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Greeks Brace for More Pay Cuts, Tax Hikes As Papandreou Readies More Austerity Plans

WASHINGTON, DC - The still- a partial restructuring of some roiling economic crisis in tiny of Athens’ sovereign bonds. Greece, a country of 11 million Despite the rescue package, people, threatens “disastrous” Greece is again nearing default damage to the American econ - despite deep pay cuts and tax omy and even topple the 17- hikes – with more coming – and member Eurozone of European slashed pensions to cut spend - countries using the euro as their ing that has triggered a deep re - currency, U.S. President Barack cession and fall in revenues be - Obama said, speaking at the cause Prime Minister George White House alongside German Papandreou’s Administration Chancellor Angela Merkel, has failed to stop rampant tax whose country is providing most evasion costing the country as of a $155 billion bail-out pack - much as $40 billion a year. Not age of rescue loans to keep a single major tax evader has Greece from going under. been prosecuted, leading to Merkel is under pressure at cries of injustice from workers home to push private sector and leading critics to note many creditors to contribute to a sec - of Greece’s rich and political ond bail-out for Greece, even as leaders are among the evaders. the so-called Troika of the Eu - Instead of going after the ropean Union-International evaders, the government, with Monetary Fund-European Cen - the support of the Troika, is tral Bank (ECB) which is pro - planning to announce another viding the money keeps insisting wave of austerity measures, de - Greece will not have to default spite an increase in protests on or restructure, despite statistical the streets, particularly outside evidence the country can not the Parliament in Athens where stay afloat. A default that left as many as 60,000 people have AP Photo/henny RAy AbRAms Greek banks unable to borrow gathered to denounce the gov - Greece, Ecuador Tie 1-1 in Junk Bond Bowl but Fans Revel in the Game from the European Central Bank ernment and Troika. The Troika using the country’s sovereign has tentatively agreed to extend Fans of the Greek soccer team celebrate the team's first goal at Citi Field in New York, Tuesday, June 7. The rejoicing didn’t debt as collateral could bring against Ecuador during the first half of a friendly soccer match last too long because Ecuador came back. See story, page 5. Athens’ financial system to a Continued on page 9 standstill and some investors say the ECB may be forced to back down and accept defaulted Greek bonds as collateral in Methodios Relents on St. George’s Sacraments such a situation. A Priest’s “America’s economic growth depends on a sensible resolution By Theodore Kalmoukos ning feud had created a division Ocean to $88,000. Church lead - tunate controversy ended. Upon of this issue,” Obama said. Departure TNH Staff Writer among the 63 churches in New ers and members said they receipt of this letter, sacraments “It would be disastrous for England under his jurisdiction, could not afford the hike. may again be celebrated at the us to see an uncontrolled spiral BOSTON – A six-month battle with more than half siding with In a letter to the church’s pre - St. George Parish. Let us concen - and default in Europe, because Leaves a between St. George’s Church in him, but many other priests and siding priest Fr. George trate our efforts to restoring that could trigger a whole range Lynn, Mass., which refused to members of other churches Tsoukalas and Parish Council peace and harmony, and to heal - of other events,” a nod to the pay a $20,000 annual increase aligning themselves with St. President John Meklis and the ing the wounds which have hurt potential of Greece to create Mystery to the Metropolis of Boston has George’s, whose Parish Council parishioners, Methodios stated all of us.” The issue started in economic havoc. He praised temporarily been settled after and members had stood stead - that: “The unfortunate contro - December of 2010 when the St. Merkel’s handling of the Greek Metropolitan Methodios said he fast in their refusal to pay the versy which has negatively af - George parish unanimously in at crisis even though Germany’s By Theodore Kalmoukos would allow sacraments there $20,000 increase, which would fected your Community, Metrop - least two general assemblies re - commercial banks indicated TNH Staff Writer to resume after he had prohib - have raised the annual assess - olis and Archdiocese these past fused to pay the $20,000 in - they were not prepared to be ited them and that the question ment to the church in a work - six months must come to an crease demanded by the Arch - part of a private sector contri - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The of money would be resolved by ing-class city about 13 miles end.” In another part of his letter bution to solving Greece’s debt surprise announcement by Rev. accounting techniques. The run - north of Boston, on the Atlantic he wrote, “I consider this unfor - Continued on page 4 crisis but left the door open for Demetrios Recachinas during a Sunday service on June 6 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church here that he would be leaving immediately after 29 A Three-Step Guide for years of service, citing health and personal reasons, aston - ished many church members St. Demetrios New York and created a storm of specula - tion if there was more behind his decision. Fr. Recachinas said High School Grads, 2011 he was going for medical treat - ment, but did not specify for what, and said that after he be - By Constantine S. Sirigos Petros G. Petrides Cultural Cen - comes well the Archdiocese will TNH Staff Writer ter of the Cathedral of St. appoint him to a smaller parish Demetrios in Astoria. The guests to continue his ministry. Many ASTORIA, N.Y. – Love. Pride. were welcomed by Supervising parishioners began crying and Hope. Those words were spoken Principal Anastasios Koularma - asked how serious Fr. Recachi - and felt often at the Commence - nis, who set the tone by invok - nas’ illness was and offered to ment Exercises of the St. ing the efforts and memories of support him in any way possible Demetrios Greek American High parents and grandparents of the including financial. The Arch - School on evening June 3 at the graduates who came to America diocese appointed Fr. Joel L. that they might have a better McEachen as interim priest. On life. He invited the guests to ad - Palm Sunday Bishop Andonios mire them now at the culmina - of Fasianne, Chancellor of the tion of their long journey, and Archdiocese, visited the parish The First told the students with humor and during his sermon praised and sympathy, “all the yelling Fr. Recachinas. He also blasted and shouting from their parents “those who created problems to Greeks in was for this day.” There were him.” Andonios also urged the burst of applause from islands parishioners not to pay any at - of family and friends in the hall tention to what he said were ru - US Politics as the name of each graduate mors about Fr. Recachinas but was called up to receive his wouldn’t say what they were, diploma, but louder still was the which just sparked more of By Steve Frangos acclamation from their 33 fel - them. Bishop Andonios of TNH Staff Writer low graduates, some of whom Fasianne did not respond to The were have been together for 14 National Herald’s telephone One of the most enduring years beginning with pre-K and message. stereotypes of Greeks is their are closer to being siblings than Fr. Recachinas is married and passion for politics, so it’s not classmates at the only Greek father of three adult children. surprising to find that from the American high school in Amer - tnh/CostAs beJ He is considered one of the most moment Greeks arrived in the ica - and its supporters. The or - Noted author and producer Nicholas Gage, who grew up in Greece during the Civil War years, successful and prominent priests United States they were deeply atory was interspersed with de - told the graduates of St. Demetrios in New York to remember that love is what abides. of the Greek Orthodox Archdio - involved in the nation’s political lightful performances of Greek cese. The Holy Trinity parish process. What is less likely imag - songs by the school choir. One consists of 650 families and be - ined, even by the most ardent of the highlights was the pre - longs to the Direct Archdiocesan Greek patriot, is that Greek im - sentation by the keynote District under the administrative migrants and their children, speaker, noted author and pro - Another Archon Honor for Behrakis and pastoral jurisdiction of from their earliest arrivals, were ducer Nicholas Gage. He began Archbishop Demetrios. elected or appointed political by saying that although he has In a telephone interview, Fr. figures. Greeks in politics is attended graduations for 17,000 NEW YORK - The Order of the Culture, education, and family. maceutical industry as a re - Recachinas verified he is ill and meant in the widest sense of the students, “I feel no less pleasure Archons of Saint Andrew of the Archon George Safiol, Award searcher and marketer of said that, “I am on a leave of phrase including people at all being here tonight because you Ecumenical Patriarchate hon - Committee chairman, a member asthma and allergy products. He absence for reasons of health levels of government, city, are sustaining the tradition of ored Archon Depoutatos George of the Leadership 100 Board of has served as President of Holy and for personal reasons,” but county, state, federal, as well as our people, the most honored D. Behrakis, Chairman Emeritus Trustees, said, “Archon Behrakis Trinity Greek Orthodox Church repeatedly refused to discuss those in the Foreign Service. tradition in the history of hu - of Leadership 100, with the has exemplified tremendous in Lowell, Mass; serves on the what either problem was, other American historical definitions man kind and I wish there were Nicholas J. Bouras Award for stewardship of time, talent and Executive Committee of the than to say his health problem and concerns are not always the 100 schools like this across the Extraordinary Archon Steward - resources in support of the Ecu - Board of Trustees of the Greek was, “Serious enough but finally same as Greek American or for country.” ship at a special tribute dinner menical Patriarchate and the Orthodox Archdiocesan Council; thank God I will overcome it.” the Modern Greek Diaspora. Gage said he wished only to on June 5 at the Metropolitan mission of the Order of Saint was Vice Chairman of Hellenic He said only that the personal Former Greek Prime Minister offer the graduates some guide - Club in New York. Present at the Andrew. His stewardship has College/Holy Cross School of issues “are personal issues and and statesman Eleftherios posts for a good life, citing three event were Archbishop also extended into the Orthodox Theology; an Archon of the Ec - I would not want to go into.” Venizelos reworked the defini - things they should love above Demetrios of America, Metro - Christian Church throughout umenical Patriarchate; and as He said whether he serves in an - all after quoting Plato that edu - politan Methodios of Boston, the United States. Our commit - chairman of Leadership 100. He other parish “depends on the Continued on page 7 cation shows students to hate Anthony Limberakis, Comman - tee deemed it appropriate to is an alumnus and served as Archdiocese when the time what should be hated and love der in Chief of the Order, and recognize his efforts and name Chairman of the Board of comes, now I am on a leave of what should be loved. First, many members of the Leader - him as our first recipient of this Trustees of Northeastern Uni - absence. When the time comes eleftheria, freedom, the right to ship 100 and the Archons. Arch - prestigious award in recognition versity in Boston. He is also a the Archdiocese will discuss the For subscription: live under one’s own control. bishop Demetrios praised the of the extraordinary service of member of the Board of Over - issue with me and it will be 718.784.5255 Second, the pursuit of excel - personality of Behrakis and his Vice Commander Bouras.” seers of Tufts University Medical taken care of properly as the [email protected] lence - arete – doing one’s best philanthropic contributions for Bouras was named Honorary School and the Boston Sym - Archdiocese sees it.” in everything, which he illus - the advancement of Hellenism Life-Time Member of the Lead - phony and supported many Hel - He also wouldn’t elaborate trated with a story from early and Orthodoxy. Behrakis ership 100 Board of Trustees last lenic causes, including as a ma - why the decision was made so in his career. When Gage was a thanked the Order of Archons year. jor donor for the statue of Greek suddenly and repeated that, and spoke about the values of Behrakis has distinguished Continued on page 6 the Orthodox faith, Hellenic himself as a pioneer in the phar - Continued on page 4 Continued on page 3 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 11-17, 2011

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n NOW THRU JUNE 30 monastery that occupies Kon - NATIONAL - The American-Hel - evets Island in the Russian Fed - lenic Chamber of Commerce, in eration. During the Soviet pe - cooperation with Cisco and un - riod, the monastery housed a der the auspices of the Prime military unit. In 1990 it became Minister of Greece, has one of the first monasteriesin launched the Make Innovation the region to be revived by the Work Competition, offering a Russian Orthodox Church. The $100,000 first prize to an inno - Konovets Quarter donates much vative business plan that ad - of their income to efforts to re - vances the Greek economy. The build the monastery. competition focuses on innova - tive ideas from entrepreneurial VANCOUVER – Back for a 2nd Greeks around the world that year! Poetry Reading and book could make Greece more com - review on June 11 at 3 p.m. at petitive in one of four areas: Vancouver Public Library by lo - Green Energy, Tourism, Alterna - cal poet and novelist Manolis tnh/CostAs beJ tive Agriculture and Transporta - Aligizakis on his latest books in - NJ Federation Honors Andreas Comodromos tion & Shipping. For more in - cluding plus his translations of tolios PhotoGRAPhy formation, please visit renowned Greek poet Yannis The Federation of Hellenic American Organizations of New HLA Honors NY’s Judges at the Atrium Cafe www.miw.gr. Ritsos. Free admission and Jersey's second Annual Banquet honored Andreas Comodromos everyone welcome! Vancouver on June 5t at the Pines Manor in New Jersey. Seen (L-R): Am - The HLA’s Judiciary Night was a celebration Greek Americans n JUNE 9-12 Public Library - Kitsilano Branch bassador Aghi Balta, Koula Sophianou, Andrew Tsivikos, Met - in the law and a tribute to NY's jurists, whom Mamie Stathatos- HOLMDEL, N.J. – The Church is located at 2425 MacDonald ropolitan Evangelos, the honoree, Panos Stavrianides, Anna Fulgieri thanked for their contributions to the judiciary. The of Kimisis of Holmdel invites Street. Comodromos, Greek Deputy Minister Georgios Nikitiades and Judges, including the revered Nicholas Tsoucalas (seated, 2nd everyone to their Greek Festival Federation President Tassos Efstratiades. from L) are seen with officers and board members of the HLA. Thursday, June 9 to Sunday, n JUNE 12 June 12 featuring rides, games VANCOUVER –Join us at the & prizes, Greek food and pastry, Hellenic Community Centre for and boutique and folk dancing. a photographic retrospective of Rain or shine. For info visit past Greek days and the Greek In the Spotlight: Arete J. Bouhlas, A PR Whiz www.kimisis.com or call (732) community. Vagelis Catevatis 739-1515. and Ric Spratley have prepared a virtual feast for your eyes. Join By Angelike Contis Public Speaking classes began. I STAMFORD, CONN. – The us after church services on June TNH Staff Writer was so nervous the first day, but Greek Orthodox Church of the 12 at 12:30 pm. Free admission I fell in love with teaching then Annunciation of Stamford and everyone welcome! The NEW YORK – Communica - and there. In 2008, I left my day- promises “Fun for the whole Hellenic Community Centre is tion/Writing Instructor Arete J. job to focus on teaching. I had family!" at its annual Grecian located at 4500 Arbutus St., Up - Bouhlas wears many hats. One to hustle a lot, but currently I’m Festival - Rain or Shine: Thurs - per Hall. of them – made by her best an adjunct at four New Jersey day, June 9 & Friday, June 10, 6 friend Anne Marie, reads “Greek colleges: Middlesex County Col - p.m. to 11p.m., Saturday, June n JUNE 14 Goddess.” Another is board lege in Edison; Raritan Valley 11 from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m., VANCOUVER – "Cyprus Still Di - member of the legendary Hel - Community College in Branch - Sunday, June 12, 12 pm to 10 vided" – A film presentation & lenic Dancers of New Jersey. The burg; Kean University in Union; p.m. There will be Greek foods discussion at the Hellenic Com - hat of professor – something and Rutgers University in New and pastries, folk dancing, munity Centre at 6:30 pm by Bouhlas aspires to- would be a Brunswick. No two days are alike wines, ouzo, a Greek agora, and Hellenic Studies at SFU. Screen - natural fit. She loves seeing the in my profession, and I love that. rides and games. A fabulous car ing of a film from the American sparks go off in her students. Each semester brings a new raffle limited to 999 tickets for Hellenic Institute (AHI), fol - Bouhlas enjoys trasmitting to schedule of courses and new a 2011 Mercedes Benz GLK 350 lowed by a roundtable discus - them what she knows about one groups of students – it’s never AWD will be offered. Free ad - sion with Professors Andre of the most vital skills in life – boring! mission – free shuttle service. Gerolymatos, Dimitri Krallis, the give and take of communi - TNH: What part of Greece The Church is located at 1230 John Haris and Chris Ioannides. cation, whether it’s spoken, writ - are you from? Newfield Avenue. Call (203) Hosted by Hellenic Studies at ten, sung or danced. AJB: My father was born and 322-2093 for information. SFU. Free admission and every - TNH: Tell us about yourself. raised in Keratea, Attiki, and my one welcome! Hellenic Commu - AJB: They broke the mold mother’s parents are from Mani. BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The Holy nity Centre is located at 4500 when they made me - at least Both areas are beautiful, and my Resurrection Greek Orthodox Arbutus St., Upper Hall. that’s what my folks say! family there is just awesome. I Church, Corner 25A & Rt. 107 TNH: How did you become Anne Marie Price (R) made her best friend, Arete J. Bouhlas, try to get back at least every in Brookville hosts its Greek Vil - n JUNE 15-JULY 20 interested in Communications the hat that best reflects her inner being. other year to visit and explore. lage Festival 2011, June 10 from (EVERY WEDNESDAY) and teaching? TNH: How does your Greek 6-11 pm; June 11 and June 12 TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Greek AJB: I was a Communication fessors at Monmouth University for a cultural nonprofit. I had heritage play a role in your life? from 3-11 pm Free Parking and Dance Classes at the Tarpon major for both my undergradu - were amazing and I think that’s never taught before, but I was AJB: I grew up in a very Shuttle Bus from C.W. Post cam - Springs Cultural Center with ate and graduate degrees. I be - why I stuck with it. As far as passionate about my Comm, and “Greek” house, and I can hon - pus. The festival features four Greek dance specialist, Dr. Mary came interested in Comm be - teaching goes, I “walked” into it. hoped that, combined with my estly say that it has affected every cooking classes with world Coros, every Wednesday from 7 cause I realized I wasn’t any In April 2007, Middlesex County professional experience, would part of my life: my values and renowned Executive Chef to 9 pm. Walk-in rate is $8 per good at business or art, but I College in Edison, NJ was hold - be enough. At the end of August work ethic; my bouts of wander - George Kyrtatas, author of My class, or $30 for any four found that I had a rather ing open interviews for part-time 2007, they called me back and lust; the way I speak and act; my Big Fat Greek Feast, music and classes. Learn to dance popular straight-forward writing style, instructors (adjuncts). I was asked if I still wanted to teach. I views on family and food, etc. I dancing; petting Greek dances and comfortably and that I got along with all looking for a second job to sup - said “yes” and literally had one feel very lucky that I learned so zoo and pony rides on Saturday join the dancing circle! Not only types of people. My Comm pro - plement my income as a publicist week to prepare before my two much from my immediate family and Sunday, June 11 and 12. will you learn how to dance, but and community (St. George, Pis - For information visit you will also learn about the ori - cataway) about what it means www.greekvillagefestival.info or gin of and traditions surround - to be Greek, and why it is so im - contact: Stella at (516) 456- ing each dance. Please wear portant. 3548 or Zefy at (516) 532-3004. comfortable shoes, no flip-flops. TNH: Do you have any role The class is oriented towards models? SYRACUSE – 38th annual Greek participants 14 and older. You AJB: My parents, Dimitri and Cultural Festival at St. Sophia can register online at www.tar - Maria Bouhlas. Also, my yiayia, Greek Orthodox Church. Fami - ponarts.org or by calling (727) Nancy (Alevizakos) Liverakos, lies and friends can immerse 942-5605. The Cultural Center 97, who came here as WWII was themselves in the “Greek expe - is located at 101 S. Pinellas Ave. breaking out and went to live rience” and sample a variety of with a family in Jersey City she Greek dishes and pastries, watch n JUNE 15-19 had never met. I can’t imagine a variety of traditional folk BRONX, N.Y. – Annual Greek relocating like that and not see - dance performances, be enter - Fest hosted by one of the oldest ing my family for almost 30 tained by our traditional Greek communities in the U.S., years! They are the hardest bouzouki music group, “The of the Church of the Zoodochos working people I know, but they Aegeans” browse through a va - Peghe. Featuring Greek cuisine, also know how to enjoy life. riety of Greek shops in the mar - entertainment, dancing, carni - They taught me to appreciate my ketplace (agora), and take a val-style games, and other ac - roots; to be courageous and take church tour. Saturday and Sun - tivities. Visit www.zoodohos - risks; to speak my mind; to be day attend sessions on modern peghe.org/Festival.html or call open to new experiences and Greece, travel and Greek cuisine, (718) 823-2030 for additional points of view; to appreciate language and iconography. Kid’s information. Located at 3573 what I have; that love of family booth located in the lower level Bruckner Blvd. and friends is of great impor - of the Church will have a num - tance, and to simply be happy ber of fun activities. Visit greek - n JUNE 18 with the person that I am. fest.stsophias.org. The Church is VANCOUVER – "They Live TNH: What are your greatest located at 325 Waring Road. Longer" book reading with au - achievements and future goals? Dates & Times: Thursday, June thor Harry Mouratides at Van - AJB: Performing in the 2004 9; 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, June couver Public Library. This book Athens Olympics Closing Cere - 10, 5 pm to 10 p.m. Saturday, is born from the travels of its au - monies. It was an adrenaline June 11, 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sun - thor throughout ten "longevity rush! And in teaching, every time day, June 12: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. villages" where healthy and ac - one of my students surprises me tive nonagenarians are the with a flash of brilliance! n JUNE 11 norm, and not the exception. As far as the future goes… MANHATTAN - The singers of Author Harry Mouratidis will that’s a question for the universe the Konovets Quartet will return share some of these secrets with to answer! I’d like to pursue my to the St. Spyridon Greek Or - us at a special reading and dis - doctorate in Communication thodox Church for a live concert cussion of his book at 3 p.m. Studies, and secure a full-time of mostly Russian Orthodox Free admission and everyone professorship at a college or uni - hymns on Saturday, June 11 at welcome! Vancouver Public Li - versity. I’d like to write a book 6:30 pm. Tickets are $20 for brary - Kitsilano Branch is lo - on relationships someday. You’d adults and $10 for children 12 cated at 2425 MacDonald Street. be surprised how many issues and under. Includes concert and could be solved by simply having dinner afterwards and free park - n NOTE TO OUR READERS a face-to-face conversation and ing. St. Spyridon is located at This calendar of events section REALLY listening. Traveling more 124 Wadsorth Avenue. Contact is a complimentary service to and increasing my experiences Savva Demoleas for more infor - the Greek American community. with things that are unknown to mation at [email protected] or All parishes, organizations, and me are also on my list. (718) 483-3275. The hosts institutions are encouraged to TNH: What are some upcom - would appreciate it if you con - e-mail their information regard - ing projects/events? tacted them to let them know ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead AJB: I’ve been a member of how many people you are com - of time, and no later than Mon - the Hellenic Dancers of NJ since ing with so they can plan ac - day of the week before the 1998, and the group is celebrat - cordingly. Konevsky Monastery event, to english.edition@then - ing its 40th Anniversary on April is a Russian Orthodox ationalherald.com 29, 2012 - I’m wrapped up in helping that become a reality at the moment. For more info visit: www.hellenicdancersofnj.org. QUESTION OF THE WEEK TNH: Share with us some words of wisdom. Vote on our website! AJB: I regularly give my Com - munication students this advice: You have the chance to express your opinion on our website 1. Our past experiences - on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - whether positive or negative - af - lished in our printed edition next week along with the question fect our perception of reality, and for that week. how we act in any particular sit - The question this week is: Should members of the Greek uation. 2. We always have a Parliament, the Prime Minister, and the President, take a salary choice. Choices have conse - cut before enacting any other austerity measures? quences. Choose accordingly in o Yes reference to your own happiness! o No 3. Common courtesy goes a long o Maybe way. 4. The answers are most The results for last week’s question: Will Greece restructure often found in the journey. or default? TNH: Anything else you’d like 68 % voted "Yes" to add? 23 % voted "No" AJB: Remember to laugh. 9% voted "Maybe"

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TNH Staff Writers grant success story. In the Post story, before the nuptials, Cox NEW YORK – The bride wore compared himself to the WASP Reem Acra. The groom was in groom in Nia Vardalos’ film My Tom Ford. And – each hailing Big Fat Greek Wedding. Andrea from a high-profile family - it Catsimatidis then noted that was as royal an affair as an they share a passion for great American wedding can be. An - food and cooking. She remem - drea John Catsimatidis and bered that after a date at the Christopher Nixon Cox were Blue Ribbon Bakery in Green - wed in Manhattan’s Holy Greek wich Village, she recreated a Orthodox Cathedral on June 4 chocolate chip bread pudding at with a reception that followed home that they tried there. “It at the Waldorf Astoria. Catsima - was much better,” Cox diplo - tidis, 21, the daughter of Red matically added, in the article. Apple Group CEO John Catsi - The two often team up in the matidis and Margo Catsimatidis, kitchen preparing “Greek Night” wed Cox, 32, in a luxurious af - food for Cox’s parents, they told fair; but it also remained a very the Post. According to that Manhattan wedding, as the cou - piece, the couple first met at a ple posed in some of their pho - mock Presidential debate at Cat - tos at a pedestrian crosswalk, simatidis’ all-girl high school, with lots of yellow cabs in the Hewitt, in 2008. But the ro - background, a common sight for mance didn’t blossom until Cat - New Yorkers but not tourists simatidis was a freshman in col - who don’t know New York ways. lege and both were involved in The bride, a New York Univer - John McCain’s Presidential cam - sity Student and President of the paign. (The local papers did not campus Republican Club, on her hesitate to point out that Mc - daytime wedding wore a fairy - Cain was not invited to the wed - tale gown with a fitted, sequin- Top L: Andrea Catsimatidis' delight is visible through the veil, Bottom L: The bride enjoys her special day as her father em - ding, however.) patterned bodice that had a ruf - as she is escorted into Manhattan's Holy Trinity Archdiocesan braces his new son-in-law. Mother of the bride Margo Catsi - The Post reported that Cox fled, tiered skirt. Her long blond Cathedral by her father, John Catsimatidis. Top R: The bride matidis is visible to their right. Bottom R: 700 guests enjoyed proposed marriage at a dinner locks were swept to one side, and groom Christopher Nixon Cox share an intense moment. the Waldorf Astoria celebration, including Greek dancing. at the restaurant Le Cirque. The

with a simple veil and white District. He is the grandson of party (the bridesmaids were in Pataki, Former New York City Morgenthau and Republican wedding took place almost 40 bouquet, but an eye-catching di - the late President Richard Mil - peach) at the Cathedral and 700 Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Former National Committee Chairman years to the day after the amond necklace and tiara. hous Nixon. The father of the guests were received in the Wal - Secretary of State Henry Reince Priebus. groom’s parents were married But the real sparkle was in bride, who is now Mrs. Cox, is dorf Astoria Hotel’s Grand Ball - Kissinger, Former Pennsylvania As similar as the couple’s pas - at a nationally celebrated White her eyes and happy smile – as the founder of Gristedes gro - room. Among the VIPs were Governor Ed Rendell, New York sion for politics (Republican, at House Rose Garden ceremony. well as that of the groom, who ceries/Red Apple Group more than a few figures who State Senate Majority Leader that) may be, they each bring a The bride’s parents were also went for a classic black-and- founder. He and his wife are ac - have made their mark in Amer - Dean Skelos, Congressman unique background. As the New wed at the Greek Orthodox white look – in a black bow tie, tive in civic life and philan - ican history and political life al - Charles Rangel, Congress - York Post noted, in a June 1 Archdiocesan Cathedral of the small corsage to accompany his thropy, including – in the Greek ready, including Julie Nixon woman Carolyn Maloney, Con - story, Cox is “a Quaker whose Holy Trinity on October 2 1988, clean-cut tux. Cox is an attorney American community - the Hel - Eisenhower, Secretary of State gressman Gus Bilirakis, New ancestry can be traced back to according to the New York and aspiring Republican politi - lenic Times Scholarship fund. Hillary Clinton, Senator Chuck York Police Commissioner Ray the Mayflower.” Times. The happy couple was to cian who made a high profile Archbishop Demetrios of Schumer, Pennsylvania Gover - Kelly, Former Congressman His wife’s father came to the honeymoon in Hawaii and Cal - bid last year for Congress in America led the religious cere - nor Tom Corbett, Former New Mike Bilirakis, Former Manhat - U.S. from Nissiros Island in a ifornia. They plan on residing New York’s First Congressional mony – with a small wedding York State Governor George tan District Attorney Robert classic American dream immi - in New York. A Priest Leaves for Personal Reasons But Questions Abound, And Mystery Remains

Continued from page 1 were married by him; many chil - a change happens, the people un - went very well, very smoothly. have many good people. We have dren and grandchildren were fortunately begin the rumors. My wish is the parish to continue at least 650 families who pay “The issue is personal and I want baptized by him and you under - There are people who live for the as it is, to find a good priest be - their stewardship; thank God we to leave there and I want the is - stand when a priest resigns or rumors. Thank God the festival cause we are a big parish and we doing very well.” sue to end here at this moment.” leaves after 30 years, it is a big He acknowledged the mys - thing for the people.” He tery has divided the parish and wouldn’t say why the announce - said that, “When a priest leaves ment was made so suddenly or after so many years there are why there wasn’t a farewell din - people who are siding with the ner, he and added that, “Every - priest and there are others who thing is in the plan we are going are not with him. It is natural to organize a dinner, but as I said to have this type of dispute.” He for personal reasons he wanted said, however, he expects his to resign. Sometimes if an issue leave of absence will last only procrastinates for a long period three or four months, and, when of time things become mixed up.” pressed by The National Herald He said he would not be more to explain further about his de - specific. “The man decided to re - cision, said again that, “These sign and he resigned,” he said, are personal issues I want them but added he would be welcome to remain personal. I thank you back and, “We have a petition for your concern but I want the Rev. Demetrios Recachinas’ out to convince him to return.” issues to remain personal.” decision to suddenly leave He said the parish is doing well Asked if there were ethical is - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox despite the news. “The rumors sues, he said: “I wouldn’t say of Church in Bridgeport, Conn. that some people spread have to ethical nature, but as I told you has upset some members. stop; they are malingerers. When they are personal and I do not wish to say anything.” Parish Council President George Mourizakis was equally evasive in an interview with The National Herald and said all he knew was that the leave was, as POCKET-LESS stated, for health and personal reasons, although the refusal to PITA BREAD reveal more has upset many church members who want an - swers. He also wouldn’t say whether the alleged health issue Kontos Foods is serious. “I do not know what The Leading Company in Flat Breads he has told you, but the man is sick and he preferred to resign Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita to take care of himself and also for personal reasons which do manufacturers of Authentic ethnic not concern me, neither will we hand stretched Flat bread. get involved … I heard a lot but kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. they are rumors, I do not want to go into anybody’s personal Fillo kAtAiFi, bAklAVA, sPAnAkoPitA, tyRoPitA life. It is a big responsibility for nut Roll, melomAkARonA me now that we do not have a and the tRADitionAl meDiteRRAneAn DesseRts. permanent priest; I have my hands full at this moment.” excellent quality and service. He said when Bishop Ando - We distribute in USA and Canada. CALL US FOR AIRFARES TO GREECE. WE OFFER COMPETETIVE PRICES nios visited the parish on Palm special prices for communities, schools, churches Sunday that the assignment of a *Prices does not include up to $30 Greek domestic air taxes & fees new priest was already being dis - festivals and other events cussed. As to whether Fr. Re - cachinas would return, he said, “I do not know that is up to him. I do not know how these things are done; this is my first time that Kontos Foods, Inc I deal with such issues.” When b told that many in the church box 628, Paterson, nJ 07544 were crying at the announce - tel.: (973) 278-2800 Fax: (973) 278-7943 kontos.com

ment, he said, “We had Fr. a Demetrios for 30 years; many 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 11-17, 2011 Greek America’s Best and Brightest Enjoy a Sentimental Journey Back

By Constantine S. Sirigos that greeted him, in the spirit of said it was a “truly humbling BACK TO THE FUTURE TNH Staff Writer the evening, he spoke of his par - moment,” adding he remembers The moving and thought-pro - ents. “One hundred years ago a seeing the Statue of Liberty for voking evening began with NEW YORK – The children, 15-year-old Greek boy with the first time as a three-year old check-in at historic Battery Park. grandchildren and later descen - roots in Adramition in (North - boy coming from Cyprus, and When the guests boarded the dants of some of the most coura - west) Asia Minor, speaking not exclaiming, “Long live all the ferries they were taken aback, geous and determined Hellenes one word of English and over Greeks abroad.” Executive Di - then delighted, to see mixed celebrated one another and the violent objections of his fa - rector Basil Mossaidis told TNH among them people dressed and their forebears on June 4 at the ther, came to America. Twelve that AHEPA had raised almost interacting with them like Turn- GABBY Awards on Ellis Island, years later he graduated from $1 million for the restoration of of-the-Century Greek immi - the gateway of hundreds of Harvard Medical School. How Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island grants. After the reception on thousands of Greek immigrants he did it, I don’t know,” Dukakis and the Great Hall, which was the lower level, guests climbed into America from 1892 to said, but added that a man who celebrated by a gala event in the the stairs that emerged into The 1954. Like their predecessors, knew his father, Panos Dukakis, Great Hall in April 1991. The Great Hall. In that vaulted space they arrived by boat. GABBY once told him, “Your father is US government honored whose form and size evokes the stands for Greek American Best the most ethical man I know.” AHEPA’s contributions by estab - Aghia Sophia - a part of their and Brightest of the Year and He also beamed with pride and lishing an AHEPA room there. heritage few Greek Orthodox was created by the Chicago- love for his mother, Euterpe, The second Lifetime Achieve - Christians ever laid eyes on un - based Greek America Founda - who was graduated from Bates ment Award, presented to noted der Ottoman rule – Greek immi - tion, the evening’s hosts, to cel - College in 1921, “The first abstract artist Stephen Anton - grants waited to be interviewed ebrate Greek American Greek American woman to go akos, reminded guests of Greek after finishing their medical ex - achievement. Laura Evans Man - away to college,” he said. Americans’ impact in the fine ams. Many of their descendants atos, a FOX 5 news anchor in After expressing his hope arts. The evening’s closing pre - were among the 1000 people Washington, D.C. was GABBY that more Greek Americans will sentation finally brought who filled the Great Hall. The Mistress of Ceremonies along enter public service, he con - Founder and President of the guests were greeted by a large with Good Day Chicago anchor cluded by saying, “I’m sorry I Greek America Foundation Gre - screen displaying haunting black Anna Davlante. The presenters didn’t do better in 1988,” which gory C. Pappas into view. His Pa - and white images reminiscent of of the awards were stars, bur - one man countered with a cry padomanolakis family name re - pictures they first saw as chil - nishing the event’s description of Axios! repeated by many in ceived the classic “Ellis Island dren. The video yielded to a the - as the “Oscars” of the Greek the vast hall. Later, when he re - GeoRGe kokkinos treatment.” atrical depiction of the life of American community. Some, ceived his award in the category Olympia Dukakis the famous actor, but her cousin Michael After also paying tribute to early immigrants on the stage such as actress Melina of Business and Entrepre - Dukakis got the limelight at the GABBY Awards in New York “A community of individuals below. Actress Anthoula Katsi - Kanakarides, and Film Executive neurism, Jim Gianopoulos, Co- City where he received a Lifetime Achivement Award befitting like no other community in the matides portrayed a “picture Sidney Ganis, shared family sto - chairman/CEO of Fox Filmed his distinguished political career, including a Presidential run. country,” he expressed his belief bride” who became engaged ries, but Oscar winning actress Entertainment, pointed to the the community can soar even through the exchange of photos. Olympia Dukakis focused on her man who inspired Greeks on politicians shining on the same Performing Arts award and higher and announced a re - Congressman Paul Sarbanes cousin, former Massachusetts both sides of the Atlantic and stage.” Snowe, who lost her par - Chris Chelios won for Athletics. branding of the Foundation, was excited as his grandfather Governor and 1988 Democratic declared: “He is President ents at as a child, told a story Linda Katehi, Chancellor of the which according to their Web passed through Ellis Island in Presidential nominee Michael Dukakis to me.” The Greeks in that illustrated the Greek immi - University of California-Davis, site www.greekamerica.org, is a 1909, but it was a real anniver - Dukakis, recipient of the first of politics with roots in Mytiline grants’ commitment to educa - received the award for Educa - “non-profit organization dedi - sary for Nick Larigakis, Presi - the evening’s two Lifetime theme continued with U.S. Sen - tion that built the foundation of tion, and businessman Peter cated to the promotion, preser - dent of the American Hellenic Achievement Awards. ator Olympia Snowe, who won Greek American achievement. Karmanos was acknowledged vation and perpetuation of Institute. His grandfather ar - Olympia said she wished the the Politics and Public Service Kindergarten was a half-day af - for Philanthropy. The world- Greek culture and ideals in rived June 4, 1900, but was community could know more election – The GABBY awards fair, and when she came home renowned transplant surgeon North America. ” processed in Manhattan, he told about him, including his “Un - are unique in the Community as on her first day, her father asked Dr. Andreas Tzakis won the He wants its image to reflect TNH, not Ellis Island, because reasonable belief in the democ - the winners are decided by pop - “Why are you home so early?” award for Science and Medi - new endeavors such as an in - the original facility burned ratic process.” When she con - ular vote. The statuette is the Louis Psihoyos, photographer cine. The special category of ternship program in conjunction down. He became a proud cluded she said, “Only one word creation of jewelry designer and Oscar-winning documentar - Promotion of Hellenism honors with the Libra Group, which was American, naming Larigakis’ fa - comes to mind – Axios - and Konstantinos. Snowe said, ian was elected in the Arts, Cul - the community’s organizations. described by its Founding Chair - ther Roosevelt –not for FDR but though Michael Dukakis was “What could be more Hellenic ture and Media category. Con - When AHEPA won, Supreme man and CEO George Logo - for Teddy, who was President moved by the standing ovation than having so many actors and stantine Maroulis won the President Nicholas Karakostas thetis. when he arrived. Methodios Relents on St. George’s Sacraments, Money Issues Unresolved

Continued from page 1 quested Ecumenical Patriarch tween St. George’s and the Me - ditional $10,000 for 2010, an ad - 2012, the Archdiocese formula Clergy-Laity Congress.” Bartholomew remove Methodios tropolis that he initially reneged ditional $10,000 for 2011 and decided at the Clergy-Laity Con - He also added: “In order to diocese and Metropolis of Boston away from the Metropolis of on. an additional $10,000 for 2012,” gress must be in effect for Lynn address all issues relating to fi - in support of the so-called “na - Boston. Now, he wrote, “a careful which would have amounted to as it is for all parishes in the nances on the local, Metropolis tional ministries.” Methodios im - Sources told The National comparison of the proposed so - an annual assessment of $78,000 Archdiocese. This formula gives and Archdiocesan levels, the Fi - posed sanctions on Fr. Tsoukalas Herald that Methodios was in - lution which was forwarded to for the three years. every community the right to nance and Stewardship Commit - and the parish creating an eccle - structed by his ecclesiastical su - the Archdiocese following our He added that, “The Arch - discuss any differences concern - tees of the Archdiocese look for - siastical schism by not permitting periors to end the controversy, meeting on May 13, and the final diocesan decision was to erase ing the amount of the assess - ward to coming to a General the celebration of the marriage but that he was trying to blame decision contained in the letter the $20,000 in question for the ment with the Metropolis Fi - Assembly to present the Arch - and baptism. the Archdiocesan Council. signed by Jerry Demetriou, the year 2010 while crediting nance Committee so that a diocesan Financial Report, to Tens of parishioners sent let - The wrangling has created a Director of Administration, and $20,000 (the additional $10,000 resolution may be found. There - apprise the Parishioners con - ters to Methodios criticizing the rift between Church leaders, and George Vourvoulias, Chairman you proposed for 2010 and the fore, I expect your community cerning how parish commit - decision, including Philoptochos Methodios sought to end it by of the Archdiocesan Finance additional $10,000 for 2011) to to honor the proposal as out - ments are invested in funding President Stacey Arabatzis, while lifting the sanctions and by ap - Committee, indicates clearly that your 2011 commitment bringing lined by the Archdiocese Finance the National Ministries, and to numerous parishioners writing proving a recalculation of St. there is no difference for the that figure to $88,000.” But he Committee which will conform assist the Parish in reaching its to George’s assessments that were years 2010 and 2011. Your sounded less conciliatory about to the regulation of the Archdio - stewardship and long term plan - The National Herald re - part of a recent agreement be - Parish proposed to submit an ad - next year. “Concerning the year cese and the decisions of the ning goals.” How The Extraordinary Vlassy Patsios Landed in Nebraska’s Fields

By Tracy Overstreet “I just about fell apart,” Pat - at the Highway 281 Bosselman hour days that started before the theindependent.com sios recalls. Talks with Army of - Truck Stop from 1972 to 1979. crack of dawn. ficials couldn’t change anything, He and Doris both learned a lot “He is very hardworking,” GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska - so Patsios got a tattoo of an eagle there, including many cooking Marshall said of Patsios. “He puts Vlassy Patsios left his native and heart on his right forearm tips from the chef at the Corn - in a lot of hours and really knows Greece as a 15-year-old to escape and resigned mentally to go to husker Hotel in Lincoln, but they the business.” “Vlassy would be the ruins and hardships of war. Korea. The military boat with both wanted to do something the first one there and the last Ironically, war became his salva - Patsios and Peterson arrived in even bigger. Finally, their oppor - to leave,” said Five Points Banker tion - part of the new opportu - Korea. Night fell on the new pla - tunity came. Ed O’Boyle. “He is hardworking nity he found in the military serv - toon that was to head out for the A CORNHUSKER OPA! and full of life.” ing his new home of the United front lines the next day in trucks The Bosselman Eaton restau - Patsios’ firstborn son, Tim, States before he landed in Grand that were already lined up. “I rant on east Highway 30 was also joined him at the Midtown Island and became a fixture as a heard my name called real loud available for lease. They moved and learned the restaurant busi - successful restaurant entrepre - — ‘Pvt. 1st Class Patsios report in their cooking equipment and ness. Tim has followed his dad’s neur. Patsios pleaded and to the commanding officer,’” he the rest became local Grand Is - hospitality footsteps and works pleaded with his parents as a recalled. He went. “Pvt. Patsios, land history as the couple started now for the Hyatt Regency. Mar - teen to let him come to Kearney, are you an American citizen?” hosting “Greek nights” with tra - shall said Patsios has added so Neb., in 1950 at the sponsorship the officer wanted to know. “No ditional Greek gyros, baklava much to the Grand Island com - of his uncle. They finally relented sir,” Patsios replied. “Do you and homemade pita bread. “Our munity — he has provided ex - when he promised to come home want to become one?” the com - restaurant was very, very success - cellent food and service and if he didn’t like it. The 14-day mander asked. ful,” Patsios said. Local business - shared a new culture with the boat ride from Athens to New “Well,” Patsios stammered. men, doctors and attorneys, in - community through the Greek York was followed by a train ride “Do you want to become an cluding Vince Dowding and his nights. “His Greek food was bound for Nebraska, only Patsios American citizen in case you’re wife, Nancy, were at the inau - amazing,” O’Boyle said. The inadvertently got off in Chicago. killed?” the commander said gural Greek Night the Patsioses Greek nights also included danc - “Choo choo, Kearney,” was all he bluntly. “Yes. I’d like to become hosted. It was all a dream come ing and music and education could muster in English, trying an American citizen,” Patsios true with the restaurant success. about the country. Its diversity to find help from other passen - inDePenDent/bARRett stinson said. The next morning, a line of Then Five Points Bank owner Bill and depth that new immigrants gers and railroad officials as he Veteran Vlassy Patsios stands next to the Korean War Memorial officers peppered Patsios with Marshall asked Patsios to con - add to the community, Marshall waited hours for the next west - outside the Hall County Administration Building in Grand Is - questions about the United sider opening a restaurant at the and O’Boyle said. And freedom, bound train. Once in Kearney, he land, which despite its name is a small landlocked town. States. He answered them all Midtown Holiday Inn, in which too — from a man who served found restaurant work and be - correctly. Then he was sworn Marshall was a partner. Patsios the United States during wartime gan learning English in the high sios appreciated the instruction, Patsios said. He didn’t drink or into citizenship and loaded onto did. It gave him the venue to and continued to serve it well school and through the tutoring only to learn after an embarrass - smoke or party. He worked and the truck headed for the front serve more than 3,000 meals at beyond. of a teacher after school. But all ing encounter what he had really studied, worked and studied. line. Patsios became a squad a time. It was a challenge that that work didn’t spare him the been taught. “I will take care of Patsios heard of an opportu - leader before his two years in Patsios loved for more than 10 (Used by permission of the taunting and teasing of those myself,” Patsios always told him - nity with the railroad in Korea was up - having served years through 1990, even Grand Island Independent who spoke the language more self. He kept going to school dur - Wyoming and traveled there. He there from 1952 to 1954 as part through it required 15- to 16- www.theindependent.com) fluently. ing the day and took a job at a toiled hard in the railyards, of the 2nd Infantry Division, 31st The new immigrant was told garage, cleaning and waxing. He struggling to move the mighty Regiment and later the 3rd In - by some boys how to properly rented a small room, just for train wheels until a supervisor fantry Division. He returned to greet a gentleman and his lady himself, and paid his own way. found a job that better matched Fort Riley and signed up for when they are met on the street. “Sometimes in life, you just have the quick and agile 5-foot-4 Pat - three more years in the Army un - Another Archon Honor for Being proud and respectful, Pat - to set some goals to get ahead,” sios — greasing wheels on the der the promise of being sta - passing passenger trains. He was tioned in Italy. This time, the as - making money, but growing signment was correct, but his Philanthropist G. Behrakis homesick, too. He returned to new wife, with their soon-to-be Kearney to see family there and son, was too nervous to move ATHENS LAW FIRM decided he would join the mili - overseas. She stayed behind and Continued from page 1 tary after a recruiter told him he the marriage ended. MARIA M. MANOLAKA & KONSTANTINOS A. PETRATOS could get stationed in Europe. Patsios served his duty in Italy America’s greatest athlete, INTEGRATED LEGAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT GREECE Then he could have a job and be and visited his parents and fam - Harry Agganis, in 1995. closer to his parents back in ily for more than a month in The National Council of the Greece, he thought. After com - Greece, but returned to Nebraska Order of Saint Andrew unani - pleting basic training in Fort Ri - when his military service was mously voted in 2010 to estab - mesoGeion AVe 451, 15343 AG. PARAskeVi - Athens ley, Kansas, Patsios was off to complete. He opened a restau - lish the Nicholas J. Bouras tel.: 01130 211 0123 345, Fax: 01130 211 014 1919 Fort Ord, Calif., for specialized rant with relatives in Kearney Award. Limberakis stated, “The Cell: 01130-6947-106-544, 01130-6948-383-011 training. Military buddies were and took a liking to a waitress Award will be presented annu - e-mail: [email protected] teaching him English all along he hired there, Ms. Doris Nielsen. ally to an individual who has the way and Patsios was becom - They married in 1963. It wasn’t demonstrated extraordinary and ing known for his quick and pre - long before the Patsioses — now incomparable stewardship to • ContRACts • ReAl estAte tRAnsACtions, leAses thRouGhout GReeCe • PRoPeRty mAnAGement in GReeCe cise work. He was excited for his with sons Gus and Bill - were in the Order, enabling Archons to • DonAtions / PARentAl GRAnts European assignment and went Grand Island to soar on their vigorously pursue securing reli - • lAnD ReGistRy CAses immediately to the postings own wings. He bought the gious freedom for the Mother • Pensions board, but couldn’t find his Whitehouse Cafe on Third Street Church of Constantinople. It is George D. Behrakis • CiVil AnD CommeRCiAl lAw name. “Patsios,” said buddy Alan in downtown Grand Island in the indeed appropriate that this • PubliC AnD CRiminAl lAw “Pete” Peterson from Wisconsin. late 1960’s and reinvented it into Award be named after National demonstrated remarkable lead - • ComPAny lAw “You’re over here. Looks like a very successful cafe. He later Vice Commander Nicholas J. ership as a faithful son of the we’re going to Korea.” managed the Platter Restaurant Bouras, who himself has Ecumenical Patriarchate.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 11-17, 2011 COMMUNITY 5 Greece, Ecuador Tie 1-1 in Junk Bond Bowl but Fans Revel in the Game

By Constantine S. Sirigos by a defender. American-born upset over the tie. A man named TNH Staff Writer fans unfamiliar with the ways of Jaime acknowledged to The Na - the world’s dominant sport were tional Herald that such games NEW YORK – On a steamy night not sure if it was a serious injury are not played to win at all costs, that reminded them of their or whether Kone’s reaction was and fans such as Anthony Pro - homelands, New Yorkers with worthy of an academy award. topapas of Karpathos felt Greece roots from Greece and Ecuador Throughout the game the played well. His daughter, came to the Citifield home of the Ecuadorean attack was relent - Sophia, a big soccer fan from her New York Mets hungry for a soc - less, but the sleep-deprived three years living in Greece, cer victory to take their minds Greeks were sharp on defense, agreed. After the game, the off the economic crises besetting their goalie Stefanos Kotsolis sav - Greek team’s coach Fernando their countries. The result, a 1-1 ing the day numerous times with Santos greeted the media, in - tie, was nothing to cheer about, leaping grabs, and his teammates cluding Greek Americans. Born but nearly 20,000 Greek Ameri - broke up many Ecuadorean ad - in Portugal, he coached AEK cans were thrilled nevertheless vances to the goal. The Greeks Athens and PAOK before he was to welcome the Greek National carried a 1-0 lead into halftime named new coach of Greek Na - Team which was being allowed but fans of both teams were con - tional Team on July 1, 2010 to play despite a symbolic sus - fident of victory. Ardent fan Kyr - when coach Otto Rehhagel re - pension of national league play iakios Magoulas seemed to put signed following the 2010 World in Greece because of violence his faith in defense, but the half - Cup. He called the match an in - and corruption in the game. Fans time analysis of a man named teresting one, given that it was a for both teams were fired up as Panagiotis was prophetic: “We friendly match, a “polite” one as they came out of the number 7 need to get one or two more he said. He said it was a pleasure train. “Yeah Greece! Opa Opa!” goals.” for him and the team to be in shouted one group of Greeks Cousins George Christopher, New York and feel Hellenism so clad in blue-and-white, only to Dina Tsiorvas and Chris strongly, and thanked the Com - be countered by Ecuadorean Paraskevopoulos whose families munity for its support. chants. The 39,656 fans quieted hail from Argos, are big soccer One disappointed journalist down for the national anthems. fans. Chris was excited about the said Greek writers came to Citi - A group of singers presented a rare visit of the national team field hungry for the joy of victory beautiful rendition of the Greek and George was also there to and wondered why the coach anthem. The blonde woman who support soccer in the U.S., as was didn’t play his top performers. sang the Ecuadorian national an - Attorney Alex Alexiades of New Santos explained that veterans them seemed to struggle with it, Jersey. Godbrothers Gerasimos needed to be rested following a and Greeks hoped it was a good Makris and Manolis Malliakis grueling season, but more im - omen. The fans then burst out from Long Island and brothers portantly, he said, games like this with chants of “Ellas! Ellas!” but Francis and Nick Brosnan, with gave him a valuable opportunity they were met by the louder Greek roots in Thesaloniki, were to start younger players and screams of the Latins, who ap - among those caught up in the build for the future.Another peared to outnumber them. Cer - tnh/CostAs beJ back and forth with the Ecuadors asked the coach if that long tainly their bright yellow shirts ABOVE: Greek midfielder Panagiotis Kone drew the penalty that was converted in a 1-0 lead by fans during the break. With no transatlantic journey did the stood out more. Alexandros Tziolis' kick. BELOW: Americans were happy at Citifield. They like goals, or at least traditional rivalry between the team more harm than good, but The game was no mere exhi - shots on goal, and both teams kept the goalies busy. This diving stop by Ecuadorean Alexander teams or countries, the taunting Santos replied firmly that, “They bition. Even friendly matches are (Is he part Greek?) Dominguez was matched by his Greek countepart’s fine plays. was good natured – or maybe are necessary to show respect taken into account affect the there was sympathy at play. and appreciation to the Greeks FIFA rankings for the 2014 World Nube Urgiles, a sportswriter for abroad.” Archbishop Demetrios Cup. Both teams played well, but the Spanish newspaper El Diario echoed the coach’s words, calling the Ecuadoreans seemed to take was born in Ecuador. She said the match, “A wonderful oppor - advantage of a geographic ad - her country, like Greece, is strug - tunity for the Greek American vantage: their country is in the gling with its external debt – Community to applaud the na - same time zone as New York and both their bonds are rated the tional team and for them to see the Greek team was only three lowest in the world apart from us and experience our love.” days away from beating Malta, Cuba - prompting some to call Eleni Alatsos, whose family is 3-1 in a 2012 European cup the game the Junk Bond Bowl. from Chania, Crete, the supervi - qualifier. If Ecuador was more Greeks returned to their seats sor of the pressbox cafeteria, said aggressive, or at least more en - hopeful of victory. Ecuador had she was proud the Greek team ergetic, the jet-lagged Greeks other ideas. Fricson Eraso erased played in the first soccer game came to fight who drew first the Greek lead with a goal early at Citifield and reflected the ex - blood on a penalty kick blasted in the second half and at that citement of top Mets officials into the goal by Alexandros Tzi - point the spirit of the two teams’ such as Executive Vice President olis. During the first half, the fans seemed to split, with the Dave Howard about bringing Ecuadoreans guarded the goal Ecuadorians more hungry for a soccer to a Borough filled with closest to the baseball park’s victory and the Greeks hoping soccer fans. Howard said that the home plate. Tziolis’ vicious line good defense would preserve the field that stretched roughly from drive kick was deflected, equally tie. Tied it remained, though it the third base line to the outfield likely by a Greek or an Ecud - seemed that a shouting match in wall in right field was FIFA reg - orean, and it zipped past the the stairwells was meant to se - ulation-sized. He welcomed the Latin goaltender as the Greek cure a moral victory and the out - near sell-out of the 44,000-seat fans exploded with joy. numbered Greeks were not out stadium, a rare occurrence at Greek midfilder Panagiotis shouted. There would be no Met games this year. Kone prompted the penalty post-game Latin triumph. when he took a shot to his knee Ecuador’s fans seemed more [email protected] ALL SAINTS GREEK ORTHODOX MONASTERY Congratulations to the D.G.K. Class of 2011 Come join the sisters of Stella, Maria, James, Isadora, Maria, ALL SAINTS GREEK Nicholas, Nicholas , your hard work, dedication and effort have helped you earn your diploma. 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Continued from page 1 cation and family in establishing a foundation for their lives, junior and a reporter for the upon which the students could Boston University News, Arthur build character and values and Gelb, then a New York Times enabling them to be successful Drama Critic wrote a biography architects of their own future. of the great playwright Eugene He concluded by saying, “I hope O’Neil.. He described the author that I can give back to St. on his deathbed at his hotel, or - Demetrios as much as they gave dering his wife to burn his un - to me.” Salutorian Eleni Modi - published plays in the fireplace. nos, in Greek, gave her class - Gage wanted to do a story about mates a nostalgic review of the the scene, but found no fire - journey that began in pre-K. She place when he visited the hotel. declared that they were now Gelb saw the article Gage wrote. ready to move into the future He called the student and said with faith, courage and opti - he was told the story by O’Neill’s mism along the roads they have wife herself, but when pressed chosen, but also said they will by Gage he admitted he never never forget their school, which actually visited the room. Gelb was for them more like a home. eventually revised the book, and One of the honored guests eight years later, when he was was Washington Heights-born made Metropolitan Editor of George Nikitiadis, Deputy Min - The Times, Gage was the first ister of Culture and Tourism, reporter he hired. After that, who was accompanied by Aghi whenever he was nervous about Balta, Greece’s Consul General a potentially explosive article Photos: tnh/CostAs beJ in New York. He acknowledged Gage was writing, the young re - This year's St. Demetrios graduates, in Astoria, New York. Cen - Koufalakis, Nicholas Gage, Maria Makedon and Antonis H. Dia - Greece’s current problems, and porter would say, “Arthur….I ter row, from left: Evangelos Kyriakopoulos, Koula Sophianou, mataris. On the end, to the left: Costas Iliades and Anastasios responsibility for the crisis, and was up in the room.” Gelb knew Nikos Andriotis, Archbishop Demetrios, Very Rev. Fr. Apostolos Koularmanis. The grads began together in Pre-K, 14 years ago. added: “But you see exceptional Gage always went the extra things there also, and that is the mile. The final guideline was: Greece you see here today,” and Putting love first. “No matter turning to the students he de - now successful, how admired, clared, “You are the bearers of how learned you become, it will Hellenism and Orthodoxy. Keep mean little unless – as St. Paul them in your hearts, souls and wrote - you put love first,” minds.” Nikitiades was intro - which he re-infiorced through duced by Nick Andriotis, School an emotional tribute to his Board Chairman, who said that mother, who laid down her life despite opposition, he never had for her family and whose legacy doubts about creating the is her five children, 13 grand school, even though “we started children and 15 great grandchil - with less than zero, because we dren – to date, and he said that’s found $33,000 in unpaid bills.” why his mother’s death was a He expressed pride in the com - triumph, not a defeat. munity’s dedication to the Koula Sophianou, Cyprus’s school noting it was built not Consul General in New York, just with large donations from was among many speakers who affluent individuals but with could hardly contain her joy. countless $20 contributions. Af - She noted Greece’s economic ter the graduates marched into crisis and, after the 2011 grad - the hall, the Archbishop offered uates were conducted to the the invocation assisted by the stage by the young children who Very Rev. Apostolos Koufalakis, will comprise the graduating Dean of the Cathedral. Later in class of 2023, said, “The present the evening he said to the grad - and future together, arm in arm. uates: “Fight to the end for truth That’s what we need, to march and God will be with you,” and together.” Attorney Costas Eli - urged them to “ lways aim ades who is the current PC Pres - The Petros P. Patrides Cultural Center was full, during the St. The 2011 Valedictorian Kally Konstantinidis was the emotional high.” Family and friends and ident beamed as he told the Demetrios graduation ceremony, with proud parents. torch bearer for her classmates, a close-knit group for 14 years. graduates left the hall aglow. graduates, “Your possibilities are Sotirios Prokopiou, proprietor limitless for all of you. Set high Senator Michael Gianaris, pre - office,expressed how much he sion of her family. She said, “I In Greek, she thanked and ex - of the Stini Yiamas Lounge in goals for yourselves.” sented the graduate with certifi - loves attending the school’s remember my first day of pre-K pressed her love for her family Astoria, said he was proud of New York State Assembly - cates. She noted that many had graduations and singled out the as if it were yesterday,” and de - and all who support the school his daughter Grace, and the woman Aravella Simotas said served as interns in his office, teachers for praise after congrat - clared the 14 years were filled and presented Gage with a gift school that nurtured her and she was proud to be a graduate and said said they could always ulating the graduates. with memories, friendships and in behalf of her classmates. Eu - prepared her for pre-med stud - of the afternoon school and “ knock on our doors, they are SHE’S NUMBER ONE accomplishments.” She told her genios Sarantis also offered a ies at Mercy College. “I hope the urged the graduates to appreci - open. We need more Greeks in The 2011 Valedictorian was classmates to take responsibility valedictory address, eloquently school remains strong to con - ate their heritage. Irene politics.” George Paralemos of Kally Konstantinidis, who de - for the rest of their lives and to using architectural imagery to tinue to do the best for our chil - Stathatis, representing State the State Comptroller’s scribed the school as an exten - put to use all they learned there. describe the importance of edu - dren and the community.”

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GREEK MUSIC ...PLUS The Other Epitaphios: Ritsos’ Epic Work, Theodorakis’ Music, Genius Joined

NEW YORK- Our religious tra - final form of 20 stanzas. knew, that this was tained in the poem. tics and celebrating the prole - countered these songs at the age dition is familiar with the Epi - Rick Newton of Kent State the only way to He decided to do tariat. But, as a poet, he surely of 15, without even knowing taphios Lament Hymns of Holy University, who translated the make such literary his own orchestra - knew that politicization of such Modern Greek, I felt their pull Friday. How much do we know, poem from Greek to English works transcend all tion employing the a tragedy would have narrowed and their power without being however, about the collaboration noted: “In these 324 lines the levels of Greek soci - bouzouki playing of its impact, appealing only to able to articulate why. This mag - of poet Yiannis Ritsos and com - poet transforms the original pho - ety. The results have genius Manolis Hi - readers/listeners of his own per - netism exerted such a force over poser Mikis Theodorakis’ Epi - tograph into a universal image justified his deci - otis and the Doric suasion. His poetic commentary me that I learned Modern Greek taphios, and why so many of us of human grief, resilience and sion. Initially, voice of Grigoris on the event would have and became a translator as well are so greatly moved by it? May hope. Ritsos presents a general Theodorakis was di - Bithikotsis. The amounted to little more than a as a classical philologist. In my 2011 marked the 75th anniver - and philosophic lament, the sort rected by the record work was released tract. When Ritsos revised his undergraduate and graduate sary of Ritsos’ literary creation of dirge that any mother might company to the in 1961, the first poem and retitled it, from training in Classics (Washington and Theodorakis’ adapation. sing over the body of her dead powerful and popu - ever LP in Greece. Moiroloi (‘Lament’) to Epi - University in St. Louis, followed Among other activities celebrat - son. In thus universalizing the lar among the musi - by GRIGORIS Here are the taphios, he placed it within an by University of Michigan,) I was ing May Day 1936, nearly mother’s plight the poet succeeds cal elite of Greece, MANINAKIS thoughts of Kent ancient Greek context that is taught that Greek culture 40,000 tobacco workers from in speaking to the hearts of all Manos Hatzidakis, State’s Newton. also a universal one. The Epi - stopped being distinctly Greek various cities of Greece, partici - people.” If the poem did not be - who agreed to pro - Special to “Some 25 years taphios Thrinos of Holy Friday when Christianity overtook Clas - pated in a demonstration in come well known and popular mote the work on The National Herald have passed since I is about the death of Christ, sicism. But my own experience, Thessaloniki, on May 9, de - when it was originally published the condition that translated Ritsos’ which includes and embraces as classicist and philhellene, has manding better working terms in 1936, it more than became so he would orchestrate it, direct it Epitaphios. Back then, I was 37 the death of all mortal humanity. taught me otherwise. The Greek and conditions. Tolerated and when Theodorakis returned to and choose the vocalist. The mu - years old, and now I am 62. But The Epitaphios Logos of Per - poetic tradition, in my estima - even encouraged by the iron rul - Greece from Paris after his mu - sic of Epitaphios was thus pre - the power of these poems still icles, in Book 2 of Thucydides, tion, transcends politics and re - ing dictatorial Metaxas govern - sical studies, in 1959. He decided sented for the first time, with resonates with me, whether I takes the events from a single ligion, precisely because it aims ment, in power at a time, police to compose music with a social Hatzidakis playing the piano and read them to myself or sing war and universalizes the loss to for the universal truths, which opened fire on the demonstra - and political content as well as his favorite vocalist Nana along with my old recordings of the city for which the soldiers lie behind the actual and histor - tors. The first to die was a young music on serious poetry. His first Mouschouri singing. In that same Grigoris Bithikotsis (the best!) fell as well as the grief of the ical events, which only superfi - man named Tasos Tousis, fol - ever such work was the Epi - presentation, Theodorakis’ songs Maria Farandouri, Mary Linda, surviving family members. Peri - cially motivate them. Not only lowed by about 20 more dead taphios. Despite criticism by the were presented. The results were Manolis Mitsias, and Nana cles’ words could be delivered do the Greek poets – from and nearly 300 wounded snobbish attitudes of the not as expected. Neither the peo - Mouschouri. I think the appeal as a eulogy for any fallen sol - Homer to Sappho to Sophocles demonstrators. The next day, a “purists” (how dare he use the ple nor Theodorakis liked the of this poem, in the final analy - diers today, since they are the to Callimachus to Solomos to front-page newspaper photo “low class” bouzouki and the presentation as it lacked the αμε - sis, does not reside either in its sorts of words to which any Cavafy to Seferis to Ritsos – aim showed the dead body of the voice of a popular singer for such σοτητα” ( immediacy ) and λαϊκό - wonderful ‘musicalization’ by mourner would respond – and for the universal: they hit it on first dead placed on a wooden serious poetry) Theodorakis τητα ( popular intimacy ) con - Theodorakis or in the rebetic on a profound level. Likewise, the bulls’ eye. This is what door in the middle of the street rhythms of hassapiko and zem - the nameless mother in Ritsos’ makes them Greek, and this is and his mother crying and beikiko to which the composer Epitaphios could be any parent what guarantees their timeless, mourning over the body. In - sets them. That music would still mourning the death of any child. and ever poignant, appeal.” spired and motivated by this be great music, even if set to The pathos of the event lies photo, the 27-year old Ritsos other lyrics. The appeal lies in therefore not in the fact that it Grigoris Maninakis is a Pro - composed one of his greatest po - the poem itself, and I am in - simply happened (the historian’s fessor of Engineering Tech - ems. Written in first person sin - clined to believe that Ritsos – perspective, by Aristotle) but in nology at SUNY Farmingdale. gular, it is a lament by a mother, qua poeta – composed with a the truth that this is the sort of He has been active in Greek talking to her dead son, recount - particular goal in mind – namely, thing that can happen. Herein music since the early 70s as ing and praising his virtues. Ini - the goal of Greek poetry as de - lies the tragedy, and herein lies a founding member and tially called Miroloi (Lament,) it termined by Aristotle. In the Po - the poetry: Ritsos’ poem is about singer/soloist of the Greek consisted of 44 verses and was etics, Aristotle distinguishes be - ‘us.’ For what has happened to Popular Chorus of N.Y. estab - first published on May 12, 1936 tween history and poetry: ‘The this mother could indeed hap - lished by Mikis Theodorakis. in the newspaper Rizospastis, historian relates what has hap - pen to anyone – and it does. She He has organized quality dedicated to “The heroic work - pened. The poet relates the sorts voices our grief. Little wonder Greek music concerts all over ers of Salonika.” Later the same of things that can happen, ac - that modern-day You-Tube clips the U.S. and occasionally in year the poem was revised and cording to probability and ne - present snippets of these sung Greece. His column appear s expanded by Ritsos, renaming it cessity.’ The 27-year old Ritsos poems beside pictures of twice a month in The National Epitaphios, consisting of 224 This photo from 1936 in a newspaper in Thessaloniki, showing could easily have used the vio - Michelangelo’s Pieta and count - Herald. For comments and verses in 14 stanzas. An addi - a Greek mother weeping over the body of her son, who was lent death of the young striking less photos of mothers mourning suggestions email or visit: tional six stanzas were added to killed by police during a May Day protest by tobacco workers, tobacco worker in 1936 as a their slain sons in wars across gkangm@ aol.com, www.gman - the poem in 1956 to give it its spurred a famous poem by Yiannis Ritsos called Epitaphios. platform for espousing his poli - the continents. When I first en - inakis.com

ALL HISTORY The First Greeks in American Politics Showed a Real Civil Sensibility

Continued from page 1 sul to Russia but also the first faith were becoming visible in Amherst, was a professor of Greek-Russian national in diplo - ever increasing numbers in Greek at Harvard University, tion of a Greek, saying it’s some - matic service to the government North American seaports. By and lived in New Haven where one who says they’re a Greek, of the United States. Technically, 1909, the Ralli Brothers firm he was a teacher in a boarding believes they are Greek, and acts Ralli was “the Consul of the had more than 50 branch offices school. While there he married like a Greek. The first place to United States for the port of in the United States. Margaret Hanford, one of his look for Greeks in political office Odessa on the Black Sea in Rus - THE BEGINNINGS pupils. After 1845, Perdicaris re - would be in communities where sia. Ralli and his extended fam - Ralli was born on Nov. 3, turned to the U.S. and settled Greeks first settled, such as St ily were, during the Victorian 1785 on Chios, the oldest of five in Trenton, New Jersey where Augustine, Florida and the port Age, among those merchants of brothers who formed the trad - he became a prosperous busi - cities of the Gulf of Mexico, but Chios who soon became some ing firm of the Ralli Brothers. nessman. Perdicaris was the fa - we know nothing of the role of of the most important and Around 1830, Ralli settled in ther of the notable Ion Perdi - Greeks or their descendants in wealthiest individuals in the Odessa, Russia. By 1845, Ralli caris. In 1844, Christodoulos the political life of St Augustine world. Detailed accounts of made his family company one M.L. (Evangeles) Evangelides or St. John County, where the these merchants of Chios can be of the largest export-import was appointed American Vice- city is located. While individuals found in the research of Christo - businesses in the world. Patricia Consul to the town of Her - and families across the Ameri - pher Long (www.christopher - Herlihy summarizes Ralli’s ser - moupolis on the Greek island of can South proudly proclaim long.co.uk) and in Michael Con - vice to the United States as fol - Syra. Evangelides is one of the themselves descendants of the topoulos’ The Greek Community lows: “Ralli fulfilled the duties earliest Greek pioneers to Amer - New Smyrna Colony, there are of New York City: Early Years to of consul with high competence, ican shores and so is often mis - undoubtedly some who held 1910 (New Rochelle, New York: as his long tenure suggests. His takenly included with the 40 elected or appointed office. Aristide D. Caratzas, Publisher, dispatches to Washington were Greek orphans, the group in - From 1832 to 1859, John 1992.) From 1830 onward, always informed and written in cluding Perdicaris. Ralli, an Odessa merchant, was Greek and other merchants who faultless English (by a secre - Evangelides’ life and actions not only the first American Con - shared their Eastern Orthodox tary.) He alerted the govern - on behalf of both the United ment to commercial opportuni - States and the nation state of ties for American ships in the Greece are extensive. On March Black Sea and stressed the prof - 21, 1828, Evangelides arrived in GREEK POETRY its to be made by shipping colo - New York City at the age of 12. nial products directly to Russia. Fortunately, he kept a diary so He had the advantage of infor - historians have some grasp of EPITAPHIOS (Excerpt) mation flowing to him from his his daily life. In 1828, the no - offices in Rostov, Taganrog, and table American poet William WHERE DID MY BOY FLY AWAY (POU PETAXE T’AGORI MOU) other Azov towns, as well as his Cullen Bryant wrote a work Son, my flesh and blood. marrow of my bones, heart of my own numerous connections in the Christodoulos Evangelides called The Greek Boy, inspired heart, West. As an example of his good by his meeting with the youth. sparrow of my tiny courtyard, flower of my loneliness. commercial sense, he advised 1852. His able administration called from his post. During the That same year renowned Amer - the United States to increase led to significant progress within war, he served the Confederate ican painter, Robert W. Weir Where did my boy fly away? Where’s he gone? Where’s he leaving grain shipments to Europe dur - the Louisiana school system. States of America as Assistant painted Evangelides’ portrait. me? ing the Crimean War to take ad - Dimitry’s last report docu - Postmaster General. Dimitry has The Grecian Fever had already The birdcage is empty now, not a drop of water in the font. vantage of the prohibition mented that 646 schools were the distinction of having served seized the imagination of the av - against cereal exports, which in operation within the state, both the Federal and Confeder - erage American and the notori - What ever made your dear eyes close and you are blind to my tears? the Russian government had re - claiming an attendance of ate governments and is the only ety of the poem and the painting How are you frozen in your tracks and deaf to my bitter words? cently imposed” (see Odessa A 22,927 students. documented Greek American to helped Evangelides gain not just History 1794-1914 (Cambridge, A MAN OF TONGUES have done so. In 1868, Professor public recognition but sponsor - YOUR SWEETLY SCENTED LlPS (CHILI POU MOSCHOMYRISTO) Mass: Harvard Ukrainian Re - In 1856, Dimitry returned to Dimitry was appointed Assistant ship for his education. A diligent search Institute, 1986.) Ralli re - Washington as a translator to Superintendent of the New Or - student Evangelides became the My fingers would slip through your curly hair, all through the night, mained the American Consul to the State Department. On Aug. leans public school system. On first Greek immigrant to gradu - while you were fast asleep and I was keeping watch by your side. the Port of Odessa until his 16, 1859, President James Jan. 30, 1883, Dimitry died in ate from Columbia University. death in 1859. Buchanan appointed Dimitry New Orleans. He became a naturalized citizen Your eyebrows well shaped, as if drawn with a delicate pencil, Alexander Dimitry, an indi - the Minister Resident of the American historians do not and served in the militia. Known seemed to sketch an arch where my gaze could nestle and be at rest. vidual of Greek descent, served United States to the Republic of always share the same perspec - as “Christy,” to his many friends, as an appointed official in a Nicaragua, authorizing him “to tives as those concerned with the young Evangelides was a Your glistening eyes reflected the distances of the sky number of federal, state and meet and confer with any per - the Modern Greek Diaspora. A tireless proponent of Hellenism at dawn and I tried to keep a single tear from misting them. diplomatic posts. In 1805, Dim - son or persons duly authorized case in point is the passing men - in North America, lecturing and itry was born in New Orleans, by the government of that Re - tion of two of Dimitry’s relatives. fundraising on behalf of the Your sweetly scented lips, whenever you spoke, made the boulders of Greek and Alabama Indian public … to agree, treat, consult The Feb. 16, 1854 edition of the Greek cause wherever and and blighted trees blossom and nightingales flutter their wings. ancestry. His father, Andreas and negotiate of and concerning New York Daily News carried an whenever he could. As the Demetrios, a native of the island claims of citizens of the United extended account on the Dim - “Greek Boy,” Evangelides en - ON A DAY IN MAY YOU LEFT ME (MERA MAYIOU MOU MISEPSES) of Hydra, arrived in New Or - States upon the Republic of itry family. When Dimitry’s tered the homes of some of the leans in 1794 and was for many Nicaragua, and to conclude and tenure as Superintendent of the most notable and wealthiest On a day in May you left me, on that May day I lost you, years a merchant in that city. sign a Convention or Conven - Public Schools of Louisiana is Americans and directly influ - in springtime you loved so well, my son, when you went upstairs, Dimitry received his education tions touching the premises; mentioned we hear, in passing, enced some of the most promi - from private tutors and private transmitting the same to the “Two other members of the fam - nent personages of the day. To the sun-drenched roof and looked out and your eyes never had schools in New Orleans and President of the United States...” ily had employment in the Pub - Evangelides returned to their fill of drinking in the light of the whole wide world at large. Georgetown College in Wash - As this appointment was made lic Schools. Mr. Pandelly, Junior, Greece committed to establish - ington D.C. He was an able during a recess of Congress, was made a City Councilman a ing an American-style of educa - With your manly voice so sweet and so warm, you recounted scholar and an especially profi - Buchanan submitted Dimitry’s few years since.” Curiously, the tion among the Greeks. Evan - as many things as all the pebbles strewn along the seashore. cient linguist, reportedly fluent appointment, as well as his ap - other Dimitry relative is never gelides, known in Greece and in 11 languages. In 1835, Dim - pointment as Minister Resident mentioned by name or in any America alike as “The Greek My son, you told me that all these wonderful things will be ours, itry was employed in the gen - to Costa Rica to the Senate on other fashion Yankee,” returned to North but now your light has died out, our brightness and fire are gone. eral post office in Washington, Dec. 19, 1859. During his stay From 1837 until 1845 Gre - America during the Crimean although what he did there is in Central America, Dimitry gory Perdicaris was appointed War to lecture and write articles MY SWEET LAD YOU HAVE NOT BEEN LOST not available. In 1842, Dimitry wrote the text for treaties, lec - the first United States Consul in on behalf of the Greeks and re - (GLYKE MOU ESSY DEN CHATHIKES) returned to New Orleans where tured, sent diplomatic reports Athens. Perdicaris (1804-1883) mind his fellow Americans that he is credited with creating and on the region to Washington was one of the fabled 40 or - the Ottoman Turks still kept vast My son, what Fate has destined you and what Fate was my doom organizing the free school sys - and translated documents into phans who sojourned to North numbers of the Christian Greeks to kindle such burning grief, such fire inside my breast? tem in Louisiana. Dimitry has Spanish. Buchanan issued his America during the Greek War in vile slavery. Three other the distinction of being ap - approval for Dimitry’s plan for of Independence. Perdicaris ar - Greeks or individuals of Greek My sweet lad, you have not been lost, you live inside my veins. pointed by Governor Isaac John - a land-and-water route across rived in the United States in descent were elected or ap - My son, flow deep into all our veins and stay forever alive. son as the first state Superinten - Nicaragua. In 1861, at the be - June, 1826. He taught Ancient pointed to political office before dent of Education in Louisiana, ginning of the American Civil and Modern Greek at Mt. Pleas - 1867. Their stories will be told © Yannis Ritsos - Translation: © Amy Mims serving two terms from 1847 to War, Dimitry asked to be re - ant Classical Institute at in the next part. 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 11-17, 2011 George Polychronis, 83, The Everywhere Businessman of Park City, Utah

PARK CITY, Utah - The Salt to him. George’s true passion cated Mt. Air to Iron Horse Cadillacs and Lincolns. He was Charlie, and his sister Catherine. Lake Tribune reported that was business. His standard Drive and continued to success - happiest when with his family. He was preceded in death by his George Ernest Polychronis, 83, greeting was “How’s biz?” Hard fully operate the store until George is survived by his wife brother Robert and his sisters died peacefully, surrounded by work, perseverance, and entre - 1980. Jessie, his sons and daughters- Mary, Helen and Sophia. The fu - his family in his Park City, Utah preneurial spirit defined his life. In 1974, George opened Mt. in-law Jeff and Susie, Tim and neral service was private but home on May 23. Emphysema The grocery business was in his Air Variety, a dry goods store, Shamby, and Scott and Carrie, there was a celebration of and cancer destroyed his body, blood. on Main Street and operated it his grandsons Joey, Cole, Reese, George’s life at Squatters Road - but his mind and keen wit re - While still a boy, he worked until 1981. Because he and Corey and Kyle, his brother house Grill & Pub, Park City. mained intact. Please don’t with his father in the family Charlie needed a place to have smoke, the family pleaded. business, the Palace Meat & Gro - a good cup of coffee, he opened George was born on January 14, cery on Park City’s Main Street. Mt. Air Café in 1976. It quickly 1928 in Park City to Greek im - When his father died in 1955, became a Park City institution. migrant parents James and he took over the store and con - A Kamas version opened in John E. Mandravelis, 84, Melba Polychronis. He was very tinued to operate it until 1961, 1991. Mt. Air was a family busi - proud of his Greek heritage. He when Park City’s failing mining ness. Brothers, sisters, sons, married Jessie Roach, also of economy forced him to close. nephews and nieces all learned Golden Gloves Champion Park City, on May 31, 1953 in It wasn’t long however, until the value of hard work at the Elko, Nevada. Lifelong residents George Ernest Polychronis the town’s blossoming ski indus - markets and cafes. NASHUA, N.H. – John Man - From a young age, his talent of Park City, they spent the next try gave him new hope. In 1963, By 2006, George’s failing dravelis’ name was known and creativity was sought out 58 years, side-by-side, building served with occupation forces in he and his brother Charlie re - health forced him to retire and everywhere in this southern by many to hand paint signs their businesses and raising The Philippines and Japan. opened the store as Mt. Air Mar - the Mt. Air era came to an end. New Hampshire city, although from billboard size to smaller their three sons. George gradu - World War II ended immediately ket. The business thrived and by George loved Park City, his gar - not on the many signs his com - storefront hand lettered signs. ated from Park City High School after his induction into the mil - 1973 it had outgrown the Main den, good food, dogs, cool tools, pany, JM Signs, painted. Besides Much of his artistry can still be and joined the U.S. Army. He itary - no coincidence according Street location. George relo - road trips, random odd facts, being a well-known business - seen in the Nashua area. John man, he was a distinguished vet - was a US Army veteran and eran of World War II and an ac - served with the 6929th ASU SV complished boxer, having won detachment from March 1946 DEATHS the State Light Heavyweight Di - to April 1947. He was awarded vision Championship 12 times the Victory Medal. Members of n BON, PAUL “TOMMY” gifts to this world. Born in Akron, Church in Lowell. Greek Orthodox Church where and becoming a six-time Golden his family include his two sons, The Times-Picayune reported Ohio on Jan. 23, 1928, to Helen she was a Sunday School teacher Gloves Champion. He also Dana Mandravelis of Litchfield that Paul “Tommy” Bon, a resi - and Paul George, Peter gradu - n KOUTRAS, GEORGE for seven years; the Philoptochos served as a boxing coach with and Kyle Mandravelis of dent of Lake Worth, Fla. passed ated from Central High School The Repository reported dthat Society and the Daughters of the Police Athletic League box - Nashua; his five grandchildren, away peacefully on, May 19, in 1946. He attended New York’s George Koutras, 77, passed away Penelope. Survived by son, Philip ing program in Nashua and will Johnathan, Joshua, Jesse, Faith 2011 in Boynton Beach, Fla. at Juilliard School of Music and, May 15, 2011. He is survived by (Lynda) Rikas; daughters, Katina be remembered for all that and and Seth Mandravelis; his great- the age of 88. Tommy learned to following his service in the U.S. his devoted wife of 53 years, E.Rikas and Maria Rikas Moser; being a family man. Mandrav - granddaughter, Ariya Fero; his work hard, laugh with ease and Army, Kent State University. Peter Theana (Tsarwhas) Koutras of granddaughters Katherine and elis, 84, died May 21 at the brother, Christos Mandravelis of extend a hand of help to any - shared his love and talent for Canton, Ohio; and his children, Jennifer Rikas; grandsons, Brian Southern NH Medical Center af - Rochester, N.Y.; his sister-in law, body in need. He attended Del - music throughout his life, serving Ruth (Dr. Nicholas) Schooley, Dr. and Alex Moser; cousin, George ter a brief illness. He was born Pauline Mandravelis; and many gado Community College to as Choir Director at St. Haralam - John (Ellen) Koutras, and Jamie P. Janetos; numerous nieces and on Dec. 18, 1926 in Nashua, the cousins, nieces and nephews. learn the trade of aircraft con - bos Greek Orthodox Church in (Kathy) Koutras; and grandchil - nephews. Preceded in death by youngest of four sons of Evan - John had many close, lifelong struction and maintenance. Mr. Canton, Ohio, as well as the vo - dren, James, George and Ellen her parents; husband of 32 years, gelos and Fotini Mandravelis. friends. He was predeceased by Bon served in the 20th Air Force cal soloist at First Presbyterian Schooley, George, Allison and Harry in 1985; brothers, Gus J. He was a lifelong resident of the two brothers, Zack Mandravelis during WW II as a crew chief Church on E. Market Street in Christina Koutras, and George Lazares and sisters, Bertha Agas, Gate City, educated in the and George Mandy. The funeral working on B-29’s. Stationed on Akron. Additionally, he soloed in and Deme Koutras, all of Upper Georgia L. Sempeles and Adriana Nashua School System, gradu - was held at St. Philip Greek Or - Tinian Island, he was a member many local concerts. He was a Arlington, Ohio, his brothers, An - L. Pizanis. The funeral was held ating from Nashua High School. thodox Church. of the 680th Bomb Squadron, member of both the Choir and thony (Jan) Koutras and Gust at Sts. Constatine and Helen 504th Bomb Group. In 1949, the Men’s Chorus at the Annun - (Lora) Goutras; his sisters-in-law Greek Orthodox Church, Middle - Tommy met Maxine Hammer ciation Greek Orthodox Church and brother-in-law, Georgia town, Ohio. CLASSIFIEDS and would tell all he “fell head in Akron. Joining the accounting Koutras and Helen and George over heels.” They married in firm of Ernst and Ernst in 1959, Tsarwhas; and many nieces, n STAVRIANOUDAKIS, 1950 and had recently cele - Peter became a partner in 1970. nephews and godchildren. A vet - STEPHEN PANTELI Legal Notice/ Notice of Formation ence. Fluency with computer brated their 60th wedding an - He authored Ernst and Young’s eran of the Korean War, George The Modesto, Calif. Bee reported use . E-mail resume and cover let - niversary. Tommy cherished his first manual on Ohio state taxes was a 1951 graduate of Canton that Stephen Panteli Stavri - Notice of formation of: Tavaldo Publi - ter to [email protected] or fax cations LLC. Articles Of Organization family and friends above all. He and served as a consultant on McKinley High School where he anoudakis passed away on May filed with Secretary of State of New to : (718) 472-0510 Attn. Pub - was a wonderful cook, host and subsequent editions. He was a was an undefeated baseball 21. His wife Darleen and chil - York (SSNY) on 5/23/11. Office loca - lisher or call (718) 784-5255 and tion: Nassau County. SSNY designated friend and will be remembered Lifetime Member of the Ohio So - pitcher. He received his under - dren, Peter, Stephanie, Ted, Bill as agent upon whom process may be ask for Veta. for his humor, generosity and hu - ciety of Certified Public Accoun - graduate and master’s degrees and Stacey, were at his side. He served. SSNY shall mail process to 74 mility. Survivors include his lov - tants and served as President in from Kent State University and was able to receive Holy Com - Linmouth Road, Malverne NY 11565. FUNERAL HOMES Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ing wife, Maxine Hammer Bon; its Cleveland Chapter. He was had pursued a doctorate in munion and say his goodbyes to 271093/17601/07-16 three children: Charles Bon of also a member of the tax Club of school administration from his brother, Pete, and sisters, CONSTANTINIDES Lake Worth, Fla.; Francesca Bon Cleveland. As a lifelong member Akron University. George served Angie, Bessie and Olympia. He FOR RENT FUNERAL PARLOR Co. of Delray Beach, Fla; and Stella of the Annunciation Greek Or - as a teacher, guidance counselor was born of Greek immigrant 405 91st Street (Jim) Garrison of Atlanta; a thodox Church, he served on the and Director of Pupil Personnel parents, Panteli and Maria, on LONG ISLAND CITY Bay Ridge - Brooklyn, grandson, Michael Garrison and Board of Trustees. He was a Services in the Canton city Jan. 22, 1932 in Hilmar. Growing Beautiful second floor OFFICE NY 11209 a host of nieces and nephews. member of the Men’s Club as schools, and received the Liberty up, he acquired a love of baseball SPACE. Has 10 offices, 3 bathrooms, (718) 745-1010 He was preceded in death by his well as the Order of AHEPA. An Bell Award from the Stark that lasted a lifetime. After set - server room, lounge area, reception Services in all localities - parents: Charles and Stella Bon; avid golfer, Peter enjoyed the County Bar Association for his ting strikeout records as a pitcher area etc. Spacious, modern, freshly Low cost shipping to Greece his infant son, Gerald; and his challenge and camaraderie of the tireless advocacy efforts. George at Hilmar High, the New York painted, close to all amenities. Some offices are already furnished sisters: Ponny Conomos, Mary sport. His greatest joy was being was a lifelong member of St. Yankees offered him a contract. with custom desks and matching ANTONOPOULOS Kontaxis, and Aphrodite “Dita” surrounded by friends. Golf tour - Haralambos Greek Orthodox As his sisters translated the con - cabinet files. Easy move in. Great FUNERAL HOME, INC. Venturatos. The funeral was held naments in Florida, annual trips Church where he served for tract to his father explaining the for Electrical contractors, Architects, Konstantinos Antonopoulos - at St. Catherine Greek Orthodox to Canada, breakfasts with the many years on the parish council Yankees wanting to sell or trade Engineers, Lawyers, Accountants, Funeral Director Church, West Palm Beach, Fla. guys, Friday night Zips games including three years as Presi - him,’ his father, tore up contract etc. Call Demetrios at (646) 732- 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., were among his fondest times. dent, was founder of the Endow - stating, “No one sells my son.’’ 9572 or email: controller@ekirikas. Astoria, New York 11105 n DASKAL, GEORGE H. He is survived by his wife of 53 ment Fund and received the Man He served his country in the Come for a walk through. We are (718) 728-8500 The News & Observer of Fayet - years, Sophie (nee Lazos); chil - of the Year and Faithful Service Army doing what he loved most, offering a 1 to 5 year lease for the Not affiliated with any teville, N.C. reported that George dren, Stephen George, Dean Awards. George was involved in pitching fastballs. He eventually premises, 2 month security deposit other funeral home. required once lease is signed. Premi H. Daskal, 83, passed away May (Shannon) George, Christina many community activities, en - signed with the Yankees franchise ses are available. Asking $7,000 per 13, 2011, at age 83 in Cape Fear (Peter) Manousos; a brother, joyed membership in several pro - after setting records for the Col - month. APOSTOLOPOULOS Valley Medical Center sur - Nick (Helen) George; a sister, fessional and civic organizations lege of the Sequoias and going 467367/2/06-26 Apostle Family - rounded by his loving family. He Mary (Clyde) Bess; and numer - and received many honors and pro in the Canadian Baseball Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - was a protector of his family, and ous nieces and nephews. He was awards for his efforts. Highlights League. He returned to Hilmar Funeral Directors of he was always there for his a loving Papou to Niko, Sofia, of his civic and educational where he and Darleen raised HELP WANTED RIVERDALE beloved wife, Mary, and his chil - and Demetri. The funeral was achievements included his en - their family and were often vis - FUNERAL HOME Inc. dren. In his younger years, he held at the Annunciation Greek shrinement in the Canton Ex- ited by their grandchildren: LEADING GREEK AMERICAN 5044 Broadway loved to hunt and fish. George Orthodox Church, Akron. Newsboys Association and hav - Shaynie, Athena, Alex, Jeremy NEWSPAPER SEEKS New York, NY 10034 also had a beautiful garden in ing been recognized a and JJ. Stephen was a farmer, a Full-time AD sales representa - (212) 942-4000 his backyard that he enjoyed, n HANTZES, ELLEN JEAN Distinguished Alumnus at Kent dairyman and a ditch-tender for tives for both GREEK and ENG - Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE and he was a professional bee - The Lowell, Mass. Sun reported State University. The funeral was TID. He was a Mason and a char - LISH language publications. Ap - keeper. He was born May 16, that Ellen Jean Hantzes, a resi - held at at Saint Haralambos ter member of the Hilmar- plicants should have some sales LITRAS FUNERAL HOME 1927, in Hamlet to the late Harry dent of Chelmsford and former Greek Orthodox Church. Stevenson Lions Club and held and/or marketing experience. ARLINGTON John Daskal and Mary Koutarou longtime Maine resident, died the highest honor, the Melvin Fluency with computer use and BENSON DOWD, INC Daskal. Daskal was a star athlete May 20, at Saints Medical Center n MCCUNE KATHRYN T. Jones Fellow Award. He was an knowledge of Internet a plus. Bi- FUNERAL HOME at Fayetteville High School, in Lowell, following a long ill - (CORBETT) avid supporter of the Hilmar Yel - lingual command of both lan - 83-15 Parsons Blvd., where he was quarterback on the ness. She was born in Lowell on The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette re - low Jackets. The funeral was held guages preferred. This position Jamaica, NY 11432 football team. He was in the June 2, 1948 and was the ported that Kathryn T. (Corbett) at the Annunciation Greek Or - offers base salary, plus commis - (718) 858-4434 Navy, a veteran of World War II. beloved daughter of Stella McCune, 57, passed away on thodox Church, Modesto. sion and/or marketing experi - • (800) 245-4872 After discharge he attended the (Kalantzakos) Hantzes of May 17. She was the loving wife University of North Carolina at Chelmsford and the late of James H. McCune; and n ZAMBAS, PARIS Chapel Hill, where he played Theodore V. Hantzes. She re - mother of Eleni McCune. After The Virginian Pilot reported that to PlACe youR ClAssiFieD AD, CAll: (718) 784-5255, lacrosse. After college, he came ceived her early education in almost 35 years of service she re - Paris George Zambas passed ext. 106, e-mAil: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com home to take over the family Lowell schools and was a gradu - tired from Pennsylvania Career - away May 18, 2011 at Sentara business. The Royal Palm Restau - ate of Chelmsford High School. Link in February. She was de - Norfolk General Hospital. He rant, during the 1950’s and She then went on to earn her voted to her entire family and was born in Newport News Oct. 1960’s was a wonderful and spe - bachelor’s degree from Fitchburg her Greek Orthodox faith. As an 31, 1954 to George and Evange - cial place for everyone who ate State College and later attended excellent cook and hostess, she line Zambas, and was a 1972 PRINTED EDITION OF THE NATIONAL HERALD there. It was called the court Anna Maria College in Paxton, delighted her family and friends graduate of Kecoughtan High VIA THE POST-OFFICE: house crowd restaurant. After Mass. and Northeastern Univer - with many wonderful dinners School. He started out in the o1 month $11.00 o3 months $22.00 years in the restaurant business, sity in Boston, working towards and parties. In addition to her restaurant business working be - o6 months $33.00 oone year $66.00 he was able to do his life’s call - her master’s degree. Prior to her husband and daughter, she is side his father at the Jackson VIA HOME DELIVERY (NY, NJ & CT): ing. He became a lieutenant illness, Ellen was employed for survived by her parents, Nicholas Restaurant on Washington Av - o1 month for $14.00 o3 months for $33.00 homicide detective for the Cum - many years as a microbiologist and Athena Terzis; her sister, enue in Newport News. Since o6 months for $48.00 oone year for $88.00 berland County Sheriff’s Office. by Exeter Hospital in Exeter, N.H. Nikki Rosato; her brother and that time, he had owned and op - George was a member of the She was a member of Holy Trin - sister-in-law Christ and Mary erated several restaurants includ - VIA HOME DELIVERY Greek Orthodox Church, AHEPA ity Greek Orthodox Church and Terzis; sister-in-law, Sharon ing Froggies in Norfolk, Waffle (New England, Pennsylvania) and the Knights of Phythian. St. George Greek Orthodox Weller and her husband Don; six World in Portsmouth and the o1 month for $18.00 o3 months for $41.00 When George retired, he went Church, both in Lowell. In her nieces, Rhonda Washinger and Outer Banks, and Z’s Restaurant o6 months for $57.00 oone year for $109.00 to FTCC to take a computer class early years, she was an active her husband Tony, Tracey Weller in Smithfield. He also operated ON LINE SUBSCRIPTION and became a computer whiz, member of the Greek Orthodox and her husband Kyle, Nikki the Auto Bath Carwash in Chesa - www.thenationalherald.com which he greatly enjoyed during Youth of America (G.O.Y.A.). She MacIsaac and her husband peake. Paris was predeceased by e non subsCRibeRs: oone year for $45.95 his retirement. He is survived by had a great interest in genealogy David, Renee Blauch and her his grandparents, Anthony and o6 months for $29.95 his loving wife of 54 years, Mary and was a member of the Maine husband Tim; Danielle O’Donnell Anna Zambas, Paris and Thekla o3 months for $18.95 Katsos Daskal; a daughter, Mary Historical Society. Ellen’s greatest and her husband Kevin and Ann Gregory, and his stepson, Bryan subsCRibeRs: one year for $34.95 Ann Daskal of Raleigh, N.C.; a joy was spending time in the Terzis; three nephews, John Dykes. He leaves to cherish his o

b 6 months for $23.95 son, Harry George Daskal and company of her family and Rosato and his fiance Johanna memory his loving wife of 20 o 3 months for $14.95 his wife, Roula Kalyvas Daskal, friends and she had a deep love Longo, Christ Terzis II and Paul years, Becky; his daughter, Parys; o of Fayetteville, a brother, John and appreciation for music and Terzis; six grandnephews, three his parents, George and Evange - i H. Daskal and his wife, Carol theater arts. She was avid trav - grandnieces, stepchildren, Jean - line Zambas; his sister, Anna nAme: ...... Butler Daskal, of Lillington; their eler and toured Europe, including nine McCune and her husband Earnhardt and her husband ADDRess: ...... daughters, Kim Lee and her hus - and especially several trips to Kurt Round, Jonathan McCune Terry of Yorktown; his daughter- r band, Dewayne, and their chil - Greece. She also loved animals, and his wife Nicole and their in-law, Amy Dykes; grandchil - City: ...... stAte: ...... ZiP: ...... dren, Ashton and Ansley, and especially her faithful cat, Lexi. families; aunts, Diamond Koisti - dren, Corinn and Reagan Dykes tel.: ...... Cell: ...... Kristina Magyar and her hus - Besides her mother, she is sur - nen and Alice Samaras. The fu - of Mustegon, Mich.; and a host e-mAil: ...... band, Jay, and their children, vived by her sister, Elizabeth San - neral was held at Holy Cross of other relatives and friends. c PLEASE SEND A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION TO: John Martin, Jacey and Nicholas soucy and her husband Joseph Greek Orthodox Church. The funeral was held at Sts. Con - nAme: ...... George. The funeral was held at of Oakham, Mass.; a brother-in- stantine and Helen Greek Ortho - ADDRess: ......

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As Greece readies to privatize Athens exercised a put option despite Greece’s notorious bu - Athens International Airport, est, assuming the price is right, workers for energy provider part or all of some of its notori - that was struck in 2008. The reaucracy and still-unsettled is - where passenger traffic fell last the Journal reported. So far, the DEI, is among the most radical ously debt-ridden and hugely company expressed confidence sues of whether Greece still year. Hochtief also has stakes in investment has been a disap - opponents of the sell-off plan, overstaffed state-run entities in Greece’s prospects, however. wants to keep control of what it two major toll-road projects in pointment for Deutsche and is threatening to switch off that are bleeding red ink, and The Journal reported that other sells, which some analysts said Greece, where many Greek trav - Telekom as the weak Greek the nation’s electricity supply. selling off assets, the prospect German companies are shop - could be deal-breakers. CEZ AS, elers have refused to pay tolls. economy has weighed on OTE’s Some 51% of the company be - of gobbling up deals cheap has ping for deals despite foreign in - a power company based in the The spokesman declined to put results. First-quarter revenue in longs to the state, which plans some investors starting to line vestors’ mixed experiences in Czech Republic, in April said it a value on Hochtief’s exposure Deutsche Telekom’s Greek op - to sell 17%. With profits of $1.4 up. the crisis-hit country. is considering potential acquisi - in Greece. Germans have sub - eration fell $196 million from a billion for 2010, the company is The Wall Street Journal Eu - Fraport, which owns and op - tions of Greek electricity-gener - stantial experience with fire year earlier. Analysts have said viewed as a lucrative prospect rope, among other media, re - erates Frankfurt Airport, has ex - ation assets. The Greek govern - sales of state-owned assets, Bar - OTE needs to cut costs but that for investors. But the union’s ported that German companies pressed interest in acquiring ment is looking to sell a 17% in clay’s Capital economist the process has been hindered 20,000 members have much to are hunting for bargains in Greece’s 55% stake in Athens the country’s largest power sup - Thorsten Polleit, pointing to the by a strong labor union. Ana - lose. Greece as the debt-stricken gov - International Airport. The Ger - frenzy of privatization in the for - lysts said the investment still Their average yearly earn - ernment moves to sell state- man company has stakes or mer East Germany after reuni - could bear fruit, however, once ings of $58,640 are high when owned assets to stabilize the management contracts in 12 “We’re not fighting fication in 1991, told the Jour - Greece’s debt crisis subsides. compared to other professions - country’s finances. Deutsche other airports around the world. nal. That type of process Deutsche Telekom said it is com - - a high school teacher makes Telekom said it would purchase Greece hopes to realize about for our privileges … “doesn’t argue for (high) mitted to Greece. “Of course, just $29,320 per year, for exam - an additional 10% stake in $73 billion from privatization we want to protect the prices,” he said. the climate in the region at the ple. DEI workers also get dis - Greece’s Hellenic Telecommuni - of state-owned assets by 2015. poor customers” The Deutsche Telekom put moment is very difficult, but counts of around 70% on their cations Organization SA for The sales come as the country option was struck three years there is huge potential for energy costs, with some even about $590 million, increasing is under pressure from the Eu - ago when the German company growth in the future,” Deutsche getting their electricity for free. the German company’s owner - ropean Union and the Interna - plier, Public Power Corp., reduc - first invested in OTE. The option Telekom spokesman Andreas “We’re not fighting for our priv - ship to 40%. tional Monetary Fund to reduce ing its stake to 34%. said Greece could transfer an Fuchs said. ileges,” union leader Nikos Fo - The purchase of OTE, as the the country’s $500 billion debt. But some companies could additional 10% stake to the Ger - But there has been furious topoulos says in his office, Greek telecom is known, will be Despite an austerity program, be looking to exit Greece. A man company by the end of this resistance from labor unions. where posters of Che Guevara, a steal compared with the Greece has been unable to per - spokesman for Hochtief told the year for 15% above the market The German news magazine Marx, Trotsky and Rosa Luxem - nearly $5.9 billion the German suade its creditors that it can Journal that the German con - price. Deutsche Telekom has the Der Spiegel reported that public burg decorate the walls. “We company has paid since 2008 to avoid bankruptcy. struction company has consid - right of first refusal for an addi - resistance to the measures has want to protect the poor cus - amass its 30% stake. Deutsche As prices are expected to be ered some type of sale or initial tional 6% government stake in been tremendous, and isn’t just tomers,” he adds, saying the pri - Telekom doesn’t have a choice low, interest is unusually high public offering of its concession OTE. Chief Executive René confined to the daily demonstra - vatization is tied to a “gigantic about the latest purchase; among major foreign investors business, which owns 40% of Obermann has expressed inter - tions. GENOP, the union of increase in prices.” Obama Says Greek Default Would Rock Europe, US, Asks Merkel’s Help

Continued from page 1 claimed that the government driving away possible investors. risked “losing touch with reality,” That contrasted with comments more aid to Greece. But that and said that, “The only two that French Finance Minister program hinges on the Greek things we have achieved are to Christine Lagarde, the favorite to Parliament’s willingness to im - drain bank deposits and fill city fill the vacant post of IMF Man - pose a new round of austerity squares with people,” he re - aging Director, where she indi - on a population already reeling marked. Many Socialists have de - cated that private investors from high unemployment, a manded that each part of the would be asked to contribute to deeper than expected recession, plan, which includes tax in - Greece’s rescue. Investors and an - and a year of cuts to social pro - creases, salary and pension cuts, alysts are concerned that, unless grams and public payrolls. as well as the accelerated sale of carefully crafted, including pri - Negotiations over additional state assets, be voted on in sepa - vate bondholders in the new help, however, are hung on rate articles. The Conservative Greece deal could be interpreted Merkel’s insistence that private opposition New Democracy party as a default and touch off the sort bondholders share some of the is demanding lower corporate of unpredictable market reaction cost — an idea resisted by the and value-added taxes as a con - that Obama and others are wor - IMF, the European Central Bank dition for backing the austerity ried about. and others who feel it would un - measures. European officials are dis - dermine confidence in other Eu - Greece's main public sector cussing a “voluntary” appeal to ropean countries. At a joint ap - union, ADEDY, has said it will join bondholders to accept long-term pearance with Merkel, Obama private sector GSEE union in a securities in return for ones that did not call on her to drop her nationwide strike on June 15. Pa - are coming due in the next 18 conditions and speed approval of pandreou has not ruled out months, a swap that could de - a new package for Greece, but reshuffling his cabinet at some crease by tens of billions of dol - he made clear that the U.S. views point as part of an effort to over - lars the amount of money Greece the risks as serious, and put the come resistance. He has also said needs in coming months. “The onus on Merkel and other Euro - that he is open to holding a ref - point is really whether you can pean powers to quickly find a so - erendum to secure the largest find conditions under which lution. Merkel said she under - possible consensus. bondholders would be willing to stood the risks of default but did Officials and analysts have ex - exchange that debt for something not directly address her push for pressed concern that Papandreou with a longer maturity without private bondholders take on AP Photo/PetRos GiAnnAkouRis may not have the political com - there being coercion,” Jens some of the cost of helping Protesters gesture before the Greek Parliament during a peaceful rally called through a social mand of his governing socialist Larsen, chief European economist Greece. “It is in each and every networking site in Athens, on June 6, 2011 as Prime Minister George Papandreou readied party to push the new cuts for RBC Capital Markets, told The country’s interest to see that this more pay cuts and tax hikes for Greek workers who denounced politicians as inept and corrupt. through amid growing socialist Washington Post. “If you do it by common currency (the euro) is and conservative party opposi - saying ‘take these bonds’ and not in danger,” she said. “We will tion. Meanwhile, European politi - make the old stock unusable, act in such a way that sustain - cians and financial officials are then that may sound clever but ability is guaranteed.” A Greek jockeying over the terms of any it is almost certainly perceived as default could undermine the new bailout, which may require coercion.” health of the banks and other in - a commitment of as much as Would-be rebels in PASOK stitutions that hold the country’s $100 billion from the IMF and were warned against rejecting bonds — including some of Eu - European nations. the next round of painful auster - rope’s most important financial “It is clear Greece is at a criti - ity measures after data showed institutions and the European cal point,” Bob Traa, the head of the country’s economic crisis is Central Bank. the IMF mission in Greece, told getting worse by the moment. Pa - “If the euro as a whole is in a conference in Athens. “The pandreou met senior members of danger, it’s in Germany’s interest choice is between bold reform or his party to try to stem an out - -- and in every country’s interest to allow the pace of reforms to break of unrest over the social -- to help,” Merkel said. “At that slow. The headwinds are difficult cost of the bailout before it point, we will of course take ac - for Greece right now.” Without turned into a full-scale Parlia - tion, but we will act in a way deeper reductions, the country’s mentary rebellion. Tens of thou - that’s sustainable.” Obama said budget shortfall will remain stuck sands are protesting regularly Greece will need private invest - at between 9-10% of gross do - against waves of austerity de - ment and “structural reforms” to mestic product (GDP), Traa said. manded by the Troika and attack - make it more competitive and State asset sales will begin “with - ing corruption and state misman - more transparent in its economy. out delay” and Greek banks need agement, while workers at state “But given their level of debt, it to bolster their capital buffers, he firms earmarked for privatization also means that other countries said. “As long as doubts exist called for strikes. Government in the Eurozone are going to have about the assets held by the spokesman George Petalotis dis - to provide them a backstop and banks, wholesale market access missed suggestions that Papan - support,” Obama said. Germany AP Photo/ChARles DhARAPAk will likely remain impaired and dreou would take the “easy” way will be a “key leader” in that U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take part in a joint news in this regard, larger capital cush - out of the crisis by calling early process, he said. conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011. ions will help to reduce these elections, which could happen if PASOK UNDER ATTACK doubts,” Traa said. any PASOK backbench rebellion Papandreou is having trouble Minister George Papaconstanti - mutiny if he persists on going af - mittee. “There is no plan, just as GET THE MESSAGE? led to Parliament rejecting the selling the idea of more austerity nou came under fire during a ter workers and labor unions there was no plan last year,” she The IMF’s top official in government's medium-term eco - to his own PASOK Socialist party heated discussion by PASOK who make up much of the party’s said, claiming that current efforts Greece said that the “mixed mes - nomic plan. PASOK has only a as a number of Parliamentarians deputies, who assailed the gov - support base. by the government to slash sages” coming from European six-vote majority in the 300- said they won’t sit still anymore ernment’s policies they said they Some of the fiercest criticism spending and raise much-needed politicians were undermining the member Parliament and 16 of its and be required to rubber stamp are being forced to support and came from Vasso Papandreou, a revenue would soon lose mo - credibility of efforts to rescue members sent Papandreou a let - what he tells them to do to meet some commentators said the former minister and head of Par - mentum. Another Socialist law - Greece, while talk of imposing ter complaining he has stifled the Troika conditions. Finance Prime Minister could face a liament’s Economic Affairs Com - maker, Paris Koukoulopoulos, cuts on private bondholders was democracy. “Violent” Greek Soccer Shuts Itself Down During its Offseason

ATHENS – Besieged by constant It was largely symbolic second-tier after a committee pose, which is a football based sport that is comprehensively violence, charges of match fixing though as the Greek leagues are found that its finances were not on institutions and rules, on de - controlled.” and corruption, the Greek Foot - in their off-season so no games in order. But the ruling triggered cency, reliability, moral values, Pilavios said he wants to use ball Association (FA) has shut would be affected anyway as the riots by Iraklis fans. The club is without commitments and un - the time off to hold discussions down its operations, but the de - league doesn’t begin again until expected to challenge the deci - derground dealings, a football with soccer’s “healthy elements” cision came during its summer late August. The move is being sion at the Court of Arbitration that has equality and meritoc - on ways of improving the game. hiatus when there is virtually no made during the domestic off- for Sport, based in Lausanne, racy adjusted to global develop - “Soccer will either move forward activity. The decision did not af - season, which usually lasts until Switzerland. ments?” or die,” Pilavios said after exiting fect the Greece-Malta June 4 Eu - late August, while Greece’s next Pilavios said the FA was The Greek Super League the meeting. “Unless we find a ropean Championship qualifier competitive international is not forced to take drastic action to Committee has supported solution to our issues in this pe - won by Greece, 3-1, nor the until Sept. 2, a Euro 2012 qual - try and reform Greek football. Pilavios’ decision, but several ap - riod of suspension, I will resign,” June 7 Greece-Ecuador friendly ifier in Israel. Perhaps the final “We are facing a very major peals could be filed if this lock - he stressed. The federation’s exhibition game in New York. By straw was the violence-plagued problem of violence,” Pilavios out stretches even further and head told delegates that soccer a vote of 49-7, the Greek associ - April 30 Greek Cup final when said. “We have a choice to into the transfer window, which is close to sinking over issues ation suspended its league, tra - hundreds of AEK Athens fans make: Do we want football in launches July 1. Pilavios has re - such as the lack of state support, ditionally dominated by three ran onto to the pitch at the the hands of hooligans, vio - portedly received death threats clubs attitude to violence and teams – Olympiakos, Panathi - Olympic Stadium in Athens and lence, and match-fixers, forgers, from unknown parties, which the cloud of negativity hanging naikos and AEK - an attempt find attacked rival players before the and liars? A game with deals the press has linked to supporter over the 41 cases of match fixing a way to stop incessant violence, end of the match against lowly made under the table, exploited clubs of OFI Crete FC and Iraklis. currently under investigation. AP Photo/thAnAssis stAVRAkis including fans running onto the Atromitos. AEK was leading the by politicians, a game of vio - While many, including Greek Soccer.com reported The President of the Soccer field to attack other players and game 3-0. Police used tear gas lence and threats? Or do we Olympiakos President Vangelis that sources close to Olympiakos Federation Sofoklis Pilavios. rival fans and hurling objects to disperse the rioters who want a game based on strong Marinakis, reacted negatively to Marinakis described the decision onto the pitch. Despite repeated clashed with fans on the field. institutions and rules and strong the decision, the announcement as “funny stuff,” arguing that it newly-re-elected President Sepp vows to crack down after each AEK was awarded the cup and moral grounding? We now ask was based on a popular vote pointed at what they said was Blatter who the British press re - instance of violence, the football did not have to forfeit, but was what kind of football they want? with EPO delegates. The move Pilavios’ inability to run Greek ported that despite being dis - association has done virtually ordered to play three home Do they want a football of means that the second- and soccer. The decision came as soc - graced by the reports will re - nothing. FA chief Sofoklis games in an empty stadium as bouncers, hooligans, liars, forg - third-division playoffs will be put cer, what Europeans call football ceive the best seats at the 2012 Pilavios called for the vote, ar - punishment. ers, obsolete ideas, dealings un - on hold until further notice. and deem “the beautiful game,” London Olympics and be chauf - guing that he wanted to take the As part of repeated govern - der the table, dependence on “The situation is somewhere be - is under assault across the Con - feured around. That came after game out of the “hands of hooli - ment and FA initiatives to clean politicians who take advantage tween difficult and tragic,” tinent and internationally, with media reports that Asian bettors gans, violence, and match-fix - up the game, northern Greek of it, fixed matches, violence Pilavios stated. “The only de - constant reports of corruption are fixing European football ers.” club Iraklis was relegated to the and threats? Or what we pro - fense against this is to have a reaching right up to FIFA’s matches. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 11-17, 2011

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The National Herald A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. Stop Nuclear Plants need wars. We are killing our - (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), Before it’s Too Late selves little by little, until it is reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest too late. Maybe it is already. fotograffiti to the Greek American community of the United States of America. To the Editor: Sandra Bikas I am an old woman now, but Athens, Greece Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris very concerned for our planet. I Assistant to Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos may be selfish, but I want my A Way for Greece to Bear Executive Editor Andy Dabilis children, grandchildren, etc. to Fruit and Make Money On Line Assistant Editor Christos Tripoulas go on for as long as possible. I Production Manager Chrysoula Karametros am just disgusted with the nu - To the Editor: Webmaster Alexandros Tsoukias clear plants. 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They say any - soil and sunshine produces de - thing to keep the public from lectable vegetables. Create jobs panicking because after all, what growing them. Generate exports can we do? I am pleading that by marketing them. Let’s put to these plants be shut down for a test Papandreou’s claims that Coming Back to America the good of all of us. From what Greece is making it easier to do AP Photo/thAnAssis stAVRAkis we know, accidents to these business. If it’s not true, this is a Death and Taxes By now we have concrete evidence that the number of Greeks plants cause death and cancer. chance to shine a spotlight on immigrating to the U.S. is growing by the day. In fact, many believe Neither has a cure. If radioactiv - this crucial failure, and prompt Desperate, Greece has started exhuming bodies and de - that given the state of the Greek economy this new influx may ity gets in our plants and water, them to do it right. manding they pay for dying under a new Flat Line Tax pro - take the form of a new immigration wave. all our food will be no good. The Robert Stavropoulos gram. The bodies of the rich and politicians can’t be found. Most of those coming back to America were born here, the chil - destruction of our planet doesn’t Chicago, Ill. dren of Greek Americans who returned to Greece with their families when their children were still young. They won't have any problem entering the U.S. and staying here because they are U.S. citizens. But what is to become of all the others who don't have American ΛΟΓΟΣ citizenship? Don't we owe it to them to lobby our government to grant them special visas due to the unusually harsh economic con - ditions back in Greece, just as members of the Diaspora living in Australia and Canada have already begun to do with their respective What the Survey Says: It’s All Greek to Me; Or Is It? governments? And shouldn't there be some sort of preparation by existing or - ganizations (or a new one if it is required) for welcoming these The Greek America Founda - our heritage. His were tourists who find it relevant today. It is nei - new Greek immigrants, offer them a glass of water, some words of tion’s GABBY Awards inspired spirit is still with represented many ther better nor worse, just a cul - encouragement, help them get their first job? Isn't this a colossally by the idea of Greek America’s me, as are the core different locations tural difference. humanitarian issue that is also of huge importance to the Greek Best and Brightest Stars, were values and work around the USA • To be fair, the food is fan - American Community? given recently as the Oscars of ethic that comprise and other coun - tastic; Socrates would get a kick the Greek American community, Greek America’s tries. You would out of this video; I’m stunned. to recognize the best and bright - Best and Brightest think they would That was pathetic. I think it’s Prince's Advice est individuals who have ex - Stars. He was a very be more in the time to bring back the study of celled in their respective fields proud Greek Amer - “know” since they Ancient History into our schools. and strive for excellence in all ican (of Cretan her - were experienced Greece was the cradle of civi - The prince of a country that was in the midst of turmoil once they do. With what we see, hear, itage) who didn’t travelers and in lization. I’m very distressed to asked his wisest counselor: Wise counselor, I have an important and read in the media, one hesitate to display many respects learn how little is known about question to ask you, perhaps the most important one of them all. would think that the last signif - his pride for his by Dr. ALEX could be called Greece, its culture and history. When will I know that the time has come for me to resign and icant contribution by Greeks oc - homeland and his PATTAKOS “cultural creatives.” It’s time to change that. Unfor - head to a monastery to live out the rest of my life? curred in ancient times. The Greekness. It took Our team thought tunately few people know about - Glorious prince, that is very easy to figure out, he responded: GABBY Awards aim to discredit me a long time to Special to that most people the Greek culture and the con - As soon as you see during your visits throughout your territory such a view and contribute to fully appreciate this The National Herald would identify tribution of Greece in the world. that the local leaders begin to openly question you, then you'll turning around the negative aspect of my father. Greece with the It surely needs a lot of work to know that the time has come. press that Greece and all things I’m focused now on introduc - Olympics, democracy, architec - fix all that; Funny but depress - The prince was deeply saddened when he heard this advice, be - Greek seem to be receiving ing a new lifestyle (and work ture, etc. You can check out the ing at the same time.” cause he knew deep inside him that this had already come to pass. these days. I’ve been saying for style) that is inspired by and creative answers people had to • Wow. I did not think it was a long time that a second based on Greek culture from an - the questions we asked them in THAT BAD! Although I feared Golden Age of Greece is coming. cient times to the present day. a video that we posted on The Greece these days could also be Advice from Gage I’ve written about the notion The OPA! Way (www.theop - OPA! Way’s channel on YouTube ‘famous’ for the economic crisis, of creative and expressed the away.com) is targeted primarily (www.you - bad debt, etc.. I truly believe view that the crisis in Greece— at people who are not of Greek tube.com/TheOPAWay.) It has that Greece is a good place for The keynote speaker at the graduation ceremony of St. and it’s not just an “economic” heritage and who may not even received thousands of views and new investments and innovative Demetrios High School in Astoria, N.Y. was the renowned journalist crisis—will reap benefits and re - be Philhellenes. This initiative we’ve received more than one business ideas these days, be - and author Nicholas Gage, who gave a fabulous speech. sult in a better society. As in an - is grounded in education and hundred, mostly constructive, cause we will surely come out His address to the graduates focused on three main points: free - cient times, Greece is taking the entertainment, so we call it comments from people around of the crisis; It does not surprise dom, arête – excellence, and love. lead as a laboratory of democ - “edutainment” in the hope that the world. Here is a small sam - me … Greece gave Western civ - These are also the ideals that characterized the ultimate sacrifice racy. I’m very proud of my Greek our core message of inspiring ple of the comments from people ilization the seeds to EVERY - made by his mother Eleni for her children, who became known heritage, although I didn’t feel people to “live all of life to the across the US, Greece, Canada, THING it is now. We have al - worldwide through his best selling book "Eleni." the same way when I was grow - fullest with enthusiasm and Australia, and other places: ways built upon the shoulders Gage himself had dedicated his life to making her sacrifice ing up. As a baby-boomer and meaning” sticks with people. • I couldn't watch the whole of those who came before us known and to bringing her executioners to justice. In the end, oldest son, I carried the burden Our research has shown that thing, it was too painful! How - and must never forget our ρίζες however, when he located her murderer and was about to exact of becoming a good American by most Americans know very little ever, not surprising … it is a lit - (roots ); You are right … we revenge, he couldn't. Love prevailed. trying to disappear into the so- about the contributions that tle disconcerting to know that have a lot of work to do to ‘ed - An immensely important message to the graduates. called cultural melting pot. Be - Greece and Greeks have made the biggest contribution that ucate’ people! I like that you are Congratulations to the students, parents, and teachers. And cause my father’s work brought to our way. Recently, as part of Greece has made to America is far away from Greece; however, congratulations to all the community’s officials for keeping this us into middle America, the our efforts to edutain people, we souvlaki. you are more Greek than beacon of Hellenism burning bright. melting pot felt more like a pres - hit the streets of Santa Fe to find • Americans live very much Greeks! I wish I could also be sure cooker. At the time, I recall out more about what people in the NOW moment. For them, there and help to promote what wishing that my name sounded know about all things Greek. We they don’t need to remember Greece and Greek people are. The people won more “normal,” i.e., American - conducted some impromptu in - the past because there is virtu - We are not only olives, wine, ized. I also couldn’t understand terviews. We wanted to find out ally no past to remember. 300 and sunshine! We are a lot more why we often celebrated a dif - what was on top of mind and years or so, which is almost that they don’t know and some - We welcome Metropolitan Methodios sudden change of mind ferent Easter holiday than did let our volunteer interviewees nothing by Greek standards. one has to teach them! in putting an end to the war with the priest and the community of my friends and their families. My “free associate” as they quickly Greeks are very past-oriented. Saint George, in Lyn, Mass. If only he had done so earlier so much father never had the chance to and spontaneously without They sit on their well-deserved Readers may contact pain and embarrassment would have been avoided. see my change of mind or the warning or preparation re - laurels. They are very much Dr. Alex Pattakos at: As we made it clear from the beginning the issue is a bit more work that I do today to advance sponded to our questions. Most aware of their own history, and [email protected] complicated than it appears: Methodios, perhaps considering him - self better qualified than the others, took it upon himself to tackle an issue with church wide ramifications, the questioning or outright COMMENTARY refusal of communities to obey the financial commands of the Archdioceses. Had Methodios prevail he would elevated himself to a such a preeminence that would both overshadow the Archbishop and at Greek Tales of The Strange, The Bizarre, the Upsetting some later time offer the patriarchate no choice but to elect him as the successor to Demetrios. The issue was never about the $20,000 additional per year de - The world is filled with Greece cannot bor - ism, Arianism, Apol - over civil law in ecclesiastical af - manded by the Archdioceses from that community. It was about strange things – and strange lead - row money from linarianism, etc.), or fairs, and for a short time, the putting down a revolt over their ability to impose their way in ers. The house in Thessaloniki the markets and its a disregard for eccle - then Archbishop of Athens was taxing the communities. Had one community being able to resist, (today a museum) where sovereign creditors siastical order (two cut off from communion with the their thinking was, many would follow. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk – the are asking for the Bishops in the same Patriarchate and the other Ortho - That is why from the beginning the language used was harsh founder of modern Turkey – was entire country on a see - that never hap - dox Churches, until he was forced the penalties out of line, almost anti-Christian. born in 1881 was designated a platter as collateral. pens here - jurisdic - to comply with the patriarchal re - At the end it backfired. And it backfired because the people had historical monument, following Closer to home, tional differences, quest. The Archdiocese of Amer - have enough. Because the unity of the parishioners of Saint George a unanimous decision by a Greek we have the events etc..) An argument ica is an eparchy of the Ecumeni - was astounding. As was their determination not to give in to insults Ministry of Culture directorate. surrounding the St. over $20,000 is a cal Patriarchate, so equating and dictatorial ways of the bishop. On May 19, Greece commemo - George parish in cause for schism? Archdiocesan regulations and the It is even the more impressive-and uplifting- that most of the rated the Pontian Genocide Lynn, Mass. which The authors of the Clergy Laity Congress with the priests of the metropolis of Boston were coerced into signing the (1914-1923,) during which an has been sanctioned by Christopher letter will counter church canons may be a bit of a letter against their fellow priest . If some of the communications estimated 350,000 Pontian by the Metropolis of TRIPOULAS that the parish lead - stretch. The Patriarchate argued among the priests were to be made public our readers would be Greeks died at the hands of the Boston for refusing Special to ership openly defied against it about a decade ago! truly amazed at the level of rejection of their leadership expressed. Ottoman Empire and the Young to pay an additional The National Herald the Regulations of Then there is a letter sent by At the end the people won. They proved what they can do when Turks Movement that led the way $20,000 annual as - the Archdiocese and the Archdiocese Finance Commit - they are united. They proved who keeps this church going. to the formation of modern sessment, which would have the decisions of the Clergy Laity tee that greets the Lynn parish The fight might no be over. Methodios relenting might be just a Turkey. Kemal played a leading raised its allocation to $88,000. Congresses, justifying the deci - with the following tragicomic tactical move to avoid further eroding the position of the leader - role in this genocide. Let’s take Metropolitan Methodios has sion. But during a disagreement statement: “The Church is the ship. another example – this time the burned just about all his bridges between Ecumenical Patriarch body of our Lord and Savior Je - Still what happened at the community of Saint George at Lynn. economy. In October 2009, with the parish, punishing the Bartholomew and the late Arch - sus Christ. The Saint George Mass is a case for the history books of this community. George Papandreou is elected parish priest by forbidding him bishop Christodoulos of Athens parish in Lynn, Massachusetts is Prime Minister of Greece. For the to participate in any sacraments over the extent of the Church of part of that body … United we next couple of months, he toured outside of his parish and forbid - Greece’s authority in its sees in are the Church.” The subsequent Mind your own business the globe disparaging his own ding weddings and baptisms northern Greece (which belong paragraphs cut with the pleas - country and proclaiming just how from being celebrated there. to the Patriarchate spiritually, and antries and get right to the nitty- bad the economy was, comparing The Archdiocesan Council, the Church of Greece administra - gritty: pay the $20,000 you owe “We think it would be disastrous”, said President Barack Obama it to the Titanic - because of the proclaimed that “Failure of the tively), the ever-memorable for 2011. It’s tragicomic because to German Chancelor Angela Merkel, “for us to see an uncontrolled previous government. Some 18 community to comply (pay the Christodoulos cited express pro - it’s the same parish that the semi- spiral and default in Europe because that could trigger a whole months later, the yield spread be - other $20,000) would lead it into visions in the Church of Greece’s lay Archdiocesan Council pro - range of other events”. tween Greek bonds and bench - schism, separating those involved charter and the Greek Constitu - nounced schismatic just days be - “I think each and everyone ought to deal with his or her own mark German bunds rose from a from the body of the Church and tion precluding him from grant - fore, and the same parish where problems” she responded. concerning 1.4% to 14%. One the sacramental life of the ing the Patriarch’s request that Methodios won’t allow faithful to Now this is as a direct answer as any one can give. can only speculate at the real Church.” I thought only a Holy candidate Bishops be submitted marry and baptize their children. Aside from that are we to assume that Μerkel believes she is damage Papandreou’s foolhardy Synod could declare schism. to the Phanar first for approval. Strange enough for you? dealing well with the Greek problem? Ιf yes, Obama is right to statements are responsible for, Cause for schism usually involves Nonetheless, the Patriarch argued worry. but the fact remains that today some sort of heresy (Nestorian - that canon law takes precedence [email protected] THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 11-17, 2011 VIEWPOINTS 11 LETTER FROM ATHENS A Tale of Two Countries, US and Greece Really Alike

The 300 Thieves – This … is Athens, the capital of an an - In the U.S., huge rupted their respec - by drastically reducing public cient polity, pioneered a new campaign contribu - tive defense pro - sector employee income, caus - concept in political theory tions elect politi - curement systems ing a dramatic reduction in eco - … PARLIAMENT! through a marriage between cians who pass but differently, ap - nomic activity, a big jump in un - Karl Marx and the Tea Party: a complicated tax plying their own employment and the collapse of marriage made in heaven for laws that lower unique national po - small business. Tax collection Ever since the it on in the dumboc - Greek politicians, and in hell for taxes on the rich litical cultures. has not improved, largely be - 300 Spartans racy that is Greece. Greeks. Marx taught Greek but raise them on Greek politicians cause applying the law might stood shield-to- Sixteen PASOK back politicians the road to electoral the middle class. make money di - throw too many politicians and shield at the Battle benchers made a lit - success: bribe voters by hiring (Has anyone rectly from defense supporters in jail. The IMF-EU of Thermopylae in tle show of phony more public employees, prevent looked at who pays suppliers. They has been reluctant to talk about 490 B.C. to keep independence last private sector layoffs and in - AMT and FICA procure from for - this, perhaps fearful of making the Persians from week when they crease pension benefits. At the these days?) Lobby - by AMB. PATRICK N. eign and not Greek the life of Prime Minister George invading their said there should be beginning of the current crisis, ing is the best in - THEROS defense companies Papandreou even more difficult. homeland, that a debate on the up - salaries, pensions, and al - vestment vehicle in because foreign In the U.S., the Tea Party has number has been coming new Dra - lowances constituted two-thirds the US today. That’s Special to bribes are bigger. made deficit reduction (a eu - a symbol of Greek conian measures of government expenditures, led venture capital - The National Herald American politi - phemism for more tax reduc - refusal to back that will be foisted electoral bribes, and not social ists to pay 15% tax cians make money tions for the rich) the corner - down from by ANDY on all Greeks except welfare programs. Greek politi - on earned income, and General (campaign contributions) by pri - stone of its electoral appeal. Tea tyrants. That’s why DABILIS politicians and the cians do not care that a Electric to pay no taxes on $15 vatizing the defense function Partiers believe that the lowest a group of people rich. Papandreou grotesquely bloated public em - billion in profits. Warren Buffett, and shifting military functions tax collection rates in the indus - who’ve been sit - Special to will tell the would- ployment sector reduced Greek the third-richest person in the to the private sector. Shifting de - trialized West are already too ting across the The National Herald be rebels to sit down productivity to the lowest in Eu - world, noted that he paid taxes sign and development to private high. Congressman Paul Ryan street from the and shut up and do rope, destroyed exports, and at 17.7% of his taxable income industry on a risk-free cost-plus proposed reducing tax collec - Parliament building in Athens as they’re told or he’ll kick them threatens tourism revenues. of more than $46 million while reimbursable basis has pro - tions at all levels of Government 24 hours a day said they call out of the party as he has others Long before the Tea Party was his receptionist was taxed at duced a series of financially dis - to 23% of GDP from an already themselves, The 300 Greeks. who didn’t obey orders. If only conceived, Greek political cor - about 30%. There are other astrous results. low 27%. To pay for this, Ryan They said they’re protesting they could do math and realize ruption created a tax collection comparisons between Greece, Defense procurement experts has offered a budget that guts Greece’s unconditional surren - PASOK has only a six-vote ma - system based on the Tea Party Germany (as a reference point), have identified a whole range Medicare, stops investment in der to the so-called Troika of the jority and that he needs them formula: stop collecting taxes and the United States. Total of multi-billion dollar systems infrastructure and education, European Union-International more than they need to stay in from the wealthy in return for Greek and German public sector that have incurred huge cost and shifts costs to the States and Monetary Fund-European Cen - their $10,000 a month job, their money. Greece collects expenditures are about 50% of overruns, including a Navy middle class while lowering tral Bank which holds the mort - perks not included, such as hir - about 8% of GDP in personal in - GDP. Tax revenues are 35% and cruiser whose costs would have taxes on the wealthy to pay for gage on Greece after agreeing ing family and friends. come taxes (including IKA 45%, respectively. All levels of risen from $2.5 billion each to it. Without any empirical evi - to lend $155 billion over three One of the 300 Greeks is Alex health insurance.) Most of that Government in the US together $4 billion if the program had dence, Ryan and the Tea Party years in a series of rescue loans Colybadis, 60, an unemployed paltry sum comes from the spend 39% of GDP, but collect not been canceled; the F-22 pathetically cling to a theory to keep the country from going software engineer – the unem - salaried middle class who can - only 27% of GDP in taxes. We, fighter whose per airplane costs that making the rich richer bankrupt. The Troika imposed ployment rate in Greece is more not evade taxes easily. The In - too, are going broke for the rose from estimated $40 million makes the middle class richer. the same kind of conditions than 14%, more than 40% for ternational Monetary Fund said same reason as Greece: inade - to $335 million, and the pro - Most realistic observers have no Xerxes might have, had the gal - the under-25 generation who, if that 75% of self-employed quate tax revenues. During the gram costs for the F-35 fighter doubt that applying Ryan’s bud - lantry of the Spartans not they can find work, will be paid Greeks do not file income tax Bush Administration, the U.S. which will reach ONE TRILLION get would plunge the U.S. bought enough time for the rest $832 a month, or 12 times less returns and almost all who do started two wars and launched DOLLARS, or more than $300 deeper into recession. The IMF- of the Greeks to defeat him. than MP’s, who have no real report incomes of less than the Medicare pharmaceutical million per airplane. Hard fig - EU and a corrupt political es - Now, Greeks are economic jobs. “We’re like the 300 of King $14,600. Tea Partiers and so- program while lowering taxes ures cases are carefully hidden, tablishment are already doing slaves, public workers seeing Leonidas in the last stand called fiscal conservatives may on the rich and creating loop - but it is not unreasonable to this to Greece. American politi - their pay cut, taxes hiked, and against the Persians,” Colybadis bridle at this comparison, argu - holes for large (not small) busi - posit that perverted defense pro - cians argue that taxes must be pensioners cutting lentils in half said as he stood under an um - ing that rich Greeks bribe the ness. Greek and U.S. public ex - curement systems gouge each reduced to “starve government.” to make them last longer. It’s a brella in the heat of a late spring system to evade taxes. How is penditures have other country about 10% of their an - What they really mean is that complicated issue because there day drinking a Coke while MP’s this different from the American similarities and some differ - nual defense budgets. they prefer to starve Americans. are scores of thousands of re - across the street were in air-con - system whereby the rich bribe ences. The Greeks spend 9% of Unfortunately, both countries dundant workers in ranks of ditioned offices being saluted by politicians (campaign contribu - GDP on health care (6% public may have embarked on a cure The Hon. Ambassador Theros is police officers and thinking tions) to pass laws that lowered and 3.5% private.) The U.S. for indebtedness that will be president of the U.S.-Qatar Busi - The scream ‘Thieves!’ has themselves important. When the their taxes dramatically? The spends about 15.5% of GDP on worse than the disease. The ness Council. He served in the Spartans were told to throw US collects roughly 7% of GDP health care (7.5% public monies IMF-European Union solution U.S. Foreign Service for 36 become the rallying cry of down their weapons, Leonidas – even less than “corrupt and 8% private.) By the objec - for Greece demands dramatic years, mostly in the Middle East, crowds of sometimes told them to “come and take Greece” – from personal income tive standards of general health cuts in public expenditures and and was American Ambassador 10,000 to 20,000 who them.” When the Troika told Pa - taxes (including FICA.) As in and life expectancy, Greeks get internal reforms to improve pro - to Qatar from 1995 to 1998. He pandreou and the Parliament to Greece, most of that comes from a better deal for their money. ductivity and competitiveness. also directed the State Depart - stand across the street throw down their weapons, they the salaried middle class, who Both countries spend about The Greek Government has met ment’s Counter-Terrorism from lawmakers protected gave up faster than France in cannot evade (hire expensive 5% of GDP on defense. Politi - most IMF/ECB goals on expen - Office, and holds numerous U.S. World War II. tax attorneys) taxes easily. cians in both countries have cor - diture cuts. It did so, however, Government decorations. by police making less While Colybadis was making than $1,00 a month... his case, Papandreou was in Luxembourg meeting Prime 780,000 public employees, Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, many hired as payoffs by politi - who heads the 17-member Eu - Why a Greek Default Could be Worse Than Lehman’s cians, left to sit at desks and rozone of countries using the smoke and drink coffee and do euro as their currency, and the nothing, so it’s hard to feel sym - Greek leader was selling out his By Martin Hutchinson duced nothing close to the level EU insist on being repaid before collapse leads to another bout pathy for many, and their lazi - country again, agreeing to more of economic output that would private creditors, the banks that of money printing, there can be ness tarnishes the hard-working, of the same pay cuts and tax The 2008 collapse of Lehman be needed to justify its spending lent to Greece have been no question that inflation will such as school teachers and oth - hikes that have reduced, not in - Bros Holdings Inc. (PINK: and the lifestyle of its people. bumped well down the creditors’ spike. That said, there are two ers. Greece needs the structural creased revenues, giving people LEHMQ) ignited a financial The problem for Greece is thus totem pole. The upshot: Those things you can do to protect reforms under way, but only as more of an incentive to evade meltdown that resulted in wide - stark: Its people need to suffer a banks are on the hook for more yourself against the coming long as the rich and politicians paying. Colybadis said that de - spread bank failures and caused decline in living standards of than $100 billion. Greek default. First, you can in - are included, and so far they are spite the 300 Greeks’ slogan to the Dow Jones Industrial Aver - about 30% to 40%, so that the This is exactly why a Greek vest in gold through the SPDR not. stay until they win, the politi - age to lose 18% of its value in country’s output is sufficient to default would dwarf the Lehman Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD). This A year of protests, some vio - cians would prevail. “At least just one week. Yet a Greek de - repay its debts. collapse: There were no artificial fund will fall in price as Greece’s lent, and rolling strikes have we’ll have some satisfaction that fault - which (even with a From 45th place in the world forces damaging the banks’ po - default leads to a global panic, done nothing to deter Prime we tried to do something. What bailout) becomes increasingly ranking of per-capita gross do - sition in the Lehman bankruptcy, but it will quickly recover as yet Minster George Papandreou, a are you going to do? Just resign likely with each passing day - mestic product (GDP) - above and Greece has fewer viable as - more money is printed. Sec - hippy-dippy leader who’d advise yourself?” He said the anger at would actually be much, much Spain, Israel and New Zealand - sets than did Lehman. That ondly, you can buy CBOE long- people to sing kumbaya if their MP’s was genuine and not the worse in many respects. Sure, it needs to lower its living stan - means the losses to the banks - term put options on the Stan - plane was going down, from do - work of political instigators as it’s possible that European Union dards to about 65th place. That almost all of them European dard & Poor’s 500 Index. One ing what the Troika tells him, PASOK charged. The reason, he (EU) taxpayers will soon be dra - would put it on a level with banks, in this case - will probably example would be the December so the 300 Greeks could set said, is that the MP’s “are com - gooned into yet another rescue Poland, below Hungary and Slo - be greater in the event of a 2013 700 contract (CBOE: themselves on fire outside the mon thieves,” declared in signs plan. But that would only delay vakia, and only modestly above Greek default than they were in SPX1321X700-E). This contract Parliament and the lawmakers in Syntagma Square stating the inevitable - a catastrophic the very well run Chile. Needless the Lehman bankruptcy. As was will soar in price when Greece hiding inside wouldn’t come out politicians are stealing people’s collapse that will drudge up feel - to say, the Greek people are not the case for Lehman, a Greek de - defaults, more than offsetting to spit on them to put the flames lives along with their income, ings of panic we haven’t wit - about to vote democratically in fault would require another any losses on GLD. In the longer out. That’s okay because some and the scream “Thieves!” has nessed since the global financial favor of this outcome. In a truly bank bailout, another period of term, money printing and re - protesters, not in the 300 become the rallying cry of crisis hit its apex nearly three free-market system, without cockeyed fiscal and monetary newed inflation may make the Greeks, decided to spit at some crowds of sometimes 10,000 to years ago. Here’s why: Greece’s massive subsidies and with in - policies, and another major re - market rise and these options Members of Parliament when 20,000 who stand across the debt, at about $430 billion, is dependent currencies, this could cession. The only difference this fall back, but by that time GLD the lawmakers tried to sneak street from lawmakers protected less than that of Lehman Broth - be achieved by a collapse in the time around is that the global will be rising and you can safely out of the building and slide by police making less than ers, which owed around $600 value of the drachma. Even with recession and bailout will be sell the puts. Finally, we should sideways into their luxury cars. $1,000 a month, victims of the billion at the time of its bank - the EU and the advent of the Eu - centered on the EU - as opposed get angry at the monetary poli - And a couple of days later, gov - people they guard. ruptcy. But Greece’s finances are ropean euro currency, such a col - to the United States. And that’s cies that have led to a series of ernment spokesman George I was in the Parliament re - much less sound. Whereas lapse would probably have hap - at least a small bit of comfort to bubbles, each succeeded by a Petalotis had eggs and yogurt cently and spotted an elderly Lehman Brothers participated in pened 10 years ago if the Greek us American taxpayers. damaging panic and crash. thrown at him and had to get a woman in a dress that must the 2003-07 financial bubble government had not undertaken For investors, there is no easy There’s no way to argue the police escort out of a pensioners’ have cost a month’s wage for with considerable enthusiasm, fraudulent accounting to make way to make money from a point: U.S. Federal Reserve group he was addressing. The most Greeks, and jewelry even accumulating vast amounts of its economy appear qualified for Greek default. Buying dollars in Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and same day, a group of about 40 more costly, and asked who she the dodgy sub-prime mortgage euro membership the hope the euro will collapse his predecessor Alan Greenspan MP’s and European lawmakers was. An MP, a well-known paper whose value collapsed in RULES OF THE MARKET is a short-term strategy, at best, have a lot to answer for. was chased off the island of lawyer. “Last year she reported the 2007-08 downturn, Greece’s That’s the advantage of a true because the U.S. government Corfu and had to slink away into an income of $12,000,” some - misdeeds date back much fur - free market system; the Greek has its own budget, balance-of- Martin Hutchinson is Contribut - the night on a boat with its one who knows her told me. ther - to its 1981 entry into the populace can demonstrate all it payment, and monetary-policy ing Editor of Money Morning, lights out. Good enough for The MP’s are so far removed EU. likes, but if the value of the problems. However, if a Greek http://moneymorning.com/ them, although the rock throw - from people’s ordinary lives they As the poorest member of drachma drops 40%, there’s ing goes too far and harsh might as well be on Mars. Their that group, Greece became eli - nothing the Greek citizens can words are enough for these President, Filippos Petsalnikos gible for a vast array of inventive do about it - it would be like troglodytes who seem surprised typically blamed the protesters. subsidies, primarily related to staging sit-ins against the Law GUEST EDITORIALS that people are angry. “History has shown that a cli - agriculture. However, the frauds of Gravity. In the system we the national herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of There are, yes, 300 MP’s, a mate of across-the-board rejec - the country perpetrated to justify have, the bailout staged last year views for publication in its View Points page. they should include handful of decent ones, but re - tion of Parliamentary democracy even larger subsidies were even by the EU and International ally only 144 in total because has had tragic consequences,” more inventive. And this al - Monetary Fund (IMF) was too the writer’s name, address, telephone number and be addressed to the 156 members of the ruling he said. Greece though, has no lowed Greece to bring its living lenient. It gave Greece too much the View Points editor, the national herald, 37-10 30th st., liC, ny PASOK fake Socialist party do democracy and no Parliament. standards close to the EU aver - money and left far too many op - 11101. they can also be e-mailed to english.edition@thenational - what Papandreou tells them, af - Just thieves. age, while still being subsidized portunities for the Greeks to herald.com. Due to considerations of space we enforce a strict 850- ter he receives his marching or - as if it was a genuinely poor trash downtown Athens in word upper limit. we reserve the right to edit. ders from the Troika and passes [email protected] country. Indeed, Greece pro - protest. Since the IMF and the “How Are Things Going?” What I Heard And Saw In Greece From the Indignants

By Stamatis Astra out and to be heard. I saw them Greeks love their coffee and it the others … forget about it.” The market is terrible … It’s sur - “We will make it.” From the suc - glued to the TV watching soccer is a part of everyday life … I am From the university student vival of the fittest. Some busi - cessful business owner who ATHENS - Landing in Athens and basketball. Life is going on, tired of hearing about the crisis who is visibly upset: “How can nesses are down 60%, unem - owns 20 tavernas, and says with felt different this time. After I thought. I saw them at the … time to move on.” From the I survive with 600 euros ($876) ployment is so high, people are a smile and positive attitude: months of negative press cover - beach, the markets, and the of - rich, retired businessman who per month? My rent will be 300 simply afraid.” From the civil “Everything is good ... look at age, I feared the worst: a de - fice, all fighting, surviving and possesses everything the world euros. How am I supposed to servant employee: “Everybody this weather.” Here’s my take: pressed, sad, exhausted place, a moving on. But mostly I listened can offer … money, success, lux - buy food and move around? I blames us, people who work for The Greek Government is in dis - country and its people on the to them, without putting in ury and exclusivity: “You can’t am staying with my parents, the government! But, they cut array and economically speak - ropes. Here on the other side of front of them a tape recorder stop a car that has gone over and I will go abroad for a grad - already 30% of our salaries ... ing, Greece may fall even fur - the Atlantic, we read what we and a camera. I wanted to hear the cliff … what are they going uate degree, wait, and then How much more? I know they ther to controlled bankruptcy. can online and in real-time, what they believed when I sim - to do? Take everything we come back ... years, many years can’t fire me, and I want to But what I heard resoundingly thinking we know what’s going ply asked: “How are things go - have? The country will survive later.” work, but they must find a way from the people was: We Are on in Greece. But I was starving ing?” … It’s difficult for the average From the successful, young to find money from people with Greece. And frankly, with that to see and hear it for myself and So, I listened to as many and man, but we will keep going.” entrepreneur who has made it, means, not myself that I am spirit, Greece will not only sur - to get the story straight from the as diverse persons I could find. From the CEO perched behind but, is now so over-leveraged making 1,800 euros ($2,628) vive, it will again one day thrive. mouths of the people. I saw From the taxi driver: “We are his laptop and Blackberry, look - and can barely survive: “What per month.” them out in Syntagma Square, strong and we will make it; we ing confident: “Listen, I am not can I do? I am trying to raise From the struggling small Stamatis N. Astra is host of the the organized “Movement of the have everybody against us writ - terribly worried … the profes - the money, but they are vul - business owner that shakes his Astra Report at Boston radio Desperate” inspired by the ing reports and degrading us, sionals will do great. People that tures, they want everything. I head: “It’s tough, made some station 1550 AM, and Chairman Spanish people, with a silent but we are okay.” From the want to provide any service with am month-to-month and some adjustments, not hiring, let’s see of the Save the Classics passion, no political flags, no waiter at the coffee shop: “We integrity, professionalism and mornings I am ready to give the how the summer goes…” and campaign of Boston’s real agenda, just a need to be will make it; I am optimistic; dedication will do fine … as for keys to someone and walk away. then I see a spark in his eyes … University’s Arion Journal. 12 THE BACK PAGE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 11-17, 2011 No Man is a Greek Island – Except for Nigel McGilchrist

By Angelike Contis in the back my library, the books that most guidebooks ignore TNH Staff Writer I needed and I would leave it on them: “It’s because I simply sat one of the islands and go home and looked at them. I just took NEW YORK- Nigel McGilchrist and do some more writing and I the time. That’s why seven years didn’t aim his 20-volume set of would go back and rejoin my car went by on this.” McGilchrist’s Greek Islands for again and move onto the next is - THE VITALITY OF ISLES just any traveler. The little book - land.” He primarily explored large Weaving through the books is lets’ covers are simple blue and islands, such as Kos, during the an idea – which he hopes to ex - white. There are no photos or winter, focusing on smaller is - pound on even further in a fu - glossy images, only the occa - lands in the spring. In the peak ture book – that Greek islands sional architectural/archaeolog - tourist season, summer, he’d write are not what they seem in the ical diagram. There’s but a short at his home, which is located near 21st view of them as island re - list of hotels and restaurants at the wine-and-cathedral-rich town treats from the world. He ex - the end of each. The Italy-based of Orvieto, Italy. The books in the plains: “We think of them as art historian, lecturer, and travel back of the Jeep ranged from lovely relaxing places to go on guide estimates the little books James Theodore Bent’s writing on holiday, which is marvelous, but will appeal to perhaps 5% of the Cyclades of the 1880’s to historically, they are very, very, travelers– with their focus on ar - George Sfikas’ Greek wild flowers very central.” Along the way in chaeology, art, architecture, his - publications. Ancient historian his journeys, he noted a range tory, and nature. He says he Herodotus, too, was essential, of municipal governance on the wrote for the “quiet” and “inde - McGilchrist adds. Abundant notes islands, particularly with regards pendent” traveler who is looking and digital photos were vital in to tourism development and for something more than the the endeavor – but in many cases, ecology. McGilcrist notes: “You usual tourist rounds, adding to the travel guide writer returned notice, going from island to is - their profile: “They don’t just to islands several times. He fol - land, which are the islands that want to know where the good lowed his Jeep reading with re - have good municipalities that are bars are.” But behind each mini - search at Athens’ Gennadius Li - niGel m cGilChRist interested in preserving this fast- malist pocket guide is a lot of re - brary. “I’ve never enjoyed myself Travelers will recreate the past in their minds as they read about the Battle of Salamis in their eroding world and others that search – including years of study so much,” says McGilchrist of his books and look across from Salamis to the Bay of Eleusis and Attica, a beautiful place indeed. seem to not really care what is – and plenty of walking, hiking travels in Greece. He has island built where and what things look and even swimming - by the Ox - roots himself – in Scotland’s He - ern constructs such as capitalism tration.” Though many locals – relenting, 75-minute climb”) and like.” He noted enlightened plan - ford-trained classicist, lecturer, brides isles – but also a life-long (with Milos’ trade in obsidian, including many village priests - in one case - to swim to an ning in Tilos and Paros, while and scholar. Between 2003 and connection to Greece that began one of the early cases.) He says: and archaeologists – were often Alonissos site, to “the promon - Kea seemed a case of anything- 2010, in a project that began as with starting to study Ancient “One forgets that long before extremely helpful, there were tory of Kokkinokastro, thought goes construction. a commission for the 2010 Blue Greek at age 11. “It was like sun - Athens was an important town, times when he was confused by to be the site of ancient Ikos - Electronic versions of the Guide’s Greek Islands edition, light coming into my life,” he says Samos was a much bigger, much misleading or missing signposts on the southeast coast of Alon - guides are in the works too, but McGilchrist visited, studied and of his first contact with the lan - richer, much more powerful city, and roads, elusive keys, and/or nisos.” McGilchrist reports: he notes: “I still think people love wrote about 70 Greek islands. guage. The English-language for example, so was Aegina.” He local authorities. In his books – “Gulls were dive-bombing me, something they can put in their That’s any place with more than books are designed to be of ease adds that though incredible ar - which are written in a conversa - because they thought I was ap - pocket. It’s nice in the evening four to five inhabitants, he un - to people who aren’t native Greek chaeological work has been done tional manner – he tries to make proaching their nests, but I got to read something from where derlines (apart from Crete, that speakers. in recent years on the Greek isles sure that the frustration isn’t du - to see it.” you’ve been.” For years to come, is, which already has a Blue It’s not the first time that – with many great little muse - plicated by his readers. He makes McGilchrist is perhaps proud - travelers will bring McGilchrist Guide, and the Ionian isles.) The McGilchrist has guided people ums on smaller isles like Kassos a point of clearly laying out est of the work he did closely ex - and his observations along in books were among the Econo - through Greece. For a decade, - often places are not covered in where everything is – even tricky amining the “extraordinary Ital - their suitcases and rucksacks as mist’s picks for Books of the Year starting in 1993, he led U.S. col - travel books, because they may vegetation. He notes: “There is a ian architecture” of Rhodes, they explore the Aegean. in 2010. They are now breaking lege students through the sites not be easy to get to. “A lot of Kythera church, where you need Leros, and Kos (which has often Web site: www.mcgilchrists - into the U.S. market – with ex - of Athens and the Greek islands. things are not talked about be - machete to get to it.” been written off due to the fascist greekislands.com. The books are cerpts of them to be featured in ISLANDS WORTH THE cause, they are simply out of the These books – designed for links of some of it), but also of available as a book set or indi - this space throughout the sum - TROUBLE way – you have to walk a long that inquisitive, off-the-beaten his extensive research of many vidually in the U.S. through In - mer. His island hopping has an un - way to find them.” Like the track reader, also required him overlooked Byzantine churches. terlink Books. Excerpts are A LITERARY JEEP derlying philosophy – greatest of journeys, it wasn’t al - to check on the real distance of His Naxos book looks at no less reprinted below with permission A Jeep-cum-library was vital McGilchrist is adamant about the ways easy to go the extra mile. hikes (in Hydra, he dispels the than 109 painted churches. It of the author. to McGilchrist’s process. He says: historical importance of the isles McGilchrist adds: “There were myth that one walk is 45 min - made a difference to devote time “I bought an old Jeep and I put –not just to Greece – but to West - moments of hardship and frus - utes, noting it’s instead “an un - to such a study, he says, noting [email protected]

Constantine the Great, arranged pendence”) to World War One Lesbos in cross formation, standing for prose writer Stratis Myrivilis, the business-like assertion: ‘ Βα - Aristotle’s student Theophrastus σιλεύς Βασιλέων Βασιλεύων Βα - (“what Aristotle had done for the “Lesbos has a predominantly σιλεύσιν ’ meaning ‘King of Kings, animal world, Theophrastus did bucolic character, uncommon for ruling over Kings.’ The sentence for the plants and trees”) – and an Aegean island. The central seems later to have been adapted of course Sappho and other very valleys and slopes carpeted as far to the more modest: ‘ Βασιλεύς early artists (“She lived in an age as the eye can see with olive Βασιλέων Βασιλέα Βοήθει ’ ‘King when social mores were vastly trees, the unusually tranquil wa - of Kings (the Almighty), help the different and where sexual plea - ters of its two sea-gulfs that flood King (the Emperor)’. (35) sure was not shaped and pigeon- the heart of the island like large In the section of the book ex - holed by the prescriptions of any lakes, the self-sufficiency of its ploring the Gera Thermal religious teaching.”) The lodg - stately villages, and the relative Springs, there is a section de - ing/eating sections are lean, but beneficence of its mountain voted to The Hot Waters of Les - to the point, while Further Read - peaks, all contribute to give the bos, which includes this obser - ing points visitors towards 2nd island a feel of domesticity, spa - vation: “Hot water bathing was century AD writer Longus’ The ciousness and calm. There is lit - an important fact in helping to Pastoral Story of Daphnis & tle on the surface that is menac - break down social divisions in Chloe, which is set on the island, ing or precarious...” (11) Ancient Rome and Byzantium; it niGel m cGilChRist as well as Richard Brook’s Bird - So begins the 13th book in Fracesco Gattilusi married Maria, united society as it does in the Rocky bluffs and olive groves are the setting for the remains ing on the Greek Island of Lesvos the series, which offers a concise sister of the Emperor of Byzan - Islamic world today. The rustic of the early Christian basilica of Chalinados, in Lesbos. (2002). but spot-on overview of the isle tium, John V Palaeologus. For pools of Lesbos are likewise of Sappho. Like all of the books this reason the display of coats restorative places – sometimes it features an introduction, his - of arms feature: double-headed for social bonding; at others for tory (in Lesbos’ case, five dense eagles (symbol of the Byzantine solitary reflection.” (53) pages), topographical itineraries Empire); the single-headed The guide points out village (including guides to the muse - crowned (Doria family) eagle of architecture, wildflowers, and ums and sites), maps, street/site Genoa; an angular and seem - migrating birds alike throughout plans and practical information, ingly abstract design, which is a the island, but the guide also features, plus a glossary that ex - composite monogram of the brings notable island figures to plains any technical terms. Greek letters spelling the Imper - life from artist Theophilos Had - The Lesbos book’s walks ial family name, ‘Palaeologus’; a jimichail (“a solitary, short, frail through Mytilene Castle offer the square field with rows of overlaid man who spoke with a stutter, following insights on the es - shields, creating a ‘fish-scale’ mo - suffered from alopecia and took cutcheons and armorial bearings. tif (the Gattilusi arms); and four a constant – almost obsessive – “The Gattilusi came into posses - stylised Bs used by the Emperors pleasure in dressing up as a war - niGel m cGilChRist sion of Lesbos when, in 1354, of Byzantium since the time of rior from the Greek War of Inde - The guides include details on Mytilene Castle, viewed here from across the Malleois Harbor.

The Argo-Saronic Islands Lure You About Nigel McGilchrist

(Book seven in the series in - of his own research, is found ramble around the hill. In the - Nigel cludes Salamis, Aegina, Angistri, where McGilchrist discusses ory, most of the churches are McGilchrist is an art Poros, Hydra, and Spetses) Aegina’s Palaiochora, once the open all the time and the historian who has Byzantine capital of the island, guardian at the Episkopi chrch lived, worked, and An example of the writer’s which is now deserted. “(A visit will open any that happen to be taught in the useful advice, which also speaks to the site involves a pleasant closed on request; but there are Mediterranean area no hard-and-fast rules or times for more than 30 for his presence. Patience may years. He began be required by the dedicated learning ancient Byzantinist who wishes to see Greek at school at everything inside and out.)”(35) the age of 11, and In discussing Salamis, was a scholar both McGilchrist devotes eight pages at Winchester Col - to the island’s famous battle of lege and at Merton September 480 B.C. between an a small attractively cobbled College, Oxford. alliance led by Athens and square opens behind, with the After graduating Sparta against Xerxes I. There, church of St Anthony on the with a First from he writes for instance: “The right-hand side. At the far left Oxford in 1978, he Greeks took to the water at first corner is a bronze statue to one traveled in the Near light, singing their hymn, or of the island’s most important East, and then set - paean, to Apollo. Their right benefactors, Sotirios Anargyros tled in Italy where wing advanced first (Aeschylus), (1849-1918), who returned to he taught at the probably so as to put themselves his native Spetses after accumu - University of Rome, in a preparatory position to ram lating a fortune in the United worked for the the Persian vanguards from both States from tobacco production. Ministero dei Beni front and side. Meanwhile the His signature brand, Turkish Culturali (the Ital - Corinthian ships, which were Trophies, was bought by James ian Ministry of behind, made a feint to the Duke. The business, at the time Arts) in the field of north (Herodotus) as if they of its sale in 1897, was worth conservation of were fleeing, apparently con - the (then) immense sum of wall-paintings, and established the Anglo-Italian Institute in firming to Xerxes what Themis - $650,000. (Ironically, the name Rome to introduce British university students to the art and tocles had leaked to him about Anargyros means money-less.) history of the city of Rome. He has also worked in Greece and the dissent in the Greek camp. Before the outbreak of the First in Turkey. He now lectures in Europe and the United States, This drew the Persian ships World War, Anargyros began a with regular visits to museums and institutions across the Amer - deeper into the channel. As they number of projects for the ben - ican continent from the Smithsonian in Washington to the Getty entered, the fifty ships of Aegina efit of the island: he bought in Los Angeles. He was appointed Dean of European Studies and Megara, hidden to the side tracts of land in order to re-for - for a consortium of American Universities in 1993, and took of the channel in the bay of Am - est them with pines after many generations of students to Greece for study for over the belakia, attacked them in the decades of depletion from fires next decade. Formerly on the Board of Editors of the long- flank and rear. The narrow and and timber collection for boat- standing Blue Guides series, he has contributed to a number of confined area of water meant building; he constructed the first their recent volumes. In 2003 he was commissioned to write that the Persians had great dif - fresh-water aqueduct, as well as the new Blue Guide for the Greek Islands, and gave up other ficulty in responding and ma - the road which circles the is - commitments in order to work full-time towards its completion. noeuvring...” (82) land; and, with the building of He lives near Orvieto in Italy, has a small household of animals, Here’s an excerpt from a sec - the Poseidonion Hotel, he and produces wine, olive oil and quails’ eggs. tion devoted to Spetses, entitled brought employment to the is - The house of Sotirios Anargyros, who made it big in tobacco The Buildings of Sotirios Anar - land and put Spetses firmly on From www.mcgilchristsgreekislands.com in the U.S. and returned to Greece to build on Spetses. gyros: “To the rear of the Dapia, the tourist map...” (164)