S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEKLy GREEK-AMERicAN PUbLicATiON www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 18, ISSUE 894 November 29 - December 5, 2014 $1.50 St. Michael’s Home Will Niarchos-Rockefeller $150 Million Univ. Pledge Move to State-of-the-Art SNF, Founder’s Grandson, to Give Location in Uniondale $75 Million Each

By Constantine S. Sirigos cluding the main 90,000 sq. ft. TNH Staff TNH Staff Writer building will lead to the creation of 26 one-bedroom independent NEW YORK - Marc Tessier-Lav - NEW YORK – The St. Michael’s living apartments, at least 50 igne, president of The Rocke - home for the elderly, one of the studios for independent or as - feller University, just announced most beloved institutions of the sisted living, and a dementia two leadership pledges of $75 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of wing and a nursing home wing. million each from the Stavros America, took a giant step into There will be a total of 150 res - Niarchos Foundation and David the future on November 20 idents – the current facility has Rockefeller to launch a major when it closed on the property about 60. extension of the University’s for its new state of the art con - The Board is looking into an - campus on the East River. tinuing care facility in Union - cillary services, including day Dr. Tessier-Lavigne said: dale, NY. care. “These pledges recognize the Archbishop Demetrios was It is estimated that $18 mil - longtime friendship of David present, along with St. Michael's lion is needed to convert the Rockefeller with the late Stavros Director Bishop Andonios of building, which was previously Niarchos and his family. Honor - Phasiane, Board President and owned by Catholic Church. “It’s ing these two remarkable men Vice President Haeda Mihaltses an expensive proposition but we and their exceptional generosity, and Peter Lambros, and other feel it needs to happen. For too for which we are profoundly Board members. long we have not provide our grateful, the new campus will Also present were attorneys elderly with the type of facility be named the Stavros Niarchos for Alma Bank, which provided they deserve. We have so many Foundation–David Rockefeller a $2 million loan to facilitate people scattered in different sec - River Campus.” the purchase of the $7 million ular and non-Orthodox facili - Designed by Raphael Violy property, and the Home’s attor - ties,” Bishop Andonios said, Architects, the project will add neys, of the Ruskin Moscou adding that “it’s time the Greek two acres to the existing 14 acres Faltischek firm. New York State Orthodox community in the Tri- of the campus by building over Senate Majority Leader Dean State area,” had a first rate fa - Vice President Biden Meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew the FDR Drive, enabling the cre - Skelos, who is of counsel to the cility – “Tis Prokopis” he said in ation of several new buildings firm and has been helpful to the Greek. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed VP Joe Biden to the Patriarchate on Nov. 23. Dur - with state-of-the-art laboratories, Home’s efforts, was also at the It is hoped that everything ing their 40 minute closed-door meeting, they discussed religious freedom in Turkey and the closing. will be completed in five years. Halki school. After the meeting, Biden and his wife, Jill, visited the Blue Mosque. Continued on page 4 The purchase and rehabilita - In addition to the construction, tion of the 11-acre property, in - the time-consuming work of ob - taining two or three state li - censes has to be completed. Currently located in Yonkers, Ellis Island Archivist Tells Greek Saga Greeks Thank the Home was established in 1957 by Archbishop Michael of blessed memory and effectively By Constantine S. Sirigos some family history with The can extract from your family can God, Give Back and humanely meets a vital TNH Staff Writer National Herald. lead you to crucial documents. community need. Tselos is a native New Yorker In this case, the document is Bishop Andonios, who also NEW YORK – Few ethnic and the only federal employee the manifest of a ship named To Community serves as Chancellor of the Arch - groups in the United States are at Ellis Island with a parent who the Ioannina. Dimitri Tselos was diocese, told TNH that “more as interested in their roots as passed through its gates. His fa - listed as a workman, and his in - than a decade ago, the Board of Greek-Americans are, but as ther, noted art historian Dimitri dicated destination was TNH Staff Trustees and His Grace realized memories fade and loved ones Tselos, arrived there in 1915 as Chicago, to meet his older the current facility was not suf - pass away, people end up wish - a teenager from the village of brother who sent him train fare. ASTORIA – Few of the immi - ficient for the community. We ing they knew more about the Arvanito Kerasia in Arcadia. The Statue of Liberty Ellis Is - grant groups in America are as often had a waiting list for lives of their forbears. His father’s story is instruc - land Foundation has a search - blessed as the Hellenes, and rooms but the main concern was George D. Tselos, Supervi - tive. “He could not remember able database for all people Thanksgiving is the year’s that the current license as a res - sory Archivist and Head of Ref - the name of the ship that carried coming through New York at golden opportunity to express idential adult care facility cre - erence Services at the Statue of him, but he knew he arrived www.libertyellisfoundation.org/ thanks, and to share their God- ated issues because it could not Liberty National Monument and Christmas Day of 1915,” Tselos passenger. It is free. given bounty with less fortunate Ellis Island since 1999, shared told TNH. neighbors. Bishop Andonios of Phasiane Continued on page 6 genealogical research tips and Lesson 1: Any fact that you Continued on page 4 Organizations, parishes and even individuals organize events apropos of the day, including communal meals. Some parishes begin Thanks - Troika Talks Community’s Lawyers Showcase Their Hellenism giving with the celebration of the Eucharist, which literally means Thanksgiving. Split Greek By Constantinos E. Scaros Holy Trinity of New Rochelle, NY has participated for decades NEW YORK – At the lavish in an ecumenical event spon - Coalition; Pierre Hotel on Fifth Avenue sored by the Inter-Religious and 61st Street in Manhattan Council. “It is composed of read - across the street from Central ings from the New Testament, Infighting Park, it was easy on the evening the current president’s procla - of November 21 to determine mation, and excerpts from Abra - which group was comprised of ham Lincoln’s message for the ATHENS – Tough talks with the Greek lawyers. very first thanksgiving,” Fr. Nick country’s international lenders, One flight up from the Anctil told The National Herald. who have drawn a hard line, are Pierre’s opulent lobby led to a The holiday events are often taking their toll on Greece’s large area that contained two linked to year-round philan - coalition government of Prime distinct crowds, and one was thropic activities by groups like Minister Antonis Samaras’ New considerably louder than the AHEPA and Philoptochos, in - Democracy Conservatives and its other. Greeks are loud, and spired by the same spirit. partner the PASOK Socialists. lawyers are loud, and so Greek With the Troika of the Euro - lawyers? It’s not hard to figure Continued on page 5 pean Union-International Mon - out. etary Fund-European Central The loudness in this case was Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) insisting on not rooted in festivity, not con - more tough austerity measures tentiousness, for the Hellenic that Samaras wants to avoid Lawyers Association (HLA) held Kavakos and with his party’s popularity drop - its 26th Annual Dinner Dance ping, PASOK is refusing to back Gala – so the attorneys had changes to union laws that every right to profess their joy Wang Shine would make it harder for work - at the top of their lungs. ers to strike and easier for pri - HLA Advisory Board Chair vate sector employers to fire em - Mamie Stathakos-Fulgieri wel - at Carnegie ployees with fewer benefits. comed the spirited crowd, and New Democracy Secretary the Honorable Nicholas Tsou - Andreas Papamimikos is trying NEW YORK – Renowned violin - to distance the Conservatives Continued on page 3 Hellenic lawyers fill the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan to celebrate their Greek heritage. ist Leonidas Kavakos and Yuja from their partner the Socialists, Wang, a rising young interna - who don’t want more changes tional pianist, thrilled the audi - to union laws after supporting ence that packed Carnegie Hall big pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed on November 21 for a concert pensions, and worker firings. Demetriades: Nick & Voula Manolis Feed 11,000 that was co-presented by the He said that he is in favor of Onassis Cultural Center. adopting a rule requiring labor The audience demanded groups to gather one vote more Muse of the By Theodore Kalmoukos Leonard Faris, presiding priest more after exceptional perfor - than 50 percent of members in of St. George Antiochian Ortho - mances of pieces by Brahms, order to call a strike. DRACUT, MA – Hundreds of dox Church in Lowell, offered Schuman, Ravel and Respighi “Why shouldn’t there be a Music World volunteers from all walks of life the prayer and blessed the vol - and the artists were happy to law that required 50 percent defied the heavy rains and unteers before they began their reward them with an encore of plus one members of a union to strong winds on November 24 deliveries. a scintillating Petrushka by call a strike instead of a minor - By Steve Frangos and responded to the invitation The first year, they started Stravinsky. When they were ity?” said Papamimikos in an in - TNH Staff Writer of Nick and Voula Manolis of with 30 turkeys. Nick and Voula called back a second time, they terview with Real FM. Other Dracut, MA for the annual even cooked the turkeys them - offered another delicious help - conservative officials are known CHICAGO- Tetos Demetriades preparation and distribution of selves, and delivered them to ing of Brahms. to favor this change even at the must certainly be counted turkeys and baskets that contain families in need. The artists entered the stage risk of upsetting coalition part - among the many Greek-Ameri - all the necessary ingredients for Until a few years ago, the clad in black, Kavakos in a sim - ner PASOK. cans who have directly influ - a hot and hearty Thanksgiving Manolises provided everything ple shirt and slacks, though The Socialists meanwhile enced the culture of Modern meal. on their own. Five years ago, trailing his trademark dark continued to be embroiled in a Greece and the world at large. They delivered 2,100 turkeys they established the Manolis mane of hair, the 27 year-old dispute over former party chief Demetriades was a singer, com - and baskets from which more Family Foundation in order to Wang in an daring but elegant poser, and record producer of than 11,000 people of various be able to accept tax-deductible short skirt and stiletto heels. Continued on page 9 incredible importance not sim - ages can enjoy a festive Thanks - donations. The opening movement of ply to the history of Modern giving meal, thanks to the Manolis told TNH “when I Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata Greek music but also to the pro - Manolises and their two sons, first came from Greece in 1966 No. 2 in A Major had tender and duction of ethnic music in the Elias and Efthimios (Tim). TNH/THEODORE KALMOUKOS with my parents and my sister, dramatic moments; the second For subscription: United States. For the 21st consecutive year Nick Manolis during the dis - we did not have anything. I movement featured a delightful 718.784.5255 Perhaps not too surprisingly, Manolis, owner of the Dracut tribution for Thanksgiving. know what it is like not to have conversation between the vio - [email protected] then, we find that a great deal House of Pizza & Seafood even the most basic things in linist and the pianist. has been published about this Restaurant in Dracut, shared the pression of love and philan - life. I remember how difficult it The Violin Sonata No. 2 of man in Greece and across the blessings that God has bestowed thropy “Project Helping Hands,” was for me to see my friends Robert Schuman, in D Minor Internet. Unfortunately, much upon him and his family with and it he, along with his wife buying lunch, but I couldn’t af - was filled with passionate mo - those in need. and sons, organized it. Continued on page 7 Manolis has named this ex - V. Rev. Archimandrite Continued on page 5 Continued on page 6 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 5, 2014

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n NOVEMBER 29 Our Christmas party will begin So... What Ever Happened to Thanksgiving? SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Cre - with the holiday sounds of Gino tans Association of Springfield Cortopassi. The festivities will Massachusetts will hold their continue with a delicious buffet By Dr. Constantina Annual Cretan Dance on Satur - dinner of chicken piccante, Michalos day, Nov. 29 at 8PM at 30 Carew carved roast beef, pasta stations, St. in Springfield. Featuring the and of course, dessert. Dancing HOUSTON, TX – The day af - renowned Lyra player Mihalis will follow to the music of DJ ter Halloween, Christmas Alefantinos. Donation, $25, Maki spinning our favorite wreaths decorated a shopping Children 15 and under, free. For Greek and American songs. We center near my home. I was ap - info: Costas Bouzakis (860) hope you will come and join fel - palled – again – dismayed that 490-6827: [email protected]. low Club members ring in the Thanksgiving, my favorite holi - Christmas season! RSVPs and day, had disappeared beneath a n DECEMBER 6 payments should be sent to pile of orange and black candy MANHATTAN – St. Phoebe Cen - Georgia Chletcos by December wrappers and silver tinsel. The ter for the History of the Dea - 1. Reservations/payments can push for Christmas begins in coness has announced the full also be made online on this July, tormenting little kids for list of speakers for its first con - Eventbrite page. Please note months when they don’t under - ference “Women & Diaconal that paid advance reservations stand how long a day is let alone Ministry in the Orthodox are required for this event. For how far away December is, Church: Past, Present & Future” more information, please con - making me want to throttle that to be held Saturday, December tact Georgia Chletcos at greek - little drummer boy before he 6, at Union Theological Semi - [email protected]. ever makes it to Bethlehem. nary, 3041 Broadway and 121st This year, the Hallmark net - Street in Manhattan. Speakers n DECEMBER 8 work began its Christmas movie include Sister Rebecca of New MANHATTAN - The American marathon on Halloween! A Skete Monastery; Susan Ash - Hellenic Institute Business Net - Boyfriend for Christmas. A brook Harvey, PhD; Valerie A. work invites you to our Annual Princess for Christmas. A Bride Karras, ThD., PhD; AnnMarie Christmas Party. Monday, Dec. for Christmas. Really? What I Texas’ largest mall, the Galle - Mecera; Clio Pavlantos, MDiv; 8, 6-9PM at the brand new wouldn’t give for A Ghoul for ria in Houston, will be open Teva Regule, PhD (candidate); RoofBar high above glittering Christmas. The Little Vampire on Thanksgiving Day and, of Caren Stayer, PhD; Rev. Fr. Manhattan atop the Hotel In - Boy. The Zombie on the Shelf! course, the following day – Steven Tsichlis; and Phyllis digo. Our host will be Stathis And Black Friday – its name Black Friday. Not quite what Zagano, PhD. Full speaker bios Antonakopoulos, proprietor of alone conjures the horrors of in - Myles Standish and the other can be found here: http://or - STIX. Guests MUST RSVP to sane Christmas shoppers mob - Plymouth Colonists had in thodoxdeaconess.org/women- [email protected] by Dec. 4. bing one another to save a few mind. LEFT: My mother was diaconal-ministry-conference. Admission $50 – tax and tip IN - dollars – has leached its way the master of all things Greek Specific topics and a full agenda CLUDED. Complimentary wine onto Thanksgiving Day itself. and sweet, but she didn’t bake will be forthcoming. The con - and beverages. Mixed drinks Originally meant to point up the pies. She’d buy them and ference is geared to both lay cash bar. FIRST COURSE BUF - traffic jams and crowds that hol - stack them on my window sill people and academics, and men FET: Jalapeno Hummus, iday shoppers caused in Down - to keep them cool and fresh. and women in all jurisdictions Tzatziki Sauce, Roasted Egg - town Philadelphia, Black Friday interested in learning about the plant, Spicy Cheese Spread, came to describe the holiday goopy, he gently ladled sliced rejuvenation of the entire dia - Meatballs, Greek Salad. MAIN profits that retailers enjoyed, yams into this sweet bath. My conate—for both male and fe - COURSE BUFFET: Organic Free transforming being “in the red” job – to even off the yams by male—for the building up of the Range Chicken STIX; Chefs Spe - to being “in the black.” Unfor - snapping off any stray pieces of Church today. Registration fee cial STIX – Lamb/Beef/Red tunately, many retailers now candy as he placed the finished is $50 (until November 15; $60 Wine/Cumin/Garlic; Pork STIX; open for business on Thanksgiv - potatoes on a serving platter. after November 15) and $35 for Shrimp STIX, Corn on the Cob. ing Day itself, a perverse exam - And, miraculously, no calories, students, and includes lunch, re - SIDES - Greek Fries; Israeli Cous ple of Yankee ingenuity the Pil - no cholesterol. freshments & all conference ma - Cous; Brussels Sprouts. Hotel grims could never have He stood at the head of the terials. Register here http://or - Indigo is at 127 W. 28th St. be - anticipated. table and carved the turkey, thodoxdeaconess.org/women-di tween 6th and 7th avenues.212- For the employees who have never using an electric knife, aconal-ministry-conference/. 973-9000. Pay with cash or to interrupt their family dinner made their way into the store. my immigrant parents cele - knowing who wanted dark Visit the St. Phoebe Center web - check to "STIX Bar and Grill"at earlier and earlier in order to On the same day, two people brated it with a sense of pride meat, who wanted white. Until site at http://orthodoxdea - the party. Please tell your get to work, Black/Brown. Gray were fatally shot during an al - and gratitude for what this my nephews and nieces were coness.org/and subscribe to up - friends: The Christmas party re - Thursday or Black Friday is syn - tercation at a Toys 'r Us in Palm country had given them. My born, I got the wish bone. Nor - dates. places our regular reception at onymous with holiday hordes, Desert, CA ("Wal-Mart worker mother shopped for days. The man Rockwell couldn’t have AVRA, where we return on Jan. messes and, too often, violence. dies in rush; two killed at toy turkey was enormous, just in done better than this. MANHATTAN – Join us for a 12, 2015. Shoppers have been shoved, as - store." CNN. November 28, case the Pilgrims joined us. After My mother did make a comedy full of laughs and sur - saulted, pepper-sprayed, shot, 2008). my sisters married and had chil - yemisi, but it never saw the in - prises as truly unhappy man n DECEMBER 13 stabbed and trampled to death I wonder if these shoppers dren, there were two turkeys! side of the turkey. And it felt finds his life changing when he MANHATTAN – Put a red circle at, among others, Best Buy, Wal- stood in line to vote on Novem - The menu was all-American – more Greek than 1st Thanks - meets cute baby Persephone and around Saturday, Dec. 13. You Mart, Toys ‘R’ Us, Target, and ber 4th. no dolmades or spanakopita to - givingish. I guess she just could - her ne’er-do-well guardian. Di - won't want to miss the Greek- Kohl’s. “In 2008, a crowd of ap - As I write this, the following day. Though she was a master n’t resist: 1 chopped onion rected by Nikos Zapatinas, “Two American Writers Association’s proximately 2,000 shoppers in retailers have announced that of all things Greek and sweet, sautéed in butter. Add 1lb, Men and a Baby” (“Mia Fora Kai special program. Director Avram Valley Stream, New York, waited they will remain closed on my mother didn’t bake pies. In - chopped meat. Brown and then Ena Moro”) stars Petros Filip - Ludwig of the Actor's Studio will outside for the 5:00AM opening Thanksgiving: American Girl, stead, she bought boxes and turn off the heat. Add raisins, pidis, Sakis Mpoulas, Joyce Ev - read from and comment on of the local Wal-Mart. . . [W]hen Barnes&Noble, Bed, Bath & Be - boxes of pumpkin, apple, and pignolia nuts, chopped chest - idi, Taxiarhis Hanos, Angeliki "The Selected Letters of Elia the doors were opened the yond, Burlington, Costco, Crate coconut custard from the Horn nuts, cinnamon and a little Pavlopoulou. A suggested dona - Kazan." Avram knew Kazan and crowd pushed forward, break - & Barrel, Dillard's, DSW, & Hardart and stacked them on sugar. Add about 4 glasses of tion of $15 supports the philan - will offer his special insights on ing the door down, and tram - GameStop, Half Price Books, my window sill to keep them turkey juice. When boiling, add thropic work of our Philopto - the great Greek-American film pling a 34-year old employee to Harbor Freight, HomeGoods, cool and fresh. Once she bought 2 glasses of rice, salt and pep - chos, sponsor of “Movie Night@ and theater director. We are death. The shoppers did not ap - Home Depot, Jo-Ann, Lowes, a mincemeat pie. Once. One. per. the Annunciation”. Refresh - honored to have Cyprus Ambas - pear concerned with the victim's Marshalls, Neiman’s, Nord - Fruit cocktail, tomato juice, The whole apartment ments. 6:30pm, Demas Hall, sador Vasilios Philippou present - fate, expressing refusal to halt strom, REI, Pier, Publix, Ra - clam chowder, salad (sans feta smelled of cinnamon, and there Annunciation Greek Orthodox ing the poetry of brilliant their stampede when other em - dioShack, Saks, Sam’s, Sierra and olives), Brussels sprouts, was plenty of yemisi for care Church, 302 W. 91st Street, (at Cypriot poet Costas Montis. ployees attempted to intervene Trading Post, Sur La Table, TJ - turnips for my sister Sybil, cran - packages and leftovers. That West End Ave.) in Manhattan.. Among other international hon - and help the injured employee, Maxx. Nevertheless, the Galle - berry sauce that retained the was probably the best part of 212-724-2070. ors , Montis was nominated for complaining that they had been ria, Houston’s retail Mecca, will shape of the can it came in, and Thanksgiving – eating grotesque a Nobel Prize. Saturday, Dec. 13, waiting in the cold and were not open from 6PM to 1AM on the best candied yams in the amounts of delicious food, clear - ANAHEIM, CA – The Anaheim 6-8PM, Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 willing to wait any longer. Shop - Thanksgiving evening and re - whole wide world. ing the table, enjoying an L-tryp - Order of AHEPA, Chapter 411, Cornelia Street. $8 admission pers had begun assembling as open at 6AM Friday “to accom - I stood right next to my fa - tophan-induced nap, and then proudly hosts the St. John’s includes a glass of wine, beer, early as 9PM the evening before. modate the needs of holiday ther as he melted a stick of but - coming back for more. No one Community Christmas Dinner, or a soft drink. Even when police arrived and shoppers.” What about the ter in a cast-iron skillet, poured left to go shopping. Saturday, Dec. 6. Please join us attempted to render aid to the needs of holiday workers? in a cup of sugar and a cup of And after a few weeks – after for an evening of delectable cre - n DECEMBER 14 injured man, shoppers contin - Every holiday was special in Karo syrup, and slowly stirred my father’s name day and my ations elegantly prepared by the NATICK, MA – The Arcadian So - ued to pour in, shoving and our house, but Thanksgiving is this magic potion. When the sister’s birthday – then we dec - AHEPA Cooking Team, music ciety Family Christmas Party to pushing the officers as they quintessentially American, and consistency was sufficiently orated for Christmas! and merriment! Cocktails 6PM. be held on Sunday, Dec. 14 at Dinner 7-9PM. Festivities until the Dolphin Restaurant in Nat - midnight. St. John the Baptist ick, MA. Children will be Greek Orthodox Church, 405 greeted by Santa and Arcadian North Dale St. in Anaheim. $20 Members will sit down to a per person, under 12 no charge. wonderful lunch. Free to Mem - Please bring an unwrapped gift bers only. Additional partici - DON’T MISS OUR for donation to the Orangewood pants may attend at a cost of Children’s Home. Cash dona - $30/pp. Deadline for submitting tions are also accepted. attendance is 12/7/14. 1:30PM. Dolphin Restaurant Natick 12 n DECEMBER 7 Washington Street, in Natick. MANHATTAN – The Metropoli - tan Greek Chorale, under the di - SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The Christmas Special! rection of Marina Alexander, is Greek Orthodox Church of the launching its fiftieth Anniver - Hamptons invites all Orthodox sary season of musical excel - Christians on Long Island’s East lence with its winter concert: End to worship with the Repre - Faith, Myth And Song: Christ - sentative of the Moscow Patri - mas In Greece on Sunday, Dec. archate in the U.S.A. His Grace 7 at 7:30 pm at the historic Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk on landmark Greek Orthodox Sunday, Dec. 14, 8:30AM Church of the Annunciation, Matins followed by 10AM 302 West 91st St at West End Liturgy. A reception of His Grace Avenue in Manhattan. General will be held immediately after Admission: $20 Students (on - the Divine Liturgy. Bishop John line only): $10. For tickets: will be accompanied by Clergy metgreekchorale.brownpa - of the Russian Orthodox Church pertickets.com Additional infor - and members of the St. Nicholas mation: 212-475-3394. Patriarchal Cathedral Choir. He will preside at the Archieratical PHILADELPHIA, PA – Hellenic Divine Liturgy in the traditional University Club of Philadelphia, Slavic manner. 111 St. Andrew's Hellenic Medical Society of Rd. Southampton, NY. Philadelphia, American Hellenic Lawyers Association of Greater n NOTE TO OUR READERS Philadelphia, Greek American This calendar of events section Chamber of Commerce of is a complimentary service to Greater Philadelphia, and Greek the Greek American community. American Heritage Society of All parishes, organizations and Philadelphia have organized a institutions are encouraged to very special Christmas Party and e-mail their information regard - invite you to join us on Sunday, ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead December 7 at 5:00PM at the of time, and no later than Mon - beautifully renovated bank day of the week before the building, Union Trust, 717 event, to english.edition@then - Chestnut St., in Philadelphia. ationalherald.com

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TNH Staff Writer would have said no," he told and people were deeply The National Herald. touched when the poet’s daugh - NEW YORK – Columbia Univer - Stathis Gourgouris, professor ter, Stalo Montis-Pouagare, re - sity, in collaboration with the of Classics and Comparative Lit - cited one of her father’s greatest Consulate General of the Repub - erature at Columbia, briefed at - poems in Greek and English. lic of Cyprus in New York, re - tendees on the Greek Studies Greetings were also offered cently honored the memory of Program and highlighted the by the Greek consul, Manos Costas Montis, the man known "dynamism" and "lyricism" of Koubarakis. After he spoke as the national poet of Cyprus. Montis’ poetry. about Montis’ contributions to The commemoration, which The Foundation, which Greek literature, he read one of culminated in the unveiling of funded the statue and its instal - his symbolic poems about the a bust of the poet which will be lation, was represented by Paul Greek language. permanently displayed on cam - Photiades, who spoke about the Costas Tsentas, the President pus, filled a hall with professors, cultural activities of the institu - of the Cyprus Federation of students, dignitaries, and inter - tion and is efforts to elevate the America, greeted the guests and ested guests, many of whom cultural life of Cyprus. expressed his appreciation for only recently learned of the He thanked and congratu - the endeavor. beloved poet. lated Philippou, as well as Co - Proclamations from were The event was sponsored by lumbia University, for this "im - also presented to the Founda - the Photos Photiades Founda - portant initiative.” Philippou tion by NY State Senator tion and the Hellenic Studies praised the longtime efforts of Michael Gianaris, who was rep - Program of Columbia. Lambrini the Foundation regarding the resented by Irene Stathatos, and Galiatsatou, of the Permanent cultural affairs of Cyprus, and City Councilman Costa Constan - Mission of Cyprus to the UN, noted in particular its contribu - tinides, represented by Niki was the Emcee. tion to the creation of the bust Kokkinos. Maria Hadjipolycarpou, lec - of its national poet. Cypriot-American poet and turer in Comparative Literature He also noted that the Re - lyricist Polys Kyriakos, brought at the university, spoke about public of Cyprus has dedicated tears to the eyes of many guests Montis ’poetry. She noted the Seen after the unveiling of the bust of Costas Montis (L-R) Paul Photiades, Arcady Cotler, Arch - 2014 to Montis, who was born when he recited “Gramma Sti timeless messages in the writing bishop Demetrios, Prof. Stathis Gourgouris, Vasilios Philippou, and Costas Tsentas. 100 years ago and who passed Mitera – Letter to mother.” which was nevertheless focused away in 2004. The program concluded with on his love for Cyprus and its The sculptor, Arcady Kotler, learned about the work and life Moscow, was a friend of the late In a touching moment, readings of Montis’ poems by people. was contacted by Vasilios Philip - of the Cypriot poet. Russian poet Joseph Brodsky – Philippou read a poem that Columbia students including, The Cypriot-born academic pou, the Consul General of "I no longer make sculpture so he made an exception for Montis had dedicated to him. Benjamin Moe, Kristen Mous - emphasized that the poet de - Cyprus, to create the bust of of this kind. I now do more con - Montis. Archbishop Demetrios takas, Elena Nikolaou, Ourania fined the identity of the island Montis. He became very excited ceptual work, but he loves po - "If they had asked me to praised Montis’ "patriotic po - Yancopoulos, Lan Yao and Brit - and the Greeks of Cyprus. about the project when he etry – Kotler, who is from make a statue of a general I etry" and noted its Greekness, tany Mae Johnson. First U.S. Conference on Women Deacons to be Held in New York City

By Marilyn Rouvelas chaplaincy (Clio Pavlantos), Inter-Orthodox Theological St. Paul designated ministry as conceived in the Special to The National Herald spiritual direction (Sister Re - Consultation in Rhodes con - St. Phoebe a deacon. early church includes all three becca Cown), ministry of the vened by the Ecumenical Patri - She inspired the St. Phoebe orders of deacon, priest and Readers of The National Her - word (Susan Ashbrook Harvey), archate of Constantinople that Center conference bishop, then women should be ald may have seen Theodore and parish administration and included representatives from on deaconesses ordained deacons. In addition Kalmoukos’ front-page interview outreach (Ann Marie Mecera); all the Orthodox Churches to ex - to be held Dec. 6. our priests and communities with Metropolitan Kallistos of and discuss why and how the amine the issue in preparation need many more loving, com - Diokleia this past summer ministry might be rejuvenated for a Holy and Great Council passionate and spirit-filled indi - (“Met. Kallistos Ware on Life, (Teva Regula and Fr. Steven someday. That consultation, Many are concerned that being viduals who are willing to give Heaven, Hell”, Jul. 4), in which Tsichlis). Paulina Pedas, a high “The Place of the Woman in the a deacon will simply be a fast their service (diakonia) to the he “welcomed the revival of the school student, will reflect on Orthodox Church and the Ques - track for men to priesthood Lord and others. order of deaconesses; it was her experience as a young tion of the Ordination of without going to three years of In the spirit of St. Paul who never officially abolished…But woman. For anyone caring Women,” unanimously affirmed seminary. That would not be designated St. Phoebe a deacon, if we revive that order today, we about the role of women in the that ordinations had taken place the case for women deacons, as let us welcome women and their could give them new and differ - Orthodox Church, this is a must- in the past and the order should the Orthodox tradition has special gifts to help build the ent functions…What is needed attend conference. be revived. Was ordination by never ordained women priests. body of Christ. I urge you to at - in the Orthodox Church today Why is this conference hap - a bishop imminent? Apparently In addition, for a bishop to or - tend this conference and learn is a more thorough discussion pening now? The issue of the not; twenty-six years have dain a woman would require about this treasured tradition. of the meaning of the ministry ordination of women deacons passed since the Rhodes defini - agreement of the bishop’s For more information about the of deaconesses.” has been on the backburner for tive consultation. Meanwhile, synod. conference, visit. orthodoxdea - That very discussion will take a number of years, but was Women Deacons in the Ortho - However, if the Orthodox coness.org. place at the first U.S. conference moved forward in March, 2014, dox Church: Called to Holiness recently did the Greek Orthodox Church is to put into practice its devoted to the revival of the by His Eminence Archbishop and Ministry by Kyriaki FitzGer - Archdiocese start a diaconate- belief that all human beings are Marilyn Rouvelas is the author ministry of women deacons in Chrysostomos of Cyprus at the ald was published in 1998 by training program at Holy Cross made in the image of God, that of A Guide to Greek Traditions New York City at the St. Phoebe high-level synaxis of the pri - Holy Cross Orthodox Press. Var - Greek Orthodox School of The - both men and women can be and Customs in America and Center conference on December mates of the Orthodox auto - ious conferences have been held ology. The question of what genuinely called to serve the founder of www.orthodoxdea - 6, at Union Theological Semi - cephalous churches in Istanbul primarily in Europe throughout would deacons would do is real. Lord and his Church, that the cons.org. nary. where they set the date and ten - the ensuing years, but the Entitled, “Women & Diaconal tative procedures for the Holy shouts of “Axios” have yet to be Ministry in the Orthodox and Great Council of 2016. He heard for a woman deacon. Church: Past, Present & Fu - suggested that the position of The issue is complex. The ture,” the Conference will ex - women and the resetting of the hierarchs must examine the pur - amine women deacons in the institution of deaconesses pose of the entire diaconate past (speakers: Valerie Karras should be studied. This encour - (male and female), both of and Caren Stayer with Phylllis aging and courageous statement which have been allowed to Zagano responding); explore gave hope to those who have whither since the golden age for possible ministries for women been following this issue for a men in the second and third deacons through the lens of ser - number of years. The last wave centuries--the fourth through vice being done in the present: of optimism was in 1988 at an the seventh for women. Only GREEK ORTHODOX SHINE CHURCH Greek Lawyers Flaunt their Hellenism OF ST . NICHOLAS 196-10 Νorthern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11358 - Tel.: (718) 357-4200 Continued from page 1 Our Parish will joyfully celebrate calas officially installed Michael J. Hartolifis as President. Follow - the Feastday of our Patron Saint ing President Hartofilis’ remarks Kate Christophoratos presented seven scholarship winners, listed St. Nicholas the Wonderworker here alphabetically, followed by their corresponding law schools: on Saturday 6th of December Constantine Caviris – St. John’s University School of Law; John with the following schedule of services: Hohos – New York Law School; Maria Kefalas – Benjamin N. Friday, December 5 Cardozo School of Law; Anto - nios Koulotouros – Georgetown Eve of the Feast of Saint Nicholas University Law Center; Konstan - tinos Litgourgis – St. John’s Uni - MARiA TOLiOS Great Hierarchical Vespers 7:00 p.m. versity School of Law; Eleanna Officers of the Hellenic Lawyers Association of New York and Maidiotis – St. John’s University honorees. Seated (L-R) Kate D. Christoforatos, Katina Brountzas, Pocession, viewing and veneration of the Holy Relics of Saint Nicholas. School of Law; and Peter Varlan Panayiota K. Bougiamas, Mamie Stathatos-Fulgieri, Attorney of – New York University School of the Year Anastasia Danias, Maria Barous Hartofilis, Chrisanthy Officiated by His Eminence Law. N. Zapantis, Constantina Papageorgiou. Standing (L-R) Thomas Archbishop DEMETRIOS OF AMERICA The Gala’s Guest of Honor T. Papain, Peter Metis, Michael Tiliakos, John Zervopoulos, Hon - was George Venizelos, who is oree George Venizelos, President Michael J. Hartofilis, Christopher Assistant Director of the Federal G. Kulakis, Bill Gianaris, George Zapantis, and John G. Saketos. Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) New York Field Office. He su - gave advice to the young ades, and in a few years, they pervises all operations and per - lawyers in the crowd – to take would be the ones whom the sonnel throughout New York the sound advice of their yiayi - HLA would honor. City as well as eight New York State counties, and LaGuardia and Kennedy Airports. “I grew up watching Kojak,” Venizelos told an amused and appreciative crowd, “Telly Savalas was my role model,” he The Responses of the Vespers will be chanted said, citing the renowned Greek by Christos Chalkias of Thessaloniki and our own Chantors. actor as an inspiration for his law enforcement career. He also Following the service a reception will be sponsored cited former Massachusetts Gov - ernor and presidential candidate by the PTA’s of the Saint Nicholas b Michael Dukakis, and veteran William Spyropoulos & Stephen and Areti Cherpelis schools. news anchor Ernie Anastos, as www.GreekKitchennyc.com worthy examples within the

Greek-American community that a made a lasting positive impres - Saturday, December 6 sion on him through the years. The HLA Attorney of the Year Feastday of Saint Nicholas – for the first time, a woman – is Anastasia Danias, the Senior Orthros : 8:00 a.m. Vice President and Chief Litiga - and Hierarchical Divine Litury 9:30 a.m. tion Officer of the National Foot - ball League (NFL). Walking the Responses of the Liturgy will be chanted microphone to the NFL’s theme music – a sound no doubt fa - by our ST. NICHOLAS CHILDREN'S CHOIR. miliar to scores of football fans in the crowd – Danias spoke The ladies Philoptochos Society of our Parish about another woman who de - serves an honor, the single will sponsor a luncheon following the services for all the faithful. mom, her own, who raised her. She also spoke of her Yiayia and 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 5, 2014 SNF and David Rockefeller Pledge to Give $150 Million to University

Continued from page 1 between the public and private sectors. He served as Chairman administrative space, a confer - from 1981 through 1992. ence facility, a dining commons, Mr. Rockefeller is the former and an outdoor amphitheater. Chairman of The Museum of The new campus will renew the Modern Art and continues as University’s laboratory stock, fos - Chairman Emeritus and Life ter greater scientific collabora - Trustee. tion both within and beyond the Mr. Rockefeller served as university, and provide new Chairman of The Rockefeller venues for public programs to University for many years and advance the dissemination of sci - is now Honorary Chairman, a ence to a broader audience. As Life Trustee, and Chairman part of the project, the university Emeritus of the R.U. Council. will also improve and beautify He has also been President of the public esplanade adjacent to the Harvard College Board of the campus for the benefit of the Overseers. greater New York City commu - ABOUT ROCKEFELLER nity, and make major repairs to UNIVERSITY the seawall along the river. Ar - Founded by John D. Rocke - chitectural renderings of the pro - feller in 1901, The Rockefeller ject can be viewed at: University was this nation’s first http://www.rvapc.com/works/8 biomedical research institution. 54-the-rockefeller-university- Hallmarks of the university in - campus-master-plan-and-new- clude a research environment laboratory-building. that provides scientists with the ANDREAS C. DRACOPOULOS support they need to do imagi - “Stavros Niarchos and David native science and a truly inter - Rockefeller were close friends national graduate program that and legendary business partners is unmatched for the freedom for over half a century,” said An - and resources it provides stu - dreas C. Dracopoulos, great dents to develop their capacities nephew of the late Stavros Niar - for innovative research. The chos, co-President of the Stavros Rockefeller University Hospital, Niarchos Foundation and a The friendship between Stavros Niarchos (top L) and David founded in 1910 as the first cen - member of the University’s Rockefeller (top R) has resulted in the Niarchos Foundation ter for clinical research in the Board of Trustees. “They did joining with Rockefeller in funding an extension of Rockefeller United States, remains a place well together in the twentieth University’s campus on the East River in Manhattan, renderings where researchers combine lab - century, and now they’re joining of which are seen in bottom images. Andreas C. Dracopoulos oratory investigations with bed - forces again to do good in the (R), co-President, Stavros Niarchos Foundation. side observations to provide a twenty-first. Under Marc scientific basis for disease detec - Tessier-Lavigne’s visionary lead - Dr. Tessier-Lavigne added: nizations, making grants in the tion, prevention, and treatment. ership, Rockefeller University is “Thanks to recent technological areas of arts and culture, edu - Since the institution’s founding, at the forefront of biomedical advances, a revolution is under - cation, health and sports, and Rockefeller University has been research. This support is an in - way in genetics, brain science, social welfare. The Foundation the site of many important sci - vestment in society’s future biological imaging, cancer biol - funds organizations and projects entific breakthroughs. Rocke - well-being.” ogy, and immunotherapy, to that are expected to achieve a feller scientists, for example, es - DAVID ROCKEFELLER name just a few fields that are broad, lasting and positive im - tablished that DNA is the “More than a century ago, being transformed. We now pact for society at large, and ex - chemical basis of heredity, iden - my grandfather founded what have the power to answer fun - hibit strong leadership and tified the weight-regulating hor - is now The Rockefeller Univer - damental questions about the sound management. The Foun - mone leptin, discovered blood sity to pursue science for the body in health and in disease dation also seeks actively to sup - groups, showed that viruses can benefit of humanity,” said David that were beyond our reach just port projects that facilitate the cause cancer, founded the mod - Rockefeller, who has served as a few years ago. The Stavros formation of public-private part - ern field of cell biology, worked a Trustee of the University since Niarchos Foundation–David nerships as an effective means out the structure of antibodies, 1940. “Since then, the discov - Rockefeller River Campus will for serving public welfare. devised the AIDS “cocktail” drug eries of the university’s many bring leading scientists together From 1996 until today, the Renzo Piano, includes the new Council on Foreign Relations therapy, and developed renowned scientists have dra - and provide them with the re - Stavros Niarchos Foundation facilities of the National Library from 1970 to 1985 and now methadone maintenance for peo - matically advanced knowledge, sources to make breakthrough has made grant commitments of of Greece, and of the Greek Na - chairs its International Advisory ple addicted to heroin. Through - saved countless lives and im - discoveries.” $1.49 billion / €1.13 billion, tional Opera, as well as the Board. He was instrumental in out Rockefeller’s history, 24 sci - proved health worldwide. I am In addition to thanking these through 2,805 grants to non - Stavros Niarchos Park. The creating the International Exec - entists associated with the honored to join with the Stavros two philanthropic pioneers, Dr. profit organizations in 110 na - SNFCC is a testament and a utive Service Corps, a volunteer university have received the No - Niarchos Foundation in Tessier-Lavigne also acknowl - tions around the world. commitment to the country’s fu - group of retired people that pro - bel Prize in physiology/medicine strengthening this great organi - edged a number of New York In 2012 and 2013, the Foun - ture. It is also an engine of vides technical and managerial and chemistry, and 21 scientists zation in the critically important City leaders, including Manhat - dation announced two new ini - short- to mid-term economic assistance to private enterprise associated with the university work it does.” tan Borough President Gale A. tiatives of €100,000,000 ($130 stimulus. in developing nations. He have been honored with the Al - CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Brewer, former Mayor Michael million) each, to help the efforts ABOUT DAVID helped to found the Trilateral bert Lasker Medical Research OF TRUSTEES Bloomberg, and Mayor Bill de to address the crisis in Greece. ROCKEFELLER Commission in 1973 and in Award. Eighteen Rockefeller Uni - “We are deeply grateful to Blasio. While the initiative in 2012, David Rockefeller retired as 1991 stepped down as its North versity scientists have received the Stavros Niarchos Foundation “We are tremendously appre - which has been completed, Chairman of the Chase Manhat - American Chairman, now serv - the Canada Gairdner Award, and and David Rockefeller for en - ciative of these leaders for their aimed to provide immediate re - tan Bank in 1981, and served as ing as Honorary Chairman. In 20 have garnered the National abling this transformative pro - essential support,” Dr. Tessier- lief against the adverse effects a member of the International 1979, he co-founded the New Medal of Science. Currently, the ject, which will ensure the Lavigne said. “We are also es - of the deepening crisis, the one Council of JP Morgan until Au - York City Partnership, which is university’s award-winning fac - strength of the university’s sci - pecially grateful to our council in 2013 aims to address the high gust 2005. Mr. Rockefeller dedicated to economic develop - ulty includes five Nobel laure - entific and educational pro - member, Ben Kallos, for his ac - percentage of youth unemploy - served as Chairman of the Rock - ment and effective governance ates, seven Lasker Award win - grams for decades to come,” tive partnership in shaping the ment, seeking to create better efeller Group, Inc., from 1981 in New York City through pri - ners, 10 Canada Gairdner Award said Russell L. Carson, Chair of new campus for the benefit of employment prospects and new to 1995, and as Chairman of vate-public partnerships. honorees, and three recipients of the University’s Board of both The Rockefeller University opportunities for the young. Rockefeller Center Properties, He is Honorary Chairman of the National Medal of Science. Trustees. “These two extraordi - and the New York City commu - The Foundation’s largest sin - Inc. Trust, from 1996 to April the Americas Society and its af - Thirty-three of the faculty mem - nary pledges put us on the path nity more broadly.” gle gift ($796 million / €566 2001. filiate, the Council of the Amer - bers are elected members of the to establishing a new campus ABOUT THE FOUNDATION million) is the Stavros Niarchos Mr. Rockefeller has wide- icas, an organization which he National Academy of Sciences, that will enable our researchers The Stavros Niarchos Foun - Foundation Cultural Center ranging interests and involve - founded to promote closer in - and 17 are members of the In - to remain at the forefront in to - dation (www.snf.org) is one of (SNFCC), in Athens, which is ment in the fields of interna - ter-American cooperation, both stitute of Medicine. For more in - day’s golden age of scientific dis - the world’s leading private in - expected to be completed in tional relations and civic affairs. on a business and cultural level, formation, go to www.rocke - covery.” ternational philanthropic orga - 2016. The project, designed by He served as Chairman of the as well as better communication feller.edu. Ellis Island Archivist George Tselos Tells Inside Story of Greek Immigrants

Continued from page 1 view and record their relatives. George Tselos also arrived in He taped his father for seven the history field by a circuitous Ancestry.com charges for the hours in the 1970s. route. information it provides, but it Tselos learned that after the He studied biology through has “many things besides pas - death of his grandmother, his the beginning of graduate senger lists…they are a whole grandfather was determined to school but then he became in - genealogical research company.” get his family out of the village. terested in politics. After teach - The Citizenship and Immi - His father was sent to Cairo ing in college, he became an gration Service has digital ac - where he worked in a family- archivist. cess to over immigration records owned business and studied at At Ellis Island he is also the like naturalization petitions. a French Catholic school. After head of reference services. Tse - People can also access military returning to Greece for a few los supervises the archives, the service records, and 72 years af - years, he was sent to the. library, and the oral history pro - ter they are taken, the govern - Dimitri Tselos wanted to be gram. ment releases census data. an artist, but his passion was When he went to research SOME IMMIGRANTS balanced with common sense. his family in Greece, he found SKIPPED ELLIS ISLAND While attending art school, he that Church records stopped in Tselos clarified some of the determined he could not make 1920, but he hopes to find in - misconceptions about how Ellis a living as a painter, but he also formation in Greek National Island operated. liked art history, and the humble Archives. This ships did not dock di - immigrant proceeded to earn Next spring he will speak at rectly on the Island – the dock - degrees at the University of a presentation of the Education ing facility was not big enough. Chicago and Princeton. and Cultural Committee of the They docked at commercial He met his future wife, an Hellenic American Chamber of piers around NY Harbor. “The American of English descent, Commerce at Holy Trinity cabin class passengers, first and when he was teaching at NYU. Cathedral in New York. second class, were given a cur - sory inspection – on the assump - tion that they had money and the government need not be concerned about them,” Tselos told TNH. Unless they had a health problem they never had to set foot on Ellis Island. The third class – previously known as steerage – were put on passen - ABOVE: The ocean liners sent their third class passengers to ger barges and ferry boats and Ellis Island. They got their first taste of America during inter - brought to Ellis for mass inspec - views and examinations in the monumental registry room. tions. LEFT: George Tselos returned to his city of birth to work in the The immigrants were give manuscript division of the NYPL. He has also worked at the tags when they disembarked Edison Museum in New Jersey and is currently at Ellis Island. from the ships that indicated their name and where they ap - Government, and the inspector, said, adding that “A lot of names peared on the manifest. whatever his feeling about the were changes when people de - Lesson 2: Don’t believe names, would have been in se - cided to seek citizenship.” everything you hear. rious trouble if he had crossed Lesson 3: Go back to the Tselos said, “It is only folk - that name out and written sources and try as many variant lore that the inspectors on Ellis something else. spellings of the names as possi - Island were the people who the ship landed in New York. “We do have reliable, anec - ble: Gus, Kosta, Costa, Dino, changed the immigrants’ names. When one of Tselos’ col - dotal evidence that inspectors Constantine, Konstantine, etc. It cannot be true, because the leagues tries to debunk the or others sometimes offered the Double up or eliminate conso - All Saints in Canonsburg, PA Consecrated names as written on the mani - myth, “people scream and yell immigrants advice about their nants. Tselos was unsuccessful fest were written by the ticket at her and tell her she’s lying… names. They made suggestions until he tried the original “Tsel - Archbishop Demetrios presided over the consecration of All company for the shipping line .They say “grandpa told me that they explained would make los.” Saints of Canonsburg, PA, where Father George Livanos served and were copied by the purser’s that’s what happened.” them less subject to less discrim - TURN ON THE TAPE as Pastor for 25 years. The Archbishop joined Metropolitan office – they were handed off to The manifests are legal doc - ination, but the inspectors did RECORDER Savas of Pittsburg and 21 local clergy for the service that sealed the immigration officer when uments required by the Federal not change the name, ”Tselos He urges everyone to inter - relics of St. George, among others, in the altar. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 5, 2014 COMMUNITY 5 Ancient Greeks Celebrated Thanksgiving, too, and it was First “Girls’ Night Out”

By Constantinos E. Scaros

Thanksgiving Day is so deeply embedded in American culture that it withstands the portion of our Constitution’s First Amendment regarding lim - itations on governmental “estab - lishment of religion.” Even though its very foundation is on occasion on which to give thanks to God – it is so intri - cately woven into the fabric of our nation’s history that, like Christmas, it is one of very few theologically-rooted days of cel - ebration that is an official na - tional holiday. It is a day here in the United States associated with eating – and plenty of it, beginning with A painting of Thesmophoria, the thanksgiving of ancient times, by Francis The Pilgrims first celebrated Thanksgiving in 1621, but the Ancient Greeks cel - turkey and ending with an array David Millet. ebrated it a couple of thousand years earlier. of pies, with stuffing, cranberry sauce, yams, and other side fore there was a United States – a three-day feast that the men punished if they did so. The harvest that would come as a a resounding victory for the dishes complementing the gar - but many might be surprised to paid for – but were not allowed Thesmophoria rituals, closely- result of planting the pig-in - Greeks against the invading Per - gantuan banquet. The weekend learn that a day of thanksgiving to attend. So much for those guarded by the women, were fused seed. sians. A trumpet sounded as a is often spent, lazily, trying to long preceded even the Pilgrims. who thought Women’s Lib off-limits to men, and there were STEAK, NOT TURKEY procession marched through digest, while watching football In fact, as with many of life’s started in the 1960s… strict rules against spying by cu - As for the food, another An - town, there were athletic con - games on television and in - modern phenomena – we have The holiday was a tribute to rious male interlopers. cient Greek day of Thanksgiv - tests, and the food centered on dulging in turkey sandwiches to turn the clock way, way back, Demeter – the Goddess of Har - The first day, anothos/kato - ing, Eleftheria, much like our a sacrificial bull. and other leftovers. to the Ancient Greeks. vest, and her daughter Perse - dos (ascent/descent) involved modern-day American thanks - Between those two holidays, For those inclined to delve THESMOPHORIA: phone. Though there is no con - taking skins and other portions giving, included a parade, a then, were most of the customs beyond the modern-day tradi - THE ORIGINAL sensus about exactly what of slain pigs and mixing them marching band, sporting events, associated with our own tions and search for the holi - GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT “Thesmophoria” means, it is together with seeds, in order to and plenty of food. But the main Thanksgiving Day: gargantuan day’s historical origins, refer - Never mind that the Ancient widely considered to mean promote better fertility. The sec - meal item was not turkey: it was feasts, parades, music, and even ences to Myles Standish and the Greek holiday Thesmophoria “bringing of wealth, or abun - ond day, nesteia, was an absti - good old-fashioned red meat! the skin of a pig – except today, other Pilgrims in 1621 giving was the BC version of Thanks - dance.” nence from eating. The third The event took place in No - it is not mixed in with seeds and thanks to Almighty God come giving, it was also limited to Not only were men forbidden and final day, kalligeneia – the vember, too, to commemorate planted into the ground. It is to mind. There was a Thanks - women. The original “girls’ from attending the three-day cel - good/fair birth – was a day of the Battle of Plataea, which took thrown, as a football, high in giving Day, therefore, long be - night out,” Thesmophoria was ebration, but they were severely celebration, rejoicing over the place in 479 BC and resulted in the air. Greek-Americans Thank God, and Give Back to the Community, Too

Continued from page 1 streets near Penn Station in berry sauce and potatoes, cook - ican Homeowners Association celebrate this special day with money is raised from all the Manhattan to minister to those ies and juice. They were thank - in Astoria opens its headquar - us… it is a day of universal members of the Association. The New Rochelle Philopto - whose ‘home’ is the streets near ful for the delicious meal and ters, 23-49 31st Street to the brotherhood.” “Some give more, some less. We chos runs a “Soup Run,” which Penn Station. the many warm clothes, socks, neighborhood and the commu - The volunteers – which in - appreciate every donation.” is organized by Despina Karston Last week “Thanksgiving underwear and toiletries that we nity. “This is the 25th year of clude many teenagers who look Community leaders and dig - that ministers to homeless came early for 120 of our friends distributed,” Karston wrote in our Thanksgiving luncheon and forward to helping – begin to nitaries who heard about the adults who live in Manhattan. on the street last night when we her message to the parish. there are more and more volun - arrive at 5AM Thanksgiving luncheon have made it a part of On the last Thursday of the served warm turkey meals and EVERYONE IS WELCOME teers and participants every morning. The doors open to the their Thanksgiving holiday. month, volunteers go into the all the fixings – stuffing, cran - Every year The Greek Amer - year,” George Kitsios, told TNH. public at noon the luncheon Manos Koubarakis, the Consul The Association is continuing runs until 4 PM. of Greece in New York, will once its recent policy of distributing “We feed up to 2000 people again be among the volunteers. vouchers for Turkey dinners that and distribute about 500 Individual members of the can be picked up at various es - Turkeys.” Some Turkeys are de - community have also gotten tablishments more convenient livered to home-bound people into the philanthropic spirit. to elderly and disabled people. who cannot take advantage of Savas Pasidis invited the com - Kitsios noted that from the the vouchers. munity for a complimentary start, the luncheon was not lim - Kitsios, who is the chairman, noon luncheon at Kalymnos ited to Greek-Americans. “It is told TNH the endeavor costs House in Astoria on Thanksgiv - open to everyone to come and about $30,000 and that the ing.

TNH/THEODORE KALMOUKOS Nick and Voula Manolis are joined by their sons Tim on the left and Elias with his fiancée Elaine. Nick & Voula Manolis Feed 11,000

Continued from page 1 said “I can’t feel the Thanksgiv - teers on such a stormy, rainy ing spirit if I don’t come here to day. These are the people who AP PHOTO ford it.” help. I come every year.” About make this project possible. Look Stephanopoulos First to Interview Ferguson Police Officer Tom Henson, Executive Di - his friends, Nick and Voula at the young people, my sons rector of the Loan Department Manolis, he says: “since I met and their friends. These young ABC Chief News Anchor George Stephanopoulos became the first journalist to interview Darren of Aligned Bank one of the them, my life has changed.” men and women will continue Wilson, whose fatal shooting of Michael Brown on August 9, and subsequent grand jury exon - largest and most popular banks Voula told TNH “I am so the project in the future.” eration ignited violent protests in Ferguson and intense debate nationwide. in the area was among the first happy and enthused with all When Nick and Voula began ones helping. He told TNH that these people who came and this effort, their sons were small “we are here every year with our help. It would be impossible to children and they grew up with executive group supporting Nick do it without them.” it. Manolis.” “I can’t believe 21 years have Elias said “of course we are Volunteer Charles Canavos, passed already since we going to continue this project who undergoes dialysis while started,” Nick said. “I am so with my brother and our waiting for a kidney transplant, touched to see all these volun - friends.”

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By Constantine S. Sirigos sic in order to perfects his art, however, to the audience’s de - TNH Staff Writer so a person changes and finds light. ways to become a better human It appeared that Kavakos was NEW YORK – The invitation being. prepared to play only once in from the Onassis Cultural Cen - There were hints of a mystic the non-musical auditorium – ter for the Profiles presentation dimension to Kavakos’ genius Holdengraber persuaded the with renowned interviewer Paul when he explained that the syn - musician to play his beloved Holdengraber announced “A onym for interpretation – Stradivarius a second time. rare opportunity to hear hermeneutics – derives from the One of the conversation’s Leonidas Kavakos, one of the name of Hermes, the messenger highlights was exploration of most prominent violinist in the of the Greek Gods, suggesting a the mysteries of the amazing in - world, reflect on his life and place for divine inspiration in struments created by the great oeuvre.” his creativity. 18th century violin makers. Kavakos, who was named His listeners get tastes of Kavakos called Stradivarius, Gramophone’s 2014 Artist of the from his choice of pieces for whose creations modern tech - Year, first gained international concerts. He loves to play pieces nology cannot reproduce, an ab - attention in 1985 when he won that end in whispers that open solute genius. the Jan Sibelius Violin Compe - into a dramatic and breathless Sparks flew for a moment tition as a teenager. Three years silence. when Holdengraber blithely re - later he won the Paganini and When he spoke about the ferred to the material of the Nuremberg competitions. pieces he and pianist Yuja Wang magical objects as mere pieces The free event which was co- selected for their upcoming con - of wood. presented by Carnegie Hall at cert, he compared the passion - ”They were alive!” Kavakos its Resnik Education Wing a few ate yet more restrained Brahms reminded that violins come days prior to Kavakos’ concert with the fiery Schuman who from trees, which breathe and which was co-presented in turn mentored him. In that context, have roots in the Earth. by Onassis was fascinating. Paul Holdengraber, interviewer and writer known for organizing literary conversations Live they sought to build to a cli - Holdengraber is not one to Kavakos now also loves con - from the New York Public Library, converses with Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos. mate, so the they will counter pull back from his declarations, ducting, and he shared his in - tradition and perform the pieces but he quickly moved to erase sights on his training and evo - concertgoers. And like topics discussed and His musical practice is also in reverse chronological order. the offensive word. lution as a violinist and about Kavakos said developing his often rediscussed among friends his life’s philosophy. Just as the Holdengraber did no need After the lecture, the intense the composers he brings back to interpretations of music is like through the years, he constantly musician constantly questions much coaxing to draw out the but affable musician remained life. being in communion with great revisits his interpretations of and re-evaluates himself and his thoughtful and articulate musi - to chat with his fans. Asked about the Romantic persons. pieces. relationship with a piece of mu - cian. He pushed in one respect, period, Kavakos explained that “human emotions needed more space to be expressed, so the powerful boundaries set by clas - sicism had to be broken” by gi - Virtuoso Musicians Kavakos and Wang: Hypnotic at Carnegie Hall ants like Schuman. He acknowl - edged that after playing Schuman’s music he is com - Continued from page 1 stage, but by the second piece joyed his pizzicato. Tender pas - pletely exhausted. he was swaying and bobbing, sages then traded places with The audience gained insight ments. Kavakos dazzled on his and his feet were shuffling musical fury, bringing the first into the difference between a resonant Stradivarius and Wang lightly, preparing for the first half of the concert to a close. technically perfect instrumental - was masterful on the stunning passage that allows them to Wang seized the audience’s ist and a genius who seizes the black Steinway. One guest noted break into a veritable gig. That attention with a non-musical souls of his listeners when he rarely paid so much attention happened during the second en - volte face for the second half. Kavakos referred to the dia - to a pianist’s action on the ex - core when he transmitted his Leaving behind the black ap - logues and conversations be - pression pedals musical joy across the huge au - parel that generated a buzz tween the instruments in or - Kavakos’ fans enjoy the way ditorium to fans who didn’t among the women during inter - chestral and chamber pieces and his energy flows from his hands want to leave. mission, she swept onto the the way he completely immerses to his feet as the night pro - The Third movement of the stage in a flowing bright green himself in the pieces he plays. gresses. When he first begins to Schuman invited violinists to be gown. That comes as no surprise to play he is firmly planted on the playful, and Kavakos clearly en - Kavakos’ instrument spoke first, interrupting the whispered fashion comments with a tender opening, and then yielded to Wang’s impressionistic notes evoking raindrops and starlight. THE HERALD SQUARE The Stradivarius and its mas - Leonidas Kavakos and Yuja Wang thrilled the audience that ter soon reclaimed the stage, packed the Stern auditorium of Carnegie Hall on November TNH's Crossword Challenge however. Kavakos’ remarkable 22. Their CD of Brahms’ violin sonatas was released in 2014. light touch on the quiet, high notes was breathtaking, but Violin Sonata in B Minor, and violinist’s imploring double hearts were pumping again after deep into a long program stops vied with the pianists an - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 the furious passages that fol - Kavakos and Wang had the au - gry left hand for attention – to lowed. dience riveted with their emo - peace. The second movement 9 10 11 12 The hall turned dark and tional and musical control mov - melted into a transcendent si - moody with Ottorino Respighi’s ing from agitation – the lence. 13 14 15

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ALL HISTORY Remembering Tetos Demetriades: a Muse of the Modern World of Music

Continued from page 1 dience the very best in overall leader.” he must have per - accordionist and composer, sound and product. Aptly formed in such a capacity. achieved the pinnacle of chart of this material contradicts itself. enough as the Victor advertise - Around this same time Deme - success in 1939 through his own Having said that, a wealth of re - ments always noted the word triades also recorded Greek lan - re-arrangement of ‘Polka of liable documents exists on this ‘orthos’ originally comes from guage comedy records. Modrany.’ Demetriades is cred - man and his long career. For the Greek word meaning, ‘cor - Given that Demetriades ited, with first, changing the those of you who are uncon - rect.’ The claim was there was a crossed back and forth over so name of this song to Beer Barrel cerned with history but who love better or more accurate overall many musical traditions it is not Polka. Next, Demetriades vio - Greek music nonetheless, you sound to this kind of newly unexpected that those interested lated all marketing rules for can stop reading this account manufactured record. in the history of American popu - records and insisted that ini - and directly contact the Univer - lar music know about yet another tially this song only be made sity of Utah concerning listening aspect of his recorded music. On available on jukeboxes. As the copies of this man’s personal many of Demetriades’ record - popularity of the song grew so musical legacy. In the 1990s, a ings, especially those related did its potential market conse - collection of re-recordings of all to cover songs, we find quently when finally released to Demetriades’ known records, as that Nathaniel Shilkret the general public it became an a performer, were deposited by and the Victory Orches - overnight best seller. noted record collectors Dino X. tra accompanying In 1945, Demetriades left Pappas and Andrew Dellas at the him. Shilkret (1889- RCA-Victor to establish his own Marriott Library at the Univer - 1982) was an Amer - independent record company sity of Utah. For those of you ican composer, con - Standard Phono Company with who would like to know more ductor, clarinetist, its Colonial and Standard labels. of this man’s contributions to pianist, business In time this company would fea - world music, I offer this sketch. executive, and mu - ture titles in over twenty lan - A Greek immigrant from sic director. “In guages including but not limited Constantinople, Demetriades 1926 he became to Greek, Turkish, Albanian, began recording for the Victor Τwo hit records under the Standard label, estab - ‘director of light Arab-Syrian, French, Irish, Talking Machine company in lished by Tetos Demetriades in 1945. music’ for Victor. He Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, 1927. Credited with over 250 made thousands of Slovenian, Swedish and others. known individual recordings the recordings, possibly A Billboard review of Deme - difficulty in providing an exact noteworthy in the history of this was that the Ot - more than anyone in triades ran in April 1950: “Disk number for Demetriades records Modern Greek music for his toman Empire had al - recording history… He sales and merchandising in the is his use of pseudonyms. Given recording trip to Greece in the ways been a polyglot, was the conductor of choice foreign field, he points out, his acute awareness of niche 1930s. In 1929, Radio Corpora - multi-cultural and religiously for many of Victor's innovative varies considerably from ac - marketing, Demetriades tion of America (RCA) purchased diverse entity. recordings. He conducted Victor's cepted record business tradi - recorded under specific per - the Victor Talking Machine Com - Demetriades recorded music first record made by the electrical tions. For instance, a good disk sonas such as Takis Nicolau, pany. Such was Demetriades’ by Greek, Turkish, Albanian, Ar - Technical issues aside this process, the first commercial Vic - often starts slow, with perhaps Nontas Sgouras and others standing with that company, at menian, Gypsy, Ladino (a ro - strictly commercial endeavor tor Long Playing record (in 1931) a sale of 1,000 the first year. when performing particular the very onset of the Great De - mance language), and other preserved musicians, musical and was the first conductor to The second year it may sell an - songs or genres. Demetriades pression; he was supported in his musicians. Many came to traditions and performance successfully dub an electrically other 2,000---and continue to was also known for his cover project. Sometime between Athens where he was recording styles as well as language-mix - recorded orchestra background build for years---finally becom - songs of popular American March 1930 to late December from Constantinople, Smyrna ture never – after the breakup over the recordings of Enrico ing a solid catalog item. The phi - songs of the day. Well aware of 1931; Demetriades engaged in a and Asia Minor in general. Con - of the Ottoman Empire – al - Caruso, Victor's star artist, who losophy of a rapid sale and this issue, Pappas and Dellas in - singular field collection project. sequently Demetriades returned lowed in Greece and the Eastern died in 1921, before electrical quick death, so common in the cluded many of these other Ship records report Demetriades with a wide selection of some Mediterranean to be performed recording was developed. The pop field, is completely divorced Demetriades recordings in their and his wife Mary returned from 200 individual recordings of in public let alone commercially premiere recording of George from the foreign field.” In early overall deposit. Patras to New York City on No - these prohibited genres, instru - recorded. After Demetriades’ Gershwin's symphonic poem An days of June 1950, Demetriades Demetriades proved so suc - vember 4, 1931. mentals and musicians. Upon field collection trip he returned American in Paris, in 1929, was moved Standard Phono offices cessful at choosing top-selling Demetriades was forced to his return Demetriades estab - to his dual role as music pro - one of five conducted by Shilkret and record plant from New York song titles, musicians, dance in - make this trip given the record - lished an arrangement with RCA ducer and recording artist. that eventually earned Grammy City to his New Brunswick, New strumentals, and genres for the ing restrictions then imposed by Victor to issue these Greek, This same time period is also Awards.” Jersey farm. On July 1, 1967, wide array of Greek musical tra - political authorities across the Turkish, Ladino and other said to be when Demetriades Even a passing read over Recordwagon, Incorporated ditions he soon held an execu - eastern Mediterranean. Govern - recordings exclusively on the produced and shot two Greek Demetriades’ career never fails purchased the Colonial Stan - tive position in Victor Talking ment restrictions in Greece, RCA-Victor’s Orthophonic label. language films in New York City, to impress the reader with how dard label. At the time of this Machine Company’s foreign lan - Turkey, the Balkans and across Without going into too much I Grothia de Sakati (1930) and many different aspects of the sale Demetriades’ company fea - guage division. Be aware that at the Middle East down into technical detail here RCA-Vic - Afti Eine I Zoi (1931). Both music industry this one man tured 155 titles in 21 languages. that particular moment in time North Africa in general prohib - tor’s Orthophonic label featured films are lost and documenta - was not only an accomplished Tetos Demetriades died on the Victor Talking Machine ited the performance, let alone the new electric recording tion on these two films is very authority but a true visionary. November 28, 1971. As even Company was the world's recording, of specific types of through the new technical slim, at best. As advertising at - As a case in point I need only this all too brief account demon - largest manufacturer of phono - music and musicians. One of the medium of microphones. This tests Demetriades continued af - mention Demetriades’ article strates Tetos Demetriades as graphs. Demetriades’ ability to cultural side effects of the polit - was a technical advantage the ter 1934 to own and operate a ‘The Importance of International musical artist, record producer, select bestselling music for over ical breakup of the Ottoman Victor Talking Machine Com - fully-appointed record store in Music to Music Machines.’ This film maker and field collector of 20 different ethnic groups soon Empire was that the newly pany had made on the cusp of New York City. Whether he also point needs to be raised given rare music traditions was an im - made him the envy of many an formed countries (including 1925-1926 when they first an - co-owned a store in Athens with the relationship and legends presario whose full career and aspiring ethnic-musician or Turkey) would not allow any nounced this label as part of other members of his family is about Demetriades involvement overall ramifications mandates would be foreign-born record “foreign music” to be recorded their overall catalog. At every a question for future research. with the top-selling version of extensive study. promoter. within their recently drawn bor - stage in his career Demetriades Given the number of references Beer Barrel Polka. Without ques - Demetriades is especially ders. The obvious problem with sought to give his listening au - to Demetriades as a “band tion Will Glahe, a German born [email protected]

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LEGAL NOTICE n AGON, LEE is survived by his wife, (Yiota); Michael of Phoenix. She was ded - the Boston area. On a trip to visit LEGAL NOTICE SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA (From the children, (Maria and Alexan - icated to her church serving in cousins in Vandergrift PA, he met Notice of Formation of STANDARDS Notice of formation of 20 DEGREES, MANUAL, LLC a (DOM LLC). Articles of AMERICAN CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE San Luis Obispo Tribune, pub - dros); mother, (Maria); brothers both the choir and the Philopto - his wife to be Joan Mastorakis. Organization filed with the Secretary of ROASTERS, LLC a (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles of lished on Nov. 6) – Leon "Lee" (Spilios and Aristomenis); sisters chos for 25 years at the Annun - George and Joan were married State of New York, (SSNY) on 06/26/2014. Organization filed with the Secretary of Agon, 86, passed away peacefully (Vasiliki, Eleni, and Louisa); nu - ciation Cathedral in Chicago. She at Saints Constantine and Helen Office location: Kings County. SSNY is State of New York (SSNY) on 09/03/2014. designated as agent upon whom process Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - from natural causes during the merous in-laws, nephews and was an active member of St. Greek Orthodox Church in Van - against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall nated as agent upon whom process against early morning hours of October nieces. Funeral services will be Demetrios Greek Orthodox dergrift PA on April 20, 1958. mail process to: Standards Manual LLC, the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail 6, 2014. Lee had not been ill and held on Wednesday, November Church in Libertyville for the last George started a Dry Cleaning 726 Lorimer Street, 2R, Brooklyn, NY process to: c/o United States Corporation 11211. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose . Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, spent the prior evening with his 5th at 10 a.m. St Basil's Greek several years where she served business (Andys Cleaners) in Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: Any Lawful beloved wife Carol enjoying a Orthodox located at 920 W in the Daughters of Penelope and Bostons South End. George ran 274137/19291 Purpose. 274081/19253 wonderful dinner party celebrat - March Lane in Stockton, CA. Philoptochos organizations. Fu - his business for 40 years up to LEGAL NOTICE ing the 50th anniversary of good neral Services will be held at St. his retirement. In retirement Notice of formation of DOPAMINE REGIME, LEGAL NOTICE friends. Lee was born in Grand n BILLIS, ERNEST Demetrios Greek Orthodox George had the opportunity to LLC a (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles of Rapids, Mich., in June, 1928. Lee CYPRESS VILLAGE, FL (From the Church, 1400 N. O'Plaine Rd, Lib - return to his native Greece sev - Organization filed with the Secretary of PLG-VYNE, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed and his sister Barbara were or - Worcester Telegram & Gazette, ertyville, IL 60048 on Sat., Nov. eral times for vacations. George State of New York (SSNY) on 10/14/2014. with the SSNY on 6/24/14. Office Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - location: Kings County. SSNY is phaned at an early age. They published on Nov. 12) – Ernest 15, 2014. In lieu of flowers, con - also enjoyed traveling to Florida nated as agent upon whom process against designated as agent upon whom process were blessed when their Uncle S. Billis, 99, of Cypress Village, tributions to St. Demetrios Greek and fishing in the waters of Buz - the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 296 New York Chris and Aunt Mary, who had formerly of Southbridge, passed Orthodox Church can be made zards Bay, and tended to his veg - process to: Corporation Service Company, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216. General Pur - no children of their own, wel - away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. in memory of Efterpi. etable garden. George was an ac - Any Lawful Purpose. poses. comed them into their home. Af - 9th. His wife, Athena (Nickolas) tive early steward of the 274138/19292 274072/10709 ter finishing high school and after Billis, died in 2007. He is sur - n KALAMARAS, Dormition of the Virgin Mary receiving an honorable discharge vived by his daughter, Toula Zo - ATHANASIOS Greek Orthodox Church in LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE from the Army, Lee returned to tos of St. Augustine, Florida; his PERTH AMBOY, NJ (From the Somerville MA where he was in - Notice of Formation of GOLDEN Notice of Formation of MANHATTAN LADDER LLC Articles of Organization EATS LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of Orga - Michigan to attend Michigan son, Stephen Billis and his wife Star-Ledger, published on Nov. volved in building the churchs nization filed with the Secretary of State State University. After graduating Scarlett of Torrance, CA; his older 12) – Athanasios "Tom" Kalama - Hellenic Community Center in filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/02/2014. Office lo - of New York, (SSNY) on 08/11/2014. from MSU, Lee and his wife brother, Spiro Billis of South - ras, 92, formerly of Perth Amboy, the mid 1960s. George later be - cation: Bronx County. SSNY is designated Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is started their family in Michigan. bridge; sister-in-law, Niove Billis N.J., passed away on Nov. 3, came an active steward of the as agent of LLC upon whom process designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall It was not long before his lifetime of Southbridge; three grandchil - 2014, in Athens, Greece, where Taxiarchae/Archangels Greek Or - mail process to: The LLC, 1987 Southern mail process to: Laura Araujo, 2160 career in food service sales re - dren, Peter and his wife Kelly, Ja - he is now interred. Born April 22, thodox Church in Watertown Blvd, Bronx, NY 10460. Purpose: any Jerusalem Avenue, North Merrick, NY quired several relocations for the son, and Katrina; five great- 1922, in Anavriti, Sparta, Greece, MA. George is predeceased by his lawful purpose . 11566. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. 274065/19248 family due to promotions, trans - grandchildren, Justin, Kate, Tom served in the Greek Army brother Stefanos Moutafis, his 274136/19288 fers, and new job opportunities. Samuel, Apollo, and Matthew. He during the Greco-Italian War, the brother-in-law Costas Manekas, LEGAL NOTICE Lee traveled extensively in the was predeceased by a son-in-law, first successful World War II land his brother-in-law George LEGAL NOTICE EMC 2 Bushwick LLC Arts of Org filed 60s, 70s, and 80s, enjoying the Michael H. Zotos. He was born campaign against the Axis pow - Mouhanos, and his son Alexan - with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 7/23/14. Notice of Formation of HM Ventures Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as "golden era" of air travel while in Sotira, North Epirus, Greece, ers. After immigrating to the U.S., der Moutafis. George is survived Group 7 LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec'y of making marketing calls from the son of Stephen and Aristoula Tom entered the restaurant busi - by his wife Joan (Mastorakis) agent of LLC upon whom process may be State (SSNY) 10/8/14. Office location: served. SSNY shall mail process to: 12-01 coast to coast. In 1974, his dream (Yiotis) Billis. Anastasios, ness and, with his brother, Moutafis, his son John Moutafis Kings County. SSNY designated as agent Estates Ln, Bayside, NY 11360. General of LLC upon whom process against it Purposes . of settling on the west coast with "Ernest", came to America in William, owned the popular Am - and his wife Leslie (Storozuk) may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of his family was realized for good. 1933 to pursue the American boy Luncheonette. After retiring Moutafis of Longmeadow MA, process to 257 Grand St., #33, 274064/18351 Lee and Carol met in Southern Dream. He held various jobs in in 1987, he returned to Greece his son Peter and his wife Tracy Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: any California in 1989 and were mar - the bakery and restaurant fields with his wife, though he contin - (Powell) Moutafis of Framing - lawful activities . LEGAL NOTICE 274126/10834 ried January 1, 1990. They were until he married his beautiful ued to visit the U.S. often. Tom ham MA, his son Michael Notice of formation of MICH-MASH PRODUCTION S LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of and remained perfect for each wife Athena and joined the Mer - was a warm-hearted and gener - Moutafis of Framingham MA, his LEGAL NOTICE Organization filed with the Secretary of State other. In 1998 Carol said good - chant Marines during WWII ous soul who demonstrated un - granddaughter Alexandra of New York, (SSNY) on 08/12/2014. Office bye to corporate life and they building naval transport ships. conditional love, a readiness to Moutafis, and his grandsons Notice of Formation of MOON COLLECTORS, location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as LLC . agent upon whom process against the LLC may moved to Paso Robles. Paso be - Shortly after the war, they relo - help others, an appreciation for George and Angelo Moutafis,. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of be served. SSNY shall mail process to: came their home town very cated to Southbridge where he simple pleasures, including George is also survived by his NY (SSNY) on 11/06/14. Office Micheline Heal, 218 S 3rd St., #12, Brooklyn, location: Kings County. Princ. office of NY 11211. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. quickly; they loved living here. opened and operated a successful singing and guitar-playing, and brother Michael Moutafis and his LLC: 317 16th St., #4D, Brooklyn, NY Lee became involved as a volun - family restaurant, Billis' Diner a deep abiding loyalty toward wife Maria of Piraeus Greece, his 11215. SSNY designated as agent of 274066/19249 teer in the community and de - and Coffee Shop, with his broth - family and friends. He was pre - sister Maria (Moutafis/ LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LEGAL NOTICE veloped many close friendships. ers. It was the most popular deceased by his parents, Paul and Mouhanos) Manekas of Chios the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. He was enormously proud of his restaurant in Southbridge for Maria Kalamaras, and siblings, Greece, and his sister-in-law Purpose: Any lawful activity . Notice of Formation of DCAP Of ALBANY AVE LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization 274121 /17976 four children and their families over 20 years. Ernest became William "Bill" Kalamaras, Georgia Ioanna Moutafis of Chios Greece filed with the Secretary of State of New York, and he enjoyed spending as very involved with the commu - Gavaris, and Pauline Plevritis. He along with many nieces, (SSNY) on 08/06/2014. Office location: Kings much time as possible with them. nity by being a Director of the is survived by his wife, Evangelia nephews, relatives, and friends. LEGAL NOTICE County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY He also enjoyed visits with his Y.M.C.A. as well as being on the Kalamaras; children, Paul Kala - Funeral Services were held on PANDA ROOF LLC, a domestic LLC, filed shall mail process to: State of United States Greek relatives in the Midwest Board of Trustees of Harrington maras of Palm Beach Gardens, November 5, 2014 at the Taxiar - with the SSNY on 8/11/14. Office loca - Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th tion: Herkimer County. SSNY is desig - Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 . and was very proud of his Greek Memorial Hospital. He was also Fla.; Mary Kalamaras and hus - chae Greek Orthodox Church, 25, nated as agent upon whom process Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. heritage. He and Carol visited the a member of the Southbridge band, John Quackenbush, of Bigelow Ave., Watertown, Mass. against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 1914 274049/19176 small Greek village where his fa - Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Dover, Mass., and Theodore Kala - Donations in his memory may be State Rte. 169, Little Falls, NY 13365. ther had been born and shared Club, and the Fraternal Order of maras of Perth Amboy; cherished made to the above named church General Purposes . FUNERAL HOMES hours of delightful conversation Police. More importantly, Ernest grandson, Adam Quackenbush; or the . 274120 /10709 in the company of his relatives was very involved with the Greek and loving nieces, nephews, ITRAS VASILIOS LITRAS in Greece. Lee is survived by his Orthodox Church. He served as cousins, and siblings-in-law. Con - n TREON, PETER LEGAL NOTICE OF THE ORIGINAL wife of 25 years, Carol Agon; both a cantor and a choir director dolences may be sent in care of ROXBURY, MA (From the Roslin - Notice of formation of W FUND sons, Chris Agon and Steve Agon; at the Annunciation Church in Mary Kalamaras, P.O. Box 455, dale Transcript, published on CONSULTING, LLC a (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles ITRAS FAMILY OF of Organization filed with the Secretary of FUNERAL DIRECTORS daughters, Kari Jensen and Diana Ipswich, MA, Holy Trinity Church Dover, Mass. 02030. Donations Nov. 24) – Peter J. Treon, 86, of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/29/2014. Agon; daughters-in-law, Dianna in Portland, Maine, and the St. in Tom's name can be made to West Roxbury MA passed away Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is des - asil itras Agon and Lori Agon; son-in-law, George Greek Orthodox Church the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, on Friday, November 14, 2014 ignated as agent upon whom process Funeral Home against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall Buzz Jensen; Carol's son, Eric in Southbridge. In 1973, he re - P.O. Box 849168, Boston, Mass. after a prolonged illness. Mr. mail process to: 111-29 Queens Blvd 117 Washington Ave., Walker; grandchildren: Zachary tired and moved to Hollywood, 02284. Treon was born on May 5, 1928 Holding, LLC, 8 Roads End, Brookville, NY Pleasantville, NY 10570 Agon, Kylie Agon, Hannah Agon, Florida. There, he and his wife in Platanakia, Province of Serres, 11545. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. 274117/19279 Nationwide Toll Free Rachel Agon, Claire Agon, and organized key families and led n LIBERATOS, PETER in Greece to Eftstathios and Fotini 866-725-4872 sister Barbara Prather. the fund raising activities that en - WAKE FOREST, NC (From the Trellopoulos who migrated there LEGAL NOTICE Chapel Facilities Available abled the community to start the News & Observer, published on to escape the turmoil of World in the Metro Area ALIFERIS, KONSTANTINOS St. George Greek Orthodox Nov. 16) – Panagiotis (Peter) Lib - War I. His father would later be - Notice of formation of 111-29 QUEENS BLVD n HOLDING, LLC a (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles of for your convenience. LODI, CA (From the Lodi News- Church there. He then served on eratos, 67, passed away at UNC come the mayor of his home - Organization filed with the Secretary of Not affiliated with Sentinel, published on Nov. 8) – its Parish Council and was the Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC on town, and his family saw to the State of New York (SSNY) on 10/29/2014. any other Funeral Home Konstantinos ("Kosta") Aliferis, cantor and choir director for Wednesday November 12th many needs of its citizens during Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is des - ignated as agent upon whom process the owner of the popular UJ's many years. His funeral will be 2014. Peter was born May 27th the dark occupation days of against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall restaurant in Stockton, passed held on Saturday, Nov. 15th, from 1947 in Kefalonia Greece to the World War II, and later the Greek mail process to: The LLC, 8 Roads End, LITRAS FUNERAL HOME away on October 28, 2014. Kosta the Daniel T. Morrill Funeral late Joseph and Angeliki Liber - Civil War. Mr. Treon faithfully Brookville, NY 11545. Purpose: Any Lawful ARLINGTON Purpose. BENSON DOWD, INC (also known as "Gus" to many) Home, 130 Hamilton St., South - atos. He was preceded in death served in the army during the 274116/19279 was born on June 19, 1954, in bridge, with a service at 11:00am by his parents, sister Anthoula war, and saw combat duty. He FUNERAL HOME small village in Greece called in St. George Greek Orthodox and wife Gerasimoula. Peter was was the lone survivor of his pla - LEGAL NOTICE 83-15 Parsons Blvd., Tsoukalaika. He was a father, Church, North St., Southbridge. a loving father, husband, grand - toon during a fierce battle in the Notice of Formation of STER USA LLC a Jamaica, NY 11432 husband, son, uncle, friend, and In lieu of flowers donations may father and uncle. Funeral services mountains of Northern Greece. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed (718) 858-4434 to many, a role model. Above all, be made to St. George Greek Or - will be conducted at 11 o'clock, Following the end of the war, he with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 06/24/2014. Office location: • (800) 245-4872 he was most proud of his role as thodox Church, P.O. Box 25, Monday November 17, 2014 at migrated to Greensboro, North Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent father and husband. With his Southbridge, MA 01550. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Carolina where he worked as an upon whom process against the LLC may be wife, Yiota, Kosta had two chil - Church, 5000 Lead Mine Rd., engineer in the tobacco plants of served. SSNY shall mail process to: STER APOSTOLOPOULOS USA LLC, 896 Manhattan Ave., Suite 27, dren: Maria and Alexandros. He n DAMIANOS, ANDREW G. Raleigh, NC 27612. Entombment the Kent Cigarette Company. In Brooklyn, NY 11222. Purpose: Any Lawful Apostle Family - loved nurturing his children's ac - INDIANAPOLIS, IN (From the will follow at Pine Forest Memo - Greensboro, he discovered a pas - Purpose. Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - complishments, and was proud Times, published on Nov. 16) – rial Gardens in Wake Forest, NC. sion for cooking, and left the cig - 274101/19267 Funeral Directors of to see them attend college. His Andrew G. Damianos "Greek", Mr. Liberatos is survived by his arette industry to start his own RIVERDALE life's work was dedicated to his age 49, of Indianapolis, IN for - sons, Joseph and wife, Jessica, restaurant in the 1950's. While LEGAL NOTICE FUNERAL HOME Inc. children and wife. During their merly of Crown Point, Munster and Ari Liberatos, all of Wake he enjoyed cooking in his restau - NOTICE OF FORMATION of ENVY FACE, 5044 Broadway 29-year marriage together, Kosta and East Chicago, IN passed Forest, NC and grandson Charles rant, he faced obstacles for not LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on New York, NY 10034 spent many tender moments with away suddenly on Wednesday, J. Liberatos. Peter had 5 siblings segregating his restaurant in the 09/24/2014. Location: New York. SSNY is (212) 942-4000 his wife, Yiota, and children. To - November 12, 2014. Andrew Helen, Vasso, Virginia, Steve, racially segregated South. He re - designated as agent for service of process on Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE gether they enjoyed sharing the leaves behind his loving daugh - Stathi and was an uncle to 7 minded those that complained LLC. SSNY Shall mail a copy of process to: C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION CONSTANTINIDES morning with a cup of coffee ters Giana and Leila Damianos of nieces and nephews. He will be about his non-discriminatory AGENTS, INC., 7014 13th Ave, Ste. 202, FUNERAL PARLOR Co. each day; they also enjoyed vis - Indianapolis; mother Joann deeply missed by all family, co- stance that such a practice did Brooklyn NY, 11228. Purpose: Any lawful (718) 745-1010 iting family, spending time out - Damianos of Munster; sister Sofia workers and neighbors. A long - not exist in his home country, and purpose. Date of Dissolution: No specific date. Services in all localities - doors at Yosemite, visiting Greece Damianos (Michael Estes) of time resident of Westbury, New he would not comply. He took 274096/19260 and enjoying the beaches. Kosta Munster, IN; fiance Jami Lynne York, Peter was a restaurant pride in serving his cooking to Low cost shipping to Greece loved family gatherings where Johnston of Indianapolis; former owner and chef for 40 years. He people of all color and ethnicities. LEGAL NOTICE food and drinks were plentiful spouse Kathy Damianos; business enjoyed bowling, fishing, horses His distaste for such practices re - ANTONOPOULOS RAO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY FUNERAL HOME, INC. and full of laughter, good stories, partner and dearest friend Ed and politics. The family would inforced his aspiration to relocate on 09/22/2014. Office location: Kings and music. Kosta was well- Hanley, his beloved Theta Xi like to extend their appreciation his family to the North, where he County. SSNY has been designated as agent Konstantinos Antonopoulos - known for his passionate story - brothers and dearest friends that to Dr. Robert Wehbie, Dr. Roger settled in the Roslindale neigh - upon whom process against the LLC may be Funeral Director served. SSNY shall mail process to: Shaheen telling, using his big smile, hands, are too numerous to list. Nieces, Anderson, Dr. Courtney Bui and borhood of Boston. He pursued Ahmad, 702 E 10th St., Apt 1, Brooklyn, NY 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., arms, and charm to tell the story. aunts, uncles and Cousins in the all 5th floor oncology nurses and his passion for cooking, opening 11230. Reg Agent: Khalil Ahmed, 702 E Astoria, New York 11105 10th St., Apt 1, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Kosta was also a well-known United States and Greece, as well support staff in East Tower for the popular "Four Brothers Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose . (718) 728-8500 business owner and restaurateur, as his Goddaughter Ivana Trikich, their first class care as well. Restaurant" with his brothers in 274093/16818 Not affiliated with any having owned and operated UJ's Andrew was preceded in death Memorial contributions may be the busy downtown shopping other funeral home. restaurant in Stockton for more by his father, Harry Damianos. made to the Rex Cancer Center, area of Boston. He left the restau - LEGAL NOTICE than three decades. He loved vis - Andrew was born in the Harbor 4420 Lake Boone Trail Raleigh, rant business after enduring a Notice of formation of ABUNDANCE YOGA, iting with new and returning pa - (East Chicago) IN in 1965 and NC 27607. Pallbearers will be heart attack, and relocated with LLC a (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles of trons, and seeing people leave attended Washington Elementary. Joseph Liberatos, Ari Liberatos, his family back to Greece in Organization filed with the Secretary of the restaurant with a smile on He was a graduate of Munster Jimmy Kokkosis, Nick Kokkosis, 1972. Soon thereafter in 1974, State of New York (SSNY) on 07/31/2014. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - TO PLAcE yOUR their face and a full stomach. He High School Class Of 1983. An - Jerry Mihelis and Gus Mihelis. the Cypriot Conflict prompted nated as agent upon whom process against cLASSiFiED AD, cALL: had a wonderful, hard-working drew built many successful busi - Visitation services will be held at Mr. Treon to return with his fam - the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail (718) 784-5255, ExT. 106, staff, many of them working with nesses in his life and was most Bright Funeral Home on Sunday ily back to the United States, set - process to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, E-MAiL: him for decades. Kosta had many recently owner and Principal of November 16, 2014 from 6pm – tling once again into the Roslin - Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: Any Lawful classifieds@ talents and hobbies outside of his AGD 729. Funeral services will 8pm at Bright Funeral Home & dale neighborhood of Boston. He Purpose. thenationalherald.com restaurant business. He was an be held Monday, November 17, Cremation Center, 405 South became a developer, buying and 274082/19254 avid outdoorsman and hunter, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at St. George Main Street, Wake Forest, NC. rehabilitating homes, and partic - going to Colorado and Wyoming Greek Orthodox Church, 528 W. (919-556-5811). ipating actively in the redevelop - with his friends and family. On 77th Ave., Schererville, IN. ment of Roslindale. He started Mr. and Mrs. Treon emphasized ported by church that included those trips, he would hold court n MOUTAFIS, GEORGE Century 21 Treon Realty and In - a strong education for their chil - the homeless of Boston, and the with his friends and tell stories n FARDELOS, EFTERPI BELMONT, MA (From the Bel - vestments Co., Inc. that became dren so that they could have a aged in nursing homes. Mr. Treon of the old days and treat them to CHICAGO, IL (From the Chicago mont Citizen-Herald, published the largest real estate brokerage better life. Together, Mr. and Mrs. was no stranger to adversity, and a wonderful meal. He shared News Sun, published on Nov. 12) on Nov. 11) – George Moutafis firm in the area. He was very Treon worked tirelessly for their demonstrated great resilience in those trips with his son, brothers, – Efterpi Fardelos (nee Mac - passed away peacefully in his proud of his neighborhood, and church community of St. John spite of being handed the diag - in laws, and many friends. An - rigiannis) beloved mother of home in Belmont MA with his contributed to economic vitality the Baptist in the South End of nosis of cancer four times in his other passion of his was wood - Demitri (Pamela) and Panayiotis wife of 56 years Joan (Mas - of Boston. He became affection - Boston. Their efforts provided life. He battled each cancer diag - working, spending many hours (Theresa) fell asleep in the Lord torakis) Moutafis at his bedside. ately known as the "Mayor of support for the church, and also nosis bravely. He contributed to designing and making furniture on November 8, 2014. Efterpi George was born on August 23, Roslindale" and received the pres - for the charitable activities sup - cancer causes, and hosted fami - for his home. Most importantly, was born in Schenectady, NY and 1931 in Chios Greece. He was tigious Paul Revere Award from lies that were also fighting cancer though, he was proud of his wife, raised in Sparta, Greece with her the first born to the late Yianni the City of Boston for his civic This is a service at his home. Mr. Treon is survived children, extended family, busi - two older sisters: Aspa, who re - Moutafis and Katina (Hatzimbes) activism. Mr. Treon also enjoyed to the community. by his wife Rodi, his children ness, and friends. Kosta will be sides in Athens, Greece; and Moutafis. Life as a young boy was travel, and was proud of his other Announcements of deaths Harry Treon and his wife Effie missed by all who knew him. He Katey (deceased). She returned not easy as he endured the Ger - business, the Olympian Travel may be telephoned to the and Steven Treon and his partner to the U.S. in her early adulthood man occupation during World Agency that arranged for global classified Department of Chris Patteson, as well as eight to the Baltimore area and later War II. When he was of age he tours and air travel. He traveled The National Herald at grandchildren (Peter, Perry, Days and dates of funerals, moved her family to Chicago. She served his time in the Greek throughout Europe, Middle East, (718) 784-5255, Christopher, Theodore, John, memorials, and other events di - was a proud and loving Yiayia to army. After serving his time in Asia and Australia. In 1962, he Monday through Friday, Rose, Christian, and Johnathon). rectly correspond to the original her grandchildren Stephen (Lind - the Army, George worked on sev - married Rodi Varitimides of Ka - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Funeral Services will be held at publication date, which appears say) of Denver, Larissa (Howard) eral Merchant Marine vessels be - terini, Greece, and together they or e-mailed to: St. John the Baptist Church, 15 at the beginning of each notice. of Toronto, Alexandra of Phoenix, fore immigrating to the United had two sons, Harry and Steven. [email protected] Union Park Street, Boston MA, Heather (Scott) of Chicago and States in 1956. George settled in From the beginning of their lives, on November 19, 2014. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 5, 2014 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Vice President Biden, in Visit to Turkey, Meets with Patriarch Bartholomew

CONSTANTINOPLE – During a Patriarch Bartho lomew wel - about Cyprus, where Turkey has trip to Turkey to meet the coun - comed VP Joe Biden to the Pa - a research vessel and warship un - try’s leaders and discuss a range triarchate. Also present was lawfully in Cypriot waters, but of foreign policy issues, U.S. Vice Archimandrite Bartho lomeos there was no word on whether President Joe Biden paid a visit Samaras, Chief Secretary of Biden urged their withdrawal or to Greek Orthodox Patriarch the Holy and Sacred Synod. let it go. Bartholomew I. FOREIGN POLICY Biden and his wife, Jill, visited Security was tight for the visit, Biden also met Prime Minister the Orthodox Patriarchate in Is - which lasted about 90 minutes. Ahmet Davutoglu and Turkish- tanbul’s historic Fener district, The couple later visited the Cypriot President Dervi Eroglu, where they were greeted by Pa - Süleymaniye Mosque on Con - who oversees the northern third triarch Bartholomew I, head of stantinople’s historica peninsula, of the island unlawfully occupied the Greek Orthodox Church. where officials gave them infor - since a Turkish invasion in 1974. While only a small group of mation about the construction of Only Turkey recognizes its own journalists were invited inside the the historic mosque. declared splinter Republic. Biden Patriarchate, Biden and The closed-door meeting with also addressed a session of the Bartholomew held a private Bartholomew lasted 40 minutes. Atlantic Council’s sixth annual meeting, the Anadolu news It was Biden’s second visit to the Energy and Economic Summit. agency reported. Phanar, the first in December “We discussed with President Bartholomew accompanied three years ago. Erdoan what the coalition can the Bidens during their visit to After the mosque tour, the do to defeat ISIS [the Islamic the Greek Orthodox Church of Bidens left the country. Earlier, State of Iraq and al-Sham], and St. George, located inside the the VP met with Turkish Presi - we need Turkey’s support. I think premises of the Patriarchate, dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey believes that they need us where they lit a candle together. where it was said they talked as well,” Biden said. Turkish President Erdogan Stays Steadfast on Issue of Ships in Cyprus

US Vice President Joe Biden wake of a Turkish research ves - RIK, Cyprus government use and for possible re-export from a financial crisis. It touts ognize Cyprus as a state and is told Cypriot President Nicos sel and a warship entering spokesman Nikos Christodoulides to other countries, the Egyptian itself as a new source of energy the only country to recognize a Anastasiades that he raised with Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic criticized the UN chief for “main - Petroleum Minister said. for Europe which is trying to Turkish Cypriot declaration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Zone where the government taining an equal distance” be - Sherif Ismail said gas can be lessen its dependence on Russ - independence. Erdogan the issue of Turkish had already given licenses to in - tween the two sides, adding that piped directly to Egypt from the ian imports. To make its point, Turkey has ships in Cypriot waters. ternational companies to drill the Security Council ought to field off Cyprus’ southern coast But Turkey opposes the gas dispatched a warship-escorted Biden met with Erdogan in for oil and gas. keep a clear stand in cases of sov - that is estimated to hold 3.6 tril - search, insisting the internation - research vessel in waters where Turkey and the Cypriot govern - Espen Barth Eide, the UN ereign rights’ violations. lion to 6 trillion cubic feet of the ally-recognized Greek Cypriot Cyprus has already licensed ment said the vice president told Secretary General`s Special Ad - Cypriot President Nicos fossil fuel. government cannot unilaterally companies to drill. Cypriot Pres - Erdogan that reunification talks viser on Cyprus, will visit Cyprus Anastasiades recently sent a let - “We can accommodate what - exploit the ethnically split coun - ident Nicos Anastasiades re - can’t be resumed “without an next week to try to get UN talks ter to Ban to complain about ever gas we receive in both local try’s resources. sponded by suspending United end to Turkey’s illegal actions.” back on track. They cam e to a Turkey’s recent moves in the re - market consumption and (liq - Turkey’s Prime Minister Ah - Nations-mediated reunification Referring to the Cyprus issue, stop in September following the gion but the UN leader is noto - uefied natural gas) exports,” Is - met Davutoglu warned that talks with Turkish Cypriots. Biden underlined that “if there Turkish provocations in Cyprus` rious for not wanting to make mail said after meeting Cypriot Turkey “would never allow” The Cypriot government has is political will, there is a poten - Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). waves nor ruffle feathers. Energy Minister Giorgos Greek Cypriots to turn the gas said Turkish Cypriots can share tial for a solution that would be Cyprus’ government has Peace talks between the two Lakkotrypis. into “their monopoly.” in the potential gas bounty and beneficial for both Cypriots and blasted UN Secretary-General sides, Christodoulides said, will Ismail said Egypt has a short - “The Mediterranean is our the mineral can be piped to people in the wider region.” Ban Ki-moon for failing to con - only resume after Turkey with - fall of about 700 million cubic sea too. No one can shut us out Turkey only after a reunification Cypriot government demn Turkey’s violation of the draws from Cyprus’s EEZ and feet of gas. A preliminary study of the Mediterranean,” Davuto - accord is achieved, stressing spokesman Nicos country’s sovereign waters by a recognizes the island’s sovereign into the possible Cyprus-Egypt glu said. that it can act as an incentive Christodoulides said that Biden Turkish energy research vessel rights. gas link should wrap up by the Cyprus was split in 1974 for peace. briefed Anastasiades on his ef - and warship in the island’s Ex - Egypt is speeding up talks end of January, he said. when Turkey invaded after a forts to ease the tension in the clusive Economic Zone (EEZ). with neighboring Cyprus to im - Cyprus is looking to tap en - coup aiming to unite the island (Material from the Associated eastern Mediterranean in the Speaking to state broadcaster port natural gas for its domestic ergy reserves to help recover with Greece. Turkey doesn’t rec - Press was used in this report) Siemens Kickback Investigation Continues; Greek, German Prosecutors Persist

ATHENS – Prosecutors in probe is focusing on associates mos, who was Deputy Regional cial crimes prosecutor Galinos Greece and Germany are inten - close to Yiannos Papantoniou, Governor of Western Greece un - Bris, who gave them a 2,368- sifying an investigation into al - who was defense minister from til quit on Nov. 17. page report after an investiga - leged kickbacks by arms manu - 2001 to 2004. The magistrate is not only tion into a 1997 multi-million facturers in return for Greek Prosecutors are seeking ac - examining the Super Puma deal, euro agreement, known as the defense contracts. cess to several bank accounts which was signed in 2000 when 8002 contract, for Siemens to Searches at the Athens home and are awaiting the outcome the defense minister was Akis digitize OTE telecom’s national of businessman Thomas Liak - of checks on Papantoniou’s Tsochatzopoulos, now in prison network. ounakos and the Munich offices brother-in-law, Giorgos Kan - for money laundering. The Bris recommended that they of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann dalepas who allegedly deposited probe is also focused on the pur - should be charged for bribery, (KMW) have turned up docu - 1.5 million euros into the ac - chase of Exocet anti-ship mis - money laundering and being ac - ments, computer hard drives, count of Stavroula Kourakou, siles, sources said. cessories to these offenses. and other evidence in an inves - Papantoniou’s wife. Prosecutors have found that Only one person has been tigation by prosecutors into the Antonis Kantas, an ex-gen - the ministry was being used as held accountable, former Trans - alleged payment of millions of eral secretary for procurements a vehicle for kickbacks and port Minister Tasos Mantelis, euros in bribes to Greek officials who admitted to receiving stealing from defense contracts who received a three-year sus - for the sale of tanks, helicopters bribes from foreign arms firms, involving submarines, heli - pended sentence after he was and other defense supplies, was given conditional release copters, tanks, missiles, and found to have accepted pay - Kathimerini reported. from custody on Nov. 14 after euros for personal gain. found in an offshore account in other weapons. ments of 450,000 Deutsche Prosecutors were said to posting 200,000 euros in bail. HOVERING OVER GREECE the name of right-wing LAOS THE GERMAN CONNECTION Marks, the equivalent of have made progress in their He is said to have identified The seemingly endless scan - leader Giorgos Karatzaferis, ac - Meanwhile, a Deputy Prose - 230,000 euros, from Siemens probe into the key players who recipients of kickbacks. Kantas dal included news that a magis - cording to prosecutors. cutor recommended 64 people between 1998 and 2000. sealed deals, particularly about himself has returned 15 million trate will summon two business - Apart from the businessmen, should stand trial in connection The Supreme Court deemed the purchase of Leopard tanks euros in kickbacks. Prosecutors man reportedly linked to 5.5 Alexandros Tsatsos and Stavros with a cash-for-contracts scan - the verdict of the appeals court and Apache helicopters. Liak - are looking at what’s said to be million euros in kickbacks in the Komnopoulos, the magistrate dal involving the German engi - to which Mantelis took his orig - ounakos is alleged to have been a haven of corruption, kickbacks purchase of Super Puma heli - Gavriil Mallis is to call three re - neering giant Siemens. inal conviction was correct in its instrumental in clinching many and bribery in the defense min - copters. tired army officers who have A council of judges will make judgment. Mantelis sid that the deals. istry by people allegedly siphon - That includes some 1.6 mil - also been linked to the pur - the final decision whether to go money was a donation to his On the political level, the ing off hundreds of millions of lion euros said to have been chase, including Yiannis Ram - along with the findings of finan - election campaign. Infighting among Greek Government Coalition Regarding Troika Talks

Continued from page 1 leadership vote to see if their replaced with PASOK falling as terity measures too. civil servants and more pension and misery and something needs leader, Evangelos Venizelos, who low as 3 percent in surveys. The discussions dragged on cuts that Prime Minister and to be done about it. George Papandreou’s proposal serves as Samaras’ Deputy Pre - “I am not saying that Papan - into the night of Nov. 25 with New Democracy Conservative Samaras last year promised for an emergency congress and mier/Foreign Minister, should be dreou is trying to destabilize the the newspaper Kathimerini re - leader Antonis Samaras said to create jobs for some 75,000 country but I would say that our porting that thet two sides were could scuttle his coalition gov - Greeks under 25 in January this internal conflicts and quarrels going over the 2015 budget “line ernment that includes the PA - year but it never materialized. do not help at this moment,” by line,” to try to settle a differ - SOK Socialists and undermine 4 “Greece is at a critical junc - This Week in Greek History: said Education Minister Andreas ence over the size of a budget ½ years of reforms. ture and to set the country on a Loverdos in a slap at the former gap the lenders put at two to WHERE’S THE WORK? sustainable recovery path, ur - Premier. three billion euros. The govern - That feuding came as the In - gent measures to support people Birth of a Fun-Loving DRIVING A WEDGE ment says there isn’t one. ternational Labor Organization and firms are needed, “ said ILO Former Finance Minister Fil - “Our aim is to close the re - (ILO) said the government Director-General Guy Ryder. ippos Sachinidis said that that view,” said Hardouvelis. “We are needs an immediate plan to “Such measures should be de - Byzantine Emperor Papandreou’s proposals should hopeful that there will be con - boost jobs during near-record fined in a tripartite setting bring - be adopted by Venizelos who vergence on the issues on which joblessness exacerbated by the ing together government, em - has distanced himself from Pa - there is currently divergence,” brutal austerity measures ployers and workers.” TNH Staff the former glory of the Roman pandreou although appearing he said, without explaining what In its Productive Jobs for The ILO called for a strategy Empire. And he was successful with him for smiling photo op - he meant. Greece study presented in the that combines emergency mea - Byzantine Emperors, begin - in defending Greek territory portunities. Besides the budget gap, the Greek capital, the ILO said un - sures to combat the deteriorat - ning of course with Constantine against Sicily, reclaiming the is - The infighting comes with big hangups are Troika demands employment and other policies ing social situation and actions the Great, are thought of as war - land of Corfu in 1149 from the the major opposition Coalition for a unified salary structure for have combined to create poverty to boost employment. riors, not partyers. But with the Sicilians. But a subsequent bat - of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) ascension of Manuel I Kom - tle, in 1156, in Brindisi led to building a growing lead in polls nenos, who was born this week defeat, and the end of Byzantine as it aims to block the ruling par - (November 28) in 1118AD, to influence in Italy. ties' candidate for a symbolic Freighter with 700 the throne in 1143, the austere, As Manuel turned to bolster Greek President in February, conservative leadership of his fa - authority over the Crusader 2015 to force early national elec - Migrants Being Towed ther, John II, was replaced by a states, he took his eye off the tions. to Crete festive makeover, which featured growing power from the Turkish The talks are the second time medieval tournaments, elabo - East. He suffered defeats at the this year that Greek officials Local authorities and Red rate celebrations, and other os - hands of the Turks late in the went to Paris to meet the Troika Cross volunteers on Crete tentatious displays of joy. 12th century, and that was a sig - instead of negotiating in Athens, were racing Wednesday to Far from being all fun and nificant early beginning of the where the government said they prepare shelter and food for games, though, Manuel had a slow decline of the Byzantine would face protests from Greeks hundreds of immigrants on a very ambitious goal: to restore Empire. angry over austerity measures. crippled freighter being The cost wasn't given. slowly towed to safety by a The talks over unfinished re - Greek navy frigate, a rescue forms initially went nowhere as effort hampered by gale- Finance Minister Gikas Hardou - force winds and high waves. velis led a team from Athens that A day after it suffered engine was trying to convince the failure in international wa - Troika of the to relent its de - ters, the 77-meter (250-foot) mands on some critical reforms. 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The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) is carving a historic By Dan Georgakas and the Agora, the original marketplace of ideas, Rest assured, anything we write here are path in the field of international philanthropy. Constantinos E. Scaros and we, their modern-day descendants, aspire our sincere, heartfelt thoughts. With unusual imagination and dynamism, SNF funds projects to continue that tradition. We will share them with you every two in various fields of human activity and in the area of social chal - From time to time, an issue emerges and We respect one another’s opinion very much, weeks. We hope you enjoy them, and we look lenges that have a common denominator: serving the needs of the inspires various minds to converge, often at but often times we will disagree on particular forward to your taking part in the discussion people. A new historic donation, worth $ 75 million, was an - odds with one another, to discuss it. Hopefully, issues. We would never fabricate a difference as well – by contributing letters to the editor in nounced earlier this week by the world-renowned Rockefeller Uni - collective enlightenment will result from such of opinion for the sake of writing an interesting response, and/or commenting on our website: versity in Manhattan. Yet that is not even the famous Foundation’s conversations. The Ancient Greeks did that in column. www.thenationalherald.com biggest grant. Its biggest gift to date is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cul - tural Center (SNFCC), now under construction in Athens, at a cost of $796 million. The Foundation announced huge initiatives in Elections Reveal America’s Dysfunctional Political State 2012 and 2103, each totaling $130,000,000 to address the so - cioeconomic crisis in Greece. Moreover, and very important, SNF supports the community’s GEORGAKAS PRESENTS HIS diehards? 2016 election makes the point extent to which I preferred Re - schools in the United States, and recently announced a pledge to POINT OF VIEW Further harming Obama’s that Republicans, in a word, are publicans to Democrats most of contribute $5 million for the reconstruction of the St. Nicholas Dino, let’s talk about the re - electoral clout was the percep - clueless. They have no clue why the time had to do with political Church at Ground Zero. cent election and speculate tion that he has not been a good they win any more than than philosophy, not competence. And while the Rockefeller University donation is not the Foun - about 2016. The day after the administrator. Early in his why they lose. President Bush Nowadays, though, I think dation’s largest, it is among the most important. Its immediate sig - Democrats lost heavily, President tenure, he prematurely fired a didn’t understand why in his sec - there is a severe lack of political nificance for us Greeks is that the expansion of a great university Obama gave a formal press con - black administrator charged ond midterm (2006), his party talent in our country. Just as our in Manhattan will be named for Stavros Niarchos, a Greek name ference. What he said and his with racial bias. The charges took “a thumpin’.” Republicans students these days cannot spell, that we say with pride. We are proud, also, that SNF teamed up delivery explains much about were false and ultimately, were also left scratching their conjugate, add, or subtract their with one of the most well known and powerful individual in the the Democratic defeat. Obama had to rehire her. Major heads in 2012, unable to com - way out of a paper bag, neither world: David Rockefeller. Obama could not articulate scandals at the IRS and Veterans prehend how in the world can our politicians govern their That the name Stavros Niarchos Foundation will be associated the pluses of his tenure. He came Administration were handled Obama was reelected. Why, Mitt way out of that same bag. with one of the most prestigious research institutions in the world to office with the world’s finan - feebly. Most damning was that Romney would win in a land - Vladimir Putin’s military adven - will remind everyone of the importance and contributions of Hel - cial system teetering, the Amer - Obamacare, his most cherished slide – Karl Rove assured them. turism is Khrushchevian belliger - lenism, despite our occasional weaknesses. ican auto industry in shambles, accomplishment, was worded Because of Republican clue - ence redux. And who, in either Another revealing item in the University’s press release is the and U.S. unemployment over and launched in such a careless lessness, I agree with your last party, would be able to stop friendship between Stavros Niarchos and David Rockefeller, the 10%. Six years later, the U.S. him? Obama’s presidency is grandson of the University’s founder, John D. Rockefeller. has recovered its financial sta - weakened. He has two years left, Dr. Tessier-Lavigne, the University President, said: “these pledges bility and is growing annually at but the odds are that unlike Rea - recognize the longtime friendship of David Rockefeller with the a modest but healthy 4%. The gan and Clinton, and more like late Stavros Niarchos and his family.” Foundation President Andreas rescued auto industry is thriving. George W., he will not rebound C. Dracopoulos said: “Stavros Niarchos and David Rockefeller were Unemployment is under 6%. before he retires. So he’ll be out close friends and legendary business partners for over half a cen - One reason for Obama’s fail - soon enough. Great. Then what? tury…They did well together in the twentieth century, and now ure to tout his own achieve - Let’s turn to the particulars: they’re joining forces again to do good in the twenty- first.” ments is that he says he is con - Elizabeth Warren and Bernie It is striking that a son of Greece, Stavros Niarchos, would be - tent to have history rather than Sanders are the Democratic vot - friend and become “legendary business partners” with one of the the electorate judge him. In ers’ purists, whereas Hillary Clin - wealthiest and most powerful personalities in the world. short, he believes that history ton is their hawkish corporatist Beyond that friendship ’s personal elements, the Diaspora as will absolve him. He clearly lacks whose baggage they will ignore well as Greece have indirectly benefited from the fact that such the fortitude of one of his feisty in a heartbeat to avoid sending Greeks, with global visibility and brilliance – such as Stavros Niar - Democratic predecessor Harry S a Republican back to the White chos and Aristotle Onassis – were friends and partners of leading Truman. House. This is Hillary’s time, half American citizens. When Truman ran in 1948, a of the country believes, and that There must have been conversations about Hellenism. Some good number of progressives half will unite to rally behind her. doors have had to open. Even the mere fact that their names were who usually voted Democrat As united as the Democrats Greek benefits us all. were leaning toward the Pro - will be, the Republicans will be gressive Party, which thought it that much divided. Rand Paul is would win five million votes (it more a political natural than the Honor Thy Foreigner didn’t). On his right, his South - rest of them put together, but in ern wing broke off to become the age of ISIS and Russian Dixiecrats and would carry a bravado, it is no time for isola - "Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels number of usually Democrat tionists. The rest of the lot, even to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.” Book of states. His opponent was Georgakas says the Democrats might rebound in 2016. Scaros though they talk a tough game, Exodus. 23:9. a formidable Thomas Dewey says both parties, like the Scarecrow, are in need of a brain. either look like they haven’t That is the Old Testament passage President Barack Obama who had almost defeated started shaving yet, or come cited during his speech on immigration policy. Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the manner that even supporters point, “the Democrats could across as gosh-darn happy-go- We are following with chagrin the intense attacks – dressed in previous election. were alienated. New computer stage a startling comeback in lucky types that Putin would eat the rhetorical clothes of morality and righteous indignation – of a Rather than remain passive, glitches are predicted when the 2016,” all except for the word for breakfast. There’s a reason large proportion of society on President Obama’s decision to free Truman undertook a nationwide exchanges reopen this month, “startling.” There would be noth - Eisenhower and Reagan didn’t millions of illegals from the fear of deportation. train/bus campaign to vigor - and the guidelines for getting ing startling about a Democratic start wars – they didn’t have to. Critics say the president is rewarding lawbreakers and that will ously promote his positions. the earned insurance rebates for victory in 2016, just as there has Their gravitas provided all the encourage millions of new illegal immigrants. They also fear Like Obama, he had faced an 2014 taxes have not yet been been nothing startling about the deterrent that was necessary. amnesty will lead to wage increases, resulting in higher prices for uncooperative Congress. Unlike clarified. political ping pong going on over The only ones who even come goods and services. Obama, who keeps speaking In foreign policy, Obama has the past 20 years, with each ma - close to that these days are John Obama is behaving like an Emperor, suggests the Wall Street about bipartisan compromises made public statements that jor party trading leadership McCain and Dick Cheney. In Journal editorial “I Barack.” But we are especially upset with mem - he knows will not materialize, should have been made through every couple of years. 2016, McCain will be 81, and bers of our own community, Greek-Americans of whatever gener - Truman blasted his opponents diplomatic channels, if at all. There is one thing the De - Cheney will probably continue ation, who are opposed to it. as a Do-Nothing Congress and The red line Syria wasn’t sup - mocrats and Republicans are re - to be one of the most despised Similar arguments, dear Greek-Americans and Hellenes from urged voters to boot them out. posed to cross is an obvious ex - ally good at doing: pointing out public figures in America. Need - every part of the world who are reading this, have been used by Furthermore, even though polls ample. Going on television to the other’s mistakes. Not lead - less to say, neither will be the many generations of Americans to prevent new immigrants from showed his action would cost announce he had no policy re - ing, not governing, not keeping GOP nominee. entering and living in this country. Yet, instead of being destroyed, him votes, Truman took a garding ISIS was worse and promises, not thinking outside Foreign policy aside, I’m not the country flourished, became a mosaic of harmonious living, an moral stand and issued an exec - wiped out any credit he had the box, not inspiring, and cer - sure anyone in Congress right economic miracle, a bright star that leads humanity along the long utive order to end racial segre - gained by successfully engineer - tainly not compromising. Just now has a clue how to put the but steady road to full realization of human potential. gation in the U.S. military. ing the killing of Osama bin pointing the finger of blame - economy on a healthy, robust For us – and we hope for every member of the community who In contrast, Obama allowed Laden. that, they have absolutely mas - long-term track. The extent to is an immigrant – the only principle according to which we should most of his party to ignore him Republicans are now feeling tered. which the Republicans will keep treat new illegal immigrants is that of humanitarianism, guided as if he were a toxic substance. better about regaining the pres - The formula is really quite Congress or lose it will depend by God’s directive in Exodus 23:9. He compounded his negatives idency. But most Republican vic - simple: if it is a battle of the on how well the free market What should our country do with the children who came here by promising to initiate an ex - tories in this election were by party in power trying to govern does it the short-term, because young, who are Americans by any criterion of judgment, who do ecutive order regarding immi - extremely thin margins. Three versus the party out of power it certainly won’t be based on not know any country other than the United States? Should they gration reform, but only after times as many Democrats did pouring poison into the stew – anything the politicians do. be deported? the election. This was an elec - not vote compared to non-voting it’s no contest. The party out of For years, the Democrats And what should be done with those children who are born toral lose-lose position. Those Republicans. Led by a straight- power wins every time. have been like the Wizard of Oz’ here but with illegal parents? Do we expel the parents but keep who opposed him were fired up talking, program-oriented can - Don’t get me wrong, Dan, it’s Cowardly Lion, devoid of the children, who are American citizens by law? to win as hefty a Congressional didate with administrative skills, not as if I am a cynic who thinks courage. The Republicans, in Is it right to let millions of people live in fear of deportation, to margin as possible while those the Democrats could stage a “all politicians are worthless.” turn, are more like the Tin Man be exploited, without the possibility of becoming integrated into who agreed with him, the ma - startling comeback in 2016. Also, it is not as if my lack of – without a heart. Unfortunately, society and developing as individuals? Or should we give them jority of Latino voters, were dis - faith in either party is a senti - nowadays both parties are more the opportunity to live humanely and with dignity? heartened. Would he actually SCAROS RESPONDS ment I have felt my entire life. like the Scarecrow, simply in When the economic downturn forced them to risk a thousand do as promised, or would he Dan, you picked a topic that In fact, as recently as ten years need of a brain. hardships and dangers in order to get into this country, how should make some half-hearted com - I think about every day. In fact, ago, I thought both parties were we have responded? promises with Republican my forthcoming book about the full of capable people, and the WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? We forget too easily that we, too, "were foreigners in Egypt.” We forget what our ancestors endured before they came here, the harsh living conditions, the insults, persecutions, their homes being burned, and when they arrived here they were not always welcome. Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris In restaurants down South there were signs which read “No dogs and Greeks allowed.” And yet, we are not interested in knowing what thousands of At Last, New Home for Our This is an important development for the 1958 by the late Archbishop Michael. Greeks are currently enduring, forced by the economic crisis to Greek-American community. The new facil - In recent years, under the leadership of leave Greece in search of something better. Elderly ity will meet some very serious community Bishop Antonios of Phasiane, it was upgraded That is why we resent the pseudo-morality of those people who needs in Greater New York. as much as possible. But it is not enough. are opposed to President Obama's measures. Finally, last week, a larger property and I would venture to say that schools, Congratulations and gratitude are owed There should be humane and dignified treatment for all. That building was purchased that will become churches, homes for the elderly and media to Archbishop Demetrios, Bishop Andonios, is what is required by conscience. the new St. Michael’s Home, which will also outlets are the four most necessary institu - and the first three major donors: the Stavros That is what made America America. provide additional needed services that will tions for the Diaspora. Niarchos Foundation, Irene Ladas and Ele - care for the elderly. St. Michael’s was founded in Yonkers in nie Angelopoulos. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 5, 2014 VIEWPOINTS 11 Against Thanksgiving Day: Post-Hurricane Sandy Thoughts on a Transformed Holiday

By Dr. Niko Economou* tation and destruction. Nature From Brigantine to Hoboken, versity and striving for freedom, dish bringing extra supplies. stufngs while checking our var - informed us of its power and there was building destruction, to our ever increasing abun - Same old myth perpetuated as ious mobile and digital devices 'Twas four weeks to Thanksgiving force. Lucky for me, I had water power outages, ooding and, dance and bounty; and, of if this was America's beginning. for messages that we believe we Supersandy was in form flooding in the basement, 13 fuel and food shortages. Seaside course, to come together with We know some Puritans re - can't live without and then, run - Confusion more than ready trees severed and dropped, and Heights, only three miles from family and friends. At least for mained British loyalists, while ning to the malls for early Christ - What? to anchor a new reform. one tree struck one side of the Toms River, saw its boardwalk some it is so, perhaps for many, some sided with the American mas shopping. Part of these tra - house. You should have seen the and amusement park destroyed, but not for all. Not unlike Su - Revolution. ditions are warm and wonderful, I live at the Jersey Shore, other guys, maybe some of you with amusement rides in the At - perstorm Sandy some were for - Of unequal measure is the without a doubt. Toms River to be specific, and did and, perhaps, some of you lantic Ocean. There were thou - tunate their abundance was left contribution of the Native Amer - But is that all there is? Is that on October 29, 2012, Super - had homes damaged or washed sands of people homeless and intact, while others suffered par - ican, without whose assistance all we want? Maybe. Perhaps storm Sandy hit us with devas - away. over two million homes without tial or total destruction and de - and generosity to the Puritans, embedded below these illusions power anywhere from a few privation. These are some of the especially that rst year, many, of freedom is a wanting to en - days to two weeks. It was an as - thoughts that led me to Thanks - if not most, Puritans would have gage our individual freedoms be - sault on humanity, as it was an giving Day and Against Thanks - perished unprepared to fully yond our traditional customs. assault on public and private re - giving Day as an American holi - contend with New England Thanksgiving Day has a tacit Dueling Narratives about the sources. Human nature showed day. What follows are not weather conditions. And where purpose to observe and honor its wide range from kindness to prescriptions or proscriptions, is the Native American today? freedoms; do we do this? Do we deviousness. What I present in but rather, an evocation to ex - And how many know that No - think important enough to add December 3, 1944 in Greece this article is not a polemic plore and share with each other vember is Native American Her - to our Thanksgiving celebration against Thanksgiving Day per se, what is it we want the Thanks - itage month? How ironic, Amer - a gratitude beyond our own pur - but one individual's revelatory giving holiday to be (there may ica! suit of life, liberty and the pur - December 3rd Instead, ELAS thoughts and observations dur - be numerous differences)?; do Not until 1789 did President suit of happiness, mostly happi - marks the seventi - turned its fire - ing and after the darkness of Su - we want to separate myth from Washington along with the ness to extend this to some eth anniversary of power on non- perstorm Sandy. House of Representatives offer other(s) in a purposeful, mean - one of the most communist resis - The second night without an observance of prayer and ingful way— yes to go outside tragic events in tance groups, electricity, save for a ashlight Tons of food, football thanksgiving for the people of of our traditional and comfort - Modern Greek his - slaughtering hun - for urgent and necessary mo - games, and shopping the United States. Thomas Jef - able habits, as wonderful as they tory. On December dreds of brave ments, you know, was a night of ‘till we drop. Is that ferson disagreed, noting his per - can be, to build or, at least, ex - 3,1944 a demon - guerrillas, most of vulnerability, of restriction, a lack ceived conict of church and pose ourselves to one other per - stration in Athens whom were not of choice and, most poignantly all there is to it anymore? state. President Lincoln, how - son who is not in our tribe. Is opposing the return monarchists but a physical and spiritual blind - ever, after the Gettysburg victory, this a feasible consideration to of the Greek Gov - simply not commu - ness. reality?; do we want to dene proclaimed for Thanksgiving to foster? Do you want to pursue ernment-in-exile to nists. A signature What came over me in that and clarify the holiday and de - be observed every year on the freedom, exposure, rescue from a Greece newly free by AMB. PATRICK N. ELAS tactic con - darkness was John Milton's termine, if we want, a social fourth Thursday of November. the grassroots up? Or do you of the German Oc - THEROS sisted of killing the poem "On His Blindness" and his movement that denes and And not until 1941 did Congress prefer waiting for politicians dur - cupation degener - odd German near a first two lines: "When I consider shows purpose, meaning and ex - ofcially declare the fourth ing campaigns to offer freedom ated into bitter and Special to village not sympa - how my light is spent Ere half pression to the dentition? Or do Thursday of November as a na - and liberty as bumper sticker bloody street fight - The National Herald thetic to ELAS and my days in this dark world and we want to sustain the status tional holiday for Thanksgiving caricatures, which are so vague ing that cost tens of provoking the Ger - wide." quo of happy and pleasure ("Get and President Franklin Roosevelt and generalized? We need our thousands of lives and led to a mans to devastate the village in I understood I was not liter - Happy" as a recent song grabbed signed it. own OXI represented and five year Civil War. The Decem - retaliation. Kalavryta was a case ally blind as Milton became by some). To follow the aforementioned demonstrative of the people, by ber 1944 events, known in in point. Many Greeks did, in middle age, around 1650, yet a To begin with a brief exposi - myths and history of Thanksgiv - the people and for the people. Greek as “Ta Dhekemvriana” de - self-defense, join paramilitary wave (no pun intended) of tion of the history, myth and leg - ing Day is to include acknowl - How gratitude can become an layed the country’s recovery five units organized by the Germans thoughts and emotions were end of Thanksgiving is relevant edgement to many Native Amer - expressive doing. A gratitude years beyond the rest of Europe to keep ELAS away from their evoked around my life, my light to what follows Against Thanks - icans, the Black slaves, and, the however small is a tangible con - and devastated an already pros - villages. and my blind nesses. In challeng - giving Day. That the Pilgrims of uncounted immigrants who con - nection to at least one person. trate economy. Seventy years However, Stalin had a ing times, my mind does not sup - Plymouth Colony celebrated tributed in the making to our Against Thanksgiving Day is an may have passed but the legacy dilemma. He wanted to control press, shut down or deny but their rst Thanksgiving in 1621 present Thanksgiving Day. And opportunity to preserve tradi - of the Events continues to poi - Greece after World War II but more so, tends toward activa - may be factual as far as date for lest we forget, the 150-200 tion, while side by side expand son the internal politics of had to compete with the British. tion, stimulation, arousal, and them, but not accurate as to the Greeks who arrived in Louisiana freedom and gratitude. In the Greece. The story of the Decem - Accordingly, he ordered commu - old and new awakenings. Of rst Thanksgiving, notwithstand - in 1850-1860 and, many who spirit of the Socratic dialectic to ber Events has so polarized the nist elements to sabotage Greek course for me to be alone, as I ing that they were British sub - had to change their names to engage between abundance and parties that no one agrees on forces fighting with the British was, invited introspection and jects since there would not be a survive prejudice and ridicule. freedom. They are not mutually what actually happened. in the Middle East. The KKE or - reection. United States of America for an - Where would America be with - exclusive. The Left’s narrative begins ganized a mutiny in the Greek Simultaneously, my mind was other 155 years. out her Greek diners? Jose Saramago (Nobel Prize with Greece’s entry into World Armed Forces in exile. A recent wandering to and occupied by There were preceding I love Thanksgiving. It is my winner) captivates in his subtle, War II. The Communist Party of book “On Spartan Wings: The the several hundred thousand Thanksgivings in 1607 in favorite holiday and look for - suspenseful novel, "Blindness" Greece (KKE) narrative claims Royal Hellenic Air Force in New Jerseyans and New Yorkers Jamestown and also colonies in ward to spend it with family and how inhabitants of a town mys - as its greatest feat the Resis - World War Two, July, 2012, by in a similar or more difcult Maine and in La Florida under friends. Against Thanksgiving teriously one by one succumb to tance to the Nazi Occupation. John Carr,” chronicles commu - plight and, concern for family Spanish rule well before 1621. Day has its antecedents in Su - blindness. The phyisical blind - Communist cadres took to the nist cadres sabotaging Greek and friends that were unreach - Yet to this day the myth of the perstorm Sandy, whose adversity ness is a metaphor for psycho - mountains, created the People’s fighter planes flying missions able. So much uncertainty and Pilgrims starting the rst Thanks - highlighted the loss of freedom, logical blindness. As only Sara - Liberation Army of Greece against the Germans. Unfortu - unaccountability to be about. giving lives on. the inequalities, the injustices, mago can, he walks us hand in (ELAS), which fought the Ger - nately, the Conference at Yalta, Sometimes nature, with all its Last week, November 4th, I the partialities and disservice, hand to the ultimate question, mans tooth and nail while fend - threw a monkey wrench into challenges, invites opportunity voted at a public school and in which heightened Thanksgiving "What do you want to see?" Even ing off treacherous attacks from Stalin’s plans. He agreed to for contemplation and direction. the hallways and classrooms Day for me to become a two-day the homeless have a window, right wing guerrilla groups in Greece falling within Britain’s For, me Superstorm Sandy with there were pictures, cutouts, holiday to celebrate our tribal you know. What do you want to the pay of the Occupation. The sphere of influence after the all its hardship and challenges, drawings and narrative on tradition and ritual: stufng with see? Do you want to see? KKE narrative also derides the War, in return for Britain’s led me to Thanksgiving Day: a Thanksgiving with Plymouth food, watching football games Greek Army in exile in the Mid - agreement to the Soviets taking day for thankfulness and grati - Rock, the Pilgrims (Puritans), the till we are blear-eyed, taking * Dr. Niko Economou is a psy - dle East as a force created by over the rest of the Balkans. He tude from our early days of ad - Mayower ship and Miles Stan - time out, returning to add to our chologist in Toms River, NJ. the British to subjugate Greece could no longer support the after liberation. These fears KKE/ELAS openly. They under - proved true after the liberation stood that they had to grab in late 1944, when the returning Greece without the Red Army’s LETTER FROM ATHENS troops joined forces with the help. By liberation, ELAS reli - German collaborators and un - ably controlled the bulk of the leashed a “white terror” that Greek mainland and had un - went so far at to behead thou - leashed a bloody “Red Terror.” Phew! What’s That Smell? Oh, It’s Greek Soccer Again sands of innocent Greeks. ELAS then decided to grab In December 1944, the peo - Athens before the exile Govern - ple could take it no longer, came ment (a fairly sorry lot led by With no fixed pro wrestling fans slugging it out briefly suspended owner Vangelis Marinakis was out in a massive demonstration the elder George Papandreou) to watch, Greeks instead have and refs getting as - all soccer games in the head of a criminal organiza - in Athens and fell into a right- could consolidate power. ELAS to rely on the charade of soccer, saulted than on the the professional tion running the game. wing monarchist trap. The col - moved tens of thousands of an alleged sport so crooked and field. leagues, upsetting This is a heavyweight fight. laborationist police opened fire troops secretly into Athens and convoluted in the country that Every so often, the fans who were Melissanidis, 63, nicknamed on a peaceful demonstration then organized the massive you’d be better off trying to fig - EPO – which is so left to spend even “The Tiger,” owns Aegean Ma - leaving hundreds dead. ELAS demonstrations of December 3, ure out the plot of The Big Sleep absent in overseeing more time drink - rine Petroleum, called the rushed into the city and were 1944. ELAS members dressed as than keep track of which owner, the sport it should ing in bars and try - biggest supplier of fuel oil in the ambushed by the arrival of a policemen opened fire on the player, referee, or backstage be called UFO – is - ing to read a news - world. He took over AEK last massive British force. As noted, demonstrators and then, in care - small-time hoodlum is fixing sues some phony paper without year when it went bankrupt but a significant minority of the fully coordinated action, at - matches and making money outrage, along with looking at it like someone a new stadium is in the Greek population believes in tacked police stations all over while laughing at the fans who the Greek Sports the DaVinci Code. works. this narrative. the city. The police hung on de - support the game. Ministry which by ANDY EPO’s head, In 1996 he was sentenced to Like with most such emotion- fiantly, knowing they would be Now keep track, sports fans, could care less DABILIS Giorgos Sarris, prison for fuel smuggling but the laden narratives, the other side executed if they surrendered, because this sad saga has more about ethics, and said that the own - charges somehow vanished, and believes equally fervently in its until Greek and British rein - twists and turns and shady char - there are noises Special to ers wouldn’t re - he’s been charged with threat - narrative. Following Metaxas forcements arrived to turn the acters than an American soap about cleaning up The National Herald spond to calls to ening reporters. taking power, the Greek security tide. ELAS realizing the game opera. The hooligans and the game which is prevent more vio - Marinakis, also one of those services went after the KKE with was up, took fifteen thousand halfwits who turn out to watch beyond saving between corrup - lence. “The Super League has greedy shipping magnates who skill and dexterity with most of mostly professional middle class Greek soccer (not counting the tion and hooliganism. sent us nothing, nor has it issued do virtually nothing for their the KKE in jail by 1940. But at hostages as protection against few blessed innocent souls who A fan on Crete died last a statement, as we had asked it country except bleed it, has been the time of the German inva - British bombers and artillery believe in their teams) actually month after being beaten after to. It appears that this entity is charged with match fixing and sion, Stalin and Hitler were still and successfully extricated their believe the players care about one game and thrashings are in disarray,” Sarris said, the first inciting violence before but, of nominal allies and the surviving forces from Athens. When they winning or their fans, when all more common than goals. The truthful words attached to Greek course, nothing came of it be - KKE elements, on orders from reached the northern suburb of anyone else connected to the owners wouldn’t care if every - soccer. cause powerful men in Greece Moscow, supported the German Drosia, they killed them all. team financially cares about is one in the stands got killed as It didn’t stop there. The Pres - are like those in Mexico: un - attack with some minor acts of I would suggest that reader money. long as they get their money in ident of the Stupor League, uh, touchable. sabotage. The Nazis, still main - draw an important lesson from Without a contract with the one way or another, even if it Super League, Takis Agrafiotis, He said it was Melissanidis taining the myth of alliance with this tale of two narratives. I lean TV dish network Nova, which means fixing the results, paying said he was quitting too, accus - who sicced the thugs on Zo - the USSR, freed hundreds towards one narrative but admit pumps in two million euros a off refs and players or other ne - ing Panathinaikos, the co-super grafos. The AEK strongman said (some say thousands) of com - freely that both sides have a year, Greek soccer would go un - farious means. power along with Olympiakos, he wanted to bring down his foe. munists from Metaxas’ jails. The point. However, polarization in der faster than the Titanic. Not The beating of Zografos came of failing to support him. The “There is no dictatorship on the communists stayed passive until any society destroys any mean - content with using the phony just before a retired Scottish ref - team said he was a hypocrite, a planet that has not fallen. This Germany attacked Russia two ingful attempt at finding the sport - in which flopping is con - eree, Hugh Dallas, who was word too difficult for the fans to one will fall too, regardless of months later and in fact for an - truth. sidered manly - as a revenue brought in to try to bring some understand. how powerful it is,” Melissanidis other year until Moscow or - source, it’s now alleged that sanity and decency to the game, The departure of soccer from told a press conference. dered them into the mountains The Hon. Ambassador Theros is feuding owners are setting thugs said he too was being threatened TV and the sports pages left no Hollow words because Zo - to take over the incipient guer - president of the U.S.-Qatar after referees to intimidate and and would no longer assign refs void for anyone who can read a grafos is reported to have testi - rilla resistance. Politically astute Business Council. He served in beat them. to games but take lesser duties. book without moving his lips but fied that a person who claimed and well organized from their the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 That’s what happened to Zografos was set upon in the sure led to the owners duking it to be Melissanidis had threat - time in jail, the communists years, mostly in the Middle Christoforos Zogragfos, who not street by assailants with iron out verbally. If only their players ened him 10 days before the at - took control of many guerrilla East, and was American Ambas - only referees but is Vice-Chair - bars and is lucky to be alive. If were that aggressive the games tack, saying to him, “I will throw bands and created their guer - sador to Qatar from 1995 to man of the Hellenic Football he hadn’t survived, EPO and the would be more interesting. you to the sea, I know where rilla army ELAS. They also man - 1998. He also directed the State Federation’s (EPO) refereeing Sports Ministry would have been Billionaire Dimitris Melissani - you live.” Sounds like a soap aged to persuade the British that Department’s Counter- committee. Hellenic Foosball so upset they might have had a dis, the owner of AEK, a once- opera after all, and more enter - they were the most effective re - Terrorism Office, and holds nu - Federation is more like it except moment of silence before him at proud franchise now broke and taining than Greek soccer. sistance force and the British merous U.S. Government deco - that there’s more action in the the next fixed game. relegated to a bottom-dwelling gave them gold and weapons. rations. stands and on the streets with But to pretend it cares, EPO division, said that Olympiakos [email protected] 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 5, 2014

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