. Greek character Parkyakarkus - ness. It was while spending time Thus Parky was launched on his to say nothing of his own latter or call us: 718-784-5255 ext.108 at his father’s new establishment professional comedy career.” radio show, that Einstein’s that young Harry heard all the Whatever can be said Einstein’s comedic career has escaped the *The price indicated above is for current subscribers. Regular price is $45.95/year. various dialects of a wide array first radio program in Boston attention of every Modern Alternative for current subscribers is per 3 months $14.95, per 6 months $23.95 of ethnic immigrants that would was unquestionably an instant Greek scholar. This omission is arrive to conduct business on a sensation. In 1934, famed even more striking given the WR The National Herald daily basis. As he recalled, years American comedian Eddie Can - fact that Parkyakarkus was to Από το 1915 για τον Ελληνισμό Bringing the news to generations of Greek Americans later, Greek was Einstein’s fa - tor heard Einstein’s show and get his own Greek American 6 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 6-12, 2011 Peter J. Nicholas, Renowned Hair Stylist, Painter, Photographer, Passes At 76

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. - Pe - dest sister, Angeleki, became the Newbury Street, Boston, the entertainers, celebrities, and created beautiful and unique ad - in his son who was the focal ter J. Nicholas, 76, who survived primary caregivers for their Marlborough Enterprise re - public figures. ditions to his homes and busi - point of his life. They shared an war-torn Greece during the Sec - Mother and sisters in war-torn ported. Being true to his entre - As an artist, he painted until ness'. But most of all he loved unbreakable bond of friendship, ond World War as a boy who Greece. Peter served in the preneurial spirit, Peter was al - the last months of his life. His to garden. He gained great plea - loyalty and love for each other. lost his father and grandfather Greek military, and after com - ways his own boss. He went on abstract paintings decorate the sure in sharing the fruits of his He was the proud father and and worked many jobs to raise pleting his service; he attended to design and run two of his walls of numerous public and labor with his family and best friend to his son Ilya P. money to bring the rest of his and graduated from the Dolian - own salons in Marlboro. private institutions and busi - friends. Nicholas and his wife Lucy and family to the United States ites Beauty Academy of Greece. Over the next two decades, nesses around the country. He Peter was a charismatic and beloved grandfather to his fa - where he became a well-known Immediately thereafter he in addition to his beauty salons, loved sharing his passion for art. compassionate man with an en - vorite girls, Natasha and Elyssa. hair stylist, passed away June opened up his own salon, which he bought and renovated nu - True to his Greek heritage, dearing smile, who easily made He also leaves three sisters and 24 at his home here, surrounded quickly became an attraction for merous real estate properties he strived for a balance between friends from all walks of life. Pe - their spouses, Angeleki and by his family. He was born Dec. top models in Greece. throughout Massachusetts. mind and body. He was a ter's self-written motto was, John Tselekis of Marlboro, Pene - 29, 1934 in the village of Peter then followed his fam - Peter's real passion was his philosopher and writer of many “The world belongs to those lope and Takis Michailos of Tar - Palopaniagia, Sparta, Greece to ily and immigrated to Lynn, art, his photography and ab - self-help positive quotations. He who dream and dare take that pon Springs, Fla, and Kanella Arete and John Nikolakakos, of Mass. in 1962. For the next 10 stract painting. He worked as a kept abreast on politics and al - step beyond,” and that was how and Anargyros Skantzaris of Sparta. By the age of 12 Peter years, he worked as a successful photographer in exclusive clubs ways looked forward to a good he lived his life, always on his Burlington, Mass., as well as 17 had lost both his Father and stylist in top salons in Harvard and events in the Boston area, debate. own terms. nieces and nephews. The ser - Grandfather. Peter and his el - Square. Cambridge and on and he photographed numerous He was a master builder who Peter took the greatest pride vices were private.

DEATHS n ATHANS, LOULA oneers and lived in her house at Born in Bridgeport, he was the had received the traditional was a longtime member of the riage in 1949. Mrs. Pechilis was CHICAGO – The Chicago Tribune 816 Brookside Lane for more son of the late Kostas and Mary Greek education while graduat - Cyprus Benevolent Society, The a devoted wife and mother, al - reported that Loula Filopoulos than 50 years. During this time Sedgewick Eliopoulas. James ing from the Exataxion Greek Helenic Woman’s Club, The Se - ways willing to put family first. Athans, co-founder with her hus - the Greek Orthodox Church and was retired from the U.S. Gov - School of the Greek Orthodox nior Golden Years of the Cathe - She was also instrumental in as - band John of the Lincoln Restau - her faith were always front and ernment in the quality control Church of St. Barbara in New dral, The Philoptochos Society sisting the familys businesses as rant in Chicago, passed away. center in her life. As a founding department at Sikorsky Aircraft. York City. He entered the real es - and an honorary member of the a secretary and bookkeeper for She is also survived by her chil - member of Holy Cross Church in He served his country proudly tate profession in 1951 and Gonga/Canasta Club. The fu - nearly 40 years. Upon their re - dren, Nick, Bill (Bessy), Tony Belmont she donated countless during World War II in the U.S. opened his own office in 1954. neral was held at the Annuncia - tirement, Mr. and Mrs. Pechilis (Mary) and Pete; grandchildren hours as Publicity Chairwoman Army and was a good man and He had been in almost all phases tion Greek Orthodox Cathedral. enjoyed their winters in Naples, Jonathan, Blake, Ashley, Tia, to promote the annual Greek Fes - friend to all. Survivors include of real estate: Residential, Com - Fla., golfing, playing bridge, and John, Thomas, John and Kalie. tival. Irene was a member of the his beloved sons, James C. Ellis mercial, Investment, Land devel - n PECHILIS, EVA socializing with their many She was the devoted daughter Philoptochos, Plato Society, The and his wife Katherine of Vista, opment, Syndication, Building, IPSWICH, Mass. – The Ipswich friends. She is survived by three of the late Vasilios and Maria Children’s Home Society and an Calif., and Peter J. Ellis of Strat - Counseling Business Opportuni - Chronicle reported that Eva E. sons, Arthur Pechilis and his Filopoulos; sister of George always willing volunteer. Noth - ford; three grandchildren, Lau - ties and Property Management. Pechilis, 84, of Ipswich, wife of wife, Karen, of Seabrook, N.H., (Eleni) Filopoulos, Toula (the ing else was as important in her ren Fehlhaber and her husband During the 1970’s he had five the late John A. Pechilis, passed William Pechilis and Lee Pechilis, late Argiris) Thalassinos and life and she was gifted with two Ryan, Crystal Ellis and Rachel El - real estate offices and more than away July 21. She was Born in both of Ipswich; six grandchil - John (Maria) Filopoulos. She children, six grandchildren and lis; and several nieces and 125 sales agents, and taught the New York City on May 31, 1927, dren, Tyrus Pechilis, Eric Pechilis, was known for her devotion, three great grandchildren and a nephews. The funeral was held Real Estate licensing Course for daughter of the late Louis and Nicole Pechilis, and Christian kindness and generosity to all wonderful brother. The funeral at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox several years at Wilmington Col - Mary (Georgeopoulos) Karmeris, Pechilis all of Ipswich, Johanna who knew her. The funeral was was held at the Greek Orthodox Church, Bridgeport. lege. He was a major force and moved to Ipswich as a young girl Pechilis of Burlington, Jason held at St. Demetrios Greek Or - Church of the Holy Cross, Bel - benefactor in organizing the and was educated in the Ipswich Pechilis of Topsfield; her great- thodox Church, Chicago. mont, Calif. n GAKIS, NIKIFOROS Greek community of the Holy schools. A 1945 graduate of Ip - granddaughter, Amara Pechilis MERRIMACK, N.H. - Nikiforos F. Trinity Orthodox Church to swich High School, she attended and a sister, Ann Diakun of Ver - n BARLEY, BILLIE EVANS n DOUKAS, VIRGINIA Gakis, 70, formally of Haverhill pledge and commit in building Burdette College and worked as non, Conn. The funeral was held VENTURA, CALIF. – The Ventura PORTLAND, Maine – The Port - Mass. passed away at Southern the church’s community and a legal secretary until her mar - at the Greek Orthodox Ipswich. County Star reported that Billie land Press Herald reported that New Hampshire Medical Center youth center, to be enjoyed by Evans Barley, 82, passed away Virginia Doukas, 90, of Park Dan - in Nashua on July 26. He was all future generations. For sev - on July 21. She was born in San forth, died on July 29 following born in Eperos, Greece on Feb. eral decades, he was a member CLASSIFIEDS Francisco on Sept. 13, 1912, to a short illness. She was born in 16, 1941. The son of the late Pav - of the Greek organization of Greek immigrant parents. She Lewiston, the fourth of nine chil - los and Eugenia (Papageorgious) AHEPA, the Hellenic University moved to Santa Barbara at an dren of Andrew Doukas and Gakis.. He immigrated to the Club and in recent years enjoyed HELP WANTED FUNERAL HOMES early age where she would at - Marego Kourakos Doukas. 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NICOSIA - Cyprus may soon economy and is expected to destroying the island’s biggest liminary finance ministry assess - BoC said. “Indecisiveness, dis - some investors were speculating have to seek an international have gross financing needs of power station. Cyprus received ments have slashed the island’s agreements or plain talk with - about the possibility of severe bailout, becoming the fourth no more than several billion eu - more bad news last week when growth outlook this year to zero out substance are punished – financial trouble. The BoC said state in the Eurozone to request ros this year, would not strain data showed the central govern - from expansion of 1.5%, accord - bold actions are rewarded.” BoC entering the support mechanism a rescue if it does not take ur - Europe’s financial resources. ment deficit widened sharply in ing to Reuters. Government said it should be understood would hurt Cyprus as a financial gent action to repair its finances, But it would be an unwel - the first half of this year to spokesman Stefanos Stefanou that markets and ratings agen - center and expressed its readi - the island’s largest commercial come reminder of how the re - 3.47% of Gross Domestic Prod - said that the island had already cies play a key role in develop - ness to assist the state under bank said. “With our inaction gion’s debt crisis can spread as uct on a cash basis, from 1.87% satisfied its financing needs until ments, irrespective of whether certain conditions. we are risking the ability of re - problems in one country affect a year ago. Revenue fell 1.42% the end of this year, at lower they are right or not “and it The BoC “has the capital and financing the state and the con - other states. All three major while expenditure was 9.15%. rates than current secondary would be catastrophic for us to the ability to reinforce the state’s sequences will be immediate credit rating agencies have market yields, and insisted a ignore them when the Eurozone policies, provided they are char - and serious,” The Bank of downgraded, bailout was not inevitable. Au - recognizes their influence and acterized by effectiveness and Cyprus (BoC) said in a state - Cyprus in the last several “Indecisiveness, thorities are looking at options drafts policies aiming in assur - vision; provided they get the ment. “There is an imminent months because its banks are disagreements or plain for extra financing after that, ing the markets.” The BoC’s country out of the crisis, leading threat of Cyprus joining the Eu - sitting on an estimated five bil - the finance ministry said. statement follows a similar it to progress and prosperity on ropean Union support mecha - lion euros ($7 billion) in Greek talk without substance But analysts believe Cyprus warning late last month ago by the basis of a modern European nism, with whatever drawbacks sovereign debt and its economy are punished – bold could not continue financing it - Central Bank Governor Athana - economy free of perceptions that will entail,” referring to the is heavily exposed to Greece self over the long term if it had sios Orphanides. “To avoid the that corrode competitiveness EU’s bailout fund set up in the through trade, Reuters reported. actions are rewarded” to return to the market at cur - worst, including admission into and our comparative advan - wake of Greece’s disastrous eco - Standard & Poor’s downgraded rent rates. Credit default swaps (a) support mechanism and all tages.” Cyprus offers a series of nomic fall, requiring $312 bil - the island again by one notch Authorities have said they are for Cyprus, used to insure that that entails for the economy tax breaks to international busi - lion in rescue loans from the EU- to BBB+ and warned that an - aiming for a general govern - against the threat of a sovereign ... further and more drastic mea - nesses - an issue that could International Monetary other cut was possible, citing the ment public deficit, which also default, hit a record high of 707 sures must be taken immedi - come into broad debate if the Fund-European Central Bank government’s inconsistent com - includes accounts for local gov - basis points on Monday, more ately,” Orphanides said, accord - island is forced to seek a bailout. Troika. mitments to spending cuts as ernments and some semi-gov - than triple their January level ing to the Cyprus Mail. “Actions must be such to make Since the sovereign debt cri - well as exposure to Greece. Dis - ernmental corporations, of 4% and closing in on levels near Cyprus may receive EU funds clear to markets that Cyprus can sis in the 17-nation Eurozone of cussions on spending cuts were of GDP or less for 2011, after a 1,000 bps for the eurozone’s for infrastructure development, and is determined to take all countries using the euro as a left in disarray, as opposition 2010 shortfall of 5.3%. weakest states, according to which could reduce pressure on necessary measures needed to currency erupted last year, the parties accused the government But that forecast was made data monitor Markit. it to seek a financial bailout. administer its finances and con - Troika has also doled out $230 of backtracking on reform before the July 11 blast caused All three major credit rating Also, the government has tradi - tinue to grow. Each day of inac - billion in bailouts for Ireland pledges and the Cabinet re - energy shortages and slapped agencies have downgraded tionally been able to rely on tion increases problems and and Portugal. A rescue of signed in response to public the state with a bill, which, ac - Cyprus in the last several cash-rich local banks to buy risks. Which is why we must act Cyprus, which accounts for only anger over a munitions blast cording to opposition parties, months – the latest cuts came much of its debt. Nevertheless, today, not tomorrow,” the BoC about 0.2% of the Eurozone’s that sparked an energy crisis by could reach $4.25 billion. Pre - last week. “Markets move fast,” soaring bond yields showed said. Greece’s Baklava Bailout Comes from Turkish Confectioner's Grace

By Joe Parkinson and Baklavas Epe’s most profitable well-known baklava shop near September. The thinking is that Greece and Turkey, particularly Ayla Albayrak shop is on Athens’s landmark the shores of the Bosporus in Is - if Athenians can’t afford to buy in the business community, since Wall Street Journal Syntagma Square. Before the tanbul, said the Greeks should a kilo of baklava to take home a pair of earthquakes drew them crisis, tourists and locals queued pay their debts within a year anymore, maybe they can afford together in 1999. Turkish-Greek ISTANBUL - Europe’s multibil - up in droves to buy the pastries. and the business relationship a few pieces to have with a cof - trade increased steadily until it lion-euro bailout of Greece has But as the government em - was in jeopardy. fee, the Baklavas Epe reached around $3.6 billion in been making headlines on a barked on a severe austerity With elevated wage costs spokesman said. 2008, falling back to $3 billion daily basis. Less noticed was a program to reduce its debt bur - and sporadic vandalism amid Mr. Gullu says his own busi - last year amid the global eco - Turkish bailout of an Athens in - den and qualify for international protests over austerity measures ness, which has expanded dra - nomic slowdown, according to stitution: sweet seller Baklavas support, demand sank. adding to its woes, Baklavas Epe matically in recent years to sell figures from the Turkish statis - Epe. Baklavas Epe closed three of said it needed more time. Be - baklava and Turkish sweets in tics agency Turkstat. Greeks and Turks have bick - its five stores in Athens as sales sides, it said, Mr. Gullu in public 85 countries, including the U.S., Mr. Gullu says Turks are no ered for centuries over which dropped. Meanwhile, it ratch - comments had exaggerated the is in a position to extend the strangers to the pains of auster - nation makes the better baklava, eted up close to €160,000 amount of the debt. In short, it loans. “I told them, ‘it’s OK, keep ity, having negotiated their most a sticky-sweet dessert of layered (about $226,000) in debt for de - didn’t look good for business paying slowly,’” Mr. Gullu said recent International Monetary pastry devoured in huge quan - liveries of sweets from across and friendship in the Greek- in an interview. “We are doing Fund bailout package in 2002 tities across the eastern Mediter - the Aegean Sea, according to Turkish baklava trade. this for our friendship and for after a banking crisis the year ranean and the Middle East. But the company. Plunging revenue But after the partners met to Turkish moral pride.” The before roiled the economy. Turk - for the past 10 years, Turkey’s made it impossible for Baklavas discuss a possible resolution, Baklavas Epe spokesman said ish businesses could use cash best-known producer, business - Epe to finance baklava pur - they reported a deal that would both companies remained posi - flow from their country’s boom - man Nadir Gullu, has been sup - chases from Istanbul. “Baklava preserve and even expand their tive about their relationship and ing economy to invest in Greece plying Greece’s closely held has become a luxury. Think business ties. Under terms of the about the potential for the if it makes business sense, he Baklavas Epe, which operated about it: Three kilos of minced deal, Karakoy Gulluoglu will Greek economy to bounce back. added. five stores in Athens. He pro - JOE PARKINSON/wAll STREET JOURNAl beef costs the same as one kilo continue to supply Baklavas Epe “I don’t believe that Greece will “We’ve suffered economic vided about two tons of baklava Nadir Gullu, with baklava boxes of baklava,” said a company and extend its loan financing for stay like this because Greeks crises here in Turkey before so and other Turkish sweets per decorated with Greek and Turk - spokesman. (A kilogram is three more years. The firms will love life,” he said. Mr. Gullu’s we understand the problems month. Old rivalries aside, Athe - ish flags, shows that when it about 2.2 pounds.) In Turkish also embark on a new joint-ven - decision to extend his partner’s Greeks are going through....We nians lapped them up - until, comes to business, Greeks and newspapers, Mr. Gullu, the ture coffee shop in Athens, credit line is indicative of an im - will find a solution to this sticky that is, they ran out of cash. Turks can work together. owner of Karakoy Gulluoglu, a which is scheduled to open in provement in relations between situation,” he said. Clock Running Out on Greek Reforms, OECD Gives Its Support

Continued from page 1 other issue is whether the par - ers, businessman Lavrentis said, adding that the Brussels ticipation of the private sector Lavrentiadis, has denied any pact had offered Greece “the ated a “selective default” of in the bond swap program will wrongdoing. Lavrentiadis’ bank stability and breathing space” to Greek bonds and weakened the reach the level of 90 percent in accounts and that of seven other push through tough measures country’s chances of borrowing time for the sixth installment. bank officials have been frozen and allowed the EU to be able in the market without usurious Banks have agreed to take a pending the results of the probe, to monitor this process “without rates. Venizelos also said talks 21% loss under the scheme. reports said. a gun to its head from the mar - on private sector involvement in PROTON BANK SCANDAL Despite all the turmoil and kets.” “Europe realized that Greece’s second aid package Separately, the minister ad - suspicion whether even two scapegoating Greece is not an would be completed by early mitted the government bol - bailouts totaling $312 billion answer to the problem,” the October, as the IMF warned that stered Proton Bank with a de - can help Greece get out from minister said. discussions between Greece and posit on July 14, a day before under nearly $500 billion in Lambrinidis rebuffed accusa - its creditors must conclude EU-wide bank stress tests, a de - debt and a more than 10% tions that the second bailout quickly and with a “high partic - cision dictated by “state inter - deficit while in the midst of a equated to a default but stressed ipation” from creditors to ensure ests” owing to a risk of “negative deep recession caused by big that Greeks are “not safe” and that efforts to rescue the country effects” on the Greek banking spending cuts, slashed workers still have much work to do to succeed. system if Proton Bank “found it - salaries, a spike in taxes and re - dispel the doubts about Greece’s THE CHECK’S IN THE MAIL self with a financing gap.” Au - duced pensions – which have ability to get back on track. He The European Commission thorities have opened an embez - also caused more than 15% un - gave the example of a new tax appeased markets and the zlement probe into the lender employment, what some critics crackdown as evidence of the Greek government saying that chaired by former US Ambas - said is a recipe for inevitable col - AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAKOURIS government’s will and suggested all Eurozone members have sador to Athens Daniel Speck - lapse – the Paris-based Organi - Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos speaks during a that the Greek mind-set was committed themselves to con - hard. Greek media have re - sation for Economic Co-opera - news conference in Athens, on July 22, 2011 when he expressed changing. “Little by little we tribute to the next installment ported that a special prosecutor tion and Development (OECD) “great relief” in the wake of a second European bailout for the have a small revolution,” he of the loan to Greece, set for is investigating a 51 million eu - provided strong backing for the country's crisis-hit economy. He hopes there won’t be a third. said, claiming that people were mid-September, despite the re - ros ($73 million) withdrawal at embattled Greek government by gradually recognizing the im - cent rise in the Italian and Span - Proton Bank, which Bank of predicting that the country’s un - cial support. Gurria urged the and improving the management portance of paying their dues to ish cost of borrowing. The Greece sources have described popular austerity measures will government to hold its nerve, of public assets is an important the state, although government widening spreads of the two as “unusual.” Proton officials work, although they have set off stressing economic success way of reducing debt and debt- figures show that tax evasion Mediterranean countries’ bonds have reportedly pledged to co - 16 months of protests and riots would depend on strong re - servicing costs. It can also po - and corruption has continued could lead to both of them bor - operate with the authorities and left untouched the country’s forms and thorough implemen - tentially stimulate growth unabated and nearly with im - rowing at a higher cost than the while one of its key sharehold - rich elite and tax evaders cost - tation. ‘‘Just as important is that through greater efficiency and punity for the country’s rich and rate Greece has secured from ing the government nearly $40 the burden and benefits of re - by attracting foreign invest - powerful. Lambrinidis said that the Eurozone, analysts noted, billion a year in uncollected rev - form be, and are seen to be, ment.’’ he understood the concerns of according to Kathimerini. Com - enues, enough to render a broadly and fairly shared,’’ he IS GREECE A SCAPEGOAT? Greece’s foreign creditors about mission spokeswoman Chantal bailout unnecessary if they were said. The OECD said improved Meanwhile, Foreign Minister the country’s ability to slash the Hughes stressed that, “If a coun - forced to pay. competitiveness and an increase Stavros Lambrinidis told the debt and create primary sur - try faces a higher cost of funding In its annual health check, in exports were the first signs BBC’s talk show HardTalk that pluses to drive growth, but said during the period the next the OECD said Greeks could the measures administered to Greece has been unfairly tar - the government should be given tranche is to be paid, there is a look forward to growth, jobs Greece were turning the econ - geted for what he said are the a chance to make good on its mechanism that ensures its and rising living standards, pro - omy round, but cautioned the inherent weaknesses of the 17- pledges to push through bold compensation.” Athens is set to vided the measures announced country would not emerge from member Eurozone of countries reforms voted through Parlia - receive a total of $11.38 billion by Athens in return for two fi - recession until next year. using the euro as a currency and ment. “I don’t want anyone to next month, comprising $8.25 nancial bailouts were imple - Predicting that it would take said Greece will be okay and give me a blank check,” he said. billion from bilateral loans from mented in full. That doesn’t jibe two decades for national debt shouldn’t be blamed for the fail - “Watch me closely, judge me; Eurozone countries and $3.13 with the assessment by most fi - in Greece to fall from its current ings of the EU. however give me the chance to billion from the IMF. “There has nancial analysts who said the level of 140% of Gross Domestic The American-trained lawyer prove that I can do what I say.” not been a proposal for any country will not recover for Product to 60%, the OECD said said, “We are not even close to Despite all the political spin - country not to contribute in the years or a generation and even the budget deficit plan was where we need to be but we ning, there has been little dis - payment of the next installment the OECD gave a contradictory ‘‘very challenging,” which didn’t have exhibited the will and the cussion of the devastating effect of assistance to Greece, includ - message when it said it could coincide with its own more op - capacity to make the tough of the austerity measures on the ing Spain and Italy,” the Com - take 20 years or more. timistic version. The govern - changes. He said that Greece country’s working class and mission spokeswoman noted. Angel Gurria, the OECD Sec - ment faced ‘‘the twin challenges has the decisiveness and the poor. As a condition of a second Eurozone spokesman Guy retary-General, gave a rosy pic - of proving to financial markets ability to overcome a crippling bailout of $157 billion, the Schuller said the installment ture of Greece and praised the its determination to bring down debt crisis, has made unprece - Troika ordered another round would probably arrive on Sep - difficult decisions the Greek au - public debt and of convincing dented changes over the past of austerity measures that could tember 15, once the Troika has thorities has taken when he pre - the Greek people that the pain year since the country’s first see public workers salaries completed its assessment - its AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAKOURIS sented the assessment in being experienced now is a nec - bailout and should not be scape - slashed a total of 30% or more representatives have already The Co-founder of CoLab Athens. ‘‘Reforms carried out essary step towards a stronger goated. and unemployment levels of De - paid Athens a visit. Workspace Stavros Messinis over the past year are impres - economic future,’’ the OECD Lambrinidis conceded Greece pression-era numbers of more “There is no problem at all. talks about his company in sive. This achievement does not added. The report underlined has “an explosive combination than 20%, although it’s more The troika will be in Athens central Athens. In the midst always seem to be properly ap - the need to continue to cut the of debt and deficit that ex - than 45% now for the country’s from mid-August and then de - of Greece's acute financial cri - preciated, in Greece or abroad,’’ budget deficit, which in 2009 ceeded that of any other coun - young, who are fleeing as fast liver its report in early Septem - sis, the company rents com - he said. ‘‘With improved com - ballooned to 15% of GDP, and try” but suggested that the as they can for other countries. ber, which is when the decision munal space to tech-savvy petitiveness, we are seeing the then reverse the rise in public broader problems of the Euro - That, along with the accelerated will be made (for the next dis - startups on the theory that the first signs that the much needed debt. ‘‘Strengthening tax collec - zone and its single currency sell-off of Greece’s assets, has bursement,)” said Schuller. Ear - more they mingle, the more macro-economic adjustment is tion is urgent,’’ it argued. ‘‘More were a more serious concern created a dismal picture for lier he had that since some na - they thrive. The concept runs gradually taking place.’’ Tax in - transparency should be intro - and the reason that European many of the country’s citizens, tional Parliaments will not have against a trend that has left creases, spending cuts, wage re - duced into the tax system, rev - Union leaders hammered out a although the rich and politicians time to approve the new powers many of Greece's brightest ductions and a privatization pro - enue collection should be mea - second bailout for Greece last remain unscathed and un - bestowed on the temporary sup - minds feeling their only gram have led to violent sured more effectively, and a month. The debt problem “re - touched by the losses. It’s so bad port mechanism for Greece, the choice is to emigrate, antici - protests in Greece, with many tough line needs to be taken vealed itself as a European one now that Venizelos admitted next installment will be dis - pating a domestic opportunity arguing the Troika demanded against tax evasion and vested and therefore it needed a Euro - he’s even asked China to help bursed via bilateral loans. An - drought for a decade. too high a price for their finan - interests. ‘‘Boosting privatization pean solution,” the minister Greece. 8 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 6-12, 2011

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Our brief around the world tour of fecklessness, The passing of filmmaker courses, I incorpo - number of modern- cules Museum of Ancient Greek stupidity and hypocrisy begins, of course, in Washington. Michael Cacoyannis, who di - rated music in my day “Greek god - Musical Instruments that Sophia Miraculously, the U.S. Congress did not deliberately send the rected the classic movie, Zorba classes as a way to desses” with whom founded ( ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ: national economy off the cliff by trashing its hard-earned credit the Greek, triggered many emo - engage students in I’ve been blessed by www.herculesmuseum.com.) rating. It boggles the mind that the Republican Party, which was tions in me. Although the film what is referred to Zeus to come into This unique museum is operated founded by the nation’s rising commercial and industrial interests won three Academy Awards, it as “super learning.” contact. I’d like under a non-profit foundation in the 19th Century, was not more sensitive - given their experiences faced very stiff competition in Music has been here to introduce created in an effort “to revive An - with the world’s top financiers and managers - to the dangers of a 1965 and didn’t walk away with found to be instru - two because of cient Greek Music Culture, His - U.S. default. It’s also shocking that many Democrats - no strangers as many Oscars as it probably mental (no pun in - their notable, con - tory and Musical Instruments.” to those financiers and the world’s top economists - didn’t feel deserved. Another classic film, tended) in altering tributions to ad - The instruments in the museum their pain, or even that of their constituents who worried that a the musical My Fair Lady was brainwave patterns, vancing the deeper are under the auspices of the delayed social security check might lead to hunger or eviction. voted best picture that year; it managing stress, in - meaning of Greek Greek Ministry of Culture and Greece is an orgy of Anti-compromism, but the prize there goes garnered a total of eight awards, creasing relaxation, by Dr. ALEX music. Keep in the United Nations Educational, to Samaras of the free-market ND party who failed to support his including Best Actor for Rex Har - enhancing concen - PATTAKOS mind that from the Scientific and Cultural Organi - rival’s (and former college roomate’s) free-market actions. rison, who beat out both An - tration and focus, word “muse,” we zation (UNESCO.) This one-of- Turkey, a country that has made great economic and political thony Quinn’s Zorba and Peter and accelerating the Special to get the English a-kind collection of musical in - progress, still can’t find a way to do justice to its Kurdish population Seller’s Dr. Strangelove. When learning process in The National Herald words music and struments was revived after and provide basic human rights to its religious minorities, nor re - one considers that the field in - both children and museum. many years of research and re - solve the dispute that drives their continued illegal occupation of cluded Walt Disney’s Mary Pop - adults. I owe a great debt of grati - construction by the famous and Cyprus and harms its European Union aspirations. In Israel and pins, a winner of five Oscars in - My interest and passion for tude to my dear friend, Sophia internationally-recognized in - Palestine, one finds the Palestinian Authority and a large percentage cluding for Best Music, Original music have never wavered and Tsakiroglou Bothou, of Athens, strument maker, Nikolaos Brass. of Israelis willing to accept actions and principles that will make Song and Best Music, Original increased over the years. This who has proven herself to be not Another person who has in - possible a sensible two-state solution to their nightmare, but Hamas Score, among other recognizable includes a longstanding connec - only Calliope ( Καλλιόπη ), the spired me in muse-like fashion and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are as intransigent as Hollywood standard-bearers, tion to Greek and Cretan music muse of epic poetry, in disguise to learn more about the deeper ever. The former do not surprise us, but one would think the Prime 1965 was a milestone year for that I can trace back to the in - but also the keeper of the sacred meaning of Greek music is Maria Minister would take a page from his equally Right-Wing but more recognizing and honoring classic fluence of my father who was flame of ancient Greek music his - Hnaraki, Director of Greek Stud - clear-thinking predecessor, Ariel Sharon, who, realizing that the movies. So even though Cacoy - an accomplished musician and tory and culture. Besides being ies at Drexel University in occupation of the territories was threatening to tear Israel’s social annis teamed with famed com - bouzouki player. While I may a key player behind the publica - Philadelphia and founder of the fabric and weaken its vital armed forces, withdrew not only from poser Mikis Theodorakis to cre - not have appreciated his talents tion of the Greek edition of my Drexel Abroad in Crete Program. Gaza, but from a number of West Bank settlements. We bring up ate a film and musical score that the way that I do now, I owe book Prisoners of Our Thoughts Hnaraki is an expert in ethno - these international disputes only to point out that the U.S. is not has come to define what it him a great deal for passing on (ΦΥΛΑΚΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΤΙΣ ΣΚΕ - musicology, folklore, and cul - alone in taking actions that call into question the efficacy of the means to be Greek, just thinking the genes that I’m rediscovering ΨΕΙΣ ΜΑΣ, ), Sophia introduced tural anthropology. It should not democratic process, but we will focus on America. about the song Zorba’s Dance in myself after so many es - me to the pioneering work of Dr. come as a surprise to learn that Then there are the economic issues. Has the world become so and the movie’s final scene tranged years. Music has always Athanasios Dritsas, a cardiologist Maria is a kindred spirit and col - complex that our political institutions cannot cope? Are we wit - makes me want to dance. In occupied a special place in my at Onassis Cardiac Surgery Cen - league of Sophia Bothou. I’ve nessing institutional nervous breakdowns? Where does a govern - many respects Zorba found him - mind, heart, and soul. Greek ter, in “music as medicine.” Drit - been reading with great interest ment go for evaluation and therapy? To places like these pages, self in the wrong place at the music, in particular, is fast be - sas’s ground-breaking research Dr. Hnaraki’s excellent book, we would argue. That’s what the media, along with academia and wrong time. For me, the time in coming a genre that awakens shows that music therapy prac - Cretan Music: Unraveling Ari - private institutions like the Brookings institution and the Hoover question also proved to be the and resonates with me in ways tices date back to the ancient adne’s Thread, and listened to Institution Foundation are for. If the problems don’t stem from year of the musical since my I’m only just beginning to realize Greek civilization. The her accompanying CD of Cretan structural deficiencies, is corruption the disease causing our suf - high school alma mater decided and appreciate. It’s like finding Pythagoreans and Aristotle rec - music and sounds, as I wrote fering? If so, is it happening at the personal level - too many of our to produce its own senior class an anchor that steadies me dur - ognized the positive effects of this. Being of Cretan descent and politicians are willing to be bought - or is it a system awash with version of My Fair Lady, the ing a storm. I can feel the law of music on the psychic, and Homer on a quest for meaning, the tim - money flooding in from corporate and other interests from the left school’s very first musical pro - attraction at work in my life as documented the use of music in ing of and message in Maria’s and the right that is overwhelming even the best among them? duction, with yours truly per - more unplanned opportunities the treatment of injuries. book are god sent and music to We imagine that most of the time most of our readers will de - forming in one of the starring to learn about and immerse my - Sophia’s relationship with Dritsas my ears. scribe us as moderates on the issues we talk about. Such people roles. I even had to sing solo on self in Greek music come my goes further than simply intro - typically would say, “It’s a little bit of all these reasons.” If so, they stage in front of a live audience. way. Like our ancestors who ducing me to his work. Dritsas Dr. Pattakos is co-founder of must all be addressed. Since the Supreme Court’s highly question - I’ve also always been interested were influenced by the nine will be hosting a special event at The OPA! Way, a business initia - able and narrow 5-4 decision in 2010 slammed the brakes on tra - in and inspired by music. As a muses who ruled over the arts the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Cen - tive inspired by Greek culture. ditional approaches to the abuse of the right to make campaign university professor teaching and other forms of creative ex - ter in September in collaboration Readers may contact him at: contributions, our think tanks and professors and columnists must public policy and management pression, I’ve been inspired by a with the soon-to-be-opened Her - [email protected] come up with a new approach. Regarding the economy, it shocks us that our economics profes - sors and early career managers were wrong about things they said COMMENTARY were well understood and easily managed. Is it information over - load, or information distance? Trillions of dollars of derivatives banging against the hull of the world economy are so subtle, so abstract that even brilliant people have lost contact with the real Taxi Turmoil in Greece, Government Takes Us for a Ride world, no longer have a clear picture of what is happening, and can’t stop it from sinking. Or did the U.S. and the EU just miss the significance of the massive shift in production to Asia. What is the So Greece has received a sec - her ailing mother to then decided to hard work to achieve, so can you solution, the next breakthrough in computers? Will quantum de - ond bailout, this one for $157 bil - the hospital was as - overturn his fellow blame enraged Greek taxi drivers vices save the world – or will more serious conversations between lion, the second in 15 months, in saulted as she tried minister and prede - for wanting to protect their in - Democrats and Republicans and their counterparts abroad about the hopes this infusion of funds to break the taxi cessor Dimitris Rep - vestment, the same way that any how best to regulate a modern financial system and generate jobs? will help stabilize its sputtering blockade, as was a pas’ draft bill in the homeowner, stockholder, or busi - In the realm of international affairs, disputes continue to march economy and keep the crisis from bystander recording middle of Greece’s nessman would? Greek taxi own - along their bloody or disruptive paths as the institutions that were spreading throughout the rest of the shameful spec - busiest tourist sea - ers may be a microcosm for designed to resolve them are mired in dysfunction. What person the Eurozone. But even all that tacle on video. son, knowing full what’s to come for the rest of of influence brings up the United Nations or the World Court in a money wasn’t enough to save The situation well what would Greek society. Ragoussis was once conversation about fixing the world, unless they are talking about Greece from the embarrassment was more than happen. His decision Papandreou’s Number Two man fixing those very institutions? After the horrors of World War II, of a prolonged taxi strike that enough to make to fully liberalize the in the government and in charge great men and women had a vision of a more stable world making wreaked havoc during the heart even the calmest taxi profession has of synchronizing the ministerial steady progress, guided by those international bodies, and the eco - of the country’s tourist high sea - person’s blood boil. by Christopher some gaping prob - council. Based on the way he dis - nomic tools developed by geniuses such as John Maynard Keynes son and marred its global image If the thousands of TRIPOULAS lems including the missed the legislation drafted by and Milton Friedman. That vision has been shattered by the new again. Angry over the new Trans - indignant citizens Special to devaluation of all a minister from his same party, complexities, but we don’t have to wait for new revolutions in eco - portation Minister Yannis Ragous - gathering nightly at The National Herald existing taxi licenses, there doesn’t seem to be too nomics or the birth of new institutions. Compromise works. sis’ decision to nix his predeces - Athens’ Syntagma which were unoffi - much synchronization going on By the way, we are not very pleased about our newborn Con - sor’s draft legislation (which Square to protest against decades cially being sold for as much as in the Greek government. In the gressional Super Committee. Some in the media, impressed by the required only a signature to be - of thievery by corrupt politicians $500,000, and will now be made face of this international embar - 2005 Presidential Commission that made tough decisions about come law and had gained ap - are fed up with the dysfunctional available to all takers for the sum rassment that could have been which obsolete military bases to close around the country, love proval from the taxi drivers’ political system in Greece, they of a mere $4,300. Most New York avoided with some common this Uber-Congress. They say it was built with the teeth needed to union,) cabbies across the country should be equally indignant at cabbies might be apt to do far sense and better planning, are we slash the deficit. We are not sure it will work, but it’s just too much began a prolonged strike in mid- the decades of unconscionable worse if they were to suddenly to believe thegovernment has power for a democracy to put in the hands of 12 people. Perhaps July. The consequences of the behavior displayed by Greece’s find out that their medallions what it takes to lead the country Bill Gates and Warren Buffett can finance a Congressional seminar strike were far worse than just a organized labor leaders, who were going to drop over 95%. out of the financial crisis that on The Joy of Compromise instead. shortage of cabs. Taxicab owners have gotten into bed with Greek Buying a taxi medallion is very could signal its doom? We hope that many of our fellow moderates take the lead, vo - engaged in what can only be de - politicians from every party and much like buying a house or start - cally, intensely, in the rehabilitation of the C word. Compromise, scribed as group sabotage against gained riches and power as a re - ing a business. It takes years of [email protected] not of principles, but over policies, is a powerful tool. Yes, at some the nation’s tourism sector. All sult. Somewhere along the way, level, principles are challenged also, but we are not talking of mak - through the latter half of July, taxi the labor movement in Greece ing a habit of setting them aside, but putting them in perspective drivers intermittently cut off ac - lost itself and began to resemble Corrections during a crisis that threatens our national well-being, perhaps off - cess to airports and seaports in more of an organized crime setting them with worthy tradeoffs (another soiled but perfectly major cities all over Greece, caus - movement that targets the citi - • A story about Professor George Athan billias in the July 2 edition good political word.) Moderate politicians and their neighbors ing tourists and citizens to miss zenry and society at large than a of The National Herald incorrectly reported that he was wounded must have faith that most voters will reward them for noble com - their flights. They also blocked off tool for workers’ solidarity. while in service at the Remagen bridge during world war II. He said promises. The moderates in the media can help. Things have gone major roadways creating a traffic But as much as one disap - he temporarily lost his hearing and suffered from lifetime tinnitus too far, and we include the likes of both the Tea Party and some of disaster that made sightseeing in proves of the taxi cab owners’ de - because of an explosion when a shell hit the ambulance in which he the public employee unions, who forget that they are more like a Athens a midsummer night’s cision to hold society hostage un - monopoly than like our fathers’ and grandfathers’ trade unions. nightmare. Sometimes things got til they get their way, one cannot was riding. They should not be able to hold guns to the heads of citizens or really ugly, with reports of some help but show equal if not greater • An article in the June 25 edition entitled Spartan Spirit Secret Diner feed their pension funds at the expense of all voters’ struggle to cab drivers attacking motorists indignation over the way that the Ingredient incorrectly stated that “Another critic's in Greece was feed their families. Ridicule is a perfectly legitimate rhetorical whom they perceived to be scabs situation was handled by Ragous - owned by another relative.” It should have read: Another critic's in device in the face of stupidity, hypocrisy and obscenity. Perhaps operating on the sly and sending sis, who was demoted after serv - Greece IS owned by another relative.” This Greece is a suburb of before the quantum computers are rolled out, the comedians will unsuspecting tourists into a panic. ing as Prime Minister Papan - Rochester, N.y. save us. In Washington, we saw they already sent in the clowns. A young woman trying to bring dreou’s minister of the Interior, THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 6-12, 2011 VIEWPOINTS 9 LETTER FROM ATHENS Hillary’s Visit to Turkey and Greece: How Did She Do?

Greece’s Most Dangerous U.S. Secretary of State She continued: “We ments by Turkish “We know that we are your Hillary Rodham Clinton visited don’t think the sta - Prime Minister friend and we are your ally and Turkey and Greece from July tus quo on Cyprus Tayyip Erdogan we are proud to be both. We Jobs – Hairspray and Horns 15-18 and while in both coun - benefits anyone. who traveled to the stand by the people and Gov - tries, she had an opportunity to It’s gone on for too occupied area of ernment of Greece as you put engage her hosts on a number long. We believe Cyprus right after your country back on the path As anyone who designed to bump of bilateral issues. Of course, the both sides would Secretary Clinton to economic stability.” The Sec - watched the su - up retirement ages visit also provided an opportu - benefit from a set - left Turkey. Al - retary thanked Greece for her perb American and end the gener - nity for our top diplomat to send tlement, and we though there had “partnership on a shared agenda television docu - ous perks instituted some messages to both coun - strongly support been rumors that that spans the globe” and about mentary The by successive irre - tries. How did she do? As one the renewed, re-en - Erdogan might the “full range of issues that Deadliest Catch, or sponsible govern - would expect, there were posi - ergized efforts that make some sur - form the core of our enduring read the book or ments who wanted tive moments, some disappoint - the United Nations by NICK prise concessionary alliance.” And, she added that, seen the movie to appease voters at ments, and a little in between. is leading and the LARIGAKIS proposal during his “Our diplomatic and military ef - The Perfect Storm, all costs. Until now, Prior to her departure, I sent Cypriots them - visit his comments forts are gaining momentum, about the gallant the list had also in - Secretary Clinton a letter ad - selves are responsi - Special to were more and we are grateful for Greece’s fishing fleet of cluded jobs such as dressing a number of core issues ble for, because ul - The National Herald provocative than engagement and support, espe - Gloucester, Massa - street hawkers, of concern to the Greek Ameri - timately, they’re the ever. “We will not cially (Greece’s) willingness to chusetts realized, by ANDY tourism workers can community and asked her ones who have to make the hard accept the EU presidency of host coalition assets at Souda fishing is the most DABILIS and caterers, but if to consider raising these issues decisions about how to resolve South Cyprus, whom we do not Bay and other sites close to dangerous occupa - they want to keep with the Turkish government. all of the outstanding issues.” recognize … we even consider Libya.” She also thanked Greek tion, with an esti - Special to themselves with The issues, as we all know them, She further said, “…and we it degrading to sit at the same efforts to stop a flotilla that was mated 200 deaths The National Herald their long-standing are Cyprus, the plight of the Ec - would like to see it as soon as table with the Greek Cypriot ad - attempting to “sail directly to and 800 injuries privileges all they umenical Patriarchate, and the possible. We would like to see ministration … if they don’t con - Gaza.” per 100,000 full-time workers. have to do is follow the methods Aegean. Regarding the Patriar - it by 2012. And that is some - clude this issue in 2012, we will Finally, Secretary Clinton You might want to think about of architects, engineers, phar - chate, I also suggested that she thing that the UN has said. go our own way.” He added: said, “Greece and the United that the next time you complain macists, lawyers and taxi drivers visit His All Holiness at the Pha - That’s something I know Turkey “We have made enough positive States are bound together by far about the price of your fish whose protests against plans to nar. In reference to Greece, I re - believes. It’s something we be - gestures on Cyprus. We are not more than our shared chal - sticks because they didn’t jump end their monopolies and pre - counted that the continuing lieve. And we’re going to do about to make concessions and lenges. We are bound together out of the ocean onto your plate. vent competition forced Prime hard-line intransigent position everything we can to support no one should expect them.” So by shared values. In fact, we are Next, not unexpectedly, comes Minister George Papandreou to by the leadership in FYROM is this process and finally try to I ask who is doing the negotiat - grateful for Greece’s contribu - firefighters, and if you saw that back down and dilute the re - what has prevented a solution see a resolution.” Secretary Clin - ing here? tions to those values and their mesmerizing photo of brave forms demanded by the so- to the name dispute. In addi - ton’s remarks about Cyprus gave NO COUNTRY FOR enduring legacy … Greece has New York firefighters running called Troika of the European tion, I reminded Secretary Clin - me reason to pause for a mo - IGNORANT MEN inspired the world before, and I UP the stairs of the World Trade Union-International Monetary ton of the very important role ment; especially her reference Upon his arrival to the occu - have every confidence that you Center while everyone else was Fund-European Central Bank as Greece has played, and contin - to 2012 and what Turkey be - pied area it was reported that are doing so again.” In response running down you’d save your a condition of getting $312 bil - ues to play, in support of the lieves would be an appropriate he further stated that no to a question on FYROM, Sec - hero worship for them and not lion in bail-out loans to stave off projection of U.S. security inter - time for a resolution. progress toward a solution was retary Clinton did not come out the steroid freaks of American bankruptcy. ests in southeast Europe and the baseball, the coke heads of the Health Minister Andreas eastern Mediterranean. Today, NBA or the gun nuts and crimi - Loverdos found out what hap - Greece continues to be of vital nals wearing National Football pens when you try to tighten the importance in the region by League uniforms. After that screws on the closed professions virtue of its geographic location come airplane pilots, police of - when he caved in to pharmacists and because it is the home to ficers, loggers, roofers, sanita - – who close at 2 p.m. and are the most important naval pres - tion workers, bus drivers and not open on weekends – when ence in the Mediterranean Sea, public transportation operators, he said newly qualified pharma - NSA Souda Bay, Crete. There animal farmers, and grain farm - cists will be allowed to enter the are numerous annual visits by ers. profession by joining an existing U.S. military ships and planes pharmacy as a co-owner or co- to Souda Bay and its adjacent Greece also considers manager but will not be able to air base. It has been critical to set up their own stores, al - the delivery of U.S. troops, radio and television though Greece has more phar - cargo, and supplies to presenters to have macies-to-customers than most Afghanistan, and most recently, other European Union coun - to NATO operations in Libya. It hazardous professions tries. If the likes of a CVS were was also very important to the because they’re said to be to come into Greece, with U.S. during the two Gulf War longer hours, generic drugs and campaigns. at risk from bacteria on offering 24-hour service, Greek A significant development microphones... pharmacies wouldn’t be able to during the trip to Turkey was compete. her meeting with His All Holi - The list varies a bit, accord - But Greek pharmacists – just ness Bartholomew I at the Ecu - ing to which source you use, like Greek lawyers, architects, menical Patriarchate. This was and sometimes include the likes engineers and others in closed important because it sends a of taxi drivers, electricians, and professions – have guaranteed message to Turkey that the steel workers, but none include profit margins because the gov - United States is committed to hairdressers, which you’ll find ernment is in collusion with the issue of religious freedom on the Greek Danger List. Must them to create a legal cartel, and it underscores her support AP PHOTO/JOHN KOlESIDIS/POOl be all that standing around much like Greece’s notoriously for the concerns of the Ecumeni - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had a meeting with Greek Prime Minister breathing hairspray or listening crooked dairy industry which cal Patriarchate. Secretary Clin - George Papandreou during her visit to the crisis-stricken Greek capital on July 17. to people’s imagined problems sets higher prices for its prod - ton also lit a candle at the Patri - and trying to be sympathetic ucts in Greece, where they are archal Church of Saint George If she’s kowtowing to possible unless the principle of and support Greece’s position when you really want to stran - made, than elsewhere in Europe and in her public remarks with Turkey’s objection to Cyprus as - two founding states was ac - even though Greece has made gle them. Greece also considers and the world. That’s the kind Turkish Foreign Minister Davu - suming the EU rotating presi - cepted. “There is no such state a major compromise by propos - radio and television presenters of mindset that created phony toglou, she said, “And of course, dency in the second half of 2012 as Cyprus. There is southern ing a compound name. This not to have hazardous professions lists of hazardous jobs and mo - I hope that sometime soon we before a Cyprus settlement, then Cyprus and there is the Turkish a surprise. because they’re said to be at risk nopolies and put Greece into the can see the reopening of the this is simply not acceptable. Republic of Northern Cyprus,” However, she did say that, from bacteria on microphones. mess in which it finds itself. The Halki Seminary that highlights There cannot be artificial dead - he said. This contradicts the ba - “Skopje needs to know that it Musicians are included too be - response of the protected pro - Turkey’s strength of democracy lines placed on resolving the sic position for the basis of the will not be able to move forward cause they say they get acid re - fessions is to bark loudly to get and its leadership in a changing Cyprus issue just to appease negotiations. Upon her return on its European integration until flux from blowing their own what they want, and they usu - region.” However, at this same Turkey or any third party. If the to Washington, Secretary Clin - it does resolve this.” She also horns. Fashion models are on ally do. news conference, she went on Cypriots “themselves are to be ton should have sent a very said that, “Obviously, Greece has the list too for reasons I’m trying New Transport Minister Yian - to define the U.S. –Turkey rela - responsible,” then the best way strong message to Ankara over to be willing to accept how the to figure out. Maids are also nis Ragousis found that out the tionship by saying, “Today, we the United States can help them these irresponsible comments. name is resolved.” Once again, lumped in, but you can’t quibble hard way when he properly can say with confidence that our is by creating a level playing After all, if we can’t feel secure FYROM, and not Greece, is the too much with that given how tried to implement Papan - bonds are sound, our friendship field for the negotiations to and confident to express our po - provocative and intransigent so many of them in Greece are dreou’s promise to the Troika to is sure, and our alliance is work. That cannot happen until sition in strong terms to an ally party in this process. She should told to dress in French maids allow competition in the taxi in - strong. Our partnership is the U.S. sends a strong message and a fellow NATO member have been willing to state this uniforms and drop their feather dustry, or, as it is known in rooted in our long history and a to Turkey to stop manipulating with whom “… our bonds are publicly. duster every so often. Greece because of its crooked - very long list of mutual inter - the negotiations. Additionally, sound, our friendship is sure, Overall, if I were to provide The Greek government has ness, the “Yellow Peril,” because ests, but most importantly, it is we should tell them to immedi - and our alliance is strong,” and, Secretary Clinton with a grade identified some 580 job cate - the taxis are lemon-colored, just rooted on our common democ - ately remove their illegal occu - “Our partnership is rooted in for her visit to Greece and gories that are deemed to be like the people who protect ratic values.” How so I wonder? pation troops and settlers, and our long history and very long Turkey, I would give her a “C.” I hazardous enough to merit re - them. The reference to the reopening to return the closed city of Fam - list of mutual interests, but most felt she did exceptionally well tiring early - at age 50 for When Ragousis announced a of Halki is important; however, agusta, and make it known that importantly, it is rooted on our at the Ecumenical Patriarchate women and 55 for men. Those total liberalization of taxis only a more forthright statement that if they don’t, there will be con - common democratic values,” and with her statements about who are covered, predictably, weeks after his failed predeces - urged the immediate reopening sequences. Further, her asser - then to whom can we say it? Greece in the context of U.S. try to make a case for them - sor Dimitris Reppas gave in to would have been preferable. tion that the Annan Plan “would In Greece, Secretary Clinton values and interests. Unfortu - selves, because, who wouldn’t if the drivers and said he would Furthermore, her reference to have resolved a lot of the issues” said mostly the right things. She nately, I believe she scored you could bail out early and allow fewer new licenses, the Turkey’s “strength of democ - is simply flawed. This British- emphasized Washington’s strong poorly when it came to speaking cash in at the same time? Vasia cabbies went on strike and racy” is puzzling because she led plan that the Bush Adminis - support for the “Papandreou publicly about Cyprus, FYROM, Veremi, 28, a hairdresser in started blocking airports, ports, cited “concerns about restric - tration was ill-advised to sup - government’s determination to and Turkey in the context of Athens, said she has the right to hospital and hotel entrances and tions” on “freedom of expression port, failed because it was make the necessary reforms to U.S. values and interests, and retire with a full pension at age wouldn’t let buses carrying (relating specifically to the me - undemocratic, unworkable, and put Greece back on sound finan - she failed to raise the Aegean 50. “I use a hundred different tourists from Piraeus to Athens dia) and religion.” Clinton also failed to fully demilitarize cial footing, and to make Greece issue. chemicals every day — dyes, leave the port. called on Turkey to “bolster pro - Cyprus. In addition, it violated more competitive economically” ammonia, you name it,” she Then they started beating up tections for minority rights.” key UN resolutions and the EU’s while acknowledging these are Nick Larigakis is President of said. people to improve their public OUT OF HER DEPTH democratic norms and acquis “not easy decisions.” She said: the American Hellenic Institute “You think there’s no risk in image, so Ragousis found him - She was silent on the communautaire. Since its fail - that?” She told Macedo - self agreeing to delay the end Aegean, and on Cyprus she re - ure, numerous State Depart - niantruth.org that, “People of the monopoly until October iterated the standard State De - ment officials have told us that should be able to retire at a de - – when he will then agree to an - partment position about “…we it is no longer an option for the GUEST EDITORIALS cent age. “We are not made to other extension because, as pub - want to see a bi-zonal bi-com - resolution of the Cyprus prob - live 150 years.” A good argu - lic anger has built against big munal federation…” She also lem. I certainly hope that Sec - The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of ment in her mind at least, ex - pay cuts and tax hikes for work - stated the United States had retary Clinton is not advocating views for publication in its View Points page. 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By Stamatis N. Astra bling along the Esplanade as execute them. You can hear the youth are not talking about that little to offer. To them, their fu - revolution; not in Syntagma they sun and sport without a purpose in their voice: “I am job they’ve lined up or any aspi - ture is all but lost as they wit - Square but on Foursquare and Living in Boston after a cer - care, or lining Landsdowne and working as an intern in a State rations for that matter. Coffee ness salary cuts, soaring unem - the rest of the social media tain age, you tend develop a Boylston streets as they infuse Senator’s office”; or “I will go to chats are going something like ployment and limitless sphere, where resources lay in love-hate relationship with the energy into an otherwise dull LA for the summer to chill and this: “No money to spend so no corruption. This is the system waiting and an entire globe can one demographic that overpow - Boston nightlife. With curiosity, check out grad schools”; or “I islands this summer;” “Maybe they were dealt. But here’s cheer them on. Inspiring a new ers every other breathing person I find myself eavesdropping on got a new job in Virginia...mov - looking to go to London to see where I see hope for Greece’s way forward in Greece. That’s in the city. It’s the students. their chatter in the local Star - ing next week... soo cool”. if my cousin will help me;” “No Generation “Why Bother?” I see why they should bother. Maybe Every fall they pour in by the bucks or at the office, as the fu - Though many things may still plans to move out of the par - Greek young people succeeding the next time I’m eavesdropping thousands, bringing Boston a ture “best and brightest” plot be lacking in their young lives, ents’ house now.” The notorious in spite of their elders - taking at a Greek café I’ll hear some - sense of purpose and renewal. their career paths. The common there is one thing that is unde - carefree attitude measured in that unstructured environment thing like this: “I met him at the By summertime, those who thread I seem to pick up here in niable and abundant: hope. hours of coffee consumption and marrying it with their en - Syntagma protests; he friended aren’t backpacking Europe are Boston is that not only are these More than two decades ago and cigarettes, has been trans - trepreneurial instinct to make a me on Facebook and we are sprinkled amongst us in every - kids eager to embark on their I was one of those students. I formed into an anxiety about a better future for themselves. having coffee tomorrow to talk day life. With less academic careers, but, more important, also grew up in Athens, Greece future of being overworked and Planning, goal setting and struc - about a business idea!” pressure, they cruise into sum - there exists an obvious structure so I couldn’t resist contrasting underpaid. Theirs is a tone of ture are way too simplistic to mer semester with an easy and plan for their journey. These the vastly different outlook of fear and desperation accented resurrect dreams. They can’t just Stamatis N. Astra is host of Astra course load to make way for young people can rely on a sup - Boston students versus that of with a dangerous “laissez-faire” turn the page, they must burn Report at Boston’s radio station other activities. We can find port system that helps them de - their generational peers in attitude, as if nothing they do the library (figuratively, of 1550 AM, Grecian Echoes, and them aspiring in our office fine their goals, locate the best Greece today. Not unlike Boston, will matter anyway. “Why course) and write a new system. Chairman of Save The Classics buildings as they intern their resources to achieve those goals they’re filling the local cafes and bother?” They’re stuck in a They must harness every social campaign of Boston’s University way toward the real world, am - and direct them to the path to the seaside bars. But Greek “lose-loose” social structure with tool at their disposal and start a Arion Journal. 10 THE BACK PAGE THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 6-12, 2011

BIBLIA: A BOOK REVIEW COLUMN How British Bungling Lost the Battle for Crete in WWII

By Alexandros K. Kyrou the small fishing village of tenacity of the Allied troops as a of defense for the island. the supposed brilliance of their Special to The National Herald Sphakia on Crete’s southern whole could make up for the Adding to his thorough assess - operational plan, but because of coast. Dug in to defensive posi - shockingly poor leadership of the ment of the pitiful state of British the British command’s negligence CALLUM MACDONALD. The tions in and around the village British and Commonwealth com - preparations for the defense of and failure to act competently. In Lost Battle: Crete 1941 . London: of Alikianos, southwest of Cha - manders, whose blunders and in - Crete, MacDonald argues that the a real sense, the Germans were Pan Macmillan, 2002. Pp. 368. nia, the 8th Greek Provisional ertia doomed the defense of the hopelessness of Freyberg’s situa - victorious because the mistakes $49.50 (hardcover). Regiment repulsed a series of island. tion was compounded by the they made were not as numerous German attacks over several Even before the German in - General’s own mistakes. Remark - or appalling as those made by (SECOND OF TWO PARTS) days, thus enabling the primary vasion of Greece, British Prime ably, the details of Operation the British. Operation Merkur British and Commonwealth col - Minister Winston Churchill had Merkur were known to the British was certainly daring and auda - The defense of Crete was umn to retreat to Sphakia. Over expressed the view that Crete before the German attack began, cious but it was also far from per - breached on the night of May 20, four nights, more than 18,000 might one day become a key but were ignored. Thanks to a fect. Wildly inaccurate intelli - 1941. Colonel L.W. Andrews, British and Commonwealth point that must be held at all breakthrough by their intelligence gence, dispersal and isolation of commanding the key New troops were evacuated from costs. However, Field Marshall branch Ultra, the British were forces across four objectives Zealand battalion engaged at Crete. Another 18,000 British, Archibald Wavell, the British able to decipher the Germans’ en - rather than their concentration Maleme, decided, after an initial Commonwealth, and Greek Commander-in-Chief in the Mid - crypted messaging code, Enigma. in one sector, and a basic reck - sufficient forces, Hitler was in a counterattack failed to break the troops were not evacuated and dle East, chose to ignore Crete. As a result, the British possessed lessness, produced enormous ca - position to establish air superior - Germans, to regroup his forces remained to fall prisoner. On In November 1940, as the Greeks the German’s exact battle plan. sualties and nearly cost the Ger - ity over the Eastern Mediter - on the hills overlooking the However, in order to protect Ul - mans the campaign. Indeed, in ranean, complete the destruction Maleme airfield and prepare for tra’s secret breakthrough from the final analysis the Battle of of the British Mediterranean Fleet a concerted push with additional even Freyberg, Wavell did not re - Crete was a highly ambiguous, begun by the Luftwaffe during troops the next day. However, the veal to him the actual source of Pyrrhic victory. Hitler was dis - the Battle of Crete, occupy withdrawal of the New Zealand the intelligence. Instead, this vital pleased with the operation, Cyprus and Malta, disrupt, if not troops enabled the Germans to information was presented to which produced more propor - seize, the Suez Canal, and deliver capture the landing strip. From Freyberg as filtered data from tional losses of soldiers and a decisive blow against the British his headquarters in the Hotel spies operating in occupied planes than any of his previous Empire in the Middle East. Grande Bretagne in Athens, Gen - Greece. Proceeding from skepti - conquests, from Poland to Hitler’s shortsightedness about eral Karl von Student, architect cism and caution, Freyberg was France. With 4,000 dead and the immediate strategic potential of the Luftwaffe’s airborne forces, thus reluctant to accept the va - 3,000 wounded, most from the of Crete could be attributed to seized this opportunity and or - lidity of such reports and he was assault and parachute regiments, his prioritization of the invasion dered reinforcements of men and equally dismissive of Greek intel - Hitler decided that large, inde - of the Soviet Union. The place of weapons to be crash-landed onto ligence officers who presented pendent airborne operations Crete in German war planning the airstrip. Consequently, on the him with actual captured German should not be repeated. Reflect - was formalized in Fuhrer Direc - afternoon of May 21, the first documents that confirmed the ing both the intensity of casualty tive Number 30, issued on May wave of Student’s mountain precise plans for an airborne in - figures and Hitler’s consequent 23, while the Battle of Crete was troops, carried in 40 transport vasion. Indeed, he thought an air - resolution about the operational still raging. Hitler’s directive planes, violently, but successfully, borne attack to be impossible, and fate of airborne warfare, Karl von made it clear that the decision to landed under fire at Maleme. The launch an offensive from Crete Germans now had sufficient to break the British position in numbers of troops to consolidate the Eastern Mediterranean would and extend their position at be determined only after the de - Maleme. Although the German struction of the Soviet Union, a forces at Maleme began to regain goal the Germans would, of momentum, their seaborne inva - course, fail to achieve. sion force, which left in two con - Despite Hitler’s decision to voys from Piraeus and Thessa - draw the line at Crete, as it was, loniki, respectively, on the night the German war machine, using of May 21, was intercepted by el - a new, innovative form of war - ements of the British Mediter - fare, had been seen once again ranean Fleet. The British ships to triumph against the perpetu - inflicted heavy losses on the in - ally humiliated and retreating vasion flotilla, forcing the Ger - British. The Battle of Crete was, mans to abort their mission. The indeed, unprecedented in the following day, however, the Ger - scope of its use of airborne forces. mans had their revenge. Luft - Airborne troops had been used waffe dive-bombing sorties PHOTOS: bUNDESARcHIV by the Germans earlier, in Bel - wreaked havoc on the British Above: A German soldier in front of one of the signs erected gium, Norway, and elsewhere, fleet. On May 22, the Germans after the razing of the village of Kandanos and murder of 180 but all of those actions involved sunk two cruisers and two de - civilians. The text reads: “Kandanos was destroyed in retalia - small parachute units operating stroyers, and damaged one bat - tion for the bestial ambush murder of a paratrooper platoon as support elements for conven - tleship. During the following and a half-platoon of military engineers by armed men and tional ground forces. In the case week, two more cruisers and two women.” Right: Aged civilians confronting the German para - of Operation Merkur, and for the more destroyers were sunk, while troopers at Kondomari. Below: Executed Cretan civilians at first time in history, a major cam - one aircraft carrier, one battle - Kondomari, Crete, 1941. A scene of slaughter. paign was conducted by an in - ship, four cruisers, and three de - dependent, large-scale airborne stroyers were severely damaged force. The Germans and the Allies and withdrawn from operation. drew very different conclusions Meanwhile, on Crete, the Ger - from Operation Merkur. While mans regained the initiative and Hitler decided that the airborne the battle began to turn their way. invasion of Crete was far too During the early hours of May costly to risk repeating, it spurred 22, Student began pouring more the British, and soon the Ameri - reinforcements onto the airfield cans, to create entire divisions at Maleme. Bernard Freyberg, and eventually parachute corps, Commander of all Allied forces which would play a major doc - on Crete, launched a desperate trinal and operational, if not al - counterattack on May 24 to re - so he positioned his forces to face Student famously described the ways successful, role, in the Al - gain the Maleme airfield but it an amphibious invasion. Had Battle of Crete as “the graveyard lied campaigns in Sicily, was unsuccessful. After the fail - Freyberg deployed his forces, es - of the German paratroopers.” Normandy, and the Netherlands. ure of the counterattack at pecially in the Maleme sector, to Despite their hard-fought vic - In bringing his narrative toward Maleme, the Allied position be - oppose an airborne attack rather tory, the Germans did not take closure, Callum MacDonald gan to deteriorate rapidly. Con - than a beach landing which never advantage of their conquest of posits that the Battle of Crete was trol of the Maleme airstrip had took place, the Battle of Crete Crete. Hitler, like Wavell, albeit unprecedented for another re - rescued the Germans from defeat June 1, the German forces were fighting the Italians in Al - would probably have ended on for different reasons, ignored spect - it was the first time Ger - and now made their impending reached Sphakia, and captured bania, Athens and London agreed the same day it began. Crete once the island was under man troops encountered wide - victory possible. When the Ger - 5,000 Commonwealth troops, a that the British would assume re - MISTAKES WERE MADE his control. As a result, he squan - spread resistance from a civilian man units, which were concen - veritable rabble, which had been sponsibility for the defense of The Germans ultimately suc - dered an incomparable strategic population. Throughout the bat - trated in the Maleme sector re - left behind on the beach at bayo - Crete. Nevertheless, Wavell did ceeded on Crete not because of opportunity. From Crete, with tle, Cretan villagers, often armed sumed their attack, the Allied net point by the last British units not take this obligation seriously. with only makeshift weapons or forces were driven relentlessly to be evacuated. Reflecting Wavell’s neglect of captured firearms, joined in the eastward, losing one defensive FOLLY AND ITS Crete, his appointment of Gen - fighting against the German in - position after another. Faced with CONSEQUENCES eral Freyberg to take command vaders. As an ominous portent of a constant stream of fresh Ger - The Battle for Crete was an of the island’s forces was his sev - the sort of brutality that would man troops and defenseless unmitigated disaster for the enth change of commanders in soon characterize Axis occupa - against the overwhelming power British. Half of the surviving Al - five months. None of the previous tion in the Balkans, Eastern Eu - of the Luftwaffe, it was clear to lied force was captured by the commanders had been in their rope, and the Soviet Union, the Freyberg that any continued at - Germans. More than 4,000 Allied post long enough to have had Germans reacted to Cretan resis - tempt to hold Crete was futile. troops had been killed and 3,000 any effect in preparing the island tance with savagery and indis - Thus, on May 27, the order was wounded. The Royal Navy lost for war. When Freyberg arrived criminate violence. given to withdraw from the is - 2,000 sailors killed, as well as in Crete on April 30, he was con - On June 2, the first day after land. crippling losses of major ships, fronted by an astonishing lack of the end of the Battle of Crete, a On the night of May 28, most which resulted in its withdrawal preparation. No attempt had German paratrooper force, acting of the 4,000-strong British garri - from the Aegean. The battle for been made by the British to build under orders from General Stu - son in Heraklion was evacuated Crete was, in fact, the costliest field works or strong points dent, took hostage and executed by sea. The British commander British naval engagement of the where defenses were required, 60 villagers from Kondomari, a of the garrison neglected to in - Second World War. As the very no beaches were obstructed village outside Maleme. The fol - form his Greek counterpart of the title of MacDonald’s book, The against potential amphibious lowing day, June 3, the village of impending evacuation, leaving Lost Battle, implies, the struggle landings, no aircraft pens had Kandanos, near Chania, was the Greek forces in Heraklion on for Crete should not have ended been built to protect planes, and burned and 180 of its inhabitants their own. Meanwhile, the main in failure for the Allies. The Greek no attempt to improve commu - were murdered. These reprisal Allied force concentrated in the and New Zealand troops, in par - nications had been undertaken. killings were the first in a long area of Maleme-Chania-Suda be - ticular, fought with exceptional Finally, like Wavell himself, no series of atrocities that would gan an arduous retreat south - ferocity. Yet neither the bravery commander before Freyberg had The Kandanos war memorial in 2000 gives the awful details of blacken the Germans’ reputation wards across the mountains to of individual soldiers, nor the even bothered to prepare a plan what happened. A stinging reminder today. in Crete. Indeed, before the end of the Axis occupation of the is - land, German forces would kill, according to some estimates, as many as 25,000 Cretan civilians. Getting Away With Murder, German Atrocities on Crete Clearly, in the final analysis, the most important consequences of the lost Battle of Crete were those The ferocity of resistance on Crete against the in - met a similar fate. After its destruc - which would affect the people of vading German paratroopers became legend very tion, Kandanos was declared a “Dead the island itself—namely, a Ger - quickly, but sadly led to the retaliatory killings of many Zone” and its remaining population man reign of brute force, terror, civilians, especially at the villages of Kondomari and was forbidden to return to the village and carnage. Kandanos. Reports from General Julius Ringel, Com - and rebuild it. Finally, inscriptions mander of the 5th Mountain Division, stated that Cre - in German and Greek were erected Dr. Kyrou is Associate Professor tan civilians were picking off paratroopers or attacking on each entry of the village. One of of History at Salem State Univer - them with knives, axes and scythes. Even before the them read: “Here stood Kandanos, sity in Salem, Massachusetts, end of the battle, unproven and exaggerated stories destroyed in retribution for the mur - where he teaches on the Balkans, had started to circulate, attributing the excessively der of 25 German soldiers, never to Byzantium, and the Ottoman high casualties to torture and mutilation of paratroop - be rebuilt again.” Today, Kandanos Empire. ers by the Cretans. has been rebuilt and is the seat of When these stories reached the Luftwaffe's High the homonymous municipality. Command in Berlin, Commander Hermann Wilhelm After the surrender of Germany, Correction Göring commanded General Karl Student to undertake Student was captured by the British. inquiries and reprisals. Student issued an order for In May 1947, he came before a mil - In our July 30-August 5 edition launching a wave of brutal reprisals against the local itary tribunal to answer charges of a paragraph beginning with population right after the surrender of Crete on May mistreatment and murder of prison - “Everywhere on the island, cre - 31, 1941, launching a wave of brutal reprisals against ers of war by his forces in Crete. tan civilians...” that should have the local population. German paratroopers with their Commander, Horst Trebes, getting Greece's demand to have Student ex - appeared in a separate editor’s At The Massacre of Kondomari, some 60 male civil - ready to give the order to shoot unarmed civilians at Kondomari. tradited was declined. Student was ians were executed by firing squad of German para - found guilty of three out of eight background note was inadver - troopers. The shooting was the first of a long series of island only two days earlier. At Kandanos the next charges and sentenced to five years in prison. How - tently attached to the book re - mass reprisals in Crete orchestrated by Student, in re - day, the Germans killed about 180 residents and ever, he was given a medical discharge and was re - view by Dr. Alexandros K. Ky - taliation for the participation of Cretans in the Battle slaughtered all livestock; all houses were torched and leased in 1948. He was never tried for crimes against rou and appeared there without of Crete which had ended with the surrender of the razed. Nearby villages such as Floria and Kakopetro civilians. the permission of the author.