O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans A WEEKLY GREEK AMERICAN PUBLICATION c v www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 10, ISSUE 520 September 29, 2007 $1.00 GREECE: 1.75 EURO U.S. Troops Jacksonville Priest is Must Come Accused of Pedophilia, Back Home Alleged Victim was 10 Eventually By Theodore Kalmoukos plaintiff $500 per week over a six Special to The National Herald year period; paying travel expenses, phone bills and tuition for the plain- 3 Greek American BOSTON, Mass. – The Very Rev. tiff; and inducing the plaintiff to Nicholas Graff, 50, who has served move into the defendant’s resi- Congressmen Offer as pastor at the Saint John the Di- dence. vine Church in Jacksonville, Florida According to the court docu- Their Views on Iraq for 17 years, has been accused for ments, “when Doe was 16 years old, pedophilia. Defendant Graff’s obsessive and in- By Evan C. Lambrou Father Graff, an archimandrite, appropriate behavior towards Special to The National Herald has already been suspended from Plaintiff Doe escalated into sexual all priestly duties and functions and misconduct. All instances of sexual NEW YORK – While expressing dif- was sent to the Spiritual Court, but misconduct by Defendant Graff ferent views on the subject, the Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta re- were unprovoked, without consent, three Greek American members of fused to reveal the Spiritual Court’s and were harmful and offensive to the House of Representatives all decision. Plaintiff Doe.” agree that American troops in Iraq According to the text of a lawsuit Father Graff was also accused of need to come back home. obtained by the National Herald, using “funds and accounts of the The two Democratic congress- Father Graff met a boy, labeled in Orthodox Church to purchase items men, John Sarbanes of Maryland the lawsuit as “John Doe,” some 12 and provide monetary inducement and Zack Space of Ohio, were criti- years ago. The boy was only ten to Plaintiff Doe,” and that “in the cal of President Bush’s plan to scale years of age at the time. summer of 2003, Defendant Graff United States forces back to pre- According to the lawsuit, the boy offered the boy’s mother three hun- surge levels, and argued that the “was born on September 18, 1985 dred thousand dollars ($300,000) course of discussion on Capitol Hill and first met Graff approximately in exchange to surrender parental needs to shift, but Republican Con- twelve years ago, and he was a rights to Plaintiff Doe.” gressman Gus Bilirakis of Florida parishioner at Defendant Orthodox The lawsuit also states that “in emphasized it was important that Church.” August 2005, Defendant Graff sexu- the withdrawal of American troops AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS The lawsuit alleges that, when ally assaulted Plaintiff Doe” and from the beleaguered country be Parliament Sworn In the boy was teenager, Father Graff “sought to formally adopt Plaintiff conducted in a gradual manner. began exhibiting “undue, obsessive Doe,” but the mother refused. REP. SARBANES Greece's new parliament is sworn in, 10 days after the conservative party was returned to power for a sec- and inappropriate interest in him, The alleged perpetrator resigned “For starters, I’m extremely dis- ond four-year term with a much reduced majority, in Athens on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. The including but not limited to, taking from the Jacksonville parish this appointed in the President’s will- Conservatives under Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis took 152 seats in the 300-strong, single-chamber the plaintiff to and from school past June. The National Herald cit- ingness to accept General Petraeus’ legislature after calling early elections for Sept. 16, a drop of 13 seats from the previous parliament. every day; purchasing an automo- ed the archimandrite’s case in the suppositions, the sum and sub- Support for Socialist PASOK also declined, while two small leftist parties, Communists and the Left bile for the plaintiff; purchasing stance of which is for the United Coalition, gained seats. A fifth party, the right-wing populist LAOS, takes up seats for the first time. clothing for the plaintiff; giving the Continued on page 3 States to continue to stay in Iraq if the situation doesn’t improve, which doesn’t seem unlikely” Rep. Sarbanes told the National Herald. “Before the Petraeus report, four brigades were supposed to come "Facebook Brings Hellenes Together" back home. Now they want us to stay until July 2008, but next July, By Mark Frangos com) is rapidly on its way to sur- essentially opened its doors to the we’re just going back to pre-surge Special to the National Herald passing them all. Founded in 2004 public, making it available to any levels, so we’re just returning to by Mark Zuckerberg a Harvard Col- email address. In the one year where we were before the surge in NEW YORK – The Internet has lege student Facebook’s member- since, Facebook increased its rank- the spring of 2007,” he said. made the world a smaller place and ship was initially restricted to stu- ing from 60 to 7th most visited web it is no different for Hellenes dents of Harvard College. Within site, and was the number one site Continued on page 3 around the world. Social network- two months it expanded to other for photos in the United States, ing websites such as MySpace, Boston area schools (Boston Col- ahead of public sites such as Flickr, Friendster and Hi5 have connected lege, Boston University, MIT, Tufts), with over 8.5 million photos up- more than half a billion users Rochester, Stanford, NYU, North- loaded daily. worldwide. Young people spend western, and all Ivy League schools Not ones to miss a cultural phe- countless hours chatting with their within two months. Many individ- nomena, Hellenes from around the Swindler is friends, sharing photos, playing ual universities were added in world quickly signed up and made games, meeting new people and rapid succession over the next year. their voices heard. Young Hellenes AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Arrested Once occasionally becoming romantical- Eventually, people with a university were pleased to find an easy way to Simply Magic ly involved with them and even be- (e.g .edu, .ac.uk, etc.) email ad- communicate and stay in touch coming active in a cause. dress from institutions across the with friends and family around the Basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, left, with Greek Sports Again in Crete While MySpace, and to a lesser globe were eligible to join. Net- world, but Hellenes of the Diaspora Minister and former basketball coach Yannis Ioannidis before a extent Friendster and Hi5, have works were then initiated for high used Facebook to keep in touch charity basketball match in Athens, on September 26, 2007. John- ATHENS (AP) – A fugitive U.S. monopolized the social networking schools and some large companies. son was at the charity game featuring players from Greece's 1987 hedge fund manager, wanted in the news, Facebook (www.facebook. On September 11, 2006, Facebook Continued on page 5 European championship team. See related story on page 9. United States in relation to a multi- million-dollar fraud case, was ar- rested for a second time in a month in Greece, police officials said on Thursday, September 20, 2007. Angelo Haligiannis, formerly Archbishop Appoints Greek Fire Relief Committee Six Greek president of New York-based Ster- ling Watters Capital Advisors LLC, By Theodore Kalmoukos countless people homeless without ministrator of United States Agency news release announcing the for- Americans was initially detained on the island And Stavros Marmarinos any means of supporting them- for International Development mation of the Committee. of Crete last month but was re- selves for years to come. (presently a professor at George- Demetrios also appointed Bishop leased pending a U.S. extradition BOSTON – A special committee ap- The Special Committee consists town University), who has exten- Andonios of Phasiane coordinator Make the Cut request. pointed by Archbishop Demetrios of Michael Jaharis, vice chairman sive experience in coordinating of the work related to the Commit- Haligiannis pleaded guilty to of America will meet for the first of the Archdiocesan Council’s Exec- philanthropic assistance through- tee. one count of securities fraud in a time on October 24 to oversee and utive Committee; Georgia Skeadas, out the world for people in need. Bishop Andonios told the Na- For This Year’s U.S. federal court in September coordinate the distribution of all president of the National Philopto- “We are especially pleased that tional Herald, “Two million dollars 2005, admitting he had defrauded monies collected by the Archdio- chos Society; George Behrakis, Mr. Natsios, who has distinguished have been collected for the Relief investors by issuing "materially cese Greek Fire Relief Fund up to chairman of the Archbishop himself during his years in Wash- Fund thus far; $1 million from the Forbes 400 false and misleading statements" that time. Iakovos Leadership 100 Endow- ington, has accepted our invitation donation by Mr. Jaharis’ family; over the investment performance The Fund was established by the ment Fund; Dr. Anthony J. Limber- to serve as a member of this august $400 thousand from Nicholas By Evan C. Lambrou of his fund, according to the U.S. Archdiocese in response to last akis, national commander of the body. It is noteworthy to point out Bouras; and other contributions. Special to The National Herald Securities and Exchange Commis- month’s catastrophic fires, which Order of Saint Andrew; Peter Kikis, that he has tremendous experience We have also started to receive do- sion. ravaged Greece and resulted in the president of the Archdiocese Faith in the area of international aid, nations from the parishes. Alex NEW YORK – Each year, Forbes He had been indicted in 2004 loss of 68 lives, devastating large Endowment Fund; and Andrew having overseen 8,000 staff mem- Spanos’ family has committed an- magazine ranks the 400 wealthiest for "dramatically overstating" the tracts of land in the Peloponnese Natsios, President Bush’s special bers as the administrator of US- Americans in its October issue, the assets under management and and Evia and leaving thousands of envoy to the Sudan and past ad- AID,” the Archbishop stated in a Continued on page 2 famous Forbes 400 list. Each year, a fund performance over four years handful of Greek Americans are on to 2003, and bilking investors out that list. of "tens of millions of dollars," ac- This year, like last year, six Greek cording to U.S. court papers. Americans made it. Four of the "Police have arrested Haligian- Greek American names are the same nis again at a toll station on an The Kanarini as the 2006 Forbes 400 list. Two are Athens motorway on a Greek pros- newcomers: Pete Peterson and John ecutor's arrest warrant, based on Of Ameriki: Catsimatidis. charges of defrauding Greeks And this year, for the second con- abroad," the police official, who secutive year, everyone on the list is spoke on condition of anonimity, Madame Koula a billionaire, but one billion dollars told Reuters. is no longer enough. The price of ad- It was not yet clear whether mission to the 25th anniversary edi- these were new charges. By Steve Frangos tion of the Forbes 400 is $1.3 billion, U.S. authorities had been press- Special to The National Herald up $300 million from last year. The collective net worth of America’s Continued on page 9 Kyriaki Yiortzi Antonopoulos mightiest plutocrats rose from $1.25 was the first internationally suc- trillion to $1.54 trillion, up $290 bil- cessful Greek female vocalist who lion from 2006’s estimated collec- made North America her perma- tive wealth. nent home. Known simply as In order of rank, the Greek Amer- Madame Koula (Koula being the icans who are listed in the 2007 Short Stories diminutive of Kyriaki), this woman Forbes 400 are George Phydias proved to be so popular that be- Mitchell, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Catsima- The National Herald invites tween 1916-17 and 1927, she tidis, John Calamos, Michael Jaharis Greek American writers to recorded at least 199 individual and George L. Argyros. Their esti- submit original short stories songs. No other female vocalist of mated collective net worth is $13 (not exceeding 3,000 words) Greek heritage in North America billion. A brief biographical sketch to be published in future is- made or sold as many records dur- of each man follows: sues of the newspaper. Please ing this same period. MITCHELL send all submissions to pub- In late 1916 or early 1917, Mr. Mitchell is ranked 135th, [email protected]. Koula Antonopoulos (circa, 1880- with an estimated net worth of $2.8 1954) entered the New York City billion. A self-made second-genera- studios of Columbia Records and tion Greek immigrant, he studied To subscribe call: 718.784.5255 conquered the Greek music scene petroleum engineering at Texas e-mail: in North America. Singing through A&M before founding Mitchell Ener- [email protected] a megaphone, Madame Koula gy & Development in 1946. He AP PHOTO recorded 34 songs. While we do not made his fortune in north Texas gas A New Home for History always know which instrumentalist fields; sold ground to Devon Energy played on each song, we do know in 2001 for $3.5 billion and invested Media people are reflected inside the new Acropolis museum as a replica of the 5th century B.C. Caryatid Athanasios Makedonas played the the proceeds in real estate: Bald *092907* statue is seen in Athens, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. A huge operation will start in early October to remove 300 marble works from the old to the new museum under the Acropolis scheduled to open next year. Continued on page 5 Continued on page 6 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 Committee Appointed to Distribute Fire Relief Money GOINGS ON... ■ SEPTEMBER 30 NW) on Thursday, October 11 at Continued from page 1 not yet been made. forming the Committee. I had a funds should be conducted in a CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleve- 12 PM. Light refreshments will be “That is to be decided. The whole meeting with Latsis people. We proper manner; that they should land Museum of Art (CMA) cor- served. For more information call other million dollars. Conservative- problem of raising money is making have not had a meeting of the Com- wait for the Greek Government to dially invites the community to the 202-785-8430. ly speaking, we think that $4-5 mil- sure it gets to right place, and conse- mittee yet, but there a lot of people furnish a list of various needs in or- annual “John and Helen Collis Lec- lion in total will be collected.” quently, the Archbishop spoke to who have shown great interest, and der to be studied by all the Greek ture,” featuring a lecture by Dr. ■ OCTOBER 12 Asked to account for how much (Deputy Secretary of State John Ne- who have given a lot of money,” American community’s representa- Robert S. Nelson, Robert Lehman NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox money was collected for Hurricane groponte), and to the Ambassador adding that he did not know the ex- tives; and make a decision on how Professor of the History of Art, Yale Church of the Annunciation in Katrina and the 2004 Southeast of Greece to the United States act amount raised, so far, “but it’s in to distribute the funds appropriate- University entitled “The Light of Manhattan cordially invites the Asian tsunami disasters, Andonios (Alexandros Mallias), and we also millions. A couple of people have ly and effectively, and with trans- Icons at St. Catherine’s Monastery, community to its “Gala Dinner said, “The tsunami contributions asked Mr. Natsios, who has experi- committed a million each.” parency. Mt. Sinai, Egypt” at The Cleveland Dance,” an annual Fall fundraiser amount to around $200,000. I can ence in this area. What we’re doing This past Monday evening, Sep- The Archbishop would not ask Museum of Art (11150 East Boule- at the Harvard Club (27 West 44th not recall exactly how much, but is gathering information now. I tember 24, the Archbishop the organizations to deposit any vard) on Sunday, September 20, at Street) on Friday, October 12 at they were sent to the Ecumenical talked to the Latsis family, and I got Demetrios called a meeting at Arch- monies collected in their individual 2 PM. Professor Nelson is a leading 9:00 PM. Entrance fee: $100. Patriarchate to distribute the funds. information about what is happen- diocese in Manhattan with the lead- funds to the Archdioceses Relief authority on Byzantine art and ar- Black tie optional. For more infor- As for Katrina, I can give you the re- ing there,” Mr. Jaharis said. erships of major Greek American or- Fund. “I did not, and I will not, ask chitecture and the author of nu- mation call 212-724-2070. port, but I do not have it handy at “There are a lot of ideas floating ganizations: Theodore Spyropou- the collections of the individual or- merous publications. His latest this moment.” around, including possibly giving los, U.S. regional coordinator for ganizations to be deposited into the work, Hagia Sophia, 1850-1950, ■ OCTOBER 18 Asked why the tsunami contribu- scholarships to the young people in the Council for Hellenes Abroad Archdiocesan Fund. We respect the asks how the famous cathedral of NEW YORK – The Hellenic-Ameri- tions were sent to the Patriarchate, the affected areas, and we’re getting (SAE), AHEPA Supreme President autonomy of all our organizations,” Constantinople came to be regard- can Chamber of Commerce cor- Andonios said, “Because the Patriar- information from the Greek Gov- Ike Gulas, Hellenic American Na- Demetrios said. ed as one of the great monuments dially invites the community to its chate requested that all contribu- ernment, as well, so we are in the tional Council President Emmanuel Mr. Spyropoulos said, “I person- of world architecture. He recently 59th annual Dinner Dance at 7:00 tions from its Eparchies be sent to process of doing all that, and also Velivasakis, International Orthodox ally placed the emphasis on the re- curated an important exhibition of PM, on Friday, October 19, 2007, the Phanar.” finishing our drive, which is going Christian Charities Operations Di- construction of Greek forestry, and Byzantine icons from the at the Metropolitan Club in New Asked whether the Patriarchate to be significant. For the first time, rector Matthew Parry, and represen- the others agreed with that endeav- monastery of Saint Catherine on York. Angeliki Frangou, chairman has accounted for how the monies we are trying to coordinate an effort tatives of Pan-Gregorian Enterprises or.” Mt. Sinai titled Holy Image, Hal- and chief executive officer of were distributed, Andonios said, in the United States, led by the (Tasos Manesis and Demetris Kavit- Mr. Velivasakis expressed satis- lowed Ground for the Paul J. Getty Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. will “No, but we didn’t ask for it either. Archdiocese, to try to get Greeks sas), Federation of Hellenic Soci- faction with the meeting and said, Museum in Los Angeles. For more be presented with the 2007 Person We trust that the Patriarchate dis- and non-Greeks to contribute,” he eties of Greater New York “We had the opportunity to be in- information, call 888-262-0033. of the Year Award. Robert G. tributed those monies where they added. (Demetrios Kalamaras), the Pan- formed of what each organization Shaw, former president of Navios thought the funds were most need- Asked how much money he an- Macedonian Association of America has done, thus far, and also what ■ OCTOBER 1 and of the Chamber, will serve as ed.” ticipated being raised, Mr. Jaharis (Photis Gerasopoulos and Soteris each is planning.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ambas- Honorary Chairman of the Dinner, Speaking to the Herald about said, “It’s going to be several million Proios), and the Pan-Laconian The Archbishop said, “The meet- sador of Greece Alexandros P. and will introduce Ms. Frangou. how the funds will be distributed, dollars. I can’t estimate the total (Takis Nikolopoulos), Pan-Pontian ing was interesting and informa- Mallias cordially invites the com- Ten years ago, the Chamber hon- Mr. Jaharis, whose wife Mary do- amount, and I haven’t talked to any- (Elias Tsekerides) and Pan-Arcadian tive. We all wanted to know what munity to meet Ersi Sotiropoulos, ored her father, Nikolaos Frangos, nated $1 million to the Fund (as one as to what has come in yet.” Federations (Christos Vournas). has been done up to this point, and author of the novel “Zigzag with the Person of the Year Award, the Herald reported in its last Speaking to the Herald Mr. Kikis They all agreed during the meet- reconfirmed that there is intent to through the Bitter-Orange Trees,” and this marks the first time the week’s edition), said decisions have said, “We are right in the middle of ing that the distribution of the continue.” at the Embassy of Greece (2217 award has been given to the Massachusetts Avenue, NW) on daughter of a former honoree. The Monday, October 1, 2007 at 7 PM. Person of the Year Award has been Acclaimed as "the best novel of the bestowed each year since 1953 on decade" in Greece, Zigzag through people who have shown commit- the Bitter-orange Trees is the first ment to the ideals of the Chamber. novel to receive both the Greek Past honorees include Blackstone State Prize for Literature and the Group Chairman Peter Peterson, prestigious Book Critics' Award. San Diego Chargers owner Alex This is the fifth novel, and first to Spanos, Presidential Advisor be published in English, by Ersi George Stephanopoulos and Dow Sotiropoulos, a writer celebrated Chemical Corp. Chairman William for her consistent originality and Stavropoulos. Last year’s honoree subversion of convention. For was the private equity executive C. more information, email chou- Dean Metropoulos. For more in- [email protected]. formation, contact the Chamber’s Executive Secretary Stamatis ■ OCTOBER 2 Gikas at 212-629-6380. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Em- bassy of Greece and The Tsitouras WASHINGTON, D.C. – Under the Collection cordially invite the com- Auspices of The Archeological In- munity to “Wreaths,” an exhibition stitute of America and The Interna- by Costas I. Spyriounis at the Em- tional Council on Monuments and bassy of Greece (2217 Massachu- Sites, United States Committee setts Avenue, NW) on Tuesday, Oc- (US/ICOMOS) cordially invites tober 2, 2007 at 7-9 PM. This exhi- the community to “The New bition is a tribute to the Greek Na- Acropolis Museum,” a lecture and ture that was severely damaged by exhibition by Professor Dimitrios the recent wildfires in Greece, with Pandermalis, President of the Or- the hope that soon it will re-blos- ganization for the Construction of som to create a greener future for the New Acropolis Museum and ar- the local and global societies. For chitect Bernard Tschumi at the Em- more information, email chou- bassy of Greece (2217 Massachu- [email protected]. setts Avenue, NW) on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 7-9 PM. For Archbishop Demetrios of America appointed a special committee that will meet for the first time on October 24 to oversee and coordinate the ■ OCTOBER 5-11 more information, email chou- distribution of all monies collected by the Archdiocese Greek Fire Relief Fund up to that time. The Special Committee consists of Michael Ja- NEW YORK – The National Philop- [email protected]. haris, Georgia Skeadas, George Behrakis, Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis, Peter Kikis and Andrew Natsios. tochos Society cordially invites the community to the Philoptochos ■ OCTOBER 19 Pilgrimage to Constantinople, a ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The American historic pilgrimage featuring a pri- Hellenic Institute cordially invites vate audience with His All Holi- the community to it 4th Annual ness Ecumenical Patriarch Benefit Golf Tournament at Green- USAID Presents Timeline of Assistance for Fire Relief Bartholomew and visits to Hagia dale Golf Course (6700 Telegraph Sophia, Baloukli Monastery, the Road) on Friday, October 19 at By Dimitri Soultogiannis The commodities, which included operation initiatives proposed dur- and living conditions of the fire vic- Church of Chora and other sacred 8:30 AM. Breakfast will be served Special to the National Herald 300 tents, 3,000 sleeping bags, and ing the September technical assess- tims, through both financial and sites. The pilgrimage is open to all at 7:30 AM. This year’s celebrity 10,000 blankets, were consigned to ment visit.” material aid,” he said. “Secondly, Philoptochos members (and their golfer will be USA Today sports WASHINGTON, D.C. – United the Hellenic Red Cross for fire-af- Keynote speaker Ambassador there must be funding of compre- spouses) and will include an op- columnist Christine Brennan. States Agency for International De- fected households,” Ms. Fore said Mallias thanked Ms. Fore and the hensive studies for the environ- tional visit to Cappadocia on Sponsorships are $5,000, $2,500, velopment (USAID) Administrator “The total value of the emergency American government for their as- mental recovery of the damaged ar- Thursday, October 11-14. There is $1,000, $500, $250 and $150. Par- and Acting Director of U.S. Foreign relief commodities, including sistance and support during this eas. We must renew and maintain limited availability, and it is on a ticipation includes breakfast, Assistance Henrietta Fore ex- transportation, was approximately “Greek national tragedy.” our cultural landmarks damaged in first-come, first-serve basis. For awards ceremony, luncheon, green pressed USAID’s belief that public- $500,000. USAID/OFDA also “I am grateful to Ms. Henrietta the fires, such as Ancient Olympia. more information, contact the Na- fees and golf cart. Sign up individ- private partnerships can enhance worked with U.S. Forest Service H. Fore, Acting Administrator of There must be a sustainable devel- tional Philoptochos office at 212- ually or with a foursome. Lots of and extend the reach of interna- (USFS) to procure and transport the U.S. Agency for International opment of the Peloponnese and 744-4390. wonderful prizes. For more infor- tional recovery efforts and engage emergency fire-fighting equip- Development and Acting Director Evia. There must be reconstruction mation, call Nick Larigakis at 202- corporate leaders interested in sup- ment, including 3,000 complete of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Mr. of regional infrastructure, such as ■ OCTOBER 6 785-8430. porting humanitarian recovery and nomex fire suits, for the Hellenic Stephen Jordan, Senior Vice Presi- irrigation systems, and highway CHICAGO – The United Hellenic reconstruction in the areas of Fire Brigade.” dent and Executive Director of the and transportation systems that are American Congress cordially in- ■ NOVEMBER 2-3 Greece affected by recent wildfires According to Ms. Fore, from Business Civil Leadership Center imperative for the revival of the af- vites the community to its 32nd PORTLAND, Ore.; SEATTLE, Wash. during a forum, which took place September 1 to 8, USAID/OFDA de- for organizing this event,” Ambas- fected areas. We must restore our annual banquet at the Fairmont – Capella Romana cordially invites on Thursday, September 20 at the ployed a six-person interagency sador Mallias said. “We are faced image in the tourism industry. Fi- Hotel in Chicago on October 6. the community to its 17th Annual World Bank Building in Washing- technical team to wildfire-affected nally, the Greek government will UHAC’s honoree this year is the Season at Saint Mary’s Cathedral ton. areas in Greece to assess the impact provide incentives for the rebuild- Treasurer of the State of Illinois, in Portland, Oregon and Town Hall The forum was attended by of the wildfires and evaluate poten- “There must be ing and growth of businesses in the Alexi Giannoulias. Elected to his in Seattle, Washington on Novem- leading figures of the Greek and tial hazards created by newly reconstruction of affected areas.” first term on November 7, 2006 at ber 2-3 at 8 PM. Cappella Ro- Greek American community such burned terrain. The team provided Ambassador Mallias also men- the age of 30, he became the mana's name refers to the me- as Professor in the Practice of technical assistance to the Greek regional infrastructure, tioned that according to the Greek youngest State Treasurer in the na- dieval Greek concept of the Roman Diplomacy and Advisor of Interna- government of how to respond to such as irrigation and Ministry of Economy and Finance, tion. UHAC is proud to announce oikoumene (inhabited world), tional Development at Georgetown the current emergency and estab- highway systems for the the impact of the wildfires on the that under the chairmanship of which embraced Rome and West- University Andrew Natsios, Bishop lished a basis for continuing coop- economy will be limited to approxi- Treasurer Giannoulias, and in co- ern Europe, as well as the Byzan- of Phasiane Andonios and Ambas- eration on longer-term wildfire revival of affected areas” mately 0.3%, and the progress and operation with the Hellenic Ameri- tine Empire of Constantinople sador of the Hellenic Republic to management and ecosystem man- growth of the Greek economy over can Leadership Council, it will ("New Rome") and its Slavic com- the United States Alexandros agement issues. The team, which with a national tragedy, but hope the past few years will not be launch the Pericles Fellowship Pro- monwealth. Each program in some Mallias who was also the keynote included representatives from US- remains and reconstruction efforts threatened. gram to grant Greek-American stu- way reflects the musical, cultural speaker. The U.S. Chamber of Com- AID/OFDA and USFS, visited will make us stronger. As Odysseas “Furthermore, the deficit is not dents $10,000 fellowships to serve and spiritual heritage of this ecu- merce was represented by its Exec- burned sites in Evia, Attica, and the Elytis once said, ‘If you disassemble expected to rise above 3% of GDP,” in public service internships. For menical vision. A free pre-concert utive Vice President Stephen Jor- Peloponnese regions, accompanied Greece, eventually you will see that he said. “Despite serious problems more information, call 312-640- lecture by Dr. John Chryssavgis, dan. by officials from the U.S. Embassy an olive tree, a vine and a ship still at the local level, economic produc- 1055. theological consultant to the During her speech Ms. Fore pre- in Athens, the Hellenic Fire remain.’ With these three elements tivity at the national level has not "Green Patriarch," His All Holiness sented the timeline of the assis- Brigade, and the Greek Foreign we will overcome this catastrophe, been significantly affected.” ■ OCTOBER 7 Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patri- tance provided to Greece by the Ministry. Following the field visits, and rebuild all that was lost.” Ambassador Mallias concluded MANHASSET, N.Y. – The Hellenic arch of Constantinople precedes United States government which the team met with Greek officials, According to the Greek Ambas- his speech by stressing that Greece Women’s Club of North Shore cor- each concert at 7:00pm. A panel today has reached approximately including the Minister of Public Or- sador, short term measures are al- is a strong and self-confident coun- dially invites the community to its discussion with audience interac- the amount of 2 million dollars. der, the Director of the Hellenic De- ready underway, and include assis- try, with one of the highest growth annual Philanthropic Luncheon at tion forms the last part of the Fore mentioned that on August 27, partment of Forestry, and the Secre- tance to individuals and communi- rates in the European Union and the North Hills Country Club on evening's presentation. Led by U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires tary General of the Ministry for ties affected by the fires, as well as the Eurozone. Sunday, October 7 at 11 AM. Pro- Alexander Lingas, Cappella Ro- Thomas Countryman declared Public Order. taking special care of the families “Today, Greece is a major player ceeds from this luncheon will ben- mana is joined by Medieval Strings Greece a disaster area due to the “To date in the 2007 fiscal year, who have lost loved ones. in Southeast Europe, both econom- efit the Foster Foundation for Pedi- (Margriet Tindemans, Shira Kam- magnitude of the wildfires and the USAID/OFDA has provided more “The main priority of the Greek ically and politically. There are atric Cancer Research. The pro- men, and David Morris) in a vi- loss of life, property, and liveli- than $600,000 in emergency assis- government is the prevention of over 3,600 Greek firms and more gram will include a showing of fine sionary new work by Robert Kyr for hoods. In response, USAID/OFDA tance to Greece,” Ms. Fore said. erosion and flooding in the coming than 2,300 branches of Greek furs and evening fashions, special- eight voices, two vielles and viola immediately provided $100,000 “USAID/OFDA is also providing an months, in order to avoid further banks operating in Southeast Eu- ty boutiques and a Chinese auc- da gamba, and percussion. The through the U.S. Embassy in additional $1.35 million through destruction of the affected areas,” rope, and have invested over one tion. More than 200 women from text is drawn from the Greek Or- Athens to the Hellenic Red Cross existing agreements with the USFS he said. “With regard to the envi- billion Euro in the region,” Ambas- Long Island and the New York Met- thodox Service for the Environ- for the purchase and distribution of to implement a technical assistance ronment, burnt areas will be sur- sador Mallias said. ropolitan area are expected to at- ment from Mt. Athos and prayers emergency relief commodities for program in coordination with veyed and immediately declared “Additionally, according to an tend. For more information and and invocations of indigenous peo- fire-affected households. Greek fire response and forestry for reforestation.” agreement signed by Russia, Bul- reservations, call Agatha Lizardos ples, related to living in harmony “On September 5 and 6, USAID management authorities. This pro- According to Ambassador garia and Greece in March 2007, a at 516-627-4053 or Sharon Panos with nature. For more information, and the Office of Foreign Disaster gram, which will be implemented Mallias the Reconstruction Plan pipeline will run from the Bulgaria at 516-365-4685. call Mark Powell at 503-236-8202 Assistance (OFDA) transported ad- through the remainder of 2007 and formed by the Greek government to the northern Greek port of or e-mail at ditional emergency relief com- throughout 2008, will address im- has seven major pillars. Alexandropoulos by 2009, strategi- ■ OCTOBER 11 [email protected]. modities from the USAID/OFDA mediate ecosystem stabilization “First and foremost, we must cally placing Greece on the East- WASHGINTON, D.C. – The Ameri- warehouse in Pisa, Italy, to Greece. needs and develop longer-term co- confront the problems of housing West energy corridor.” can Hellenic Institute cordially in- ■ NOTE TO OUR READERS vites the community to “The This calendar of events section is a Tragedy of Greek Politics: 50 Years complimentary service to the since Nikos Kazantzakis’ Death," a Greek American community. All forum presented by Vassilis Lam- parishes, organizations and insti- bropoulos, C.P. 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Of Pedophilia, Continued from page 1 themselves with al Qaeda, but that alliance has recently dissolved – be- “The basic thinking is, ‘we re- cause they don’t want al Qaeda Alleged Victim turn if we succeed.’ But the inverse telling them what to do – and they principle of that is, ‘we stay if we are now starting to work with us. Was Only 10 fail.’ That’s the position we’re in, That’s one example of improve- I’m afraid, and I don’t think it ment,” he added. makes much sense. We need to “I don’t want to paint a rosy pic- Continued from page 1 push for a more meaningful reduc- ture. It’s not rosy, at all. But I’ve tion,” he added. seen a change. I think we’ve turned lead story of its June 30 edition (the The strategy currently being em- the corner militarily. The Iraqi peo- article was about the special meet- ployed by General David Petraeus, ple I spoke to told me they feel safer ing of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the top U.S. military commander in now than they did before, and they the Archdiocese in reference to the Iraq, follows classic counter-insur- feel safer with us there. They now alleged sexual misconduct of the gency doctrine. It protects areas al- realize we’re not there to take over. now defrocked Rev. Nicholas Kati- ready under U.S. control, then The place isn’t safe enough, by any nas, but could not reveal that Father clears and holds areas of the coun- means, but it’s safer. The bombings Graff was the alleged perpetrator at try which are under insurgent con- in Fallujah are down by almost 75 the time): “Metropolitan Alexios of trol or influence. percent, from what I understand. Atlanta updated the Synod on the By having troops commit them- Iraqi soldiers are being successfully case of an archimandrite who re- selves for longer periods of time to trained, and they’re stepping up. signed from his parish, and from a certain towns and villages, U.S. Those are all positive develop- prominent chairmanship of an insti- forces should have more leverage ments,” Rep. Bilirakis said. tution of the Archdiocese under to maintain security in cleared ar- Congressman Bilirakis conced- strange conditions. Alexios said that eas, according to a Power & Interest ed, however, that the push for sta- the archimandrite was placed on News Report analysis this past bility in Iraq is a challenge political- suspension, and will be sent to Spir- March. Once each area is secured, ly. itual Court for reasons of ‘sexual troops can more easily oversee the “We turned the corner militarily, misconduct.’ No further informa- influx of development aid and pro- but not politically – unfortunately – tion was given on the case. The jects, which should turn each re- and the window of opportunity is archimandrite was a candidate to spective population away from the starting to close politically. It’s become a bishop, and he was even insurgency. “It is a long process that probably a matter of just a few placed on the three-person ballot at takes time and resources, since the months now. The Iraqi Government least twice thus far.” counter-insurgents must move has not achieved stability, and our At press time, Archbishop from section to section until the en- troops can’t stay there very much Demetrios of America had not re- tire country is pacified and under TNH ARCHIVES longer – not for 15 more months. turned the Herald’s call. Neither did control,” the PINR analysis states. Left to right: Congressmen John Sarbanes (D-Maryland), Gus Bilirakis (R-Florida) and Zack Space (D- They need to come home and rest. Father Graff answer the phone at his “But the likelihood of the surge Ohio) during an event sponsored by the American Hellenic Institute in Washington a few weeks after they We have other commitments residence, and telephone messages strategy succeeding is slim,” PINR were each elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2006. The three have developed a around the world, too, not just to Saint John the Divine Church stated in the same analysis, be- close bond with one another. Iraq,” he said. went unanswered. cause the U.S. does not have the But the American public must In an interview with Metropolitan political will to commit the neces- all voices to be heard. Bush? “The bottom line is, we can’t af- try to be patient; have faith in Gen- Alexios, under whose ecclesiastical sary time and resources to see this “Even with – I should say espe- “It’s a matter of credibility and ford to politicize this issue, at all. eral Petraeus; and support the jurisdiction Father Nicholas Graff be- strategy through. cially with – that objective as a goodwill, and the President must It’s a very sensitive issue, and we troops, he added. longs, Alexios said, “I have nothing to Debate over a large-scale troop starting point, the discussion could take steps to restore the credibility need to be mindful of how serious “I think we need to bring all our tell you, except that he has been withdrawal is rife in the Democrat- also yield arguments about why we and goodwill we lost. Don’t forget, the business of war is. As important troops home eventually, but we placed on suspension. The rest is up ically-controlled Congress, includ- shouldn’t leave. If you have a dis- we went in on a false premise – as it is to look back at how we got can’t just cut and run. I don’t think to the Spiritual Court.” ing among Republicans, and the cussion beginning with how and weapons of mass destruction – and there – to achieve better under- the American people want us to do leading Democratic Presidential why we should pull out, you not that was a huge error. It cost us standing in hindsight – it’s even that because that would be totally candidates are making election only position yourself to more ef- dearly in terms of the world’s faith more important to focus on where irresponsible. General Petraeus has The lawsuit alleges promises to withdraw the troops. fectively counter those who believe in America, and a good part of that we are and what we’re doing right a lot of credibility. All that nonsense that Father Graff Moreover, a new U.S. poll conduct- we should stay – and that’s our re- is tied to the President’s personal now,” Rep. Bilirakis said. in that ad – ‘General Betray Us’ – ed by the Pew Research Center cite sponsibility to the public, the ma- credibility,” Rep. Space said. The situation is less bleak than that was just uncalled for (The began exhibiting that 54 percent of Americans want jority of Americans want us out of “But the mark of true leadership the general public thinks it is, he House passed a resolution praising “undue, obsessive and U.S. troops out of Iraq “as soon as Iraq – you also attract others to the also means being able to admit said. General Petraeus’ patriotism this inappropriate interest possible,” with only 39 percent table whose voices haven’t yet been one’s mistakes, and the President’s “I was there on August 14, in the past Wednesday, September 26, by thinking America should keep its heard,” he said. refusal to do so has certainly been Anbar province. I spoke directly a 341-79 vote). The man is a sol- in him.” troops there until the situation sta- “I also think the larger point is, tragic. I’m optimistic that this Presi- with the tribal leaders, and spoke dier, and what he told us during the bilizes. asking whether it’s working or not dent’s successor will take a differ- with General Petraeus. Since Pe- hearings was straightforward: Asked whether Father Graff was, “In a political climate like this, it working keeps us on the Adminis- ent course. Does that mean Bush is traeus has taken over central com- We’re up to 160,000 troops now. in fact, sent before Spiritual Court, is difficult to imagine that a sus- tration’s ground. We need to get off a lame duck on this issue? I hope mand in Iraq, there has been a no- He’s going to reassess the situation Alexios said, “Of course,” but when tained large-scale troop presence is the President’s terrain and open the not. There’s still a lot of time left ticeable improvement. The people I for us in March, and we should be asked to disclose the Court’s deci- possible barring significant positive doors for more creative thinking,” between now and the end of 2008 – talked to said they have seen a big down to 100,000 troops by the end sion, he declined comment: “I can developments in Iraq,” PINR stated he added. 15 months – and a lot of American difference. Six to eight months ago, of next year,” Rep. Bilirakis said. not tell you many things.” Asked in another analysis posted this past Rep. Sarbanes also pointed out troops could die between now and they told me, you couldn’t walk on “And the morale among our whether or not the Spiritual Court Tuesday, September 26 that, because the Democrats, who then, so I think President Bush has the streets in Fallujah without get- troops is good. I was there. I talked has decided to defrock Father Graff, (www.PINR.com). “Additionally, it are generally opposed to the war, an obligation to try and change ting shot at, or bombs going off to them, and I had dinner with Alexios said, “We do not know yet. is not at all clear whether the U.S. are in charge of Congress at the course,” he added. nearby. Now, the bombing rate is them. I don’t think they want to He has been placed on suspension.” military has the necessary troop moment, they can easily command REP. BILIRAKIS significantly down,” he said. come home until their mission is When the Herald noted that Alex- numbers to successfully implement the discourse in the Capitol by Congressman Bilirakis told the “The situation is still unstable. accomplished. And I think they’re ios appointed Father Graff Vicar Gen- the strategy throughout Iraq for the shifting the ground at the commit- Herald that, while he agrees U.S. There’s a group of tribal leaders in clear about their mission: to create eral of the Atlanta Metropolis, the period of time necessary for it to tee level. troops need to come home eventu- that area, and Saddam left them stability and give the Iraqi Govern- Metropolitan of Atlanta said, “Are succeed.” “It’s not as simple as it sounds. ally, patience is in order, noting that alone because he couldn’t control ment an opportunity to succeed – you questioning me now? You are The actual structure of the cur- In the Senate, for example, the De- he was in Iraq this past August for a them. Then we took Saddam out, to govern and achieve political rec- neither a Court, nor my spiritual fa- rent debate in Congress was at the mocrats don’t have the 60 votes firsthand look at the situation. and once he was gone, they allied onciliation,” he said. ther. forefront of Congressman Sar- they need. But we do have the pow- When he was asked since when er of committee structure, and we he has known that Father Graff was do need to take the discussion in a living with an underage boy, Alexios different direction. That’s some- said, “I do not want to discuss any- thing we can do – at least in the thing. You are a smart man, and you House – and it’s something we know that we can not discuss some- ought to do,” he said. thing which has been referred to the REP. SPACE Court.” Congressman Space told the Asked to comment on the case Herald he agreed with Rep. Sar- from a spiritual standpoint, Alexios banes’ point that the Congressional said, “We are very sorry, but the debate ought to be restructured, Church exists for the sinners. Christ saying that, in spite of the plan to came for the sinners.” When asked scale the number of troops down to again since how long he has known pre-surge levels, he thinks the Pres- that one of his priests lived with the ident’s strategy has not really boy, he said, “I will not say anything changed. else. Please do not put pressure on “It’s a lot more of the same, and me.” the situation in Iraq has deteriorat- The accuser is 22 years old today, ed. Pulling troops back to pre-surge and is a Greek Orthodox Christian, levels does not demonstrate cre- according to members of the hierar- ative thinking for solving the prob- chy, as well as his attorney Robert lem. It just puts us back to where Spohrer, who declined to comment we were before,” Rep. Space said, due “to the sensitivity of the issue.” arguing that the President should Priests who spoke to the Herald consider other options and convene on the condition of anonymity said, a global summit to discuss the “The issue was somewhat known in problem within the framework of Florida,” adding that, “Graff had tak- the international community. en the boy with him to the official “I think it’s time we try and look dinner of the Saint Photios National at the war in Iraq from a new per- Shrine in St. Augustine (Florida), AP/SUSAN WALSH spective. What the President ought where Archbishop Demetrios, hierar- General David Petraeus testifies to be doing is calling for interna- chs, priests, archons of the Ecumeni- on the future course of the war in tional participation, and asking cal Patriarchate and other officials Iraq, while appearing before the that leaders of other countries help were in attendance.” Senate Foreign Relations Com- us come up with a solution. Right The Archdiocese is also accused in mittee on Capitol Hill in Wash- now, we’re the only ones shoulder- the lawsuit, which alleges that, “At ington this past September 11. ing this burden, and the Adminis- all times, the Archdiocese was aware tration has alienated the interna- of Defendant Graff’s misconduct and banes’ mind when he spoke to the tional community with its go-it- sexual propensities.” Herald. Trying to determine alone approach,” he said. Father Graff’s alleged victim “re- whether or not the current strategy “The Administration is commit- quired hospitalization, therapy and is working is almost like chasing ting a fundamental error in the art counseling, and will be required in one’s tail, he said, so the discussion of war, in that it’s not considering the future to seek medical care and on Capitol Hill needs another ob- all available options. It’s not wise to counseling, and incur future costs jective: pursue a policy that has proven it- and expenses,” the lawsuit says. “The bleakness of the situation self, time and again, to be unsuc- Father Graff’s attorney, Tom Fal- in Iraq notwithstanding, I really be- cessful. The very definition of in- lis, told WJXT Channel 4 in Jack- lieve we need to alter the course of sanity is doing something over and sonville on September 20, the law- the current debate in Congress. If, over again, even when it continues suit “has no merits, and we think it’s at the committee level, the objec- to fail – repeating the same behav- frivolous. We have every intention of tive of our discussion is how to ior in the hopes of achieving a dif- defending the suit, vindicating our bring every last American soldier ferent result,” he added. client, as well as countersuing.” home as soon as possible – that be- When asked how he would re- According to official biographical ing the paramount premise – then spond to those who are altogether data, which is still recorded at Saint we can really modify the debate,” against withdrawing U.S. troops John the Divine’s parish in Jack- Rep. Sarbanes said. from Iraq, Congressman Space said sonville, Father Graff, is a native of “That isn’t happening. The dis- he would try to persuade them to Baltimore, Maryland, born on March cussion right now is about whether look at the problem from another 4, 1957. He graduated from Hellenic it’s working or not working. But angle. College in 1979 and from Holy Cross that’s no longer a viable debate. I’m “I’m not advocating an immedi- in 1982. He pursued graduate stud- a freshman congressman, having ate, all-out withdrawal. That would ies at Catholic University in Washing- just gotten elected to Congress last be irresponsible. But the Adminis- ton. year for the first time, but I’m trying tration has to shift from us being an He was appointed a permanent to nudge my senior colleagues re- occupying army, and invite more member of the Board of Trustees of spectfully about this,” he added. international participation,” he Saint Photos Shrine, and its Execu- When he was asked if setting said, perhaps along the lines of tive Director. He was also appoint- that particular premise as the over- United Nations peacekeeping ed a member of the Archdiocesan arching framework for the discus- forces. Council, and is a member of the sion could genuinely invite partici- But can the President effectively HC/HC Board of Trustees, as well pation of staunch war supporters, appeal to an international commu- as the Metropolis of Atlanta’s Met- as well as opponents, and whether nity which is critical of the U.S.-led ropolitan Council. Metropolitan such a specific objective would ren- war in Iraq, and which does not Alexios had also appointed him der a foregone conclusion, Con- want any part of it? And can the dean of vicars, as well as Vicar of gressman Sarbanes said the discus- rest of the world be expected to let Northern Florida. sion should unquestionably permit go of its anger toward President 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 Father Milton Efthimiou: An Example of Church, Community and Their Historical Roots

By Theodore Kalmoukos sacre of Greeks and Armenians, Paulson, etc.), for whom many went and thus, I was able to put my ques- and phronema to their constituen- then consideration should be given Special to the National Herald Chrysostomos was quartered and to him as their father confessor. tions to rest and solidify my beliefs cies, Father Milton was asked? to closing the College down. I for hung by marauding Turks, and Fa- Many of them, of course, had to take in Orthodoxy.” “A good question. Tough call,” he one, want to see committed gradu- BOSTON, Mass. – As a young boy, ther Vasilios fled for his life, hiding care of me while he taught, and had Father Milton credits his many said. “Yet though problematic, I ates to Greek Orthodoxy come out Rev. Dr. Miltiades (Milton) B. in the hills and then went onto made me one of the ‘Cavadakia’ by role models for where he is today: must say that, on the one hand, of my alma mater, who live and Efthimiou was close to his father, the France. osmosis.” “Of course Archbishop Iakovos Christ’s Evangelion (Gospel) can breathe Hellenism and Orthodox late Rev. Vasilios Efthimiou, and wit- “My father spoke to me of this pe- Father Milton is fluent in Greek played a major role in my life from a not, never has been, nor will it ever Christianity. I don’t want to see my nessed many historical events, as riod, where even as a layman he was and credits his parents and Greek young age,” he said. “My mother be limited to Greek-speaking or Church becoming just one more well as many personages, like Arch- in the inner circle of Chrysostomos’ school for helping him. “Home was taught me music. I still play the pi- Russian-speaking, or African-speak- American Congregational Church, bishop Athenagoras, who later be- confidantes,” Father Milton said. “I my first school, but I also must give ano, and am a classical music buff. ing people only. On the other hand, devoid of its Hellenic Orthodox her- came Ecumenical Patriarch and have inherited several books, relics credit to the Greek American Insti- My brother George played a major we confronted with a phenomenon itage as a solution to the identity cri- who, many years later, bestowed the and vestments belonging to tute connected to the Zoodochos role as an older brother and surro- on these shores, which never hap- sis which some say we seem to be offikion (honorary title), “Proto- Chrysostomos, which I reverently Peghe (Life-Giving Spring) Church gate father since Father Vasilios died pened before in history. For the first in.” presbyter of the Ecumenical Patriar- treasure and keep in my library in in the Bronx, the first such school in when I was young and, even before time, Greeks, Russians, Romanians, Father Milton also said he thinks chate,” on Father Milton. his and my father’s memory. After the New York metropolitan area,” he that, since my father was almost Serbs, Antiochians, Arab-speaking it’s important that the Church in As a young boy, Father Efthimiou the Asia Minor Catastrophe, he es- said. never home with all that he was do- Christians and others find them- America remain under the aegis of also knew Bishop Athenagoras caped to Paris, taking as many of his Asked about the Retired Clergy ing with Archbishop Athenagoras selves in substantial numbers in one the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Cavadas, the first dean of the Holy mentor’s treasures as he could carry. Association and the financial assis- and later Archbishop Michael. Being geographic setting (America). This “My dream is the same as that of Cross Greek Orthodox School of In Paris, another chapter began for tance it gives to needy families of re- the oldest, George was slated to be- has never happened before. What Archbishop Iakovos, who wanted Theology at Pomfret, Connecticut. him. While attending the university tired clergy, Father Milton said, come the priest, but went into busi- do we do? It’s truly problematic, es- the Church to remain under the Pa- Father Efthimiou is considered in Sorbonne, where he graduated pecially for our Church, be it at the triarchate and, contrary to the opin- one of the most prolific and educat- with honors in Political Science, he level of Hellenic College/Holy Cross ions of many leaders, he did not ed theologians of the Greek Ortho- became secretary to Eleftherios or SCCOBA (Standing Conference want the Church in America to be- dox Archdiocese of America, which Venizelos, and was involved with of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in come autonomous or auto- he has served in various capacities Venizelos’ Paris operation. At America).” cephalous. He often said, that the for almost half a century. August around this time, Athenagoras came Father Efthimiou also gave a con- time might one day come, but it is 2008 will mark his 50th anniversary to America as Archbishop and began troversial answer concerning the ne- far off in the distant future,” he said. as a priest. corresponding with Father Vasilios cessity of Hellenic College: “Without Father Milton said he strongly be- What motivated this interview in Paris, asking my father to join him trying to be confrontational, it is my lieves in preserving Greek as the was a series of events, which began in America to help him sort out the opinion that its existence is not vital main language of the Church. with a concern of the Retired Clergy mess that the Church in America for Orthodoxy,” he said. “I know that “I have always thought of lan- Association, as cited in their official was in at the time. He asked him to this answer invites much criticism guage as a link which united us with publication, for the plight of many be ordained so that, as a cleric, he from many people at many levels. the past,” he said. “I love serving in retired priests and presvyteres would better serve the ecclesiastical Archbishop Iakovos, of blessed the Greek language. It’s a link with (priest’s spouses) who find them- needs here. My father did not want memory, first put forth the establish- the past, with a language that the selves in dire financial straits. Father to come to America, mainly because ment of a Hellenic College at his first early Christians worshipped in, and Milton, though retired himself, my mother, who was also from Clergy-Laity Conference as Arch- which our forefathers and saints joined many others in contributing a Smyrna, and who went to Paris to bishop in Buffalo, New York in 1960. wrote in. I have learned to think and substantial amount to this program, study music and piano with such lu- It came at the prompting of Judge pray in that language, yet out of ne- which attempts to assist those fami- minaries as Debussy, Ravel, Stravin- John Pappas, brother of Tom Pap- cessity, I pastored my various con- lies in need. sky, Faure and Cortot, was also a pas, and it created quite a stir at the gregations in the past 50 years in the When asked if his contribution known concert pianist there. Com- time. I happened to be sitting with language they were most comfort- symbolizes and represents some- ing from a well-to-do family, which Father John Pallas of the first gradu- able in – sometimes Greek, more of- thing deeper which he is trying to now immigrated to Mytilene, then ating class at Pomfret, who was then ten in English, but always in the Hel- convey, Father Milton said, “Yes, it Athens, because of the Catastrophe, host pastor to this historic confer- lenic ethos and spirit of traditional symbolizes something about which I she didn’t want to abandon her lu- ence. We heard judge Pappas pro- Orthodoxy, as the vehicle through get very emotional. It has to do with crative musical career in Paris be- pose his motion, saying that we which to get closer to the Triune the example those early pioneer cause, in those days, you couldn’t be must have a college like the Protes- God.” priests set for us who followed, in a presvytera and a concert hall pi- tants, who have Boston University, Father Milton told the Herald he developing parish life as we know it anist.” or the Roman Catholics, who have was very disturbed by what Pope today and, in particular, the exam- But, Father Milton went onto ex- Boston College, a Jesuit school. He Benedict XVI’s recent statements ple of the first and early graduates of plain, “Athenagoras finally con- said that we would attract more stu- characterizing the Orthodox Church Pomfret, beginning in 1942, who set vinced him and Helene, his wife, to dents to learn about Hellenism than as “incomplete and wounded” be- the pace for us. My father was ex- drop everything, get ordained, come all those other schools combined. cause it doesn’t accept the primacy tremely close to those early gradu- here and begin the tedious process Father Pallas turned to me and of the Pope. ates. He was their teacher and father of going from town to town in Amer- asked how this was to be done? Who “Not long ago, I wrote several ar- confessor.” ica – like Lowell, Massachusetts and Rev. Dr. Milton Efthimiou, who served as ecumenical officer of the would foot the bill? And what would ticles for the media praising the Father Milton, along with some Corona, Queens – organizing, Archdiocese for 15 years, greets Pope John Paul II. become of Holy Cross? Judge Pap- Pope’s visit to the Phanar at the end other priests, started the first Re- preaching and teaching. Athenago- pas continued and said that the of last November,” he said. “Today, I tired Clergy Association to help ras instinctively knew that, in order “Thank God for the other Archdioce- ness instead. He became a success- most important thing would be that characterize the Pope’s assertion as needy priests of his generation (the to survive, we needed not only bod- san organizations like Philoptochos, ful maritime engineer, owning his our school would become accredit- an abomination. In my view, he has 1940’s). His father, also a protopres- ies, but educated priests that the Clergy Syndesmos and sisterhood of own shipping company.” ed. Father Pallas said, ‘Father Mil- cancelled out all the positive results byter (the highest rank a married communities could look up to for Presvyteres, which also raise money Asked about the differences be- ton, you went on for graduate work that the various Orthodox/Catholic clergyman can attain), was a distin- guidance and spiritual edification.” and assist the retirees who are in tween Holy Cross today and the one in those other renowned schools. dialogues have achieved in the past guished and dynamic cleric known Asked what his father told him need. The RCA, under the able lead- he attended, Father Milton said, “In Did they recognize your credits from 25 years. I met then Cardinal for his charismatic sermons, which about Venizelos, Father Milton an- ership of Father Nicholas my years, Holy Cross was just a the- Holy Cross?’ I answered, every sin- Ratzinger, who is now Pope, several he also delivered on a Boston radio swered, “There were four things Soteropoulos, struggles to raise ological school and seminary. There gle one of them. I didn’t need a col- times, both here and in Rome. I was program, the first of its kind in that my father was passionate funds, but continues to determine was no Hellenic College. That came lege for my accreditation.” always cognizant of a document he America. He wrote a history of the about: the Bible, the writings of the who those priests are, who are in le- later. We were very confined to the Father Milton also said he is un- wrote in 2000 entitled, ‘Dominus Greek Orthodox Church in America early Church Fathers, delivering ser- gitimate need of financial assis- grounds of the school, and to study sure what the founders of Hellenic Iesus,’ when he was prefect of the (in Greek) when the Church was mons with a powerful message and tance. All these organizations meet Greek so that we could read the New College would say about his opin- Congregation of the Faith. In it, he still in its nascent stages in this coun- Venizelos. It was not unusual to hear periodically to coordinate their ef- Testament and Fathers in their origi- ions. stated that Christian denominations try. Father Vasilios quoting Saint Basil in forts in this growing area of con- nal language. We had other classes, “It’s hard to say what they would were not true churches but merely Father Vasilios was born in Kirka- one breath, and Venizelos in the cern.” of course, but the primary goal of think,” he said. “They certainly ecclesial communities. He went on- gatz, a small town in Asia Minor next.” If he could do it all over again, the School was to prepare us for the wouldn’t be against progress. Father to refer to the Orthodox Churches as close to Smyrna. He was a classmate Asked if his father influenced Father Milton was asked, would he priesthood and serve a Greek Ortho- George Poulos might be a better per- having many elements of sanctifica- and close friend of (future Patri- him to become a priest, he said, still join the priesthood? dox Parish. I’m not sure I can ade- son to ask, since he knows more tion and of truth, but were ‘wound- arch) Athenagoras when they both “That’s a difficult question. My fa- “I think I eventually would have,” quately answer about today’s Holy about those early years. But my fa- ed’ churches because they did not attended the theological school at ther passed away when I was 18 he said. “I always felt that to be or- Cross. I’m not sure what its concise ther’s dreams for the scholi, and recognize the primacy of the Pope. I Halki. Both graduated from Halki in years old. He was Dean of the dained was an awesome responsibil- objective is. I read in the (Greek-lan- those of Athenagoras, Cavadas and believe that, even when his prede- 1908. They both went their own Boston Cathedral (1934-42), and ity. When I first went to the theolog- guage daily edition of the National others, could be summarized in cessor, Pope John Paul II, brought way, Athenagoras becoming Metro- subsequently, the New York Cathe- ical school, which had just relocated Herald) an article by my good making the School the best center the two Churches closer together, he politan of Kerkyra (Corfu) and Vasil- dral (1942-53). Iakovos, the future to Brookline from Pomfret, my sole friend, now also retired, the Grand for Greek Orthodox learning in the remained silent, keeping these feel- ios, after returning to Kirkagatz for a Archbishop of North & South Ameri- objective was to study theology. But Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical world. If the college strives for this – ings inside of him. The Pope and the while, becoming a teacher and the- ca, succeeded him as dean of the from a young age, and through sem- Throne, Father George Tsetsis – who because this is how Iakovos envi- Church of Rome must be taken to ologian, as well as itinerant preach- Boston Cathedral in 1942. The truth inary, I was deeply troubled by all for years was the Patriarchal repre- sioned the purpose of Hellenic Col- task by Ecumenical Patriarch er and chanter for area churches. Fa- of the matter is that I was very close- the divisions in Christendom. Did sentative to the World Council of lege – then it fulfills everyone’s Bartholomew, one of the great ther Vasilios even had Aristotle ly associated with the Church and a our Church possess the fullness of Churches in Geneva, and with dream for a better Holy Cross. Is it Church leaders of recent times, who Onassis as one of his students, who Greek American Day school, and I’m Truth? What about the Protestants whom I attended many conferences doing this? That is a topic for anoth- is well educated, and who spent would one become one of the richest sure that this had a profound influ- and Roman Catholics? Were there worldwide – about the issue of con- er discussion.” time in Rome as a student and later men in the world – a rags to riches ence on me while growing up. I other avenues to God? I spent end- verts to the Orthodox faith. His con- But the question remained: as a representative of the Phanar on story Onassis often cited when he don’t ever remember my father ex- less hours of discussion with my pro- cern, which represented my own, is Should Hellenic College close in or- Papal affairs. I humbly and respect- visited his old teacher in New York. erting any undue pressure on me to fessors like Father Silas Koskinas, that, while of course we welcome der to force the creation of a new fully urge the spiritual leader of It was in New York that Father Vasil- go to seminary to become a priest. who later become Metropolitan converts to Greek Orthodoxy, we theological school? hundreds of millions of Orthodox ios, introduced him to Tina Livanos My father used to take me as a Silas of New Jersey, Bishop must be careful the school does not “This is a powerful question that worldwide to respond to this attack and officiated at their wedding young boy to the Archdiocese on Athenagoras Kokkinakis, Father become a haven for disgruntled peo- needs a delicate response,” he said. on Orthodoxy by the Pope, even be- many years later. In 1967, in memo- 79th Street, and while he was in George Tsoumas and others on ple who are at odds with their own “Someone like myself – in retire- fore any scheduled dialogues con- ry of his old teacher, Onassis invited meetings with Athenagoras on the these subjects. Ironically enough, denominations and are coming to ment, away from field of battle tinue. I understand it is a very sensi- Father Milton to officiate his wed- third floor, I was playing with the many years later, I would find my- Orthodoxy for nothing more than its which I was in for all those years at tive issue, and has to do with three ding to Jackie Kennedy on the island cook in the kitchen basement. He al- self as the executive director of In- pageantry, spirituality, mysticism or the Archdiocese – is not the person entities: Constantinople, Rome and of Scorpios (Father Milton de- so often took me to Saint Basil’s ter-Church Relations under Arch- music. The beauty of our faith is that to answer such an explosive ques- Turkey. Nevertheless, the Pope’s hu- clined). Academy, where he taught at the bishop Iakovos for 15 years, dealing it is more ‘orthopraxia’ than ‘ortho- tion. What I can offer humbly is this: miliating remarks must be ad- After Kirkagatz, Father Vasilios girl’s school. More vividly, I remem- with Roman Catholics, Protestants, doxia.’ That is, putting into pastoral How can you shut something down dressed and not tolerated in the fu- went to Smyrna, where he under- ber the trips by train to Pomfret from the National Council of Churches, existential practice the glory of tra- which has been functioning for ture.” took the secretarial duties for the Boston twice a week to teach at the Moslems in the Middle East, etc., ditional orthodoxy.” many years and for which so much Father Milton said he does not renowned Chrysostomos, Metropol- newly created Holy Cross theologi- but not before, after graduating Along these lines, what about money has been spent? But I reserve believe that the Vatican has done itan of Smyrna. He also was as- cal school, where he taught Byzan- from Holy Cross in 1957, attending those communities who engage con- the right to contend that, if the Col- anything to help the Mother Church signed to be his chief preacher and tine Music, New Testament and Sys- other institutions of higher learning, vert priests to pastor their parishes? lege does not address the issues of Constantinople in its quest for ba- theologian for the area churches tematic Theology to those early pio- where I earned several degrees. I at- Can someone who comes from a Ro- which were paramount then, as they sic human rights and freedoms. “No, there and in neighboring Asia Minor neers who started the first class (i.e. tended Boston University, Harvard, man Catholic or Methodist or are now – of perpetuating Ortho- I believe that I have not seen any cities. In 1922, during the Asia Mi- Papadeas, Constantine, Theodore, Boston College, Miami University of Lutheran background, for example, doxy and its ethos as a preparatory progress in this area, in spite of that nor Catastrophe and Turkish mas- Hondros, Pallas, Dean T. Andrews, Ohio – Center for Cypriot Studies, transmit the Greek Orthodox ethos vehicle of learning to Holy Cross – historic visit,” he said.

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Curi- of the early” Greek female vocalists with happenings in their mother- “Macedonia was, is and always instrument which looks like a key- ously, the recordings made in the in North America. land and to make their voices heard will be Greek,” said Dimitri Ranos board). United States by traditional per- In 1927, with the unexpected no matter where they lived. of Long Island, New York. “Our Although the santouri is not pre- formers or imported from abroad death of her beloved husband, “I felt like I could reach out to brothers in Greece need to know sent on all the Columbia record- often offer a clearer picture a whole Madame Koula, out of grief, retired Greece without actually being that while we may not live in ings. Xenophon Mitchell, Koula variety of rare recordings than any- for several years. Sometime during there,” said Alex Margaritis, 27, of Greece, we support this cause.” Antonopoulos’ grandson, contends where else in the world. The failure the late Depression, Madame Koula Brooklyn, New York. Mr. Margaritis But Facebook isn’t just where that Koula’s husband, his maternal of academics to publicly acknowl- returned not to commercial record- was one of more than 3,400 users Greek Americans go to find out grandfather Andreas Antonopoulos edge this fact rests squarely with ings, but to touring the country giv- that joined the “Emergency: Greece about tragedy or politics, they also also played the laouto on some of the uncomfortable reality that ing live performances. on Fire” group that was created to log on to have fun. For example, these Columbia songs. Madame Greek Americans would have such In the late 1940’s, Koula raise awareness about the fires that “The Great Facebook Race” has dif- Koula’s first song was Eleni Karsila- cultural artifacts which can not Antonopoulos began a second ravaged Greece. ferent nationalities trying to sign mas (Columbia E3324). now be found in the nation state of recording career for her second A group is a network that multi- their friends up to Facebook before Unexpectedly, it is only when Greece. record label, the Panhellenic ple users can join at once. There other countries do. The first coun- one actually listens to Madame While Madame Koula was not Record Company. Once again, no they can post pictures or topics that try to 100,000 users wins. Koula’s first Columbia records that the first Greek female vocalist to Greek musician from the senior the whole group can discuss at Another group is the “Greeks In- you learn she is not singing alone. record in North America, she was generation of musicians ever start- once. vented Everything” group. More Many of these early songs are more the first to become an unquestion- ed two independent record compa- In the “Emergency: Greece on than 11,500 members have joined choral rather than individual rendi- able top-selling performer. Koula nies in North America. While it is Fire” group, members posted on- this group to playfully brag about tions. As it was explained to me, the Antonopoulos is also the first fe- known that Madame Koula record- line petitions, up to the minute Greece’s many accomplishments recording was meant to mimic the male vocalist to record in Turkish. Madame Koula was the first in- ed in Greek and Turkish for her new news and links to the Red Cross and throughout time. They even post club conditions in which Koula per- Madame Koula’s first vastly popu- ternationally successful Greek fe- label, how many songs she ulti- other humanitarian causes. jokes such as “You Know You Are formed. Unlike other Greek records lar Turkish song was Kioutsouk male vocalist who made North mately recorded and how many to- “Facebook gave me the opportu- Greek If…” (see sidebar) which re- available during this early period, Glastan Hiouzom, a canto (Colum- America her permanent home. tal records were released by Pan- nity to find the best way to donate inforces attributes that many Hel- Madame Koula’s records show- bia E3388). hellenic Records is not known. money for helping the fire victims lenes may have thought were cased the singing of audience mem- That Madame Koula was simul- brief conversation, the stranger Unaccountably, academics in Greece,” said Alex Doumas from unique only in themselves. bers as they accompanied her per- taneously the first top-selling fe- handed Andreas his embossed card refuse to study the documented Bloomington, Indiana. “I watched “I laughed out loud when I read formance. male vocalist in both traditional requesting that the couple visit him history of Modern Greek music. in horror at what was happening this,” said Nicole Eliopoulos of The unexpected and totally un- Greek and Turkish music only adds that same evening. The two accept- The writings one sees about “re- and wanted to reach out to the peo- Washington, D.C. “At first it was be- precedented success – in terms of to her lasting fame. ed the invitation, which was to the betika” have absolutely nothing to ple that were suffering.” cause I saw all those traits in my- overall sales – of just these 34 songs Far from a naïve immigrant fabled Shepherds Hotel. The do with what Greeks and assorted Others just felt that they just self, but then I realized that for this prompted all the major American pawn in the hands of sophisticated stranger turned out to be the gener- other musicians were actually per- wanted to discuss what was hap- joke to be posted here for everyone record companies to immediately American record company execu- al manager. After a lavish dinner, forming, releasing on commercial pening with other Greeks. to see, that many if not most Greeks begin releasing Greek music with tives, Madame Koula is also the first Koula and Andreas were asked to record or even where these records “Living in Texas, it is not so easy are like me!” an eye to capture part of this new Greek immigrant musician to own go on stage. Koula sang to Andreas’ were being distributed. “Rebetika” to find people to talk to about More than 9,000 members have market. and perform on her own record accompaniment on the laouto. is an invented category drawn from what’s happening in a country over joined the “You Can’t Party Harder FIRST DIVA OF GREEK company label, the Panhellenion They were hired instantly. It was a 1984 article by Dr. Stathis the Atlantic Ocean,” said Eleni Pa- than a Greek” group, showing that SONG IN NORTH AMERICA Record Company of New York. Es- the general manager who, in his Gauntlett. A largely arbitrary array padopoulos, 25. “I wanted to hear even on the worldwide web, Hel- Madame Koula and her compa- tablished sometime after World nightly introduction of Koula, first of specific laika songs and assorted what was going on from the people lenes spread out internationally nia recorded songs of virtually War I, Panhellenion was itself the referred to her as a “kanarini (ca- others, which were never a part of that lived this firsthand and those know how to have fun. every traditional and first independent record label nary).” the rebetika or Smyrnaika (songs that were far away like myself.” So while Hellenes make up only popular Greek in North America to ex- Aside from a treasured family from Smyrna) musical traditions, The “Macedonia is Greek” group a fraction of Facebook’s approxi- genre. To- clusively issue tradi- recollection, Xenophon Mitchell al- became lumped together as the is another popular destination for mately 40 million members, they tional Greek and ways stresses that it was his grand- new “rebetika.” Hellenic Facebook members. The have used the website to create Turkish music. parent’s accumulated savings, first GREEKS IN AMERICA group boasts more that 3,100 their own niche, and continue to made in Greece and Egypt, coupled INFLUENCED GREEK MUSIC members and provides quotes, feel closer to their Greek heritage with sales revenue from the first I contend that the reason for this maps and other information sup- and other Hellenes of the diaspora. Columbia Records sales, which col- altering of Modern Greek music is lectively funded their venture into because Greeks in North America Panhellenion Records. Andreas and not Greece would often have to Antonopoulos commissioned a ca- be the very center of any factual nary sitting on a record as Panhel- history of Modern Greek music. As You know you are Greek if... lenion Records’ official trademark producers of music genres cen- logo. In the late 1920’s, the main sored in Greece, and as consumers offices of the Panhellenion Phono- of imported commercial records You know you are Greek if... You have relatives who aren’t graph Record Company were locat- from Greece, Turkey and other ar- You have at least one relative really your relatives. ed at 635 Eighth Avenue. eas of the Balkans, Greeks in North who wore a black dress every day You drank wine before you Among the many pioneering America directly influenced music for an entire year after a funeral... were a teenager. credits due Madame in the nation state of Greece. or their entire life! You thought that talking loud Koula and her Outside of Modern Greek Stud- You spent your entire child- was normal. ies, numerous writers have docu- hood thinking what you ate for You thought everyone got mented that the popular music of lunch was pronounced “sang- pinched on the cheeks and mon- North America was influenced and wich.” ey stuffed in their pockets by changed by the infusion of music Your family dog understood their relatives. traditions brought by the massive Greek. Your mother is overly protec- waves of immigrants who arrived Every Sunday afternoon of tive of the males in the family no in this country between roughly your childhood was spent visiting matter what their age. 1880 and 1920. How Greek music papou and yiayia or extended There was an icon in every figures into this wider transforma- family. room of the house, including the tion has as yet to be determined. You’ve experienced the phe- bathroom. Madame Koula Antonopoulos’ nomena of 150 people fitting into Garlic is considered a main career offers a number of insights 50 square feet of yard during a meal. into the largely unexplored history family cookout. Olive oil is like a drug - you of Modern Greek music in North You were surprised to discover can’t survive without it. day, this First Diva of Greek song in America. First, how did this one the FDA recommends you eat You don’t know half your rela- North America is most remembered singer, in less than 25 years, help three meals day, not seven. tives. for her Greek café music or Café- propel Greek and Turkish record You thought killing the lamb You have a wedding at least Aman style records. Aman is the sales in North America from essen- each year and having feta, tzatzi- twice a year. Turkish word for “mercy,” as in call- tially zero to at least fifth (and ki and olives on your dinner table You consider soccer the eighth ing out for one’s life to be spared, more likely fourth) in total record was absolutely normal. wonder of the world. which also conveys the notion of sales when the Greek immigrant You were as tall as yiayia by Your cheeks receive their “alas.” The prominent presence of population was no more than thir- the age of seven. weekly work out every time you aman in the refrains eventually teenth according to the 1930 Unit- You thought nylons were sup- visit an aunt. earned these songs the genre name, ed States Census report. posed to be worn rolled to the an- Your last name ends with: “amanes,” and so the locations From 1891 to 1900, only an esti- kles. opolous, os, as, or is. where they were performed café- When dis- mated 15,979 Greeks immigrated Mamas main hobby is clean- Your last name consists of the amans. These café-amans emerged cussing his grand- Panhellenion to North America. By 1910, that ing. entire alphabet. during the second half of the 19th parent’s life and business Record Company number had increased to 183,498. You were surprised to find out When leaving a house, you Century in the seaport towns of the ventures, Xenophon Mitchell is is the first mother and By 1922, over half a million Greeks that wine was actually sold in stand at the front door for a half Aegean and Western Anatolia. always careful to stress their early daughter duet in the history of had arrived on American shores. stores. hour more and talk. Towards the end of the 19th years together in Patras, Greece Modern Greek music in North That Greeks in North America influ- You never knew what to ex- You arrive 2 hours late to a Century, employees of record com- and the Eastern Mediterranean. America. In June 1919, along with enced the production of commer- pect when you opened the mar- party and think that is normal. panies from Berlin and Paris first Mitchell recalls family stories her daughter Paraskevi, Koula cial record production in Greece is garine, after all you thought Your church has a fully loaded recorded traditional Greek, Armen- which relate various experiences of recorded Kamariera (Panhellenion undeniable, unless you are an acad- washing out and reusing mar- bar. ian and Turkish music in Constan- the newly wed Antonopoulos cou- 7000). For the 18-year-old Paraske- emic who wants to impress his or garine containers was normal. You only speak Greek at home tinople and Smyrna. Records of ple. One such story involves when vi Antonopoulos, this is also the her ivory-tower colleagues with the You thought Orthodoxy was You were forced to go to Greek these musical traditions were then the couple was forced to elope to first documented occasion when a fantasy of rebetika. the only religion in the world. school when you were little. sent back and sold throughout Cairo. child of a Greek immigrant musi- Rediscovering Madame Koula’s You thought every meal had to You use plastic grocery bags as Greece, the Balkans, the Ottoman Not long after their arrival, An- cian recorded on a family-owned career is critical for any future un- be eaten with a hunk of bread in garbage bags. Empire and the Eastern Mediter- dreas Antonopoulos arrived home label. derstanding of the actual history of your left hand. Your parents have never real- ranean in general. As far as avail- one day to find a horse-driven car- Madame Koula is also the first Greek, Balkan and Ottoman Music Yiayia never threw anything ized phone connections have got- able public documents can now re- riage parked outside his residence. Greek female vocalist to have a in the United States. away, you thought seeing washed ten better in the last 20 years and port the vast majority of the com- The gentleman inside said he had marked rivalry with another popu- plastic bags hanging on the still continue to scream on the mercial recordings made between heard beautiful singing from some- lar singer in North America, Marika Readers who wish to communi- clothes line was normal. phone when calling Greece. 1916-17 and 1926 were recorded one inside. Andreas knew immedi- Papagika. This was itself the first cate with Mr. Frangos can con- You have at least one relative You expect at least 600 people in the United States. ately that the man had heard his instance anywhere of a competition tact him at who came over on the boat. at your wedding. Given the destruction of wars wife singing. At the end of their between top-selling Greek record- [email protected].

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Continued from page 1 for $836 million in 1986. He launched Kos Pharmaceuticals two Head Island in North Carolina and years later, and invested $200 mil- hotels in Galveston. He is also a lion to develop and commercialize Texas nature enthusiast, and donat- cholesterol drugs. Kos went public ed $35 million to his alma mater last in 1997 and dominated market with year to develop physics department. Niaspan (time-release niacin), Mr. Mitchell, 88, is from The Wood- which helps raise good cholesterol. lands, Texas. He is married with ten Kos was sold to Abbott Labs for $4.2 children. billion last November, adding $700 PETERSON million to Mr. Jaharis’ fortune. He Mr. Peterson is ranked 165th, now oversees the private equity with an estimated net worth of $2.5 firm, Vatera Capital. He is also fo- billion. Together with Stephen cused on life sciences investments. A Schwarzman and Hamilton James, Greek culture enthusiast, Mr. Ja- this son of Greek immigrants took haris supports medical and nutrition his investment house, the Black- research at Tufts University; has do- stone Group, public in June; shares nated several million to New York’s have been down 30 percent since. Metropolitan Museum of Art; and is He sold just under a 10 percent vice chairman of the Greek Ortho- stake to the Chinese Government John Calamos dox Archdiocese of America’s Arch- weeks before the offering. Wall diocesan Council. He is married Street giant Blackstone manages as its Pennsylvania refinery. His al- with two children, and lives in New Greek American Chamber of Commerce $90 billion across private equity, real ready substantial fortune seems to York. estate, corporate debt and hedge have skyrocketed after oil prices GEORGE L. ARGYROS The Real Estate Committee of The Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce and Hellenic-American Tech- fund operations. Peterson cofound- started rising four years ago. Mr. Mr. Argyros is ranked 271st, with nical Society listen to the Dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and ed Blackstone with Schwarzman in Catsimatidis, 59, says he plans to an estimated net worth of $1.8 bil- Preservation, Mark Wigley, speak at the Harvard Club of New York City on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. 1985 with $400,000; since then run for mayor of New York in 2009, lion. This second-generation Greek they have invested in 112 compa- and hopes to secure the Republican American (born in Detroit and nies, with a total enterprise value of nomination, although he was a raised in Pasadena) studied business $200 billion. Net profits in 2006 staunch supporter of President Clin- and economics at Michigan State were $2.3 billion. Blackstone agreed ton. He is divorced and remarried, University. He graduated to the real with two children from his second estate world in 1962, and sold land Greek Foreign Minister Visits New York marriage. at busy intersections to oil compa- JOHN CALAMOS nies to set up gas stations. Today, his By Dimitri Soultogiannis Mr. Calamos is ranked 261st, privately held Arnel & Affiliates Special to the National Herald with an estimated net worth of $1.9 owns and manages 5,200 apart- billion. A son of Greek immigrants, ments and two million square feet of WASHINGTON, D.C. – Greek For- he grew up above his family’s Chica- commercial space. He founded the eign Minister Dora Bakoyannis visit- go grocery store. He developed a private equity firm Westar Capital in ed with many foreign dignitaries passion for the stock market while 1987; invests in pet products during her whirlwind trip to New he was in his teens after investing (Doskocil), coolers (Igloo) and auto York for the 62nd session of the his parents’ $5,000 nest egg. He was technology (Amerigon). A former United Nations General Assembly the first in his family to graduate U.S. ambassador to Spain under on September 23-25, 2007. from college. He joined the Air Force She began with a meeting on Sat- and piloted O-2 Skymasters in Viet- urday, September 22, with UN Sec- nam. He earned his MBA from the retary-General Ban Ki-moon. On Illinois Institute of Technology and Sunday, Mrs. Bakoyannis met with became early authority on convert- Cyprus President Tassos Pa- ible securities, launching an invest- padopoulos, UN special envoy on ment outfit which eventually be- the name issue of the Former Yu- John Catsimatidis came Calamos Asset Management goslav Republic of Macedonia (FY- in 1977. His company went public ROM) Matthew Nimetz and her to buy Hilton Hotels for $26 billion 2004; shares have been down 45 counterparts from Egypt, Turkey in July of that year. Mr. Peterson, 81, percent since early 2006, Forbes re- and Jordan. Mr. Nimetz avoided is from New York. He studied at ports, and the Calamos Growth making any new proposals for a Northwestern, then earned his MBA Fund is currently lagging behind the compromise, despite earlier sugges- from the University of Chicago. He S&P 500, but it has $43 billion in as- tions by Mrs. Bakoyannis that there served as Secretary of Commerce sets under its management. “Invest- had been “movement” on the issue. under President Nixon, and became ing is a lot like flying. You can’t avoid Mr. Nimetz said he did “not believe chairman of Lehman Brothers in risk. But to succeed, you must man- it would be useful” to make a new 1973. He also headed the Federal age it,” said Mr. Calamos, 67, who proposal. Reserve Bank of New York from keeps his aviation skills honed by Mrs. Bakoyannis’ meeting with 2000 to 2004. A self-made man, he flying his Marchetti jets. He is mar- George L. Argyros her newly appointed Turkish coun- shuns the Forbes 400: “There are ried with two children, and one di- terpart Ali Bambacan led to discus- plenty of people who want to be on vorce. President Bush, Mr. Argyros, 70, is sions on the latest developments on the list. I don’t,” he said. Mr. Peter- MICHAEL JAHARIS now raising money for Senator John Greek-Turkish relations. Both for- Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis met with UN Secretary-Gener- son has reportedly earmarked hun- Mr. Jaharis is also ranked 261st, McCain of Arizona’s presidential eign ministers stressed the need for al Ban Ki-moon during her trip to New York for the 62nd session of the dreds of millions to charity. He is with an estimated net worth of $1.9 run. He enjoys sailing, skiing and both countries to work closely to- United Nations General Assembly on September 23-25, 2007. married with five children. billion. A veteran of the Korean War, hunting. He is from Newport Beach, gether on a variety of issues such as JOHN CATSIMATIDIS he became a sales rep for Miles Lab- California. He is married and has energy as well as Turkish accession as Ottawa’s decision last Friday to Canada is among the list of other Mr. Catsimatidis is ranked 220th, oratories earning his law degree at three children. to the European Union. Mrs. recognize FYROM by its “constitu- countries, namely the United States, with an estimated net worth of $2.1 night from DePaul University. Part- OFF THE LIST Bakoyiannis invited Mr. Bambacan tional” name, the Republic of Mace- Russia and China which now use the billion. He is the son of lighthouse nering with Phillip Frost in 1972, he Two Greek Americans who were to visit Athens and he in turn invited donia, to which Greece objects. name "Macedonia" in their bilateral operator who emigrated from the is- acquired Key Pharmaceuticals. Key’s on last year’s Forbes 400, Boston Greek Prime Minister Costas Kara- "The decision by Canada and oth- relations. But NATO, the European land of Nisyros in Greece, his family sales increased from $2 million to Scientific Cofounder Peter Nicholas manlis to visit Ankara. er countries to recognize the Former Union and the United Nations still settled in upper Manhattan. He $200 million with top asthma drug and California real estate magnate On Monday, Mrs. Bakoyannis Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as use the term Former Yugoslav Re- studied engineering at New York and cardiovascular patch. Mr. Ja- Alex Spanos, owner of the National took part in the High Level Meetinga Macedonia for bilateral purposes, public of Macedonia. On Tuesday, University, but dropped out to help a haris sold Key to Schering-Plough Football League’s San Diego Charg- on Climatic Change. During this knowing negotiations are still ongo- Mrs. Bakoyannis attended a meeting friend save his family’s fledgling su- ers, are notably absent from the list meeting, she met with her Russian ing on an international level, does of European Union foreign minis- permarket business. He opened first this year, although they are probably counterpart Sergey Lavrov and with not make us happy," said Greek For- ters. Later the same day, she attend- Red Apple grocery store on 87th still billionaires. her Albanian and Saudi Arabian eign Ministry Spokesperson Giorgos ed the start of the 62nd session of Street and Broadway in 1969. He Mr. Nicholas, formerly chairman counterparts. On the same day, she Koumoutsakos during a press brief- the U.N. General Assembly, which owned ten stores by age 24 and of the medical medical device man- met U.S. Undersecretary of State for ing. "Canada's announcement cer- was also addressed by U.S. Presi- made $25 million a year in revenue. ufacturing giant, stepped down Political Affairs Nicholas Burns with tainly does not make the thousands dent George W. Bush. Later, she met He plowed $5 million into Manhat- from daily management of Boston whom she discussed a variety of top- of Greek-Canadians living in Cana- with Palestinian Authority President tan real estate in 1977; the property Scientific, along with his co-found- ics including the Cyprus issue as well da happy." Mahmoud Abbas. was worth $100 million just five ing partner John Abele (who is years later. “A total accident. I just ranked 297th this year with $1.6 needed a place to put all the money I billion), in 2004, their fortune was making,” he said. Today, Mr. dwindling amid bad publicity and Catsimatidis’ Red Apple Group owns legal woes. Boston Scientific shares $500 million worth of property, to are down 50 percent since early Businessmen Rally Behind Rep. Zack Space include New York’s Gristedes super- 2006, forcing Mr. Nicholas from the market chain. He stumbled upon 2007 Forbes 400. Boston Scientific By Mark Frangos Chapter 11 proceedings of United won a showdown with rival John- Special to the National Herald Refining Company in Warren, Penn- son & Johnson to buy Guidant Cor- sylvania while trying to salvage poration for $27 billion last April, NEW YORK – Congressman Zack capitol. He purchased oil refiner’s but the victory soured as Guidant Space (D – Ohio) attended a stock for $7.5 million. Today, the was forced to recall thousands of fundraiser in his honor organized firm owns 372 gas stations, as well Pete Peterson defective heart defibrillators. by Greek American businessman John Catsimatidis at the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation on Thursday, September 20, 2007 in New York. “Zach Space is a very talented young gentleman,” Mr. Catsima- tidis said. “It’s our duty as Greek Americans to help him get elected whether he’s a Democrat or a Re- publican.. If he’s a good person and he’s Greek, we should support him.” Mr. Space said a few words be- fore mingling with his supporters. He thanked them for coming and Mr. Catsimatidis for organizing the event. “We’re here in New York raising money with the Greek American community and John Catsimatides, who is a great supporter and friend,” Mr. Space said. Greek American John Catsimatidis organized a fundraiser for Con- In an August 28 article in the gressman Zach Space (D – Ohio) at the Alexander S. Onassis Founda- New York Times, many Washington tion on September 20, 2007 in New York. A number of infuential Republicans called Mr. Space’s Greek American businessmen attended the funraiser. election in 2006 a “fluke” and la- beled him “the accidental congress- been lacking in Congress in recent guy” and John Sarbanes (D-MD) an man.” Mr. Space even acknowl- years.” “exceptional member of congress.” edged that he has a bullseye on his Mr. Space makes sure to follow “We have been working togeth- back as there are already three Re- issues important to Greek Ameri- er to try and bring awareness to publicans vying for his seat in next cans. these issues that affect Greece, fos- year’s elections. The RNCC spent “We are certainly paying atten- ter good relationships throughout approximately $4.5 million on the tion to the news affecting our the US with Greeks and Greek last election and he expects them to motherland, whether it is the injus- Americans,” he said. spend even more in 2008. Mr. tices associated with the actions Mr. Space credits his family for Space is confident that he will con- against our Ecumenical Patriar- his success in congress and in life. tinue his work for another term, chate, the Cyprus problem or any “My grandparents immigrated but acknowledges that the Greek other issue,” he said. “It is impor- from Ikaria and my papou earned community has and will be a huge tant to have a Greek presence in his citizenship by fighting in World help to getting him re-elected. Congress and I think my position in War I for the U.S. Army,” he said. “The Greek American communi- Congress helps bring awareness “My family was very poor. My fa- ty has been good to me throughout and knowledge to those issues. I ther got a college education the nation,” Mr. Space said. “We am one of three Greek Americans through the G.I. Bill, doing his ser- have a common bond and common newly elected to Congress last vice in Korea. I wouldn’t be where I values, such as hard work, personal year.” am now if it wasn’t for my parents responsibility and loyalty to family. The other two freshman con- hard work and loyalty to this coun- These are qualities that translate gressmen are Gus Billirakes (R-Fl) try. I’m very proud of my heritage well in Congress, but have also who Mr. Space calls “a wonderful and I’m very proud of my family.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 FEATURE 7 Remembering the Past: The Greeks of Berrien County, Michigan

The National Herald presents the grate to America arrived full of deter- ported him. Not giving up his dream travel back to Greece regularly. prenticeship, often ventured out to first part of Elaine Thomopoulos' his- mination to advance themselves. of America, he then came a second INTERMARRIAGE establish their own restaurants. torical account, "The Greeks of Like earlier waves of Greeks, they time as a student. He married, had In the early years of the 20th cen- Some of the wives (whether they Berrien County," a chronicle of the were willing to work 10 to 14 hours a two children, worked for many years tury, Greek men outnumbered Greek were Greek or non-Greek) and the influential Greek presence in South- day to put poverty behind them. The at Bendix, and as a volunteer he orga- women, since the Greek women did children of the immigrants also west Michigan. We believe there are immigrants who came to Berrien nized and coached children’s soccer not immigrate until later. Because of worked in the family businesses. On- stories of Hellenes around the United County after World War II felt grate- teams. He is now retired. the lack of Greek women, quite a few ly a few of the children continued in States that need to be told so that ful to leave war-ravaged Greece. The At least three of the later immi- of the men married outside of their the businesses. Many moved out of they are not forgotten. Greeks suffered through World War II grants (Michail Kerhoulas, John Ar- ethnic group. It appears that the town to go to college and pursue pro- Send us your stories, memories, under the occupation of the Italians van, and Nick Fatouros) returned to Greek community of Berrien County fessional careers. etc. to Mfrangos@thenational and the Germans, as well as during Greece to find wives. The women welcomed the non-Greek wives. As early as 1909, the Olympia Ice herald.com. the Greek Civil War. The Civil War who immigrated in the 1960s and Many of these non-Greek women Cream Parlor advertised regularly in between government troops and the 1970s worked long hours beside joined the local Greek Orthodox the local newspaper. Owned by By Elaine Thomopoulos Communists took place from 1945 to their husbands in the family busi- Church, the Philoptochos (a church James Andros and George Spiris, it Special to The National Herald 1949 and ended with defeat for the nesses, as well as keeping up with the women’s organization that translates stood at 128 Pipestone Street in Ben- Communists. household tasks and raising their to “friends of the poor”) and the local ton Harbor. Of 26 men whose occu- PART 1 Despite the German destruction children. Daughters of Penelope chapter — the pations were indicated on the 1933- “Can you go to America to save of 80 percent of his village of Karyae The Greek immigrants who came women’s auxiliary of the American 1934 AHEPA membership registry, the rest of the family?” Yianni’s moth- by the Germans, Michail Kerhoulas in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s Hellenic Educational and Progressive ten were proprietors of restaurants or er asked. He lowered his head. Early and others we interviewed felt the brought a new vitality to the Greek- Association (AHEPA), a Greek frater- confectioners, and four were cooks. the next morning she heard the door Civil War created greater havoc than American community, with their love nal organization. The 1959 Daugh- According to the Polk Directories and Some of the earlier immigrants slam behind him. Despite the risks World War II. He says, “Brother of the Greek Orthodox religion, ters of Penelope Annual Convention recollections, Greek-owned food ser- never saw their parents or sib- and hardships he knew he would face fought against brother, father against Greek language and Greek tradi- Ad Book lists the officers of the vice establishments from the 1920s lings who had remained in in America, he summoned the son. In World War II, you knew who tions. They took positions of leader- Daughters of Penelope. Four of the to the 1960s were concentrated pri- Greece again. courage needed to help his family. your enemy was. During the Civil ship in the church and AHEPA. twelve officers were not Greek, al- marily in Benton Harbor and St. When he arrived in the United States, War, you could not even trust your SAD SEPARATION OF FAMILIES though married to Greeks. Alma Joseph. They included: Palace of Dino’s Restaurant, Millennium he could not read the signs or ask for neighbor. He could kill you.” For both the early and later immi- State, an immigrant’s non-Greek Sweets, Harbor Restaurant, Manhat- Restaurant , Prime Table Restaurant, directions. He did not have enough The later immigrants often came grants, hope in the new land was wife, organized the chapter and later tan Waffle Shop, Main Cafe, Market Olympus Restaurant, Stacy’s Grill, money for his train ticket. Thus Yian- to Berrien County to join family tempered by sadness because of fam- was elected District Governor of View, Candyland, Moutsatson Sophia’s Pancake House, Mr. Gyros, ni began his journey to America -- a members who had previously settled ily left behind. Pitsa Arvan recalls, “I Michigan. Another non-Greek Restaurant, Ace Lunch, Main Restau- Tony’s Restaurant, J and J Restau- stranger in a far-away land, separat- there. The early immigrants often missed my parents so much I thought woman, Harriet Andrews, served as rant and Bar, John Kanalos Restau- rant, Hilltop Restaurant, Babe’s ed from loving relatives and friends, sponsored them. Michail Kerhoulas’ I would die. I cried and cried.” chapter president. rant, Aragon Bar, Lions Bar, Silver Lounge, and Mr. Goody’s Restaurant. and with the burden of the family's Uncle Peter brought him and his Because of immigration restric- The immigrants’ children also Beach Concession, Fifth Wheel Café, Other Greek-owned businesses are future heavy on his heart. (Interview married non-Greeks, often over the Shamrock Restaurant, Chop House Lakeshore Realty, Kerhoulas Insur- of John Arvan, 2002.) objections of their Greek parents. Restaurant, Michigan Hotel Café, ance, Athens Jewelry, Fatouros Me- THE EARLY IMMIGRANTS Marriage for love is a New World Barrel House Bar, Abe Frank Grocery, dia, Fatouros Value Investing, Sound Beginning in the 1880s, Greek im- phenomenon. In the old country, Oasis Creations, Buffalo Liquors, ’Sno- migrants started coming to America marriages were arranged. The ratio Grocery and Liquor, Apollo Bar, Wonder Enterprises, Atilla of the Soil, because of devastating economic of mixed marriages of Michigan Main Restaurant, Nick's Red Garter and Gallery on the Alley. conditions in Greece. They planned Greeks to total marriages conducted Bar, Burger King, Rocket, Little Castle AHEPA AND DAUGHTERS to earn enough money to feed their is indicated in this survey of the mar- Restaurant (Bridgman), and Billion’s OF PENELOPE families, pay off family debts and riage records of the Annunciation Grocery (Stevensville). The Fruit Belt Chapter Number provide dowries for sisters they had Greek Orthodox Church in Benton There were the Pappas and Manos 292 of American Hellenic Education- left in Greece and then return to Harbor: between 1951 and 1960, shoe-shining/hat-cleaning shops, al Progressive Association (AHEPA) Greece. They were uneducated five out of 15; 1961 to 1970, 11 out and a small but busy popcorn store received their charter in 1933. Ac- young men, primarily single, from of 17; 1971 to 1980. 10 out of 12; beside the Bijou Theater. “Popcorn cording to their records, the chapter the poor farm villages of Greece. and 1981 to 1990, four out of five. John” Moutsatson is said to have enrolled 30 members during its first Some left wives and children in For the intermarried couples of served “the best popcorn in the year of operation. By 1952, member- Greece. They worked bone-tiring the second generation, love proved world, with lots of butter.” Nick and ship increased to 60. After the con- long hours at menial labor in indus- stronger than the fear and reality of John Dorotheon, Alex Gust, and struction of the Annunciation Greek trial cities like New York, Chicago, family rejection. A son of an immi- George Andrews operated the Michi- Orthodox Church, they met regularly Gary, or Detroit. The immigrants grant Greek couple, after he married gan Hotel. in the church basement hall. Accord- started first as laborers, working in a non-Greek woman, had to leave the Others (Fasseas, Manglaris, Dou- ing to members’ recollections, the lo- the factories or steel mills or shining family business. Even some of the vas, Davros, Billions, and Pavlides) cal AHEPA chapter ceased sometime shoes. They also worked on the rail- immigrants who had married non- established themselves in the sum- in the 1980s. Through AHEPA, the roads and mines in the West. Wanti- Greek women wanted their children mer resort business. They catered to immigrants worked hard to maintain ng to have a business of their own, to marry Greeks. One father, who the hundreds of Greek vacationers their ethnic origins, as well as to be- many became peddlers, and then had married an Irish woman, object- who came to frolic in Lake Michigan come good citizens of the United they went on to operate small busi- ed to his daughter marrying a non- and enjoy the countryside from the States. The national organization of nesses such as such as restaurants, The women who immigrated in the 1960s and 1970s worked long Greek whom she had met while vaca- 1920s until the 1960s. AHEPA was organized in Atlanta, candy stores, grocery stores, or hours beside their husbands in the family businesses, as well as keep- tioning in Michigan. The father be- In the 1950s and 1960s, the Georgia in 1922 as a reaction to ha- flower shops. They planned to return ing up with the household tasks and raising their children. came estranged from his daughter Greek-owned restaurants in New rassment by the Ku Klux Klan. to their homeland and rejoin their because she rejected the Greek man Buffalo included: Greg’s Grille, The Daughters of Penelope An- families in Greece. By the 1930s, brother John. A man from his village tions, hard economic times in the he had selected for her in favor of her Karagon’s Grille, Log Cabin Barbeque dromache Chapter organized in from one-third to one-half of the ear- sponsored John Arvan, Kerhoulas’ 1930s and complete restriction of true love. Howard Pavlides related (later known at Greek Harbor), 1934 with twelve charter members: ly pioneer Greek immigrants to cousin. Arvan in turn brought his travel during the period of the Wars how his immigrant father, who had Calvin’s Grille, Buffalo Cafe, and J Helen Katsulos, Alma State, Jennie America did repatriate. brother Angelo Arvanitis. (Often from 1940 to 1949, some of the earli- married non-Greek, told him that he and J Restaurant. e the following Kanalos, Theodora Smirniotis, Helen Many Greek immigrants who set- brothers had different last names, a er immigrants never did see their par- should be married through proxinio Greek-owned restaurants scattered Manos, Stella Burganis, Jane Smirni- tled in Berrien County (a rural area in result of translating the name from ents or siblings again, and many of (arranged marriage) so that there throughout Berrien County. otis, Mildred State, Jada Baccash, the southwest corner of Michigan) in Greek to English, or because one of the early immigrants’ children never would be “Greek blood.” He married The early Greek immigrants ex- Genevieve Smirniotis, and Zafero the first half of the 20th century had the brother’s names was Anglicized got to meet their grandparents, aunts a non-Greek woman. celled at other enterprises as well. Shenas. The Daughters of Penelope previously lived and worked as labor- or shortened and the other’s was not, or uncles who had remained in WORK Two Greek immigrants developed hosted rummage sales, bake sales ers in big cities like Chicago or Gary. or simply personal preference.) The Greece. For years at a time, even The early Greek pioneers, with the Sunset Shores area of New Buffa- and other drives to raise money for They had saved enough money in cousins, Kerhoulas, Arvan, and Ar- married men who had traveled to hard work and perseverance, estab- lo: Peter Kerhulas (who had been a the Greek Orthodox Church. Togeth- those jobs to open restaurants, candy vanitis, working alongside their America to earn a living were sepa- lished successful businesses. They fruit and poultry farmer) and his er with the AHEPA, they held annual stores, groceries, and other small wives, whom they had married in rated from their wives and children. did well in the America despite lack- partner, Steven Roumell (a respected picnics to benefit the church. The businesses in Berrien County. Some Greece, did well in Berrien County: Even mail had a difficult time getting ing formal education, knowing little New Buffalo lawyer). James Smirni- Daughters of Penelope stopped func- felt that it was better to raise a family Michail in the real estate and insur- through from 1945 to 1949. Not until or no English when they came to the otis, a farmer, developed a subdivi- tioning after the formation of the in a small town, rather than in a big ance field, and John and Angelo as the 1950s and 1960s were many of United States, and not having the sion in St. Joseph Township. Quite a Philoptochos, a women’s church or- city. Also, the countryside, with its restaurateurs. Many other immi- the early immigrants and their chil- support of family members they left few early of the early immigrants, ganization, since they felt it was too grape vines and fruit trees, reminded grants who came after the war also dren able to journey to Greece to see behind in Greece. such as Nick Stama and James difficult to support both groups. them of Greece. entered the restaurant business, in- relatives. The early Greeks worked primari- Bizanes, invested in real estate. Ted Only a few Greeks lived in Berrien cluding Chris and Anastasia Lepenio- Nick Thomopoulos describes the ly in the food business, especially and Georgia Lavedas had Theo’s The History Center at Courthouse County, Michigan in the first two tis in Bridgman, Sophe and the late 1962 reunion of his mother with her restaurants. They often worked six Lanes. Nick Argondelis built a suc- Square published The Greeks of decades of the 20th century. Accord- Nick Fatouros in New Buffalo, sister in Greece, whom she had not days a week and 12 to 14 hours per cessful fruit processing and fruit ex- Berrien County based on research ing to the 1900 census, no one was George and Chrysoula Bilionis in seen in 40 years: “She saw us and day. They entered the restaurant port business (Pearl Grange Fruit Ex- conducted in partnership with the recorded as having been “born in Stevensville, and Tom and Sylvia said several times, ‘Who are you? business because opening a restau- change outside of Benton Harbor). Annunciation and St. Paraskevi Greece.” The 1910 census records Stavropoulos in Benton Harbor. Who are you?’ My mother started rant did not require a good command Nick Katsulos and his partner, John Greek Orthodox Church of New only six people who were “born in John Papoutsis first attempted to crying and said, ‘I’m Maria. I'm your of English, did not need a large cash Giaras, started a thriving trucking Buffalo, Michigan and Columbia Greece,” although there were 12 enter the country by jumping ship in sister.’ Startled, Aunt Diamantia took outlay, and it was a place where you business in Stevensville. Taking ad- College, Chicago. The project also recorded as having been born in 1967 or 1968. The adventurous a few moments to get her composure, could be your own boss. The early vantage of their location in the heart included an exhibit, now on dis- Turkey. These were most likely immi- young man traveled from the East and then all began screaming, crying, immigrants often offered jobs in their of the Fruit Belt, there were also sev- play at the church. The project was grants of Greek descent. The census Coast to Benton Harbor to stay with hugging, and kissing.” food service businesses to their broth- eral Greeks who farmed. funded in part by the Michigan Hu- did not record whether there were his aunt, Jennie Couvelis, and work At present, with the ease of air ers, cousins, nephews, and friends Greeks continue their activity in manities Council, an affiliate of the others of “Greek descent” (i.e., immi- at Bendix Corporation. After a few travel and better economic condi- who had recently immigrated. They, the restaurant business at present. National Endowment for the Hu- grants’ children). Most of the early months, the immigration officials de- tions, some of the later immigrants in turn, after a short period of ap- They own Internet Café and Gallery, manities. Berrien County Greeks in the early decades of the 20th century came to this area from the Peloponnesus in Southern Greece, with some from Asia Minor, Roumeli and a few from •ANNOUNCEMENT• Greek islands. 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By Emily A. Canal as a person stood out the most in when both my brother and I were Department of Veterans Affairs. As The Boston Globe his services." married and when our children chaplain, he served veterans in Father Koskores was born in were baptized," said his son, Ted of Brockton, Boston, West Roxbury, BOSTON – Whether shuttling Springfield to the Rev. Basil Kosko- Braintree. "He was very much a and Watertown. among veterans' facilities in res, who also was a priest of the part of our lives at those pivotal Father Koskores gave the bene- Greater Boston or serving in South Greek Orthodox Church, and Eleni moments and milestones." diction at President Kennedy's first Carolina and Canada, the Rev. Pe- (Rigopoulos). Both had emigrated Following his ordination, Father presidential birthday party in 1961 ter B. Koskores ministered not just from Greece. Koskores served several churches. at Commonwealth Armory in to Orthodox Christians but to those He attended Wilkes-Barre High He spent two years at the Annunci- Boston. He retired from the VA in of any faith. School in Pennsylvania and gradu- ation of the Virgin Mary Church in 1994. Father Koskores, the VA's first ated in 1944 from Holy Cross Theo- Woburn, about two years at St. Father Koskores also had a pas- Greek Orthodox chaplain, died logical School in Pomfret, Conn., George Greek Orthodox Church in sion for traveling and history, evi- Sept. 16 of natural causes in the now the Holy Cross Greek Ortho- Greenville, S.C., three years at St. denced by his collection of books Sutton Hill Center nursing home in dox School of Theology in Brook- Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on current affairs and biographies North Andover. He was 87. line. in Vancouver, British Columbia, of former presidents. His family and former col- Following in his father's foot- and three years at St. George Greek "Our family had the chance to go leagues remember him as a humble steps, Father Koskores became a Orthodox Church in Keene, N.H. to Greece for three months, and my man who tirelessly worked to ease deacon of the Boston Greek Ortho- His longest term as a parish father acted as the tour guide," said the burdens of others. dox Cathedral. He served for about a priest was for six years at Annunci- his other son, Nick of North An- "He had a good singing voice, year before his ordination in 1945. ation Greek Orthodox Church in dover. "He was a proud Greek and but kept things low key in his ser- Father Koskores married Brockton. knew the classical history of Greece vices," said the Rev. Athanasios Evanthea (Collatos) of Boston in After almost 20 years as a parish without a professional tour guide." Demos, who performed religious 1945. They divorced in the early priest, Father Koskores was ap- In addition to his sons, Father Father Koskores (right) gave the benediction at President John F. ceremonies with Father Koskores. 1970s after having two children. pointed a chaplain for the Veteran's Koskores leaves two granddaugh- Kennedy's first presidential birthday party in 1961 at Commonwealth "His generousness and humbleness "My father was the lead priest Administration, now known as the ters and three grandsons. Armory in Boston. He retired from the VA in 1994.

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■ ANDROS, MARTHA Record reported that George Antoni- his family and friends and hopefully also volunteers at Naples Communi- ford Courant reported that Demetra States in 1962. Along with her hus- LOWELL, Mass. – The Lowell Sun re- ades, 57, passed away on Saturday, his memory will last in the Warwick ty Hospital where she remained as (Vasilopoulou) Karabetsos, 92, band and extended family, she en- ported that Martha Andros Lowell, September 22, 2007 at Memorial community for many years to come." an associate volunteer. Mrs. passed away on Thursday, Septem- joyed her role as a wife, mother and 86, passed away on Saturday, Sep- Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in The funeral was on September 27 at Bounakes was a past president of the ber 13, 2007, at a local convales- grandmother living in Hartford and tember 22, 2007, at Saints Medical New York. He is survived by his wife Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church Hellenic Women's Club (EOK) in cent home. She is survived by her East Hartford before moving to Center. She is survived by her son Caroline Antoniades; his daughters in Middletown. Memorial donations Boston, MA. Locally, she was a mem- sisters Kristina and Stamata; her Glastonbury where she resided with Christopher G. Andros; her sisters Elaine (Shawn) McCann, Vikki (Ken- to the Warwick Ecumenical Food ber of the Naples Area Alumnae brother Soteriros; her sons Mike her son and daughter-in-law, James Christine (Christos) Demetriou and neth) Garby and Alexia Antoniades; Pantry (135 Forester Ave., Warwick, Gamma Phi Beta Society and the (Helen), James (Elli) and William and Elli Karabetsos and her grand- Cynthia Plakus; her sister-in-law his mother Helen Antoniades; his NY 10990) or National Kidney Can- Greater Naples Alumnae Panhel- (Carol); her daughter Stella (Kon- daughters Demetra and Dina for Katherine Kyriakos; several nieces stepdaughter Caitlin Onody; his cer Assn. (1234 Sherman Ave., Suite lenic. The funeral was held on Sep- stantine); her grandchildren Kon- many years. Affectionately known and nephews including Steven C. stepsons Sean Onody and Torin On- 203, Evanston, IL 60202). tember 20 at Saint Katherine Greek stantine (Joanne), Patricia (Scott), as yia-yia, she never tired of being (Jan) Demetriou, Gary C. Demetriou, ody; and his grandchildren Zachary, Orthodox Church in Naples. Memo- Chris (Elizabeth), George, Peter, with the grandchildren. Whether Kathy Economopoulos, and Eliza- Melina, Zoi, and Lexi. He was prede- ■ BOUNAKES, ELLIE rial donations to Scholarship Fund, Demetra (Jerry), Dina (James), singing to them, reading a story or beth Economopoulos. She was pre- ceased by his brothers Michael and NAPLES, Fla. – The Naples Daily Neighborhood Music School (100 Dean, Jamie and Kristina; her nine giving them treats, they were al- deceased by her husband George C. Nisiforos. Born on February 22, 1950 News reported that Ellie (Hatzis) Audubon Street, New Haven, CT great grandchildren Michael, ways by her side craving the atten- Andros; and her brother Louis in Kalavaso, Cyprus, he was the son Bounakes, passed away on Saturday, 06510). Theodore, Nicholas, Alex, John, tion and comfort of a grandmother's Economopoulos. She was born in of Helen Christopher Antoniades September 15, 2007. She is survived Gabriella, Ariana, Alyssa, Alena; love. The funeral was held on Sep- Lowell, April 8, 1921, the daughter of and the late Kostas (Gus) Antoni- by her daughter Elaine (Thomas) ■ COLLINS, VIRGINIA DERZIS and several nieces and nephews. tember 21 at Saint George Greek the late George and the late Cather- ades. He was the husband of Caro- Thoma; her sister Electra (Nicholas) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Birming- She was predeceased by a sister and Orthodox Cathedral in Hartford. ine (Ladopoulos) Economopoulos. line Hayes Antoniades (formerly On- Giatrelis; her grandchildren ham News reported that Virginia a brother in Greece. Born on Febru- Memorial donations to St. George She attended Lowell Schools. Before ody). He served with the U.S. Army Nicholas Thoma and Alexis Thoma. Derzis Collins passed away on ary 9, 1915, she was the daughter of Cathedral (433 Fairfield Ave. Hart- retirement, she was a receptionist for during the Vietnam War and was a She was predeceased by her hus- Thursday, September 20, 2007. She the late George and Vasiliki ford, 06114 or The American Dia- the dental office of Dr. Steven C. member of the American Legion, band Nicholas J. Bounakes; and her is survived by her daughters Maria Vasilopoulou. She was raised in betes Assoc. (306 Industrial Park Demetriou in Tewksbury. Previously, Post #214 in Warwick. He was the brother Thomas Hatzis. Formerly of (Manuel) Orfanon and Kathryn Sanga, Greece where she remained Rd. Suite 105, Middletown, CT she worked with her husband who owner of -"G's"- Restaurant in War- Belmont, MA, she had been a Naples (Tony) Ippolito; her son Andrew until immigrating to the United 06457). co-owned the Village Restaurant in wick, a family business of 40 years. resident since 1981. A graduate of (Cathy) Collins; her grandchildren Brookline. Mrs. Andros was a life He was a member of the Masonic Boston University, she was elected to Billy and Jason Orfanon, Tony member of the Hellenic Orthodox Lodge #544 in Warwick, a member Pi Lambda Theta, National Honor (Alex) Ippolito, Johnny (Tracy) Ip- Church of the Holy Trinity. She also of the Lions Club, a member of Holy Society, Scarlett Key and was select- polito, Jennifer Collins and Leah CLASSIFIEDS was a former Board member and cur- Cross Greek Orthodox Church, Mid- ed "Man of the Year" in the School of (Stephen) Massengale; her great- rent member of the Ladies Philopto- dletown, where he worked on the Education by the Boston University grandchildren Danielle, Sydney, chos Society, as well as a member of Church Festival for many years. A News Hall of Fame. She was also a Christopher, Julian, Gabriel, Lili, Je- HELP WANTED (718) 728-8500 the Hellenic Culture Society, and the family statement reads: "Almost any- member of Gamma Phi Beta Society. remy and Pippa Ippolito; her sisters Not affiliated with any Lowell Garden Club. The funeral was one who knew George knew him Mrs. Bounakes went on to a success- Christine Grammas, Alexandra Bon- JOURNALISTS WANTED other funeral home. held on September 25 at the Hellenic through G's Restaurant; it became ful career in personnel manage- duris and Magdalene Bonduris; and Nation’s leading Greek American Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity. his identity. G's was his home away ment. She and her late husband severalnieces and nephews. She was newspaper needs reporters and as- APOSTOLOPOULOS Burial was at Westlawn Cemetery. from home and was one of the main were charter founders of St. predeceased by her husband John sistant editor for English weekly Apostle Family - Memorial donations to the Hellenic motivating factors in his long fight Demetrios Church in Weston, MA Collins; her parents Sam and Maria paper. Exceptional writing/report- Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - Church of Holy Trinity (Lewis St., against kidney cancer. His employ- and members of St. Katherine Derzis; her brothers Pete and Grego- ing skills and bilingual fluency a Funeral Directors of Lowell, MA 01854). ees and customers were his extended Church in Naples. They lived in ry Derzis; and her sister Helen must. Car a plus. Fax or e-mail clips RIVERDALE family, which is why he kept working Lakewood for 18 years and were Graphos. She was born on May 26, and cover letter to 718-472-0510 FUNERAL HOME Inc. ■ ANTONIADES, GEORGE until it was physically impossible for members of the Lakewood Country 1916 in Birmingham, Alabama. She or [email protected]. 5044 Broadway WARWICK, N.Y. – The Times Herald- him. George is loved and missed by Club. Mr. and Mrs. Bounakes were and her late husband owned and op- 111609/01 New York, NY 10034 erated Gulf View Court in Panama (212) 942-4000 City, Florida, State Grill and Lyric FUNERAL HOMES Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Hot Dogs in Birmingham, Alabama. 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ATHENS, Greece (ANA) – Greece's First Parliamentary Session of the SYRIZA deputies took up their par- new 300-member Parliament that 8th revisional Parliament (the 12th ties' traditional seats, while newcom- emerged from the September 16 period of the presidential democra- er LA.OS' deputies took seats to the general elections was sworn in on cy in force since 1974). left of ND behind the PASOK seats. Wednesday, September 23 in a spe- The first session of the new par- Just before the oaths were tak- cial ceremony in the unicameral liamentary period was inaugurated en, a blessing was held, officiated legislature following the traditional by acting parliament president and by Metropolitan Prokopios of Nea blessing. second vice-president of the pre- Krini and Kalamaria, who has been "I swear in the name of the Holy ceding Parliament George Sourlas. standing in at official functions for Consubstantial and Indivisible In letters to the presidium, Archbishop Christodoulos. The 300 Trinity to keep faith in my Country Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis MPs were also given a portfolio and in the democratic form of gov- announced that he would take up containing copies of the constitu- ernment, obedience to the Consti- his MP post in the Thessaloniki first tion and the rules of Parliament. tution and the laws and to dis- electoral district -- he was also On Thursday morning, the new charge conscientiously my duties," elected in the Piraeus second dis- Parliament plenary convened again the MPs pledged, while the two trict -- PASOK leader chose a seat in to elect the Parliament president, Muslim deputies elected on the Achaia -- he was also elected in for which post majority leader main opposition PASOK party's Thessaloniki first district. KKE Karamanlis nominated the MP tickets in Xanthi and Rhodopi pre- leader Aleka Papariga chose the from Karditsa Dimitris Sioufas. In fectures took a similar oath with seat in the Athens second district -- the afternoon, the plenary voted for their hand on a Koran. she was also elected in the Thessa- the House's five vice-presidents, The MPs of the two smaller leftist loniki second district -- and new- which are distributed among the parties (the Communist Party of comer Popular Orthodox Rally three top parties, with the first Greece {KKE} and Coalition of the leader George Karatzaferis chose three parliamentary vice-presiden- Radical Left {SYRIZA}), with the ex- the Thessaloniki first district seat, tial positions going to the ruling ND ception of KKE deputy Liana Kanelli, while SYRIZA's Alekos Alavanos party, the fourth position going to did not take a religious oath. was elected from Irakleio, Crete. main opposition PASOK and the KKE leader Aleka Papariga Political party leaders have the op- fifth going to KKE. tabled a written statement with the tion of being candidates in two On Friday, a three-day debate on Parliament presidium reminding electoral districts, with the right to the new government's policy state- her party's position for abolition of choose their parliamentary seat in ments began, read out by Prime the religious oath, while the either of those two districts if elect- Minister Karamanlis, with the dis- SYRIZA MPs entered Parliament ed in both. cussions ending at midnight Sun- immediately after the oath. Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis (left) is sworn in by Metropolitan Prokopios of Nea Krini and Kala- Ruling New Democracy (ND), day, followed by a vote of confi- This was the first plenary of the maria, who has been standing in at official functions for Archbishop Christodoulos. main opposition PASOK, KKE and dence for the new government. Magic Johnson Tensions Flare at PASOK Attends Game Parliamentary Session for Greek Fire ATHENS, Greece (ANA) – Tension who proposed a mere 'show of Victim Relief broke out on Wednesday, September hands', while asking if any deputy in 25 during the first meeting of the the hall disputed Papandreou's lead- ATHENS (AP) – Basketball legend main opposition PASOK party's new ership. Kaklamanis also rejected the Earvin (Magic) Johnson was the Parliamentary group, just before the secret ballot referendum. honored guest at a charity basket- swearing-in of the new 300-member Following commotion in Parlia- ball game in Athens on Tuesday, legislature, where party leader ment's senate chamber and the reac- September 25, to raise money for a George Papandreou sought a surprise tions, Papandreou withdrew from global AIDS campaign and victims vote of conference via secret ballot the hall, with the show of hands pro- of recent deadly wildfires in from his party's MPs, a call that gen- cedure following amid vociferous de- Greece. erated heated reactions from a por- liberations. "Thank you for allowing me to tion of the deputies. come to your beautiful country," In a subsequent compromise, a Johnson, who did not play Tuesday, simple 'show of hands' ended the said before the start of the game. furor, as no deputies stepped forward "This is to help all the people with to dispute Papandreou's leadership. HIV/AIDS and for the people af- Papandreou, in ending his ad- fected by that terrible fire." dress to PASOK's 101 deputies, said Money raised from ticket sales he wanted to strengthen his position were to go to the AIDS campaign vis-a-vis a pending "parliamentary and a relief fund set up for victims battle" with ruling New Democracy of the August fires in southern and party until a Nov. 11 election within eastern Greece that killed at least PASOK to determine a new party 65 people. leader, as current president George The government announced Papandreou has been challenged, so early Tuesday that the fire relief far, by top Thessaloniki-area MP and fund had raised 150 million euros former minister Evangelos Venizelos. in donations from the public and Venizelos, in fact, was the first to private sector. AP PHOTO/NIKOLAS GIAKOUMIDIS react sharply against Papandreou's Tuesday's game featured the Ukrainian President Visits Mount Athos request, followed by one-time prime Greece team that won the Euro- minister and former PASOK leader pean championship 20 years ago by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, right, is presented with a Greek Orthodox religious icon by Father Costas Simitis, who charged that beating the Soviet Union in a close Kallinikos, senior monk at the Mount Athos monastic community, in Karyes, northern Greece, on Friday, such a procedure would compromise final. They faced the national un- Sept. 21, 2007. Yushchenko, who met his Greek counterpart, Karolos Papoulias, on Thursday, is on a pri- PASOK's unity. der -19 team. vate visit to the all-male, semi autonomous community that was founded more than 1,000 years ago and Former parliament president The event was held under the is regarded as the cradle of Orthodox Christianity. Apostolos Kaklamanis was the one Evangelos Venizelos auspices of UNICEF's office in Greece. Johnson retired from the NBA in 1991 after disclosing he was HIV- GREEK SPORTS positive but briefly returned to the Greece 'Displeased' with Canada over game in the 1995-1996 season. Olympiakos Trounces OFI Crete Handling of Macedonia Name Issue 6-2 in Week 2 of Greek League Angelo ATHENS, Greece (AFP) – Greece tional forums, the ministry said. announcement on Thursday. expressed "displeasure" on Thurs- Skopje welcomed the move on "Canada does not wish to be lim- ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Lomana Sfakianakis in the 13th, but day, September 20, 2007 with Cana- Thursday. ited in its relations with either the LuaLua and Darko Kovacevic scored Olympiakos regained the lead with Haligiannis da's decision to adopt the name "This is very good news for us Republic of Macedonia or any other two goals each Sunday to help two goals in five minutes. LuaLua Macedonia in its dealings with the and we welcome this gesture by country because of their dispute Olympiakos trounce visiting OFI made it 2-1 off a deep pass from tiny Balkan nation which has quar- Canada," Prime Minister Macedon- over its name," said Neil Hrab, Crete 6-2 in the Greek league. Djordjevic in the 20th and Kovacevic Arrested Once reled with Athens over its official ap- ian Nikola Gruevski told reporters in spokesman for Foreign Minister Julio Cesar and Predrag Djordje- increased it to 3-1 in the 25th. pellation for 15 years, the Greek for- the Macedonian capital. Maxime Bernier. "We have therefore vic also scored for Olympiakos, while The visitors had a chance to nar- eign ministry said. A poll in June showed that most decided to take a pragmatic ap- Stelios Sfakianakis scored for the vis- row the difference in the 26th, but Again in Crete Greece has opposed internation- Greeks want their government to ve- proach and to refer, in our bilateral itors and Vassilis Torossidis added an Fabian Gerber shot wide from inside al recognition of its northern neigh- to a future entry into NATO by relations with the Republic of Mace- own-goal. the area, with goalkeeper Antonis Continued from page 1 bor under the name Macedonia Macedonia if the name dispute is donia, to the name by which the Olympiakos has four points from Nikopolidis out of position. since 1992 because it considers the not resolved. country calls itself in its constitution two games, two behind league leader LuaLua made it 4-1 with a shot in ing Greece to arrest him again after name part of Greek heritage. There and within its own borders." Xanthi. With two goals from Sebast- the 38th and Kovacevic stretched the his conditional release in August. is a northern Greek province with He did not comment on Athens' ian Romero and another from Dim- score to 5-1 two minutes before the Haligiannis, who was not avail- the same name. “It is certain that this opposition to the move but said he itris Salpingidis, Panathinaikos beat end of the first half. able for comment, was due to ap- Athens adheres to the name 'For- decision also displeases did not expect the move to damage at Ergotelis 3-0. The Athens club now OFI charged forward after the rest pear before an Athens prosecutor mer Yugoslav Republic of Macedo- Canada's ties with Greece. has four points and shares second period, but it was Olympiakos who later in the day, the police official nia' or FYROM under which the hundreds of thousands "Greece is a valued NATO ally place with three others. scored again with a shot from the said. country joined the United Nations in of Canadian citizens of and partner for Canada on key glob- Ismael Blanco scored twice as edge of the box by Djordjevic in the Haligiannis told investors in the 1993. Greek origin,” the al issues. We expect our bilateral re- AEK beat Atromitos 2-0. The Athens 73rd. Three minutes before the final United States, many of whom were "Greek Foreign Minister Dora lationship to remain strong," he club now has three points, with one whistle, in his effort to stop a shot, Greek-Americans, his funds man- Bakoyannis is expected to commu- foreign ministry said. said. match in hand. Torossidis sent the ball into his own aged $180 million in 2003 and that nicate today with her Canadian Macedonia joined the United Na- Olympiakos enjoyed a comfort- net. the fund had achieve returns of counterpart and convey the Greek Greek Prime Minister Costas tions as the Former Yugoslav Repub- able evening with an easy victory Panathinaikos, which beat Art- 1,565 percent between 1996 and government's displeasure," the Karamanlis, who was elected to a lic of Macedonia, or FYROM, but over OFI before more than 25,000 media 2-1 last week in the UEFA Cup, 2003, according to the indictment. Greek foreign ministry said in a second four-year mandate on Sun- several countries including the Unit- spectators at the Karaiskakis stadi- controlled the match from kick off. Based on those claims, Haligian- statement. day, indicated during the election ed States, China, Russia and Turkey um. Romero gave his team the lead in nis raised a total of $26 million "It is certain that this decision al- campaign that he would block FY- have recognized it as Macedonia. The defending champions, who the 19th with a shot off a cross from from some 80 investors. so displeases hundreds of thousands ROM's entry in both NATO and the Hrab said Canada would contin- played to a 1-1 draw against Lazio in Elini Dimoutsos. He made it 2-0 in But the fund suffered losses of of Canadian citizens of Greek ori- EU unless a mutually acceptable so- ue to respect established practices the Champions League last week, got the 51st and Salpingidis closed the more than $17 million in 2000 gin," the ministry said. lution was found. and consensus within the United off to a lively start, taking the lead in scoring in the 75th. alone. By January 2003, the firm Canada had said late Wednesday, The UN's attempts to reach a so- Nations and other international the seventh minute when Cesar Venizelos Anifantakis got a red had assets of less than $170,000 September 19 it would use the name lution to the controversy have so far bodies, where it would refer to the scored off a free kick from Luciano card in the 35th, forcing Ergotelis to and "did virtually no trading what- Macedonia in its bilateral dealings failed. Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- Galletti. play with 10 man for the rest of the soever," the SEC said. with Skopje, and FYROM at interna- Macedonia applauded the initial donia. OFI leveled with a header by match. Haligiannis, who was free on bail after the guilty plea, failed to appear at a sentencing hearing in New York in January 2006 and was the target of an international man- hunt. UN Official Draws Greek Anger for Shortening FYROM to Macedonia In a recent interview to the Her- ald, prior to the second arrest, By Paul Burkhardt Branko Crvenkovski. damaged for the duration of his of Macedonia, when referring to the country will be provisionally referred Thomas M. Countryman, the Associated Press Writer Ever since the country gained in- term, his standing and credibility as new republic. to for all purposes within the United Charge d’Affaires a.i. at the United dependence after the breakup of the president of the General Assembly of But the U.S. and many other Nations as "the former Yugoslav Re- States Embassy in Athens, Greece UNITED NATIONS (AP)- Balkan an- six-member Yugoslav federation in the United Nations," Greece's Foreign countries have recognized the coun- public of Macedonia pending settle- spoke about the arrest of Angelos tagonism surfaced Tuesday, Septem- 1991, Athens has maintained the Ministry said in a statement. try as Macedonia. Last week, Canada ment of the difference that has arisen Haligiannis. ber 25, 2007 over a shortening of the name Macedonia belongs to a Greek "This unacceptable action of Mr. became the latest to officially discard over the name of this state." “I would say only that Haligian- official name used to introduce the province and not to the new republic. Kerim reaffirms the provocative and the FYROM acronym. U.N. associate spokesman nis has confessed that he stole mil- Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- Srgjan Kerim, the president of the uncompromising position of the gov- Despite the name dispute, the two Farhan Haq agreed with the ambas- lions of dollars from the American donia, which is a member of the 62nd session of the General Assem- ernment of Skjope," it said, avoiding neighboring nations enjoy close po- sador's point about the official and Greek-American people,” he United Nations. bly, is the former foreign minister altogether the country's name by re- litical and trade relations. name for the nation at the world said. “We are now preparing a for- Greece's mission to the U.N. hasti- and U.N. ambassador of the Balkan ferring to the capital. The Greek statement followed a body. He said an envoy has been mal request for the extradition. I ly organized a press conference to nation - a connection that was not Due to Greek opposition, most in- point of order made during the as- working with the governments of don’t know where he is today. I declare as "unacceptable" the Gener- overlooked by Greece. ternational bodies - including the sembly to its president by Greece's Greece and Macedonia "trying to don’t know how he got the Greek al Assembly president's shortening "Mr. Kerim, with his action today, United Nations, the European Union U.N. ambassador, John Mourikis, straighten out the issue of the name passport. You would have to ask the the name to Macedonia when he in- and acting under instructions from and NATO - use the acronym FY- who cited U.N. resolutions dating ... and we hope that work will show Greek authorities about that.” troduced the nation's president, his government, has irreparably ROM, for Former Yugoslav Republic back to 1993 that "decided that this some results." 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007

The National Herald LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest Why is the Misconduct Advisory on Clergy Sexual Misconduct, but it vivors Network of those Abused by how lay people and clergy could to the Greek American community of the United States of America. Board Doing Nothing? took at least a year for most of the Priests, and POKROV, a resource for work together on a difficult, vital is- several members to be appointed, Orthodox victims. They had claimed sue. Instead, it has been unorga- Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris To the Editor: and by 2004, there had only been a conflict of interest by the Metro- nized and ineffective, kept so by Assistant to Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos The recent sad news about for- two meetings. In February 2005, politan in his handling of Rev. the Archdiocese administration. Managing Editor Evan C. Lambrou mer Rev. Michael Pappas of Holy the Archdiocese proudly an- Gabriel Barrow’s case in the Denver What a shame, and what a waste. Production Manager Chrysoula Karametros Trinity Church in San Francisco ad- nounced in the Orthodox Observer diocese. Paul Cromidas Webmaster Alexandros Tsoukias mitting infidelity to his parish, and that the Board consists of “six dis- Another ironic twist regarding Dallas, Texas relinquishing his position as a tinguished members.” One was a Father Pappas is that he had also The National Herald (USPS 016864) is published weekly by priest, in your September 8 edition psychiatrist certified in adolescent been a member of the Catholic Dio- The National Herald Inc. at 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 also contained the ironic informa- psychiatry, and Father Pappas was cese of Stockton (California) Cler- Tel: (718)784-5255, Fax: (718)472-0510, tion that he had been a member of one of two priests named. It still gy Sexual Misconduct Review TO OUR READERS e-mail: [email protected] the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of sounded promising. Board, and he served as Ecumeni- The National Herald welcomes Democritou 1 and Academias Sts, Athens, 10671, Greece America’s Advisory Board on Cler- It turns out that there have been cal Officer for the Greek Orthodox letters from its readers intended Tel: 011.30.210.3614.598, Fax: 011.30.210.3643.776, e-mail: [email protected] gy Sexual Misconduct. at least three Metropolitans who Metropolis of San Francisco. for publication. 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In any case, one can cer- tional Herald, 37-10 30th Street, Subscribers: 1 year $19.95, 1 month $1.95 ing of Father Pappas. of the chairmen, he told me he had tainly say that the Board never real- Long Island City, NY 11101. Let- Periodical postage paid at L.I.C. NY and additional mailing offices. In the meantime, the faithful not been clear about the role of the ly had a life to begin with. ters can also be faxed to (718) Postmaster send change of address to: may wonder, what about this Advi- Board, and said he was surprised To date, the Advisory Board sad- 472-0510 or e-mailed to THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 sory Board? What do we know when one of the members wrote to ly exemplifies how the Archdiocese english.edition@thenationalher- about it and what has it been do- him asking when the next meeting has mishandled the sexual miscon- ald.com. We reserve the right to ing? The short answer is that we would be held (the last meeting was duct issue. It pronounced its policy know little about it, and from what held in the summer of 2006). He left with fanfare, saying it regarded the edit letters for publication and re- we know, it has been doing virtual- the chairmanship without explana- matter with “extreme seriousness,” gret that we are unable to ac- Have they not yet learned? ly nothing. tion, although there had been calls but it did not really change its way knowledge or return those left The Board was established in for his stepping aside by two abuse of doing business. The Board could unpublished. Once again, our Church is being dragged to the courts for one of the most 2002 with the Archdiocese’s policy victims organizations, SNAP – Sur- have been a dynamic body showing heinous cases imaginable: sexual misconduct involving a priest and a young boy. Once again, church officials seemed to have known about the case, and tried for months to keep it a secret until the news inevitably broke – as it ANALYSIS should have been expected to – when the case reached a court of law. Words are not enough to describe the shame and fury our people feel – honest, moral, God-fearing, hardworking, law-abiding American citizens – who are seldom engaged by the police (our community has one of the low- est crime rates in the country) for such despicable acts. Something Urgently Needs to be Done Nor are words enough to describe the justifiable concern they have for the state of our church’s administrative leadership. By Theodore Kalmoukos in his jurisdiction was living with day, before it’s too late – before a dophile priests. It was only a few months ago when our Church was shaken to its core by Special to The National Herald an underage boy? new scandalous case breaks which I’m not saying that all celibate the sexual abuse case involving Nicholas Katinas, the now disgraced former To state the obvious, celibate will eventually lead our Church to priests are pedophiles or homosex- pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Dallas, whom Ecumenical Patriarchate fi- BOSTON, Mass. – Before we could priests living under the same roof bankruptcy, as a very prominent uals. Thank God there are many nally defrocked – and rightly so – but our Archbishop still can not bring him- finish saying, “Thank God the Kati- with underage children – boys, in member of the Archdiocesan Coun- who are very ethical, and who are self to officially and properly inform our community about it, a case which is nas case is over” – ecclesiastically, most instances – is a very serious is- cil told us recently. true servants of God. In fact, if we still pending in Dallas courts. at least (from a legal standpoint, sue. The Archbishop should stop pre- accept the allegations as fact (as It is fair to state that both the Katinas case, as well as the new case involv- we still have a long way to go) – we In the canonical teaching and tending that he doesn’t understand the Archdiocese has through its ing Father Nicholas Graff of Jacksonville, Florida (see this week’s lead sto- started praying, “Holy Theotokos, ecclesiastical tradition of our or doesn’t know. Spiritual Court), the Katinas case ry), existed prior to the enthronement of Archbishop Demetrios, so the Arch- Most Blessed Mother of God, help Church, it is abundantly clear that I also think it’s time to open up indicates that pedophilia is not a bishop is not responsible for them being ordained. us,” because yet another case in- it is prohibited for a celibate priest the discussion about, and rekindle phenomenon which exclusively But the Archbishop is responsible for the dismal way in which both these volving allegations of sexual mis- to live with young men and the early tradition of, ordaining pervades the celibate clergy. Nei- horrifying cases were handled, and for the absurd attempts to keep them conduct with minors against anoth- women. Furthermore, it is not only married clergy to the Episcopate. ther is homosexuality restricted to covered up. er prominent clergyman of the a canonical matter. It is also a mat- It’s overdue. After all, it was a tradi- the ranks of our celibate clergy. But Have they no fear of God inside them? Have they not learned anything Archdiocese, the Very Rev. Nicholas ter of common sense. tion of our early Church. If some- in terms of percentages, celibate from the almost catastrophic experience the Roman Catholic Church has un- Graff, has surfaced. The National Herald has learned one dares take a closer look at the priests do seem to have more pe- dergone as a consequence of similar circumstances, though larger in scale? I will not elaborate on the fact that Father Graff may not be the on- list of Episcopal candidates in our dophiles and/or homosexuals in In the Graff case, Demetrios is also responsible for appointing the newly that Archbishop Demetrios did not ly celibate priest who, under the Archdiocese, his hair will stand on their ranks. accused priest a member of the Archdiocese Council and a member of the have the courtesy or strength to pretense of “adoption” or “parental end. We are not homophobic. Far Hellenic College/Holy Cross Board of Trustees; and for twice recommend- come to the phone and make a care,” had an underage boy living Let’s get serious. Our Church from it. Someone’s sexual orienta- ing that he be elevated to the Episcopate. statement about this new case; nor with him. The accusations and alle- simply can not afford to be con- tion is his or her business. Live and Is this not just incredible? And can you blame people for asking what’s about what Metropolitan Alexios of gations, as they are recorded in the fronted with more sexual abuse let live. But in ecclesiastical terms, going on? Atlanta, who had appointed Father lawsuit, are very revealing. scandals and lawsuits. In terms of and as far as the Church goes, there Our community is deeply concerned about not only the moral, but also Graff to so many visible and promi- The least the Archbishop should numbers and assets, our Church is is a clear set of canonical rules: Ho- the financial, ramifications of these cases for our Church, which seems to nent positions, stated (see related do – immediately, and without any too small. We do not enjoy the fi- mosexuals should not be seeking toss about in an ungovernable hurricane. story, page 1), although at some delay – is dismiss all celibate priests nancial resources of the Roman ordination, nor should they be per- point, Alexios should offer an ex- who are currently using their ca- Catholic Church, which has a lot of mitted to be ordained, to a Greek planation to the Church and to the pacity as a foster parent (often to real estate to sell. Orthodox clergy. Greek American community and cover up their living arrangements We will be forced to sell even Finally, sexual preferences Heart of gold answer a very simple question: or cohabitation with young boys) our golden, silver and brass can- aside, child abuse of any kind is an Since when has he known that a from the Archdiocese. dles, as well as our censers and abomination, whether you are an John Catsimatidis, one of the most successful Greeks Americans – see well-known archimandrite serving The Archbishop should act to- icons, to pay off the victims of pe- Orthodox Christian or not. story on this year’s Forbes 400 list – is also a man with a heart of gold. He is open-handed to those in need, no matter what their race, color or creed. Naturally, he is also a man who is very close to his roots. Thus, he could not remain unmoved by the devastation the wildfires brought to a vast PRESS CLIPPINGS area of Greece and its people, so he decided to do something about it: He bought full-page ads in the New York Daily News and the New York Post, as well as in our two newspapers, seeking to increase awareness among the general American public about the catastrophe and, at the same time, ask people to make a contribution to help alleviate the pain Spartan Resilience, Put to the Ultimate Test During Fires and suffering of our brothers and sisters in the motherland. This ad speaks volumes about the level of human tragedy – who would By Maria Panaritis side of the mountains. And no mar- fire without emotion, as though it "because we were never anyone's not be moved by those poor little old Greek ladies, terribly distraught at The Philadelphia Inquirer ble. were a distant dream. slave." seeing their homes and properties being destroyed, or burying family "This is limestone," Leakos said. "We have fires every year," said He looked across the landscape, members and neighbors who were burned in the flames, whose pictures AREOPOLIS, Greece – The sun was "Our rock, the rock of our moun- Psoinos, a firefighter for five years, his deeply lined face suggesting a ran in the ad for everyone to see? beating hard, but a sea breeze took tains, of the Mani." "from May to October." man older than his 40 years, and On top of that Mr. Catsimatidis did not open up his own bank account the edge off as Michael Psoinos - NATURE'S UNPREDICTABILITY "We expect them," said Leakos, provided a laconic reply for people to send money to the fire victims himself, so that he could take part-time firefighter, full-time stone In Greece, mountain fires happen who has 10 years' experience. "This "A Maniatis," he said, "is blunt, the credit. He used the one opened up by the Archdiocese: Greek Fire Re- mason, part-time olive farmer - each year. People across the south- summer was the worst we've ever keeps his word, does what he says, lief Fund, 8 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075. brushed a coat of glaze Tuesday onto ern Peloponnese, and especially had." and wears pants." A tough act to follow, indeed. a stone memorial near the rocky here, are accustomed to nature's un- Fighting fires up here is tough. And despite the power of the crests of Mount Taygetos. predictability. Virtually every seaside The mountains are steep, water Maniatis ethos, this year's wildfires Psoinos, a weather-beaten and cliff has a small church in homage to sparse and the winds notorious. have left a strange pall over even wiry 37-year-old from this arid re- a big saint, in the hope that supplica- In spite of the rugged terrain, the this enclave. Big mistake gion of the southern Peloponnese, tion will keep seafarers safe. The olive trees that dot these mountains "It's like there's a chill in the air," cured a marvelous cut of limestone winds even have nicknames, and produce some of the purest olive oil Dimitrikakos said. "Since this is Two events this week make it painfully obvious that the issue concern- with gloss. He tapped his brush gen- when they blow through, people in Lakonia province, itself said to such a small place with few resi- ing the official name for FYROM will not go away by itself, not to mention tly into the crevices of its carved shutter their homes and stay inside, produce the best olive oil in the dents, this is all anyone talks about the potential it carries for getting out of control. words: coming out when the gale subsides world. still. How a single fire can do such The first was the Canada’s official recognition of FYROM as the “Repub- “Firefighter Dounias N. Konstan- to hose away the dirt from their bal- "Firefighters here, in the Pelopon- evil." lic of Macedonia,” betraying historic truth, as well as 350,000 Greek Cana- tinos, Age 43 conies. nese, to be effective they should be He gave a slight nod of his head. dians in favor 10,000 (albeit vocal) Canadians from FYROM. Died Heroically in the Line of Du- In August the fire seemed con- farmers," Leakos said. "They have to "Certainly, things happen. Good The second was United Nations General Assembly leader’s misuse of ty tainable at first. It started in a village have legs, they have to know how to things and bad things. Trees regen- his position – a man who happened to be the former foreign minister and Battling a Wildfire” near the sea, and 16 firefighters hike through our mountains made of erate, come back to life. But peo- U.N. ambassador of that Balkan country – to introduce FYROM’s president It was here, "at this exact spot," were dispatched down, while 10 stone. They must have lungs." ple," he said, "they don't return to as leader of the “Democratic Republic of Macedonia,” despite the fact that, said fellow firefighter Vasilis Leakos, others were told to fight the flames Still, the mountains scorch year us." as another U.N. spokesman stated, it is the international organization’s pointing to the stretch of road that from Areopolis up above. after year, leaving staccato brush- policy to call that country FYROM. carves the mountain into blackened "The wind was extremely strong," strokes of charred olive tree skele- The Philadelphia Inquirer pub- People often wonder, what is FYROM, and what does it want? slopes, "that Dounias took his last said Nikos Dimitrakakos, 31, deputy tons. Both men have lost more than lished the above on September 23. FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) is a tiny country breath." chief of the Areopolis Fire Battalion. 1,000 of their families' olive trees in with a total population of just over 2 million, of which 1.3 million are of He was among at least 64 people Konstantinos and his partner, two fires during the last few years. Bulgarian extraction, and 535 thousand of Albanian extraction and the killed by wind-driven wildfires that seasonal firefighters, were trying to "I'm still angry," Leakos said. He rest comprised of other small minorities. swept with a ravenous ferocity protect a house in a burning village. lost the last of his family's 1,200 The FYROM Albanians keep a very close watch over events in Kosovo across this southern peninsula three The smoke was intense and black, trees this year in the third fire to at- where, in case the West grants it independence from Serbia, they will also weeks ago. The fires, which reached rolling toward the sea. tack his olive harvest recently. "But The National Herald seek to secede from FYROM, and probably make an effort to become part their height during the brutal week- Leakos was down the mountain what can I do?" of a “Greater Albania” also. end of Aug. 24, even threatened to when his radio crackled with news Psoinos lost 400 olive trees this The point is that FYROM is a very small entity with an uncertain future incinerate Ancient Olympia, birth- about Konstantinos. "There were year but has no plans to plant again. and borders which stand to be redefined. place of the Olympic Games, a few hoses, a pile of rubber garden hoses, The olive tree, he explains, is re- For the sake of good neighborly relations and stability in the region, hours to the north. near the house, and they were on silient; it will grow back from its Greece has bent over backwards to accommodate FYROM in an extraordi- After two weeks, the beleaguered fire," Leakos said. "The smoke was charred roots. In due time. nary attempt to agree upon a mutually acceptable solution, to no avail. fire service extinguished the last toxic. Dounias was overcome." RESOLVE AND TOUGHNESS The so-called “nationalists” of FYROM are making a major mistake, blazes. But not before half a million His partner helped Konstantinos Psoinos shoveled sunbleached however: More than 80 percent of Greeks – and even greater percentages acres of farmland and forest had climb the mountain to the nearest stones around four baby cypress among the Greeks of the Diaspora – are against allowing them to steal the been destroyed. road. Firefighters sent a car to pick trees that ring the monument to his Macedonian name and identity. So is the Greek political leadership. The worldwide attention on the him up. It sped through crowds of fellow firefighter. A roadside cere- And Greece does not lack the means to prevent that from happening. fires has receded. And now the story people fearful of the approaching mony will take place in a week or in the mountains of Areopolis, a flames. But a few miles from the fire, so. Firefighters will play music, and sparse region of stubby limestone in- Konstantinos stopped breathing. Konstantinos' widow and young clines and sturdy olive trees, is about The 50-mile-an-hour winds, child will attend. Travelling to the Not worthy of his time? resilience. meanwhile, were fanning flames to- There is a word in Greece - Mani- Land of the Residents are showing uncom- ward Areopolis, where firefighters atis - that conveys a uniquely stoic Once again, Republic of Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos man- mon resolve as they try to put the were then sent, Dimitrakakos said. quality of people from this region. It Ancient Gods? aged to pass unnoticed during his annual visit to New York to attend the devastation behind them. This is the It was peak vacation season, and is a badge of honor to be called Ma- opening of the United Nations General Assembly. From the way he be- Mani, after all, a region whose peo- villages were filled with returning niatis. It invokes great resolve and Now, when in Greece, haves, you would think he is problem-free. ple have forged a centuries-old repu- Greeks from other cities and foreign- toughness. don’t miss an issue of The Up to now, all the presidents of Cyprus, with the sole and unfortunate tation for fearsome tenacity. Bad ers staying in pensiones near the What, Leakos was asked, is the exception of Mr. Papadopoulos, upon visiting the United States would things happen. You expect it, you crystal caves of Dirou. meaning of Maniatis? National Herald. Sold at seek the Greek American community’s input; brief us on the latest events; fight it, you survive. "Some people were frozen, some He smiled faintly, and for a mo- newsstands wherever inspire and boost their level of energy and confidence in pushing for a fair "Building a memorial happens all were running into the streets," Dimi- ment, was at a loss - a quality not foreign language solution; and thank us for what we have been doing on behalf for Cyprus. the time - it's usually simple, small trakakos recalled. "Some residents uncommon in Mani, where words Most Cypriot presidents were engaged with our community – not just and made of marble," Psoinos said. jumped in and helped fight back the are said to have less value than newspapers and with few of our Greek Cypriot brethren here – because they understood "But we wanted to do something dif- flames." brute force. magazines are found. our love for, concern about, and interest in Cyprus. They also understood ferent, because we considered Kon- Five who were killed were trying He said people from Mani never the power we could wield if mobilized. stantinos Dounias to be a friend, our to escape flames descending toward fell to Turkish rule during all 400 Call (718) 784-5255 But apparently, Mr. Papadopoulos does not find this community worthy beloved brother." their hotel. They rushed to the sea, years of Ottoman occupation. They of his time. Furthermore, he holds the distinguished honor of being the Different means big and hand- but the fire was faster. remained autonomous - their own for more info first Cypriot president who is not welcome in Washington. carved, by a craftsman from the FIRES EVERY YEAR bosses, so to speak. That says it all, doesn’t it? dead man's home town, on the other Leakos and Psoinos talked of the "They call us asklavoti," he said, THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 VIEWPOINTS 11 LETTER FROM ATHENS Plant One Tree for Every Greek American in the Census

By Dan Georgakas pertise in knowing what, where Relief Association of the 1940’s. At Americans did not enjoy the high Special to The National Herald and how to plant. Such an agency that time, all the major Greek orga- prestige the community presently From the Land of Poets, also would have to have the will to nizations united to provide desper- enjoys. A reforestation initiative is The fires that devastated Greece stay with the project for decades ately needed assistance to Greece an ideal vehicle for translating the this summer have mobilized the while constantly training Greeks in which could not be compromised enormous, existing goodwill felt for There are Still Some Left Greek American community in an the skills required to maintain the by partisan or organizational bick- Greek Americans by their neigh- unprecedented manner. Every new forests in a professional man- ering. A similar effort is required bors into practical assistance to Where is Kazantza- ful, however, that little parish, social group, and parea is ner. However competent such a for the huge ecological challenge Greece. kis when you need ventures like his own involved in raising money to assist non-government agency might be, before us. Financing for such an or- One means for involving non- him? Or George Se- will bring new talent the ancestral homeland in some it will need to be financed by oth- ganization must be totally trans- Greeks might be to ask a non-Greek feris, the Greek poet and inspire writing fashion. Aid valued in the millions ers, and its work must be constant- parent. Such an effort would also to provide a twin for a tree provid- who won the Nobel which he said has been has already gone abroad. ly monitored. Greek Americans need to be headed by a figure of ed by a Greek American friend or Prize for Literature in too much been ceded A few persons in Greece and the could play a dramatic and decisive unassailable integrity who is in- acquaintance. Thus, if AHEPA or 1963? Or Odysseas by Greek writers to United States have written to me role in conceiving such a project – stantly recognizable by the general the Daughters of Penelope sponsor Elytis, who won the Greek Americans like that this helter-skelter ground level by financing it and providing over- public. Michael Dukakis would be a thousand trees, perhaps they same prize in 1979, Jeffrey Eugenides, fundraising is inefficient. They be- sight. an ideal choice for such a role. might ask the Knights of Columbus whose free-flowing who won the Pulitzer lieve administrative costs will heav- I propose that Greek America A dynamic, national effort by to match their effort. If a Greek form contained no Prize in 2002 for “Mid- ily cut into funds which actually go pledge the planting of 1,179,064 Greek Americans to lead the effort parish in Detroit sponsors 100 rhyme, which he de- dlesex,” and even abroad. They also fear that some trees in Greece: one tree for every to reforest Greece has considerable trees, it might ask a local Baptist or spised as a “lulling and by ANDY modern noir mystery regions in Greece may be neglect- American who claimed Greek an- cultural pluses for our community. Anglican parish to match the effort. superficial delight,” a DABILIS writer George Pele- ed, and that the deciding factor, cestry in the last national census. This is a project whose need and ur- A Greek soccer club which donates throwaway line from canos from Washing- more often than not, will be family, This effort would require tens of gency dissolve all the usual region- 50 trees could ask an Italian club to him, but better writing Special to ton, DC. organizational, and regional ties millions of dollars to realize and al, political and personal differ- do likewise. still than that prac- The National Herald Siotis’ magazines rather than the scope of the need. considerable skill to administer. Al- ences which have always character- Such outreach would mean we ticed today in Greece feature book reviews, My own sense, however, is that though tree planting projects have ized our community. In like man- are now speaking of nearly two and by so many modern would-be poets fiction, poetry, analysis, essays and although a single, national effort been part of the programs of the ner, this is assistance to Greece half million trees. immersed in narcissism. other articles from “The Coffee- makes more organizational sense, Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) which is devoid of the suspicion of- I am tempted to suggest calling On October 26, it will be 50 house” to others, including “Rejec- and would be more efficient in the and other organizations for some ten voiced in Greece that Greek this “My Big Fat Greek Tree Pro- years since Greece lost Kazantzakis, tion” in 1980-81; “Aegean Review” long run, the popular groundswell time, the dimension of the present Americans are simply involved in ject,” but the issue is too serious to who is, of course, best known for in New York, 1986-90; “Revmata” of multi-centered support has nu- crisis is beyond the resources and advancing the priorities of Ameri- be titled so lightly. his novel, Zorba the Greek, the very in Athens, 1991-97; and “Mondo merous advantages. Cumbersome know-how of any one Greek organi- can foreign policy. There are no If Greek Americans could indeed popularity of which has marginal- Greco” in Boston, 1999, during a state bureaucracies are being side- zation. In any case, no existing or- partisan or ideological politics in- organize this type of kind of effort, ized its greatness, although great seven-year stint as the consulate stepped. I doubt any needy region ganization can speak for the entire volved in reforesting Greece, only we could rightly ask the Greeks of lines like, “Life is trouble, only press officer, a career which has al- will be neglected, and those with Greek American community in this philotimo (national dignity, in this Australia, Canada and other Dias- death is not. To be alive is to undo so taken him to Ottawa and New personal ties will make sure that context. An institutional entity ex- case). pora communities to consider tak- your belt and look for trouble,” re- York, and now back home to the groups they have targeted for clusively dedicated to the reforesta- The Greek War Relief Associa- ing similar actions. The assistance main beacons of philosophy for Athens, where he lives with his assistance actually get the aid their tion project needs to be created. tion was fabulously successful in for Greece would be enormous, new generations who have discov- wife, Barbara Fields, whom he met specific organization has arranged. DUKAKIS WOULD BE IDEAL part because it involved non- with the added benefit of showing ered him. in San Francisco after his first mar- That said, when we turn to the A model for such a reforestation Greeks as well as Greeks. This was a real connection in the sensibilities And Seferis, understanding the riage ended. problem of long-term solutions for organization exists: the Greek War back in the 1940’s, when Greek of the widely dispersed and diverse passing of time and life and the im- “Dekata” is a themed magazine, the calamity the fires have created, communities of the Diaspora. portance of writing in understand- the just-released edition featuring ad hoc efforts will not suffice. The The Greek American community ing the basics of the unchanging hu- “dirty realism,” and including problems are too complex. Among has been marvelous and inspiring man condition, wrote in Memory II, works from past great writers like those complex problems is how to in its immediate and selfless efforts “The poem is everywhere/Your Vladimir Nabokov and Eudora Wel- reforest Greece. We are not talking on behalf of Greece. Even though voice/Sometimes travels beside ty, and even Leon Trotsky, as well as about volunteers planting the immediate crisis is ebbing, I am it/Like a dolphin keeping company a litany of contemporary Greek seedlings and nourishing them sure Greek Americans will continue for while/With a golden sloop in writers who need an outlet for their with a watering can. Nor is this a this direct assistance. The larger the sunlight/Then vanishing voice that can’t be found in a coun- project to be measured just in structural problems require a dif- again.” try with a dearth of serious literary years, much less months. Further ferent kind of commitment, howev- Except for the great Kiki Di- magazines which have been pushed complicating the problem is the er. moula, a woman whose poetry em- aside by potboilers showing off the muddled situation in terms of prop- The fires of 2007 must not be al- bodies the frailty of humans chas- noisome and mundane side of life. erty lines and other legal matters. lowed to permanently devastate ing and never catching the mean- He picks those he thinks can tell Previous Greek governments Greece in the manner which wind inglessness of life, filtered through the important stories of life and have shown they did not technical- and water seem to have perma- a prism of the loss of faith, they death; triumph and tragedy; love ly or politically equip themselves to nently devastated New Orleans. don’t write like that anymore be- and loss; existential and metaphysi- carry out such a project, so a viable, Reforestation is essential for cause the literary world has given cal foundering; bemusement at the long-term environmental agenda Greece’s long-term economic and way to chasing neo-celebrities, car inevitable fate of all people; even has not been prepared. An addi- psychological wellbeing. The chase television shows, saccharine those who rail against it and try to tional problem is that, in the past, vaunted organizational and busi- pop music and video game enter- find some reason in a world with lit- any funds going directly through ness skills of Greek Americans tainment instead of reading. tle. “I’m not happy with writers and government channels have been could make a significant difference But tucked away in a second- poets talking about themselves, manipulated to aid the political in the speed and quality of refor- floor book-and-magazine stacked who can’t see far away, who can’t base of dominant political party na- estation. Now is the time for the tiny office near Omonoia Square, see past their noses,” he said. It’s an tionally, or in a specific region. In leaders of our national organiza- Dino Siotis, a poet himself, has for often-lonely pursuit, sitting mostly that regard, Greece is no different tion to consult with one another to more than three decades tried to by yourself in an office, comforted than the United States, where sena- launch a unified effort to reforest resurrect great Greek writing, poet- only by your obsession, the sweetly- tors and congressmen earmark Greece. ry and literature and essays alike, musty smell of old books and maga- funds for projects in their district by publishing little gems, maga- zines around you, and he pushes which are usually controlled by po- Prof. Georgakas is Director of the zines which try to capture the on, now even to deciding to publish litical allies. AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Greek American Studies Project essence of humanity. His latest, and a few books, driven by hopes like A genuine reforestation project Greek soldiers carry tree trunks on the burned ancient hill of Kronos at Queens College – CUNY and 10th, is “Dekata,” or low-grade those espoused by Zorba, that “a of merit requires the involvement during a construction project to protect the area from possible floods Consulting Editor of CINEASTE fever, perfectly capturing the liter- man needs a little madness.” of some internationally respected at the ancient Olympia, southwestern Greece, on Saturday, Sept. 22, magazine. He can be reached at ary scene in Greece. There is hope, he said: “Greek non-governmental agency with ex- 2007. [email protected]. Siotis, who also works for the has one of the best poetries in Eu- Ministry of Press, began with a rope. I don’t compare it with Amer- magazine called “The Wire” in ican poetry because that’s a distant 1971 in San Francisco, where he world over there, but Greek poetry first worked as a janitor at the is good, with good roots,” reaching, Hilton Hotel at the airport, having of course, back to the ancients and Turkey’s Negotiating Tactics and George Orwell’s 1984 followed an American woman he up through Cavafy and Elytis and fell in love with while she was visit- Seferis to Dimoula. But there are Recent comments by Turkish offi- “force” when it autho- antee. He said (1980 only enemy” of Cyprus is a classic ex- ing Greece to study Seferis. It was not enough of them (or of it) now, cials and the Turkish Cypriot leader- rized “action.” There is Montague Burton Lec- ample of Turkey’s negotiating tac- an anti-junta venture aimed at the he said, because there’s little re- ship that Turkey’s 40,000 plus occu- no mention of the word ture, Univ. of Edin- tics. Martin Gilbert, the world Colonels who were then ruling ward beyond the intrinsic satisfac- pation army holding the northern “force” in the Treaty. burgh): renowned historian and biographer Greece, but ended abruptly three tion a writer gets from good work. part of Cyprus by force of arms is “a (2) When Cyprus “There is, however, of Winston Churchill, in a confer- years later when their reign was Poetry is just about ignored today, peace force,” and is legally in Cyprus became a member of a more fundamental ence at the Library of Congress on over, forcing Siotis to turn to the beyond a small hard core of the under the Treaty of Guarantee is the United Nations in objection to be brought the Armenian Genocide summa- idea of producing a literary maga- dedicated and driven. In the 1930’s, right out of George Orwell’s classic 1960, all provisions of against the Turkish the- rized Turkey’s negotiating tactics as zine featuring Greek writers, and Seferis breathed life back into book 1984. the London-Zurich sis than an argument follows: Admit nothing and deny Americans who loved what Greece Greek poetry, and now Siotis is, too. In that book the Ministry of Peace Agreements in conflict based on the wording everything; lie; and attack, attack, embodied as a culture. His audience, of course, is limit- actually wages war and the Ministry with or inconsistent of this one particular attack. He sighs too over trying to find ed to those who care about good of Truth actually tells lies. with the Charter of the article and its interpre- Other examples where Turkey’s the replacements for Kazantzakis, writing as much as those who are The comments of the Turkish offi- United Nations became by EUGENE T. tation. This is that the basic negotiating tactics are evident Seferis, Elytis and Yiannis Ritzos, good writers, that painfully-small cials and the Turkish Cypriot leader, null and void pursuant ROSSIDES Treaty of Guarantee include: who managed to imbue reflective minority who don’t know and don’t Mehmet Ali Talat, were in response to article 103 of the lacks all legal validity. Turkey’s denial of the Armenian works of losses and sadness with a care about American Idol on Ameri- to remarks of President Tassos Pa- United Nations Charter. Special to [T]his argument Genocide. last-gasp grasp on life. Siotis said can television or the news on much padopoulos who stated in a TV press Article 103 states: “In The National Herald …rests on the principle The false statement that the so- those writers may have had some- of Greek television, a not-so-vast conference on September 11, 2007 the event of a conflict that the obligations called “isolation” of the Turkish thing more to write about because wasteland; who don’t read tabloid that the Turkish occupation army between the obligations of the Mem- which all nations have accepted vol- Cypriots is caused by the Greek of the times in which they lived, newspapers or romance novels or was “the only enemy” of Cyprus. bers of the United Nations under the untarily on their accession to the Cypriots. Clearly the isolation is wars and a rapidly-changing soci- pulp junk. “The magic of it (his President Papadopoulos respond- present Charter and their obliga- United Nations are superior to all caused by Turkey’s Army of occupa- ety in Greece. “These were more magazines) is that they are small, ed on September 14, 2007 by stat- tions under any other international other obligations. Where there are tion and Turkey’s Green Line barbed heroic times. Now most poets just and you don’t expect to be rich. I’m ing: “Our view is well-known, the agreement, their obligations under conflicts between them the Charter wire fence across the face of Cyprus. write about themselves and what doing it for fun, and I want to con- presence of the Turkish occupational the present Charter shall prevail.” If is JUS COGENS, laying down The Turkish argument that their concerns are, but not the col- tribute something to the literary forces and the Turkish invasion can- an interpretation of article IV of the peremptory norms of international Greeks and Turks cannot live and lective consciousness.” world,” he said. “Literary maga- not be legally based on the Treaty of Treaty of Guarantee could be made law from which no derogation is per- work together. Since the openings in With slightly-frazzled hair, pro- zines don’t sell because people Guarantee and their presence in to justify the use of force then all or mitted. the Green Line in April 2003, there fessorial glasses and an air of near- watch television and don’t read. It’s Cyprus, is, in any case, illegal. We part of article IV used to justify force There is therefore no escape from have been thirteen million crossings bewildered inquisitiveness, Siotis not easy to read. It requires concen- said that if Turkey believes other- is in conflict and inconsistent with the two-pronged argument: first without serious incident which de- looks the part he plays so well: a tration. You can’t do something else wise, then it can appeal or agree to article 103 of the United Nations that Article IV of the Treaty of Guar- stroys the Turkish argument which man who has a quiet resolution to at the same time.” appeal to the International Court of Charter and , consequently, is void antee did not authorize the use of on its face is racist and supports save great Greek writing and writ- He can write, too, fueled like all Justice in The Hague.” ab initio. force; secondly that if force was Turkey’s apartheid policy. ing about Greece, and why he ad- good writers by curiosity and out- Turkey refuses to do this as it re- Article2(4) of the United Nations sanctioned under that article, then The United States should exam- mires Dimoula as one of the last rage, moved this summer by the fuses to take its outlandish claims to Charter, states that member states the Treaty was void ab initio as in- ine its diplomatic, political and eco- saviors in the field. “She uses Greek spate of fires which destroyed much one half of the Aegean Sea to the ICJ “shall refrain…from the threat or consistent with the Charter.” nomic dealings with Turkey and ad- so well, and then there’s the theme of Greece and, over a period of sev- at The Hague. use of force.” (3) On its face, the Treaty of just its negotiating tactics if it wants of contemporary disillusion and the eral days in August, killed 67 peo- THE TREATY OF GUARANTEE Professor R.St.J. MacDonald con- Guarantee only authorized action to to achieve success on the several is- dead end of the human condition,” ple: “The fires shape the new Turkey has stated she had the cludes that article IV “to the extent restore the status quo ante. Article IV sues of concern in U.S.-Turkey rela- he explained. era/The wind grows cold on the right to invade Cyprus under article that it purports to authorize the use states that the right to take action is tions. Siotis has tried to link Greece burnt trees/Wretched bushes bleed IV of the Treaty of Guarantee, one of of armed force, in inconsistent” with for “the sole aim of re-establishing I submit that Cyprus should be a and the United States and preserve on the black stones.” the three treaties under the London- the United Nations Charter and the state of affairs created by the key issue of concern for the U.S. be- Greece’s literary status in Europe Maybe they do write like that to- Zurich Agreements of 1959-1960. void. He writes (Canadian YB of In- present Treaty.” Then and through- cause of (1) the strategic value of with a small run of his magazines, day. The Treaty of Guarantee among ternational Law, 1981): “I thus reach out the ensuing thirty-three years, Cyprus to the U.S.; (2) the political he said, based on the great Ameri- Britain, Greece and Turkey con- the following conclusions: that Turkey demonstrated that she never value regarding the U.S. democracy can literary magazines he learned Mr. Dabilis was the New England tained the ban on enosis (union with obligations imposed by Article 2(4) had any such intention. As Hunt initiative of a settlement based on to love, like the Atlantic Monthly in editor for United Press Interna- Greece) and partition. have not been discharged on the ba- states: UN resolutions, the EU’s acquis com- Boston, the New Yorker, Harper’s, tional in Boston, and a staff writer Article IV states: “In the event of a sis of frustration, that by virtue of Ar- “The parties announce that they munautaire and American values; and even Mother Jones. and assistant metropolitan editor breach of the provisions of the pre- ticle 103, Charter obligations prevail reserve the right to take action…its and (3) the moral value in view of “I wanted to bring Greek litera- at the Boston Globe for 17 years sent Treaty, Greece, Turkey and the over treaty rights as well as treaty purpose is defined, in restrictive Secretary of State Kissinger’s role in ture outside of Greece and also before relocating to Greece. His United Kingdom undertake to con- obligations… Therefore… Article IV terms, as having the sole aim of re- the junta’s coup against President publish Americans concerned about column is published weekly in the sult together with respect to the rep- of the Treaty of Guarantee, to the ex- establishing the state of affairs creat- Makarios and Kissinger’s encourage- Greece,” he said. “We have good National Herald. Readers interest- resentations or measures necessary tent that it purports to authorize the ed by the treaty. But nether in 1974 ment of Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus writers, but not great; good poets, ed in contacting him can send e- to ensure observance of those provi- use of armed force, is inconsistent nor at any time since have the Turk- on July 20, 1974 and Turkey’s sec- but not great,” he added. He’s hope- mails to [email protected]. sions. with Article 2(4) of the Charter … ish government either professed or ond wave of aggression on August Insofar as common or concerted On the basis of the following rea- practiced this aim. They have on the 14-16, 1974. action may not prove possible, each soning, I conclude that the 1974 in- contrary presented as their aim a Get active. You can make a differ- GUEST EDITORIALS of the three guaranteeing Powers re- vasion of Cyprus was in contraven- form of settlement wholly contrary ence. serves the right to take action with tion of international law: for an in- to the one defined in the treaty, and Call and write the President and The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of views the sole aim of re-establishing the vasion to be legal, it must be consis- specifically excluded by it: territorial Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for publication in its View Points page. They should include the writer’s state of affairs created by the present tent with the provisions of the Unit- partition and the creation of a sepa- and your elected Representative and name, address, and telephone number and be addressed to the View Treaty.” ed Nations Charter, whether express rate Turkish Cypriot state.” Senators to publicly call for the re- Points Editor, The National Herald, 37-10 30th Street, Long Island City, NY The Treaty of Guarantee did not or implied; compliance with a treaty, Taylor G. Belcher, former United moval of Turkish troops and authorize Turkey’s use of force to in- on its own, is insufficient to render States Ambassador to Cyprus con- settlers/colonists from Cyprus in the 11101. They can also be faxed to (718) 472-0510 or, preferably, e-mailed vade Cyprus and on its face, indicts an invasion consistent with Article curred in this view. interests of the U.S. to [email protected]. Due to considerations of space Turkey. Turkey’s argument is unten- 2(4) of the Charter.” TURKEY’S NEGOTIATING we enforce a strict 1,400-word upper limit. We reserve the right to edit for able for a number of reasons includ- Sir David Hunt, former British TACTICS Gene Rossides is President of the repetitiveness, diction and syntax. We regret that we are unable to ac- ing: High Commissioner in Cyprus con- Turkey’s response to President American Hellenic Institute and knowledge or return manuscripts, published or unpublished. (1) Article IV of the Treaty of curs that the provisions of the Char- Papadopoulos’ comment that the former Assistant Secretary of the Guarantee did not authorized ter prevail over the Treaty of Guar- Turkish occupation army was “the Treasury. 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007