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N anniversa ry www.thenationalherald.com A wEEKly GREEK-AmERIcAN PUblIcAtION 1915-2017 VOL. 20, ISSUE 1030 July 8-14, 2017 c v $1.50 Cyprus Former Rochester Secret Football Player Kollias Unity Talks Survived Horror Night in Limbo TNH Staff where a SWAT team rescued them. It was hell for Niko Kollias, a It unfolded with a Breaking Turkey Won’t former University of Rochester Bad-like series of events set in football player lured to a filthy, motion by a drug-dealing team - Remove Army from rundown house where he and a mate, Isaiah E. Smith, from the teammate endured torture, Bronx, recruited by the school Occupied Area beatings, and thought they to bolster its football program. would die at the hands of men A talented linebacker, he led the TNH Staff out for revenge – on the wrong team in sacks and turned it people. around but was, teammates United Nations Secretary-Gen - Kollias, from Chicago, out - said, a menace to everyone eral Antonio Guterres intervened lined for ESPN’s Outside the around him. in a desperate bid to keep re - Lines the terror they went Another former Rochester newed Cyprus unity talks from through in 2015, trapped in the player told Outside the Lines collapsing after Turkey steadfastly house, facing constant menace that he bought marijuana from refused to remove its army in the at the hands of a gang, so bad it Smith several times. He said occupied area as a condition for led Rochester Police Chief Smith told him “he had connec - a deal. Michael Ciminelli, a former DEA tions in New York City” and Turkey has unlawfully occu - agent, to say: “I’ve seen a lot of could “get whatever I needed. pied the northern third since in - things. This one is really in a As much as I would need.” vading in 1974 and a long line of class by itself in terms of the Kollias said he believes the politicians, diplomats and envoys level of physical and psycholog - Rochester coaching staff knew since then have failed to make ical torture. It was as bad as a Smith was tangled up with any real progress in unification horror movie.” drugs but chose to look the talks, largely due to the presence He survived gunshot other way. Other players had of Turkey’s army which President wounds, a broken leg and being faced harsh consequences when Recep Tayyip Erdogan said would left tied naked and bleeding they violated rules, Kollias said. remain there “forever,” a position Sculpture of the Greek Immigrants Unveiled in Montreal while they used ATM card to rob “Things happen, like drunk dri - from which he hasn’t backed off. him and – police said – set for ving,” he explains. “And when Cypriot President Nicos Anas - Greek-Canadians gifted the bronze sculpture honoring Hellenism by artist and professor at the certain execution until their trail tasiades and Turkish-Cypriot School of Fine Arts Athens, Giorgos Houliaras, for the 375th anniversary of Montreal. led them the house of horror Continued on page 4 leader Mustafa Akinci have been talking for almost two years but the once-optimistic hopes the two moderates could be the ones to come to terms have dashed re - Whitestone Day School Closes peatedly despite upbeat press re - leases indicating a deal was at hand By Theodore Kalmoukos Spyridon in Washington ments are published at the end Anastasiades, facing re-elec - Heights. of this article. tion next year and eager to final - WHITESTONE – The Day Archbishop Demetrios told He told TNH “it was a good ize a deal, said he was still hope - School of the Holy Cross parish TNH “I do not have the neces - school with magnificent ful some progress could be made, has closed, according to a letter sary information to comment on progress and terrific pedagogi - repeating an assessment he’s sent to parents on June 28. The this case.” The parish’s presiding cal practice. I had the opportu - made frequently with no results. letter is signed by Parish Council priest, Archimandrite Dionysios nity to visit the School many He rushed to fend off reports President Fotini Karalekas and Anagnostopoulos, did not re - times and I considered it a pro - he was ready to cave in to Turkish Principal; Theodore Kousoulas. spond to TNH’s request for com - totype School. I am so sorry, I demands. They cited low enrollment for ment. TNH was informed by the don’t know why, how and for With alternating reports from the 2017-18 academic year as Archdiocese that he was at the what reason this (the closing) the secret talks that a deal was at the reason for the closing. camp of the First Archdiocesan happened.” hand and that a collapse also Holy Cross becomes the sixth District, where the counseled He said he had visited the wants, Anastasiades said he community parish Day School children and heard their confes - school last year, before the would offer new proposals to end to close in the last few years sions. Also not responding to change in principal, and said he the impasse but, as usual, every - during the Archbishopric min - TNH’s request for comment learned of that change through thing was being kept hidden from istry of His Eminence Arch - were Kousoulas, and Archdioce - TNH as well. “No one informed Cypriots and Turks whose lives bishop Demetrios Geron of san Direct District Director of us that the school was going to and future would be affected by America. Out of the 12 day Education Maria Macedon. close. It was one of the excep - what politicians, diplomats and Schools that existed, 6 of them Archdiocese Director of Edu - tional schools at the top of the envoys were hashing out. closed, in Whitestone and at the cation Ioannis Eftymiopoulos list of schools of this type.” Anastasiades, told reporters following other parishes: Trans - told TNH that “I was not aware, He said he didn’t want to before another session of the on - figuration in Corona, St. until I heard it from you now,” think about how many commu - Malliotakis Celebrates the Fourth of July going talks at the Swiss resort of Demetrios in Jamaica, Three Hi - and he emphasized that the nity day schools have closed, as Crans-Montana that he expected erarchs in Brooklyn, Koimisis tis school was “blossoming.” Dr. Greek-American mayoral candidate and NYS Assemblymember the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot Theotokou in Brooklyn, and St. Eftymiopoulos’ extended com - Continued on page 4 Nicole Malliotakis at a Fourth of July parade in Staten Island. participants to “demonstrate the same good will” to break the stalemate. Anastasiades appealed to his fellow Greek Cypriots to “turn a A New Museum without Walls Opens in WA Christopoulos deaf ear” to both suggestions that he has made significant conces - sions and to “over-optimistic” as - By Steve Frangos umes/printed materials, news - to conduct video interviews have also “established an Fundraiser in sertions that the talks are on the TNH Staff Writer papers, art work and other arti - which become online exhibits archive to house donated or cusp of a breakthrough. facts).” with text, photos and video seg - loaned items which include tex - Guterres, taking a hands-on The announcement has been This museum site did not just ments. By the end of 2015, there tiles, film, video, DVDs, cos - Glen Cove approach, got involved again af - made. The Greek-American His - spring up overnight. As the were over 200 video interviews tumes, clothing, bound vol - ter Turkish Foreign Minister torical Museum of Washington Washington Greeks report “since conducted and 150 exhibits umes, printed materials, photos, Mehmet Cavusoglu made it clear State has just launched its latest 2009, the Museum has received posted on the site.” These online slides, newspapers, documents, By Eleni Sakellis that a peace accord would not in - effort at preservation. This is its over 600 items that serve to exhibits are divided into the cat - art work, audio recordings and “museum without walls” initia - help share the stories of the egories of Making a Living, Mak - other artifacts. These materials GLEN COVE, NY – A large Continued on page 9 tive. Greek experience in Washington ing a Home, and Keeping Com - are available for inspection and crowd of supporters turned out The concept is simple: “For State. These items have been munity.” The museum personnel research purposes.” to support Zefy Christopoulos in the past year the items in the donated or loaned to the Mu - consciously chose the Internet To complement the oral his - her run for the Nassau County Greeks in Washington collection seum and are cataloged and as their forum fully aware that tory collections, online exhibi - Legislature, 11th District. have been photographed and in - preserved in the Museum “the internet provides a means tions and the archive the Mu - The “Meet, Greet and Sup - Menounos cluded in a searchable database. archive.” All this is all now ac - of reaching the entire world and seum has also sponsored a port” event in honor of the The photos and descriptions of cessible from their home page viewer responses have been re - number of public programs, lec - Greek-American Republican these items are divided into ten greeksinwashington.org. ceived from far corners of the tures and other presentations in - candidate was held on June 29 Reveals categories (textiles, costumes Since its inception, the Wash - globe.” cluding their most recent public at The View Grill in Glen Cove. and clothing, photos/slides, ington Greeks rightly decided to Well aware of the complexi - lecture on Alexander Pantages, The attendees enjoyed cocktails documents, audio recordings, showcase their own. “The pri - ties of their overall preservation and hors d’oeuvres and showed Brain Tumor film/video/DVD, bound vol - mary activity of the Museum is project, the Washington Greeks Continued on page 4 how their enthusiasm for Christopoulos who is a dedi - cated member of the community TNH Staff with experience working in the City of Glen Cove Mayor’s Office NEW YORK – Journalist and TV Patronis is and the Nassau County govern - celebrity Maria Menounos an - ment. nounced that she has been di - Among those present were agnosed with a benign brain tu - Florida’s Glen Cove Mayor Reginald mor and has announced her Spinelli, Glen Cove Republican resignation from E! News, the Committee Chairman David Associated Press reported. New CFO Zatlin, Judge Arthur Diamond, Menounos told People mag - Oyster Bay Councilman Tom azine that she underwent Hand, Glen Cove Councilman surgery in June to remove a TNH Staff Nick Dileo, Jr., and other Re - golf-ball-sized tumor discovered publican leaders and candidates in February. Menounos said 99.9 TALLAHASSEE, FL – Jimmy Pa - for local office. Also present was percent of the tumor was re - tronis was sworn in on June 30 Fr. Andreas Vithoulkas of the moved during the seven-hour as Florida's new chief financial Church of the Holy Resurrection procedure on June 8. She noted officer. in Brookville where Christopou - that there is a small chance that With Gov. Rick Scott present, los has been a member of the it could come back. Chief Justice Jorge Labarga of parish council for 30 years, E! said on July 3 that Me - the Florida Supreme Court ad - other members of the parish nounos was leaving the network ministered the oath in the gov - council, family, and friends. after three years. The cable net - ernor’s office. Sea Cliff attorney and GOP work said it believes Menounos Patronis, 45, called the ap - leader John Canning gave a will address her health issues pointment “an incredible warm welcome to all in atten - honor,” as reported in the dance and noted what an excel - Continued on page 6 Tampa Bay Times. He was ac - lent candidate Christopoulos is companied by his wife, Katie, to take on a “do-nothing” in - and their two sons, Theo and cumbent legislator who “needs Johnny. A Panama City restau - to be replaced.” He called For subscription: rateur, former Republican state Christopoulos a “Hellenic force” 718.784.5255 House member and former and mentioned that she was [email protected] member of the Public Service born in Manhattan and raised EUROKINISSI Commission, Patronis is now the in Jackson Heights, showing an Memorial Service for Constantine Mistotakis state's fourth CFO. The previous independent spirit by not mov - CFO was Jeff Atwater, who re - ing to Astoria like so many other The 40 days for former Premier of Greece Constantine Mitsotakis took place at St. Dionysios the Areopagite Church in Athens with son Kyriakos Mitsotakos and family members present. Continued on page 6 Continued on page 6 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 8-14, 2017 An Interview with Avant Global Founder & CEO Demetri Argyropoulos

By Eleni Sakellis nized for his support of philan - clients include one of the there are too many taxes on the thropic causes and knighted into wealthiest business magnates in Greek people, consumers cannot NEW YORK – Greek-Ameri - the Order of Savoy in a cere - Mexico, the founding family of spend, and their hands are tied. can Demetri Argyropoulos- mony at Saint Patrick's Cathe - a well-known retail giant, and Foreign investment is great, it founder and CEO of global ad - dral in New York. The knight - one of the largest holding com - brings some stimulation to the visory firm Avant Global, based hood recognizes those who have panies in the world. Since it was Greek economy but he wonder in Santa Barbara, CA, loves contributed to the benefit of founded, Avant Global, known about too much foreign control. Greece. A dual citizen for the mankind through good works, for building strategic relation - The hardworking culture of last seven years, he divides his the arts and letters, sciences and ships for its customers, has Greece was passed down to Ar - time between his home in Cali - humanitarian disciplines. He helped fuel more than $10 bil - gyropoulos through his family, fornia and Greece. Argyropoulos said of the honor that only two lion in added value for its his grandfather Vlasios spoke with The National Herald people have been knighted in clients. Kokiousis, he noted, was a great about his family, his work, and recent years and the experience He said, “Fear cannot be your mentor to him and a source of his love of Hellas. was humbling and memorable. enemy. You have to be fearless, knowledge. Arriving in the US Argyropoulos said that many Argyropoulos noted that friends to conquer your fear and take at age 17, Kokiousis worked for members of his family read TNH from all over the world attended calculated thoughtful risk.” Ex - Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, over the years, and his grand - the ceremony and the “history perience and insight are impor - and helped develop the Model- parents were avid readers of the of something like this is very in - tant, Argyropoulos noted, and T Ford assembly line, Argy - paper. He noted that his family teresting, and it’s quite unique gave the example of buying a ropoulos told TNH. Kokiousis roots are in Peloponessos and in to be a part of that.” failing company in order to turn passed away at 101. Athens, but before 1922 his fa - When asked about his recent it around. “It won’t work if you He said that everyone in his ther’s family lived in Asia Minor comments in interviews with the don’t have the experience and family is an entrepreneur and and were refugees who settled C-Suite Network and cnbc.com insight to make the changes to they are great examples to fol - in Oropos, Nea Palatia. Argy - on the common characteristic improve the business and elim - low in life. The innovative Greek ropoulos’ father came to Amer - shared by all successful entre - inate problems.” people, he said, will come back ica at the age of 18. His mother preneurs- making decisions To illustrate his point, Argy - to success. He cares very much was born in the United States quickly and decisively, Argy - ropoulos spoke about his admi - about the country, noting that to Greek immigrant parents. ropoulos said they do make de - ration for Greek-American bil - he gives back as much as he can. Argyropoulos told TNH that cisions quickly but with an im - lionaire Dean Metropoulos and His efforts with the Clinton Ini - he is a proud Greek-American portant differential, they use how he saved Twinkies by mak - SANtI VISAllI tiative, Leadership 100, the Na - and spends about three months their instinct and understanding ing the necessary changes to Demetri Argyropoulos tional Hellenic Society, and the per year in Greece and has just and have “failed enough to keep the company in business. Greek Orthodox Church and recently purchased property on know how to succeed.” About his own work, Argy - have to believe, whether it’s a vesting in the economy and buy - helping with the refugee crisis Corfu. He noted that this is one A serial entrepreneur who ropoulos said his company as - company or a country.” ing real estate. He noted that in Greece by finding abandoned way he is helping the Greek made his first million at the sesses risk, uses the currency of His company builds “great the Germans should forgive the factories and retrofitting them economy and encouraging his young age of 23, Argyropoulos relationships to bring people to - businesses by bringing the right debt because they owe Greece to be used as housing is just one Greek-American friends to also also touts an impressive roster gether in “the best team in the people together,” he added. a great deal from the past, es - of the ways he gives back. buy property in the homeland. of individuals and companies – world centered around a com - When asked about the eco - pecially World War II, so at least Proud of his heritage, Argy - A successful businessman, dozens of billionaires, fast-grow - mon purpose.” nomic issues in Greece, Argy - some of the debt should be for - ropoulos said, “My heart is in Argyropoulos is also a dedicated ing startups, and Fortune 1000 He noted the power of be - ropoulos pointed out that given. Greece and my mind in the philanthropist. He was recog - companies. Argyropoulos’ lieving in that purpose, “You Greek-Americans can help by in - Argyropoulos noted that United States.” Greek-Australian Artist Anastasia Contoguris Talks to TNH

By Eleni Sakellis It may seem strange to some the more upset she became with fainted, and one Holocaust sur - Chief Curator of the event sin - that an artist who happens to anti-Semitism in the world. vivor looked into the gallery and gled out Ghetto Child as one of NEW YORK – Greek-Australian be a Greek Orthodox Christian, When words failed, she turned could not enter, she was so two works that “enormously artist Anastasia Contoguris has would be drawn to this difficult to sculpting, noting that it does - moved by what she saw even at overwhelmed her” as quoted in created an extraordinary body subject, but when asked why n’t matter “whether you are a distance, she returned days the September 22, 2015 article of work in her artistic career. you a Christian would want to Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, we later to view the sculptures with “Artistic Appeal” in China Daily. Her powerful sculptures are in - sculpt these images of the Holo - are human.” her family. The exhibition was There are plans to take the spired by one of the darkest pe - caust, Contoguris replied, “Why The work began slowly. Con - scheduled to run in Toronto for exhibition to Vienna in 2018 for riods in human history, the not?” The question made her toguris is a self-taught artist, an one week but was extended to the anniversary of Kristallnacht Holocaust. She took the time to angry and she said, “I was born autodidact. She studied Inter - ten days as so many people on November 9. So far, the work speak to The National Herald a human, too.” national Relations and Manage - wanted to see the incredibly has been self-financed but the about her work, inspiration, and Contoguris explained that af - ment at university and began moving works. Contoguris artist and her husband hope family. ter having spent time in Israel, sculpting in 2000. A foundry in noted that in Toronto, it was the they can find a sponsor to bring Greece cast her sculptures in first time all the works were dis - the sculptures to the US and bronze and helped her with the played so they all could be perhaps find a museum that patinas and colors. The pieces viewed together. She was hum - would become a permanent are very large and heavy weigh - bled by the people’s reaction. home for the sculptures where Porphyra, Grecian Rock ing several hundred kilos. Con - Contoguris also made 600 they could be seen by the most toguris noted that the work is a bronze stars with the names of people. Contoguris noted that form of expression and the the children, their ages, and the Australian mission to the Opera Wows in Flushing pieces were not intended for where they were killed on the United Nations has expressed sale. As the collection grew, it back of each one. One woman interest in showing her work at became clear that the work found her uncle’s name, Con - the UN. The cost of transporting TNH Staff and powerhouse vocalist Elaine should be exhibited. With the toguris told TNH. The stars are the large, heavy sculptures and Tuttle who portrayed the role of help of her husband Petros Con - available for $100 with all the insuring them in the US is very NEW YORK – Porphyra, A Gre - Princess Anna Porphyrogenita, toguris, the work has now been proceeds donated to Save a high. For now, the works are courtesy of Anastasia contoguris cian Rock Opera, Anna and the delightful Tommy Von Voigt exhibited internationally, most Child’s Heart, an Israeli NGO stored in Athens. Ghetto Child, one of the Vladimir: The love that Rocked who slayed as Prince Vladimir, notably in a solo exhibition at that provides pediatric heart When asked about her fam - bronze sculptures by Anasta - the world, wowed audiences the majestic vocal stylings of Beth Torah Synagogue in surgery to poor children around ily, Contoguris mentioned that sia Contoguris. with a historical and cultural Ron Iglesias as Emperor Basil II, Toronto, Canada, at the Sarah the world. her father’s side is from Kavala journey into Greece's past at and the heavenly vocals of and Chaim Neuberger Holo - At the 6th Beijing Interna - and her mother’s from Epirus. Mayer, an 87-year-old Holocaust Flushing Town Hall "Where the Christina Stavrou as Princess caust Education Center in 2013. tional Biennale of Art in Sep - The artist and her husband both survivor. The resulting paper Silk Road ends, a romance be - Olga. The exhibition was part of the tember-October 2015, Con - attended ACS Athens, though at was presented in New Jersey gins.” The Rock Opera was The band was composed of 33rd annual Holocaust Educa - toguris represented Australia different times. The couple has high school social studies classes hosted by the Greater Flushing Billy Chrissochos on guitar, Mike tion Week. with her sculpture Ghetto Child four children, Julietta, Nicholas, where Mayer spoke about his Chamber of Commerce. Audi - “Risko” Savvas on guitar and The reaction to the sculp - as part of that year’s Memory Alexia, and Amalia, of whom experiences during World War ences experienced the show for tzoura (the smaller cousin of the tures was overwhelming. The and Dream theme. Tao Qin, they are very proud. Contoguris II. The proud mother also the first time in one of Queens’ bouzouki instrument), who en - artist told TNH that the people Deputy Secretary General of the shared her son’s school project shared daughter Alexia’s charm - most revered landmark theaters thralled the audiences with his were stunned, one woman China Artists Association and in which he interviewed Eric ing poem about her heritage. unique instrument, Jose A. Navia on bass, Richard Khuzami on percussion and what is a tour de force on drums, Mr. Tracey “Tre Boogie” Beavers, holding Rice Up Event, Kochilas Highlight Greek Flavors the entire ship together. The dancers from the Dena Stevens Shazadi Dance Project were By Eleni Sakellis velous event it was to promote guests to taste including a tradi - pared quickly. The inspiration for Choreographer Dena Stevens, Greek rice, especially with the tional Politiko rice flavored with the lemon rice was from classic the show’s Associate Producer NEW YORK – Rice is one of those cooking demonstration by Kochi - cinnamon, a Greek red saffron Greek cuisine and the traditional Peishan Lo, and Alicia Kubeck. rare foods that can be found in las and through the work of Pis - risotto, and two risottos featuring avgolemono soup that is tremen - Recognized and awarded by almost every cultural cuisine tiolas, success is already granted. lemon rice, one with shrimp and dously popular. The classic lemon UNESCO, Porphyra, a Grecian throughout the world. In its basic Pistiolas then spoke about the peas, and another with chicken flavor can accompany so many Rock Opera, made its debut at form, simply prepared, it offers history of rice in Greece, how and mushrooms. foods as a side dish and with Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall in nourishment and can soothe up - Alexander the Great brought it Needless to say, the Greek chicken or shrimp and/or veg - May 2015 and Off Broadway de - set stomachs, but it is also a fan - back from his travels and how it risottos were fantastic and many etables mixed in, the lemon but at the famed West Village tastic ingredient that can elevate spread through Europe via Spain among the guests praised Kochi - risotto can be enjoyed as a com - Players Theatre in May 2016. an everyday meal into something and to the West, eventually to las’ recipes. One guest said of the plete meal, too. Porphyra’s album, “Faith, Strug - special. America. He pointed out that four versions of risotto she tried, Kochilas told TNH about her gle, Victory” also won the 2016 On June 26, the Rice Up Greece is the third-largest pro - “I loved every single one of them.” upcoming cooking show, My Best Rock Album in the Greek Risotto event took place at ducer of rice in Europe after Italy Kochilas said she has been on Greek Table, which will begin air - cOURtESy Of bIlly chRISSOchOS Akademia Music Awards. Por - the Manhattan’s Sopra at Amali, and Spain, and the richness of the “rice roadshow” for three ing this October across the coun - Porphyra Playbill cover. phyra’s Rock Opera debut at a wonderful Mediterranean the soil and the perfect climate years now and noted that conve - try on public television. She said Flushing Town Hall was named restaurant in its own right, and produce an excellent product. nience is important for the Amer - “it is a huge project for the Greek for three performances, on June “Pick of the Week” by “It’s in featured a cooking demonstra - Pistiolas then introduced Kochi - ican market. The Greek rice prod - community and for Greece, in 2 and 3. Queens” the popular online blog. tion by celebrity Chef and cook - las, who mentioned the risottos ucts especially offer excellent terms of mainstreaming all that's First came Anthony and Taehoon Kim, President of book author Diane Kochilas. that were being prepared for the quality meals that can be pre - beautiful about the country.” Cleopatra then, there was the the Greater Flushing Chamber Among those present were drama-drenched Byzantine duo of Commerce, said, “The Consul General of Greece in New Anna and Vladimir. Porphyra is Greater Flushing Chamber of York Konstantinos Koutras, Agis the rock opera that captures all Commerce is pleased to present Pistiolas, Marketing and Exports the history, grandeur, and power this wonderful cross-cultural Director for Agrino, which has a Kalesma: Humanitarian Project for Kids struggles behind their love story. performance of Anna & long history of producing rice in Set in the year 988 AD, the pro - Vladimir. We hope this collabo - Greece, and many members of TNH Staff duction chronicles the world- ration with Porphyra will the Greek-American community. rocking marriage of Princess strengthen our relationship be - Pistiolas spoke with The Na - ATHENS –Kalesma's mission is Anna Porphyrogenita of Greece tween the Greek community tional Herald noting the impor - the creation of a long-term music to Grand Prince Vladimir the and the many New Yorkers from tance of this campaign for Greece education program for the chil - Great of the medieval Kievan around the world who now live and Greek products. He showed dren of Kivotos tou Kosmou, a Rus. Their tale of love, war and and work in Flushing.” the new packaging of one of the nonprofit organization caring peace is brought to life through Queens Community Board 1 just released products for the U.S. mostly for homeless mothers and hard rock, melodic metal, and District Manager Florence market and said that Greek prod - children, living in conditions of Greek folk music, all churned Koulouris said, “Porphyra, A Gre - ucts are known for being healthy neglect and abandonment, with - out by a rock orchestra. Based cian Rock Opera is a wonderful and high quality and that the out medical care, mostly coming on the epic albums "Faith, Strug - blend of Greek history and mod - Greek diet is the healthiest in the from single parent families, and gle, Victory" and "The Star - ern rock music. A new experi - world. The new Greek rice prod - some orphans as well. Kivotos KAlESmA PROjEct maker's Prophecy" (due out this ence everyone should see.” ucts soon to arrive on store provides care to over 500 chil - In the center, Vasilis Kostas, working with the children of Kiv - summer), the performance “The Spin on the relationship shelves in the United States dren on a daily basis. otos tou Kosmou in Athens, in December 2016. weaves together theater, dance, of Anna Porphyrogenitos and demonstrate those characteristics The first step is to bring six and visuals. Prince Vladimir was well- pre - and will undoubtedly attract international musicians from music education program which with the children are graduates The director, production/ sented by the talented music even more people to the healthy Berklee College of Music to will start in September, 2018. from the Berklee Global Jazz In - stage manager, costume stylist, and actors performing on stage. and delicious Greek diet. Pistiolas Greece for the sole purpose of “This idea came to life when stitute, which trains its students prop master, and narrator was I enjoyed all aspects of the per - told TNH that in addition to the working and performing to - I visited Kivotos last Christmas to create humanitarian projects Despina Chrissochos, wife of Billy formance from music to cos - stores that sell Agrino products gether on stage with a choir of with the intention of finding the and to bring social change Chrissochos- the primary com - tumes and movement of the through Loumidis Foods, in about 40 children of Kivotos. musical talent that exists there. I through music. poser, lyricist and producer of theme through the various acts three months the new Greek rice The children will be trained witnessed how music cultivates The musicians: Porphyra. Mrs. Chrissochos of the opera; an effective way products will be available at for a year prior to the concert by kindness, respect and teamwork, Vasilis Kostas (Greece) – Laouto helmed the production while to bring alive historical themes North Shore Farms grocery Aggeliki Toubanaki, professional and builds self-esteem. I decided Eirini Tornesaki (Greece) – Vo - seven months pregnant with the from the past. Perhaps youth stores. educator/musician. The artists that I will do everything within cals couple’s second child. could come to appreciate history Artemis Kohas of the Kohas will work with the children for my power to fulfill this need for Layth Sidiq (Jordan) – Violin The protagonists were four through such performances,” Agency and Mastiha Shop wel - one week in July, 2018. music education,” said Vasilis Chase Morrin (United States) – of NYC’s most versatile and said Rev. Fr. Paul Palesty, St. comed everyone to the event, The final performance is not Kostas, musician and Kalesma Piano powerful Hard Rock/Heavy Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine and introduced Consul General the only goal of this project but founder. Noam Israeli (Israel) – Drums Metal vocalists; the charismatic Church. Koutras, who noted what a mar - the beginning of a permanent All six artists who will work James Dale (Australia) – Bass THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 8-14, 2017 COMMUNITY 3 Hellenic American Finance Professionals Host China Investment Panel

By Eleni Sakellis recalling how in his early days spective Shanghai offices before in the country dairy products joining CS as managing partner. NEW YORK – On June 28, the had to be purchased with ration The experts also discussed Hellenic American Association coupons and now China is one the $1 trillion One Belt One for Professionals in Finance of the major economies of the Road development project and (HABA) hosted the panel dis - world. what the Trump Administration cussion on China Investment af - Savage noted that depending means for China, which accord - ter the Debt Downgrade – what on how you measure it, China ing to Zhao is positive since the does it mean for the United is either the second-largest or leaders of China see how much States, Europe, and Greece? at the largest economy in the they have in common with Wells Fargo Connections in Mid - world, taking into account its Trump as businessmen. town Manhattan. debt, or in the how greater pur - A Q&A session followed the CEO and co-Founder of CC - chasing power of a dollar in discussion in which the experts Track Solutions and HABA Vice China. Noting the challenges elaborated on the positive im - President Robert Savage gave facing the economy of China, in - pact investment in Greece has the welcoming remarks and cluding the high price of real es - had and noting that the Chinese moderated the panel discussion. tate for middle and working spend a great deal of money The panelists were Nestor class people in the cities, when they travel as compared Gounaris- Founding Partner of Gounaris also pointed out that to travelers from the United China Solutions (CS), Hans Al - the people of China have a 40% States or Europe and bringing legaert- U.S. Manager for CITIC savings rate so there is always more tourists from China to Capital, and Wenzhe Zhao- VP money for where the govern - Greece would benefit the econ - Global Strategy & Economics, ment needs to spend it. omy. Credit Suisse. Gounaris has represented Among those present at the The discussion centered on over 700 clients of varied indus - event were HABA President the recent news of Moody’s In - Moderator Robert Savage at the podium with panelists Wenzhe Zhao, Hans Allegaert, and tries and nationalities on mat - Fanny Trataros, HABA Treasurer vestors Service downgrade of Greek-American Nestor Gounaris- founding partner of China Solutions. ters spanning large scale invest - Manny Caravanos, Costas Kel - China’s rating from stable to ment projects to multi-million las, Nick Lionas, Intercollegiate negative and how it may affect The experts all agreed it may hind the move may be more rience in China, with 14 years dollar cross-border trade dis - Hellenic Society President Mar - the economy not only of China be too soon to tell the effect of about Moody’s than it is about in-country since 1989 and ob - putes. He was an associate at garet Skourlis, Pauline Christo, but also the United States, the downgrade and Zhao espe - China. served how far the economy of O’Melveny & Myers and Sim - and many members of the com - Greece, and the world. cially noted that the motive be - Gounaris has 20 years’ expe - China has come in recent years, mons & Simmons in their re - munity. Holding Congress’ Feet to the Fire on Immigration in Washington, DC

By Dr. Constantinos E. FAIR, which stands for Fairness track record of hiring immi - Scaros and Accuracy in Reporting. grants and that he married two MESSAGE TO TNH READERS foreign-born women – demon - WASHINGTON, DC – Two or - Informed that TNH’s sister strates that he is not anti-immi - ganizations converged on Capi - publication, Ethnikos Kyrix, is grant. tol Hill over three days to im - the largest Greek newspaper They blamed the media for plore members of Congress to anywhere outside of Greece and creating and perpetuating false pay heed to their common has a large readership by Greeks narratives. “It’s baloney,” they theme: do something about whose first language is not Eng - said, relaying far-fetched stories PHIs (Persons Here Illegally). lish, many of whom may have they heard from people who sin - June 27 marked the official concerns about the Trump Ad - cerely believe them, such as launching of AVIAC (Advocates ministration being harsh on im - schoolchildren having been told for Victims of Illegal Alien migrants, they were quick to that the president plans to build Crime), followed by the seventh point out the differences be - a wall so high that not even an annual Hold Their Feet to the tween immigrants (i.e., legal airplane could fly over it. Fire national radio forum spon - permanent residents or natural - As to whether a passion for sored by FAIR (Federation for ized citizens) and PHIs. enforcing immigration laws is American Immigration Reform) “You hear this from Greek- rooted in racism, Rosenberg told June 28-29. Americans?” a surprised Mc - TNH that because his son’s killer AVIAC Cann said, because in his expe - was from South America, his As explained on its website, rience – he knows many Greek housekeeper/nanny, also from aviac.us, the organization was immigrants – they have assimi - there, asked him not to be upset “started by several of us who tNh/cONStANtINOS E. ScAROS lated very well and generally do with her. “Why would I ever be have suffered the ultimate Don Rosenberg speaks and Mary Ann Mendoza looks on at AVIAC’s official launch at the not fear repercussions from the upset with you?” he told her, tragedy of losing a loved one to National Press Club in Washington, DC. U.S. government. “you don’t harm my children, illegal alien crime. We have suf - “There is no roundup,” you take care of them.” fered the ultimate in family sep - Rosenberg concludes, because of and wanted to hear the story this event, because they’re both Rosenberg said. “If you’re here Mendoza, whose son Bran - aration. We will be inviting all his illegal status – Drew would about his son’s killing. Mendoza for open borders.” legally, you have nothing to don was half-Mexican (on his families who have been the vic - have walked away with minor told TNH that “Donald Trump NOTE: FAIR’s website is worry about.” father’s side), added: “I don’t tim of illegal alien crime from a bruises. reached out to all of us, and af - fairus.org, not to be confused Ward told TNH that Presi - have a racist bone in my body. murder to ID theft to join our Mendoza’s son Brandon was ter he was elected too, and the with fair.org, the website of an - dent Trump, through his own And remember, ‘illegal’ is not a group. Our organization is also a police officer killed in a head- White House is now aware of other organization also called actions – among other things his race.” open to anyone who believes on collision by a PHI who had AVIAC’s launching.” that immigration law must be driven the wrong way for 35 Rosenberg never followed followed and those who have miles on four different high - Trump on the campaign trail, broken the law must be held ac - ways. Considering Brandon was but Mendoza and Durden did; countable.” in law enforcement, couldn’t he both spoke at the Republican Listed as founding members have just as easily been killed National Convention in July, are: Don Rosenberg, Mary Ann by a U.S. citizen? The point is, 2016. Mendoza, Michelle Wilson-Root, Rosenberg emphasizes, not how FAIR Sabine Durden, Maureen Mal - many crimes are committed by FAIR’s Seventh Annual Hold oney, and Brian McCann. All ex - PHIs versus the overall popula - Their Feet to the Fire event, held cept McCann had a child killed tion, but that if immigration at the Phoenix Park Hotel, fea - by a PHI. In McCann’s case, the laws were followed and en - tured an array of radio show victim was his brother. forced, these six PHIs never hosts from around the country, All six instances were fatal would have been in the country including Rick Hamada, who automobile accidents, the PHI in the first place. “None of us traveled all the way from often drunk and/or driving with - [AVIAC members] would be Hawaii for the event (and who out a license. As Rosenberg emo - here, we’d be home enjoying life interviewed this writer), and tionally explained at AVIAC’s with our loved ones.” featured visits by various cur - launching at the National Press ON TRUMP rent and prospective members Club, his 25-year-old son Drew, Rosenberg told The National of Congress, including Rep. a law student, was riding his mo - Herald that he is mainly a lib - Jodey Arrington from Texas, torcycle when hit by a car driven eral and disagrees with Donald and Dr. Kelli Ward, candidate by a PHI. The accident happened Trump on many issues, “but I for U.S. Senate from Arizona, at low speeds, but the panicked agree with him on immigra - who unsuccessfully challenged PHI ran over Drew’s injured tion.” He said he evaluates John McCain in 2016 and now body while trying to flee the politicians issue by issue, rather vies to unseat that state’s junior scene, causing the fatal injuries. than taking an all-or-nothing ap - senator, Jeff Flake. “He’s a sanc - Had the PHI simply stopped proach. He told TNH that Trump tuary senator,” she told TNH. upon initial impact – he didn’t, reached out to him personally “You won’t see either of them at

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By Theodore Kalmoukos tural and spiritual heritage, Brown said that “the Greek cul - BOSTON, MA – Stephanie ture in my opinion is beautiful Brown is a very smart and well- because it has so much history mannered 16-year-old with Hel - and richness that you can't get lenic and Orthodox principles in many places. The Orthodox and values who loves the Greek religion is something I hold dear language, in which she is fluent to my heart and the Hellenic and continues to study. She has culture is something I proudly a business-oriented mind and carry. plans to study that field in col - “I treasure the history and re - lege. ligion the most because Recently she was awarded throughout history, the Greeks the Outstanding Achievement in never gave up and invented Business award at Tyngsbor - things like columns that we can't ough High School’s Celebration even create today with the same of Excellence. amount of craftsmanship. The The School of the Holy Cross parish in Whitestone. She is, overall, a child who religion is beautiful and the is a parent’s dream. hymns and prayers we have are Brown told TNH that “I am beautifully written.” extremely interested in business She added that she loves Holy Cross Day School and find all sides of business “everything about the Greek very exciting and plan on pur - Church because my whole fam - suing this in college. From the ily has gone there, and my Closes in Whitestone first class I took, Introduction to Greek roots I would never get Business, with (her teacher Ms. rid of. There is nothing I don't Craig), I have enjoyed this field like about the Orthodox Continued from page 1 not justify the associated costs immensely. Currently I am in Ac - Church.” She said she prefers a to run our school. As a result of counting and Marketing and mixture of English and Greek in it “makes me sorrowful.” Even our school’s insufficient enroll - will continue with it for the rest the Liturgy. “I can't understand though he is director of educa - ment of 81 students, our priest of high school, and many years everything they are saying, but tion, he does not feel responsi - was not paid for 6 months at a to come.” the hymns and prayers like the ble for the closing because “I time so we could meet teachers’ Regarding the Outstanding Stephanie Brown Lord’s Prayer and the Creed are would have some degree of re - payroll, we borrowed money to Achievement Award, she said “it beautiful in Greek. sponsibility if they had come meet our Archdiocesan obliga - feels great to win because I con - porations, making decisions that parts of the earth. I like finan - Brown says “of course we and discussed it with us to try tions, or everyday utility bills stantly work hard in that class majorly affect the company, and cials the best, but I would love should not change everything to to find solutions and not to would be late thus resulting in and genuinely enjoy the field.” the risk involved excite me. I to own my own business some - English. Greek is our culture, learn about it at the last minute constant penalties, our Parish So, what is it about business also like the idea that you can day in the city or by the beach.” and we shouldn't change things from The National Herald. This Council was incessantly solicit - that so appeals to her? “The as - be your own boss in business HELLENIC HERITAGE that haven't been changed from is our complaint. Consequently, ing for donations and in general pect of dealing with huge cor - and it can take you to many Regarding the Hellenic cul - the beginning of Greek history.” why should I feel any responsi - our parish was literally crippled bility for something that I wasn’t financially every single year. asked to contribute to and to try Rest assured, however, that to help?” the efforts of Father Dionysios, THE LETTER Mr. Kousoulas, the Parish Coun - Fmr. Rochester Football Player Kollias’ Night of Horror The June 29 letter follows: cil and the School Board to in - Beloved Parents of Holy crease student registration to Cross School: sustainable levels are ongoing Continued from page 1 “This is what n---as going to do reason to not keep them alive, It is with profound sadness and will continue for the fore - when they wanna take 4 pounds frankly. It was now a race and great regret that we com - seeable future. Assuming we are those things happened, usually from a n---a. This right here.” against time.” municate with you on behalf of successful in increasing registra - the players were all kicked off He then jabs Kollias’ teammate Kollias almost didn’t make it the Parish Council and the tion in individual classes, thus of the team.” in the head with the hedge clip - before being saved in a dramatic School Board to inform you justifying the economic cost, it “The kids who were the bet - pers. rescue by the Rochester police, that, due to financial restraints is our intention to renew indi - ter athletes were definitely on a The camera pans to the right, who had also grilled Smith. arising from insufficient student vidual teacher contracts by no longer leash,” the other team - revealing Kollias on the bath - Kollias said just before that mate said. “He was one of the room floor. Blood from a gun - SWAT team broke down the best players on the team. He shot wounds to his legs com - doors of the house, whose win - wasn’t going to get kicked off pletely saturates his khaki pants. dows had been boarded up that the team.” When Kollias pleads, “Please, attackers came into the room Kollias avoided Smith. He I’ll do anything,” he’s hit in the where he was being held, angry said he didn’t like how Smith head with the long fluorescent they couldn’t get any more bragged about being able to get light bulb. As his attackers con - money off his ATM card and dis - marijuana for students. “He had tinue to hit Kollias with their im - believing he would have to wait a reputation for wanting to be Former Rochester Football provised weapons, Strickland until a Monday, the next day, to the drug dealer on campus,” Player Niko Kollias. tells the camera, “Look at your get more. Kollias said. “That’s really what boy. He got nothing to do with “They started shooting every - he took pride in more than his curred, using Facebook as the this; he started running.” where and putting the gun into exceptional athletics, which was trap. The player said two girls The video is only 30 seconds our mouths and up to my skin shocking to me.” wanted to go out and invited long. The players would be and just shooting and pulling THE REVENGE PLOT Kollias, a 6-1, 215-lb. Defensive physically, sexually, and psycho - away at the last second. There On the afternoon of Nov. 28, End to go along. logically tortured for at least 40 were bullet casings flying every - 2015, authorities said Smith The girls showed up drunk hours, according to prosecutors. where. I’m not wearing a T-shirt, went into a student apartment and high and the players got About three hours into the and all these casings are ex - complex with four men who into the car with them. Kollias attack, Kollias said they threw tremely hot, and we’re just flail - Archbishop Demetrios during a Divine Liturgy at Holy Cross in came to the campus carrying said he began getting nervous him in the shower. “I was com - ing and they’re yelling at us to Whitestone. Second from left is Archimandrite Dionysios Anag - four pounds of marijuana and when they went into a bad pletely naked and just sitting in stay still.” nostopoulos had here attackers beat and rob neighborhood and went into the a chair and getting all this blood Kollias remembers grabbing them and hit him to make it grimy house where he said he off me. I was just covered in so his teammate’s hand and hold - enrollment for the 2017-2018 later than August 15th, 2017. look as if he wasn’t involved. tried to run out when he saw a much blood.” ing it. “I was pretty much fine academic year, (45 paid stu - At this time however, we are Two of his football team - gang of masked men with bats, He said, ”I was pushing my - with dying at that point.” dents have only enrolled), the only opening as an Early Child - mates lived in a seventh-floor pipes, knives, and guns. self through to not give up and After blasting through the School Board and Parish Council hood School, grades Nursery, apartment. Prosecutors say that He got halfway across the not close my eyes because I did - side door, about a dozen SWAT has decided to terminate all Pre-Kindergarten and Kinder - they were away on Thanksgiv - room when he felt his left leg n’t want to die.” members rushed into the house. teacher contracts, effective the garten, in September, 2017. ing break but that Smith knew shatter from a blow, broken al - Police pieced together what The officers quickly arrested at end of the current academic Our beloved friends, we wish they kept a spare key hidden in most in half, the same leg where happened after campus police least two people who were school year, specifically June 28, to reiterate that this decision has a fire extinguisher box. he had suffered a devastating questioned the two women and watching over the football play - 2017. This decision was the been reached after extensive After receiving a report of as - knee injury. He hopped to the then turned over the investiga - ers: Rivera and Strickland most difficult one to make. and careful deliberations, de - sault, police sent an officer to door but he said two girls were tion to the Rochester depart - weren’t there but were taken However, it is painfully obvious spite our regret and disappoint - the hospital. According to the outside holding it shut. ment and its resources. Detec - into custody within a couple of that operating the school with ments. Despite classes under police report, when the officer Kollias said the men in masks tives found ATM surveillance days. limited enrollment is impossible current enrollment being finan - started questioning Smith, his “dragged us into the bathroom, that showed Strickland at the In the minutes after the raid, from a financial standpoint as cially unsustainable, our stated story unraveled quickly and he leaned us up against the walls scene of a withdrawal and the Ciminelli caught a look at Kol - well as detrimental to the goal remains to hold true. We told them about the setup. and duct-taped our hands and women, one of whom first led lias and his teammate. “The one proper operation and education once again make clear that we When Kollias returned to legs together, binding us. They police in the wrong direction, thing that stood out to me is the of our dear children who would will continue to pursue in - campus after Thanksgiving, he emptied our pockets: cell - later cracked and revealed the almost blank stare they both be left with minimal interaction creased enrollment and thus had no idea Smith had been ar - phones, wallets, and car keys.” address of the torture chamber had on their faces,” Ciminelli with their peers. sustain the education our rested but a teammate who A REAL HORROR MOVIE house. said. As you have seen, an exten - beloved Holy Cross Parochial lived in the apartment told him The attackers recorded some It was only because Kollias Nine people went to prison sive enrollment campaign (in - School deserves. what happened. They didn’t of their assault on a cellphone, couldn’t get money transferred for the kidnapping and torture cluding Open Houses, telephone We wish to profusely thank know that 19-year-old Eliot images showing them in masks from his investment account on of Kollias and his teammate. calls, mailings, marketing & you for entrusting your children Rivera, a cousin of one of the but one said to be Rivera who a weekend that police said he Three were sentenced for branding, surveys, etc.) was un - to our care all these years as it drug dealers, was out for blood. is holding a sawed-off .22-cal - was kept alive until they could watching over the captives and dertaken to promote and secure was our distinct honor and Officials said he told a friend, iber rifle and standing over Kol - get to him. acting as lookouts. Rivera was student registration for the blessing to shape and nurture Lydell Strickland, what had hap - lias’ teammate lying facedown THE SWAT RESCUE sentenced to 35 years in prison 2017-2018 academic school them to the best of our ability. pened and that the attackers in a pool of blood on the bath - “There’s no doubt the ab - and Strickland got 155 years, year. Holy Cross School classes We wish you and your loved were African-American, not room floor. solute intent was, once they got laughing when he heard it. include nursery, pre-Kinder - ones a most restful and blessed white like Kollias. Strickland, in distinctive the money from that account, Smith, who left school after garten, Kindergarten, and first summer. Please accept our sin - They used Rivera’s girlfriend, dreadlocks, is there too, holding these kids would have been his arrest, faced a judge three through fifth grades. However, cere apologies for any inconve - Samantha Hughes, to lure the orange hedge clippers when he killed,” Ciminelli said. “They months later and was told after all efforts proved unsuccessful, nience this unfortunate closing teammate who lived in the asks the camera, “You recording, certainly had no reason to keep getting a 3 ½ year sentence: and at this juncture the limited of our school brings to your apartment where the attack oc - homie?” Soon after, he said, them alive after that. And every “This is all your fault.” student enrollment simply can - household.

HISTORICAL COMMENTARY A New Greek Museum without Walls Opens in Washington State

Continued from page 1 troupes across the nation have of efforts to employ the Internet Museum Association (WMA) for Georges. Recognition was also lope, the Sons of Pericles, and brought churches and a wide va - as the location for what can only its “museum without walls” be - given by the Hellenes of the so on. The nationwide establish - the Greek theater mogul. riety of young adults together be called an electronic Greek- cause it serves as a significant Northwest, the funding body of ment in one Greek Orthodox The Greek Museum of Wash - in totally unexpected ways. American Commons. model of achievement for Wash - the Hellenic Studies program at parish after another of Greek ington collections also include While clergy are very careful to All these sustained efforts in ington Museums. This Award of the University of Washington. In school programs, dance groups, “a special section dedicated to insist that the parishes are first historical preservation have not Project excellence is for a project addition, 14 members of the cultural groups, gymnasiums, AHEPA family.” The direct in - and fundamentally religious it gone unnoticed. The Museum such as education, collections Juan de Fuca Chapter with over church libraries and the Hellenic volvement of AHEPA as well as is also widely held that such “has received the Charles Payton management, public program - 35 years of service were recog - Festivals were/are all aimed, the Museum staff's sustained ef - auxiliary social aspects aid in Heritage Advocacy Award from ming or a website.” nized and received certificates again on the local community forts to involve the community's developing long-term attach - As part of this wider cycle of for their service.” level, to retain our culture youth in the collection process ments to the Church. The estab - events there was a sizable cele - The establishment of a mu - across generations. is simultaneously so obvious as lishment of the Eastern Ortho - The Greeks in Washington bration recently at Seattle's seum without walls is but the Given that literally a host of to slip one's notice but in point dox Church aside, I can think of collection has been Church of the Assumption. “On latest form employed by Greeks communities all across the of fact is not just totally logical no more organic and wide-rang - Saturday, May 6, 2017, 125 in the United States to preserve country are independently es - but really brilliant. This can be ing a social organization than photographed and included Greek-Americans gathered at their heritage and history for fu - tablishing such organizations seen in the 2013 and 2015 AHEPA. in a searchable database. Seattle’s Church of the Assump - ture generations. The creation speaks to the common sociolog - when the Museum “sponsored Now for those of you who tion community hall to honor of community archives, muse - ical need, felt across Greek a history competition in which closely follow the ongoing na - the Association of King County those who appear in the online ums, genealogy programs, the America, to preserve local his - young descendants of Greek im - tional efforts to preserve our his - Historical Organizations (AK - exhibits at Greeks in Washing - publishing of church histories tory with an aim to past it on to migrants were invited to submit tory, culture, and memories will CHO). This award is for inno - ton and members of Juan de and other such activities are just future generations. Coupled essays, videos, electronic pre - recognize that this is not the vation, initiation, development, Fuca chapter of AHEPA with the latest versions of what has with the establishment of such sentations or other media to tell first Greek-American commu - or presentation of a plan by an over 35 years of service. This come before. First, the forma - organizations are also a raft of the stories of their families’ im - nity to host a history-based com - organization or individual was the latest of several events tion of individual fraternal or - Greek-American written local migration and experience in puter site. In the past, Greek- which has led to the advance - that have been co-sponsored by ganizations based on regional histories, autobiographies, bi - Washington.” American collectives in both ment of funding for heritage both organizations. affiliations in Greece. Next, the ographies, and community his - Cultural programs such as Dayton, OH and Lowell, MA projects, protection of heritage “Museum Treasurer Nick Di - community-by-community legal tories. These published accounts this museum without walls ini - have sponsored such sites. The resources, or development of afos chaired the event and as process of forming state corpo - are but another venue for docu - tiative cannot exist without the Preservation of American Hel - advocacy tools such as posters, part of his duties represented rations to build churches. Then, menting and so preserving the widest possible community sup - lenic History (PAHH) website, videos, newsletters or websites. “the museum board in recogniz - the gradual development of aux - collective past. port. As a case in point, for spearheaded by the late Mary The Museum has also been ing founders John and Joann iliary organizations such as nearly three generations dance Mousalimos, remains the core recognized by the Washington Nicon, along with editor Helen AHEPA, the Daughters of Pene - [email protected] THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 8-14, 2017 COMMUNITY 5 A Tribute to Elias Pantelaros, Shipping Expert & Community Supporter

By Demetris Tsakas curity Police mistakenly picked came back with poor health. up "the reinforcement" and "the However, the need for a better NEW YORK – Elias Pantelaros drop" as an attack, so the Police future forced many to immigrate has been a naval architect and was alerted. Many times he was and many never returned back. marine engineer, involved in mar - summoned to the police station In the same way, I was forced to itime shipping in Greece and to explain the conversations he immigrate. But not for money, for throughout the world for approx - had with his fellow students a higher education. imately five decades. about the junta's works. “I graduated from the Naval Manager of the Engineering & Early in the night of Novem - Architecture College in May 1975 Purchasing Department for the ber 17, 1973, when the tanks ar - and I applied to continue studies Colonial Navigation Company, he rived at the Athens Polytechnic at MIT, where I was admitted is considered a maritime shipping University, his school student with a scholarship from Greece. I expert. board decided to shop for food quit my job at the shipyard, while Colonial represents ships bear - and take them to the Polytechnic, there were no jobs around and ing Greek names like "Marcella," where students were enclosed in - the shipyard was firing workers. "Analipsi," "Chrisopigi," "Ellie," side without food. With the bags My colleagues were telling me I "Fotini," "Mercini," "Panagia," and in hand, they took the bus Pi - am crazy to resign and lose a "Politisa," emblematic of their raeus-Athens. From the point good job, although they did not owners’ pride in their Hellenic where the "Fotaerio" was to fire me. I started looking for a heritage. Omonoia Square, the Piraeus- ticket to New York. The ships had A supporter of AHEPA and the Athens Street was closed by the stopped coming to America. Holy Trinity parish in New protesters and the police. They Though an engineer, only the Rochelle, NY, including its Greek got off the bus and continued on ships I studied inspired me in school, Pantelaros is avidly in - foot to Omonoia to go to the Poly - terms of safety. I had never flown volved with Chian-Americans. His technic with barricades and on an airplane and I was hesitant son, George, carries on the tradi - garbage fires. In Omonoia, the to try it. I could not realize that tion; he is Vice President of the police chased them with tear gas the job that I would choose after Chian Federation. and smoke and escaped to MIT would require continued air In honor of Elias Pantelaros, Athena Street. There, the group travel. So, whether I liked it or the Herald dedicates its July 1, broke up, so he escaped to Sta - not, I finally boarded the plane 2017 edition of Periodiko to him. diou Street and then to Panepis - for New York. Maritime shipping expert Elias Pantelaros, Manager of the Engineering & Purchasing Department timiou Street, and reached Acad - “On January 6, 1976, on the GRATITUDE for the Colonial Navigation Company, has about 50 years of experience in the industry. emia Street. From there, he tried day of the Epiphany and my Our interview with Pantelaros to descend to Caniggos Square in birthday, I arrived at Kennedy Air - took place at this Manhattan of - the flag has changed, and com - I have contributed to a research and lived with his parents in order to reach the Polytechnic. port in New York. My mother's fice. The staff welcomed us petition has become very tough. for delivering to an offshore ship Athens until he was four years Unfortunately, there was another first cousins received me at the warmly and was happy we chose “Previously, there were inge - medical supplies and small con - old. chase from the police, so he went airport. My first impressions were to honor him. nious shipowners who invested signments with drones.” Subsequently, he lived in the to Hippocrates Street and somewhat strange: all New York Colonial President Kenneth H. their own money. Nowadays, Chian village Pyrgi with his uncle reached to Alexandra Street. was full of snow and was still Hannan praised Pantelaros as a banks and big funds came in, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Elias, while his parents and his Alexandra was closed with over - adorned in festive Christmas dec - model of the younger generation which radically changed the com - Immediately after his arrival newborn brother remained in turned buses and trolleys by pro - orations. The road from the air - of company executives, one who petition. Companies listed on the in the United States, Pantelaros Athens. He reunited with his fam - testers, and one could hardly pass port to the house where I stayed knows maritime shipping and this Stock Exchange, who handle out - became a member of the Pyrgou - ily when he almost went to the across to Gyzi. From there, he fi - was a highway without traffic century’s challenges to the indus - siders’ money, can take big risks, sion Society club in New York. high school of the neighboring nally managed to reach his home lights – nonexistent in Athens. try very well. resulting in the present bulk mar - "My first active involvement with village of Kalamoti, when his par - in Poligono after midnight. The cars were twice the size, Pantelaros was very grateful ket recession. In addition, the In - the club was to be a member of ents returned to Pyrgi. The next morning, the radio while the houses on the suburbs to the Herald’s choosing to dedi - ternational Maritime Organiza - the Auditing Committee for All during his school years he stations were announcing that of the middle class were similar cate the issue to him, considering tion’s (IMO) new regulations Council Elections. Interest in the was a great student with financial there was absolute calm in Athens to those of Athens’ poor working it an honor himself, “one of the have changed the shipping indus - club was weak in those years, greatest of my life.” try. with the old members being tired He specifically thanked Pub - "The ships today are automat - and the young people not being lisher-Editor Antonis H. Dia - ically operated. Automation has interested in taking over. The mataris “for presenting the work been introduced and the number same people were involved in the of my daughter, Maria, for the of crew is decreased. Technolog - elections over and over, so I pro - renovation of Madison Square ical progress on ships is compa - posed in the late 1970s to con - Garden and more generally in rable to progress in cars. Like cars duct elections by correspondence promoting the work of my son, that are difficult to start in case with paid return envelopes (there George, who is one of the of damage, if you do not go to was no email yet). The voter younger executives of the Chian the dealer, so is the case with the turnout that way was extremely Federation, where he was re - ships, because everything is con - high – over 100 – while typically cently elected its third vice presi - trolled by computers. In past elections did not yield a turnout dent. Each nationality counts its years, ships were heavier, because more than 10.” achievements with different mea - there were no accurate ways of The apathy gave way to moti - sures. We Greek-Americans be - calculating the strength, while the vation to create a youth depart - lieve that there is no bigger building materials were weaker. ment and many successful events. achievement than family and no Today, ships are lighter and can “Unforgettable is the carnival bigger investment than our chil - carry a heavier cargo.” dance party with the local cos - dren's education.” As to the stories about remote- tumes of the village and the old controlled ships, Pantelaros said customs, where all Pyrgousoi “Most Greek shipping “I believe they will become a re - packed the Social Hall of the ality in the next decade.” Chian Federation during the pres - companies started in New idency of the late John Siderakis. York because it was the LONG, DISTINGUISHED I participated in the New Council CAREER as a representative in the Chian center of the trade, of Pantelaros explained that his Federation, which had recently communications…” career began "in the Andreadis been created and which bought shipyards at Elefsina, Greece as the Chian Home with the help of Elias Pantelaros, a proud son of Chios, was honored in the pages of the National Herald's Peri - Referring to the course of a quality control inspector in the George Livanos, at whose offices odiko for his success in business and his continuing support for the Greek community. Greek shipping, he pointed out Shipbuilding Dept. in 1972. I con - I was working as a Naval Archi - that after World War II, New York tinued my studies at MIT with a tect in Manhattan. At the time, awards and praises from the Min - and that life was going on nor - class dwellings, all identical to a was the global shipping center. master’s in Naval Architecture the participation of Pyrgousoi and istry of Education. In high school mally. In vain, he waited for a bus specific model, in every neigh - "Most Greek shipping companies and Marine Engineering and the Chian Federation in the he was a standard bearer, a care - to the center of town, so he went borhood. started in New York because it Shipping and Shipbuilding Man - demonstration at the White taker of his class, titles given to down Patision Street on foot. At MIT I learned to eat ice was the center of the trade, of agement . At MIT I was involved House for the Cyprus was great.” the top students. He participated What to see? Patision was a cream and drink water with ice communications, chartering, etc. in maritime science and in writ - After his studies at MIT, he in plays, presented speeches, and huge army tank parking lot. in the winter, which was unheard Over time, with communications ing essays on topics including: moved in Staten Island, where he organized festivals and exhibi - Athens was under a martial law. of in Greece. The winter was very available all over the world, most Economical feasibility to convert was a member of the Holy Trinity tions, while also publishing in the The capture of the Polytechnic cold but not as humid as in Greek companies began to move steamships into diesel ships; eco - and St. Nicholas parishes, travel - local press the village and school had taken place, and then, the Greece. The professors were ap - away from New York for operat - nomical feasibility of converting ing three weeks per month news. invasion by the Turks of Cyprus proachable, dressed casually, ing cost savings, and today we fuel on steamships, from coal to throughout coastal America and He was a supervisor of the vil - on July 20, 1974. On that day, he without neckties. We could see can say that most of them have oil; economic analysis for the Caribbean, and particularly in lage's library. At 15, he was a co- was in Omonoia to visit his rela - them sitting next to us in the cafe - left New York." election of a main engine on a Florida, New Orleans, Mexico, founder of a scout group with the tives in Chaidari to celebrate his teria to rest. The courses were Referring to his duties, Pante - tanker; loading and unloading and Trinidad. director of the village school and nameday. Due to the military mo - many and the study was on a laros pointed out that "I deal with methods on cargo ships; a com - In 1988 Pantelaros moved served as deputy chief until he bilization, all of Athens was 24/7 basis. There was no time to the technical issues and supplies puter program to calculate the with his family to New Rochelle, left for Athens to study. frozen. Therefore, he walked to get a job. In two and a half years, for our ships. My department closest distances between the where he still lives. Pantelaros scored first in the Chaidari, where instead of cele - I graduated." needs people on land. I help them main American cities; and im - Referring to the community of entrance examinations among brating, he was glued to the radio He was a MIT Educational and I make sure things are as they pressions of a Greek immigrant the Holy Trinity in New Rochelle, 5000 candidates and was ac - to see if he would be called to Consultant for Candidate Stu - should be in North and South from life in the United States. he pointed out: "Here, the com - cepted to the Piraeus Naval Ar - the army as a soldier. Eventually, dents and a Mentor for gradu - America." The above essays included munity is mostly composed of chitect College. He was unable to the students with a student de - ates, member of the Technical computer programs I wrote at the second-, third-, and fourth-gen - enter the Military School because ferment were not invited to at - Committee of the American Bu - ON SHIPS AND SHIPOWNERS time the computer was the size eration Greeks.” The Greek lan - of his father's and his uncle's po - tend the army, but his classmates reau of Shipping, member of the Why are ships considered to of an office, and made calcula - guage and customs needed a litical party affairs (they belonged who served in Cyprus were in - American Society of Naval Archi - be of a female gender? "On ships, tions done today by a handheld boost. “My wife, a teacher, as - to the centrist party) but his fa - jured during the invasion. tects and Marine Engineers, all seamen are men and must computer.” sumed the director position of the ther resisted the junta adminis - member of the Greek Societies of have a woman, and for this rea - After MIT, Pantelaros began Greek school and I helped her in tration of the village, where he ONTO AMERICA Pyrgi, Chios, AHEPA and the son, since ancient times, the ship working at the office of the bene - school events so that we could was elected as member of the "I still remember all these Greek Orthodox Church. was considered a female gender. factor of the Chian Federation, strengthen the community with board. things as a nightmare,” he re - Elias Pantelaros is married to The ship is their only companion George Livanos and his father-in- the Greek customs. His wife From 1970 to January 1976, called, “and I was looking for - Irene Lagoudi, a Columbia Uni - and the only hope between law, John Carras, in Manhattan. added Greek songs, Greek Pantelaros lived in Athens, away ward to leaving for the United versity graduate. heaven and sea." "I was responsible for the in - dances, and Greek festivals to the again from his parents. From States, to continue my studies, Their two children are George, As for the foreigners' impres - spections and repairs of the school program, and established Athens, he continued to con - despite the fact that my place was who recently graduated from sions about Greek shipowners, he Caribbean MINI fleet, which were the school as a participant in the tribute to the village: he sent films irreplaceable and I always New York Law School, and Maria, pointed out that "Greeks are in - built, 48 in total, initially for the annual Greek Independence day to the school, which were shown ridiculed those who left their a civil engineer, who graduated genious people. The management food UN transportation in in Manhattan. “We have donated in the village square for free, and homeland for America. from Carnegie Mellon University and operation of the ships is done Bangladesh. for the new gym that the com - he brought a radio back from “I knew that the quality of life and works for Turner Construc - in a way that other nationalities I participated in a project that munity built, the new frescos in Athens for the school to play folk there was not good, since every - tion Company. She is currently cannot apply. The Greek added to a MINI diesel-powered the church, the AHEPA scholar - songs dedicated to the villagers, one who has returned to their overseeing the project of a new shipowner tries to have absolute ship electrical sails for saving fuel. ships program, and wherever else resulting in being chased by the homeland brought money but wing built at Columbia. control. The Greek captain and I also participated in the conver - it was needed,” he said. junta regime in 1971. sailor can think of solutions that sion of a MINI bulker into a “I became a member of the lo - In addition to his studies, Pan - others cannot even imagine. tanker to transport water to the cal AHEPA and joined the Com - telaros worked at the Elefsina "In past decades, Greeks were Bahamas from Florida. I designed mittee for Greek Events. I have Shipyard as an inspector in the the majority in the maritime ship - a computer program to monitor organized nights with Greek Quality Control of the Shipbuild - ping industry. No one has the the ship inspections for which I songs and dances and Greek Cin - ing Dept. and he also took Eng - mind and the insight of the Greek was responsible for the entire ema. My participation in the Pyr - lish courses at the Hellenic Amer - with regard to crews. My gener - fleet of the company for about gosion Club continued over the ican Union near the Law School ation of the Technical Depts. are 100 ships. I participated in the years, despite the fact that I of the University of Athens. missing those years with Greek approval of plans for shipbuilding stayed away from the Chian There, he took part in the protests crew. At the office it was a lot in Japan and I was an inspector Home. At present I am a member of law students against the junta. easier because all on board the for the purchase of used ships.” of the Fundraiser Album Com - Athens Security Police watched ship from the captain to the sailor Afterward, he went to Japan mittee, whenever it is done to him on a daily basis all the years were Greeks. They were trying to where, for one year, he was team raise money and help the village. he lived in Athens, until the junta www.GreekKitchennyc.com solve ships’ problems without be - leader for the construction of two After meticulous research, I have left. coming a burden. That is scarce cargo ships on behalf of the com - written and published in the when you do not have Greeks in pany of Los. fundraiser album essays titled: ON THE JUNTA’S RADAR the crew. "I continued to work in the of - 1. "The Life of the Pyrgoson He will not forget the incident "Today we have Indian, Russ - fices of Los in New York, as Tech - in America," which describes our with the construction that his fa - ian, and Filipino crews and no nical Director, Purchasing Man - history, from1900 until today. ther was building in Athens and one can do what the Greeks were ager, and finally General 2. "The Wedding of Pyrgou - he was watching. On the eve of doing. The Greek sees the ship as Consultant of the New York of - son," with all the local customs making the concrete roof cement, his own. Foreign sailors do not fice, while I traveled to supervise of Pyrgouson in the village and he called his father to Chios to work as hard as Greeks do." ship repairs around the world. I here, from 1900 until today. inform him that "the reinforce - In nearly five decades in the came to Colonial Navigation, “The participation of my fam - ment was ready and they would industry, he experienced changes, where I work part-time as a Tech - ily in all Greek-American events drop it tomorrow," the concrete, such as that “the operation and nical and Purchasing Manager. I is great, with my son being a vice- he meant. The next morning, all the machinery has been modern - have attended countless maritime president of the Chian Federa - the roads around the building ized. Now, in navigation, we have symposia and seminars and as a tion.” were supervised by police officers a machine similar to an automo - mediator in presentation of ma - with civil clothes and black bile’s GPS and can sail the ship rine shipping products. FROM PYRGI TO NEW YORK glasses. His phone was under alone. The crews have changed, “As an MIT Graduate Mentor, Pantelaros was born on Chios constant surveillance, so the Se - 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 8-14, 2017 Greek-American Zefy Christopoulos Fundraiser GOINGS ON... n July 6-8 and Saturday, Jul. 15, 11 AM- Continued from page 1 WEIRTON, WV – All Saints 10 PM. All your favorite Greek Greek Orthodox Church, 3528 food from baklava to gyros, Greeks. 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Sofia and the late Andreas. can pastries, loukaniko (Greek Christopoulos established a sausage) has been added to the n July 14-16 memorial scholarship fund in menu this year while Baklava CAPE COD, MA – St. George 2006 for eligible, graduating Sundaes are back by popular de - Greek Orthodox Church, 1130 Glen Cove High School seniors mand. Food and pastries may Falmouth Road in Cape Cod, as a tribute to her late son, who be eaten in the air-conditioned holds the 35th Annual Cape Cod was tragically killed in a car ac - hall or outside under the tent. Greek Festival on July 14-16 on cident. Pre-Order take outs are avail - the parish grounds. Greek foods, In her years of service with able before 5 PM. Guided tours music, dancing, live entertain - the PTA, Christopoulos worked of the church will be held. 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Christopoulos thanked everyone ABOVE: Glen Cove Mayor in attendance and said, “Look - Reginald Spinello, Zefy n July 6-9 REDONDO BEACH, CA – St. ing around this room, I see be - Christopoulos, and Republi - BLUE POINT, NY – St. John The Katherine Greek Orthodox fore me several chapters of my can candidate for Nassau Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Church’s South Bay Greek Fes - life's journey. My sister Flora is County Comptroller Steve 77 Montauk Highway in Blue tival, 722 Knob Hill Avenue in representing my mother, my sib - Labriola. RIGHT: Pavlos Point, takes place July 6-9. Redondo Beach, takes place on lings and my daughter. Father Boizikis, Zefy Christopoulos, Greek food, song and dance, Friday, Jul. 14, 5-10 PM; Satur - Andreas Vithoulkas, altar assis - and Fr. Andreas Vithoulkas of market, raffle, arts and crafts, day, Jul. 15, noon-10 PM; and tant Pavlos Boizikis, (Happy Holy Resurrection Church in pastries, rides and games for Sunday, Jul. 16, noon-9 PM. Name Day Pavlo) our choir di - Brookville. children. Free admission. Hours: Greek foods, pastries, dancing, rector Theodore Brakatselos, Thursday, Jul. 6, 6-10 PM; Fri - live music, games for the kids, past parish council presidents Holy Resurrection Church are day, Jul. 7, 5-11 PM; Saturday, church tours. Admission: $2, Se - and quite a few members of here this evening. Former Glen Jul. 8, 12-11 PM; and Sunday, niors: $1, Kids under 12: Free. Cove PTA board members, Jul. 9 12-9 PM. More informa - More information is available by school board members and tion is available by phone: 631- phone: 310-540-2434 and on - teachers have joined us. Char - 363-6450 and online:stjohns - line at: sbgreekfestival.com. lotte Lowy, the president of the bluepoint.org. Douskalis Glen Cove Community Scholar - n July 14-16 ship Fund is here. What a joy it n July 7-9 NILES, IL – Holy Taxiarhai and is to see so many of my Glen SACO, ME – The first Greek Or - Saint Haralambos Greek Ortho - and Sounds Cove City Hall friends here thodox parish in Maine, dox Church, 7373 N. Caldwell tonight and it's wonderful to founded in 1909, St. Demetrios Avenue in Niles, holds the Big welcome representatives of the Greek Orthodox Church, 186 Greek Food Fest of Niles on Fri - of Cyprus at Glen Cove PBA and the Glen Bradley Street, in Saco, holds day, Jul. 14, 5 PM-12 AM; Sat - Cove Volunteer Fire Depart - its Greek Festival on Friday, Jul. urday, Jul. 15 and Sunday, Jul. ment. Thank you for all you do 7, Saturday, Jul. 8, and Sunday 16, 3 PM- 12 AM. Enjoy the au - TEDx- to keep us safe. Current and for - Jul. 9, 11 AM-9 PM. Enjoy thentic food, live music and mer Alex Lane and Valentine Av - homemade foods, Greek grocery dancing, kids’ corner, cooking enue neighbors are here.” market, Taverna, bookstore, live classes, free admission and free Herndon She continued, “I am so children, she told TNH that she year-old son to the heroin epi - music, dancing, and church parking. More information is pleased that all of you joined has spent all her life in politics, demic just one year ago after tours. Free admission and park - available by phone: 847-647- TNH Staff me tonight to launch my cam - “even from the dinner table.” taking heroin laced with Fen - ing, shuttle from Shaw's parking 8880 and online: www.big - paign to win the Nassau County In her speech, Christopoulos tanyl, a drug 100 times more lot also available. More infor - greekfoodfestofniles.org HERNDON, VA – Peter 11th Legislative District seat.” said “our north shore commu - powerful than morphine. mation is available by phone: Douskalis spoke at this year’s The candidate spoke to The nities, from Roslyn to Port Wash - Christopoulos observed that 207-284-5651 and online: n July 15 TEDxHerndon, in the Washing - National Herald about her fam - ington to Glen Cove, need a more funding is needed to stdemetriosofmaine.com. TARPON SPRINGS, FL – The ton, DC metropolitan area. met - ily roots and her campaign. Both strong voice to speak for over- tackle heroin addiction in the City of Tarpon Springs presents ropolitan area of Washington her parents’ families hail from burdened taxpayers, stressed community and that the Greek n July 10-16 Night in the Islands–a free event DC. Sifnos and her mother also has homeowners, and those who community is not immune to CONTOOCOOK, NH – Olympia - on the world famous Sponge A musician and educator, roots from Paros. Her father feel ignored and not repre - the problem. cos Soccer Camp takes place at Docks, between Hope and Douskalis spoke previously at came to the United States at age sented. A strong voice is needed Christopoulos said “victory is St. Methodios Faith and Her - Athens Street, 6-11 PM on Sat - TEDxHerndon about systematic 17 to join his father who had to effectively sustain programs a team effort and I am confident itage Center, 329 Camp Merri - urday, Jul. 15. Enjoy Greek mu - inequality in American educa - already arrived in the 1950s. Af - to combat the raging scourge of I am surrounded by a winning mac Road in Contoocook, July sic, dancing, and dining! An tion and how music can be the ter serving in Korea, her father heroin addiction and to con - team. With your support we will 10-16 for boys and girls ages 6- hour of free Greek dance lessons means for innovative change to - returned to Greece and married tinue services for our youth and bring effective leadership to the 18. More information is avail - by the Levendia Dance Troupe ward multicultural education. her mother. The couple moved senior citizens. I will be that Nassau County Legislature. And able by phone: 617-277-4742, from 6-7 PM. The event features This year, he brought his to the United States where voice.” thank you daddy for always online at: www.metropolisof - live music by Ellada, an exciting band Sounds of Cyprus to TEDx - Christopoulos was born three She told TNH about a dear making us watch the evening bostoncamp.org or email: mb - band composed of three of the Herndon to perform and show months later. The eldest of four friend of hers who lost her 27- news with Walter Cronkite.” [email protected]. most accomplished Greek mu - in practice the philosophies he sicians in Florida—Leonidas explained in last year’s talk. n July 13-16 Zafiris, bouzouki; Elias Poulos, Sounds of Cyprus performed the SOUTHAMPTON, NY – Kimisis vocals; and Dino Theofilos, key - traditional Cypriot folk song Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox board. To reserve a table for din - Tillirkotissa-Dillirga in both the Patronis is Appointed New CFO of Florida Church, 111 St. Andrew’s Road ner, please contact participating Greek and Turkish languages in Southampton, holds its an - restaurants Costa’s, Hellas, and made a passionate case for nual Hamptons Greek Festival Mama’s, or Mykonos. More in - bridging intercultural relations Continued from page 1 curiosity, and a passion for this on Thursday, Jul. 13; Friday, Jul. formation is available online at through music. Members of the state.” 14; Saturday, Jul. 15, 4-11 PM; tarponarts.org. Sounds of Cyprus band featured signed after his six-and-a-half At the end of the swearing- and Sunday, Jul. 16, noon-9 PM. in the video are Elena Christou years in office for a senior ad - in ceremony, Patronis, loyal to Traditional Greek food and pas - n July 24-28 (voice), Renos Efthymiou (per - ministrative position at Florida Florida State University, said tries, wine tasting, children's EAST MEADOW, NY – Holy Trin - cussion), and Alex Tasopoulos Atlantic University in Boca Ra - “the Cabinet's going to have a rides and games, dance to live ity Orthodox Church of East (viola). ton. Seminole. I'm married to a Greek music. More information Meadow, 369 Green Avenue, Patronis said, the Times re - Gator, though,” the Times re - is available by phone: 631-283- will hold its Vacation Bible ported, “I really look forward to ported. 6169 and online at: www.hamp - School July 24-28, 9 AM-1 PM being effective and efficient and Among the dozen of friends tonsgreekfestival.com. each day. The course is for chil - keeping up the same standards and supporters in attendance at dren in Pre-K through 8th grade. and values that CFO Atwater the ceremony, was former Re - n July 14-15 The cost will be $30 per child, has brought to the job. Greater publican state Representative MISSOULA, MT – Annunciation but $75 maximum per family. transparency, greater efficiency Jim Frishe of Pinellas Park, who Greek Orthodox Church, 301 The theme will be “Take Me to and attacking fraud in our in - served with Patronis for six South 6th Street West in Mis - the Water” a water-themed jour - surance and just doing what I years in the state House of Rep - soula, holds the Montana Greek ney each day through important can to ensure that the economy resentatives. Festival: Athens under the Big Biblical stories filled with inter - and transparency of our state At the second, more elabo - Sky on Friday, Jul. 14, 5-10 PM active learning experiences, grows.” rate swearing-in ceremony that When asked about state In - followed at the memorial for surance Commissioner David fallen firefighters in the State Altmaier’s performance, Patro - Jimmy Patronis Florida’s New Capitol courtyard, Patronis took nis said, “that is something I'll CFO. the oath of office with state fire PRINTED EDITION OF THE NATIONAL HERALD get caught up to speed on,” the marshal and fire chiefs present. via the Post-oFFice: Times reported. He did not Though Patronis has no experi - They thanked Atwater for his o1 month $11.00 o3 months $22.00 mention plans for any changes ence as CFO and is not well- loyal support of the fire service o6 months $33.00 oOne year $66.00 DAVID mAtthEw wAltERS to the high-level staff, but noted known throughout the state in and presented him with a com - Peter Douskalis on guitar. that the cooperation from Atwa - terms of name recognition, the memorative chief's helmet. via home delivery (ny, nJ & ct): ter's staff was “incredible.” as appointment has made him a Patronis is a dedicated Or - o1 month for $14.00 o3 months for $33.00 According to its website, the Tampa Bay Times reported. frontrunner. His close associa - thodox Christian and a lifelong o6 months for $48.00 oOne year for $88.00 “TED is a nonprofit devoted to His first Cabinet meeting takes tion with Gov. 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OUR EVERYDAY GREEK GREEK GASTRONOMY This Summer we Speak Greek at the Hotel’s Reception A Salad and a Snack to Enjoy

By Dr. Dimitra Pontoporou Ή EE or Για τη μαμά yiA TEE maMA for mom at Your Next Barbecue Maria (M), Petros (P) and Maria’s mother, Εleni (E) are at their Για μας yiA MAS for us hotel’s reception and talk with the receptionist (R) about the rooms Έχουν Ehoon they have By Eleni Sakellis ground pepper to taste. Drizzle they are going to get. Η θέα EE THEa view with Greek extra virgin olive oil Ο κήπος O KEEpos garden In the summer, the heat and and the red wine vinegar. Top Greek phrase Pronunciation Translation Η θάλασσα EE THAlassa sea humidity can discourage even with glistrida (purslane in Eng - M: Καλημέρα. kaliMEra. Good morning. Βεβαίως veVEos of course the most avid home cooks. lish) to garnish. Serve as a side Ρ: Καλημέρα. kaliMEra. Good morning. Το διαβατήριο TO diavaTEErio passport Quick and easy recipes are a dish or serve atop pasta for a Μ: Θέλουμε δύο δωμάτια. THEloome DEEo doMAtia. We want two rooms. Τα διαβατήρια TA diavaTEEria passports great way to beat the heat. Sal - quick and easy vegetarian main Έχετε; Ehete? Do you have? Παρακαλώ parakaLO please ads are a go to summer favorite, course. Ρ: Τι δωμάτια; TEE doMAtia? What kind of rooms? Ορίστε! oREESte! here you are! and the following recipe in - Μ: Ένα μονόκλινο ENa moNOklino A single room Το κλειδί TO kliDEE key cludes glistrida known as για τη μαμά μου. yiA TEE mama moo. for my mom. Τα κλειδιά TA klidiA keys purslane in English. It can be Grilled Marinated Π: Ένα δίκλινο για μας. Ena DEEklino yiA MAS. A double room for us. Σας SAS your (polite, plural) found in many front and back - Halloumi Ρ: Με ξεχωριστό μπάνιο; ME xehoriSTO BAnio? With a separate bathroom? yards and is considered a weed E: Ναι, με ξεχωριστό. NE, ME xehoriSTO. Yes, separate. MAIN PHRASES in the US, though in many parts Ρ: Το δίκλινο TO DEEklino The double room Try to match the phrases in English with their translation in of the world, Greece included, • 2 tablespoons Greek extra με ένα διπλό ME Ena DEEplo with one double bed Greek: glistrida is enjoyed as a leafy virgin olive oil ή με δύο μονά κρεβάτια; EE ME DEEo moNA kreVAtia? or with two single beds? 1. Θέλω ένα μονόκλινο δωμάτιο. 1. We want a double room. green vegetable. With more • 2 teaspoons finely chopped Π: Με ένα διπλό. ME Ena DEEplo. With one double bed. 2. Θέλουμε ένα δίκλινο δωμάτιο. 2. I want a room with sea omega-3 fatty acids than any fresh mint E: Έχουν θέα; Ehoon THEa? Do they have a view? view. other leafy green vegetable, • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin Ρ: Το δίκλινο έχει θέα TO DEEklino Ehi THEa The double room has 3. Θέλουμε ένα δωμάτιο με ξεχωριστό μπάνιο. 3. I want a single glistrida is also heart healthy. • 1 pound halloumi, cut into στη θάλασσα. STEE THAlasa a sea view. room. Boiled, pickled or eaten raw in 1/4-inch-thick slices E: Το μονόκλινο; TO moNOklino? The single room? 4. Έχετε ένα δίκλινο με δύο μονά κρεβάτια; salads, glistrida offers a unique • 16 white or whole wheat Ρ: Έχει θέα στον κήπο. Ehi THEa STON KEEpo. It has garden view. 4. We want a room with bathroom. flavor and contains vitamins A, pitas Π: Έχουν air condition? Ehoon air conditioning? Do they have air conditioning? 5. Έχετε ένα δίκλινο με ένα διπλό κρεβάτι; C, E, and B, antioxidants like • 4 medium tomatoes, cored, Ρ: Βεβαίως. veVEos. Of course they do. 5. Here is the passport. beta carotene, and nutrients like halved, cut into 1/4-inch- Τα διαβατήριά σας TA diavaTEEria sas Your passports, 6. Θέλω ένα δωμάτιο με θέα στη θάλασσα. calcium, potassium, magne - thick slices παρακαλώ. parakaLO. please. 6. Here are the keys. sium, and iron. Cooking does • Greek sea salt Μ: Ορίστε. oREESte. Here you are. 7. Θέλω ένα δωμάτιο με θέα reduce the amount of oxalates, • Freshly ground pepper Ρ: Ορίστε τα κλειδιά. oREESte TA klidiA. Here are your keys. στον κήπο. 7. Here are the which are known to contribute passports. to the formation of kidney In a large bowl, whisk to - BASIC VOCABULARY 8. Ορίστε το διαβατή - stones, so it might be best to en - gether the 2 tablespoons olive Greek phrase Pronunciation Meaning ριο. 8. Do you have a joy it cooked for those prone to oil, the fresh mint, cumin, and Καλημέρα kaliMEra. Good morning. double room with two kidney stones. For the tangiest a 1/2 teaspoon of freshly Θέλουμε THEloome we want single beds? flavor to your glistrida, it is best ground pepper. Add the hal - Ένα Ena one 9. Ορίστε τα δια - to pick it early in the morning loumi cheese slices and toss to Δύο DEEo two βατήρια. 9. Do when its levels of malic acid are coat with the marinade. The Έχετε; Ehete? Do you have? you have a dou - at their peak. Enjoy the follow - mixture should marinate at Τι ΤΕΕ what, what kind ble room with a ing recipes at your next barbe - room temperature for at least Το δωμάτιο TO doMAtio room double bed? cue. 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. Τα δωμάτια TA doMAtia rooms 10. Ορίστε τα Το μονόκλινο TO moNOklino single bed room κλειδιά 10. I want Το δίκλινο TO DEEklino double bed room a room with garden Το μπάνιο TO BAnio bathroom view. Το ξεχωριστό μπάνιο TO xehoriSTO BAnio Το κρεβάτι TO kreVAti bed PRONUNCIATION KEY Τα κρεβάτια TA kreVAtia beds i (idiom), ee (needle), e (energy), o (organism), oo (boot), y To μονό κρεβάτι TO moNO kreVAti single bed (yes), h (helium), th (theory), d (the). The capitalized syllables Το διπλό κρεβάτι TO diPLO kreVAti double bed are accented.

LITERARY REVIEW Home: a Unique Collection of Poems and Songs

By Eleni Sakellis are both from India. Among his Chopra stated in the news re - works are children's books that lease, “Many have bravely emi - Home Where Everyone Is he has written with his mother, grated before me and will con - Welcome Poems & Songs In - The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk and tinue to come to America with Tomato Salad with If preferred, you can refrigerate spired by American Immigrants A Bucket of Blessings. A multi- the dreams of making a new life Glistrida the mixture at this point for up with poems by Deepak Chopra Grammy and Latin Grammy and a new home. As an immi - to two days, just make sure to and Kabir Sehgal, and songs by Award-winning producer, he has grant and US citizen, I have ex - cover tightly and keep refriger - Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal, collaborated with jazz artists perienced my share of social re - • 2 pounds tomatoes, sliced ated. and Paul Avgerinos is a collec - such as Chucho Valdés, Arturo sistance, suspicion, fear, and • 1 medium red onion, thinly Prepare the outdoor grill by tion of thirty-four poems and O'Farrill, and Ted Nash. Kabir is prejudice that many other im - sliced heating to medium high. Grill twelve songs inspired by a di - also a composer and musician. migrants in this country have • 1 large cucumber, sliced the pitas until warm and grill verse group of immigrants who A Navy veteran, he works in cor - also faced. And I have also ex - • 1/2 cup feta marks appear, about 1 minute have made significant contribu - porate strategy at First Data perienced warm receptivity and • cup Kalamata olives on each side, and then transfer tions to the United States. This Corporation in New York City. appreciation of my contributions • teaspoon dried Greek to a serving platter. unique collaboration will be Paul Avgerinos is a first-gen - and efforts. But until the recent oregano Next, grill the halloumi for available on August 22 as a eration American, whose father sharp shift in this country's atti - • Greek sea salt about 1 minute on each side or keepsake hardcover book with Costas emigrated from Greece tude toward immigrants, I have • Freshly ground pepper until grill marks appear and the a CD of original music. Among to the United States in 1938. never been so dismayed or dis - • Greek extra virgin olive oil halloumi starts to melt. Cut the the notable names in the collec - Avgerinos is a Grammy winning heartened. For the first time in • 2 tablespoons red wine warmed pitas into wedges and tion are Yo-Yo Ma, Martina artist, composer, producer, and this land of immigrants, the vinegar place a slice of tomato and a Navratilova, Celia Cruz, AmAZON engineer with 23 critically ac - leader of the country is encour - • Glistrida, optional for slice of the grilled halloumi on Madeleine Albright, Carlos San - The cover of Home: Where claimed New Age albums to his aging fellow Americans to fear garnish each pita wedge. Drizzle each tana, and Albert Einstein. The Everyone is Welcome Poems credit. He is active in creating and reject immigrants. People with extra virgin olive oil and poems exemplify the diversity & Songs Inspired by American scores for a variety of television are regarded as threats just be - Toss together the tomatoes, sprinkle tomatoes with sea salt that makes the United States Immigrants by Deepak shows and has also collaborated cause they look different or onion, cucumber, feta, olives, and additional freshly ground such an extraordinary place and Chopra, Kabir Sehgal, and with Jewel, Run DMC, and come from somewhere else. So, and oregano in a salad bowl. pepper, if preferred. symbolize the many roads that Paul Avgerinos. Willie Nelson. Avgerinos’ multi- to address this concern, we Sprinkle with salt and freshly Serve immediately. lead to this nation. step, intuitive creative process bring you Home, a timely re - Offering a welcoming feeling bining poems and songs, Home includes archetype and style minder that the intellectual and intended to inform our cultural reminds us of the contributions guide development, meditation, cultural vitality of immigration conversation and enhance our of all immigrants and why it is mantra and prayer. is the heart of America. Immi - national dialogue, Home also in - important to make our fellow He told The National Herald grants find that sense of belong - cludes twelve accompanying neighbors, friends, and citizens that “as a first-generation Greek- ing, or ‘home’ in America musical pieces that serve as per - feel welcome. American, I know firsthand how through diversity and connec - sonal meditations on the Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP, people all over the world see tion, not division and fear. Only essence of home, in which you is an immigrant who was born America as a beacon of freedom. by working together, living to - can reflect upon where you feel in New Delhi, India, moved to My father came to the United gether, and respecting each most welcome, whether it is a the United States in 1970, and States in search of a new life, other can we make America's fu - place or state of mind. became a citizen in 1984. He is and he always spoke about his ture stronger and brighter.” As noted in the news release, an American author, lecturer special fondness for his new Russell Simmons, the Chair - not only are Deepak Chopra, and music composer who has country. For these reasons, man of Rush Communications / Kabir Sehgal, and Paul Avgeri - contributed to seven albums and Home is deeply personal for me, Founder of Tantris Center for nos immigrants or the sons of written over eight-five books and it's been an honor to work Yogic Science, said of the col - immigrants, they are also artists. translated into over 43 lan - with Deepak Chopra and Kabir lection, “A beautiful compilation They created Home: Where guages, including numerous Sehgal on this production. We of poetry manifested into music Everyone Is Welcome to inform New York Times bestsellers. hope that Home feels like a which resonates and transcends and elevate the cultural conver - Kabir Sehgal is a first gener - fresh breeze of kindness and the human spirit – we are all sation around immigrants. Com - ation American, and his parents love in these turbulent times.” one and are at Home.”

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES No Ode to Summer

By Phyllis (Kiki) Sembos ing to pick up the newspaper, the office. I’ll see you tonight. do it tonight.” He frowns. “What Special to The National Herald regardless of season, I pick up I’ll miss you.” With kisses and ever happened to women’s lib? cigarette butts off the curb. Plas - hugs he takes his leave. Can’t you do it f’r a change? I’ve written odes to spring tic bags and cartons from The temperature seems to be What else have you got to do and fall in my articles. But, sum - Dunkin’ Donuts find their way different in my neighborhood. tonight?” While my mind pic - mer is a different story for me. I onto my driveway. Crushed wa - “It’s too damn hot!” cries my tures him hanging from the tree am not a fan of summer. I get ter bottles and Mylar balloons husband, slumping down in the beside the Mylar balloon, I go really irked when I pick up a get caught in my trees. Those shaky patio seat. ‘So? What over my mental list: Prepare magazine that display colorful things never happen in Scarlet’s d’you expect? Its summer,” say dinner, pay the bills, iron the photos of women gardening, garden. I, pouring myself coffee. pillow cases, wash the dinner wearing a fashionable, wide A pretty morning and a clear “Whadda you going t’do today dishes and, if I get a minute, brimmed hat, garden gloves and blue sky, beckons me. And that’s while I slave in a hot office?” continue looking through the a smile, looking like Scarlet when I decide to have my coffee says he, grabbing a toast and magazine that featured Scarlet’s O’Hara while snipping flowers and gluten free, organic toast, slathering it with butter. “I got picture perfect garden. for her dining room. In the arti - slithered with soy butter, out - my chores, too, y’ know! I don’t Meanwhile, across town, cle she is quoted as saying, “I side on the patio. No sooner do just sit on my...” “Take the Scarlet, on her way to the bak - love gardening. I’m up at dawn. I take the first bite when, from garbage out yet?” Sipping my ery that bake those scones, just I’m passionate about summer’s the corner of my eye a squadron coffee. “Can’t you do it on your received a check in the mail, glorious sun. I want to be out - of mosquitoes is forming attack way out? I’ve got to fix the beds, courtesy of the magazine that doors all day.” If she were out mode, and a fly has sniffed my Of course, it is cool and what are your plans for this wash the dishes, put clothes in featured her, is dressed in an Ar - all day she’d be carried indoors toast and is forming a three- shady. No flies or other intruding morning?” he asks her, ador - the machine, go to the store and mani dress, takes out the keys with sun stroke or dehydration. point landing. Now, let’s look at species dare interfere. Her hus - ingly. She looks across at her ...” “Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. to her Porsche and on her way This woman never sweats or the photos of Scarlet on the next band comes in, smiling like a knight. “Oh, the usual - hair Same ol’ story. You’re so-o-o out, passes her swimming pool, fights off bugs, her gloves are page of the magazine where she tooth paste ad, joins her while dressers, manicure, pedicure busy. Well, don’t take all day where she greets her work spotless and her basket of is enjoying a leisurely breakfast. she pours him tea and serves and meeting the girls for lunch.” about it.” worn, sweaty landscaper. “Oh, blooms is perfection. Of course, Still smiling, she tosses her hat him a blueberry scone that, the He reflects concern. “Sounds My coffee cup gets slammed Jose! Could you please fertilize her garden contains no weeds, onto a floral lounging chair and article claims, she made only hectic, darling. Don’t rush down. “Shouldn’t you be at my roses and mow the lawn and poison ivy, angry wasps or black sits under an umbrella shaded that morning. If she gets up at around too much. It’s a bit warm work? Get movin’.” He gets up pull the weeds?” To cure my de - ants. They exist only in my gar - table where a tea cozy, crumpets dawn and bakes scones that and humid.” Smiling, she says, and looks around. “Lawn needs pression, I cancelled my sub - den. When I go out each morn - and/or scones await milady. means she gets no sleep. “Dear, “I know, dear. You’ll be late for mowing.” I shrug. “So? You c’n scription to that magazine. 8 OBITUARIES/CLASSIFIEDS/ GREECE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 8-14, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS Earthquake Relief Project for Lesbos

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Local heart and come to the aid of the campaign donors are asked to train stations. Perfect offices for be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process authorities have already de - birthplace of democracy and invite friends and loved ones to lawyers, doctors, architects, con - to the LLC at: THE LLC, 31 Ruxton Avenue, clared a state of emergency on Western values. also donate, and to “please tweet Staten Island, NY 10312. Purpose: For any struction company e.t.c. Please lawful purpose. the island and initial reports The American Hellenic Coun - and Facebook about our call 718-784-5255. 275826/20412 claim that one woman is con - cil (AHC) is launching the fundraiser using #PrayForLesbos 457658/2/7-30 firmed dead, ten injured, and #PrayForLesbos campaign to to share the cause with the leGal notice more than 800 people displaced. raise funds to help those Greeks broader community.” leGal notice Notice of Formation of LNPETRO Realty LLC In the small village of Vrissa, in need. All donations will be Notice of Formation of 7408 NEW UTRECHT Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SS - Mayor Spyros Gallinos has been hand-delivered by AHC directly The debris of LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization NY) on 06/02/17. Office location: Kings quoted saying that the village to relief agencies on the ground damaged buildings after were filed with the Secretary of State of New County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC looked as if it has been “flat - in Lesbos. an earthquake in the village York (SSNY) on 05/15/2017. Office location: upon whom process against it may be served. Kings County. SSNY has been designated as SSNY shall mail process to Stroock & Stroock tened by bombs.” At a time A Go Fund Me project has of Vrissa on the northeastern agent of the LLC upon whom process against it & Lavan, LLP, c/o Bradley G. Kulman, 180 when Greece is still suffering been established allowing peo - Greek island of Lesbos. may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of Maiden Ln., NY, NY 11038. Purpose: Any process to: The LLC, 7408 New Utrecht Ave, lawful activity. Brooklyn, NY 11204. Purpose: For any lawful 275829/17976 purpose. 275874/20446 leGal notice Broken Hearts at the Funeral of Manos Ikonomidis Notice of Formation of ALLEN BUILDING leGal notice CONTRACTING LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were filed with the Secretary Notice of Formation of 703 LAFAYETTE AVE of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/15/17. By Michalis Kakias LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization crime, and a manhunt continues Office location: Kings County. SSNY has been were filed with the Secretary of State of New designated as agent of the LLC upon whom to locate the third suspect. York (SSNY) on 10/06/14. Office location: process against it may be served. SSNY shall BROOKLYN – The funeral ser - Ikonomidis’ parents, Niko - Kings County. SSNY has been designated as mail a copy of process to the LLC at: Chun agent of the LLC upon whom process against it vice at Saint Nicholas and Saint laos and Maria, as well as the Zhang, 5006 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220. may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Marina Greek Orthodox Church entire congregation, stood in process to the LLC at: The Limited Liability of Manos Ikonomidis, on June stunned silence, contemplating Company, 521 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 275816/20407 11205. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 28 was attended by weeping rel - the sudden and violent death of atives and friends. The service such a young man (20). 25870/20444 leGal notice Notice of Formation of ARMAGH BUILDERS was presided by the Abbot of Bishop Ierotheos, expressed leGal notice LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization the Sacred Patriarchal his deepest condolences to his were filed with the Secretary of State of New Monastery of Saint Irene parents and wished God give Notice of Formation of SMT GROUP LLC York (SSNY) on 05/17/17. Office location: Chrysovalantou of Astoria, His them strength and courage. (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were Kings County. SSNY has been designated as filed with the Secretary of State of New York agent of the LLC upon whom process against it Grace Bishop Ierotheos of “It's very sad,” he told TNH, (SSNY) on 06/16/17. Office location: Nassau may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of Efkarpia. “for such a young man to lose County. SSNY has been designated as agent process to the LLC at: James Smith, 488 Jef - As TNH had reported, Ikono - his life. We are committed to the of the LLC upon whom process against it may ferson St, Apt. 7A, Brooklyn, NY 11237. Pur - be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process pose: For any lawful purpose. midis was killed at dawn on family in mourning, so we are to: SMT GROUP LLC, 3 Claridge Circle, Man - 275815/20406 June 19 in the Park Slope sec - here today. I pray that they will hasset, NY 11030. Purpose: For any lawful tion of Brooklyn, and since then S find the power to lift this cross. A I purpose. leGal notice the Greek community has fol - K May God rest his soul.” A K

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He was spending their summers in Cyprus, notably in London, U.K. Of your loved one Side, passed away peacefully also a proud member of Order Greece with family. From there, in the mid-1960s, subsequently Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in of Ahepa Chapter 34, Pittsburgh they would further their travels as a member of the Save Cyprus commemorate your loved one in the pages of his sleep. Deceased are his par - Aristotelis. Additionally, he was by visiting countries all over the Council of Southern California ents, Leonidas and Agathi Se - a longtime member of Pan world. Surviving are his wife, 1971 - 1975, and then of the the National herald. Announcements may be levos, and two brothers, Harry Epirotiko Society, as well as a Mena Skenteris; daughter and Friends of Cyprus in the Wash - telephoned or e-mailed to the classified Department. and Nicholas Selevos. Mr. Se - member of Shriner Masonic ington Metropolitan 1975 until levos was known and loved by Lodge of Pittsburgh. 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By Andy Dabilis that were so close to Turkey he mit and has dared any Turkish in March the Greek government send rescue ships after the inci - always there. “‘Accidental wars’ “could shout at them,” it sparked official to try to step foot on a said it feared a “heated incident” dent happened in Greek waters. are called that for a reason; they Turkey has been regularly in - more nationalism that intensified Greek island. would occur off Cyprus in June, “Warning shots were fired but are accidents … the Turkish Air vading Greece air space with F- after a failed coup attempt But what does all the brag - which was not realized. the ship did not change course," Force is badly overmatched right 16 fighter jets and sovereign wa - against him. gadoccio on both sides really Ioannis Michaletos, a terror - said the Greek Coast Guard. now … the Turkish General Staff ters since 1973, even before the The tension amped up when mean, and is Turkey leaning to - ism and security analyst at the Nerves are on razor edge in had been purged and replaced invasion of Cyprus, but acceler - Greek Defense Minister Panos ward more aggressive, even mil - Athens-based Institute for Secu - the aftermath of the coup at - by younger generals who have ated provocations in the Aegean Kammenos, leader of the pro- itant action or just taking advan - rity and Defence Analysis told tempt and with Greek courts re - less experience,” he added. have prompted fears Ankara tage of a Greek economic crisis The National Herald Erdogan is fusing to extradite eight Turkish But regular violations con - wants more than just to test with Erdogan warning he could chest-pumping and trying to servicemen who fled and sought tinue and while Tsipras, who re - Greece’s will. Turkey has also held flood Greek islands again with show he is a strongman with the asylum in Greece, further iring cently met with his Turkish peer, The great variety of these vi - refugees and migrants? tests against Greece. Erdogan, who had demanded Binali Yildirim and agreed to olations in the air and at sea live-fire sea drills off “Turkey has peripheral and NATO STAYS SILENT their return. keep an open line of communi - have equal probabilities to spark the Greek islands and expansionistic aspirations in “NATO does not appear to do REAL DOGFIGHTS cations to fend off a war, has oth - a new crisis and even worse to in March the Greek Balkans, Eastern Mediterranean anything, although the exact na - The constant Turkish viola - erwise been mostly mum while enforce the use of military and in the Middle East. Under ture of violations is perfectly tions have the Greek military on Kammenos has kept agitating means,” Retired Admiral Vasilios government said it feared the Islamist President Erdogan, known. That is for reasons of not alert but the coup, which led Er - Ankara. Martzoukos, President of the a “heated incident.” the vision of future Turkey has alienating further Ankara, know - dogan to purge the military, has Martzoukos is wary. “Its strat - Hellenic Institute for Strategic been connected to the past Ot - ing that Athens , behaves like a left him without seasoned veter - egy includes a variety of provo - Studies told The National Her - toman Empire heritage. Turkey weaker party, thus they effec - ans or pilots to take on Greek pi - cations and pressure in order to ald. austerity, far-right, marginal, jin - invests a lot in its military might tively taking the side of Turkey lots who’ve honed their skills in force Greece to react militarily Turkey and Greece play war goistic Independent Greeks and defense industry and this in a sense,” he said. constant mock dogfights, former and accordingly to offer the ex - games when it happens, Greek (ANEL) who are junior partners fact makes its political leadership The situation got more tense U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Patrick cuse for undertaking a broader fighter jets engaging in mock in a coalition led by Prime Min - feel strong,” Martzoukos added. on July 3 when a Greek Coast Theros, a keen defense analyst military action in order to fulfill dogfights with their Turkish ister Alexis Tsipras’ Radical Left Both are members of NATO, Guard ship said it fired warning and TNH columnist said. its expansionistic policy,” he said. counterparts, the Greek Navy SYRIZA party, barked right back. which has said nothing about the shots at a Turkish vessel sus - He said he spoke to a Turkish Michaletos is less anxious. shadowing Turkish warships that After another violation of Turkish violations: nor has the pected of carrying drugs but political scientist with insight “No dramatic event is to be ex - go past Greek islands, each side Greek air space by F-16s during European Union to which Greece which Turkey said was a com - into that country’s Armed Forces pected. Despite thousands of probing without engaging. a memorial service for a Greek belongs, nor the United Nations, mercial ship. and was told that the Turkish Air Turkish violations over the past But when Turkish President airman who was killed 11 years with Turkey and Greece also Turkey's Foreign Ministry con - Force lacks the pilots to deal with 40 years, still the Aegean is Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he ago when his fighter jet collided guarantors of security on Cyprus, demned Greece over the incident the Greeks and that Erdogan is Greek for sure and the Turkish didn’t recognize the 1923 Treaty with a Turkish Phantom, he said where long-stalled unity talks which was said to have left 16 provoking incidents to show his air force still lags behind in of Lausanne that set borders be - it was an act of disrespect that were still sputtering. bullet holes in the vessel of the muscles after the coup attempt. terms of training. The Greek Air tween the countries and that he not even the “most barbarous Turkey has also held live-fire ship that refused orders to stop The prospect of an accident Force trains itself in realistic con - openly coveted Greek islands army in the world” would com - sea drills off Greek islands and and instead called on Turkey to provoking a military response is ditions, thanks to Turkey.” Tsipras Defends Coalition, Mitsotakis Says Premier “Corrupted” by Power

TNH Staff the release of an 8.5-billion euro SOK which served as the junior “Now that the review has fin - that, “power has corrupted you” political change with polls show - ($9.65 billion) installment – partner in a previous coalition ished, it is not at all easy to sell and reiterating his demand for ing New Democracy has leads as ATHENS – Prime Minister Alexis most of it going right back to the with New Democracy. disaster-mongering and fear,” he snap elections. high as 17 percent, figures the Tsipras and major rival New creditors. While out of power, Tsipras said, even though he didn’t get He added that the govern - government said were inaccurate Democracy Conservative leader The money is coming from a sniped at the government which debt relief or inclusion in the Eu - ment is a “champion” at impos - and that it’s still winning. Kyriakos Mitsotakis squared off staggered third bailout of 86 bil - also agreed to austerity measures ropean Central Bank’s bond-buy - ing taxes but a loser in its alleged Tsipras snapped back that, in Parliament in a fiery debate lion euros ($97.62 billion) that in return for the release of ing program as he wanted, and crackdown on tax evasion which “There is a dividing line between over a bailout deal the Premier Tsipras sought and accepted in bailout monies, precisely what with a return to markets still un - has not resulted in a single major left and right,” he said, adding defended and his opponent July, 2015 after saying he would Tsipras done but which he said settled. prosecution. that there is a “progressive way mocked. do neither. is leading to a recovery despite Tsipras said the debt-crushed “The numbers say it all, you out of the crisis, against a con - The Radical Left SYRIZA “Now we have a deal and no evidence there is. Greek economy is “correcting it - said you would collect 3 billion servative one.” leader said his coalition got a those who should explain them - Referring to New Democracy self and will soon return to com - euros in six months and you col - Tsipras, who came to power good deal with the country’s in - selves are the false prophets of and Mitsotakis, Tsipras referred petitive and sustainable levels as lected less than 100 million in in January 2015 on the back of ternational lenders in breaking disaster,” Tsipras said in a dig at to a “disaster-mongering mill” regards borrowing,” and would 30 months,” he said. anti-austerity promises and open his promises and agreeing to the political opposition, includ - that had been in operation until lure investors. Bitterness was all full display disdain for private investors and more pension cuts and taxing ing other parties such as Demo - the deal was reached on June Mitsotakis ridiculed those as - in Parliament with Democratic the markets, has changed his low-income families in return for cratic Alignment, the former PA - 15, Kathimerini said. sertions, declaring to Tsipras Alignment leader Fofi Gennimat tune fast after plummeting in calling for “elections as soon as popularity. possible” before the coalition’s He told Parliament he was term ends in 2019. leading the country to recovery SYRIZA’s rivals called for a even as the debt mounts by the Cyprus Secret Unity Talks in Limbo Again, over Troops regime change even though New second and added that, the Democracy and PASOK earlier "manner in which money mar - also surrendered to the Troika of kets greeted the agreement (re - Continued from page 1 the concerns of both the Turkish split. Greek and Turkish communities the European Union-Interna - view) speaks for itself." Cypriot and Greek Cypriot com - Guterres’ personal touch dur - for a vote. tional Monetary Fund-European "Greek bonds are posting a clude a specific, agreed-upon date munities. ing an appearance helped identify Cyprus’ ‘guarantors’ — Greece, Central Bank’s demands for aus - rally on the markets; yields are by which all Turkish troops would “Our aim is a comprehensive key sticking points and offered a Turkey and former colonial ruler terity in return for two earlier at their lowest level since 2009 have to be pulled out. settlement of the Cyprus problem road map for working through Britain are participating in the bailouts of 240 billion euros, and the course of the stock mar - “There will be no sunset clause that is fair for all, although others them. talks. Their views are considered some $272.44 billion. ket has been restored, while sta - … and Turkish troops will be stay - want it according to the sense of It’s hoped he can get the par - especially crucial to post-reunifi - Mitsotakis said there was bility and confidence in the ing on the island because this is what’s just,” the President said. ties to agree on a framework cation security arrangements in “wide political and societal con - Greek economy has returned," the demand of the Turkish Cypri - Akinci said it would now be agreement. The details would be an envisioned federal Cyprus. The sensus” regarding the need for a he said. ots,” Cavusoglu said. “If there is up to Guterres to shepherd the worked out in the coming weeks European Union is participating anybody dreaming this, they have talks out of the woods and toward before a finalized accord ending as an observer. to wake up, there will be no sun - an accord ending the east the east Mediterranean island’s A linchpin to a deal remains set clause. Mediterranean island’s 43-year division is put to the island’s the future of the more than Akinci said the proposals - 35,000 troops that Turkey has With Tsipas Fading, which neither side would reveal kept in the island’s breakaway - were nothing new and served Turkish Cypriot north since 1974, only to score “points with the when it invaded following a coup His Economic Team public.” mounted by supporters of uniting “Regarding the proposals, I’m Cyprus with Greece. sorry to say, but it seems that they Greek Cypriots perceive the are designed (as a) charm offen - Turkish soldiers as a threat and Readies Test Run sive,” Akinci told reporters, essen - want them all gone. The island’s tially breaking the bond that had minority Turkish Cypriots want TNH Staff next or what's judged as the developed with Anastasiades, a them to stay as their protectors. most favorable time, namely, in fellow moderate, and dashing Greece also wants military inter - ATHENS – Prime Minister early 2018. hopes they would be the two who vention rights that Cyprus’ 1960 Alexis Tsipras, who once The earliest date being cited, could finally find an answer to a constitution granted to the guar - ridiculed the need for private in - July 27, will come days after a political dilemma 43 years after antors abolished. Turkey wants to vestors, has his economic team Standard & Poor's credit rating the Turkish invasion. retain some of those rights. scrambling for a test run market review is scheduled to be an - Cavusoglu echoed Akinci, say - AP PhOtO Among other key Turkish return he said is essential to re - nounced on July 21, and assum - ing Anastasiades offered his latest Cypriot soldiers hold the coffins with remains of 15 Greek Cypriot demands is to take turns covery and getting Greece re - ing that the rating will be posi - proposals as different, “but at the commandos who were killed in a transport aircraft during the holding the Federal Presidency liance on three bailouts of 326 tive, the paper said. end when you read it, nothing is Turkish invasion on 1974, during a ceremony at the wartime even though they represent only billion euros ($369.8 billion) he SINKING FAST new.” memorial on Nicosia's outskirts in divided island of Cyprus, 18 percent of the population. had scorned. Apparently, Tsipras and his Anastasiades defended the Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The remains of 15 Greek commandos That comes after his Radical Administration are the only proposals that he said were even - founded within Noratlas' aircraft during an excavation are not (Material from the Associated Left SYRIZA-led coalition agreed ones who think a bailout deal handed because they addressed recognizable by DNA method analyst. Press was used in this report) to a deal with international he made with the country’s in - lenders for release of an 8.5-bil - ternational creditors was a suc - lion-euro ($9.64 billion) install - cess as polls show Greeks be - ment from the third rescue lieve he got steamrolled without This Week in Greek History package in July 2015 but at the bringing any benefits to the cost of more pension cuts and country. By Eraklis Diamataris liberals and intellectuals of the time flocked July 14: On this day in 1906, business - taxing low-income families. Tsipras, continuing to renege to Trikoupis’ newly found party, feeling woe - man and entrepreneur Athanasios Thomas Before that agreement with on anti-austerity promises, July 11: On this day in 1832, Former fully unrepresented by the parties that were Karvelas was born in Athens. Karvelas is the Troika of the European agreed to impose more pension Prime Minister of Greece Charilaos Trikoupis on the political scene at the time. known mostly his anglicized name of Tom Union-European Central Bank- cuts and to tax low-income fam - was born in Nafplio. Trikoupis was a domi - In 1874, Trikoupis wrote a satirical article Carvel, his last name is beared on the ice European Stability Mechanism ilies in return for the release of nant figure on the political scene for much called “Tis Ptaei” [“Who’s Fault?”] in the cream empire that he built known as Carvel. (EU-ECB-ESM), Tsipras had also more money from the third of the latter part of the 19th century. Trik - newspaper “Kairoi” which sought to explain Karvelas came to the U.S. at the age of 23 demanded debt relief and inclu - bailout he sought and accepted oupis was a member of the Trikoupis family who was to blame for political ineffectiveness and began to sell ice cream out of a truck in sion in the ECB’ bond-buying in July 2015 after saying he of Messologgi which was one of the first fam - and stagnation. Trikoupis argued that the Hartsdale, NY in 1929. In 1934 during program but got neither. would do neither, even as he ilies in the town and moved there in 1700. only person responsible for the political Memorial Day weekend while selling ice That led him to change his tries to back away from the The family produced many people of notable wilderness was the king. He would be im - cream on a hot day Carvel’s truck broke tune and say it wasn’t that im - tough conditions to which he achievements in their professions that ranged prisoned for four days due to his comments down and he was forced to pull into a park - portant and to prepare an offer agreed. from doctors and soldiers to politicians that and then due to his surging popularity, he ing lot to sell his ice cream where a local for investors to see how much A Kapa Research poll pub - were heavily involved with the Greek War of was elected Prime Minister on April 27, 1875 shop owner lent Carvel electrical power. interest there is and at what cost lished in previous the July 2 To Independence in 1821. but would lose power again on October 15, In almost no time, Carvel sold out as to an economy battered by Vima indicated said that only The family home of Charilaos Trikoupis 1875. His first premiership was brief but his passersby stopped and wanted to cool down seven years of austerity mea - 23.5 percent of respondents be - in Kyfissia as well as his ancestral home in term would mark the beginning of his dom - from the heat. It was at that moment that he sures, including an avalanche of lieve that Greece and its econ - Messologgi are both preserved as museums inance on the Greek political landscape. Over realized that if he had a store of his own tax hikes he imposed in another omy are close to a recovery today. Trikoupis began his career in public the next 20 years following 1875, Trikoupis then he could tremendously increase his reneging on his promises. Tsipras said is coming soon, but service following his completion of studies would be Prime Minister for nearly 10 of profits. If successful, it would be only 76 percent think it won’t hap - at the University of Athens’s Law School. At them in 7 different terms. In 1936, Carvel made that dream a reality the second dip into the markets pen. first, Trikoupis was a diplomat. He was He is widely known for his legendary when he bought a pottery store and con - since 2010 and a milestone the Another recent survey, by Greece’s chief diplomat in the country’s ex - phrase “Dustixos eptoxeusamen” or “Regref - verted it to an ice cream stand. Carvel’s com - government said would boost ProRata for Efimerida ton Syn - change with the United Kingdom that sealed tully, we are bankrupt”. The phrase came to pany was the first ice cream company that confidence in Greece. takton daily showed only 19 the Ionian Islands becoming apart of the be when Greece could no longer pay off mas - developed and marketed soft ice cream. Tsipras wants that before the percent believe Tsipras’ deal put Kingdom of Greece in 1864. His skill in the sive foreign debt given to them to help build Along with the new marketing of a new prod - bailout programs run out in the country on the path to over - negotiations and the success of the islands up the country’s economy and infrastructure. uct, he created a uniform secret formula for 2018 with the country having coming the seven-year-long cri - becoming a part of Greece made Trikoupis Trikoupis tried in vain to save the country his ice cream and new refrigerators to house only about 30 billion euros sis but 75 percent felt he got dream of a political career. He resigned from from falling off the debt cliff, when the time his products. Following 1945, Carvel began ($34.03 billion) left from the burned badly. his post and was elected to parliament from came he was honest with the people which to franchise his company to bolster the third lifeline and tax evasion still Some 35 percent were disap - Messologgi in 1865. is something that even his detractors ad - amount of locations. rampant. pointed, 16 percent indifferent His career in politics began to take off mired. His advertisements became legendary as The business newspaper and 15 percent stressed out with and in 1866, at the young age of 34, became Trikoupis is widely hailed as one of Mod - he made radio ads featuring his own voice Naftemporiki said the Tsipras only five percent saying the deal the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece in ern Greece’s most important politicians and which was heavily accented by his native government wants to first "test made them optimistic about the Alexandros Koumoundouros govern - is credited with advancing the country to a Greek. His charisma and conviction that the the waters" with a sovereign Greece’s debt-laded future. ment. His visions did not align with the Prime degree that it was capable of holding its own common man could identify with him, de - bond issue on July 17, when a With New Democracy hold - Minister’s and a few months later was dis - in the early 20th century, which it did. His spite industry “experts” opinions, won over previous three-year issue, worth ing leads as high as 17 percent, missed. He remained active in politics from grand vision of creating a bridge from Rion the American soul and made Carvel’s ice 2.089 billion euros ($2.37 bil - Tsipras will make a public rela - 1868-1872 but was an independent elected to Antirrion wasn’t completed until 100 years cream a staple of summer. lion,) expires. tions push to boost his standing MP. later with the completion of the Rio-Antirrio Carvel died in Pine Plains, New York in Dates for a possible test re - and that of his party, whose In 1872 he founded the 5th Party or bridge for the Athens 2004 Olympics. Char - 1990 at the age of 84 and is buried with his turn to the markets, according members are reluctant to ap - “Pempto Komma” which was a political party ilaos Trikoupis died on March 30, 1896 at wife Agnes in Hartsdale, New York the place to reports, is July 27 at the ear - pear in public to avoid the wrath that had liberal and progressive ideals. The the age of 63 in Cannes, France. where his empire started. lier, with an autumn date up of the public. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 8-14, 2017

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The recent announcement by the National Bank of Greece, that it chose to sell its historic subsidiary Ethniki Hellenic Gen - Yet Another School Closes – that deserve to be helped?. bution on Mr. Quick’s part. eral Insurance to a Greek-American consortium – the Calamos- Why? Finally, the churches must also under - But even so, he been unable to penetrate Exin Group – rather than to Chinese groups, is a very positive stand that wherever there are schools, there the essence of the Diaspora, and so he holds development. are also members; there is a today, as well on to old mindsets about his role, which And it’s a positive development not only for the Bank and Yet another school, Holy Cross Greek Or - as a tomorrow. keeps him at a distance from people and for Ethniki, which is bound to be revitalized with new manage - thodox Day School in Whitestone, New And if a financial contribution to the systems that contribute and have the ability ment, knowhow, and investments, but also a positive sign for York, is closing. Yes, as simple as that, with school by the church is necessary, it is an to contribute to the Diaspora, but also in the Greek economy which, for the first time in decades, wel - just a letter to the parish members. investment for Christianity, for Hellenism, general. comes a major Greek-American investment to the country. Just as five other community schools and for the future of the community itself. So, he mistakenly thinks he is saying In his recent exclusive interview with this newspaper, U.S. have closed in recent years. Almost like a It is about time that something is done. something profound when he mentions the Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said he is hopeful that store that the owners decide to close, no The signs of decay are obvious to the naked following: “I tell you this with sadness. Calamos will be the catalyst for other American investors and matter how much it hurts, after financially eye. Wherever I go, wherever there are commu - that Greek-American investment groups in particular will look assessing and verifying that they can’t make Let everyone, therefore, shoulder their nities, federations, there are what we call anew at investing in Greece. ends meet. responsibilities. internal quarrels…I told them at some That indeed seems the case. Something similar happened in the case point: work them out among yourselves... From behind-the-scenes discussions in the community, one of this school: after evaluating the situation We cannot be your supervisors or your war - draws the cincclcusion that, if anything, Greece will shed its and realizing that the numbers do not add Mr. Quick is Willing but Unable dens.” bad reputation of being negative toward investments by Hellenes up, and despite the fact that the community Is it really such a great surprise that there abroad. priest had not been paid for several months are disagreements among the expatriates? As is rather well known, several attempts made in the past so that the teachers would be paid, the de - Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece Ter - While Mr. Quick referred to almost for major investments in Greece were blocked on various pre - cision was made. The thought process goes ence Quick, who is responsible for issues everything in his report to the Committee, texts, mainly due to the objection of local, influential entrepre - something like this: “there are very few chil - regarding Hellenes abroad, recently in - he deliberately neglected to mention four neurs who feared the competition. dren (45); the school cannot survive finan - formed the Special Permanent Committee fundamental issues: the lobby, the Thus, if a Chinese company had been chosen over the Greek- cially (we are not told as to the size of its on Greeks Abroad about his missions to the right of Hellenes abroad to vote in Greek American consortium, and given the fact that the latter made a losses), therefore, we close it.” communities of the Greek Diaspora. elections, the media outlets of the Diaspora, better offer, the message would have been clear: no tGreek- And where? In Whitestone, in an area and the Patriarchate of Constantinople. American and American investments, in general, need apply. with an ample and growing number of However, members of the committee It should also be noted that both the government and the Greeks. And, of course, if it wasn’t for this carefully pointed out these omissions and opposition played a positive role in this matter. On the one newspaper, no one outside the parents asked him to present his positions on the hand, the government allowed the sale to proceed smoothly. would have been aware of the situation. vote and the media as a means of promoting And on the other hand, the main opposition refused to use it as As far as the Archdiocese – which is re - Greece. a tool for political exploitation – as it could have if it wished to, sponsible for our Greek-American education On the issue of the right to vote, he an - and as SYRIZA certainly would have done if it was in the oppo - – is concerned, there was complete and swered that as a party, ANEL is in favor, but sition role, as it did so many times – and instead played a con - hopeless ignorance. hinted that SYRIZA opposes it (New Democ - structive role favoring the Greek-Americans’ proposal, which On the one hand, the archbishop implic - racy MP Savvas Anastasiadis rightfully char - was better to begging with. itly confessed in a statement to us that he acterized the matter of registering voters In fact, the main opposition leader recently called upon the was unaware – “I do not have the facts in first, etc. as a pretext). investment community to be prepared to invest in Greece, order to comment” – and on the other hand, As for the Diaspora’s media outlets, Mr. promising to create a friendly investment climate once he comes the director of education boldly declared Quick stated that there are some weekly to power, which all the polls strongly suggest. that he was informed by TNH. and monthly publications and a couple of So, that is some really good news coming out from the home - The archbishop’s confession is more daily newspapers, and that if they were to land. tragic than it initially seems. It does not Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece Ter - close, none of the outlets in Athens would demonstrate the collapse, but rather the ab - ence Quick. be interested in covering the local news of sence of a hierarchy. Hellenes abroad. 4th of July and When many priests and communities do Therefore, I devoted 1 hour and 48 min - Nonetheless, instead of praising the one as they please, because they do not feel that utes, to be completely accurate, to become and only daily newspaper of Hellenes they are a link in a chain that is headed by personally familiar, not so much with the abroad, the Ethnikos Kyrix, he avoided men - Freedom of the Press the Archdiocese. When they have no assis - ministry’s capacity, which is known to us, tioning it altogether. tance, and almost no reference point at the but with the way he views us. The same also applies to our English edi - As we just celebrated the Fourth of July, the 241st anniversary Archdiocese, besides the appointment of Accordingly, I was pleased to discover tion, the National Herald, which is the only of American Independence, our attention turns to the First Amend - priests. When it suffices that the community that, generally speaking, he regards us with newspaper that informs all those American- ment of the United States Constitution, according to which “Con - pays the monthly fee that is imposed and love and interest. But I was saddened that born generations that he mentioned. Obvi - gress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or all is well. When the budget amounts to he continues in the year 2017 to have only ously, that is due to our dispute with his prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of $30 million, when the party in the name of superficial knowledge of Hellenes abroad. party’s leader, Panos Kammenos, a few speech, or of the press…” Christ continues... Consider this: the responsible parliamen - months ago. That freedom, the freedom of the press, is now tested in the Then, in a general failure to lead, schools tary Committee has just been informed by But it takes virtue and courage, Mr. United States and President Trump is playing a leading role by at - close. Events like those of St. Spyridon take the responsible deputy minister that the Quick, to get nation’s work done. tacking the media often and by creating obstacles in their efforts place undisturbed. Hellenes abroad are not “cattle” that can On the critical subject of education, he to do their job. Case in point: by limiting the White House daily And yet, not a thought to conduct a com - be blindly led, but instead are, for the most said it is an issue that concerns the Ministry press briefings. prehensive study on education or on reor - part, serious units of successful people (they of Education. The climate created by the president against the press, one of ganization. certainly are unaware that there are also If the matters he avoids to speak about the main pillars of democracy, resonates with the people who do Why not exam whether schools should unsuccessful individuals, since they do not include the Ecumenical Patriarchate – al - not particularly trust the press mainly because they are often merge? Why not undertake a campaign to meet with them during their visits). though he spoke with flattering words about subject to intellectual arrogance by the media elite. help awaken up the parents, to collect sev - Overall, I was happy because I noticed a the Patriarchate of Alexandria – and also For James Madison, the press was the guardian of freedom. “A eral millions of dollars to help those schools positive attitude and the desire for contri - the lobby, then what's left? popular Government,” he wrote, “without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy, or perhaps both.” ANALYSIS But it wasn’t only the Founders who felt this way. Ronald Reagan said: “there is no more essential ingredient than a free, strong, and independent press to our continued success in what the Found - ing Fathers called our ‘noble experiment’ in self-government.” Audits Must be Done Everywhere in the Archdiocese And the U.S. Supreme Court, has repeatedly interpreted the First Amendment positively in many cases of lawsuits against the media, and its decision regarding the publication of the Pentagon By Theodore Kalmoukos not even include the huge dare to question the finances, ory tried very hard with the cre - Papers by The New York Times and The Washington Post is perhaps amounts of grants to Leadership lest they lose renewal of their ation of a special committee to one of the most significant. After all those tragicomic 100 and Faith: For Hellenism appointed position. examine the finances of the Wisely the First Amendment does not give the media and public matters were revealed at St. and Orthodoxy. We are talking For example, who would monasteries, but he did not get discourse the right to be unaccountable. There is a major exception Spyridon’s parish with the very about many millions of dollars dare to ask in a local metropolis very far because some hierarchs to the rule, and that is whether a journalist or a public speaker is strange – to say the least – fi - collected from the faithful con - clergy laity congress why the blocked the committee from acting in good faith and makes a mistake, or is acting out of “actual nancial and managerial jumps gregants in the name of Christ metropolis pays $33,000 annu - even visiting the monasteries. malice” , with the intent to harm someone knowing in advance and miracles, and God only and His Church, and spent with - ally for the Metropolitan’s car? Also, audits should be done that the information disseminated is inaccurate. knows what else will surface, it out much regard in the name of What type of car is it? Who ap - at Holy Cross Theological For example, during a recent Cosmos FM radio broadcast, Fr. is imperative for forensic audits the so- called ministries without proved its purchase or its lease, School and at the Academy of Dionysios Anagnostopoulos, presiding priest of the Holy Cross to be conducted everywhere in any detail justification or ac - and generally, who approves so St. Basil. The new generation of Church of Whitestone, (please see story on page one and “Yet an - the Archdiocese. countability. many expenses? congregants seems to have other school closes” in this page,) accused this newspaper of being Specifically, the audits must Every time that the issue of It is a common secret that awakened, and it doesn’t seem “paid off” by businessman Efstathios Valiotis to break the news of start from the Archdiocese itself economic transparency and ac - the ways the metropolises has willing to sustain this unchecked the closing of his parish’s school. at its headquarters and continue countability is raised, those been structured and operate are and unaudited system. However Fr. Dionysios knew in advance that: to the Metropolises and their in - salaried officials in charge at the actually unchecked. Everything His Eminence Archbishop 1. We repeatedly reached out to him to comment, but would stitutions such as camps, hospi - Archdiocese and the Metropo - and everyone serves at the plea - Demetrios Geron of America not respond. tality facilities, and, of course, lises, including the hierarchs, in sure of the metropolitan. At the should assume his responsibility 2. The news of the School's closing did not come from some the community parishes, be - order to escape a detail account - same time on a daily basis, and begin putting order to every shady leak or some closely guarded secret, but from a letter by the cause there is information that ability, simply pass the ball to many letters are sent to the aspect of our ecclesial life. leaders – the Parish Council President and the Head of the School the problems are very deep. Archdiocese and Metropolises’ parishes and to the congregants There are some very able, – to the parents of the students. Regarding the Metropolises, committees. asking for more and more bright, honest and determined 3. Furthermore, he also ought to be aware from his involvement we are talking about forensic No one can seriously believe money to the point that the peo - personalities on the current ex - in public affairs that this newspaper does not get “paid off” in gen - and in-depth examinations; not such excuses. Let no one doubt ple are sick and tired. ecutive committee of the Arch - eral, and in the particular case of Mr. Valiotis. the usual general information that many in our Archdiocese Priests are terrified by certain diocesan Council who with the In fact TNH broke recently (June 24-30) Metropolises provide to accoun - and community know firsthand metropolitans’ bullying behavior help of the new CFO Fr. Soterios the news of a major preliminary audit report by a firm commis - tants, from which they, in turn, the games that certain hierar - and tactics and thus they keep Baroody can turn things around sioned by the Archdiocese that referred to the financial chaos of produce reports. We are talking chs, priests, parish council pres - their mouths shut just to avoid in the entire Archdiocese. the St. Spyridon parish in Washington Heights, with specific, neg - about audits with receipts, idents and treasurers play. any problems. They continue to As difficult as it sounds, it ative references to Valiotis. copies of invoices of trips – do - The system has been struc - live their lives quietly and lav - has to be done for the Archdio - And yet, Anagnostopoulos spewed out of malice. mestic and abroad, airline tick - tured in such a way to simply ishly, and with a minimal work - cese’s well-being. His Eminence If this man can lie, despite the irrefutable evidence of which he ets, expensive dinners and ex - obfuscate, cover, and mislead, load. Just try to find a priest on must start to clean house in the was aware, then imagine what he is capable of saying when there penses of all kinds. and thus it accommodates the a given Monday morning in his inner circles of high- and low- is no concrete evidence. It seems to me that the Me - careerists of our ecclesiastical office, except just a few bright ranking employees alike, who And with “actual malice” and the intent to harm us, both ethi - tropolises have become “small life not to be audited or dis - exceptions. for many years have proven to cally and financially. kingdoms” with no or minimal turbed, but to continue their lav - A forensic and in-depth fi - be not only unproductive but So, as we celebrate the Fourth of July, let us be thankful for the audits, transparency, and ac - ish lifestyle in the name of nancial audit is long overdue in also incompetent . First Amendment, which guarantees the freedom of the press as countability. Christ. all monasteries controlled by Also, to examine the clergy the protector of democracy, as well as protecting everyone from The same should be applied To elaborate: systematically, priest-monk Ephraim, whose of every rank, including, bish - reporting or speaking in public with“ actual malice”. to the Archdiocese itself because they appoint to the councils and headquarters is in Arizona, ops, archimandrites, and priests. And let us thank America indeed for continuing to be the noblest the annual budget that has committees voiceless and spine - which operate completely The delay tactics we see only experiment in human self-government. reached $30 million and rising less individuals who act as yes- unchecked. It is true that lead to deadlocks and nightmar - is a lot of money. And that does men to everything. They do not Michael Jaharis of blessed mem - ish deterioration. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 8-14, 2017 VIEWPOINTS 11 Turkish Brutality on Time Ran out to Show Foreign Affairs Competence

American Soil Every new president de - fore his inaugura - parently believing sociation (NAFTA) although serves a few months to show he tion, the president that they own the NAFTA most benefitted the Mid - can manage the national secu - took a call from son-in-law, played west agricultural counties that Since the fall of (HDP), a Turkish rity of the United States. No pro - Taiwan’s president, the President for a voted for him. The president the Soviet Union, parliamentary fessional American diplomat, of the first such con - patsy. They fed his personally demonizes Mexico American foreign party. whatever personal political sym - versation in four ego on his visit to (our second biggest customer) policymakers have Although his at - pathies, ever wished the presi - decades. He an - Riyadh and then and its president. The president told Americans that tack on Americans dent of our country would fail. nounced he was no started a private turned his attention to Canada Turkey is a mod - by employees of a Unfortunately, I fear this admin - longer bound by feud with Qatar, a (our biggest customer), alter - ern, secular, demo - foreign state took istration has run out of time. In the “one-China pol - feud that can up - nately threatening and praising cratic Muslim state. place at our na - fact, its actions have put us at icy.” The President end American na - its president with whiplash-in - Events this past tion’s capital, the risk. Review the list and draw then withdrew tional security in ducing frequency. May 17 in Wash - only response of your own conclusions. from the Trans Pa - by amb. PatricK n. the most danger - In some other places, things ington again the Trump Admin - MANAGEMENT OF DIPLO - cific Partnership theros ous region of the are not going well for the United demonstrate this istration has been a MACY: The transition team or - (TPP), which had world. The secre - States, but there was little the view is foolish and by ProF. dan statement by Secre - dered all political appointee been designed to Special to taries of defense president could have done. In incorrect. GeorGaKas tary of State Rex Ambassadors to depart their prevent Chinese The National Herald and state tried to Syria and Afghanistan, he con - During Turkey’s Tillerson who said posts by January 20 without re - economic domi - defuse the crisis tinued Obama’s strategy but del - President Recep Er - Special to he fully backed the gard for whatever issues re - nance of Asia. The president only to have the president un - egated its execution to the mili - dogan’s morning The National Herald actions of the local mained on their plates. The later met Chinese President XI dermine them with his tweets. tary. Afghanistan is going meeting at the police and that the White House then instructed and reversed himself on “One The president thus embraced nowhere. The military situation White House with President federal government would not every senior State Department China,” a humiliating step Saudi Arabia, the country that in Syria has improved, but the Trump and afterwards, oppo - tolerate interference with free - appointee, political or career, to down. The President expressed he had named responsible for military are not equipped to nents of the Erdogan regime dom of speech. These were not resign. At least two were fired admiration for the Philippine creating jihadism in his cam - deal with reconciling the con - peacefully demonstrated outside followed by any action. in the midst of sensitive negoti - president, a man who governs paign, and attacked Qatar, the flicting interests of Turkey, Rus - the Turkish Embassy. Their pur - The Turkish ambassador was ations. As of this writing, not a through vigilantism. He repaid country that has done the most sia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. Rus - pose was to call attention to the not called to the White House single position has been filled. the favor by getting closer to to bring democratic reform to sia will probably align with Iran plight of 130,000 Turkish citi - for an explanation of what had Steve Bannon, the president’s China. The president demanded the Arab world. Saudi Arabia, (and perhaps Turkey) to draw zens currently detained for sup - happened. No one at the Turkish guru, prevented new appoint - North Korea stop its nuclear with the president’s approval, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq into posedly conspiring against the Embassy was declared persona ments and told the president to missile program, expressed ad - has initiated a situation that will their sphere of influence. Saudi Turkish state. non-grata. There was no talk of cut State’s budget by almost a miration for the North Korean benefit Iran. The U.S. foreign Arabia faces its own self-in - The situation took an omi - “sanctions” or other meaningful third, thus crippling America’s dictator, and attacked South Ko - policy establishment sees Turkey flicted internal problems. The nous turn when a score of responses. ability to conduct diplomacy. rea over trade matters. He de - as a major challenge to our in - danger of instability in the King - armed men, who would later be American media has down - Last week the conservative news scribed China as the country he terests but the president re - dom of Saudi Arabia is real but identified as Erdogan’s body - played the attack. CNN and oth - outlet, Newsmax, reported that depends on to bring North Ko - mains admiring of Turkish Pres - beyond our ability to fix it. guards, emerged from the Turk - ers showed the videos of people Secretary of State Tillerson pub - rea to heel and then sanctioned ident Erdogan. (See also America’s leadership position in ish Embassy. After staring down being stomped and beaten as a licly chewed out the head of Chinese banks and deployed ad - RUSSIA, next paragraph). the world has eroded dramati - the demonstrators for a time, news event, but there has been White House appointments for vanced radars to South Korea, EUROPE AND RUSSIA: At a cally. they suddenly advanced in an no follow-up. Nor have there rejecting every candidate Tiller - viewed as a threat by China. summit of our European allies, Even seemingly domestic is - organized manner. Using their been serious follow-ups by the son put forward to fill those vital MIDDLE EAST: The presi - all of them democratic states sues build contempt among our professional training they as - New York Times, the Wall Street jobs. A few days later Tillerson dent lavished effusive praise on that have supported our policies enemies and fear among our al - saulted individual protestors. Journal, the Washington Post, reportedly clashed with senior the Israeli prime minister after worldwide, the president lec - lies. After watching U.S. cabinet Video footage shows them vis - or news channels such as White House staffer Stephen a phone call. The Israeli PM im - tured them and refused to con - secretaries humiliate themselves cously and vigorously kicking MSNBC and Fox News. Miller over immigration issues. mediately ordered construction firm America’s NATO obliga - with hyperbolic praise for the people who had fallen to the Greek- American organiza - Miller has launched an effort to of new settlements in the occu - tions. The contrast with the president, an old Arab diplomat ground. The severe beatings re - tion also have been silent. I take visa-issuing authority away pied territories, implying that praise he lavished on Saudi Ara - told me “Saddam Hussein ran sulted in nine people being hos - hope we find our voice before from the State Department the president approved. A bia was duly noted. European cabinet meetings that way.” pitalized. that day when it is one of our where it has resided since the month later, the president leaders (and Canada) have now demonstrations outside the founding of the Republic and hosted the Israeli PM at the publicly declared they can no The Hon. Ambassador Theros is Turkish Embassy being attacked. give it to Homeland Security. White House and asked him longer count on us as allies. president of the U.S.-Qatar The severe beatings The Washington assault has Tillerson’s State Department publicly to “hold up on settle - Meanwhile, he has refused to Business Council. He served in given Americans a domestic taste is the first line of defense for ment construction.” The son-in- accept the judgment of virtually the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 resulted in nine people of the increasingly dictatorial this country and the White law then visited Israel and Pales - the entire American national se - years, mostly in the Middle being hospitalized. regime in Turkey. Erdogan’s House has done everything in tine and returned emptyhanded. curity apparatus (State, De - East, and was American Ambas - protest of self-defense indicates its power to make it ineffectual. Days later, Israel’s prime minis - fense, FBI, and CIA) that Russia sador to Qatar from 1995 to his disdain for the rule of law. Instead, the president put his ter ordered more new settle - presents a major challenge to 1998. He also directed the State The local police, though few His evoking the terrorist label is son-in-law in charge of several ment construction, rubbing the the United States. Department’s Counter- in number, intervened. Rather a cynical ploy to present the per - of America’s most critical for - president’s nose in the fact that NORTH AMERICA: The Terrorism Office, and holds nu - than making arrests, they con - petrators of violence as patriots... eign policy issues. he has no influence. Meanwhile, president threatens to undo the merous U.S. Government deco - centrated on pushing the body - An even broader issue is the CHINA AND EAST ASIA: Be - Saudi Arabia and the UAE, ap - North American Free Trade As - rations. guards away from the civilians. wisdom of Trump’s original invi - Weeks later, after examining tation. The president believes video footage, the police issued face-to-face meetings allow him arrest warrants for 12 of the to gauge the caliber of his coun - LETTER FROM ATHENS bodyguards and suggested 6 terparts and can produce “good more were pending. deals” for America. This is naïve The videotapes also had and indicates his faulty knowl - recorded the voice of a Turkish edge of statecraft. The president Two Years after the Tsipras Referendum (Surrender) male saying, “Dalin diyor, dalin does not realize that inviting au - diyor.” This translates as, “He thoritarian leaders to the White says attack.” Who that “he” was House is an honor that legitimates Those SYRIZA lovers and idol - Venezeuelan model stopping their as soon as they were formed. has not been determined, but it them in their homeland. A similar izers of Greece’s Looney Left of Communism, dancing in the Tsipras didn’t lose his lapdog, reveals that there was nothing situation was the state visit by Ro - Prime Minister Alexis “Che” with a little anarchy streets and looking Panos Kammenos, leader of the spontaneous about the violence. drigo Duterte, the murderous Tsipras were dancing in the and terrorism around with the pro-austerity, far-right, marginal, What we do know is that Erdo - president of the Philippines. streets into the early morning thrown in. Thousand-Yard jingoistic Dependent Greeks who gan was observing the mayhem The privilege of a state visit hours of July 6, two years ago, The ECB, which Stare of defeat and is his coalition partner. Kam - from a nearby house. Whether by a problematic leader is usu - lemmings ready to follow their had already betrayal. menos was Defense Minister, his or not Erdogan was the “he” ally preceded by that leader leader off a cliff and into battle squeezed Greek Their leader, af - reward for turning on his party’s who ordered the attack, Erdo - making some obvious and pub - after giving him 61 percent of banks now put them ter 17 hours of alleged principles and licked gan obviously did not send an lic concession to American the vote in a referendum he essentially on life pressure, signed a Tsipras’ feet after saying he order for his men to stop their views. Moreover, it is common called asking Greeks to join him support after the ref - third bailout, this wouldn’t back the third bailout. attack. to have worked out some in defying the country’s hated in - erendum - which one for 86 billion He’s still doing it. The arrest warrants an - “promising joint venture” to be ternational creditors and reject took place after he by andy euros ($98.25 bil - SYRIZA’s phony Faction of 53, nounced by Metropolitan Police announced at the end of the austerity. imposed capital con - dabilis lion) he said he which allegedly represented Chief Peter Newsham are virtu - meeting. The Erdogan visit be - They were in an orgy of cele - trols he swore he would never seek, more Leftism within the party, ally meaningless as the named gan without concessions and bration, screaming, singing, wouldn’t and closed Special to nor accept and didn’t say boo, but young Greeks men have returned to Turkey. ended with a brazen disregard swearing at the lenders and their banks for three The National Herald came with more of who were the party’s most de - They can only be brought back for American civil liberties. symbols: German Chancellor An - weeks. the crushing aus - vout followers - SYRIZA is down for prosecution through extra - Trump’s poor handling of gela Merkel and Finance Minister Greeks – mostly SYRIZANS – terity measures he swore to re - to less than 15 percent support dition. Rather than apologizing Turkey continues a pattern go - Wolfgang Schaeuble for putting didn’t get the hint about the kind ject. The Great Reneger was now - barked loud and hard in in some manner or agreeing to ing back for decades. The occu - harsh demands on Greek work - of guy they were dealing with born. disgust, their trumpeting slogan assist the American police, Er - pation of Cyprus is not a Wash - ers, pensioners, and the poor. and fell for his referendum hook, Varoufakis told The Nation’s #ThisIsACoup a ridiculed symbol dogan summoned the U.S. am - ington priority. Daily Turkish Never mind that then-Premier line and sinker, not knowing he Paul Mason, who was tracking of failure. bassador and demanded the violations of Greek air space and former PASOK Anti-Capital - had no intention of taking on the SYRIZA’ s fall from grace, that, A man in Exarchia, the anar - warrants be dropped. (NATO air space) is of minor ist leader George Papandreou Troika for real. “I felt as if the earth earth had chist hotbed filled with SYRIZA Erdogan further stated that concern. Even less attention is had been excoriated and then But he kept up the charade imploded under my feet. I felt idolizers at the time, voiced their his men were acting in “self-de - given to Turkey’s continued per - forced to resign in November, for a bit after his big win. “Today, incredible sadness and a sense of loss in speaking with David Pa - fense” as the demonstrators be - secution of its Kurdish minority 2011 for proposing the same we celebrate the victory of having betrayed the 62 percent trikarakos in a piece in the British longed to the Kurdish Workers and its harassment of the Ecu - kind of referendum because this democracy,” Tsipras said in a tele - of Greeks who had shown aston - newspaper The Guardian. Party (PKK), which NATO has menical Patriarch. Washington was SYRIZA’s, and Tspiras’ shin - vised speech. “We proved even ishing courage—and I don’t think “When you write about labeled a terrorist organization. has even been tepid about criti - ing and defining moment. in the most difficult circum - we had the historical right to do Tsipras, make sure that you say The PKK considers itself a na - cizing Turkey’s assistance to It lasted a week. stances that democracy won’t be that.” he is a traitor. All the other politi - tional liberation movement and Muslim fanatics, including ISIS. Tsipras had been elected in blackmailed.” But he was. The Renege Referendum led cians, the ones that came before is so recognized by Switzerland, To consider Turkey a secular, de - January that year on the back of His hardline Finance Minister to a schism within SYRIZA, him – we knew what they were India, Egypt, Russia, China, and mocratic ally of the United promises to reverse pay cuts, tax Yanis Varoufakis quit and a week which lost Varoufakis – who to like. We really thought he was other states. Whatever the PKK’s States is self-delusion. hikes, slashed pensions, worker later, after being stared down by this day snipes at Tsipras’ be - different.” nature, it did not organize the firings, and privatizations de - the Troika, Tsipras came out of trayal – and other prominent After that, Tsipras tried reneg - Washington demonstration. The Prof. Georgakas is Director of manded by the Troika of the Eu - Brussels with nothing he wanted members, two of whom set up ing on his reneging and for two major sponsors of the action the Greek American Studies ropean Union-International Mon - and everything he didn’t. their own little political parties more years tried to wiggle out were the Armenian National Project at Queens College – etary Fund-European Central Cue to music ceasing, people of misery that sank out of sight from the austerity measures he Committee of America and the CUNY and Consulting Editor of Bank which was putting up 240 once mocked before imposing People’s Democratic Party CINEASTE magazine. billion euros ($274.18 billion) in even more of them than did New two bailouts to save a Greek Democracy and PASOK. economy ravaged by four He squealed and moaned decades of wild overspending what he did was unfair but it and runaway patronage by the wasn’t his fault because he had Guest editorials former coalition that included no choice to keep the economy PASOK, but was led by the New from collapsing: the same ratio - the National herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of Democracy Conservatives. nale used by the governments he views for publication. they should include the writer’s name, address, He promised to “Crush the laughed at before adopting the and telephone number, and be addressed to the Editor, the National Oligarchy!” and stop tax evasion same script in more pension cuts herald, 37-10 30th St., long Island city, Ny 11101. they may also and corruption and lead a Leftist and taxing low-income families. be e-mailed to [email protected]. we reserve the right revolution across Europe, sweep - The dialogue is as easy to fol - to edit any manuscripts that we publish, and we do not return or ing aside the hated Capitalists low as the Rocky Horror Picture otherwise acknowledge unpublished ones. Due to considerations of and bankers and neo-cons that Show right up to the part when he and his minions so passion - Tsipras says No. Yes. space we enforce a strict 850-word upper limit. ately hated, hoping to put in its EUROKINISSI place in Greece a Cuban- Tsipras-Varoufakis a few days before the referendum in 2015. [email protected] Metropolis of Chicago: Foreshadowing the Future of Orthodoxy in the U.S.?

By George Matsoukas ology into practice, moving be - appointment of a new Metropol - whom to nominate for this office fore they ask the faithful to ac - and regulations governing the in - yond words to actions… moving itan, the opportunity to unify Or - of Metropolitan. We pray that claim “Axios!” tegration of the monasteries into May the memory of recently beyond what is mine and yours thodox Christians to fulfill the those making the decisions listen The task and responsibility of our Archdiocese. deceased Metropolitan Iakovos to what is ours, as stated by Ec - mission of the Church. Such an to the direction of the Holy Spirit. naming a bishop is awesome. We The decision sets the tone for be blessed and eternal. He served umenical Patriarch Bartholomew. appointment can be symbolic The office seeks the best candi - pray that the process will have Orthodoxy in the global, post- the Church in the United States Iakovos’ passing affords the and exemplary in helping the ec - date. The candidate does not integrity and broad input. Con - conciliar age we live in and min - for many decades and was head Church the opportunity to be a clesiastical body receive and un - seek the office. This is the Ortho - siderations, in addition to the istering God’s word to the faith - of the Midwestern Metropolis for conciliar Church, respecting derstand the work of the Holy dox Way to fill this ministry of piety and education of the can - ful and seekers. The heartland 38 years. This interim period is meaningful clergy and laity par - and Great Council (HGC) and service. To find the best candi - didate, should include servant of the United States is a timey a time to reflect upon his legacy ticipation in governance – gov - bring canonical order to the Or - date the pool can be extended by nature and administrative skills. place to chart this Church re - and to look forward to the direc - ernance that is transparent and thodox Church in the United thinking “outside of the box.” The candidate should also un - newal of our ancient Orthodox tion of Orthodoxy in the United accountable. This heartland Me - States. This appointment should Which archimandrites, widowed derstand how to combat the rise Christian faith. States in this post-conciliar Age. tropolis and multicultural city of reflect new beginnings for our priests, and auxiliary bishops of Orthodox fundamentalism, His passing affords the Chicago, which has representa - 21st Century Church. would make the best candidate? which is infecting our faith and George Matsoukas is Executive Church the opportunity to be - tives of all canonical Orthodox We pray that the Holy Spirit Surely, the input of clergy and parish life. He should also have Director of the Orthodox Christ - come unified by putting our the - Christian jurisdictions, offers the guide those vetting and deciding laity groups should be sought be - the strength to enforce the rules ian Laity. 12 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 8-14, 2017 Healing the Orthodox Rift: One Year after the Holy and Great Council

By Dennis Menos the four absentee Churches had The Churches of Georgia and charge, were “diplomatic com - Pope Paul VI and PatriarchA - consists of 14 independent promisedto participate in the Bulgaria are especially harsh in promise texts” and as such not thenagoras, and more recently units, without central control, it A year after the Holy and Council, and certainly more their criticism of the HGC. The worth pursuing.Reportedly, a to - by Popes Paul II, Benedict XVI, is the only way. GreatCouncil (HGC) – theO - than ample preparations had documents produced in Crete, tal of 33 Bishops whoattended and Francis, and Ecumenical Pa - Hopefully, the present rift rthodox mega event designed to been made through the previous they charge (especially the one the Council, refrained from sign - triarch Bartholomew. and the desire to overcome it demonstratePan-Orthodox 55 years to ensure its success. entitled “the Relationship be - ing one or more of the docu - How is the rift to be ad - will bring home the urgent need unity– an alarming internal rift At its conclusion, the Council tween the Orthodox Church and mentsadopted. dressed? By dialogue, of course, to reorganize the structure of is evident withinthe Orthodox was officially designated as the Rest of the Christian World”) between the two sides. This is the Orthodox East and to instill Church. Fortunately, the rift is “Holy and Great,” with its deci - do not comply with Orthodox apparentlythe process that the it with acommon purpose.The still in an early stage and as such sions binding all members of Or - teachings and the dogmatic and How is the rift to be Ecumenical Patriarch favors, as most desirable option in this re - its effect has been minimal, but thodoxy. canonical traditions of the evidenced by his recent refer - gard is for granting the Ecu - consideringits potential for ad - But, not in the view of the Church. The Church of Russiais addressed? By dialogue, ence to a Theological Council, menical Patriarch authority to versely impacting Orthodox Churches of Russia, Bulgaria, less critical.It abstained from the of course, between the scheduled to be held in Thessa - serve as the “first” Primate of unity, every effort must be and Georgia that had abstained. proceedings of the Council, it two sides. loniki in April, 2018 for the pur - the entire East (not merely the madeto confrontand heal it now. The event in Crete, they charge, explains, because not all pose of amending certain ap - first among equals), while work - The rift can be traced to the had not been “Holy and Great” Churches would be attending, proved documents and making ing closely on matters of basic Holy and Great Council held last and neither wereits decisions and without participation of all, Clearly, a rift is in being - their acceptance wider. Whether Orthodox policy with the Pri - summer on the island of Crete. obligatory on them because they a Council would be pointless. within the Orthodox Church this goal is to be achieved, how - mates of all 14 Autocephalous It will be recalled that four had been reached by the con - Besides, it considered the prepa - that needs to be addressed. It ever, is uncertain. The Orthodox Churches. Without such a struc - of the fourteen autocephalous sensus of 10 Churches only, not rations undertaken for the cannot be ignored, for rifts have Church reaches decisions during ture in being, theOrthodox Churches that make up Eastern all 14 as hadbeen previously Council to have been insuffi - a tendency of becoming perma - all its deliberations by the con - Church will continue to floun - Orthodoxy elected not to attend agreed to.Theassessment is ad - cient. nent. A rift in1054 resulted in a sensus ofall of it 14 derand will be powerless to pur - the work of the Council, but de - mittedly harsh, but considering The three Churches are not major schism between East and Churches.Will consensus occur sue the goal of Christian unity spite their absence, the Ecu - thatit originates with three alone in their criticism. Several West, anddespite efforts at rec - in Thessaloniki or will perhaps that has allured Christianity for menical Patriarch decidedtopro - Churches that include within hierarchs, especially from the onciliation in Lyons and Flo - a minority of one or two the past ten centuries. ceed with its deliberations their ranks nearly half of the Church of Greece,havelikewise rence has remained so. Cen - Churchesblock agreement? De - anyway.There was nothing ar - worldwide Orthodox hierarchy bitterly criticized the Council turies later, East and West cisions by consensus are hardly Dennis Menosis the author of bitrary or capricious in his deci - and faithful, it cannot be taken and its deliberations. The docu - continue to live apart,despiteef - ideal. But as long as the struc - several books and a writer on sion.Only a few months earlier, lightly. ments produced in Crete, many forts at reconciliation beganby ture of the Orthodox Church Orthodox and Hellenic issues. Opinion on the Disgraceful Silence Regarding Turkey

By Bruce D. Badrigian and worse… congratulates him as bly rule until the year 2029. To - clean water to suffer at the John A. Tanionos he imprisons more of his citi - day, half of the people in Turkey hands of the Ottoman Army zens than any other country. hate Erdogan, and the other half while the other four world pow - Mounting bipartisan outrage All while, the United States follow him out of love… or fear. ers stood by passively even continues concerning the recent stands by passively – for what? Are Americans truly ready to though the same Greek soldiers outrageous attack of peaceful Are a few military airstrips in a forget the Turkish actions during had bravely fought and died American protestors by Turkish despicable country worth sacri - the Armenian Genocide of protecting its allies in years past. President Recep Tayyip Erdo - ficing America’s values and be - 1915? Will America be known The world should not be gan’s thuggish bodyguards dur - liefs? Let’s face the truth: there throughout the world as the fooled by Trump’s warm greet - ing his visit to the United States. is no democracy in Turkey, and United States of Amnesia? Will ing of Erdogan; the vast major - The videos of Turkish military the Ottoman’s own history we forget what happened to the ity of Americans know of Erdo - armed guards brutally beating should remind us that there Greeks 13 years after the Ar - gan’s shameful actions and see tNh ARchIVES American women, men, includ - never will be with leaders like menian Genocide? When a sim - him for what he is: a ruthless Turkish President Erdogan and US President Trump. ing senior citizens, while Wash - Erdogan in control. ilar Greek Genocide followed in dictator bent on expansion. ington police struggled to pro - Remember, Erdogan contin - 1920, when the rebel General Even today, he aggressively icans could strengthen an ally about Trump’s twisted views on tect the innocent American ues to extend the “State of Mustapha Kemal broke the Paris breaks Greek boundaries with known to be trustworthy and free speech and his unorthodox Kurds and Armenians protesting Emergency” in his sharply di - Treaty of Sevres, and in 1922, provocative air and sea maneu - like-minded when it comes to bromance with dictators, bul - the unfair and illegal imprison - vided country after the at - entered the Ancient Greek city vers toward Greece. Greece had democratic values. lies, and despots. ment of their family members tempted coup by people seeking of Smyrna (housing Greeks and better get its house in order if it How long will America swal - The majority of Americans back in Turkey are shocking. a true democracy. In response, Armenians) and began slaugh - hopes to be able to ward off low its pride and ethics by hyp - will continue to resist Trump’s New video evidence gives Erdogan makes sure there is no tering thousands of Christians. Turkey’s soon-to-be-attempted ocritically supporting a dictator disregard for NATO, the EU, the credence to the strong assertion parliament oversight, no re - Smyrna was intentionally set land-grab of Greek islands. who hides his insidious crimes environment, the media, and that Erdogan himself ordered views by constitutional courts, on fire by the Turks to drive out The only good that might under the cloak of democracy? the immigrants throughout the the attack while sitting comfort - and a growing number of inno - all Greeks, Armenians, and come from Erdogan’s recent visit Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Er - world. For in the prescient ably across the street. Clearly, cent citizens jailed. Also, 150 other Christians who were sub - to the United States is that the dogan may be fine with illegal words of John F. Kennedy, “this this Turkish leader fears no con - news outlets have been shut sequently raped, tortured, and world will see clearly that this behavior, but the United States nation can no longer afford to sequence from President Trump down, more than 120 Journal - murdered side-by-side in the Turkish leader cannot be trusted. and its honest allies should be the material rich and the spir - as he continues to reveal his ists jailed, and over 1,500 civil streets while awaiting a rescue Turkey should not be seen as an stand for goodness, fairness, itual poor.” despotic and brutal nature. groups terminated. In total, over that came much too late. More ally; rather, the United States and freedom. Brazenly, Erdogan carries on 300,000 citizens are in jail wait - than 100,000 Greek women, should consider using its in - Finally, Trump’s disgraceful Bruce Badrigian is the author of the barbarous obsession of past ing for justice. children, and men were slaugh - creased military budget to build silence on the beating spectacle Armenia's Fingerprint: A Turkish dictators bent on land- Turkey’s recent questionable tered. Plus, two hundred thou - military bases in Greece, where of uniformed Washington, DC Family's Fight Against Genocide grabbing, expansionist, and election now grants Erdogan al - sand Greek soldiers fighting for the infusion of American dollars police and peaceful American during WW I. 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