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N anniversa ry www.thenationalherald.com A weekLy Greek-AmericAn PubLicAtion 1915-2017 VOL. 20, ISSUE 1024 May 27 - June 2, 2017 c v $1.50 Kiriakou Archbishop Visits Fire Talks to Damaged Church of TNH about the Transfiguration

Latest Book By Demetris Tsakas by the damage, are determined to rebuild an even better church. CORONA – Archbishop After Demetrios viewed the By Eleni Sakellis Demetrios of America on the af - church, Anastasiou showed him ternoon of May 21 visited the the artoforion, the Holy Gospel John Kiriakou’s first book, fire-damaged Church of the and other books, the anointing Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in Transfiguration of the Savior in oil and the relic of St. Nektarios, the CIA's War on Terror, written Corona, Queens and viewed the the reliquary with the ashes of with Michael Ruby, was pub - immense damage. the remains of St. Matrona and lished in 2012. A first-person ac - The archbishop was accom - St. Artemius, and other objects count of the covert agent's two- panied by Transfiguration’s Fr. that were saved from the fire. decade career in the CIA, the George Anastasiou, Philopto - Demetrios urged Anastasiou book describes his role in the chos Society President Eleni and the community leaders to capture of senior Al-Qaida ter - Katehis, Treasurer Peter Pallas, keep all of those remnants and rorists and offers insight into the Kelly Pappas, and other mem - create a museum. Anastasiou debate about interrogation tech - bers of the parish. Consul Gen - expressed his thanks to the niques used in Afghanistan and eral of Cyprus, Ambassador priests of all the communities the Iraq War. Vasilios Philippou also attended. who conveyed their readiness to Kiriakou, whose family is As The National Herald pre - help and offered their churches from Rhodes, spent the first viously wrote, the fire was re - to the community for the fulfill - eight years of his career in the ported at noon on May 19, pre - ment of the mysteries. CIA as a Middle East analyst sumably beginning at the Demetrios told TNH that specializing on Iraq. He main - Church’s northeastern point of “this is the third church that was tained a Top Secret/Sensitive the church and spreading to the faced with fire in a short space Compartmented Information se - sanctuary. At press time, the fi - of time. We had St. Demetrios curity clearance. He learned nal report of the fire’s cause was in Merrick, followed by St. Arabic and was assigned to the pending. Nicholas in West Babylon, and American Embassy in Bahrain. Ahepans Continue Proud Tradition Although the crews managed now the Transfiguration Church. He eventually became CIA's Di - to clean up the debris from the It is a very sad and tragic pic - rectorate of Operations and was AHEPA Supreme President Andrew Zachariades, accompanied by Colonel Nicholas P. Vamvakias temple, the smell of smoke was ture, because the damaged a counter-terrorism operations (US Army ret.), past supreme treasurer, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington still intense. The executives and officer and worked on Eurocom - National Cemetery. The ceremony is an AHEPA tradition since 1949. the parishioners, though upset Continued on page 4 munist terrorism. Kiriakou was named Chief of Counterterrorist Operations in Pakistan. In that position, he led a series of military raids on al- No Eurozone Debt Deal for SYRIZA Qaeda safehouses, capturing dozens of al-Qaeda fighters. Kiriakou claims to have led a TNH Staff hope for Tsipras is a June meet - tations for a debt deal now raid that captured Abu Zubay - ing. Eurozone President Jeroen adding that it might not happen dah, then thought to be al- ATHENS – Prime Minister Dijsselbloem said that while until 2018, when the bailouts Qaeda’s third-ranking official. Alexis Tsipras’ hopes – and de - Greece has made “huge run out and before more aus - After all of this John Kiriakou mands – for debt relief after progress” that some promised terity and taxes on low-income was sent to prison, serving a agreeing to more harsh austerity reforms remain undone and the families is imposed as Tsipras thirty-month sentence for expos - measures as part of a third lenders weren’t satisfied yet. agreed. ing the CIA’s use of torture on bailout, this one for 86 billion The Troika also wants the In - Schaeuble said Germany will al-Qaeda prisoners. euros ($96.71 billion) has been ternational Monetary Fund not go along with more money Doing Time Like A Spy: How pushed back to June, undermin - (IMF), which took part in two or debt relief for Greece without ing his plans. first bailouts of 240 billion euros the IMF taking part in a deal Continued on page 6 The Radical Left SYRIZA ($269.9 billion) but has stayed and only after 2018. leader had insisted on the Troika out of the third until yet more “Midterm debt relief mea - of the European Union-Euro - brutal measures are imposed, sures are already in effect. The pean Central Bank-European and a debt deal too, to come on next measures will be decided Stability Mechanism (EU-ECB- board. after the end of the program,” AHEPA ESM) giving Greece some form Squashing Tsipras again was Schaeuble said before the meet - of a debt break from 326 billion German Finance Minister Wolf - ing, adding that debt relief for AP Photo/Lefteris PitArAkis euros ($366.61 billion) in three gang Schaeuble, whose country Greece will need special ap - Patr. Bartholomew Meets Greek Pres. Pavlopoulos Sunday at rescue packages after reneging is putting up the bulk of the proval by Germany’s Parliament. on anti-austerity promises saw loans but demanded big pay The EU’s Economic Affairs His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, right, Holy Trinity his popularity plummet to as cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions, Commissioner Pierre Moscovici the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, met low as 10 percent. worker firings and privatizations had predicted a deal would be with Greece's President Prokopios Pavlopoulos at the Patriar - No deal was reached at the in return. struck but was proved wrong chate in Constantinople. Pavlopoulos is attending the 25th An - TNH Staff meeting of Eurozone finance Earlier in the day Dijssel - niversary Summit of the Organization of the Black Sea Eco - chiefs in Brussels and the next bloem dampened Greek expec - Continued on page 9 nomic Cooperation. NEW ROCHELLE, NY – AHEPA New Rochelle “James Plevritis and Joseph C. Keane Chapter 405” commemorated the mem - ory of the pioneers who founded Greeks Are 3rd in Overstaying Visas DHS Says Kathimerini the chapter with a special memorial service at Holy Trinity Church in New Rochelle, NY on TNH Staff United States in 2016 compared Interviews May 21. The event reaffirmed to 71,430 on 2015. the dedication of the leadership WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. This year’s report also in - Diamataris and members to the founders Department of Homeland Secu - cludes visitors who entered on and initiators of Chapter 405. rity (DHS) released the Fiscal a student or exchange visitor The ceremony moved many Year (FY) 2016 Entry/Exit Over - visa (F, M, or J visa). Of the TNH Staff among the leaders and mem - stay Report. The report provides 1,457,556 students and ex - bers of the organization and the data on departures and over - change visitors scheduled to For 102 years the National Holy Trinity community as 32 stays, by country, for foreign vis - complete their program in the Herald – now the only daily members of AHEPA were re - itors to the United States who United States in FY16, 79,818 Greek-language newspaper oper - membered for their longstand - entered as nonimmigrant visi - stayed beyond their authorized ating outside of Greece – has ing contributions to the Greek- tors through an air or sea Port window for departure, resulting been the voice and “Gospel” of American community and the of Entry (POE) and were ex - in a 5.48 percent overstay rate. the Greek-American community, community at large. pected to depart in FY16. Of the 79,818, 40,949 are sus - providing critical news about the Chapter President Joseph C. The table below provides a pected in-country overstays community but also from Greece, Keane, who has led Chapter 405 high-level summary of the coun - (2.81 percent). and pointed commentary about try-by-country data identified in 3,977 0r 2.39% of the Total the mutual roles, and as the pa - Continued on page 2 the following tables. Overstay Rate were Greek stu - per of record. Overstay rate for nonimmi - dents. Kathimerini, Greece’s most grant Greek visitors admitted to The in-scope population for prestigious newspaper, showed the United States for business this report includes temporary that history and background and For subscription: or pleasure (WB/WT/B-1/B-2) workers and families (tempo - its significance in an interview 718.784.5255 AP Photo/Petros GiAnnAkouris via air and sea for 2016 is rary workers and trainees, in - with the Herald’s Publisher-Edi - [email protected] Protests Continue, More Austerity on the Way 2.19%, surpassed only by Hun - tracompany transferees, treaty tor Antonis H. Diamataris, who garians (2.75%) and Portuguese traders and investors, represen - spoke of Hellenes, the Church, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, left, and Prime Min - (2,42%). tatives of foreign information the need for closer cooperation ister Alexis Tsipras react during a parliamentary session to Moreover, figures reveal that media), students, exchange vis - with Greece and politics, Greek- vote more austerity measures as part of an agreement with in - about six more thousand Greeks ternational bailout creditors, in Athens. (77,562) overstayed in the Continued on page 9 Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 27 - JUNE 2, 2017 Deepak Chopra and Kafatos on their New Book: You are the Universe

By Vasilis Papoutsis docrinology and Metabolism, healing that states that human and a clinical Professor in Med - aging is fluid and changeable LOS ANGELES, CA – At a recent icine and Public Health at the and it can be determined by discussion at Chapman Univer - University of California, San one's state of mind and change sity in Orange, CA about their Diego. As a licensed physician, in consciousness, was heavily new book, You are the Universe, he became chief of staff at the criticized by medical and scien - New York Times bestselling au - New England Memorial Hospi - tific professionals as unsubstan - thor Deepak Chopra, MD and tal (NEMH) in 1980. His meet - tiated theories. Chapman University physicist ing with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Elaborating on the book's Dr. Menas Kafatos spoke about in 1985 changed the direction philosophy, Kafatos told TNH, "I the unique alliance between a of his thinking and became in - believe that in the future science medical doctor and an astro - volved with the Transcendental will have to address the issue of physicist who are challenging to Meditation Movement. Tran - experience and what the expe - overturn traditional scientific scendental Meditation (TM) is rience tell us about the nature models or reality. a form of a silent mantra of Reality. This is what we call Although they have written (sound) and is practiced for 15- Qualia Science." many articles and book chapters 20 minutes daily. The practice The human ability to name together as well as edited other drew millions of followers when or describe an experience is the books, this is the first time they it became known that the Beat - definition of a Human Construct. have co-authored a book. They les and the Beach Boys had em - In the lecture, Chopra posed the both have distinguished careers braced it. question: is there a universe or in different fields that make this Shortly after that, Chopra re - is it just an experience? "Civi - partnership an intriguing and signed his position at NEMH to lization would definitely not ex - also a complementary one. establish the Maharishi ist without the ability to name Dr. Kafatos is the Fletcher Ayurveda Health Center that es - mation. Constance Scharff describes the wall." When asked about the ex - an experience," Chopra said. Jones Endowed Professor of poused the philosophy of alter - Kafatos, on the other hand, book as a "powerful, compelling treme responses the book re - Language is the fundamental Computational Physics at Chap - native medicine, which empha - is a researcher who works ex - discussion of an emerging per - ceives, Chopra told TNH that tool that allows us to translate man. He is a quantum physicist, sizes the role of consciousness tensively on the quantum spective in science that changes “every time you are challenging ideas," Kafatos added. cosmologist, natural hazards and gives importance to positive physics, the nature of the mind, the world from a cold, fixed re - perceptions of traditional think - A prolific writer, Kafatos' next and climate change researcher emotions. He gained a huge fol - cosmic awareness and topics ality to a human universe." But ing you should expect negative book presentation will be at the who also directs the Center of lowing in 1993 after his inter - that bridge science to meta - she also notes that the reception reactions. I have been dealing Stavros Niarchos Foundation Excellence of Earth Systems view on The Oprah Winfrey physics and philosophy. of the book spans the spectrum with it all my professional life." Cultural Center in Athens on Modeling and Observations at Show and today Chopra is con - You are the Universe was re - of emotions. Either the reader Reaction to Chopra's 1989 book June 9. His book Living the Liv - the university. sidered one of the most influ - leased in February and quickly "accepts the ideas put forth or Quantum Healing caused an up - ing Presence "gives practical Dr. Chopra is Board Certified ential thinkers in integrative rose to the top of the Times’ shouts obscenities at the authors roar to the scientific community steps to experience unity aware - in Internal Medicine, En - medicine and personal transfor - bestseller list. In her review, Dr. before hurling the book at the as well. The concept of quantum ness in everyday life," he said.

Photos: tnh/costAs beJ President of AHEPA Chapter 405 for 25 years and counting, Joseph Keane thanked Fr. Nicholas The board and members of AHEPA New Rochelle “James Plevritis and Joseph C. Keane Chapter Anctil, Fr. Patrick O'Rourke, and the Archbishop on AHEPA Sunday in New Rochelle, NY. 405” posed for a commemorative photo with the poster honoring the late founders and members. AHEPA Sunday Celebrated at Holy Trinity Church in New Rochelle

Continued from page 1 this that keep the memory of memorial service followed the president and the other mem - their loved ones alive. reading. bers of the community are for a quarter century, and Trea - The ceremony honoring the During the ceremony, the Na - Chapter members. surer James Zafiros visited The memory of the AHEPA members tional Anthems of the United Keane thanked Frs. Anctil National Herald offices recently who have passed on took place States and Greece were sung as and Fr. Patrick O’Rourke, and to discuss the event. They par - after the Divine Liturgy, which well as the patriotic song Archbishop Demetrios for the ticipated in the procession along was performed by the presiding “Greece never dies.” opportunity to have an AHEPA with the other leaders and priest of Holy Trinity Fr. Chapter 405, as Keane and day and thanked Anctil for his members of the chapter. Many Nicholas Anctil. The Boy Scouts Zafiros pointed out, was beautiful words, noting that he in attendance at the event were entered with the banners, fol - founded in 1961 and has a could be the chapter’s “public the children, grandchildren, and lowed by the Ahepans, and then wealth of national, educational, relations director if Jimmy ever relatives of the AHEPA members Fr. Anctil read the encyclical of cultural, and philanthropic ac - takes a break.” Fr. Anctil de - honored, and they expressed Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - tivity. At the same time, they clined, urging Zafiros to “stay their gratitude for events like ica for AHEPA Sunday. The noted that both Anctil and the on.”

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AHEPA New Rochelle “James Plevritis and Joseph C. Keane Chapter 405” at Holy Trinity Church for AHEPA Sunday, in - cluding Chapter President Joseph Keane, and Treasurer James Zafiros honoring Nikita Drakotos.

Keane, who is Irish-Ameri - mission of the organization and can, married a Greek wife, give back to the community. Demetra, and became an Ortho - Zafiros told TNH that although dox Christian. He joined AHEPA he and Keane are both retired, to help carry out the worthy AHEPA is their full-time job now.

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Photos: tnh/costAs beJ Dr. Papantoniou Honored at Annual Papanicolaou Symposium The Hellenic Medical Society of New York (HMSNY), the Greek Teachers Association "Prometheus", and the Panevoikos Society of America presented the annual Dr. Papanicolaou Symposium, honoring Dr. Nikolaos E. Papantoniou. The event on May 23 at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York also included the award presentation for the Greek Teachers Association "Prometheus" student essay contest winners. Dr. George Li - akeas, HMSNY President, said one of the main goals of the or - ganization is to provide scholarships to students, especially for medical school. Top Left: The essay contest-winning students posed with the bust of Dr. George N. Papanicolaou, the inventor of the Pap Test, and visited his lab at Weill Cornell Medical College. Top Right: Left to right: Consul of Greece Manos Koubarakis, Dr. Frank A. Chervenak, Dr. George Liakeas, Mrs. Papantoniou, honoree Dr. Nikolaos E. Papantoniou, Dr. Spyros Mezitis, and Dr. Chris Moschos. Left: Dr. George Liakeas, HMSNY President, gave the welcoming remarks.

Photos: GoA/Dimitrios PAnAGos HCHC President Rev. Christopher Metropulos, Libra Group Chairman and CEO George Logothetis The HCHC’s 75th graduation ceremony held at the Pappas auditorium, presided over by His who received an honorary doctorate, and His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios at the ceremony. Eminence Archbishop Demetrios. Metropolitan Methodios of Boston also attended the event. Hellenic College – Holy Cross 75th Graduation Ceremonies

By Theodore Kalmoukos of which 22 received the master CEO of Libra Group, an inter - the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Ranglas and Archdiocesan (who was honored the previous of divinity degree, 9 master of national diverse company com - Washington, DC, who was an al - Council Vice President and evening at HCHC’s Graduating BOSTON, MA – Under an all- theological studies and 3 master prised of 30 subsidiaries in 35 tar boy under Poulos, accepted Leadership 100 Chairman Classes Dinner), Savas of Pitts - blue New England sky and of theology. The MDiv is for countries on six continents. the degree on Poulos’ behalf. George S. Tsandikos. burgh and Bishop Elias of plenty of sunshine, Hellenic Col - those who are planning to enter Poulos, described as “leg - Following the singing of the In the morning, Demetrios Filomilion of the Albanian Or - lege and Holy Cross Greek Or - the Holy Priesthood. endary” by Archbishop Greek and American National presided over the archierarchi - thodox Diocese. thodox School of Theology Also, honorary doctorates Demetrios, is retried priest of anthems by the Holy Cross St. cal Divine Liturgy at Holy Cross Demetrios concluded with (HCHC) held its 75th com - were awarded, in humanities to Church of the Archangels in Romanos the Melodist Byzan - Chapel and chanted a 40-day exhortatory remarks highlight - mencement on May 20, entrepreneur and philanthropist Stamford, CT, where he actively tine Choir, President Rev. memorial for the repose of ing three components of the presided by His Eminence Arch - George Logothetis and in divin - served for 53 years and, at age Christopher Metropulos wel - Christine Karavitis, a former school’s significance to the stu - bishop Geron Demetrios of ity to Fr. George Poulos, a 1948 95, still continues to have office comed the hundreds of atten - HCHC treasurer. dents: education, faith, and Hel - America. graduate of Holy Cross Semi - hours at the church. dees. Greetings also were of - Also present were Metropol - lenism. The Board of Trustees Hellenic College graduated nary in Pomfret, CT. Poulos unable to attend in fered by National Philoptochos itans Methodios of Boston, held their meeting on May 18 18 students and Holy Cross 34, Logothetis is chairman and person. Fr. Steven Zorzos from First Vice President Jeannie Gerasimos of San Francisco and 19. Four-Member Committee to Decide Fate of Metropulos’ HCHC Presidency

By Theodore Kalmoukos HCHC President ald and Aristotle Michopoulos. May 19, but Lelon canceled it. wrong with it, even given that Fr. Chistopher Metropulos Oddly, those who voted for He was not present at the Board one was the newly appointed BOSTON, MA –The Executive Metropulos for president are the meeting or at the HCHC gradu - HCHC president and the other Committee of the Board of ones who now demand his re - ation on May 20. chair of the Presidential Search Trustees of Hellenic College and Demetrios, who has a fiduciary moval, claiming they made a As the TNH had reported, Committee. In fact, Demetrios Holy Cross Greek Orthodox responsibility toward HCHC as mistake. Some even threaten to Lelon and Metropulos are defended the process and called School of Theology (HCHC) has Chairman of the Board of resign if he is not removed. koumpari, because Lelon bap - it “exceptional.” established a four-Board Mem - Trustees. In a regular Board meeting tized Metropulos’ daughter. Demetrios, as well as Board ber Committee to examine the Though chosen unanimously on May 19, the issue of the pres - Archbishop Demetrios knew Members Carlos, Badavas, and fate of its president, Fr. Christo - out of 41 candidates, he had not idency was not discussed, but about that relationship, and in Mark Stavropoulos, and Ba - pher Metropulos. submitted his candidacy but was emphasis was placed on fi - a May 21, 2015 interview told davas did not respond to TNH’s It was an Executive Commit - drafted, as TNH had reported. nances, where there appears to TNH that he didn’t see anything request for comment. tee meeting on May 16, the de - The search committee was be a problem. cision was made to establish the comprised of Board Vice Chair - TNH has learned that Arch - Committee to examine Metrop - man Tomas Lelon, Robert Ba - diocesan Director Jerry Dimitriou ulos. The Committee will eval - davas, Helen Carlos, George Alex, does not send the allocation to uate his overall performance Archdiocesan Cathedral Parish HCHC on time, and sometimes and by the end of June are Council Member Demetra Manis, delays doing so for months. scheduled to present their find - Faculty Representatives of Holy The first meeting of the Com - ings to His Eminence Arch - Cross and Hellenic College re - mittee to examine Metropulos bishop Geron of America spectively, Rev. Thomas FitzGer - was scheduled to convene on The 3rd Annual Blessing of the Motorcycles in Indiana

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MERRILLVILLE, IN – The Panhellenic Motorcycle Association of Northern Indiana hosted the 3rd Annual Motorcycle Bless - ing on Sunday, May 21, at the American Legion Post 430 in Merrillville. A fundraiser motorcycle ride immediately fol - lowed. Frs. Ted Poteres and George Pappas presided over the Blessing Service for the large number of people in attendance. The Association is a Canadian non-profit organization. The Northern Indiana Chapter is the only chapter currently in the United States. Their mission is to inspire friendship and unity among Hellenic motorcycle riders and in turn unite and sup - port Greek communities through their membership. The As - sociation is supportive of all Hellenic initiatives that truly share the same vision. Also in Merrillville, Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago visited Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral on May 20, to preside over the Vesper Service for the Patron Saints of the parish. His Eminence was honored to be joined

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Photos: tnh/costAs beJ Deacon Eleftherios Constantine, Archdeacon Panteleimon Papadopoulos, His Eminence Arch - His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios viewed the damage to the interior of the church just two bishop Demetrios, and Fr. George Anastasiou viewed the damaged altar in the church. days after the fire and noted that the community will rebuild as other communities have. Archbishop Demetrios Visits Fire-Damaged Transfiguration Church in Corona

Continued from page 1 Demetrios referenced the something better than we have, words of Dionysios Solomos, always having as a final and ab - church is like seeing a man full “The Chasm opened the earth - solute example St. Nicholas at of injuries and burns. quake immediately,” and said the World Trade Center.” “For it is the place of wor - “so here it will be better, but it Consul General Philippou ship, which has an element of will take time and effort.” noted that “today we have wit - sanctity, and a fire is always dis - He then referred to commu - nessed the destruction of the turbing, an assault. It is a pro - nity solidarity and noted “today, church of Corona, which is a his - jection against the sanctuary. It we performed the services in the toric church with a faithful is due to human weakness or I Church of Saints Constantine flock. Metamorphosis as it is do not know what else, but it is and Helen in Jackson Heights called will be transformed into a very sad picture. In our church and told them at the end: 'we a new church with the help and there is a constant blessing for are dealing with a sudden event, love of the Greek-Christian com - protection from many other can we pass a special collection munity. The damage, as it turns things, including the fire. plate and say that the first help out, is great and the hagiogra - “We were here during Holy came from this church?’ And phy of the church will have to Week here in the same place, in $800 was collected. It is very be rebuilt. We pray that the a beautiful church filled with important that one church is re - faithful will find the power people, and now we are seeing cruited to help the other. again and rebuild the altar of a sad spectacle here. It still “We are faced with a prob - their faith.” smells from the fire, the church lem for the parish, the people is dark and it is a very negative have to attend church in other image. But as happened with St. places. It is a very negative The fire ravaged the once Demetrios and St. Nicholas, we event to which we have to re - brightly painted interior of are sure the Church will be bet - spond by showing solidarity, the Transfiguration of the ter than it was before.” support, and initiative to do Savior Church in Corona. TNH Publisher-Editor Antonis Diamataris Interviewed by Kathimerini

Continued from page 1 micropolitical reasons. But how orientation problems, showing public did. But there are several correct is it for the nation?” signs of distancing itself from its rising expatriates. Just a few days American political leaders, rela - That was in reference to the roots, something with which the ago, a New York City Assembly - tions with Turkey, and the Greek- current ruling Radical Left Ecumenical Patriarchate should woman announced her candi - American lobby. SYRIZA-led coalition, which has also be concerned. Unfortunately, dacy for Mayor of the city. I think That full-page interview in - shown little interest in the bene - the Church has no solidarity, and it’s time for a Greek-American cluded a photograph of Dia - fits of working with the Omo - it is not in close cooperation with president.” mataris at his office in Long Is - geneia, despite Greece’s crushing Greece. And if it does, it will not He said the presence of Greek- land City, as well as a sketch by economic crisis and the need for overturn the natural evolution of American politicians is important. Kathimerini artist Titina Chal - more investment and support. things, but it will certainly affect “However, they can only be help - matzi. WHAT THE HERALD MEANS them,” he said. ful if they cooperate with Greece In the introductory note, The National Herald, he said, TALKING TURKEY based on mutual interests. While Athanasios Ellis, who was for has had an essential mission for With the elevation of Repub - there is no question of agreeing many years a Herald contributor the community and its ties to lican Donald Trump to an al - with American positions defend - and now works for Kathimerini, Greece. “Our community views ready-tumultuous presidency, ing Greece, they must be based noted his acquaintance with Dia - the Herald as the Gospel, which Diamataris said Greece could find on logic and the general philoso - mataris, his first journalistic steps is a great honor, but also a great itself affected too, especially phy of the West and not on out - at the Herald, and the continuing responsibility for us. In the past, given Trump’s open fondness for dated and failed recipes and the - history of the newspaper. we also had a formal agreement the near-dictatorial style of Turk - ories that come out of leadership Diamataris talked about the with the late Eleni Vlachou to use ish President Recep Tayyip Erdo - circles of the government and newspaper’s beginnings and the Kathimerini’s news. And here I gan. that shame and put expatriates relations of Greece with Hellenes would like to thank you for the “Greek-Turkish positions are in a difficult position.” abroad. He noted that the Greek opportunity you give me to com - going through one of the most TIES THAT BIND lobby in the United States can do municate with the distinguished dangerous phases of their recent While times change, he said much with strategic, practical readership of your newspaper.” history because of the expansion - the ties between Greece and the support from Hellenes abroad, He added that “the Herald’s ist policy pursued by the Turkish United States have remained tra - and firm cooperation with Greek mission does not differ from that president, taking advantage of ditionally strong as they’ve been governments, regardless of party. of others in the field of informa - the weakness of Greece and allied in important wars and He said the role of the Omo - tion. But as it is published in New Cyprus…because Trump feels other issues that affect not just geneia (community) has been in - York, its mission has a more gen - more comfortable working with the countries but the region and extricably tied to Greece, whose eral national significance: to act authoritarian leaders, in the case even the world. governments have not fully re - as the voice and conscience of of the Greek-Turkish crisis, there “The United States and spected that significance nor yet the Omogeneia.” is a danger that Greece will be Greece are countries that are given the vote to those Greeks Its role, he added, is to “con - left to its fate,” he cautioned. linked with strong historical ties, living outside the country, as do tribute to the continuation of Hel - There are other dynamics at such as blood ties, both from the many other countries. lenism in the United States, with play too, he noted, in the curious Greek-American side and in com - “The Omogeneia alone, in the emphasis on the preservation of triangle of U.S.-Greece-Turkey re - mon battlegrounds. And we void, as strong as it is, which is language, culture, traditions, and lations that require a balance of ought not overlook it. The love much more so than imagined – religion. To fight for the defense interests and politics. and mutual respect of both peo - can do little. But with stable, of our national interests in this “The current administration ples, from the American side to timeless, nonpartisan coopera - great and hospitable country. will pursue a tougher policy that Ancient Greece and its unparal - tion, it can do a great deal in “Not only has the newspaper will affect its relations with other leled contribution to humanity, many areas. While many other managed to survive, but it is also countries on the basis of their are also linked, but I also believe countries have given the vote to going through, I think, the best economic and military power and from the Greek side there is ad - their emigrants, we are almost period of its long history. Perhaps the benefits they will primarily miration for the American lead - the last ones who have not. And because it treats the reader with tive journalism and the separa - the Greek-American lobby, which deliver to America itself. Thus, in ership in so many areas, what I while the leader of New Democ - love, appreciation, and respect, tion of news from commentary. has been a bulwark and a key the case of Greece, the White call the ‘Empire of Science.’ racy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, strongly and follows the publishing phi - “The National Herald is iden - factor in the Congress, with House will have far less under - “They are joined with al - supports it, the government is re - losophy of the West’s newspapers tified with policies of the future, American presidents in defending standing and patience for Greek liances such as NATO. Therefore, luctant to vote for small-minded, – as much as possible – of objec - those that contribute to the pro - the rights of the community and political idioms than previous it is inevitable that the two coun - motion of the interests of society of Greece, especially given the governments. tries will continue to cooperate and the nation. It supports politi - frequent tension with Turkey, also “As for Greece’s relations with under the present Greek and cians whom the reader may tem - an important American ally and the current administration, of American administrations as porarily dislike, but they are his - with a stronger geopolitical role course Washington will work well. But I appreciate that their The Original Pocket-Less Pita® torically justified by the events, in some ways in the Middle East, with Greece on certain issues and relationship is turning a page.” making them even stronger.” and along the Mediterranean will get what it can, but it will THE HERALD’S FUTURE There are important differ - during these troubled times. not develop trust in Greece be - Diamataris said he anticipates ences between newspapers in Diamataris said that “the cause it breaks up an ideological that the Herald will remain a crit - Greece and the United States, Greek lobby for power must be divide. How unfortunate is the ical tool for the community and too, he said. based on the support of the Omo - fact that more than a hundred Hellenes everywhere, especially What is the difference be - geneia and in cooperation with days after the inauguration of the as it keeps an office in Athens tween publishing a newspaper in Athens. And for support from president, Mr. Tsipras has not and brings important news from the United States rather than in Hellenes abroad, government po - been able to talk to him on the Greece with a staff there. His Greece? “An Athenian newspa - sitions must be rooted in pro- phone despite the enormous ef - goal, he said, is much like the We Are Flatbread TM per, theoretically at least, is tar - Western positions. forts made by various parties in - plan he’s always had when he be - geted at a few million potential “For example, Tsipras’ refusal side and outside the United came its owner in September, readers and a large advertising to swear on the bible created a States.” 1979 – exactly 10 years from FLATBREAD market, including varied state ad - terrible impression. In addition, NO GIANTS NOW when he arrived in New York – vertising. The number of our po - what is happening today is that Asked about whether there is as he just finished studies at the MEDITERRANEAN FOODS tential readers is, of course, much for years there has been an indif - a Greek-American political leader Columbia University School of smaller, as is the advertising mar - ference to the lobby – when some the likes of 1988 Presidential can - Business Administration. • Over 50 Varieties of Flatbreads SPECIAL ket, while Greek state ads are people in Athens considered it of didate Michael Dukakis, the late “I went to the newspaper for • Mediterranean Pastries DISCOUNTS scarce.” little use – now they think that Indiana Congressman and former a while, but I was so charmed OFFERED TO: While many Greek newspa - an effective lobby can be raised NYU President John Brademas, that I rejected a position in a • Ethnic Meats & Imported Foods pers align themselves with polit - overnight, and by magic to solve or former U.S. Senator from multinational corporation to stay Communities, ical parties and philosophies, he problems…that have withstood Maryland Paul Sarbanes, he said there. 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HISTORICAL COMMENTARY John and Ruth Nitsos: an Average Greek-American Life

By Steve Frangos chapel's windows were vandal - ing such small chapels in this TNH Staff Writer ized which led Pensacola re - country. Such chapels are no se - porter Loyal Phillips to write an cret to the Orthodox faithful CHICAGO- All things consid - overview account on Nitsos and rather they are part of our every - ered, for the times and places chapel. During the course of his day lives. The first such chapel I they lived, John and Ruth Nitsos survey, Phillips interviewed recall seeing was in High Point, were just an ordinary couple. Cleopatra Marier, who he NC. My family was attending a Hardworking Greek immigrants, quoted: “Greek Orthodox fami - local wedding in the early1960s. they quite literally helped build lies for centuries constructed on One day Jerry Thompson, a fine and maintain the society around their own property chapels Greek-American gentleman, them. which served by priests from the took me for a walk in High Point. Yet what the average Ameri - area diocese...Numerous small We walked out of his house and can (and perhaps even the aver - chapels were found in water - down the block a short way. We age Greek-American) would rec - front communities and in the turned at what proved to be an ognize as a life of marked by hills (Pensacola News Journal unpaved alley or driveway run - considerable economic and so - June 17, 1977).” ning behind the neighborhood cial success was in the end some - Since their arrival, Eastern houses. At one point he stopped, how not enough for John Nitsos. scouring the area for property beach cottages that were rented cel of property. Today, Frangista Orthodox faithful of all nation - pointed, and told me to go to While he left a legacy of sus - to build a dream cottage on the to guests who wanted an out of Beach is a well-known upscale alities have not just celebrated this small white garage and look tained material success, Nitsos beach, they finally found their the way location for a family va - shorefront community, consist - their faith but have seen to the in the window. I had to stand on sought to honor his family with piece of paradise on a very re - cation. Anchored by the ing of single-family homes and building of the very structures tiptoe but what I saw was a fully a gift common enough among mote two-lane road that paral - Frangista Beach Inn, this iso - beachfront condominiums that in which that faith is collectively appointed Greek Orthodox Greeks in the United States but leled the Gulf, connecting the lated part of the beach started have been featured in major experienced. In addition to the church. As it was explained to one rarely acknowledged out - then small rural hamlet of Destin to look like a real community so magazines such as Coastal Liv - local churches, there has been me, not long after their arrival, side of one's home community. to Panama City. What happened John decided to name it ing and Birmingham Home & phenomenal growth in small the few Greeks in High Point Nitsos was born in Frangista, next occurred in stages. Frangista Beach in homage to Garden. Eastern Orthodox parishes, rented this small garage and out - Greece on June 2, 1895. At the Initially, they built a small his home town in Greece. Before Sometime between 1959 and chapels, shrines, and even fitted as their church. Over the time of his birth, Frangista was cottage on Miramar Beach. long they added a beach picnic 1961 (accounts differ markedly monasteries across the conti - years I have heard similar tales designated as being a part of “Once complete, their cottage pavilion for guests along with an on this point), Nitsos began to nent. The undertaking of build - from any number of Greek and Evrytania. However, since 2011, was one of the only homes lo - arcade, a miniature golf course build a small chapel at Frangista ing these structures across the Russian Americans. local government reform desig - cated along a long lonely stretch and even a small bowling alley. Beach eight miles east of Destin. country is in keeping with the In the early 2000s, Penelope nated that Frangista become of highway. On occasion, travel - The Nitsos family successfully It was a simple design, a steeple appearance of this complex of renovated the chapel. Today, St part of the Agrafa municipality. ers would stop by and some in - operated these businesses for and alabaster white stucco walls. churches/chapels/ Nikolas by the Sea remains a Nitsos left Greece in 1910, quired if they could rent a room many decades. In memory of his father, Nitsos shrines/monasteries around the place for prayer, reflection, and bound for New York. We know in their charming beach cottage. The Frangista Beach proper - named it St. Nikolas by the Sea. world. Parishioners in these a it is said even weddings. The St. little of Nitsos' life in the North The enterprising couple realized ties continued to thrive and in Nitsos conceived of his chapel various places of worship en - Nikolas by the Sea Chapel is lo - until 1920, when he married the potential of how much in - 1994 two more rental buildings as a place where people could compass a wide social range in cated at 33 Daytona Street in Ruth. come could be derived from called Periwinkle and Seabreeze find a modest sanctuary for terms of immigration, theologi - Miramar, Florida. Chapels like it The young couple eventually such travelers who were looking were added bringing it to a total prayer and reflection. cal belief, village or region of are not just a structural expres - moved South. In a true Ameri - for a place to stay in this obscure of eleven separate structures. On September 17, 1961, Nit - origin, economic standing, and sion of the Orthodox faith, they can entrepreneurial spirit, the exquisite piece of paradise near Many of those were completely sos was leaving for Greece to se - other components of identity. are often the only aspect of our Nitsoses established a number Destin. Soon, they decided to remodeled and renovated at this cure new materials for his To the best of my knowledge faith the average American ever of successful restaurants. By the build a small beachfront motel same time and an Olympic-sized chapel. As he walked out of his the first ethnic Greek to have a “sees.” As with so much about early 1920s they arrived near by their home, the Frangista swimming pool and hot tub front door, he died of a heart- chapel in his home was being Greek in North America Mobile, AL and in time had a Beach Inn. It was almost an im - were added. attack. His funeral was held on Demetrios Botassi, the Greek more of an effort must be made daughter, Penelope. In the mid- mediate success, so they also Unfortunately, one year later, September 19 and he was buried Consul in New York City in the to not just physically maintain 1940s, they started vacationing built a restaurant to serve their the entire area was devastated in Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile very early 1900s. In Thomas these small chapels, but to have along the Gulf coast of the travelers and established a by Hurricane Opal and most of (Pensacola News Journal Sep - Burgess' 1913 study Greeks in them understood by the non- Florida Panhandle. campground for others near the old Frangista Beach was de - tember 20, 1961). After Nitsos' America: An Account of Their Greek Americans that surround Sometime in the mid-to-late Inn. stroyed. However, the beautiful death, the chapel fell into a cycle Coming, Progress, Customs, Liv - them. 1940s, the hardworking Nitsos Business at the Inn and the sugar white beach and emerald of considerable disrepair, ing, and Aspirations is the first couple wanted to find their own surrounding properties kept colored waters remained along restoration, and neglect. account in English I have located [email protected] beachfront retreat. In 1948, after growing, so they built additional with the family’s substantial par - In 1977, the St. Nikolas that speaks of the Greeks build - Pontian Genocide Commemorated at Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan

By Demetris Tsakas Holocaust of Asia Minor, Lou the struggle for recognition of Katsos, who represented AHEPA the Genocide. NEW YORK – The flags of and the Hellenic American Greetings were given by the Greece and Pontus were raised Chamber of Commerce, the for - President of the Federation of on May 19, and waved alongside mer president of the Pan-Pontian Hellenic Societies of Greater the Stars and Stripes at Bowling Federation Elias Tsekerides, and New York Petros Galatoulas, the Green in Lower Manhattan for other leading members of the President of the Holy Institution the continuing struggle to recog - community. Panagia Soumela Dr. Charalam - nize the Genocide of Pontian After the flag raising cere - bos Vasiliadis, the teacher Vasiliki Hellenism. Representatives of the mony, the Greeks and the Tsanaktsidou, the President of Greek-American community and younger generation of the Pon - the Pontian Society Komninoi of Pontian organizations attended tians sang the national anthems. New York Dimitris Molohidis and the event and sent a clear mes - Federation President Konstan - the former President of the Pon - sage of resolve. tinos Tsilfidis, welcomed the tus Pontic Association of Con - The commemoration of the guests and noted the presence of necticut Giorgos Tsilfidis. 98th anniversary of the Genocide “The National Herald journalists, The Greek Consul General in was organized by the Pan-Pon - who with dedication report our New York, Konstantinos Koutras, tian Federation of the USA and struggle.” referred to the message of the Canada, the Pontic Associations, “We are united here to renew President of the Hellenic Repub - and the Holy Institution Panagia the promise that we will fight to lic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, and Soumela. restore historical truth, recognize pointed out that “We do not for - Many Pontians of America the Genocide, and pay tribute to get this shameful crime against and Canada attended as well as its victims,” said Tsilfidis. humanity.” Then he congratu - the Consul General of Greece in Ted Astrinidis, President of lated the organizers of the event New York Konstantinos Koutras, the Panthracian Union Orpheus and urged them to fight united Consul Manos Koubarakis, the reported that the Genocide of the for the common purpose. President and Vice-President of Christian populations began in The memorial events for the the Hellenic Federation Petros 1908 with the Genocide of West 98th anniversary of the Genocide Galatoulas and Vasilios Gourne - Thrace and continued with the were completed with a perfor - los, respectively, the President of Genocide of Pontians and Ionia. mance organized by the Pontian the Panthracian Union Orpheus- Pan-Pontian Youth President Society of Komninoi of New York Ted Astrinidis, the veteran Basil Maria Kokkinidou noted that the tnh/costAs beJ in collaboration with Vasiliki Theodossakis, who heads the younger generation of the Pon - The flags of Greece, Pontus, and the U.S. were raised in a solemn ceremony at Bowling Green Tsanaktsidou at the Archdioce - Memorial Committee for the tians is determined to continue in Lower Manhattan to commemorate the 98th anniversary of the Pontic Genocide. san Cultural Center in Astoria. Alexander Navab Honored as HABA’s Executive of the Year Holy Trinity

By Eleni Sakellis Advisors at Harvard Business in life. Rely on faith, value family, Biloxi 50th School; Co-Chair of the National cultivate long-term friendships, NEW YORK – On May 18, the Advisory Board at Youth I.N.C. embrace change, and give back Celebrated Hellenic American Association (Improving Non-Profits for Chil - to those in need, he said. for Professionals in Finance dren); and on the Executive Michael Psaros, co-Founder (HABA) held its 35th Anniver - Committee at The Hellenic Ini - and Managing Partner of KPS BILOXI, MS – The community of sary Executive of the Year Award tiative- a non-profit organization Capital Partners, LP, and HABA the Greek Holy Trinity Orthodox Dinner honoring finance execu - supporting economic renewal in Executive of the Year in 2014, Church in Biloxi, MI celebrates its tive and philanthropist Alexan - Greece through philanthropy, en - presented the award to Navab, 50th anniversary May 20 and 21 der Navab. trepreneurship, and economic in - after he asked Navab’s mother at which His Eminence Metropol - The well-attended event vestment. to stand and receive a round of itan Alexios is scheduled to make drew professionals from all Navab spoke about his unique applause. Psaros noted that the a speech at the Grand Luncheon fields of finance, including nine background as a Hellenic-Iran - values and value system Navab’s Banquet. Other events include a past HABA presidents, as well as ian-American whose parents met parents instilled in him are the Golden Gala Celebration, Hierar - members of the community. in New York, moved to Iran, values he carries to the office chical Divine Liturgy, and an Demetri Papacostas served as where the family lived for 14 every day. event featuring Russian singers Master of Ceremonies while years, then left due to the Islamic Senator Gianaris and Nassau and dancers. Fanny Trataros HABA President Revolution, moving to Greece for County DA Singas presented a “Created to serve as a spiritual gave the welcoming remarks. two years before moving to the proclamation in honor of Navab home for military families serving She thanked all the members United States. Navab’s Greek as well. HABA’s Vice President their country at Keesler Air Force present, especially the Board of tnh/costAs beJ mother, Tina was present at the Robert Savage gave the closing Base, where many of the Ortho - Directors whose leadership has HABA President Fanny Trataros looks on as Michael Psaros event, along with his wife, Mary remarks. Among those in atten - dox families attended liturgy,” a led to success and growth this presents the Executive of the Year Award for 2017 to honoree Kathryn, and daughter Arabella. dance were Consul General of press release noted, Holy Trinity year, and administrator Ariana Alexander Navab. His father, he mentioned, could Greece in New York Konstantinos was founded in 1967. At that Franciscovic for her efforts. not attend because he was in the Koutras and his wife Popita, Con - time, Lt. Col. Father Michael Mar - Trataros noted that the organi - ness. Navab serves as the Chair Navab received the John Jay hospital, but was doing fine and sul of Greece Manos Koubarakis, gitich, an Orthodox Air Force zation’s diverse members exem - of the Americas Private Equity Award for distinguished profes - the family was going to visit him New York State Senator Michael chaplain informed the Coast’s plify the best of the Hellenic- Investment Committee, and also sional achievement from Colum - after the dinner. Gianaris, Nassau County District Greek Orthodox community that American community. She as the Chair of the Americas Port - bia College. In 2016, he was After recounting the dramatic Attorney Madeline Singas, As - the US Air Force was about to de - quoted an African proverb, “If folio Management Committee, as awarded the Ellis Island Medal events of his young life, Navab semblymember Nicole Mallio - molish a chapel and build a new you want to walk fast, walk well as serving on KKR’s Special of Honor. Navab is actively in - said that for someone who wit - takis, Nicholas Melissinos from one. alone. If you want to go far walk Situations Investment Commit - volved in philanthropic, educa - nessed such dislocation, immi - Governor Cuomo’s office, Dr. The chapel was rescued from together,” to highlight the im - tee. Prior to joining KKR, Navab tional, community, and national gration is one of the greatest George Liakeas- President of the demolition through persuading portance of working together to was with James D. Wolfensohn organizations, serving as a mem - things about the United States. Hellenic Medical Society of New the contractor to give it to the Or - make HABA’s next 35 years even Incorporated where he was in - ber of the Board of Trustees at He said “you can come with a York, Atlantic Bank President and thodox community who paid for more successful. volved in mergers and acquisi - New York-Presbyterian Hospital; dream and still fulfill that Chairman of the Hellenic Amer - it to be transported in four sec - Fr. Alexander Karloutsos then tions as well as corporate finance a member of the Board of Direc - dream,” noting how his family ican Chamber of Commerce tions to a new location where it gave the invocation and George advisory work. From 1987 to tors at The Robin Hood Founda - arrived with nothing and though Nancy Papaioannou, Capital Link has been ever since. The land was P. Stamas, Senior Partner at Kirk - 1989, he was with Goldman, tion; a member of the Board of his father was a doctor, the fam - founder, President and CEO donated by Will Rich for the land & Ellis, LLC introduced the Sachs & Co. where he worked in Visitors at Columbia College; Co- ily had to start all over again. His Nicolas Bornozis, and the HABA church which began as a mission honoree, noting Navab’s extra - the Investment Banking Depart - Chair of the National Council of parents instilled values in him Board of Directors including Pa - chapel for Holy Trinity Greek Or - ordinary background, strong ment. He received a BA with American Enterprise Institute and his three siblings, to work pacostas, Emmanuel Caravanos, thodox Cathedral in New Orleans. family values, and dedication to honors, Phi Beta Kappa, from Co - (AEI); a member of the Board of hard and take advantage of the James P. Gerkis, Costas Kellas, Receiving its charter in 1983 from philanthropy. lumbia College, and an MBA Trustees at The Buckley School opportunities this country offers. and Nick Lionas. John Gi - the Metropolis of Atlanta, Biloxi’s Alexander Navab joined KKR with High Distinction, Baker in New York; a member of the The importance of education was apoutzis, George Zapantis, and Holy Trinity was consecrated in in 1993. He is the Head of KKR’s Scholar, Wolfe Award, from Har - Council on Foreign Relations; a also central to their upbringing. former HABA President Peter A. 2014 during Metropolitan Alex - Americas Private Equity busi - vard Business School. In 2011, member of the Board of Dean's Navab gave his advice for success Dedousis also attended. ios’ visit to the Mississippi Coast. 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 27 - JUNE 2, 2017 Kiriakou Talks to TNH about His Latest Book GOINGS ON... n THRU JUNE 29 in Northridge takes place on Continued from page 1 WESTON, MA – The Greek Memorial Day weekend, Satur - League Basketball Games pre - day, May 27, Sunday, May 28, the CIA Taught Me to Survive sented by the Teddy Kariotis and Monday, May 29 1-9PM each and Thrive in Prison is Kiri - Foundation and day. The festival evokes the akou's memoir of his time in greekboston.com. Enjoy a night sights, sounds and tastes that de - prison and is at once a critical out with fellow Greeks of Boston fine the traditional Greek way of journal of daily prison life and for some fun competition! Games life. Enjoy the hospitality of the a commentary on the federal will be hosted at the Saint Valley’s Greek community and prison system. 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When I’m on my med - don’t think I could have coped gave Kiriakou the opportunity to coming back into my own coun - mation is available online ton, 919 3rd Avenue in Manhat - ication I’m fine, when I go off without her,” he noted. speak about his Greek heritage. try.” https://www.nbstgeorge.com/fes tan. Dr. Helen C. Evans, the Mary my medication I am absolutely “I gave this speech, they didn’t About his upcoming projects, tval or by phone: 860-229-0055. and Michael Jaharis Curator for insane and they’re not giving me want to let me do it because I Kiriakou said “the truth is I’m Byzantine Art at MMA, will dis - my medication,’ and sure refused to write the speech in never going to work in Wash - NOVATO, CA – Nativity of Christ cuss how the Byzantine and post- enough a week later he was a advance and give it to them for ington again, it’s just not in the Church holds the annual Marin Byzantine centuries maintained raving lunatic and they took him clearance. I said, ‘Listen I’m not cards for me. But I think I found County Greek Festival on Memo - many aspects of classical Greek to solitary confinement. Then, going to disrupt your library, I’m a second life in Los Angeles and rial Day weekend Friday, May 26 culture and traditions, even as because he was a raving lunatic, not going to disrupt your little so since I’ve been home I’ve sold they stripped him naked and put event, I’m not going to clear my two TV series to different net - him outside in single-degree words with you. I’m going to say works, one to the History chan - temperatures. For the first hour, what I want to say.’ So, I did it nel and one to AMC with some he cursed them and screamed in the context of the history of pretty heavy hitters. The History and shouted, then he cried, and AHEPA and that as Greeks we channel with Oliver Stone and then curled up in a ball and stood together with African- AMC with Alec Baldwin, and I’m passed out. That’s not legal, Americans to fight the clan, to going back out to pitch a third from noon to 10 PM, Saturday, Christianity replaced the gods of that’s not a legal punishment, ensure human rights and civil series and then my manager is May 27 and Sunday, May 28 Greek antiquity and ultimately that’s not rehabilitation, it’s not liberties, beginning in the heart very confident that we’re going from 11 AM to 10 PM at 1110 the Ottoman Empire and others treatment, it’s just wrong… of it all Atlanta, GA, in the early to sell this book as a television Highland Drive in Novato. Greek occupied much of its land. Dr. [and] it’s the rule and not the 1920s. And I said, we lived as series.” style lunch and dinner with dol - Evans oversees the Byzantine, exception.” slaves of the Turks for more 400 About Greece, he said, “we’re mades, tiropita, fasolada, sou - Early Christian and Early Jewish He continued, “it’s worse years, so we knew what African- going to go back this summer. I vlaki, loukaniko, baklava, galak - collections at The Metropolitan with private prisons because pri - Americans were going through love it there so much. And even toboureko, and more! Music, Museum. A reception with Dr. vate prisons are for-profit enti - and we knew that it was wrong Athens for all of its problems, dancing, cooking demos, chil - Evans will follow the program. ties and where they save money and so we stood with them and unemployment, garbage, graf - dren's activities, marketplace, ex - The program and reception are for the shareholders is on food “[The book] orders are solid that’s why Archbishop Iakovos fiti, pollution, overcrowding, it’s hibits, and church tours. Admis - free of charge, but due to build - and medical care, and so you and a second printing has been stood with Martin Luther King one of the most glorious places sion for Adults: $5, Seniors: $4 ing security requirements, only get food that is in many cases ordered. My first book sold the at Selma Bridge and I said that’s on earth to me. You know, every (55+), and Children 16 and un - registered attendees will be ad - not fit for human consumption first week 647 copies which was what Greeks are. We created time, I even lived there for a der: free. Five percent of the fes - mitted to this event. No walk-ins just like the food was in our good for #5 on the Washington democracy and philosophy and couple of years, and I still never tival's net proceeds to benefit the will be permitted. RSVP via email prison and you get no medical Post bestsellers list. I’ve already medicine, mathematics and hu - get tired of looking at the Center for Domestic Peace. More [email protected]. care. In our prison, speaking of sold out an edition of 2,000 and man rights. That’s what we Parthenon, it makes me teary- information is available online at food, my very first day there I the book didn’t come out until stand for.” eyed. Coming into Rhodes on nativityofchrist.org or by phone: n JUNE 1 went to the cafeteria and saw today. So, I’m optimistic. Things On the controversial meeting the boat, and just seeing the 415-883-1998. MANHATTAN – The Hellenic these boxes of fish and they are going well. of President Donald Trump and mountains in the distance, oh Lawyers Association invites you were marked on each box not “On the day of my arrest my Russian Foreign Minister Sergey my gosh, it’s so beautiful.” ROSEVILLE, CA – St. Anna Greek to an Advising Clients on Em - for human consumption, feed wife said you have to embrace Lavrov, he observed that “no An event at the Strand Book - Orthodox Church, 1001 Stone ployment Law Matters CLE (Con - use only, and that’s what they this, you can’t hide from this, American media were allowed store for Kiriakou’s book took Canyon Drive, holds its 23rd An - tinuing Legal Education) at Du - were feeding us for lunch and it you’ve done nothing wrong in the Oval Office, only Russian place on May 16 following our nual Roseville Greek Food & ane Morris, 1540 Broadway was funny because my first full you’re a whistleblower and you media, only the Russian photog - interview. The author read ex - Wine Festival on Memorial Day (entrance at 45 Street) in Man - day was a Friday and somebody have to fight them and she was rapher was allowed in, so all of cerpts from his book and then Weekend. Our mission is to share hattan with guest speakers Peter said Fish Friday and I said ‘Oh, right. Another thing she told me the photos focus on Lavrov had a conversation with Brian Greek culture with the surround - Metis, Esq., Michael Tiliakos, Esq. good, I like fish,’ and one of the was that I have to keep talking rather than on Trump and then Ross of ABC News. Kiriakou and ing community while bringing and Michael Pappas, Esq. on guys said, ‘You’re not going to about it because eventually he shared with them classified Ross are good friends, and Ross awareness of Orthodox Christian - Thursday, Jun. 1 f6-8:30 PM. like this fish, we call it sewer they’re going to move on to the information without having it noted that he felt a bit respon - ity and presenting a wonderful Please visit hlany.org for details. trout. Don’t eat the fish.’ That’s next victim which was Edward cleared by the CIA, apparently sible for Kiriakou’s situation fol - weekend event for friends and when I saw it was animal feed.” Snowden. And she said if you jeopardizing a liaison relation - lowing their interview on the families. Hours: Friday, May 26 n JUNE 1-4 Kiriakou was determined to keep talking about it your side 5-1010 PM, Saturday, May 27, ARLINGTON, MA – St. Athana - get his book written and pub - of the story is going to be the Noon-10 PM, and Sunday, May sius The Great Greek Orthodox lished. He said, “One of the ad - side of record and she was right. 28 Noon-8PM. Free parking and Church, 4 Appleton Street in Ar - ministrators made fun of me It was good advice.” shuttle. $5 Admission, 12 and un - lington holds its annual Greek and he said ‘so I heard you’re When asked about the ques - der free. More information is Festival on June 1-4. Hours: writing a book’ and I said ‘Yeah, tions the book raises, he noted available online at saintanna.org Thursday 5-9 PM, Friday and Sat - I am.’ He laughed and said every that, “our civil liberties are so and by phone: 916-772-9372. urday 11 AM-10 PM, and Sunday prisoner says he’s writing a book important to me I would rather 11 AM - 8 PM. Greek foods, mu - and I said well how many of face a terrorist attack than give NEW ORLEANS, LA – Holy Trin - sic, dancing, church tours, kids your prisoners’ first books made up our constitutional rights. I ity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, games, live music, shopping, and #5 on the Washington Post best - really would. I just got back 1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd. in New Kafenio. More information is seller list? This book is going to from Germany last night and I Orleans, holds its annual Greek available online at www.arling - be published and it’s going to addressed the German parlia - Festival, 44 years strong! Featur - tonfestival.com/ and by phone: be my revenge against you guys. ment there and had lunch the ing plenty of homemade tradi - 781-646-0705. So there it is.” next day with the national se - tional Greek food and wine, as Of the support of the Greek- curity advisor and the Germans well as amazing pastries and STAMFORD, CT – Annunciation American community, he said, and other Europeans are so far desserts. Experience live tradi - Greek Orthodox Church, 1230 “there are a couple of important advanced, so much farther ad - tional Greek dancing, performed Newfield Avenue, presents Ethos people Nikos Mouyiaris and vanced than we are on these is - by the Hellenic Dancers. Relax Stamford Greek Festival with au - Dennis Mehiel who have been sues of whistleblowing and civil on the bayou and listen to our thentic Greek Food & Desserts - great… my AHEPA chapter just liberties and human rights.” live Greek band, tour our beauti - Rides - Games - Agora Market - has been wonderful and Niko When asked about the back - ful Cathedral, get our annual Live Music by "The Grecian and Dennis, Alexi Giannoulias lash after TNH interviewed him poster, and visit our Greek gro - Nights" - BMW Car Raffle - Free they have been so truly great, in prison, he said, “it was awful, cery with delectable cheeses, Admission and more! More in - they’ve been anticipating it [the they shook me down, threw all dips, spices, and much more. formation is available online at book’s release] just as much as my clothes on the floor, dumped More information is available on - annunciationofstamford.org and I have, I think.” out my food on the floor, they line at greekfestnola.com and by by phone: 203-322-2093. He added that “the whole threw my pictures of my kids on phone: 504-282-0259. Greek-American community the floor and walked on them, n JUNE 2-3 was very good to me, not even because they were so angry I n MAY 27 LOUISVILLE, KY – Assumption Greek-American community, the had done that interview.” ASTORIA – On Saturday, May 27 Greek Orthodox Church, 930 Greek community… I made About the writing of the at 8 PM, the Hellenic Cultural Ormsby Lane in Louisville holds three trips to Greece in 2015 to book, Kiriakou said, “the book tnh/eLeni sAkeLLis Center, 27-09 Crescent Street in its Greekfest, Louisville’s one and work on a new whistleblower was handwritten because in Author John Kiriakou read from his new book at the Strand Astoria, presents Mou Aresei Pou only Greek Festival, on Friday protection law. Everybody’s prison there are no computers Bookstore in New York City. Eimai Ellinas (I Like that I am Jun. 2 4-11PM and Saturday, been great and then here espe - or typewriters. So this started off Greek) Tasos Papaioannou plays Jun. 3 11 AM-11 PM. Greek food, cially between Nikos and Dennis as 550 legal pages and I would ship. If Obama were president, use of torture. He asked what and sings favorite songs and un - dancing, Baklava workshops, and Alexi, and the Manatoses in send them home every time I Trump would be charged with the next battleground will be forgettable hits by the iconic church tours, vendors. Free ad - Washington, I couldn’t have write ten pages or so. I’d send a espionage for what he did. I cer - and Kiriakou said the use of singer Dimitris Mitropanos with mission and parking with addi - asked for anything more. copy home and a copy to my at - tainly was and I did less than drones is the next battleground a talented team of singers and tional parking available at Elks “Metropolitan Savas of Pitts - torney because the cops when that.” issue that has to be addressed. musicians, creating a wonderful Lodge & Lyndon Baptist Church burgh has been one of my great they would shake me down they When asked about the secu - He also noted that the Republi - musical experience. The event with free shuttle service. More champions, he has been gener - would take them and destroy rity situation now, Kiriakou said, cans and Far Right do not have honors the legacy of Mitropanos information is available online at ous and selfless, he visited me them and then I’d have to re - “you know you hear these a monopoly on patriotism. who passed away five years ago. glendi.us/ and by phone: 502- in prison, he talked about my construct those ten pages, so alarmist predictions from the di - As a third-generation Demo - General Admission is $30 and Se - 425-7775. case, he circulated articles that every time I got to ten I would rector of National Intelligence crat, he loves this country, and niors (65+) & Children: $25. were written about me. He’s send them out, just to protect and I’m just not buying it. We noted that civil rights, civil lib - Tickets are available online at n NOTE TO OUR READERS been a real friend to me and it’s them and then once I got home were so ill-prepared for 9/11 it’s erties, and human rights are of http://i-like-that-i-am- This calendar of events section is not just him, the diocese of Pitts - I gave the 550 pages to a college like we were asleep and now we the utmost importance. After greek.bpt.me/ or by phone: 646- a complimentary service to the burgh… there are so many peo - student and I said just put it all have utterly destroyed Al-Qaida, the lively conversation, Kiriakou 339-0620. A wine and cheese re - Greek American community. All ple from Pittsburgh, well from in a word document and so she ISIS is not a threat to us domes - signed copies of his book for ception takes place before the parishes, organizations and insti - Western Pennsylvania which is did and sent it to me and I did tically, and we’re relentless in those in attendance. show from 7:30 PM to 8 PM. tutions are encouraged to e-mail where I’m from originally. Fr. the editing and boiled it down our attacks on ISIS, the nation - He mentioned to TNH about their information regarding the Michael Kallaur came to see me to this [indicating book].” alist and communist groups es - upcoming book events in Wash - MAY 27-29 event 3-4 weeks ahead of time, a half a dozen times. The sup - He noted that while in sentially don’t exist anymore so ington, Cincinnati, and Los An - NORTHRIDGE, CA – The 44th and no later than Monday of the port of the community was re - prison, “I did buy a radio, we I think we’re better off now, I geles. Kiriakou also mentioned Annual Valley Greek Festival at week before the event, to eng - ally incredible.” were allowed these little really do. But with that said, that his next book is due out in Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox [email protected] Of his family, Kiriakou said, AM/FM radios, clear plastic, we’ve lost so many of our rights, June. Church, 9501 Balboa Boulevard om THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 27 - JUNE 2, 2017 COMMUNITY 7

OUR EVERYDAY GREEK GREEK GASTRONOMY Mαύρο Είναι tο Μολύβι, Black is the Pencil and the Pen Roasted Chicken with Okra By Dr. Dimitra Pontoporou (Bamyes) Let’s learn the adjective black together with the desktop vocab - ulary. By Eleni Sakellis color. Then, using a fork, or two forks if the chicken is large, turn Greek word Pronunciation Meaning Roasted chicken is a classic the chicken breast side down, Ο μαύρος O MAvros black (masculine) dish for many cultures. In Greek sprinkle with salt, pepper and Η μαύρη EE MAvri black (feminine) cuisine, it is often flavored with oregano and continue roasting Το μαύρο TO MAvro black (neuter) a generous amount of oregano until the skin is golden brown, Ο κατάμαυρος, -η, -ο O kaTAmavros, -i, -o totally black and lemon juice and usually ac - then turn the chicken again and Ο στυλός O stiLOS pen 1.3. Το χρώμα του στυλού είναι ….. companied by potatoes. In the roast until the breast side is Η γραμμα EE TSAnta bag, school bag 1.4. Το χρώμα της μπογιάς είναι ….. spring, okra (bamyes) are in golden brown. Remove the pan Το μολύβι TO moLEEvi pencil season and make a fine side dish from the oven and tent with foil Ο πίνακας O PEEnakas board 2. Put the adjectives ο μαύρος, -η, -ο or κατάμαυρος, -η, -ο for roasted chicken or other to allow the chicken to rest 15- Ο μαρκαδόρος O markaDOros marker in the correct gender, nominative case, singular number, like meats. Stewed with tomatoes, 20 minutes before carving. The Η μπογιά EE boYIA paint in the given example: they can be a vegetarian main resting time keeps the chicken Το βιβλίο TO viVLEEO book Ο στυλός είναι ….. course as well. Okra probably moist. If there are pan drippings Το τετράδιο TO teTRAdio notebook Ο στυλός είναι μαύρος. originated in Africa and made left, drizzle them over the cut Το θρανίο TO thraNEEo school desk 2.1. Ο μαρκαδόρος είναι ….. their way throughout the Mid - chicken pieces before serving. Η καρέκλα EE kaREkla chair 2.2. H μπογιά είναι ….. dle East and into the Mediter - During the roasting process, you Το γραφείο TO graFEEo desk 2.3. Ο στυλός είναι κατά….. Γράφω GRAfo I write 2.4. Το τετράδιο είναι κατά….. Note that το γραφείο, desk, η γραμμή, the line, το γράμμα, 2.5. Το βιβλίο είναι κατά….. letter, and η γραμματική, grammar, derive from the verb γράφω, I write. 3. Put the adjectives ο μαύρος, -η, -ο or κατάμαυρος, -η, -ο Adjectives agree in gender, number and case with the noun in the correct gender, nominative case, and plural number. they modify. The masculine adjectives’ endings in the cases are the 3.1. Οι πίνακες είναι κατά….. same as those of the masculine nouns ending in - ος: ο μαύρος στυ - 3.2. Τα μολύβια είναι ….. λός. The feminine adjectives’ endings are the same as those of the 3.3. Οι στυλοί είναι ….. feminine nouns ending in - η. The neuter adjectives’ endings are 3.4. Οι μαρκαδόροι είναι ….. the same as those of the neuter nouns endings in -o: το μαύρο μο - 3.5. Τα θρανία είναι ….. λύβι. 4. Put the adjective μαύρος in the nominative case, singular Singular: Masculine Feminine Neuter or plural together with the correct article. Nom.: ο μαύρ-ος στυλ-ός η μαύρ-η γραμμ-ή το μαύρ-ο μολύβ-ι 4.1. Μου αρέσει .. ….. μαρκαδόρος. Gen.: του μαύρ-ου στυλ-ού της μαύρ-ης γραμμ-ής του μαύρ-ου μολυβ-ιού 4.2. Μου αρέσουν .. ….. μολύβια. Acc.: το μαύρ-ο στυλ-ό τη μαύρ-η γραμμ-ή το μαύρ-ο μολύβ-ι 4.3. Μου αρέσει .. ….. στυλός. Voc.: μαύρ-ε στυλ-έ μαύρ-η γραμμ-ή μαύρ-ο μολύβ-ι 4.4. Μου αρέσουν .. ….. γραμμές.

Plural: Masculine Feminine Neuter 5. Put the adjective ο μαύρος, -η, -ο in the correct gender, Nom.: οι μαύρ-οι στυλ-οί οι μαύρ-ες γραμμ-ές τα μαύρ-α μολύβ-ια number and case. Gen.: των μαύρ-ων στυλ-ών των μαύρ-ων γραμμ-ών των μαύρ-ων μολυβ-ιών 5.1. Γράφω με τον …… στυλό. Acc.: τους μαύρ-ους στυλ-ούς τις μαύρ-ες γραμμ-ές τα μαύρ-α μολύβ-ια 5.2. Γράφουμε με τον …... μαρκαδόρο. Voc.: μαύρ-οι στυλ-οί μαύρ-ες γραμμ-ές μαύρ-α μολύβ-ια 5.3. Γράφεις με το ….. μολύβι στο τετράδιο; 5.4. Γράφεις με τον ….. στυλό στο βιβλίο; EXERCISES 5.5. O ….. στυλός και το ….. μολύβι είναι πάνω στο γραφείο. ranean region. The 5.6. Η ….. καρέκλα είναι στο ….. γραφείο. name bamya for 1. The word color, το χρώμα, is neuter in Greek. Therefore, 5.7. Ο …... μαρκαδόρος είναι μέσα στη …... τσάντα. the plant is from when we talk about the color, we put the adjective in the 5.8. Η ….. μπογιά είναι πάνω στο ….. θρανίο. Arabic and was neuter gender, singular, μαύρο, like in the given example: used by the Egyp - Το χρώμα του πίνακα είναι μαύρο. PRONUNCIATION KEY tians and Moors in Τα χρώμα των μολυβιών είναι μαύρο. i (i-diom), ee (n-ee-dle), e (e-nergy), o (o-rganism), oo (b-oo- the 12th and 13th 1.1 Το χρώμα της γραμμής είναι ….. t), y (y-es), h (h-elium), th (th-eory), d (th-e), gh (w-olf). The cap - centuries, accord - 1.2. Το χρώμα του μολυβιού είναι ….. italized syllables are accented. ing to Texas A&M’s Aggie Horticulture article on okra. The plant is also called gumbo, a THEATER REVIEW corruption of the Portuguese cor - ruption of its West A Powerful Performance of Ritsos’ The Farewell African name. Gumbo is also the famous southern By Eleni Sakellis with all its suggestion and sym - Louisiana stew bolism from ancient times and which contains okra. Rich in di - may need to add about 1/4 cup ASTORIA – The Pancyprian As - onward offers an impressive etary fiber, vitamin C and vita - of water to the pan in case it sociation Cultural Division pre - backdrop for the imagination as min K, okra also contain folate, dries out to prevent burning. sented the poetic monologue well as the important historical thiamine, and magnesium. The Serve the chicken with the Farewell by Yannis Ritsos at the truth of Afxentiou’s heroic sac - recipes that follow are the tra - stewed okra (bamyes). Pancyprian Center in Astoria rifice. ditional Greek ones. To reduce with Phytos Stratis as Grigoris The video is incorporated the mucilaginous texture, young Afxentiou under the direction of into the performance seamlessly, frozen okra, preferably Greek Stewed Okra (Bamyes Ioanna Katsarou. This year giving the audience the histori - ones, should be used. Yiannis) marks the 60th anniversary of cal facts with stark images of Afxentiou’s ultimate sacrifice war, the fighting men of EOKA, Roasted Chicken and of the writing of the poem. and then the beautiful scenery • 1 large onion, diced Ritsos wrote this poetic of Cyprus that emphasizes what • 1/4 cup Greek extra virgin monologue as a tribute to the Afxentiou, and so many others, • 1 whole organic chicken olive oil Battle of Macheras, the outcome fought and died for. The high • 2-3 lemons • 1 can (28 oz.) whole peeled of which was the death of Grig - quality of the entire production • Dried oregano San Marzano tomatoes or 5- oris Afxentiou, EOKA's second- impressed many audience mem - • Salt 6 large fresh tomatoes, in-command, and the pre-emi - Phytos Stratis as Grigoris Afxentiou in The Farewell. bers. • Pepper chopped nent hero of the struggle to rid The poignancy of Stratis’ por - • Olive oil (optional) • Greek sea salt Cyprus of British colonial rule decision to die. It is shocking to gios Grivas who promoted him trayal brought many to tears. • Freshly ground pepper and unite the island with consider that during those 10 to second in command. Stratis The moment Afxentiou talks Preheat oven to 375 degrees. • 2 packages (15 oz. each) Greece. hours fighting, wounded, in brings Afxentiou to life vividly about his mother was particu - If your oven has a convection frozen okra (bamyes) Entering the performance pain, Afxentiou must have con - and movingly. Performing this larly moving, knowing that he roast feature, use it, but raise space, the set design immedi - sidered again and again giving poetic monologue, essentially a would never see her again in the oven temperature to 400 de - In a large deep pot, heat the ately struck the audience as himself up, imagined living and one-man show, is a difficult task, this life. The audience gave a grees since the convection fan oil over medium high heat until something more than your av - returning to his home and fam - but Stratis proves more than standing ovation at the conclu - may lower the overall tempera - it shimmers. Add the diced erage theatrical experience. The ily, and yet he would not be de - equal to it. His intensity never sion of the performance. ture of your oven. onion and a dash of salt and dark cave with dirt and tree flected by love of life and in - wanes throughout the perfor - Afxentiou’s heroic death will Rinse the chicken with cold sauté until translucent. Then, branches strewn throughout the stead remained committed to mance while the rhythm of his never be forgotten, immortal - water and place breast side up add the chopped tomatoes, two space creates an immersive as - his own death. vocal delivery conveys a well of ized in Ritsos’ poem, which re - in a roasting pan with space cups of water, 1 teaspoon salt, pect that brings the audience di - O Apoheretismos (The emotion as he speaks the lines minds us of the tremendous enough for the potatoes. and freshly ground pepper to rectly into communion with Afx - Farewell) is subtitled the Last from Ritsos’ iconic poem. On his spirit and humanity of the man Squeeze the lemons and drizzle taste. Bring the pot to a boil, entiou, as portrayed by the Hours of Grigoris Afxentiou in own, he holds the audience’s at - who embodied the ideals of Hel - over the top of the chicken and then reduce heat to medium talented Stratis. The smell of the the Burning Cave. The harrow - tention and brings them along lenism and sacrificed his life for into the cavity. Stuff the cavity and allow to simmer until the dirt reminds one of a newly dug ing experience is shared with on his final journey with precise freedom and for Cyprus. with one or two of the squeezed sauce is reduced slightly, for grave, adding to the visceral the audience by Stratis as Afx - timing and profound sensitivity. The Cast and Crew: Grigoris out lemon halves. If using, driz - about 20 minutes. Rinse the quality of the performance. entiou as he struggles with his Under Katsarou’s direction, Afxentiou- Phytos Stratis, Direc - zle with some olive oil. Sprinkle okra with cool water and add The poem, written in the mortality and the devastating the performance is well-paced tor & Set Designer- Ioanna Kat - with salt, freshly ground pepper to the sauce. Simmer until the same month as Afxentiou's sac - fact that he wants to live. Only and striking, highlighted by the sarou, Video- Kyriakos Pishoftas, and oregano, preferably from okra are cooked about 20 min - rifice, reveals the hero’s ecstatic 29 years old at the time of his visuals projected on the wall, Graphic designer- Tharivol Pro - Greece, or your favorite utes. Test for doneness and ad - state of mind during 10 hours death, Afxentiou was full of life, music, and sound effects height - ductions, Music selection- oregano-growing region. Roast just the seasoning, if needed. under siege in his hideout as he a born leader of men recognized ening the theatrical experience. Ioanna Katsarou, Production- the chicken for 30 minutes or Serve warm with roasted meditates on his life and on his by EOKA leader General Geor - The intimate space of the cave Phytos Stratis. until the breast begins to lightly chicken.

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES A Little Nostalgia

By Phyllis (Kiki) Sembos Often, people will criticize pressions, their wily ways. Being America against Greece, no dis - Special to The National Herald Greece for having the traditional an infamous cat lover, I can play of imagined wealth or suc - siesta, a tradition necessary be - have an entire conversation cess from either side. I am with It’s hard to think about cause of the energy sapping with one of them just by watch - them, I am like them, and I’m Greece without recalling the heat, as it is in Mexico, Italy and ing their every move and facial for them. When the time came place where the Acropolis other very sunny locales. I’d expressions. Most of them tell to begin packing for the return stands, proudly, an eternal tes - heard people complain about me, “it’s a hard life.” journey, I try hard not be a wa - tament to a glorious past, the taxi drivers and lax store em - Thankfully, I have relatives ter fountain of tears. I, bright, dry sunny weather, the ployees when I‘ve found, truth - with whom I enjoyed visiting staunchly, promise them we’ll clean, white houses along the fully, it is no different here. I and who liked having me. I meet again even though that main avenues and side streets, have to blame those criticisms never felt like an intruder or may be just wishful thinking on the sparkling clean windows in on people seeking superiority, someone who has to be toler - my part. every building. I can’t help but an attempt to belittle “them” ated until the visit was over. Then, when the taxi came to remember having tasted the with “us!” I try to see the posi - Thankfully, too, they lived in take me to the airport, I start to most delicious fruit I’d ever tive – see beyond the flaws that ful music was piped throughout coffee and a pita or a sweet central Athens where just sitting feel anxious for home. I enjoyed eaten; balconies studded with exist everywhere, recalling I’ve every car making me wish the while viewing the passing pa - on the balcony afforded me a my visit but my thoughts be - greenery; people, nonchalantly, had awful experiences in Al - ride was longer? How excited I rade of plain citizens, busily go - wonderful view of people, come occupied with my family enjoying their coffee after the abama and Florida. But, I chalk was getting off at Monastiraki, ing about their business, women strolling along as if nothing is at the airport in Newark. Curi - noon siesta. From what I’d it up to ignorance and unfortu - looking up at the cozy buildings holding cloth shopping bags, so important that it can’t wait. ously, I become anxious for the heard from friends, things have nate, brain shrunken people. along winding streets. I became heading for their daily shop - Others rushed around as if the familiar, the faces of my kids changed, dramatically and They’re everywhere! mesmerized in Plaka, where ping, trying to picture myself liv - mafia was after them. I sat and and grandkids, my husband and melancholia overcomes me. I find I still long for the rows of little shops displayed a ing there and doing the same observed, creating stories in my my cat. I wonder if she missed Then, I feel very fortunate to greenery of Vitina, Stemnitsa, kaleidoscope of artistic wares, thing and wondering if I’d have active, scatter brained imagina - me. (My cat.) I sure missed her. have been there when it was in - the islands of Symi and Rhodes, paintings, and jewelry, imagin - been happier there or where I tion. I conversed with my rela - Back home once again, sitting nocently beautiful, enjoying the the quaint Athenian neighbor - ing a time when guitar strum - live. tives about politics without un - in my patio, I take up a super friendships and glorious hoods of Ambelokipos and Nea ming men sang nostalgic tunes The neighborhood cats, wise due irritation. Amazingly, my market peach. That’s when my weather, and lounge in an out - Ionia. Why would I take a taxi from yesteryear in those very to who is a tourist and who is relatives shared my very opin - thoughts return to Greece, the door café sipping frappe, with a when riding the Metro was an taverns. local, come for a handout which ions. In me they find no one- little cafés and my relatives, nonchalance I never quite re - enjoyable experience, where the There, I experienced an inner I, invariably, succumb to and en - sidedness, no demeaning opin - more especially the luscious peated in New Jersey. platforms were clean and taste - peace just sitting and having joy observing their cautious ex - ions on the superiority of peaches (Yarmades) there. 8 OBITUARIES/CLASSIFIEDS/ COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 27 - JUNE 2, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS SNF Sustainability Study Cites TNH on St. Demetrios LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE TNH Staff made. community leaders to upgrade the Greek language for the next Baron Mauer LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY MDCNY LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 5/15/17. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desi- 4/25/17. Office in New York Co. SSNY desig - TNH reported that SNF re - the school system and improve generations and of the important gnated for service of process and shall mail nated for service of process and shall NEW YORK – The Stavros Niar - cently organized a roundtable the provided education. role of the School under Koular - to: 58 Middagh St. Ste. 15, Brooklyn, NY mail to: 250 W 50th Street Ste. 30C, NY, NY 10019. Purpose: Any lawful activity . chos Foundation (SNF) discussion with four companies Andriotis’ donation, as TNH manis’ and Andriotis’ leadership. 11201. Purpose: Any lawful activity . launched its sustainability study with experience in sustainability reported, will be devoted exclu - The aforementioned dona - 2757 58 /18796 275794/18796 for the implementation of the studies for schools and other ed - sively to the renovation of the tions have motivated the Schools LEGAL NOTICE historic donation to St. ucational institutions, attended Primary School of the Commu - teachers, students, and their par - LEGAL NOTICE Demetrios High School in Asto - by the Superintendent of St. nity, which is located on Arch - ents as they anticipate the 12th Notice of Formation of VENTURES OF MEDINA, Notice of Formation of LK BROWN LAW, PLLC LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization ria. This donation, as The Na - Demetrios High School Anasta - bishop Iakovos Street (between grade graduation ceremony in (DOM -PROF. LLC) . Articles of the Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New tional Herald reported, is the sios Koularmanis. 23rd Avenue and Ditmars Boule - June 9 at the Petros G. Patrides were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/12/17. Office location: largest that has ever been made Koularmanis informed them vard), across from the Church Cultural Center. York (SSNY) on 04/07/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as to an educational institution of of the advanced programs, the of Sts. Catherine and George. The keynote speaker is Evy Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against agent of the LLC upon whom process against it it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the Greek diaspora and is a con - performance of the students, the SNF, as pointed out by Dr. Poumpouras, security analyst may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at: c/o United States Cor - tinuation of SNF’s previous do - plans for the management and Stelios Vasilakis, Director of Pro - and former Secret Service agent process to: THE LLC, 3 Olsen Place, poration Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite nations to the high school which the school committee at present grams & Strategic Initiatives, who had accompanied President Hempstead, NY 11550. Purpose: For any 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any exceed $2 million. and for the future. He also re - awaits the proposals of the com - Obama on many of his travels lawful purpose. lawful purpose. 275757/20362 The sustainability study aims ferred to the recent $1 million panies and in the coming days throughout the world. TNH has 275783/20389 to explore the potential and the donation made by the School will proceed with the assign - learned that Poumpouras at - LEGAL NOTICE proper way to operate the school founder and Board president, ment of the project. tended St. Demetrios in the 9th LEGAL NOTICE so that the donation can be fully Nick Andriotis, the members of The SNF donation is in recog - grade and recently returned for Piq Too, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY Notice of Formation of ID CONSULTING, LLC 3/29/17. Office in Kings Co. SSNY designated utilized and perpetual progress the school committee, and the nition of the need to preserve a nostalgic visit. (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were for service of process and shall mail to Reg. filed with the Secretary of State of New York Agent: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Ave. (SSNY) on 03/17/17. Office location: Kings Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any County. SSNY has been designated as agent of lawful activity . the LLC upon whom process against it may be 275754/18796 served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Rocker Chris Cornell, Dead at Age 52, Greek Wife in Shock the LLC at: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, LEGAL NOTICE Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful East 66th Street Anesthesiology, PLLC. Art. of purpose. Org. filed w/ SSNY 4/14/17. Office in NY Co. DETROIT, MI (AP) – Rocker ple of the Dog, which produced 275782/20388 SSNY designated for service of process and Chris Cornell, the lead singer of a self-titled album in 1991 in shall mail to: 200 E 66th St A807, NY, NY the bands Soundgarden and Au - tribute to friend Andrew Wood, 10065. Purpose: Medicine. LEGAL NOTICE 275751/18796 dioslave, has died at age 52, and former frontman of Mother Love JES Properties LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ police said on May 18 that his Bone. SSNY 3/2/17. Office in Kings Co. SSNY des - LEGAL NOTICE death is being investigated as a Three years later, Soundgar - ignated for service of process and shall mail Notice of Formation of TECHNES LABS LLC possible suicide. Cornell’s wife den broke through on main - to Reg. Agent: Sam Defranceschi, 106 Articles of the Organization were filed with the Vicky (née Karayiannis) is re - stream radio with the album Su - Berkeley Pl #1, Brooklyn, NY, 11217. Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on portedly in shock, according to perunknown, which debuted at Purpose: Any lawful activity . 03/01/2017. Office location: Queens County. 275779/1 8796 SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC the Associated Press. No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and upon whom process against it may be served. Cornell, who had been on was nominated for a Grammy LEGAL NOTICE SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC tour, died May 17 night in De - for Best Rock Record in 1995. It at: c/o PSI HOLDINGS, INC., 23638 Lyons Av - troit, Cornell's representative included hit singles Spoonman, Notice of Formation of MOTOVINO, LLC (DOM enue, No: 223, Newhall, CA 91321. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Brian Bumbery said in a state - Fell on Black Days, Black Hole LLC). Articles of the Organization were filed 275743/20354 with the Secretary of State of New York ment to AP. Cornell had per - Sun, My Wave, and The Day I (SSNY) on 01/05/17. Office location: Kings formed a concert with Tried to Live. County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LEGAL NOTICE Soundgarden in Detroit that Soundgarden disbanded in the LLC upon whom process against it may be NOTICE OF FORMATION OF THE RESOURCES ART served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: night. 1997 due to tensions in the & APPAREL LLC. Articles of Organization filed with c/o United States Corporation Agents, 7014 Bumbery called the death band, and Cornell pursued a the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/17/2017. 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Office location: NASSAU County. SSNY has been "sudden and unexpected" and solo career. In 2001, he joined Purpose: For any lawful purpose. designated as agent upon whom process against said his wife and family are in Audioslave, a supergroup that 275776/20380 it may be served. The Post Office address to which shock. The statement said the included former Rage Against the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the family would be working closely AP Photo/chris PizzeLLo, fiLe the Machine members Tom LEGAL NOTICE LLC served upon him/her is: 2602 Inglewood St. East Meadow, NY 11554 The principal business a with the medical examiner to According to his representative, rocker Chris Cornell, who Morello, Brad Wilk and Tim Notice of Formation of MEDSTAY LLC (DOM ddress of the LLC is: 2602 Inglewood St. East determine the cause and have gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later Au - Commerford. The band released LLC). Articles of the Organization were filed Meadow, NY 11554 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. asked for privacy. dioslave, died Wednesday night in Detroit at age 52. three albums in six years and with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) Through his wife’s influence, also performed at a concert on 05/03/17. Office location: Nassau County. 275744/20355 SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC Cornell converted to the Greek media manager Dontae Free - tarist Joe Perry tweeted: "Very billed as Cuba's first outdoor upon whom process against it may be served. LEGAL NOTICE Orthodox Church. The couple man said Cornell was found sad news about Chris Cornell to - rock concert by an American SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC had two children, a daughter, dead in a hotel room at the day. A sad loss of a great talent band, though some Cuban Notice of Formation of ALVO WELLNESS, LLC at: MEDSTAY LLC, 1788 Albermarle Ave, East Toni, in 2004 and son, Christo - MGM Grand Detroit hotel with to the world, his friends and artists have disputed that claim. Meadow, NY 11554. Purpose: For any lawful (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York pher Nicholas, in 2005. Only a "a band around his neck." The family. Rest In Peace." Audioslave disbanded in purpose. (SSNY) on 03/22/2017. Office location: Kings month ago, Cornell, a dedicated Detroit News cited Freeman in With his powerful, nearly 2007, but Cornell and 275775/20379 County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be philanthropist, had visited a similar report. four-octave vocal range, Cornell Soundgarden reunited in 2010 LEGAL NOTICE served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Greece and met with mostly But Woody told AP that he was one of the leading voices of and released the band's sixth the LLC at: c/o United States Corporation Afghan refugees in the Elaionas could not confirm that Cornell the 1990s grunge movement studio album, King Animal in Notice of Formation of SILVER VACUUM LLC Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, refugee camp in Athens, accord - died with a band around his with Soundgarden, which 2012. (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful filed with the Secretary of State of New York purpose. ing to pagesix.com. The trip fol - neck and that the investigation emerged as one of the biggest Cornell also released four (SSNY) on 01/10/17. Office location: Nassau 275741/20351 lowed a London screening of into his death continues. bands out of Seattle's emerging solo studio albums and a solo County. SSNY has been designated as agent The Promise, the film about the Woody said Cornell's wife music scene, joining the likes of live album. He released the sin - of the LLC upon whom process against LEGAL NOTICE Armenian Genocide. Cornell, a had called a family friend and Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in gle The Promise in March on it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of good friend of producer Eric Es - asked him to check on Cornell; Chains. iTunes, with all proceeds going process to the LLC at: AMRIT KHADAR, 106- Hawkins Roman Architects PLLC. Art. of Org. 02 107 Avenue, Ozone Park, Queens, NY filed w/ SSNY 4/14/17. Office in Kings Co. railian, had written the film’s the friend forced open a hotel Formed in 1984 by Cornell, to the International Rescue 11417. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. SSNY designated for service of process and music. room door and found Cornell guitarist Kim Thayil and bassist Committee, a global humanitar - shall mail to: 38 Hicks St. #2, Brooklyn, NY 275774/20377 Detroit police spokesman on the bathroom floor. Hiro Yamamoto, Soundgarden's ian aid, relief, and development 11201. Purpose: Any lawful activity . Michael Woody told AP on the The Wayne County Medical third studio album, Badmo - non-governmental organization. 275739 /18796 LEGAL NOTICE morning of May 18 that he Examiner's office will make an torfinger, in 1991 spawned pop - In addition to his music, Cor - LEGAL NOTICE could not release details about official determination about the ular singles Jesus Christ Pose, nell also became involved in Notice of Formation of LET IT FLY why police are investigating the cause of death. An autopsy is Rusty Cage, and Outshined that philanthropy and started the TRANSPORTATION, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles Notice of Qualification of STEWART of the Organization were filed with the Secretary PURCHASER LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of death as a possible suicide, but being conducted, Wayne County received regular play on alter - Chris and Vicky Cornell Foun - of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/03/17. State (SSNY) on 3/30/17. Office location: Kings noted that there were "basic spokeswoman Lisa Croff said. native rock radio stations. dation to support children fac - Office location: Nassay County. SSNY has been County.LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on things observed at the scene." News of Cornell's death Cornell also collaborated ing challenges, including home - designated as agent of the LLC upon whom 3/16/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC The Detroit Free Press re - prompted scores of tweets ex - with members of what would lessness, poverty, abuse and process against it may be served. SSNY shall upon whom process against it may be served. mail a copy of process to the LLC at: c/o SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY ported that Detroit police social pressing sadness. Aerosmith gui - become Pearl Jam to form Tem - neglect. United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the 275769/20374 Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011 . Purpose: any lawful activit y. DEATH NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE 275731/20349 Notice of Formation of ALDO ALLEVA, M.D., PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of FUNERAL HOMES n DELYANNIS, HARRY Falowski Funeral Home 300 SW low at Berlin Cemetery, 40 NY (SSNY) on 04/27/17. Office location: LEONIDAS n HATZIGEORGIOU, 6th St. Ft. Lauderdale, FL Clementon Rd, Berlin NJ. Con - Kings County. Princ. office of PLLC: 162 APOSTOLOPOULOS VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (from The ANASTASIA 33315. Funeral services will be dolences at www.dankshinski - Kamada Blvd., New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Apostle Family - SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom Virginian Pilot, published on FORT WAYNE, IN (from the D.O. Thur. May 18 2017 at 10:00am funeralhome.com. process against it may be served. SSNY shall Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - May 14) – Harry Leonidas McComb and Sons Funeral held at Saint Demetrios Greek mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 Delyannis, 53, passed away on Home, published online on May Orthodox Church 815 NE 15th SOTIROPOULOU, MARIA Funeral Directors of n State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: May 12, 2017. Harry was born 19) – Anastasia (Raptis) Hatzi - Street Ft. Lauderdale, 33304. EAST HARTFORD, CT (from Medicine. RIVERDALE FUNERAL HOME Inc. in Washington, D.C. and has georgiou, 56 of Fort Wayne, The family requests in lieu of The Hartford Courant, pub - 275763/17976 5044 Broadway lived in Virginia Beach for most died peacefully on May 18, flowers please send donations lished on May 9) – Maria (Skiri - New York, NY 10034 of his life. Harry was a loving 2017. Born on July 5, 1960 in to Saint Demetrios in her loving oti) Sotiropoulou, 88, of East LEGAL NOTICE husband, father, son, brother, Fort Wayne, she attended South memory. Hartford, loving wife of 63 years (212) 942-4000 Notice of Formation of TIDY ROOM CLEANING cousin, and friend who will be Side High School and worked of the late George Sotiropoulos, COMPANY LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE deeply missed. He was the at Friends Restaurant alongside n PECHLIVANOGLOU, peacefully entered into eternal Organization were filed with the Secretary of CONSTANTINIDES owner of HLD Landscaping, Inc. her husband. She was a member KONSTANTINOS O. rest on Friday, May 5, 2017 with State of New York (SSNY) on 04/10/17. Office He was a member of the Annun - of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox LINDENWOLD, NJ (from the her caring daughter by her side. location: Nassau County. SSNY has been desig - FUNERAL PARLOR Co. nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process ciation Greek Orthodox Cathe - Church. Surviving are her hus - Courier-Post, published on May Born in Xios, Greece on Decem - against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a (718) 745-1010 dral in Norfolk, and the Princess band, Nikolaos "Nikos" G. Hatzi - 9) – Konstantinos O. Pechli - ber 4, 1928, a daughter of the copy of process to: Twendane White, P.O. Box Anne Country Club in Virginia georgiou; a daughter, Marianthi vanoglou on May 5, 2017, Age late Konstantinos and Stella 7870, Garden City, NY 11530. Purpose: For Services in all localities - any lawful purpose. Beach. He was an avid sports Hatzigeorgiou; a son, George 71, known as Kosta by his family (Kaloudis) Skirioti, she had Low cost shipping to Greece fan of the Washington Redskins, "Yorgo" Hatzigeorgiou; four and friends passed away in his been a resident of East Hartford 275764/20370 Capitals, Nationals, and the brothers: Chris (Kullie) Raptis home in West Berlin after a bru - for the past nine years. Maria ANTONOPOULOS Maryland Terps. Survivors in - of Chicago, IL., Kostantinos tal battle with cancer. He leaves attended St. George Greek Or - LEGAL NOTICE clude his loving wife of 14 years, "Dino" (Kathy) Raptis, Spyros his wife Vlasia of 46 years, a thodox Cathedral in Hartford FUNERAL HOME, INC. Notice of Formation of MONICA’S UNIQUELY’U Kelly Rae Delyannis, and their "Pete" Raptis, and Gregory daughter Jessica (Jaconski), with her daughter, and loved to VINTAGE BOUTIQUE LLC (DOM LLC). Konstantinos Antonopoulos - four children: Leonidas Harry (Heather) Raptis, all of Fort Michael, his son, and four cook, crochet and knit sweaters, Articles of the Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Funeral Director Delyannis, Maria Anna Delyan - Wayne, a brother-in-law, Vasilis grandsons. After serving in the scarves, and afghans for family 01/27/17. Office location: Nassau County. 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., nis, Zoe Symeon Delyannis, and "Bill" Hatzigeorgiou of Thessa - Greek navy he met his future members and friends. Maria is SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC Teddy Harry Delyannis. His loniki, Greece; eight nieces and wife. They were married in survived by her beloved daugh - upon whom process against it may be served. Astoria, New York 11105 SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC mother, Georgia H. Delyannis, nephews: Niko Raptis, Chris Jr. Greece and shortly thereafter, ter, Konstantina "Dina" Sirigos at: Monica Brooks, 139 E. Dean Street, (718) 728-8500 his brother, Theodore Leonidas Raptis, Shannon Raptis, George accepted the invitation to immi - of East Hartford with whom she Freeport, NY 11520. Purpose: For any lawful Not affiliated with any Delyannis, his uncle, Alexander (Stacy) Raptis, Christina grate to the States. Since his ar - made her home; a son, Mike purpose. Papademetriou, two cousins, (Michael) Raptis, Eleni (Sam) rival in the United States he Sotiropoulos and his wife Mary 275761/20368 other funeral home. Artemis McDonald, Spyro and Raptis, Maria Hatzigeorgiou, worked diligently to provide for in Greece; a daughter, Effie Kristen Papademetriou and their Stella Hatzigeorgiou; 9 great- his family, learning the restau - Stoumbou and her husband families. His in -laws, The Hon - nieces and nephews: Zoe, rant business from kitchen George in Greece; six cherished to PLAce your cLAssifieD AD, cALL: (718) 784-5255, orable Tony and Barbara Eber - Tommy, Alexander, Rowan, helper to restaurant owner. . grandchildren, Angie Fragosa ext. 106, e-mAiL: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com wein, his Godson, Christopher Lilith, Spyro, Lia, Yiani, Fox, ex - Friends and Family are invited and her husband Martin of Glas - John Katsias, as well as ex - tended family throughout Amer - to a viewing on Wednesday May tonbury, Jim Sirigos and his wife tended family members and ica and Greece, and all her 10, 2017 from 9 AM to 10:30 Brenda of Glastonbury, Tonia good friends. He was preceded friends from "Friends". She was PM at Danks-Hinski Funeral Stoumbou and her fiancée Paul in death by his father, Leonidas preceded in death by her par - Home, 125 N. White Horse Pike, Hananias, Xristina Jimas and In Memoriam: Harry Delyannis. The funeral ents George (2004) and at Stone Rd. Funeral Service will her husband John, George service will be held in the An - Aphrodite (1997) Raptis, in- follow at St. Thomas Greek Or - Sotiropoulos and his wife Of your loved one nunciation Greek Orthodox laws George (1966) and Maria thodox Church at11:30 AM, 615 Xristina, Xristos Sotiropoulos all Cathedral, 7220 Granby St, Nor - (2016) Hatzigeorgiou, and sis - Mercer Street, Cherry Hill NJ. in Greece; five adored great- commemorate your loved one in the pages of folk on Tuesday. Interment will ter-in-law Marianthi Hatzigeor - Interment will immediately fol - grandchildren, Tommy L. follow in the Eastern Shore giou (1984). Burial will be in Williams, Jr., Georgia Sta - the national herald. 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Ariana Grande concert on May P shows Saffie Roussos, age 8, said Manchester had fallen vic - Public transport shut down, The explosion struck near the 22 when a suicide bomber det - one of the victims of the tim to “a callous terrorist attack. and taxis offered to give exit around 10:30 PM as Grande onated an explosive device – terrorist attack at “We struggle to comprehend stranded people free rides was ending the concert, part of killing at least 22 and injuring Manchester Arena, which left the warped and twisted mind home, while residents opened her Dangerous Woman Tour. Po - dozens, the Associated Press re - more than a dozen dead. that sees a room packed with their homes to provide lodging. lice cars, bomb-disposal units ported. The Islamic State group young children not as a scene The concert was attended by and 60 ambulances raced to the claimed responsibility on May 21,000 concert-goers. Mother to cherish but as an opportunity thousands of young music fans scene as the scale of the carnage 23 for the suicide bombing. and daughter are recovering in for carnage,” she said. in northern England. Grande, became clear. More than 400 of - The eight-year-old girl was the hospital from their injuries, Greater Manchester Police who was not injured, tweeted ficers were deployed. confirmed dead after becoming the AP reported, but young announced on May 23 that they hours later: “broken. from the There was no immediate separated from her mother and Saffie fell victim to the blast. had arrested a 23-year-old man bottom of my heart, I am so, so claim of responsibility. Support - sister during the Manchester ter - British authorities said the 8- in the south of the city in con - sorry. i don’t have words.” ers of the extremist Islamic State ror attack, the Telegraph says. year-old was among the 22 peo - nection with the attack. May said authorities believe group, which holds territory in The uncle of the girl, Chris ple killed in the Manchester The attack sparked a night - they have identified the at - Iraq’s Mosul and around its de Roussos, informed the Foreign bombing. And an ambulance of - long search for loved-ones — tacker, but did not release the facto capital in the Syrian city Ministry of the Republic of ficial says 12 children under the parents for the children they name. She said authorities were of Raqqa, celebrated the blast Cyprus that his niece is dead, age of 16 were among 59 in - had accompanied or had been trying to determine if he had an online. according to ANA. jured in the attack as people left waiting to pick up, and friends accomplice. President Donald Trump, in The above was reported by the concert, as AP reported. for each other after groups were Hayley Lunt was staying at a Bethlehem, said the attack an official of the Cypriot Foreign The suicide bomber blew scattered by the blast. Twitter hotel nearby and had taken her preyed upon children and de - Ministry’s Crisis Management himself up as young concertgo - and Facebook were filled with 10-year-old daughter Abigail to scribed those responsible as Center at ANA. ers left the show by in the north - appeals for the missing. her first concert at Manchester “evil losers.” Saffie Rose Roussos died of ern English city of Manchester, There was no immediate Arena on May 22. “This wicked ideology must her injuries after a terrorist com - killing at least 22 people, some claim of responsibility for the She said the explosions rang be obliterated. And I mean com - mitted the atrocity at the Ariana beautiful little girl in every as - wearing the Grande’s trademark bombing, which took place at out as soon as Grande left the pletely obliterated,” he added. Grande concert on Monday pect of the word. She was loved kitten ears and holding pink bal - the end of the concert when the stage. “It was almost like they The terrorist attack is the night. by everyone.” loons as they fled. audience was streaming toward waited for her to go.” deadliest in Britain since four The headteacher at her The little girl was at the con - Teenage screams filled the the exits. Witnesses said they “We just ran as fast as we suicide bombers killed 52 Lon - school, Chris Upton, told the cert with her sister, Ashlee, and arena just after the explosion, saw bolts and other bits of could to get away from that don commuters on subway Guardian: “Saffie was simply a her mother, Lisa, along with which also killed the attacker metal, indicating the bomb may area,” Lunt said. “What should trains and a bus in July, 2005. Cyprus Unity Talks Deadlocked, Anastasiades

TNH Staff sult; so it is, if you will, the time of truth, if we really want a set - NICOSIA – Hoping to break a tlement to the Cyprus problem,” logjam over Cyprus’ again-col - government spokesman Nikos lapsed unity talks, President Christodoulides said. Nicos Anastasiades said there’s Opposition AKEL leader An - no hope unless Turkey removes dros Kyprianou said the two an army and an agreement is leaders had to work together or made on how much property miss what could be a last chance stolen by Turks in an unlawful to bring together the island split 1974 invasion is returned. by an unlawful Turkish invasion That effectively blocked any in 1974 more negotiations for now with “Negotiations are in phase Turkish-Cypriot Mustafa Akinci, where critical and important de - who wants all issues to be on cisions will be taken. Either they the table without separating out continue with a view to reach - the questions of Turkey’s ing agreement or the talks will 35,000-strong army and return completely collapse with unpre - of property at the same time dictable consequences,” he said, Turkey said it wants the right to the Cyprus Mail reported. invade further when it wants. AP Photo/Petros kArADJiAs Kyprianou said Turkey’s Turkish Foreign Minister Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci (R), U.N. Special Advisor threats over the drilling had Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an in - of the Secretary-General Espen Barth Eide (C), and Head of riled the talks and Akinci kept terview that there would be no the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Elizabeth insisting on on unacceptable po - peace deal without a Turkish Spehar are seen during a meeting in the Turkish Cypriot break - sitions, while Anastasiades, with troop presence and Turkish away north part of Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, May 24. one eye on the presidential elec - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tions, was contradicting himself earlier said the army would stay The talks, which have and risk foisting responsibility instead of working consistently “forever,” putting Anastasiades marked some limited progress for the failure on his shoulders. and with total commitment to a in the position of either agreeing over the last two years, are now “I can’t possibly accept some - solution. – which many Cypriots would at a standstill while both sides thing that won’t lead anywhere “While the main responsibil - see a near-traitorous – or walk - try to set the terms for a final just so there won’t be deadlock,” ity for the stagnation is the Turk - ing away. summit in Geneva, Switzerland. Anastasiades said in a televised ish side. I take this opportunity Anastasiades also ruled out United Nations envoy Espen address. to send a clear message to Nicos halting exploratory oil and gas Barth Eide is expected to shuttle He said he would be willing Anastasiades and Mustafa Ak - drilling off the island’s southern between the two sides in search to stay in Geneva “as long as it inci: history will be unforgiving coast as demanded by Akinci as of a compromise formula paving takes” to reach an overall peace to those who did not act in the Erdogan is ready to send an en - the way for the summit after his deal, if his proposal is accepted. critical moments. The story will ergy vessel into Cypriot waters constant predictions of an im - Anastasiades earlier briefed not be who had more or less re - in search of oil and gas and as minent breakthrough were re - party leaders about his proposal sponsibility,” he said, as the talks he’s demanded a share of any peatedly dashed. and then Cypriots about what’s stalled and hopes unraveled finds by Cyprus, which has li - Anastasiades said Akinci’s really been going on. again. censed drilling to international proposal to dive into a give-and- “The president’s proposal companies, including an Amer - take process on all issues at the could, if there is a positive re - (Material from the Associated ican firm. summit would lead nowhere sponse, lead to the desired re - Press was used in this report) No Eurozone Debt Deal Leaves SYRIZA Reeling, Aim at June

Continued from page 1 dressed. But time is running out soon as possible so that we can will refuse to lend more money for Greece as without the rescue work towards that next dis - to Greece without the Fund’s again. “I feel a strong willing - loans it would struggle to meet bursement before the summer.” participation. ness by all parties without ex - a big repayment hump in July One of the stumbling blocks The IMF said Eurozone fore - ception to reach an overall of some €7 billion ($7.8 billion). was a divergence of opinion be - casts underpinning the Greek deal,” he said. He didn’t say any - “We have made huge tween the Eurozone and the bailout are too rosy and that the thing when it didn’t happen. progress on the policy package IMF, which is not involved fi - country as a result should get While hailing the recent on which so much work has nancially in Greece’s current substantial debt relief so it can progress the Greek authorities been done,” Dijsselbloem said. three-year bailout program start growing on a sustainable have made to implement the re - “A lot of work has already been agreed in the summer of 2015. basis. forms and cuts demanded from done in Greece by the Greek Getting the IMF involved is im - creditors, Dijsselbloem said cer - government and they are com - portant as Germany and The (Material from the Associated tain issues still needed to be ad - mitted to continue that work as Netherlands indicated that they Press was used in this report)

This Week in Greek History

By Eraklis Diamataris sympathizer was implicated in the murder. His advanced age in 2009 prompted the The death of Lambrakis destabilized the manager of Panathinaikos at the time, Henk MAY 22: On this day in 1963, leftist Greek political system and incited such pub - Ten Cate, to notify Goumas he was not in politician Grigoris Lambrakis was struck lic outcry that Prime Minister Konstantinos the plans of the team under the new coach. over the head with a club by two far-right Karamanlis fled in exile to Paris in July of Goumas took a severance package of his extremists and would succumb to his 1963. Lambrakis’ life was immortalized in contract and out of respect for his years of wounds five days later at the age of 51. Vassilis Vassilikos book and subsequent service to Panathinaikos as the club’s long - Lambrakis was delivering a keynote movie based on the book called “Z”. time captain and key player he didn’t suit speech at an anti-war congregation up for another team and retired. In addition in Thessaloniki when he exited MAY 24: On this day in 1975, outside of to his sterling club career where he won the hotel lobby to cross the Larisa In Abelonas, retired Greek central de - three league championships and two Greek street and two men named Em - fender Giannis Goumas was born. Goumas Cups, Goumas also played a big role for the manouil Emmanouilides began his career at Abeloniakos as a striker Greek National Team. and Spyros where he was a clearly talented player Following his playing career Goumas has Gotzamanis and stood apart from his continued to involve himself with football atop a three opponents and col - having managed AO Glyfadas, AO Pevkis, wheeled leagues at an early age. he was an assistant coach at Xanthi FC in vehicle hit His impressive appear - 2013-2014 and since the end of 2014 he is Lambrakis in ances earned him the at - the manager of Greece’s U19 National Team. passing across the head with tention of AEK Athens and Goumas was hailed as a loyal servant to one a club in broad daylight not Panathinaikos with the latter of Greece’s most important clubs. far from an anti-war crowd winning his signature. Goumas became an that was gathering in the icon for almost a generation at Panathi - MAY 28: On this day in 585 BC, Greek street. naikos following Vasilis Daniil’s foresight to philosopher Thales of Miletus accurately pre - The two assassins were ar - give him his debut against Levadiakos on dicted a solar eclipse as told in Herodotus’ rested because of the heroic ac - April 15, 1995. Goumas was known as a “The Histories”. Provided that Herodotus’ tions of a crowd bystander central defender who was fearsome in air account is reliable Thales would’ve been the named Manolis Hatziapostolou and approached clearing the defensive line earliest recorded human to ever accurately Greeks Are 3rd in who leapt onto the vehicle and with tenacity, striking fear into the attack of predict an eclipse before it occurred. fought the two men and slowed the opposition and making them change Thales of Miletus lived in the Pre-Socratic them down to the point where their game plan. philosophy era in Asia Minor near what is Overstaying Visas police were able to catch up and In addition to his defensive qualities now known as Milet, Turkey but was then arrest them. Goumas came up time and time again with Asia Minor. Thales was considered one of Lambrakis’ death sparked a important goals for the greens due to his the seven Sages of Greece who were called Continued from page 1 3.803 or 1.34% of other in- political crisis in Greece and his fu - past experiences as a striker. as such because of their lasting contribution scope nonimmigrant classes of neral became a mass demonstration against Giannis Gouams is one of the few pro - after their lives had ending in the late seven itors, temporary visitors for admissions admitted to the the government whom the public saw as fessional footballers in Greece and indeed and early 6th centuries. pleasure, temporary visitors for United States via air and sea directly responsible for the death of Lam - Europe to have spent his entire career with Thales is widely regarded as one of the business, and other nonimmi - POEs for all countries (exclud - brakis. one club. From 1994 until 2009 when he first people in Western civilization to refrain grant classes of admission. This ing Canada and Mexico) were Half a million people marched against was a member of Panathinaikos he made form using the traditional mythological sto - population accounts for 96.02 Greeks. the government and the monarchy and felt 277 league appearances scoring 27 goals in ries to explain what was not known and in - percent of all nonimmigrant ad - vindicated after Greek Gendarmerie com - the process, a high figure for a central de - stead sought to learn what was not known missions at U.S. air and sea The full report can be read on - mander, Konstantinos Mitsou a right win fender. through scientific based philosophy. POEs in FY16. line. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 27 - JUNE 2, 2017

The National Herald LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), Ending the Lies about it is undeniable that they were oust Papadopoulos and open the No more lies, truth is what is reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest The Greek Dictatorship better off overall under it than door to the demise of Cyprus. missing from the Greek world to the Greek-American community of the United States of America. under leftist governments. The incident did not bring about today. To the Editor: The sad truth is that we Mod - the fall of the dictatorship. The Dr. Alexander Alemis Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris The Greek left has blamed ern Greeks are uneducated invasion of Cyprus and loss of PALOS HEIGHTS, IL Assistant to the Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos George Papadopoulos’ dictator - about politics, economics, and the 40% of the island did. The Dr. Alexander Alemis is the au - ship for everything including the the realities of life in general. catastrophe in Cyprus was un - thor of Political Systems and Assistant Executive Editor Eleni Sakellis sinking of the Titanic. But your Our institutions have failed us fortunately aided by the Poly - their Relationship to Economics Religion Editor Theodore Kalmoukos April 29 editorial “The Cost of miserably and as a consequence technic incident. and Freedom. Contributing Editor Constantinos E. Scaros Junta: 50 Years Later,” we have failed. It is not the dic - Website Editor Achilleas Kouremenos went beyond all that. tatorship’s fault that a faulty sys - Production Manager Chrysoula Karametros It blamed the dictatorship for tem exists today whereby the the rise to power of Andreas Pa - prime minister of Greece has a The National Herald (USPS 016864) is published weekly by pandreou; seven whole years af - majority in parliament with only The National Herald Inc. at 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 ter the fall of the dictatorship 23% of the votes. That is an in - Tel: (718)784-5255, Fax: (718)472-0510, and after Constantine Karaman - sane system. We have met the e-mail: [email protected] lis had won two elections and enemy and it is our lack of edu - Democritou 1 and Academias Sts, Athens, 10671, Greece presided over the fastest grow - cation about life and livingness. Tel: 011.30.210.3614.598, Fax: 011.30.210.3643.776, e-mail: ing economy in Europe. It is time to confront that and [email protected] By the way, when the leftists turn over a new leaf. talk of the dictatorship they call Socialism and communism Periodical postage paid at L.I.C., N.Y. and additional mailing offices. it junta, which is a Spanish word are failed ideologies, they don’t Postmaster send change of address to: and unknown to the Greeks. It work. We need responsible THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 sounds bad and since people democracy, not lies on top of don’t know what it means, they more lies. The Polytechnic “up - can add anything that suits rising” for instance, that brought them. about the “resistance fighters” The Greek people, the group (see all leftists), did not founders of democracy, do not topple the dictatorship as is sold Kathimerini Shows TNH’s GeorGe sArAfoGLou / sPeciAL to the nAtionAL herALD Critical Mission deserve dictatorships, but today to the believers. It was used to COMMENTARY Joseph Pulitzer said a newspaper should have no friends, but that was in a time different from ours and didn’t take into account the needs of publications whose mission is centered around a special community, such as served by The National Herald. Trump is Right: No One is Treated Worse Than Him And in this time of fierce competition between not just news - papers anymore, but the social media and digital world of blogs and vlogs and online news sources and commentary, it’s even Whether or not the record- center as do the accepted by the mentator Lawrence O’Donnell or more vital for TNH to keep its niche serving the Greek-American breaking harsh treatment of Pres - overwhelming – yes, white public, he actress Rosie O’Donnell – they community and Diaspora audience that remains hungry for news ident Trump by so many forces overwhelming – ma - went above and be - did the same to George W. Bush and features about where they live now, but also of Greece, es - of opposition is justified is a mat - jority of journalists. yond in terms of be - and would undoubtedly do the pecially during its lingering economic crisis with so much despair ter of opinion, and perhaps one Accordingly, they ing humble, polite, same if the current president among its people. that can be answered more ob - tend to favor – at and the consum - were Paul Ryan or Lindsey Gra - So it was more than nice, and appreciated that Greece’s pres - jectively with the passage of time. times, overbearingly mate gentleman. ham. “And we thought we had it tigious Kathimerini, a newspaper that stands out for its writing But that the president – at least so – Democratic Louis retired a pop - bad under Bush,” they’ll exclaim. and objectivity, found TNH – and publisher Antonis H. Diamataris to this point – is being treated presidents. Not only ular and beloved Of course, they’ll say that when – a beacon for the Diaspora. more harshly certainly than any John Kennedy – champion., due in the next Republican president For 102 years the National Herald – now the only daily Greek- of his modern-day predecessors who among other large part to his takes office. As unthinkable as it language newspaper operating outside Greece – has been the since President Nixon, and this things was a re - Bush-like measured might seem now, one day they’ll voice and “Gospel” of the Diaspora, providing critical news about early in his administration more porter before enter - by CONSTANTINOS E. tone toward his de - shout “if only Trump were presi - the community but also from Greece, and pointed commentary harshly than anyone since Presi - ing politics, and thus SCAROS tractors. dent instead of” the current Re - about the mutual roles and as the paper of record. dent Tyler in the early 1840s, is was one of their Johnson, on the publican. That’s how they roll. Kathimerini featured that history and background and its sig - plainly evident. own – but also Bill Special to other hand, who What sets Trump apart from nificance in an interview with TNH’s publisher, who spoke of Recently, Trump declared as Clinton and Barack The National Herald won the title three every other president, though, is Hellenes, the Church, the need for closer cooperation with Greece much, and was immediately Obama, the latter decades before that he won the election without and politics, Greek-American political leaders, relations with ridiculed by various segments of receiving exceptionally mild Louis, threw the racism back in any help from any major compo - Turkey and the Greek-American lobby. his detractors as being a whiner, scrutiny from the press. the white people’s faces. He pa - nent of the establishment: not the The full-page interview included a photograph of TNH’s pub - a crybaby, and hypersensitive. No one should blame or re - raded around with a white girl - Democrats, or the media, acade - lisher at his office in Long Island City, N.Y. as well as a sketch by They pointed to how the media sent Obama for that. He’d have friend on each arm, flaunting mia, or Hollywood, but also not Kathimerini artist Titina Chalmatzi. treated President Obama and to be crazy to complain about the them in public to taunt his haters. the Republicans, or Wall Street, In the introductory note, Athanasios Ellis, who started his Hillary Clinton as examples that media treating him with near- He was very Trump-like in that or even most of the conservative journalistic career at Ethnikos Kirix and now works for Trump has it rather easy by com - adulation. What president would fashion and, like Trump, it media. The National Review de - Kathimerini, noted his acquaintance with Diamataris, his first parison, or at least is no worse look such an incredible gift horse doesn’t mean he was wrong, and voted an entire issue to making journalistic steps at TNH, and the continuing history of the news - off. in the mouth? it doesn’t mean his haters didn’t the case against him. Ohio Gov - paper. First, the similarities between But Republican presidents deserve the taunting, but by do - ernor John Kasich, whom Trump It was a good opportunity to share views between mutual Trump and Nixon, which I have have a more difficult hurdle. To ing so he – like Trump today – trounced in the GOP presidential publications – TNH had shared an alliance with Kathimerini – been making for at least two enjoy any semblance of fair treat - made life difficult for himself. primaries, wouldn’t even attend and showcase important issues that links the Diaspora to the years now, long before the ment by the media, they have to Next, there is the Democratic the Republican Convention, homeland, such as the new provocations from Turkey, the role of Johnny-come-latelys caught on. be absolute gentlemen – as was establishment which, under - which was held in his state. Greek-Americans in politics, the evolution of the Greek Orthodox My own comparison, however, the case of George W. Bush. standably, is actively trying to dis - House Speaker Paul Ryan would - Church in the US, the Greek-American lobby. has nothing to do with Trump fir - Throughout his presidency, the credit Trump’s presidency every n’t even join Trump at a rally in It also gave us a chance to show the dedication not only of ing FBI director James Comey. younger Bush was extra-kind and chance they can, in order to Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin. the publisher, but the staff supporting his efforts in the US and in Instead, I think Trump and Nixon courteous to the press, and in weaken both him and the Repub - The conservative newspapers Greece, a team of people who share the vision of providing the are similar insofar in their pro - turn was still vilified by them, but lican Party in the hopes of win - that typically endorse the Repub - news and analysis that’s essential to our readers, both in print clivity to become skeptical, cyni - to a lesser extent than Trump. ning back Congress in 2018 and lican candidate either switched and with the still-changing world of online publications in a cal, and suspicious of others, and Like Nixon and even more so, the White House in 2020. To to Clinton or made no endorse - world fraught with peril, terror and uncertainty. particularly their deep distrust of Trump antagonizes journalists blame them for doing so would ment at all. Ultimately, Trump’s TNH remains viable today because of its readers and an audi - the media. Whereas it took and even lures them into a mud - be to blame one sports team from newspaper endorsements literally ence which shares that need but I wouldn’t have been possible Supreme Court subpoenas and slinging social media brawl, trying to defeat the other. It’s could be counted on one hand. without both the zeal and persistence of what the publisher ensuing decades for the public to thereby making the situation their job to win, and the propa - So again, whether or not brought in taking a chance on first the newspaper and then sens - hear all the words of Nixon’s se - worse. ganda they spew in order to do Trump deserves the harsh treat - ing the changing needs and moving into the online world. cret White House tape record - It brings to mind two great so is just part of politics. And it’s ment is a matter of opinion. But So we thank Kathimerini for the opportunity to be seen in ings, which included proclama - African-American heavyweight not as if the Republicans aren’t that Trump has been treated that newspaper, which, like ours, knows the importance more tions that “the media is the boxing champions, Jack Johnson guilty of the same practice. more harshly than any president than ever of publications whose mission is the truth: “The National enemy” of the people, Trump and Joe Louis, who reigned dur - Academia and Hollywood, in recent memory – if not of all Herald’s mission does not differ from that of others in the field of makes such claims publicly on ing eras when boxing was pre - also traditionally overwhelmingly time – is a matter of fact. information. But as it is issued in New York, its mission has a Twitter without even giving them dominantly a white man’s sport, progressive, are generally cold to - more general national significance: to act as the voice and con - a second thought. and racism in the United States ward Republican presidents, and Constantinos E. Scaros' latest science of the Omogeneia.” It is no secret that with no - was far more rampant than it is particularly toward one who an - book, Grumpy Old Party (about Its role, our publisher added, is to “Contribute to the continu - table exceptions – such as the Fox today. tagonizes them almost as much the 2016 presidential election), ation of Hellenism in the USA, with emphasis on the preservation News Channel and conservative Louis won the title in 1937 as he does the media. There is is available for purchase on ama - of language, culture, traditions, and religion. To fight for the de - talk radio – the majority of the and held it through the 1940s. nothing surprising, then, about zon.com and in bookstores na - fense of our national interests in this great and hospitable coun - mainstream media leans left of Realizing the difficulty of being disdain toward Trump from com - tionwide. try. Our publisher summarized it best: “Not only has the newspa - per managed to survive, but is also going through, I think, the best period of its long history. Perhaps because it treats the reader with love, appreciation, and respect and follows the publishing Sporades Islands Center for Sustainable Life Skopelos philosophy of the West’s newspapers – as far as possible – of ob - jective journalism and the separation of news from the commen - tary. By George Matsoukas still working in farming and way, encouraging him and offer - is home to hundreds of the “The National Herald is identified with policies of the future, herding to have a space where ing their skill sets when they unique Skopelos goats. His with policies that contribute to the promotion of the interests of “And afterward, I will pour they could demonstrate their could. We wanted him to stay fo - myzithres are shipped all over society and the nation. It supports politicians who the reader out my Spirit on all people. Your working skills and transmit their cused. When you oversee all Greece and beyond. Gerakis is a may temporarily dislike, but they are historically justified by the sons and daughters will proph - hopes and dreams for the future. these moveable parts it is easy delightful, animated, and pas - events, making them even stronger.” esy, your old men will dream He wanted people who knew to lose your focus. Finally, three sionate agricultural entrepre - That’s the point. dreams, your young men will about fabrics to demonstrate years ago he went back and now neur. He delighted teenage see visions.” Joel 2:28 their skills. How do you help is there serving as the full time American and local island stu - For the past seven years I people understand the concept director. dents with his talk about his What I See in a Pensioner’s Face have been passively involved, of sustainability as a means to I visited the SICSL, last sum - work when we attended a work - mostly listening and offering revitalize their present social, mer, and seeing the building and shop at his farm. suggestions, based on my expe - economic situation? the programs up and running John Boudalas is a third-gen - I see their faces in photographs and my soul aches. riences as a development direc - On his own with his limited was amazing. This summer more eration boat builder. His family Greek pensioners in the rain, protesting against the new harsh tor in educational institutions, resources and with little under - programs will be presented. has been building ships since the measures on which Parliament was voting, including pension to a friend, another academic standing, by others, of what he Tom has found some amazing 1870’s. Today, he uses the blue - cuts. type, who had a terrific dream wanted to do and accomplish, local island visionaries just like prints his grandfather and father He is about 75 years old. He is holding an umbrella, is rela - for his retirement and relocating he set out to make his dream himself with big dreams making used to build ships but he builds tively well dressed, white-haired, with swollen eyes and a large, back to Greece. concrete. He rehabbed an old their dreams a reality. He has them as good sized models. They manicured mustache, shouting against the measures. There is a Tom Amygdalitsis lived in the piece of family property sending partnered with them and has fea - are museum quality. Some are weakness about him; he looks like a weak and unprotected bird. United States for 45 years. He funds back home, working long tured them at the Center. Plum for sale and others are not. For - It is that “unprotected bird” image that tears me apart. was born in Glossa, Skopelos distance with workers, untan - farmer Thanasis Grypiotis is mer President George H.W. Bush It is obvious that he cannot make ends meet. and left Greece with his family gling permit requirements and building an amazing complex to has one of his model ships. He What will happen with the new cuts coming under the new when he was 13 years old. The bureaucratic obstacles to make manufacture products developed has displayed them and talked memorandum? family settled in the United the space what he wanted. This from the three varieties of unique about them at the Center. I imagine him as a decent man, who worked throughout his States and Tom attended high rehab project went on long dis - plums that grow on the Island. James Michener would call life, who raised a family and believed that his good years were school, college, served in the tance for at least 5 years. He de - He has over 2,100 plum trees all four of these individuals who ahead of him. Armed Forces, and had a profes - veloped purpose, mission and vi - and will grow, dry, manufacture are working within a crisis situ - And suddenly, seven years ago, his entire world was turned sional career in educational set - sion statements, a logo and a various products and ship them ation, an economic meltdown, upside down; the tide turned. So, in his desperation – I assume – tings dealing with the transfor - website, isporades.org, which from the complex he is building the Golden Men. They under - he grabs his umbrella and goes out in the rain to protest against mation caused by the computer are the essence of the Sporades in a magical setting overlooking stand the movement going the injustice that is being done. and its application to learning. Islands Center for Sustainable the sea. The complex will also around them. They know from I understand him. He could have been my grandfather. Our He retired from Georgia Perime - Life (SICSL) house a hotel for visitors. Grypi - despair hope rises and from de - grandfather. ter College after 25 years of ser - “Our vision is to promote and otis’ vision for his complex also feat victory results. It is curious that tens of thousands of pensioners just like him vice in 2013. He was the Super - incorporate our rich cultural tra - overwhelmed the students who To the 35-to-45-year-olds do not participate in the demonstrations, for having been robbed visor of the Information ditions into present progressive could not imagine him farming who want to leave Greece, look of their golden years, for having their children suffer, for being Technology (IT) department. practices the development of and constructing the buildings around and create opportunity. deprived of hope. His dream was to go back to which constitute a proposal for with stones from his land all at You are the hope of the future. I dare to assume that perhaps it is because, he knew that that his island and develop a living, a sustainable life. Our proposal the same time. Do not rely on the government. situation could not go too far. active, learning center for all has to do with the reconnection Tom was able to network Band together and make a new What’s done is done. The question is what happens next? ages of islanders and to help of economic activity with nature, with the Polytechnic Institute of order. You young men and The lies must stop. A serious, bold, national economic recovery them appreciate what the island protection of the fragile environ - Agriculture in Kalamata and women need to see a vision. program must be established by a government that will implement once offered to sustain families. ment, and the rediscovery of tra - have their faculty study the spe - These old men are living a dream the reforms that are needed within the first months of coming to High Tech Tom never forgot the ditional occupations which today cial nutritional properties of this and making it happen. Work to - power. In which the citizens will work hard and with under - memories of his youth growing continue to be evolving and pro - unique Sporadic Island plum. An gether to make sustainable standing. up in an idyllic setting in simpler ductive. We believe that our pro - analysis has been completed and change. It is the only way for Greece to enter a path of growth. There times. He wanted the older peo - posal can be used to uplift our made public. is no other solution, grandfather/protester. The quicker this hap - ple to reintroduce the skills by community’s quality of life.” Goat farmer Spyros Gerakis George Matsoukas is Executive pens, the better for your children and grandchildren. having a space to talk to younger Tom had a few friends here is in full production with a mod - Director of the Orthodox people. He wanted individuals in the United States along the ern goat cheese complex which Christian Laity. THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 27 - JUNE 2, 2017 VIEWPOINTS 11 Trump and “The Russian Trump Will Make China Great Again

Thing” Examined President Trump’s election Trump appears threatened war if knows it has overwhelming ad - may very well have the unin - to have quietly put the Philippines ex - vantage. Economic power and tended consequence of making aside campaign ercised its right, le - trade may look “soft,” but, in the One week after Jeff Sessions (Attor - China the most powerful coun - promises to declare gitimized by the In - end, it extends political control the presidential ney General). Many try in the world. In the early China a currency ternational Court over trading partners more ef - election, I called for have shares or part - hours of his presidency, Donald manipulator and of Justice, to drill fectively than the proverbial car - the removal of nerships in petro - Trump fulfilled his campaign other campaign for oil in the South rier battle group. James Comey as leum, banking, and promise to withdraw from the promises to stop China Sea. A The current contretemps head of the FBI. His real estate ventures Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). China’s “rape” of decade ago, a US with Russia does not help but, discussion of an on - owned by Russian One can quibble over details of America. On the carrier battlegroup even without this distraction, going investigation oligarchs, including which American economic sec - political front, he would have ap - our lack of policy allows China of Hilary Clinton’s holding companies tors would have won or lost un - briefly ventured, peared on the to make inroads all over the e-mail was totally with which Putin is der the TPP; no one can doubt unscripted, into up - by AMB. PATRICK N. scene (and not got - world. The EU, distracted by unacceptable and directly connected. that America’s withdrawal from ending our “one THEROS ten lost steaming Brexit, rigid fiscal policies and professionally irre - Details about these an agreement was a win for China” policy, the the wrong way). dealing with Russia, missed the sponsible. Outgoing by PROF. DAN contacts are avail - China. recognition that Special to Now an ally no boat formulating a response to President Obama GEORGAKAS able in Politico The United States designed Taiwan is part of The National Herald longer thinks of China’s inroads in Greece. did not have the (March/April 2017) the agreement to bind eleven China. A month asking for help. Trump made matters worse by courage to fire Special to and the Washington Pacific countries firmly to the it later the president humiliated Spending more on defense does declaring NATO obsolete and Comey, and Trump, The National Herald Post (May 2). and obstruct China’s economic our country by reversing him - not change the equation any - cheerleading for Brexit and anti- sometimes pro- Michael Flynn, domination of the region. The self. Obama’s failure to act on more. We already spend three EU European politicians and Comey, sometimes anti-Comey, fired as Trump’s National Secu - other countries party to the TPP his ill-considered “red line” times as much as China but the then inducing whiplash by re - did not dismiss him when he as - rity Advisor after twenty-four left no doubt that they saw it as statements in Syria pales by number is meaningless. China versing those policies. He treats sumed office. That Comey finally days, has admitted receiving a counterweight to China’s Re - comparison to the American loss spends enough to make U.S. the relationship with China as a has been booted out does not $10,000 for an appearance on gional Comprehensive Eco - of face with China. By escalating military intervention into its one-on-one duel between the trouble me. Russian television. He is willing nomic Partnership (RCEP) in - the confrontation with North home turf unthinkable. two countries, ignoring how it What is troubling is when, to testify to Congressional com - volving 16 other countries. Now Korea, the president made The Trump Administration fits into larger American inter - how, and why Trump got around mittees on other Russian con - we have pulled the only alter - China the go-to power broker in lacks an overall foreign policy ests. This clears the field for Bei - to this task. Comey states that tacts if he is given immunity from native to the RCEP out from un - resolving a crisis that could lead strategy toward China. Lacking jing to exercise economic impe - when he went to the White prosecution. Flynn also advo - der them. to nuclear war. Threats to a strategy, we react to crises rialism with impunity. House asking for more money to cated anti-Kurdish actions to To rub salt in our self-created launch a war that would griev - without plans or vision. With - Trump gets no help from his speed the FBI’s investigation of Trump when he was a then-un - wound, Chinese President XI ously harm Japan and South Ko - drawing from the TPP without inner circle. Trump groupies Russian interference in the pres - registered paid lobbyist for made it clear at the World Eco - rea, our two key Pacific allies, a plan telegraphed that omission cling to the fantasy that uncer - idential election, he was asked Turkey. nomic Forum the following make no sense; we can only beg to capitals all over the Pacific. tainty substitutes for foreign pol - to “quash” the investigation of Paul Manafort, Trump’s cam - week that China would replace China to pressure North Korea The White House has exacer - icy. Bannon et. al., believe that Michael Flynn. Such a request paign manager through last July, America as the champion of through its monopoly of the lat - bated our problems by emascu - the United States can return to from a sitting president could has similar dubious entangle - world trade and globalization. ter’s vital energy trade. lating American diplomacy and an isolationism that never really constitute an attempted obstruc - ments with Russian oligarchs We just made staying out of Elsewhere in the Pacific, our failing to fill key foreign policy existed guaranteed by military tion of justice, an impeachable and security officials. He also China’s orbit a lot harder for our allies are discovering that the positions. The Chinese have a force. Trump’s Wall Street cabi - offense. Trump himself has ad - was a lavishly paid financial ad - allies. United States lacks the power strategy, carefully planned and net sees the world in purely fi - mitted that he asked Comey on visor to Dimitry Firtash, a In recent news, China has ac - to defend their interests against systematically implemented. nancial term: measured by the three separate occasions to as - Ukrainian oligarch facing crimi - celerated investment in Greek China. Philippine President China leads with so-called “soft” rise and fall of the stock and sure him that he was not under nal charges in several nations. logistic facilities (ports, airports Duterte told the press on May economic power and eschews bond markets, happily oblivious personal investigation. Recently, the Trump Admin - and railroads) for its “One Road 19th that China’s leader had military threats except when it to the hard things in life. The Trump clouded his dismissal istration rescinded previous de - One Belt” (OROB) strategy. The rest of the establishment GOP, of Comey by hastily announcing nials of any contacts with Russ - vast majority of Americans nei - drawing the wrong lessons from it publicly before informing ian officials during the final ther know nor apparently care the collapse of the USSR, has a Comey. That the president sent seven months of the presidential that China is implementing an pathetic faith that untrammeled his intimidating personal body - campaign. Trump now admits enormously ambitious project to free markets always triumph guard to deliver the dismissal let - there were at least eighteen such dominate trade with Europe by over the guy with Plan. ter was ominous as Trump later contacts, many of them involving building a huge network of rail When we still taught history, threatened severe retaliation if Flynn. and road across Central Asia we learned that for Britain Comey exposed any records he The Justice Department seeks and Russia to Europe comple - “trade followed the flag” while had of their interactions. to unravel the Russian spider mented by equally huge invest - for America “the flag followed The usually media-savvy web by appointing the highly re - ments in maritime logistics uti - trade.” China reads history; does Trump further blundered by spected Robert Mueller to serve lizing Greece as its principal ignoring it doom us? meeting with the Russian ambas - as special counsel to FBI investi - bridgehead into Europe. Once sador the day he was firing the gators. Mueller is a former direc - completed, OROB will make EU The Hon. Ambassador Theros is man leading the investigation of tor of the FBI (2001-20013), trade with China cheaper than president of the U.S.-Qatar what Trump refers to as “the noted for his rigorous attention with the US (a problem exacer - Business Council. He served in Russian thing.” His blunder was to detail and the rule of law. His bated by GOP refusal to fund the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 compounded by excluding all appointment was supported by American infrastructure, years, mostly in the Middle American media while allowing the leadership of both parties. Trump’s rhetoric notwithstand - East, and was American Ambas - ing). America’s 20th century sador to Qatar from 1995 to world dominance was built on 1998. He also directed the State the foundations of 19th century AP Photo/ALex brAnDon Department’s Counter- American trade advantages. In this April 6, 2017 photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, Terrorism Office, and holds nu - China reads history better than smiles at U.S. President Donald Trump as they pose together for merous U.S. Government deco - we do. photographers before dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, FL. rations.

LETTER FROM ATHENS Greek Businesses, Workers Still Say Never on Sunday

Even in one of Athens’ tion means a partial Great Reneger” Communist Party-affiliated busiest neighborhoods, Sunday of full lifting of the Tsipras to agree to union PAME and groups repre - morning was peaceful, quiet, al - ban on other Sun - impose Sunday senting small- and medium- AP Photo most devoid of the buzz of mo - days. openings on peo - sized businesses (SMEs). James Comey, former head of the FBI. torbikes, free from the daily Lifting the Sun - ple who don’t Extending Sunday trading is noise of everyday living, the day store opening want it, who want one of a list of demands by Russian media to be present. With fresh data being re - way life used to be even in the ban would allow a day off or to stay Greece’s lenders, and must be A few days later the New York vealed daily, by the time this col - United States not so many years merchants and re - home with their approved by Parliament. Shops Times reported highly classified umn appears even more details ago, once upon a time in Leave- tailers to open, families – which is are currently compelled to open national security data had been about Russian tampering in it-to-Beaver- Land when there should they want. what he’ll be doing on the first Sunday of every given to the Russians, a charge American elections may come to was a different pace to life. Initial reports re - because you can month. The reform would raise denied by the Trump Adminis - light. In any case, the FBI and its It’s still like that in Greece on ferred only to bet he won’t be the number of Sundays from 12 tration. Had the American press special counsel are mandated to Sundays – except for the church “tourism” areas, by ANDY down in the center times a year to 30. been present, there would be lit - learn exactly how the Russians bells – a time to slow down, with a looser defini - DABILIS of Athens or at a Greece’s OIYE federation of tle or no controversy regarding tried to influence the past elec - catch your breath, take a break tion of what consti - mall looking for private sector workers has called national security. Since then, al - tion and why. Did any Americans from the grind of work, espe - tutes a tourist re - Special to shoes or under - on employees in the retail sector lies such as Israel and even our conspire with them in some cially during a more than seven- gion and an The National Herald wear. to strike against Sunday’s open - own national security agencies manner? If so, was the motive year-long crisis that has worn extension of the The problem ing of shops and supermarkets have expressed reluctance about personal economic gain? Any out workers, pensioners, and tourism season cited, Naftem - for him is that the people he and refuse to work. forwarding sensitive materials to conspiring with a foreign power the poor with brutal austerity poriki said. Stores hours are al - wants to suffocate with more Smaller businesses say it Trump out of fear his careless to shape an American govern - measures while the rich and ready fully deregulated in work don’t want it. And so on raises their operating costs and use of their data might compro - ment or shape economic policy politicians and tax cheats con - tourism areas, such as well- Sunday, May 8, more than 85 benefits large chains and multi - mise their sources. is an act of treason. tinue to prosper, leaving it to known holiday islands. percent of shops across Greece nationals, while labor unions These startling events have The Trump presidency is now others to bear the burden. Designated tourism regions remained closed, except in claim it undercuts workers’ spotlighted the question of how in a volatile moment. The presi - Sunday openings in the in the country are current de - tourist areas which are open rights. seriously Russia interfered in the dent could withstand the shame United States were opposed – fined by a presidential decree long hours to gouge unsuspect - “So long as the government last election and whether Trump of one or two advisors having de - as they are still in Greece – on dating back to 1976, which the ing visitors. fails to live to its promise for and/or his associates cooperated ceived him, but his clout would religious grounds as well as by lenders said was far outdated. The data came from the Na - abolishing Sunday operation, so with them. Again, Trump has not be greatly curbed by such poor those who felt people should Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tional Confederation of Greek the workers and unions in retail made things easier for himself. political judgments. If Trump is have one day to rest and wor - had opposed Sunday openings Commerce (ESEE) which op - commerce will continue mobi - At one point, he boasted of his shown to have created a general ship and not to have this day but broke that vow as well, poses Sunday openings, as do lizing, resisting and striking,” personal friendship with Putin ambiance that encouraged collu - feel like any other. adding to his pile of reneging many workers. the federation said. but later stated he had never met sion with the Russians, he would But Greece’s owners, the on anti-austerity promises, ESEE President Vassilis Ko - There’s a lot more to do on Putin. He insists he has no per - have to resign. If he was aware Quartet of the European Union- which has driven his popularity rkidis said that the majority of Sunday than shop: take your sonal investments in Russia but of specific election tampering European Central Bank-Euro - down to around 10 percent in business owners went along family to the zoo, lie under a tree will not release his income tax schemes and/or sought personal pean Stability Mechanism-Inter - polls. with the union’s call for a boy - on a blanket and read a book, records which might indicate gains by use of his office, im - national Monetary Fund, who Economy Minister Dimitri Pa - cott of the plan and that pro - go to a museum or the beach or otherwise. His business partners peachment proceedings would be have put up 326 billion euros padimitriou, a New York acade - testers blocked people from get - a park, take a walk in the woods, have documented ties. in order. On the other hand, an ($364.14 billion) and de - mic, said that “naturally we dis - ting into some retail chains that ruminate, reminisce, sit on a At least fourteen Trump asso - investigation that absolves Trump manded big pay cuts, tax hikes, agreed, but this is something opened. bench with a friend and talk ciates, including Trump family and associates of wrongdoing slashed pensions, worker firings that occurs in most European “The most deafening re - about old times, visit a friend or members, are under scrutiny for would provide the president with and privatizations, want to strip countries and America. We can sponse came from the absence a family member, browse an an - their contacts with the Russian considerable political capital to the country of one of its most see this (lifting of the ban) as a of consumers who turned their tique fair or flea market, write government and Russian oli - use to advance his agenda. precious times too: Sunday modernization,” contradicting back on those who deliberately in a journal, lie on the couch and garchs. Among these are Michael serenity. himself and his party’s alleged announced that shops would be read the Sunday newspaper, Flynn, Paul Manafort, Jared Prof. Georgakas is Director of Stores in non-tourist areas principles. open on Sunday across Greece,” have a long, slow cup of coffee Kushner (son-in-law), Rex Tiller - the Greek American Studies Pro - had only been allowed to open So, having surrendered to Korkidis said, Kathimerini re - instead of one on the run. Even son (Sec. of State), Carter Page, ject at Queens College – CUNY eight Sundays a year but the the lenders over more pension ported. God rested this day. Roger Stone, Wilbur Ross (Sec. and Consulting Editor of deal agreed to by the ruling cuts and taxing low-income Hundreds of people in Athens of Commerce), Felix Sater, and CINEASTE magazine. Looney Left SYRIZA-led coali - families, it was a trifle for “The protested in a rally held by the [email protected] 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 27 - JUNE 2, 2017