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By Theodore Kalmoukos where Kouremetis is the priest. TNH Staff TNH Staff Writer According to the documents sent to Archbishop Demetrios of WASHINGTON, DC- Prime SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Alarm - America and Metropolitan Isa - Minister Antonis Samaras’ ing situations have been created iah of Denver, 11 checks were American swing to meet Presi - at the parish of Holy Trinity paid to Gilbert’s sons over 9 dent Barack Obama, political Cathedral in Salt lake City and months totaling $4,637.18 for leaders, and Greek-American also at the headquarters of the car repairs, assisting with business executives in Washing - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of church services, schoolbooks, ton and New York earned him America because a financial au - and undetailed reasons. Also a plaudits from Diaspora officials dit at the parish discovered check of $ 75.13 was issued and symbolic backing for imple - strange financial activities by payable to Gilbert for a lunch menting reforms demanded by two priests which may implicate with another cleric named Max - international lenders. the parish and the Archdiocese imos. While the meeting with with the Internal Revenue Ser - On December 20, 2011 Fr. Obama in the White House on vice. Gilbert wrote a check payable Aug. 8 was the centerpiece of Confidential documents ac - to his son, Andrew, at the his trip, Samaras also met U.S. quired by TNH show that priests amount of $350.00 for car re - Secretary of State John Kerry, Mathew Gilbert and Mike pair. On February 17 he wrote New York Mayor Michael Kouremetis had open benevo - a check to his other son Christo - Bloomberg, Archbishop lent funds accounts supposedly pher Gilbert for $1,000.00 with Demetrios of America, and to assist discreetly and confi - the description Deacon Chrysos - United Nations Secretary-Gen - dently people in need, but in - tomos. On the same date Gilbert eral Ban Ki-moon, who said he stead Gilbert wrote checks to his wrote a check to his other son, hoped talks to reunify Cyprus, sons and Kouremetis paid his Aaron, for $300.00 with the de - where Greece has critical inter - secretary’s house rent. He had scription Seminarian. ests, would finally lead to some also authorized her as a cosigner Gilbert opened the benevo - TNH/THEODORE KALMOUKOS kind of resolution. on the account. lent account in February 2006 Dracut, Massachusetts Assumption Church celebrated its feast day Samaras also talked about The Salt Lake City Greek Or - and he closed in May 2013 after Greece playing a more promi - thodox Community has two the parish council had started From the Great Vespers of the feast of the Assumption of the Mother God at the Greek Orthodox nent role in the region as he churches: the Holy Trinity auditing the finances of the parish in Dracut Massachusetts. Young men are caring the Epitaph of the Theotokos in the park - tried to shoehorn Greek inter - Cathedral where Gilbert is pas - parish and requested to examine ing lot around the church at the end of the Vespers, while the faithful chanted hymns. ests into the American agenda toring and the Prophet Elias all the accounts that use the which generally favors Turkey, church’s tax ID number. a bigger economy and more im - From Kouremetis’ benevolent portant geo-political player for account 14 payments were U.S. interests. made for household rent for the Samaras Evokes Candor, Offers Hope Obama, while backing aus - Church secretary’s benefit total - terity measures in Greece in - ing $12,835.00 ($600 of this sisted upon by the Troika of the was a cash payment – says for By Constantine Sirigos board. duced Samaras, who provided European Union-International rent). TNH Staff Writer After a meeting with Arch - an overview of the challenges Monetary Fund-European Cen - Also, the records show that bishop Demetrios, Samaras was and accomplishments of Greece tral Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) told 4 cash payments to the Church NEW YORK – Greek Premier the guest of honor at a luncheon during the past year and his Samaras that Greece needs secretary totaling $1,337 plus $ Antonis Samaras visited New hosted by the Greek Ambas - faith that the Greek people will growth as well. 215.49 in other miscellaneous York on August 9, the day after sador, Christos Panagopoulos, at see that their sacrifices have a “We cannot simply look to payments. his trip to Washington, and con - Manhattan’s Metropolitan Club, purpose and that there is light austerity as a strategy,” Obama The documents show that veyed messages both candid where Demetrios offered the in - at the end of the tunnel. said after the meeting. “It’s im - $13,787.49 expenditures from and hopeful regarding the state vocation. He said that in practical portant that we have a plan for the benevolent account went to of his country and the New Andrew Liveris, the President terms that means job creation, fiscal consolidation to manage the Church secretary. Greece that he said is being and CEO of Dow Chemical and which will result from the struc - the debt, but it’s also important According to the records sent built. the Chairman of the Board of tural reforms and the creation that growth and jobs are our fo - to Demetrios and Isaiah, an - Samaras began the day with The Hellenic Initiative (THI), in - of a more business-friendly at - cus, because we know from his - other $7,212.70 or another 25% a visit to City Hall, where he troduced Panagopoulos, who mosphere that will attract in - tory that those countries that of the total contributions made was greeted by Mayor Michael welcomed the guests. vestments. are growing, those countries Bloomberg. He then met with Businessman and Philan - Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver Continued on page 4 the New York Times editorial thropist Michael Jaharis intro - Continued on page 10 Continued on page 10 Big Family of Fire damages St. Demetrios Church in Merrick Surplus, But

Greek Eats in Merrick Herald Possibly a

MERRICK, NY – Fire broke out Buffalo, NY at St. Demetrios Church in Mer - Third Bailout rick at 9:25 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9. Several congregants of the By Samantha Maziarz Greek Orthodox church said the By Andy Dabilis Christmann building, at 2421 Hewlett Ave., TNH Staff Writer Buffalo News had emptied an hour earlier, af - ter an evening service, and so ATHENS – Trumpeting the criti - For generations, Greek immi - no one from the church was cal milestone of achieving a pri - grants new to Buffalo have hurt, but the blaze caused ex - mary surplus three years after counted on the close-knit Greek tensive damage. austerity measures were imposed community here for a foothold Several congregants of the to fight a crushing economic cri - to a better future. church said the building, at sis, the Greek government’s Whether it was a newly ar - 2421 Hewlett Ave., had emptied hopes for recovery seemed less rived cousin, someone from an hour earlier, after an evening rosy after a German report the their home village, or a stranger service, and so no one from the country may need a third bailout. from an entirely different part church was hurt, but the blaze Two bailouts of some $325 of Greece, established restaura - caused extensive damage. billion from international lenders teurs here would find a place Roughly 100 firefighters and hasn’t done enough to keep for their countrymen in the fam - EMTs from 10 fire departments Greece’s economy from faltering ily restaurant business. That responded to the blaze, which - despite big pay cuts, tax hikes, newcomer would work long injured one Merrick firefighter slashed pensions and the coming hours learning how to cook and before firefighters extinguished firing of scores of thousands of it. He was taken by ambulance public workers, Germany’s cen - Continued on page 3 to an area hospital, where he tral bank, the Bundesbank re - was treated for carbon monox - ported. ide poisoning and released the There was no indication of For subscription: same night. how much would be needed but 718.784.5255 The fire’s cause was a candle Der Spiegel reported that the [email protected] inside the church, according to Bundesbank told Germany’s Fi - Nassau County Police, who nance Ministry and the Interna - deemed the fire “not suspi - tional Monetary Fund that a re - cious.” TNH/COSTAS BEJ cent 5.7 billion euros ($7.62 The fire that caused major damage to the church of St. Demetrios, in Merrick, NY as it can be Continued on page 2 seen from this photo, is believed to have been caused by a candle. Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 17-23, 2013

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n day, Aug. 30 through Sunday, THRU NOVEMBER 2 Sept. 1 at the American Hellenic TARPON SPRINGS, FL - Night Cultural Center in New Buffalo. in the Islands also will be of - Enjoy Greek foods, pastries, cof - fered Saturdays, Sep. 7, Oct. 5, fee and drinks while listening to and Nov. 2 from 6-11 PM the Greek and American music. City of Tarpon Springs will pre - Watch authentic Greek dancers sent Night in the Islands – a free performed by a Hellenic dance event on the world famous troupe, then join in the dancing, Sponge Docks. Enjoy Greek mu - too. Take home pastries and sou - sic, dancing, and dining! And venirs. Visitors will be able to we will offer an hour of free tour our beautiful Byzantine Greek dance lessons by the Lev - style church under the direction endia Dance Troupe from 6-7 of Father Paul Martin, as well as PM. The event features live mu - see the Greeks of Berrien County sic by Ellada, an exciting Greek Museum located within the band composed of three of the church. Whether you come for most accomplished Greek mu - the lamb, music, dancers, PHOTOS: TNH/COSTAS BEJ sicians in the state. Ellada will spinach pie, baklava, louk - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras gladly accepted the in - The archbishop contacts a service while the prime minister prays. perform nisiotika, the lively tra - oumades, or Greek coffee, the vitation extended to him by Archbishop Demetrios to visit the Among those present is Chrysanthos Lazarides, a close aid to ditional music of the Greek is - best of Greece awaits you. The site of Ground Zero. (From left): PM Samaras, Archbishop the PM and the Ambassador of Greece to the U.S. Christos lands, as well as old and new hours for the festival are Friday, Demetrios and the Director of the Port Authority of NY and NJ. Panagopoulos. Greek favorites. Ellada includes 5-11PM; Saturday, Noon-11PM; Leonidas Zafiris, bouzouki; Elias and Sunday, Noon-8 PM. All are Poulos, vocals; and Dino The - welcome to enjoy this annual ofilos, keyboard. The festival is Greek adventure. Admission and Samaras Visits Saint Nicholas Site at Ground Zero supported in part by a grant parking are free!! Call (269) from the National Endowment 469-0081 if you have any ques - for the Arts. tions or wish to volunteer. See By Constantine Sirigos memorial at the southeast cor - curity Center that will carry the The announcement of the you at Greek Fest 2013!! Opa! TNH Staff Writer ner of the World Trade Center. new St. Nicholas. person who will be appointed n AUGUST 15-18 The archbishop presided The metal rods that will an - the design architect is expected SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The n SEPTEMBER 4 NEW YORK – The new home of over a memorial service for the chor the walls and pillars of the soon. Greek Orthodox Church of the ASTORIA – Get-Out-The-Vote the parish of St. Nicholas in is men and women who perished church traced out curvlinear Renowned architect Santiago Hamptons – Dormition of the Rally for John CATSimatidis! The not ready for a congregation or on 9/11, including many Greek- spaces, but the imagination of Calatrava, who created the Virgin Mary-Kimisis tis 2013 Independent Republican for for its first Divine Liturgy in Americans. the observers was not put to the iconic roof for Athens’ Olympic Theotokou invites you to a spe - Mayor of New York City. A New downtown Manhattan since Demetrios, Samaras, and test. stadium and the spectacular cial luncheon with Archbishop Yorker for all New Yorkers and a September 9, 2001, but its Foye addressed the gathering Architectural renderings of winged PATH commuter rail sta - Demetrios which will be held af - Proud Member of the Omo - newly-poured and dried con - about the significance of the res - the new Church and the site, tion that was rising a few hun - ter the Archieratical Divine geneia. Join Us on Wednesday, crete base welcomed Antonis urrection of the Church of St. which the archbishop reminded dred feet away, is reportedly one Liturgy on Thursday, Aug. 15 at Sept. 4th, 6-8PM at the Cretan Samaras during his first trip to Nicholas. A number of the would be seen by tens of thou - of the finalists for the post. Nammos restaurant; 136 Main House, 32-33 31st Street in Asto - the United States as Prime Min - guests alluded to the symbolism sands or visitors to the memorial Earlier in the day during a St, Southampton, NY. Phone: ria. Open to the Public. Everyone ister of Greece on the afternoon of the moment. and workers at the WTC every visit to Archdiocesan headquar - 631-287-5500. $75 per adult. is welcome. John Catsimatidis of August 9. The new church, which will day, were placed on easels. ters, Samaras said of the Greek- $25 children under 12. Reser - will meet with us and share his Archbishop Demetrios led replace the modest but beloved The design evokes both the American community “you give vations must be made with the passion and vision for New York the prime minister, his en - structure that was crushed and Aghia Sophia in New Rome- us strength and courage, “and Church Office at 631-283-6169. City. Appetizers and refreshments tourage, members of the press, destroyed on that terrible day Constantinople and the Pan - he praised Demetrios as “a will be served. RSVP to: ralis - and officials of the Port Author - epitomizes the hoped-for rise of theon (which inspired the archi - leader of a community with the ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI – As - [email protected], 917.856.3735 ity of New York and New Jersey, a new Greece from the ashes of tects of the Emperor Justinian) values and strengths of Hel - sumption's GreekFest Is Back! or, [email protected]. including Executive Director of the economic crisis. in Old Rome. lenism in America.” Aug. 15-18. 10,000 people are This is NOT a fund raiser and no the Patrick J. Foye and Louis Everyone was excited by the TNH was informed that what The archbishop welcomed expected to experience a taste funds will be solicited. Koumoutsos, the recently-ap - sight of the steel for the new was depicted in the computer and thanked Samaras for the of Greece at Assumption Greek pointed Chief of the PA’s police church that is already sticking generated drawings are “very honor of his visit, and added Orthodox Church and there is n SEPTEMBER 15 department, to the remarkable up out of the recently completed close to the final plans,” for the “You have our prayers and soli - something for everyone. From MANHATTAN – The Church of space overlooking the 9/11 platform above the Vehicle Se - church. darity in your great task.” traditional Greek homemade the Annunciation invites you to food and pastries to live music “Welcome Back & Godparent and dancing, this Festival will Sunday,” on Sunday, Sept. 15. be one of the best parts of the Now that the summer is slowly summer. Festival-goers will see winding down we are preparing traditional Greek costumes from to welcome the entire commu - many regions of Greece. Hours: nity back to the Annunciation August 15-17 11 AM to 11 PM; Church. We will celebrate every - August 18, 11 AM to 8 PM. one's return by honoring our god - parents and godchildren. A n AUGUST 22-25 memorial service will be held for GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The our godparents and godchildren Church of the Holy Trinity hosts who have fallen asleep in the its Yassou Greek Festival August Lord, and an artoklasia will be 23-25. We are thrilled to bring offered for the health and well - Grand Rapids an event celebrat - being of those who are still alive ing the culture and traditions of and with us. 302 West 91st Street the Greek Orthodox people. We in Manhattan. 212-724-2070. look forward to sharing with you our music, dances, gifts and n SEPTEMBER 16 OF COURSE our FOOD! Visit ROSLYN, NY – The Hellenic yassoufest.com. American Networking Group in - vites you to their next gathering PORT JEFFERSON, NY – The at Limani Restaurant, 1043 Greek Orthodox Church of the Northern Boulevard, Roslyn, NY PHOTOS: TNH/COSTAS BEJ Assumption presents its annual on Monday, Sep. 16. There will LEFT: More people than usual for this time of the year attended damage to the church. RIGHT : Archbishop Demetrios is briefed Greek Festival, August 22-25. be a cash bar and Limani will Sunday service, which took place in a tent due to the heavy by father Nikiforos Fakinos about the damage incurred. This festival is a community once again graciously provide event put together by the fami - their delicious appetizers. The lies of The Assumption commu - mission of this organization is to nity and we invite you to join us create an environment that facil - Fire Damages St. Demetrios Church in Merrick in the festivities. For over 38 itates meaningful business con - years now, the Greek festival has nections with fellow Hellenes. It’s entertained the people of Port about unifying the Hellenic pro - Continued from page 1 Jefferson and others from neigh - fessionals and the Hellenic entre - boring towns with glorious dis - preneurs, bringing together our COMING THIS FALL! Patty Lafkas, a St. Demetrios plays of fireworks, musical like-minded community to create congregant, said that she and sounds, and authentic tastes. a platform for the growth and her husband were driving by the This 4 day event will feature advancement of Hellenes. church and saw smoke spewing such culinary delights as gyros, Special Import / Export Issue from the building. The couple pastitsio, moussaka, souvlaki, n SEPTEMBER 19-22 called 911 and alerted the spanakopita & tyropita and GREENLAWN, NY – The St. October 2013 church’s custodian, who lives much more. We look forward to Paraskevi Greek Orthodox nearby. your participation in our Annual Church presents its Greek Festi - Ron Luparello, a Merrick Fire Greek Festival/Raffle. Come see val 2013, Sep. 19. Come join us Place your ad by September 26th and be part of Department spokesman, said a spectacular fireworks show on for a little taste of Greece and this culinary renaissance the fire department received Friday and Saturday Aug 23rd enjoy homemade Greek special - word of the fire at 9:30 p.m., and 24th! Hours: Thursday, Au - ties such as gyro, souvlaki, had its first fire engine en route gust 22 – 5 – 10 PM, Friday, Au - mousaka, spanakopita, Greek at 9:33 p.m. and arrived at the gust 23, 5 – 11 PM, Saturday beer and more! Also featuring scene at 9:34 p.m. Aug. 24, 1–11 PM, Sunday, Aug. traditional Greek dance perfor - “There were flames visible by 25, 1–10 PM. Where: Parish mances, guided Church tours, the front doors,” Luparello said. Grounds, 430 Sheep Pasture flea market and vendors and “We stretched two [hose] lines. Road in Port Jefferson. Direc - Grand Raffle! Hours: Thursday, Firefighters made a very aggres - tions: LIE Exit 64 (Route 112). Sep. 19, 6 – 10 PM, Friday, Sep. sive interior attack to contain Go North to Port Jefferson (pass 20 and Saturday, Sep. 21, 11 and put out the fire.” Rt. 83, pass Rt. 347) Go over AM–11 PM, Sunday, Sep 22, 12 Firefighters also extended Railroad tracks. 1st traffic light noon–9 PM. Where: Parish two ladders to the church’s roof, after RR tracks - make a LEFT Grounds, 1 Shrine Place, Green - where they cut a hole in the roof onto Sheep Pasture Road. Follow lawn, NY. For more information and smashed windows to allow Sheep Pasture Road to the STOP call 631-261-7272. heat and smoke to escape from sign - make a LEFT and then a the building. RIGHT (You are still on Sheep n NOTE TO OUR READERS The North Merrick, Bellmore, Pasture Road). After next STOP This calendar of events section North Bellmore and Freeport sign, you will see the Church on is a complimentary service to fire departments, among others, the LEFT hand side... For more the Greek American community. provided backup. There were at information call 631-473-0894. All parishes, organizations and least six fire engines, six ambu - Admission: $2.00, free under 18. institutions are encouraged to lances, and six fire and police e-mail their information regard - cars at the scene. n AUGUST 30- SEPTEMBER 1 ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead Police reported that 20 emer - New Buffalo, MI – The Annun - of time, and no later than Mon - gency apparatus responded, ciation and Agia Paraskevi Greek day of the week before the blocking traffic on Hewlett Av - Orthodox Church will hold its event, to english.edition@then - enue between Merrick Road and annual summer festival from Fri - ationalherald.com Kirkwood Avenue for several hours. Religious artifacts spared from the fire were placed at the QUESTION OF THE WEEK altar. The inside of the church was Vote on our website! heavily damaged by the flames. This edition highlights the hottest trends Windows were shattered, You have the chance to express your opinion on our website in specialty foods and wines, combined with the most and there is heavy smoke and on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - water damage. lished in our printed edition next week along with the question traditional Greek products and recipes. Don’t miss out! The blaze destroyed the main for that week. entrance and the second floor The question this week is: Will President Obama be more For more information contact: choir loft above.His Eminence actively supportive of Greece than some of his recent prede - Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - cessors were? [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 108 ica visited the parish and toured o Yes the church Sunday afternoon o No and issued an appeal for a spe - o Maybe cial tray to be passed in other The results for last week’s question: Do you believe that Direct Archdiocesan District priests' compensation packages in the Archdiocese tend to be The National Herald churches. excessive? www.thenationalherald.com The parish has set up a web - 60 % voted "Yes" site: SaintDemetriosRelief.com 37 % voted "No" for anyone wanting to help the 3% voted "Maybe" church in its recovery efforts. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 17-23, 2013 COMMUNITY 3 1963 Vacation Nightmare: Greek Army Tried to Draft a Wilmington Teacher

By Larz F. Neilson They were eventually re - American-born, he was still a those documents, Mr. K still almost closing time, but he did Wilmington Town Crier united with their father and re - Greek subject, and that he could would not believe Demos was get approval to leave the coun - turned to the U.S. in 1946. not leave until he had fulfilled an American. try. The nine-day ordeal was In the 1960s, it was not un - The boys were illiterate his military obligation. He told Demos asked Mr. K what he over. common for young men to be when they arrived back in the Jim to go to the town where his needed to do to prove he was If you think that the Demoses drafted into the military, and for United States where they were father was born and sign up for an American citizen. He wanted doubted they would ever visit others to try to avoid the draft. enrolled in the Cambridge the draft. Demos to write to the IRS for Greece again, you are right. In Jim Demos ran into a differ - schools. Jim responded that he would his income tax returns, to the his account of the ordeal, pub - ent kind of draft problem in At one point, the song “Oh! not sign any papers, and that Cambridge School Department lished in the Town Crier on 1963. He and his wife went to Susanna” was played in school. his American passport stated for a record of his attending Sept. 12, 1963, that is what Jim Greece on a five-week vacation, Jim and his brother looked at that he might lose his US na - school in the U.S., and to the wrote. However, they have gone and the Greek army tried to each other, saying, “They’re tionality if he served in the parish priest, who was to send back three times. The next visit draft him. here!” armed forces of a foreign state. his church records with the seal was only two years later. They Faced with many men trying Jim excelled in football, mak - The officer shouted back that of the church, backed up by a flew to London, bought a car, to escape the draft, Greece, in ing the varsity team in his fresh - he was to do as ordered, and seal from Cambridge City Hall, and drove through Europe. In April 1963, passed a law saying man year. Being small, he could that he had no choice. Then he and also a letter of approval Athens, they were caught in the that if you were Greek, you had scoot through the line and hit said that after Jim signed up for from the Greek consulate in middle of a riot against the to serve two years in the army. in the opponent’s backfield. He the draft, he would be allowed Boston. Greek government. Rioters were The law took effect on July 1, earned the nickname, the to leave without any active duty, Demos sent a telegram to his rocking the car, and someone 1963. “Greek submarine.” In his junior but that he would have to pay brother to get working on all threw a poster of the prime min - Nine days later, when Jim year, he was elected class vice- Jim Demos for his two years service. that information. ister on the windshield. It then and Elinor arrived in Athens, au - president. In other words, this was all Mr. V sent him to the head was thrown on the ground. thorities stamped his passport Jim attended Suffolk Univer - be drafted. Although it was writ - about money. of the Greek Registry of Police, Demos’ friend picked it up, and saying that he could not leave sity, and in 1958, he was hired ten to apply to draft dodgers, it He returned to the American which had records of people en - they managed to make their the country. He spent the first to teach special education in apparently was also being ap - Embassy and was told that if he tering and leaving the country. way out of the crowd. nine days of his vacation in draft Wilmington. He and Elinor plied to tourists - and Demos got a lawyer, and could prove He could probably get a letter Demos has had a lifelong hell, so to speak. moved to Wilmington in 1961. and his friend were among the that he had been out of Greece there with the information he commitment to education. He Jim’s parents had come to Two years later, they went to first to be snagged by it. The for 10 years prior to his draft needed, and which Mr. K re - earned a Master’s Degree at the U.S. from Greece in the Greece on vacation. But when man at the embassy, Mr. V, said age, this would exempt him. fused to do. But first Demos had Salem State College and a Doc - early 1930s, settling in Cam - they arrived in Athens, his pass - the two men would have to re - Demos did not want to do that. to write a letter then take it to a torate at Boston College. He bridge, and it was there that he port was stamped with a notice solve it themselves at the Greek So he was sent to a Mr. K, a typing office to have it trans - taught for eight years in the was born in 1934. They went that he was not to leave the Pentagon. counselor in the embassy, who lated. Wilmington and Chelmsford back to Greece in 1939, and country. He was given a draft At the Pentagon, Demos had was to give him a letter stating That done, Demos took the school systems. For four years, were caught up in World War II. notice and was told to report to to get in line and go through that he (Demos) did not fall un - letter to the Registry, which he was the executive director of Jim’s mother died. The Nazis, the Greek draft board. He tried checkpoints to get a pass. Then der the Greek draft law, and that wouldn’t accept it. They sent alternative education and reha - who had it on record that he to explain that he was an Amer - he was sent to a room full of he was not a Greek draft dodger. him to another department for bilitation for the Greater Lowell owned a shotgun, picked up his ican-born citizen, not a Greek people, all pushing and shoving However, Mr. K refused. He did a permission slip for him to re - Association for Retarded Citi - father. He told them that the subject, but the authorities in an effort to have their prob - not believe that Demos was an ceive the information. Then zens. Greek government had confis - would not listen. lems heard. After a half an hour, American-born citizen. Even came another two-day run- For more than ten years, he cated it, but the Nazis would not A friend who accompanied Jim was finally able to speak to when shown embassy records around, getting stamps of ap - was the administrator for spe - release him. the couple on the trip was also the officer. Jim explained his sit - showing that the boys had left proval. cial education for the cities of Jim and his brother lived given a draft notice. uation. on Feb. 2, 1946 on the SS Grip - On the third day, Demos fi - Lowell and Medford. In Wilm - through World War II as virtual The next day, the two men The officer threw down his sholu with US passports, he said nally got the information, which ington, he served 15 years on orphans on the streets of went to the American Embassy, passport, ignored him, and con - no. Demos showed him his pre - Mr. K could have given him in the Wilmington School Commit - Athens. After the war, some only to be told that they were tinued to hear problems of other sent passport, a copy of his birth one hour. Demos took it to Mr. tee, where he was known as a Communists picked them up. in a mess, and the embassy people. Demos stood there and certificate from Cambridge, V who told him to take it the strong advocate for special ed - One song that the Communists could not help. The law said refused to leave. Mass., his Mass. driver’s license Pentagon. ucation. Jim and Elinor raised had played was set to the tune that anyone with a Greek name Finally the officer shouted at and his international driver’s li - This was his third trip to the three children. He is now re - of “Oh! Susanna”. was a Greek subject, and could him that even though he was cense, issued in the US. With all Pentagon. He was delayed until tired. In Northwestern Upstate NY, Buffalo Features Big Family of Greek Restaurants

Continued from page 1 gives them more buying power at the Towne went on to open dog joints and breakfast diners chain restaurants, there is al - owns Zoe in East Amherst. when purchasing ingredients their own restaurants. One of to the higher-end restaurants ways room for one more Greek- Pozantidis has also helped set manage operations. They would and paper products. them is Pano Georgiadis, owner they are becoming today. owned restaurant in Western up several of his other workers save their money and eventually It’s a foreign concept to of iconic Elmwood Avenue Places such as East Amherst’s New York. with businesses of their own. open a restaurant of their own American business owners in a eatery Pano’s. In turn, several of Zoe embrace traditional Ameri - Greek-born Elia Pozantidis “When a person commits 20 – always with the full blessing society that is territorial about Pano’s employees have struck canized Greek staples like sou - started as an 11-year-old dish - years of their life to you, work - of their former boss. its business ventures. out on their own, too. vlaki, but also venture into more washer in one of the Bechakas ing morning, noon and night, “We compete, but we help “It’s a theme that’s universal “When it’s time for them to upscale territory, returning to family’s Lucky’s restaurants, what more can you ask of each other,” said George to refugees and immigrants. You go, it’s OK,” Georgiadis said. the fresh seafood dishes rooted which then had a location on them?” said Elia Pozantidis, co- Bechakas, co-owner of the help one another. It’s more a “Nobody stays a cook forever.” in Greece and mixing in Hertel Avenue. Elia and his owner of Kostas. “You can’t re - Olympic restaurant, which has culture of sharing,” said Hodan Stavros Malliaris arrived gourmet American fare. brother Kosta struck out with pay them with $10, $15, $20 an locations in Tonawanda and Isse, an assistant professor at from Peiraus, Greece, in 1977. And though the industry Hertel Avenue’s Kostas when hour. All you can do is what’s in Cheektowaga. the University at Buffalo School He cooked at Pano’s until 1984, faces stiffer competition than Elia was just 17. Their younger, your heart and make it easy for The result is a thriving Greek of Management who specializes when he bought the former ever, especially from national American-born brother Alex them to make their own way.” restaurant community in West - in international economics. “In Taki’s Texas Hots right down the ern New York that is as inter - America, from the time we’re street with a loan from a fellow twined as the branches of an born, we’re taught to be very Greek and turned it into the suc - olive tree. proprietary about our ideas.” cessful Ambrosia restaurant. To - Today, many local restaurant But in the Greek community, day Ambrosia, which was in a owners and workers are related success is meant to breed suc - rented building, is being consol - by blood, marriage or baptism. cess. If you have the opportunity idated into Malliaris’ successful Almost all are members of the to help a community member Elmwood Avenue martini bar Hellenic Orthodox Church of the succeed, you don’t stand in their Nektar. Annunciation. Everyone knows way. You thank God for putting Today, all of Malliaris’ work - HE WILL MAKE US ALL PROUD everyone. you in a position to help, and ers are Americans. Though the Greek economy is now infa - mously troubled, Greeks have prospered in their home country for the past few decades. Greeks haven’t had to flee civil wars, they have access to consumer goods like cellphones and sneakers, and Buffalo is no longer a thriving industrial cen - ter – for all those reasons, the wave of Greek immigrants to the region has all but stopped. But American-born Greeks continue learning the restaurant business and striking out on their own. Many owners’ offspring have gone on to become professionals outside the restaurant business, but almost all grew up working in the restaurant and helping DEREK GEE/BUffALO NEwS out during their summers off Paul Scouras, owner of the Towne Restaurant, took over the from college. Still others have establishment from his father, who opened the Towne after stayed in the business and are working at Ted’s. taking the reins in management and marketing for their parents. “People left many things be - then you do it. At Kostas on Hertel Avenue, hind when they left Greece. The “If you don’t do it, it’s 27-year-old Yianni Pozantidis Greek community here became frowned upon. If your cousin runs the kitchen and does the everything they had,” said Fa - comes over and you don’t give ordering. He started working at ther Christos Christakis, of Buf - him a job, there’s something the restaurant at 7 years old, falo’s Hellenic church. wrong with you,” said Peter toasting 250 slices of bread Though the flow of Greek im - Scouras, co-owner of the Towne every 30 minutes during the migrants has slowed over the Restaurant on Allen Street and busiest hours. years, it’s a tradition that con - brother-in-law of the Olympic’s At Nektar, Malliaris’ 22-year- tinues today: restaurant workers Bechakas. old son Dmitri is deeply in - learn the business from the bot - Scouras’ father George and volved, promoting the restau - tom up, then branch off to start Uncle Peter, both Greek immi - rant on social media and their own – often with financial grants, opened the Towne after bringing the restaurant into the and moral support from the working at Ted’s Hot Dogs and digital age. restaurant owners who taught learning the business from “Greeks are very stubborn. them the ropes. Theodore Spiro Liaros, the But as we get older, we have to There are no contracts, no Greek immigrant who opened get wiser,” said Malliaris. “The non-compete clauses, no hard the restaurant in 1927. new generation has some great A NEW YORKER FOR ALL NEW YORKERS feelings when the new restau - “People in the old country ideas and we have to let them rant pops up in an already would say, ‘Old Ted went to Buf - have their input.” crowded and hyper-competitive falo. He’ll give you a job,’” said That next generation of landscape. Thecly Liaros, the founder’s American-born Greeks is push - They pool their resources to granddaughter. ing Greek restaurants along in form a buying group which Several people who worked their evolution from small hot JOHN CATSIMATIDIS For Mayor of New York, 2013

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TNH Staff aging process progressed people he said, adding that down the gelopoulos, who left one million needed a greater level of care road when the building that dollars in her will, and the Niar - YONKERS, NY – St. Michael’s than they were able to offer as they will renovate “is used to its chos Foundation which pro - Home for the elderly, which the adult home their current li - max and there is a greater need, vided them with $500,000 a opened in May 1958 as an in - cense calls for. we can build additional facili - number of years ago towards stitution of the Archdiocese, is The new building will make ties.” operating costs. poised for an historic move and possible three or four levels of The architect they are work - His Grace hopes the Founda - expansion of its services to the care. In addition to assisted liv - ing with has told them the ren - tion will help again, but he and elderly members of the Greek- ing that is now offered, St. ovation costs will range from 10 the Board look forward to the American Community in Amer - Michael’s is envisioned to pro - to 12 million dollars. support of members of the com - ica. vide one-bedroom apartments Andonios does not envision munity who recognize the im - At the end of this past June for independent living, and any new construction initially. portance of their endeavor. the Board of Trustees singed a there will also be nursing home The current buildings “will be Through the years the resi - contract to purchase an 11 acre dents have also benefited from property located in Uniondale, a corps of about 30 volunteers NY, which includes a 90,000 sq. whom he called “a cornerstone ft. building. of the life of the Home.” Bishop Andonios of When the Board is ready to Phasiane, who has been the Di - begin an aggressing fundraising rector of the Home for 17 years, campaign – they are now discussed the challenges and op - preparing the brochures, etc. – portunities with TNH. LEFT: Bishop Andonios of Phasiane. ABOVE: The chapel at the there will be an announcement He told TNH that the imme - St. Michael’s Home for the elderly and one of the residents is and outreach. diate “priority is to pay off the visited by relatives (below). MEETING THE purchase price,” and not have a COMMUNITY’S CHANGING mortgage, which is a burden NEEDS they want to avoid. The prop - Part of Bishop Andonios’ mis - erty costs $7 million and the sion is to sensitize clergy and Home has about $3 million in laity to the needs of the com - the bank at this time. “ munity’s elderly population. Andonios said there was a 90 “It’s something that touches day window from the end of each of us because we are all June when the contract was dealing with the reality of par - signed for paying the $7 million ents and grandparents and even in cash or through financing. our own future… it’s the fastest The board has already an - growing segment of the popu - nounced a $20,000,000 Capital care and a dementia ward. able to house approximately lation and the reality of our Fundraising Campaign designed The Rockville Centre Diocese 150 people with added benefit community is not what it used to facilitate the purchase and re - of the Roman Catholic Church of having plenty of space, an ad - to be where people lived with habilitation of the building, was the prior owner of the site equate dining room, and a li - their children.” which will fulfill the long-time at located at 1220 Front Street brary and recreation room, He noted the children of dream of His Grace and of the in Uniondale, NY and is close to Every room will have access to some residents are elderly them - community in the New York several parishes of the Archdio - a private bathroom unlike the selves and many who would like Metropolitan Area. cese. present facility,” he said. to care for their parents at home “Early on,” he said, “even as Told that TNH has visited the He said when the property are unable to do so because of I saw that the Home was offer - site and found it impressive, An - first went on the market the ask - work responsibilities. Besides ing a great deal to the commu - donios said, “we looked exten - ing price was $9.6 million, but safety concerns, leaving seniors nity and the elderly, it was clear sively in Westchester,” near the “the Rockville Centre diocese major donors. there” – and through donations. alone is not desirable because to me that it wasn’t enough.” current Home in Yonkers, but entertained a number bidders In order to be able to offer a According to its website: “In social interaction is very impor - After Andonios was ap - we decided to expand our on the property and we are in - very unique environment where 2009, over one-third of the tant to their wellbeing. pointed, the immediate task at search to Long Island when they debted to Bishop Murphy for his all the residents and many of Home’s $1,750,000 expenses They do their utmost to en - hand was to recover from a ren - could not locate an appropriate cooperation and assistance and the staff are Greek, the Home were covered by contributions able residents to remain at St. ovation of the facility that had property. for selecting us as the successful has had to forgo government and truly, the quality of life for Michael’s as long as possible so just taken place. He and the “Fortunately last spring we bidder.” aid. residents would be greatly di - that they could enjoy the com - Board of Trustees then initiated became aware of this tremen - He and the Board of Direc - The Home is funded by minished without this critical pany of their fellow Hellenes an effort to expand, both to dous piece of property which tors, who are appointed by the whatever boarding fees the res - source of income.” and attending Greek Orthodox house more residents and offer has great opportunities for us archbishop and whose chairper - idents are able to offer – “We’ve Among the Home’s grand services, which is very important a higher level of care. now but also potential for the son is Haeda Mihaltses, are in never turned anyone away be - benefactors through the years at that stage in their lives An - He had observed that as the future because it has 11 acres,” the process of reaching out to cause they can’t afford to be have been the late Eleni An - donios said. Audit Reveals Suspicious Financial Dealings in Salt Lake City Churches

Continued from page 1 you previously, the Benevolent Kouremetis, she became the pri - Fund is an extension of the mary dollar amount beneficiary to the benevolent account were Sacrament of Confession. of the Benevolent Fund. Please unidentified, including a $2,000 You could be defrocked from the note the payment of rents, at - payment to law firm holy priesthood, if you were torney's fees, etc .. Scally&Reeding. known to divulge such confiden - • Who authorized her to On August 20, 2009 tial information. Moreover, you write checks for her own bene - Kouremetis issued a check for would be going against the fit, and to sign the name of Fr. $1,010.00 payable to H.C. words of the Lord when He says, Michael Kouremetis Moody & Associates (Rental Mgt ‘take heed that you do not do • Who informed/authorized Company for Elizabeth Michael - your charitable deeds before the payee bank to accept and son rent (Church secretary). men, to be seen by them (Matt. pay the checks signed by some - The audit committee wrote 6:2).’ Our Lord continues on to one other than Michael that “because of tax reporting say, ‘but when you do a charita - Kouremetis, as it is evident by problems it must be determined ble deed, do not let your left some of the signatures on the if any of these amounts went to hand know what your right sample checks? the Church secretary or any hand is doing that your charita - • What are the IRS implica - other person receiving “income” ble deed may be in tions of paying an employee ad - from the church.” secret...(Matt. 6:3).’ What our ditional funds without issuing Parishioners, donors, and Lord is saying is that you, also, an IRS 1099 Form. We have also the parish were contribut - must forget the good that you been advised that this affects ing to the benevolent accounts do for others.” both Ms. Michaelsen and the of the two priests trusting that Isaiah went on to instruct underage family members of an their contributions would be Gilbert not to keep records: “If employee. There are additional used for philanthropic purposes this is the case, and it is, you serious IRS concerns raised by assisting people in need. Tom must not keep lasting records of the auditors as set forth therein. McGrath, chairman of the audit the good deeds which are being Tsagaris said “what can I say committee declined to speak to done with the funds you receive about the benevolent fund? It’s TNH stating that “we have not a philanthropic fund from which yet informed the members of ABOVE: For the second consecutive Sunday, the churches in the priests give money to people the parish in detail and I don’t Salt Lake City were not offering service. Some parishioners, in need.” He declined to say think isn’t right to be published however, felt the need to go in and pray. LEFT: Father Mathew who contributed to this fund first in the press.” Gilbert from the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Salt Lake City, UT. and if the parish was included. Gilbert, Kouremetis, Tsagaris said “the priests must Demetrios, and Isaiah all failed this Parish Council was to look also been mailed to our Metro - give this information” and her to respond to TNH’s request for into all accounts that were using politan.” added “you should get all these comment. Church tax ID to better under - They also wrote to the arch - answers from the audit commit - On July 24, Prophet Elias stand their qualification of a tax bishop that “Rest assured that tee which have all the details.” Parish Council President Dim - exempt status. Our audit com - our Community's concern is not In regards if the Parish Coun - itrios Tsagaris informed Isaiah mittee was assisting us that of divulging the sources cil has confronted the two in writing, attaching a number during this process by pro - that funded the Benevolent priests, Tsagaris said “this is a of revealing documents of viding findings and recommen - Fund accounts; the concern is very sensitive issue and our Gilbert’s and Kouremetis’ benev - dations. appropriateness of the expendi - Archdiocese and Metropolis are olent accounts, including copies “As a result, we were made tures of the funds, and the looking into it and I want them of checks. Isaiah not only did aware earlier this year that Parish's liability under the IRS to examine it and tell us what nothing but he closed the some accounts appear to be po - laws. to do, but we haven’t heard any - churches as TNH wrote last tentially problematic. The audi - “Items for your consideration thing up to now from them.” week because the Parish Council tors chose to continue the that merit further investigation About the concerns the was forced to reduce the salaries process of gathering and ana - should include but not limited Parish Council has raised in its of the priests by 40% due to lack lyzing all information prior to to the following: letter to the archbishop about of funds at the parish. for this purpose. These words of In an August 4 letter to disclosing more specific findings • Why does the "Prophet possible IRS implications, Isaiah in a letter dated Feb - our Lord can also be explained Demetrios, the Parish Council to the Parish Council. At the Elias Greek Orthodox Church Tsagaris said “we have sent ruary 4, 2013 sent to Gilbert, as the left hand, which is the wrote that “We, the Parish conclusion of the regularly Benevolent Fund" Zions Bank everything to Archbishop who had complained to him Audit Committee and the right Council, feel it is imperative to scheduled July 15, 2013 Parish Account No.: 0041-45001, con - Demetrios and Metropolitan Isa - that the Parish Council was re - hand, which is you.” inform you about a serious issue Council meeting, the audit com - tain the name of “Elizabeth iah and I can’t say anything questing to audit his benevolent He also wrote to Gilbert that our community is faced with mittee invited us to attend their Michaelsen" as an owner and more and they should help us account instructed him no to “if the Audit Committee contin - and ask for your timely guid - scheduled meeting where they signatory party to the account, to see the legal implications.” give any information the audit ues to be insistent in this matter, ance and help. This is in regards presented the above mentioned in addition to "Michael A. He declined to say if the two committee while calling the it should communicate with me, to the benevolent funds of our more specific findings. Kouremetis. priests attempted to communi - benevolent account “extension since I ratified the current Parish community in Salt Lake City, “Attached please find what • In view of the fact that Eliz - cate with him the last few days of the Sacrament of Confes - Council. You are not to have any Utah.” was presented to the Parish abeth Michaelsen has been a about the benevolent accounts sion.” Isaiah stated among other more dialogue on this matter They also wrote that “one of Council on July 15, 2013 by the long time employee of and acted issue, he said “I don’t wish to things that “as I mentioned to with anyone in the parish.” the administrative priorities of auditors. This information has as the secretary to Fr. go into details on this issue.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 17-23, 2013 COMMUNITY 5

ALL HISTORY A Look Back at the Letters of Terror: Tales about the Greek Black Hand

By Steve Frangos or Cedar Rapids IA, and many handmade bomb) that the crime letters like this one and then TNH Staff Writer others. wave known as the Black Hand we’ll investigate the matter for Some sources claim that it gradually faded. you. Right now all our detectives PART TWO was a sly Greek immigrant that In the face of this reign of ex - are busy.” This reply did not suit CHICAGO- In the annals of first used the existing beliefs tortion it is surprising to note Spiropoulos. As he later told re - North American crime the Black about the Black Hand for his own that the vast majority of Greeks, porters: “I am no coward nor are Hand (Mano Nera) has always benefit in an unexpected innova - cited in the nation press as re - my friends. If the police had let conveyed two meanings simul - tion in this form of crime: “The cipients of these letters of terror, us alone we would have cap - taneously. First, in the popular fake Black Hand business was did not yield to the criminals. In tured this band with no trouble imagination, the phrase itself has born in Chicago with the Nicoletti fact it is reported that many took at all, and that is something the long been synonymous with the affair in 1904. This was merely matters into their hands. One police seem unable to do. As it is Mafia and/or the Camorra. Sec - the case of a Greek citizen writing such incident which received now, no one knows the identity ondly, this term has also come himself a Black Hand letter, pos - considerable coverage in the na - of the men, and a fine chance to to mean a very specific form of ing as a man in great fear, getting tional press revolved around bag them has slipped by (New extortion. The general outline of York Times August 12, 1908).” this crime is as follows: a wealthy Spiropoulos gathered six of individual receives an anony - his friends: Constantine S. Lebas, mous letter demanding money Peter Voures, Mercedas Alleas, under the threat of death; next Anslimus Philandus, and two the victim is told where and other unidentified Greeks. when to deliver the money and Spiropoulos handed out fully finally the letter always includes ABOVE: "Death Corner" was located at Milton Avenue (later loaded repeating revolvers and a distinct cluster of drawings in - North Cleveland Avenue) and West Oak Street in the Near set out with his company to meet cluding but not limited to a black North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. This photo the extortionists. On the ap - hand held up in warning. This was taken on15 March 1911. RIGHT: Members of Black Hand pointed day, at 2 AM in the last symbol is said to be how this arrested at Fairmont, West Virginia. morning, on the corner of 190th form of extortion received its Street and Fort George Spiropou - name. Given that these drawings This alleged link between revo - that must be emphasized is that los with his valiant friends ar - were often done in an array of lutionaries and Greeks would see while Chicago and New York rived to meet the Black Hand colors the vivid nature of the later coverage in the American were certainly centers for this revolutionaries. Spiropoulos and threats carried more meaning press. form of crime, Greek immigrants his fellows were promptly ar - then they might today. Greeks as criminals and as vic - around the nation were subjected rested. “It was Policeman Nouffle Between 1910 and 1915, at tims of crime is a subject rarely to this form of extortion. Pub - of the West 152nd Street Station the very height of this form of addressed in standard Greek- lished accounts report that this who saw Spiropoulos and his six extortive crime in the United American historical accounts. crime was perpetrated against lo - friends get out of the car and States, some 25 letters per week That being the case, the direct cal Greeks in cities such as Boston himself sworn in as a special po - Basil J. Spiropoulos, a prosper - hide themselves. He immediately were sent on average with involvement of Greeks in this par - MA, Seattle WA, Portland OR, liceman and going out with his ous New York City merchant. In telephoned the station for help. bombs and shotgun attacks be - ticular form of extortion and their Davenport IA, Salt Lake City UT, police powers and taking a good the early summer of 1908, A squad of police responded, and ing the two most often used alleged innovation in its practice as well as smaller towns such as fall out of another Greek citizen Spiropoulos received a Black they rounded up Spiropoulos against those who would not ac - sees no discussion. Another point Grand Rapids MN, Maysville KY, that had displeased him. Greek Hand letter demanding $1,000. and his friends with drawn guns. quiesce. The bombings not only citizen No. 2 came out at the The letter also directed The young Greek (Spiropoulos) drove poor people living near the small end of a very little horn Spiropoulos where and when to tried to tell Lt. Becker of his in - victims out of the neighborhood, when the fake “Black Hand” got hand over the money and (from tentions, but he and his friends but it also compounded the ter - through with him. By the psycho - our viewpoint more importantly) were hurried off to Harlem ror of those who in the future logical of suggestion, which is so the senders also claimed to be Court, where Magistrate Steinert received these letters. The very strong in criminal circles and the “Greek Revolutionary Society heard their case. The Magistrate number of these bombings and among the uneducated, the fake in James Street” (this description held each of the men in $500 the massive destruction caused “Black Hand” letters have taken written in English in an other - bail for the trial on charges of led the popular press to link strange twists and turns since the wise Greek language letter) thus carrying concealed weapons.” them to the anarchists. Nicoletti affair (Spirit Lake Bea - linking it to the fabled Schinas Rather than condemn these For Greek-American, studies con June 18, 1909).” anarchist group of Black Hand Greek vigilantes, the New York this unproven anarchist link has From the late 1870s onward, revolutionaries. If Spiropoulos newspapers castigated the local a curious connection to the as - this kind of extortion plagued the failed to meet these demands he police with headlines such as sassination of King George I nation. Special police divisions would be “cut into pieces and “Black Hand Escapes; Police Are (1845-1913). On March 18, were formed in city after city and placed in a barrel.” Blamed.” That the early Greeks 1913, Alexandros Schinas, an even the Federal Secret Service As Spiropoulos later told the immigrants to the United States avowed anarchist and someone was frequently called in to help New York Times, according to proved to be both victims of who had worked in New York local law enforcement deal with the law, he sent this letter to the crimes as well as sometimes City for a short period of time, this growing threat. In point of police via his bookkeeper Joseph criminals should not come as any shot the King in the back at point fact it was not until Prohibition Cardas so that if his movements surprise. What is curious is that blank range. Afterward, many and the comparative ease with were being followed by the crim - standard historical accounts Black Hand letters claimed to be A poster from the 1950 movie “Black Hand” featuring Gene which criminals could make inals they would not suspect this commonly ignore such realities. sent by those in league with Schi - Kelly in a rare dramatic role. The history of organized crime in money from selling alcohol action. The police reportedly told nas and his anarchist colleagues. the Greek-American community is another untold story. (rather than from throwing a Cardas, “You’ll get some more [email protected] 6 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 17-23, 2013

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SEATTLE, WA (Seattle Times)– church and her children's If no one was available, she'd missions. nay before or with meals. Clara Chakos Nicon passed schools were the main activities do it herself. The pastel napkins While Clara slowed a bit in What a life! What a wonder - away on August 1. She was born of her early life. She was Parent and decorations on the tables at her 90s she continued to oper - ful life! What a wonderful in 1914 in Everett, Washington, Teachers Association president church events were either ate on overdrive in her mind. woman! a small mill town with many at the 50th anniversary of her placed by, or planned for by She worked the newspaper Clara was preceded in death "rough edges" which may have Alma Mater. The family traveled Clara. Her work with Philopto - crossword puzzle and read from by her husband Spiro in 1994 contributed to her tenacity in extensively: a 7000-mile driving chos, the women's auxiliary, is the bible every morning. She en - after 60 years of marriage. She later years. Her name varied trip around the US in 1951 and legend. She always seemed to joyed a good Scrabble game and is survived by her son John from Katherine to Cleanthi to another to Acapulco, Mexico, be carrying some envelopes, a was an avid reader. She exer - Nicon and daughter-in-law Clara, the latter given by her and back in 1956. She and Spiro note or two or a contribution cised regularly through a pro - Joann, her daughter Faye godfather who was enamored traveled even more. In 1959 toward some purpose. gram at Group Health Coopera - Stylianopoulos and son-in-law with a woman by the same they shipped a car to Great She created "Clara's Corner" tive. She was a Mariners fanatic. Rev Theodore, six grandchildren name. Her parents died when Britain and drove it all the way where her handiwork of cloth She possessed an incredible op - and nine great grandchildren. she was very young and her un - to Greece. They drove to and napkins, aprons and embroi - timism and an unshakeable spir - In lieu of flowers remembrances cle "Shushu" cared for the fam - from Alaska and 21 times cross dered dish towels were sold to itual faith. She did not judge. may be made to the Church of ily. In 1920 Clara and her two country to and from Boston. benefit the church's philan - She never wore black; red the Assumption building fund, brothers moved to live with Their adventures took them to thropic work. suited her better. She kept the the International Orthodox their older sister and brother- Greece several more times and At 96 years young, Clara was US Postal Service and Hallmark Christian Charities or to a char - in-law, Effie and Peter Wells. also to Australia. selected for the Philoptochos in business by sending hundreds ity of choice . Clara grew up in an extended Once her children were AGAPE award from the San of greeting cards to her friends Trisagion service at Bonney- family environment in Seattle's grown, Clara really came into Francisco Metropolis which was and acquaintances. She kept in Watson, Capitol Hill, Seattle, Wallingford neighborhood. She her own. She was the first Clara Nicon presented to her at the 2010 Na - regular contact with her family. 7pm Sunday, August 4. Funeral graduated from Lincoln High woman parish council president tional Convention in Atlanta, She made quilts for AIDS babies service at Greek Orthodox School in 1932 and married at Seattle's Assumption Greek get things done. She used nei - Georgia. She was a member of while watching ball games. She Church of the Assumption, 1804 Spiro Nicon in 1934. Raising her Orthodox Church. A few close ther guilt nor persuasion but the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese took naps every afternoon and 13th Ave, Seattle, 11am, Mon - children, working in the family friends affectionately knew her would simply state what needed Leadership 100 as one who gave after giving up vodka-tonics en - day, August 5th. May her mem - restaurants, volunteering at her as "the General." She liked to to be done and asked for help. generously to her church and its joyed a glass or two of Chardon - ory be eternal.

DEATH NOTICES n ANASTASIOU, YIANNI by trade, she assisted her late grating to the U.S. in 1959, and School and volunteered for Kaivas and husband Charles of Vicar, St. Paul's Episcopal JERSEY CITY, NJ (From The Jer - husband in the operation of The forming NSB Construction in many church functions and Lynn, Valorie Haralabatos and Church, Salisbury officiating. sey Journal, published on Jul. College Spa on College St. in New York City. Nick later was fundraisers. Her love for advanc - husband Costa of Melrose and The family will receive friends 22) – Yianni Anastasiou, 89, of downtown New Haven for many employed at AT&T Bell Labs be - ing Greek cultural awareness Nitsa Gaitani of Greece. Also by at the funeral home Sunday, Jersey City, NJ passed away years. She was a loyal member fore starting Bougades Electric dates back to the grade school several nieces and nephews to from 1 to 2 p.m., at the funeral peacefully on Saturday, Jul. 20. of St. Barbara Greek Orthodox in 1979. He was a very involved days of her daughters when she whom she was a very loving and home, prior to the service. Sur - He was born in Thiva, Greece Church and an active member of member of the church. Nick was gave classroom presentations caring aunt. Funeral from the vivors include his wife of 48 and lived in Jersey City for over the Odyssey Committee, particu - the dear eldest brother of nine while wearing old traditional Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, years, Janice Sealey Stylianos, of 50 years. Loving husband of 57 larly in the Loukoumades booth. siblings and was predeceased by Greek attire. Glykeria was a de - LYNN on Monday at 10:30AM. the home; one son, Miltidaes years to the late Stella She is survived by two sons, his dear brother, John. Nick is voted wife, a loving mother and Funeral Service in St. George Stylianos, of Long Island, N.Y.; (Athanasenas); devoted brother George (Donna) Antonellis of Or - survived by his loving wife of 50 a generous person who touched Greek Orthodox Church, Lynn at two daughters, Alexandra to Marigo and the late Theodora. ange and Theodore Antonellis of years, Stacey. He was the many lives and who loved help - 11AM. Burial in Pine Grove (Kevin) Phipps, of Charleston, Yianni was a loving and caring Bethany; two sisters, Sophia & beloved father to his son, Peter, ing others. May her memory be Cemetery. Visiting Hours Mon - S.C and Joann Stylianos, of uncle to many cherished nieces Anna, both in Greece; and 5 and his late wife Trea; his daugh - eternal. She is survived by her day from 9:30-10:30 AM. Charlotte; two grandchildren, and nephews and other dear grandchildren, Michael, Steven, ter, Kally and her husband, John husband of 38 years, John; 3 Memorial contributions to St. Marissa Phipps and Tim Phipps; family members. Visitation from Sylvia, Stephanie & George An - Carmeli; his son, John, and his daughters, Christina (John) George Greek Orthodox Church, and one brother and one sister, Riotto Funeral Home, 3205 John tonellis. She was predeceased by wife, Tracy. He was the loving Economopoulos of Escanaba, 54 So. Common living in Greece. Online condo - F. Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, on a brother, George Gaitanou. Pappou to his cherished grand - MI; Elaine and Demetra Street, Lynn, MA 01902. For on - lences may be sent to www.whit - Monday, Jul. 22 from 5 - 9 PM. Friends may call at The Celen - children, Melissa, Nicolette, Christofilis, both of Holt; 3 line guestbook, please visit leysfuneral home.com. Whitley's Trisagion service at 7 PM. Fu - tano Funeral Home, 424 Elm St. Nicholas, Jaclyn and Gianna. In grandchildren, Glykeria, Harek - www.CuffeMcGinn.com. Funeral Home is assisting the neral on Tuesday, 10 AM at the (cor. Dwight), New Haven, lieu of flowers, donations can be leia and Christos Economopou - family. funeral home, Funeral Liturgy at Thursday from 4 to 8 pm and are sent to the Sts. Nicholas, Con - los; 2 sisters, Konstadina n STYLIANOS, KLEANTHIS Evangelismos Greek Orthodox invited to attend funeral services stantine & Helen Church New (George) Bouras and Georgia KANNAPOLIS, NC (From the n THEOHAROS, HELEN Church at 11 AM. Interment will in St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Building Fund. (Antonios) Diamandopoulos, all Concord & Kannapolis Indepen - NEWARK, NJ (From the Star- follow at Fairview Cemetery, Church, 480 Racebrook Rd., Or - of Greece. She is also survived dent Tribune, published on Jul. Ledger, published on Jul. 22) – Fairview. In lieu of flowers con - ange, Friday morning at 10:30. n CHRISTOFILIS, GLYKERIA by more beloved family, many 19) – Kleanthis "Glen" Stylianos, Helen (Mamoukaris) Theoharis, tributions can be made to the Interment in Beaverdale. In lieu (From the Lansing State Journal, dear friends and koumbaroi. She 82, of Davidson, died Wednes - 89, of North Plainfield, N.J., Philoptochos "St. Anna" organi - of flowers, contributions may be published on Jul. 4) – Glykeria was preceded in death by: her day, Jul. 17 at CMC-Northeast passed away on Saturday, Jul. zation. For Directions and con - made to the Antonellis Scholar - Christofilis Holt, 61, passed parents; brother, Ioannis Medical Center, in Concord, fol - 20, at her home. The funeral will dolences visit riottofh.com RI - ship Fund, c/o St. Barbara away Jul. 3. After a courageous Vlantonopoulos; and niece, Elen - lowing a short illness. He was be on Wednesday at 9:30 AM OTTO FUNERAL HOME 3205 Church. To leave condolence yearlong battle with cancer, itsa Bouras. The funeral service born Aug. 30, 1930, in Athens, from the S.W. Brown & Son Fu - KENNEDY BLVD JERSEY CITY, messages, please visit www.ce - Glykeria Christofilis fell asleep will be held at 11:00 AM, Satur - Greece, a son of the late Miltades neral Home (www.swbrownand - NJ 07306-3412 (201) 798-3100. lentanofuneralhome.com in the arms of the Lord. She was day, Jul. 6, at the Holy Trinity Stylianos and Anna Korkathlois son.com), 267 Centre St., Nutley, born on April 10, 1952 in Ano Greek Orthodox Church, 1701 Stylianos. Mr. Stylianos was a N.J. The funeral service will be n ANTONELLIS, ASIMINA n BOUGADES, NICHOLAS Yianneika, Greece to Nikolaos E. Saginaw St., Lansing, with Fr. splicer with the New York Tele - celebrated at 10:30 a.m. from NEW HAVEN, CT (From The PARSIPPANY, NJ (From the Star- and Eleni Vlantonopoulos. In Mark Sietsema, Ph.D., officiat - phone Company, retiring with 29 the Greek Orthodox Church of New Haven Register, published Ledger, published on Jul. 4) – 1975 she married John ing. Interment will follow at the years and one month service. He St. George in Clifton, N.J. The on Jul. 31) – Asimina (Mina) Nicholas P. Bougades, 82, of Par - Christofilis and soon thereafter Maple Ridge Cemetery in Holt. and his wife moved to this area, interment will follow at Glendale Antonellis, 79, of Fountain St., sippany, N.J., passed away the couple made their perma - The family will receive friends in 1986, from New York. He Cemetery, Bloomfield, N.J. Visi - New Haven, passed away Jul. 29 peacefully on Jul. 2, 2013. Fu - nent home in Holt, Michigan. To - at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi loved to fish and garden. He was tors will be received at the fu - in Masonicare, Wallingford after neral ceremony will be held on gether, Glykeria and John raised Chapel, in Holt, on Friday, Jul. of the Greek Orthodox Faith. Fu - neral home on Tuesday from 4 a brief illness. She was the Saturday, Jul. 6, at 10 AM. at three loving daughters and built 5, from 2-4 and 6-8 PM with a neral services will be held at 2 to 8 p.m. Born and raised in New beloved wife of the late Konstan - Sts. Nicholas, Constantine & He - a business, the Delhi Café, which Trisagion service at 7:30 PM. In p.m., Sunday, July 21, at Whit - York City, Helen went to live in tinos (Gus) Antonellis. Born in len Greek Orthodox Church, 80 they have owned and operated lieu of flowers, memorial contri - ley's Funeral Home Chapel, con - Greece during the German oc - Corinth, Greece on Oct 31, 1933, Laurel Ave., Roseland, N.J. In - since 1992. Glykeria's greatest butions may be made to the Holy ducted by the Rev. Rick Williams, cupation. Upon returning to the she was the daughter of the late terment will follow at Gate of joy was anything that involved Trinity Greek Orthodox Church U.S., she lived in Brooklyn, Jer - John & Irene Gaitanou. She mar - Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, spending time with her family, in memory of Glykeria This is a service sey City, N.J., and Nutley before ried and came to New Haven in N.J. Funeral services are under particularly her three grandchil - Christofilis. to the community. moving to North Plainfield in 1963. She has been a New Haven the direction of Farmer Funeral dren, the oldest of whom is Announcements of deaths 2000. She was the owner of resident ever since. A seamstress Home. Condolences and memo - named after her. Yia Yia (Greek n NICHOLAS, SOULA may be telephoned to the Neptune Liquor & Deli in Jersey ries may be shared at for "grandma") loved to make LYNN, MA (From The Boston Classified Department of City from 1970 to 1990. The www.farmerfuneral.com. Nick Greek pastries, crochet and give Globe, published on Jun. 21) – The National Herald at beloved wife of the late Nicholas Days and dates of funerals, was born April 2, 1931 in Sparta, to her family and community. Mrs . Soula (Prekete) Of Lynn, (718) 784-5255, Theoharis, she is survived by her memorials, and other events di - Greece. He received his electrical She was very strong in her faith died Wed., June 19, at Peabody Monday through friday, loving daughter, Irene Tantaros, rectly correspond to the original engineering degree in Athens be - and was an active member of the Glen Nursing Home, Peabody. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST and her husband, Nick; her publication date, which appears fore serving as an officer in the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Beloved wife of the late Harry or e-mailed to: grandson, Gregory Tantaros, and at the beginning of each notice. Greek Army. He ran his own Church where she worked with Nicholas who passed away in [email protected] her siblings, Christine Demos company in Athens until immi - Philoptochos, taught Sunday 1980. Survived by sisters, Stella and Nick Mamoukaris. THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 17-23, 2013 GREECE CYPRUS 7 Thanks to Solar Chair, Greeks with Disabilities Now Can Go for a Swim

ALEPOCHORI, Greece (Reuters) - Paralyzed from the waist down, Lefteris Theofilou has spent nearly half his life bound to a wheelchair and re - calls as if it were a dream the first time a solar-powered chair enabled him to swim on his own in the Greek sea. "It was unreal," Theofilou, 52, a burly mechanic with graying hair, said as he lifted himself off his wheelchair one warm sum - mer evening, sat on the chair REUTERS/yORGOS KARAHALiS and with the push of a button Workers set up the "Seatrac", a solar-powered device which allows people with Nea Makri, east of Athens. Matoula Kastrioti, 46, who suffers from multiple rode, unassisted, 20 m (yards) kinetic disabilities to enter and get out of the sea autonomously, at a beach in sclerosis, sits on a ''Seatrac'' to enter the sea. to the shore and into the water. "It makes you feel free and Greeks, boosting demand each man Finance Minister Wolfgang support by the local authorities workers. an additional ramp to allow ac - able to do things you could not year. Currently, 11 devices op - Schaeuble, who is paralyzed and which bought the device for Often, parents watch as their cess to the Seatrac as wheel - imagine you could do on your erate in Greece and there are uses a wheelchair. 30,000 euros ($40,000) each teenage children use the ma - chairs could not be driven over own," he said. plans to expand the network. Seatrac's founders have taken and are responsible for mainte - chine as a diving board. sand. Even so, the path leading Founded by a team of Greek But despite Seatrac's growing advantage of Greece's climate - nance after the first year. "These guys have created an to the device is often blocked by scientists in 2008 and covered appeal - it has already been ex - the country is drenched in sun Engineer Ignatios Fotiou, one incredible thing and we stumble parked motorcycles and uncol - by European and U.S. patent ported to Cyprus and the team almost year-round - meaning of the inventors, likened the lack across problems from the state," lected garbage. laws, the Seatrac device operates are in talks with architects in that the devices can be set up of support to "building a pent - Theofilou said. "This is Third- "I feel bitter," Theofilou said on a fixed-track mechanism Croatia, France, the United Arab easily on beaches without an house apartment without a World sloppiness." of the lack of support to nods of which allows up to 30 wheel - Emirates and Israel - it faces hur - electric line to hand and taken building underneath it". Minas Georgakis, whose wife agreement by Kastrioti who chairs to be moved in and out dles in Greece, where facilities down at the end of the season, At a busy beach in the coastal Matoula Kastrioti, 46, suffers waited for her turn to board. of the water a day - all powered for the disabled are poor. all without damaging the envi - town of Alepochori near Athens, from multiple sclerosis and is in "We have thousands of by solar energy. In the capital Athens, bumpy ronment. vandalism and theft of the solar a wheelchair, said he had to take beaches, the most beautiful in In a country with one of the pavements and potholed roads The team hope the device panel are common. If something matters into his own hands be - the world, and to still not be able world's longest coastlines and make moving around difficult. could boost tourism, the breaks, locals say it could take cause help from the local admin - to swim in them?" he asked as thousands of islands, it has come Wheelchair ramps had to be in - Mediterranean country's biggest days for the municipality to fix istration "simply does not exist". he emerged from the crystal blue as a welcome relief for many stalled during a July visit by Ger - industry, but lament a lack of it, sometimes delayed by striking With wooden planks, he built waters. Bank Head Demetriades Says Cyprus Should Have Sought Help Sooner

NICOSIA – With Cyprus’ econ - of more than 100,000 euros strain from its banking sector’s never agreed to confiscating bank from a record-long recession in omy feeling the effects of auster - ($130,000). exposure to Greece for some accounts. the second quarter, led by Ger - ity demanded as part of a 10 bil - That has caused anger among time, as well as a rapid expansion While the government said many and France. The 17-nation lion euros ($13 billion) the electorate and led Anastasi - abroad and a “huge” investment banking managers made critical economy expanded 0.3 percent international bailout, the head of ades earlier to ask if the terms in Greek government bonds. “For errors and created the crisis, none in the three months through June the country’s central bank said could be revised or tweaked but me, that was a catastrophic in - have been held accountable so after six quarterly contractions. that it may have been avoided – that idea was rejected, leaving vestment which shouldn’t have far despite Anastasiades vowing But Cypriot GDP declined 5.2 or lessened – if the government him to sort out a growing mess. been allowed to proceed,” he to find out who was responsible. percent in the second quarter had asked for aid earlier. Cyprus also took the unprece - said, according to Reuters. THE SHRINKING ECONOMY from a year earlier when adjusted Panicos Demetriades also said dented step of winding down a Looming ECB deadlines for Cyprus’ economic contraction for seasonal swings and working that the bankers who are over - major bank, Laiki, and transfer - withdrawing its approval to help deepened in the second quarter days, CYSTAT, the country’s sta - seen by his institution were reck - ring its accounts to the Bank of banks with emergency liquidity after the country agreed to wage- tistics agency said. less in acquiring huge amounts Cyprus, burdening that institu - assistance (ELA) played a critical cuts and the closure of its sec - Previous estimates had of Greek bonds that were deval - tion. part in Cyprus’ negotiations with ond-largest lender to secure an pegged the economic contraction ued 74 percent as Greece sought Demetriades, who took over its lenders. international bailout. in the first quarter at 1.4% on a to write down its debt, and by the helm at the Cypriot central Demetriades said that in Oc - GDP declined 1.4 percent quarterly basis, and 4.4% on an bad loans to Greek businesses bank in May 2012, said Cyprus tober and November last year, he from the first quarter, when it fell annual basis. that went under during that could have petitioned for aid just warned the government the ECB 1.7 percent, the Cyprus Statistical "Negative growth rates were country’s economic crisis. after Greece’s debt write-down would cease sanctioning ELA as - Service said in a statement on its recorded by the secondary sector Cyprus state banks lost 4.5 bil - was agreed by EU leaders in late sistance after a January deadline website. That’s the eighth con - of the economy (construction lion euros ($5.98 billion,) about 2011. Panicos Demetriades, head of expired. The ECB decided to ex - secutive quarterly contraction. and manufacturing), as well as half the country’s Gross Domestic “If we had gone (for aid), Cyprus’ central bank. tend its ELA deadline to March, Non-seasonally adjusted GDP fell in the sectors of tourism, bank - Product (GDP,) precipitating the possibly immediately after the so a new government “could 5.4 percent from a year earlier. ing, trade, transport and other crisis. When conservative leader Greek public sector involvement, and the sector came under sud - have ownership” of the agreed The Cypriot economy, the services," Cystat said. Nicos Anastasiades took office we could have got better terms,” den scrutiny on allegations of memorandum and the bailout third-smallest in the 17-nation Unemployment in Cyprus rose immediately after winning elec - Demetriades told a judicial in - money laundering - a charge process, Demetriades said. euro region last year, will shrink 32 percent in July from the same tions earlier this year he said he quiry in response to a question. Cyprus has consistently denied. The government-appointed a cumulative 13 percent this year month of 2012 to the highest was forced to go hat-in-hand to Demetriades, who also sits on “Nobody expected it, what judicial probe continues in late and next, the country’s interna - level since data collection started Eurozone officials asking for help. the ECB’s Governing Council, happened was unprecedented, August with testimony from tional creditors said. in 1994, the service said. The EU, as part of the Euro - said a preliminary memorandum particularly with regard to de - Demetriades’ predecessor, Macroeconomic uncertainty In a bid to prevent a run on pean Central Bank and Interna - of understanding with lenders in posits. Nor did we expect the as - Athanasios Orphanides, and and the magnitude of the coun - the banks, the government im - tional Monetary Fund as part of late 2012 had earmarked a sault against our banking sector Anastasiades and Demetris try’s recession are the key short- posed capital controls in March the Troika that is also aiding bailout amount which would from the media, in one country Christofias, the present and for - term risks to the 10 billion-euro that were supposed to have been Greece, offered the bailout but have taken into account recapi - in particular,” he said. Concerns mer Presidents. ($13.3 billion) agreed on March lifted within a few weeks but of - said Cyprus had kick in with a talization needs of the two banks, about money laundering in its Christofias, a Communist, de - 25, said Delia Velculescu, the ficials said they could last for 13 billion euros ($17 billion) sav - Laiki and Bank of Cyprus. banking network first appeared cided not to run again after a se - IMF’s mission chief, Bloomberg years. Depositors are limited to ings and revenue cutting plan Instead, he said, there was a in German media. ries of setbacks including the reported. taking out 300 euros ($390) per that included confiscating 47.5 rapid deterioration with the Demetriades said Cyprus had then-burgeoning economic crisis That came as the Eurozone day although terms for busi - percent of private bank accounts banking sector bleeding deposits, been experiencing the financial and as he said he would have said the bloc had finally emerged nesses are slightly more lenient. Surplus Notwithstanding, Third Bailout for Greece is Looming on the Horizon

Continued from page 1 rest with mass firings of public her with the Greek populace. and hiding the truth about how Greece’s GDP shrank by 4.6 the latest number was “encour - workers coming. Austerity has in practice precarious the situation in Greece percent in the second quarter aging, as it looks like the quar - billion) payment to Greece was Greece also is floating the idea largely meant laying off civil ser - really is, despite Greek Finance compared with the same three terly pace of decline is slowing.” approved “due to political con - of not repaying all its loans to vants and cutting social spending, Ministry data showing a primary months a year earlier, the official An analysis of the second-quar - straints,” a suggestion that it was the Troika and asking for a so- because raising taxes generates budget surplus of 2.6 billion eu - Hellenic Statistical Authority ter figure suggested that GDP done to keep Greece calm until called “haircut,” or debt write- little revenue in a collapsing ros, ($3.45 billion) or 1.4 percent said. That was an improvement might have ticked up by about after German Chancellor Angela down as a previous government economy, but the Troika wants of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the first quarter of 2013, one-tenth of a percent from the Merkel could deal with federal did when imposing 74 percent more. in the first seven months of the when the economy contracted first quarter, he said. “The elections next month. A Bundes - losses on investors, holding those The Bundesbank reportedly year, significantly better than the 5.6 percent compared with a year Troika’s forecast for a 4.2 per - bank official denied that was the in the Diaspora who put their also described the risks of the cur - expected primary deficit of 3.1 earlier. cent annual decline in 2013 case. money and faith into Greek rent rescue program for Athens billion euros ($4.11 billion). The economy has been shrink - looks achievable,” May said. Germany is the biggest con - bonds but got burned. Samaras as “unusually high” and the per - A primary deficit or surplus ing since the third quarter of But it remains “plausible,” he tributor to bailouts for Greece has reneged on a campaign formance of the Greek govern - excludes debt service, municipal 2008, when the collapse of said, that the Greek economy that are wildly unpopular among promise to hold them harmless. ment as “hardly satisfying” de - budgets and social security Lehman Brothers rocked the will continue shrinking into German voters although Merkel In July, Greece received a loan spite mutual visits Samaras and among other costs that aren’t global financial system, drying 2015. He forecast a 2 percent has insisted on big pay cuts, tax installment of 5.7 billion euros Merkel made to each other. counted, which means the fiscal up credit to Greek businesses and decline in GDP for next year, fol - hikes, slashed pensions, and the ($7.57 billion) after Parliament International lenders would picture shows Greece still deep consumers, exposing many years lowed by a 0.5 percent contrac - firing of scores of thousands of agreed to further increases in have to agree another loan pack - in the hole. of errors in government record- tion in 2015. Greek public workers in return. taxes and cuts in the public pay - age after the German election Merkel, keen to hold down keeping and driving the country But many economists argue The Troika of the European roll. and by early 2014 at the latest, burgeoning social unrest in to the brink of collapse. that the austerity approach fa - Union-International Monetary That’s part of a second bailout the central bank’s paper report - Greece as the government is COMPETING MATH vored by the Troika is itself part Fund-European Central Bank of $173 billion that came after edly said. moving to transfer or fire up to Ben May, an economist in of the problem, pushing Greek (EU-IMF-ECB) is putting up the Greece spent a first for $152 bil - Last month German Finance 40,000 public workers – mostly London with Capital Economics, unemployment to depression funds to save Greece from gen - lion but failed to make headway Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in lower-paid grades such as told the New York Times that levels. erations of uncontrolled over - in its debt, despite also imposing said in Athens that new financial school crossing guards, janitors, spending and the packing of pub - 74 percent losses on private in - aid for Greece could be consid - teachers, and municipal police – lic payrolls by the New vestors to write down the debt ered late next year if Athens said despite the Bundesbank re - Democracy Conservatives and some $134 billion. It still stands hauls its budget out of the red port and an IMF report Greece PASOK Socialists in return for at some $390 billion. but that he was opposed vehe - may have a $14 billion hole, votes. German media have specu - mently to a debt write-down. called for patience. She rebuffed The two parties are now in a lated that Merkel will agree to HOLD THE PHONE questions about additional assis - POCKET-LESS power-sharing coalition led by the debt cut but wanted to wait After the Bundesbank report, tance for Greece during an inter - Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, until after the elections in a po - Merkel told voters that Greece view for Phoenix Television. 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People paddle their boat during the sunset near the village of Toroni, northern Greece, Wednesday, mer of hope for beleaguered a Aug. 14. Weather forecasters predict hot weather across the country over the next few days. Greeks. 8 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 17-23, 2013

The National Herald LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), Three Greek Wishes Let’s Replace Demetrios hold that position. For that I do of Demetrios who would not reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest With a Better Archbishop not blame him; I blame Patri - embarrass the community by to the Greek-American community of the United States of America. To the Editor: arch Bartholomew. calling the president of the If someday I find Aladdin’s To the Editor: The Phanar needs to bring a United States Alexander the Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris magic lamp on a beach, I will Your editorial “Toward a Bet - true leader here immediately. Great. Nor would he ignore pick it up, rub it, and wish for ter Community” (TNH, Aug. 10) Thankfully, there are many from laws. Assistant to the Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos three things: 1) that Andy raises many interesting ques - which to choose. Metropolitan He is exactly what we thirst Ass ociate Editor Constantinos E. Scaros Dabilis says something positive tions. I believe most would Elpidophoros is wasting away in for, a dynamic leader. For that Senior Writer Constantine S. Sirigos about Greece; 2) that the Greek agree with your observation that Turkey while the Archdiocese is matter, so is Emmanuel of On Line Managing Editor Andy Dabilis people recruit Ambassador turning bishoprics into indepen - being run into ground. Elpi - France. There are other fit lead - Production Manager Chrysoula Karametros Patrick Theros, whose common dent metropolises has been an dophoros is a well-educated elo - ers as well. We have a major Webmaster Mike DeVita sense would help them solve abject failure, but what you fail quent speaker, with personality problem here and at this point I The National Herald (USPS 016864) is published weekly by their problems; and 3) that John to discuss is who would manage and character. He has a keen vi - blame the patriarch. The Phanar The National Herald Inc. at 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 Stamos and Michael (Simon) the dioceses if in fact the patri - sion for the future of Orthodoxy. needs to act or stop complaining Tel: (718)784-5255, Fax: (718)472-0510, Psilakis learn how to pronounce arch does away with this failed Further, he is highly respected when the inevitable happens. e-mail: [email protected] “oikos” correctly! experiment? among other churches. In other Irene Roussias Electra Sklavos Certainly it cannot be the words, he is the polar opposite Flushing, NY Democritou 1 and Academias Sts, Athens, 10671, Greece Westbury, NY present “archbishop.” Demetrios Tel: 011.30.210.3614.598, Fax: 011.30.210.3643.776, e-mail: has not been able to manage [email protected] even a single church in Jamaica, in which he has allowed parish - Subscriptions by mail : 1 year $66.00, 6 months $33.00, 3 months $22.00, 1 month $11.00 TO OUR READERS ioners to be cursed and spat Home delivery NY, NJ, CT: 1 year $88.00, 6 months $48.00, upon and, as we have later dis - 3 months $33.00, 1 month $14.00 The National Herald welcomes Home delivery New England States : letters from its readers in - covered, that parishioner being 1 year $109.00, 6 months $57.00, 3 months $41.00, 1 month $18.00 tended for publication. 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Letters archbishop is brought here, I can also be faxed to (718) 472- would much rather have the Isa - 0510 or e-mailed to iahs running the churches only Samaras-Obama Meeting english.edition@thenational - because they are much more herald.com. we reserve the competent than Demetrios. «The Greek-American community here are incredible business right to edit letters for publi - Let us not mince words here: people and political leaders and community leaders, and great friends cation and regret that we are Demetrios may be a good the - of mine» unable to acknowledge or re - ologian, but as archbishop he turn those left unpublished. - President Barack Obama has done grave damage. He is GEORGE SARAfOGLOU / SPECiAL TO THE NATiONAL HERALD The setting at the White House was impressive. It was the cul - not even remotely qualified to mination of a long effort, both on the part of the Greek-American community and Athens to make it happen. The president of the United States and the prime minister of COMMENTARY Greece, one next to the other, spoke to reporters minutes after having completed their meeting. Mr. Obama offered an opportunity to Mr. Samaras to grow closer on the basis of something that unites them, our community, Mykonos/Santorini…Santorini/Mykonos: Ho-Hum, Yawn and to build a relationship of understanding. The failure to do so to this point surely did not go unnoticed by Mr. Omaba. And surely not from the community that Samaras By Constantinos E. Scaros Thassos, or Zakinthos instead, knows from his days as a college student here and later as Minister TNH Staff Writer just to name a few? of Foreign Affairs. Especially since the prime minister knows the Again, it would be no differ - role the community played in making the visit possible. I am sick and tired of hearing ent if a foreign tourist visited If things are as we describe, then one wonders why Mr. Samaras about Mykonos and Santorini. the United States, shunned New failed to grasp the opportunity to extoll the virtues of the commu - There, I said it! Somebody had York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, nity and to seek the support of the president on that basis and to to. the District of Columbia, the elevate the community to the level of a witness and a judge to the Yes, they are beautiful is - Hawaiian Islands, the Florida way Greece is treat it by the United States. lands. Yes, if we had either of Keys, the California Coast, the The reason is that the Greece of yesterday, today, and most those islands here in the United Rocky Mountains, Maine, and probably tomorrow, faces the community with a certain sence of States, I’d go there every week - the Grand Canyon, only to land guilt, indifference, and as a competitor. end. Correction, I’d live there at JFK Airport and head directly, It is offended by the comparison with the Greeks abroad even year-round. and exclusively, to Boston and though the only things we are interested in is how to be of help to But it is extremely irritating Las Vegas. Ridiculous! the mother country. to hear non-Greek Americans It’s no surprise that Kim and Why is it that Greece cannot see that, though it can certainly speak about their visit to the rest of the “Kopykat” Kar - survive without the help of the Greeks abroad, it cannot truly Greece, which almost always is dashians – who recently and fa - achieve greatness accordingly? comprised of the following itin - mously did the Mykonos/San - The White House does not consider the crisis in Greece to fall erary: a far-too-lengthy sight - torini Stepford Tour – would toe withing its own area of responsibility. The thinking is that a public seeing tour of Athens, and trips the line of the typical Hollywood involvement on its part would provoke the reaction of Germany to Mykonos and Santorini. and Las Vegas are two very nice GA (interjecting): Mykonos? celebrity and not think outside and it will make even more difficult the mission of the International That’s it. Never mind the other cities (just as Mykonos and San - NGA: Yes! That’s it! And one the Cyclades box, but why do Monetary Fund – the recent refusal of Brazil to support the lending 225 glorious Greek islands. (Ac - torini are two very nice islands) other place…. the majority of American of Greece, which turned around only after considerable pressure tually, there are several thou - worthy of visiting, but to enjoy GA (interjecting again): San - tourists – presumably more from the United States has not be given the attention it deserves – sand Greek islands in total, but such a disproportionate lion’s torini? prone to doing their homework at a time when the Obama Administration cannot, in the present according to Greece’s depart - share of tourism is absurd. NGA: Yes, exactly! How did ahead of time than the K Sisters political climate, replace the sources of Greece’s borrowing. ment of tourism, only 227 of Here’s how a typical conver - you know? – forego, say, the Sporades, the The White House, however, is not indifferent to the situation in them are inhabited.) sation might take place between Can someone please enlighten Ionians, or the Dodecanese? Greece, either. A possible destabilization of Greece would create Imagine if as an American an American of Greek descent me about what is so special about And while we’re at it, San - problems on the already inflamed area, for Israel and NATO. you encountered folks from all (GA) and a non-Greek American those two Greek islands? Not in torini’s real name isn’t even San - Thus, after a lengthy period during which the White House re - over the world that have visited counterpart (NGA): terms of their standalone appeal, torini! It’s Thira (also spelled fused to devote presidential time to a meeting with the Greek the United States, and almost NGA: You’re Greek, right? but in terms of their appeal as Thera). And on a related note, prime minister, they reversed course to satisfy both the community all of them had only gone to two We had such a great time in compared to the other 225. Why there is no such island as Myti - and to bolster Mr. Samaras politically. places: Boston and Las Vegas. Greece a couple of years ago! not Andros, Chios, Corfu, Crete, line. The island’s name is Les - Washington realizes that the time left for the Samaras govern - Wouldn’t that begin to drive you GA: Where did you go? Hydra, Kefallonia, Lemnos, Les - bos! Mytiline is its main town. ment is getting shorter and that it is doubtful that it will be able to crazy after a while? NGA (pausing): Hmmm, let bos, Nisyros, Paros, Rhodes, As Kimmy K might say: “what’s implement the changes agreed upon with its lenders so that they Don’t get me wrong, Boston me think. Ummm…. Samothraki, Sifnos, Skiathos, up with that?” can continue to lend to Greece. The Obama Administration is of the view that Samaras is perhaps the only politician left who, as the president said, “is determined to make the difficult decisions.” The possibility of early elections at which the leftish SYRIZA or the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn substantially increase their popular Jaharis Spoke about Monasteries-Church, a Year Ago… vote is not a very attractive scenario to the United States. On the other hand, Samaras sought a political boost, a kind of a political umbrella, even if for a short while in his ever increasing By A.P. Cromidas Ephraim, a monk who has es - come chairman and not much Well, it is obvious that they difficult manuevers with his opponents. tablished some 18 monasteries has happened – he was one of are not dealing with it in a forth - An important target of his was the hope of embellishing his im - Last year the top layman of in the United States and the absent members at this last right, open and timely manner. age as the last responsible political leader of Greece in the hopes the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Canada. Jaharis said that the meeting. At a session of the And, aside from Mr. Jaharis’ se - of getting Obama’s support in convincing Germany to write off a of America issued an unprece - work of an Archdiocese commit - Synod of Bishops earlier this rious comments, the laypeople substantial part of the loans. dented statement about prob - tee charged with examining the year, it was reported in the Or - of the council are also failing at Nonetheless, the anxiety of Washington about the stability of lems in the archdiocese. In per - problems was being obstructed. thodox Observer, the official pa - the job. TNH, the main Greek- the government was increased from his “lonely” visit. That is, that haps his strongest point, he He said “severe” action may be per of the archdiocese, that the American newspaper, is also let - he was not escorted by any secretary of his cabinet not the foreign spoke about “a regrettable and required in the case of the matter of the monasteries was ting us down by not providing minister and not the minister of the economy, whom one might most distasteful subject, i.e. the young monk who apparently “discussed” by the metropoli - timely follow-up reporting. think was imperative for him to have been here. current state of monasteries in took his own life at the gates of tans, but not surprisingly, no de - While most of the faithful If anything became abundantly clear during Samaras’ meeting their relationship with the U.S. the Arizona monastery that is tails were given. So the bishops may only just be learning that with Obama is that the Cyprus problem is making a major come - Church.” Has anything been headquarters for Ephraim in discuss the matter but don’t tell there are concerns about the back, and fast. done about this matter? Not America. us what they said, and then they Ephraim monasteries, the mat - that one would know about. And so, where are we? Take are largely absent from the next ter is not new. It was written (And, yes, we the laypeople a guess. At the end of this May archdiocese council session about more than 10 years ago New Day for Newspapers should know about it.) the next meeting of the council where presumably the “distaste - by this writer and by TNH. The layman was Michael Ja - was held in Boston. It is under - ful” monastery problems were More recently, two con - haris, who is Vice-Chairman of stood that most of the metro - to be dealt with. cerned websites have emerged: Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of the gargantuan online re - the Archdiocesan Council. He politans (bishops) did not even Is this the best we can expect “weareorthodox” and tailer Amazon.com, has purchased one of the most prestigious was speaking at last fall’s Coun - attend this meeting, and that from the council? The only re - “gotruthreform”, But, in what newspapers in the world: the Washington Post. The Graham Fam - cil meeting. He used some not much, if anything, was ac - port so far of the May meeting seems to be the usual mode of ily-owned newspaper, which had been a public company since rather strong terms about his complished regarding the prob - was in the June issue of the Or - operation by the Church, the 1971, will again be privately-owned, by Bezos personally, not concerns. And, though details lems that Jaharis had spoken thodox Observer, and no men - matter is being dealt with, as through Amazon. were lacking, he said that “If we about with such urgency at the tion was made of any report or the Greek expression goes, We cannot help but feel a cautious yet emphatic sense of joy are to ‘bear fruit’ as a faith, we previous meeting. discussion of the monasteries. “avrio – avrio” –“ tomorrow, to - about this monumental event. The Post, like so many other elements have to make certain to guard Not all that long ago, the One is reminded of the cur - morrow”. of print media, seemed to have been fading into oblivion, replaced our garden from disease.” One metropolitans lobbied to be in - rent situation in the American But that is not good enough. by today’s “new” media, which though useful at times, also breaks can assume that he was refer - cluded in the deliberations of military where the commanders The body of the Church is being many of the sacred canons of journalism. ring to an undue influence the the archdiocesan council. Now, are saying to the country: “Not hurt and the people deserve bet - We view the sale of the Post to Bezos as, potentially, the best of monasteries are having among it appears they are quite willing to worry, we’ll handle the sexual ter treatment from their leader - both worlds. A newspaper so vital to American history that it was some parishes, and that they are to thumb their noses at meet - misconduct problem within our ship, today, not “tomorrow.” catalytic in ending a presidency – Richard Nixon ultimately resigned overstepping their “obligations” ings of the council. When the chain of command.” Likewise, amid the Watergate Scandal, a story broken by Post writers Bob under the terms of the Charter committee was set up to look our bishops seem to be saying: A.P. Cromidas is a retired social Woodward and Carl Bernstein – can now be saved, as it will be led of the Archdiocese. into the Ephraim situation, it “Don’t worry, we’ll handle the agency executive and has by a pioneer, and expert, in 21st century entrepreneurship. These monasteries are the was headed by a layman. Since monastery situation, you served as a parish council presi - Led, but, we hope, not micromanaged. 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WASHINGTON, DC – Imagine Hellenic leader John Calamos as tion that some im - unemployed Greeks community as well. Young This will occur as it walks Greek-Americans across the a prominent member of the migration bill will and Cypriots, po - Greek-Americans in the second Greek-American employers country, like you and me, having Committee and the invaluable pass the House, tentially amounting and third generation for whom across the country through the an opportunity to direct over guidance of Father Alex Karlout - TEGCA is also fo - to over $100 mil - the connection with Greece and process of hiring Greek and $100 million to young, unem - sos. Other leading patriotic Hel - cused on the partic - lion over a few Cyprus is diminishing will be Cypriot citizens. ployed Greeks and Cypriots over lenes and organizations are in ipants in the years; and (2) en - provided with an opportunity to The TEGCA Committee the next few years. The Ad Hoc the process of joining the effort. House/Senate Con - able these young strengthen that relationship hopes to enable large numbers Committee for Temporary Em - American immigration, ference Committee, Greeks and Cypriots through these Greeks and Cypri - of Hellenes to fulfill the unique ployment for Greeks and Cypri - which greatly benefited Hel - which will deter - to learn, first hand, ots in America. As well, the familial feelings we have for ots in America (TEGCA) is con - lenes in the early 1900s and mine the form of about America’s diminution of Greek as a second other Hellenes in America, fident that it can enable us to 1960s, is being activated again. the final bill sent to work ethic and language will get a boost. Greece and Cyprus. Working to - do just that. And TEGCA is meeting with suc - the President for merit-based econ - The TEGCA Committee will gether the TEGCA Committee TEGCA’s Honorary Commit - cess. We are one of the very few his signature. by Andy omy. These ele - become well known in Greece can create an historic, never to tee is made up of Greece’s Am - interest groups or organizations If it becomes MANATOS ments, that moved and Cyprus as it helps thou - be forgotten, positive chapter in bassador to the US Christos that was able to add an amend - law, TEGCA’s Special to the American econ - sands of youth find employment the lives of thousands of young Panagopoulos, Cyprus’ Ambas - ment to the highly publicized amendment would The National Herald omy to lead the and receive experience in Amer - Greek and Cypriot citizens as sador to the United States immigration reform legislation enable Greek-Amer - world for over half ica. TEGCA will also walk Greek well as in the lives of the Greek- George Chacallis and the Arch - that is moving through the ican business owners to hire a century, can also help rebuild and Cypriot youth through the American community. bishop of America, His Eminence United States Congress. Greek and Cypriot citizens for an the economies of Greece and Visa process that will allow Archbishop Demetrios. Opera - The House of Representa - 18-month period with the possi - Cyprus. them to stay in America beyond Andy Manatos is President of tionally it is headed by Ted Spy - tives is now considering the leg - ble renewal of that employment Thousands of young Greeks the 18-month period. The Manatos & Manatos and Presi - ropoulos and our firm of Man - islation and TEGCA is focused for another 18-month period. and Cypriots coming to America TEGCA Committee will carry a dent of the Coordinated Effort of atos & Manatos and includes there. As well, on the assump - This will: (1) provide income for will help the Greek-American high profile in America as well. Hellenes. Greece’s Informed Voters Samaras U.S. Trip Vis-à-Vis Greek-American Community

Still Stuck on Status Quo Greek Prime Minister Anto - leviate the suffo - may end up en - This twofold challenge pre - nis Samaras is making two offi - cating Greek econ - hancing Greece’s sents great hurdles, but the prof - cial visits to the United States omy. Naturally, na - geopolitical pres - its it will yield promise to bene - One might won - major parties, basi - in August and September: one tional issues will ence as an oasis of fit both Greece and the Diaspora der why Americans, cally says the same to the White House for a long also be discussed, stability, now that for years to come. If Greece can though they give thing. Are there no overdue meeting with President with pressure to Mr. Obama’s famed overcome the ankylosis of two both Democrats and Perots and Carsons Barack Obama and another to restart Cyprus talks “Arab springs” have centuries of partisan politics and Republicans in Con - in Greece? Surely, the United Nations for the an - and conclude the withered like the patronage, and decades of re - gress consistently there must be. Why, nual session of the General As - name row with FY - leaves of the fast liance on a sluggish public sec - low approval rat - then, are the politi - sembly. Each visit will be accom - ROM sure to come approaching au - tor that was never tailored to ings by overwhelm - cally savvy Greeks panied by meetings with up. Part of this tumn. meet the needs of the Greek ing percentages, not listening? members of the Greek-American package deal may With all these people, it can tap into new in - continue to vote Granted, change Community. Although the offi - also include divvy - by Christopher variables in place, vestment opportunities and only for nominees for the sake of cial business of each meeting is ing up Greece’s TRIPOULAS the one constant for form lasting partnerships with of those two parties, change is certainly of great importance, the oppor - suddenly lucrative Special to Mr. Samaras re - some very powerful Hellenes, The National Herald rejecting the candi - by CONSTANTINOS E. not guaranteed to tunity to engage the Greeks of energy deposits mains the ability to who can help break the internal dacies of dozens if SCAROS be for the better. It America cannot be overstated and turning Cyprus build up a true part - chain of corruption imprisoning not hundreds of al - is no wonder, then, either. The “unofficial” part of into a hub for delivery of Israeli- nership with the Greek-Ameri - the Greek economy and people. ternatives nearly Special to that a large number Mr. Samaras’ visit will pose a Cypriot gas (likely through can Community. The inevitable If Greek-Americans can finally unanimously. The The National Herald of Greeks will not challenge for both the Greek Turkey – necessitating a solution decline of the once omnipresent unite as an efficient body and answer, at least as embrace radical left - government and Greek-Ameri - to the Cyprus issue). Greek public sector necessitates “do business” collectively, they compared to why Greeks do the ism, and that an even larger can leaders, testing both sides’ With German national elec - the need for outside investment. can not only help the homeland, same thing, is easier to explain. number categorically reject Nazi- commitment to their historic tions set for September and a At long last, the time is ripe for but better prepare themselves Generally, Americans are an ut - like ideology. But forget SYRIZA duty towards Hellenism during showdown between the IMF more than just lip service regard - to handle the serious problems terly apolitical people. Media per - and Golden Dawn: is there no ra - these difficult moments. and EU/ECB about as certain as ing the relationship between confronting the Community do - sonalities such as radio king tional, centrist, third party not The expectations for Mr. a cloudy day in Berlin, the next Greece and Greeks abroad. mestically, i.e., Greek schools Howard Stern – and later the beholden to special interests or Samaras’ trip to Washington, DC two months will prove crucial Greece needs capital, invest - shutting down, associations and more mainstream late night talk irrational tendencies to carry the have dominated headlines since for the future of Greece. ments, new business opportuni - other collective units withering, show icons Jay Leno and David day? Here in the United States, it was announced – shortly after With all that said, a sincere ties, jobs, and Greeks of the Di - inability to agree on a common Letterman – have had a field day we have dozens of them. But they Greece signed a deal to sell its and honest meeting between asp9ora need a true forum to agenda between organizations, quizzing their fellow “American don’t have an audience, because state gas utility to Azerbaijan Mr. Samaras and Greek-Ameri - discuss their plans. optimal collective units of orga - on the street” on a myriad of they don’t have the money to buy (and not Russia, which pulled can leaders may still represent On the flip side, Greek-Amer - nizations, etc. ridiculously simple political ques - air time in between episodes of out at the last minute). the most genuine opportunity icans have long boasted of the After all, it is worth remem - tions (such as “what is the vice Amish Mafia and How I Met Your A visit by U.S. Treasury Sec - for any true political interaction. success they attained in Amer - bering that poor, freshly arrived president’s name?”) in the hopes Mother. But voters in Greece still retary Jacob Lew to Athens Greece’s current financial woes ica, their upward social mobility, Greek-Americans managed to of hearing an utterly amusing read newspapers. Most can still shortly after his German coun - and the memorandums stifling and their financial wherewithal. purchase battleships and air - abysmally wrong answer. And far more than hold their own in ad - terpart came to inspect the any true policy changes avail - Often times, this point was planes for the homeland back more often than not, they have vanced political conversation. wasteland created by German able to Greece unilaterally leave made while disparaging the in 1912 during the Balkan Wars, gotten their wish. Why aren’t they listening? mandated austerity policies the impression that the country Greeks of the homeland. Here and send hundreds of millions It is no wonder, then, that the The American problem is a far gave rise to the hope that the is merely playing the role of a is a golden opportunity for the (in today’s figures) of dollars in American formula is simple: the greater one: to get the people to United States will try to push supporting cast member in the Greek-American Community to aid to Greece during WWII. Democrats and Republicans, the read, to listen to the news (the for a new economic solution to drama that is unfolding. With prove that its business acumen Names of national benefactors only two parties with enough real news, not those highly-rated Greece’s woes centered on all faith in the European Union and success is not just a product like Averof, Tositsas, and Sama - money to run commercials dur - cable channels that have all the growth strategies and liquidity, (of bankers) lost, one can only of being in the right place at the ras’ relative Benakis all built ing episodes of American Idol, polish and sophistication of a pro - as it fears that the drop in Euro - hope that American interests right time, but arises from tal - their fortunes abroad, but left a Dancing with the Stars, and Des - fessional wrestling telecast), and pean demand caused by the aus - will call for the introduction of ent, ingenuity, skill, integrity, lasting legacy in Greece. The perate Housewives, feature to realize that knowledge is terity wave will end up harming a “deus ex machina” to resolve and hard work that has been aim is now to see whether his - sophomoric attack ads demoniz - power. the American economy as well. this drama and bring about a battletested and can be shared tory can repeat itself. There is talk of a drop in interest catharsis. Similarly, develop - with others. After all, what good rates and a long-term extension ments in Syria, the Kurdish is a gift is it cannot be used the Follow me on Twitter of the loan maturity dates to al - front, and civil unrest in Turkey benefit of others? @CTripoulas

LETTER FROM ATHENS Modern Philosophers Revive the Glory of Ancient Greece

One of the greatest gifts an - unexamined life is too many of to - small matter because, “Greeks cient Greece gave the world, not worth living.” day’s politicians can live on little,” although you along with saving Western Civi - Today, if could see are, and they know his cupboard is full of lization from oblivion and rele - what modern Greeks would sell out caviar and Courvoisier. Score one gation to the kind of thought that have done to his Greece for a for the philosophers. believes 12-year-old girls should country, he might drachma if they Sadly, The President of the be mutilated with broken bottles have to rephrase it could benefit. Greek Philosophical Society, Con - to preserve their modesty, was to, “The reexamined For there to be stantinos Voudouris, who appar - Ross Perot (L) in the 90s and Dr. Benjamin Carson today, pre - philosophy. life is not worth re - an ideal state, he ently skipped the class on sent(ed) a sensible alternative to America’s major parties, but Even 2500 years later, it is an living.” said that, “Philoso - Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and Americans by and large don’t pay attention to politics. But awesome experience to walk un - Wisely, some phers (must) be - showed himself to be a political Greeks do. Where are their Perots and Carsons, and why aren’t der the Acropolis and imagine 2,000 philosophers come kings … or lackey, decried the jeering. the Greeks listening to them? strolling side-by-side with from around the by ANDY those now called “This behavior has nothing to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, world chose Athens DABILIS kings (must) gen - do with our congress. We ing the opposing major party, and But the Greeks already know talking about things that matter for their convention uinely and ade - strongly condemn the handful of thereby manipulating the politi - all that. Have they simply be - with words that must be said, this year and spent Special to quately philoso - people that have nothing to do cally ignorant masses into voting come too jaded to think they can seeing yourself debating the six days in talks The National Herald phize.” with the congress but found for the “lesser of two evils” and control their own destiny? meaning of life but anticipating about what their “For philoso - themselves at the opening cere - not “wasting their vote” on a Americans, at least do not some wine too. I’ll bet Socrates craft means and paid appropriate phers it is something special mony and engaged in intermit - third party candidate “who has have much of a self-esteem prob - was a hoot when he was tanked homage to the ancient Greeks since every place here has a spe - tent but unacceptable shouting,” no chance of winning anyway.” lem. After all, “the American Cen - up on some of the good stuff. who created what they do and cial meaning to us,” said Mari - he said, sounding like the guy It is an ingenious technique, tury” was the one that just ended This is not to say life was idyl - what it means. etta Stepanyants, a Russian Pro - who volunteered to give Socrates actually: get the people to believe a dozen years ago. The Greeks, lic then or that Plato, who started “It’s very important to find fessor of Comparative the poison to ingratiate himself that one of the two major party however, haven’t had their day the world’s first real university oneself in the place where phi - Philosophy. with political leaders. candidates “will destroy Amer - in the global sun for thousands with an academy that today is losophy was born,” Ivorian Pro - Philosophers tend to be a gen - Philosophy has everything to ica,” thereby compelling them to of years. Maybe that takes its toll mostly a rundown patch of dirt, fessor Tanella Boni told Agence- tle breed, preferring wisdom as do with questioning authority. vote for their own candidate – on a nation. didn’t give his students a hard France-Presse of an event that a weapon, although some of That’s rather the point, not suc - who can confirm his/her worthi - But the Greeks can indeed time if they said the dog ate their took place in the middle of a them are so arrogant that if you cumbing to being told how to ness by merely preventing total control their destiny. They al - homework. crushing economic crisis when, get into a debate you’ll find it’s think, or to vote as Members of collapse. It’s like saying: “drink ready have the raw material: Socrates paid with his life for more than ever, Greece needs hard to joust on high horses. the Greek Parliament do. Coke, because Pepsi is poison.” their knowledge. They need to what Athens’ leaders presumed one of Plato’s Philosopher Kings Still, some of them have some For such a prestigious audi - The citizens of Greece, how - get over their persecution com - was irreverence toward the state instead of another in an endless spunk and true grit as showed ence, which included the likes of ever, are far more politically plex – lest it continue to be a self- and corrupting youth, although line of greedy, incompetent, self- when at the opening of the renowned philosophers Jurgen aware than their American coun - fulfilling prophecy – and realize that seems like what the current aggrandizing politicians with philosopher’s congress at the Habermas of Germany and Um - terparts. Why, then, have they that they need to take charge or government is doing with aus - their hands out and their heads Herod Atticus Theater under the berto Eco of Italy, you’d think been duped for so many years their political future. terity measures that have put 65 in the sand. Parthenon, the Minister of Cul - Greece would have sent a better into being enablers of a major They need to find their Perot percent of those under 25 out of Plato said that the occupation ture, Panos Panagiotopoulos, representative than Pana - party duopoly – namely, New or their Carson. To shun the po - work, so maybe someone can of philosophy was to be a wis - who’s actually a robot, was giotopoulos whose next original Democracy and PASOK? litical status quo – or, at least to raise the question of hemlock at dom-lover, instead of a money- booed. He said unwisely that thought will be his first. Granted, Greeks are finally show - get the major parties to realize the next cabinet meeting that lover or being power hungry as Greece’s economic crisis was a Habermas said the insanity of ing signs of political indepen - that if they want to retain their Prime Minister Antonis Samaras austerity and injustice pushed on dence, as parties like the radical “major” status, they need to gov - has, if his ministers can stay Greece, Portugal and Italy by Eu - left SYRIZA and extreme right ern decently, smartly, and effi - awake. rope and international lenders (and widely-referred to as “Neo- ciently. Sweeping political change Socrates’ wisdom is unending was an “elite project” to destroy Nazi”) Golden Dawn are making in the United States – most no - and he had better and more pro - people, which wouldn’t have waves – but why did it take so tably, the abolition of slavery and found lines than anyone except been needed, of course, if Greek long? a guarantee of the right of perhaps the late George Carlin, governments the past 40 years In his successful 1992 presi - women to vote – resulted from who, if he had been alive during didn’t hire everyone and their dential campaign (successful be - third party candidates running Socrates’ time would have been cousins in return for votes. cause though he did not win, his and losing (read: not winning, given the hemlock treatment, It took a Chinese Professor, ideas – namely, restrained gov - but losing). They simply garnered too. Tu Weiming, to get it right. “Phi - ernment spending in the 1990s enough votes to force the major “If you vote, and you elect dis - losophy is returning to the clas - – did), non-major party candi - parties to take note and co-opt honest, incompetent politicians, sical Greek idea of knowing one - date Ross Perot famously de - those policies. The candidates and they get into office and self, which is not only Western clared that the solutions are sim - lost, but the ideas won. screw everything up, you are re - but is also relevant to every hu - ple, but Washington simply That’s when Americans actu - sponsible for what they have man being in terms of self-reflec - would not implement them. Two ally paid attention to politics, as done. You voted them in. You tion.” Sounds a lot like Socrates decades later, Dr. Benjamin Car - Greeks still do today. Take note, caused the problem. You have no Participants of the XXIII World Philosophy Congress listen to a to me. son, a 21st century sage who Greeks, the future is in your right to complain,” Carlin said. speech at the Pnyx hill, opposite the ancient Acropolis in doesn’t hold back in bashing both hands. Socrates famously said, “The Athens. They also saw the Greek crisis. [email protected] 10 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 17-23, 2013 In Meeting with President Obama, Samaras Wins the Praise of Diaspora

Continued from page 1 Samaras was said to stress said the Samaras-Obama meet - what he said was progress being ing reinforced the bond between where employment is high and made through pay cuts, tax the two countries. people are increasing their pro - hikes, slashed pensions, firings, “The relationship between ductivity and feel as if the econ - cuts in the minimum wage, and the United States and Greece is omy is moving forward, those phasing out of collective bar - built on a special bond of trust countries have an easier time gaining and workers’ rights as and shared values, and that reducing their debt burdens good for business. friendship was on display,” said than countries where people are Samaras is trying to get re - Menendez. feeling hopeless,” he said. newed interest in investments “The bond between the Ahead of the meeting with in Greece with the country’s pri - United States and Greece is Obama, Samaras was confident vatization program lagging and deep and lasting, especially now that Greece could play a geopo - social unrest building over the as Prime Minister Samaras and litical role “as a bastion of sta - coming firing of as many as the Greek people confront head- bility” in the eastern Mediter - 40,000 public workers and re - on the economic challenges that ranean. Given new energy newed talk of yet more austerity stand before them. Greece discoveries in Greece, Israel and after international lenders said should always know that the Cyprus, and a deal for a new there’s a $14 billion hole in the United States will stand with pipeline carrying Azerbaijani budget that needs to be filled our ally, during both good and gas through Greece, Samaras somehow. Samaras is already bad times, and that our friend - also envisions his country as a welcoming American investors ship is enduring,” he added. provider of energy security to in his office, promising “the red Andy Manatos, President of Europe. carpet treatment rather than the the Coordinated Effort of Hel - “If I had come here a year usual Greek red-tape proce - lenes, said that, “It was encour - ago, you would have seen dure,” he said. As if to demon - aging to hear from Administra - Greece being unstable around strate his point, after his visit to tion sources familiar with the an area of stability. Now we look the Post, Samaras flew to New Samaras/Obama meeting that it good compared to the region,” York to meet with investment went very well. The American Samaras joked at a meeting fund managers, including hedge officials were impressed with his with The Washington Post edi - fund manager John Paulson and presentation and resonated to torial board. Greek-American entrepreneurs, it. This positive step for Greece AP PHOTO/PABLO MARTiNEz MONSiVAiS Samaras met in New York including Andrew Liveris, the with enable us in the Greek President Obama meets with Greek PM Antonis Samaras in the Oval Office of the White House with wealthy Greek-American head of Dow Chemical. Lobby to find activities and even in Washington DC, Thursday, Aug. 8. The White House said the meeting will "underscore ongoing investors and pitched that aus - BODY LANGUAGE TALKS materials in the American gov - support for Greece's efforts to reform its economy and promote a return to prosperity." terity measures that have wors - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez ernment that can contribute to ened Greece’s economy are (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Greece's recovery." of Cyprus came up, the long-un - two Greek bailouts, that auster - dress issues in the Balkans,” said good for them. Foreign Relations Committee, It was reported that the issue solved vexing problem of how ity alone is backfiring and pro - Obama. to reunify the island divided ducing diminishing returns and Sources said Samaras pro - since a Turkish invasion in 1974 they should look at how the U.S. posed during the White House as years of negotiations have has gotten itself out of reces - meeting that Greece could host failed to make any progress at sion. the next round of exploratory all. He also noted the positive peace talks between Israeli and Tasos Zambas, the Chairman reference Obama made to the Palestinian officials. of the Justice for Cyprus Com - new proposals that Cypriot Pres - Obama also said he saw a mittee of the Cyprus Federation ident Nicos Anastasiades has “great opportunity” for the of America said he was pleased made in dealing with the coun - Cyprus issue to be resolved. Af - with the White House visit. try’s similarly deep economic ter the meeting, Samaras called “The community has been crisis and reliance on interna - Cypriot President Nicos Anas - waiting for this meeting for a tional bailouts. tasiades to brief him on the con - long time, but just watching the Zambas also expressed his tent of the talks as he prepares video and the body language of appreciation for the recent letter to start peace negotiations with the two men I can tell you it that Menendez, the Chairman the Turkish Cypriots in October. was an amazing meeting.” of the Senate Foreign Relations It was also reported later that What was most important to Committee, sent to President Samaras may return to the U.S. him, he said however, was the Obama requesting that he invite for the Sept. 23 opening of the language in the official state - Samaras. United Nations General Assembly ments that “austerity is not a Samaras and his aides were and possibly visit either Boston one way street,” with Obama also pleased that Obama indi - or Chicago, two strongholds of urging Samaras to find ways to cated that Greece could be a the Greek-American community help Greece grow out of its useful partner in Southeastern and that the New Democracy crushing economic crisis with - Europe and the wider region. Conservative leader would be ac - out relying solely on pay cuts, “As the prime minister put it, companied by Deputy Prime Min - tax hikes, slashed pensions and sometimes it’s a challenging ister/Foreign Minister Evangelos firing public workers. neighborhood, and Greece can Venizelos, the PASOK Socialist He said he believes it is a sig - play an important stabilizing leader who joined his Cabinet in AP PHOTO/MARy ALTAffER nal to the European Union and role and partnership role as we a coalition to give the govern - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, center left, and Archbishop Demetrios, the Primate of especially Germany, the biggest address the issues in the Middle ment enough votes to have a ma - the Greek Orthodox Church in America, speak to reporters after their meeting, Friday, Aug. 9. contributor to $325 billion in East and North Africa, as we ad - jority in Parliament. Prime Minister of Greece, in America, Delivers a Message of Candor, Hope

Continued from page 1 very tough choice, including cent unemployment is humon - development “a new relation - whether or not to stay in the eu - gous and it’s unbelievable that ship that has been created with He said investors who used rozone, the EU, NATO…as our 60 percent of our youth is un - Israel,” which has been bol - to get tangled in red tape will opposition says.” employed.” stered by the discovery of large now receive the red carpet treat - “it was a very difficult deci - He paused and looked hydrocarbon deposits by Greece ment. sion. We made it, it’s working… around the room before saying: and Cyprus. He said the re - Samaras informed the gath - We live in extraordinary times “These are people.” sources of those three countries ering that he believes the trip and we must take extraordinary PAIN AND CONSEQUENCES together would satisfy 50 per - “was very positive for the steps,” he said. “I have to tell you, because cent of European demand for strengthening of the relations “I want to pass to you a mes - you are ‘patriotes,’ about some natural gas over the next 30 between our two countries and sage concerning our country, the of what has resulted from those years. therefore I believe that people New Hellas, which has to be bet - “incredibly tough measures,” He added that the new rela - like you will have a much ter, stronger, and more fair to and noted that every country tionship with Israel will gener - greater opportunity to help our ate synergies in the United common patrida.” States also, benefitting Greece’s He said that as a result of his lobbying efforts in Washington. discussions with President THE CHALLENGE FOR ALL Barack Obama and Secretary of HELLENES State John Kerry the day before, Samaras’ tone turned somber “there are new dynamics in our as he stated, “we have to build strategic relations with the a New Greece all together and United States. I believe that is united…Every difficulty and cri - good news that I would like to sis opens a [way] and opportu - share with you firsthand.” nity. If we don’t take it now, if Notwithstanding that the we don’t get together now, and room was filled with individuals we don’t fight for this New and representatives of organi - Greece, now, I think it will never zations like THI committed to happen, “but he said building assisting Greece during the cri - the New Greece is “something sis, the prime minister said “I ABOVE: Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in the company we owe to our forefathers and won’t ask you for anything. I of prominent Greek-Americans Michael and Mary Jaharis. LEFT: to our children.” simply want to thank you for The prime minister with his old, close friend Sotirios Vahavio - “It touches the heart of the what you have already done for los, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Mistras Group. BE - problem we have to face when our country.” LOW: PM Samaras with the founder of the Huffington Post, we looking the eye of those chil - He reminisced about his time Arianna Huffington. dren whose parents are thinking in the United States as a student about what will happen in their and said “I have felt the pride future.” you feel as Greeks in your heart, “I know how much you hurt I felt the same nostalgia you felt from what has happened in for the patrida… and I want you Greece, but I want you to be to believe in your heart that the proud and happy about what best of Greece is still to come.” each one of you can do for Michael Jaharis, who has Greece, and its future and our known the prime minister since kids,” he said. the latter was a student in the its citizens. Mr. Jaharis is right. undergoing them faces different He concluded by saying, “I United States, noted that many We are collecting taxes from consequences. He said in Greece don’t want Ellada to be some - years ago Samaras “expressed people who have nothing more there is Golden Dawn, and in thing that creates a pligi – a his thoughts and what he knew to pay. We are witnessing a Italy a comedian emerged as a wound – for you. I want it to be to be wrong, and the states of brain drain, the best and the leading presidential candidate, something that unites us,” he various things in Greece…I be - brightest of our youth, who “but in the Greek case it is not a said, and noted that he has met lieved that he was right, but have to leave the country to find comedy.” After declaring that many of the people in the room while I supported his analysis… a job and we must face long “The Golden Dawn Party is a personally. “I believe if we really I thought the environment there overdue challenges that should Nazi party,” he pointed out the believe in what we are doing for was not ready to accept this… I have been met must earlier.” tragic irony that Greece was Greece, all together we can told him ‘be patient, you time He said of the reform and devastated by the Nazi occupa - make a big difference.” will come’ and as you were cor - austerity measures, “the cost is tion in WW II. Andy Manatos, President of rect with your analysis, and I huge, but we have to make a “People are reacting against the Coordinated Effort of Hel - was also right that your time did country that is more competi - what is happening by saying we lenes told TNH, “you could see come.” tive… and create a new perspec - want to have nothing to do with from the large number of “THESE ARE PEOPLE” tive that will enable the Greeks the so-called establishment,” wealthy Greek-Americans in the Samaras recalled that he met to thrive.” that they will show in the worst room to hear Prime Minister Jaharis during a visit to the late He noted, however, that they possible way “that we cannot Samaras, there is a huge Archbishop Iakovos, when he have already make huge fiscal accept further sacrifices. batting tax evasion, eliminating ahead, but there is one more dif - amount of pent up desire to was a premed student. “I never adjustments, saying they have He also has to “to convince crony distortions that have been ficult part of the equation. We help Greece and invest in became a doctor, but now I hope confronted more than 75 per - the people who have lent money there for very long,” he said and are trying to build stability in a Greece. His remarks encouraged will all my colleagues the many, cent of their deficit problem, to Greece that they did the right, highlighted the decision of Azer - destabilized environment.” many in the room to think that many problems that exist in my and declared that after six years thing… but we have to convince baijan to send the TAP pipeline He said a year ago a map the opportunity to safely invest country. “ of recession and “incredible sac - the people that those measure to Europe through Greece, with would have shown and unstable may be closer than they “It’s a government made up rifices, Greece is going to have were necessary,” and that they a total investment of $40 bil - Greece surround by stable coun - thought.” of two parties, the socialists and a primary surplus,” this year. will cause them to see a light at lion. tries. “Today we are becoming Basil Mossaides, the Execu - Nea Dimokratia which have “A surplus made out of our the end of the tunnel. “Actual “We have surprised people much more stable than our en - tive Director of AHEPA, said “we been at loggerheads for blood,” he said to a burst of ap - proof that things are changing,” who have expected us to exit vironment,” which he said were impressed to hear first - decades, so the very fact that plause. and there is only one word for the euro. Nobody talk any more makes Greece an asset to its Eu - hand that things are getting bet - these two parties were called He continued, “I will tell you, that proof: jobs. about Grexit. They talk about ropean partners and the United ter and what we need to do as upon to form a government and I want you to comprehend “Yes, we are changing, im - Greekovery. This shows the de - States. Greek-Americans is support the means,” indicates it was time for it with your hearts, that 27 per - proving competitiveness, com - termination of the people to go He also noted a great positive initiatives that are in the pipe.”