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 654 April 24-30 , 2010 $1.50 A Parade, A Riderless Horse, Zito E Hellas, and Greeks Are Free Again

Fifth Avenue is a Sea of Blue and White with The Community’s Pride and Youth on Parade

By Constantine S. Sirigos Chairmen Mamie Stathatos- TNH Staff Writer Fulgieri, President of the Hel - lenic Lawyers Association and NEW YORK – As Greece strug - Dr. John Tsioulias, President of gled under the weight of a the Hellenic Medical Society, crushing economic deficit that and dignitaries from the United threatened to bankrupt the States, Greece and Cyprus, led country and pushed many to - by Greece’s Deputy Foreign Min - ward poverty, the resilient spirit ister Spyros Kouvelis, Ambas - of Greeks showed thousands of sador Nicholas Emiliou, Perma - miles away, here in New York nent Secretary of the Ministry City, where thousands of Greek of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus and Americans, Philhellenes and N.Y. State Comptroller Thomas others thronged Fifth Avenue DiNapoli. under intermittent clouds for When the clouds thickened, the annual Independence Day this year’s grand marshals lit the parade. It was marked by a way with smiles. They were somber moment too, with a rid - Phillip Christopher, President of erless horse in honor of the the Pancyprian Association of memory of Takis Nikolopoulos, America, Col. Matthew Bog - who for years thrilled children danos, FOX 5 Anchorman Ernie by dressing as Kolokotronis, the Anastos and representatives of great hero of 1821, who would the Boy Scouts of America. The ride no more. Hellenic Warriors Living History For a few hours though – group, dressed like ancient even if many dignitaries on the Greek warriors, delighted adults reviewing stand fled before it and children alike with armor finished – the parade served to flashing in the moments when give everyone a break from the the sun shone, pretend images bad news in Greece, which mir - of what their ancestors had to rors much of that in the United do for real to be free from Turk - eurokinissi States, where people are still ish occupation after nearly 400 They looked like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to Greek from the European Union and International Monetary Fund suffering from a worldwide re - years. trade unions and public workers who feared the finances of the (IMF) in Athens to work out the details of a loan guarantee to cession that has cost millions country would face further cuts, but they were finance officials keep Greece from defaulting. their jobs and homes. Not this Continued on page 4 day. The first sign of the glory to follow was the cavalry and View the NYC Parade Is That a Greek Myth Behind the Fiscal Crisis? honor guard of the N.Y. Police Department bearing the flags of Greece, the United States and For a front row view of all NEW YORK – That speaker was not speaking on behalf of try’s borrowing costs - said highs, making borrowing expen - the State of New York. The cer - the marchers, floats and George Handjinicolaou’s words the Hellenic Capital Market Handjinicoalou, joking that it sive for Greece. emonial band of the NYPD participants, you can see resonated with the Hellenic Commission (the Greek equiva - took him 20 years to master the His talk came as officials struck set a temporary local tone them by visiting our web - American Bankers Association lent to the U.S. Securities and subject now on every talk show from the International Monetary with the strains of “New York site www.thenationalher - (HABA) audience in Manhattan Exchange Commission,) of hosts’ lips in Greece. The Fund (IMF) and the European New York,” but after that it was ald.com to see the video. was audible. Almost every para - which he is the Vice Chairman. speaker focused on Greece’s Union (EU) were in Athens to all Blue and White and “Zito E graph of his speech on the Greek Unlike Greek Prime Minister ever-climbing CDS (credit-de - put together the details of what Ellas” – Long Live Greece! debt crisis was punctuated by George Papandreou, however, fault swap) market, one of the could be a 45 billion euros loan The Hellenic heart of the pa - loud whispers of assent. The au - Handjinicolaou concluded that leading indicators of economic guarantee to keep Greece from rade was led by the Honorary dience of men and women in there was no evidence of crimi - sentiments and said to be a rea - defaulting as it struggles with a Battalion consisting of Arch - suits laughed at each joke. His nal speculators being responsi - son why Greece is now in such deficit of 12.7%, which bishop Demetrios of America, They Came, main question was a serious ble for the debt crisis. dire straits. The CDS spread prompted Papandreou’s admin - the grand marshals, the Presi - one, however: Was the Greece “Everyone has become an ex - (measure of risk premium of istration to issue wage cuts and dent of the Federation of Hel - the victim of speculators? Hand - pert on spreads,” – interest rate Greek versus German bonds) lenic Societies of Greater N.Y. They Saw, jinicolaou underscored that he differentials that affect a coun - has been climbing to record Continued on page 7 Dimitrius Kalamaras, parade Co- They Stayed

The Ongoing Surge to the ATHENS - Dan Chavez came to Greece two years ago for a job change he thought would be an Sea: Greeks in Oregon and adventure – and it has been – but unlike more than 24,000 other Americans who’ve retired Southwest Washington in the country, he won’t be, even though he will stop working in two years. But he knows why so By Steve Frangos oneering study; “A Photographic many are. Chavez is the Re - TNH Staff Writer History of the Holy Trinity Greek gional Federal Benefits Attache Orthodox Community of Ore - – a title that means he oversees CHICAGO - “A Surge to the Sea: gon and Southern Washington.” the staff helping retired Ameri - The Greeks in Oregon,” by It is not just that the book may cans here deal with issues such Thomas Doulis remains a classic well be the first visual history as Social Security and medical of Greek American history. This of a Greek community any - care problems, so his staff has volume’s subtitle offers more of where in North America but that daily dealings with them. the community base for this pi - it is part of the longest-running “At the beginning of the continuous historic projects on month we get a lot of calls be - Greek communities anywhere in cause people did get their paper the nation. What few Greek checks,” he says, pointing out Americans realize, outside the yet another quirk about Ameri - No Waiver-ing Great Northwest, is that after can retirees here, most of whom that book Doulis researched and he said are Greeks who lived in wrote two other history photo- the United States and returned, from Burns volumes dealing with the same Greek Americans, or Americans Greek community, using an who, in a frequent romantic ever-expanding base of source twist, met Greek men or on US Policy material, while generally work - women, married them and, of ing with the same band of Greek course, had to stay because who American colleagues from Ore - wants to leave Greece? It’s a By Angelike Contis gon and Washington. nice premise for a movie, but TNH Staff Writer Long recognized as a novelist it’s mostly true too, he says. and literary historian, Doulis’ Greece is so popular, he said, NEW YORK – After 27 years in contributions to Modern Greek that only six other countries the diplomatic hot seat – Literature are better known out - have more retired Americans whether as U.S. Ambassador to side the Greek American com - AP Photo/Petros kArAdjiAs living there: Canada, at the top, Greece during the fighting in munity. His four novels (to date) A supporter of newly-elected Turkish Cypriots leader Dervis Eroglu holds a Turkish flag to his followed by Mexico, Germany, Kosovo or Ambassador to NATO include: “Path for Our Valor,” face during victory celebrations, in the Turkish occupied area of Nicosia, April 18, before the Japan, Italy, and the United when the terrorist attacks of “The Quarries of Sicily,” Open effect of the results could sink into Greece and the European Union. It remains to be seen what Kingdom, although they can’t, September 11, 2001 struck, Hearth: The First Generation, A the nationalist leader’s impact will be on stalled reunification talks on the divided island. of course, compete with the Nick Burns decided to retire two Novel of Immigration,” and weather, food and style of life, years ago at the age of 51, but “City of Brotherly Love: The Sec - American retirees here often he’s still firing a diplomat’s mea - ond Generation.” The last two point out. So who are they? sured philosophy, teaching in - novels aim, in what is promised Turkish Cypriots’ Hard-Line Leader “Some of them are Greek na - ternational relations at the to be a trilogy. to fictionally sur - tionals who emigrated to the US Kennedy School of Government vey the pioneer, bridge and fully and got Green Cards, and many at Harvard, in Cambridge, Mass - Americanized (or not) genera - NICOSIA- The election of Turk - renewed skepticism that Ankara phoned Eroglu and "conveyed became citizens and after 35 or achusetts, near his Boston roots. tions of Greek immigration to ish Cypriot nationalist Dervic continues to make the policy de - his readiness to meet at the ne - 40 years of work they come “My wife and family and I North America. Eroglu could be a devastating cision for Turkish Cypriots. gotiation table to continue the home to the homeland, to the enjoyed every minute of our ca - Doulis’ singular record of lit - setback for negotiations to re- “We believe that taking into effort to resolve the Cyprus islands, their village, or to reers. We wouldn’t trade it for erary and historical studies in - unite that divided island, offi - consideration the declared po - problem," and Eroglu reportedly Athens,” he says. anything,” Burns told TNH cludes a critical biography of cials in Greece and Cyprus said, sitions of Mr. Eroglu against a responded by saying that he And, of course, there are still while in Manhattan for an April George Theotokas, the survey and undermine Greek Cypriot federation and for the establish - wanted the two community leftovers from the days when 19 fundraiser organized by the “Disaster and Fiction: Modern President Dimitris Christofias, ment of two independent state leaders to meet soon while the United States had an Air New York Committee of the Greek Fiction and the Asia Mi - who had been elected on a in Cyprus this could cause very Turkey said it hoped for a solu - Force Base in Athens and a mil - Thessaloniki-based American nor Disaster of 1922” followed pledge to finally bring peace. serious problems to the negoti - tion to the problem by the end itary presence in Crete, men and Farm School (AFS.) Burns, the by his translated of the 1856 Eroglu, who has repeatedly ex - ations,” Greek Cypriot Govern - of this year. women who liked the country featured speaker at the event novel Thanos Vlekas by Greek pressed his desire for Turkish ment spokesman Stefanos Ste - Eroglu's assurances that and the lifestyle and decided to held at the Yale Club - which writer Pavlos Kalligas. Taking Cypriot independence, defeated fanou said. Cyprus and Greece peace talks would continue did stay, and hoped that their sav - the long-view of history and lit - incumbent Mehemt Ali Talat in said Eroglu's participation in the not assure Talat supporters. ings or pension and Social Se - Continued on page 9 erature Doulis has two addi - presidential elections in the reunification talks should con - "This is the end of the peace curity benefits would be enough tional studies of note. “Out of breakaway northern third of the tinue along the already agreed process, if ... he will not accept to live on, although the cost of the Ashes: the Emergence of island. upon agenda, which has as its single sovereignty and he will living has skyrocketed since the Greek Fiction in the Nineteenth Although Eroglu said he will basis a two-zone federation, al - not accept anything apart from advent of the euro as a currency For subscription: Century from Katharevousa to continue negotiations, his vic - though talks have stalled for a two-state solution," said Izzet earlier this decade. “Some live 718.784.5255 Ethnography,” and the yet to be tory was seen by Greeks to hurt more than a year despite Izcan, head of the small, left- here six months and go to the [email protected] published “The Iron Storm: The the cause of reunification with Christofias’ hopes he could find wing United Cyprus Party. The states for six months,” he said. Impact of the Military Dictator - the Greek Cypriot south, which a solution after Greek Cypriots Turkish government has been There’s another category as ship of 1967-1974 on Greek Lit - is internationally recognized rejected a United Nations plan careful not to take sides in the well, people whose son or erary Culture.” and a member of the European six years ago. election, and has said that peace daughter met an American and Union, which Turkey hopes to A statement released in Continued on page 7 join. Eroglu’s election also raised Nicosia said Christofias tele - Continued on page 9 Continued on page 9 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 24-30, 2010 In the Spotlight: Christina Nickolas, Electric Editor GOINGS ON... n APRIL 24 community in Webster began in By Eleni Kostopoulos Greece is, it is hard to believe CHICAGO, Ill. – Bishop Savas, 1993 with a small but growing TNH Staff Writer that so much theft, kidnappings, also known as the “Modern Greek community. Enjoy tradi - and killings can even take place. Bishop,” talks about Social Media tional Greek food, Greek culture NEW YORK – Christina Nickolas In regards to the Greek commu - and the Greek Orthodox Church and visit the church to see the has been an editor for Hearst’s nity here, I think it is very im - in a Q&A at S.J. Gregory Audi - awe inspiring Byzantine iconog - Electronic Products for more portant as a culture to stick to - torium at St. Andrew’s Greek Or - raphy. For further information, than 10 years. Having earned a gether and help one another. thodox Church on April 24. The visit: www.clearlakegreekfesti - B.E. and M.S. in Electrical Engi - There are so many Greek Amer - event will be held from 2:00 p.m. val.com/ neering, she currently covers ican networking events in New – 4:00 p.m. The event is free but topics like Analog/Mixed-Signal York for people to meet-up and reservations are encouraged. n MAY 8 ICs, Microwave components, discuss issues related to per - Send an email with your name NILES, Ill. – The Cretan Youth of Electromechanical Switches, sonal goals. and number of attendees to lec - Chicago is hosting their 4th An - EDA software, LED driver ICs, TNH: What part of Greece is [email protected]. For nual Youth Dinner Dance on May Oscillators and Prototyping your family from? Do you visit questions, call the church at 773- 8 at the Chateau Ritz Banquet tools. Nickolas is also the often? 334-4515. The S.J. Gregory Au - Hall. The event will be featuring founder and chair of the Long CN: My family is from the ditorium at St. Andrew’s Greek musicians from Crete, Mixalis Island section of Women in En - Peloponnesus. I try to get there Orthodox Church is located at: Bakastakis, playing Lyra amd gineering of the Institute of every year. I actually finished 5649 No. Sheridan Road in Stelios Papadakis, playing Electronics and Electrical Engi - high school in Greece and still Chicago (at the corner of Lake Laouto. General Admission: neers (IEEE). have many friends there in Shore Drive and Hollywood Av - $60.00; AGDC Participants: TNH: Tell us about yourself. which I keep close contact with. enue). $55.00 and children 12 and un - CN: I am currently an editor TNH: What is your most en - der: $35.00. For reservations, for Hearst Electronics Group, joyable pastime? n APRIL 26 call: Patricia Manos: (630) 453- covering technology news and CN: I enjoy traveling. My fa - NEW YORK, N.Y. – The American 8668 or email: [email protected] components related to chips vorite places to visit are Tokyo Hellenic Institute will be hosting or Lainey Manos: (630) 440- used in various electronic appli - and San Francisco. I also enjoy a forum on the U.S. Policy To - 8194 or email: laineylee@hot - cations. I have been doing this bicycling. ward Greece, Turkey and mail.com. The Chateau Ritz Ban - type of work for almost 11 TNH: What are some upcom - Cyprus: Developments and quet Hall is located at: 9100 years. Electronic Products’ Editor Christina Nickolas receives an award ing projects we can look for - Prospects in the Obama Admin - Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, Illi - TNH: How did you get to of recognition from IEEE earlier this month. ward to? istration on April 26 at 6:00 p.m. nois. where you are today? CN: There are a couple of sci - The moderator will be Nick Lar - CN: Actually, I did not start TNH: Do you have any role career. Plus, I was working full- ence fairs coming up which I’ll igakis, Executive Director of AHI; n MAY 9 off as an editor; my background models? time. I am also the founder of participate in as a judge. The members of the panel will WHITESTONE, N.Y. – Holy Cross is in engineering. I came from CN: Yes, Cathie Black, presi - the IEEE Women in Engineering This year’s Tri-County Sci - be: Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice Greek Orthodox Church will host Greece many, many years ago dent of Hearst Magazines has Long Island section and have ence & Technology Fair that will President for Defense and For - a Mother’s Day Brunch on May to study in the States. I attended been my role model, since her served as chair since May 2009. be held in White Plain, New York eign Policy Studies, CATO Insti - 9 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Manhattan College where I re - book Basic Black was released My efforts and volunteerism on April 24 is still in need of vol - tute, Doug Bandow, Senior Fel - The event will take place imme - ceived my BS and MS degrees in 2007. Her book, in which she were recognized at last week’s unteers. For more information, low, CATO Institute and Dimitris diately after the Liturgy. Enter - in Electrical Engineering. After showed me her positive ap - (April 8) awards IEEE Awards you can participate by visiting Dimas, Washington Editor, Eleft - tainment will be available for college, I worked as an engineer proach to work and how she banquet (see image. Shown http://www.discoveryctr.org/tri - herotypia. Admission is free, pre- children, the entire community, at three different positions for a handled various challenges that with Nikolaos Golas, Vice Chair county_sci_fair.htm registration is required. The friends and family, are wel - total of 10 years. As an engineer, crossed her path, is so inspiring. of IEEE Long Island Engineers.) TNH: Share with us some event will be held at the: Press comed. Adults are $20 and chil - I had some interesting assign - I only wished this book would TNH: What is an issue re - words of wisdom. and Communications Office, Per - dren are $5; children under 3 ments, such as testing and eval - have been available when I got garding the Greek community - CN: You should never let manent Mission of Greece to the are free. For reservations, call: uating a super computer at NEC out of college. It is definitely a here or abroad - that concerns anyone stop you from doing UN, 305 East 47th Street, 2nd 718-747-3803 or e-mail: holy - Corp. in Japan. To continue my must-read book for all women, you? something. My personal quote floor, New York, N.Y. To register, [email protected]. Holy Cross story on how I got to be an edi - especially those who are re - CN: As Greek Americans, I is “Where there is a will, there visit: www.ahiworld.org Greek Orthodox Church is lo - tor, when I was an engineering cently graduated from college. am sure we all are concerned is a way.” cated at: 150-05 12th Avenue, student, I never thought I would TNH: What is your greatest about the debt crisis in Greece. n MAY 1 Whitestone, N.Y. ever consider writing for a mag - achievement thus far? What do There is a big mess, mostly AHEPA will host a banquet to azine. In one of my college you hope to achieve in the fu - caused by the government itself. If you'd like to nominate a Honor three United States Sena - n MAY 14 classes I actually got a C+! I ac - ture? Crime is also a big concern for notable member of the Greek tors on May 1 at 7:30 p.m. NEW YORK, N.Y. – Aktina Pro - tually went on the interview for CN: My greatest achieve - me as I still have family there. I American community for “In AHEPA Supreme President ductions invites you to their fun and the Editor-in-Chief at ment was getting my PE (pro - actually had a cousin robbed in the Spotlight”, please Nicholas A. Karacostas an - Greek Concert on May 14 at 9 that time who was an electrical fessional engineering) license his own home in Piraeus many contact Eleni Kostopoulos at nounced that America's oldest p.m. The Greek legendary engineer, convinced me to take after being out of school for al - years ago by a gang consisting [email protected] and largest Hellenic heritage or - singers, Grigoris Bithikotsis and the job. I have to say, it has been most 15 years. I don’t remember of one Greek and three foreign - with your suggestions. ganization will honor three dis - Vicky Moscholiou will be revived an amazing ride. studying so much in my entire ers. For such a small country as tinguished U.S. senators and a by the popular singer Melina group of six Greek Americans for Aslanidou, accompanied by their commitment to community singer Vangelis Douvalis and leadership and long-standing their 8-member orchestra led by records of public service. Kara - the renowned bouzouki/maestro costas said the tri-state American and soloist Manolis Karantinis. Hellenic community from Illi - For reservations, call Aktina at: nois, Wisconsin and Indiana will 718-545-1151. The event will be gather at an AHEPA-sponsored held at New York’s landmark the - banquet to honor U.S. Senator atre The Town Hall, 143 West Richard J. Durbin of Illinois; U.S. 43rd Street, between 6th and 7th Senator Richard G. Lugar from avenues. Tickets begin at $45. Indiana; and U.S. Senator Rus - To purchase tickets, call Aktina sell D. Feingold of Wisconsin. For FM, Ticketmaster at: (212) 307- more information on the event 4100 or visit the Greek Music please contact: John Galanis at: and Video Store at: 25-50 31st (414) 271-5400 or Email: Street, Astoria, New York, (718) [email protected] 932-8400. For more detailed in - formation about this concert n MAY 7 please visit, www.aktina.org – CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Greek send an email to aktina@ak - Institute presents The Light of tina.org, or call 718-545-1151. Greece on May 7 at 8:00 p.m. at The Concert is sponsored by: Harvard University. The Light of Arch Capital Services, Inc., Greek Greece will feature poetry by Media Group, Mega Cosmos, Al - Solomos, Seferis, Elytis and Gat - ter Globe, GM TV, Star Channel, tnh/costAs bej tnh/costAs bej sos and music by Hadjidakis, Alpha Sat and Antenna Satellite. Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minster Addresses PSEKA Cretan Youth Shine and Evzones Awe at Cretan House Theodorakis, Xarhakos, and Pa - All proceeds will benefit the pub - pademetriou. The event will fea - lic service media outlets AKTINA Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis speaks to an audience The spirited young dancers of the Cretan community of NY ture Mario Frangoulis with spe - FM and AKTINA TV. including Philip Christopher (2nd from r.), Cyprus Federation dance in the presence of the Evzones, the Presidential Guard cial guest, George Perris. For of America Pres. Panicos Papanicolaou (r.), Archbishop of the Republic of Greece, at the annual pre-parade Music and further information and to pur - n NOTE TO OUR READERS Demetrios of America and Gk. Consul General Aghi Balta (l.). Dance program at the Cretan House in Astoria on April 17. chase tickets, visit: www.the - This calendar of events section is greekinstitute.org/lightof - a complimentary service to the greece.html. Greek American community. All parishes, organizations and insti - n MAY 7 – 9 tutions are encouraged to e-mail WEBSTER, TX – The Clearlake their info regarding the event 3- 17th Anniversary Greek Festival 4 weeks ahead of time, and no will be held on May 7-9 from 11 later than Monday of the week a.m. – 10:30 a.m. The begin - before the event, to english.edi - nings of the Greek Orthodox [email protected]

QUESTION OF THE WEEK Vote on our website! You have the chance to express your opinion on our website on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - lished in our printed edition next week along with the question for that week. The question this week is: April 24 is the day of the interna - tional commemoration of the Armenian genocide. Are you angry that the US does not recognize the Armenian genocide? o Yes tnh/costAs bej tnh/costAs bej o No Federation Gala in New York a Greek Parade Prelude Church of Zoodohos Peghe in the Bronx Celebrates Nameday The results for last week’s question: Are your non-Greek friends asking you to explain the Greek crisis to them? Greek Parade Grand Marshal Col. Matthew Bogdanos addresses New York Metropolitan Area clergy participate in an ‘Artoklasia’ 47 % voted "Yes" guests at the Dinner Gala of the Federation of Hellenic Societies - Blessing of the Loaves - as part of the celebration of the feast - 53 % voted "No" of Greater New York at Manhattans’s Hilton hotel. He expressed day of the Church of the Zoodohos Peghe - The Lifegiving Foun - his pride in Greek values and Hellenic civilization on April 17. tain - in the Bronx, where Fr. Sylvester Berberis is Pastor. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 24-30, 2010 COMMUNITY 3 Genocide Denial is Dangerous: Just Ask Greeks and Armenians

By Eleni Kostopoulos the New York Times and hosted to raise awareness, including of the equation, but we're also The National Herald Staff Writer by the Columbia University Ar - Babe Ruth, who in 1920 auc - talking about the denial of se - menian Society, organizers of tioned off a bat he used to hit curity and the denial of justice- NEW YORK –John Evans, a for - the annual symposium said that, 50 home runs to feed starving principles of justice that should mer U.S. Ambassador to Arme - "The cruel and profligate meth - Armenians. Other political lead - apply to our lives, in our gov - nia, lost his job in 2006 when ods employed to stifle discus - ers and celebrities joined in, in - ernment, in our societies." he acknowledged that the sion about the Genocide have cluding President Woodrow Wil - He argued that conflict reso - killings by Turks of perhaps 1.5 been used during and after all son, William Randoph Hearst, lution is not an option when the million people there nearly 100 subsequent genocides and con - J.P. Morgan and writer F. Scott two sides are enormously un - years ago was – the word is im - tinue to be used today." Fitzgerald. Attention to the equal in strength. "Conflict res - portant – a genocide. He got Evans said denial continues genocide eventually subsided, olution is a science, it's a disci - universal support from members to pose a threat to the safety of said Bobelian, and was nearly pline, but it's a very different of the Armenian Diaspora and Armenia. forgotten until recent decades. thing when something is a has since made it his duty to re - "(Turks use the defense that) crime," he said. "Some argue veal what he said were flaws in acknowledging the genocide is that this happened a long time the U.S. political system that a national security issue, but the ago, or that 'if we solve this prohibit diplomats from know - other side also obtains the con - problem then we'd have to solve ing, understanding and advocat - tinual denial of what happened all the problems of the world.' ing facts of genocide. in 1915 is a national security is - To that I say, one - if you main - “Many believe that diplomats sue for Armenia," said Evans. "If tain your cause you deserve to lie, but that's not true," Evans you have a neighboring state of be heard, and two - imagine a said. "No good diplomat ever 72 million next to your three doctor saying, 'I can't cure every - lies. They may avoid saying million that continues willfully body so I won't cure anybody.' something, they may omit to deny what this massacre, this It just doesn't make sense." something, but for a diplomat is a threat …” The Armenian Genocide to lie is to risk his reputation The Convention on the Pre - from 1915 to 1923 resulted in with other diplomats and to risk vention and Punishment of the the deportation of an estimated never being trusted again. The Crime of Genocide (CPPCG) 2,000,000 Armenians, of whom policy guide I was given was to Evans referred to defines geno - 1,500,000 were believed to say 'the United States has never ArmeniAnchurch.net cide as "any of the following acts have been killed and 500,000 denied the facts of what hap - Former United States Ambassador to Armenia John Evans was committed with intent to de - were expelled from their homes. pened in 1915.' Well, it's true removed from his position after saying the word “genocide.” stroy, in whole or in part, a na - The Assyrian Genocide, which that the United States hasn't de - tional, ethnical, racial or reli - was committed against the As - nied those facts, but it also does - the votes of an American Con - The Ottoman regime's perse - gious group.” The alleged syrian population of the Ot - n't teach them to its diplomats. gressional Committee and Swe - cution of Christian minorities - genocide, however, wasn't al - From AmAzon.com toman Empire during the First Although the Conventional den’s Parliament – both by one particularly Armenian, but in - ways denied by the United This book by Michael Bobelian World War, is said to have re - Genocide Prevention was signed vote to show how contentious cluding Assyrian and Greeks - States. Bobelian said the Armen - speaks of history, indifference sulted in the deaths of 275,000 in 1948 by the United States the issue is – to acknowledge was a critical issue for Evans, ian Genocide- during and im - and the consequences of de - Assyro-Chaldeans between 1914 and many other countries and the event as a genocide, draw - for the Executive director of the mediately following the devas - nial. and 1918. Like Armenians and ratified in 1988, we got no in - ing so much ire from Turkey Armenian National Committee tation - was well known Assyrians, the Greeks were sub - struction on the Genocide Con - that it withdrew its ambas - of America Aram Hamparian, throughout the United States, But what does genocide de - jected to various forms of per - vention - we did not know what sadors. Turkey disputes the and Michael Bobelian, author of so much so that it provoked a nial mean, and if Americans secution by the Ottoman Em - genocide was all about. To put claims and said countries that “Children of Armenia,” who dis - large charitable effort. deny the Armenian Genocide, pire. It is estimated that the facts and the definition to - use the term “genocide” risk los - cussed the greater implications "The United States was at the what does that mean for sur - hundreds of thousands of Ot - gether, for most of us, was be - ing relations, even as Turkey is of genocide denial at a Colum - forefront of a humanitarian sys - vivors and ancestors of survivors toman Greeks died during the yond our capabilities." on a long path toward possible bia University symposium on tem that (drew in) $160 million of other mass killings? "The period as a result of these per - What happened in Armenia membership of the European April 14. that went to aid Armenians," Bo - stakes are even higher than the secutions. – including to Greeks – has Union and the Armenian ques - Moderated by Andrea Kan - belian said, adding that for the denial of truth," said Hampar - come to the forefront again with tion has hampered its efforts. napell, Foreign Desk Editor at first time celebrities were used ian. "The denial of truth is part [email protected] m Memories of the Hellenic Resorts of the Catskill Mountains of New York

By William Koonan The 1960s brought the final Mentsas two Hellenic resorts of the Special to The National Herald Catskills - the Hilltop of Hen - sonville and the Starlight of NEW YORK- In the scenic and Windham. The Hilltop had verdant Catskill Mountains of mostly an elderly clientele and New York State there were once there was no entertainment, various ethnic enclaves where while the Starlight catered to thriving resort communities were the last wave of Greek immi - in abundance catering to a varied grants and there were Live per - clientele during the summer formances featuring the most months. The most famous and current tunes of the day. In be - much-publicized resorts com - tween there were other Greek prised the Jewish "Boscht Belt," resorts that came and went, of - where such renowned landmark ten lasting for but a single sum - hotels as Grossingers, The Con - mer. cord, etc. often featured major It was soon clear that the era celebrities and brand name en - of the Greek resorts was swiftly tertainment from stage, screen, drawing to a close. Reasonably and radio. These noted spots priced excursions to Greece be - were located in the southern - The Sunset Springs Hotel (above) featured major musicians came a far more inviting alter - most tier of the Catskills. from Greece and novelty acts (below left) and sponsored the native as the Catskills were be - Further north were the Irish, annual Hensonville Block Party (above left). coming more of a winter ski German, Italian, Polish, Ukrain - resort as opposed to a region ian, Syrian, Armenian, and where many a relationship and The 1950s brought some stiff hosting small summer ethnic en - Greek sections of the area. The friendship were formed and so - competition for the Sunset with claves. Many of the former first Hellenic resorts were estab - lidified. the Grand Hotel in Tannersville. boarding house guests had fi - lished sometime in the 1930's. A less family-oriented venue, Belly dancing was added to the nally amassed enough savings The first known was Karellas and one more notable for its fre - entertainment as the key attrac - to build their very own summer Farm, located in Greenville. netic entertainment than for its tion. Beyond this distinction homes there, while practically Though a bit isolated, as it was facilities, was the New Olympia however, the Grand itself was a all the establishments had fallen tucked into the woods and rather on Rt. 23. An active bar and dilapidated structure with un - into disrepair. The inability of distant, it attracted a recent-im - nightly music till the wee hours even floor surfaces, collapsing the owners to upgrade their re - migrant Greek clientele almost of the morning kept everything ceilings, and facilities woefully sorts drove away many of the entirely New York City-based. moving at a breakneck speed. in disrepair. The swimming pool youth. Various fires destroyed They sought a cool mountain For those in search of a more was deemed unsuitable for use the structures until only the Hill - refuge from the summer heat peaceful and bucolic setting by the Board of Health and con - top remained, but it too even - plus a chance for compatriots to there was always the Pindos, demned for its lack of cleanliness tually became an Irish Bar and gather in a central location, un - though its number of visitors al - and profusion of wild weeds Grill. So ended the lengthy yet hampered by the busy work ways remained small as it was growing from the cracked sur - colorful chapter of the Greek re - schedules which was then the off the beaten track. faces of the pool. sorts of the Catskills. common plight of a struggling immigrant community fighting its way to gain a foothold in a new land. immigrants, George Pappas, featuring Greek music of the de - Karellas Farm was a modest John Nakis, and Peter Panos, motic style was the drawing 1930's-style setup with spacious established the Kallithea House card and held in a large hall, grounds and rather primitive ac - in Hensonville and it was to be - but -strictly keeping with the commodations typical of Depres - come one of the most enduring desire to cater to the large num - sion-era resorts that were basi - Greek Catskill resorts, lasting un - ber of families present - there cally boarding houses which til a fire destroyed it in 1988. was no bar. There was also no offered three meals a day, one The Kallithea was a more swimming pool, but similar to bathroom per floor, and modest family-oriented establishment the other boarding houses, there entertainment such as card play - with many children on the were large grounds where peo - ing or an occasional sing-a-long premises. Live entertainment ple sat to "chew the fat" and to a strumming guitar. Another favorite pastime was to sit out on the lawn, talking and letting the hours idle by. The Cyprus-U.S. Shortly thereafter came the more ambitious Summit House Chamber of Commerce in tiny East Windham. Originally POCKET-LESS a hideaway for liquor bootleg - Cordially invite you gers during the Prohibition Era, PITA BREAD the Summit House boasted a To their Seventh Annual dinner reception magnificent ballroom. At around Honoring the same time, Greek ownership Kontos Foods took over the Sunset Springs Ho - Mr. Evripides Kontos tel in Haines Falls. 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But there was competition on the a horizon. In 1940, a trio of recent 4 GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 24-30, 2010 A Parade, A Riderless Horse, Zito E Hellas, and Greeks Are Free Again

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On a day when parade goers wore their love of Ellas on their sleeves, some gushed about their heritage beneath crowns. “It’s my honor to represent New Jersey and as a Greek American I’m proud of the turn-out at the parade this year. I hope to rep - resent my communities well in July (when I run for Miss United States,)” said Katerina Dimi - tratos, Miss New Jersey of the Miss United States Pageant. N.Y. State Assemblyman Mike Giannaris, a candidate for the state senate, appeared after the Honorary Battalion, waving to the crowd, followed by the always-popular Evzone Presi - dential Guard of the Republic of Greece, tall and proud in their flowing fustanellas and rigid stride of pride. The appearance of the Evzones was especially poignant this year as Greece struggles through its gravest cri - sis since World War II. The Evzones, dressed like the tradi - tional fighters of the 1821 War of Independence and of Crete and Macedonia, stood for the Photos: tnh/costAs bej ability of Greeks throughout his - New York City’s Fifth Avenue was filled with the community’s current and rade watchers cheer on the marchers; St. Basil’s Academy students in traditional tory to overcome long odds and future leaders last Sunday. Clockwise: Newly-elected Nassau County Comptroller dress; the students of the Cathedral School on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, create brighter futures for their George Maragos, with his wife Angela, waves to well-wishers; flag-waving pa - proudly marching through their neighborhood.

children and grandchildren. The Tilians were followed when she said, “We are proud float if the St. John the Theolo - cluding: Fordham, N.Y.U., Co - ture Greek singer Katy Garbi At the summit of the float of groups representing the remain - of our traditions and we work gian Cathedral of Tenafly. lumbia, Queens College, Baruch and the classic 1960’s rock ‘n the Federation, the organization ing islands of the Dodecanese, to pass them on to the next gen - The float of the Cathedral of College, Drexel University, roll group, the Shirelles. The responsible for the entire pre - the Greek lands most recently eration. Each year the parade is St. Markella of Astoria and the L.I.U., Rutgers, Seton Hall, The Hellenic Times Scholarship sentation of the Greek Parade liberated. better, and better organized.” Holy Metropolis of G.O.C. of College of New Jersey, Quinnip - Fund has awarded over $1.5 in New York, was Miss Greek In - GREECE IS HERE Communities from far away America was impressive and one iac University and Touro Law million in scholarships to stu - dependence for 2010, 19-year- Almost all of Greece’s re - like St. Sophia Albany and St. of its clergy reminded all of the School. The community’s largest dents from across the United old Anna Heliotis of West gions, many islands and the Re - George of Schenectady sailed pascha season by greeting organization, the order of States. Hempstead. Some especially public of Cyprus were repre - their floats down the Hudson to everyone with “Christos Anesti!” AHEPA, was out in strength as Apropos of being called proud groups of marchers re - sented by floats sponsored by take their places at the parade. After all is said and done, as im - Districts 5, 6 and 7 had a large “floats” a number of organiza - minded the parade watchers of community organizations such The Sacred Patriarchal pressive as the 42 floats and contingent consisting of all the tions fashioned their con - the humble origins of the Greek as the Cyprus Federation, the Monastery of St. Irene Chryso - many marching bands were, the organizations of the AHEPA veyances to look like boats. One American community and how Federation of Sterea Ellas, the valantou and its dependent pride and joy of the community family, including the Daughters of the most imaginative was that far its has come, as a number of Nisyrian Society, Cretans Soci - parishes and schools brought a and what warmed onlookers on of Penelope, the Maids of of the Pan-Ikarian Brotherhood organizations marked their eties of N.Y. and N.J., the Pan- large contingent to Fifth Av - a cloudy and chilly day were the Athena and the Sons of Pericles. of America with one of its youth 100th anniversaries. The floats Epirotic Federation, the Federa - enue, and in an impressive dis - of the Society of Kastorians and tion of Cephalonian and play of unity the parishes of the Benevolent Society of Tilians Ithacian Societies, the Federa - Brooklyn and Staten Island proudly marked their century of tion of Associated Laconian So - joined in sponsoring a float. The existence. The benevolent soci - cieties and the Messinians. The Metropolis of New Jersey went eties were established to pro - final float, sponsored by the all out with one of the more im - mote solidarity and mutual as - Mykonos Society, was a re - pressive-looking and sounding sistance among the newly minder that summer vacations bands. Parish after parish arrived immigrants from Greece in Greece are not far away. showed its Hellenic and state and to assist those in need in Maria Tsiknas, President of Mu - pride, led by the Federation of both the Greek state and those tual Society Aigioton “Vostitsa” Hellenic American Organiza - lands still occupied by Turkey. summed up the views of the day tions of New Jersey and the

N.Y. State Assemblyman Mike Gianaris is proud that young Greek Americans are running for office. He did his part to open up slots: He seeks a step up by running for the State Senate this fall.

children: the thrilled and spir - CHARITY AWAY FROM arrayed as Icarus with a full set ited students of all ages, nursery HOME of wings. The vehicle of the Pon - school through college, the The major financial institu - tian Union of New York scout troops and junior choirs tions most connected with the “Komnini” gave the appearance who were the heart of the community also floated up Fifth that of all the boat-floats, theirs dozens of groups of marchers. Avenue. Marathon Bank had a might actually be seaworthy, Loud and warm applause float, and the Atlantic Bank dis - and it sent the important mes - greeted all these groups, espe - played the slogan “Civilization, sage of remembering the Pon - cially the community’s vital Education, History” encapsulat - tian Genocide. Many Greek schools which included the Holy ing the community’s pride in its Americans were pleased that Trinity Cathedral School, which heritage. Alma’s float was im - there was a float that brought just celebrated its 60th anniver - pressive, with a replica of the attention to the Armenian geno - sary, the High School of St. Parthenon up front. The Fidu - cide, which occurred contempo - Demetrios of Astoria, the largest ciary Insurance Co. of America raneously with the Pontian, Asia Greek high school outside of also had a float. Minor and Assyrian genocides, Greece and the only one in the The parade also demon - and which is commemorated U.S., the William Spyropoulos strated that philanthropy is worldwide on April 24. The Day School of St. Nicholas in more than just a Greek word, it float of the Armenian Knights of Flushing, the Plato and A. Fantis is the driving force of many St. Vartan bore the message “Ar - Schools of Brooklyn, the St. Greek American organization. A menian Americans salute Greek Spyridon School, and the Greek number of philanthropic en - Independence Day.” The official American Institute of the deavors were represented with parade announcers this year Church of the Zoodohos Peghe either floats or marchers. The were Anthoula Katsimatides, in the Bronx. George “Best” Costakos Founda - Demetrios Demetrios and Takis The Greek clubs of the Bronx tion is named for the Broadway Vassos. Demetrios quoted the High School of Science, actor who died young and is de - Armenian American commu - Stuyvesant and Fort Hamilton voted to promoting culture and nity’s declaration that, “All we and many other high schools cancer research. The Pan Gre - want is for the genocide to be marched, while the Greek Amer - gorian Enterprises’ float high - recognized.” ican community’s renowned lighted the charitable work of There was a moment the commitment to higher educa - that trade association of New crowd was perplexed at the tion was also on display as Hel - York metropolitan and restaura - sight of a truck bearing a big lenic societies from many col - teurs, and the Hellenic Times head, but that was revealed to leges and universities marched, Scholarship float advertised this be “Mr. Met”, the baseball led by the Intercollegiate Hel - year’s upcoming 19th Annual lenic Society of New York, in - Gala on May 8 which will fea - Continued on page 5 THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 24-30, 2010 GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE 5

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The weather was merely O.K. but the Greek American community was at its best on Manhattan’s members, and singer-actress Ariana Savalas, daughter of late Greek American TV star Telly Savalas. Fifth Avenue for the annual Greek Independence Day Parade in New York on Sunday, April 18. The Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund Gala will take place on Saturday May 8; Parade co-chair and Clockwise: Proud members of the AHEPA family, the community’s largest organization, grace its President of the Hellenic Medical Association of N.Y., Dr. George Tsioulias, leads the H.M.A. con - float; The Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund’s float contained co-founder Margo Catsimatidis, board tingent; Alexander Skevas, 4, takes shelter from the wind on his mother's shoulder. A Parade, A Riderless Horse, Zito E Hellas, and Greeks Are Free Again

Continued from page 4 not get to Fifth Avenue could cated “The Wind Beneath my many participants were disap - Park. gakopoulos from Long Island watch the live TV broadcast on Wings” to the Boy Scouts and pointed that the reviewing Dr. Elias Panides, president said, “I am happy to be here team’s mascot, leading the New York’s Channel 9. John Cat - America’s armed forces. Fox 5 stands had emptied out early, of the Society of Kastorians once again this year, celebrating sports themed segment of the simatidis was the executive pro - weatherman Nick Gregory before all the groups had fin - “Omonia” said, “I am especially Greek Independence with fam - parade. New York Greek Ameri - ducer and Nick Katsoris was the worked the crowd while Anas - ished marching. Among the VIPs happy to be here at the Greek ily, friends and the entire com - can Atlas Soccer clubs had a entertainment producer. The tos and Fox Business Network who remained until the end Independence Day parade be - munity,” said, “I am very proud float, and the Olympiakos fan program’s featured singer, Ari - reporter Nicole Petallides were were Archbishop Demetrios, cause our society is celebrating to be Greek American and walk club offered a splash of red on ana Savalas, daughter of in the broadcast booth. Stathatos-Fulgieri, Tsioulias, 100 years this year,” said “I am down Fifth Avenue wearing blue an otherwise blue and white beloved Greek American actor The consensus on the avenue Kalamaras and Dimitrios very proud that we have a good and white!” day. Telly “Kojak” Savalas, sang was that this was another won - Kaloidis, community benefactor Kastorian turn-out representing Once again those who could “Never on a Sunday” and dedi - derful Greek parade, although and owner of Terrace on the our society.” Stella Geor - [email protected]

Two more Greek Independence Day parades are scheduled for Sunday

NEW YORK – Two more Greek are expected to make their way ties on the day of the parade Independence Day parades are to the States for the festivities: honoring Governor Pat Quinn scheduled for Sunday, April 25: Ioannis Blatis of PASOK (from and Secretary of Illinois, Jesse the Greek Americans of Boston Kozani,) Greek Government White. Organizers of the pa - and Chicago will march down Spokesman Evangelos An - rade noted they made many the streets of their home cities tonaros of New Democracy and changes this year, including in a sea of blue and white to the foreign Deputy Foreign making sponsorships more af - honor the 189th anniversary of Minister to Greece Panagiotis fordable and urging more busi - freedom from the Ottoman Skandalakis of New Democ - nesses that benefit financially Empire. racy. About 130 organizations from the parade to be partici - The Greeks of New England and more than 40 floats will pating and supporting it. celebrate their 16th parade this participate in the procession in Tsipas, Andros and Ascot year, which will begin at 1 p.m. Chicago, according to the Fed - have met with the commis - at the municipal library of eration of Hellenic Societies of sioner of Greektown’s SSA to Boston and will end at Charles Illinois. get them involved and with the Street by the Four Seasons Ho - Organizers of the parade in - National Hellenic Museum to tel. Organizers said 13 associ - clude Co-Chairmen Jim Ascot collaborate a companion ex - ations, 18 churches- including and Art Andros, along with pa - hibit. The governing body of the Greek Evangelic Church, rade marketing and PR Direc - the 2010 Greek Independence two schools, 11 floats and six tor Tom Tsipas. Day Parade is ENOSIS - bands will participate in the Thousands of participants “UNITY.” ENOSIS is a Federa - procession. Dimitris Panter - are expected to attend the tion of Hellenic American Or - malis, director of new event, which was scheduled at ganizations and is a registered Parthenon Museum, will serve a later date than previous entity in the State of Illinois. as Grand Marshal of the parade years. A dignitary reception and several Greek dignitaries will also conclude the festivi - [email protected]

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GREEK MUSIC ...PLUS Michalis Sougioul: You Don’t Know His Name, But You Might Know His Music

NEW YORK- To avoid any po - tained censorship attack by the travai konta sou,” pay, at a local bar- gioul’s music is in almost every to the hospital. He passed away tential misunderstanding or con - official State , during the pre-war and, of course, restaurant, to the theatrical play of that period and on October 16, 1958 at the age fusion, I would like to correct an Metaxas dictatorial government. among many others, great disappoint - in 1948 he composed what is to - of only 52. He wrote nearly 650 inadvertent editorial transcrip - During the occupation years, “Pedia tis Ellados Pe - ment of his mother, day considered the first Archon - songs and many a musical score tion error in the last Greek Music from April 1941 to June 1946 dia” which was per - who threatened to torebetiko-Arcontorempetiko for numerous operettas, theatri - Plus article, of April 9 When dis - the publication of music and formed by the leg - disown him if he song, the famous “To tram to cal plays and at least 10 movies. cussing the wide variety in the song news magazines was endary Sofia Vembo continued a music telefteo/ Totramtoteleutaio," Upon his death another one of style of Greek songs, the follow - brought to a nearly complete and sung by every career. Yet, no one which became an overnight suc - his friends wrote about him: “His ing statement was erroneously halt, while the structural war Greek during the could stop the mo - cess after it was sung by Sper - orchestra was a guarantee for a printed: damages of the Columbia record war. tivation and the tal - antza Vrana, at the finale of the fun-filled musical evening. Al - “Through the same period company building ceased the Born Michalis ent of this young, theatrical play “People-people/ ways smiling , soft spoken, and (mainly during the 30’s and 40’s) production or release of any new Sougioultzoglou, at mostly self-taught Anthropoi-Anthropoi," at the good hearted, an honest friend, we have the “ ελαφρό = light”, records. Aidini in Asia Minor by GRIGORIS musician. The fol - Metropolitan Theatre in Athens, loving father and exemplary fam - Greek rebetiko song, with its very As a case in point, one such in 1906, he was the MANINAKIS lowing summer, the on May 22nd of 1948. After that, ily man. His three passions were significant contributions… etc .” magazine, The Athenian Song, first of four children bar-restaurant pro - Sougioul wrote a great number good music, a spicy tidbit and a The word rebetiko should not merely put out a total of two of a rather affluent Special to prietor invited him of Archontorebetika style songs, good drink. He had the way and have appeared for there was no publications during the years of family, who moved The National Herald back to Tripolis to so much so, to be considered to - the skill to keep his problems and intention, nor is it factually cor - occupation, the first in December to Greece after the play, this time for day the “father” of this style sorrow to himself. In the com - rect, to imply the existence of any 1943 and the second in Septem - Asia Minor disaster of 1922. His pay, and thus Sougioul formed song. Many refer to him as the pany of his friends he always ap - so called ελαφρο – light- rebetiko ber 1944. In the December 1943 parents never wanted him to be his first quartet orchestra, the Archon of Archontorembe- peared happy and in good spir - in the history of Greek song. The publication there is mention of a musician, as they thought such Gold Star Band. In a very short tika/OArcontastouArcon - its.” Many would agree that fact is that the “light pop” ( ελα - new songs by rebetika-style com - a profession for their son,would time, he started appearing at sev - torempetikou. Sougioul was a musical pioneer φρό ) Greek song, was in coexis - posers, Vamvakaris, Mitsakis Pa - be beneath the family’s social sta - eral dance halls and clubs in CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS well deserving our respect and tence with the rebetiko during paioannou, while on the tus. Despite that, in the summer Athens, while in 1929, at the age Aside from his musical cre - this column’s tribute to his mem - the first half of the 20th -Century, elafrolight pop side we learn of 1924, at the age of 19, while of 23, he married 18-year old ations Sougioul was a delightful ory. with each kind of song represent - about the musical activities of vacationing with his family in Christina Papadopoulou. He di - person to know and be with. He ing a distinctly different style. many of the pre-war composers Tripolis, the young Sougioult - vorced in 1935 and his two had many friends among other Part of the material presented The Clarification, is a rather as well as about some of the zoglou started to play, with no daughters, Maria and Ero, were composers, lyricists and singers, in this column was obtained appropriate bridge leading to the newer ones, such as Michalis cared for by his mother because often teased by them for his love from an article in the Greek main theme of today’s column. Sougioul, who is the major con - former wife was killed in a car of good food and wine at their newspaper Eleftherotypia, The elafro-light pop Greek song, tributor/composer of the music accident a few years after the di - lively party get-togethers. Chris - written on March 21, 2005, by in all its facets was greatly popu - for many of the theatrical plays vorce. tos Giannakopoulos, one of the George Vidalis. lar, mainly during the 1930’s, of the period. As it is often the During the 1930’s he often best and most well known lyri - 1940’s and 1950’s, and was rep - case, with several Greek music performed with the “King of cists at the time, and a good Grigoris Maninakis is a Pro - resented by great composers and composers-creators, many of Tango,” Eduardo Bianco and his friend of Sougioul, wrote of him: fessor of Engineering Tech - performers. As it has already Sougioul’s songs became, and orchestra, who regularly visited “He was the champion of the nology at SUNY Farmingdale. been mentioned, the increased most likely still are, much more Athens to work with Sougioul, pentagram, the champion of the He has been active in Greek demand for music and songs for well-known than the composer. whose first real success came in fork and the glass, the champion music since the early 70s as the many theatrical plays pre - Thus, many of our readers would 1937 with the hit tango song of good manners and kindness.” a founding member and sented from October 1940 to very likely be familiar with sev - “Kati me travai konta sou/ Working hard to support and singer/soloist of the Greek April 1941 (the time when eral of his songs while not nec - Katimetrabaeikontasou,” provide a future for his four chil - Popular Chorus of N.Y. estab - Greece was engaged in war with essarily identifying them with the performed by Vembo, with dren (he had two more children lished by Mikis Theodorakis. the Italians and the Nazis, prior composer. whom he had a long and suc - from his second marriage) and He has organized quality to surrendering to the German WHAT’S THAT TUNE? cessful collaboration through the unable to cope with his over - Greek music concerts all over army,) made these kind of songs Let me then, as a matter of war years and beyond. Everyone weight problem, Sougioul suf - the U.S. and occasionally in ever more popular. trivia, list a few of his many now wanted to work with Sou - fered two strokes within a short Greece. His column appear s At the same time the rebetiko, widely popular songs: “Asta ta gioul, including the best of lyri - period of time. The second hap - twice a month in The National while co-existing with the light- mallakia sou,” “Gia mas ke - cists and singers of the time, pened while he was preparing Herald. For comments and pop song and being extremely laidoun ta poulia,” “O Trabari - such as Nikos Gounaris, Tony for a new club show. suggestions email or visit: popular at the lower levels of fas,” “To tram to telefteo,” Maroudas, Anna Kalouta, Stella He felt sick during the re - gkangm@ aol.com, Greek society, was under a sus - “Athina ke pali Athina,” “Kati me Michalis Sougioul Greka and many others. Sou - hearsal was taken home and then www.gmaninakis.com Actor-director Stephan Morrow Way Off Broadway, but Hitting Marks

By Angelike Contis tish gangster in a workshop in train car onstage. TNH Staff Writer a dilapidated building - in front “We’re all theater orphans,” of a group including actress says Morrow of today’s New NEW YORK – Stephan Morrow Ellen Burstyn, director Arthur York scene, adding: “The arts has a lot to say – especially Penn and writer Norman Mailer. are being pushed out of Man - about theater. “I see myself as a Mailer, a major influence in hattan.” He’s taken an active priest serving the theater gods,” Morrow’s life, was impressed role in trying to save theaters, says the Greek American actor, enough to invite him to perform including a successful Thir - director and writer, who was in his Marilyn Monroe play teenth Street Theater Repertory born in Brooklyn and bred in “Strawhead.” benefit staging of four “lost” the theaters of both LA and New But the actor’s experiences Tennessee Williams plays in York. He arrives at a Manhattan were not limited to the stage. 2007. “I don’t have deep pock - interview wheeling a small suit - In his late teens, the Stuyvesant ets,” says Morrow. He also lacks case full of his profession’s High School student becomes a way with moneybags, he said, “bibles”, i.e. scripts. Heavy well versed in the art scene of although he added that “I have scripts are the stuff of life of the Lower Manhattan. “I was a good taste in literature,” thanks minister of theater, who relo - teenage docent,” he says of his to his mother. cated from California to New early South Street Seaport art A life of theater, he said, re - Jersey a few years ago to care lectures. Then he traveled quires you be “a monk without for his father, who suffered a around the world - from Greece a monastery,” who is “brilliant stroke. The actor-director, who to Afghanistan and beyond - for with frugality.” The theater vet - studied acting with the likes of two years. Both are experiences eran added: “Otherwise, you Stella Adler and Uta Hagen and that Morrow revisits in his work for the man. I need time directing with Elia Kazan, says award-winning recent travel Photos: tnh/AnGelike contis to be thoughtful.” There was his big moment as a young actor writing and two new books in Moderator Stephen Morrow (2nd from r.), an actor and director, is flanked by playwrights in - never a time when he wasn’t was reading the part of a Scot - the works. He’s also just finished cluding (l.-r.): Stephen Adly Guirgis, Donna De Matteo, Richard Vetere, Mario Fratti, Quincy working on a play, Morrow says Long, Israel Horovitz, Murray Shisgal and Bleecker Street Theater artistic director Peter Zinn. –and the projects keep flowing. On April 5, Morrow directed a a book about working with doesn’t write plays to make a fended his linking the play with reading of Shisgal’s new finance Mailer. living. One writes plays to write then-President Clinton’s sexual friendship comedy Play Time, a Life experiences, such as liv - plays,” explained funnyman misdemeanors. In sprawling work that is aiming to be ing amongst the aboriginal Yami Shisgal; he also confessed he L.A., there are still some cheap staged; in it a straight-laced islanders near Taiwan, molded made more out of co-writing the theatrical venue options, noted man meets an “instant friend” him, Morrow says. In the 25 screenplay for “Tootsie” than in Morrow. He also added that the who asks for insider’s tips. The years of theater work that fol - 50 years of playwriting. “The film and television industry musical numbers weren’t pro - lowed, where he’s worked with rise of the ticket is killing the - (which he has mostly avoided, vided, but the punch lines notables such as Ryan O’Neal, ater,” contributed Fratti, point - despite some lapses) leaves lots abounded, with a cast led by a Richard Dreyfuss and Rebecca ing to cheaper tickets and what of talented actors “all sitting comically distraught and lonely De Mornay, he’s observed that there, like grapes on a vine.” Of - Chip Zien. Morrow says he has people dive into acting before ten, even name actors “ex - another classic play reading in really living. “Kids who get in Often, even name actors pected, like a dog, to jump the works. early, do it for all the wrong rea - “expected, like a dog, to through a hoop” each day, are sons.” eager to take part - often for free [email protected] In Morrow’s book, the woe jump through a hoop” - in readings (or “performances of today’s theater is: “TV has each day, are eager to on book”) of merit. Morrow steamrolled playwriting.” He be - take part - often for free - fondly recalls salons he’d orga - moans seeing sitcoms on stage. nize where he’d ask actors to This is one of the points that in readings “come hungry” and whip up the GREEK POETRY Morrow asked distinguished meals. playwrights Israel Horovitz, he said was less greed in Eu - As his life shifted back to Richard Vetere, Mario Fratti, rope. Horovitz encouraged New York, Morrow went on to Merchandise Donna De Matteo, Stephen Adly young playwrights to take a pro- stage Miller’s “Incident at Vichy” Guirgis, Murray Shisgal and active role, noting: “If you wait in 2001 in New York. He’s re - I’m a prisoner in chains under Quincy Long about in a panel for the telephone to ring, it cently started acting in some of the lofty justice that he moderated at the never rings.” the things he directs too. “It’s of a smile and I’m sad beyond Bleecker Street Theater in Man - BACK TO THE CLASSICS taken me 25 years to direct and measure for the planet’s hattan on April 13. In Morrow’s own career, he act at the same time,” says Mor - having lost all purity At the Bleecker event, which struck creative gold by returning row. In working with actors, he I who am drenched in the cata - Director/actor Stephan Morrow (r.) moderates a panel of play - benefited the theater’s company, to the American classics. While favors a “velvet sledgehammer.” clysm of human folly. wrights, including Stephen Adly Guirgis (l.) and Quincy Long the audience was treated to living in Los Angeles he Kazan, who was a mentor for Everything’s for sale at a cheap on April 13, 2010 at the Bleecker Street Theater in Manhattan. both comedy and tragedy. “One launched The Great American Morrow at the Playwright-Direc - or dear price everything’s made Play Series, which included tor’s Unit of the Actor’s Studio, in order to be sold and sold fast readings of overlooked works. may not have provided secrets the wind and the wave have been It all began with Mailer’s The of how he worked with actors. sold by the merchants Deer Park, followed by Arthur However, he helped the aspiring whatever has been tasted by cour - Stay informed all year round, anytime, anywhere Miller’s The Crucible. Morrow is director in dramaturgy, in ana - tesy and by crime, whatever eros proud of the fact that Miller de - lyzing plays. 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By Angelike Contis themes include identity, word and verse,” he explained. The ses - stitute, the Austrian Academy of TNH Staff Writer art, stories and histories, democ - sion will tackle not only the Sciences and the Accademia dei racy and governance, science and question “Where are we from?” Lincei. At the New York event, NEW YORK – In November, ethics, and quality of life. but also “Where are we going?” both veteran and new scholars when the shiny, new Onassis Babiniotis underlined that He projected graphs and dia - voiced curiosity about the new Cultural Center opens on Syn - the Athens Dialogues are in - grams to demonstrate the need initiative, but wondered how grou Avenue in Athens, Greece, tended as a conference with a to shift from short-term to long- their very specific work could fit it will host The Athens Dia - difference. For one, scholars will term thinking. into the session’s quite broad – logues, a global meeting of have read, in advance, papers Nanopoulos also briefly dis - even nebulous (according to minds sponsored by the Alexan - from peers in a host of disci - cussed their efforts, before Dr. one academic) - categories. der S. Onassis Public Benefit plines all focused on the same Niki Tsironis, the conference’s “Making it now and making it Foundation. The focus of the theme. Papers will have been academic coordinator, and Pro - global,” appealed to Dr. Michael conference, noted George submitted six months in ad - fessor Kenny Morrel of the Cen - Hadjulis, who recently arrived Babiniotis, the President of the vance and posted online. This ter for Hellenic Studies at Har - in New York from the U.K. for organizing committee of the di - will free up, explained organiz - vard University, gave research related to personality alogues, “is not on the Greek ers, the real-world conference introductions about the high- disorders; he and colleagues legacy for its own sake, but on time in Athens for fruitful dis - tech ways in which the Athens from the Museum of Natural the problems that modern man cussions and synthesis. Dialogues aim to bridge gener - Science and Harvard University faces and how the legacy can be The interdisciplinary nature ations, geography and disci - wondered which session could useful for solutions to these of the event is the core of its plines, while also introducing be of greatest interest to their problems.” essence, noted the foundation’s the public into the discussion. work. Roman and Greek Archi - Babiniotis spoke at a New president. He emphasized the Contributors from a vast global tecture Professor Lothar Hasel - York presentation of the dia - aim is not to host another “con - network, said Morrel, are being berger of the University of Penn - logues held at the Onassis Foun - ference of Greeks talking about asked to post their thoughts and sylvania expressed fears about dation’s Cultural Center in Man - Greeks to Greeks,” but instead, research – as well as even the emphasis on clips – rather hattan on April 17. The nothing less than creating a tnh/AnGelike contis Youtube videos- on an interac - than full discussions- on the e- foundation and event organizers “grand, unified theory of knowl - Anthony Papadimitriou, Pres. of the Alexander S. Onassis Public tive e-journal that will precede journal; he wondered about the invited scholars to submit pa - edge.” This will require inviting Benefit Foundation, laid out the main points of the activities of (and follow) the November value of fragments of data. pers (by July 4) and encouraged scholars from a broad range of the foundation, introducing the Athens Dialogues at the end. event. As with online encyclo - As the pilot Athens Dialogues a broader scholarly and public disciplines into each session; pedia Wikipedia, the burden of event is held, what it is about participation in an Athens Dia - THOUGHT FOR FOOD in the front row at the New York ternational time of criticism.” proof will be on the readers of will become clearer. Onassis logues network and interactive Papadimitriou emphasized presentation, took the podium Professor Robert Harris gave the e-journal. Foundation President Papadim - Athens Dialogues e-journal. “We also want the participation to note that “Knowledge is a a sense of one of the sessions The co-organizers of the pro - itriou said he hopes that the The Athens Dialogues will be of the hard sciences and other painful thing. Integration of by presenting the Quality of Life ject, which was conceived two Athens Dialogues might be held organized around six themes, social sciences.” He added that knowledge is an even more theme, which he is co-chairing years ago, include Oxford Uni - every four years in the future at which are, according to Alexan - it’s particularly important to the painful thing.” The spiritual with Professor Dimitri Nanopou - versity, the Institut de France, the Onassis’ new public cultural der S. Onassis Public Benefit Athens Dialogues’ success to leader said the Onassis Founda - los. “Our challenge is to take the the Center for Hellenic Studies center in Athens. Foundation President Anthony have the next generation of tion’s contributions are particu - long view of faults and forces of Harvard University, Stanford Papadimitriou, “intentionally scholars there too. Archbishop larly vital “nowadays, when that influenced the co-evolution University, the Athens Academy, For more info: www.athensdi - vague and provocative.” These Demetrios of America, who sat Greece is in the center of an in - of humans, nature and the uni - the German Archaeological In - alogues.org Is a Greek Myth Behind the Fiscal Crisis? Let's Check Some Greek Facts

Continued from page 1 135% next year. is difficult, although he said the tough decisions are not made, we would definitely then go for will take time … Unfortunately, BLACK ECONOMY COSTLY HCMC investigates alleged then we will default.” As restructuring and all the other we are not talking one to two tax hikes and caused wave after He also pointed to Greece’s wrongdoings. Greece’s EU partners come up stuff,” he said. Instead, the years, but maybe five to 10 wave of strikes in the streets. huge shadow economy (25% of “It was very difficult to make with a solution “on the fly,” un - speaker explained: “We have to years before Greece sees some The EU said Greece, however, the total), rampant tax evasion, a case that there is market certainty – which he noted is the work within the framework, do light at the end of the trouble.” would not need more belt-tight - weak educational system and “a abuse,” he said, although Wall markets’ worst enemy - prevails. the hard work required.” Leveraged loan expert Nicholas ening this year. fiscal lack of prudence,” as other Street investment bankers Gold - “The optimists are buying, the Later, Handjinicolaou told Kerasiotes added: “It’s a tough Handjinicolaou started with major contributing causes to the man Sachs acknowledged help - pessimists are selling,” with TNH that his commission is “on one. There are so many perspec - the backstory: “Since 1970, not ongoing dilemma. He put ing Greece disguise its deficit countless scenarios circulating. alert” and working with “a num - tives. There was a lot of infor - a single year did we not have a Greece’s problems into perspec - early in the decades with arcane “Therefore, right now, if you ber of international and Euro - mation.” Bloomberg's Demetri budget deficit.” The deficit tive. He noted: “A lot of coun - financial instruments. He said want, it’s a free-for-all for imag - pean regulators … because it is Papacostas told TNH: “It was re - soared in the 1980s. In 1991, it tries face similar issues, but of the global, complex CDS mar - ination has no limits and prob - not a Greek issue alone.” The freshing, the methodological was somewhat contained, due none combines large trade ket of protection for Greek debt: abilities are assigned at will,” he lecture was moderated by Vasilis way that George approached the to Eurozone entry demands. deficits, large balance deficits “One is very hard pressed to said. Katsikiotis, Managing Director problem, with no emotion.” “We were managing along until and also outstanding debt in make a case that indeed some - Should Greece return to the of Global Markets & Investment More upcoming HABA events the last couple of years, when these proportions.” He said the one can manipulate these mar - drachma? Handjinicolaou said Banking at Bank of America- include its May 13 Entrepreneur we lost control completely,” real difficulties began in January kets.” personally – not in his official Merrill Lynch, who introduced of the Year event honoring Handjinicolaou explained about after the government started Handjinicolaou said that role – that it is a political deci - Handjinicolaou as a mentor. hedge fund manager James Greece’s problem. If things had planning solutions, that interest Greece needs to stop spending sion with costly implications. He HABA Treasurer Emmanuel Chanos of Kynikos Associates continued on their recent path, rates spreads rose, markets suf - more than it is making. “It is said the country’s outstanding Caravanos, of Arab Bank, shared and a June 11 book signing by he added, the public debt as a fered and Papandreou started to my opinion that this is a golden debt would mushroom if it were the audience’s impressed, but Bernie Madoff whistleblower proportion of Gross Domestic mention “speculative attacks on opportunity for Greece … if we translated into a depreciated, heavy-hearted mood after the Harry Markopoulos. Product (GDP) would have Greece.” Trying to regulate spec - make the tough decisions, the non-euro currency. “We would talk. He said: “Greece has some climbed to 125% in 2010 –and ulators and hedge fund traders problem will be solved. If these shoot ourselves in the foot - and maturing to do and I think it [email protected]

ALL HISTORY The Ongoing Surge to the Sea: Greeks in Oregon and Southwest Washington

Continued from page 1 versity Club at Portland State and all the sure attention and apply under-colors to accent the the Greeks in the Great North - University. Doulis as a member nods toward the Greek Ameri - central image Doulis provides west. Ever attentive to the Greek of the English Department was can historic literature (as it then notes and other commentary to Today, the stunning Hellenic- presence in North America, in involved, as was Dr. John existed) one might expect of a situate those he writes of in American Cultural Center and its broadest sense, Doulis has Cavarnos of the Classics Depart - serious historical study. But I am terms of their time or cultural Museum of Oregon and South - also researched and authored ment. The Delphi Hellenic Uni - more impressed by his concision sensibilities. west Washington stands as just two books ‘Journeys to Ortho - versity Club soon decided to col - and insight into basic humanity Typical of Doulis’ attention is one example among many of doxy: A Collection of Essays by lect cherished family than his obvious grasp of the that he even brings into ques - the collective efforts these Converts to Orthodox Christian - photographs and to audio wider scholarly documents. In tion his source material so that Greeks have created and con - ity,” and “Toward an Authentic record the memories of the old - reflecting on pioneer Greek the reader can also see pasted tinue to share with their Ameri - Church: Orthodox Christians est Greeks within the broader arranged marriages we find the page in front of him or her can neighbors. One material re - Discuss Their Conversion,” that Oregon and southwest Washing - Doulis musing over: “The trea - in ever-new ways: “But we are sult of this long-term and explore something of the impact ton community. sured moment when the two more than our photographs ongoing historical project is the of Eastern Orthodoxy to Ameri - While Doulis interviewed soon-to-be married strangers show us to be. The images that recognition of the Holy Trinity can shores. various Greeks from the pioneer meet must have been full of the follow are surface views of a re - Greek Orthodox Church’s If we add to this mix of liter - generation of immigrants, 34 mystery that certain everyday ality that is deeper and more (which is only one of 12 Eastern ary, historic and religious studies oral history interviews were events possess. There are great mysterious than we can ever Orthodox Churches in the Doulis’ histories on the Great recorded by a host of local moments in history - the begin - know: moments, theatrical and greater Portland metropolitan Northwest, including “Land - Greeks spanning the years nings and ends of wars, the as - posed, for which we have pre - area’s) status as a Cathedral marks of Our Past: The First 75 1977-2007 and then between sassinations of leaders, the coro - pared ourselves and learned our which came about directly be - Years of the Greek Community 2008-2010. The Delphi Hellenic nations of kings, the lines. They show us to be less cause of these collective histor - of Oregon: A Photographic His - University Club, which no inauguration of presidents: than we are. We are so much ical documentation projects. tory of the Holy Trinity Greek longer exists, eventually turned books are written about these. more that cannot be pho - Doulis remains a tireless Orthodox Community of Ore - over their interview tapes to the But there are other moments tographed that these images, worker and critical thinker on gon and Southern Washington Oral History Committee, now like the meeting of two shy peo - precious as they are to us, strike the Greek experience across and then his lengthy first chap - part of Portland’s Hellenic- ple, that we have been taught us as a dreams, remembered at sweeps of time and what often ter, “Voices of the Past,” in “A American Cultural Center and Novelist and literary historian to consider unimportant be - the moment they fade forever, seem even greater geographic Centennial Celebration of Faith, Museum. The Oral History Pro - Thomas Doulis. cause they are ordinary. Books fragments of a present rushing distances. All you have to do to History, and Community: 1907- ject is still active. The local rarely take these as their sub - to become the unrecoverable benefit from his sustained labors 2007,” we have one of the most AHEPA Chapter, District Fir - the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox jects. Without them, though, past,” he writes. is to read one of his many intriguing and complex mix of wood 22, donated $10,000 for Church, as one sees in the black- history is impossible.” At some point after the book books. For “just a Greek street- historical and literary writings recording equipment, profes - and-white slipcover to this hard- Carefully crafted text mixes was completed, (and before kid from Philadelphia,” as he of - in all of Modern Greek and/or sional transcriptions and related backed volume in the with 131 photographs for which Doulis knew more volumes ten refers to himself, he contin - Greek-American Studies. Out - costs. Individuals involved in the panoramic photograph of the all have their principal individ - would be in his future) he con - ues to give back more than he side of, perhaps, Helen Zeese Oral History Project off and on Spring 1908 ground breaking uals, occasions, or events iden - tacted Vasiliki Vlahakis, who is was ever given. Papanikolas, Andrew T. Kopan since 1977 include Demetra celebration of the first Holy tified. Physically the volume is responsible for the Holy Trinity (Surge to the Sea can be or - or the much-neglected Nickolas Ariston, Maria Katchis Boyer, Trinity Church. Yet more is at some 8” x 12” and printed on Cathedral archives to accept the dered for $20.00 per copy plus Prevas I know of no other au - Nicolas Hanches, Maria work. Doulis’ sweep is far from (what used to be called) hard- material he had gathered (or $4.95 for shipping and han - thor outside of Doulis with a Hanches, E. John Rumpakis, parochial or limited and takes gloss paper. This, as the name had been entrusted to him) as dling. Orders can be placed with comparable long-term commu - Cleo Rumpakis, Sophia Goritsan into account the sacrifices, cul - may imply, results in crystal- part of the parishes archives, the Ethnos Greek Orthodox nity-focused series of publica - Sly, Effy Stephanopoulos, tural confusions, and decades- sharp black and white reproduc - which she did. Doulis has never Bookstore 3131 NE Glisan Port - tions in Greek-American Stud - Chrysanthe Voreas, and espe - long view of what are daily tions of the historic pho - been alone in his efforts to pre - land Oregon 97232 503-234- ies. cially the late Jennie Hrestu (even moment by moment) per - tographs. As an artist might serve the history and culture of 0468 ext 25.) Doulis is now fully retired as Reimann. sonal experiences that collec - a professor Emeritus in English Given the local history of tively result into historical from Portland State University. Portland and southwest Wash - changes. While he would be reluctant to ington, Doulis drew on two The text in this volume is not note a Tom Doulis Graduate Fic - other sources. First, Peter Cor - lengthy at 87 pages but it is con - Law Firm tion Award, that means that out - vallis, a local Greek with a na - cise (one might even say poetic) J O H N S P I R I D A K I S side of Greek-American circles tional reputation as a photogra - in its sensitivity to the beliefs The Law Firm the Community Trusts his career is seen by his col - pher for images documenting and values of the Greek com - leagues on a par with Theodore the region’s Hellenes from the munity not only of the present Saloutos, Papanikolas and 1950s onward. Then, David B. but also most assuredly of the ACCIDENTS - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Kopan, in whose memory acad - Cole, for his invaluable (and past. We see the gradual • Construction • Slip & Fall • All injuries emic awards are named. now decades long) historic re - panorama of Greek American Our principal concern here is search on the Russian commu - concerns dealt with by a deft • Car/Motor Vehicle • Wrongful death • Estates & Wills with Doulis as historian of a nity of Oregon. Technical and hand: the stoic sacrifice of the • Head injuries • Divorces much-overlooked region of other much-needed forms of first wave of bachelor Greeks, Greek-America, the Great support were generously lent by the initial abuse of American so - Free consultations • Home & Hospital visits • 24 Hours • 7 Days Northwest. 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DEATHS n ANDROS, ZOI tunity to offer a hug and always was the breadwinner and pro - predeceased by her husband, Alexis Brodie, and Christian Greek Orthodox Church and ANN ARBOR, Michigan - The had a smile on her face. Most tector of his family since he was Demetrios in 1987. She is sur - Brodie; her great-grandchildren: was very active in her church Saginaw News reported that Zoi important in her life was her 10 years old. Costas survived vived by her children, George, Ella Rose Pharo, Demi Marie community. She was a member Andros, 98, passed away on love of family, her children, the German invasion of Hitler Leonidas, Maroylo and Margu - Pharo, Nicole Rebecca Williams, of the Philoptochos Society and April 10. She was born October grandchildren and siblings and the Italian invasion of Mus - rita; her brother, Costa; eight Joey Robert Neuroth, and Car - also spent many hours as a vol - 18, 1911 in Zoriano, Greece. meant everything to her. Pamela solini on Cephalonia. Constan - grandchildren; and four great- oline Lane Valekis; her sisters, unteer in the Salvation Army She was predeceased by her was the founder and former tinos was a freedom fighter and grandchildren. Visitation was Erifili Nicouli and Erna (Elias) soup kitchen. A woman of many husband, Nickolas G. Andros; owner of Pamela's Flowers and transported ammunition and held at the Damiano Funeral Kontoyiannis; and several talents, she was an expert seam - her parents, Yiani and Ekaterini Gifts in Palatine, until selling the supplies in the night to save his Home. In lieu of flowers, memo - nieces, nephews, cousins and stress, could knit and crochet Komna; her sisters Georgia business in 2003. Most recently, island from the German inva - rial donations can be made to many beloved friends. A Trisa - anything, and was a fabulous (James) Tarachas, Areti and she owned and operated Hi sion. Costas was a superior tank St. George Greek Orthodox gion prayer service and visita - cook. She shared her many cre - Nitsa Komna and her brother Sweetie Candy Store of Algo - commander training to be a cap - Church, 700 Grand Ave., Asbury tion was held at John Ridout's ations with family and also do - Costa Komna. She is survived by nquin. She is survived by her tain at sea. Costas decided to Park, N.J. 07712. If you wish, Funeral Home and funeral ser - nated her crafts to charity to her children, Rena (Tom) Po - children, Christian Johnsen and start a new life in America. the family invites you to leave vices were held at the HolyTrin - help those less fortunate. Sophia ponea, George Andros, and Dayna (Chuck) Steneck; her Costas was a master chef, owner an online condolence at ity-Holy-Cross. In lieu of flow - was a skilled gardener who pos - John (Kathi) Andros; her grand - grandchildren, Charlie and Car - and operator of numerous www.damianofuneralhome.com ers, memorials may be made to sessed a "green hand," as she children, Nick B. Andros, Paul son Steneck; her siblings, restaurants in the metropolitan the Greek Orthodox Cathedral could grow anything. She is Pantel, Jodi (Doug) Firebaugh, Alexandra Barbarigos, Marina area of New York City. After 40 n TRIANTOS, ANGELA or Altar Boys Guild Fund. survived by her children, Chris - Amy Andros, Patrick (Cayce) Po - (Dino) Alexis, Diane (James) days in retirement he decided MECHANICSBURG, Penn. - The tos (Niki) Zoulamis, Paul ponea, Elena (Peter) Anasta - Panos, Helen Edwards, James to use his expertise and knowl - Patriot-news reported that An - n ZOULAMIS, SOPHIA Zoulamis, Angel Zoulamis and siou, Ben Andros, and Nicole Spiropoulos and Rita Johnson; edge and opened the Sea Ranch gela Triantos, 83, passed away PORTSMOUTH, Maine - The Freda (Louis) Georgopoulos; (Josh) Heppner; her great- and many loving aunts, uncles, Diner with the help of family peacefully at Harrisburg Hospi - Seacoast Online reported that her siblings, John Makropoulos grandchildren, Samantha Strat - nieces, nephews, cousins and and tradition continued in the tal with her daughters Cookie Sophia M. Zoulamis, 96, passed and Katherine Makropoulos; her ton, Demi and Evan Anastasiou, dear friends. For information family business. Costas is sur - and Vicki at her side. Angie was away on April 8 at Exeter Hos - grandchildren, Jeannie (David) Drew and Nadia Zoi Heppner, call, 847-358-7411 or visit: vived by his wife of 55 years, born in Lamia, Greece on Feb - pital, after a brief illness. Mrs. Singleton, James Georgopoulos, Jessica Brasher and Cody Kirch - www.ahlgrimffs.com. Vasiliki; his children, Adrianne ruary 13, 1927. She was a mem - Zoulamis was born October 15, Dean (Jessica) Georgopoulos, ner; her sister, Rena Riga and Visitation and a Trisagion prayer (Nick), Spiro (Nikki) and Elias ber of the Holy Trinity Cathe - 1913 in Greece and was the Dean (Clay) Zoulamis, Gregory many nieces and nephews. Fu - service was held at Ahlgrim (Martha); his grandchildren, dral, where she was a tireless daughter to the late Fotias and (Kelsey) Zoulamis, Laura (Char - neral services were held at Saint Family Funeral Home. Funeral Irene and Tommy, Vasiliki Vic - contributor to many of the Eugenia Makropoulos. Sophia lie) Gordon and Christina Demetrios Greek Orthodox services were held at St. Nec - toria, Marionna and Stephanie; church's functions and organi - was raised in Greece in the Zoulamis; nine great-grandchil - Church with Rev. Irenaeus Cox tarios Greek Orthodox Church. and his brothers, in Greece, zations. She has presided over small village of Horivos. She dren; and many nieces and officiating. Visitation and a Tris - Captain Gerassimos (Eftrepi); both the Daughters of Penelope married her husband of nearly nephews. Visitation and funeral agion prayer service were held n KALLINIKOS, DIMITRA Vasilios (Joya), Panagis and local chapter and the Pennsyl - 71 years, the late Constantine services were held at St. at the W. L. Case & Company WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Popi; his brothers-in-law, John vania Power District #4. She C. Zoulamis, in 1934. They im - Nicholas Church. In lieu of flow - Funeral Chapel. Those planning Washington Post reported that and Jerry Bekios and his sister- was a past-president of the St. migrated to the United States in ers, donations to honor Sophia an expression of sympathy may Dimitra Kallinikos passed away in-law, Helen Vasilakis; and ex - Catherine Philoptochos Society, 1946 and settled in Bridgeport, may be made to her church. wish to consider Saint De - peacefully on April 11. She was tended family throughout New was a member of the Joachim Connecticut. Sophia worked as Arrangements are by the Remick metrios Church or the Nick An - born in Kalamos, resided in Pi - York and Greece. Gus will be and Anna Senior Group and had a seamstress for many years, but & Gendron Funeral Home - Cre - dros Music Scholarship Fund raeus, Greece and Rockville, greatly missed by his whole as recently as last year worked raising her family was the most matory, Hampton. An online c/o Saginaw Community Foun - Maryland. She was predeceased family and all his close friends. in the kitchen at the annual important part of her life. She guest book is available at dation. www.casefuneral- by her beloved husband, Spiros Visitation was held at Baird Case Greek Festival. Outside the loved her church, St. Nicholas www.RemickGendron.com. home.com Kallinikos. She is survived by Funeral Home. Funeral services church, Angie was active in her children, John (Kathryn) and a Trisagion prayer service many other charitable and vol - n ANTIPA, AMANDA Kallinikos, Effie (Vassilios) were held at St. Demetrios unteer causes, including Pinna - CLASSIFIEDS SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Skaltsas and Anna Kallinikou; Church. In lieu of flowers, cle Health System's Harrisburg San Francisco Chronicle re - her grandchildren, Spiros and please make donations to St. Hospital and Crossings Hospice ported that Amanda Kockos An - Demetra Kallinikos, Demetra Constantine & Helen Church in of the Visiting Nurse. For many FOR SALE (GREECE) Bay Ridge - Brooklyn, tipa, 92, passed away peacefully. (Matt) Allen, Smaragda (Yussef) Karavados, Cephalonia, Greece. years, Angie and her family ran NY 11209 She was born on January 4, Benehande and Demetra Er - Please send donations to Athena the Crossroads Restaurant, lo - Greece-Piraeus (718) 745-1010 1918 and was a lifelong resident midis (Panagiotis); her great- by the Sea, 4400 Ocean Dr., cated near the present day Har - Near the Railway Stations Services in all localities - of San Francisco. She enjoyed grandchildren, Anna Sophia and Lauderdale by the Sea FL risburg Mall. In addition to her Ideal Opportunity Low cost shipping to Greece many summers vacationing with Ellas Anna; and her brothers, 33308, so we can process it and three daughters, Constance Pat - FOR SALE building of 1,500 s.m. her family at Clear Lake, and Angelo, Pete and Gregory send it to Cephalonia, Greece. tyn, Tassia Triantos, and Vickie on a site of 1,500 s.m. with 3 fronts. ANTONOPOULOS worked in the office of her fa - Maroulis and their families. A Shurm, she is survived by a It consists of a 1,245 s.m. hall FUNERAL HOME, INC. ther's wholesale produce busi - Trisagion prayer service was n MARGIOLAS, JOHN grandson, James Bennett Bar - with a height of 9 meters Konstantinos Antonopoulos - ness. In 1938, Amanda married held at Collins Funeral Home. CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Tri - ton; a sister, Mary Wood; and and ground offices of 245 s.m. Funeral Director and 2 mezzanites of 640 s.m. Dr. August Antipa. She and her Funeral services were held at bune reported that, John G. son-in-laws, John Shrum and 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., husband devoted themselves to Sts. Constantine and Helen Margiolas, 85, passed away John Pattyn. Viewing, a Trisa - Info: Mr. Yiannis Rentas Astoria, New York 11105 Tel.:011-30-210-4126-425 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Greek Orthodox Church. In lieu peacefully. He was born in Nes - gion service and funeral services 011-30-210-4176-682 (718) 728-8500 Church. Amanda chaired the ex - of flowers, contributions may be tani, Tripoli, Greece. He was were held at the Holy Trinity Fax. 011-30-210-4132-762 Not affiliated with any tremely successful "Coronation made to Sts. Constantine and predeceased by his beloved Cathedral. In lieu of flowers, other funeral home. Ball," helped spearhead the Helen Greek Orthodox Church. wife, Stella and his son and contributions may be made to A/A33/04-24 fundraising drive to build the www.COLLINSFUNERAL - daughter-in-law, George and the Holy Trinity Cathedral, 1000 HELP WANTED APOSTOLOPOULOS new Holy Trinity Church and HOME.com Angie. He is survived by his Yverdon Drive, Camp Hill, PA Apostle Family - served in the Church's Philopto - sons, Peter (Jeanette) and Dean 17011 or Visiting Nurse Associ - Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - chos Society. Amanda also n LEPENTIS, CONSTANTINE (Alice); his grandchildren, John ation of Harrisburg Hospice, LEADING GREEK AMERICAN Funeral Directors of served on the Women's Board CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Tri - G., Jon P., John D. and Jimmy; 3315 Derry St., Harrisburg, PA NEWSPAPER SEEKS RIVERDALE of the Patriarch Athenagoras In - bune reported that Constantino his sister, Nicoletta; and many 17111. Full-time AD sales representa - FUNERAL HOME Inc. stitute at the Berkeley Graduate Lepentis, 83, passed away nieces and nephews. Visitation tives for both GREEK and ENG - 5044 Broadway Theological Union, raising funds peacefully. He was born in was held at Sarlerno's Galewood n TSAMBIS, MARIA LISH language publications. Ap - New York, NY 10034 for a student library and hous - Kalliani, Greece. He was a mem - Chapels and funeral services ST. PETERSBURG, Fl. – The St. plicants should have some sales (212) 942-4000 ing. In short, Amanda was a ber of the Corinthian Society. He were held at Holy Trinity Petersburg Times reported that and/or marketing experience. Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE truly modern and talented was predeceased by his beloved Church. Arrangements by Maria Aivaliotis Tsambis, 88, Fluency with computer use and American woman, but with an wife Georgia and two of his sib - Nicholas M. Pishos, Funeral Di - passed away on March 27 at knowledge of Internet a plus. Bi- LITRAS FUNERAL HOME "old world" devotion to her lings, Athanacia and Haralam - rector, Ltd (773) 745-1333. Harbour Wood Health and Re - lingual command of both lan - ARLINGTON faith, and an unwavering love bos. He is survived by his chil - hab Center. She was born in guages preferred. This positions BENSON DOWD, INC FU - for her family. She was prede - dren, Kathy (Dean) Kokinias n METROPULOS, MARY Icaria, Greece and immigrated offers base salary, plus com - NERAL HOME ceased by husband Dr. August and Vasilios (Jennifer); his BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Bak - to America at the age of 16. Her misand/or marketing experi - 83-15 Parsons Blvd., Antipa, parents Harry Kockos grandchildren, Anjelica, Kristen ersfield Californian reported love of cooking brought joy to ence. Fluency with computer use Jamaica, NY 11432 and Panagiota Christovergis and Eleni; his siblings, Anasta - that Mary Metropulos, 92, friends and family who were offers base salary, plus commis - (718) 858-4434 • (800) 245- Kockos, and brother Basil sia, Christina and George; and passed away on April 11. Mary regulars at her dinner table. She sions. E-mail resume and cover 4872 Kockos. Amanda is survived by many nieces and nephews in the was born in Los Angeles on Oc - retired as a food service man - letter to [email protected] FAX: sons Gregory (Wendy) and United States, Greece and Aus - tober 31, 1917 to immigrant ager for the Pinellas County (718) 472-0510 Attn. Publisher Ronald (Marcia); her grandchil - tralia. Visitation was held at farmer/sheepman Ramon Schools, and will be remem - or call (718) 784-5255 ask for dren, Alexander (Maggie), Salerno's Galewood Chapels and Etchegaray and Mariana Carrica bered as a spirited figure in the Veta. to PlAce your Christopher (Christina), Marina funeral services were held at of Bidarrai, France. Following Greek American community in FUNERAL HOMES clAssiFied Ad, cAll: Antipa and Scott Antipa; four Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox the death of her mother in 1923, Clearwater. She was prede - (718) 784-5255, ext. 106, great-granddaughters, Saman - Church. Arrangements by Mary was taken in by Bakers - ceased by her parents, Aristotle e-mAil: tha, Olivia, Alyssa and Chiara; Nicholas M. Pishos, Funeral Di - field businessman/entrepreneur and Elizabet Aivaliotis, her sis - CONSTANTINIDES classifieds@ sister Elaine Kockos Archbold, rector, (773) 745-1333. John Demos and wife Marina ter, Irene and her brother, An - FUNERAL PARLOR Co. thenationalherald.com brother, John (Patricia) Kockos; Panopulos, immigrants from tonio. She is survived by her 405 91st Street eleven nieces and nephews, and n LOUIS, NICK Pikerni, Tripolis/Arcadia, brothers, George and Pandele; many grandnieces-and- SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Greece, who adopted her as her children, Elizabeth Gen - nephews. Visitation and a Tris - San Francisco Chronicle re - their child in 1926. During sante, Charlotte Pardos and Gus REAL ESTATE agion service were held at Dug - ported that Nick G. Louis, 83, World War II, Mary fell in love Tsambis; six grandchildren; four gan's Serra Mortuary. Funeral passed away unexpectedly on with William Metropulos who great-grandchildren; and six services were held at Holy Trin - April 11. Nick was born on Feb - was undergoing military train - nieces and nephews. Visitation ity Church. ruary 9, 1927 in Chicago to ing at Minter Field. The two was held at Sylvan Abbey Fu - Maria (Vlahokostas) Louis and married on September 28, neral Home. Funeral services n AVRAMIDES, WILLIAM George Nick Louis, both of Lar - 1944. Mary and Bill later owned were held at Holy Trinity PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Provi - isa, Greece. In 1934, Nick and and operated the Last Chance Church. In lieu of flowers, con - dence Journal reported that, his family came to San Francisco Bar in downtown Bakersfield. tributions can be made to the William Avramides, 76, passed from Chicago. He graduated Mary eventually became the au - Pan Icarian Brotherhood Helios away peacefully on April 12 at from Polytechnic High School in tomotive bookkeeper at Mont - Chapter Building Fund, PO Box the V.A. Hospital. He was pre - 1945. Nick was a resident of gomery Ward’s before retiring 3756, Holiday, FL 34692. deceased by his wife, Ekaterini South San Francisco for 33 in 1982. She was a member of (Litos) Avramides. He was born years. He worked for the City of Daughters of Penelope and the n VALEKIS, MARIA in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Paris Department Store for 29 Philoptochos Society. Mary was BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Birm - PRINTED EDITION OF THE NATIONAL HERALD the late Loukianos and Eu - years and then for Liberty House preceded in death by Bill; sis - ingham News reported that VIA THE POST-OFFICE: phemia (Papadimitriou) Department Store for 11 years, ters, Grace Etcheverry, Jane Maria Valekis, 84, passed away o1 month $11.00 o3 months $22.00 Avramides. Mr. Avramides was and retired from the City of O'Neil; and brother, Domingo on March 28, 2010. She was o6 months $33.00 oone year $66.00 a printer before retiring. He was South San Francisco after 17 Etchegaray. She is survived by born December 6, 1925 in VIA HOME DELIVERY (NY, NJ & CT): an Army Veteran, 82nd Airborne years. He was predeceased by her children, Angela (Mike) Brooklyn, New York. Maria o1 month for $14.00 o3 months for $33.00 Division, a member of Ahepa, his nephew, John Tavernas, and O'Rand, Jane (Steve) Talbot, spent most of her youth in o6 months for $48.00 oone year for $88.00 Panmacedonian Association and cousins, Constantine DePateas, Chris (Ellen) Metropulos, Elaine Greece. After World War II, she a 1953 graduate of BMC Durfee Eleni Papaioannou, Hariklia Ansolabehere, Mariane (Mark) immigrated to the United States VIA HOME DELIVERY High School. He is survived by Melissaratos and Eugenia Melis - Pearse; her grandchildren, Chris to make a new life with family (New England, Pennsylvania, his son, Loukianos (Valerie) saratos. Nick is survived by his O'Rand, Stephanie and Nicole members that had already es - Washington D.C., VIRGINIA & MARYLAND) Avramides; his daughter, beloved wife of 44 years, Bar - Ansolabehere, Ben Talbot, tablished roots in the Greek o1 month for $18.00 o3 months for $41.00 Christina (Dean) Vose; his bara; his children, George Nick Megan and Marek Pearse; and community in Birmingham. o6 months for $57.00 oone year for $109.00 grandchildren Maria and An - and Angela Mary; his grand - one great grandchild, Dylan Once she was settled in Birm - ON LINE SUBSCRIPTION drew Vose; his brother, the Rev. daughter, Katerina Sofia Es - O'Rand. Funeral services were ingham, Maria met her devoted e www.thenationalherald.com Stephen Avramides and his sis - parza; his sister, Bess Tavernas held at St. George Greek Ortho - husband, Bill Valekis a veteran non subscribers: oone year for $45.95 ter; Anna Angelis. Visitation was and her daughters, Stephanie dox Church with Father Joseph of World War II and student of o6 months for $29.95 held at Woodlawn Funeral Rossi and Maria Borrego, and Chaffee officiating. Pallbearers Howard College at the time. 3 months for $18.95 Home and funeral services were their families; his cousins, Mary will include: Marek Pearse, Ben Maria was preceded in death by o

b subscribers: one year for $34.95 held in the Church of the An - Ann Drogitis, Melpomeni Hon - Talbot, Chris O'Rand, Ted Ma - her husband, Bill Valekis, par - o 6 months for $23.95 nunciation. In lieu of flowers, drodimou, Dan Katsaros, and niates Jr., Matt Pearse, Tim ents Demitrios and Vasiliki o 3 months for $14.95 memorial donations to the Gregory Melissaratos, and their O'Neil and Joseph and Anthony Stratakis, brothers, Louis i o Church would be appreciated. families. Nick will be deeply Freitas. Serving as honorary Stratakis, Pete Stratakis, and nAme: ...... Online condolences www.Wood - missed by his extended family pallbearers will be Chris Alex Stratakis. She is survived Address: ...... lawn Gattone.com and friends. Visitation and a Metropulos, Steve Talbot, Mark by her children Charles (Hala), r Trisagion prayer service were Pearse, Mike O'Rand, Ted Ma - Jim (Becky), Julia Valekis city: ...... stAte: ...... ziP: ...... n JOHNSEN, PAMELA held at Duggan's Serra Mortu - niates, Sr., Pete Ermigarat, Ray Brodie (Bill), and John Valekis.; tel.: ...... cell: ...... CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago ary. Funeral services were held Ermigarat, Ron O'Neil, Larry her grandchildren: Billy Valekis, e-mAil: ...... Suburban Daily reported that at Holy Trinity Church. Memor - O'Neil, Richard O'Neil, Scott Adelle Valekis Pharo, Joey c PLEASE SEND A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION TO: Pamela Spiropoulos Johnsen, ial donations, in lieu of flowers, O'Neil and Nick Demos. Dona - (Melanie), Paige (Dennis), nAme: ...... 65, passed away on April 11at may be made to: Holy Trinity tions in Mary's memory may be Stephanie (Rob), Ashley Valekis, Address: ......

St. Alexius Medical Center in Church, San Francisco or Mac - made to St. George Church. For s city: ...... stAte: ...... ziP: ...... Hoffman Estates. She was born ular Degeneration Research, additional service information, this is a service on October 14 in Greece, the Clarksburg, MD. please contact Basham Funeral tel.: ...... cell: ...... to the community. e-mAil: ...... daughter of the late Haralambos Care at 873-8200. www.bakers - Announcements of deaths and Konstantina Spiropoulos. n MARCHELOS, field.com/obits Please specify method of payment Pamela will be remembered for COSTANTINO may be telephoned to the b i enclose a check/money order for $ ...... classified department of her deep love, concern and com - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fl. – The n PARLIAROU, KOULA made payable to: The National Herald, Inc., passion that she showed to all Sun-Sentinel reported that ASBURY PARK, N.J. – The As - the national herald at 37-10 30th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 - 2614 she met. Pamela put others be - Costantino Marchelos, 84, bury Park Press reported that (718) 784-5255, or please debit my o mastercard o Visa fore herself and offered words passed away peacefully sur - Koula Parliarou, 93, passed monday through Friday, o American express u of encouragement, hope and rounded by his loving family on away on April 16 at her house. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est cArd number: ...... had a great joy that overflowed April 10. Costas was born on the She was born in Syneti, Greece or e-mailed to: exPirAtion dAte: ...... from her onto those around her. beautiful Island of Cephalonia, and immigrated to the United [email protected] siGnAture: ...... She never passed up an oppor - Greece on July 26, 1926. He States four years ago. She was s THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 24-30, 2010 GREECE CYPRUS 9 AHEPA Builds More Bridges to Greece, Cyprus and Constantinople

By Constantine S. Sirigos co-operation with Greek Ameri - changes of visits by children. TNH Staff Writer can medical organizations.” AHEPA’s exsiting “Journey to The delegation met with Min - Greece” is a very popular program NEW YORK – The Greek finan - ister of Finance George Papacon - where college students visit cial crisis is on the minds of stantinou for an in-depth con - Greece and receive college cred - many Greek Americans, but it’s versation about the state of its. Under the leadership of Dr. not the only problem the coun - Greece’s economy and to explore James Dimitriou, 80 students par - try is facing these days, and ways in which AHEPA could as - ticipated last summer and AHEPA AHEPA officials reached out in sist in promoting programs that is currently accepting applica - their annual trip there to offer would increase tourism and in - tions. Information is available at help in everything from health vestment in Greece. In his meet - ahepa.org/dotnetnuke/Pro - care to the economy, tourism ing with the President of Parlia - grams/JourneytoGreece.aspx. and even foreign policy, even of - ment, Fillipos Petsalniokos, Karacostas met with the fering advice on how to deal Karacostas said, ‘We discussed Deputy Foreign Minister Dim - with Turkey. the general account he created” itris Droutsas, who gave a brief - Supreme President Nicholas which will collect funds to assist ing on recent developments in A. Karacostas led the 82nd An - Greece with its massive debt, but Greece’s foreign policy. The del - nual AHEPA Excursion to Karacostas said he was also in - egation also had an audience Greece, Cyprus, and the Ecu - terested in more targeted assis - with His Beatitude Hieronymos menical Patriarchate. The dele - tance where Greek Americans II, Archbishop of Athens and All gation included Daughters of could have a greater impact. He Greece where there was a shar - Penelope Grand President noted that AHEPA is well posi - ing of ideas about assisting with Elaine M. Sampanis, Maids of tioned to spearhead any endeav - social programs in Greece. Dur - Athena Grand President Sia ors, which will benefit from the ing trip to Constantinople the Zois, and AHEPA Canadian Pres - excellent relationships the Order entire AHEPA family delegation ident Nick Aroutzidis, and sev - and its chapters have with had a private audience with His eral AHEPA members represent - eurokinissi Greece’s consulates and embassy All Holiness Ecumenical Patri - ing chapters across the country Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas, fourth from right, and Deputy Foreign in the U.S. arch Bartholomew and visited and the AHEPA family domain. Minister Spyros Kouvelis, 6th from left, are seen together with AHEPA Supreme President Meetings were also held with the Theological School of Halki. The AHEPA delegation went Nicholas Karacostas, 5th from right, in Athens on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Minister of Culture and Tourism Karacostas told TNH that he to Constantinople to attend Pavlos Yeroulanos. Karacostas found Patriarchate officials “for Holy Week services and the trip issues in the region were dis - The delegation was given a Herald that both AHEPA and told TNH that Greece is very in - the first time to be optimistic concluded in Athens with inten - cussed. The Ambassador com - comprehensive tour of the Greek medical officials ex - terested in working with AHEPA that something will happen,” re - sive discussions in high level plimented AHEPA for its hard AHEPA wing of the Evangelis - pressed a desire to both deepen to promote Greek tourism, both garding the school’s re-opening. meetings with Greek govern - work on the visa waiver desig - mos Hospital in Athens. When and expand their relationship in among Greeks and non-Greeks in “They are cautious about how ment officials about the Greek nation for Greece and other in Thessaloniki, the group vis - the area of health care. “We will the United States. Plans were to proceed.” Karacostas, who is crisis and how the Order of AHEPA projects. Meetings with ited with Panagiotis Psomiadis, look at ways to connect Greek made to link the Web sites of the also an Archon of the Ecumeni - AHEPA can help, including out Greek officials included discus - Prefect of Thessaloniki who medical institutions with hospi - Ministry of Culture and Tourism cal Patriarchate, suggested mo - of the pockets of its own mem - sions with Minister of Health made known his pride in the tal programs in the U.S. Ex - to the sites of AHEPA. Possible bilizing the Greek American bers and the Diaspora. Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, AHEPA Hospital, describing it as changes of doctors will be ex - campaigns might be along the community on the issue. In a meeting with American where she and Karacostas ex - "a wonderful hospital in north - plored and we will reach out lines of “Bring your friends to For more information visit Ambassador to Greece Daniel plored ways to work together to ern Greece" and a great teaching through AHEPA members who Greece.” There were also prelim - ahepa.org. Speckhard the state of Greece’s create awareness about health center for future doctors. are doctors and members of inary discussions about AHEPA economy and other geopolitical programs. Karacostas told The National hospital boards directly, and in participating in U.S. – Greece ex - [email protected] Turkish Cypriots Elect A Hard-Liner, Prompt Worry in Athens, Nicosia

Continued from page 1 ish side. cation blueprint although Turks runoff election. Eroglu assured ment with Talat, whom many Turkey still has an army of approved it. supporters who rushed to his Turkish Cypriots fault for not de - talks must continue regardless nearly 45,000 troops on the is - EU officials said that progress party headquarters in the north - livering on a promise of a swift of the winner. land, and a UN force of 850 at the Cyprus reunification talks ern, Turkish Cypriot half of the deal after opening negotiations "Whoever is president there, troops patrols the Green Line, are essential to helping Turkey's island's divided capital, that he with Christofias 19 months ago. he has to continue with the de - or buffer zone, which divides slow-moving EU accession would not abandon negotiations Although Eroglu insists he termination (for talks,)" Turkish the internationally recognized process move forward. In Brus - aimed at reunifying the divided would continue peace talks, he's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Er - Greek Cypriot south and Turkish sels, the European Union urged island. "It's time to find peace," at odds with an agreement be - dogan said in an interview with Cypriot north, which is recog - both sides for swift progress in he said. tween Talat and Christofias en - the private NTV news channel. nized only by Turkey, which bars the talks. "Now that Mr Eroglu "No one should expect me to visioning a future partnership "Eroglu himself has said he Greek Cypriot ships and planes has been elected leader of the leave the negotiating table," he under a federal roof. Eroglu in - would press ahead with this de - from entering Turkey, a key bar - Turkish Cypriot community, it is told the crowd that cheered, sists on separate sovereignty for termination. I don't think there rier to its EU hopes. crucial that the settlement talks honked horns and set off fire - the breakaway north, something will be a different situation." Despite progress on gover - go on. The Commission encour - works at an impromptu victory that Christofias has warned he Cyprus has been divided nance and power sharing, ages Mr Eroglu to continue in rally. "We will be at the negotiat - wouldn't accept. The island's di - since 1974, when Turkey in - months of negotiations had the constructive spirit of the ef - ing table for an agreement that vision is already hampering vaded the northern third of the failed to bridge the gap of more forts towards settlement and re - will continue the existence of our Turkey's EU drive and could halt island in response to a Greek- difficult issues, including prop - unification," the European Com - people in this land with honor." it if peace talks collapse. Since inspired coup and bitterness and erty, security and territorial ad - mission said in a statement. Talat said he remains determined Turkey is a NATO member such rancor have remained, espe - justments and any agreement Indicative of how divisive the to "help and support" a peace a move also could cripple closer cially among Greek Cypriots between the two leaders will issues are was the slim margin AP Photo/Petros kArAdjiAs deal. "My dream for a solution cooperation between the mili - forced out of their homes, de - have to pass a referendum on of Eroglu’s victory, by a margin New Turkish Cypriot leader to the Cyprus problem contin - tary alliance and the EU, and in - spite a European Court of Hu - both sides of the island, which of 50.38-42.85%, giving him a Dervis Eroglu speaks to his ues," he told reporters at the crease regional instability. man Rights judgment they still was the deal-breaker in 2004 bare majority under rules that supporters during victory cel - Presidential Palace. the rights to their occupied or when Greek Cypriot voters over - declared a candidate had to get ebrations in the Turkish occu - Eroglu's resurgence was This story includes material abandoned homes on the Turk - whelmingly rejected a reunifi - 50% plus one vote to avoid a pied area of Nicosia, April 18. mainly due to public disillusion - from the Associated Press. At American Farm School Benefit, Burns Doesn’t Waver on Greek Years

Continued from page 1 international high school Greek in New York. students. “He, for them, is what, thing to do.” Burns said former (Chancellor) Angela Merkel’s Summer program. Burns said In his first four months, he’s for a lot of us, JFK was growing President Bill Clinton’s decision leadership, French leadership...” raised more than $30,000 for the school is “representative of busy planning how to restruc - up.” Yet the former diplomat un - was to protect one million Koso - In speaking to TNH, the for - the nonprofit group, added, those Americans who would go ture the school and improve its derlined Obama’s tough chal - var Moslems from “ethnic anni - mer ambassador shook off the “And we especially had a won - to Greece and commit them - technological edge. The Greek lenges, including the recession hilation and annihilation” at the idea that the U.S. saw Turkey derful time in Greece.” While selves to education and public farm of the future, in his view, and an unprecedented (except hands of the Serb Army. Burns as more important than Greece, Ambassador there, as Burns service and to the country.” The must rely less on subsidies and for World War Two) involve - said of the resulting anti-U.S. noting: “Turkey is a natural noted in his speech, he said he school survived he said, through more on each family member’s ment in two wars, calling them backlash in Orthodox Greece: bridge to help the US negotiate learned that good diplomacy re - “tough times and good times.” specialization. “the most difficult set of foreign “That was our most difficult ex - some of the difficult problems lies on not just government-to- No American, he said, did more Former AFS and Anatolia policy challenges of any presi - perience in Greece, certainly, for of the Middle East. But Greece government interactions, but than the school’s late director College president William Mc - dent in my lifetime.” our embassy and for my family is a natural bridge to help us in supporting American institu - Bruce Lansdale “for the relation - Grew, who also was at the “How can we possibly be iso - … I know that many Greeks dis - the Balkans, certainly with Al - tions abroad. “The antidote,” to ship between Greece and the event, told TNH that Greek lationist in 2010?” he asked. He agree, but looking back at it, I bania and Serbia and Kosovo.” fears of global anxiety about United States, since the Second farmers must modernize, spe - would hope that perhaps Greeks Burns said believes Obama has American dominance, he said, World War.” cializing, for instance, in highly- would understand why we used treated Greece and Turkey “is commitment and sincerity A GREEK AT THE HELM specialized fruits. He pointed to “As a private citizen, I our military power in the way equally thus far. He wouldn’t and a worthy ideal that bridges He congratulated new AFS AFS’s collaboration with cosmet - was very, very pleased to we did.” The former diplomat venture predictions on the two countries.” He added: “and leader Panos Kanellis for being ics maker Korres, as a successful today said sees the lasting inde - Cyprus issue; he only pointed that’s what the Farm School rep - the first Greek citizen appointed cooperation. “You don’t find a hear that the visa waiver pendence of Kosovo and Bosnia- out that, beyond the troubles resents to me.” president at the US-registered lot of private schools that don’t program for Greece would Herzegovina and the sentencing both Greek and Turkish Cypriots The AFS was founded in nonprofit. Kanellis hails from charge tuition,” he said, point - of the late Serbian President face, the island’s divided state 1904. The private school (which Thessaloniki and studied both ing to the importance of Ameri - go into operation.” Slobodan Milosovic’s colleagues makes EU-NATO cooperation draws students from nearby vil - there and in the U.S. and also can and Greek fundraising. (The at war crimes tribunals in the difficult. lages and the Balkans alike,) in - has taught bioorganic chemistry vast majority of the school’s 370 said that while at NATO during Hague as supporting the validity Today Burns is proudest of cludes a secondary school, the at the University of Alabama. students benefit from scholar - the terrorist attacks, he learned of the U.S. position. “the small role” he played on Demetris Perrotis College of “We hope to expand our collab - ships). the value of long-term pacts and On a happier U.S.-Greece is - the peaceful resolution of the Agricultural Learning, the Life - oration with US colleges and At the dinner, Burns ad - friendship. On September 12, sue, Burns told TNH: “As a pri - Cold War, while working in the long Learning program and an universities,” Kanellis told TNH dressed many friends from his he said, America’s NATO allies vate citizen, I was very, very White House with President 1997-2001 Athens days. The offered a united front “not due pleased to hear that the visa George H.W. Bush and, later, group of about 70 included the to sentiment, but…because we waiver program for Greece with the Clinton administration. HIDDEN GREECE dynamic Chairman of the Board had been with them…and be - would go into operation.” As While he was critical of the of Trustees Charlotte P. Arm - cause we had institutions on Eu - ambassador, he had also worked 2003 decision to invade Iraq, Andy Dabilis’ camera captures the texture of life in today’s strong, AFS Vice President ropean soil,” although the then on the issue. “It’s been a long, Burns said that as the Berlin Greece, in all its colorful variations. Joann Ryding-Beltes, key AFS so-called “Coalition of the Will - difficult process,” said Burns, Wall crumbled and the Soviet benefactor Aliki Perrotis, former ing” unraveled as many Euro - “but we got there.” Union unraveled, “The United U.S. Ambassador to NATO pean countries said they didn’t He referred to Greece’s cur - States used its power for good.” William Taft and AHEPA want to fight. rent debt woes as “profoundly *The AFS will be celebrating Supreme Secretary Anthony D. U.S.-GREECE CHALLENGES important and serious,” but also the 40th anniversary of its Kouzonis. (There were some no- Burns called his time in pointed to the U.S.’s own debt. Greek Summer program, which shows, due to the Icelandic vol - Greece “historic years, in terms He later told the AFS group that welcomes high school students cano disruption of European of crises in the Balkans, but pos - it’s in American interests for its from the U.S., on October 9 in flights.) itive developments in US/Greek EU trading partners to thrive. New York. The school is still ac - Burns lauded US President relations.” But he said, “I don’t think this cepting applications for this Barack Obama as a public ser - He remains steadfast in his is a crisis where the U.S. will summer. See www.afs.gr.edu vice inspiration for not only his belief that U.S. intervention in play a lead role….This is really three daughters, but Harvard Kosovo in 1999 was “the right a test of German leadership, [email protected] They Came, They Saw, They Stayed - In Greece

Continued from page 1 checks through electronic direct who preferred Greece, decided Greece in the 1950s and 1960s deposit, only about 40% of to stay. “She runs interference and came back.” Indeed, there fell in love and who visited them those in Greece do, he said, part for me and makes everything are an estimated 70,000 to in the states and met the grand - of the mentality of older Greeks easy for me so I don’t have to 100,000 Americans living in children and lured them back to and Greek Americans who pre - deal with the Greek bureau - Greece and a growing number Greece. Chavez says he esti - fer a real check, even though cracy,” he said. who retire here. “At least half mates about 65% of American they receive it several days later Chavez spoke to a group of of us have dual citizenship and tnh Photo retirees have dual citizenship than do those with direct de - American retirees at a Margari - a lot of our members are retired Graffiti Walk and as they become of retire - posit. tas & Medicare event sponsored or approaching retirement and ment age become keen on One American retiree, who at a Mexican restaurant by wondering what to do about So - It was an unlikely place perhaps, far from green and scenery, knowing how to get their Social did not want his name used, Helada, a group of Americans cial Security.” Here’s one tip: get but this elderly woman and her arm-in-arm companion strolled Security benefits. Curiously, said he stopped working for the living in Greece. One of its direct deposit, marry a Greek down a pedestrian walk whose artwork is the graffiti so pre - while 90% of Americans retired State Department at age 56 and leader, Karen Lee, said, “There and let them run the bureau - dominant in many areas of Athens. in other countries get their because he had a Greek wife were a lot of them who left cracy. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 24-30, 2010

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Little or no information has been officially provided to the com - ΛΟΓΟΣ munity by the Archdioceses about its status - if and when it will be rebuilt and what else it will include - and the contributions made thus far, although it is their responsibility to do so - despite the nu - merous times we have repeatedly brought this failure to their at - “Feeling” Rich Means you Have to Be Super-Rich tention. As if that were not embarrassing enough, TNH reported two weeks ago about a new problematic situation, “serious trans - gressions,” in the words of the Parish President of the Saint Nicholas SANTA FE - A few weeks ago I estimated his “net up in it, but it’s hard an endless—and joyless—under - community. wrote in this column about Find - worth” at the time not to.” Please re - taking if not kept in check. John Pitsikalis, the President, in a letter to parishioners wrote: ing the Meaning and Value of at about $10 mil - flect upon what this I suggest that it is time for the “Father John Romas, Loraine Romas, Joan Dimonekas and Peter True Wealth (TNH, April 3-9.) In lion, actually made person is telling us. working-class millionaires of Sil - Drakoulias took it upon themselves to change the official stationery light of how much media atten - the following obser - Putting Greek pride icon Valley, how many now may of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church to John Romas’ business tion is being paid to the gloomy vation (over a glass aside for a moment, be left, and those who might be address, business telephone and business fax number. The address economic situation that clouds of pinot noir at an does running a similarly situated to go inward listed on St. Nicholas’ letterhead is that of Ram Aluminum Indus - Greece, the United States, and upscale wine bar!) marathon without a and discover the seeds of mean - tries, 34 Mount Vernon Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550, which is much of the world like volcanic - “You’re nobody finish line sound ing that may help them feel truly John Romas’ aluminum siding business address.” ash from southern Iceland’s Ey - here at $10 mil - like a meaningful “rich.” Maybe by not choosing When we asked Archbishop Demetrios to comment on this jafjallajokull glacier, I’d like to ex - lion.” Indeed, if you way to make a liv - to be held prisoners of their breaking story he referred us to Bishop Andonios, who, as he said, plore this topic a bit further. Rec - ask me, this is a sad ing and a life? And thoughts they will be able to re - is handling the case. In a conversation with Bishop Andonios, he ognizing that financial security is commentary on the by Dr. ALEX it there is no finish define their notion of net worth told TNH, “The Archdiocese has taken measures and it is trying to a very serious matter for most state of humanity in PATTAKOS line, what, when all and begin to make life/work de - put this whole issue in order.” He also stated that, “I told them to people, and in no way do I want Silicon Valley. And is said and done, is cisions that are based on mean - stop immediately.” Bishop Andonios emphasized: “Let no one have to marginalize its significance, I even though this ar - Special to the bottom line? ing-centered principles—things any doubt that the Archdiocese oversees the issue. I will meet would like again to view the issue ticle may have ap - The National Herald If anything that truly matter to them. again with the officials of the parish.” of money and finances from a peared before the sounds like a mani - What about you? Think about Well, these are soothing words to be sure, but more than three broader, and hopefully, useful present economic woes facing festation of the “will to money” your own life experiences, includ - weeks have gone by since we broke the story during which they and meaningful perspective. California and the nation, its un - at work, this must be it, don’t you ing your situation today. Do you supposedly were looking into it even prior to that, and yet there Prior to the current economic derlying message is meaningful think? When people are replaced know, or have you ever known, are no indications of any meetings, of any announcement or of crisis, I recall reading a front- for it transcends the state of the by money as the primary force anyone (this may even be your - any oversight taking place by anyone despite the serious allegations. page article in The New York economy and time. In other behind decision-making, ulti - self) who “felt rich” without the Let’s hope that one will be forthcoming and soon. Times entitled, The Millionaires words, it applies to living today mately we have no choice but to fortune of monetary wealth? In any case, what the community needs to know from the Arch - Who Don’t Feel Rich. The article as much as it did before the eco - become aware of the implications Why do you think that this is (or diocese is how much money father/businessman Romas received focused on people living in Cali - nomic downturn took its toll. and do something about it. Lest was) the case? What kinds of at his business address that was intended for Saint Nicholas and fornia’s Silicon Valley who are Whatever our personal cir - we choose not to do so, we run things do you have in your own how much in total, from all sources, was collected for the rebuilding called “working-class million - cumstances, we must ask the ex - the risk of contributing to societal portfolio and assessment of net of the church, and who is in charge of it. aires” - members of the digital istential question: Is real net messes like the economic cata - worth that you would consider Meanwhile Father John Romas paraded proudly up Fifth Avenue elite who find themselves toiling worth simply a function of strophe we find ourselves facing to be priceless? Now, ask your - last Sunday, admittedly with many fewer parishioners at his side in the Silicon Valley “salt mines” money? And how much money today. self: Do you feel “rich” as a re - than in previous years, but is still representing the destroyed Church because, as one person inter - is “enough,” anyway? What hap - By refusing to be held “pris - sult? of Saint Nicholas. Should he? That is answer only the Archdiocese viewed described, “a few million pens when our desire to keep oners of our thoughts,” we can can give. doesn’t go as far as it used to.” up with the Jones becomes an bring meaning out of the shad - Dr. Pattakos, author of Prison - (Boy, you can say that again!) obsession - or a kind of addictive ows of our lives and into the ers of Our Thoughts, is cur - And even though these folks ob - behavior - that we seem unable light. Our lives will then mean rently working on a new busi - Elections In Cyprus viously were among the fortunate or unwilling to control? Listen something and our “net worth” ness initiative and book on few who didn’t have to worry once more to how one of the will no longer be held captive how to live a happy, healthy, about living from paycheck to people interviewed in the solely by a dollar figure. Remem - meaningful life inspired by The conventional wisdom has it that the election of Dervis paycheck, they still didn’t think above-mentioned article de - ber, it is our will to meaning, not Greek culture. His column is Eroglou in the “elections” of the Turkish-Cypriots last Sunday is an of themselves as particularly for - scribed what looks like a our will to pleasure or will to published weekly in The Na - impediment to finding a solution on the Cyprus issue. Eroglou is a tunate or well off. This was partly marathon without a finish line: power (including its primitive tional Herald. Readers may proponent of the so-called “Velvet Divorce” between the two com - the case because they were sur - “Here, the top one percent form, the will to money), that il - contact him with questions, munities, and a supporter of two countries sharing the island. His rounded by people with more chases the top one-tenth of one luminates our lives with true free - comments, and/or suggestions election could be seen as an endorsement by the Turkish Cypriots wealth than they had! My, my, I percent, and the top one-tenth dom. Like the plight of our Greek for topics at: alex@prisonerso - of his plans for Cyprus. feel sorry for these poor souls, of one percent chases the top hero, Sisyphus, and like running fourthoughts.com or visit his At the same time, there are many Greek Cypriots who feel the don’t you? one-one-hundredth of one per - a marathon without a finish line, web site: www.prisonersofour - same way, that after what happened - after their amazing economic One person interviewed, who cent. You try not to get caught the will to money also becomes thoughts.com. growth, after living apart for so long – they would rather not re- unite with the Turkish Cypriots. And that probably is the majority of the people according to the polls. COMMENTARY Cypriot President Demetris Christofias favored the re-election of “Socialist” Turkish Cypriot leader Talat. He thought their chem - istry was right, as they knew each other for a long time. He found Talat to be a good interlock. He even went as far as to express in What I learned in Greek School: It only gets bumpier public his support for Mr. Talat, an unheard off gesture that most definitely could not help him with the Turkish Cypriots. Thus one has to wonder about the motives of Mr. Christofias. In any event, By Eleni Kostopoulos of high school so when free con - of this conservative outlook in - shouldn’t have been allowed to while one has to take Eroglou at his word, at the same time the TNH Staff Writer doms were passed out by Phys. stilled in me, but I also believe step foot in any type of acade - possibility that it might be easier for him than Talat to strike a deal Ed. teachers in the hallway, I it is imperative that the role of mic institution. If we were to should not be discounted. After all, only Nixon could go to China. NEW YORK – I haven’t thought could hear my Greek school education - in a public or private pay our well-deserving teachers about plaid uniforms, patriotic teacher’s voice in my head setting - extends beyond text - what they deserve instead of a plays and poems and fidgeting screaming all kinds of multi-syl - book reading and reciting his - measly, barely-get-by paycheck, Parade in Greek class since my late pu - lable expletives. torical poetry. One step that’s al - then perhaps a better quality ed - bescent years. But recently, While I remained fairly active ready been taken by many ucation would be provided to memories of having my ear in the community following institutions is their conversion the kid who may or may not sell The weather did not cooperate this year for the big parade in pulled for turning in late home - graduation, my use of the Greek into charter schools. Although dime bags of weed on the corner New York. And the enthusiasm was somewhat subdued given the work by my beloved dictator - I language wasn’t as frequent. I likely imposed for financial rea - of his block. financial crisis in Greece. Still, the Fifth Avenue of New York was mean, teacher- have come to went from practicing, speaking sons, schools that were closed In 7th grade, along with my filled with Greeks, old and young, showing their pride, celebrating light after celebrating my 10- and writing on a daily basis to off to only Greek American stu - dear classmates, I made a mini- the liberation of Greece after 400 years of slavery. It was shameful, year 8th-grade reunion with utilizing it only when I had to dents now take in students of time capsule set to be opened however, that most of the dignitaries on the grandstand left after most of my former classmates. interact with family. Greek class all backgrounds and teach them on August of this year, 11 years about an hour, well before the end of the parade. Think of those Some claim their Greek Day- wasn’t an option for me in col - the language, religion and his - after I sealed it shut. I can’t quite children waiting in the cold for hours only to reach the grandstand School experience was an atro - lege, though I had so wished tory of our rich culture. I was remember what I put in the cap - and see it almost empty. Still, once again, it was a good parade. cious one; others say it was one that adult refresher courses so proud last year when I saw a sule, but I do remember writing That does not mean that it cannot be improved. And we have of the most pre-eminent periods were accessible to me in some little African American girl danc - a letter to a “future Eleni” pre - some suggestions to make that will make it even more useful, of their life. Luckily, I fall into way. The older I get now, the ing the pentozali at a cultural dicting where I would be, what which will add a another dimension without losing its respect for the latter sort, often missing the more I hear many of my peers’ fair with perfect grace! friends would still be in my life the heroes of 1821. We propose that two to three blocks of the days of simplicity and learning Greek deteriorate in quality. The next step would be for and the general condition of the total used by the parade be set aside so that they can be devoted in a family-like atmosphere. Dis - And while the class of 2000 schools to continue communi - world. Back then I don’t think I to celebrating ancient Greece, Greek culture and tourism, Greek cussions with my long-lost class - was lucky enough to have made cating with alumni, besides or - ever would have guessed that food, music and wine. This way the parade will be opened up to mates, all of who are undoubt - mostly positive decisions on this ganizations such as G.O.Y.A. If despite all the changes in the more Greeks and non-Greeks alike, who will be given the opportu - edly successful or on the high journey called life, we are all a son goes away to college, that world, not much has changed nity, for instance, to see a play, explore the beauties of Greece, road to success, had us thinking aware of some of our older or child’s mother does not stop car - with the condition of Greek taste its food and wine, hear a Greek song, all before the parade about how far we’ve come but younger mates who ultimately ing for him simply because he’s schools. Maybe it’s about time starts, which should put them in a good mood. also, how Greek school pre - couldn’t adapt to the pressures reached adulthood. Similarly, a we start making some real Such an event is too precious not to be preserved or expanded pared us for the real world by of a non-safe, non-Greek envi - school that has served as my changes. in such a way that it includes all the competitive advantages of not preparing us at all. ronment, who fell into drug-deal - second home for more than nine Greek Americana and Greece. Among the many panic-pro - ing or drug-using behaviors, who years should reach out to me, [email protected] voking surprises following Greek broke ties with the supportive so I too could reciprocate with school was that the real world community and who drowned in volunteerism and participation George Maragos consisted of many people - a lot a sea of bad choices. Greek school in community events. more than the five other class - is of course not to blame for the In terms of the quality of ed - mates I graduated 8th grade with well being of its every product, ucation, I had amazing and in - Correction: Among those parading proudly last Sunday was the Comptroller - people of all shapes and sizes, but perhaps less censorship and spiring teachers throughout the Because of an editing er - of Nassau Country, on Long Island, George Maragos. He was a suc - backgrounds and religions, who more straightforward dialogue years, who had a genuine pas - ror, an article written by cessful businessman who was elected at the first shot to a very im - were raised in different environ - about sex, drugs and rock and sion for the art of teaching and Steve Frangos about the portant position in a very demanding area of New York facing ments, who cursed and smoked, roll would have benefited those whom I still keep in touch with AHEPA 2010 Western Re - some major challenges. If one were to believe the blogs – and wore make-up without being enamored with the pseudo-glam - today. I also had a whole array gional Biennial Banquet, there is a lot of buzz about it - Maragos has set his eyes on a much chastised and knew the ins-and- our of the “hood life”. of unlicensed educators, who misspelled the name of higher post. We can only hope that there is truth to that, for his outs of sex. I hadn’t heard of sex I understand and to some de - seemed to hate children and Nicholas G. Hanches. sake as well as for the community’s. education ‘til my sophomore year gree appreciate certain aspects their lives in general and who THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 24-30, 2010 VIEWPOINTS 11 LETTER FROM ATHENS A Perfect (Political) Storm Darkens Greece’s Skies Too

Papandreou lays down the Being held hostage in Lon - for Greece: misery text to remove Er - him back by not blocking the don by an Icelandic Volcano loves company. dogan from office Armenian Genocide Resolution. tends to concentrate the mind. Bankruptcy is bad Cyprus has also This development is not neces - law the corrupt will evade The Ash Cloud has provided the enough. An existen - suffered the conse - sarily good news for Greece. perfect counterpoint to an in - tial crisis that could quences of the The confluence of crises creasingly menacing confluence lead to civil war is Turkish political could lead to several possible While Greek or hiding your in - of events that threaten Greece worse. Turkey faces crisis. The election scenarios that could make a bad Americans were come, which and its political neighborhood. just such a poten - defeat of Turkish situation worse. Turkish Gener - celebrating their means that honest Let us recap the basic elements tial. After 80 years Cypriot President als have been arrested for plot - heritage at Inde - people’s burden is of this “perfect storm:” The di - of a fascist-inspired Mehmet Ali Talat, ting the overthrow of Erdogan’s pendence Day pa - doubled or tripled mensions of the Greek economic military kleptocracy, at the hands of a Government. The indictment in - rades in places like because they are crisis surpass the most pes - the Turkish people super-nationalist cludes a plan to provoke a mili - New York, Chicago paying to support simistic expectations. The Greek democratically by AMB. PATRICK N. extremist, was an tary confrontation with Greece and Boston, right - the extravagant Treasury cannot sell its bonds elected a govern - THEROS inevitable conse - and to use the confrontation as fully waving flags lifestyle of the Rich for less than 7% interest, an un - ment that has a quence of the a pretext to remove Erdogan to demonstrate and Corrupt. How sustainable rate that will quash chance to transform Special to Turkish General from office. The accusation is their love for their costly is it? Brook - any possibility of a recovery the Turkish political The National Herald Staff’s strategic plausible because the Turkish homeland, a lot of ings is one of the from the current recession. system. Whatever and financial com - military has a long history of Greeks were plan - by ANDY most-respected in - Greece faces a perfect trifecta Erdogan’s failings (and his Is - mitment to the status quo on provoking military tensions with ning how to avoid DABILIS dependent re - produced by the short-sighted lamist politics,) bringing the Cyprus. The Generals never al - Greece to deflect attention from paying the higher search organiza - cupidity of its political leaders, Turkish military under civilian lowed Mr. Talat the authority to internal problems. The number taxes that have Special to tions in the world, Germany’s short-sighted refusal control can only be good for negotiate in good faith and, in of violations of Greek airspace been imposed to re - The National Herald so when it talks, to accept that the European Turkey and good for Greece and the end, decided it suited them has skyrocketed. In fact, the duce the country’s people listen, and Union is a two-way street, and Cyprus. better to be rid of even a sem - Turkish Generals could pull a bank-breaking deficit of 12.7%. they estimate that corruption the worldwide recession pro - Erdogan needs desperately blance of negotiations. hat-trick; they could provoke a And nobody beats Greeks at and wrongdoing costs Greece at duced by the equally larcenous the hope of eventual EU mem - The United States Govern - serious incident that would not gambling, or at evading taxes. least 20 billion euros, or $27 bil - and short-sighted Wall bership – at least in principle – ment, which could change the only give them an excuse to Prime Minister George Papan - lion, but here’s where they’ve Street/City of London “masters if he has any hope of bringing equation, has demonstrated no move against Erdogan but, by dreou knows that and he has got it wrong – it’s a lot more of the universe.” All else being down the Generals who know interest in getting involved in forcing the Greek military to re - had the temerity not just to say than that. equal, Greece could go into that meeting EU entry require - Greek-Turkish-Cyprus matters. act, drive Greece deeper and it - as all politicians do - but ap - “Our basic problem is sys - bankruptcy sometime in the ments undermines their political The gravity of the economic is - faster into bankruptcy. parently to mean it, which temic corruption,” Papandreou next two years (bankruptcy for power, their status and their sues, the bitter and vitriolic in - Finally, the volcano has also means he’ll be taking on the said after he took office late last nation-states being a restructur - personal wealth. That no coup ternal turmoil, and a titanic bat - done its worst for Greece: the biggest cabal of crooks in year, vowing to change a men - ing of debt.) Athens’ attention has taken place so far, indicates tle with a newly re-energized closing of European airports de - Greece, including many of his tality ingrained in Greeks early is riveted on economic survival only that Erdogan has mobilized Republican Party leaves little layed a planned senior-level colleagues who love the high life in life and perpetuated by the and there is little hope that it public opinion behind him. doubt that this administration meeting with the EU and IMF of no-heavy lifting work for big doctor who won’t give you good would do much more than de - However, Erdogan clearly be - will leave what little it does on by a couple of days. The “ratio - pay, free first-class travel and treatment without a bribe, a fend the status quo in the Greek- lieves it could happen. Unfortu - these issues in the generally pro- nal market” punished Greece for Five-Star hotels, caviar instead lawyer who says he needs to Turkish-Cyprus triangle. nately, Frau Merkel and Mon - Turkish foreign policy establish - an Act of God: it sent the spread of souvlaki for lunch, and lots bribe a civil servant to get you German Chancellor Angela sieur (French President Nicolas) ment. on Greek bonds at least two per - of perks. They’re even better at the papers you need, the driving Merkel, taking her cue from US Sarkozy are slamming the door US President Barack Obama centage points higher. using other people’s money than instructor who tells out flat out Senator Mitch McConnell, in Turkey’s face and proposing, has laid down serious foreign civil servants, lawyers, doctors with no pretense that even if prefers to sink her country as a substitute, a “privileged policy markers on only a few is - The Hon. Ambassador Theros and the other ranks of the le - you’re Jenson Button, the world rather than her electoral partnership” that bodes ill for sues of major political impor - is president of the U.S.-Qatar gions of the corrupt here. Formula One racing champion, chances. Her actions virtually Greece and Cyprus. To sell the tance, the most dramatic being Business Council. He served But now, they’re worried. that you have to pay a 300 euros guarantee that the Greek prob - substitute to Ankara, France and the Administration’s unexpected in the U.S. Foreign Service for They believe that despite the ($404) bribe to get your driving lem will become a Portuguese Germany will pressure Athens confrontation with Israel and its 36 years, mostly in the Middle previous endless promises to license because civil clerks can problem, a Spanish problem, an and Nicosia for concessions to supporters in the United States. East, and was American Am - crack down on the corrupt and race circles around you and Italian problem and an English Ankara. The Turkish General Erdogan, in his confrontation bassador to Qatar from 1995 tax evaders, that this time keep you in a rotary forever un - problem in that order over the Staff will love the offer. with the military, wrecked Turk - to 1998. He also directed the Greece really, really, really less you do. That’s all pocketed, next year or two. The conse - “The indictment includes a ish-Israeli relations precisely be - State Department’s Counter- tax-free, of course, so what can quences for Europe and the plan to provoke a military con - cause of their strategic (and ve - Terrorism Office, and holds Papandreou said, “Tax Papandreou do about it? He Euro at that point become frontation with Greece and to nal) benefit to Turkey’s numerous U.S. Government can’t rely on his tax inspectors unimaginable. The only relief use the confrontation as a pre - Generals. The pro-Israeli paid decorations. evasion is at the top of the to catch the crooks because list of reforms. We will be when they do, they just tell the offender to pony up a bribe to prosecuting offenders, no avoid being prosecuted, so now matter how rich or he needs a tax inspector Internal Home is Home Sweet Home, Even If Cypriots Can't Go Back Affairs force, but then they’ll just powerful, to show that we tell corrupt tax inspectors to pay mean business.” them to avoid being prosecuted “The house where I was born, tent. We often consider that we and … well, you see where this even if strangers tread on it, are the epicenter of the world. means it, if only out of necessity goes. We can’t say end, because There it stands, haunted, like a However, our population is equal because the piggy bank is empty, it never does. Papandreou said, soul, inviting and waiting for me” to one- seventh of one-thou - so officials want to refill it with “There is impunity in this coun - sandth of the world population. other people’s money for the try,” but in a sign that should By Nic os A. Rolandis The area of our territory is com - time when they put their hands have set the warning bells clang - Special to The National Herald paratively even smaller. The size in and take out whatever they ing (you can’t say church bells of our economy is equal to one- want again. Papandreou’s Law because you have to slip the This is how Greek poet Costis third of the one thousandth of the wants to increase revenues by priest a little something in an Palamas describes a person's deep world economy. Our military 2.5% of the Gross Domestic envelope to do that) the coun - desire to return to the house strength is negligible. On many Product to help reduce the try’s chief prosecutor said that where he was born. However, in occasions however our decisions deficit and make sure those who wasn’t true. We tried to contact today's world, is such a desire, and actions are not commensu - have been allowed to avoid pay - him under the rock where he which springs directly from the rate with our capabilities. We ing taxes, and others who de - was hiding but he wasn’t talk - heart, always achievable? Or is it, have ditched all opportunities (15 mand and get bribes, won’t fly ing. that heart and soul are on one of them since 1948) for the solu - under the radar screen any - “The trade of the petty side and reason and reality on the tion of our problem and we now more. usurer is hated with most rea - other? Was Blaise Pascal, the try desperately to go back to our Sigh. The timing is either son: it makes a profit from cur - French philosopher and scientist homes. great or terrible, because in a rency itself, instead of making of the 17th Century, probably Meeting at the Cabinet room of the White House, Oct. 6, 1978. * We have ignored the fact speech at the Brookings Institu - it from the process which cur - more accurate, when he wrote in On the Cyprus side, (L-R,) Nicos Demetriou, Ambassador to that justice is not exclusively on tion in Washington, D.C. last rency was meant to serve. Their his book "Pensées" ("Thoughts") Washington, Nicos Rolandis, Spyros Kyprianou, George Pelagias, our side. And we never had the month, Papandreou said, “Tax common characteristic is obvi - "The heart has its own reasons, Director-General of the Ministry. On the American side (R,) virtue and the courage to under - evasion is at the top of the list ously their sordid avarice,” Aris - which are quite unknown to the Zbigniew Brzezinski, advisor to the President, Jimmy Carter. take our own share in the Cyprus of reforms. We will be prosecut - totle said, and while he was head"? After all it seems that the mess. Since I took over the Min - ing offenders, no matter how talking about the banker-type Greek poem paints with rose col - resolutions have never provided of "time," despite the strong voices istry of Foreign Affairs it became rich or powerful, to show that mentality of moneylenders in ors of hope, a world rife with that justice is solely on our side - of some of us, which unfortu - clear and obvious to me that the we mean business.” It’s early yet ancient times, the modus slums, "Darfurs," injustice and something that I indicated time nately fell on deaf ears. An ex - world community, irrespective of but so far, no rich or powerful operandi is the same with to - shameless breaches of human and again in the past. The mes - ample: When Jimmy Carter was our arguments, had never con - tax evaders have been arrested, day’s corrupt. rights. sages and the proposals made to elected in 1976 as President of cluded that we were "saints" or charged or prosecuted, and the In a country of 11 million Many Greek and Turkish us by the international commu - the United States, the Cypriots the only victims in Cyprus. This first time one of them is will be people, fewer than 5,000 Greeks Cypriots have lost their homes as nity were never correctly assessed were rejoicing, the bells of the is why resolutions on Cyprus the first time one of them is and declare annual incomes of more a result of the Turkish invasion and understood. Take the exam - churches were tolling and an ini - were never in line with our we’ll know Papandreou means than 100,000 euros, or and occupation of 1974. Thirty- ple of the late Cypriot President tiative on Cyprus was anticipated. wishes. This is why we have been business. If he doesn’t, he’ll just $135,000, although more than six years have already gone by. Tassos Papadopoulos, who con - So, the Americans, after consul - attacking the officials of the go into the dustbin of history as 60,000 households have in - Memories are fading away and fessed in the year 2005 (after a tations with us, presented the An - United Nations and other coun - another gum-flapper, but he’s comes exceeding 1,000,000 eu - disappearing in the mist of His - delay of 45 years) that the Zurich glo-American-Canadian Plan in tries who handle our problem. the got the look of someone ros or $1,350,000, so do the tory. Will all those people ever - London Agreements that in November 1978, which might This is why we are often taken who knows there’s nothing like math, although that’s an ability manage to go back to their 1960 he considered as a "curse," have led to a balanced solution by surprise. an execution to focus every - apparently reserved for ancient homes? What does justice dic - were in reality a "blessing." How to our problem, just four years af - * We have ignored the fact body’s attention. Greeks. In the end then, Papan - tate? And then, whatever justice can we ever go forward, when ter the invasion when conditions that neither the solution to our But now, weeks after he dreou will find out what Sir prescribes, is there a practical way our decision-making is that "fast" were much better than what they problem nor the issue of property made the statement, the Brook - Francis Bacon said about cor - to implement its judgments, on a and "sharp?" Under the circum - are today. Varosha would be re - rights will ever be resolved ings Institution – which should ruption: planet where another dictum is stances, we are lucky indeed that turned to its residents (without through the judicial process. The have warned him it was coming “One of the Seven (wise men imposed in an arbitrary way? we still control one-half of the is - numerical restrictions,) who recent judgment of the European – has a study coming out that of Greece) was wont to say: That of Roman philosopher land of Cyprus. So, will Cypriots would go back upon the com - Court of Human Rights, whereby declares that bribery, patronage That laws were like cobwebs, Seneca, who said that "might go back to their birthplaces 36 mencement of the talks and the Immovable Property Commis - and other public corruption in where the small flies are caught makes right". (and in some cases 47) years would stay there, even if the talks sion and the High Court in the Greece are among the biggest and the great break through,” In our course through history later? Is there such a possibility, were to fail. The Americans em - north are legalized, in real terms reasons Greece is in the fix it’s and nobody’s better than mod - we have totally ignored this dic - or does the case of Cyprus not phasized that the plan had the disseminates indirectly the harsh in, and that doesn’t even include ern Greeks at knowing what a tum. We have also ignored reali - differ any more from the wishful full support of President Carter message that the Greek Cypriot all the ramifications of tax eva - web you conceive when first you ties. We remained glued to inter - thinking of some Greeks to return and a number of strong countries. properties in the north will not sion – not tax avoidance in practice to deceive. national resolutions, the way we to Smyrna, 88 years after the They also indicated that we be handled in a different manner which people try to downplay perceived them. We have lost and 1922 catastrophe? should move fast, as long as the than the properties of other Eu - their income, but not even filing adabilis@ thenationalherald .com still lose sight of the fact that these In my article "Lost Territories" wounds of the invasion were ropeans mentioned above, who of the 12th June 2006, I refer to fresh and not dried up and solid - have lost their properties in the a meeting I had in Helsinki with ified. This was also mentioned to past. I have the feeling that the the Foreign Minister of Finland us at the meeting of President results of the work of the above on the 5th October 1990. Talking Kyprianou and President Carter Commission will be anything about properties lost, the Minister at the White House on the 6th from zero to very little and the fotograffiti said: "My own home lies dozens October 1978 (a month before process will take years and years of kilometers from where we are the Plan was handed over to us.) to be implemented. now. My family lost it, together But we said "No" to the Plan. So, I believe that there could be a with thousands of Finns who lost the plan faded away, the oppor - glimmer of hope for some their homes, when 10% of our tunity was lost. Varosha was also arrangements in regard to prop - territory became Soviet territory. lost and Cyprus remained di - erties only if the Cyprus problem Try and find a solution to your vided. We also met President is resolved, for restitution, com - problem soon," he advised, "be - Ronald Reagan on the 9th De - pensation or exchange. However cause neither the return of prop - cember 1981. But the Americans how shall we reach a solution and erties nor the payment of com - since then were never really in - how will the issue of properties pensation is easy after an armed terested in Cyprus any more. Dur - be resolved, when some Greek conflict." In that article I also un - ing the past seven years there was Cypriot politicians wished and derscored the fact that huge prop - no meeting at all between the prayed for the election of Eroglou, erties were also lost in the wake Cypriot and the American Presi - (who won) and whose official po - of the Second World War in dents. And when the leader of the sition is in favor of the creation Poland (which lost a net 25% of superpower, whom all other of two states? Poet Palamas, I fear its territory,) in Romania, in Hun - world leaders try to meet (in most that Cypriots may disappoint you. gary and elsewhere and that mil - cases successfully) avoids meeting Past mistakes do not teach us any - lions of Europeans lost their lands our President, what sort of a so - thing at all, so your moving and and their homes without any lution to our problem do we think sweet poem and your visions may compensation. I also reminded that we shall ever achieve? If the well remain unimplemented. that we also lost the war in Americans dislike the solution, Cyprus in 1974. are we immersed in the fallacy Mr. Rolandis was the Cypriot So, which are the mistakes that the solution will go through? Foreign Minister (1978-83) AP Photo/VirGiniA mAyo committed in Cyprus? And If the Americans say no, will and Minister of Commerce, In - This Way Out of the Economic Crisis where do we stand today? Turkey ever nod its consent? dustry & Tourism (1998-2003). * We have ignored and we are * We have ignored our small He was also a member of the Eurozone head Jean-Claude Juncker (R) never tires of European Central Bank President guilty of gross negligence, as far size. We have overlooked the fact Cyprus House of Representa - Jean-Claude Trichet saying, “I told the Greeks, sure, sure, we’ll send you money... NOT!” as the factor "time" is concerned. that as far as strength is con - tives (1991-96) and chairman We failed to grasp the importance cerned we are almost non-exis - of the Liberal Party (1986-98). 12 THE BACK PAGE THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 24-30, 2010 They didn’t win, but the Greeks still dominated the Boston Marathon

By Theodore Kalmoukos TNH Staff Writer The finish times for the Greek team at the Boston Marathon BOSTON – The field of 71 Greek runners for this year’s Boston Marathon didn’t stand a 1291 Karavasilis, Vlassios 36 M N Makri GRE 2:48:41 456 12121 Chronis, Dimitrios 59 M Ioannina GRE 3:44:05 chance of winning, of course, 2446 Papastavrou, Theodoros 43 M Ioannina GRE 2:53:47 691 17803 Vitsa, Dimitra 30 F Iraklio GRE 3:44:46 especially not in a race that has 2272 Bouras, Nikolaos 40 M Athens GRE 2:54:02 720 6487 Manias, Georgios 31 M Viron GRE 3:46:40 been dominated by the class of 1417 Papadakis, Stamatios 36 M Iraklio GRE 2:55:52 846 17958 Kyriakakis, Charalampos 47 M Crete GRE 3:48:10 Kenya for the last two decades 2533 Trapezas, Dimitrios 38 M Egaleo GRE 2:57:24 987 8926 Zikas, Nikolaos 53 M Lamia GRE 3:48:19 and won again by yet another, 4603 Kassotakis, Ioannis 39 M Kifisia GRE 2:58:16 8422 Lazanas, Panagiotis 50 M Arta GRE 3:49:45 Robert Kiprono Cheruyiot, who 2945 Mourelatos, Themistoklis 38 M Cliffside Park NJ USA GRE 2:58:41 6442 Tsimplis, Ioannis 61 M Graceo GRE 3:50:15 set a course record of 2:05:51. 2667 Poulidou, Fillipa 40 F Glifada GRE 3:02:45 21791 Tserkezopoulos, Stamatios 37 M Ag Dimitrios GRE 3:51:33 But the Greeks were doing 3069 Tsampouris, Dimitrios 47 M Ioannina GRE 3:04:27 6134 Triantafillos, Christos 51 M Agrinio GRE 3:52:16 more than chasing the world- 2815 Maranas, Costas D. 42 M State College PA USA GRE 3:05:14 21277 Panagos, Labros 46 M Arta GRE 3:52:21 class elite – they carried the 6433 Bakas, Ilias 30 M Kalamata GRE 3:06:27 27576 Krimizas, Stavros 38 M Monterey CA USA GRE 3:54:43 legacy of their country, and 8300 Anagnostopoulos, Michail 42 M Ioannina GRE 3:10:59 9515 Nikolopoulou, Aristea 47 F Patra GRE 3:59:07 brought from Marathon – in 3351 Andromedas, Panagiotis 43 M N Makri GRE 3:13:02 11268 Liapis, Christos 23 M Zourafok GRE 4:00:18 Greece – the olive wreaths that 7537 Boumpoukas, Stavros 47 M Keratsini GRE 3:14:30 8962 Lakkas, Apostolos 29 M Viron GRE 4:00:18 crowned the champions, includ - 9495 Markozannes, Spiridon 39 M Marousi GRE 3:14:45 12462 Masialas, Spiridon 54 M Volos GRE 4:02:15 ing women’s winner Teyba 11279 Angelopoulos, Chalent 30 M Athens GRE 3:16:22 6370 Marlagoutsou, Evagelia 46 F Nafplio GRE 4:05:30 Erkesso of Ethiopia, who came 4992 Roussos Kalouvari, Dimitrios 40 M Egaleo GRE 3:16:50 9711 Gekas, Georgios 49 M Lamia GRE 4:06:49 in at 2:26.11. 5904 Takis, Athanasios 53 M Petroupoli GRE 3:18:59 8939 Kontos, Konstantinos 52 M Lamia GRE 4:08:51 Her time was far ahead of 9279 Danaskos, Konstantinos 31 M Athens GRE 3:20:12 11924 Katsoulidis, Petros 40 M Ionnina GRE 4:11:37 the top Greek finisher, Vlassios 8515 Chaviaras, Dimitrios 35 M Sperchiada GRE 3:23:40 22074 Kaltsa, Christina 32 F Viron GRE 4:13:47 Karavasilis, 36, from Nea Makri 10999 Papaioannou, Georgios A. 43 M Thessaloniki GRE 3:25:04 11902 Ninis, Andreas 33 M Padagos GRE 4:17:18 Athens, who finished first in the 11359 Charmpis, Panagiotis 55 M Tripoli GRE 3:28:15 9456 Sivris, Ioannis 36 M Chalandri GRE 4:23:29 114th running of the Boston 8938 Kontos, Ioannis 50 M Lamia GRE 3:28:52 16991 Kounas, Georgios 43 M Pikermi GRE 4:25:18 Marathon – a race inspired by 11780 Georgatos, Christos 53 M Glifada GRE 3:28:53 8821 Peleiki-Papagianakopoulou, Ellen 45 F Lamia GRE 4:28:34 the first modern Olympic 9752 Tountas, Markos 32 M Tripoli GRE 3:29:29 22086 Bakalis, Michail 55 M Tripoli GRE 4:32:11 marathon in Greece in 1896, 6432 Panoutsos, Angelakis 52 M Arta GRE 3:29:36 8115 Kotronis, Konstantinos 35 M Lamia GRE 4:34:34 won by Greek shepherd Spiri - 11854 Michos, Nikolaos 61 M Ioannina GRE 3:32:05 20630 Fitili, Panagiota 40 F Lamia GRE 4:38:10 don Loues. 9707 Venetoulis, Drosos 58 M Athens GRE 3:32:07 22027 Papakonstantinou, Angeliki 45 F Athens GRE 4:38:19 The big story for Greece 10199 Koutsioukos, Georgios 50 M Iraklio GRE 3:32:44 20957 Samios, Konstantinos 48 M Egaleo GRE 4:39:46 though was the amazing run of 10500 Theodoridis, Eleftherios 42 M N Falirs GRE 3:33:56 19186 Pagourtzi, Evangelia 46 F Volos GRE 4:40:33 Fillipa Poulidou, 40, who fin - 21285 Iliadis, Michail 39 M Athens GRE 3:37:13 21679 Barbetsea, Eleni 50 F GRE 4:47:55 ished 100th with a time of 10712 Saravanos, Costas 58 M Highland Village TX USA GRE 3:38:20 21948 Kyriazopoulos, Athanasios 59 M Chaidari GRE 4:55:23 3:02:45, marking her as one of 9708 Pappas, Fotios 43 M Keratsini GRE 3:38:40 27810 Koliatsos, Konstantino 38 M Arta GRE 4:58:17 the top runners. 12858 Botopoulos, Konstantinos 42 M N Makri GRE 3:39:53 21516 Sidetos, Dimitrios 55 M Marousi GRE 5:21:27 This year’s event drew more 6404 Kallergis, Charilaos 53 M Petroupoli GRE 3:40:35 22016 Tsodoulos, Christina 39 F Athens GRE 5:35:05 than 26,000 athletes from all 8992 Tsingourakos, Eleftherios 45 M Ioannina GRE 3:42:34 8984 Xiros, Ioannis 50 M Trikala GRE 6:23:57 over the U.S. and the world. Many European athletes were grounded due to the volcanic Pheidippides run with the 1896 General of the European Union, ash cloud from Iceland that Olympic marathon, games at - noting those countries have stopped air traffic and limited tended by members of the BAA “long lasting bonds exist be - some of the potential of the an - who were inspired by the idea tween Greece and the State of nual event run by the Boston and the following year started Massachusetts. The Marathon is Athletic Association (BAA). the Boston Marathon race ini - one of these bonds and reflects The wreaths were put on the tially from the town of Ashland. the deep respect we both share, heads of the winners by Spiri - ENDURING GREEK Greeks and Bostonians for the don Zagaris, the Mayor of INFLUENCE athletic spirit.” Marathon, where it all began This year’s festivities for the Orphanides added that the with an epic battle there 2,500 114th Boston marathon were spirit of the Marathon “was years ago - to be commemo - started at the Greek Consulate spread throughout the world, it rated this year by the Athens General in Boston on April 15, was Boston, the Athens of Amer - Marathon - Demetris Kyriakidis, where Zagaris presented BAA ica, the first city to organize in son of the late Stylianos Kyri - officials with gold-covered 1897 the first Marathon Run akidis, who in 1946 was the last wreaths, as well as the wreaths outside of Greece, bringing the Greek to win in Boston, and made of olive tree branches in Marathon spirit beyond the At - Costas Samios President of the the town of Marathon. lantic, starting the long lasting Marathon Runners Association Speaking to a crowd of about tradition of the Boston of Greece. 250 people, the Consul General Marathon, while at the same The race’s starting point was of Greece, Constantine Or - time spreading the Marathon 26.2 miles away from Boston in phanides, said “It has become a spirit throughout the Americas.” the little town of Hopkinton, tradition every year, on the BAA President Thomas Grilk which has the race’s host and Thursday before the Boston told the National Herald that was declared the sister town of Marathon, to hold this cere - “This year is the biggest Marathon in Greece some years mony here at the Consulate Marathon race, we have more ago, and is the home of former tnh/theodore kAlmoukos General of Greece, where we de - twenty six thousand athletes, BAA director Tim Kilduff, who Dimitri Kyriakides (Center-front of top photo) was one of the honored guests at the Boston liver to the Boston Athletic As - eight thousands volunteers, and is an American consultant for Marathon because his father, Stylianos, was the last Greek to win the event there, in 1946. At sociation the olive wreaths for we are so pleased to have so Marathon 2500, which will, of bottom left, Vangelis Lithoxopoulos, of Newton, Mass., dressed in traditional clothing, bears the crowning of the winners of many athletes from Greece.” course, begin near the site of the gold-plated olive wreaths from Marathon, Greece for the race winners, while at bottom the Boston Marathon.” Brian Herr, Chairman of the the 490 B.C. battle with an right, The Mayor of Marathon, Spiros Zagaris, (R) shows off the wreath to the President of the He also stressed at the pres - Hopkinton Board of Selectman, Athenian victory a Persian inva - Boston Marathon, Thomas Grilk. ence of 11 Consuls and Consul told the Herald “The town of sion. Hopkinton loves the Marathon, Some historians argue that we are proud that it starts from the battle of Marathon was one us and we do everything possi - of the early battles between East ble to advance it.” and West, which they believe, At the starting line, local coincidentally, took place on businesses flew Greek and September 11, the modern an - American flags, and held ban - niversary of another clash of civ - ners marking the 2,500 years ilizations with the terrorist at - anniversary. Greek runners tacks on the United States. found hospitality in local homes At the battle, some 10,000 and introduced at schools. Athenians used superior military Prominent Greek-American strategy to defeat a Persian businessman Andreas Karpouzis army which was 10 times big - and his wife Themis hosted a ger. dinner for more than 10 athletes s

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P The Greeks commemorated n Especially for Greece. A t They’re Still Chasing the Ghosts of Pheidippides, Loues and Kyriakides

By Andy Dabilis The marathon, of course, is tors. Then Kelley broke away are victorious.” The win put Kyr - TNH Staff Writer named for the aftermath of the and with less than two miles to iakides on a pedestal with Phei - Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. – go seemed to have an insur - dippides and Spiridon Loues, the ATHENS - The Greek runners preceding by a decade the more mountable lead. Kyriakides’ Greek shepherd who won the who lined up for the Boston remembered last stand of the knees and legs buckled, and he first Marathon in the initial mod - Marathon this year probably Spartans at Thermopylae. But began to almost hallucinate, ern Olympic games in Athens in didn’t know they were standing Greeks have not been able to win saying later that he would see 1894. Today, they are all en - in the footsteps of the last Greek in Boston, the most celebrated images of the Greek flag on the shrined on two identical statues, who won that famous race: marathon in the world, if no Acropolis, his family having only one in Hopkinton, Massachusetts Stylianos Kyriakides in 1946 - longer the most important, since peas to eat, and then, in a fate - near the starting point of the and doubtless the stakes were Kyriakides took to the starting ful moment, looked into the Boston Marathon, and the other far less for them, personal bests, line 64 years ago and was nearly crowd and in the sea of faces in the town of Marathon in some mild glory, and chasing yet barred from running by race spotted an old man with a big Greece, donations from Jim more Kenyans who have domi - doctors who said he was too moustache who yelled at him in Davis, the Greek American nated the event for two decades, weak and might die in the fluent Greek, “Ya teen Elatha, owner of the New Balance run - knowing they couldn’t catch streets. That was before Demeter Stelio, ya teen pathia sou,” – for ning shoe company in Boston. them. For Kyriakides, the race jumped up and said, “He is Greece and your children.” In Athens, when the news was “Win or Die,” – the words Greek, he is running for Greece,” museum oF mArAthon, 2009 “My feet became like the was announced, the country re - written on a note handed to him and after the doctors backed off, When Greek marathon champ Stylianos Kyriakides crossed the wings of Hermes,” he said later joiced, but Kyriakides stayed in moments before the start by Demeter wrote a note on a piece finish line to win the 1946 Boston Marathon – the last Greek and he took off like a speed racer, Boston and the United States George Demeter, a Greek Amer - of paper – the front and back – to do it – he fixed his watch to stop time, and the moment. so fast he should have had a li - another month to gather dona - ican state legislator from Boston and clasped it to Kyriakides’ cense plate for a number, and tions and food and clothing and who owned a hotel and had be - hand and told him, “Stelio, read too, as he was a Cypriot and began, Kyriakides clutched the crowd screamed “The Greek! medical supplies for Greece. friended Kyriakides, first in the top now and the back at the Greece was caught up in the dev - Demeter’s note to his hand and The Greek!” and Kelley looked When he returned, on May 23, 1938 when the Greek runner, finish – when you win.” Kyri - astating Civil War after WWII. tried to stay with Kelley, a wily over his shoulder and said all he 1946, nearly a million people the champion of Greece and the akides barely survived World Adding to his emotion was that and tough runner whose persis - saw was his friend Kyriakides were lining the route from the Balkans, although a Cypriot by War II, and only because after the defending champion was tence could break down faster running past him so fast Kelley airport to Syntagma Square, birth, had to drop out of the he and his wife and young Johnny Kelley, the Irish Ameri - runners who would try to sprint felt tied to a tree. As he ap - where he laid a wreath at the Boston race because of blisters daughter were stopped by a Ger - can whom he had met in Berlin too soon. Adding to the drama proached the finish line in down - memorial for the Unknown Sol - caused by new running shoes he man patrol in Athens in 1946 he and become friendly with. After was the presence of cars on the town Boston, Kyriakides knew dier and said, “Enosis,” asking was given, and then again eight produced his credentials from his humiliation in Boston in course, the last year they would he would triumph, and as an an - Greeks to unite. They didn’t, of years later when Kyriakides, running in the 1936 Olympic 1938, Kyriakides told Jerry Na - be allowed, with the runners nouncer shouted, “Ladies and course, and since then all Greek withered and gaunt from the Marathon in Berlin. In Boston, son, the Boston Globe Sports Ed - guided by police on motorcy - Gentlemen, the man they said runners have been chasing his hunger and famine sweeping he looked at the front of the note itor who had befriended him, cles. At the famed Heartbreak would die in the streets is about footsteps in Boston, and wher - Greece, was brought back to and saw the words “H Tan E Epi that, “Someday, I will come back, Hill, named not for how steep it to win the Boston Marathon,” ever marathons are held. Boston by Demeter to win the Tas,” the credo from Spartan and win.” is but because it’s a long uphill Kyriakides checked his running race or die trying, so the world mothers to their sons before a When Kyriakides appeared in grade before the home stretch watch – a rarity in those days – Andy Dabilis and Nick Tsiotos would know what was happen - battle, telling them to return Nason’s office in 1946, the edi - begins and has sapped many a crossed the line, yelled “For are co-authors of “Running ing in Greece after World War home “With Your Shield or On tor thought he was too weak to runner, Kelley and Kyriakides, Greece,” and turned over the With Pheidippides,” published II, a country split by civil war It.” He knew he had to win, de - even walk out of the office, but the K-Twins, broke away from note. It said, “Neneekeekamen,” by Syracuse University Press, and where people were dying spite the impossible odds of be - Demeter had his chef feed the the pack and headed through the supposed words of Pheidip - the biography of Stylianos in the streets from hunger, ing nearly too weak to run, be - marathoner steak and eggs and the town of Brookline, past pides when he ran back to Kyriakides, translated into carted away each morning in a cause all of Greece was milk and try to prepare him for brownstone homes and hun - Athens after the battle of Greek and published by Ke - morbid ritual. depending on him, a bitter irony the grueling event. As the race dreds of thousands of specta - Marathon and announced, “We dros as “Born A Victor.”