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WikiLeaks By Constantine S. Sirigos ing “Zito I Ellas.” The event reportedly was the WASHINGTON, DC – Hundreds most-attended in its 30-year his - – Swapping shots over of Greek-Americans gathered at tory and the pre-reception meet - leaked discussions that showed the White House on April 4 for ing between Obama, Biden, and an International Monetary Fund the annual reception in recog - community leaders was ONE OF strategy to push Greece toward nition of Greek Independence the longest in memory. default, negotiations with inter - Day hosted by President Barack Biden had earlier conveyed national lenders over a long- Obama and featuring remarks part of a conversation he had stalled third bailout of 86 billion by Vice President Biden and that morning with Greek Prime euros ($98 billion) have picked Archbishop Demetrios. Minister . up again. Loud and enthusiastic ap - “We talked about a range of Prime Minister and Radical plause greeted the President issues facing Greece right now,” Left leader Alexis Tsipras Obama as he entered the room Biden said, “and speaking for was furious after WikiLeaks put with Archbishop Demetrios after the president...and I repeat it, out transcript showing IMF en - warm introductory remarks by the United States will continue voys discussing whether an the vice president. to stand by and with Greece as “event” – code word for default On a day when officials on an ally and a friend. And as we – would force the other lenders both sides of the Atlantic were celebrate Greece’s resilience and – the – to trig - dealing with the fallout from the Greece’s ability to overcome and ger debt relief for Greece while Wikileaks revelations about a endure, I do not doubt the insuring the IMF got paid in full. conversation between high IMF Greek people and Greece will Ironically, debt relief is part officials about the Greek crisis rise to the occasion, and in no of Tsipras’ hopes to push Greece and in Greece and small part because of the moral, toward recovery but he was up - abroad were feeling insecure, financial, and cultural support set that the IMF had intervened. President Obama declared “the they get from the Greek com - IMF Managing Director Chris - United States of America will be munity…it’s real. It matters.” tine Lagarde responded to Greece’s unwavering friend” Appearing nostalgic as the Tsipras’s suggestion that the Vice President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama and Archbishop Demetrios each spoke and his speech concluded with Washington-based organization eloquently about Hellenism and the vital relationship between the United States and Greece. a burst of applause after shout - Continued on page 4 was trying to engineer a Greek bankruptcy so a reform review could be wrapped up as “non - sense.” The IMF, with the European A Sunny Greek Parade in Baltimore Union, European Central Bank and European Stability Mecha - nism make up the EU-IMF-ECB- By Constantine Sirigos in America and the dual nature marching started – and contin - ESM Quartet that since 2010 has TNH Staff Writer of the March 25 holiday that is ued to the front of St. Nicholas. loaned Greece 240 billion euros also the great Orthodox Feast of The tone of the day was lit - ($273.47 billion) in three rescue BALTIMORE, MD – A brilliant the Annunciation. erally set by Angeliki Frangos packages. Hellenic Blue crowned the Local clergy from Baltimore’s singing the Star Spangled Ban - But those, including the third glory of Greece that shines in two other churches, Annuncia - ner and Stephanos Niktas, who that Tsipras said he would never the hearts of the Hellenes of tion Cathedral and St. sang the Greek. Baltatzis em - seek nor accept but did both, Maryland, Virginia, and Wash - Demetrios, Sts. Magdalene and phasized that a united commu - came with attached harsh aus - ington, DC at the Greek Inde - Markella of Darlington, MD, Sts. nity can do the most to help terity measures that have pendence Parade in Baltimore Peter and Paul of Frederick, MD, Greece, saying “not ego (me) on April 3. and St. Theodore of Lanham, but emeis (us)” is the way to go. Continued on page 13 More than 50 groups, includ - MD, whose pastor Fr. Manuel Among the highlights of pa - ing parishes from all over the Burdusi offered the invocation, rade day were the “Evzones of region and as far away as Rich - were on the reviewing stand the Maryland Independence mond’s Sts. Constantine and He - and parishioners from Sts. Con - Day Parade.” Established in len Cathedral, the Order of stantine and Hellen of Annapo - 1997, the Evzones are now led Med. Society AHEPA, college Greek clubs, and lis, MD and participated in the and trained by Stavros Katsas, regional associations partici - parade. a former sergeant of the Greek pated in the city’s 19th annual Led by Grand Marshals Paul Presidential Guard. Kalpothakes Parade. Kotrotsios and Dr. Panagiotis All the speakers praised the Father Michael Pastrikos, Baltatzis, the Parade began early work of the Parade committee pastor of the Baltimore’s St. – a credit to the committee’s or - led by this year’s Chairs, George Symposium Nicholas Church, presided over ganizational ability. Stakias and Emily Liadakis the liturgy and doxology. He The Parade began on Eastern Fekos. Joanne Trikoulis was the emphasized the importance of Avenue – which resounded with By Eleni Sakellis preserving the piped-in Greek music before the Continued on page 6 Ariana Huffington discusses The Sleep Revolution

NEW YORK – On April 6, the Hellenic Medical Society of New York (HMS) held the Dr. Mary Kalopothakes Symposium to Drs. Andreopoulou: Physicians, Profs, Sisters Huffington: honor Distinguished Female Physician of the Year Dr. Anas - tasia Anagnostopoulos, Chair of By Demetris Tsakas work at Weill Cornell Medical icine and works for Weill Cor - they were married. New Book the Department of Pathology College. And they happen to be nell Breast Center/New York They returned to New York, and Medical Director of Labo - NEW YORK – Eleni and Pana - sisters. Presbyterian Hospital, while where they gave birth to Eleni ratories at Saint Francis Hospi - giota (Penny) Andreopoulou, Eleni is an oncologist with Panagiota is an endocrinologist. and Panagiota. After the fall of On Sleep tal, The Heart Center in Roslyn, are doctors and professors. Both expertise in breast cancer med - Beyond their careers, both Greece’s dictatorship, they de - NY, and Medical Director of Lab - are actively involved in the cided to return to Greece, where oratories at the Infusion Center Greek-American community, the girls were raised. The sisters By Aliz Koletas of Saint Francis Hospital in East and have been honored by the studied Medicine at the Univer - Hills, NY. The award is named Hellenic Medical Society of New sity of Ioannina and the Na - NEW YORK – The word revolu - in honor of the first Greek- York, of which Panagiota is vice- tional University of Athens, re - tion conjures images of wars American female physician Dr. president, as well as other spectively. After receiving her and fighting...blood, sweat, and Mary Kalopothakes. Greek-American institutions, medical degree in Greece, Eleni tears, but Arianna Huffington, The introduction was made such as Leadership 100. completed her residency at St the co-founder and editor-in- by Dr. Stella Lymberis, Chair, 1st The Andreopoulos family his - Bartholomew`s Hospital in Lon - chief of The Huffington Post, is Vice President of HMS and Clin - tory is a typical one of Greeks don, and later trained at the leading the fight for a sleep rev - ical Assistant Professor of Radi - who immigrated to the United Royal Marsden Hospital/Insti - olution. She recently authored States to pursue the American tute of Cancer Research. She a book aptly named The Sleep Continued on page 7 dream. Demetrios Andreopoulos then returned to New York. Revolution, pointing out the was the first of his family to ar - Panagiota followed a similar perils of the sleep deprived cul - rive on Ellis Island in 1910, with path before rejoining her sister. ture we are in and the whys and just ten dollars in his pocket. He The interview the ways to change it. For subscription: returned to Greece after World The Drs. Andreopoulou are She appeared at a book sign - 718.784.5255 War II. proud of their late parents, who ing event packed with hundreds [email protected] During the 1950s, his son did so much for their daughters, of people at the luxurious inter - Antonios, came to America. In and nurtured them with love for national Greek-owned bedding 1967, while vacationing in Greece and pride for Greek cul - store Coco-Mat in New York City Eleni and Panagiota (Penny) Andreopoulou are distinguished Greece, he married Georgia ture. Eleni said that passing the on April 6. doctors – an oncologist and endocrinologist, respectively, and Markopoulou. Three weeks after academics. Both work at Weill Cornell Medical College. their arranged introduction, Continued on page 7 Continued on page 8 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 9-15, 2016 Prof. Kitroeff Speaks at U Mass about Archbishop Iakovos

TNH Staff Patriarch Bartholomew, who, ities I would like to see in to - ering in 1994, a worthwhile ini - doxy can grow in the United like Iakovos was a strong per - morrow's Greek Orthodox tiative to unify all Eastern Or - States? “It is safe to say that LOWELL, MA – The University sonality and a native of Imbros. Church leaders was a keen un - thodox Churches in America. Pan-Orthodox unity can become of Massachusetts Lowell’s Hel - Iakovos was also committed derstanding of the evolution of But the project was less clear a reality in the next two or three lenic Studies Program hosted to connecting with religious the Greek American community over whether it would entail au - decades. Currently, according to Haverford College (PA) Profes - leaders from other faiths, as the and the effects of Americaniza - tonomy from the "Mother the Pew Research Center, all sor Alexander Kitroeff last Sun noted. Early in his tenure, tion,” Kitroeff told TNH. “From Churches" in the Old World and Eastern Orthodox make up only month, to speak about Arch - he met with Pope John XXIII, in the 1960s onward, Iakovos was the Ecumenical Patriarch put an .04% of the total U.S. population bishop Iakovos, whom Kitroeff 1959, becoming the first Greek quite explicit that the Church end to that project. so the overall size will remain deemed “the greatest figure in Orthodox archbishop to meet was changing, it was no longer “Over the past decade an a small, but unity can mean a the history of Greek America,” with a Roman Catholic pope in an immigrant church and it was half the Archdiocese's relations more substantial presence in the the Lowell Sun reported. 350 years. becoming an American ethnic with the Patriarchate have been country's religious life.” The event was the annual Za - A recipient of the Presidential church. He understood the trend restored, and this will enable fu - Kitroeff praises the Archdio - manakos Lecture, which was es - Medal of Freedom, given to him and reacted by introducing bold ture leaders to consider bold cese for having done “a wonder - Professor Alexander Kitroeff tablished in 2012 by Arthur Za - in 1980 by Jimmy Carter, changes such as allowing Eng - steps that the Greek Orthodox ful job in preserving its archives manakos in honor of his mother, Iakovos met with every U.S. lish in the liturgy in 1970 which Church will have to adopt if it is thanks to its archivist Nikie tory. The more the Archdiocese Maria; his sister, Alexandria; and president from Dwight Eisen - met a sharp reaction by the tra - to address the effects of the on - Calles and the support of the continues to encourage scholarly his wife, Alice, the Sun reported. hower to Bill Clinton. ditionalists. Admittedly at times going Americanization of the Niarchos Foundation, and it studies of itself, the better posi - “I have come not to burnish Archbishop Iakovos passed he tried to do too much, too faithful.” proved itself extremely hos - tion it will be to ‘know itself’ and his image nor to bring him away in 2005, at age 93. quickly as for example his con - MOVING FORWARD pitable to researchers like me, prepare for the challenges of the down,” Prof. Kitroeff said of the “One of Iakovos' major qual - vening of a pan-Orthodox gath - Does Kitroeff think Ortho - who have wished to study its his - future.” late archbishop, describing Iakovos as charismatic, wrote the Sun, but with an “autocratic” style that ultimately may have contributed to his resignation in Kickoff Reception Held for RMH’s Niki Sideris Walk-a-Thon 1996. Faced with “an American en - vironment closing in,” Kitroeff TNH Staff is named – has raised $10 mil - explained, Iakovos battled to lion. maintain the Church’s unmistak - NEW YORK – The friends of the Martin explained how the ex - able Greek identity in a nation Greek Division of Ronald Mc - istence of the House, can accom - that perpetually strives to be a Donald House New York have modate 84 families filled to ca - melting pot. been showing the love for more pacity almost every night, give On the whole, Kitroeff, a his - than two decades and on March families “the best opportunities tory professor and former TNH 31 they gathered with staff and to get the very best care they columnist, spoke at length about volunteers fort the Annual Kick- can. Located on East 73rd Street Iakovos’ great accomplishments, off reception for the 2106 Niki in Manhattan and in close prox - not least of which is iconic 1965 Sideris Walk-a-Thon. imity to 13 major cancer treat - March in Selma, AL with civil Michael Bapis, chairman of ment centers. rights leader Dr. Martin Luther the Greek Division, RMH COO Having so many children at King. and director of Development the House has been a tremen - "He was a great man with Richard Martin and other speak - dous boost to efforts of the re - great vision, who made bold de - ers emphasized the importance search hospitals affiliated with cisions," Kitroeff said for of the May 14 walk-a-thon not them to find cures or perfect ex - Iakovos, even as some of those only because along with the an - isting treatments for the ill - decisions did not work out for nual Christmas dinner it is one nesses. him. of their two main fundraisers, At the reception organized by AN AMBASSADOR but for the solidarity with the Greek Division Assistant Spiri - Kitroeff described Iakovos’ children who are pediatric can - doula Katechis and her col - progressive thinking, insofar as cer patients and their families leagues, Martin thanked all who introducing English to the litur - that its approximately 500 par - ABOVE: The volunteers, contribute to the cause includ - gies, which many criticized as ticipants demonstrate. Greek Division staff and ing volunteers like Maria De - the Church losing its Greekness. More than 10,000 children Ronald McDonald House mas, who has been active for 30 He commissioned an investiga - and their families from Greece officials pause for a years, and the local companies tion of the Church in 1984, to and the United States who have commemorative photo at who sponsor the dinners – there determine its state. The result: been uprooted by the unex - Niki Sideris Walk-a-Thon is a three month sponsor’s wait - too hierarchical. The report also pected illnesses that force them kickoff reception at RMH in ing list – that are offered to the noted an emerging demand to to travel thousands of miles for Manhattan. families every night. connect more closely with other treatment have benefitted from LEFT: Left to right at the The Dean of Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox Churches. the House “a place they could 2016 Niki Sideris Walk-a- Cathedral Fr. John Vlahos Iakovos responded, bringing call home in New York… a base Thon Kick-off reception at blessed the food at the reception together leaders of such from which they can participate Ronald McDonald House NY: held at RMC and prayed for all churches, but again there was in all that the City has to offer Mary Demas, a 30-year who participate in the noble en - backlash that this might weaken which for some moment can volunteer, Michael Bapis and deavor. This year Presvytera ties to these institutions’ mother take their minds off their suffer - Spiridoula Katechis. Tina Vlahos, who also addressed churches in Europe. ing…which keeps them sane,” the guests, and Cathy Pappas Iakovos’ push for “pan ortho - Bapis said. more than three decades the will co-chair the event. doxy,” Kitroeff explained, the Pappas noted that last year Greek Division – founded by the More information is available Sun reported, may have been they raised the most they ever late and beloved Niki Sideris, in at rmh-newyork.org/who-we- what led to a confrontation with did, $350,000, and that over whose memory the walk-a-thon are/greek-division.

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Obama-Biden administration draws to a close, the vice presi - dent noted “I’ve worked with the community my whole career and high on my list of highlight is the time I have spent with Ec - umenical Patriarch Bartholomew,” before sharing his feelings about Hellenism. “We owe Greece the contours of our entire society and our constitution and our system [of government] he said, and added that when Greeks fought for their independence a few decades after their revolutionary war “American citizens were ea - ger to fight for the Greek cause as well” including a cousin of George Washington, as Obama later said. “The fact is, the indomitable spirit of the Greek people is something to behold. It’s a cele - 1 2 bration of their formidable hu -

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1. The president greets the audience. 2. The crowd mingles in the cavernous White House space. 3. Philanthropist Nikos Mouyiaris (L) and journalist Michael Ignatiou in the foreground in front of the huge crowd that gathered at the White House to celebrate 4 Greek Independence. 4. Greek-Americans enjoyed delicious food and freely walked the corridors of power at the 2016 reception in recognition of Greek Independence Day organized by Andy and Mike Manatos. 5-6. Archbishop Demetrios and Vice President Joe Biden listen as President Barack Obama welcomes the community and speaks of America’s “unwavering friendship” with Greece.

5 6 man spirit, whether like the an - stand that to the very core of dence, Obama said to him, The president welcomed Matthews Burwell. a truism in the ancient world is cients…or whether like our their being…Archbishop “thank you for your words, your deputy Minister of Deputy Econ - Obama also acknowledged exponentially more evident in forebears we fight for freedom Demetrios who is my good friendship, and the wisdom and omy, Development and Tourism the recent passing of Fr. John ours. and self-determination…or de - buddy, and my [bigger buddy] passion you bring to your work.” Alexis Haritsis and other offi - Romas, pastor of St. Nicholas “But there are other things fend basic dignity…that belongs President Barack Obama.” Obama also thanked Biden cials of Greece, the Greek and that was destroyed at Ground that stand outside the flux and to all God’s children,” Biden After the archbishop deliv - and evoked laughter and ap - Cypriot diplomatic corps, and Zero, saying he “showed us that of things,” Demetrios said. concluded, and then said, “and ered a mediation on freedom plause when he said “he is con - gave a shout out to the Greek- love and faith will outlast hatred “Chief among them is the ne - now it is my greatest honor to apropos of a celebration of the fident he has Greek blood in American Secretary of Health and fear – and that new church cessity of freedom. It is a non- welcome two men who under - struggle for Greek indepen - him somewhere.” and Human Services Sylvia is going to rise again better than negotiable element of the hu - ever. man being. Freedom is a value “It also means the 195th an - that is grounded not in laws or niversary of Greek indepen - constitutions or social conven - dence…and what better time to tions. Human freedom is celebrate the history and friend - grounded in an eternal reality – ship that link our countries,” the very being and nature of The National Herald and Obama added, “our cultures God, our creator…every human are deeply connected. as created in the image of God Obama acknowledged the is endowed with a full existen - salutes the Greek-American community importance of Biden’s call with tial freedom…it is this uncom - Tsipras and echoing him, said promising [spiritual] value of and Greek Independence Day “this year Greece faces extraor - freedom” that moved the Greek dinary challenges, but the peo - people “to rise up and throw off ple of Greece are resilient and the yoke of bondage that heavily persevere and they’ve gone oppressed them for 400 years., Join the Greek Independence Day Parade, April 10, 2016 – 5th Avenue, New York City! through tough times before and for it is surely must be the divine they’ve shown what Aristotle will that all God’s children called excellence of character.” should have life, liberty, and He then expressed his admi - happiness.” ration for the people in Greece Supreme President John who “welcomed the refugees Galanis led a strong AHEPA and those fleeing conflict” and presence. His first visit to the cited several examples of acts of White House found him in the heroism and philanthropy,” and Rose Garden with President of people “whose modern Greek Jimmy Carter in 1976 during a heroism demonstrate…that tough moment in the history of spirit, that commitment to com - the Cyprus crisis. On April 4, his mon humanity and democratic prophesy prior to Obama’s ap - ideals” which show that “Greece pearance held up that because will emerge from these tough it’s an election year he did not times stronger than ever.” expect the comments to go be - He reiterated Biden’s state - yond pleasantries. ment that Greece benefits “from After the speeches, Andy the extraordinary contributions Manatos, who organized the an - and achievements of the… com - nual event with his son Mike for munity…Your kinship. Your the Coordinated Effort of Hel - commitments, your ties are the lenes nevertheless feels that “for most important things that bind these eight years Obama has fo - us together…this is a relation - cused more attention on the ship between families and Greek Independence day event friends.” and the meetings with our com - The friendships include, he munity than virtually any other said, the relationships he and president.” He told TNH “we Biden had with Greek-Ameri - had incredible presidents be - cans from the very beginning of fore, like Bill Clinton, who did their public life. amazing things for our commu - Demetrios began his remarks nity, as others did, but in terms by thanking Biden, “who has re - of treating us properly on Greek mained our friend constantly Independence day these last few T H D E L N A AT ER through the years,” and then ex - years have been unsurpassed.” IONAL H pressed his appreciation to Hellenic American Leader - Obama. ship Council Executive Director h He thanked the President for Endy Zemenides expressed dis - his time, offered once again in appointment that there was not 10 0 the immediate aftermath of a more substance and a stronger επέτ ειος terrorist attack that makes great statement of support for Greece 1 9 1 5 - 2 0 1 5 demands on his attention and and Cyprus, “especially at a time alters international reality. He when Greece is at a crossroads, then quoted the Greek philoso - and where certain messages pher Heraclitus, who said noth - have to be sent and a few more ing is permanent but change details have to be out behind and emphasized that “What was America’s stance with Greece.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 9-15, 2016 COMMUNITY 5 Order of the Greek Independence Day Parade on New York’s Fifth Avenue

In order to better inform the Greek-American community and Philhellenes participating in the parade celebrating the 195th anniversary of Greek Independence, which will take place on Sunday April 10th at 1:45 pm along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, we are posting the final lineup of the groups and floats. The parade lineup was released by the Parade Committee of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, which organizes the Parade, among other events in commemoration of Greek Heritage Month, each year. The announcement is a publication and is an additional contribution on behalf of the 101-year old National Herald to the Greek-American community.

ORDER OF PARADE BATTALIONS

1. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT MOUNTED COLOR GUARD 2. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT CERE - MONIAL BAND 3. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT 4. HELLENIC AMERICAN EASTERN ORTHODOX “GEROS TOU MORIA” UNITED CHIOS SOCIETIES OF AMERICA & 68) KIMISIS TIS THEOTOKOU GREEK ORTHODOX OFFICERS – ST. PAULS SOCIETY EPARXIA KYNOURIAS CANADA CHURCH OF HOLMDEL, NJ 5. NEW YORK CITY CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT 15) FLOAT # 10 - ARMENIAN 33) FLOAT # 25- PONTIAN OF NEW YORK & CON - 69) GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ASCENSION HELLENIC SOCIETY KNIGHTS OF VARTAN -ARMENIAN FRATERNAL NECTICUT OF FAIRVIEW, NJ 6. FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK HELLENIC ORGANIZATION PAN PONTIAN FEDERATION OF USA & 70) ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH SOCIETY 16) FLOAT # 11 – ASSUMPTION CHURCH CANADA OF WYCKOFF, NJ 7. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF PONTION SOCIETY “KOMNINOI” 71) ST. DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ASSUMPTION, PORT JEFFERSON, NY PANAGIA SOUMELA PONTION AMERIKIS OF UNION, NJ 8. COLOR GUARD – BANNER OF THE 17) FLOAT # 12 – HOLY CROSS OF WHITESTONE PONTIAN SOCIETY “PONTOS” OF NORWALK 72) FLOAT # 37 – ST. GEORGE OF CLIFTON FEDERATION AND THE GREEK AND GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF HOLY CROSS 34) FLOAT #26 - CORONA ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF AMERICAN FLAGS GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF WHITE - TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST CHURCH OF CLIFTON, NJ 9. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FEDERA - STONE CORONA, NEW YORK 73) FLOAT # 38 – ST. ATHANASIUS OF PARAMUS TION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER 18) FLOAT # 13– KASTORIAN SOCIETY TRANSFIGURATION GREEK SCHOOL ST. ATHANASIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH NEW YORK 35) FLOAT #27 – ST. DEMETRIOS CATHEDRAL, AS - OF PARAMUS, NJ 10. FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF Band: # 2 – BSA Troop 234 Drum & Bell Corps TORIA 74) SAINT BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH GREATER NY – PETROS GALATOULAS, PRESI - OF TOMS RIVERS, NJ DENT SOCIETY OF KASTORIANS “OMONOIA” INC., Band # 5 – Bloomfield Community Band 11. 2016 PARADE GRAND MARSHALS: PHILOPTOCHOS KASTORIA, YOUTH THIRD BATTALION HONORABLE BILL DE BLASIO, MAYOR NEW KASTORIA, PAN MACEDONIAN ASSOCIATION G.O.C. ST DEMETRIOS CATHEDRAL OF YORK CITY OF AMERICA, PAN-MACEDONIAN STUDY CEN - ASTORIA & STS CATHERINE & GEORGE 65th Street, Fifth to Park Avenues HON. , MEMBER OF TER, HELLENIC AMERICAN CLERGY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DAY SCHOOL, GREEK PARLIAMENT LIBRARY ELIAS NEOFYTIDES, MACEDONIAN HIGH SCHOOL, AFTERNOON SCHOOL, 75) ATHENIAN SOCIETY CONGRESSMAN JOHN SARBANES TV, PAN MACEDONIAN NY & NJ DISTRICT, PHILOPTOCHOS, G.O.Y.A., BOY & GIRL 76) AESCULAPIAN THESSALIAN BROTHERHOOD SPC. ALEK SKARLATOS ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF , SCOUTS 77) FLOAT #39 - CATHEDRAL OF ST. PAUL, HEMP - DR. SPIROS SPIREAS GROUP OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, THESSALONIKI, 36) GREEK ORTHODOX COUNCIL OF ELECTRICAL STEAD 12. 2016 PARADE HONORARY MARSHALS KASTORIA, MAVROVON, ALIAKMON, WORKERS, LOCAL #3 IBEW GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL MICHAEL E. SEREMETIS HALKIDIKI, DRAMA, GIANNITSA, KAVALA, 37) GREEK SCHOOL OF PLATO, BROOKLYN, NY CATHEDRAL ANN GORDON CHANG KILKIS, KOZANI, KORISOS, LITOHORO, 38) PAN LEMNIAN PHILANTHROPIC ASSOCIATION 13. HONORARY PARADE CHAIRMAN – HIS EMI - KOSTARAZION, OINOE, THASSOS, “HEPHAESTUS” INC BAND # 10- Emerson HS Band NENCE ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS, ALEXANDER THE GREAT, KATERINI, NAOUSA 39) ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PRIMATE OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 19) FLOAT # 14 – FEDERATION OF LACONIAN SO - OF ROCHESTER 78) HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, OF AMERICA CIETIES 40) FLOAT # 28 – ST. NICHOLAS, FLUSHING BRIDGEPORT, CT 14. PARADE CHAIRMEN EMERITUS – JOHN CAT - FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATED LACONIAN SO - 79) FLOAT #40 - C. VOULKOUDIS GUARDIAN AN - SIMATIDIS CIETIES Band # 6 – Yonkers Military Band GEL PHILIP CHRISTOPHER NEW YORK SOCIETY “VRYSEON ANAVRYTIS”, THE CHRISTOS VOULKOUDIS GUARDIAN AN - 15. PARADE CHAIRMEN ARCHODIKO SOCIETY, SOCIETY ARNIOTON ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH GEL FOUNDATION – VASILIOS GOURNELOS “ST ATHANASIOS”, WILLIAM SPYROPOULOS SCHOOL 80) FLOAT # 41 – HOLY RESURRECTION OF GEORGE KALERGIOS DAFNIOTON SOCIETY “SAINT GEORGE”, GREEK AFTERNOON SCHOOL “STEFANOS & BROOKVILLE 16. PARADE CO-CHAIRS GYTHION ASSOCIATION OF UNITED STATES, ARETI TSERPELIS” GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY – GEORGE PANTELIDIS Inc, KOUTOUMOU SOCIETY OF AMERICA, AS - SUNDAY SCHOOL - P.T.A. RESURRECTION, BROOKVILLE, NY MAMIE STATHATOS, ESQ. SOCIATION LACEDAEMONIANS, NY, LYKOYR - CHOIR - PARISH COUNCIL 81) ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURH DR. MICHAEL KOKOLIS GIAN –LACONIAN GUARD, ASSOCIATION 41) ACADEMY OF HELLENIC PAIDEIA OF NEW YORK CITY 17. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS MAGOULIOTON OF SPARTA, MYSTRAS 42) BRIDGE HOPE & SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATION 82) BROTHERHOOD OF MANI, INC. OF THE UNITED STATES SOCIETY OF PA AND DE, PANTANASSA ASSO - 43) FLOAT # 29 – PAN GREGORIAN 83) GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF OUR 18. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF CIATES OF MYSTRIOTES IN AMERICA, BAND # 7 – Cathedral HS Band SAVIOUR COMMUNITY, RYE, NY GREECE AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS PETRINA, PROGRESSIVE, BROTHERHOOD, PAN GREGORIAN ENTERPRISES 19. HONORED GUESTS AND OFFICIALS SPARTAN SOCIETY 44) FLOAT # 30 – PAN KERKYRAIKOS BAND # 11- BSA Troop 234 Drum & Bell Corps. 20) FLOAT # 15 - CRETAN SOCIETIES OF NY & NJ PAN KERKYRAIKOS ASSOCIATION OF AMERI - HONORARY BATTALION UNITED CULTURAL & EDUCATION CA 84) FLOAT # 42 – ST. PARASKEVI OF GREENLAWN COMMITTEE OF NY & NJ CRETANS OTHONI SOCIETY OF USA ST. PARASKEVI GREEK ORTHODOX SHRINE 63rd Street, Fifth to Park Avenues CRETAN ASSOCIATION “OMONOIA”, CRETAN 45) STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB CHURCH WOMEN’S ASSOCIATED “PASIFAE” BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL GREEK PARISH COUNCIL, PHILOPTOHOS, GREEK 1) GREEK SCHOOL OF PLATO MARCHING BAND LAVRYS CRETAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION OF CLUB SCHOOL, SUNDAY SCHOOL, GREEK- HELLENIC COLLEGE OF THESSALONIKI NEW YORK, SYLLOGOS KRETON-MINOS, CRE - BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE HELLENIC AMERICAN PRE-SCHOOL, GIRL SCOUTS, PRESIDENTIAL GUARD OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAN SISTERHOOD OF BROOKLYN, CRETAN CULTURAL SOCIETY GOYA, PTO, JOY, HOPE, YAL GREECE – EVZONES BROTHERHOOD OF BROOKLYN 46) FLOAT # 31 – OLYMPIACOS 85) FLOAT # 43- ST MARKELLA - WANTAGH ACROPOLIS FLAG CARRIED BY ARISTA STU - KAZANTZAKIS YOUTH, PHILOXENIA OF OLYMPIACOS FAN CLUB ST MARKELLA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH DENTS OF THE HELLENIC COMMUNITIES STATEN ISLAND, DICTAMOS OF WESTCH - 47) LOUPAKIS SCHOOL AND SCHOOL OF WANTAGH, NY KALAVRYTAN, 1821 ESTER 48) ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, 86) FEDERATION OF DODECANESE SOCIETIES OF LAVARON OF ’21 – KALAVRYTAN FRATERNITY THE WHITE MOUNTAINS & ARKADI OF NJ, WEST BABYLON, NY USA AND THE YOUTH LAVARON OF SOCIETY “SAINT EROTOKRITOS & ARETOYSA OF LONG ISLAND GREEK AFTERNOON SCHOOL, GOYA, JOY, NISYRIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK APOSTOLE” 21) FLOAT # 16 – MESSINIAN PARISH COUNCIL RHODES, KOS, KALYMNOS, KARPATHOS, LAVARON OF MANI SOCIETY MESSINIAN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION 49) STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN GREEK ORTHO - KASOS, SYMI, NISYROS, LEROS, ASTYPALEA, LAVARON GEROS TOU MOREA “ARISTOMENIS DOX CHURCH OF WEST NYACK, NY KASTELLORIZO, TILOS, HALKI, PATMOS, LIPSI LAVARA EXODOS MESOLOGIOU, AE - 22) FLOAT # 17 - ARCHANGEL MICHAEL CHURCH 50) ST. MARKELLA CATHEDRAL OF ASTORIA, NY 87) ST. PETROS THE APOSTLE GREEK ORTHODOX TOLOAKARNANES & D.O..S. GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY METROPOLIS OF G.O.C. OF AMERICA CHURCH OF BRONX LAVARON CRETAN ASSOCIATION “OMONOIA” ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, PT. WASHINGTON, NY CATHEDRAL OF SAINT MARKELLA OF ASTO - EVDOXIA LEVESANOS SCHOOL LAVARON PONTION SOCIETY 23) FLOAT # 18 – ST. IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU RIA AGIA ELPIS PHILOPTOHOS LAVARON SACRED PATRIARCHAL MONASTERY OF ST. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, PHILOPTOCHOS SOCI - 88) FLOAT # 44- ST. DEMETRIOS OF JAMAICA XANTHOS O FILIKOS PATMOS ASSOCIATION, IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU ETY, GREEK SCHOOL INC. EXECUTIVE ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL SAINT ISIDOROS CHURCH OF BETHPAGE L.I. Band: #12 – Park Ridge HS Band LAOGRAFIKOS OMILOS AMERIKIS- GREEK PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY, YOUTH, GREEK PARISH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, AMERICAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY SCHOOL OF ST. IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU, PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. DEMETRIOS, JA - PTA OF THE GREEK SCHOOL, ST. NECTARIOS MAICA, NY Band: #1 – Emerson High School Band GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, BROOKLYN, NY, BAND # 8 – Tappan Zee Bridgemen 89) ZOODOHOS PEGHE GREEK ORTHODOX EXECUTIVE ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL, CHURCH, BRONX, NY 2) FLOAT # 1 – MISS GREEK INDEPENDENCE PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY, GREEK SCHOOL OF 51) BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL HELLENIC SOCIETY GREEK AMERICAN INSTITUTE 3) CATHEDRAL OF HOLY TRINITY, NEW YORK, NY ST. NECTARIOS FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL HELLENIC 90) FLOAT #45 – CEPHALONIAN BROTHERHOOD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL PTO OF THE GREEK SCHOOL CLUB CEPHALONIAN BROTHERHOOD OF NEW ST. BASIL ACADEMY 24) FLOAT # 19 - HELLENIC COMMUNITIES OF GREEK CLUB OF LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH YORK 4) HELLENIC MEDICAL SOCIETY BROOKLYN & STATEN ISLAND SCHOOL 91) INTERCOLLEGIATE HELLENIC SOCIETY OF HELLENIC LAWYERS ASSOCIATION STS CONSTANTINE & HELEN CATHEDRAL OF TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL GREEK AMERICA 5) FLOAT # 2 – HELLENIC TIMES SCHOLARSHIP BROOKLYN, NY CLUB HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HELLENIC SOCIETY FUND ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX NATIONAL 52) FLOAT # 32 - SAMOS HELLENIC STUDENTS MANHATTAN COLLEGE 6) FLOAT # 3 – EPIROTES - Celebrating 100 Years SHRINE CHURCH PANSAMIAN BROTHERHOOD “PYTHAGORAS” HELLENIC SOCIETY OF ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSI - Pyrrhus OF NY TY PANEPIROTIC FEDERATION, SOCIETY OF BAND: #3 – Park Ridge HS Band NEW YORK UNIVERSITY HELLENIC CLUB EPIROTES, ANAGENESIS, SOULIOTISSES, SECOND BATTALION STONYBROOK GREEK & CYPRIOT STUDENTS PYRRHUS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, KIMISIS THEOTOKOU OF BROOKLYN COLLEGE OF CCNY- HELLENIC CLUB DAUGHTERS OF EPIRUS HOLY CROSS – BROOKLYN 64th Street, Fifth to Park Avenues QUEENS COLLEGE ICAROS GREEK CLUB 7) FLOAT # 4 – MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING THREE HIERARCHS – BROOKLYN FORDHAM UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE & TWO HOLY TRINITY – ST. NICHOLAS – STATEN IS - 53) GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF NEW LAW SCHOOL GREEK CLUB FEATURING CELEBRITY GUEST LAND JERSEY HUNTER HELLENIC SOCIETY ELENA KAMPOURIS 54) FEDERATION OF HELLENIC AMERICAN ORGA - BINGHAMPTON GREEK CLUB FROM MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 25) FLOAT # 20 - ANDROS NIZATIONS OF NEW JERSEY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HELLENIC SOCIETY 8) FLOAT # 5 – AHEPA FAMILY ANDROS SOCIETY OF USA, INC. AHEPA EMPIRE STATE DISTRICT 6, NJ 26) FLOAT # 21- FEDERATION OF STEREA BAND # 9 Passaic County Band BAND # 13- Saddle Brooke HS Band DISTRICT 5, YANKEE DISTRICT 7 HELLAS DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE, SONS OF FEDERATION OF STEREA HELLAS OF U.S.A. & 55) SAINT ANDREW EASTERN ORTHODOX LAW 92) FLOAT # 46- PAN-ICARIAN PERICLES AND MAIDS OF ATHENA CANADA ENFORCEMENT FEDERATION PAN-ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD OF NEW YORK 9) FLOAT # 6 – ATLANTIC BANK NAFPAKTIAN BROTHERHOOD, DAUGHTERS 56) FLOAT # 33 – ST. GEORGE OF PISCATAWAY 93) CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES PAIDEIA - 10) FLOAT # 7 – CYPRUS FEDERATION ROUMELIS, ST. DEMETRIOS BROTHERHOOD, ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, EASTERN Pan-Cyprian Band PLATANOS SOCIETY, VELOUHIO OF ATLANTA, PISCATAWAY, NJ CONNECTICUT STATE CYPRUS FEDERATION OF AMERICA AETOLPAKARNANIAN MUUAL, AGRINION SO - 57) FLOAT # 34 – ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN OF UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF RHODE IS - PANCYPRIAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, DI - CIETY, ANALYPSIS SOCIETY, ATHANASIOS DI - TENAFLY LAND VISIONS: ATHLETIC, YOUTH ATHLETIC AKOS, DIPLATANOS SOCIETY, GALAXIDI SOCI - GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLITAN CATHE - 94) ARCHBISHOP MOLLOY HIGH SCHOOL GREEK (ELEFTHERIA), WOMEN’S ETY, KATAFIGION SOCIETY, KARPENISI DRAL OF ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN, CLUB ISSUES NETWORK, DANCE, CHOIR, ASGATA SOCIETY, PERISTA SOCIETY, THERMOPYLES TENAFLY, NJ MANHASSET HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION “CYPRUS", CYPRUS YOUTH SOCIETY, ELEFTHERIANI SOCIETY, ENOSIS 58) RUTGERS UNVERSITY HELLENIC CULTURAL WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE AMERICA EVRYTANON AMERIKIS TO KARPENISI, SYLL - ASSOCIATION GREEK CLUB (CYCA), LAMPOUSA CYPRIOT-AMERICAN AS - OGOS EVRYTANON AMERIKIS-PANAGIA I 59) THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY HELLENIC 95) ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST GREEK ORTHODOX SOCIATION, ENOSIS LEFKARITON IN PROUSSIOTISA STUDENT ASSOCIATION CHURCH, NEW YORK CITY AMERICA, NJ CYPRIOT 27) FLOAT # 22– HOLY TRINITY OF HICKSVILLE 60) MONTCLAIR UNIVERSITY HELLENIC SOCIETY 96) ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ASSOCIATION SALAMIS, KALAVASOS FRATER - GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF HOLY 61) NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KINGSTON NITY, PANPAPHIAN ASSOCIATION, UNITED TRINITY, HICKSVILLE, NY HELLENIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION 97) ST. ELEFTHERIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CYPRIANS OF AMERICA 28) PAN ELIAKOS SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC 62) WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY HELLENIC CHURCH, NEW YORK CITY 11) FLOAT # 8 – INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK 29) KALAMATA SOCIETY CULTURAL ASSOCIATION 98) NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HIGH - 12) HELLENIC COMMUNITY OF GREATER MON - 30) FLOAT # 23 - ST. DEMETRIOS OF MERRICK 63) ST. ANDREW GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF WAY PATROL TREAL, CANADA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. RANDOLPH, NJ 99) FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF DEMETRIOS, MERRICK, NY 64) ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF GREATER NEW YORK MEMBERS AND 2016 PA - FIRST BATTALION 31) HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OCEAN, NJ RADE COMMITTEE OF NEW ROCHELLE, NY 65) FLOAT # 35 – STS NICHOLAS OF ROSELAND 63rd Street, Fifth to Park Avenues Greek Afternoon School, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, ST. NICHOLAS, CONSTANTINE AND HELEN OF Philoptochos, AHEPA ROSELAND, NJ 13) PANAGHIA OF ISLAND PARK GREEK 32) FLOAT # 24- UNITED CHIOS SOCIETIES 66) FLOAT # 36 – ST. GEORGE OF TRENTON ORTHODOX CHURCH, ISLAND PARK, NY ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF Floats will be lined up on 62nd Street from Fifth to 14) FLOAT # 9 - PAN-ARCADIAN Band: #4- Saddle Brook HS Band TRENTON, NJ Park Avenues. Parking for buses will be from 80th to PAN ARCADIAN FEDERATION OF AMERICA, CHIAN FEDERATION 67) HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 83rd Streets, Madison to Park Avenues. All Guests with EASTERN DISTRICT PAN CHIAKI SOCIETY, INC. “KORAIS” OF WESTFIELD, NJ Seating Passes must enter 5th Avenue from 70th Street 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 9-15, 2016 In Boston, Preliminary Events a Go, but Parade Nixed Due to Weather

By Theodore Kalmoukos That morning, a doxology of Smyrna, Asia Minor, Pontos, was offered at the Annunciation Imbros, and Tenedos. Koul - BOSTON, MA – The 22nd an - Cathedral of Boston for Greece’s manda is the first recipient of nual Greek Independence Pa - independence where Iphigenia the Freedom Award. rade of Boston, scheduled for Kanara Consul General of Four scholarships were April 3, was canceled due to in - Greece in Boston addressed the awarded to Greek-American clement weather, including congregation about the signifi - College students. Demos snow, cold, and wind. cance of the historic events of Kaisaris received the Federa - Unseasonably cold tempera - March 25th, 1821, resulting in tion’s scholarship; Haralampos tures, coupled with snow and the liberation of Greece from Exarchopoulos received the high winds forced the organiz - the Ottoman Empire. scholarship of the late Dr. Con - ers of the Federation of the Hel - On the evening before, over stantine Hionidis who had lenic American Societies of New 300 guests attended the Feder - served as Federation President, England, in consultation with ation’s annual gala dinner, held and Demetra Tsitsopoulos and city and law enforcement au - at the Newton Marriott, where Elefteria Horiatis received the thorities, to cancel the Parade. the Federation presented its Harry Katis Scholarship. Former Federation Public Relations Freedom Award to Dr. Maria Federal President Vasilios Kafkas Committee Chairman Bill Kafkas Koulmanda, a prominent re - was emcee. Music was provided told TNH that “it was a painful searcher and professor at Har - by Ta Deilina orchestra.

ABOVE: Dr. Maria Koulmanda was presented with the “Freedom Award”. From left: Miltiadis Athanasopoulos, Metropolitna Methodios, Iphigenia Kanara, Dr. Maria Koulmanda, Vasilios Kafkas and Kostas Travagiakis. LEFT: The reception at the Consulate General of Greece.

Lowell read her easy from the Greek Orthodox School of The - nations for nearly 200 years. competition “Ionnis Kapodistrias ology chanted hymns and sang “Just as the American Revo - and the Creation of the Greek traditional songs. lution, the Greek Revolution in - Nation.” Traditional Greek Massachusetts House spired Greeks and non-Greeks dances were performed by the Speaker Robert DeLeo delivered alike. Volunteers came from students, directed by their warm remarks about Greece. every part of Greece, but also teacher Maria Booras. Senate Minority Leader Bruce from every part of the globe, in - An official recognition was Tarr, a Greek-American, coordi - cluding the United States. Some presented on the commemora - nated the event. of the most famous and dedi - tion of the 100th anniversary of Consul General of Greece cated soldiers of the Greek War the Pontian Genocide to Peter Iphigenia Kanara said “I am for Independence came from decision to cancel the Parade af - vard University. Dr. Koulmanda On April 1, the annual cere - Petridis, president of the Pana - here to pay tribute to an impor - right here in New England. ter all the preparations and ef - spoke about the dynamics of the mony of the Greek Indepen - gia Soumela Society of Boston tant moment in our nation’s his - “These revolutionaries gave forts, but it had to be done for Greek Revolution and touched dence Day took place at the and Eleni Athanasiadou, Presi - tory.” Greeks rose up 195 years their lives to protect not only safety reasons because of strong upon the challenges that Greece State House of Massachusetts, dent of the Pontiaki Estia Soci - ago “against the oppression of their homeland, but also the winds in Boston and the cold faces today with its dire eco - sponsored by members of the ety of Boston. the Ottoman’s to reinstate one land where Western civilization temperatures.” nomic situations and the migra - Massachusetts Great and Gen - A special recognition was of the world’s preeminent na - was conceived and where our Many ecclesiastical commu - tion crisis. She said that coming eral Court in conjunction with presented to Nikolaos and Anas - tions. In doing so, they safe - common democratic values nities and ethnic societies began from the island of Lesbos. We the Federation. tasia Kanaloupitis for their gen - guarded not only their ancient were in need of defense.” calling the Federation’s officials know firsthand about refugees Efthalia Pelekoudas, an erosity to the Federation of the heritage, but also the legacy of After the State House cere - early that morning canceling because our people went eighth grade student at the Day Hellenic-American Societies. Western principles, those prin - mony, Kanara hosted a recep - their participation in the Parade. through it with the catastrophe Hellenic American School of The choir of Holy Cross ciples that have united our two tion at the Consulate, nearby.

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1. Theodoros Kolokotronis could not have a more impressive double than Giorgos Lagadianos on Apr. 3. Adults and children alike were delighted by the many costumed marchers. 2. Two members of the Evzones in an impressive display of discipline and devotion pay respect to the memories of Greek soldiers at a replica of Greece’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 3. Students proudly carry the banner of St. Nicholas Afternoon Greek School. The preservation of the Greek language is a priority at the parish served by Fr. Michael Pastrikos. 4. The Evzones of the Mary - land Independence Day Parade, established in 1997, evoke applause. They were trained by Stavros Katsas (R), a former sergeant of the Greek Presidential Guard. 5. Children, as always and everywhere the pride and joy of Greek parades, crown a float depicting the “secret schools” 5 that preserved the Greek language in many parts of Greece. Sun Out in All its Glory in Baltimore, But Greek Parade Shines Brighter

Continued from page 1 himself, who attended with his children – across the country, in - it was an honor and joy to be his service in the United States military background – he is a Lt. son Congressman John Sar - cluded the Myrmidons, dressed Grand Marshal. He echoed Dr. in 2015, told TNH “I am im - Colonel in the army reserves – Greek-language announcer. banes. like the companions of Achilles Baltatzis’ call for greater unity. pressed with the spirit of the and is pleased that people like Representatives from the The retired senator noted and accompanied by some strik - “Each member has to get up community. Today it feels like Katsas were recruited to provide Greek Embassy included Maria “the enormous respect and ad - ing blonde amazons, and the from his couch and participate I’m in Greece…and we see that professional training. Theodorou, the Deputy Chief of miration for Vavas” adding “at Hellenic Warriors, whose cos - in the community’s activities,” Hellenism exists everywhere.” The city’s run-up to the pa - Mission, Consul Dimitrios An - any event you can count on her tumes and arms are drawn from he said. St. Nicholas Parish Council rade included Greek Restaurant gelosopoulos, and Col. Panagi - being there” and also praised soldiers of many periods of Kotrotsios contributes as the president Demos Anastasiades Week. The VIP reception on pa - otis Kavidopoulos, the Defense the parade committee “for the Greek history. founder of the Hermes Expo was filled with pride when he rade day was held on the second and Military Attache. The Con - incredible job they do every year Mayor Stephanie Rawlings- trade show, which for 25 year spoke to TNH about Greektown floor of Ikaros restaurant and sul of Cyprus Konstantinos – give them a big round of ap - Blake attended, accompanied by has promoted Greek products in and the parish and its schools, was hosted by owner Xenos Ko - Polykarpou was also listed in the plause” he said. her Chief of Staff, community America and takes place in including the Bilingual Early Ed - hilas, who is from Ikaria, as - program. The New York Hellenic Phil - favorite daughter Kalliope Philadelphia on April 5. ucation Center for children one sisted by Vania Kohilas. THE SARBANES ATTEND harmonic Society led by Spiros Parthemos. AHI President Nick Larigakis to four years old. The restaurant features live A big cheer erupted when Svolakos provided the musical Kotrotsios, who told TNH the emphasized the importance of Stakias, whose family hails music and special events, like Chios-born Georgia Vavas was accompaniment. community appreciates that the parades in America to showcase from Chios, was the founder of the special 17-course presenta - surprised by being presented the Living history groups, which New York-based newspaper Hellenism and express ethnic Baltimore’s Evzone corps, which tion on the cuisine of Ikaria, Paul Sarbanes Public Service have become parade-goer fa - sends reporters to important pride. was created for the first parade renowned for the longevity of Award by the beloved senator vorites – especially among the events across the country said Kavidopoulos, arrived began in 1997, partly inspired by his its inhabitants. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 9-15, 2016 COMMUNITY 7 Michael Antoniades Named President/CEO of Wood Johnson U Hospital

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Wood Johnson Medical School, programs (cardiac and within community and teaching and women’s and children’s care Robert Wood Johnson Univer - Rutgers Cancer Institute of New kidney/pancreas) within the hospitals in New York and New including The Bristol-Myers sity Hospital (RWJ) has named Jersey and our private physi - hospital. Jersey. Squibb Children’s Hospital at Monroe resident Michael Anto - cians in the community. We are “It is a privilege for me to Antoniades earned a master’s Robert Wood Johnson Univer - niades, MPA, President and confident that he will use these lead an exceptional team of degree in public administration sity Hospital. Chief Executive Officer, over same skills as we begin a new health care professionals who from Rutgers University in 2008 RWJ has been ranked among both the and chapter as New Jersey’s largest constantly strive to raise the bar and a bachelor of science degree the best hospitals in America by Somerset campuses, RWJ an - healthcare system, RWJ Barn - and provide residents of our in Health Administration from U.S. News & World Report nounced. abas Health,” RWJ reported. state and region some of the the University of Phoenix in seven times and has been se - Antoniades succeeds Mr. Antoniades joined RWJ in finest academic medicine avail - 2006. He is currently a member lected by the publication as a Stephen K. Jones, who served 2011 as Vice President, Opera - able anywhere in the United of the American College of high performing hospital in nu - as President and CEO since tions and was later promoted to States,” Antoniades said. Health Executives and the As - merous specialties. 2007, and who will soon as - Senior Vice President of Opera - “Our team has a well-earned sociation of Healthcare Execu - The Bristol-Myers Squibb sume the role of Chief Academic tions in 2013. He was named reputation for expanding the tives of New Jersey. Children’s Hospital has been Officer for RWJ’s new parent or - Executive Vice President and boundaries of medicine while ABOUT RWJ ranked among the best hospitals ganization – RWJ Barnabas Chief Operating Officer in 2014. delivering innovative, quality Robert Wood Johnson Uni - in America by U.S. News & Health. Antoniades provided over - care to patients. We look for - versity Hospital is a 965-bed World Report three times. In ad - “Mike is a proven leader who sight for multiple clinical and ward to strengthening this rep - academic medical center with dition, RWJUH was named possesses the needed vision, support areas, as well as the utation and increasing access to campuses in New Brunswick among the best places to work drive and passion to take our strategic direction and develop - our exceptional services as part and Somerville, NJ. Its Centers in health care by Modern academic medical center to the Michael Antoniades ment of the Bristol-Myers of RWJ Barnabas Health Sys - of Excellence include cardiovas - Healthcare magazine and re - next level,” said Jack Morris, Squibb Children’s Hospital, car - tem,” RWJ announced. cular care from minimally inva - ceived the Equity of Care Award Chair of RWJ’s Board of Direc - ary of 2011, Mike has built diovascular services, women’s Prior to his position at RWJ, sive heart surgery to transplan - as Top Hospital for Healthcare tors. strong partnerships with our services, ambulatory services Mr. Antoniades served in a va - tation, cancer care, stroke care, Diversity and Inclusion from the “Since joining RWJ in Janu - partners at Rutgers Robert and the hospital’s transplant riety of senior operational roles neuroscience, joint replacement, American Hospital Association. The Doctors Andreopoulou: They’re Physicians, Professors, and Sisters

Continued from page 1 nities for professional and aca - feature of academic medicine is demic distinction.” that along with providing care Greek National Exams to get IOANNINA AND ATHENS to patients, practitioners take a into medical school “was very Student life in Ioannina was more substantial part in the evo - easy because it was a goal and quite different than in Athens, lution of medical science. She dream for both our parents for Eleni noted. “When I was study - referenced her academic expe - us to receive an education and ing in Ioannina, the library was rience as an assistant professor become useful citizens in soci - our point of reference, whereas at MD Anderson Cancer Center ety. It was an easy choice, but a when Panagiota began her stud - in Houston, the largest and most difficult goal to reach. Our fa - ies in Athens, the development significant anticancer hospital ther was an insightful man, who of the Internet played a defini - in the world. wanted his daughters to be ed - tive role in scientific training.” There has been much cam - ucated and independent. She also stated that Ioannina’s paigning in recent years regard - “Our parents supported and Medical School was a new in - ing the treatment of illnesses. encouraged our education, but stitution at that time with out - As Panagiota explained, “there never pressured us about our standing professors and schol - is a huge flux of information, field of study. They represent ars, who held post-graduate but the quality of the informa - the majority of the Greeks who degrees from abroad and had tion varies from undocumented believe that the biggest invest - returned with the vision and opinions to scientific websites ment a person can make is in positive energy to teach. Free of which patients can refer to. All their children’s education.” unionized student bodies, it of - associations have websites in - Regarding both repatriations, fered a better opportunity for tended for patients. Eleni said they had “a very pos - students to dedicate themselves “We want patients to be in - itive impact on our lives. It con - to their studies zealously. Talented and loving sisters, Panagiota and Eleni make their parents, Georgia and the late An - formed, but sometimes they are tributed to our flexibility and “At the National University thony Andreopoulos, proud and are dedicated to Hellenism and the community. influenced in such a way that adaptability, two very necessary of Athens, strikes and squatting they regard the physician with elements for our professional were a common occurrence and She chose endocrinology be - what impelled me to choose it. illness. At an advanced stage it suspicion, and are prejudiced and personal advancement in an obstacle to those who wished cause “it is a holistic specializa - “Each specialty has its own may be incurable, but treat - about pharmaceutical companies this country. Most importantly, to focus on their studies. The tion involving all bodily func - technological and cognitive rev - ments are aimed at prolonging and treatments. They rely on it gave us the opportunity to ex - situation was certainly worse af - tions, all organs, all systems, olution. Advancements in en - the life of cancer patients, si - non-pharmaceutical therapies de - perience and embrace both cul - ter my graduation, reflective of whether they produce hormones docrinology are comparable to multaneously improving their pending on the disease and that tures from either side of the At - the general state of the country,” or are affected by them. New those which contributed to the quality of life.” may negatively affect our role.” lantic and to keep the best of Panagiota pointed out. Yet, hormones and receptors are dis - treatment of cancer and heart Both sisters are academic Eleni added: “the matter of both worlds.” throughout its 200-year history, covered every day. It is a fasci - disease.” physicians and Eleni considers diet is very important in treating Panagiota added: “we came it has educated world-renowned nating subspecialty of medicine, Eleni noted that even cancer participation in research for the cancer as well. There are many to America fully equipped to doctors such as George Papani - and my need to examine the pa - treatment is changing. “Metasta - development of new treatments studies showing that nutrition is take advantage of the opportu - colaou. tient as an entire organism is tic cancer is treated as a chronic very important. A wonderful related to the onset and appear - ance of cancer. The role of the Mediterranean diet, especially Cretan, has been documented.” Panagiota said that dietary Hellenic Medical Society Honors 2016 Distinguished Female Physician supplements and vitamins should not be taken without consulting a physician. Gener - Continued from page 1 on The Importance of Screening ences and symposia like the one ally, if someone maintains a bal - Patients for Atypical Cancer held to honor the Distinguished anced diet containing proteins, ation Oncology at New York Family Histories and Offering a Female Physician of the Year. low in sugars, with lots of fruits University. HMS President Dr. Genetic Blood Test to Rule Out Dr. Mary Kalopothakes was and vegetables rich in antioxi - George Liakeas offered greet - the Possibility of a Genetic Mu - born in Athens in 1859. She dants, nuts, eggs, fish, and min - ings for this informative sympo - tation. Dr. Smith stated that studied at the Harvard Annex imal meats, then supple - sium. “management of these patients (now Radcliffe College) and ments and vitamins are not The scientific program began varies greatly depending on the then began her medical studies necessary.” with the Keynote Lecture, “Lung result of the test.” A simple in in 1886. Having been raised in Cancer: Risk Factors, Early De - blood test for 25 different ge - Returning to Athens in 1894, Greece, the Andreopoulou sis - tection, Screening Guidelines, netic mutations helps patients she passed her exams and began ters said they have a better Classification, Staging and Pre - with a family history of cancer her practice in pediatrics and grasp of what is happening in dictive and Prognostic Molecu - decide, along with their doctors gynecology. With the Union of their country with the refugees. lar Studies,” presented by Dr. and genetic counselors, what Greek Women, she served as a They said they are very moved Anagnostopoulos, who received course of treatment to take. physician during the Greco- by the humanity displayed to - her medical degree from the Smith highlighted the need to Turkish War of 1897, worked ward them by their fellow University of Athens and has identify more patients whose with the Hospital of the Red Greeks, and noted how the sit - been practicing medicine for lives can be saved by this re - Cross in Volos as a surgeon, and uation must be handled with over thirty years. markable test. The event was was recognized by Queen Olga both compassion and realism. Anagnostopoulos noted that co-sponsored by Myriad Genet - and Florence Nightingale for her “The national health system smoking is the most serious risk ics, the lab that offers the work preparing nurses for the in Greece has taken a heavy factor for lung cancer and pre - MyRisk test for hereditary can - front. blow due to the economic crisis vention is key to dealing with cers. Working tirelessly for the and the immigration of doctors, this terrible disease. The doctor Founded in 1936, HMS is a public health in Greece, she and is not in a position to deal emphasized that helping smok - Dr. Anastasia Anagnostopoulos, the Dr. Mary Kalopothakes professional organization of published books on health and with the needs of thousands of ers realize the seriousness of the Distinguished Female Physician, speaks about lung cancer. physicians. It is devoted to edu - hygiene. Dr. Mary Kalopothakes refugees. The Greek-American consequences of tobacco use is cation and international out - passed away in 1941, but her community must rise to the oc - vital to the prevention of lung Dr. Julia A. Smith, Clinical Di - Director at NYU and Bellevue reach projects, granting schol - memory, philanthropy, and con - casion and take initiatives to cancer. rector of the Cancer Screening Lynne Cohen Foundation & Car - arships, fellowships and awards, tributions to medicine live on sensitize public opinion on the The symposium continued Program at the Laura and Isaac ing Together Project for Women and also fostering strong ties to with the award named in her consequences of the economic with the lecture presented by Perlmutter Cancer Center, and with Increased Risk for Cancer, the community through confer - honor. and refugee crises,” Eleni noted.

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TNH Staff The overture foreshadowed ducer and organized everything. the opera’s plot, which reflects He worked closely with NEW YORK – Ancient the course of so many lives: high Tsinopoulos to gather the mu - Greece’s tragedies inspired the hopes for love and triumph rep - sicians. Chrissochos and later European inventors of resented by lyrical and exuber - Karousos approached The Fed - Opera and on March 26 the de - ant passages, and the known eration, which was pleased to scendants Sophocles witnessed and unknown forces that culmi - offer its support. “Olympic Flame,” the first Greek nate in tragedy, literally trum - Karousos, now based in Eu - opera ever seen at Lincoln Cen - peted by the brass section and rope after a recent move from ter at the Bruno Walter Audito - accented on drums. Canada, is HACA President and rium near the renowned Metro - Tenor Demetrios John runs European chapters in politan Opera House. Tsinopoulos declared the France and , and Chris - The opera’s composer Pana - strength – sometimes expressed sochos is the Vice President in giotis Karousos was inspired by with nobility, other times with New York. “We promote Greek Sophocles’ “Women of Trachis” arrogance – of Heracles. The themed music. I do the rock op - or “Trachiniae,” the story of Her - opera opens with his inaugura - eras here” and Karousos over - acles’ death and apotheosis. It tion of the Olympic Games and sees the operas and classical is the second part of a trilogy he explains the importance of music presentations,” the latter which begins with the story of the Olympic flame, which reflect told TNH. Prometheus giving humanity “a gift from Prometheus and a HACA’s endeavors have a the gift of fire and concludes symbol for the games to honor broad cultural significance be - with the life Alexander the the gods,” according to the pro - cause they introduce Greek- Great. gram. Americans to unfamiliar genres. Produced by the Hellenic Soprano Elisabeth Shoup Demetria Savopolis and Pan - American Center of the Arts played Heracles’ hapless wife dora Spelios were not big opera (HACA) and presented by the Deianira. His son Hyllos was fans before that evening, but Federation of Hellenic Societies presented by Kofi Hayford, Left to right: Producer Billy Chrissochos, Composer Panagiotis Karounos, and conductor Justin they enjoyed the show. “It was of Greater New York, the event whose stentorian bass voice Pieper, along with the cast and orchestra, receive applause at Lincoln Center. a wonderful event. The singers was of part of the Federation’s served him well as Prometheus were stupendous. They sang the celebration of Greek Indepen - later in the opera. cles home, but this is a story that Elias Markos was the stage all who helped make it possible. Greek well and were a good dence that culminates in New Soprano Stella Pap - does not end well for the hu - director and much of the team His father is from Kefalonia team. The composition was York’s Greek Parade. atheodorou portrayed both Hyl - mans. for Olympic Flame is also in - and mother is from is from Cen - original and fit the story well” Musician and composer Billy los’ sister Makaria and Iole – Deianira was tricked into poi - volved in the Greek-themed tral Greece, but is the only mu - Spelios told TNH. Chrissochos produced the event Heracles’ new non-Olympic soning Heracles, leading to an Rock Opera composed and pro - sician among four children. Savopolis, past president of and after welcoming the audi - flame and mezzo Viktoriya Ko - excruciating death. In her grief duced by Chrissochos titled, The New York production the Hellenic American Educa - ence he thanked Federation reneva played Heracles’ mother stabs and kills herself. “Porphyra- A Grecian Rock consists of highlights from the tors Association/UFT said “It president Petros Galatoulas for Alkmene. Heracles’ pain is quickly for - Opera: Anna and Vladimir The full opera and Karousos told was innovative and charming, its assistance with sponsorships. The opera’s most touching gotten, however, as Prometheus Love that Rocked the World” TNH “I composed it on the oc - very dynamic and very exciting. The opera was also the pre - moment was the beautiful duet descends from Olympus and in - that will be performed at Off casion of the Olympic games in I enjoyed it.” mier performance of the Hel - sung by Papatheodorou and vites him to return with him to Broadway Players Theater May Brazil and we believed this was Vasiliki Filiotis, President of lenic American Orchestra, which Hayford where Makaria wishes his father Zeus amid a glorious 13-15. the appropriate time to present Hellenic Paideia of America, en - was created by HACA and is her brother a safe journey as he finale offered by the mortals Karousos was delighted with it.” joyed Olympic Flame with her conducted by Jestin Pieper. sets off to find and bring Hera - who remained alive. the production and appreciated Chrissochos was the pro - sisters and friends. Metropolitan Emmanuel Speaks to TNH about Synod

By Theodore Kalmoukos in the contemporary world, the whose capital is Athens, he said Orthodox Diaspora, the Auton - “we are not dividing Greece, nor BOSTON, MA – Metropolitan omy and its proclamation, fast - there is any problem with the Emmanuel of France in an ex - ing in the contemporary world, integrity of Greece. Since the Ec - clusive interview with TNH said the Church and its relations to umenical Patriarch presides and that the Holy and Great Synod the rest of the Christian world, proposes it was very natural to of the Orthodox Church, which the mystery of marriage and its propose a place belonging to the will be convened in Crete in obstacles. Canonical Jurisdiction of the Ec - June, will cost 2.5 million euros. But what do these topics of - umenical patriarchate. We don’t “All the churches will contribute fer today, and especially to the have any problem at this mo - because the Ecumenical Patriar - young? “The Synod will have ment with the Church of chate cannot assume the entire one strong and united voice of Greece”. financial obligation. We are the Orthodox Church. Even if Emmanuel said “I cannot grateful to all churches and nothing is decided, it is enough give a number at this time – I most especially to the Archdio - the fact that at last the 14 Auto - don’t have the totals in front of cese of America for the financial cephalous Orthodox Churches me,” regarding how much help and also the manpower in will come together to send a money the Archdiocese of Amer - organizing the Great Synod” message to the World. Ortho - ica and Leadership 100 con - and he added “we are grateful doxy will speak with one voice.” tributed toward the Synod. He to His Eminence Archbishop Commenting on the endear - also did not know exactly how Demetrios of America.” ment of the unity of the Great much transportation and secu - Maestro Peter Tiboris Metropolitan Emmanuel is a Synod because of the continu - rity – to which Greece will also prominent hierarch of the Patri - ous dispute between the two an - contribute financially – ulti - archate, a member of its Holy cient patriarchates of Antioch mately will cost. Synod and close confidant of and Jerusalem over the jurisdic - But how will it look to Peter Tiboris: Carnegie Hall His All Holiness Ecumenical Pa - tion of the Archdiocese of Qatar, Greeks, whose country is suffer - triarch Bartholomew. Emmanuel which was established by the His Eminence Metropolitan ing through crisis, with people said that “the preparations of Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Em - Emmanuel of France hungry, students fainting in Maestro Brings Opera to the Great Synod are well under - manuel believes that “prudence schools and pensions continu - way in Crete where a special will prevail and a solution will to be able to achieve reconcilia - ously cut, for a convention of committee has been established be found. We all strive toward tion among ourselves.” metropolitans and patriarchs in the Aegean for the reception and welcoming that end.” He explained that Why hold the Synod in Crete, having fancy dinners? of the Prelates of the Orthodox “this problem doesn’t only Crete? “As you know, it had “We are, above all, human” Em - Churches. It is anticipated that wound the relations of those been decided initially to con - manuel replied. “We see how By Vasilis Papoutsis despite the fact that classical the Synod will convey the spirit two Patriarchates but the entire vene in Constantinople,” he much the economic crisis has hit music does not have a huge fol - of the role of the Church to the Orthodox Church.” replied, “but due to political not only Greece but all of Eu - Peter Tiboris has a long and lowing in Greece. ''We get clas - people of 21st century. The idea Emmanuel said that “the conditions and disputes be - rope and the world, and that distinguished career as a classi - sical music lovers to the festival of the Synod started in 1923 Synod will go ahead if the prob - tween and Turkey, Crete crisis will be discussed during cal conductor. Growing up in from many parts of Greece and and 1930, but the organization lems between those two Patri - was chosen because it is the the Synod. Do not think that we Sheboygan, WI, he knew from nearby countries. There is great started 55 years ago.” archates are not resolved. We Canonical Jurisdiction of the Ec - will be eating and drinking an early age that he wanted to interest in classical music now.'' Emmanuel explained that cannot pull back.” He also said umenical Patriarchate.” When without thinking of the others. be a musician. At a young age That interest was the driving the agenda consists of six topics, that “we can’t speak to the peo - we interjected that Crete is part Our aim is the success of the he became the organist of the force in creating an educational including the Church’s mission ple about reconciliation without of the one, free, unified Greece, Great Synod.” St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox academy, The Greek Opera Stu - church and went on to study dio. music in the University of Wis - Tiboris is married to ac - consin. claimed soprano Eilana Lap - In 1984, Tiboris was invited palainen, who is the academy’s Huffington Pens New Book, about Getting Good Sleep to conduct a concert in New Artistic Director. The monthlong York and that led to the creation summer program provides vocal of the MidAmerica productions. training, private coaching, pub - Continued from page 1 was in attendance as well. As MidAmerica’s General Direc - lic master class, movement and Stewart told TNH how won - tor of Productions, he has con - dance classes, acting training or - Before speaking to the derful it was to see what her ducted over 1,000 classical con - atorio classes, and audition pre - crowd, she told The National friend was up to, "and she's up certs at Carnegie Hall, rendering sentation. The instructors are Herald, "I just love that we're to sleeping! She's trying to get him the largest independent teachers and artists who have having this party at a Greek me to sleep more but I don't producer in that venue’s history. worked in the world's most re - store with Greek music and know if I want to!" Tiboris also conducted Mikis spected opera and music Greek food." While Huffington may still Theodorakis' Electra the opera venues. She talked about coming need to convince Stewart of the with Mikis and the Manhattan The academy is one of its from a Greek family that benefit of sleeping more, she Philharmonic in June, 2000. kind in Greece. Speaking to Ti - revered sleep, and now she's try - has already convinced Uber to In 2005, Tiboris founded the boris about the Greek crisis and ing to bring that message to partner up with her to spread Festival of the Aegean on the how it affects his efforts he told everyone on a public scale with the message about drowsy dri - Greek island of Syros. While TNH, ''We are very proud that her new book. ving. Although drunken driving looking for a location in Greece, we are able to continue to pro - With cameras and cellphones incidents have been lowered re - he was informed that the Apollo vide this classical festival and held high, the crowd gathered cently, she pointed out that Theater in Ermoupolis, had musical academy to the Greek around to hear why she felt this drowsy driving accidents are ris - gone through an extensive €25 people during this difficult issue was important enough for ing. million renovation. ''The festival time.'' As for the overall effect her to write at length about it. She is hoping as well that her was created because of the his - on the Greek society, he said ''I She expressed concern about sleep revolution campaign will toric and beautiful Apollo. It is am optimistic about Greece and children being misdiagnosed not just start from behind the a stunning concert space with a I count on our resiliency and with Attention Deficit Hyperac - wheel but will also reach into grand history'' he said. Also faith to overcome this situation. tivity Disorder (ADHD) when the corporate world with nap known as La Piccola Scala, the But the Greeks need to complete they are really sleep deprived. rooms rights alongside board - Apollo is an architectural jewel. the reforms and adopt to the And that's not the only age rooms. Believed that it was modeled af - idea of paying taxes. It is not in group: she is targeting colleges It will be interesting to see if ter the famous La Scala di Mi - the Greek fabric to pay taxes with hundreds of sleep fairs The City That Never Sleeps will lano Opera House, Apollo was and that adjustment needs to coming up soon to spread the read Huffington's book and take built by the Italians in 1864 as occur.'' He also said that the ''EU message of how important it is her advice and start a Sleep Rev - Syros had become an important in its present formation is a dis - to sleep more especially in col - A good crowd is on hand to olution become The City That stop to the route leading from aster. Unless they adopt the con - lege. see Huffington Post founder Sleeps Well. Venice to the Middle East. Hun - cept of a federal government as Not to leave the older gener - and publisher Arianna Huffin - More information on The dreds of Italians resided in the it is in the United States, it will ation out, she warned that sleep gton discuss her new book, Sleep Revolution is available at island in the summer months be hard for the EU to function deprivation leads to erectile dys - The Sleep Revolution at Coco- penguinrandomhouse.com. when opera performances took effectively. Even then it will be function so she jokingly cau - Mat in New York City. place. Damages created during difficult since the national iden - tioned the crowd to "forget Via - World War II led to the theater's tities are so strong and exist for gra and get seven to nine hours demise and the municipality thousands of years.'' In cultural of sleep!" closed it in 1959 and remained terms he said that he is ''thrilled Encouraging the crowd to try closed until 2000. with the new Opera House out the mattresses by jumping The Festival of the Aegean opening up in Athens. It has on them, Huffington tried to produced the first opera perfor - been long overdue.'' The Opera drive home the point of how im - mance in the theater in more House was built with the assis - portant it is for everybody to get than 100 years. ''Performing tance of the Niarchos Founda - enough sleep to feel better in these great classical works in the tion. life. Aegean is a special opportunity The 12th Annual Festival of She also acknowledged her for artists worldwide as well as the Aegean will take place July two daughters Christina and Is - bringing the classical arts to the 10-23. Participating are 240 abella, who were in attendance island of Syros and Greece'' Ti - artists from 20 different coun - that night. Not just family came boris emphasized, noting that tries. More information is avail - out to support Huffington; the festival is widely successful able at festivaloftheaegean.com. lifestyle queen Martha Stewart THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 9-15, 2016 FEATURE 9

ALL HISTORY Was He Greek or Native-American? The Mystery of Jamake Highwater

By Steve Frangos shops across the country. In coolly observe that Highwater TNH Staff Writer 1977, Highwater began hosting also made a pile of money as an television programs centering Indian (The News, February 16, on Native Americans. 1984).” CHICAGO- I once worked at the Around 1980, as Highwater’s There is the only one aspect American Indian Studies Re - books, lectures and broadcasts of Hank Adams’ initial investiga - search Institute. One day when became increasingly popular tive story on Jamake Highwater I handed Dr. Raymond DeMallie with general audiences, Native which was in error: Adams of - his mail I happened to notice he Americans also began to raise fered “the theory that Highwa - had received a coloring book. objections to the factual content ter is really the Greek American Later that day while having our of Highwater’s seemingly end - George John Markopoulos… afternoon coffee break, I asked less stream of books, lectures, that Markopoulos changed his him about this odd bit of mail. and television programs on In - identity from choreographer “Oh, I first read it in draft,” De - dians and Indian culture. These and experimental filmmaker to Mallie replied. My expression Amerindian critics soon began spokesperson for Native Ameri - gave my astonishment away and to question Highwater’s Indian can culture and is Americaniz - he said that given that the col - ancestry. ing Greek mythology at the ex - oring book was on Native Amer - As all of this was transpiring, pense of the true native ican Indians he wanted to be Highwater was making a fabu - American culture.” In research - sure it was as authentic as one lous amount of money. In 1982, ing Highwater’s past, he had lo - would expect from such a pub - he founded the nonprofit trust, cated his origins as “John lication. I was still confused and the Native Land Foundation to Marks,” and then as “Gregory put it to him that it was in fact promote world folk art. But the John Markopoulos.” “only” a coloring book. He, then, controversy would not go away. The connection to Gregory J. said “once something gets into In 1984, respected Native Amer - Markopoulos (1928-1992) is to - the secondary literature it is al - ican activist Hank Adams, an tally false. Markopoulos, with most impossible to correct.” This Assiniboine-Sioux, published his whom Highwater is confused, simple point proved to be one scathing exposé, of Jamake was of Greek descent, who re - of the most useful observations Highwater, “The Golden Indian” mains an internationally re - I ever heard. in ‘Akwesasne Notes (No. 16, spected filmmaker. The subse - It was while working at the Late Summer 1984: 10-12). quent hurricane of news reports Institute that I first heard of Ja - Adams’ incredibly detailed case on the Highwater controversy make Highwater. Since his Though we don’t really know exactly who Jamake Highwater was, we do know that he was a against Highwater was based on proved this point. It is signifi - death on June 3, 2001 Highwa - prolific writer; two of his books are seen here. Highwater’s own contradictory cant that, at the time of Jamake ter has been associated with reports, given in interviews, Highwater’s death Hank Adams Greeks in North America. Who - about his Indian ancestry. The once again offered a highly de - ever Highwater may have been, ican experimental filmmaker. Other Four Letter Words (New interview (sources are in dis - documented evidence Adams tailed assault against Highwa - was never who he claimed. Even the date of Highwater’s York: Bantam Books, 1968). agreement). He stated he had offered demonstrated, beyond ter’s claims to be of Indian de - More confusing still, many of birth remains unknown. It is It was on July 13, 1969 that received an affidavit from his any doubt, that Highwater’s tis - scent. But this time, all mention the allegations about this man’s likely to have been sometime Highwater first referred to him - adoptive mother stating his sue of lies was contradictory at of Gregory J. Markopoulos is Greek identity are also unques - between 1923 and 1933. In self as a Cherokee Indian in a birth mother was Marcia High - every point. The core evidence omitted. tionably false. While Highwa - 1954, Highwater left his Los An - Sunday News interview. Just as water, a 15-year-old “Cherokee for Adams’ case remains solid. But even after the scandal ter’s past may still be in doubt, geles home and went to San he had in San Francisco, High - Indian girl” who was carried This story was picked up by and public admission, Highwa - his New York Times obituary Francisco, where he taught water sustained himself through away from her Oklahoma reser - journalist Jack Anderson. An - ter’s books and other documents confirmed that he “wrote more modern dance. It is reported journalism. During this period, vation by Alexander Markopou - derson reported that, “under do not appear to have been re - than 30 books on art, dance, that in March 1955, Highwater his journalism knew no bounds. los, his birth father, who had persistent questioning…High - moved from library shelves. music, and history. His work in - and other instructors formed the He gradually wrote for Smith - come to America from his native water finally admitted that he Do Native Americans still be - cluded novels, nonfiction, po - San Francisco Contemporary sonian, Diversion, Esquire, Greece at 16 years of age in lied repeatedly about many of lieve Highwater was a Greek etry and even travel books (June Dancers, with Highwater serv - Look, Saturday Review, Vogue, 1924. In later interviews, High - the details of his life. Asked why masquerading as an Indian? 16, 2001).” ing as both director and chore - Horizon, American Heritage, water further elaborated that someone of such genuine and Was he an American Indian? Here is only a fraction of the ographer. Harper’s Bazaar and Dance. Markopoulos was a rodeo extraordinary talent felt he had Certainly not. Was this same story. Without question, High - In 1967, Highwater moved During the early 1970s, clown. He would later change to concoct a spurious back - man Gregory J. Markopoulos, water was a dancer, choreogra - to Manhattan’s SoHo district. Highwater gradually began to these details, saying his Greek- ground, Highwater said he felt the filmmaker? Again, no. Was pher, writer and lecturer. Out - From the moment he arrived, sign his articles with a new born father was really a circus that doors would not have the man who died as Highwater side of his publicly documented he claimed he had earned both name, J. Marks. Not long after - aerialist. opened for him if he had relied originally born as Gregory John career, little else about him is a bachelor’s and a master’s de - wards, he used the name “Ja - By 1975, with the publica - on his talent alone… Although Markopoulos, a person of Greek certain. The confusion has only gree in California, and later a make Mamake Highwater, but tion of his Fodor’s, Indian he still insists he is an Indian, descent? Once again, we simply deepened given that now vari - doctorate from the University of later dropped the middle name. America, the author who started Highwater has dropped any do not really know. ous writers assert Highwater Chicago (he was to recant these In this period of transition he as “John Marks” became, claim to Indianhood from his Whoever Jamake Highwater was “in fact” an Armenian. Hav - claims after 1984). No sooner began to write books about Na - forevermore, “Jamake Highwa - approved press release. ‘I’m not may have been, he continues to ing said that numerous Native was he in New York than High - tive American art, dance, and ter” (New York: David McKay going to say I’m an Indian any insult and plague Native Amer - American writers and others still water saw his first article pub - legends. Co). From 1979 through 1985, more… But (expletive deleted), icans as well as Greek-Ameri - claim Highwater is not only of lished in the Saturday Review. The first link to a Greek iden - Highwater frequently lectured I’m an Indian… I’ve taken a lot cans. Greek but that he was Gregory Later that same year he began tity for Highwater came to light at New York University, as well of (expletive) for being an In - J. Markopoulos the Greek-Amer - to write the book Rock and in either a 1970 or even 1974 as at conferences and work - dian.’ Anderson went on to [email protected] Beyond the Debt and the Refugees, There is the Crisis of Greece’s Strays

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DEATH NOTICES CLASSIFIEDS n ARMATAS, DIMITRIOS George He was an avid poker For further information, please children Megan and Jessica Lee, LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CANTON, OH (from the Repos - player, and if the tables could call: Harry W. Greer, Funeral Di - Anabelle and Will Townsend, Notice of Formation of DIAGONAL GRID Vandanny Multi-Service, a domestic LLC filed itory, published on Apr. 4) – talk, they sure could tell some rector (FDR-745). Alameda Fu - sister Evgenia Baou of Athens, FILMS, LLC (DOM. LLC) Articles of Or gani - with the SSNY on 10/15/15. Office: Bronx zation filed with SSNY on 01/12/2016. County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC Dimitrios E. Armatas Age 94, stories. He is predeceased by his neral and Cremation Services, Greece, and numerous nieces Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - upon whom process against it may be served. of Canton, passed away Friday beloved wife Victoria who died Alameda. and nephews. Retired from Blue nated for service of process and shall mail SSNY shall mail copy of process to Donald morning, April 1, 2016. Born in in January of 2010 and by his Bird Baking Company. A woman to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Hunter at 3819 Boston Road, Bronx, NY 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 10466. Purpose: General Purpose . Fterno, Lefkada, Greece to the brother; Pavlos Hionis. Peter is n KOUCOUTHAKIS, MARY of deep faith, she was a member 11228 . Purpose: Any lawful activity. 27 5071/19905 late Efstathios and Maria survived by his loving children; SOUTH BEND, IN (from the of the Annunciation Greek Or - 275116/19940 (Sklerou) Armatas, he was pre - Themios "Tim" of Middlesex and South Bend Tribune, published thodox Church. A hard worker ceded in death by his sister, Maria Gaito and her husband on Mar. 17) – SOUTH BEND - all her life, she excelled at bak - LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Mavretta and brothers, Nikos, Phillip of Brook, his dear Mary Ann Koucouthakis, 85, of ing bread and Greek pastries Notice of Formation of QUICK QUESTION, Alex, Vasilios and Gerasimos Ar - siblings; brothers Dennis and South Bend, IN, passed away in and distributing to family and LLC (DOM. LLC) Articles of Or ganization PANIC 3 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY matas. Dimitrios emigrated to Spiros Hionis and sisters Dina the early morning of Monday, friends. She loved to walk and filed with SSNY on 02/19/2016. Office on 02/08/2016. Office loc: Kings County. Canton in 1960. He was em - Hionis, Roxanni Souvanous and March 14, 2016, holding the for years could be seen on the location: Nassau County. SSNY is designated SSNY has been designated as agent upon for service of process and shall mail to: c/o whom process against the LLC may be served. ployed by Spilios Candy Com - Marianthi Hionis. He will be hands of her three sons and sur - track of Oakwood HS and United States Corporation Agents, Inc., SSNY shall mail process to: Fortress pany and the Golden Pheasant deeply missed by his two adored rounded by family at St. Joseph neighboring streets. She was a 7014, 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY Management LP, 355 93rd St., Brooklyn, NY Restaurant. A member of both grandchildren Alysabeth and Medical Center. She was born special "Yiayia" and will be 11228 . Purpose: Any lawful activity. 11209. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. St. Haralambos and Holy Trinity Elaina Gaito and by his cat on February 11, 1931, in Am - greatly missed. Visitation will be 27 5115/19939 27 5063/16818 Greek Orthodox churches and stinky. Visitation will take place bridge, PA, to the late Em - held from 4:00-7:00 on Monday, LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE the Senior Citizens of St. Har - in Middlesex Funeral Home, manuel and Ethel Geanous, im - March 7th at Routsong Funeral alambos. Dimitrios was an avid 528 Bound Brook Road, Middle - migrants from , Crete. Home, 2100 E. Stroop Rd, Ket - Notice of Qualification of MATTER STUDIOS LLC Notice of formation of L Spa Boutique LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) (DOM. LLC). Article of Organizations filed dandelion picker. He loved his sex, NJ 08846 on Wednesday, On October 13, 1953, she was tering, OH with Trisagion on 03/22/16. Office location: Kings County. LLC with the Secretary of State of New York family dearly and always em - March 23, 2016 from 6:00 pm married by God to Gus prayers at 5:00. A funeral ser - formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/16/16. Princ. office (SSNY) on 02/22/2016. Office located in phasized the importance of fam - until 9:00 pm and on Thursday, Koucouthakis in Erie, PA. They vice will be held at 10:00am on and DE addr.of LLC: 3500 S. Dupont Hwy., Dover, Nassau County. SSNY designated agent upon DE 19901. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served against LLC to: ily love and unity. He is survived March 24, 2016 from 8:30 am enjoyed 42 years of Holy Matri - Tuesday, March 8th at Annunci - whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall 18 Julian Place, Island Park, NY 11558. by his loving wife of 71 years, until 9:00 am. Services will be - mony until his passing on Janu - ation Greek Orthodox Church, mail process to Incorporating Services, Ltd. at the Principal business address: 1595 Taylor Helen (Sklavenitis) Armatas, gin 9:00 am in the funeral home ary 12, 1996. Mary 500 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, princ. office of the LLC. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590. Purpose: Any children Maria Politis, George Thursday, March 24, 2016 with Koucouthakis was a devoted OH 45405. Burial in Woodland Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., lawful activity . Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 27 5069/19902 (Athanasia) Armatas, Steve a 10:00 am Funeral Service to wife, mother, Yiayia, and sister. Cemetery. In lieu of flowers do - 27 5103/1 7976 (Fran) Armatas, all of Canton, follow at St. George Greek Or - Mary was the third of nine chil - nations can be made to the LEGAL NOTICE six grandchildren: Helen thodox Church on River Road dren. She was preceded in death Church or to a charity of your LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of CULTIVATE COMMU - (Makis) Asimakopoulos, Dimitra in Piscataway. Peter will be laid by her sisters, Paraskeve, Faye, choice . Condolences and other Notice of Formation of PARADISE NICATIONS, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the (Eric) Koehler, Jimmy Armatas, to rest beside his wife at Bound Julie; and her brothers, Byron, remembrances may be sent to SEAFOOD L.L.C. (DOM. LLC) Articles of Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/22/16. Phillip Armatas, Eleni (Tom) Brook Cemetery in Bound Gus, John, Angelo. Mary is sur - the family at Or ganization filed with SSNY on Office in Kings County. SSNY has been des - Kostakis, Christina Armatas, six Brook. vived by her sister, Helen; her www.routsong.com. 02/09/2016. Office location: Kings ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom County. SSNY is designated for service of process against it may be served. SSNY shall great-grandchildren: Konstandi - three children, George of Hous - process and shall mail to: PARADISE SEA mail process to the LLC, 9A Webster Pl and Michael Asimakopou - n CONSTANTOUROS, ton, TX, Manuel of Granger, IN, n MORAITIS, NICHOLAS FOOD LL.C., 121 East 96th Street, Brook - Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: Any lawful los, Alyssa Koehler, Alexi, Evie OLYMPIA and Gus Jr. of South Bend, IN; STRONGSVILLE, OH (from the lyn, NY 11212 . Purpose: Any lawful activi - purpose . and Peter Kostakis, brother ALAMEDA, CA (from the San eight grandchildren, Jessica, Cleveland Plain Dealer, pub - ty . 27 50 53 /1 9895 27 5104/19925 Kostas Armatas, sister Vasilo Francisco Chronicle, published Ryne, Steven, Krystal, Lauren, lished on Feb. 29) – Childhood LEGAL NOTICE Sklavenitis, sister-in-law Denise on Mar. 27) – Olympia Constan - Kyle, Anastasia, and Demetrios; friend and beloved husband of LEGAL NOTICE Armatas, many cousins, nieces touros, July 20, 1920 - March and one great-grandchild, Avery. Helen (nee Thomas); devoted Notice of formation of SERGEY EYLANBEKOV RICHARDSON 1 A LLC. Art. of Org. filed SCULPTURE LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of and nephews. Family and 23, 2016, passed away in Wal - She is also survived by her best son of Constantine and Anasta - with the SSNY on 11/03/15. Amended to Organization filed with the Secretary of friends will be received Tuesday nut Creek on March 23, 2016. friend of 55 years, Joan Prathaf - sia Moraitis of Ikaria, Greece RICHARDSON 4 A LLC on 11/09/15. Office: State of New York, SSNY on 02/29/2016. from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at St. She was a 40-year resident of takis. Mary considered Joan (both deceased); dear brother Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has Haralambos Greek Orthodox Lafayette. She was predeceased more than a friend, she was part of Helen Vianos (Nicholas) and the LLC upon whom process against it may been designated for service of process. SSNY be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process shall mail copy of any process served against Church with funeral services to by her husband of 61 years, of the family. During the Depres - Marino (Jackie); uncle of Kostas to the LLC, 322 East Coast Drive, Atlantic the LLC to: Sergey Eylanbekov, 35 Georgia follow at 11:00 a.m., Rev. Dr. Evangelos Constantouros, her sion, Mary moved with her fam - (Kelly), Nico, John (Diana), and Beach, FL 32233. Purpose: Any lawful pur - Drive, Syosset, NY 11791. Purpose: Any Nicholas V. Gamvas officiating. beloved six brothers, Alekos, ily back to Greece for a few Dino; great-uncle of Eleni and pose. lawful activity. 27 5102/1 7973 Interment will be in Forest Hill Yannis, Vasilis, Yiorgos, Thana - years. When they returned, they Niko; stepfather of Marie 27 5052/19894 Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, sis, and Nikos, and her sister, settled in Virginia and ended up Pugliese; step-grandfather of LEGAL NOTICE memorial donations in Dim - Ephrosini. Loving mother of in Erie, PA. Mary was very de - Daniel Pridemore. Nick was a LEGAL NOTICE itrios' name may be made to St. Tony Constantouros and his voted to God at an early age. restaurateur, businessman, and Notice of formation of WHEELCOVERS US, Notice of formation of ELLE FIN PRODUCTIONS, LLC (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization Haralambos or Holy Trinity wife Rebecca Lamoreaux and Her father helped build the As - good friend of many. Skiing, ten - LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New filed with the Secretary of State of New York, Greek Orthodox churches. The Chris Constantouros and his sumption Greek Orthodox nis, traveling, and wine making York, SSNY on 03/01/2016. Office located SSNY on 03/17/2015. Office located in family extends heartfelt appre - wife Sophia. Loving Yiayia of Ja - Church in Erie, PA, where Mary were his pastimes. He was the in Kings County. SSNY has been designated Kings County. SSNY has been designated for ciation to the caregivers at Ault - son, Alexis, Evan and Theodore served for many years prior to owner of Coventry Inn Steak - for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any of any process served against the LLC to: process served against the LLC to: Elizabeth Ar - man Hospital and St. Luke Constantouros. Sister-in-law, marriage. After marriage, the house in Columbus, top fran - TJONG & HSIA LLP, 80 Broad Street, Suite rasmith, 361 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Lutheran Home for their loving Carrie Constantouros; nephews family moved to South Bend, chise salesman and president of 2103, New York, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Purpose: Any lawful activity. lawyful activity . care. and nieces in California, and in IN, where Mary devoted her Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips 27 5051/19893 Toronto, Vancouver, Seattle, Ok - spiritual life to God through her in the late '70s. U.S. Army vet - 27 5105/19927 n BLATHRAS, APHRODITE lahoma City and San Antonio. involvement with Saint An - eran. We appreciated the fre - LEGAL NOTICE BRAINTREE, MA (from the We will miss her bright eyes, drew's Greek Orthodox Church. quent visits of his friends who Picnic Joint LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY Braintree Forum, published on sweet smile, and the sunshine She loved making phosphora brightened his last days. Many LEGAL NOTICE 11/12/15. Office in Kings Co. SSNY Mar. 24) – Aphrodite Blathras, that has brightened the pathway (holy bread that was used in thanks also to the dedicated designated for service of process and shall mail Notice of formation of (Double Bee Creations), to: P.O. BOX 4019 New York, NY 10163. of Braintree, age 68, peacefully of all who knew her and cher - communion); she also made staff at Hospice Services of a domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed Purpose: Any lawful activity . passed away on Saturday, ished her kindness. Olympia Pa - kolyva. She was a Sunday Southwest General. All funeral with the Secretary of State of New York 27 5047/1 8796 (SSNY) on (01/07/2016). Office location: March 12, 2016 after a long, pasarantos was born in the vil - School teacher for many years, services Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent valiant fight with cancer. Born lage of Roino, Arcadia, Greece held many offices in The Good at 11AM at St. Paul Greek Or - upon whom process against the LLC may be FUNERAL HOMES and raised in Megalopoli, on June 20, 1920. Olympia was Samaritans, as well as The thodox Church, 4548 Wallings served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, (1323 Powell Ave., Merrick, NY 11566). Pur - APOSTOLOPOULOS Greece, she was the daughter of the youngest of eight children Daughters of Penelope and the Rd., North Royalton, OH. Visi - pose: Any lawful purpose. the late Athanasios and Marigo of Fr. Christos Papasarantos and Philoptochos. She worked at the tation Monday 4-8 pm at Yurch 27 5092/1 9918 Apostle Family - (Velentzas) Dassiaklis. Angeliki Karageorgia. The ensu - Grecian Festival where you Funeral Home, 5618 Broadview Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - Aphrodite immigrated to the ing decades would bring a de - could always find her cooking Rd., Parma, OH. Trisagion Ser - LEGAL NOTICE Funeral Directors of United States in 1969 where she pression in Greece that was loukoumades. Mary was a very vice Monday 7PM. In lieu of Notice of Formation of Layton Avenue LLC. RIVERDALE met her husband of forty-five compounded by the Nazi inva - hard worker. While in high flowers, donations may be made Name amended to: 5 Hampton Bays, LLC. Arts. of years, John K. Blathras. They sion during World War II. The school she started working at to St. Paul Church or to Hospice Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on FUNERAL HOME Inc. raised a family and eventually that would fol - Woolworth as a window dresser. Services of Southwest General, 03/23/15. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process 5044 Broadway started a family operated dry low WW II brought continued Her work was so respected that 1865 Drake Rd., Strongsville, against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process New York, NY 10034 cleaning business, Billings tragedies to the populace. Mem - she was sent to other stores to OH. to: 92 Luquer St., Brooklyn, NY 11231. Purpose: Cleaners in North Quincy. In ad - ories of these years would fol - help prepare for their Grand any lawful activities. (212) 942-4000 dition to her husband, John, low Olympia throughout her Openings. When the family n MULLEN, ATHINA 27 5087/18059 Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Aphrodite was mother of Costa life, but were unable to dampen moved to South Bend, IN, Mary CARLSBAD, CA (from the Los CONSTANTINIDES LEGAL NOTICE Blathras and his wife Valerie, her optimism and the love that was the sexton at Saint An - Angeles Times, published on FUNERAL PARLOR Co. Dena B. Vardaxis and her hus - she held for her friends and drew's Greek Orthodox Church. Mar. 6) – January 17, 1922. Notice of Formation of ARIEL RE ADVISORS (718) 745-1010 band Fotios all of Braintree. Lov - family. Evangelos and Olympia While working at St. Andrew's, Athina Mullen was born in LLC (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed with SSNY on 12/22/2015. Office lo - Services in all localities - ing grandmother of Marina, were married in Roino on July she opened Gussy's Shoe Repair Athens, Greece. After the war cation: Nassau County. SSNY is designated Roza, and Aphroditi Vardaxis 27, 1947 in a ceremony that with her loving husband, Gus broke out she was unable to at - for service of process and shall mail to: The Low cost shipping to Greece and Yianni Blathras. She was was officiated by Olympia's fa - Koucouthakis. After 25 years tend college but stayed in LLC., 86 Harborview West, lawrence, NY 11559 . Purpose: Any lawful activity . sister of Sotirios Dassiaklis, and ther. They lived in Silimna and and the retirement of her hus - Athens with her mother, Eleni, ANTONOPOULOS Dena Tatsi, both of Greece. Tripolis for the next several band, she started working with and two sisters Francesca and 27 5093/19922 FUNERAL HOME, INC. Aphrodite is also survived by years. In April 1951, the family her son at Apollo Printing. Mary Virginia. Athina had an incredi - LEGAL NOTICE many loving nieces and boarded the Nea Ellas in was always a quick learner. She ble talent in accounting and eas - Konstantinos Antonopoulos - Notice of formation of Special Needs Housing nephews in both the U.S. and Harbor to begin the fourteen- readily adapted to new tech - ily found work with the Greek Consultants, LLC, a domestic LLC. Articles of Funeral Director Greece. Aphrodite will be re - day voyage to New York. They nologies. She worked at Apollo National Bank. In 1951 she met Organization filed with the Secretary of State 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., membered for her humor, hu - were processed through Ellis Is - as the CFO and head accoun - George Mullen who was sta - of New York (SSNY) on 2/8/2016. Office loca - Astoria, New York 11105 mility, grace, and generous land in New York Harbor. In tant. Mary developed many tioned in Athens as a CIA agent. tion: Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may (718) 728-8500 heart. She was a devoted and America, Olympia studied Eng - close relationships at Apollo After a short courtship they mar - be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The patient spouse, a remarkable, lish and U.S. history and be - Printing with everyone from the ried and moved to Los Angeles. LLC, 1015 W Park Ave., Long Beach, N.Y. Not affiliated with any heroic mom, a cherished sibling, came a proud U.S. Citizen. Her employees to the clientele. She Despite not speaking much Eng - 11561. Purpose: Any lawful purpose . other funeral home. a loyal friend, and she enjoyed ties to her native land contin - had such charisma and a capac - lish, Athina excelled at Para - 27 5083/19909 nothing more than being yiayia ued, but she loved being an ity for inspiring joy that those mount Studios in Hollywood as to her grandchildren and ensur - American and raising her sons who knew her couldn't help but an Accounts Payable Supervisor ing they were well fed at all to have the opportunities that love her. She had many very for 25 years until she and LEGAL NOTICE TO PLACE YOUR times. One could always rely on were not available in Greece. close friends. She was consid - George retired in 1985. Her SO/NYC Creative LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ CLASSIFIED AD, CALL: Aphrodite for a kind and en - Olympia became proficient in ered a second mother or grand - greatest joy was to invite her SSNY 3/10/16. Office in Kings Co. SSNY (718) 784-5255, EXT. 106, couraging word or deed, and the drapery business and with mother (Yiayia) to many. Her niece, Zoya from Athens, designated for service of process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm PLLC, E-MAIL: she will be missed by all who Nina Riabovich formed Nina greatest devotion after God was Greece, to live with them and 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Any classifieds@ knew her. Funeral services con - and Olympia, which in 1964 to her family. Mary always sup - attend college. Athina and lawful activity . thenationalherald.com ducted at Saint Catherines opened a decorating office and ported her family with love and George treated Zoya like their 27 5080/18796 Greek Orthodox Church, 119 drapery business at Grand Ave affection, an eternal love that daughter since they didn't have Common Street, Braintree on in Oakland. Olympia also cannot be diminished by death children of their own. They con - Wednesday, March 16, at 10 demonstrated her grace with and will continue throughout tinued their loving relationship oclock. In lieu of flowers, dona - generosity throughout her life the ages. Mary did whatever with Zoya especially after Zoya hem, PA. He enjoyed spending n NYKTAS, PETER tions in memory of Aphrodite by participating in numerous was necessary to help her chil - married and moved to San time with his family and grand - TOLEDO, OH (from the Toledo may be made to either the Hel - philanthropic and volunteer ac - dren avoid having the difficult Diego. They saw each other of - children. Survivors: son George Blade, published on Mar. 15) – lenic Cardiac Fund for Children, tivities. Upon arriving in the Bay life she had. Mary helped her ten, visiting one another in San and wife Lori of Macungie; Peter Nyktas, 87, of Walbridge, c/o Childrens Hospital Boston, Area, she was active in World children with school and even Diego or Studio City. After daughter Eva Vardaxis and hus - Ohio, passed away surrounded 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, War II relief efforts and orga - went back to school herself to George's death in 2009, Athina band Alex of Barto; a brother by his loving family on March MA 02115 or to Saint Cather - nized donations to Tripolis and learn enough math to tutor her moved to San Diego to live with Kostas in Greece; and grandchil - 12, 2016, at ProMedica Toledo ines Greek Orthodox Church, her beloved Roino. She and kids. She supported her children Zoya and her husband Richard dren Alexa, Gabriana, Ourania, Hospital. He was born in Samos, 119 Common Street, Braintree, Evangelos dedicated a portion throughout life, and when the until she passed away of natural Angelos, Marios, and Ignatios. Greece on January 27, 1929 to MA 02184. of their income to purchase and grandchildren came, she dedi - causes on February 23, 2016. He was predeceased by a sister William and Virginia (Servidi - ship clothing and household cated much of her time to them. She is survived by her nieces Aphroditi and brother Miltiadis. adis) Nyktas. Peter was a U.S. n CHIONIS, PANAGIS M. items to Greece. She was active Although Mary will be missed, Zoya, her husband Richard, Services: viewing on Wednes - Army Veteran and owned P & W MIDDLESEX, NJ (from the in the Greek Orthodox Church, her influence will endure as her niece Mary and nephew Dimitris day, Mar. 2 from 6-8 p.m. at Painting. He was the owner of Courier News, published on the Pan Arcadian Federation family continues on in the light (Caterina) and grandniece Vir - Nicos C. Elias Funeral Home, Pete's Dog in Oregon for 6 Mar. 22) – Panagis M. Chionis, and other organizations. Her of her image. A funeral service ginia. Private services were held 1227 W. Hamilton St., Allen - years. Peter loved traveling to age 75, lifelong Middlesex Res - volunteer work was recognized will be held at St. Andrew Greek in Bridgewater, MA where she town. Funeral service at 11:00 Greece, boating, gardening in his ident, known to everyone as Pe - with various citations and Orthodox Church at 11:00 AM was buried beside her husband a.m. Thursday at St. Nicholas yard, and going to Don's Donuts. ter, passed away at Robert Wood awards. Friends and family are on Friday, March 18, following George of 52 years. Greek Orthodox Cathedral, He held a special place in his Johnson University Hospital at invited to Trisagion Services which, Mary will be laid to rest 1607 W. Union Blvd., Bethlehem heart for his dog, Kai. Peter was Somerset in Somerville on Sat - Monday March 28, 2016 at at Southlawn Cemetery in South n NISIOTIS, MARIOS with another viewing from 10- a member of Holy Trinity Greek urday, March 19, 2016. Peter 7:00pm at the Greek Orthodox Bend. In lieu of flowers, please MACUNGIE, PA (from the Morn - 11 a.m. Interment at Calvary Orthodox Cathedral. Peter is sur - was born in Cephalonia, Greece Cathedral of the Ascension, send all donations to St. An - ing Call, published on Feb. 28) Cemetery, Emmaus. Contribu - vived by his loving wife of 56 and moved to Middlesex in 4700 Lincoln Ave., Oakland. Fu - drew's Greek Orthodox Church – Marios G. Nisiotis, 81, of Ma - tions: Holy Protection years, Helen; children, Virginia 1960. Since 1965, he was the neral Services Tuesday March in South Bend, IN. cungie, passed away Feb. 26 at Monastery, 1 St. Joseph's Way, (Ed) Branstutter, Bessie (Bob) proud owner of Frank Larsen 29, 2016 at 11:00am at the As - Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salis - White Haven, PA 18661. Majchszak, William Nyktas and Green House (now called Lin - cension Cathedral. Interment n MICHAELSON, KATHEREN bury Twp. Born in Filia, Myti - Mary (David) Champion; grand - coln Avenue Florist, owned by Mt. View Cemetery, Oakland. In DAYTON, OH (from the Dayton lene, Greece, he was a son of children, Nicole and Olivia Bair, his son Tim.) He had a love for Lieu of flowers her family Daily News, published on Mar. the late George and Anna (Kat - This is a service Michael Bartram, Nicholas, all of his customers that he grew prefers that memorial contribu - 6) – Katheren "Katina" Age 93. soulerou) Georgiadis. He was to the community. Jeanie and PJ Branstutter. He to know throughout the years. tions be made in her name to Born in Agrinion, Greece and predeceased by his wife of 48 Announcements of deaths was preceded in death by his Peter was a member of St. the Greek Orthodox Cathedral immigrated to Dayton with hus - years, Antigoni in 2014. He was may be telephoned to the parents. Funeral services took of the Ascension Memorial band and daughters in 1957. a self-employed restaurant Classified Department of place at Holy Trinity Greek Or - Fund. The Constantouros Family Preceded in death by husband owner of the Apple Dumpling, The National Herald at thodox Cathedral, 740 Superior Days and dates of funerals, wishes to acknowledge and of 57 years Thomas, two broth - Boyertown, and also worked as (718) 784-5255, St., Toledo. Those wishing an ex - memorials, and other events di - thank the caregivers at the Kens - ers and two sisters in Greece. a plumber, baker, and shoe Monday through Friday, pression in Peter's memory are rectly correspond to the original ington in Walnut Creek, Kindred Survived by daughters Dena maker after arriving in the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST asked to consider Holy Trinity publication date, which appears at Home Hospice in particular Michaelson, Mary (Bill) Lee, United States in 1969. He was or e-mailed to: Greek Orthodox Cathedral or a at the beginning of each notice. Dora Canella and Dr. Laurie grandchildren Tom Lee, Katie a member of St. Nicholas Greek [email protected] military organization of donor's Draughon, Olympia's physician. (Chad) Townsend, great grand - Orthodox Cathedral, in Bethle - choice. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 9-15, 2016 FEATURE 11

GREEK GASTRONOMY OUR EVERYDAY GREEK Nistisima Koulourakia me Krasi, Methismena & Skaltsounia Our Grandparents Lived on

By Eleni Sakellis • 1/4 cup sesame seeds, optional Psomi, Tyri, Feta, & Horta Delightful nistisima sweets • 2-4 tablespoons honey or can satisfy any sweet tooth dur - orange marmalade By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou ing Lent. The following recipes • 1/2 cup raisins, golden or for Koulourakia me Krasi (wine dark, as preferred Το λάδι, olive oil, is the main ingredient of the Greek cuisine. cookies), Koulourakia Methis - The word λάδι can also be used meaning just oil. Our grandparents’ mena (drunk cookies), and For the topping- generations were raised eating slices of bread sprinkled with olive Skaltsounia are delicious any • Confectioners’ sugar oil and salt, and (= χόρτα ), usually wild grown. Meat dishes time of year. Made without • Cinnamon, optional were rare. They mostly ate λαδερά. The word derives from λάδι dairy products or eggs, these ve - • Anthonero (Rose water), (= olive oil ) and refers to vegetables cooked with olive oil, onions gan cookies are a flavorful treat. optional and tomato sauce. Φασολάκια (= green beans ) and γεμιστά (= stuffed vegetables ) are favorite λαδερά. Γεμιστά are vegetables, In a large mixing bowl, whisk like tomatoes, egg plants, zucchini and peppers, stuffed with rice Koulourakia me Krasi together the flour, baking pow - (= ρύζι ) and herbs. Instead of sauces like ketchup or mayonnaise, (Wine Cookies) der, baking soda, salt. Make a the salads and the grilled dishes are usually dressed with sauces well in the center and add the based on olive oil: olive oil and lemon juice= λαδολέμονο> • 3 and 1/2 cups unbleached, tahini, orange juice, and honey. λάδι+λεμόνι. Olive oil and vinegar = λαδόξυδο >λάδι+ξύδι. all-purpose flour Stir until just combined. Knead • 1 teaspoon baking powder lightly if needed to bring all the Greek word Pronunciation MeaninG • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ingredients together. Cover with Το ψωμ-ί to PsoMee bread • 1/2 teaspoon salt for a few minutes before adding spoon of the dough, roll into plastic wrap and allow the dough Το Τυρ-ί to tiree cheese • 1/2 cup sugar to the flour mixture for a more strips, and then form circles or to rest in the refrigerator for 30 Το λάδ-ι to Ladi oiL, oLive oiL • 1/2 cup sesame seeds robust, nutty flavor. other cookie shapes. Place on un - minutes. In a separate bowl, stir Το λεμόν-ι to LeMoni LeMon • 1 cup vegetable oil greased cookie sheets and bake together the ingredients for the tο ξύδ-ι to Xeedi vineGar • 1/2 cup dry white wine Koulourakia in a preheated 350 degree oven filling and set aside. Roll out the Το λαδολέμον-ο to LadoLeMono oLive oiL and • Additional sesame seeds, if for about 20 minutes until the dough to 1/8 inch thickness and LeMon juice sauce desired Methismena cookies are lightly golden brown, cut out circles 5 inches in diam - Το λαδόξυδ-ο to LadoXido oLive oiL and vineGar sauce (Drunk Cookies) rotating the pans about halfway eter. Place a teaspoon of filling Το ρύζ-ι to reezi rice In a large mixing bowl, whisk through the baking. Cool com - in the center and fold to form Τα λαδερ-ά ta Ladera veGetabLes cooked in oLive oiL together the flour, baking pow - • 3 and 1/4 cups unbleached, pletely on wire racks before serv - half-moon shapes, pressing the Τα φασολάκι-α ta fasoLakia Green beans der, baking soda, salt, sugar, and all-purpose flour ing or storing in an airtight con - edges of the dough together to Τα γεμισΤ-ά ta yeMista stuffed veGetabLes sesame seeds. Make a well in the • 1 teaspoon baking powder tainer or cookie jar. seal. A little water may help to Τα χόρΤ-α ta horta Greens center and add the oil and white • 1/2 teaspoon salt seal the edges or press with the Τα μακαρόνι-α ta Makaronia sPaGhetti wine. Stir until just combined. • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Skaltsounia tines of a fork for a more deco - Form one to two inch cookie • 3/4 cup vegetable or olive oil rative edge. Bake on a parch - shapes, and place on ungreased • 1/2 cup sugar For the dough: ment lined baking sheet in a pre - baking sheets about one inch • 1/2 cup sweet red wine, • 3 cups unbleached, all- heated 350 degree oven for 20 apart. If desired, roll the cookies Mavrodaphne purpose flour to 30 minutes until lightly in additional sesame seeds be - • 1/4 cup cognac, Metaxa • 1 teaspoon baking powder golden. Remove from oven and fore placing on the baking • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda sprinkle with anthonero (rose sheets. Bake in a preheated 350 extract • 1/4 teaspoon salt water), if using, while the skalt - degree oven for about 20 min - • 1 cup tahini sounia are hot. Sprinkle with utes or until lightly golden, ro - In a large mixing bowl, whisk • 1/2 cup orange juice confectioners’ sugar, and if de - tating the pans to ensure even together the flour, baking pow - • 2 tablespoons Greek honey sired, cinnamon. Allow to cool baking. Cool completely on wire der, salt and cinnamon. In a sep - completely on wire racks before racks before serving or storing in arate bowl, whisk together the For the filling: serving. Skaltsounia are best en - an airtight container or cookie sugar, oil, wine, cognac, and the • 1 cup chopped walnuts joyed the day they are made, jar. If preferred, lightly toast the vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients • 1/2 cup chopped, blanched otherwise store tightly covered sesame seeds on a baking sheet into the dry and stir until just almonds in an airtight container since in a preheated 350 degree oven combined. Take a scant table - • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon they have a tendency to dry out.

LITERARY REVIEW

Remember that neuter gender words ending in – ι form the National Month: Greek Poets for Your Reading plural by keeping the whole word as it is and adding an – α in the end: το τυρί, τα τυρι-ά. In order to form the plural of words ending in –o we first need to separate the ending –o from the stem: το By Eleni Sakellis economic crisis, some appearing χόρτ-ο. In the plural we keep the stem and we put an – α instead of in translation for the first time. the – ο in the ending: τα χόρτ-α. The word λαδερά and the nouns April is National Poetry At 496 pages, this hefty edition τα φασολάκια (= green beans ), τα γεμιστ-ά (= stuffed vegetables ), Month and what better way to published by Penguin will be τα χόρτ-α (= greens ), τα μακαρόνι-α (= spaghetti ) are used in the celebrate the literary form than available on April 7 in book - plural, though they have singular number, ending in - ο: το λαδερ- with Greek poetry. From ancient stores and online. ό, το φασολάκ-ι, το γεμιστ-ό, το χόρτ-ο, το μακαρόν-ι. times to the present day, poetry The Rehearsal of Misunder - The verb I eat in Greek is τρώω. is central to the Greek experi - standing is a bilingual ence. From the epic poems of Greek/English poetry collection Greek word Pronunciation MeaninG Homer to the modern, timeless featuring the work of three εγώ Τρώω eyo troo i eat works of the five great poets of Greek women poets, The Cake εσύ Τρωσ esee tros you eat the 20th century Constantine by Rhea Galanaki, Tales of the Η Mαρία Τρώει ee Mareea troi Maria eats Cavafy, Kostas Karyotakis, Gior - Deep by Jenny Mastoraki, and εμείσ Τρώμε eMees troMe we eat gos Seferis, Odysseus Elytis, and Hers by Maria Laina. Translated εσείσ ΤρώΤε esees trote you eat . The 21st century into English by Karen Van Dyck, Η μαρία και ο ΠέΤροσ Τρώνε ee Mareea ke o Petros trone they eat continues the remarkable poetic the poems reflect the unique ex - tradition in Greek with the perience of these talented EXAMPLES works of Kiki Dimoula, Kyriakos women poets. Students at the Note that the word τι ( TEE ) means: what? Charlambides, Haris Vlavianos, University of Athens when the Εγώ τρώω σουβλάκι κοτόπουλο με λαδολέμονο και πατάτες τηγα - Antonis Fostieris, and Alexis colonels seized control of the νητές. (= I eat chicken souvlaki with oil and lemon sauce and Stamatis. government in 1967, all three French fries. ) Poetry collections featuring poets were influenced pro - Εσύ τι τρως; (= What do you eat? ) the work of Greece’s most fa - foundly by the censorship im - Η Μαρία τρώει γεμιστά με ρύζι. (= Maria eats stuffed vegetables mous writers are a wonderful posed at the time. Written in the with rice. ) way to celebrate National Poetry 1980’s, their poems reflect the Εμείς τρώμε χόρτα και τυρί. (= We eat greens and cheese. ) Month. A Greek Quintet: Poems continuing struggle against mis - Εσείς τι τρώτε; (= What do you eat? ) by Cavafy, Sikelianos, Seferis, understanding and misrepresen - Η Μαρία και ο Πέτρος τρώνε μακαρόνια. ( Maria and Peter eat Elytis, and Gatsos , selected and tation for poets writing about spaghetti. ) translated by Edmund Keeley gender and identity in the late and Philip Sherrard, is a fine an - 20th century. EXERCISE thology highlighting the work of For those interested in read - Add the missing word in Greek. the famous Greek poets of the ing collections by individual po - 1. Τρώω … ( bread ) με …. ( cheese ). 2. Εσύ τρως …. ( bread ) με 20th century. Cross-Section: An ets, there are several fantastic …. ( olive oil ) και …… ( lemon ); 3. Τρώω …… ( souvlaki ) με λαδο - Anthology of Contemporary Greek options available in bookstores λέμονο. 4. Θέλω μία μπριζόλα με …. ( rice ) και ……… ( French Poetry was published in English and online. Published in Greek fries ). 5. Θέλω ….. ( olive oil ) και …… ( lemon ) στα χόρτα. Δεν in 2015 by a team of translators in 2008, Poetry 1970-2005 by θέλω …. ( vinegar ). 6. Η Ελένη δεν τρώει το …. ( rice ). 7. Θέλεις … including Dimitri Charalambous, Antonis Fostieris is an anthology ……. ( olive oil and lemon sauce ) στα σουβλάκια; 8. Θέλεις …… Peter Constantine, Ismini Ioan - of the poet’s work over 35 years (green beans? ) 9. Εμείς τρώμε ….. ( greens ) με ….. ( cheese ). 10. nou, Jack Hirschman, and con - from his early effort To Megalo Έχετε λαδερά; ……… ( green beans ) ή ……..; ( stuffed vegetables ). tributing editor Dinos Siotis. Taxidi (The Big Trip) to his most This comprehensive collection recent, award-winning Politimi PRONUNCIATION KEY includes 143 poets from the published in 2015, Crisis: Greek trikios. Inspired by the harsh re - Lithi (Precious Oblivion). Alexis i (idiom), ee (needle), e (energy), o (organism), oo (boot), y well-seasoned Nanos Valaoritis, Poets on the Current Crisis , edited alities of life, the poems in the Stamatis, perhaps best-known as (yes), h (helium), th (theory), d (the). The capitalized syllables born in 1921, to promising new - by Dinos Siotis is a bilingual collection are powerful and a novelist, is also an accom - are accented. comer Alexandros Damoulianos, Greek/English volume exploring moving. Austerity Measures: The plished poet. His most recent po - born in 1990. the economic crisis through the New Greek Poetry , edited by etry collection, Pote den eimaste Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied philology and archaeology at Some poetry collections re - poetry of 34 contemporary po - Karen Van Dyck, features English monoi, We Are Never Alone, was the University of Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Germany. She volve around a theme, like the ets, including Nanos Valaoritis, translations of contemporary published in Greek in 2004 and has been honored with the Academy of Athens Award in ongoing economic crisis. First Kiki Dimoula, and Titos Pa - Greek poets writing about the in English translation in 2014. Archaeology and Homeric Philology.

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Marching Orders

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos sanakislakis, is there?” Then, Greek soldiers wore.” George, reasonable!” Huffing, Yiannis Special to The National Herald John said, “No, but, possibly, suppressing a grin, said, “Maybe spouted, “I am reasonable! that could be a small section to it’s not the dues they’re anxious They’re not reasonable!” Slam - “I could hardly walk here a larger group.” about. Maybe, it’s that you in - ming a hand over the table for with that wind!” said John, set - Just then Yiannis straddled tend to appear in a Foustanella. attention, George announced, tling down in his seat. “Now, in, got his coffee and sat in the Kids can get away with it. Its’ seriously, “I agree with you, that’s a real March day out empty seat beside Kipreos who cute! Not adults, I don’t think. Yiannis! Dues are small potatoes there!” Dimos, agreeing, said, asked him, “We just heard that Besides! Aren’t you a little too when you think of it. If they “One Day icy, the next warm. In you’re going to march in the pa - old for that?” Kipreos, more don’t want you because of my town in Kalamata, it was rade, Yiannis. That true?” Chin practical, said, “And, too short!” measly ‘money’, that’s being un - called, ‘LoLo Marti’, crazy high, looking proud, Yiannis Slamming his spoon down, reasonable. I’ll tell you what, March.” nodded and said, “That’s’ right! Yiannis insisted that he’d get his Yiannis!” Yiannis perked up, George informed them, stir - Why not? Just let them try and way. “I’m going to march, or...” anxious to hear what the usu - ring his coffee, “A lot happens stop me! I got a letter from the “Or?” They asked. Thoughts ally, belligerent friend had to in this month; there’s the St. president of my club. He’s in - prevent me from marching. cheeks, Yiannis sputtered, “Ok, atumble, Yiannis tried to think say. He just might come up with Patrick’s Day Parade, the Greek sisting I can’t march.” Dimos That’s being ignoble and preju - ok. I owe for a couple of ...ye – of a reasonable response. “Or, I a solution. “What!” he asked. parade and this year we’re in asked, “Why not?” Firming his dice! I’ll not be intimidated! I’ll years. – about two.” Kipreos, may never attend meetings. I’ll “It’s the principal of the thing! for a special treat. A very proud chin, Yiannis told him, “On a pay up, sooner or later.” John calmly corrected, “Three!” Yian - renounce my membership as a You don’t need them! Wear your Yiannis intends to parade down very minor reason. Because I said, “Dues are expected yearly. nis snorted. “I’ll give him a Marousanakislaki citizen, that’s costume that Areti painstakingly the avenue,” The others look at haven’t paid all my dues, that’s If I recall correctly, Yiannis, it’s check at the parade. They what!” Rubbing his chin, John ironed for you. him as if he’d just grown a green why not! Now he tells me? I’m not just a couple of months that haven’t got so many members said, “I don’t think you’ll cause Tell your family you’re beard. “What!” uttered Dimos, a busy man! It slipped my mind, you owe. And, I recall your pres - that they can act finicky. Be - any pandemonium with that marching! Then, take your fam - sitting is cup down. Shrugging, that’s all.” Dimos advised, “Yian - ident telling us when he came sides! Areti ironed my costume. threat. Better to swallow your ily and go to Fifth Avenue and George, tried not to laugh. nis, why not just pay up and here to Dixon’s last year that It took her a lot of hot hours to pride and stubbornness, pay up March!” Yiannis, surprised, said, “That’s what Areti told my wife march, if that’s what you want you’ve not paid for a couple of press out all the wrinkles.” and then, march.” “March?” “Yes! It’s not the only day’s ago.” Dimos was thought - to do. Simple enough!” Stirring years. That’s not right! If you George sputtered, “Costume? That made Yiannis’ ego ex - parade in town. Wear your Fous - ful. Then he asked, “In what sec - his coffee with vigor, Yiannis in - want to be a member in good You’re not thinking...you can’t – plode. “I’m going to march, you tanella – don’t forget your tion?” Shrugging, George told sisted, “I’ve been a member standing, you’ve got to pay your you’re going to wear a Fous - hear? My family expects to see tsarouhia and red cap - and go them he didn’t know. “I doubt for...ah, a long time. Not paying dues – like everyone else.” tanella?” “That’s right! Why me march. And, march I will!” and March - in the St. Patrick’s there’s a segment called Marou - dues for a little while shouldn’t Growing around the not? That’s traditional - what Dimos tried to placate him. “Be Day Parade. That’ll show them!” 12 FEATURE THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 9-15, 2016

HELLENIC HAPPENINGS FROM COAST TO COAST

TNH Staff bers of the Hellenic community States and Greece. Most impor - of support for the over-850,000 The MOCHLOS EXCAVATION to recognize the 195th anniver - tantly, the resolution expressed migrants and refugees that have PROJECT involves the cleaning WOODBURY, NY – The FAIR sary of Greece’s independence. the continuing support by the landed on the shores of Greece and excavation of a number of MEDIA COUNCIL has an - This is the twenty-fourth con - United States to the people of seeking a better life in Europe. related sites on the island of nounced that it will bestow a secutive celebration of the Greece especially during the The newly elected president Mochlos and its adjacent coastal Lifetime Achievement Award event, which included the economic crises that has of the Federation of Hellenic So - plain in Eastern Crete, wrote the upon ERNIE ANASTOS at the GREEK CONSUL GENERAL IFI - plagued the country the last sev - cieties of New England, MILTOS Press. The project began in the FOLIO AWARDS LUNCHEON on GENIA KANARA meeting with eral years and the outpouring ATHANASOPOULOS, also gave summer of 1989, organized as April 22 at the CREST HOLLOW PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE greetings in the State Room and a joint Greek-American excava - COUNTRY CLUB in Woodbury. M. TERESA PAIVA WEED. at a reception that followed at tion under the direction of JEF - Council CEO & EXECUTIVE Throughout the day, Greece’s the Annunciation Church. FREY SOLES from UNCG and DIRECTOR JACI CLEMENT said national flag was flown in four COSTIS DAVARAS from the “it’s a privilege to honor an in - different areas of the Rhode Is - GREENSBORO, NC – ASHLEY UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS. It is dividual who is a legend and a land State House: the governor’s NELSON, a 20-year-old under - conducted under the auspices of role model, yet continues to roll State Room, the Senate cham - graduate student at the UNI - the AMERICAN SCHOOL OF out new projects and find new ber, the House of Representa - VERSITY OF NORTH CAR - CLASSICAL STUDIES IN ways to serve the public inter - tives chamber and atop the OLINA AT GREENSBORO ATHENS in cooperation with the est.” Rhode Island State House build - (UNCG), will be part of a stu - GREEK ARCHAEOLOGICAL The Folio Awards is Long Is - ing. dent research team at an ar - SERVICE. land’s biggest media event, at - The event’s keynote speaker chaeological site in MOCHLOS, “Why do I need to attend this tracting approximately 600 was the REV. ANDREW CRETE, the Stanly News & Press trip you may ask?” said Nelson. business and community leaders GEORGE of the ANNUNCIA - reported. First, in order to practice foren - to congratulate and recognize Veteran newsman Ernie Anas - TION CHURCH in Cranston, Nelson, an anthropology/ar - sic anthropology I must attend those who are the best in the tos to receive prestigious who also brought greetings from chaeology student said “this op - a graduate school. Hands-on news industry, as chosen by the award for a of out - METROPOLITAN METHODIOS portunity is not only exciting, work that is usually obtained public. standing journalism. of Boston. Co-Emcee was An - but it is also very important that during a field school is very ad - Anastos is an EMMY AWARD- nunciation Parish Council Pres - I seize it. I am currently in the mirable to graduate schools. winning anchor for the Fox Sciences for his outstanding and ident KEVIN PHELAN. process of raising money to fi - Secondly, I will be obtaining News station in New York City. personal accomplishments in “This event is always a won - nance my trip and am seeking credits toward my degree ... A NEW YORK HALL OF the television industry. derful expression of our strong to reach out to my hometown while doing something I love. FAME broadcaster, Anastos has Greek community in Rhode Is - Rhode Island Senator and spread the word,” the Press Lastly, and most obvious, I get won more than 30 Emmy CRANSTON, RI – Rhode Island land and the strong connection Leonidas P. Raptakis reported. to go to Crete.” awards and nominations and is Senator LEONIDAS P. 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49 Representative 63 Simple This Week in Greek History: 51 Lof ty p l ace 65 Jel l 53 Clothes places 67 Dozens 57 Hoo pla 69 F ish eg gs So ngwriter Skarvelis Dies of Hunger 58 Dined 70 Wing 59 Edg e 71 Su n's n ame 60 Nat iona l cap ital This week , on April 8, 1942, Vamvakaris, among others. 62 HST's successor renowned Greek musician His music is considered quin - S olut ion to l ast w eek ’s puzzl e 64 Brews Kostas Skarvelis died in Athens. tessentially traditional Constan - 66 Tre e E T N A A T S E A R C A Born in 1880 in Constantinople, tinopolean. 68 Greek god of war S H E L F R E I G N A I G Skarvelis was unable to attend Skarvelis continued to influ - 72 Beep P E T E R G E N O A T N L school, and so he did not de - ence Greek music as a composer 73 Spiros of pro wrestling velop basic writing skills. By 17, and in instrumentalization as a Y E S A D A M S L I D E 74 Fly alone however, his musical talents guitarist with other composers 75 Leave now! O P A L D E T R O I T were evident, as he had already with whom he worked, and he 76 Make lace S C U L P T H A N O I mastered playing the guitar. was well known for accompa - 77 Yowl A L G A E A D D S D K G Shortly after turning 18, he nying the famous Tetras (Vam - fled Turkey in order to avoid be - varakis, and also Giorgos Batis, S U L K A T L A S T E A L DOWN ing drafted into the Turkish Anestos Delias, and Stratos Pa - 1 Extension (abbr.) H E Y G N A T C R E T E Army, and settled in Alexandria, gioumtzis) in numerous perfor - 2 12, to Nero Z I N C S L A U R E N Egypt. By his mid-thirties, he ar - mances. 3 Cause of sickness C H E E R I O M O V E rived in Greece. Skarvelis remained in Athens 4 Pappas of baseball In addition to playing the after World War II broke out, H E N N A S E S A A A G 5 Before, poetically guitar, Skarvelis wrote over 200 and suffered the consequences 6 Baby powder A L O F I A T S F A L S E songs, mostly about love. Chatzichristos, Marika of the Axis Powers’ occupation. 7 White poplar S O L F A C E S Y E M E N He collaborated with artist Frantzeskopoulou, Stellakis Per - Like so many of his fellow 8 Epoch E T A E N E M Y K A A T Giorgos Kavouras mostly, but piniadis, Kostas Roukounas, Greeks, Skarvelis died – at only also with Rita Abatzi, Apostolos Kostas Tsanakos, and Markos 62 – of hunger.

THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 9-15, 2016 GREECE CYPRUS 13 Regarding Greece’s Youth, They’ve Got Their Whole Future Behind Them

By Andy Dabilis said, dismissing them all: the an unemployment office the been working as an elementary TNH Staff Writer right, the center, none of same day two of his good school teacher for seven years, whom have done anything, she friends, young men who’d lost glad she’s got a job when she ATHENS – Sitting directly in the said, to help Greece’s young de - their jobs, went there to apply said so many of her friends do bright late afternoon sun at a spite a mountain of promises to for benefits. not. But with successive govern - sidewalk café, protected by Ray- the contrary. “There’s no moral - They were in a long line: ments adopting harsh austerity Bans and a smile indifferent to ity, they don’t care,” she said. some 1.17 million people were measures on demand of inter - the glare, a 23-year-old woman There's no worse place to be still without work – figures national lenders, she has taken named Michaela – a part-time young in the European Union which don’t count those whose a big hit in her salary, slashed waitress, English teacher of pri - than Greece, a report from the benefits ran out after a year and the past few years from 1250 vate lessons, and speaker as well United Kingdom-based Index of have given up looking or moved euros ($1423) a month before of French and German – was Intergenerational Fairness from away, as thousands of whom taxes to 980 euros ($1116), a one of Greece’s young who the Intergenerational Founda - have left for other countries and near 22 percent cut. didn’t get away. tion found in a review of the with a report showing 21.1 per - She has a doctorate in ele - With unemployment for bloc. cent of graduates receiving doc - mentary education and is paid those under 25 still around the Besides unemployment, the torates also want to join the ex - higher than peers who do not, 50 percent mark, (higher the report cited the country’s rapidly odus to Germany, the United even with the reductions, but young will tell you) she said she aging population, pension Kingdom, Canada, Australia, she said the unmeasured loss is was determined to stay despite spending and a high old-age de - anywhere they can find work to the psyche and hopes of the skills that could land her work pendency ration as the reasons and hope. young who once thought they elsewhere in Europe, the United why Greece’s youth are much “I made my own program for had a future with a purpose, di - States, Canada, Australia, or just worse off compared to fellow the future,” Karathanasis told minished now with predictions about anywhere. EU members. The National Herald outside the it could take 20 years for the “I want to live here because It didn’t measure the misery unemployment office. His county to recover, if even then. my friends are here. I don’t want Greece’s young feel. Some esti - friends, he said, aren’t as lucky. The loss is palpable on the to leave my country for money,” mates put the number of those “They can’t think of having fam - faces of many young, even in she told The National Herald, under 25 leaving the country - ilies. They are stuck,” he said. coffee shops. sounding every bit as proud and particularly the college edu - Many are Greece’s young sur - “I feel angry about Greece defiant as the late Melina Mer - cated shut out by a patronage vive because they live at home but it’s not a financial crisis but couri who said, “I was born system in which politicians hire in a country where 74 percent of humanistic values. It’s the Greek and I will die Greek.” friends and dampen initiative – of people own their homes – whole system, the governments Untold thousands of others as high as 200,000 since 2010. many with units reserved for have been corrupted,” she told around Michaela’s age (she An entire generation of the their children in a society where The National Herald. wouldn’t give her last name) country’s best and brightest the family structure is strong, “But for my friends their life feel otherwise and have given Vasilios Karathanasis delivers coffee to an unemployment office. wiped off. reasons why you see so many is more difficult. They can’t up on a country they believe has It was not lost on Vasilios young sitting in cafes smoking sleep, they can’t marry, they given up on them, fed up with that have all brought the same lenders. Karathanasis, 34, who owns a and drinking coffees, courtesy can’t enjoy anything. Many of almost six years of four different result: capitulation to austerity “Politicians don’t care about small café and was, ironically, of their parents. them want to leave Greece to governments and six elections demanded by international people, only about money,” she delivering coffee to workers in Christina Koutouvela, 32, has do something better.” As Asylum Claims Mount, Greece Reshuffles Deportations of Refugees

TNH Staff Asylum applications typically government spokesman on the take about three months to refugee crisis. ATHENS – Thousands of people process, Stavropoulou said, but Under the accord brokered being held in migrant detention would be “considerably faster” last month between the Euro - camps with the prospect of de - for those held in detention. pean Union and Ankara, mi - portation to Turkey have applied “There will be a difficult few grants and refugees who use ir - for asylum, Greek authorities months ahead,” she said. “We are regular sea crossings in the said, which could slow the rate dealing with people who speak Aegean to get into Greece are be - of returns under a European 70 different languages and many ing sent back to Turkey. Union-Turkey deal. have traveled to Greece without From April 4-6 only 202 peo - The European Union began papers because they are escaping ple, the vast majority from Pak - sending back migrants April 4 un - war.” istan, had been returned from der an agreement with Turkey, Only 30 of 400 migration of - Greece, according to authorities which is going to get six billion ficers from other EU countries in Athens, while some 53,000 euros, visa-free travel in Europe had arrived in Greece so far, were stranded in the country for its citizens and a faster track Stavropoulou said, while addi - with most requesting asylum, into EU entry in return for taking tional locally hired staff would leading to the suspension of the back refugees and migrants – but take “several months” to train deportations for now. sending an equal number back and integrate into the Asylum Kyritsis told Greek state TV who qualify for asylum. Service. more people could be returned Maria Stavropoulou, Director More than 52,000 people later this week. “It is possible… of Greece’s Asylum Service, told have been trapped in Greece af - We are interested in two things. state TV that some 3,000 people ter Balkan and European coun - AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAKOURIS Sticking to the deal, and main - held in deportation camps on the tries shut their land borders to Migrants most of them from Pakistan protest against the EU- Turkey deal about migration, taining the rights (of migrants islands were seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants, and inside the entrance of Moria camp in the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. and refugees). It is a delicate and with the application process to the EU forged the deal with complicated process, we don’t try to lessen the time for reviews. Turkey. from 11 countries were sent back say their protection is not as - New arrivals on the Greek is - want to make mistakes,” he said. Under the EU-Turkey agree - Greece’s asylum service said to Turkey, on boats from the sured. lands facing Turkey dropped to Under a newly-introduced ment, those arriving on Greek is - it would be setting up an “emer - Greek islands of Lesbos and In Lesbos, about 200 people 68 in the 24 hours to the morning Greek law, an asylum applica - lands from the nearby Turkish gency plan” for asylum applica - Chios. In return as part of the being held in the Moria detention of April 6 from 225 the previous tions process within the deten - coast on or after March 20 are tions in the next few weeks for agreement, dozens of Syrians center staged a sit-in protest April day, data from the migration min - tion centers, which includes a re - eligible for deportation if they do the people in refugee camps were flown to Germany, Finland 4. The protesters, including sev - istry showed, Reuters reported, course to appeal, lasts about nine not apply for asylum or their ap - across Greece. and the Netherlands on April 4- eral children, sat near the camp’s but it was unclear whether that days instead of months as had plication is rejected or inadmis - “The Asylum Service is called 5. It was unclear when the send- fence, chanting “freedom, free - was related to the EU migrant been the case. sible. on daily to document thousands backs would resume. dom.” swap deal with Turkey that began The deal was designed to dis - They must be screened by asy - of people as asylum applicants, The deal has come under With deportations beginning April 4, two weeks later than courage human trafficking in lum services before they are de - something with far exceeds its harsh criticism from human of refugees and migrants already scheduled. Turkey which began to crack ported. Returns are starting with objective abilities,” it said in a rights groups and aid organiza - in Greece, the numbers coming “We had a very low influx down after the accord promised migrants who have not applied statement. tions, who question why Europe – primarily to islands near Turkey from the other side of the to bring concessions as human for asylum or whose claims are SENDING THEM BACK is sending potentially vulnerable – dropped markedly almost as Aegean… which we consider rights groups said some refugees considered inadmissible. On April 4 some 202 migrants people back to Turkey where they soon as the returns began. positive,” said George Kyritsis, a would be returned to Syria. IMF/Greece Talks Tense Post-WikilLeaks Akinci Says Gas Key to Cyprus Unity Hopes

Continued from page 1 cellor Angela Merkel, whose negotiations resumed in what NICOSIA — Cyprus’ potential all the citizens of a reunified is - and Anastasiades have made in country has put up the bulk of was said to be a tense atmosphere wealth from newly-found off - land. 10 months of talks amid predic - brought down several previous the loans, again ruled out a debt during which both sides didn’t shore gas reserves could be used Cyprus was split in 1974 tions from US Secretary of State governments and undermined cut for Greece. mention the WikiLeaks upset. The to partly fund a costly deal re - when Turkey invaded after a John Kerry and other interna - SYRIZA so much for reneging THE GORILLA IN THE ROOM talks are being held at the Athens unifying the ethnically-divided coup aiming at union with tional diplomats that the make- that the party has fallen out of A final draft was being worked Hilton because the government, island, the leader of the break - Greece. Only Turkey recognizes or-break time for reunification favor with Greeks angry they on, said, that showed for symbolic reasons, doesn’t away Turkish Cypriots said on a Turkish Cypriot declaration of is at hand. were betrayed by him. Tsipras bending again to the will want the lenders coming to Greek April 4. independence and it maintains A stumbling block remains in Lost in the shuffle was that the of the Quartet after more than a ministries, where they had been Mustafa Akinci said natural more than 35,000 troops in the Turkey’s refusal to recognize negotiations appear to have al - year of relenting and giving up hounded by protesters. gas could boost energy cooper - breakaway north. Cyprus or admit its ships and ready settled on pension cuts that his anti-austerity demands to get “Since 2010 there has been a ation between Israel, Cyprus “My understanding was that planes. Turkey wants to join the Tsipras said were a “Red Line” he swifter disbursement of the third lot of nonsense in the Greek pro - and Turkey and foster peace in when we started the negotiation EU, of which Cyprus is already would never cross although sim - bailout proceeds. grams, which has led to the Greek a tumultuous region, but this was not going to create trou - a member and Ankara got con - ilar promises he also made were Another obstacle is how to people getting poorer, an un - warned unilateral drilling by ble for our process,” Akinci said. cessions for a faster-track into swiftly broken. handle a mountain of bad loans precedented humanitarian crisis Greek Cypriots could re-ignite “Now I see the potential danger.” entry in return for a refugee and A new national basic pension swamping banks since big pay for EU standards, a quarter of na - tensions. U.S. company Noble Energy migrant swap deal aimed at of 384 euros ($437.56) a month cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions tional output being lost and the “Definitely (gas is) going to discovered a field around 100 slowing an invasion of arrivals before taxes – payable only after and worker firings have left many country’s network of production be an asset, if wisely prepared miles (160 kilometers) south of into Europe, mostly in Greece, a minimum of 20 years of work Greeks unable to pay what they being destroyed,” Tsipras told his and conducted in a way not to Cyprus that’s estimated to con - whose islands are close to the and with an overall retirement owe. lawmakers without mentioning trigger yet (more) tension in the tain more than 4 trillion cubic Turkish coast. age of 67, would see working They are being hounded while he supports what he criticized. area,” Akinci told The Associ - feet of gas. France’s Total and But differences remain and Greeks take another hit while tax the former ruling New Democ - He was also upset with the ated Press in an interview. Eni along with its South Korean the pace of negotiations has cheats, the rich and favored con - racy Conservatives and its one- IMF’s European Director, Poul Akinci criticized the island’s partner KOGAS are also licensed slowed down because of parlia - tinue to escape austerity. time coalition partner, the fast- Thomsen, a key actor in the Greek Cypriot-run, internation - to drill off Cyprus. mentary elections in the inter - Tsipras wants to see a review vanishing PASOK Socialists, aren’t leaked talks and who put the idea ally-recognized government for Akinci said with the “likely” nationally-recognized Greek of the stalled reforms completed paying 250 million euros of default up as a possible strat - launching last month a third improvement in relations be - Cypriot south next month. before an April 22 meeting of Eu - ($284.87 million) their loans and egy. “We will not allow Greece to round for offshore gas drilling tween Turkey and Israel, Cypriot He said Turkish Cypriots rozone officials but the lenders as the bank officers who granted be the victim of this conflict,” he licenses despite an “understand - and Israeli gas could flow to should remain a majority in the said it would take much longer, them were given immunity from was reported to have said. ing” by both sides that there’s Turkish and European markets north which they will adminis - as the economy continues to de - prosecution for their decisions. He also attacked New Democ - “no urgency on drilling.” through a pipeline linking a re - ter within an envisioned two- teriorate and as German Chan - Tsipras was still fuming as the racy Conservative new leader Kyr - He said exploratory drilling unified island with Turkey about zone federation, even though iakos Mitsotakis, who called for in waters off Cyprus’ southern 70 kilometers (45 miles) away. most homes and property there snap elections and has been snip - coastline in 2014 led to peace A planned Turkey-Cyprus elec - belong to Greek Cypriots. ing at Tsipras. Tsipras said that talks breaking off amid a run - tricity cable link would further Akinci said several “reme - the former ruler and creditors ning dispute over rights to the boost energy ties. dies” like property swaps will were aligned philosophically al - divided island’s offshore mineral “This will not only be an en - ensure that property rights are though Mitsotakis now is ques - wealth. ergy corridor, but a corridor for respected. But he suggested tioning his party’s role in backing Cypriot President Nicos peace also,” Akinci said. “If you monetary compensation will austerity that he once did but Anastasiades halted peace talks have this in the context of a likely be the preferred option to now questions. with Akinci’s predecessor in July peace agreement, this can also ensure Turkish Cypriots retain “New is the Fund’s 2014 in response to a Turkish become a tool of cooperation.” most of the property in the only persistent ally,” said the oil and gas search in waters Turkey previously sent an en - north and remain the numerical prime minister. “ where the Cypriot government ergy research vessel and war - majority there. agrees with the IMF’s most ex - had already licensed companies ship into Cypriot waters in “I don’t foresee a situation treme positions in the expectation to drill. Talks recommenced in search of a find but called them where the Turkish Cypriots are that the review will not be com - May last year. back leading to the restarting of not going to become a majority pleted. “This is an ideological con - Turkey doesn’t recognize the talks. in their own area that they will frontation between the left and Cyprus as a state and insists a The Turkish Cypriot leader be governing,” Akinci said. AP PHOTO/ADEL HANA Mr. Mitsotakis’s neoliberal right,” unilateral Greek Cypriot oil and said although European Union Akinci said Turkish Cypriots In the Gaza Strip, a Greek Cross is Found he said, according to Kathimerini. gas search flouts the rights of and U.S. officials have pledged insist on alternating the Presi - Tsipras insisted that the gov - Turkish Cypriots to the island’s financial support for a peace dency of a Federal Cyprus be - A Palestinian worker points to a Greek cross on a crown that ernment and its lenders could potential hydrocarbon riches. deal, the cost of reunification tween the two communities as was discovered with remnants of marble Corinthian pillars wrap up the review by the time The Cypriot government in - will be high — higher than any well as having Turkey involved and foundations during construction of a shopping center in of the next Eurogroup on April sists it’s within its sovereign initial estimates. in any arrangement guarantee - Gaza City, April 6. Palestinian tourism officials say construction 22. The mission chiefs are due to rights to carry out an oil and gas Akinci said, “We are closer ing the security of a peace ac - workers in the Gaza Strip have discovered what they believe leave Greece on April 12 for the search and that any future min - than ever before” to a peace cord despite Greek Cypriot op - to be a Christian religious site from the Byzantine era. IMF Spring meeting. eral bounty will be shared with deal after strong progress he position on both points. 14 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 9-15, 2016

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On April 2, we celebrated the 101st anniversary of our sister publication, the Ethnikos Kyrix-National Herald. COMMENTARY It is a historical event that we celebrate with humility and appreciation for the generations of our staff and, above all, our readers. Very few businesses and even fewer newspapers man - age to arrive at such a milestone. Of the 5,000 companies on The New Κρυφό Σχολειό – “ Secret School ” – of Greece the New York Stock Exchange, only 486 are 100 or more years old. And only 23 privately-held audited companies have been in existence for 100 years. The fact that the Herald belongs in By Mark Arey have to establish their companies tion, The Hellenic Initiative preneurial spirit and ecosystem such a select category is a real triumph of Hellenism in Amer - overseas, they are committed to (THI), and a whole host of stake - in Greece is not only growing, it ica. The Κρυφό Σχολειό , the “Se - creating jobs in Greece, which holders. One team invented a is thriving. The question of course is, to what can this triumph be at - cret School” of the Church that now has a 25% unemployment new soft drink; another an app This is the new Κρυφό Σχο - tributed? Certainly, there are many explanations, to which we preserved Greek language, cul - rate that is over 50% for those that maps the entire Athens λειό, preserving and augmenting add our own: Immigrants to the United States changes in two ture and Orthodox Christian under the age of 30. Marathon from start to finish, in - the legacy of Greece. The Dias - main ways: they love their homeland even more than before, Faith during the centuries of Ot - For too long, a false narrative cluding archaeological high pora should be more than very and their mentality changes. They are Americanized. toman occupation – the has been imposed on Greece, one points and a drone-generated proud of their achievements. To From the first moment of their arrival, immigrants under - “Turkokratia” – remains an iconic that discourages and even de - aerial visual of the entire course. honor their efforts, THI is build - stand that the state, in the sense that they know from Greece inspiration for Hellenes around spises the entrepreneurial enter - A team from a school for the ing a new Φιλική Εταιρεία – the (cushy jobs, handouts), does not exist here. They learn that in the world. The poem, “ Φεγγα - prise as being “beneath” Greeks, mentally challenged developed a “Society of Friends” of Hellenes order to survive, they can only rely on themselves. ράκι μου λαμπρό ” has been sung or at worst, unpatriotic. What a product line of agro-products to from across Greece, Europe and This, in the beginning, appears hard, perhaps inhuman. by generations of our youth. contrast from the entrepreneurial benefit the hungry. The list goes beyond that banded together in “What can the country do for me?” is replaced by “what can I Well, it may surprise you that narrative of Hellenes we witness on and on. the nineteenth century to free do for myself?” And later on, by “what can I do for society as a there is a new Κρυφό Σχολειό in everywhere else on the planet. Last year, THI held its first Greece from foreign domination. whole?” That is a progressive and liberating attitude. It puts an Greece today. And it’s a secret end to illusions, excuses, and weak efforts. It gives immigrants that needs to be shared as far and strength and confidence in their abilities. It literally unties their as wide as possible. The Κρυφό hands so that they can be who they are and become everything Σχολειό “2.0” is the emergent en - Nikolaos Gyzis’ they are capable of becoming. trepreneurial ecosystem that is The Secret The only presumption is that success requires work. And forming in Greece despite the on - School consequently, and paradoxically, immigrants discover that hard going economic catastrophe that (1885-1886) work yields pleasure. They learn about hard work’s material has engulfed the country. These and moral rewards. brave, new “entreprenauts” – en - What does all of this have to do with the 101st anniversary trepreneurs willing to traverse of the National Herald? land and sea to find their treasure As Greek-Americans progress and feel more secure, they also like Jason and his Argonauts – feel a responsibility for the proud ethnic group to which they are inspiring real hope for the belong, and for its future. This newspaper, then, not only stim - economic recovery of Greece. ulates their interest through news stories and commentaries Not content with the status that very often feature positive examples of others, but is also quo, not satisfied with failed poli - one of the community’s pillars, through which Greek-Americans cies and empty promises, not bur - can accomplish their goals. dened by the ennui of disappoint - This will be true so long as we continue to perform our mis - ment, these exemplars of the sion in a truthful manner. As we enter our second century, we human capital that is the richest promise you this: we will always hold high the banner of our wealth of Greece are venturing mission, and of Hellenism – in the United States, in the home - forth into the great adventure of land, and throughout the world. self-motivating and self-sustain - ing entrepreneurialism. They are showing the imagination of their Lessons from the White House forebears – the Greeks who gave Never has there been a more suc - Athens Venture Fair, carefully se - We are fully committed to a the world philosophy and democ - cessful and prosperous people lecting the best young businesses Greece that is free of the onerous racy, art and aesthetics, τό καλόν than Greeks in any and every in Greece to present their busi - burden of failed economics and No matter how many times someone visits the White House, κγαθόν (“ the beautiful and the place. The Diaspora thrives be - ness plans to numerous sources crippling debt. And just as in the feeling of awe never departs. That overpowering feeling of good ”), and the rest of what we cause the cultures it has adopted of funding. The event was mere 1821, there is also a new gener - being in the historic decision making center of the American Em - call “Western Civilization.” Truly, promote and reward ingenuity days before the capital controls ation of Philhellenes ready to join pire. And April 4 was no different. they are the best hope for the re - and hard work. The Greeks of that bear witness to Greece’s pre - us – the volunteers who are rush - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hosted newal of Greece. Greece are no different, and the cipitous economic situation. Yet, ing to Greece in her hour of need, – again, and for the last time (as they leave office in January) – With neither social nor politi - proof is in the young people, the over one million dollars of fund - whether to relieve the stress of a reception in honor of the Anniversary of 1821, which is also an cal encouragement, and more of - new Κρυφό Σχολειό of Greece. ing was secured. The enthusiasm the refugee crisis or invest in this occasion for praising the Greek-American community. ten than not facing an ossified These young entrepreneurs for Greek entrepreneurship, even new crop of entrepreneurs. President Obama is an undeniably gifted politician. He spoke bureaucracy, these modern he - are bringing ingenuity and cre - in the midst of and indeed in The Hellenic Initiative was well at this year’s event as did our Archbishop, Demetrios. roes are committed to Greece ativity to the dire economic real - spite of Greece's woes, was elec - founded in 2012 to reveal the Also present was Alexis Haritsis, a dignified young deputy and to her future. They want to ity that is Greece today. From tric. THI’s commitment is unre - love, strength and resources of Minister of Deputy Economy, Development and Tourism. Last live and earn their living in a high schoolers to retired yiayias, lenting; we are holding the sec - the Diaspora and Philhellene year, former economic minister showed up… Greece that creates opportunities Greeks are finding new ways to ond annual Venture Fair on June communities for Greece in her without a tie. But, we digress…on to deeper matters. for all its people. Facing the lack sustain themselves. The recent 28th. The Hellenic Entrepreneur - hour of need, and there is plenty The ceremony coincided with the leaking of a conversation of investment opportunities and Junior Achievement Exposition ship Award is now in its fourth of room at the table. All together, between IMF officials. Regarding that affair, we learned, at the investor confidence at home, they in Athens is a case in point. Forty- year. VentureGarden, the THI we can achieve wonders. Όλοι reception, the following: First, that Biden spoke with Greek Prime are spanning the globe, carrying three teams from across the is - funded entrepreneur school at μαζί! Minister Alexis Tsipras by telephone – presumably on a secure their ideas and companies to an lands and mainland were show - ALBA in Athens and Anatolia in line – for 45 minutes. It is standard practice on such anniversaries investing world that appreciates cased in a program supported by Thessaloniki has grown over one Mark Arey is Executive Director for conversations to take place. But for 45 minutes? It definitely their vision. Even if it means they The Stavros Niarchos Founda - hundred companies. The entre - of The Hellenic Initiative. transcended the boundaries of congratulations in the context of national holidays. Second, what was actually said between Biden and Tsipras can be gleaned from Obama's statements, which made it clear, Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris that the IMF is not going anywhere and that Tsipras must make the tough decisions regarding reforms immediately. It should have been crystal clear that United States would not Where is Tsipras Heading? Is a Tsipras/IMF rift in Greece’s best in - away from having a coherent program that accept the elimination of the IMF from the quartet of institutions terest? IMF Director Christine Lagarde’s I can present to our Executive Board.” overseeing the Greek crisis because through it – the U.S. is its harsh letter to Tsipras leaves no doubt. For reasons of “transparency,” Lagarde biggest contributor – they exert influence in the EU. And, indeed, On April 2 an intercepted conference call Now that that Greece’s credibility has posted her letter on IMF’s website. their intervention in critical moments has repeatedly saved Greece between IMF officials regarding the strategy been damaged again, will Tsipras’ approach In the transcript – whose authenticity from expulsion from the . for negotiations with Greece and Berlin generate the best results? the IMF has not confirmed – one can read The IMF is also pressuring Germany to accept a haircut on prompted the Greek government to wage a I do not know where Tsipras is trying to that the officials say that mere talks without the Greek debt. These messages, together with the international concerted campaign aimed at generating go. I do not know what calculations his putting pressure on the Greek side will not community’s reactions, reveal that Greece and Tsipras are now outrage among the people. team is making. I just hope he’s right – but lead to an agreement, and they cite the ear - even more isolated. They seek to exploit the incident politi - the story is disconcerting. lier case where Athens agreed only under Finally, there is another serious matter that we need to address: cally to the highest degree by turning the I do not see a serious negotiating effort. threat of bankruptcy. Yiannis Roubatis, the head of Greece’s national intelligence service IMF into public enemy number one. I see them looking for a scapegoat. Is that That point, that without the threat of a EYP (full disclosure: he is a former colleague of this newspaper’s This strategy probably favors the short- what Greece needs? “credit event” the government will not reach publisher) made the following statement: “The National Intelli - term political interests of Prime Minister If only the IMF and Germany’s Angela an agreement, is what gives rise to oppor - gence Service - Ethniki Ypiresia Pliroforion (EYP) operates on Alexis Tsipras and his SYRIZA Party, but it Merkel would pack up and leave and be re - tunities for political exploitation. the basis of Greek law, which always requires a prosecutor's order raises legitimate questions about whether placed by successors who are more com - But Lagarde considers the Greek govern - in order to examine criminal activities or other threats.” it is in Greece’s best interests or whether it passionate and cooperative regarding re - ment’s interpretation “nonsense.” That statement attempts to absolve that department of re - will lead to misadventures. forms. Because I really wonder how much But one can also see in the IMF staff re - sponsibility for the eavesdropping on the IMF staff’s teleconfer - It reminds me of a Cavafy verse: more the Greek people can endure. ports that there is a need to reduce the ence. But it does not – evidently and strangely enough – constitute With no consideration, no pity, no shame, But if anyone bothered to read the IMF Greek debt so that it becomes manageable. a rebuttal. What does that tell you? they have built walls around me, thick and conversation transcript, they would realize That requires the cooperation, though, high. that in Largarde’s letter to Tsipras, she of a government that, unfortunately, is not Political Awareness And now I sit here feeling hopeless. writes that “we are still a good distance forthcoming.

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Can Greece Rediscover it? By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou one was suspected.” made upon prescribed laws of dides’ lines illuminate an aspect Aren’t there moral and wise profit but for rapine, contrary of modern Greece’s political fu - “Inconsiderate boldness was persons in the political parties? to the laws established. And as ture? “Striving by whatsoever On the heels of left Greece exposed counted true-hearted manliness; Why don’t they react? Thucy - for mutual trust amongst them, means to overcome both ven - the celebration of to a major threat. provident deliberation, a hand - dides goes on describing how it was confirmed not so much tured on most horrible outrages the 195th anniver - By converting the some fear; modesty, the cloak the political parties function in by divine law as by the commu - and prosecuted their revenges sary of Greek Inde - country into a stor - of cowardice; to be wise in this case. “He that did insidiate, nication of guilt… The cause of still further without any regard pendence, it is worth age area for eco - everything, to be lazy in every - if it took, was a wise man; but all this is desire of rule out of of justice or the public good, but questioning our nomic migrants and thing.” Though the overall pic - he that could smell out a trap avarice and ambition, and the limiting them, each faction, by identity as modern refugees and seal - ture differs, for anyone who laid, a more dangerous man zeal of contention from those their own appetite, and stood Hellenes and how it ing off all inroads worries about the future of than he. But he that had been two proceeding.” Love of power ready, whether by unjust sen - is being shaped in into Europe, the EU Greece Thucydides’ History of so provident as not to need to operating through greed and tence or with their own hands, the globalized set - is creating a buffer the Peloponnesian War proves do the one or the other was said personal ambition is the cause. when they should get power, to ting in which we cur - zone. Greece has to be a valuable source on how to be a dissolver of soci - How are the citizens satisfy their present spite.” They rently find ourselves neither the size and demagogues can gain power ety and one that manipulated to ac - committed themselves to terri - imbued. One of the by Christopher geostrategic posi - and what the results can be. stood in fear of his cept it? “For such ble actions. Taking revenge be - main questions that TRIPOULAS tion nor the eco - Reading how the names im - adversary. In as were of au - came most important. They must be answered is Special to nomic means to posed for signification of the po - brief, he that thority in the were neither deterred by the Greece’s role in Eu - The National Herald handle this influx, litical actions were changed into could outstrip cities, both of the claims of justice nor by the in - rope and its relation yet it is once again arbitrary at the beginning of the another in the one and the terests of the state. Where can with its European “partners.” being abandoned by its “partners” civil war between Athens and doing of an evil other faction, their unscrupulous ambitions The past few years have seen to face the consequences of their Sparta, one may recognize how act or that could preferring under lead? Thucydides summarizes the term European Union, an en - policies alone. With Turkey acting modern demagogic govern - persuade another decent titles, one, the results. The first was a gen - tity that once encompassed a as the main perpetrator in the il - ments change the meanings of thereto that never the political equal - eral deterioration of character grand vision of historic statesmen legal trafficking of persons and their political actions. How meant it was com - ity of the multitude, throughout Greece. “Ethos” was enthusiastically received by the reaping all the benefits from it many thoughtless acts of aggres - mended.” He con - the other, the mod - regarded as a ridiculous quality. local peoples, become a complete (economic and geopolitical), Eu - sion in the recent Greek govern - cludes that political erate aristocracy, Then society was divided into oxymoron. Greece, in particular, rope’s decision to throw Greece ment’s diplomacy have been de - party members be - though in words they two ideologically hostile camps, has been on the receiving end of under the bus economically and scribed as courage? How many come more ready seemed to be servants each side viewing the other with behavior that has been anything geopolitically to appease the times have members of the to undertake of the public, they suspicion. Last but not least, as but unifying, except in the West’s “Aryan” constituencies now lead - Greek government character - anything and made it in ef - a rule those politicians who volition to treat Greece like a sec - ing a very divided and stratified ized the modesty of their oppo - not to dispute fect but the were least remarkable for intel - ond-class state; a pariah. Whether EU will leave Greece severely ex - nents as cowardice? Even the it. How is it prize of their ligence showed the greater pow - looking at the economic or mi - posed to Turkish aggression. In meaning of the ability to under - possible? Be - contention.” ers of survival. Recognising their gration crisis, Greece was most light of Europe’s handling of the stand the complexity of the cause usually Does it sound own deficiencies and fearing unceremoniously pitted as the economic and migration crises, problems has changed. those who have no intension of familiar? A political program that they might lose their power, “fall guy” in both instances and can anyone really expect deter - A prudent politician is de - doing anything wrong are de - with attractive arguments, they boldly launched straight left to suffer disproportionately rence – and more importantly in - scribed as someone totally unf nounced of disrupting the unity which gives people hope for so - into intrigue and violent actions. by the decisions of its erstwhile tervention – against possible for action. Instead, fanatical en - of the party and accused that cial justice and a better life. In “partners.” Ironically, despite Turkish moves on Greek sover - thusiasm is the mark of our pop - their acts are beneficial for the professing to serve the public in - Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has perennially being dealt the short eignty? As the situation currently ular politicians. “A furious sud - opposition. terest they are seeking to win studied philology and archaeol - end of the stick, other countries stands, the EU won’t even put denness was reputed a point of How can this happen? The the prizes for themselves, the ogy at the University of Ioanni - have until now been keener those Balkan mobster wannabes valor. To readvise for the better answer is clear and cynical. power, so called nowadays in na,Würzburg and Bochum in judges of the EU apparatus’ short - to Greece’s north in their place, security was held for a fair pre - Though more than 2000 years Greece ‘the (authority) chairs.” Germany. She has been comings, openly expressing their let alone a regional power like text of tergiversation. He that have passed, there are elements Thucydides underlines that honored with the Academy of Euroskepticism, opting not to join Turkey. was fierce was always trusty, of similarities to our politicians. in their struggles for ascendary Athens Award in Archaeology the Eurozone, and even mulling After decades of wishful think - and he that contraried such a “For these societies were not nothing was barred. Can Thucy - and Homeric Philology. to voluntarily leave the EU. ing, twice in the past year, the One needs to look no further Greek people showed that they than Great Britain to find a per - were ready to once again redis - fect example of such a perspective cover the courage of their convic - LETTER FROM ATHENS – which is spreading fast across tions. Last July, they overwhelm - the Old Continent. The very real ingly told the European Union (of possibility of British voters’ reject - bankers) what they could do with ing the growing fascism of Euro - their memorandums and ultima - How SYRIZA Turned Greece into Theatre of the Absurd pean institutions and retaliating tums – only to be betrayed by against German hegemony could their own government and prime deal a possibly fatal blow to the minister, who are about as “left - If you want to understand Fabre wanted plinary artist” who his man was driven out by a me - European project. The result ist” as Skopje is Macedonia. And how the ruling Far-Out Left instead, in a self- is single-handedly dia conspiracy, which would would likely trigger a chain reac - now, mired in the misery of self- SYRIZA turned Greece into a aggrandizing nar - ruining the reputa - make a great play. tion of centrifugal developments, destructive memorandums whose show with a bad review it’s not cissistic vision in tion of the other - Until the artists’ revolution with member state after member only purpose is to loot the coun - just its inept handling and which he imagines wise-esteemed Be - drove him out, Fabre was plan - state seeking to shore up its indi - try’s remaining resources before bungling of an economic crisis himself a peer with naki Museum in ning to proceed with a festival vidual standing against a collec - ultimately abandoning impover - it decried but then worsened. Aeschylus and Eu - Athens with perfor - so ridiculous that cries for a boy - tive body that has resorted to ished-by-EU Greece and its peo - Nor in the cruel and heartless ripides, his own mances that in - cott made Tsipras tell Baltas and preying upon its separate parts. ple, while useless summit after way it mishandled an invasion works, including clude letting people Fabre this was, after all, Greece, In the face of all these devel - summit is called so that the EU of refugees and migrants after Mt. Olympus, Glo - stare at her if you and should perhaps include opments, one would have ex - can show “the height of its culti - first inviting them all to come rifying the Cult of can keep from something Greek. pected Greece to have been the vation” for all to see and take with an open door no-border Tragedy (a/ka/ laughing at absur - At a news conference where leading voice of Euroskepticism. pride in its barbed wires and philosophy that turned into Pulsating Penises), by ANDY dity. neither he nor Baltas mentioned After all, the past seven years walls, the everyday tax-riddled closed door fenced-off detention which consists of a DABILIS Now, in the the work Greek or anything to have exposed a series of fallacies and financially obliterated people centers before deporting them chorus line of scheme of things, do with the country where the regarding the key arguments in of Greece are giving daily lessons to Turkey, which will send many young men who Special to even a festival fea - festival was being held, Fabre favor of Greece ceding sover - in humaneness, showing empathy back into war zones to die. take off their togas The National Herald turing art isn’t as said it would open with an ex - eignty to the EU. The two sectors and kindness to the myriads of Those are examples with to reveal their glory important as the hibition of his drawings, models, where most Greek politicians and wretched souls seeking entrance more serious consequences, af - like a perverse Rockettes perfor - everyday Greek tragedy SYRIZA photographs and videos as a ret - residents expected the EU to offer to a Europe that no longer exists fecting the life – and death – of mance, to the tune of a drum - is putting on people it professed rospective of his stage work critical aid were the economy and (if it ever did). people every day. mer who sticks a drumstick in to care about: workers, pension - since the 1970s, titled Stigmata: national security, but the present The time for blindly following But what created those is the her ear. ers, the poor, the sick, while Actions & Performances 1976- reality is quickly revealing this to the blind leaders of today’s Eu - mindset of these amateur hour I don’t know art but I know Tsipras is hiring phony Special 2013. be a gross miscalculation. Eco - rope has neared its end. Greece café philosophers that could be what I don’t like and while Aides at 2,000 euros a month at That would also include an nomically, the vast amount of must once again rediscover its seen in the Leftist takeover of there’s a place for this stuff it’s the same time he wants to give exhibition of Belgian art and the loan monies given by European own voice and ideas and stop try - the Athens and Epidaurus Festi - not on hallowed artistic territory people a 384 euro ($497) staging of Fabre’s Preparatorio institutions to Greece since the ing to pass itself off as a spawn of val that had been resurrected in the country which created monthly pension. Mortis, showing a woman in a crisis have done practically noth - Charlemagne. Greece has a place from a moribund state and be - real art, not what passes for it But the choice of Fabre – by bikini writhing on flowers in a ing to improve the condition of in Europe, but under its own gan to flourish again under from the likes of Fabre and his Lack of Culture Minister Aris - death allegory. Fabre, who said the average citizen. The EU bailed equal terms. The European West Giorgos Loukos, a renowned fellow fraud, Marina Am - tides Baltas, who, as Education he preferred the title “curator,” out its multinational banks and that Greek policy makers so ad - dance director in France. bramovic, another “multi-disci - Minister said “excellence is not described this year’s event as be - subsequently dumped the bill mire bears the historic burden of Loukos was summarily fired a virtue” (which, ironically ap - ing about the “Belgian spirit." onto its member-states, which in inquisitions, gas chambers, and by SYRIZA on the still unproved plied directly to him) – showed Let him stage that in Belgium turn passed it on to Greek tax - imperialism. To those who say grounds of misappropriating that SYRIZA was attempting an then. payers. And even after being that Greece did not experience funds from the festival, which artistic takeover of Greece and Fabre was a blasphemy on bailed out, banking institutions the Renaissance, the response is he said were bookkeeping prob - applying a political philosophy Greek art but what could you continue to hold the vastly de - that it triggered it, with the influx lems under previous administra - so discredited that even Cuba expect from SYRIZA, which be - pleted savings of the people of its intellectuals to Western Eu - tions. has given up on it. lieves terrorism is art too (a hostage, imposing capital controls rope after the Fall of Constantino - No matter, it gave Prime Fabre lasted only a couple of Tsipras Special Aide said the on all deposits. Meanwhile, de - ple. It is the home of iconodules, Minister Alexis “Che” Tsipras days after announcing – after he 9/11 attacks were a master - spite the prolonged suffering and not iconoclasts, it places relation - and his ilk an excuse, trumped disdained the title director for piece!) and applies this kind of repeated failure of their austerity ships above objective appara - up or not, to fire Loukos and re - “Curator” – that this year’s fes - looney thinking to governing. policies, Europe continues to tuses, it discerns the uncreated place him with an alleged Bel - tival would become interna - If Fabre wanted to under - bankrupt Greece while refusing energies of God from His essence, gian artist, Jan Fabre, whose tional and not Greek. stand what a Greek festival any debt reduction. If we could in contrast to the absolutist West “works” have included having Well, not international but should have included, he could turn back the clock to the year that sees everything as black or people throw cats in the air and Belgian, because he thinks that’s stand in the ancient theater of 2000, in retrospect, it would be white and cannot discern. It is the making tarantulas walk through where art was created and not Epidaurus and hear and see a interesting to see how many parish, the community, the feast, razor blades. in Greece. And not Belgian but performance of Euripides. You Greeks would have preferred to the coffee house. It is a commu - There’s a place for that stuff him. won’t find him. He’s busy per - remain outside of the Eurozone nity of persons. As the Europe but it’s not in a festival designed This year it was going to re - forming his “art,” burning and retain their national currency Union veers off course, this might to showcase Greek art at venues ally be the Jan Fabre and money and writing with the (together with some semblance be the best opportunity for Greece including the revered ancient SYRIZA Festival until Greek ashes, which is what should be of their sovereignty)… to rediscover its identity. theater at Epidaurus, built in the artists – those would be mostly left of his reputation, and As far as national security 4th Century BC and home to SYRIZA backers - rose up in uni - SYRIZA’s too. goes, thanks to its migration poli - Follow me on Twitter real art such as Greek plays and, son to declare him “persona non cies (or lack thereof), the EU has @CTripoulas in recent years, Shakespeare. Belgian artist Jan Fabre grata,” leaving Baltas to moan [email protected] Looking at the Orthodox Diaspora as Orthodox Great and Holy Council Approaches

By Dennis Menos rope, and the Middle East. construction and other overlap - not surprisingly various initia - suddenly voiced opposition to ally take has yet to be deter - In my own home town of Po - ping aspects of church opera - tives have been tried through the entire process. A year later, mined. There are those who fa - Any hope that the Holy and tomac, MD, for instance, there tions. The existing condition the years in an effort to resolve the Russian delegates expressed vor the establishment of an Au - Great Orthodox Council, sched - are six Orthodox churches also violates two important its anomalies. In the United a similar view, with the sugges - tocephalous American Orthodox uled to meet this June on Crete, within a radius of five miles, Church canons: (a) the provi - States, the most prominent was tion that it would be better for Church, or perhaps even a will somehow decisively solve with a seventh scheduled to be sion that there can only be one the establishment in 1960 of the the Orthodox Diaspora to re - larger organizational entity that the many issues that burden the built soon. Each church belongs bishop in every city or province Standing Conference of Canon - main as is rather than change. embraces additional parts of the Orthodox Diaspora should be to a different ethnic group and (for the record, there are in the ical Bishops in America Why these views? Perhaps, Diaspora. Others, see the solu - put to rest. is administered by a Bishop, Or - United States alone, 55 Ortho - (SCOBA). Designed to serve as fear that any adopted plan tion in a mechanism of smaller The subject is on the Coun - thodox of course, who reports – dox Bishops) and (b) the canon a forum for inter-Orthodox col - would result in the transfer of but more powerful regional cil’s agenda, of course. But con - not to a common authority – but that grants responsibility for the laboration, but lacking the au - the Diaspora churches, proper - Episcopal Assemblies, with au - ditions in the Diaspora are such, to one of the fourteen Mother administration of all communi - thorization from the Mother ties and other financial re - thority to administer the that its transition to a strict Churches in the Orthodox East. ties in the Diaspora to the Ecu - Churches, SCOBA turned out to sources to the jurisdiction of the Churches of the Diaspora in co - canonical order is impossible, at An argument can be made menical Patriarchate. be a weak institution. It was re - Ecumenical Patriarchate. Or, ordination with the Ecumenical least not at the present time. that there are benefits to the ex - Among the faithful, espe - placed in 2010 by thirteen Epis - concern on the part of some Patriarchate. Conditions must mature notice - isting multiple jurisdictions, for cially fourth- and fifth-genera - copal Assemblies worldwide Bishops that should the one city There is urgency for replac - ably before this goal can be they allow each Patriarchate or tion Orthodox Americans who that are currently entrusted with – one Bishop rule made to apply, ing the current system of admin - achieved. Orthodox Autocephalous no longer maintain ties to the enhancing Orthodox unity and they may be personally affected. istering the Orthodox Diaspora Most of us are familiar with Church to take care of its own lands of their forefathers, the developing a final solution to The requirement that decisions with a single system of admin - the nature of the Diaspora prob - flock in the Diaspora, while also current structure of the Dias - the Diaspora issue. of the American Assembly be by istration and for giving it a uni - lem. Its existence and diversity provide its members with con - pora is a matter of increasing For its part, the US Assembly consensus, rather than majority fied voice. The need is obvious. is evident in our daily lives, dur - tinued access to the language, concern. It is, similarly, to the of Canonical Orthodox Bishops vote, further complicates its A fragmented Orthodox Church ing our contacts with Orthodox customs and cultural heritage of thousands of converts to Ortho - (one of the thirteen Episcopal ability to move on with the task in the Diaspora complicates the Christians who are “non-Greek,” the land they left behind. doxy (many of whom are mem - Assemblies above) has been un - at hand. continuation of the all essential or when visiting Orthodox But, the present administra - bers of the clergy) who find it able to come up as yet with a Clearly, a lot more time and dialogue with Rome that began churches of “other” Orthodox ju - tion of the Orthodox churches difficult to identify with a Euro - plan for organizing the Ortho - maturity is necessary to bring in Jerusalem in 1964 by the late risdictions. It is all the result of in the Diaspora impacts ad - pean or Middle Eastern ethnic dox of the United States on a about unity to the Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras and Pope the mass migrations of the past versely on Orthodox unity and group with which they have no canonical basis. Many reasons faithful in the Diaspora and to Paul VI, and the other priorities two centuries that brought large order, and is also extremely interaction. account for its failure. At the As - free it from the historical cir - of the Church. numbers of Orthodox faithful to wasteful of resources, as evi - Clearly the Orthodox Dias - sembly’s meeting in 2013 for in - cumstances that burden it. What America from Russia, East Eu - denced by redundant church pora is in need of renewal, and stance, the Bulgarian delegates precise form unity will eventu - 16 THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 9-15, 2016