o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans c v a weeKly GreeK american puBlication www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 13, ISSUE 671 August 21-27, 2010 $1.50 Patriarch Holds First Israel PM Netanyahu in Historic Visit to Greece Liturgy at Panagia Two PMs Discuss Cooperation in Soumela in 88 Years Military, Economy

NEW YORK – On August 15, Or - many people attended varies, TNH Staff Writers thodox faithful of Pontic origin with the Associated Press guess - from around the world flocked ing “at least 1,500,” Greek news - ATHENS, Greece — In an his - to the Panagia Soumela paper Ta Nea estimating 4,000 toric visit that could transform Monastery, located in the Turkish and website AsiaNews counting political and economic relations region of Trebizond (Trape - 15,000, the event was peaceful. in the Eastern Mediterranean and zounda, in Greek), for the first A small group of 500-600 at - the Middle East, Prime Minister religious service held there since tended the service in the court - Binyamin Netanyahu arrived in 1923. Ecumenical Patriarch yard, while thousands more Athens on August 16 for a two- Bartholomew was granted per - were gathered below on the day visit and met with his Greek mission to hold the feast day steps leading up to the counterpart, Prime Minister liturgy for the Dormition of the monastery, viewing the cere - George Papandreou. Virgin Mary by the Turkish gov - mony on two big screens. Among In Athens the two leaders dis - ernment. those making the pilgrimage cussed tourism, military issues, Patriarch Bartholomew held were Muslim women in head - renewable energy and water re - the feast day ceremony at a scarves. sources. They went to the nearby makeshift outdoor altar of the EMOTIONAL MOMENTS island of Poros on August 17 cliff-hanging Soumela site, Greeks at the event were where Reuters reported: “Israeli flanked by the Metropolitan of moved and euphoric. The AP and Greek leaders discussed ex - Drama Pavlos and the Russian quoted Ketevan Nadereishvili, panding military ties..including Bishop of Podolsk and vicar of 24, as saying, for instance: “It is sharing military know-how and the Patriarch of Moscow Tikon. a very exciting moment for us holding joint war games.” They The event was of great sym - Greeks, because it’s the first time were joined by Defense Minister bolic importance, as the we get to have such a service. Evangelos Venizelos, Deputy De - monastery is a keystone in the We can pray on the land of my fense Minister Panos Beglitis and identity of Pontic Greeks. It was great-great-grandfathers.” Ta Alternate Foreign Minister Dim - converted into a museum follow - Nea cited Kozani, Greece civil en - itris Droutsas. ing the forced removal of the gineer Pavlos Michaelides as say - Netanyahu's two-day visit was Greek population of the Black ing, “I’m under the big screens, the first ever by an Israeli prime Sea region, which began as eth - but I’m flying high over the euroKinissi minister to Greece and follows a nic cleansing and genocide in the monastery.” The same newspa - As Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew held a liturgy at the Panagia Soumelas Monastery in visit Papandreou paid to Israel Young Turk period of late Ot - per was told by former PASOK Turkey on August 15, 2010, it was an 88-year-old dream fulfilled for Pontic Greeks everywhere. last month. The trips were pre - toman history and was com - party MP and University of ceded by deterioration in rela - pleted by a 1923 population ex - Bologne professor Roulis Koke - tions between Israel and Turkey, change agreement. Hundreds of lides, who came from Italy for Greece's traditional rival, since an thousands of Pontic Greeks and the event: “The recognition of Israeli commando raid in May on other minorities in the region the ethnic cleansing of the Pontic FOX Fans Flames of WTC Site Anger an international flotilla that at - were killed in what Greece and [Greek] element is a steady, tempted to break Israel's blockade several other countries have rec - strategic goal for Hellenism.” of the Gaza Strip killed nine Turk - ognized as genocide. Patriarch Bartholomew re - TNH Staff Writers moving ahead for the building per Ethnikos Kirikas. “I was sur - ish activists. Both leaders, how - Though the figure of how ferred to crowd as “angels of of a mosque near Ground Zero, prised,” he said, noting that the ever, said that improving Greek- peace and friendship” and told NEW YORK – A Fox News re - a land swap deal was off be - group of community members Israeli ties was not related to them: “The Virgin unites us all, port about roadblocks to the re - tween the St. Nicholas commu - knew a year ago, when talks Israel's relations with Turkey. Christians and Muslims, Greeks, building of the St. Nicholas nity and the Port Authority of stopped, that the land swap Security was tight as left-wing Community : A Tasty Revival Turks, Russians, Georgians and Greek Orthodox Church de - New York and New Jersey. He would not be going ahead. groups were planning demonstra - of Greek Cuisine in America, Romanians.” He added, “Let our stroyed on September 11, 2001 added that it was Fox News – The deal – which had tions to protest Israel's policies in Where Health Comes First. pilgrimage be a bridge of com - stirred up Greek American dis - and not the authority – who seemed to be in its final stages- the Middle East and the Israeli Page 3. munication and trust between content on August 18. The news broke this news to the St. proposed that the St. Nicholas commando raid; Greek activists the two peoples.” He noted too comes as mainstream media at - Nicholas community on August church be built not at its original also participated in the flotilla. Community : A Reform that the monastery’s saints, in - tention has focused recently on 17. 155 Cedar Street spot, but at a The day before Netanyahu’s visit, Leader with Greek and Latin cluding founding monk Barnabas plans to build an Islamic cul - PORT AUTHORITY new nearby location, 130 Lib - a Palestinian flag was put up on Roots Emerges in N.Y. Page 5. and his nephew Sophronios, tural center nearby. MISCOMMUNICATION erty Street. The Port Authority the wall of the Acropolis. Police were among the church fathers In one of several Fox news Not so, the St. Nicholas com - was interested in building a ve - increased patrols in the capital, Greece : High Tech Greek Li - “celebrating with great joy” on reports on the topic, journalist munity’s president John hicle storage center under the and cars were barred from park - brary Wins $1 Million Gates David Lee Miller announced Couloukoundis told the Na - Foundation Award. Page 7. Continued on page 7 that while plans seemed to be tional Herald’s Greek sister pa - Continued on page 4 Continued on page 7 A Heartfelt Farewell for Angelides and Amb. Andreas Kakouris FCIC Delve

By Constantine S. Sirigos the healing and reunification of Into Fin Crisis TNH Staff Writer their country. Ambassador Andreas S. Kak - NEW YORK – There is still a lot NEW YORK – Thirty-six long ouris, who was appointed of work to be done, but the Fi - years have passed since Turkey Cyprus ambassador to the U.S. nancial Crisis Inquiry Commis - launched its illegal invasion and in 2006, is one of the champions sion (FCIC) that is led by former occupation of Cyprus. Though of the Cyprus cause. As he pre - California State Treasurer and it has international law and the pared to return home, he was includes fellow American Hel - goodwill of many on its side, it honored by the leaders of many lene Byron Georgiou has seen is a small island nation and its of groups in the U.S. who, to - enough to paint a preliminary diplomatic corps must struggle gether with representatives of picture. By the time the financial mightily to make the case for Cyprus and Greece, have fought crisis hit in 2007, Wall Street against both Turkey’s lobbyists and related industries had mor - and, often, the expediency and phed from being the bedrock of indifference of U.S. officials. American well-being and the The Cyprus Federation, The heart of the world’s financial Bogus Bingo International Coordinating markets to a “casino” where Committee “Justice for Cyprus” recklessness and irresponsibility (PSEKA) and the Cyprus – U.S. ruled. In the words of Chairman Bilks Mystery Chamber of Commerce hosted Angelides: “This investigation a farewell reception for His Ex - has been revelatory...fascinating cellency Kakouris on Monday, and disturbing.” Church in NY August16. Community leaders, Angelides and Georgiou friends and well-wishers gath - ap photo/Dimitri messinis shared their views in a tele - NEW YORK – Spiros ered at the Pancyprian Commu - They Told their Travel Agents They Wanted Lots of Sun... phone press conference for the Moschopoulos, a Greek Ameri - nity Center in Astoria, N.Y. Greek American media on Au - can resident of Queens, New where Philip Christopher, presi - Tourists fed the friendly pigeons in front of the Unknown Soldier's Tomb in central Athens but gust 13. Angelides said, “The York, is one of three individuals dent of PSEKA, served as the may have envied their ability to immediately fly to the cooler seashore. Temperatures in the FCIC was created by Congress who were indicted for “operat - evening’s MC and also pre - Greek capital, central Greece and parts of the Peloponnese soared to 106 degrees Fahrenheit ing a licensed bingo hall and us - sented the ambassador with a on August 18. The economic forecasts, on the other hand, remain cloudy. Continued on page 3 ing licensed charitable organi - plaque of appreciation. zations as a front to steal The ambassador told the approximately $830,000 be - gathering, “I’m humbled,” when tween January 2007 and Febru - it was his turn to address the ary 2010.” gathering. After many spoke in Balsamides Hunts for Hollywood in Jersey The defendants were identi - praise of his work, he thanked fied as Spiros Moshopoulos, and everyone “for persevering with his corporation, Spimos Enter - me on a long journey.” About By Angelike Contis know it.” He often describes the you down, it puts your emotions prises Inc., Tommy Skiada and Cyprus’ relations with the U.S., TNH Staff Writer film about personal growth as on a ride.” The purpose of the Daniella Radulescu, all of which are vital to a Cyprus so - Boys Don’t Cry meets Crash, a film is to see people’s reactions Queens, N.Y. The individuals lution, he said: “Every time NEW YORK- In Tom Bal - reference to another gender after they take that emotional were arrested on Wednesday we’ve been asked to help, we samides’ short film Early Re - bender film. In Balsimides’ film trip. “If we get any kind of reac - morning, August 18 and were have been there, despite the fact lease, which won the Best Psy - the hero and heroine “have a tion, I think we’ll have done a arraigned that same afternoon that Cyprus is not a member of chological Thriller award at last great relationship…until he good job.” in Queens Supreme Court be - NATO,” then declared that the year’s New York International thinks that she is cheating on ZOOMING IN ON LOCAL fore Justice John B. Latella. help of the diaspora is needed Independent Film and Video him … (SPOILER ALERT) and TALENT Each pleaded “not guilty” and in support of Cyprus. Festival, a psychiatric patient then, you know, there’s some TNH caught up with Bal - bail was set for Moshopoulos at “They are my family,” Kak - tries to prove to her doctor she killing and stuff like that.” Bal - samides after he had shot two $150,000, Skiada at $100,000 ouris told TNH, in reference to won’t kill again. There are more samides, 45, laughs: “I don’t scenes in his town of Montvale, and Radulescu at $10,000. the people who have been a part mind games on the way in Bal - want to give the whole thing which is north of New York City. In an official press release of his life since his first U.S. post samides’ first feature film Hunt - away.” The scenes were “a reporter District Attorney Richard A. in 1984. However he also ing Season, shot on location in Roller coaster is the effect scene” and “a car scene,” he Brown was quoted as saying, praised them for the “time and his native New Jersey. TNH that Balsamides is aiming for said, “where one of the main ac - money they have given for the spoke to the actor-turned-direc - with the film whose cast stars tors is in the car, talking to her - Continued on page 4 Cyprus cause.” He added: “And tor as he and his small team Charlie Sara and Helen Bentley self. She stole her boyfriend’s they do it willingly.” He noted wrapped up months of shooting and also includes Michael truck and is driving down the that the efforts of diaspora com - on screenwriter John Bayle’s un - Sorvino (brother of Mira) and road.” Shooting started in No - munities are important weapons conventional love story. The new Thomas Hanley, the retired long - vember. He admits that making For subscription: in an ambassador’s arsenal. film is about a cross-dressing shoreman who played, as a a film in his town with a small 718.784.5255 What is most gratifying for young man who thinks he’s a youngster, opposite Marlon team is a great way to get to [email protected] Kakouris as he returns to Cyprus, homosexual, but falls in love Brando in On the Waterfront. know everyone. He’s been im - is that he has witnessed the be - with a tomboy who thought she Brian arthur The film is set, says its director, pressed by the film-friendly re - ginning of the “passing of the ba - was a lesbian. Balsamides says: Director Tom Balsamides (R) in “present day, backwoods ception of the community. “Be - ton of leadership to the younger “It’s a film about relationships with screenwriter John Bale country.” He uses the roller cause I think they want to be and how we all affect each other (L) and actors Charlie Sava coaster metaphor for the film, Continued on page 4 and sometimes we don’t even and Ilene Kirsten on the set. noting: “It puts you up, it puts Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 21-27, 2010

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n JULY-SEPTEMBER 4 things for the home; games and CHICAGO, Ill. – The National rides; and a cash prize raffle. Hellenic Museum will be hosting There will also be live Greek mu - the Percy Jackson and the sic and traditional Greek dancing. Olympians: A Look inside the Cash raffle tickets are $10.00 Lightning Thief from July each. Prizes include: 1st Prize: through September 4. In this $10,000; 2nd Prize: $3,500; and world-premiere exhibition, visi - 3rd Prize: $1,500. The raffle will tors will get an up-close and per - be drawn on August 29 at 9:30 sonal look at some of their fa - p.m. Rain or Shine! Free admis - vorite props from the Fox 2000 sion and valet parking. Festival film, Percy Jackson and the hours are: August 26: 5:00-10:00 Olympians: The Lightning Thief. p.m.; August 27: 4:00 p.m. – In partnership with Twentieth 11:00 p.m.; August 28: Noon- Century Fox, the National Hel - 11:00 p.m.; August 29: 1:00- lenic Museum and Curator 10:00 p.m. St. George Greek Or - Bethany Fleming created the ex - thodox Church is located at: 238 hibition based on the film, Percy West Rocks Road, Norwalk, CT Jackson & The Olympians: The 06851. For ticket information, Lightning Thief. The film is the email:[email protected] tnh/ Fotis papaGermanos tnh/costas BeJ big screen adaptation of author om or visit: Na Zisete Maria and Dean! A Summer Feast at St. Gerasimos in Upper Manhattan Rick Riordan’s #1 New York www.stgeorgect.org/Church_Fes - Times bestseller, Percy Jackson tival.html for further information. TNH reporter Constantine S. Sirigos and playwright Maria Protopresbyter Constantine Combitsis (far right) celebrated his & the Olympians: The Lightning Micheles were married at the Annunciation Church in N.Y. on parish’s name day on August 16. St. Gerasimos of Cephalonia Thief, the first of five books in UPLAND, Calif. – The St. Spyri - July 31. If you were invited to Chelsea Clinton’s nuptuals, you is revered by parishioners, many of whom hail from that island. Riordan’s series. Hours for the don Greek Orthodox Church is missed the service where Archbishop Demetrios presided. Greek Consul Evangelos Kyriakopoulos is 2nd from right. exhibition are: Tuesday through hosting their 11th annual Greek Friday, 10 am - 4 pm; Saturday, festival on August 27-29. Enjoy 11 am - 4 pm. Closed Sunday, the variety of homemade Greek Monday. Suggested general ad - food, lots of live music, children’s mission: adults and seniors; $5, games, vendor shops, church In the Spotlight: Anthie Zairis & Nora Presti NHM members, children 12 and tours and traditional Greek danc - under; Free. The National Hel - ing. Happy hour specials will be lenic Museum is located at: 801 on August 27 from 5:00-7:00 By Angelike Contis lot of Greeks that I know. We W. Adams Street, 4th floor, at the p.m. and August 28-29 from TNH Staff Writer traveled all over, we lived in Cal - corner of Adams and Halsted 3:00-5:00 p.m. $2.00 off dinners ifornia, in Germany, before we Streets, Chicago, IL 60607. For and $1.00 off drinks. Admission NEW YORK- “We work together, finally settled down in Maryland. further information, call: 312- is $2.00; children under 12 free. we go to church together and Our kids, Ariadne Nicole and An - 655-1234 or visit: www.nation - Festival hours are: August 27 – we play together.” That’s how thony, are 17 and 14. alhellenicmuseum.org. 5:00-10:00 p.m.; August 28 – Nora (Panagiota) Presti sums up TNH: How did Group Z start? 12:00-10:00 p.m.; and August her friendship with business AZ: (After my husband and I n AUGUST 19-22 29 – 12:00-10:00 p.m. St. Spyri - partner Anthie Zairis. In 2002, sold out our interest in a com - PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. – The don is located at: 1391 Chaffee shortly after Zairis began her In - pany we launched in 1999 with Greek Orthodox Church of the Street, Upland, California 91786. formation Technology (IT) com - another couple) in 2001 I began Assumption at Port Jefferson is For further information, call: pany Group Z Inc., she hired Group Z. And Nora, who I met hosting their annual Greek festi - (909) 985-4411 or visit: Presti, a friend from the St. through our church, came to val on August 19-22. Enjoy the www.saintspyridon.org. Theodore Greek Church in Lan - work for Group Z in January of variety of homemade Greek ham, Maryland, to help out, 2002 as a part-time employee. foods and pastries and coffee, n SEPTEMBER 3-5 part-time. “She was never a part- We always laugh because … she wine and beer. There will be a SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The An - time employee,” recalls Zairis, was never a part-time employee. great raffle with over 200 prizes; nunciation Greek Orthodox Group Z’s president, with a After the birth of our boys, I of - grand prizes include a 2010 Mer - Church of Sacramento is hosting laugh. Before long Presti became fered Nora to be a partner in the cedes Benz GLK, a 2010 Camaro their annual Greek festival from co-owner and vice-president in business, in 2004. Nora’s and my LS Coupe and a 10 day vacation September 3-5. The variety of the rare, 100% female-owned roles in the company naturally for two in Greece, to name a few. mouth-watering homemade small company that works pri - Anthie Zairis, president of Nora Presti, vice president of evolved based on our abilities Raffle drawings will be held on Greek food ranges from mous - marily for the State of Maryland, Group Z. Group Z. and interests. Nora handles most August 22 at 6:00 p.m. Ticket saka, kalamari, pastitsio, faso - offering application develop - of the HR and job openings as donation: $100. There will also lakia, pilafi and dolamadakia-to ment and other IT services. The not to mention being a part of States when I was five with my well as many of the technical ar - be numerous vendors selling name a few. There will be an as - company aspires to move into the effort to replace their family and grew up in Warren, eas. I handle finance, accounting jewelry, icons, souvenirs and etc. sortment of Greek pastries and federal contract work soon too. church’s school, which had to be Ohio. After I got married, at the and strategizing – and we both Festival hours are: August 19-20: coffee and frappes. Each night The friends and koumbares recently demolished. Group Z age of 25, I moved with my hus - market and sell our business. 5:00-10:00 p.m.; August 21: there will be live Greek music work well together because they has received kudos for its chari - band, Pantelis Zairis, to the met - NP: Anthie is stronger in the 1:00-11:00 p.m. and August 22: and Greek dancing performed by complement each other. Presti’s table work and will be honored ropolitan D.C. area. We live in financial area and thinks more 1:00-10:00 p.m. The Church is Greek dance groups. Festival background is in IT development at Inc. Magazine’s 500|5000 Rockville, Maryland with our strategically and outside the box, located at: 430 Sheep Pasture hours are: Friday, 11:00 a.m.- and programming, while self-de - Conference & Awards Ceremony twin six-year-olds, Yiorgos and where I’m more realistic and I Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777. 11:00 p.m.; Saturday, 12:00 scribed “positive thinker” Zairis as one of the fastest-growing pri - Panayiotis. have to figure out how it’s going For further information, call the p.m.-11:00 p.m.; and Sunday, comes from finance and ac - vate companies. Here’s what NP: I was born in New Jersey. to work afterwards. We are a church at: (631) 473-0829 or 12:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. General counting. Both are involved in makes this dynamic duo click. My parents are from Pylos and good balance. visit: www.kimisis.org. Admission is $5 for adults; Se - the Hellenic American Women’s TNH: Tell us about your - Pyla in Messinia. My husband, TNH: Do you have any role niors (55 and over) $4 and chil - Council and the AGAPE and the selves. Bill Presti, who is not Greek, but models? ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. George dren under 12 are free. Admis - Greek American foundations, AZ: I came to the United has become more Greek than a NP: My dad, for his sense of Greek Orthodox Church in St. sion is free on Friday from 11:00 humor and his appreciation of Paul, Minnesota will be hosting a.m.-3:00 p.m. There is a $2.00 life. For him, it didn’t ever matter their annual Greek festival from off admission coupon on the how much money was in his August 21-22. Enjoy the vast as - website. The Convention Center pocket –as a child, there were sortment of Greek food ranging is located at: 1400 J Street Sacra - times were things were very from roast lamb of leg, pastitsio, mento, CA 95814. For further in - lean– but for him, his wealth was spanakopita and gyros to the de - formation, visit: www.annuncia - always his family and friends. licious desserts, such as, baklava, tion.ca.goarch.org or call: (916) His name was Nicholas Coules, galaktoboureko, karidopita and 443-2003. or Kirakoulis. Greg Pappas, koulourakia, to name a few. founder of Greek America Foun - There will also be live Greek mu - n SEPTEMBER 10-12 dation, is another role model. sic, Greek dancing, church tours LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los AZ: My father, George Rallis, and a variety of children’s games. Angeles Greek Festival of the because of his commitment to Festival hours are, August 21: Saint Sophia Cathedral is around our family and his hard work at 11:00-8:00 p.m. and August 22: the corner. For further informa - miniscule jobs to provide for us. 11:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. St. George tion, call: (323) 737-2424 TNH: What is your greatest Greek Orthodox Church is lo - achievement thus far? Plans? cated at: 1111 Summit Avenue, SOMERVILLE, Mass. - The Dor - AZ: I helped my family, St. Paul, Minnesota. For further mition of the Virgin Mary Greek throughout my mother’s illness, info visit:http://www.stgeorge - Orthodox Church will be held find peace and balance. And now goc.org or call: (651) 222-6220. September 10-12. Festival hours I see how it has also resonated will be: September 10 from 12- on my boys. n AUGUST 21-22 11 p.m.; September 11 from 12- NP: Raising my kids, who are WINCHESTER, Va. – The Dormi - 11 p.m.; and September 12 from two wonderful teens and contin - tion of the Virgin Mary Greek Or - 12:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. For fur - uously make me proud. On a thodox Church will be hosting ther information, visit: professional level, my greatest their annual Greek festival on http://www.dormitionchurch.or achievement has been being August 21-22. Enjoy the deli - g. watching Group Z grow and de - cious Greek food, including gyros velop. One of my proudest mo - and souvlakia; an assortment of CARMEL, Ind. – The Holy Trinity ments was in 2004 when we Greek pastries; and Greek wine, Greek Orthodox Church is host - were recognized by the National beer and coffee. There will also ing their 38th Annual Greek Fes - Association of Children’s Hospi - be a Greek grocery with Greek tival September 10-11 from 4:00 tals and Related Institutions in imports, children’s activities and p.m.-11:00 p.m. For further in - Alexandria, Virgina, as A True amusements, live Greek music formation, visit:www.holytrini - Friend to Children and Children’s and more! Rain or Shine! Admis - tyindy.org/ Hospitals for our donation of ser - sion is free. Festival hours are: vices in the creation of a Grass - August 21 from 11:00 a.m. – n SEPTEMBER 23-26 roots Organizer, a custom web- 8:00 p.m. and August 22 from MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – St. John based tool that allowed hospitals 12:00 - 7:00 p.m. The Dormition the Baptist Church will be host - to organize their grassroots ad - of the Virgin Mary Greek Ortho - ing their Annual Greek Festival vocacy programs. dox Church is located at: 1700 September 23-26 from 11:00 TNH: What is an issue regard - Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia a.m. – 10:00 p.m. For further ing the Greek community that 22601 (RT. 50 West). For further information, visit: www.stjohn- concerns you? information, call: (540) 667- mb.org/events/festival.htm AZ: I have one. The loss of 1416 or visit: the Greek language. http://dormition.va.goarch.org. n NOTE TO OUR READERS NP: Ditto. This calendar of events section is AZ: Because once this is gone, n AUGUST 26-29 a complimentary service to the so is the ability to relate to the NORWALK, Conn. – The St. Greek American community. All Greek culture. George Greek Orthodox Church parishes, organizations and insti - NP: Our communities focus will be hosting their annual tutions are encouraged to e-mail too much on Americanizing. Greek festival from August 26 – their info regarding the event 3- TNH: What part of Greece are 29. Enjoy the variety of home - 4 weeks ahead of time, and no you from? Do you visit often? made Greek cuisine; authentic later than Monday of the week AZ: I’m 100% from Chios. My Greek pastries; an outdoor café; before the event, to english.edi - husband is from Kalymnos and a marketplace to buy jewelry and [email protected]. we try to take our boys as often as possible. They speak fluent Greek. Hopefully next year, we’re going to find a way and (go). QUESTION OF THE WEEK NP: We’ll be there for the July 11 Pyx Lax reunion concert. We Vote on our website! went together last time. We do a lot of traveling together. We You have the chance to express your opinion on our website work together, we go to church on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - together and we play together. lished in our printed edition next week along with the question TNH: Any words of wisdom? for that week. AZ: Be open-minded and con - The question this week is: Are you satisfied with the quality tinuously try to learn and improve of the sermons you hear in Greek Orthodox churches? yourself. Be empathetic towards o Yes people. Help them any way that o No you can. There is no greater feel - o Maybe ing of satisfaction. The results for last week’s question: Do you support the NP: John Ruskin (1819-1900) plan that would allow Greeks and Turkish Cypriots to alternate said: "What we think, or what we as President of the island? know, or what we believe is, in 7% voted "Yes" the end, of little consequence. The 88 % voted "No" only consequence is what we do." 5% voted "Maybe"

[email protected] Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 21-27, 2010 COMMUNITY 3 A Tasty Revival of Greek Cuisine in America, Where Health Comes First

By Angelike Contis The book plugs Greek eating, pected to have cake and coffee. time to consider the choices you TNH Staff Writer using the latest research and an Instead the long table was com - make in the supermarket… architectural metaphor. The in - pletely covered with platters of Avoiding highly processed foods NEW YORK- “I think they’d be troduction reads: “Just as the food. Barbara must have cooked will help you consume more so proud today, to see me doing presence of Greek Revival archi - for two days for this presenta - complex carbohydrates.” all this Greek cooking,” says Pa - tecture has the power to evoke tion.” The benefits of Omega-3 tricia Moore-Pastides of her hus - the very seed of our political THE RECIPES: FROM SIFNOS fatty acids are emphasized in band’s Cypriot parents, whose ideology, Greek Revival: Cook - BREAKFAST TO DESSERT the seafood chapter, which in - example made her trade in Irish ing for Life can empower our The recipes begin with a sec - cludes fish found in the U.S. and hams for cheese pies and cured long and healthy lies by reviving tion entitled “Breakfast on recipes from Herbed Swordfish olives. Not only has public ancient food traditions.” Moore- Sifnos,” which includes a two- Kebabs to Southern-sounding health expert Moore-Pastides Pastides calls for a return to the page account of a family vaca - Grilled Tuna with Spicy Peach mastered many traditional Hel - “peasant diet” of whole grains, tion and a recipe for ultra-sim - Chutney. Moore-Pastides’ stance lenic recipes, but she’s sharing legumes and nuts, with meat ple Creamy Yogurt with Fruit on meat is clear in that chapter’s them with the world – first, kept to a bare minimum. Olive and Nuts. title, which is Meats in Modera - through community cooking oil and fresh ingredients are The intro to the appetizers tion. She discusses range-fed classes at the University of king in the book. chapter fuses a discussion of the meat and shares a story of being South Carolina (where her epi - COOKING LESSONS & benefits of garlic, with an ac - immersed in Holy Week rituals demiologist husband, Harris, be - CANCER PREVENTION count of a friend who acciden - in Greece’s Mount Pelion region. came president in August 2008) As Moore-Pastides writes, she tally dipped into Moore- There, her children awakened – and, most recently, in the new was first exposed to Greek cook - Pastides’ pancake batter instead her with the words: “Mommy, cookbook Greek Revival: Cook - ing by watching her mother-in- of the garlic dip (skordalia). “So wake up. The men started the ing for Life (University of South law, Anastasia, at work in Asto - Georgio,” she asks in the book, lamb for dinner, and it’s your Carolina Press). ria. Her father-in-law was also “What did you think of the ‘sko - turn to turn the spit!” The cookbook doesn’t as - a chef. When her family was on rdalia?’ He replies, sheepishly, There is also a section on sume previous knowledge of a sabbatical in Greece in 1988, “Well. It’s a little bland.” Over Greek comfort foods, Moussaka Greek cooking and it limits its she partook of cooking classes a dozen starters (mezedes) in - and Pastichio (a.k.a. Greek Mac ingredients and keeps its steps by the Greek American daugh - clude an innovative Grape and Cheese), a trio of quick, simple. The bulk of recipes con - ter-in-law of a taverna owner. Leaves Stuffed with Cracked healthy chef’s sandwich/salad sist of traditional favorites like Years of absorbing Greek and Wheat and Pine Nuts. Healthier lunches, plus Healthy Desserts spanakopita and baklava, but Cypriot cuisine followed, includ - bulgur, the author explains, pre - and a few non-alcoholic bever - there are also a handful of re - ing her sister-in-law sharing her dated white rice in Greece. She ages. freshing modern culinary addi - mother’s recipes. provides her mother-in-law’s GREEK REVIVAL tions, like Spiced Berry Soup, Then, five years ago, she and recipe of Coriander and Garlic The author knows that when which is from Spain. her husband were in the south Olives (Elies Tsakistes). There Greek Revival hits the book - Health comes first. Connecti - of France, attending cookbook are also pies ranging from shelves in a month, Mediter - cut native Moore-Pastides, who author Patricia Wells’ cooking Spinach and Dill to Broccoli and ranean cuisine will still be bat - studied Public Health at Yale, seminar, in celebration of their Blue-Cheese. tling with all-you-can eat explains in her preface: “My in - 25th wedding anniversary. The Vegetable Dishes are the restaurants. But Moore-Pastides tention in writing about and experience – which included “meat” of the cookbook, as they is devoted to using her influence teaching Greek cooking goes picking ingredients and herbs are of the Mediterranean Diet. as the first lady of the University deeper than taste. After thirty from Wells’ garden – was divine. Patricia Moore-Pastides, a public health expert and cooking These run from Greek Salad to of South Carolina to make a dif - years in public health, I firmly Moore-Pastides dreamed of a instructor, holds up a copy of her new book Greek Revival. a Simpler, Lighter Moussaka, ference. believe that we can arrest obe - similar school, only on a Greek and include tips like how to “I’m on a mission to make sity, diabetes, heart disease, can - island. Researching the cook - state, they have disproportion - with traditional Greek and keep okra from being gummy. everyone healthier in the state cer and Alzheimer’s disease by book was her first step. Before ately high levels of cancer. “In - branching out.” The recipes re - She informs the American of South Carolina,” she says. leading more healthful lives.” long, she started teaching stead of bringing the community flect not only her personal sto - reader of the nutritional value This means speaking about the She told TNH, in a phone in - Mediterranean cooking at the in for research trials, we really ries, but her own preferences – of each different vegetable color Mediterranean diet, planning terview from South Carolina, University of South Carolina’s wanted to do something where including yogurt “with a bite” and advises: “To follow a tradi - vegetable-based faculty party that there has been a blossom - Cancer Prevention and Control we can effect prevention,” she and sweet, baked carrots. tional Greek diet, we need to in - food, and - like U.S. First Lady ing of cookbooks and blogs on Program’s ‘Columbia’s Cooking!’ recalls. In the book Moore-Pastides crease our consumption of fresh Michelle Obama –overseeing the the Mediterranean Diet, backed program, created by Dr. James In working on the cookbook, reminds the reader of another fruits and vegetables by several university garden. She points by five decades of undisputed R. Hebert. having explained recipes to stu - important ingredient: “Then fold.” out that the university’s caterers research. She notes: “Like other The classes are aimed at the dents was very helpful, because there’s the ‘not so secret’ ingre - In the Beans, Grains and are also trying to get the stu - parts of the country, in South broader Columbia area commu - Greek cooking – true to its na - dient to the health benefits of Pasta section, the author empha - dents to eat healthier. Moore- Carolina, we have an emerging nity. Removing social disparities ture – had become instinctual the Greek lifestyle: time.” Food sizes complex carbohydrates, Pastides believes, “If you start Slow Foods movement and when it came to cancer preven - to her; she was forced to return is Greeks’ social glue, as she re - adding brown rice in her with the place that they are, more organic gardening and tion was part of the idea. to exact measurements and lates in the story of a family visit spinach and rice (Spanakorizo) then you can move them grad - farmers’ markets. I think the Moore-Pastides notes that steps. in Athens. “When the laughter dish and barley to her Stuffed ually in another direction.” time is really ripe for people in though African Americans make The cookbook evolved. died down, Barbara called us to Vegetables (Gemista) recipe. terms of change.” up 30% of the population of the Moore-Pastides says, “starting the dining room where we’d ex - She writes “This is a very good [email protected] FCIC Commissioners Angelides and Georgiou Delve into Financial Crisis

Continued from page 1 Constantinople and its environs. with the financial crisis, both PLACE YOUR BETS! byists who lobbied against fi - Georgiou, who moved to Las Angelides and Georgiou stressed What they have found so far nancial reform are now gearing in May 2009 as a bi-partisan Vegas five years ago, told re - general regulatory failure in the is “A Wall Street where there up to lobby against regulations commission to examine the porters that Nevada has been financial sector that transcended was enormous risk and reckless - to enforce it. In the 1930s finan - causes of the financial crisis and particularly devastated by the the housing crisis. ness,” said Angelides. “I tell peo - cial reform took a decade and I economic crisis that has gripped economic crisis, having the na - Georgiou said, “Its extremely ple I feel like I walked into my imagine we’ll have a similar de - this country. The results of the tion’s highest rates of foreclo - important to recognize how local community bank and bate.” financial crisis have been dev - sure and unemployment. The fragile the system became when opened the door and saw a Georgiou summed up the astating. Two million families state also has the highest rate – the housing crisis hit and it re - casino floor...there was tremen - commissioners’ sense of respon - lost home to foreclosures. a whopping 70% - of home - ally was a tinderbox ready for dous risk, leverage and betting sibility, saying: “We have the Eleven trillion dollars in house - owners who owe more on their any particular trigger...Institu - going on, and when that col - great privilege of having been hold wealth and retirement ac - homes than the homes are tions were under-capitalized, lapsed, that affected the rest of appointed to be the eyes and counts have been wiped away.” worth and the highest percent - over-leveraged” and unable to the country.” ears of the American people Angelides wishes to “provide age drop from peak to trough “withstand the least bit of a Angelides said: “I’ve seen a and, to some extent, to reflect for the American people our un - of median housing prices. shock...or a market movement lack of responsibility and ac - the anger that so many of them biased view of what were the Georgiou concluded his in - against them.” countability by leaders both on feel at what befell them.” major actions and policy events troduction by saying: “We have “Although the housing crisis Wall Street and in Washington. With a strong Hellenic pres - that led our financial system to a big job to do for the American is a factor, I don’t think it really There were many warning signs ence, the commission might be the brink of collapse.” The com - people and we are extremely was the factor that mattered. A along the way that weren’t just a bit worried that they will mission has been hard at work honored that two of us of Hel - number of other things could heeded and today there doesn’t prove to be Cassandras - their since its members’ appointment lenic descent are in the leader - have triggered a crisis,” Geor - seem to be the level of self-ex - warnings and prescriptions go - in July 2009, with 12 days of ship of this important commis - giou said, while also admitting: amination that is required. By - ing unheeded. There are a lot public hearings. The next one, sion.” “The housing crisis and efforts ron and I have seen a parade of more lobbyists than commis - led by Georgiou will be in Wash - Phil Angelides grew up in to advance home ownership witnesses who led major corpo - sioners working on financial in - ington, D.C. on September 1 on California. His mother fled the added to a rise in prices, and rations, who were paid tens... dustry reform. the issue of financial institutions devastation in Smyrna in 1922 fraud certainly played a role.” hundreds of millions of dollars Las Vegas, Nevada attorney that were too big to fail and to go to Alexandria, and came He noted Nevada’s fraud task and they drove those companies Byron S. Georgiou. [email protected] were saved by the taxpayers. to U.S. as young woman. His fa - force has indicted 200 people over the cliff and our economy There will be more hearings in ther was born in the U.S. and for mortgage fraud in connec - and our financial system with September across the country, in has roots in the island of tion with the housing crisis, but it, and what we don’t see today Florida, Nevada and California. Cephalonia. He is very proud of he insisted that the seeds of cri - is an assessment of responsibil - sis were planted well before the ity which is required if we are drop in housing prices that was going to reform the system.” George Delis, LLC the precipitating factor. THE RATINGS GAME SYSTEM DIDN’T WORK Georgiou attacked the prac - Georgiou blamed the “long tice of incentivizing brokers for Consultant, Public Relations history of a deregulatory view making loans but not punishing towards the financial services the broker for originating a loan Land Use industry, strong deficiencies in that ultimately is not repaid. He [its] governance in the private explained, “You are creating a sector, and a real disconnect be - system that rewards failure and tween performance and ac - does not promote accountabil - countability, where people were ity.” Such dynamics, he said, ex - 1-917-696-0975 creating instruments that failed isted “all the way up the line” and basically were still paid in the financial services industry. their commission for creating Perhaps most outrageous were them, without any consequence the rating agencies that kept rat - to whether they succeeded or ing debt and corporations AAA, failed.” while most of them failed. He POCKET-LESS From a similar point of view pointed out that the agencies Angelides said there was “a reg - suffered no consequences for ulatory system that was asleep their faulty ratings. PITA BREAD and not watching out for the Georgiou pointed out that public interest the way it should the clients of the ratings agen - have been...There was a specu - cies were the bond issuers, stat - Kontos Foods ap/marK lennihan lative boom that many people ing the painfully obvious that Philip Angelides (L) chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry were participating in and a drive such a system was “prone to fail - The Leading Company in Flat Breads Commission, and vice chairman Bill Thomas, listen to testimony for additional home ownership, ure.” He said: “Ninety percent at the FCIC's hearing at the New School in New York on June but there was also predatory of AAA rated mortgage backed Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita 2, 2010. That hearing focused on ratings agencies’ role. lending and fraud and loans securities and the collateralized manufacturers of authentic ethnic hand stretched Flat that never should have been debt obligations built on them bread. The commission is required his Greek heritage and “the val - made. It was a time of excess rated triple –A have since Kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. to present a report to President ues of education and hard work and our job is to analyze, un - failed.” Obama and Congress by Decem - with which I was raised.” wind it and hopefully give And there was apparent in - Fillo KataiFi, BaKlaVa, spanaKopita, tyropita ber 15, 2010. “We want to make ROOT CAUSES OF CRISIS lessons for the future.” competence and carelessness it understandable to the Ameri - Georgiou declared “Our job Angelides’ hope is that their from top to bottom. Georgiou nut roll, melomaKarona can people,” Georgiou said. The is to identify the root report will help Americans un - said he heard testimony from and the traDitional meDiterranean Desserts. report will be published by Lit - causes...with the obvious impli - derstand what happened. “Our the CEOs, CFOs and chief finan - excellent quality and service. tle-Brown and the work of the cation that if we can identify the financial system was brought to cial and risk officers of institu - commission can be followed at causes we can avoid [such the bring of collapse and was tions like Citibank and AIG who We distribute in USA and Canada. fcic.gov crises] in the future.” only saved when the U.S. gov - admitted they were not aware special prices for communities, schools, churches HELLENIC FCIC LEADERSHIP The commissioners aknowl - ernment came in an infused tril - of some of the provisions and Georgiou was legal affairs edged there are two elements lions to support that system,” he the consequences of their invest - festivals and other events secretary to past California gov - in how citizens approach the said, while also acknowledging ments. ernor Jerry Brown. He was the topic, the intellectual and the people’s anger over the bailout LOBBYISTS ARE NOT highest-ranking Hellenic Amer - emotional - the predominant “as they look at Wall Street to - FINISHED ican to serve in California - until emotion being anger - that will day and see some firms making One of the most important Phil Angelides was elected trea - affect how their report will be record profits while people are points Angelides made was: Kontos Foods, Inc

surer. He was born in Detroit, received. Asked to explain the still losing their homes and “While financial reform legisla - b where his father immigrated in role played by bad housing pol - jobs.” tion has been passed, its imple - Box 628, paterson, nJ 07544 1930 from Cyprus. His mother icy and fraud in the housing cri - He added: “There is anger mentation will require 250 new tel.: (973) 278-2800 Fax: (973) 278-7943 Kontos.com

was born in America and her sis and the sub-prime mortgage and confusion and our job is to regulations or rule- making a parents were immigrants from debacle many people identify shed light on what happened.” processes.” He said, “All the lob - 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 21-27, 2010 A Heartfelt Farewell for Cyprus Ambassador Andreas Kakouris in N.Y.

Continued from page 1 plauded the ambassador for the be always near you.” Savas way he helped Cyprus “to the Tsivikos, past president of the generations,” or Greek and fullest of his capacity” and Federation and current presi - Cypriot Americans who have a thanked him for his support and dent of the Cyprus Children’s strong presence in every profes - attendance at Chamber events, Fund, offered his best wishes to sion. He was, however, most con - concluding, “We will miss him.” Amb. and Mrs. Kakouris, noting: cerned with conveying the mes - AHEPA Supreme President “You will bring your experience sage that the community should Nicholas Karakostas, who was in the U.S. to the Ministry of never underestimate the impact present along with Basil Mos - Foreign Affairs, where they it has when it promotes and fights saidis, the Order’s Executive Di - badly need it.” for its causes. After all, he noted, rector, also thanked the ambas - The president of the Pan - “as taxpayers and constituents,” sador for his role in the fight for cyprians of Florida, Angela U.S. citizens cannot be ignored - “freedom and justice for Georgiadis, came to New York while ambassadors can be. He be - Cyprus.” Karakostas, a refugee for the event, and businessman lieves all phone calls and emails from occupied Kyrenia, co- and benefactor Evripides Contos and letters are counted and read hosted a farewell reception for offered congratulations from the by the U.S. Congress. the Ambassador along with the bottom of his heart. The community leaders pre - American Hellenic Institute, Consul Vagelis Kyriakopoulos sent and the representatives of SAE and the Hellenic American represented Greek Consul Gen - those who were in Greece or National Council in Washington, eral Aghi Balta, who is in Cyprus, expressed how indebted DC on July 27. Greece. Archimandrite Sevas - they felt to Amb. Kakouris. Den - The speakers included the tianos Skordallos, Chief Secre - nis Droushiotis, President of the ambassador’s wife, Kareen Kak - tary of the Holy Eparchial Synod Cyprus – U.S. Chamber of Com - ouris, and their children, of the Archdiocese, represented merce, appreciated the ambas - Stephen and Andreana. Also Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - sador’s efforts to promote trade present were the Cyprus Feder - ica and congratulated the am - and investment in Cyprus. He ation’s executive vice president Not all who wished to honor Ambassador Kakouris for his three tours of duty in the U.S. were able bassador for his outreach work noted that even though “he has Costas Tsentas and vice presi - to be present in Astoria in August. Those in attendance included (L-R) Andreas Comodromos, Dennis and his “new way of bringing a full plate with the politics...he dent Tasos Zambas and Peter Droushiotis, Savas Tsivikos, Amb. Kakouris, Philip Christopher, Costas Tsentas, Tasos Zambas. the message [of Cyprus] to the knows now important a strong Louca, president of the Asgata American people.” He said: “For economy is for Cyprus.” association, who presented a tion of Hellenic American Orga - his vitally important outreach of Hellenic Societies of Greater that we are grateful.” The Chamber’s chairman, gift to the ambassador. nizations of N.J. Tasos Efstrati - efforts. Petros Galatoulas, Sec - N.Y., read the words on the Andreas Commodromos, ap - The president of the Federa - ades thanked Amb. Kakouris for retary General of the Federation plaque he presented: “We will [email protected] Fox Fans Flames of Discontent over St. Nicholas Rebuilding

Continued from page 1 Tower’s debris fell onto it in the In the Fox video, the Arch - port Authority now has so far He accused the Port Author - by AHEPA. terrorist attacks of September diocese’s Father Mark Arey visits put roadblocks in the way of its ity of going “back on their On August 18, AHEPA’s Na - old church spot. As a part of the 11, 2001. Its members have the old site of the church with reconstruction is beyond me. It’s word,” in not communicating tional President Nicholas A. deal that fell flat, the Port Au - sought refuge, in the interim, at the Fox crew. He and the camera not the right thing to do.” with the community in over a Karacostas sent a letter to Port thority was to give the commu - the Constantine and Helen peek through a fence into mas - George Demos, a Republic year and also of “lying to the Authority’s executive director, nity $20 million towards the re - Church in Brooklyn. According sive construction underway. candidate for New York’s 1st American people.” Demos con - Christopher Ward, declaring: building. to church leadership, some $4 “The site is completely unus - Congressional District, has been tinued: “the Port Authority went “The Greek American commu - Couloukoundis explained million has been raised to date. able,” he says. “It’s impossible vocal on the issue of St. on to excavate the site, without nity is displeased and angered that in March 2009 that the However TNH has previously for us to return to that location Nicholas’ rebuilding, critiquing the permission of the Church.” that Port Authority officials have community had been surprised pointed to a lack of trans - at this time.” The Port Authority the proposed mosque construc - He added, “This is what hap - declared that a deal to rebuild by the Port Authority’s state - parency, and possible impropri - is working on an underground tion. pens when you have a faceless St. Nicholas is dead… We view ment in newspapers saying ne - ety, regarding the collection of vehicle center at the site; ac - He issued an open letter on and nameless bureaucracy run - the church to be of national sig - gotiations were off due to the rebuilding funds. cording to Fox this will prohibit August 17 to President Obama ning things and not our political nificance given the circum - St. Nicholas community’s exces - ARCHDIOCESE REACTS any church rebuilding there for asking him to “stand up and de - leaders.” It is worth noting that stances of its fate; a fate that sive demands. “We did not have Nonetheless, the Greek Or - two years. fend our Judeo-Christian values, Fox has not revealed who its has all but been forgotten by of - great demands,” he explained, thodox Archdiocese of America In another article on Fox’s express your public and unwa - source was at the Port Authority. ficials. We urge the Port Au - noting that they only wished to issued a press release pointing website, Fr. Alex Karloutsos is vering support for St. Nicholas The Port Authority did not thority to honor its commitment have a clarification of the re - to the Fox News reports of Au - quoted as saying: “We have peo - Church and ensure that it is re - immediately return requests by to the congregation of St. sponsibilities of each party, a ne - gust 18, encouraging the public ple that are saying ‘Why isn’t built.” The attorney added, in TNH for a statement on the is - Nicholas and resume negotia - cessity in such a complex pro - to donate to St. Nicholas re - our church being rebuilt and another Fox video report on Au - sue. tions to rebuild the church at its ject. “They didn’t inform us,” building efforts through a mo - why is there…such concern for gust 18: “It’s an absolute out - Reporter David Lee Miller rightful place at Ground Zero.” Couloukoundis added of the au - bile phone number. The release people of the mosque?’” He rage… We are having this dis - ends his report by calling the St. He added AHEPA “will not tol - thority, noting that the commu - dates the church to 1916 and called the Port Authority “dead cussion of building a mosque Nicholas rebuilding effort “a erate additional bureaucratic nity took the reports seriously, notes: silent” in their lack of commu - just steps away from where Is - Greek tragedy for many people stall tactics in the effort to re - but continued to find hope in “Only a few artifacts were nication with St. Nicholas. lamic extremists destroyed the who used to worship there.” A build the church, which has their efforts on the municipal found at the recovery site, in - The same article quotes for - World Trade Center. At the same broader Greek American com - served the community at large and state level. cluding an icon of St. Dionysios, mer New York Governor George time, the only house of worship munity clearly agrees, evi - since 1922.” The St. Nicholas church was three wax candles intertwined Pataki on the church’s woes. “I that was destroyed on 9/11 is denced by both concerned calls destroyed when the South and a bell used in the church.” don’t understand it, why the not being rebuilt.” to this paper and a statement [email protected] Bogus Bingo Bilks Mystery Church in Queens NY; Greek Americans Charged

Continued from page 1 abandoned commercial prop - ing charitable gaming funds un - could be entitled to some of the erty in the backyard. der the cloak of charity and re - proceeds of the civil suit. “The defendants are accused of Peter Fionas lives in the ligion are particularly objection - The charges, not all of which duping the Greek Orthodox neighborhood and told TNH able crimes.” apply to each defendant, include Archdiocese of America into al - that he has walked past that The DA’s release stated: “The second-degree grand larceny, lowing building for four years and defendants allegedly obtained second-degree criminal posses - them to run a bingo hall never saw activity that sug - the licenses illegally and used sion of stolen property, fourth- whose profits were supposed to gested it was a church. TNH the charities as a front to siphon degree money laundering, first- go to specific charitable causes.” spoke to priests and parish monies from the gaming for degree promoting gambling, WHERE IS THE CHURCH? council presidents of Romanian their own profit. possession of gambling records, DA Brown said that, “accord - Orthodox churches in western Bingo games were allegedly tampering with a witness, fifth- ing to the charges, the defen - Queens and none of them had conducted daily at the location degree conspiracy and first-de - dants allegedly operated a bingo ever heard of the parish. by people posing as members of gree scheme to defraud. Those hall located at 82-18 Northern The Department of Commu - various charities. charged face up to 15 years in Boulevard in Jackson Heights in nications of the Greek Orthodox In addition to defrauding the prison if they are convicted on the name of various inactive Archdiocese of America sent the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of the top charge. charities under the umbrella of following statement by E-mail America of approximately TNH spoke with Skiada’s at - the Romanian Orthodox Church in response to TNH’s calls: "We $830,000, the defendants are torney, James Kousouros, who of Sts. Constantine & Helen, lo - have been working closely for accused of cheating the New said his client “has absolutely cated at 25-27 23rd Street, the last year with the Queens York City Department of Con - nothing to do with the charita - which is under the direct canon - District Attorney's office and we sumer Affairs out of approxi - ble part of the case.” He added: ical supervision of the Greek Or - are not in a position to comment mately $20,000 in fees.” “He was just a worker at the fa - thodox Archdiocese of Amer - on this case at this time." Assistant District Attorney cility which from all outward ica.” HOW LOW CAN THEY GO? David S. Zadnoff, of the District appearances to him was a legit - The National Herald visited Brown announced the 714- There is no church at 25-27 23rd Street in Astoria, the address Attorney’s Special Proceedings imate bingo hall.” Calls to the the listed address, which is also count indictment with New York listed in the statement issued by the office of the Queens DA. Bureau, has filed a civil lawsuit attorneys of Moshopoulos and listed as the home address of State Racing and Wagering seeking to recoup the criminal Radalescu were not returned at Daniella Radalescu, and found Board Chairman John D. Sabini, that unscrupulous activity in the serious consequences – includ - proceeds from the defendants. press time. not a church – but a two-storey who said, “This indictment name of registered charitable ing prison time. Bingo raises Helen Peterson of the Queens residence with an apparently sends a loud and clear message and religious organizations has money for worthy causes. Steal - DA’s office told TNH The G.O.A. [email protected] Director Tom Balsamides Hunts for Hollywood in Northern New Jersey

Continued from page 1 Hunting Season director says that lighting is very important to tied to the movie, they’ve been him. He’s aiming for a stylized very hospitable,” he said of the look with this film, highlighting Bergen County, New Jersey, ef - blacks and whites and pulling fort. “Most of the people don’t out isolated colors. He stresses charge me,” he said of the loca - that nothing can be off the cuff. tions. There isn’t the Hollywood “I don’t just take the camera and intimidation factor for locals. go. Everything is structured and “We have a very family-like at - it’s predetermined.” He advises mosphere when we shoot,” Bal - other filmmakers “to be sincere samides explains, adding: “My about your project.” This is es - wife is in the movie, the kids are pecially true when working on a in the movie…” Like an organic shoestring, he says, noting: “If farmer, Balsamides is very much people believe that you believe in favor of producing his art lo - in something so strongly, they’re cally. The area has a lot of ne - willing to work for you for free glected local talent he says. or as little as possible.” He Many of his cast members hail pauses. “Isn’t that true with any - from the town of Tenafly. thing in life?” “Everyone says you have to go Clockwise, L-R: Brian Arthur, Nick Mahoney, Michael Sorvino, Tom Balsamides(C), directs Charlie Sara and Helen Bentley in Despite a difficult climate, he to Hollywood, “ Balsamides ex - Tom Hanley, Helen Bentley, Tom Balsamides, John Bale. Hunting Season, a totally Northern New Jersey production. is hoping Hunting Season will plains, adding: “I’m saying we clinch a coveted distribution have to bring Hollywood to this self, instead of waiting for some - ducer,” he notes, also admitting Balsamides’ day job selling him as he goes along.” The most deal, perhaps from Europe. “You area, to Bergen County.” Bal - thing to come to me.” He jokes, that he’s the cameraman on the chemicals to cosmetic companies challenging aspect of filming was could make the best movie in samides grew up in East “I can’t sit still to begin with. I project shot in high definition supports his films, for now. “I location limitations. For instance, the world, but if you don’t get a Brunswick and was involved in get my ADD (Attention Deficit video. He also appears in the could shoot for 12-13 hours a day they had to shoot in a liquor distribution deal, it’s a waste of the Perth Amboy St. Demetrios Disorder.”) Ten years ago he film in a small role in a hunting and then go to a day job and I’m store, in just a few a.m. hours. time. Nobody’s going to see it.” Church. founded the independent film scene. Using his own equipment good to go. I have a lot of energy “It’s difficult to squeeze in all the One more day of filming re - The former actor admits that company aptly entitled In - and charm means that he’s kept to begin with,” he says, adding: shots I want due to limited time,” mains on the project in Septem - he decided to pick up the cam - diefilms. While as an actor, the the budget to an ultra-slim “I’m so pumped from shooting he says of that aspect of low-bud - ber, before Hunting Season era because he didn’t want to 6-2, 190 lbs. dark Balsamides $250,000. “It’s not like I have to that I always have a positive atti - get filmmaking. wraps. Hunt for its emotional wait. “You get kind of tired as was often cast as “doctors, go to a production house for tude at work.” On the set, he Media-friendly Balsamides roller coaster in theaters in an actor, waiting for the phone lawyers, business people, fa - anything,” he says. The film is notes: “It’s all about finding the comes out with more than a few 2011. It will be in season. (In - to ring, always wondering ther,” in TV shows like Sex and possible through Screen Actor’s special moments, the little sur - mantras in the interview. One of diefilm’s website: www.in - what’s going to happen next. I the City, but being behind the Guild ultra-low-budget agree - prises. That’s what makes the them is: “I always shoot with diefilmsllc.com) decided to go out there and camera, is his favorite role. “I’m ment, he explains. Some 80% of film special.” He adds: “I let the editing in mind.” Like his favorite make something happen for my - the editor, director and pro - the actors are professionals. actor do his thing and then tweak director, John Cassavetes, the [email protected] THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 21-27, 2010 COMMUNITY 5 Nicole Malliotakis: A Reform Leader with Greek & Latin Roots in N.Y.

By Constantine S. Sirigos who are really committed to re - compasses two ethnic groups transparent,” she declared. TNH Staff Writer form then we can change what that have vigorous political cul - “Why aren’t our legislative lead - is happening.” tures, and she learned a lot from ers forcing them to be transpar - NEW YORK –Nicole Malliotakis She said the pledge has three discussion around the dinner ent, to open their books and so is not just another Greek name components: a commitment to table. “The reason I am so pas - we can know where money is people will see on the ballot this ethics reform; budget reform – sionate about government and being spent.” At a time of tough year. She is a young woman making the process more open government reform is my Greek budget choices, her pending pri - with experience in business and and transparent; and redistrict - heritage – it’s the birthplace of orities are programs for senior public service who is committed ing reform. The later is aimed democracy and my father never citizens, veterans, and educa - to real change in New York’s at the process that redraws the let me forget that - and my tion. “Children are our future,” state capital of Albany. lines of districts after the new mother, who always spoke she said, adding that expanding Malliotakis knows what she decade’s census data is about how the Cuban dictator - healthcare and capping real es - must do to be a positive force processed but which has been ship impeded her family mem - tate taxes, especially on Staten in the negative and bumbling abused by politicians to guar - bers and that’s why she came to Island are important. place that Albany has become. anty their re-election. An inde - the United States, to have the Malliotakis’ involvement in But she is also blunt about the pendent commission is sup - freedom to elect her leaders… community service goes back to responsibility of the voters. “You posed to ensure the process is It’s a privilege to be able to se - her childhood and she has fond can’t keep sending the same fair, “so voters are choosing lect our leaders. If you are not memories of her father taking people back to Albany who are their elected officials, not the happy with your government her to Sunday School at the part of the problem. You can’t other way around, where [you can change it].” Church of the Holy Trinity in keep sending the same people elected officials get to chose NEW YORK’S MESS Staten Island. back and expect things to their voters, guaranteeing they Running on the Republican Asked how the Greek com - change. We need to change our are incumbents for many years and Conservative lines, Mallio - munity in her district, which in - representation and this is the to come,” she said. takis stresses that with a “$9 bil - cludes Bay Ridge’s Holy Cross key to changing the dysfunction The Times reports: A bill to lion deficit, “right now New church, but not her parish, has in Albany.” create an independent redistrict - York is on a destructive path. It received her campaign, she told She is challenging not just ing commission has already seems they keep increasing TNH “They’ve been wonderful. the incumbent in her district, been introduced by Assembly - spending instead of cutting I think the Greek community is democratic Assemblywoman man Michael N. Gianaris. down on waste, but she believes very passionate about having Janele Hyer-Spencer, but all QUALIFIED! votes are most angry about leaders in all sectors, and there “professional politicians” as Assembly candidate Malliotakis told TNH: “You can’t keep send - The daughter of small busi - taxes and the toll they take both is great Greek representation in some put it. “I’m asking people ing the same people back to Albany who are part of the problem.” ness owners born in Greece and on household budgets and job New York this year and I very to really look at the records of Cuba, Malliotakis is well-suited creation. Of her opponent’s happy to be a part of that.” Her the legislators they are electing. ulations and environmental is - which the N.Y. Times describes to representing one of the most record, Malkliotakis highlighted involvement with not-for-profit If they are not happy they need sues. “Albany has this tax and as “A civic coalition seeking to diverse districts in the state, cov - that “she has voted to increase organizations includes service to vote them out.” spend mentality - and it needs improve how Albany governs. ering parts of Brooklyn and taxes over 40 times and she’s on the board of the Seamen’s She knows what she must do to end - that also applies to en - When TNH pointed out the Staten Island. She recently was only been there 4 years.” Society for Children and Fami - to succeed: Listen. Communi - ergy. 30 percent of our utility group crosses party lines, she able to finally visit Cuba as re - Some of her biggest targets lies, which deals with foster chil - cate. Be open to new ideas and bills go to taxes. [Electricity] is replied “bipartisanship ab - strictions were loosened by the are Medicaid fraud and misman - dren. other points of view. She honed a necessity.” solutely,” and said she is happy Obama administration to permit agement and the Metropolitan “I’ve spent my whole life in her political skills and intuition Malliotakis has joined with to have good relationships with a wider range of family mem - Transportation Authority civic affairs and I’ve been in - as Governor Pataki’s liaison to some of New York’s best known both Democratic and Republi - bers to visit. (MTA). volved in campaigns of elected Brooklyn and Staten Island. and most effective public ser - can legislators. In many ways it was a happy She noted that U.S. Senator officials at all levels of govern - Even her private sector experi - vants, like former mayors Koch Malliotakis told TNH, “I’m experience as she saw her rela - Kristen Gillibrand, a democrat, ment. I was 15 years old during ence – she is currently on leave and Giuliani and former gover - happy to be the first state can - tives for the very first time, “but recently said “5 billion is wasted my first campaign. It’s always as a public affairs manager at nor Cuomo, to stake her repu - didate to sign the pledge…I am it was also sad to see the strug - in medicaid fraud in the state been something that I’ve been utility giant Con Edison – has a tation on following through the happy to be called a hero of re - gles they had under a commu - annually - right there that’s half very passionate about.” public sector dimension because “Uprising Pledge” crafted by a form by Ed Koch... if we get nist regime,” she told TNH. the deficit.” of energy sector taxes and reg - group called New York Uprising, enough like–minded people Malliotakis’ dual heritage en - “The MTA is wasteful and not [email protected]

LIVING HISTORY Nellie Nichols, Star of Stage and Screen: Part II of an Enigmatic Story

By Steve Frangos indissolubly linked with her another. Certainly Nichols was these are the films to seek out. TNH Staff Writer name…is the hit Will Someone never more than what is now One way to gauge the stand - Name My Nationality, a combi - called a character actor. ing of any performer is by lis - From 1898 to well into the nation Irish and Yiddisher num - Nichols’s original typecasting tening to what his or her con - 1920s, Helene Cathachakes was ber.” from the vaudeville stage as the temporary actors or vocalists an extremely popular singer and So popular was the song that immigrant woman, Italian or have to say. Will Rodgers (1879- dancer on the vaudeville and journalists and critics spent a lot Jewish, carried over into her 1936,) one of the most vener - musical theatre stage. of time stressing that she was film career. It must be noted ated of the early vaudeville, Cathachakes, who assumed the really an ethnic Greek. In this that in three of her films, Pot ‘o stage and movie actors was in stage name of Nellie V. Nichols, song’s lyrics the singer is the Gold (as Mrs. Poppadolis,) The Los Angeles appearing in Eu - was the first successful Greek child of an Irish father and a Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (Mrs. gene O’Neil’s play, Ah Wilder - American comedienne of vaude - Jewish mother with the comedic Pappakontous) and Pilot #5 ness, when he told the nation, ville, musical theatre, and Hol - edge being that she would (Mrs. Alessandro) Nichols via his nationally syndicated col - lywood film. Beginning in the switch in mid-tune from one played a Greek. As far as current umn: late 1890’s, Nichols was a singer stereotypic accent to another documentation attests, Nichols’ “Says Will Rodgers, exactly immediately recognized for her and back again. film debut was in Hurdy Gurdy what he thought about his old powerful voice and undeniable The refrain, Will Someone at the Hall Roach Studios in friend Nellie, “Nellie Nichols, charisma as a performer. Given Name My Nationality was a early April 1929. Roach wanted lives out here. Wasent (sic) she the nature of American vaude - comedic slap at the “One- to take full advantage of the clever, and what songs she had! ville, the lampooning of recently Blood/One-Race” WASP ideol - new sound technology and Lord, it makes you cry, to think arrived ethnics and African- ogy of the era. The success of made four all-talking short of what vaudeville has degen - Americans was a staple of song, this one song and its one-to-one comedies that April: Unaccus - erated too, and what it was with comedy and musical theatre. identification with Nichols may tomed As We Are with Laurel people like these; Nellie was a Nichols was soon recognized as be the reason there are two ac - and Hardy; Hurdy Gurdy, The real headliner.” a mimic of unparallel ability. counts of her origins in the pub - Big Squawk; and Our Gang’s As the trade journal Boxof - She could imitate any of the lic press. One version reports: Small Talk. It is claimed that a fice reported, by April 1946, then current ethnic stereotypes “She was born in Athens, Greece restored print of Hurdy Gurdy Nichols was giving voice lessons in their mannerisms and speech … Miss Nichols’ mother was a exists, “preservation was accom - from her Hollywood studio and while also being able to flaw - native of the Greek capital. Her plished using the nitrate studio well recognized for her efforts. lessly render those same accents father hailed from Crete. He left work print and two Victor sound She died on July 16, 1971 in into her songs. Known in the his island home to practise med - discs, after which this print- Los Angeles California. Funeral public press under the eu - icine in Athens, where he now down was struck 15 years ago” services were held on August phemisms of character bit, char - lives,” the Winnipeg Free Press (http://www.picking.com/hur - 4th at the Westwood Village acter studies, or coon songs, reported on Feb. 9, 1905. The dygurdy.html) Mortuary. Nichols quickly mastered the other has it Nichols was born in Nichols’ other films were: In available notices it was re - sounds, mannerisms, and music New Jersey on May 5, 1885 to Playing Around (1930,) Women ported she left no known rela - of American popular theatre. Greek immigrant parents. What - Go On Forever (1931,) The Col - tives. We do know that at least White Anglo-Saxon Protestant ever future research may reveal, Nellie Nichols was an all-around entertainer, a stand-up star lege Vamp (1931,) Madame on one occasion Nichols claimed (WASP) theater critics always Nichols never denied her Hel - on vaudeville in the early days of the theater in the US. Racketeer (1932,) Our Daily to be married, according to the noted Nichols skills: “Nellie V. lenic ancestry and mixed freely Bread (1934,) Two Heads on a Oakland Tribune on Nov. 5, Nichols, she of the rolling eyes with the Greek American com - recordings for the Victor Record other cities the sightless pedes - Pillow (1934,) Just Another 1913. and coaxing voice, rattled off munities around the country Company. While July 27, 1918, trians on the streets are pro - Murder (1935,) Two Sinners Regrettably we know little some ragtime and a few char - and by all accounts they ac - is given as the recording date vided whistles. When they de - (1935,) Unknown Woman else about her personal life acter songs in a way that cepted her as a fellow Greek. for Nichols’ signature song Will sire to cross a crowded (1935,) Silk Hat Kid (1935,) though without question brought vollies of applause to THE VERSATILE MISS Someone Name My Nationality, thoroughfare they give a couple Manhattan Merry-Go-Round Nichols never denied her Hel - reward her,” the Indianapolis NICHOLS it’s unsure this studio recording of blasts and the traffic police - (1937,) Michael O’Halloran lenic ancestry, mixed freely with Star reported on Nov. 24, 1911. Nichols, while small in was ever released. Given man comes to the rescue and (1937,) Another Thin Man the Greek American community, stature was always recognized Nichols’ ongoing popularity on takes them across the street. (1939,) The Great Dictator and they in turn accepted her as a singular beauty. In her solo stage why she did not become a This idea originated with this (1940,) and Rhapsody in Blue as a fellow Greek. Nichols was among the act it was a hallmark of her ca - popular selling recording star as charming little singer and has (1945.) You can still see (and We still need more documen - reer that, “She (always) wears well is a continuing mystery. been approved by a number of hear) Nichols on film in refor - tation on her and the Greek- first American celebrity- attractive Parisian gowns,” the ADVOCATE FOR THE BLIND mayors of different municipali - matted DVD copies of several of American social world she advocates. Based on a Syracuse Herald noted on Oct. Nichols was among the first ties. Other vaudeville artists her films: Our Daily Bread moved in on a daily basis all 15, 1911,” and “with tremen - American celebrity-advocates. have shamelessly stolen the idea (1934,) Manhattan Merry-Go- across the nation. Nichols lived horrific accident, Nichols dously tall feathered hats.” But Based on a horrific accident, during the past few months, but Round, Another Thin Man, The and succeeded greatly in the became an ongoing Nichols always sought new ma - Nichols became an ongoing sup - Miss Nichols is the simon-pure- Great Dictator, and Pot o’ Gold. world of American entertain - supporter of the blind. terial and, not unlike many porter of the blind. As we learn, blown-in-the-bottle originator,” Public records show there are ment. So did dozens and dozens other performers, when she “While in Richmond Miss the Salt Lake Tribune reported even viewing copies of Michael of other native-born Greeks, couldn’t find new material she Nichols, who is a great admirer on Dec. 5, 1912. O’Halloran and Pilot #5 avail - their offspring and other descen - “Nellie V. Nichols will be re - created it. Documentation exists of dogs, noticed a hunting dog CHARACTER ACTOR able. dants. If Greek Americans do membered as the beautiful reporting that Nichols also chained in a kennel and Just as in her vaudeville ca - Of these, only Hurdy Gurdy, not seek out this kind of infor - Greek comedienne whose act a wrote, co-wrote, and copy - thoughtlessly approached the reer, Nichols appeared in 19 Manhattan Merry-Go-Round mation, no one else ever will. year ago was a tremendous hit. righted her own stage material. animal to caress it. It appears Hollywood films typecast as an and Pot o’ Gold are musicals and Every one of her character stud - Of the comedy sketches three that the animal had been immigrant, of one nationality or if you want to hear her sing [email protected] ies may be counted on as hits, notable examples would be Do starved preparatory to sending her songs never fail to score, her You Love Your Wife? with R.C. it on the chase. Two long feath - art is the sort that constantly Scott in 1918; Tennessee Folks, ers ornamenting the young broadens, and her personality a one-act farce, with J. Baxley; woman’s hat dangled towards so charming that she is not eas - and Rachel Bridget Cohen, a the canine as she bent over and Law Firm ily forgotten,” the Oregonian re - comedy sketch in three scenes the next moment the animal J O H N S P I R I D A K I S ported on Oct. 5, 1913. And this with Milly Freeman Readich and jumped at her. Its fangs fastened The Law Firm the Community Trusts from the Wayne Journal-Sen - Nellie V. Nichols, both in 1921. in Miss Nichols cheek and tore tinel on Feb. 20, 1919: “The big Nichols is credited with compos - a ghastly gash. Friends clubbed Midwinter Carnival bill opening ing two ragtime songs, The the dog insensible and the vic - ACCIDENTS - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE this afternoon at the Palace in - Baseball Bug, and Pasha’s Pas - tim was hurried to a doctor’s of - cludes some of the greatest fea - sion, in 1911. Her photograph fice. • Construction • Slip & Fall • All injuries tures that the Palace ever has adorns a number of sheet music It is supposed the scent of the • Car/Motor Vehicle • Wrongful death • Estates & Wills managed to group together on covers such as Blue Bell, in feathers attracted the dog, mak - • Head injuries • Divorces one program. Nellie Nichols, the 1904, If I Knock the ‘L’ Out of ing it act as it did,” the Los An - talented girl with the nifty songs Kelly in 1916 and Give Me The geles Herald reported on Jan. 9, Free consultations • Home & Hospital visits • 24 Hours • 7 Days and the versatile mannerisms… Sultan’s Harem, in 1919. 1908. Not too curiously perhaps who only a couple of weeks ago Nichols recorded the song is the fact that Nichols’ help to Legal expenses are payable at took Fort Wayne by storm with Hello! Ma Baby, on March 30, the blind was one based on her character songs is returning 1900 at the Berliner Gramo - sound. “Nellie Nichols, the Mr. Spiridakis the conclusion of the case only if you win to headline this stupendous bill phone studios. References also singer of lilting songs at the Or - and his colleagues with an entirely new arrange - exist for a recording of the pheum this week, has the dis - have successfully “To receive our special care” ment of numbers in which her Greenwich Village Follies of tinction of being the thoughtful won over $50 million Call us at (212) 768-8088 or (718) 204-8600 b amazing gifts as a mimic and 1919, which said that Nichols little woman who started the for clients entertainer are given full play. and Eddie Cantor recorded to - movement whereby the blind in Toll-Free 1-888-SPIRIDA (774-7432) the past 24 years As a delineator of wop and yid - gether for Emerson Records, al - large cities are provided with a [email protected] • www.lawhelp1.com disher numbers Miss Nichols is though it’s hard to understand whistles. Today in Washington, without a peer in vaudeville. the available but contradictory D.C., Pittsburg, Indianapolis, OFFICES: Manhattan, Queens (Astoria), Brooklyn, Long Island, LICENSED: New York, New Jersey Her greatest success which is as documentation on Nichols’ Cincinnati, Providence, and 6 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 21-27, 2010

DEATHS n ALEXOPOULIS, HELEN n GEATROS, THEODORE (Flo), Pauline (Jim) Novak, n MAKROPOULOS, IRENE away peacefully surrounded by Braden Reece and Dylan John KANSAS CITY, Misouri – The REGINA, CANADA - The Regina John (Maria) and Gus (Betty). PORTLAND, Oregon - The Ore - his family on August 8 at his Lapa; his sisters, Mary Thomas Kansas City Star reported that Leader-Post reported that the He is survived by his beloved gonian reported that Irene home in Sherman Oaks after a and Sophie Barisano; and his Helen Alexopoulis passed away Honorable Theodore Geatros, wife, Patricia; his children, Markopoulos, 92, passed away brief illness. He was born in Los goddaughters, Valerie Lyons Jud - peacefully on August 11. She was 85, passed away peacefully after James (Lynn), Bette, Penelope peacefully on August 7. She was Angeles on May 25, 1917 to son and Susan Harrison Zampas. a native of Kansas City, born to a year-long illness on August 10. (Ron) Pilarczyk, Anthony born on October 1, 1917, in Katherine and Selas Sakellaris, A Trisagion prayer service and Gus and Penelope Alexopoulis Ted was born to immigrant (Cindy), Kristy Mau and Jamey Kochylou, Andros, Greece, to who immigrated from Astros, funeral services were held at the who immigrated from Tripolis, Greek parents, Aristotle and Giametta; his grandchildren, Vasiliki and Antonis Rigas. Irene Greece. He attended Los Angeles Saint Sophia Cathedral. Memo - Greece. Helen was the third old - Evangeline Geatros. His parents Mark (Jodi) DeSalvo, Lisa Ko - immigrated to Portland with her Polytechnic High School, rial donations may be made to est of six siblings. Helen was em - immigrated from Greece to kenes, Tracy (Josh) Paskiewicz, family in 1969. A quiet person, U.C.L.A., and the University of the Saint Sophia Foundation ployed by Macy's Department Canada and settled in Weyburn Salvatore DeSalvo, Christina she was the cornerstone of her Missouri. John served in the Building Fund in his name. Store for 25 years at their down - where the family restaurant, the (Nick) Gangas, Robin (Tim) family and a devout Orthodox United States Army during WWII town location. Later she worked Commercial Cafe, served as Willins, Cara (Bryan) Samson, Christian. She was a member of from 1942 to 1945. John was a n TRIPOLITIS, EUROPA at the Breech Academy. Helen en - Weyburn's sociable hub for James (Tory) DeSalvo, Peter Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox dedicated steward of his faith PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – The joyed her nieces, nephews and nearly half a century. He joined (Amoreena) Kokenes, Loren Ko - Cathedral. Irene is survived by from a young age, serving the Philadelphia Inquirer reported close family. She was prede - the British Air Arm Fleet in 1943 kenes, Nicole Giametta, and her children, Vasiliki Farrier, Fo - Greek Orthodox Church and that Europa Tripolitis passed ceased by her sisters, Katherine and served in England. Ted Joseph Giametta; great grand - tini (John) Souris and Katerina community for over 80 years. At away suddenly on August 7. She Maggas, Merino Alexopoulis, graduated from the College of children, Ashley, Anthony, Markopoulos; her grandchil - the Church of the Annunciation, was predeceased by her beloved Mary Zarvos, Stella Rubin and Law, University of Nathan, Adrienne, Aspen, dren, Paul Farrier, Maria (Kris) he was an altar boy, choir mem - husband, Costas. She is survived Ann Umphres. Visitation and a Saskatchewan in 1948. Ted was Rachel, Camden, Annika, Mal - Souza, Sophia (Ben) Cline, ber and Treasurer of the Parish by her children, Janie, Betsy Trisagion prayer service were appointed to the District Court loch, George, Ryan, Zoe, Sawyer George Souris, Irini Souris, Vasi - Council. At Saint Sophia Cathe - (Stephen) McGrath, Zoe, and held at Mt. Moriah & Freeman in Melville in 1970 and in 1982, and Lukas; his siblings, Francis liki Souris; and many nieces and dral, he served as Treasurer of Nicholas (Minnie) Tripolitis; her Funeral Home. Funeral services appointed a Justice of the Court (Don) Zack; and many nieces nephews. A Trisagion prayer the Parish Council, Comptroller grandchildren, Dean (Jenny), were held at the Annunciation of Queen's Bench. Ted was and nephews. Visitation was service and funeral services of the Saint Sophia Foundation Christina, Demetri Tripolitis and Greek Orthodox Church. In lieu proud and honored to be held at the Conboy- Westchester were held at Holy Trinity Greek and became a member of the Eva McGrath; her great-grand - of flowers, the family requests Canada's first federally ap - Funeral Home and funeral ser - Orthodox Cathedral. In lieu of Board of Trustees in 1960 and son, Nicholas Tripolitis; her sib - donations to the Annunciation pointed judge of Greek descent. vices were held at the Assump - flowers, please make donations Treasurer in 1964. In 1987, he lings, Stefanos, Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 12001 Ted is survived by his loving tion Greek Orthodox Church. In to St. John the Forerunner was elected President of the (Markella) and George (Linda) Wornall, Kansas City, MO 64145. wife of 14 years, Karen and her lieu of flowers, donations to Monastery or the Daughters of Board of Trustees of the Saint Skandalis; and many nieces, Condolences may be made at daughters, Tanya (Michal) Trinity High School, 7574 W. Di - Penelope Scholarship Fund. Sophia Foundation and contin - nephews and cousins here and www.mtmoriah- freeman.com. Hoppe and Paula (Rodney) Win - vision, River Forest, IL, 60305. ued to serve in that capacity until in Greece. Funeral services were Mt Moriah & Freeman Funeral sor-Lee and grandchildren Arrangements by William C. n MARGOLES, ANDREW his passing. John was prede - held at the Greek Orthodox Home. 10507 Holmes Rd., Kaitlin Winsor and Alexander Rantis. For further information, WILMINGTON, N.C. - The Wilm - ceased by his beloved wife Evan - Church of the Annunciation, Kansas City, MO 64131. (816) Hoppe; his sons, Tim (Judi), call: (708) 562-5900. ington Star-News reported that geline whom he married in July 7921 Old York Rd., Elkins Park 942-2004. Gregory (Karen), and Ted. A Andrew John Margoles, 79, 1948. He is survived by his PA 19027. In lieu of flowers, Trisagion prayer service was n KONSTANTAKIS, CHRISTO passed away peacefully with his daughters, Diane (Donald) Lapa memorial contributions may be n ARCHOS, EVANS held at Regina Funeral Home. WORCESTER, Mass. - The family by his side on August 9 and Cynthia (Cesar) Fernandez; made to The Monastery of Pana - CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Tri - Memorial donations can be Worcester Telegram & Gazette at New Hanover Regional Med - his grandchildren, Damon Lapa, gia Voithia, P.O. Box 193, bune reported that Evans Demos made to the Canadian Diabetes reported that Christo Konstan - ical Center. He was born on No - Melanie Terrell Lapa and Ryan Dresher PA 19025-0193, or the Archos, 74, passed away peace - Association, P.O. Box 26331, Stn takis, 68, passed away on Au - vember 30, 1930, in New Lapa; two great-grandsons; Church. fully on August 9. Evans D. Ar - Brm B, Toronto, ON M7Y 4Y1 gust 11 in the Harrington Haven, Connecticut. Mr. Mar - chos was born in Valtetsi, Arcadia or the Heart and Stroke Foun - Memorial Hospital after a sud - goles was a Captain in the Greece in 1935, the son of the dation of Saskatchewan, 279 den illness. He was born in United States Air Force and was CLASSIFIEDS late Demos and Angeliki 3rd Avenue North, Saskatoon, 1942 in the town of Kefalas, La - honorably discharged in July Eikosipentarchos. He immigrated SK S7K 2H8. Family and friends conia, Greece. He immigrated 1966. He also worked as a com - to the United States from Greece are invited to sign the online to Montreal, Canada with his mercial realtor with Hanover Re - FOR RENT and ask for Veta. in 1955. In 1958 he opened his book of condolences at parents and sisters in 1961. A alty, Inc after his retirement. Mr. first restaurant, The John Evans www.regina-memorial.ca . hard working man with a Spar - Margoles was preceded in death LONG ISLAND CITY FUNERAL HOMES Restaurant, in Evanston, Illinois. Arrangements entrusted to tan will and entrepreneurial by his parents, John and Chris - Beautiful second floor OFFICE Evans was past-President and Regina Funeral Home, Highway spirit, he worked his way from tine Margoles; his brothers SPACE. for rent from July 1st. Has CONSTANTINIDES member of The Valtetsion Soci - #1 East, Regina, Canada. waiting tables to developing George and Gus; and a sister 10 offices, 3 bathrooms, server room, lounge area, reception area FUNERAL PARLOR Co. ety; a thirty-plus year member of properties to owning Central Mary. Andy is survived by his etc. Spacious, modern, freshly 405 91st Street the Lions, Mason and Shriners n GELENTSO, STOIANA Pizza. Along the way he married beloved wife, Jackie; his daugh - painted, close to all amenities. Bay Ridge - Brooklyn, Clubs; past-President and mem - ONTARIO, CANADA - Dignity his love Irene Hasomeris in ters, Alicia Christine Bartolozzi Some offices are already furnished NY 11209 ber of the McHenry County Memorial reported that Stoiana 1967. Always young at heart, and Andrea Diane Carroll; his with custom desks and matching (718) 745-1010 Chapter of the Restaurant Asso - Gelentso, 86, passed away Chris was a loving husband who grandsons, Alexander Dean Bar - cabinet files. Easy move in. Great Services in all localities - ciation of Illinois; established the peacefully on August 11. She was completely devoted to his tolozzi and Christopher John for Electrical contractors, Architects, Low cost shipping to Greece Crystal Lake Shop-with-a-Cop was predeceased by her husband children, sisters, grandchildren, Bartolozzi; and his granddaugh - Engineers, Lawyers, Accountants, etc. Call Demetrios at (646) 732- Charity Program, helping disad - Elias and her siblings, Eleni and family and friends. Chris was a ter, Alexis Grace Carroll. Visita - ANTONOPOULOS vantage children in his commu - Chris. She is survived by her chil - proud father who instilled dis - tion and a Trisagion prayer ser - 9572 or email: controller@ekirikas. com for a walk through. We are FUNERAL HOME, INC. nity; co-founding member of dren, Lou and Dena; her grand - cipline, pride, trust and loyalty vices were held at Andrews offering a 1 to 5 year lease for the Konstantinos Antonopoulos - Saint Nectarios Greek Orthodox son, Mark (Maria); as well as in his children, who in turn Mortuary Market Street Chapel. premises, 2 month security deposit Funeral Director Church and Saint Sophia's Greek her relatives in Greece. Visitation viewed him as a role model and Funeral services were held at St. required once lease is signed. Premi 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., Orthodox Church in Illinois. He was held at the Hulse & English their hero. He is survived by his Nicholas Greek Orthodox ses will be available July 1st 2010. Astoria, New York 11105 is survived by his wife of 42 Funeral Home and Chapel. Fu - beloved wife of 43 years, Irene Church. In lieu of flowers, the Asking $7,000 per month. (718) 728-8500 years, Demetra E. Archos; his neral services were held at St. Konstantakis; his children, family has established an "An - 467367/2/06-26 Not affiliated with any daughters, Angelique (Hicham) Katherine’s Greek Orthodox George (Georgia) Konstantakis, drew John Margoles Scholarship other funeral home. Archos-Solhi and Valerie (Lud - Church. Online condolences Kyriakos Konstantakis, and Areti Fund" in his honor through St. HELP WANTED wig) Archos-Beutel; his siblings, may be made atwww.hulsean - Konstantakis; his mother, Areti Nicholas Greek Orthodox Dean (Paula) Archos, Maria denglish.com. Konstantakis; his sisters, Con - Church at 608 S. College Road, LEADING GREEK AMERICAN APOSTOLOPOULOS Bourlokas, Lee (Eugenia) Archos, stantina Chrisikos and Sophia Wilmington, NC 28403.Condo - NEWSPAPER SEEKS Apostle Family - Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - Georgia Giannakopolous, John n GEORGANAS, NICHOLAS Konstantakis; his grandchildren, lences may be sent to the family Full-time AD sales representa - (Helen) Archos; his brothers-in- OTTAWA, CANADA – The Ot - Theofania Konstantakis, Chris - atwww.andrewsmortuary.com. tives for both GREEK and ENG - Funeral Directors of law, Athansios (Ekaterina) Mi - tawa Citizen reported that Nico - tos Konstantakis and Panagiotis Online condolences at StarNew - LISH language publications. Ap - RIVERDALE trakos, Kostas (Anda) Mitrakos; las D. Georganas passed away Konstantakis; and several nieces sOnline.com. plicants should have some sales FUNERAL HOME Inc. his sisters-in-law Panagoula E. in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on July and nephews. Funeral services and/or marketing experience. 5044 Broadway and Panagoula A. Mitrakos; and 22. Nicolas was a distinguished were held in St. George Greek n PANOUSIS, ALEXANDRA Fluency with computer use and New York, NY 10034 many loving nieces, nephews, professor at the School of Infor - Orthodox Church. In lieu of LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los knowledge of Internet a plus. Bi- (212) 942-4000 cousins, Godchildren and friends. mation Technology and Engi - flowers, donations may be sent Angeles Times reported that lingual command of both lan - Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Visitation was held at the Dav - neering and founding Dean of to the St. George Greek Ortho - Alexandra Panousis, 98, passed guages preferred. This positions enport Family Funeral Home and the University of Ottawa, Faculty dox Church, P.O. Box 25, South - away peacefully on August 8 offers base salary, plus com - LITRAS FUNERAL HOME funeral services were held at the of Engineering. Indeed, through - bridge, MA 01550. www.mor - surrounded by her family. She misand/or marketing experi - ARLINGTON Saint Nectarios Greek Orthodox out his outstanding career, Prof. rillfuneralhome.com. was born in Vasiliko, Corinth, ence. Fluency with computer use BENSON DOWD, INC Church with Rev. Fr. Peter Balkas Georganas won tremendous ac - Greece on April 15, 1912. offers base salary, plus commis - FUNERAL HOME officiating. In lieu of flowers, claim. He received two Hon - n KONTAXIS, MARY Alexandra will be remembered sions. E-mail resume and cover 83-15 Parsons Blvd., memorials may be made to orary Doctorates from the Tech - NEW ORLEANS, La. - The for her devotion to her Church, letter to [email protected] or Jamaica, NY 11432 McHenry County Police Charities, nical University Darmstadt, Times-Picayune reported that family and friends. She was a fax to : (718) 472-0510 Attn. (718) 858-4434 "Shop with a Cop" Program, PO Germany and the National Tech - Mary Kontaxis, 95, passed away member of the Daughters of Publisher or call (718) 784-5255 • (800) 245-4872 Box 981, Crystal Lake IL 60039 nical University of Athens, peacefully in Metairie. Mary was Penelope, the Philoptohos Soci - and the Juvenile Diabetes Re - Greece. He was made an Officer born in New Orleans in 1915 eties of the Assumption of the search Foundation, 11 S La Salle of the Order of Canada, received and was a member of one of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox to place your classiFieD aD, call: (718) 784-5255, St, Ste 1800, Chicago IL 60603- the Order of Ontario, the Queen first Greek families of New Or - Church in Long Beach and St. ext. 106, e-mail: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com 1344. Online condolences may Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee leans. She is preceded in death Katherine's in Redondo Beach. be sent to the family at daven - Medal and the Killam Prize for by her parents, Stella Janopou - Alexandra was preceded in portfamily.com. For information, Engineering and was appointed los Bon and Stellios Bon; her death by her husband, James C. REAL ESTATE call the funeral home at 815-459- Fellow of the Royal Society of beloved husband of 34 years, Panousis and daughter, Kula 3411. Canada, among many other George M. Kontaxis; and her sis - Dearmin. She is survived by her honors. In 2008, he became Sec - ter Ponny. Mary is survived by daughters, Christine (Alek) Hai - n BILLIRIS, MICHAEL retary of the Academy of Science her loving daughter, Athena G. dos and Elaine Panousis; her ST. PETERSBURG, Fl. – The St. at the Royal Society of Canada. Kontaxis; her sister, Dita Ventu - grandchildren, Peter Haidos, Petersburg Times reported that Funeral services were held at the ratos; her brother Paul (Maxine) Alexia Haidos and Diana (Paul Capt. Michael John Billiris passed Greek Orthodox Church in Ot - Bon; her nieces and nephews, Fogerty) Dearmin; and her niece away on August 10. Michael was tawa. Steve Venturatos, Billie Stella and nephew Helen and John born January 30, 1951 in Tarpon Andersson, Katherine Lorio, Berdanis. A Trisagion prayer ser - Springs, where he resided all his n KARAS, MILTON Christopher Louchios, Em - vice and funeral services were life working along the waters of SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Re - manuel Louchios, Maria A. held at St. Katherine's Greek Or - the Anclote River and the Gulf of publican reported that Milton J. Pritchett, Charles Bon, thodox Church. In lieu of flow - Mexico. Following in the foot - Karas, 88, passed away peace - Francesca Bon, Stella Garrison, ers, donations may be made to PRINTED EDITION OF THE NATIONAL HERALD steps of his father John Michael fully on August 10 at the John Conomos, Joan Lampri - the St. Katherine's Building VIA THE POST-OFFICE: Billiris, Michael Billiris operated Holyoke Medical Center. He was nakos, and Teddi Kladakis. In Fund, 722 Knob Hill Ave., Re - o1 month $11.00 o3 months $22.00 the St. Nicholas Boat Line with born in Haverhill, Massachu - her early years, Mary was very dondo Beach, CA 90277. o6 months $33.00 oone year $66.00 the Billiris family, until starting setts, son of the late John and involved with her church and VIA HOME DELIVERY (NY, NJ & CT): his own business, Island Wind Marianthe Karapanagiotes and was the Greek School teacher. n PAPPAS, ANGELO o1 month for $14.00 o3 months for $33.00 Tours. Michael Billiris was well spent the first 25 years of his life She always maintained mem - HACKENSACK, N.J. - The o6 months for $48.00 oone year for $88.00 known throughout the Greek in Greece. He was educated bership in the Holy Trinity Record and Herald News re - community serving as President there, and returned to this coun - Cathedral, the Ladies Auxiliary ported that Angelo C. Pappas, VIA HOME DELIVERY of the St. Nicholas Greek Ortho - try in 1947. He was the owner and the Philoptochos Society. 77, passed away peacefully on (New England, Pennsylvania, dox Church Board as a City Com - of the former Uncle Miltie's She enjoyed cooking, garden - August 11. He was an Army Vet - Washington D.C., VIRGINIA & MARYLAND) missioner and a longstanding Restaurant in Holyoke for thirty ing, reading and maintaining a eran who served in the Korean o1 month for $18.00 o3 months for $41.00 member with the Tarpon Springs years, retiring in 1986. Milton good sense of humor. Visitation War and a parishioner of St. o6 months for $57.00 oone year for $109.00 Rotary. Michael enjoyed spending was a member of the Greek Or - was held at the Lake Lawn Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church ON LINE SUBSCRIPTION his time fishing and hunting. He thodox Church of the Holy Trin - Metairie Funeral Home. Fu - in Wyckoff, New Jersey. He is e www.thenationalherald.com is survived by his son, Captain ity and belonged to the Shriners neral services were held at Holy survived by his beloved wife, non suBscriBers: oone year for $45.95 John Michael Billiris USMC; his and Masons. He was prede - Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - Evangeline; his children, George o6 months for $29.95 daughters, Dr. Karina Billiris ceased by his wife of 55 years, dral. For those so desiring, (Stefanie) Pappas and Anthony 3 months for $18.95 Findlay and Maraquet Billiris Constantina and his sister, Ada memorials in honor of Mary Bon (Doreen) Pappas; and his grand - o

b suBscriBers: one year for $34.95 Edquid; his mother, Katherine Mantia. Milton is survived by his Kontaxis may be made to Holy children, Evan, Ava and Alexa. o 6 months for $23.95 Billiris; his brother, George John son, Jonathan (Lori) Karas; his Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - Visitation and a Trisagion prayer o 3 months for $14.95 Billiris; and sister, Maria Billiris daughters, Marianne M. Karas dral. To sign and view the Fam - service were held at the Vander i o Knox and their families. Visita - and her friend, Brian A. ily Guestbook, visit Plaat Memorial Home. Funeral name: ...... tion and funeral services were Gureckis, Deborah Lighten, and www.lakelawnmetairie.com. services were held at St. Nicholas aDDress: ...... held at St. Nicholas Greek Ortho - Tracy (Vincent) Hogan; 14 Greek Orthodox Church. For fur - r dox Cathedral. dobiesfuneral - grandchildren, 9 great grand - n KOUTSAKIS, NICHOLAS ther information visit: www.van - city: ...... state: ...... Zip: ...... home.com children; his sisters, Georgia and SCHENECTADY, N.Y - The Daily derplaat.com. tel.: ...... cell: ...... Mary; and several nieces and Gazette Co. reported that e-mail: ...... n GEANAKOPLOS, BESS nephews. Visitation was held at Nicholas G. Koutsakis, 88, n SAKELLARIS, JOHN c PLEASE SEND A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION TO: CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Tri - the Barry J. Farrell Funeral passed away peacefully on Au - LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los name: ...... bune reported that Bess Wilson Home and funeral services were gust 8. Nicholas was born in Angeles Times reported that aDDress: ......

Geanakoplos, 95, passed away held in Holy Trinity Greek Or - Crete, Greece, and owned Nicks John S. Sakellaris, 93, passed s city: ...... state: ...... Zip: ...... peacefully. She was predeceased thodox Church. Memorial con - Restaurant on Clinton Street in tel.: ...... cell: ...... by her beloved husband, Constan - tributions may be made to Holy Schenectady for years before re - this is a service tine Geanakoplos. She is survived Trinity Church, 410 Main St. tiring to Clearwater, Florida, to to the community. e-mail: ...... Please specify method of payment by her sister, Lillian K. Cavin. Vis - Holyoke MA 01040 or to fish with his brother, Paul Kout - announcements of deaths

b i enclose a check/money order for $ ...... itation and funeral services were Shriners Hospital, 516 Carew St. sakis. He is survived by his sons, may be telephoned to the made payable to: The National Herald, Inc., held at Saint Andrews Greek Or - Springfield MQA 01104. George and James; his grand - classified Department of 37-10 30th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 - 2614 thodox Church. In lieu of flowers, children, Sean, Nicole, Marcus, the national herald at or please debit my mastercard Visa memorials to Saint Andrews n KOKENES, PETER Zachary and Christopher; and (718) 784-5255, o o Greek Orthodox Church or your CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Tri - his nieces, Demetria and Bar - o american express monday through Friday, u favorite charity would be appre - bune reported that Peter James bara. A Trisagion prayer service 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est carD numBer: ...... ciated. For further information Kokenes passed away peacefully. was held at the Jones Funeral or e-mailed to: expiration Date: ...... visit: www.donnellanfuneral.co - He was predeceased by his sib - Home. For online condolences, [email protected] siGnature: ...... mor call: (847) 675-1990. lings, June (Art) Koclanis, Nick please visit www.jonesfh.net. s THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 21-27, 2010 GREECE CYPRUS 7 High Tech Greek Library Wins $1 Million Gates Foundation Award

By Andy Dabilis a lure for children. “The main in - “The Veria Library has place of experience, as we have novation in this pioneering pro - brought positive change to the already received a grant by a pri - In a summer of bad news for gram lies in the adoption of the lives of the many people it vate non-profit foundation after Greece, with the world agog over state-of-the-art technologies to serves,” said Deborah Jacobs, di - a detailed proposal we submitted strikes and protests and violence, stimulate child creativity and the rector of the Global Libraries ini - earlier this year,” the library’s economic upheaval and wonder - employment of qualified profes - tiative for the Bill & Melinda website explained. Working with ing if any good can come out of sionals and volunteers in chil - Gates Foundation, at an award the library are the National Doc - the country, a little library in its drens education,” he said in his ceremony in Gothenburg, Swe - umentation Center, American northern region has shown what speech accepting the award in den. “It’s a testament to Veria’s Farm School, Lilian Voudouri innovation and hard work can Sweden. To develop a network ingenuity that such a small li - Music Library, NTUA and the do, winning a $1 million award of library and information ser - brary in the mountainous region Corfu branch Technical Chamber from the Bill and Melinda Gates vices in the region, the Veria Li - of Northern Greece is paving the of Commerce. Foundation in the United States, brary has worked diligently to way for its users and for others One of the library’s most in - named for the founder of Mi - form cooperative partnerships who can and have learned from novative features is its Medusa crosoft and his family. The Veria with other libraries, programs, its innovative use of technology digital content service, named for Central Public Library, one of the and institutions within Greece and exciting programs.” The the mythical female Gorgon be - most advanced in the country de - and around the world. These re - foundation's annual Access to headed by Perseus, displayed spite serving an area of only lationships have provided oppor - Learning Award (ATLA) recog - with snakes in her hair and said 180,000 people, was chosen be - tunities to exchange experience nizes the innovative efforts of li - to come from Veria. Librarian cause a foundation official said and knowledge to benefit the braries and similar organizations Maria Tolika said, “Our library it represents a successful model communities these organizations outside the United States in pro - acts as a content provider with for libraries, not just in Greece, serve. For example, the Veria Li - viding free access to computers our digital repository, Medusa but around the world. The inter - brary helped more than 60 Greek and the Internet. It is awarded and an aggregator which collects national award was in the cate - public libraries develop their by the foundation’s Global Li - data from European aggregators. gory of institutions embracing own websites and included them braries initiative, which works to It is of great interest for the li - technology and creating a vi - in the Veria Library’s public li - open the world of knowledge, brary to be involved in project brant community asset. Veria is braries portal. The library will information, and opportunity to initiatives related to digital li - in northern Greece at the foot of use its award to expand its net - help improve the lives of millions braries and digitization. Our ex - the Vermion Mountains, a cul - work of libraries, upgrade its IT of people. perience in developing an aggre - tural center of Macedonia and infrastructure, replicate the ATLA, now in its 11th year, gator will be of great value in our capital the prefecture of Imathia. The Veria Central Library in northern Greece engages children Magic Boxes concept throughout recognizes the innovative efforts efforts to elevate digital local cul - “The library has emerged as in interactive ventures, combining books with computers and the main building of the library of libraries and similar organiza - tural content.” The Medusa a leader in Greece by offering a television screens to help them learn while having fun, one of and at all new branches, and ex - tions outside the United States repository integrates the digital range of services and programs the reasons it was selected for an award by the Bill and Melinda tend its impact beyond the re - in providing free public access to collections from the library, the for children and adults, and help - Gates Foundation in the US. gion through websites and social computers and the Internet. The digital collection from the Greek ing other libraries replicate its networking. award is presented by the foun - Orthodox monastery of St. John success. Microsoft, a partner of not just about housing books and and two other municipal libraries “The Veria Library is one of dation’s Global Libraries initia - the Baptist in Veria, and the dig - the foundation in its efforts to information,” said Ioannis Tro - will join its network this year. the most famous libraries in tive, part of the Global Develop - ital collection from the Lyceum help public libraries connect peo - hopoulos, the library’s Director. “We didn’t build the service that Greece,” said Apostolos ment Program, which works to Collection of Greek Women… ple to the Internet, will provide “We are a small library that is ‘We have new books for you. But Nestoropoulos, the mayor of open the world of knowledge, more than 3,000 digital objects the Veria Library with donations committed to offering modern we built the service on a kind of Saint Paul Municipality. “We information, and opportunity to related to the cultural heritage of of software and a technology tools and services to help as concept that we serve you with asked them to help us build our help improve the lives of millions Imathia, digitized old costumes, training curriculum,” a statement many people as possible find material that makes your life eas - library because they have the of people. The Veria Central Pub - practical objects of everyday life from the foundation explained. new economic, academic, and ier or more enjoyable,” Tro - know-how.” The library conducts lic Library is the first organiza - and holy paintings. It searches Compared to all the public li - social opportunities.” The Veria hopoulos said. “We feel that our computer courses that teach real- tion in Greece to receive the and retrieves digital archives braries in Greece, the Veria li - Library was far ahead of others libraries must not be only a world skills such as how to use ATLA. It plans to extend its ser - from local newspapers from the brary has the highest perfor - in the country, utilizing technol - place, where someone can bor - software, create a resume, share vices to the remaining unserved beginning of the 20th century, mance in user memberships ogy in 1992, before the Internet row a book or find and answer videos online, and participate in villages. It will also pay particular cards, local maps and books from (45% of the city’s total popula - came into common usage. The to a query, but also a place where social networking. It teaches se - attention to immigrants by pro - authors from Imathia, “Our tar - tion) and has the best record of library’s catalogue was already citizens can expand their hori - niors how to perform online viding specific services tailored get is to expand Medusa and to materials on loan, and growing fully automated that year, and zons to the world beyond and to searches and use social network - to their needs. The latter will be integrate the digital collections steadily every year. What makes four years later, in 1996, it be - the opportunities of innovation ing sites, helps immigrants adjust supported the next two years from every institution in the library’s achievements all the came the first in Greece to in a digital age.” to their new homes, and gives enormously by the implementa - Imathia,” Trohopoulos said. “I more astonishing is that it has provider users free access to Besides offering advanced in - teenagers a safe after-school lo - tion of the newly approved in - want to see my library continue taken place when other libraries, computers and the Internet, and formation and technology ser - cation to complete homework ternational program UNTOLD, being a model, a center of excel - including in the United States, in 1997 was the first to have its vices to its users, the library has and meet with friends. It has also which will deal with the creation lence for cultural and educational are being shuttered because peo - own website. The library serves become a vibrant community helped people deal with one of of digital stories by immigrants. institutions in Greece but also for ple have fled books for the In - the 50,000 residents of Veria, center that promotes learning the worst economic climates in The library has developed the greater area of the Balkans,” ternet. In Veria, library officials and 130,000 more people in the and creativity, the Gates Foun - Greece’s history. Katerina Hei - links with two major public he added, “an organization have made their institution in - surrounding area. To reach peo - dation said as one of the reasons monidou was one of many un - agencies, the prefecture and the which will develop partnerships teractive, a place for socializia - ple in distant rural villages, the why it was selected. “It places a employed young people in committee of local authorities in and synergies not only at a local tion for books and computers library sends out mobile libraries particular focus on young people Greece. When she learned about the region. level but also with centers of ex - side-by-side, for children to play equipped with books and laptop with its new children’s area, an open position at a local mobile “The Creating Experience cellence around the world. Trans - and learn, for adults to have the computers. It has 24 permanent Magic Boxes, which provides phone operator, she took a library idea will gradually lead to the forming Veria into a vibrant and tools to improve their lives, uti - staff, 10 volunteers, two mobile computers, music stations, in - training course that taught her transformation of our premises creative community: this is what lizing digital content and old- libraries, 32 computers available door and outdoor play areas, and how to create a resume with spe - into a new creative dynamic I would love to see and this is fashioned books made of paper. for public use, 24,000 registered a full schedule of activities - from cialized software, which helped learning environment. Next year what this award allows me to “Our library is about making members, serves 700 members storytelling to arts and crafts.” her get the job and gave her a the children’s area will be re - dream of. Thank you for the people’s lives easier and better, online daily and 130,000 a year, Trohopoulos said Magic Boxes is head start in her career. vamped and transformed into a dream, Gates Foundation.” Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu Makes a Historic Visit to Greece

Continued from page 1 Kathimerini wrote on August the change in Greek public opin - 18 that the Israeli air force chief ion regarding the history of ing along key routes. will soon visit Greece and that Greek's Jews before and during A RAPID TURN “Venizelos should soon visit Israel the Holocaust, centrists and left - Over past two years relations so the two countries can discuss ists are now encouraging Greece between Israel and Greece have other areas of military coopera - to expand its relations in the Mid - been improving. The Israeli air tion.” dle East.” force carried out military exer - WE STILL LOVE YOU Papandreou is careful when he cises in Greek airspace in 2008 Middle East Online reported discusses relations with Israel. and 2010. Although Athens in - the same day that “Greece moved Haaretz points out that many terrupted this year’s maneuvers to reassure Arab allies over the Greeks call him "the American," after the flotilla incident, as strength of its friendship.” It having been born to an American Kathimerini reported on August quoted Droutsas in an interview mother and having spent years 18, they will continue in October. with Flash Radio saying that abroad,” causing some to suggest “Israel has been keen to ex - Greece’s rapprochement with Is - he is merely doing America’s bid - pand ties with Greece as its rela - rael is “for the good of Greece ding. He also wants to preserve tions with Turkey...soured,” and all the Mideast.” Droutsas the improvement he has engi - Reuters reported, quoting Ne - added: “Do not exclude our close neered in relations with Turkey. tanyahu as saying the two nations cooperation with the Arab world, Haaretz notes Papandreou were "opening a new chapter.” and particularly our Palestinian says his position on Palestine is The news agency also reported friends.” clear. He is quoted as saying: "We Netanyahu “told reporters that he Greek governments have long want to see the end of the occu - and Greek Prime Minister George seen themselves as potential me - pation and the creation of a Pales - Papandreou had discussed mili - diators between the Jewish state tinian state, a stable and viable tary cooperation,” and that some - and Arab countries, as well as the state that would live in full coop - one in Netanyahu's entourage Palestinians, with whom Greece eration and peace with Israel. said the discussions “explored es - has traditionally maintained good euroKinissi Eventually it will be the best guar - tablishing greater cooperation be - relations. The Greek prime min - Greek Prime Minster George Papandreou (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, antee for Israel's security." tween both countries' military in - ister’s office told the Associated both fluent in English, held productive talks on co-operation in the Eastern Mediterannean. As intriguing as the visit was dustries and armies.” It Press that he spoke by August 15 with respect to the military and continued: “A Greek official, by telephone with Egyptian Pres - they do not want the visit to be European Union and Russia — is so far.” political balance of power in the speaking on condition of ident Hosni Mubarak, Palestinian seen as if the country were creat - considering issuing an invitation NOT TALKING TURKEY region and the prospects for anonymity, confirmed they ‘talked President Mahmoud Abbas and ing any kind of alliance with Is - for direct talks that would list un - Both Netanyahu and Papan - peace in the Middle East, in light about new forms of cooperation Amr Moussa, Secretary General rael against Turkey.” derlying principles and a time dreou insisted that improving of Greece’s economic troubles, on defense and security issues’ in - of the Arab League. A govern - HOPES FOR MIDEAST TALKS frame.” It appears that talks can - Greek-Israeli ties had nothing to many observers pointed to possi - cluding the expansion of joint mil - ment official, who spoke to AP on The Israelis and Palestinians not re-start until the diplomatic do with Israel's deteriorating re - ble economic repercussions in the itary exercises and sharing tech - condition of anonymity, said Pa - are at odds over terms for restart - wreckage of the flotilla com - lations with Turkey. The Israeli areas of tourism, industry and nological knowledge.” pandreou wanted - before his ing direct talks. DPA reported: mando raid is cleared away. One newspaper Haaretz quotes the technology transfer, particularly At a joint news conference on meeting with Netanyahu - to hear “Abbas is wary of entering open- of the proposals for creating an Greek PM as saying “My visit was involving defense and renewable August 16, Papandreou acknowl - the Arab leaders' opinions on the ended talks with Netanyahu, who atmosphere conducive to peace planned a long time ago. I've been energy. Some Greek Americans edged Greece and Israel were Middle East peace process, in - has retreated from some of the talks is the establishment of “safe thinking of forging closer ties with have perceived in the trip a green looking at expanding strategic cluding the push for a resumption concessions offered by his prede - harbors” in Mediterranean coun - Israel for about two years. This is light to proceed more quickly ties. Reuters reported that “Israeli of direct talks between Israelis cessors, while Netanyahu and his tries where goods could be not my first visit to Israel. As with recent and longstanding ini - officials said a team of experts on and Palestinians. top Cabinet ministers have said shipped to and from the Gaza chairman of PASOK I've had tiatives to strengthen ties between security and trade ties would soon Concerning Papandreou’s wish they will not accept any condi - Strip. The issue may have come warm ties with the sister parties - the Greek and Jewish American meet to map out further details.” to maintain good relations with tions for resuming negotia - up at the Greek-Israeli meetings. Labor and Meretz - as well as the communities. The agency quoted a senior Israeli Arab states, Deutsche Presse- tions...Under an emerging com - The DPA noted: “It had been sug - Palestinian sister parties - PLO official as saying: "Relations are Agentur (DPA) wrote: “Officials promise, the so-called Quartet of gested that one of those harbors and Barghouti's party.” Compiled from reports of the AP, now developing at great speed at the Foreign Ministry in Athens Mideast mediators — the United could be in Greece, though this Haaretz noted, “Greek com - Reuters, DPA, Haaretz and due to our common interests.” have reportedly made it clear that States, the United Nations, the has merely remained a suggestion mentators say that in addition to Kathimerini. Patriarch Bartholomew Holds First Liturgy at Soumela in 88 Years

Continued from page 1 fort to broadcast growing reli - 15, Erdogan said: “We're deter - Soumela for many years, barring tendance this year. According to the AP, the Turk - gious tolerance in Turkey, as the mined to maintain our good ties times of war. At the long-awaited The event was broadcast on ish government decision allows country continues to lobby for with all nations. We have to do ceremony, there was a strong, if Northern Greece’s state televi - for services to be held at the that day. EU membership. Turkish Presi - it. Christians visited Soumela by some reports discrete, police sion station ET-3 as well as Turk - Panagia Soumela site at least Panagia Soumela’s construc - dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan was Monastery and performed a re - presence that included heli - ish Radio and Television (TRT). once a year. The predominantly tion began in the late 4th cen - criticized by nationalists, how - ligious service there. So what copters overhead. The event took place under the Muslim country of 70 million has tury. The monastery’s famous ever, including the Isci Partisi happened? What did we lose? As the English-language threat of rain, with thunder au - been criticized in the past for a Panagia Soumela icon was (Workers Party). The ANA re - On the contrary, we're winning." Athens News weekly reported, it dible during the ceremony, but lack of religious tolerance for mi - moved, after the tumultuous ported him responding by say - Vacationing on Paros island, was not the first attempt at hold - not a drop falling during the ser - norities. In another gesture aim - years of the Pontic exodus, to ing, “Whoever believes in his Greek Prime Minister George Pa - ing August 15 services there. vice, according to the ANA. ing to change this image, on Sep - Greece. It is located at the Pana - ideas does not fear freedom of pandreou called the event “an Russian businessman and politi - Orthodox officials from tember 19, services will be held gia Soumela Monastery of Mt. ideas.” On June 7, Turkish Cul - important and historic event.” He cian Ivan Savvides, President of throughout the world, including at a recently restored Armenian Vermia in Veria. In 2000, Turkey ture Minister Ertugrul Gunai is - also noted that “it improves the the International Committee of priests from Lithuania and Kaza - church in Eastern Turkey. applied for the site to become a sued a statement permitting the spirit of cooperation and peace Pontic Greeks, and a member of khstan, were in attendance as UNESCO World Heritage site. Soumela ceremony. between our nations.” the Russian State Duma, tried to were several Greek politicians. Compiled from reports of the STRATEGIC MOVE The Turkish Web site Zaman The Athens News Agency re - organize a liturgy in 2009, but World Council of Hellenes Associated Press, Athens News, Allowing the Patriarch to hold reported that at a fast-breaking ported that a procession has was opposed by local officials. Abroad (SAE) President Stefanos Athens News Agency, Ta Nea, the liturgy was viewed as an ef - dinner after the event on August been held each August 15 at Savvides was among those in at - Tamvakis was there. Zaman and AsiaNews. 8 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 21-27, 2010

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"Shame on Mayor Michael Enoikiazete Bloomberg and the members of his Landmarks Preservation Commission for voting 9-0 to al - Fiscal prudence is a practice that should begin at home and be low the building of a Muslim followed by governments, but in the era of plastic money and easy mosque at ground zero in New credit, no wants to hear that. They want what they want. Former York City. Too many Americans New York Gov. Mario Cuomo once waxed that - when he was growing are sleep-walking when it comes up - only his dad, who had a store in South Jamaica, Queens, worked to understanding Islamic poli - chrysanthi liristis / special to the national heralD and, in a time before MasterCard, Visa, hedge funds and derivatives, cies during the last 1,400 years the family got on fine and took a vacation. But nothing exceeds like excess and for many years now many people and governments have lived far beyond their means and now are cutting back. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said he was forced into slashing the pay ΛΟΓΟΣ of the bloated civil servant sector and raising taxes and cutting pension benefits, but someone didn’t quite do all the math about what that would mean. Greece’s public expenditures have dropped significantly, but so has consumer spending as people who have no Philosopher Hypatia: An Inspiration for the Ages money are staying home, and that means Greece will remain in neg - ative growth for two more years. All you have to do is walk up and down the streets surrounding Syntagma Square and other main shop - Because I have been in - problem facing favorite movies)! and it doesn’t come cheap. My ping areas and see the empty storefront windows with the ominous trigued by the life and work of most organizations Fast-forward mentor, the Viennese psychia - sign Enoikiazete, For Rent, that’s become more ubiquitous than graffiti the Greek philosopher and sci - was not worker-re - from the days trist Viktor Frankl, had experi - plastered on walls everywhere. entist, Hypatia ( Υπατία ) of lated. Instead, “The when Hypatia enced first-hand the horrors of Greece’s main business association says the debt crisis and low Alexandria for some time, I was problem is at the walked the halls of totalitarianism. But he was also consumer demand have forced the closure of one in seven stores in looking forward with great in - top; management is the famous Library aware of the dangers of letting Athens’ main shopping areas. The National Confederation of Greek terest to seeing the movie, the problem,” he of Alexandria to the pendulum swing too far in Commerce, or ESEE, says clothing and shoe shops suffered most, Agora. Now I can say that I did would say. the present-day. the other direction when he while upscale areas weathered the crisis better than lower income see the movie and, for the most But unlike Hypa - What can we ob - warned: “Freedom threatens to districts, the Athens News Agency reported. An ESEE survey has part, was not disappointed. A tia, I suspect that serve that seems degenerate into mere license found that 505 of 3,421 shops on main shopping avenues were historical drama set in Hellen - most managers to - oddly familiar in and arbitrariness unless it is closed, contributing to unemployment and threatening property val - stic Egypt near the end of the day, be they in busi - style if not in sub - lived in terms of responsible - ues, and thousands more stores are closing across the country. You Roman Empire, the movie ness or govern - by Dr. ALEX stance? Are there ness.” For this reason, he pro - can’t walk down a street in a commercial area and not see the bleak among other things tracks the ment, would be PATTAKOS instances where we posed that the Statue of Liberty evidence. Even the tony area of Kolonaki is sprouting Enoikiazete adult life of one of the few no - unwilling to die for can hear the blame on the East Coast should be sup - signs and the certain sign of economic decline - shoe stores and table Greek female scholars of what they believe Special to game and finger- plemented by a Statue of Re - women’s hair salons closing down – has happened. If people stop go - Classical antiquity. Not to say in. The same can The National Herald pointing at work? sponsibility on the West Coast ing to soccer games, you know it’s over. As Greeks headed into the that such women did not exist; probably be said for In other words, as a reminder to U.S. citizens last two weeks of the summer, the high period for vacations, many only that they were not permit - most political leaders along with echoes of ancient times past? that there can be no real free - hotels and resorts were offering discounts of 40% and more, but the ted to demonstrate such intel - their counterparts on the higher Let’s consider a few possible ex - dom without. responsibility. local beaches were more packed than ever because with little money lectual capacity in public view. rungs of the corporate ladder. amples of what I’m referring to Even freedom of thought, as in their pockets, Greeks aren’t going far from home, and that has Hypatia was one of the excep - And unlike Hypatia, these same here. How many of you have Hypatia tragically found out, is meant far less tax revenues than the government expected, even tions and, in the end, was bru - leaders and managers, both heard the current administration sometimes difficult to exercise. with higher tax rates, so the recession will linger. tally murdered because of her men and women, don’t appear in either the USA or Greece Striking a balance between free - It’s sad to see Athens slipping into oblivion in some areas, and de - boundless curiosity, her unique able or willing to rely on the blame the intractable problems dom and responsibility is no cay in others, as public services are cut back. In a move that could perspective on the meaning of force of reason when making facing their country on the pre - easy task, especially in a world only be called ambivalent, Papandreou’s administration passed legis - life and the workings of the cos - decisions, even those that sig - vious administration? You know, that is becoming increasingly lation that would give relief to the most heavily-indebted by requiring mos, and her unbridled influ - nificantly impact their respec - the predisposition to engage in “flat” and interdependent. But banks to let them restructure, but the government also quietly slipped ence on those around her. Such tive constituencies and the gen - “Bush-bashing” or “Karamanlis- let’s still try to learn from the the banks another $29 billion to help themselves, even though they attributes made her a clear and eral welfare. By not doing so bashing?” And what about the past, including our ancient past, won’t lend to consumers or businesses, which should have been a present danger to the existing and, importantly, by not also ongoing challenges facing the so that we may avoid the temp - stipulation for further government money. Bruce Springsteen’s song power structures (both religious committing to sound ethical Gulf coast after the disastrous tation to regress and simply re - My Home Town could have Athens as its centerpiece: “Now Main and secular), which were principles that require authen - BP oil spill? Do you remember peat what upon reflection has Street’s whitewashed windows and vacant stores. Seems like there grounded in fear and intoler - ticity, transparency, and ac - anyone stepping up to the plate not really served our highest ain’t nobody wants to come down here no more.” The Enoikiazete ance, and sadly Hypatia had to countability, the staples of in - and assuming full responsibility good as a society. Let’s also signs are in the wrong places. They should be on the banks. pay the ultimate price for speak - tegrity and servant leadership, for the situation and getting it strive to detect the meaning of ing her own truth. their actions in effect mirror resolved quickly, efficiently, and life’s moments along the way so In many ways it seems like those who lived in Greco-Roman effectively? Or do you recall, like that we may build a more posi - Are we in kindergarten? not much has changed since 415 Egypt — a no-win scenario for I do, many days and weeks of tive future—one that is no AD! Fear and intolerance con - anyone to say the least! questionable tactics on all sides longer grounded primarily in tinue to dominate the public Moreover, instead of seeking and at all levels, pointing blame fear and intolerance. As Dr. When will some Greek Orthodox priests in America understand stage, to say nothing about what higher ground in order to reach on the “other guy?” Isn’t there Frankl would say, “Live as if you that people go to Church – especially on major holidays – not to be goes on in the private sector. In - “common ground,” more often enough blame to go around for were living already for the sec - lectured on the evils of people of other faiths and the barbaric acts deed, we are still a long way than not the blame game (fu - everyone to share? More impor - ond time and as if you had acted they perpetrated, but rather to share in the joy of the celebration? from achieving the goal of “dri - eled again by fear and intoler - tantly, isn’t it time for our leaders the first time as wrongly as you After spending the August 15 celebration attending services at a ving fear out of the workplace,” ance) comes into play. Any sem - (and managers) to get with the are about to act now!” number of different New York churches, our writers compared notes a basic tenet first espoused by blance of personal and collective program and seek to instill con - not on the beauty of the services they attended, nor on the uplifted one of the fathers of the so- responsibility goes out the win - fidence in their leadership by as - Dr. Pattakos, author of Prisoners feeling we felt upon taking part in the annual ritual, but frankly, in called “Quality” movement, W. dow as finger-pointing takes suming responsibility, being ac - of Our Thoughts, is currently how angry we felt after being forced to listen to provincial, decidedly Edwards Deming, in the 1980s over in the rush to “CYA” and countable, and taking decisive working on a new business ini - hate-mongering talks by the Father in the pulpit. One also complained if not before. In this regard, Dr. stay out of the cross-hairs of action? tiative and book on how to live a of descriptions that barely rose above what they heard as small chil - Deming had made reference to those with whom you may dis - Let us not forget that with happy, healthy, meaningful life dren. the implications of fear in his agree and/or whom you do not great liberty comes great re - inspired by Greek culture. The August 15 holiday is dedicated to Christ’s mother, the Virgin earlier writings; no one had understand. With no room for sponsibility. You can’t have one Readers may contact him with Mary. Around the world, it is a celebration of her motherly, loving, bothered to connect the way open and focused, that is, au - without the other. We can’t al - questions, comments, and/or self-sacrificing ways – and of her absolute faith and inspiring tran - people were treated in the or - thentic, dialogue, the prospects ways have it “our way” and ig - suggestions for topics at: scendence after death. Maria, Panagiota, Despina – the names of ganization with the quality of for meaningful engagement and nore the consequences of doing [email protected] many loved ones and friends are celebrated on that day, as are the work they produced. And he change are dim and dimmer (a so. In this connection, true free - m or visit his web site: www.pris - male equivalents. So the last thing, we wanted to hear of, while in was emphatic that the core play on the title of one of my dom in a democracy has its price onersofourthoughts.com. an unnamed church in Queens, was the priest’s gloomy anecdotes about an elderly Jehovah’s Witness who wanted to be converted back to Greek Orthodox on her deathbed – or even worse his talk PRESS CLIPPING (in reference to the first liturgy at the Panagia Soumela Monastery in Turkey in 88 years) of the barbarians who pillaged and also stabbed pregnant women in the belly. Where was the spirit of love for humanity, the glow of lofty ma - In Search of Closer Ties: Papandreou and Netanyahu ternal love in his voice or thoughts? Instead, he spent a lengthy ser - mon preaching a hatred of us versus them. All of this in some of New York’s most ethnically diverse neighborhoods. KATHIMERINI rocal visit was a sign of the have denied that the Mediter - Middle East peace process mov - Not many parishioners looked infuriated – and they willingly strengthening bond between the ranean country may be looking ing again. dropped their dollars into the extra collection tray, grabbed big The first official visit by an two countries, which have not to play Greece against Turkey in “It is necessary that direct pieces of the sweet feast day arto (bread) to bring home and hugged Israeli prime minister to Greece always seen eye to eye. order to jolt Ankara. talks between Israel and the and kissed each other, declaring “Chronia Polla!” Perhaps many of led yesterday to Benjamin Ne - Papandreou said that the An official traveling with Ne - Palestinians begin immediately,” them did not understand the priest, because the talk was entirely in tanyahu and his Greek counter - talks with Netanyahu would tanyahu quoted him as saying he said. “This is the most useful Greek. Or maybe they entirely agreed with his scare mongering. part George Papandreou an - soon be followed by meetings both Israel and Greece want to way to achieve a viable peace. But maybe we should, as a community, urge our spiritual leaders nouncing the formation of a between other government of - improve ties with Turkey. “Cer - We will contribute in any way to push for higher ground. To – especially on these important feast joint Greek-Israeli committee ficials and businessmen from tainly this [visit] doesn’t harm we can.” days - focus on how we can be more loving, not less, to be more that will examine ways of the two countries. that, it can only help,” he told Netanyahu is due to pay a open to the world, not closed off and bitter. The aim is to ascend strengthening ties between the Diplomatic sources said that Reuters. short visit to the Saronic Gulf and transcend, not to be stuck in the ramblings of ignorance and fa - two countries in a range of ar - closer military cooperation be - Papandreou, meanwhile, island of Poros today (August naticism. These were not priests fresh out of seminary but veterans eas. tween the two countries should again offered to help get the 16) before returning to Israel. who are well known. Complaints must exist in their files or the The panel will look at coop - also be expected. memories of chancellors and bishops, so we wonder, what happened eration on economic issues, in - Greece and Israel have al - to the guidance they should have received from “above” – the Arch - vestments, tourism, the ex - ready cooperated on air force diocese, not the Holy Spirit. change of technical know-how exercises and Netanyahu’s gov - But that brings to mind a certain hierarch who must be proud of and energy and water resources, ernment appears keen to build book · worm. - noun how popular he is at certain churches for his sermons where he al - the two leaders decided. The on this. Israel’s limited air space 1. One who spends much time reading or studying. ways lustily attacks the “Tourkoi”, not realizing he reportedly gets agreement comes at the end of means that it is reliant on coop - 2. Any of various insects, especially booklice and those invitations over and over because other parishes have said, a flurry of diplomatic activity eration with other countries for silverfish, that infest books and feed on the paste in the “We’ve had enough.” The priests who get it must step up and help. between the two countries. its pilots to get the training they bindings. They must speak so eloquently and simply of Divine Love, Forgiveness Less than a month ago, Pa - need. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition and Understanding that their words are carried into these other pandreou became the first The deterioration of its rela - parishes. Perhaps in addition to urging us to “Love one another” Greek prime minister to visit Is - tionship with Turkey means that The National Herald Bookstore they must say the converse and declare bluntly: The whole point of rael since Athens formally rec - Israel is now looking at Greece (718) 784-5255 Christ’s life and death is to teach us that hate damages the soul and ognized it in 1993. Yesterday, to fulfill this role, sources said. [email protected] we must not hate, anyone. he said that Netanyahu’s recip - However, Israeli officials THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 21-27, 2010 VIEWPOINTS 9 LETTER FROM ATHENS Cyprus’ Uneasy First 50 Years; What Comes Now?

Time to Arrest – Not Name Certain dates have a myste - tion however could to resolve their dif - new regime. In the spring of rious impact on the life of na - not be found since ferences with the 1974, he conceived a plan to tions. Such is the date of August both sides equally help of the United eliminate Makarios by force, and Shame – Tax Evaders 16 for Cyprus. On August 16, intransigent. Nations. In Febru - unite Cyprus to Greece, and 1960, the treaties that ended the THE CRISIS ary 1968, Makarios then move to direct negotiations British rule on the island were OF 1967 was re-elected as with Turkey. Since Ioannidis ap - Five months Greece, instead of signed, creating the Republic of The ef - President, and in parently did not clear matters ago, as the Greek a felony, which de - Cyprus. On August 16, 1974, forts to solve the March he proposed with Turkey in advance, the economy unrav - prives the country the Turkish Armies took over by impasse were over - steps for normaliz - plan was idiotic but also deadly. eled, Prime Minis - of the revenues force one-third of the Island. taken in 1967 by ing relation be - In May and June, rumors ter George Papan - needed to provide Each year, for the past 36 years, the outbreak of in - tween the two com - were rampant about the immi - dreou said he was civilized services. we have been condemning the tercommunal vio - munities. Direct nent overthrow of the Cyprus making the corrupt You could start forcible partition of the island. lence. In the sum - by DR. D.G. talks were held in government. Faced with this sit - tax system his num - with fixing schools This time, on the 50th anniver - mer, Turk-Cypriot KOUSOULAS June and continued uation, Makarios on July 2 sent ber one priority. that look like sary of the birth of the Republic irregulars tried to on and off for the an audacious letter to the gov - “Fewer than 5,000 World War II Ro - of Cyprus, it may be fitting to block the Nicosia- Special to next two years. Al - ernment in Athens, demanding Greeks declare in - manian Army bar - look back on the highlights of Limassol highway The National Herald though there were the withdrawal of the Greek of - comes of 100,000 racks. Because al - those 50 years. Enosis, the near the villages of some agreements ficers serving in the Cypriot Na - euros ($128,500) by ANDY most everyone in union of Cyprus with Greece, re - Ayios Theodoros and Kophinou. on minor matters, the underlin - tional Guard. It was a risky or more,” he said. DABILIS Greece cheats on mained the fervent hope of the With the intervention of the UN ing problem was the perception move. On July 15, troops and The lies are bigger taxes, no one Greek-Cypriots ever since peacekeeping force (UNFICYP,) each community had for itself tanks stormed the Presidential than that. One Special to wants anyone pros - Greece became a free country the conflict temporarily sub - and the political power each palace. Makarios escaped and British economic The National Herald ecuted because in the 19th Century. When sided. In October, the UNFICYP should hold. The Turk-Cypriots sought refuge abroad. A puppet analyst told the they think that fol - Britain gained control of the is - set a timetable to run Greek pa - argued that the two communities government was set put but it BBC that in a country of 11 mil - lowing the money will lead to land from the Ottoman Empire trols in the two had “won” their independence received no recognition. The fol - lion people – including fabu - their door, so civil servants, and in 1878, the Greek-Cypriots re - mixed-population villages together and they were equal lowing day, then US secretary lously wealthy celebrities, the self-employed who make up joiced, but the date for deliver - under UN supervision. But in partners. The Greek-Cypriot po - of state Henry Kissinger, worried singers, athletes and shipping nearly one-third of the workers, ance was far into future. After November 15, due to faulty co - sition was that Greeks and Turks about the cohesion of NATO, tycoons and business executives get away with cheating on taxes the end of WWII, and following ordination, Turk irregulars fired would have the same political sent Joseph Sisco to both Athens - only six reported incomes of because they know the rich are the dismantling of Colonialism, upon Greek patrols, whereupon rights, and that through consti - and Ankara in an effort to pre - more than $1 million. “That pat - doing it. The price to pay for the hopes for Enosis flared up. General Grivas ordered an all- tutional arrangements they vent war between Turkey and tern must end, and it will end,” this is consigning Greeks to a With India, the crown jewel of out attack of the National would enjoy autonomy on mat - Greece. In a note to Britain, Papandreou said. Not the way new generation of poverty. The the British Empire gaining inde - Guard. It became later known ters of education, culture, and Turkey called for joint action un - he’s going about it. National Bank of Greece said pendence, Cyprus could not re - that Grivas had planned the op - religion, but that the Turkish der the treaty of guaranty but it The only language tax that better tax collection could main in bondage for long. But eration to provoke a full-scale community, comprising only made clear that Ankara was pre - evaders understand is jail and bring in at least $11.5 billion the Greek-Cypriots, under the war between Greece and Turkey. 18% of the people, should re - pared to act unilaterally. The fol - that’s where plenty of them be - more a year, nearly 3.8% of leadership of Archbishop Makar - Grivas, a life-long champion of spect the democratic majority lowing day, July 18, the Turkish long, so while Papandreou can GDP, or nearly one-third of the ios, were impatient and Enosis, was convinced that principle. While the talks contin - Prime Minister flew to London crow that he’s being tough on 13.7% deficit at the beginning launched, under Gen. Grivas, an where he was urged, to no avail, tax evaders – naming 68 tax of the year Papandreou armed campaign (EOKA.) This to avoid military action. fraud doctors so far – let’s hear promised to shave to the EU’s alienated the British who, in THE INVASION one name anyone would recog - 3% ceiling by 2013. 1955, brought Turkey into the On July 20, Turkish troops nize. Tax collections from Tax inspector Dimitris picture, claiming a strong inter - landed on the north coast of evaders are up, but how much Tsoukas was blasé about the tax est for the Turk-Cypriot minority Cyprus. Within two days, both more is hidden in Swiss banks evader crackdown when he on the island. By 1959, after the puppet regime in Cyprus as and secret offshore accounts? spoke to the Reuters news several verbal conformations in well as the dictatorial govern - Tax evaders with $10 million agency, even dismissing its im - the United Nations, a compro - ment in Athens collapsed. The stashed away don’t blink an eye portance. “I do not count the mise was struck among Britain, United Nations passed resolu - at ponying up even a million graft involving 1,000 and 2,000 Greece and Turkey. It took the tions calling for a ceasefire bucks – especially if some of it euros,” he says. “The small form of a complex set of treaties while a conference in Geneva buys off a tax inspector. They amounts are hard to spot. I’m and constitutional provisions. tried to reach a solution with talking about big sums.” He’s The demand for Enosis with the participation of Britain, right about that part though be - Greece was discarded, Makarios Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and a “I do not count the graft cause the big money can be accepted the agreements under delegation of Turk-Cypriots. At involving 1,000 and 2,000 found in the marinas of Glyfada pressure, and the island became the conference, Turkey pressed euros … the small where it’s a wonder the yachts the Republic of Cyprus with for a geographical division. The stay afloat with all the hidden Makarios as President. Greek-Cypriot delegation amounts are hard to spot. bags of cash in the hold, and THE 13 POINTS (Makarios) was not prepared to I’m talking about big you don’t make money going af - It was not long before vexing accept. This gave Turkey the ex - ter the petty cheats as much as political disagreements broke cuse to launch a major offensive sums” you do the big fish. But Papan - out between the Greek-Cypriots seizing one-third of island. The dreou’s aim has been at conve - and the Turk-Cypriots. On No - date was August 16, 1974. Be - do, however, look askance at nience store and periptero own - vember 13, 1963, Makarios took fore Makarios died of a heart at - spending time in a jail cell, most ers and small businesses, a bold step and called for sev - tack on August 3,1977, he had of them occupied by immigrants making them give receipts for eral revisions of the Constitu - accepted the idea of a federation and the poor who might give the 80-cent candy bars they sell tion. In retrospect one may ar - in talks with Rauf Denktash, the them a jailhouse lesson in fair - instead of parading people who gue that Makarios had acted leader of the Turk-Cypriots. But ness and what passes for recre - owe millions on the streets in unwisely. He did not prepare the Makarios had abandoned the ued on the surface, other, omi - since then, the occupied area ation when you’re locked up. shackles toward a tar-and-feath - ground adequately, bypassing old dream of Enosis in favor of nous developments were threat - had turned into a “state” (rec - The tax inspectors who aren’t ering party. the British and the Turks, while an independent Cyprus. With ening the future of the island. ognized only by Turkey, so far,) on the take don’t need to look Want proof the rich and fa - the Greek government was fac - Turkish aircraft again flying over Grivas had returned secretly to while thousands of mainland far to find the crooks: just match mous skate? In May, then ing two elections in three Cyprus and an invasion force at the island and had began re - Turks came to north-Cyprus as up a declared income of tourism minister Angela months. The Makarios move Mersin preparing to invade the building a guerrilla organization, settlers. In the meantime, many $12,000 or so (that’s what many Gerekou stepped down after met with strong resistance on island, the United Nations and EOKA B, (in imitation of Greek-Cypriots have begun to doctors report) with assets in - media reports her husband Tolis part of Turkey, which threatened the American government The resistance campaign of have reservations about the idea cluding BMW’s, Porsches, Voskopoulos, an aging singer fa - to invade the island while the stepped-in and eventually the 1950’s.) In March 1970, an of federation. In 2004, a U. N. yachts, summer homes, jewelry, mous long ago, owed the gov - United Nations tried to work out Turkey and Greece came to the attempt to assassinate Makarios plan (Annan) was rejected by and tell them: “Thank you. All ernment $6.4 million in back a resolution of the conflict. By negotiating table. In the end, by attacking his helicopter two-thirds of the Greek-Cypri - that now belongs to the Greek taxes. What happened to him? summer, with Turkish planes fly - Turkey called off the threat to failed, but the agitation contin - ots. In 2008, direct talks about people and you’re going to jail.” The government went after the ing over Nicosia, the American go to war while Greece agreed ued. In February 1972, a crisis a federation started and con - That would set most of the rest money but he’s still free to make President Lyndon Johnson pres - to withdraw its “unauthorized” broke out between the military tinue to this day. of them running to pay up, but music and more money he can sured the Turkish government troops from Cyprus. Makarios government in Athens and But as long a strong majority just to make sure, Greece should avoid paying taxes on instead to calm down, and in the United was far from unhappy to see the Makarios because of his decision remains negative, we should be declare an amnesty and tell tax of singing the blues in jail. Nations, the Security Council troops go. When these troops to import from Czechoslovakia prepared to face the alternative evaders they have until Dec. 31 American actor Wesley Snipes approved the stationing on came to Cyprus, their primary weapons for the Cypriot security of two states, preferably on the at midnight to pay up or their was sentenced to 10 years in jail Cyprus a UN peacekeeping function was to protect the forces. (These, of course, were model of the Republic next address has only 36 square for tax evasion, and while he’s force. The crisis subsided but in Greek-Cypriots from the threat the Cold War years.) Makarios Czech/Slovakia, with the two feet of room and bars for a door. out on bail pending an appeal the meantime the relations be - of a Turkish invasion and also had to surrender control of the successor states as members of Finance Minister George Papa - he has a conviction and the tween the two communities to avert intercommunal strife. weapons to the UN peace force the European Union, and, of constantinou paid a visit to his Sword of Damocles over his were shattered. Soon, firebrands But now that Greece was ruled but by then relations between course, with appropriate terri - Financial Crimes Squad recently head, a weapon that won’t be on both sides began to arm by a military junta, their pres - Athens and Nicosia (never torial and other adjustments. In and said that he was happy re - used against any Greek tax themselves. To prevent violent ence was potentially dangerous friendly) had entered a fateful the past 50 years, we have wit - ports of tax evaders being evader of any note. In the clashes, the Greek government for Makarios, who was pursuing stage. Upon the death of Grivas nessed a recurrent theme: solu - caught were up 50% and that United States, fame and power of George Papandreou, (with a non-aligned policy in the con - in January 1974, Brigadier D. tions we rejected before, we em - the unit had issued fines of and money can’t keep you of jail Ankara’s tacit agreement,) text of the Cold War. Grivas was Ioannidis, one of the least visible brace with nostalgia later, but it $1.92 billion in the first five for tax fraud. Any hopes Papan - moved to Cyprus a division size removed as Commander of the members of the Greek junta, is too late. months of this year, compared dreou has of cracking the cul - force - armed but in civilian National Guard but the force re - had taken control of EOKA B. to $900 million for all of 2010, ture of tax evasion with im - clothes. In the next two years, mained; ironically, it was the Since the 1967 confrontation, Dr. Kousoulas is Professor but how much more revenue punity by the rich rests with several efforts were made to same force that, seven years Colonel G. Papadopoulos, the Emeritus of Political Science at would come in if officials made getting some famous faces and solve the Cypriot Issue (includ - later, engineered the fateful leader of the junta, had been Howard University in Washing - some big names and high-pro - rear-ends in court with the TV ing a proposal by Dean Acheson, coup against Makarios. cautious in his relations with ton, DC. He is the author of sev - file crooks make the Perp Walk cameras rolling and reporters calling for Enosis of the island SEARCHING FOR Turkey. But in November 1973, eral books, notably "The Life in front of TV cameras? We waiting outside to ask nasty per - with Greece in exchange of a A SOLUTION Papadopoulos was overthrown and Times of Constantine the don’t know, because none will sonal questions of people used military base in the north-east In the aftermath of the 1967 and the secretive Ioannidis Great (1999)," and numerous as politicians always circle the to having their feet licked and peninsula of Karpasia.) A solu - crisis, the two sides made efforts emerged as the real boss of the scholarly articles. wagons and protect their own – paying bribes to keep their liv - not just colleagues, but people ing large lifestyle going. Even who pay them and need protec - Tsoukas, obviously inured to all tion from tax prosecutors. “Our this talk of going after the rich aim is to restore justice,” Papa - tax evaders, a mantra for the Recovering a Lost Ethos through an August Feast constantinou said, promising least 30 years in Greece, knows more tax audits and yet another that’s the answer, especially af - crackdown on tax evasion, ter the country’s near-bank - For many people in Greece, Paros, and Vermio. promising voters an But there are still a few rays which, in Greece, next to telling ruptcy made Papandreou cut the the quiet days of summer are In the village of easy ride. When the of hope such as the feast of your wife you don’t have a mis - pay and raise the taxes of the something like the silence ahead Markopoulo in collapse of commu - Panagia to break this cloud of tress, is one of the biggest lies. working class, even though the of the impending storm. With Cephalonia, even nism took all the fun gloom, casting light on critical Eurostat, the European bloated public sector is part of summer in its last leg and the snakes come out out of coffee shop aspects of the traditional Greek Union’s statistics agency (Greece the problem. While they carefree lazy August days lead - to church (with politics and made mentality, such as that beauty has one too but they use aba - stormed the Parliament and ing to the insecurity of an au - crosses on their Marx so démodé, lies in simplicity. Most everyone cuses instead of computers,) yelled “Thieves” at the politi - tumn sure to bring new auster - foreheads and no people sought a new heads to the countryside to cel - found that when social security cians inside, the next generation ity measures to an already cash inclination what - avenue: hedonism. ebrate the feast of Panagia. The contributions are excluded that of Greeks was watching, disil - strapped citizenry, August 15th soever to bite the Funds flowing in churches they prefer to frequent Greece has the lowest tax rev - lusioned and now disenfran - stood as the last bright spot be - faithful who boldly from the European are simple but beautiful, and al - enue-to-Gross Domestic Product chised, knowing there’s no fore the fall gauntlet. August pick them up or Union, unprece - though not gilded in gold or sil - (GDP) among the 27 member hope. “The young had started 15th – the feast of the Dormition kiss the icon by Christopher dented access to ver, the arrangements of flowers states, nearly 33%, compared to thinking differently and these of the Theotokos – was not only where they are TRIPOULAS loans, credit cards, picked from the gardens of the 27% in Italy, where the Mafia latest events have disappointed a major religious holiday, but nestled.) In a Special to and enhanced pur - villagers’ homes is unrivaled in runs the country. Tax evasion is them,” Tsoukas said. “They ask, the pinnacle of the Greek sum - rapidly changing The National Herald chasing power aestheticism. The celebration costing the country a reported if I pay, will my money go to mer. Known as the Pascha of the Greece that will helped shape a new centers around the home and $38.5 billion a year, more than some politician’s villa?” Yes, it Summer, the holiday is a very likely pass more reforms in 2010 generation. Greek public opinion local village feasts, where every - 10% of its $343 billion GDP. A will, and if they don’t, they will big deal in Greek society, as than in decades, the feast of went from wanting to change one contributes. Rivaling “fac - billion here and a billion there be in jail and the politicians will most every household has at Panagia stands as a glorious the world through a political rev - tions” (shepherds and vine and pretty soon you’re talking still be in their villas, next to the least one member who cele - constant linking people with the olution to wanting to change growers) have to cooperate if about real money, even in people they protect, in their brates their name day on this rich culture, proud history, and their new car every year. Hang - the feast is to be successful. (You Greece. The problem is that for yachts. occasion. The feast of the Dor - lasting accomplishments of their ing out in Mykonos, buying can’t drink without food, and all the big talk, tax evasion is mition, the day of Panagia, forefathers. overpriced drinks, driving eating without any wine doesn’t considered a petty crime in [email protected] holds special significance, which For a country at the cross - around in a Porsche Cayenne make for much of a party…) becomes more important now roads and a people trying to re - and showing off designer clothes Even these small but profound during one of the Greek state’s calibrate their modus operandi, became the new Greek national lessons would offer invaluable worst financial crises in decades. this link is not only an invaluable pastime. But now, these short- assistance to Greeks of Greece The holiday is celebrated all tool, it’s a godsend. 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ATHENS – Already beset by so terror campaign by the Red many woes that only a plague Brigades… it’s very unpre - of locusts was missing, Greece dictable and tourists should be now has to worry that the men - vigilant.” acing mention in a note by a Whatever their cause, they new terrorist group that claimed got the attention of the world the murder of a journalist that media. “This is the first time we tourists should avoid coming to have ever had a terror organi - the country could scare away zation in Greece saying they further visitors and keep police plan to target innocent by - on high alert. Domestic terror - standers and even tourists,” ism increased “significantly” in Mary Bossis, a security expert Greece last year following riots and professor at the University in Dec. 2008 sparked by the fa - of Piraeus told Time magazine. tal police shooting of a teenager, “It’s a change in mentality that’s the U.S. State Department said very troubling.” Giolias’ killing in an annual report on terror - set up a whole new dynamic in ism. Experts and law enforce - terror. “The murder of Giolias ment officials argue new terror was like a Mafia-style killing,” groups appear to have broken Brady Kiesling, a former U.S. with the past tradition of mili - diplomat living in Athens and tancy in Greece and no longer author of a book about political claim to espouse any clear ob - violence in Greece told Time. jectives or political ideology, the “He was challenging the revo - Associated Press reported. lutionary movement through The U.S. report noted more the blog. He got up their noses, than 430 “security incidents” — and they took their revenge.” including incendiary attacks and Killings of journalists are rare those using explosives, guns and in Greece. The last was in 1985, grenades — in 2009, more than when the Marxist guerrilla those recorded any other year group November 17, now dis - for the past two decades. “Local banded, shot Nikos Momferatos, extremists increasingly targeted publisher of a conservative businesses and Greek law en - newspaper. forcement, and there was an in - But the Sect of Revolution - creasing use of infantry-style ap photo/thanassis staVraKis/File aries had warned that journal - weaponry in terrorist attacks,” A member of the Greek anti-terrorist team inspects the area country report on terrorism noted more than 430 "security in - ists were on its hit list. In a said the State Department re - outside the Athens Stock Exchange after a mini van bomb ex - cidents" in 2009, more than those recorded any other year for proclamation issued in February port. While the document deals plosion in Athens, Sept. 2, 2009. The US State Department's the past two decades. last year, the group accused the with last year, the issue of do - media of “manufacturing news mestic terrorism came to the they opened a bag containing a lutionaries did not say it was they claimed their first victim, ing deep cuts in social spending, to keep the public docile and fore once more after one of the bomb planted outside a man - targeting visitors, only warning Nectarios Savvas, a police offi - but no real mandates. With a subservient.” The document newer groups to emerge, which agement institute in Athens. Au - them to stay away. cer protecting a state witness. record 14% unemployment and stated that press passes won’t has dubbed itself Sect of Revo - thorities say they have not re - THE RIOTS OF 2008 Six people have died in separate signs the country’s recession will protect journalists the group lutionaries, claimed responsibil - ceived any credible claim of The Sect of Revolutionaries attacks this year. In June an - last two more years, Greeks are somehow finds culpable, al - ity last week for gunning down responsibility for either bomb - emerged from the rioting after other group, yet to be named, at a boiling point, even if there though no one can quite figure a journalist outside his home in ing. a teenager, Alexis Grigoropou - sent a parcel bomb wrapped up were signs their resistance had out what Giolias was targeted. July. The group issued a procla - Greek security forces have los, was shot dead by a police - as a gift to the office of Michalis waned during the summer. Of - “Journalists, this time we came mation vowing to turn the coun - warned of a wave of violence man in December 2008. The Chrysohoidis, the minister in ficials fear there could be a to your door, next time you will try into a war zone and warning reminiscent of the terror that men and women thought to charge of public security. It resurgence of trouble in Sep - find us in your homes,” the doc - tourists that Greece was “no stalked Italy in the 1970’s. comprise its closely guarded killed his chief aide. tember, and in the background ument said, referring to the longer a safe haven of capital - “Greece has entered a new ranks are in their late twenties The spark plug for Greece’s there is the looming worry armed attack on the private tele - ism.” It has pledged to kill po - phase of political violence by an - and thirties and appear to es - troubles has been spiraling about terrorism and where the vision channel, in which no one lice, businessmen, prison staff archist-oriented organizations pouse violence almost for the anger over government auster - next strike will be. “The eco - was hurt. and journalists. that are more murderous, dan - Angelos Tsigris, a professor Sect of Revolutionaries gerous, capable and nihilistic of criminology at Greece’s police emerged in the wake of the Dec. than ever before,” Athanasios academy, told Time that what 2008 riots, carrying out gun and Drougos, a defense and counter- worried him most was that Sect grenade attacks against an terrorism analyst in Athens, told of Revolutionaries was just one Athens police station in Jan. reporter Helena Smith of the of several militant groups, many 2009 and a private TV station United Kingdom newspaper The of which formed early last year the following month. Although Observer. “For the first time we in reaction to the killing of a those caused no injuries, the are seeing a nexus of terrorist teenager by a police officer in group soon escalated their at - and criminal activity,” he said. December 2008. These groups “These groups don’t care about have “different outlooks, goals, collateral damage, innocent by - methodology,” which compli - “These groups don’t care standers being killed in the cates the task faced by the Greek about collateral damage, process. They are very extreme.” police, he said, adding that the The Sect of Revolutionaries, a “attack shows that terrorism is innocent bystanders being shadowy group with no known alive and kicking in Greece to - killed in the process. They agenda, said it was responsible day,” he said for killing Sokratis Giolas out - NEW WEAPONS are very extreme” side his Athens home on July Police forensic analysts in 19, in front of his pregant wife. Athens suspected Giolias’ killing tacks, killing an anti-terrorism The gang promised to step up was not gangland-related after police officer guarding a witness attacks on police, businessmen, they examined evidence at the in a terrorism trial in June 2009, prison guards and “corrupt” me - scene. Counterterrorism officers and the journalist last month. dia – and, for the first time, joined the investigation after Both were shot more than a threatened holidaymakers. “We tests on the cartridge cases of dozen times and died on the intend to turn it into a war zone the 16 bullets fired at Giolias spot. While militant groups have of revolutionary activity with ar - were linked to weapons used in been active in Greece for son, sabotage, violent demon - attacks by Greece’s deadliest ac - decades, previous organizations strations, bombings and assas - tive guerrilla group, the Sect of had sought to portray them - sinations, and not a country that ap photo/petros GiannaKouris Revolutionaries, the New York selves as urban revolutionaries is a destination for holidays and Police officers examine evidence following a bomb explosion in central Athens, damaging a Times reported. Now the killing fighting for the oppressed, pleasure.” government real estate agency, March 19, 2009. The U.S. State Department said on Aug. 5, has led the authorities to fear a emerging from the resistance to In an accompanying picture, 2010 that domestic terrorism increased "significantly" in Greece last year following riots in resurgence of domestic terror - the 1967-74 military dictator - the group displayed an arsenal Dec. 2008, sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager. ism, a scourge that has haunted ship that left a legacy of deep- that included AK 47 assault ri - Greece since the early 1970s rooted mistrust of authority. fles, semi-automatic pistols and sake of it, and a movie is being ity measures that cut the pay of nomic crisis has most definitely and that has seen a gradual re - Greek authorities insist the brass knuckledusters. “Our guns filmed in Athens to show it was public workers and increased played a role in aggravating the vival over the past year and a group has a background of com - are full and they are ready to the flashpoint for the new set of taxes while the rich and politi - violence,” Chrysohoidis told the half with the emergence of sev - mon crime rather than political speak,” it said. “We are at war grievances by everyone from cians have remained largely im - Observer. “And the violence we eral new militant organizations. violence. What has alarmed with your democracy.” civil servants who’ve had their mune and gone unpunished. Pa - are seeing is worst than ever be - Killings of journalists are rare in some analysts about Sect of Rev - Greece hoped it had put the pay cut, to pensioners, truck dri - pandreou promised to rein in fore because society as a whole Greece. The last was in 1985, olutionaries is their lack of any threat of real terrorism behind vers who went on strike but rampant tax evasion but no one is more violent than ever be - when the Marxist guerrilla clear ideology and their propen - it with the disbanding of the no - failed to stop government re - of any note has been charged fore.” group November 17, now dis - sity to kill. Their latest procla - torious Nov. 17 terrorist group forms and a series of protests with wrongdoing despite an es - UNDERWORLD TIES banded, shot Nikos Momferatos, mation — a rambling diatribe just before the 2004 Olympics, that included the killing of three timated more than $38 billion There are reports too that or - publisher of a conservative against society that doesn’t seek the timing of which made critics bank workers on May 5 by a in unpaid taxes annually – more ganized crime is linking up with newspaper. to outline any particular cause even more cynical that the petrol bomb thrown into their than what the government has the terrorists, particularly But Sect of Revolutionaries or aim beyond causing blood - group had some kind of covert office. “We don’t do politics, we had to cut this year. That has Balkan gangs who want a piece isn’t Greece’s only worry. An - shed — is a clear break with support for years. There have do guerilla warfare,” its mem - fueled the belief that Greece is of the action and could be sup - other group called Revolution - those issued by previous groups been a spate of other anarchist- bers announced in the procla - slipping into two worlds: rich plying the terrorists with ary Stuggle emerged in 2003 who would put forward at - nihilist-terror groups since then, mation placed on the boy’s and poor. When Greece turned weapons. “In other European with a bombing attack on an tempts at justifying political vi - often targeting banks and lux - grave within hours of their first to the European Union, Euro - countries, home-grown terror - Athens courthouse complex, fol - olence. ury car dealerships with petrol attack, on a police station, in pean Central Bank and Interna - ism has been on the decrease lowing that up with attacks in “The principles that these bombs and railing against the February 2009. Two weeks later tional Monetary Fund (IMF) for for years,” said Drougos. “But in 2004 on Citibank and an Athens groups used to have has been political and business establish - they sprayed the offices of a pri - assistance and $146 billion in Greece the situation is not un - police station. completely overturned,” crimi - ments, but none have warned vate television station with bul - loans over three years it came like pre-Bolshevik revolutionary In May 2004, the group pub - nology professor Vassilis Karydis tourists, although Sect of Revo - lets. Three months after that, with a set of conditions includ - Russia or Italy at the start of the lished its first manifesto in the told the AP. Rather than trying Greek satirical magazine, To to win over public opinion like Pontiki, in which it expressed their predecessors, they are con - revolutionary, anti-globalization temptuous of it. “That is also a and anti-Imperialist ideological new element. They don’t care aims. about consent,” Karydis noted. Following a January 12, MORE “REVOLUTIONARIES” 2007 RPG-7 attack on the U.S. A Civil Protection Ministry Embassy, Greek authorities mis - official who spoke on condition takenly described the group as of anonymity in line with min - a spin-off of Revolutionary Or - istry policy pointed to “impor - ganization 17 November. In its tant developments” earlier this statement to To Pontiki, Revo - year, with the arrests in April of lutionary Struggle admitted that several people suspected of in - it had carried out the embassy volvement in militant and anar - attack, claiming that the “strike chist groups, including six peo - was our answer to the criminal ple charged with membership of war against ‘terrorism’ that the Revolutionary Struggle, which US has unleashed over the en - fired a rocket-propelled grenade tire planet with the help of fel - at the U.S. Embassy in 2007 and low-traveling states.” planted a powerful bomb blast In April this year, after a long outside the Athens Stock Ex - investigation, six suspected change last September. They members of the group were ap - also planted a massive car bomb prehended. The subsequent in - outside Citibank offices in Feb. vestigation lead police to more 2009, but the device failed to than $152,000 in cash, Zastava explode. Yet despite the arrests, handguns, fake IDs which were authorities have found them - used to rent safehouses, explo - selves battling increasingly sives hidden in a motorbike and deadly — and brazen — attacks. detailed plans of future terrorist A letter bomb killed a senior attacks, so while the police have ministerial aide in June inside succeeded in apprehending the the heavily guarded Civil Pro - leaders of this group, new ones tection ministry — which also such as Sect of Revolutionaries houses the country’s intelligence have sprung up to replace them, service — three months after a and now their agenda has 15-year-old Afghan boy was turned from ideology to a wider killed and his 10-year-old sister In a June 26, 2010 funeral, pallbearers carry the coffin of police officer Giorgos Vassilakis, who was killed when he opened a range of targets, worrying the was seriously wounded when mail package containing an explosive device. authorities, and tourists alike.