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Volume 12 • No 566 • Monday, March 2, 2015 – Sunday, March, 8, 2015 NYC – LI: $1.00 • Outside $1.25 LEADERSHIP 100 Congressional Hellenic and Israeli Alliance marks second anniversary TSIPRAS: PLAN TO OVERTHROW 24th Annual GOVERNMENT Conference presents awards of excellence, approves new grants

Orlando, FL. The 24th Annual Leadership 100 Conference, which took place February 12-15, 2015, at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes in Orlando, Event attended by members Florida, featured the presentation of the Archbish- of congress and Greek and op lakovos Leadership 100 Award for Excellence to the renowned Greek academician, artist and de- Jewish American signer, Ilias I. Lalaounis, who passed away in De- cember of 2013, accepted by his wife, Lila, at the organizations. HALC and AJC Grand Banquet finale on Saturday evening, Febru- held a day of joint ary 14, 2015. Other recipients included program speakers advocacy in Congress and performers Dr. Eleni Andreopoulou, of the faculty at the Weill Cornell Medical College/New By Apostolos Zoupaniotis York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City; Dr. Panagiota Andreopoulou, an Attending Endocri- Washington, DC . Greek and Jewish Ameri- nologist in the Department of Medicine at Hospi- can organizations joined members of Con- tal for Special Surgery and Assistant Professor of gress in celebration of the second anniversary Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology at the of the Congressional Hellenic Israeli Alliance, Weill Cornell Medical College; Michael Psaros, a bi-partisan group of members of Congress Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of KPS promoting the strengthening of the relation- Capital Partners, LP; Peter Tiboris, the renowned ship of all four countries. conductor, and Eilana Lappalainen, the celebrated A reception took place on Wednesday, Feb- dramatic soprano; as well as to International Or- ruary 25, on Capitol Hill, supported by the thodox Christian Charities (IOCC), accepted by American Jewish Committee, Hellenic Amer- Constantine M. Triantafilou, Executive Director Prime Minster Alexi Tsipras (shown with Vice President Yiannis Dragasakis) blamed Eu- ican Leadership Council and the Cyprus Fed- and CEO. rope’s conservative powers and his predecessor Antonis Samaras for setting a trap aiming eration of America. Over a dozen members of at the financial suffocation of . (Page 39) Continues on pages 34-35 Continues on page 36

ANASTASIADES CONCLUDES VISIT TO RUSSIA CULTURE

Nicosia.- CNA Living Stone President Nicos Anastasiades has said that Cyprus and Russia wish to enhance their ties and Maidens: cooperate even closer in an attempt to create con- ditions for peace and stability in many areas, add- The Caryatid ing that this cooperation will continue irrespec- tive of reactions and concerns others may have. Hairstyles Project President Anastasiades, who concludes his of- ficial visit to Russia on Saturday, met with St. Pe- By Vicki James Yiannias tersburg Vice Governor Alexander Govorunov. New York.- It seemed as if some delicate The Vice Governor said that relations be- but heady scent from the ancient past filled the tween the two countries are based on mutual un- air around the photograph, a close-up of rich, derstanding, adding that Cyprus remains a cred- honey-colored hair elaborately curled, twisted, ible partner. and braided in a lush recreation of the hairstyle He pointed out that the meeting Cyprus Pres- of a Kore figure; the texture was palpable, and ident had with President Vladimir Putin in Mos- then the sudden feeling that this real woman cow and the agreements signed show that both had walked in the Panathenaic procession to countries share the same objective to further en- the sound of flutes and cymbals. hance their relations. “They are no longer frozen in a distant, re- Govorunov said that Cyprus is a popular mote past on the Acropolis, but become an- tourist destination among Russians, adding that cient Greek ancestors and ‘sisters’ to young in 2014 tourists flying from St. Petersburg to var- Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades women of today. I find that immediacy a real- (L) during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Continues on page 38 25 February 2015. Photo: KREMLIN POOL Continues on page 32 Community 32

Δευτέρα 2 Μαρτίου 2015 • Μonday, March, 2, 2015 GreekNews Living Stone Maidens: The Caryatid Hairstyles Project

ports, etc., but also for culture.” From last page Hair artist Milexy Torres told the GN that she also related to the past when she was creat- ly thrilling and amazing idea to contemplate,” ing the intricate ancient hairstyles. “I was total- Dr. Linda Wolk-Simon, the Director and Chief ly transported to that time… I saw each Caryat- Curator of Fairfield University Museums wrote id as my typical client sitting in my chair: she to the GN about the recreations of the hairstyles wants to feel beautiful, and our hair has always of the 6 Kore maidens of the shown played a big part in our feeling great--and in close-up in the exhibition, “Photographs of unique--as women,” she said, “When I first the Caryatid Hairstyling Project” at the Greek studied the Caryatid hairstyles I saw that each Consulate in New York. was very different from the other... the hair tex- Another phase of Professor Katherine ture, thickness, length, etc. This is when I knew Schwabs’s Caryatid Hairstyling Project, the ex- that the woman each Caryatid represented hibition is on view through March 27. would have been trying to present herself as a By demonstrating that the Caryatid’s hair- distinct individual. By braiding and curling her styles are absolutely real and authentic, not ar- hair in different ways that would enhance her tistic invention, she continues, “the Caryatid great asset, each woman was able to stand out.” Project makes those beautiful stone maidens His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, come to life, and in a quite startling way. Archdeacon Panteleimon (a 1996 Fairfield Uni- Among the many really engaging and thought- versity graduate), The Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., provoking aspects of the Caryatid project is the President of Fairfield University, and H.E. Naf- way it forges a connection between the millen- sika Nancy Eva Vraila, Minister Plenipotentiary nia-old, foundational culture of ancient Greece Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, and the contemporary, modern world”. Amalia Cosmetatou, Executive Director of the Professor Schwab, who is Professor of Art Onassis Foundation (USA), were among the History at Fairfield University and also Curator distinguished guests. of the Plaster Cast Collection at Fairfield Uni- Milexy Torres and two of the Caryatid Proj- versity’s Bellarmine Museum of Art spoke to ect hair models, Shannon Berger and Amber the guests at the opening of the exhibition, first Nowak were present, and a distinguished con- giving great thanks to Ambassador Georgios Il- tingent from Fairfield University attended, “in- iopoulos, Consul General, and Mrs. Anthousa dividuals without whose help, the Caryatid Diakopoulos-Iliopoulos for their suggestion to Project would not have been possible,” Profes- host the exhibition, to Mr. Manos Koumbara- sor Schwab noted at the beginning of her re- kis, Consul, to other guests mentioned below, marks. Dr. Linda Wolk-Simon, Director and and to Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., President of Chief Curator of Fairfield University Museums, Fairfield University for the “happy collabora- Carey Mack Weber, Collections Manager and tion.” of these hairstyles within Classical society, say- stalled from the vantage point of one standing Registrar at Fairfield University Museums Tiffa- Schwab explained that she began Caryatid ing, “The results of the Caryatid hairstyle recre- inside the South Porch of the Erechtheion be- ny Davidson, Museum Assistant (Fairfield Uni- Hairstyling Project wanting to solve two ques- ations project are that these specific hairstyles hind the Caryatids. versity Museums) Dr. Marice Rose, Associate tions. “What kinds of braids form the Caryatid were important in the presentation of these Professor of Art History and Professor Ronald hairstyles? Can they be replicated? In 2009, maidens. They were part of a larger message The Consul General, Ambassador Iliopou- Davidson, Director of the Humanities Institute with professional hairstylist Milexy Torres and that the young women are ready for marriage, los, told the GN that even though much has al- and Chair of Religious Studies. six students who were chosen as models we set and that they reflect an ideal beauty”. ways been written about the Parthenon, this The Bellarmine Museum of Art at Fairfield out to discover more about the elegantly ar- In a statement that identified the tech- still continues today, and there is an ongoing University will be exploring this theme further ranged braids.” A fifteen-minute video of Tor- niques used in the ancient hairstyles as timeless, lively debate. The originality of the exhibition is in Professor Schwab and Professor Marice res, who had studied the Caryatids’ hairstyles, she said, “Texture, style, and braids in today’s what intrigued the Consulate General, he said, Rose’s upcoming exhibition “Hair in the Classi- beautifully recreating all 6, answers both ques- trends can find new meaning in these remark- noting that this exhibition follows last year’s ex- cal World,” opening in October of this year. tions simultaneously. able and complex hairstyles worn by the re- hibition of Professor Schwab’s sketches of the Professor Schwab has been awarded three Also conveying immediacy is the music for nowned Caryatids of the Athenian Acropolis.” Parthenon Metopes, “An Archaeologist’s Eye: separate fellowships by the Metropolitan Muse- the video. In the Ionic Mode to match the col- The video also reveals the fact that the hair Parthenon Drawings of Katherine A. Schwab. um of Art, the Robert E. Wall Award at Fair- umns of the Erectheion, which are of the Ionic industry in the U.S. is valued above sixty-seven “This year’s theme of the Caryatid hairstyles field, as well as other honors and grants in sup- Order, it successfully sets an otherworldly million dollars. drew the Consulate’s attention because it was port of her research on the Parthenon Metopes, mood of the past with its unfamiliar sound. It Five of the original Caryatids, different,” he said. the Caryatid Hairstyles, and restoration work was arranged by Dr. Laura Nash, Associate Pro- supporting the South Porch of the Erechtheion, “Our cooperation with Fairfield University on the plaster cast collection. fessor of Music and Chair of Visual and Per- the temple on the north side of Acropolis dedi- is exceptional, and we look forward to its con- Grayscale scans of Professor Schwab’s forming Arts at Fairfield University. cated to and Poseidon, are spectacular- tinuation,” said Ambassador Iliopoulos, going Metope research drawings can be seen in the The film, which has been shown interna- ly on view in the , while Ko- on to say, “The Consulate tries to organize exhi- Parthenon Gallery of the new Acropolis Muse- tionally, also shows the Acropolis laser cleaning re C is still in the . Cement cop- bitions that have something new to put forward, um (http://tinyurl.com/yd87m4w). and an important, pre-1907 photograph found ies of the Caryatids have replaced the original always, of course, related to Greece. We want For information on the video showing the in the Dinsmoor Archive at the American Caryatids of the Erechtheion, now safe from the this truly beautiful building to be a point of ref- Caryatid hairstyles, visit School of Classical Studies in . elements in the new museum. erence for Greece in New York, not only for ad- www.fairfield.edu/caryatid