S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEKLy GREEK-AMERIcAN PUbLIcATION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 15, ISSUE 759 April 28 - May 4, 2012 $1.50 FDIC Shuts Two Distinguished Greek-Americans on Greek Ballot Greek’s Mistras’ Vahaviolos Bank in For ND, and Prof. Ft. Lee, NJ Kariotis for PASOK By Demetrios Tsakas TNH Staff Writer By TNH Staff NEW YORK – Two prominent WASHINGTON, DC – The Fed - members of the Greek-American eral Deposit Insurance Corp. community have been placed on (FDIC) announced on April 20 the at-large election lists of the that it has closed Fort Lee Fed - New Democracy (ND) and PA - eral Savings Bank, FSB, in Fort SOK parties. On April 24 it was Lee, NJ. The Associated Press announced that entrepreneur (AP) attempted to contact and philanthropist Dr. Sotirios Founder and Former President Vahaviolos will appear on the Haralambos S. Kostakopoulos, ND ballot and the distinguished but he could not be reached for professor Dr. Theodore Kariotis comment. of the University of Maryland The Bank has a single branch will be on the PASOK list. and approximately $51.9 mil - A close look at the at-large lion in assets and $50.7 million lists of PASOK, ND, and the De - in deposits as of December 31 mocratic Alliance will reveal according to the AP, which also they are generality composed of reported that Alma Bank of As - distinguished men and women toria agreed to assume the Fort of science, literature, and other Lee Bank’s deposits and $15.7 fields. They are not elected di - million of its assets. rectly by residents of electoral The AP reported that “on districts, but are chosen accord - Monday a locksmith was chang - ing to a formula based on the ing door locks and the entrance number of votes their parties re - sign was covered with a banner ceive nationally. bearing the logo of Astoria- The lower down on the list, based Alma Bank, a 5-year-old the less likely the candidate will state-chartered bank, which ac - win a seat in Parliament fields, quired Fort Lee Savings Bank's but if anyone who is elected will deposits and some of the assets have the same powers as the in a competitive bidding. Alma rest of the Parliament Members. also has agreed to service loans At the head of the PASOK made by the failed bank, now lists is Olympic Gold medalist held by the FDIC.” Pyrros Dimas. Kariotis is number Alma Chairman Kirk Kara - four on the PASOK list and has belas told AP they will seek reg - TNH/THEODORE KALMOUKOS a good chance to be elected. On ulatory approval to open an - The Hellenic spirit of the Greeks of New England shone brighter than the sun hiding behind the clouds at the Greek Parade. The the other hand, Vahaviolos, who other Fort Lee branch and one members of the Metropolis of Boston Youth Dance Group, adored by the crowds, did not mind the rain. chose to be listed in tenth place in Clifton, perhaps within a year, on the ND list, is not likely to "Our plan was always to come make the cut. across the river and to keep ex - Dimas was the Grand Mar - panding in New Jersey.” Despite Bad Weather, Greeks Parade in Boston shal of the Greek parade in The Bank had nine employ - Boston this year and is idolized ees and they now work for in Greece. He told TNH’s Boston Alma. "We are going to evaluate By Theodore Kalmoukos About 45 groups represent - the 100th anniversary of the lib - ator Scott Brown. Also, the correspondent, Theodore everybody, but our plan is to go ing local Greek Orthodox eration of Thessaloniki from the Consul General of Greece Elias Kalmoukos, that he was very on with the staff that's in place," BOSTON, MA – The Greek- parishes and associations took Turks. Fotopoulos and Themis pleased to be so honored. Karabelas told The Bergen American community of New part in the Parade along with The Grand Marshal was Karatzas, president of the Fed - A distinguished scientist, Va - Record. He also said England held its 18th annual colorful floats and a Greek- Pyrros Dimas, an Olympic and eration of the Hellenic American haviolos is the Chairman, Presi - Kostakopoulos will not be re - Greek Independence Day Parade American unit of Evzones. The world champion weightlifter, Societies of New England, were dent, and Chief Executive of the turning to the company. in Boston on April 22. The highlight of this year’s Parade and there were also the two per - present among the dignitaries. Mistras Group, a company that Kostakopoulos became well heavy rains, along with the were the pupils of the Greek manent Grand Marshals: Met - The Parade started at 1PM in he founded. known in the Greek-American strong wind, a temperature of schools dressed in their colorful ropolitan Methodios of Boston front of the Boston Public Li - A member of the Friends of community when he was presi - only 48 degrees, and some or - traditional costumes, holding and Boston’s Mayor Thomas brary and continued along Boyl - New Democracy association, he dent of the Atlantic Bank in the ganizational factors seemed to the Greek and the American Menino. The Honorary Grand ston Street before ending at the is the chairman of its Northeast - 1980s. According to the website have been responsible for the flags as a testimony of their Marshal was Theodore Spy - intersection of Charles Street ern US committee (NODE). He low attendance, about 1200 Greek-American identity and ropoulos, Chicago SAE’s Re - Continued on page 5 people in total. pride. The Parade’s theme was gional president, and U.S. Sen - Continued on page 4 Continued on page 9 Ground Zero Church to Athenian Reopen for its Centennial Society of NY

By Constantine S. Sirigos loutsos, Protopresbyter of the Ec - Exposition TNH Staff Writer umenical Patriarchate and Arch - bishop Demetrios’ Assistant for NEW YORK – Congresswoman Public Affairs. Foye announced By Constantine S. Sirigos Carolyn B. Maloney hosted a everything is on track for the TNH Staff Writer Town Hall Meeting at Astoria’s Church to open before the 100th Stathakion Center on April 21 to anniversary of the parish in 2016. NEW YORK – The Athenians’ discuss issues of importance to Karloutsos said that of the $20 Society, Inc. of New York pre - the Hellenic Community, includ - million budgeted for the parish’s sented its “Exposition of Hel - ing the agreement between the new home, $4 million has been lenic Writers of the Diaspora” at Port Authority of New York and received, including insurance the Petros G. Patrides Cultural New Jersey (PA) and the Greek payments. He said “the money is Center of Saint Demetrios Orthodox Archdiocese regarding in sound investments overseen Cathedral of Astoria on April 21. the rebuilding of the St. Nicholas my financial specialists” and is It is the latest event that spot - Church at Ground Zero. confident the community will lights the talent and creativity The special guests were raise the rest. He announced that of Hellenes during a challenging Patrick Foye, Executive Director one benefactor has already de - moment in Modern Greek his - of the PA, Father Alexander Kar - clared that he will donate “as tory that also encouraged indi - much or as little as you want. I viduals and organizations to will underwrite the entire cost if help Greece and its people. necessary,” to build the church. The eight-hour, one-day For subscription: Elias Tsekerides, president of event presented the Greek- 718.784.5255 the New York Federation, wel - American community’s writers [email protected] comed the guests and introduced AP PHOTO/IvAN SEKRETAREv and their work and provided Maloney, who thanked all the Russians Demonstrate in Support of Orthodox Church in Moscow booths for publishers and au - guests and the other Greek- thors. The five-minute readings American leaders attending. Mal - Thousands gathered at Moscow's main cathedral in response to Patriarch Kirill’s call on wor - and presentations ranged from shippers to pray "for our faith, our church, our sacred objects, and our fatherland." Believers Continued on page 5 are outraged over actions perceived as blasphemous attacks on the Church. Continued on page 6 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2012

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n APRIL 27 a focus on Hellenic culture and STAMFORD, CT – On Friday, ideals. The program at the Gala Apr. 27, 2012, the Stamford includes musical and theatrical AHEPA will hold its annual performances by the students fundraiser, a dinner dance at the and teachers honoring their Norwalk Inn and Conference mothers. Music for the evening Center. With the humanitarian will be provided by Apollo crisis in Greece reaching dire Sounds, featuring Dimitris Mari - proportions, a portion of the pro - nos on the bouzouki. Special ceeds will support the National guest speaker Polyvios Margias AHEPA relief effort for the peo - from Athens will discuss the role ple of Greece. Proceeds will also of the mother in Homeric times. benefit the Stamford AHEPA A silent auction featuring some Scholarship Fund. The Norwalk unique items will also be held. A Inn is at 99 East Ave, in Norwalk fun evening of Homeric propor - CT. Cocktails from 6 to 7PM. tions is planned! The Academy Prime rib dinner. Greek dancing is affiliated with Holy Trinity Hel - after dinner to live music by Gre - lenic Orthodox Church in TNH/cOSTAS bEJ TNH/cOSTAS bEJ cian Nights. $50 per person. All Chicago, Illinois. The Socrates HMS Symposium Honors Evi Giannakakou The Boite Era is Revived in Astoria are welcome. For reservations, Day School, founded in 1908, is please contact Nicholas Nikas, part of the Academy and is re - The annual symposium in memory of Dr. Mary Kalopothakis Grigoris Maninakis fires up the crowd during “A Revival of the 203-554-5570 or niketes@ya - membered fondly by alumni all honored Paraskevi Giannakakou – PhD as its Distinguished Fe - Athenian and New York Boite Era – The Golden Period of Greek hoo.com by Sunday, April 22, at over the US. Tickets $150. For male Physician/Scientist. (L-R) Ioannis Tsevas – DDS, Evan - Music and Song,” presented by The Hellenic Cultural Center the latest. dinner reservations or to become gelos Kyriakopoulos , Panagiota Andreopoulou – MD, the hon - in Cooperation with the Mikrokosmos. Young artists from a sponsor, please call 847-317- oree, Nicholas Mezitis – MD, Lorraine Chrisomalis-Valasiadis Greece and the community were featured along with guest n APRIL 28 1063 – MD, and Stella Lymberis – MD with her daughter Olga. artists. The program was narrated by Stelios Taketzis. MANHATTAN – “Movie Night at the Annunciation” presents the CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Greek romantic comedy “OPA!” star - Orthodox Church of Cambridge ring Matthew Modine, Richard is holding a concert to benefit Griffiths & Agni Scott (in English Sisters Constantine and Helen In the Spotlight: JHU’s Marilyn Stasinopoulos & Greek). The suggested dona - on Saturday, May 12 at 8PM. tion of $15 supports the philan - The concert, an evening of Rem - thropic work of the Philoptochos betika and Laika, will be held at TNH Staff Writer agement to complete a 5K(3.1 that you take that first step? Society which sponsors “Movie Church Hill at 14 Magazine mile) distance road race. TNH: Do you have role mod - Night.” Refreshments will be Street in Cambridge. The con - Marilyn Stasinopoulos is a Before the ride, we also vol - els? served. Film starts at 7PM De - cert will feature renowned native New Yorker, a first gen - unteer in the cancer community. MS: Yes! My pappou was one mas Hall, Annunciation Greek artists: Makis Emmanouilidis, eration Greek-American, and a One thing we do often is volun - of the most incredible people I Orthodox Church, 302 West 91st Yianni Mitaras, Kosmas Vrou - senior at Johns Hopkins Univer - teer and cook dinner at a local ever knew. He lived his life in a Street, (at West End Ave.) in vlianis, Annemoon Van Erp, and sity studying Cellular and Mol - Hope Lodge – facilities where very specific manner that was Manhattan. 212-724-2070. John Bogis. Tickets may be pur - ecular Biology as well as Russ - cancer patients and care givers defined by respect for yourself chased in advance or at the door ian. Given her love of languages, can stay for free when their best and others. He was smart, n APRIL 28 and cost $25, which includes the Stasinopoulos plans to be a pe - treatment option is in another charming, and very kind. At the MANHATTAN — The Hellenic price of food. For additional in - diatric neurologist and, in her city. Our last dinner was actually end of his life, he was sur - Professional Women Inc., are formation call Dimitri Arvanitis words “a stereotypical Greek a Greek-themed night, and while rounded by people who loved hosting their annual career fo - at 617-899-6865 or 617-492- mommy, cooking lots of Greek we all ate, the riders sat with him dearly. I can’t imagine a bet - rum at the Cornell Club on Sat - 6391 or Voula Angelaki at 781- food for my children, grandchil - the patients. The patients I’ve ter model for my own life. urday, Apr. 28. The event titled 721-7388. Space is limited. dren, and patients!” But she is spoken to always seem to have TNH: What’s your ultimate Careers in Challenging Times, not quite ready for “stereotypi - the coolest stories to tell me! goal in life? will be moderated by Nicole n MAY 12 cal.” During the ride, we bike from MS: Just one? I have to say Petallides, a Fox Business News MANHATTAN — The Hellenic Stasinopoulos will partici - city to city, and volunteer in the that one day, I want to look back anchor. The Cornell Club is lo - Times Scholarship Fund presents pate in a 4000-mile cross-coun - cities we bike through. Often, on my life and be really truly cated at 6 East 44th Street, 4th its 21st Anniversary Gala at the try cancer ride in May that we volunteer for hours at local satisfied with my accomplish - fl, in Manhattan. Admission will New York Marriott Marquis Ho - raises hundreds of thousands of cancer communities and spend ments and how I went about range from $35 for members to tel on Saturday, May 12. A su - dollars for cancer support pro - time with patients and survivors. earning them. $45 for members, with students perstar concert will also be head - grams. The 70-day trip starts at TNH: Has your life path been TNH: What are your most paying only $25. For more in - lined by Greek singing sensation Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and influenced by your Ancient and Marilyn Stasinopoulos enjoyable pastimes? formation go to HellenicProfes - Giannis Ploutarxos as well as finishes with a ride across the Modern Greek and Orthodox MS: In college, I really got sionalWomen.org. Grammy nominated songstress Golden Gate Bridge in San Fran - heritage? started studying Italian this year interested in rock climbing. My Maxine Nightingale (“Get It cisco. Route highlights include MS: Definitely! From an and my goal is to become at mom’s convinced it’s dangerous, n APRIL 29 Right Back To Where We Started riding up and over the Rockies early age, I was involved in our least quadrilingual! Languages but I promise it’s a lot of good, ST. LOUIS, MO — The Hellenic From”). HTSF will honor Busi - and cycling through Great local Greek church – I did Greek are really thought-provoking – safe fun! I also like to run, and Spirit Foundation will be pre - nessman and Philanthropist Plains. dancing, volunteered at festi - you can really learn a lot about lately I’ve been cycling a lot to senting Nicholas Karakas with Dennis Mehiel, Chairman and TNH: You are very devoted vals, taught Greek, and took a culture based on its idioms train for the 4K. I also really en - its Lifetime Achievement Award CEO of U.S. Corrugated, Inc., to the cause of funding research part in pretty much any Greek- and phrases. I really love the joy reading, so I’m always trying during a testimonial dinner. The and FOX News Channel’s Chief on the treatment of cancer. How American event in the area. Be - idea of traveling to a country to fit in new books between dinner will be taking place at Congressional Correspondent are you helping? ing part of such a strong Greek and being able to converse with Hopkins studies. Embarrassingly the Missouri Athletic Club at 405 Mike Emanuel. Past honorees MS: First and foremost this community taught me the real the locals in their language. enough, one of my newest pas - Washington Ave., in St. Louis on will be back to present work - year, by riding. Each rider must definition of community and TNH: What’s the greatest les - times is trying to learn how to Sunday, Apr. 29 at 5:30PM. At - shops to inspire students earlier raise a minimum of $4,500 and that each of us has a commit - son you've ever learned? knit. One of my friends is really tendees are asked to make a in the day from 9am at the NY last year, the ride raised ment to our community. MS: Life is very, very short – good at it, but we’ll see if I ever charitable donation in an Marriott Marquis. Admission to $487,000. This year our goal is Whether it’s helping your el - shorter than most people my advance past scarves. I'm really amount ranging from $175 to the workshop is free with the to hit $500,000! The programs derly neighbor or biking across age want to realize. When I bad at it! $3,000 to the Byzantine chair at purchase of a Gala ticket. For include a national college schol - the United States, it’s important started to see people my age los - TNH: Share with us some the University of Missouri at St. further information, to receive arship program for students to always be giving back. ing their life to cancer and acci - words of wisdom. Louis. Checks should be made an invitation or to purchase tick - whose lives have been impacted TNH: What has been your dents, I started to realize that I MS: Well, they’re not mine, payable to: Hellenic Spirit Foun - ets, visit our Website at by cancer, a University Outreach greatest achievement so far? wasn’t special or exempt from but Dave Eggers once said "We dation, and donations should www.HTSF.org or call 212-986- Program, and a Patient Naviga - MS: I’m not sure it counts as the laws of the universe. The must do extraordinary things. note the date of April 29 in the 6881. Also visit the HTSF on tion Program that helps young my “greatest” achievement, but same could happen to me or to We have to. It would be absurd memo slot of the check. Contact Facebook. adults manage their diagnosis one of my favorite achievements anyone close to me. We have an not to." My sister brought this Chrysoula Tomaras at 314-447- and cancer experience. A more so far is my language studies. I obligation to ourselves to make quote to my attention, and I 0290. n MAY 18 recent program, which I partic - learned Greek when I was very every day as special as we can, think it’s really perfect. Every - MANHATTAN — AKTINA Pro - ularly like, is called the Cancer young, and I have been studying because we’re not guaranteed one has the power to do the n MAY 4 ductions invites all to join at to 5K. Basically, it’s a free 12- Russian since high school. My another. If you want to become same amazing things they mar - MANHATTAN — THE Cyprus-US their annual benefit concert week training program where class is currently reading Master a better person, become more vel at in the news or even in Chamber of Commerce Inc. is from the series GREEK MUSIC cancer survivors get the support, and Margarita by Bulgakov, and athletic, or pick up a new hobby, their day to day lives. They just holding their ninth annual JOURNEY at the Kaye Playhouse training, coaching, and encour - it’s really interesting! I also why not make today the day need to believe that they can! awards dinner at which they will at Hunter College in Manhattan honor Noble Energy and their on Friday, May 18th at 8:30PM. Chairman and CEO Charles D. The concert will celebrate a wide Davidson. The dinner will take variety of traditional songs from place at the Hilton New York on around the Mediterranean as AHEPA CORNER Friday, May 4 at 6:30 PM. For well as the popular Greek blues more info call 201-444-5609. (Rembetika). The concert will take place at the Kaye Playhouse AHEPA Honors AHI President for Public Service n MAY 7 at E. 68th Street, between Park MANHATTAN - The American and Lexington Avenues. To pur - Hellenic Institute (AHI) Business chase tickets call AKTINA at WASHINGTON, DC – AHEPA Network and The New York 718-545-1151, the prices range Family members and friends re - Chapter of AHI request the plea - from $25 to $75, with a $5 sur - cently gathered to honor excel - sure of your company at our charge. lence in public service and the Monthly Informal Networking community at a "Salute to Civic Reception for members and n MAY 19 Responsibility" Dinner at the guests at the wonderful Avra MANHATTAN — On Saturday, Hart Senate Office Building. Restaurant on Monday, May 7. May 19 the Annunciation Greek The honorees at the august 141 East 48th Street (Between Orthodox Church will celebrate event included, U.S. Rep. John Lexington and 3rd Avenues). its 2nd Annual Greek Festival on Sarbanes (D-MD), who received 212- 759-8550. CASH BAR & West 91st Street in Manhattan. the 2012 AHEPA Pericles Award complimentary hors d' oeuvres. During the hours of 11AM-7PM, for excellence in public service Please RSVP to Col. Andonios we will celebrate our Hellenic which was presented by U.S. Neroulias at [email protected] by culture with an abundance of Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]); May 5. traditional foods, live music and U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), a performance by a professional 2012 who was given the AHEPA n MAY 12 dance troupe. This year there is Pericles Award for excellence in SKOKIE, IL – Hellenic American an expanded “kids area.” public service which was pre - Academy Honors Mothers at sented by U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis Gala. "Mothers: Dedicating their n NOTE TO OUR READERS [R-FL]); Panicos Papanicolaou, Hearts, Nurturing our Minds" is This calendar of events section president, Cyprus Federation of the theme of the Hellenic Amer - is a complimentary service to the America who accepted the ican Academy's Spring Gala. This Greek American community. All AHEPA Excellence in Leadership year the Gala will be on Satur - parishes, organizations and in - Award which was presented by day, May 12 at the Evanston Golf stitutions are encouraged to e- PSEKA-International Coordinat - Club in Skokie. The Hellenic mail their information regarding ing Committee Justice for American Academy is a unique the event 3-4 weeks ahead of Cyprus President Philip Christo - private elementary school offer - time, and no later than Monday pher); and Nick Larigakis, pres - ing high academic standards in of the week before the event, to ident, American Hellenic Insti - Nick Larigakis, president of AHI, with the AHEPA Outstanding Public Advocacy Award, stands a dual language, Orthodox Chris - english.edition@thenationalher - tute who was honored with the with AHEPA Exec. Director Basil Mossaidis (L) and Sup. President John Grossomanides. tian learning environment with ald.com AHEPA Outstanding Public Ad - vocacy Award which presented an award tonight with such dis - introduction of congressional promoting these principles. In by AHEPA Executive Director tinguished honorees…There is resolutions. He also thanked the addition, they emphasized the Basil Mossaidis. special meaning for me to re - AHI staff for the support it pro - important impact younger gen - QUESTION OF THE WEEK The AHEPA Outstanding ceive this award tonight, the vides to him as AHI president. erations have in this process and Public Advocacy Award recog - first of its kind, from AHEPA and The American Hellenic Insti - encouraged their active engage - Vote on our website! nizes individuals who demon - to receive it on Capitol Hill be - tute is an independent non- ment in civic responsibility. strate unbridled passion in the cause when the American Hel - profit Greek American public “I want to thank the whole You have the chance to express your opinion on our website course of advocating for a public lenic Institute was founded in policy center that works to family of AHEPA. This is such a on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - policy issue or cause. AHEPA 1974, its number one priority strengthen relations between wonderful organization...always lished in our printed edition next week along with the question cited Larigakis’ steadfast advo - was that invasion of Cyprus. the United States and Greece standing for progress,” said Con - for that week. cacy on Capitol Hill, in the “With AHEPA’s money we and Cyprus, and within the gressman Sarbanes. He added, The question this week is: Do you wish there was a choice grassroots, and in the op-ed were able to put into place an Greek American community. “I’ve talked often of this idea of for president besides Barack Obama and Mitt Romney? pages of influential publications embargo against the Republic of In acceptance remarks, the Hellenism in the Public Service; o Yes as the basis for his honor. Turkey for its illegal invasion of other honorees reflected upon the idea of our community giv - o No In his acceptance speech, Cyprus against extraordinary the importance of ancient ing back to the broader soci - o Maybe Larigakis spoke about the im - odds at the time. It is not some - Greece's contributions to West - ety…I will tell you that my in - portance of defending our thing anyone of us should take ern Civilization, espoused the terest in this idea was partly The results for last week’s question: Have any Greek-Amer - proud Hellenic culture and the lightly that victory.” merits of public and community inspired by AHEPA because ican organizations to which you belong taken any action re - influence his parents had upon Larigakis called on the Greek service, and encouraged citizen when you look at AHEPA…what garding the Greek crisis? instilling these values in him as American community rededi - participation in the civic or ad - it has done over the years…it 76 % voted "Yes" a teenager. cate itself to the issues and chal - vocacy process; and in the stands for the principle of giving 34 % voted "No" He said, “I take exceptional lenged the community to start process, the honorees expressed back to the broader American honor and humility to receive resolving them, moving past the gratitude toward AHEPA for society.” Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2012 COMMUNITY 3 AHEPA Family Excursion in Historic Visit to Greece, Cyprus, Holy Land

TNH Staff open the Theological School of Katerina and the second will be Halki. Bartholomew was also a gift of the Order. NEW YORK – The annual pleased that Grossomanides met On April 13 the delegation AHEPA Family excursion came with Gül in Ankara on April 13 met with United States Consul to a joyous close as the delega - (see below). The AHEPA family General to Istanbul Scott Kilner tion led by Supreme President presented Bartholomew with a and State Department Human Dr. Grossomanides celebrated $15,000 donation. Rights Officer Hannah Draper Pascha in Constantinople with "We sincerely appreciate the at the delegation’s Istanbul ho - His All Holiness Ecumenical Pa - generous amount of time and tel. triarch Bartholomew after hospitality His All Holiness af - HOLY WEEK spending part of Holy Week in forded us," said Grossomanides. IN THE HOLY LAND the sacred city of Jerusalem. "We reaffirmed our unwavering During their visit to the Holy The earlier legs of the trip in - support for the Ecumenical Pa - Land the delegation had a pri - cluded visits to Cyprus, and to triarchate and pledged to con - vate audience with His Beati - Athens and Thessaloniki, during tinue our efforts to lift the re - tude Patriarch of Jerusalem and which AHEPA’s efforts to aid strictions placed upon religious All Palestine Theophilos III, who Greece were discussed. freedom in Turkey. I also shared also arranged to have a tour Last year, AHEPA conducted my experience meeting Presi - guide show the delegation all its first-ever official visit to dent Gül with His All Holiness." the Holy places in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, and in another his - At a ceremony officiated by "What an incredible experi - toric first for AHEPA, Grosso - Above: The AHEPA family del - Bartholomew on April 14, ence for all of us who were for - manides met with President of egation with His Eminence Met - Grossomanides became an Ar - tunate to be on this leg of the Turkey Dr. Abdullah Gül in ropolitan of Bursa and Exarch chon and was inducted into the trip,” said Grossomanides, Ankara on April 13 to continue of Bithynia, Elpidophoros at Order of St. Andrew the Apostle. adding, “We sincerely thank His a dialogue on matters of impor - Halki. Left: The AHEPA delega - “I am truly honored and hum - Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos tance to the Greek-American tion with His Beatitude Patri - bled to become an Archon of the for his time and assistance dur - community. arch of Jerusalem and All Pales - Order of St. Andrew the Apos - ing our stay in Jerusalem. What “We thank President Gül for tine Theophilos III at the tle,” he said. “I am blessed to an amazing city.” the generous amount of time he Patriarchate of Jerusalem. have been inducted by the Ecu - A meeting scheduled with a afforded us today,” Grosso - menical Patriarch at a ceremony senior Israeli government offi - manides said, who made his sec - In May 1997 AHEPA was the held at the Ecumenical Patriar - cial was postponed due to a ond visit to Ankara. “We appre - first Greek-American organiza - chate. It was one of the most pressing matter that arose that ciated the opportunity to tion to visit Ankara to meet with moving experiences of my life.” day. continue our dialogue with the Turkish officials. Subsequent vis - On Easter Sunday, the dele - As the remarkable journey Turkish government that began its occurred in April 1998, May gation toured the closed Theo - drew to a close and everyone in October on matters of impor - 2001, and October 2011. logical Seminary at Halki es - returned to their families and tance to the community. The EASTER IN THE POLIS corted by His Eminence work, Grossomanides said, “I meeting was insightful and pro - The final leg of the excursion Metropolitan of Bursa and commend the members of the ductive, and we look forward to found the delegation in Con - Exarch of Bithynia, Elpi - delegation for taking the volun - maintaining an open line of stantinople for the end of Holy dophoros. Learning of trans - teer time out of their profes - communication.” Week and Pascha. On April 14 portation difficulties on the is - sional and personal schedules Executive Director Basil Mos - they had an audience with land, the delegation pledged to to accompany me on this land - saidis accompanied Grosso - Turkey, and religious freedom. forts of Ambassador Ricciardone Bartholomew where the patri - purchase two golf carts, which mark excursion. I appreciated manides to Ankara for the meet - American Ambassador to and his fine embassy staff who arch expressed his appreciation they were told would be very their support and their partici - ing where AHEPA discussed Turkey Francis J. Ricciardone, helped to coordinate our suc - for the AHEPA family's assis - helpful. One cart will be do - pation that helped to make the relations between the United Jr. also met with the delegation. cessful visit to Ankara,” said tance on religious freedom is - nated by Past Supreme Gover - excursion a tremendous suc - States and Turkey, Greece and “We deeply appreciate the ef - Grossomanides. sues, including the need to re - nor Peter Baltis, and his wife, cess.” Cyprus Chamber Job Fair Brings Together Job Seekers and Employers

By Constantine S. Sirigos The final tip is so simple and other organizations for creating TNH Staff Writer so basic, one would think it didn’t opportunities for people to come need to be spoken, but Stavrian - into contact with those offering NEW YORK – The Cyprus-U.S. ides said it is so important and jobs and internships, noting, Chamber of Commerce, in coop - so often forgotten, that she has “That is part of their mission eration with numerous commu - to state it: Say thank you. In ad - within the community.” nity organizations, held its an - dition to being polite, it creates a The companies that set up re - nual Career Fair at the ballroom new opportunity to present one - cruiting booths included: Alma of the Archdiocesan Cathedral self in light of the information Bank; Arc Technologies; Arch In - the Holy Trinity in Manhattan on the one has gained during the in - surance Group, Atlantic Partners; April 19. terview, and to present you as Financial Group; Comodromos Organized by the Chamber’s different from anyone else. Associates; Eiseman; Levine; Executive Director Despina Axio - The candidate can say, for ex - Lehrhaupt & Kakoyiannis; Ethos takis and hosted by its president ample: “I understood that you Productions; Gristedes Foods Vassos Vasiliou, it was designed are looking for A,B, and C. You Inc.; Hurwitz Strategic Staffing. to bring job candidates and em - can see on my resume that with Ltd.; Kreninc’s LLC; Lyons Mort - ployers together to discuss po - my experience I can provide you gage Services, Inc.; Mana Prod - tential employment opportuni - with A, B, and C.” ucts; Mary Kay Cosmetics; River - ties. The candidates networked Vassos Vassiliou, the President side Credit Investments Corp.; with each other and with the rep - of the Chamber and Managing Unilever; and Veridien Energy. resentatives of the numerous Partner of Riverside Credit Invest - Job Candidate Alexandra Pan - companies set up booths in the ments Corporation, welcomed tazis was very pleased, telling ballroom. the guests and thanks those re - TNH “what better way to find a Once again the highlight was sponsible for the event, including job than through our fellow an entertaining and informative the Cypriot Youth Committee of Greeks. Her experience and in - presentation by Maggie Stavrian - America (CYCA) Hellenic Ameri - terest is in marketing but she also idis, a Director of Human Re - can Chamber of Commerce wants to use her project manage - sources at industrial giant John - Young Professionals (HACC YP), ment skills. She heard about the son & Johnson where she is American Hellenic Institute Organizers and participants of the job fair are seen (L-R) Peter Kakoyiannis, Andreas Savva, event through Linked-In and responsible for providing HR sup - (AHI), Hellenic American Vassos Vasiliou, Despina Axiotakis, Peter Krekoukis, who just inaugurated a new commercial HOUGA and she said she looks port to the Chief Quality Officer Bankers Association (HABA), real estate firm, Kreninc’s LLC, and guest, Anastasios Tsiavos. forward to sitting on the other of the consumer companies. Hellenic American Lawyers As - side of the tables representing The primary lesson she im - sociation (HLA), and the Hellenic of their contacts to learn about She also said it would be good if acerbated during periods of un - employers seeking Greek and parts to people is the importance Organization of University Grad - opportunities. He said “Don’t be the community’s organizations employment. Cypriot American talent in the of managing the impression one uates of America (HOUGA). discouraged and things will come and the church could set up sup - Greek Consul Evangelos Kyri - future. “I would love to give back makes on the interviewer: “Cre - Vassiliou noted the impor - your way.” Stavrianides said that port groups for people who suffer akopoulos acknowledged the im - what people have given me.” ate a memorable experience with tance for candidates to network despite slow hiring, the jobs pic - from anxiety and depression, portance of such events and con - the people you talk to.” aggressively and make the most ture has improved over last year. conditions that can become ex - gratulated the chamber and the [email protected] She then offered six tips based on her years of experience “talk - ing, interviewing, rejecting, and accepting job candidates.” She said “If they fit your personality FL Rep. Bilirakis Hosted Coptic Christian Forum in Clearwater on April 21 keep them, if they do not, drop them.” First: Research the Company. TNH Staff “It was an honor and privilege they may be persecuted in the attacks on their churches," said national security issues, and Cyn - Not just what they do, but the to host this event with our local world. The religious persecution Bilirakis, a member of the House thia Farahat, a political activist corporate environment and cul - CLEARWATER, FL – U.S. Rep. Coptic community. We had the of Coptic Christians in Egypt is Foreign Affairs Committee's Mid - and Coptic Christian, who has ture. That will tell candidates Gus Bilirakis (FL) hosted a forum opportunity to hear from a large an issue in which we cannot re - dle East and South Asia Subcom - personally experienced the per - the kinds of people the organiza - to highlight the treatment of Cop - group of passionate individuals main silent. mittee, as well as the Interna - secution of Coptics in Egypt. tion is looking for and how they tic Christians in Egypt, and to about the persecution of Coptic "Numerous incidents in recent tional Religious Freedom Caucus. Late last year, Bilirakis spear - should present themselves at the promote religious freedom in the Christians in Egypt,” Bilirakis months have shown that the Featured speakers included headed an effort to place condi - interview. Middle East and worldwide. said. “As a Greek Orthodox Chris - Egyptian government continues former Congressman Fred tions on annual aid to Egypt to Most importantly, “know what The forum was held on April tian, I have made it a feature of to disregard the basic principles Grandy, who now serves as Ex - prevent the military from using the company is proud about, and 21 at the St. Mary & St. Mina my service in the U.S. House of of human rights and religious ecutive Vice President of the Cen - U.S. taxpayer dollars to persecute not just their products.” For J & J Coptic Orthodox Church in Clear - Representatives to be a voice for freedom, particularly for Coptics, ter for Security Policy and is an and attack thousands of religious it is their credo and values, on water. all religious minorities wherever and has failed to protect against expert on religious freedom and minorities. which they base all their big de - cisions. She also said it is best to tailor resumes to every single job ap - plication by basing it on the job description, informing the guests that resumes are sorted electron - ically though the key words which appear in job descriptions. The second tip is: Differenti - ate Yourself. “Package yourself in a way that distinguishes you from everyone else in the room.” Third Tip: Pay attention to Body Language. In American cul - ture it is important to have a good handshake and the ability to look others in the eye. “Prac - tice in front of a mirror,” she said. Fourth Tip: Energy. “The per - son with high energy wins and controls the room…High energy is memorable,” said Stavrianidis. Fifth Tip: Ask Questions. Ask - ing good questions based on tip one is a good way of showing that candidate has a genuine in - terest in the organization, which is attractive. Candidates must stay away from inappropriate questions, however, the main ones being in - quiries about salary and vacation time. That information can be ob - tained through research. Stavrianidis said a good ques - tion is something like, “What are you looking for in the applicants. What technical competences or capabilities?” 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2012

PHOTOS: TNH/THEODORE KALMOUKOS The statue of the hero of the War of Independence, Theodoros Kolokotronis, crowns the float The Evzones, the Presidential Guard of Greece, are always impressive and garner the loudest of the Arcadian societies, one of the floats that accompanied 45 groups of marchers. cheers. Some wear classic foustanelas, others garb from Macedonia and Crete.

The Pan-Macedonian Association’s float, with its model of Thes - The turnout at this year’s Greek Parade in Boston was poor, Giannis Nikolopoulos, singing and chanting, came all the way saloniki’s iconic “Lefkos Pirgos – White Tower.” but nothing would have kept these three Hellenes away. from Lowell armed with his bullhorn and Greek pride.

The Order of AHEPA is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. The big birthday cake on its Two little girls gracing the float of the Epirotic Society of N.E. disperse the wind and the rain float marks 191 years since 1821 - The Greek Bicentennial is just nine years away. with their smiles. They can’t wait to hit the Greek beaches this summer.

Among the guests at the annual dinner were Ted Spiropoulos, Malamati and Thomas Boukouvlas, At the head of the Parade was Olympian Pyrros Dimas, the Grand Marshal, marching with Met - Elias Papadopoulos, George and Roula Papadopoulos, and Athanasios Boulgaropoulos. ropolitan Methodios, U.S. Senator Scott Brown, Themis Karatzas, and Ted Spiropoulos.

The Greek Presidential Guard in the Massachusetts State House. The original Evzones were in - Greek-Americans and Philhellenes attended the reception in honor of Greek Independence and spired by heroes of the American Revolution who once stood on the same spot. its heroes at the Greek consulate after the celebration at the State House. Despite Rain and Strong Winds, Greeks March Forth in Boston Parade

Continued from page 1 On Sunday morning, a to arrive to the designated point tel, the former Radisson Hotel, risen from the dead”. otis. The program was pre - Matins, Divine Liturgy, and a of Boylston Street at 10:30AM, in Boston and was attended by Dr. Maria Koulmanda, the sented by Tarr. Thomas were the viewing stand of the Doxology dedicated to the lib - while the parishes, the associa - approximately 230 Greek-Amer - prominent diabetes researcher Nakopoulos and Spiros Stathas, dignitaries had been placed. eration of Hellas from the Ot - tions and the schools began icans from throughout New and Harvard professor, was students from the Hellenic- The reported 1200 attendees toman (Turkish) Empire were their arrival around noon. England. Master of Ceremonies. Music American School of the Holy was a number accepted by some offered at the Annunciation The Parade was organized by Dimas was honored for his was provided by the George Trinity parish in Lowell, offered but disputed by others, fueling Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Federation of the Hellenic championship in the Olympics. Kaminaris Orchestra. this year’s essay in English and fears that if the participation Boston, officiated by Methodios. American Societies of New Eng - The annual scholarships were On April 20, the annual cel - Greek. does not improve the future of A reception followed at the land in cooperation with the given to Greek-American college ebration of the Independence of Tar presented Methodios the Parade might be in jeopardy. Cathedral’s Community Hall Greek Orthodox Metropolis of students Leonidas Stephanides, Greece took place at the Massa - and the Consul General of The marchers at the end of and from there they all pro - Boston, the Consul General of Anastasia Kourtis, and Theodore chusetts State House in the offi - Greece an official proclamation the Parade did not go into the ceeded to the Parade’s starting Greece in Boston and the Kacavas. cial Senate Chamber Audito - on behalf of the Governor of Boston Common where greet - point, where the marching Mayor’s Office of Cultural Messages and greetings were rium. About 150 Massachusetts Deval Patrick, ings, speeches, dances and units, the schools, the Greek Events. delivered by Dimas, Fotopoulos, Greek-Americans were present who did not attend. Greek food are usually offered, American Evzones, and the On Saturday evening, the SAE coordinators, Spyropoulos, at the event organized by a A reception followed at the because the inclement weather floats had gathered from early Gala Dinner of the Federation Karatzas, and Methodios – who group of the Greek-American Consulate of Greece located on caused the people to leave im - on. was hosted at the newly-reno - concluded with a prayer and the legislators headed by State Sen - 86 Beacon Street within walking mediately. The floats were the first ones vated and renamed Revere Ho - chanting of the hymn “Christ is ators Bruce Tarr and Ted Speli - distance from the State House. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2012 COMMUNITY 5 Greeks-Americans Warm Chicago with Greek Passion on Parade Day

By Constantine S. Sirigos eration chose to do something TNH Staff Writer unique with the Honorary Grand Marshals. It chose all the parish CHICAGO, IL – On a bright day council presidents in the area – whose partly cloudy skies mim - a total of 22 – and 10 Archons, icked the beloved blue and white along with the presidents of of the Greek flag, the Greek- other community organizations. American community of Chicago He said it is important to honor and surrounding states turned those who have dedicated them - out for the 48th annual Greek selves to Hellenism and the Parade on April 27. Greek Orthodox Faith in Amer - The chilly Northern clime ica. calls for the celebration of Greek The parade was organized by Independence Day to be post - a seven-member committee poned until almost May, but that headed by its president, Father ensured that more than 12,000 Chrysanthos Kerkeris, the assis - people marched in 110 units, tant priest and Youth Director of punctuated by 27 floats, accord - the Holy Taxiarhai and Saint ing to the president of The Fed - Haralambos Greek Orthodox eration of Hellenic-American Or - Church. ganizations of Illinois – Enosis, Georgakopoulos said Anna Dimitrios N. Georgakoulos. Housakos was in charge of run - Tens of thousands of Greeks The passengers on the float of Chicago’s Laconian societies Chicago’s Greek-American youth turned out in big numbers, ning things on the on the and Philhellenes were present as wave their Greek flags with pride at the parade. some on floats, some marching, some waving and cheering. ground. One of the highlights parishes came all the way from was the delightful performance Indiana and Wisconsin. Geor - great success because he sent an participate. Among the benefac - tributions were businessmen community organizations. of her 7 year-old daughter gakopoulos credited Metropoli - encyclical to all the parishes of tors Georgakopoulos expressed Chris Tomaras and John P. Judge Dimitrios Bouras was Alexia, who sang both the Greek tan Iakovos of Chicago for the his Metropolis urging them to special thanks to for their con - Calamos, as well as numerous the Grand Marshal, but the Fed - and American national anthems. Port Authority Clears New Ground Zero Church in Time for Centennial

Continued from page 1 ferred by the church. Karloutsos Regarding the building project The PA’s requirements con - thanked Maloney for champi - itself, Karloutsos acknowledged strain the design at the complex oney declared “St. Nicholas is a oning the cause of St. Nicholas the work of architect Nicholas site – Koutsomitis said they are New York landmark and it holds and all Greek issues. Koutsomitis for his past and con - essentially putting up a building a special place in our hearts and He said that the day’s meeting tinuing pro-bono efforts, working on the roof of another building – in our history.” In addition to em - was possible because many mem - with the Church and the PA. He through height, volume and phasizing its significance to the bers of the community did not added the latter is working with other restrictions. “We are trying Greek-American community, she lose hope and were steadfast, Demetrios to come up with the to be as clever as we can to utilize also noted the importance of the and because of the Demetrios’ framework for the design and the space and its opportunities,” non-denominational bereave - leadership, but he said the agree - thanked pastor Father John Ro - Koutsomitis told TNH. ment center that will be a part of ment – whose final details are mas and the parish council for Plate said the PA originally the complex. being hammered out by lawyers their leadership. had Church construction begin - Maloney told TNH she will and officials - would not have Koutsomitis and PC president ning in 2015-16, but he said that host a town meeting on the topic happened without the New York John Couloucoundis had ex - “as a result of working hand and annually until the Church is built Governor. “Thank God for Gov - plained earlier to TNH that the glove,” with the Church and to make sure it remains on track. ernor Cuomo,” he declared and final design has yet to be devel - Koutsomitis and others, “we’ve Before turning the micro - gave special thanks to Maloney, oped and it is planned that it will been able to accelerate that sig - phone over to engineer Steve while also noting the vital role be presented to the parish and nificantly” so that they would Plate, Director of World Trade played by Dennis Mehiel, and the the community at large for com - start building possibly as early as Center Construction, Foye ex - work of other community leaders ment by autumn 2012. Kout - next year, with the Church work - pressed regret over the 10-year including George Tsunis, Jim somitis told TNH they are in the ing alongside the PA. “As we delays in the rebuilding of St. Chanos and John Catsimatidis, exploration phase and are look - build the park you build the Nicholas, and that “before Gov - and organizations like the Order ing at different forms for the Church,” which will open in time ernor Cuomo’s election things of AHEPA. He also cited the com - Church. for its 100th anniversary, he said, had gotten so bad that the Father Alexander Karloutsos, Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical munity’s public officials, such as In his presentations Koutsomi - to loud applause. Church needed to resort to the Patriarchate and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney . Senator Michael Gianaris and As - tis stressed that the image of the After the St. Nicholas seg - courts…that was a terrible thing semblywoman Aravella Simotas, Church in the diagrams, a half ment, Maloney invited guests to and something governor Cuomo “and we have a fiduciary respon - near the front of the new who were present at the meeting, sphere on a cube, is a schematic remain to discuss other issues of felt was inappropriate.” sibility to make it even more spe - Church’s entrance, in the midst and Senate Majority leader Dean drawing of a Byzantine church concern to the community, espe - Foye said that prior to his ap - cial.” He even announced that of an area of trees and benches Skelos and Nicole Malliotakis. and is just a place holder in the cially the dispute with FYROM pointment to the PA, when he thanks to “the power of persua - where visitors can remember the Karloutsos also expressed plans which show how the over the name “Macedonia.” Two was a deputy secretary working sion” of Karloutsos the site, at 3000 who perished at the hands deep gratitude to Foye for “taking church will be integrated into the weeks ago she and her Hellenic for the governor, he got direct in - 4500 square feet, will be bigger of terrorists on 9/11 “in a special the time to be with the people,” Ground Zero site, especially the Caucus co-Chair Gus Bilirakis in - structions from the governor “to than the Church expected. way and to meditate on how to talk about status of the rebuild - nearby 9/11 memorial. troduced H. RES. 627 that ad - make this happen,” referring to He also expressed his appre - “good prevails over evil.” ing, unlike the infamous Ward. Koutsomitis said the Church dresses the issue and she urged the agreement that was finally ciation to the Church for “em - When introducing Karloutsos, He shared that Mayor Bloomberg will be properly oriented to the FYROM to resolve the name dis - signed on October 14. In striking bracing the conic sphere” – the Maloney credited him with lead - also applied pressure throughout East – the original church was pute within the UN framework contrast to the often hostile metal sculpture that was at the ing the negotiation that culmi - the process, sometimes actually aligned North-South – and that and not to expect to join NATO words and actions of Chris Ward, center of the original World nated in the agreement to rebuild shouting at Ward over the latter’s two entry points are planned, one until a solution is reached. his predecessor, Foye said St. Trade Center – which many New at 130 Liberty Street, which was unwillingness “to hear the voice at the park level and one at street Nicholas was a special place, Yorkers hold dear. It will be sited more accessible and thus pre - of the people,” over the issue. level. [email protected] FDIC Shuts Down Kostakopoulos’ Fort Lee Federal Savings Bank in NJ

Continued from page 1 Kostakopoulos says, ‘What is im - the successful businessmen of Vedia is a graduate of the riously enough, the exchange of portant is not the number of Turkey. He was one of the first Ankara and Istanbul conserva - populations took place in 1923. Turkofamerica.com, his wife and banks; how much business you entrepreneurs who came to Is - toires, studying singing and pi - In 1922 Greeks were fleeing the co-president Yasemin Koyunoglu do. We took our steps slowly but tanbul from Eregli on the Black ano. She is passionately devoted advancing armies of Ataturk. is the only Turkish person in the sustainably.’ Not being impacted Sea, and built the first harbor to music. The website notes that United States who owns a bank. by the 'subprime mortgage' crisis in Halic for his own cargo ships. Kostakopoulos' mother’s Kostakopoulos’ nuclear family The website reported that that has spread all around the When Ibrahim Koyunoglu had roots are in Western Asia Minor. settled in New York in 1968, but “after leaving Atlantic Bank, world due to the fact that they passed away at an early age, Turkofamerica.com did not “the first person to have come Kostakopoulos bought his first did not have these types of in - Yasemin Koyunoglu's father Ser - mention whether her family to the US from his family was bank, the First Savings Bank at vestments, Fort Lee Federal Sav - afettin Koyunoglu, who was were refugees fleeing the mas - his uncle. Having fled from the Little Falls of New Jersey. ings Bank have been able to then attending school in US, sacres of Greeks in Turkey, but poverty in Greece in 1910 and And later on he sold this bank grow their business through the took over the running of the merely says they were part of come to U.S., his uncle had run and founded the Fort Lee Fed - credits they loan to many Turk - business.” Koyunoglu's mother the “commutation of 1922.” Cu - a restaurant in Chicago.” eral Savings Bank in 2000 with ish businessmen in New York his spouse.” and New Jersey.” The Bank’s failure will cost THEY MET AT COLUMBIA the insurance fund $14 million The couple met at Columbia according to FDIC. It is the first University when she was a stu - FDIC-insured institution in New dent in International Relations Jersey to fail this year. Former President Haralambos in graduate school and where The Record reported that the S. Kostakopoulos. she was the founder and first “Fort Lee Savings Bank, which president of Turkish Students LIVE at had operated from one office, ica.com last wrote that “the Organization of Columbia Uni - had been under increased regu - Kostakopoulos couple says that versity. Her family tree is filled latory scrutiny for years before they owe their strength in the with illustrious Turkish names Saint Barbara Gym authorities shut it down Friday.” face of economic crisis and mort - from Ottoman times to the Re - An October 2010 order from gage crises to a planned and public of Turkey. its main federal regulator de - conscious strategy. ...Koyunoglu Her grandfather “was among manded that the bank stop op - erating with inadequate capital and underwriting practices, and BASILE with insufficient anti-money laundering controls, among other discrepancies. The Office of the Comptroller of the Cur - POCKET-LESS The Greek Comedian rency issued in March a more serious enforcement order, a PITA BREAD "prompt corrective action," be - fore shutting it down. ALMA NOT JUST A NEW YORK STORY Kontos Foods Although Alma bank “is The Leading Company in Flat Breads known for serving the Greek community in Astoria, it has Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita grown beyond that niche,” Kara - belas told The Record, adding Manufacturers of Authentic Ethnic “we are negotiating to open [a Hand Stretched Flat bread. branch] in Borough Park, Brook - Kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. lyn…There would not be a Greek to be found in that neigh - FILLO KATAIFI, bAKLAvA, SPANAKOPITA, TyROPITA borhood.” NUT ROLL, MELOMAKARONA “Alma Bank started with a and the TRADITIONAL MEDITERRANEAN DESSERTS. capital base of $50 million and has grown to $819 million in as - Excellent quality and service. sets and 10 offices. The bank's We distribute in USA and Canada. president, George Katsiaunis, is Special prices for communities, schools, churches a resident of Tenafly, where Alma opened its first New Jersey festivals and other events branch more than a year ago. The bank's balance sheet re - ceived a $19 million lift last year For Tickets or Information call : Church office - (732) 255-5525 from the federal government's or Email : saintbarbara @stbarbaranj .org Small Business Lending Fund, Kontos Foods, Inc which provides low-cost capital b for banks that meet small-busi - box 628, Paterson, NJ 07544 Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church ness lending goals,” according Tel.: (973) 278-2800 Fax: (973) 278-7943 Kontos.com 2200 Church Road, Toms River, NJ 08753

to The Record. a In January, 2011 Turkofamer - 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2012 Author Petrakis Recounts Tales of Youth with Duneland Historical Society

By Jeff Schultz has addressed different societies does no justice to how Petrakis recipient of the first Gabby son. Chesterton Tribune and colleges and the rigors of tells it (the true version can be Award for Arts and Culture in The cast will include Bob travel today are causing him to read in “Stelmark: A Family Rec - 2009. The awards program is Welsh, Chuck Lukmann, Mike CHESTERTON, IN – Life. Love. slow his pace. He said he will ollection”): A young Petrakis held every year by the Greek Harris and Thomas Webber. Imagination. Petrakis. It was still travel locally to places like forgot his lunch one day and the American Community to recog - In other announcements, these elements that provided an Chicago. He and his wife Diane teacher asked him about its nize their members who have Midge Rivers said there will be evening of entertainment for have lived in Dune Acres for the whereabouts. At that moment, achieved excellence. Petrakis a dinner at Casa Del Roma Ban - more than 50 members of the past 44 years. his “imagination took flight” was picked from a total of five quet Hall in Valparaiso on Sun - Duneland Historical Society and Petrakis shared a few and, to keep from facing a dis - nominees who made a differ - day, May 20, starting at 5 p.m. the public at the Westchester Li - poignant memories of his life on ciplinary action, Petrakis fash - ence in the American culture’s for the 100th year anniversary brary Service Center last Thurs - the road meeting students and ioned a lie asserting he gave it 200-year history. of the Porter County Historical day night. being mistaken for “the man to “ragged old man sitting in the Petrakis has also received the Society and encouraged those The nimble, illuminating wit who wrote ‘Zorba the Greek’” gutter.” The teacher was so Chicago Public Library’s Carl in the audience to come support of Harry Mark Petrakis withers (which, in reality, is Nikos touched by the gesture that she Sandburg Award and was the organization. not, even as the local storyteller Kazantzakis, who coincidentally had Petrakis repeat the story to named one of the nation’s finest The Porter County Historical approaches his 90th year of life. emigrated from the same island the whole class. He made the writers by The New York Times. Society has traditionally over - “A lifetime of memories in Greece as Petrakis’ parents). lie even “juicer” the second Many of his stories focus on the seen the Old Jail Museum in makes a lifetime of stories,” said Petrakis regaled the audience time, he said. experience of Greeks living in Valparaiso and Rivers invited Petrakis, who has written 24 with many anecdotes from his “If an academy award would America. He said it takes him Duneland Historical Society books, short story collections, youth including a time playing be given for lying, I would have one and a half to three years to members to see the recent trans - and essays over the span of kick the can with kids from his won,” Petrakis said. complete a novel. formation the museum has un - more than 50 years, some of Greek immigrant neighborhood All the classmates, out of pity “I was once a young story - dergone. which have been the basis for in south Chicago during the and admiration, doled out half teller and now I am old story - Running currently through feature films. years of the Great Depression. their lunches to Petrakis teller. I am grateful for that,” he July is the Tools of the Trade When asked which work is Petrakis vividly remembers free - “enough to equip a fruit stand” said, prompting applause and a temporary exhibit. his favorite, Petrakis replies ing 19 teammates from the con - when his mother entered the standing ovation from the audi - The Westchester Township “that question is like asking a fines of the goalkeeper who, Pe - room carrying the bagged lunch Acclaimed author Harry Mark ence. Historical Museum is also prep - parent if you have a favorite trakis said, “was a friend of he forgot to take when he left Petrakis. INSULL TRIAL ping its next display, the Moth - child.” Each work has its own mine until that day.” for school. REENACTMENT NEXT ers of Westchester Township, unique factor, he said, for ex - It may just seem like a game What happened next was “an long life into one word – great - Historical Society member which opens the first week in ample the wild humor in “A to a layperson but Petrakis knew experience so terrible, I have ness. It comes from his parents Jim Jeselnick said the group will May in time for Mother’s Day. Dream of Kings” and the histor - there was something more to it blotted it from my mind,” said who gave him an understanding hold its next meeting on May Museum Curator Serena Sutliff ical research in his two works or he would not have remem - Petrakis. of people in the Greek Orthodox 17 with a reenactment of the said a slide show is being cre - on the Greek War of Indepen - bered it so vividly after 70 years. Happier memories have culture and the value of loyalty. Samuel Insull trial which took ated for the exhibit featuring lo - dence; “The Hour of the Bell” “It was an unmatched moment stayed with Petrakis and ranking His taste for literature came at place in 1934. Insull owned a cal mothers and asked for any - and “The Shepherds of Shad - of triumph,” Petrakis said and at the top of his list are the age 11, when he was sick in bed number of railroads in the one wanting to submit a photo ows,” which were published remarked he would never again births of his three sons, publish - for two years with tuberculosis. Chicago area including the to contact the museum at more than 30 years apart. recapture such a feeling. ing his first short story and later The rest is history. South Shore. He was charged (219)983-9715. The evening’s lecture “The One more favorite memory his first book, and making Close friend Pete Flenner, of with abusing finances and found Each mother who visits the Storyteller’s Golden Wheel” will comes from a time when Pe - friends, “many of them now Michigan City, said one impres - not guilty on all counts, having exhibit the weekend of Mother’s be one of his last, Petrakis an - trakis was in the seventh grade. gone.” sive fact that Petrakis does not been defended by famed Day, May 12-13, will receive a nounced. For 60 years, Petrakis To paraphrase in a way that Petrakis said he sums up his like to gloat about is being the Chicago lawyer Floyd Thomp - pink carnation, Sutliff said. The NY Athenians’ Society Spotlights Community’s Authors at Exposition

Continued from page 1 ciety and a box for the reception ture and their scientific writings of donations for the Bre - guidelines for living the good fiction to poetry to nonfiction fokomeio Athinon (Foundling life. Emmanuel Karavousanos and social commentary. The Home) whose population has continues that tradition. After speakers thanked the Society now swelled to 5000 children. retiring from the insurance in - and expressed their own appre - It has also undertaken to feed dustry in 1990, he has dedicated ciation for the works of their fel - 4000 elderly and homeless peo - his life to studying human con - low Greek writers. The readings ple every day. Generous and sciousness, including mysticism were interspersed with musical thoughtful members of the com - and the mystical state of mind, presentations that also delighted munity filled it with tens and which he said science has now the guests. twenties that totaled more than illuminated. In his 2007 book Archbishop Demetrios was $1000 by the end of the day. The Gift of Mystical Insight: The very impressed both with the The Archdiocesan Youth Secret Unlocked, he shares his event and its aim of honoring Choir performed under the di - belief that “science and religion the community’s writers, and his rection of Maria Koleva and are very much compatible and words were echoed by the there was a recital by composer work together in the realm of Greece’s Consul Evangelos Kyri - and pianist Athena Adamopou - consciousness.” akopoulos. los. Athena earned music de - Karavousanos declared that Panos Adamopoulos, the grees at Harvard University and knowledge about the “how and president of the Society, was the Julliard and is currently a doc - why” the mystical experience driving force behind the en - toral candidate at the New Eng - will provide “the incentive for deavor. His greetings and clos - land Conservatory. each of us to reach for this most ing remarks “bookended” the After being introduced by treasured of all gifts.” He hopes well-organized event and he ex - Zoupaniotis, who has known his work will help “our children pressed his thanks and appreci - her since she was a 7 year-old and future generations live ation for the collective efforts of child prodigy performing at Lin - more secure, meaningful and all the members of the society, coln Center, Athena played happier lives.” its board, and the organizing Bach’s Invention #13, the third The publishers and book - sellers who had impressive dis - Above photo: Organizers and participants pause for a com - plays included Greece in Print, memorative photo in front of the stage of the Petros Patrides the Livanis Publishing Organi - Center. Left Photo: (L-R) John Catsimatidis, author Justine zation, the S.A., Pella Publish - Frangouli-Argyris, journalist Despina Syriopoulou, and Panos ing Company, Psichogios Publi - Adamopoulos during the book signing presentation. cations, the Pan Macedonia Studies Center, and TNH Book - Frangouli, who in turn pre - bios and photos. The writers store. John Fakazis, the owner sented actress Olga Zissi, who scheduled to make presenta - of Attica Editions which pub - read excerpts from the book. tions and whose works the So - lishes under their imprint Cos - Catsimatidis expressed his ap - ciety encourages the community mos Press whose books are dis - preciation to the organizers and to explore included: Nicholas tributed along with those of the guests. He admitted – as Alexiou, Katerina Andriotis, other publishers appreciated the could many multi-generation John Antonopoulos, Irene Arc - event and the booksellers were Greeks present – that his Greek holekas, Spiros Darsinos, Vasi - very happy with their sales. was not as good as he would like liki Filiotis, Stella Zampourou Adamopoulos told TNH of it to be, but he is happy to sup - Follender, Andreas C. George, his appreciation for board mem - port such events and “the educa - Vana Kontomerkou, Ekaterini Li - bers who made donations in - tion of our children,” in the Greek vanis, Maria Micheles, Dimitris cluding Isabella Maniatopoulos, language, culture, and religion. Moustakis, Tassos Mouzakis, Society Vice President Harry Fil - Adamopoulos presented Cat - Elias Neofotistos, Gabriel Pana - ilpou, Sylvia Adamopoulos, and simatidis with a plaque and giosoulis, Anastasios P. Pa - Yiota Stratis. The Georgia Din - thanked him for being a bene - padonikolakis, Angeliki Stam - ner and Terrace on the Park do - factor of the event and the So - atopoulou-Pedersen, John G. nated the food for the reception ciety. He said he looks forward Siolas, Olympia Psarraios- and Nikos Bardis the wine. committee, “who worked fever - movement from Beethoven’s all-too-brief performance had to more cooperation between Spanos, Yiota Stratis, Joanne Adamopoulos also thanked ishly and with dedication,” to Sonata No. 8, opus 13, which is the guests wishing for more. the Society and Catsimatidis’ Tombrakos, Aspa Papakonstan - the following for promoting the make the well-organized event known as the Pathetique, One of the highlights of the family and foundation to pre - tinou-Trigonis, Makis Tzilianos, event: Michael Ignatiou and a success. Chopin’s Nocturne in C-sharp afternoon was a presentation sent events that will also honor Nikos Zavolas, Thei Zervaki. MEGA; Cosmos FM and its Di - Apostolos Zoupaniotis, minor and the Impromptu in E- and book signing for the book the community’s painters, mu - Sylvia Adamopoulos told rector of Operations Joanna Gi - Martha Tomboulidou, and Ka - flat major by Schubert. about the life of the mother of sicians, athletes, and other high TNH that 15 authors, regret - annopoulos; Antenna TV, and terina Andrioti-Baitinger were The hushed opening passage business mogul John Catsima - achievers. tably, had to be turned away this the Press and Communication the hosts and introduced the of the Chopin was interrupted tidis, For the Love of Others, Certificates of appreciation time. Office of the Permanent Mission readers and performers. by the metronomic shoes – step - written by author Justine Fran - were presented to the writers Hellenic Writers from the age of Greece to the UN and its Press Guests were greeted at the ping off the beat – of a late ar - gouli-Argyris. The journalist De - and the attractive bilingual sou - of Plato and Aristotle have Counselor Nikos Papaconstanti - door by the members of the So - rival seeking her seat, but the spina Syriopoulou introduced venir program contained their blended into both their litera - nou.

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES The Bridegroom

By Phyllis (Kiki) Sembos Growing annoyed at the neg - presentation of a third girl, one great advantage was her curly good man. “His mother is a de - ativity, Yiannis told them that he who’d gone to school and knew hair – which meant no beauty vout member of our church. EMERSON, NJ – Seated at had written to his mother and how to read and write, which parlors or need for make-up. And, after all, he lives in Amer - Dixon Cafeteria one sunny after - she’s actively enlisting the most was a definite deterrent, he no - More importantly, Areti was pli - ica. You have been chosen over noon, Yiannis, in his early forties sensible, biddable, practical wife ticed a gaunt, curly- haired girl able, having worked for the the finest girls of this village, announced to those there that for him. toting a bucket of water, heading priest since childhood. Areti. Be grateful to God!” he intended to get married. All The month of April found for the house of the local elderly Interrupting his mother’s di - And, so, she was married in fell silent, until Dimos phrased Yiannis in his village where he priest. alogue on Pavlina’s qualities, he the humble church, wearing a appropriate words to his marry - was treated like a visiting prince. “Who is she?” Yiannis in - announced that he’d made up simple white dress that Yiannis’ ing without a job. “It’s not prac - In that impoverished village he quired, stroking his chin. His his mind – but not before attend - mother made from a bedspread. tical!” Unless you can find a was fawned and fussed over, mother looked up and laughed. ing several more dinners given The mayor refused to be woman who’d agree to eat only wined, and dined when his “Areti? An orphan, extremely in his honor by the mayor of the Koumparo. A distant cousin was twice a week at your sister’s,” mother let it be known that he poor and totally uneducated. village who had not lost hope designated while the rejected quipped George, appalled at his sought a wife. Just look at those bare feet! Like that Pavlina would be chosen as families cursed the expense of plans. Yiannis looked affronted. Every proper, eligible, sensi - a horse’s – large and clumsy. Yiannis’ wife. the elaborate dinners given Yian - “Leave it to you to find my hon - ble girl was invited to the house Good heavens, Yiannis! Poor Just before he was due to re - nis and his mother those many est intentions suspect,” he for Yiannis to look over. Pavlina, girl’s 18 with no family, no edu - One way or another, Greek im - turn to the United States, Yian - days. The priest bought Areti her paused. “But, every man should 23, the mayor’s daughter, wore cation - nothing but ignorance migrants found wives, Greek nis went to speak to the priest, first pair of shoes to at least, look have a wife, and I intend to go a dress of silk, her hair in a bun. and homely, too. Who knows ones or otherwise. Sometimes who was astounded and awed presentable when coming off the to Greece to find that woman.” But she had more opinions than who her family was? Our good they chose them only from a at his intentions for wanting for ship that was to bring her to the “Even in Greece women like Yiannis liked. Another girl of 24 priest took her in to protect her. photo and a letter. his wife the lowly, ugly, skinny, fabulously rich country of Amer - to eat.” George continued his ob - came dressed like a nun, a daz - She’s all grown now, but…” uneducated Areti. ica. Areti felt like she was jections. “And, all women like zling cross on her chest, spoke As his mother reverted on the meant he’d be the sole voice in When he announced this dreaming while Yiannis’ friends nice things, clothes, getting their five words during the entire virtues of Pavlina, Yiannis con - his house. No dowry or decent great privilege to his ward, the at Dixon cafeteria wondered hair and nails done, and having visit, as she had been warned templated Areti’s virtues. No clothes – which meant she’d be girl, was frightened at first, shy how long the honeymoon would a husband who’ll be a good that the “American” didn’t like family – which meant no in- eternally grateful for clothes and speechless. But the priest as - last before that poor girl realized provider.” talkative females. During the laws. No education – which from the thrift shop. Another sured her that Yiannis was a what she was in for. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2012 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY When Greek Meets Greek: A Summer 1867 Encounter in Washington DC

By Steve Frangos one denies that Brumidi's mother was born in Rome. As The arrival of Alexandros no one denies that he was un - Rangavis in early 1867 as Greek questionably trained in the Ital - Minister to the United States has ian style of fresco painting. As not received the attention it de - far as Brumidi's identification serves. It is hard to believe that with the Catholic Church, de - some enterprising graduate stu - picted by some scholars, it is dent has not already searched also the case that no artist ever through Greek and American worked in the Vatican unless diplomatic sources, private pa - they were of the Catholic faith. pers, and published accounts in Yet, regardless of Brumidi's birth order to chart that man's actions in Rome, international laws of in Washington DC as well as the 1800s, did not recognize across the nation. What has cap - him as a legal citizen of the Pa - tured the Greek-American imag - pal States. ination is the documented meet - Alexandros Rizos Rangavis In 1805 Brumidi was, con - ing between Rangavis and sidering his father's place of Constantino Brumidi, a painter birth, a legal subject of the Ot - for the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. toman Empire. Under the Lon - Charilaos G. Lagoudakis, a don Protocols of February 3 and history professor of Athens Col - June 16, 1830, which among lege, shared his account of that other things established the na - meeting. The July 27, 1967, edi - ture of citizenship and immigra - tion of the Idaho State Journal tion rights of the Christian mi - reported that: "According to Mr. norities of the Ottoman Empire, Lagoudakis' findings, Brumidi Brumidi was legally a Greek na - ‘was not only aware of his Greek tional. Civil strife that caused family background, but freely Brumidi to leave Rome for talked of his Greek origin.’ The North America was due to the first Greek diplomat to the U.S. lengthy process of the unifica - who took note of Brumidi was tion of Italy – the Risorgimento Alexander Rhizos Rangavis, a Constantino Brumidi “Apotheosis of George Washington” by Constantino Brumidi in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. – which eventually united most man of letters, a historian, nov - of Italy by 1861. elist, poet and playwright. He ate rooms, and described its An immigrant who arrived is how Constantino Brumidi un - broader historical tradition. Rome, however, did not be - mentioned the artist twice in the decorator as the “Greek Bru - on our nation's shores in 1852, derstood his own heritage. Most Even in some of the latest writ - come part of that new nation third volume of his [personal] midis” reared in Rome, “whose Brumidi was paid $8 per day for scholars who note Constantino ings on Brumidi's art he is com - state until 1870. The point is journal: First on page 216 he acquaintance I made with great his work in the Capitol building Brumidi’s Italian identity ignore pared not to Michelangelo but that simply because Constantino described Brumidi as a ‘Greek interest." – that is until Jefferson Davis the fact he was never a citizen rather (by a long drawn-out ar - Brumidi's mother was born in artist,’ and further on page 234 Lagoudakis, in his 1976 arti - gave him a $2 raise. This inter - of either the nation state of Italy, gument) to Raphael. So while Rome did not automatically he designated him as ‘the Greek cle, "Was Constantino Brumidi nationally- recognized artist is which did not exist in 1805, or there is an implied correction of make Brumidi an Italian citizen. Brumidis.’” the Michelangelo or El Greco of now hailed as “the Michelangelo Rome, which was then nothing perspective it is one only of de - If more New York City Greeks Rangavis arrived in Washing - America?" found among the es - of America,” with seemingly more than the Papal States. grees, which is ultimately meant knew Brumidi’s Greek heritage, ton on May 31,1867, at six o' - says in the 23rd Biennial Clergy- endless scholarly articles and This academic argument is to reaffirm Brumidi's association perhaps more of them would clock in the morning of a Laity Congress commemorative books devoted to his work. Un - one strictly focusing on prestige. with this very specific tradition visit St. Stephen's Roman Wednesday. In the course of the volume, adds yet another his - fortunately, not all of those aca - The prejudice at work here is of art. And following the inter - Catholic Church, where Brumidi same day he visited the Capitol, torical twist to that meeting demic accounts are free of prej - not one based on ethnicity but nal argument to its logical con - painted an especially striking al - and his description of its interior when he notes that Rangavis udice. artistic traditions. Brumidi was clusion, the Capitol Rotunda is tar fresco. Professor George decoration indicates Brumidi's "was introduced to Brumidi by Modern scholars have begun first trained at the Academy of a continuation of the Renais - Sideris has been valiantly at - ethnic reputation at that time: a State Department official of gradually, and sometimes be - Fine Art in Rome. Given that ed - sance tradition of supreme tempting to get the New York “The Central Hall (of the Capi - Greek origin, whom the Athen - grudgingly, acknowledging Bru - ucation and his subsequent Western art. Yet, the artistic tra - Greek community interested in tol)...is covered by a very high ian diplomat styled in his Jour - midi’s Greek heritage. Since work at the Vatican, art critics dition one chooses is not the that artwork for many years. dome which holds in its center nal as ‘the Greek Mr. Kimon.’" 1950, scholars have been forced immediately associate him with same as personal identity. A broader aspect of the a beautiful fresco worked out by This passing meeting between to accept one source, written in the giants of Italian art. Interestingly, and to their Rangabe-Brumidi meeting be - a Greek artist.” Rangavis did not Rangabis and Brumidi was the Brumidi's own hand that can be Following, in a sense, Giorgio lasting credit, various Greek- tween Rangabe and Brumidi is mention Brumidi's name. Appar - very first clue that Brumidi, who read as the artist's own sense of Vasari's, classic, "Lives of the American writers have not gone how did Greeks in the Diaspora ently he did not meet the “Greek Americans always cited as an identity. Upon his arrival in New Artists," those art critics largely along with that artistic argu - find one another? How were artist” on that occasion...Ran - Italian, was in fact Greek. York City, September 19, 1853, agree with the common thread ment. Perhaps the most exhaus - notable Greek ministers, gavis' second reference to Bru - Few who visit the Capitol Ro - the American Bible Society gave of development presented in tive review of this question is painters State Department per - midi is more specific, as in the tunda for the first time know the new immigrant a free Bible. this classic account that traces found in “Constantino Brumidi: sonnel and others understood meantime the two men were in - the name Constantino Brumidi. In the Birth section Brumidi the Italian tradition beginning The Michelangelo of the United by American society overall? troduced to each other on or be - Yet once they see his stunning wrote, "Constantino Brumidi with painters such as Cimabue States Capitol From Filiatra What about the wealthy Greek fore August 4, 1867, the day frescos, friezes, ironwork, and (Broumides), born in Rome, and Giotto that continues in a Messinias Greece,” by Harry and merchants arriving on American when the Greek diplomat visited decorative paintings, which July 26, 1805, by Stavros direct line to the golden epoch John Fournier (Athens: Ska - shores in the 1830s? These the Capitol for a second time to make that building one of the Broumides of Chiliatra (village), of the Renaissance with pabaios, 1988). The father and larger questions are certainly attend a congressional meeting. greatest art treasures in the province of Arcadia, in the Pelo - Leonardo da Vinci, Michelan - son writing team investigate worth exploring, too. He noted the “domed corridor” world, nearly all visitor ask his ponnesus (Greece), and Ann gelo and Titan. Brumidi's fresco Brumidi's legal status as it was between the House and the Sen - name. Bianchini of Rome." Clearly, that training clearly falls within this understood in the 1800s. No [email protected]

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LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — As product this year. He said he'll European Financial Stability Fa - politically charged court pro - start talks with trade unions on cility, the eurozone's bailout fund ceedings began in Cyprus on ways of covering the €150 mil - NO NEW CYPRUS April 23 into last year's explosion lion-€200 million ($198 million- CONFERENCE of confiscated Iranian gunpow - $264 million) needed to make U.N. Secretary-General Ban der that killed 13 people, Cyprus' the target and convince investors Ki-moon's spokesman made the finance minister said that more that Cyprus can pull through the announcement about the pro - austerity measures will be financial crisis. Shiarly said the posed international conference needed to meet a deficit target shortfall — which represents less on April 21following the secre - of 2.5 percent of gross domestic than 1 percent of GDP — is rel - tary-general's meeting Friday product this year. atively small thanks to better- with Alexander Downer, the Meanwhile, U.N. Secretary- than-expected revenues and U.N. special adviser on Cyprus, General Ban Ki-moon says Greek tight spending controls in the and telephone calls earlier Sat - Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot first quarter this year. urday with Greek Cypriot Presi - leaders have not made sufficient A member of the 17-country dent Dimitris Christofias and progress during talks on reuni - eurozone, Cyprus is relying on a Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis fying Cyprus to call an interna - €2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) Russ - Eroglu. tional conference at this time. ian loan to see it through this Ban has been pressing the The July 11, 2011explosion year after a string of credit rating two leaders to reach a settle - triggered a political crisis that downgrades have left it unable ment, and Downer said last damaged the presidency of Dim - to borrow from international month he had planned to call an itris Christofias. markets. international conference by early Eight people face charges of "As result, keeping our May, bringing together Britain, manslaughter and negligence promises and sticking to our Greece and Turkey with the aim causing death, including ex-For - pledge that we'll in no way move of putting the finishing touches eign Affairs Minister Markos from the 2.5 percent of GDP on an accord. Kyprianou and ex-Defense Min - deficit target is essential," Shiarly But Downer said the two ister Costas Papacostas. The told reporters. sides have not yet converged manslaughter charge carries a The downgrades were mainly closely enough on key issues. He maximum life in prison. AP PHOTO/PETROS KARADJIAS due to the large Cypriot banking said talks are stalled on how ex - Both men resigned in the Police officers restrain relatives of one of the 13 people who were killed during the explosion sector's huge exposure to Greek ecutive power would be shared wake of the July 11 blast that of seized Iranian gunpowder at a naval base last year as they shout at a car ferrying one of the debt. Shiarly said Cypriot banks under an envisioned federation nearly ruined the island's largest accused to the courts complex in Larnaca, Cyprus, Monday, Apr. 23. would need around €1.5 billion and on how to deal with private power station and touched off ($1.97 billion) overall to meet property lost during the inva - weeks of street protests over leased on €150,000 ($198,000) der packed in some 98 contain - detailed a complex and confus - their recapitalization targets. sion. what many saw as his govern - bail. ers had spontaneously com - ing web of meetings and consul - Shiarly said most of that sum Ban's spokesman said that on ment's botched handling of the Police officers had to restrain busted after becoming unstable tations at the top echelons of would likely go to one the is - the basis of the meeting with affair. some victims' relatives from from prolonged exposure to government about what to do land's top three commercial Downer on Friday, "the secre - Kyprianou and Papacostas ap - charging the accused's vehicles wide temperature swings. The with the gunpowder so as not banks, which he didn't name. In - tary-general shared his assess - peared in a Larnaca courtroom as they arrived at the courts containers had been left piled in to upset either Syria or Iran. dependent analysts say Cyprus ment that there is not the suffi - alongside all the co-accused that complex. One black-clad man an open field inside a naval base It concluded that Christofias Popular Bank is the most ex - cient progress on core issues that included senior National Guard shouted "murderers" while being for more than two years. was primarily to blame for the posed to Greek debt and is cur - would provide a basis for calling and Fire Department officers, ex - held back by police. The munitions were confis - circumstances that led to the ex - rently in talks with strategic in - an international conference at cept former National Guard Kyprianou had previously cated in February 2009 from a plosion. Christofias rejected the vestors. this time." Chief Petros Tsalikides, a Greek said that he believed the case to Cypriot-flagged ship suspected nonbinding findings. Shiarly repeated that the gov - "He urged the two sides to national. be a politically motivated witch of transporting them from Iran MORE AUSTERITY ernment is ready to step in and take bold and decisive action in The court approved a state hunt aimed at finding scape - to Palestinian militants in Gaza Vassos Shiarly, Cyprus' fi - support the banking system as a order to move the process for - prosecutor's request for an arrest goats for the disaster. through Syria in breach of a nance minister said that more last resort, but didn't specify on ward," the spokesman said. warrant against Tsalikides and A public inquiry into the is - United Nations ban on Iranian austerity measures will be how it would do so. He said the postponed all proceedings until land's worst peacetime military arms exports. needed to meet a deficit target ministry is considering an array Compiled from stories from the May 18. All the accused were re - disaster found that the gunpow - The inquiry's 650-page report of 2.5 percent of gross domestic of options, including tapping the Associated Press New Democracy, PASOK, May Need Third Party to Form a Government

By Andy Dabilis raged over austerity, both par - the newspaper Kathimerini that TNH Staff Writer ties are trying to distance them - Samaras will attempt to set out selves from the measures they a vision for Greece. This is likely ATHENS – With only a week be - supported. Samaras said he to include an effort to “remove fore Greeks choose a new leader would try to renegotiate the taboos” around the idea of God and Parliament, the two parties terms and cut taxes and raise and the homeland. Samaras, who have taken turns ruling pensions, although he backed moving farther to the right, said Greece for nearly 40 years, the higher taxes and reduced pen - that “homeland should not be a New Democracy Conservatives sions. The Troika has warned forbidden word” and that “in and PASOK Socialists, face the that any attempts to tinker with the foxholes, there are no athe - prospect not only of neither reforms will lead to the money ists.” The leader of the fast-ris - winning outright but not having pipeline being shut off. ing nationalist party Indepen - enough combined support to Trying to capitalize on a frag - dent Greeks, Panos Kammenos, form a new government in an - mented political landscape, anti- also booted out of New Democ - other coalition government, and bailout parties and extremists in racy for opposing austerity, said would have to woo another the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn that that he wants to nationalize partner. Party, known for racist, anti-Se - the Bank of Greece and force In what is perhaps the coun - mitic and anti-immigrant views, the IMF’s man in Athens, Poul try’s most critical poll since the are rising in the polls, raising Thomsen out of the country. fall of the rightwing military the likelihood the new Parlia - Speaking to SKAI TV, Kammenos junta in 1974 and the restora - ment could have as many as said that Greece has to reject tion of democracy, the elections nine parties. With most main - the terms of the new bailout it take place amid an atmosphere stream political leaders staying agreed with the Troika and of uncertainty as fury over aus - out of public view for fear of be - warned that new Greek bonds terity measures and growing ing assaulted or harangued, issued after Greece imposed verbal attacks on unlawful im - Golden Dawn has taken to the losses of 74 percent on investors migrants by a number of parties streets to make appearances Central bank governor George Provopoulos presents the annual report to the bank's annual is being governed by British law. has amped up the tension and where Greeks gather to preach general assembly in Athens, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. The Bank of Greece is forecasting a 5 per - “If during the next month we the stakes. anti-immigrant platforms and cent contraction in the crisis-hit country's economy in 2012. do not get rid of Thomsen and Greece has been ruled by a vigilante stances against those his employees, the repossessions shaky hybrid government of they blame for crime. Golden immigrant stance. “We cannot Bank of Greece Governor Karatzaferis has seen his for - of homes will begin because of New Democracy and PASOK Dawn is hovering around 5 per - throw them into the sea,” Pa - George Provopoulos said the tunes slump after serving in the UK law,” said Kammenos, who ministers over the past six cent in polls, enough to win pariga told SKAI TV, adding that economy will shrink 5 percent coalition, want no part of an - earlier drew fire from Greek months after another coalition seats in Parliament. the migrant population has con - this year on top of a 6.9 percent other. Former ND Minister Dora shipowners for suggesting that partner, the far rightwing LAOS That has pushed Samaras to tributed to the Greek national slump in 2011. Bakoyannis, who was kicked out their vessels could be seized by party, dropped out in a dispute also say he wants to rid the wealth. “The immigration issue Venizelos said there would of the party in a dispute over Greece’s creditors. over whether the country country of unlawful immigrants cannot be solved; KKE does not be a “huge problem” if the next austerity, said her Democratic Kammenos also said he should adhere to more of the and block citizenship for sec - have a solution to propose,” she government does not have at Alliance would, under certain planned to renationalize the pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pen - ond-generation immigrants who said, adding that Greece should least 50 percent of the vote. conditions, join a coalition but Bank of Greece and create a sions, and fire 150,000 workers were born in Greece and speak nevertheless build decent recep - Speaking to the Newsit website, has only four seats. Greek investment bank that as demanded by the Troika of Greek. Public Order Minister tion centers and provide unlaw - Venizelos said three parties may Venizelos focused on present - would protect the country’s the European Union-Interna - Michalis Chrysochoidis from PA - ful immigrants with travel doc - need to join forces in a coalition ing his plans for political reform, property from being seized by tional Monetary Fund-European SOK, in what critics said was a uments. government. A Public Issue sur - which included each party its lenders. His party was stand - Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB), campaign ploy, ordered the IT’S THE ECONOMY vey indicated that PASOK and putting forward one candidate ing at about 11 percent but he which is loaning the country roundup of unlawful immi - But austerity is still on the New Democracy would get a for each constituency rather has not said whether he would $152 billion in rescue loans and grants and said the state will minds of most Greeks, especially combined share of the vote to - than a list of them. He also pro - help form a coalition. Venizelos readying to disburse a second build 30 detention centers to with projections from the Troika taling 35.5 percent, which could posed a cut in state funding for said he wants all pro-European package of $173 billion more. house 30,000 of them. There that the new government will be enough for a slim parliamen - parties and the reduction of the forces form a government to New Democracy leader An - are an estimated 400,000 un - have to make an additional $12 tary majority. While another PA - number of ministries to 14. prevent the prospect of Greece tonis Samaras, whose party is lawful immigrants in Greece but billion in cuts and raise $3 bil - SOK-ND coalition seems likely Venizelos said that PASOK MPs being forced out of the Euro - leading, has rejected working their presence has been toler - lion in new revenues, although – unless Samaras holds true to would give up their right to im - zone of the 17 countries using again with PASOK, now led by ated for years and has appeared the country is in the fifth year his changing promises – they munity from prosecution. He the euro as a currency. Samaras former Finance Minister Evan - as an issue only ahead of the of a deep recession, which has would need to find a willing also recruited former Olympic insisted New Democracy will gelos Venizelos, who doubled elections. created 21.8 percent unemploy - third partner. weightlifting champion to join win more than 50 percent and income and property taxes and Communist (KKE) leader ment and led to the closing of The Democratic Left and the PASOK ticket to boost its said that he wants to rule out - taxed the poor. With Greeks en - Aleka Papariga blasted the anti- more than 111,000 businesses. LAOS, whose leader George chance. Meanwhile, sources told right with no partners. Two Prominent Greek-Americans on Ballot in Upcoming Greek Election

Continued from page 1 ND officials whom TNH con - a doctorate as well as an MA an expert on the Law of the Sea tacted were also pleased with and an MS in electrical engi - and the issues pertaining to Ex - told TNH that was pleased that the decision of their Party’s neering at Columbia University. clusive Economic Zones (EEZ). Antonis Samaras, the president leader to include a top scientist He founded Mistras in 1978 He told TNH that he was hon - of New Democracy and his and entrepreneur on the ballot. under the name Physical ored to be chosen for the PASOK friend for 35 years, honored him A former chairman NODE, Acoustics Corp. Prior to joining ballot by its leader his friend of by placing him on the ballot. Peter Galatoulas, also told TNH Mistras Vahaviolos worked at many years, Evangelos Venize - "I love Antonis Samaras and he was pleased, adding, among AT&T Bell Laboratories. Mistras los. I thank him for the great honor other things, that "Dr. Sotirios employs 3,500 people in 85 of - "Evangelos Venizelos’ deci - done to me personally, and by Vachaviolos is a serious and re - fices around the world and is sion to include me on the ballot extension, to the Greek-Ameri - markable person and a success - considered a pioneer in the pro - for PASOK is a great honor. This can community. He is among the ful businessman who does tection and maintenance of in - decision is constitutes a recog - Greek leaders who want to have honor to the community.” frastructure. The company is nition my efforts regarding the good advisers who knows the He said that “Antonis Sama - listed on the New York Stock Ex - delineation of the Exclusive Eco - value of their advice and will ac - ras, with his decision to include change and its share price has nomic Zone (EEZ) of Greece, of cept it. He is a man who wel - Dr. Vahaviolos on the ballot, re - doubled since its IPO three years which the current president of comes the opinions of others. I inforced the message he sent to ago. PASOK is a strong supporter. will help him personally because mark the opening NODE’s office Vahaviolos through the years "I firmly believe Evangelos one of the areas of greatest need in Astoria that he fully under - has been a benefactor of the Venizelos is currently the most for the homeland is the devel - stands that outside of Greece Church of St. George in Trenton, capable and intelligent Greek opment of science and technol - Entrepreneur and philan - there is another Greek world Dr. Theodore Kariotis of the NJ, and has received a number politician to both highlight the ogy, an area which I know very thropist Dr. Sotirios Vahaviolos whose people can unselfishly of - University of Maryland will be of awards acknowledging his ser - issue of the EEZ and to lead the well through my work. Greece will appear on the ND ballot. fer much in support of Greece’s on the PASOK list. vice to the community and fight - country out of the crisis. I has brilliant children, as has national interest ." ing for its causes. He was most would also like to point out that been demonstrated to me He said Samaras’ decision to "I am especially delighted be - its president Antonis Samaras," recently honored at the awards my participation on the PASOK through their employment in my include him on the ballot is a cause Dr. Vahaviolos is a good concluded Galatoulas. dinner of the American Hellenic ballot is a further recognition of company in Athens. They are good sign, saying it marks the friend of mine who has worked Vahaviolos studied electrical Institute in Washington, DC. the Greek-American commu - hard-working and well-educated beginning of a better apprecia - with me on the parade commit - engineering at Fairleigh Dickin - Kariotis is a Distinguished nity’s support and contributions and the government must help tion by Greece of the unlimited tee of the Federation and for son University, where he gradu - Professor of Economics at the to the homeland through the them to progress," he said. resources of the diaspora. NODE, is honored by ND and ated first in his class, and earned University of Maryland, and is years,” said Kariotis. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2012

The National Herald LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. Reader Enjoys Easter (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), Christ in their hearts. Christos Anesti kai Kalo Pascha. friends who came to visit me. reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest Services, TNH Articles John Vasilakos I would like to thank you Because of your visit, all of to the Greek-American community of the United States of America. Bethpage, NY from the bottom of my heart for the officers here have been To the Editor: the time and effort you took to treating me even better, and Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris Christos Anesti! Kalo Pascha! come and visit me in this place. that means a lot in a place like This Holy Week I was in Attica Inmate Giamagas You can’t understand what that this. However I don’t want to Assistant to the Publisher, Advertising Veta H. 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Although things AP PHOTO have not gotten quite as out of hand here as in Greece, each of the right to edit letters for publi - I Never Saw a Tax I Didn't Like... two major parties – the Democrats and the Republicans – understands cation and regret that we are that it is one scandal or failed policy away from losing power to the unable to acknowledge or re - PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos "Mr. Tax Man" Venizelos finally admits what everyone other. turn those left unpublished. knows: "Okay, okay, I admit it, I'm lying through my teeth just to get elected!" John Kennedy challenged all Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” We issue a similar challenge, calling upon our best and brightest Greek- Americans, encouraging them to enter the field of public service dili - PRESS CLIPPING gently, enthusiastically, and above all, honorably. Not every Greek politician has served with dignity: some have re - signed in disgrace, and others probably should have. But the sordid examples of some bad apples should by no means be a reflection on Embassy Row – Dueling Over Cyprus the entire Greek orchard. That is another reason why Greek-Americans should run for office: to vindicate the reputation of their heritage, both here and in Greece. By James Morrison and gas.Turkey claims the explo - Besides, politics is in our genes. In fact, America’s Founding Fathers The Washington Times ration would trespass on Turkish based this nation’s government on principles formulated in Ancient Cypriot and Turkish waters. Athens and Sparta. Many of them studied Greek extensively, and WASHINGTON, DC - The Turk - “By any interpretation, even considered adopting it as America’s primary language. We ish ambassador this week ac - Turkey’s threats constitute bul - Greek-Americans have roots in both nations, and we are the stewards cused the top Democrat on the lying and are way out of line,” of our heralded political histories, particularly as they intertwined House Foreign Affairs Commit - Mr. Berman said. during the Colonial age. tee of a cynical assault over the He also complained about It is important, then, for Greek-Americans who are dissatisfied divided island of Cyprus in an Turkey’s “increasingly draconian with the status quo to do something about it, personally. Rather election-year political stunt. efforts to alter the demographic than shrugging our shoulders from the sidelines, we need to lead on Ambassador Namik Tan crit - composition of Cyprus” by set - the front lines. icized Rep. Howard L. Berman, tling “hundreds of thousands” of After all, Greek political talent doesn’t have to end with Pericles. California Democrat, for charges Turkish citizens in the north. the congressman made in a let - Mr. Berman added that the ter last month to Secretary of United States “should be uncom - Kostakopoulos: Rise and Fall State Hillary Rodham Clinton. promising in opposing Turkey’s Mr. Berman denounced efforts to trample on the sover - Turkey for “bullying” the Greek eign rights of the Republic of Shortly after Andreas Papandreou ascended to power in Greece, Cypriot-led government about Cyprus - whether through mili - on one bright morning in America at Atlantic Bank – the bank that an undersea oil-and-gas explo - AP PHOTO/PETROS KARADJIAS tary threats or colonizing Cyprus started in the 1920s as Athens Bank, the bank that did more to ration plan and for “colonizing” Turkish Petroleum Company (TPAO) workers stand in front of with Turkish citizens.” help the Greek community stand on its feet and flourish financially the Mediterranean island by a drill ahead of a ceremony marking the start of exploratory Mr. Tan replied that his coun - more than any other institution did – emerged a man as its presi - sending thousands of Turks to oil and gas drilling by Turkey in breakaway Turkish Cypriot try never has had a policy of dent called Bob (Haralambos) Kostakopoulos. A smart and well- live with Turkish Cypriots in northern half of ethnically split Cyprus, near Sinirustul/Syn - sending settlers to northern educated young man, a close friend of a very good friend of the northern Cyprus. gkrasi, village, on Thursday, April 26, 2012. The move counters Cyprus. He also called for a Papandreou family, but a man with no banking experience. Mr. Tan, in a letter to Mr. an offshore gas search by rival Greek Cypriots in the island's “comprehensive solution” to the It was the beginning of the end for Atlantic Bank as a Greek- Berman, rejected both charges. internationally recognized southern half that has touched off Cyprus problem, and expressed American institution. “We fully understand that the vociferous protests from Ankara and Turkish Cypriots. hopes for progress in U.N.-led The precedent that was set was followed by others, who with old and obsolete ‘line of attack’ talks between Cypriot President the exception of Peter Venetis, were quite ineffective at their jobs. on Turkey… continues to please ever, only Turkey recognizes the Greek-Americans, who make up Demetris Christofias and Turkish They could not accept Atlantic’s declining fortunes, and either left certain constituencies and com - Turkish Republic of Northern - a potent voting bloc. Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu. for other financial institutions or opened new ones like the Bob munities inside the United Cyprus, while the ethnic-Greek In his letter to Mrs. Clinton, However U.N. Secretary-Gen - Bakalis’ Olympian Bank of or Marathon Bank, with Paul (Apostolos) States, especially during a lively government is intentionally rec - Mr. Berman called on Mrs. Clin - eral Ban Ki-moon this week Statholopoulos the main force and brains behind it. election year,” the ambassador ognized as the Republic of ton to “clearly and forcefully” called off a proposed interna - On April 20, the banking authorities shut down Fort Lee Federal said. Cyprus. reprimand Turkey for recent tional conference on Cyprus be - Savings Bank to protect its depositors. The man behind that bank “Your most recent letter [to In the United States, the issue threats over plans by Cyprus and cause the two sides have made was none other than Kostakopoulos. Mrs. Clinton] seems to be an - remains a hot topic among Israel to explore for undersea oil too little progress in their talks. We are sorry to see one of our own suffer such a loss. other episode within this long- The only consolation is that the bank’s assets – or what is left of standing and well-established them – were bought by Alma Bank, which is owned by Greek- practice.” Americans. The division of Cyprus be - tween ethnic Greeks and ethnic Turks has bedeviled American 2012 Presidential Race - Update Ongoing Greek Tragedy at Attica presidents and diplomats since communal violence erupted on By Constantinos E. Scaros pressively. Such was the case again on Tuesday, the Mediterranean island in when he failed to capture at least 60% of the What a tragic story: a young Greek is sentenced to 15 years in 1963. Mitt Romney went five-for-five, sweeping vote in two states, and did not reach 70% in prison at the infamous maximum-security Attica prison in upstate Eleven years later, Turkey de - Tuesday’s delegate-rich primary contests with any. At this point, Romney is the only GOP can - New York for serious crimes. ployed troops to northern wins in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Penn - didate with any money and steam. That one This is a story that once again shows the absence of an organized Cyprus, after Greek nationalists sylvania, and Rhode Island, and even Newt Gin - out of three Republicans is still not sold on him community. The Babiniotis Dictionary defines community as "the in Greece and Cyprus launched grich has begun to see the writing on the wall should be a major concern. union of persons who have a common origin." a military coup in a failed at - and expects to drop out of the race soon. Ron Meanwhile, President Obama maintains a Vasileios Giamagas – read one of the most significant journalistic tempt to unite the island with Paul is still hanging in there, and even the ghost somewhat comfortable lead over Romney in the pieces TNH has done in last weekend's paper – came to New York mainland Greece. of Rick Santorum’s candidacy took second place national polls, including a commanding advan - from Germany. Turkey justified its invasion in his home state, even though the Pennsylvan - tage among women voters. As this Update has The New York State Supreme Court sentenced him to 15 years in as a move to protect ethnic ian dropped out weeks ago. long predicted, Romney is the perfect candidate prison for kidnapping, theft, robbery, and threats of violence. Turks, who later declared an in - The larger issue for some time has not been to mount a respectable challenge that is bound Giamagas insists that he is innocent. "I am one-thousand percent dependent nation on about one- that Romney would win the Republican race, to end in defeat. innocent and ready to prove it in court," he told TNH. "All I want is third of the island in 1984. How - but that he would hobble to the finish line unim - Stay tuned! justice, the truth. I have no doubt that the truth will come out.” We have no way of knowing if he is telling the truth. After all, the system of justice has spoken. His 15-year sentence speaks vol - umes. Nonetheless, as we often read, this won't be the first time that • Mail Delivery service is available from • Classified services available with a wide the authorities have made terrible mistakes. Nor the last. Services to our readers: coast to coast. Delivery is dependent on category selection and well read world - Yet he is a Greek. And we are deeply saddened by the fact that Post Office and region. Any unforeseen de - wide. 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A Guide to Greek Election I have seen this movie twice Arab Gulf neigh - with success. The forces accept that Iran could de - before. Wag the Dog was a 1997 bors, have not technical and mili - stroy 50% or more of the re - farce about politicians going to changed since tary obstacles to an gions export capacity, thus push - Candidates: Hold Your Nose war with Albania. Wag the Dog Xerxes regardless of Israeli attack are far ing oil prices to $400 to $600 a II was a 2003 farce about politi - whether Shahs or too many to enu - barrel and dislocating the cians invading Iraq. It now ap - Mullahs rule. Were merate here; suffice world’s economy for several As the May 6 nixed the idea of in - pears that politicians want to those states not the it to say that Israel years. Iran would also send elections loom to cluding a dead pea - produce Wag the Dog III (Iran). source of most of lacks the numbers, weapons to the Taliban and replace the shaky cock because he did - Perhaps a few questions and an - the world’s oil and the reach and intel - forces in Iraq targeting our hybrid McCoy- n’t want to show his swers might help our readers de - gas exports, the ligence to do any troops and our interests. Hatfield govern - true colors. In 1993 cide whether they will like the U.S. would not serious damage to The best way to stop the Iran - ment of PASOK he brought down movie. care. Unfortunately, scattered, hardened ian nuclear program would be Anti-Socialists and the party and was IS IRAN BUILDING A they are, and keep - by AMB. PATRICK N. and well-defended changing the Iranian govern - New Democracy kicked out but it NUCLEAR WEAPONS ing them indepen - THEROS installations. Is - ment and replacing it with one Capitalists that he was so desperate to CAPABILITY? dent from Iran is a rael’s only hope is that will do our bidding. We last has been trying to find someone who Does it really matter? Israel vital American in - Special to to stampede the US did that in 1953, creating a pop - hold together, the wouldn’t fall asleep insists that Tehran will have the terest. Iran has too The National Herald into attacking. ular hatred for the U.S. Govern - happiest man in when campaigning ability to nuke Israel within a much respect for SHOULD THE ment that led to the 1979 over - Greece has to be by ANDY that he was brought year. U.S. intelligence admits it American military power to in - UNITED STATES ATTACK throwing of the Shah. No one I interim Prime DABILIS back and made its lacks concrete evidence. Iran’s vade them openly. Iranians, IRAN’S NUCLEAR know believes that even the Minister Lucas Pa - leader. When he Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali however, have millennia of ex - FACILITIES? most devastating attack will de - pademos, the tech - Special to speaks, though, Khamenei (like the Pope in perience at subversion short of It depends on a cost-benefit stroy Iran’s long-term nuclear ca - nocratic former The National Herald everyone else falls Catholic circles) stated that nu - war. In Classical times, the Ira - analysis. If we can strike quickly pabilities unless we invade with European Central asleep. Like most clear weapons are sinful. The nians ran circles around the without suffering heavy Ameri - ground troops, kill all the scien - Bank (ECB) Vice-President, who Greek politicians, he has never American media and public have Greek city-states diplomatically. can losses, destroy Iran’s military tists, and destroy all the univer - now gets to leave the nut house. had a real job and if you men - swallowed the hype hook, line, An Iranian nuclear arsenal de - capability, prevent any indirect sities as well. He must be wondering why tion the word “work” around and sinker (as in Iraq) and Pres - ters American military action losses, secure widespread inter - Finally, absent some outra - he accepted the appointment him he burps like Maynard G. idential candidates have made (e.g., North Korea) short of a national approval and support, geous Iranian provocation, we five months ago when then-PA - Krebs. it into a test of masculinity. cataclysmic threat. and deal a long-term fatal blow will lack international support. SOK leader George Papandreou EVANGELOS VENIZELOS – The proven facts: Iran has a WILL SANCTIONS FORCE to Iran’s nuclear program then Expecting Sunni regimes of the gave up as Premier in the face The new PASOK leader, who uranium enrichment program, IRAN TO STOP? the answer is yes, we should. Gulf to support another Ameri - of incessant protests, strikes, also answers to Emperor or to which it has every right (for Our experience with eco - The American media have can attack on a Muslim state to and riots against the austerity Caligula with a nod of the head, peaceful purposes) under the nomic sanctions does not en - been inundated with rosy-eyed please Israel is an oxymoron. measures he imposed on the or - spent much of his career being Nuclear Non-Proliferation courage optimism. Sanctions best-case scenarios arguing that Nor can we expect enthusiastic der of international lenders to the second dog in the sled be - Treaty, but Iran violated the have failed to change national we can achieve all of the above. approval from our allies and keep rescue loans coming to hind Papandreou, which didn’t Treaty by concealing its exis - behavior since World War II. We have not heard much about trading partners as their prop up the bankrupt country’s give him a good view. After fail - tence. Everything else is guess - Some cite South Africa as a pos - the more likely worst-case sce - economies implode because of dead economy. Greece was sur - ing ignominiously to dethrone work or hype. sible exception. That case differs nario. our actions. Putin, on the other viving on a first series of $152 Papandreou, who had lost twice DOES A NUCLEAR-ARMED from Iran. The West imposed Experienced U.S. military of - hand, will be doing a victory billion in rescue loans that Pa - in the Prime Minister’s race to IRAN THREATEN THE sanctions to force a minority ficers tell us that to achieve the dance as we make Russia into pandreou begged for. New Democracy’s Costas Kara - WORLD? regime to stop oppressing the above objectives we will need a world’s biggest oil-exporter. Papademos came into office manlis, a man so bland he car - Israel insists Iran will have majority. In Iran, sanctions have sustained air offensive much Please keep that in mind with a nearly 75 percent ap - ries jello in his wallet for identi - the bomb within a year and that, provoked a unified nationalist larger and longer than the 1999 when the next political candi - proval rating and now just fication, Venizelos knew a driven by a messianic suicidal backlash. An Iranian opposition operation against Serbia. Iran date demands that we attack about that many Greeks want spanking when he saw one and leadership, will then use it on figure once told me, “The ma - has told its neighbors that it will Iran. him out as fast as possible be - shut up for a few years, al - Israel. Frankly, the Israeli theo - jority of Iranians do not want retaliate asymmetrically against cause he engineered a second though it took a muzzle to make logical argument is nonsense; nuclear weapons, but they reject America’s economy by destroy - The Hon. Ambassador Theros is bailout of $173 billion from the sure because he likes the sound nothing in Shi’a theology or Americans demanding that they ing the Arab oil and gas export president of the U.S.-Qatar Busi - Troika of the European Union- of his own voice even more than Iranian history supports it. Iran give them up.” facilities inside the Persian Gulf. ness Council. He served in the International Monetary Fund- the accolades thrown his way poses an existential threat to Is - WILL ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN Iran possesses a naval attack ca - U.S. Foreign Service for 36 ECB that came with more of the that he’s a brilliant orator. So rael only if either or both the IF WE DON’T? pability (hundreds of Chinese years, mostly in the Middle East, was Hitler. As Finance Minister, Iranian and Israeli leadership are The short answer is that if it surface to surface missiles and and was American Ambassador Venizelos doubled income and suicidal. could have launched a successful small high speed commando to Qatar from 1995 to 1998. He This quick guide to property taxes and taxed the A nuclear Iran, however, attack on Iran, Israel would have carriers) optimized to survive also directed the State Depart - the Greek election’s poor while ignoring tax cheats complicates American foreign done so already. It attacked Iraqi U.S. air attack and destroy oil ment’s Counter-Terrorism costing the country $72 billion. policy. Iran’s ambitions to domi - and (alleged) Syrian nuclear fa - and gas export facilities. U.S. Office, and holds numerous U.S. candidates reveals He oversaw the reduction of the nate the region, especially the cilities without warning and planners and Gulf defense Government decorations. one common theme: minimum wage by 22-32 per - cent, cut unemployment bene - is there anyone among fits to less than $500 a month – the bunch worthy of before taxes – and when told the rising protests against his Let the Greek People Speak… Without a Muzzle being elected? measures included a Metro strike, was surprised to learn same pay cuts, tax hikes, and Greece had a subway and rec - The people of Greece will be troika has made some of the should politicians who have slashed pensions that sent Pa - ommended it be replaced with heading to the polls in less than every attempt to wounds caused by been ruling Greece all these pandreou packing before he limousine service. He has a month in an election that will ensure that the peo - the Asia Minor cat - years, bringing it to its present- could be tarred and feathered, promised if that he wins, he will attract worldwide attention. The ple do not vote astrophe, and the day condition, be entrusted to and pushed out of the Party his undo everything he did, then results of the election will prove freely on May 6th. miracle of October save the country during this ma - father founded. undo that because he likes the just how much austerity and Greek voters 28, 1945 offered a jor crisis? As citizens of the EU, New Democracy and PASOK status quo almost as much as “self-inflicted wounds” a people have exercised resounding show don’t Greeks deserve a say on support the austerity measures blaming Papandreou while ab - are willing to withstand and some pretty bad of Greece’s valor to the growing rift between the and say they’ll keep them com - solving himself. perhaps serve as a gauge for just electoral judgment the entire world, in central states and the periphery ing, and are poised to finish 1-2 ALEKA PAPARIGA – The how far this “weird science” of in the past. They a true David vs. caused by the present policies? in the elections, so Greeks are leader of the Communist party impoverishing the people can sent home Chari - Goliath moment. Can’t they protest the decision going to get snookered again if dislikes the title because it go. After two years of endless laos Trikoupis in On the contrary, to save Europe’s big banks by they think anything will change means she’s above everyone else measures and a tsunami of tax 1895, after twenty by Christopher when the military dumping their debts onto the for them by bringing back the and prefers all people be the raids, the Greek citizens will fi - years in politics TRIPOULAS junta came along backs of the working class? Great Imposters. So for whom same and be paid the same, al - nally have a chance to speak. during which he Special to in 1967 to make Only the inferiority complex should they vote? Here’s an easy though she hasn’t turned down The people are at a cross - modernized the The National Herald decisions for the plaguing Greece and imposed voter’s guide of the top candi - her $10,000 a month salary as roads. On the one hand, there country, advanced people, it caused by Western European wannabes dates that you won’t see the a Member of Parliament and no is this three-headed monster auspicious projects, and com - wounds that have yet to heal. who are ashamed of their her - government putting out, instead one has seen her vacationing in called the troika (IMF-European pelled the king to choose the Four decades later, many of the itage can stop the people from providing just enough informa - the sugar cane fields of Cuba, Central Bank-EU) that represent party with the greatest number excesses in today’s Greek society expressing themselves. Irish vot - tion to make voters abstain, working with the masses. She Greece’s creditors and are using of votes to form a government. are still attributed as a sort of ers did not hesitate from block - puke, or buy a ticket to the doesn’t want to win or rule, just every possible method to impov - In 1920, they sent home Eleft - justified reaction to the junta. ing the Lisbon Treaty several United States, Canada, Aus - to keep opposing everything, erish the people of Greece. From herios Venizelos, who had suc - And so, it seems that bad deci - years ago, nor did the Polish tralia, or someplace sane. and would like Greeks to drive childish metaphors like the cessfully led Greece to victory sions by the voters are better government worry that it was ANTONIS SAMARAS – The 1957 Chevrolets and stand in country needing to take all of in the Balkan Wars and World than no decisions at all. upsetting its European partners New Democracy head was a col - long lines for bread, and for the its medicine to get better, which War I, tripling the country’s size If the country leaves in the when clashed with Germany or lege roommate of Papandreou, Orthodox Church to beatify the current IMF chief Christine and successfully concluding a hands of the troika without ex - Russia over issues dating back who dismantled Socialism and Stalin. Lagarde did not refrain from us - treaty granting Greeks ancient ercising some sort of judgment to WWII. Brussels – the very threw Greek workers and pen - The neo-Nazi Fascists of ing on national television, de - lands in Asia Minor, including regarding its future (right or capital of the EU – routinely sioners to the bank sharks. Golden Dawn are a special case spite the phrase being coined by Smyrna. They sent home wrong), the consequences may goes months without being able Samaras, a/k/a Mr. Bean of looniness, but the other can - her infamous predecessor, to Venizelos again in 1932, after be much longer lasting and far to form a government because Counter, created the “Samaras didates are just so much flotsam fear-mongering like promoting what is widely considered to be more systemic. Besides, the EU- of party splintering between its Flip,” in which politicians can and jetsam, leading an array of scenarios where citizens will not his most successful four years in ECB-IMF not famous for their French and Flemish speaking both support and oppose issues, PASOK-Lite and New Democ - be able to find a carton of milk office in terms of domestic pol - dedication to democratic prin - citizens. Israel, with its pure take credit for them if they suc - racy-Heavy parties who are ir - to feed their children in a bank - icy. These decisions were all met ciples. form of proportional represen - ceed, and blame others if they relevant despite their anti-aus - rupt Greece, to flagrant med - with disaster including losing a Greek voters deserve the op - tation, has a multi-party Parlia - fail. It came from his frequent terity populist claims, which dling in Greece’s internal politics war with Turkey in 1897, the portunity to judge Greek politi - ment that often requires a com - change-of-heart in which he op - they seized upon to scam an with statements from troika of - Asia Minor catastrophe of 1922, cal parties and their European plex and delicate balance to posed austerity as part of the electorate so gullible it keeps ficials calling for the election of and a dictatorship in the mid- “saviors” on the issues. Besides keep the government opera - bailouts, then supported it to be electing people like Venizelos a government supporting the 1930s. taxation, what has the troika tional. Life goes on in all these in a coalition and get his name and Samaras and is ready to policies outlined in the memo - Despite each tragic decision, and its Greek mouthpieces done countries, and none abandon in the paper more, then opposed bring them back. randum signed by the Papan - there always seemed to be some to address the crisis? Why have their traditions or silence their it with the realization that 80 To change the Who’s song ti - dreou/Papademos governments counterbalance that appeared. there been no reforms to cut bu - citizens’ voices in the interests percent of Greeks hate him. He tle to fit the state of the Greek that have left the current and Venizelos sprung up to fill the reaucracy and lessen govern - of pleasing technocrats. wants to change the New electorate: coming generations of Greeks void left by Trikoupis. The in - ment, in contrast to the ease The Greeks would do well to Democracy logo, which shows a “WILL get fooled again.” with their hands tied and pants tellectual and spiritual enlight - with which Parliament has speak their minds. It is the fist holding a bag of money – at ankle length for arguably the enment of the famous genera - passed legislation regarding the vested interests that have some - uh, torch – to a weathervane but [email protected] rest of the 21st Century, the tion of the 1930s came to heal budget and taxation? Why thing to lose. “Top 10% Pay 70% Of Taxes” Argument Is Nonsense that Masks the Real Issue

When it comes to politicians in the accuracy of the actual pay 25% of the na - number of people it? Not necessarily. Here’s why. inequality. In the example when respecting no bounds of decency words themselves, but in the all- tion’s tax bill in - we would like, of Let’s take those same 10 peo - Walter earns $112,500 per year, regarding the truth, opting in - but-literal implication that the stead of 70%, that course), suppose ple, 9 of which earn $50,000 he is making more than twice stead to manipulate information rich are somehow being over - sounds better for that 9 out of 10 per year, and are still taxed at as much as everyone else. But for the sake of attaining and taxed. them, doesn’t it? each earns $50,000 30%, thus paying the same in the original example, Walter maintaining power, few topics Let us imagine that those Alas, those num - per year and one, grand total of $135,000. But earns a whopping 126 times as are as misrepresented as taxes. numbers are in fact true – that bers are meaning - Walter, earns $6.3 folks who make over $100,000 much as the rest of them. Not If we chronicled the universe of the wealthiest 10% actually do less, too. million. Taxed at are taxed at 40%. Walter, in this twice as much, or 3 times, or 5, myths perpetuated about the pay 70% of all income taxes. Big Beginning with 30%, each of the 9 example, makes $112,500 per or even 10. But 126! American tax system, we could deal. Those numbers, in and of the “top 10% pay folks pays $15,000 year, and so his tax bill is 40% But if the circumstances were probably gather enough mater - themselves, mean absolutely 70%” example, let’s in taxes, for a total of that, or $45,000. The total such that Walter earned, say, ial to fill not only a book, but suppose that the of $135,000. Walter, national tax bill is $180,000, only 50 times as much – if they virtually an entire encyclopedia Percentage of total United States by CONSTANTINOS E. who is taxed at an and Walter’s $45,000 is exactly earned $100,000 apiece and he set . changes its tax SCAROS obscenely low 5% 25% of it. earned a “mere” $5 million – This column has devoted taxes has nothing to rates to stimulate (which most folks Which scenario would Walter then whoever would dare to much attention to those myths the economy. It Special to would agree is an prefer? Paying only 25% of all propose such a suggestion over the years, most recently to do with being over- taxes most Ameri - The National Herald incredibly sweet taxes, by turning over 45% of would be branded a “socialist” the ludicrous notion that tweak - taxed or undertaxed. cans at 30%, and deal for him), will his $112,500 to the govern - and accused of “spreading the ing the tax rates by 3 or 4 per - The real issue is vast lowers taxes for everyone earn - pay $315,000. The total tax bill ment, or paying 70% of all taxes wealth.” The wealthy earning cent would either stifle eco - ing $1 million or more to only is $450,000 and Walter pays ex - while keeping 95% of his whop - “only” 50 times as much as the nomic growth – as the income inequality. 5%. Just 5%? Why, that number actly 70% of it. Working class ping $6.3 million annual income working class? Why, that’s be - Republicans insist – or even be - is so low, not even Rush Lim - folks are taxed at 30% and Wal - in his pocket and paying a yond socialism – that must be gin to make the tiniest of dents nothing. Many folks will not baugh would have the audacity ter the millionaire is taxed at an measly 5% of it in taxes? The communism! Bring back Joe in the federal deficit, let along bother to look into the numbers. to complain. If millionaires only unbelievably low 5%, yet he still “top 10% pay 70% of all taxes” McCarthy to clean house. the significant difference that Instead, they will simply nod paid 5% in taxes while everyone winds up paying 70% of all in - argument, therefore, is utter So the next time someone the Democrats purport. their heads in agreement based else paid 30%, then surely their come taxes. nonsense. makes the “top 10% pay 70% One such myth that has been on which talk show host told “70% of the entire tax bill” bur - So if Walter has such a great Why is it so easy to conjure of taxes” argument, let us pro - perpetuated for a long while them that they need to be out - den would be lowered. Or arrangement and yet pays 70% arguments based on percent - pose the alternative, where they now but has been gaining steam raged. If 70% is so prohibitive, would it. of the entire tax bill, if that were ages that utterly deceive the pay only 25% of all taxes. But as of late is that “the top 10% what would be a fairer number? In a simple scenario, using a to be reduced to 25% under the American people? Because the we get to determine the num - of income earners pay 70% of How about 25%? Imagine that country of 10 people (that can second scenario, then his deal real issue is not numbers, and it bers as we like, as long as the the taxes.” The deception is not the wealthiest 10% would only be expanded to include whatever would be even better, wouldn’t is not percentages: it is income percentages are correct. 12 THE BACK PAGE THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2012 The Dawn of a New Light of the True Faith on the Horizon

After 30 years since its community.....in an economic here during the last 6 weeks I founding and in the vision of it's package that could be achieved would like to expresses my grat - dynamic Pastor of blessed mem - , that would be appropriate for itude to Mr. Dean Laskaris And ory, Father John Limberakis,to - our parish" His wife Nina, not only because day, with Father Peter Thorn - When asked what were the they sponsored the main part of berg at the helm along with a keys to achieving the superlative the Iconography, but also be - dedicated Leadership team and results of St Sophia, Laskaris cause they were the people who Parish, wonderful miracles con - noted: "Firstly, Understanding, inspired this project. Their atti - tinue to occur in historic Valley in a realistic manner, the oppor - tude is really the best example Forge, a special place, in the tunities and constraints; Sec - we can have as Orthodox Chris - Metro Philadelphia Environs. ondly, Having a Professional Re - tians because Iconography, the "It's hard to believe that we source, as Christ Kamages AIA narrating of an Orthodox broke ground just a year ago, and his CJK Team, as the source church, is something much with site beginning immediately, of all design, management and more than the decoration of the and the building commencing technological guidance as part space. It is not simply an at - in late June" Father Peter re - of the core of your team; and tempt, to place religious themes flects.” We have moved with in - lastly Systematic and Persistent on the wall with a didactic or credible focus and resolve in Pursuit of The Mission and instructive purpose and the cre - creating a beautiful landmark Goals of the Plan and not taking ation of a pleasing and beautiful dedicated Orthodox Faith and NO as an acceptable answer. " effect." the Glory of God, we have been The construction of the 4 Long time Parishioner and blessed with pastoral support re - million dollar edifice, which will Committee Member Dr Peter ceived from His Eminence, Met - accommodate about 450 wor - Patukas, reflects “The initiation ropolitan Evangelos and the shipers, began about one year of the Iconography program Team work of our Building ago and in recent months its came from Nina Laskaris, who Committee led by Chair , Dean unique façade with its now cop - did not want their son Leo, Laskaris , and the Parish Council per-clad domes and golden growing up in a Church Envi - with it's President John Pa - ronment with bare walls void of padimitriou " Clockwise from top: 1) The new sanctuary of the Valley Forge Iconography, this a great gesture Metropolitan Evangelos parish of St. Sophia, Sts. Faith, Hope, and Agape 2) Parishioners of vision and generosity” notes “I am astonished and so hold the “Justinianic cross” that will crown the 55-foot high The results speak for them - proud of the parish of St dome. 3) The frescos in the dome depict Christ and the Old selves and achieving not only a Sophia... For their resolve, speed Testament prophets 4) Scenes from the life of Christ and the beautiful authentic Byzantine and quality achieving such Theotokos adorn the area under the dome. Church Temple, but a transfor - beautiful results in a magnifi - mative environment, generated cent Building and Incredible by an incredible process, where Iconography, an example for all the local, regional and national to behold” audience were exposed to the Given Fr John Limberakis' fusion of Architecture and founding vision in the planting Iconography, including media, and development of the Parish lectures and celebrations, over 30 ago, sons Anthony and heightening awareness and ap - Cary rejoice at what a parish of preciation of Byzantine Theo - less than 200 families have ac - logical and Artistic Traditions, complished, ..." Our Father is and that Iconography is much beaming from above ,and work - more than mere interior deco - ing overtime with our Lord in ration. blessing the works of this dedi - Tom Cox, Chair of the Capi - cated group " Anthony muses, tal Campaign, notes “While the and Presvyteria says "Father building program has witnessed John, was obsessed with having great generosity of the Parish, Architect Christ Kamages come the Phase 1 Iconography has to Valley Forge to design the been in almost in its totality fos - Church when we saw his hand - tered by Dean and Nina iwork in Las Vegas, now Father’s Laskaris.....the process has been vision has become real! " contagious with many other do - Parish Council President, nations coming forth and in the John Papadimitriou adds "We wings. In addition, from outside have been blessed with our the Parish a series of major do - Parish Team along with the De - than 100 such projects to their pher Dr George Kordis was so nations have provided by some sign and Construction Team, credit within North America. energized in working with St fantastic friends of the Parish … who have been amazing, cre - The Byzantine Rooted design is Sophia that he offered the fol - . The Bell Tower, Geothermal ated a product of such quality rooted back to the 6th century lowing: “off -prime time “ supplemental and value in very short period of Christianity and is typical of First of all, I would like to heating system and CJK de - of time. These efforts and results churches commonly found in thank from my heart His Emi - signed Stone Flooring , by Tom are amazing, we have been truly the Mediterranean and Asia Mi - nence metropolitan Evangelos and Pamela Papadopoulos blessed” nor. In keeping with the Byzan - for giving us the permission to ,Owners of Colonial Marble and Building Committee Chair tine church tradition, the inte - work in St. Sofia Parish, the Granite.” Dean Laskaris, who met and rior of the sanctuary has been faithful members of St. Sofia "We are all looking forward married his wife Nina (with FR adorned with fresco iconogra - Parish in Valley Forge, the to celebrating Easter or Pascha John Limberakis' "guidance") phy. From the Apex of the 55 church parish council and the in our beautiful new church", Fr. has been involved with the foot high dome which depicts parish council president, John Peter exclaimed "and of course Building project since 2004 and Jesus Christ and the Old Testa - Papadimitriou; Fr. Peter Thorn - we offer thanks to God and all notes “Our parents set the tone ment prophets, to the lower berg, the Architect Christo Ka - who are contributing to making and example of our connection pendentive regions which dis - mages for his masterpiece of a what was once just a dream, a and support of the Church , We play large, colorful murals de - creation; and naturally, all of reality for this community". as a leadership felt, after years crosses has become a familiar is the work of a. Kamages and picting important scenes from you who are with us today to of circling the runway , without landmark to passers-by on heav - his CJK Design Team of San the life of Christ, worshipers will share the joy of presenting the For addditional information closure that we had to pursue a ily traveled Trooper Road just Francisco, Kamages and His find themselves surrounded by church’s wall paintings. please contact: Dean W. realistic path that met the cur - north of Historic Valley Forge Firm specializes in working with a heavenly panorama. Before I proceed to a brief Laskaris CPA, (410) 246-2672, rent and future needs of our Park. The special AXIOS design Orthodox Parishes and has more World renowned Iconogra - presentation of the work we did www.stsophiavf.org. Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks Celebrate their Big, Fat, Greek Easter

By Rita Wilson to the Anastasi Dinner that the The Washington Post church would throw in the church hall, where we would LOS ANGELES, CA – As the break our fast, drink Cokes at Eastern Orthodox, whose 2:30 in the morning, dance to a churches follow a different litur - raucous Greek band and not go gical calendar than Christian home until our stomachs were churches in the West, observe full of lamb, eggs, Koulouraki, Easter on Sunday, On Faith and we saw the sun rise. Or was looks back at a favorite column it the Son rise? from Greek Orthodox actress But usually now, after Mid - and producer Rita Wilson: night Mass, we drive home with Here are some of the things our still-lit candles. I always love that non-Greeks may not know seeing the looks on peoples about Greek Easter: We don’t do faces as they pull up to our car bunnies. We don’t do chocolate. seeing a family with lit candles We don’t do pastels. calmly moving at 65 m.p.h. We do lamb, sweet cookies, down the highway. When we get and deep red. The lamb is home, we crack eggs, eat cook - roasted and not chocolate, the Rita Wilson, who debuted as an actress in a Brady Bunch ies, drink hot chocolate (so not sweet cookies are called Koulo - episode, with her husband Tom Hanks. Right: Tom Hanks, re - Greek) and I burn a cross into rakia and are twisted like a cruited for as much for his size as for being a Philhellene, car - our doorways with the carbon braid, and our Easter eggs are ries the epitafion at a Good Friday procession from the candle smoke to bless dyed one color only: blood red. our house for the year. There is no Easter Egg hunt. hands and palms. It is a power - ing for approaches. All the lights There have been many times There is a game in which you ful reminder of how, with faith, in the church are turned off. It when painters touching up the crack your red egg against we can be healed in many ways. is pitch black It is dead quiet. house have wondered why there someone else’s red egg hoping The holy oil is then carefully The priest takes one candle and was this strange black cross to have the strongest egg, which dabbed with cotton balls pro - lights his one candle from the burned into our doorways. The would indicate you getting a lot children to many of the Holy smelled something and turned vided by the church so you don’t one remaining lit altar candle, next day is usually followed by of good luck. Week services including the to look at where the smell might leave there looking as if you’re which represents the light of a late sleep in, then getting up Holy Week, for a Greek Or - Good Friday service where you be coming from, only to be hor - ready to fry chicken with your Christ’s love ( I believe). and doing the same thing you thodox, means you clear your mourn the death of Jesus by rified that it was coming form face, and before you exit the From this one candle, the just did but in the daytime at calendar, you don’t make plans walking up to the Epitaphio, me and my head was on fire. church, you leave your cotton priest approaches the congrega - the Easter Picnic, usually held for that week at all because you which represents the dead body But I digress. balls in a basket being held by tion and using his one candle at a local park. will be in church every day, and of Christ, make your cross, kiss It is somber and quiet as we altar boys, so as not to dispose he shares his light with a few I have to say, the Greeks you fast. Last year, in addition the Epitaphio, and marvel at follow the Epitaphio, in candle - of the holy oil in a less than holy people in the front pews. They know how to do Easter. Make to not eating red meat and dairy how it was decorated with a light, from the altar to the out - place. The church burns the in turn share their light with the no mistake. This is the most im - before communion, my family thousand glorious flowers, rose doors, in order for it to circle used cotton balls. people next to them and behind portant holiday in our church. also gave up sodas for the 40- petals and smells like incense. the church before it returns back There have been times when them. In quiet solemnity, we It is a beautiful week. I haven’t day Lenten period. Some very pious people will to the altar. We sing beautiful I have left church with my cot - wait until the entire church is even begun to touch on what During one particularly crawl under the Epitaphio. I lamentations that make your ton ball and have panicked lit with only the light of candles, the week is really like. This is a stressful moment, there were have always been so moved to heart break with their pure ex - when I am driving away. At the light that has been created sampling of a sampling of what many phone calls amongst our see this. There is no self- con - pression of sadness and hope. home I take care of it. Imagine by one small flame has now cre - it is like. It is so much more kids as to whether or not a sciousness in this utter act of One of my favorite services a grown woman burning cotton ated a room of shared light. deep, so much richer than I have canned drink called TING, made faith. There is no embarrass - during Easter is Holy Unction. balls in her sink. But that is what And at a moment that can written here. with grapefruit juice and car - ment to show symbolic sorrow This happens on the Wednesday I do. only be described as glorious, But one thing is clear. It is a bonated water was, in fact, a at the death of our Saviour. of Holy Week. Holy Unction is a Midnight Mass on Saturday the priest cries out, “Xristos powerful, beautiful, mysterious, soda and not a juice, which our At a certain point in the Good sacrament. It is for healing of night, going into Sunday morn - Anesti!” “Christ is Risen!” We re - humbling, healing and moving then 10-year-old decided it was, Friday service, the Epitaphio is our ills, physical and spiritual. ing is the Anastasi service. We spond with “Alithos Anesti!” week. It is filled with tradition so we had a Ting-less Lent. carried outside by the deacons It is preparing us for confession will arrive at church at around “Truly, He is Risen!” We sing our and ritual. It is about renewal No matter where I find my of the church, as if they are pall and communion. This sacra - 11 p.m., when it starts, and lis - glorious Xristos Anesti song with and faith. And even though it is self in the world I never miss bearers, followed by worship - ment has always been so hum - ten to the chanter as he chants the choir. That moment, which still too early to say, Xristos Easter, or as we call it, Pascha. I pers carrying lit candles pro - bling to me. in preparation for the service. happens about an hour, to an Anesti! Alithos Anesti! have celebrated in Paris, Lon - tected from dripping on your When you approach the My kids, dressed in their suits hour and half into the service Actress Rita Wilson, whose don, New York City, Los Angeles, clothes and on others by having priest for Holy Unction, you bow and having been awakened and seems as if the service is mother and father both were and in Salinas, California at a a red plastic cup that sits below your head and as he says a from a deep sleep to come to over, actually marks the begin - born in Greece, produced My small humble church that was the flame to catch the wax drip - prayer and asks you your Chris - church, groggily sit and wait ning of the service. The service Big Fat Greek Wedding. Wilson pure and simple. pings. Every Greek person tian name, he takes a swab of holding their candles with red then continues for another hour and her actor husband Tom When we were kids, our par - knows all too well the smell of blessed oil and makes the sign cup wax catchers. and a half. Hanks had their own “Big Fat ents would take us, and now as burning hair. of the cross on your forehead, As the service progresses, the When I was a kid, after the Greek Wedding” in 1988. They parents ourselves we take our One time, in London, I cheeks, chin, backs of your moment we have all been wait - service was over, we would go have two children.