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E 10 0 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEkly GREEk-AmERicAn PUblicAtion 1915-2015 VOL. 19, ISSUE 947 December 5-11, 2015 c v $1.50 Diana Doukas1 Bridges Public, Private Sectors For President Obama White House Business Council Director Talks To TNH about U.S. Economy, Hellenic Roots

By Constantine S. Sirigos Small Business Administration. TNH Staff Writer Before joining the administra - tion, Diana was Director of De - NEW YORK – For nine months, velopment for Business For - Diana Doukas has been one of ward. President Barack Obama’s prin - During a conversation with cipal bridges between the White The National Herald, Doukas House and the private sector. shined a spotlight on the eco - She is Director of the White nomic progress of the past seven House Business Council years. “We were losing thou - (WHBC), “which serves as the sands and thousands of jobs a key convening mechanism for day when he took office and the Obama Administration's en - now we’re gaining jobs at a gagement with top business record rate, so we are incredibly leaders, entrepreneurs and in - proud of the work the president novators, small business own - has done from day one,” she ers, and private-sector subject said. matter experts,” according to Doukas is pleased to be able Doukas’ official White House bi - to share the story of the presi - ography. dent’s private sector initiatives. She has also served as the White House Liaison at the U.S. Continued on page 6

AP Photo/GiAnnis PAPAnikos Migrant Electrocuted at Greece-FYROM Border WITH THIS ISSUE Stranded migrants show the body of a man believed to be from trocuted after touching overhead railway cables when he Mouyiaris Morocco, at the Greek-FYROM border on Dec.3 . He was elec - climbed on top of a train carriage. Built Empire A Taste of Coffee and Pastry Shops in Astoria From $6K

By Flavia Sgoifo operates as a cafeteria, pastry pastries and sweets. Beyond the enjoy frappe, freddo cappuc - TNH Staff shop, restaurant and bar with a quality and variety of Greek del - cino, and any other coffee typi - ASTORIA – For those yearning Greek atmosphere. Once there icacies and drinks, Omonia is fa - cally found in Greece, along Nikos Mouyiaris is a name to have a nice “Greek style” cof - you can order any type of coffee mous for their My Big Fat Greek with homemade Greek pies and well-respected in the beauty in - fee and combine it with some you desire: from a “heavy” Wedding cakes. sweets made fresh daily. It is a dustry. In 1975, he founded of type of traditional pita or pie Greek coffee to the shaken For those who prefer a qui - great place to relax, read, or Mana Products, Inc., which has or some type of pastry from frappe, to the American latte, eter place to enjoy coffee and a play board games. since become a leading cos - home, Astoria can offer a num - while the main dessert specialty tiropita, there is Agnanti Café at On a nice day, patrons can metic-manufacturing company. ber of interesting choices. of the store is the Baklava 19-23 Ditmars Blvd. Maria take their orders to go, and en - Over the years, Mouyiaris For starters, Omonia Café is Cheesecake, a fusion of tradi - Stavropoulou, who is also the joy them in Astoria Park. has achieved success in a num - the first Greek cafe that opened tional baklava with cheesecake. owner of the restaurant across At the Agora Plaza shopping SPECIAL SECTION: ber of ventures, both in and out in Astoria in 1977 and is located Right next door is, appropri - the street, started operating this center at 23-18 31st Street is RFK Justice & Human Rights of the beauty industry, earning at 32-20 Broadway. ately enough, Omonia Next boutique style café in 2012. It the Artopolis café, famous for Center to Honor UNESCO awards and recognition for both The owner, Ioannis Arvanitis, Door. A bakery offering a huge is a small but pleasant space Goodwill Ambassador Mari - his skills as a leader and his has created a pleasant area that variety of Greek and foreign near Astoria Park where one can Continued on page 7 anna V. Vardinoyannis. countless efforts to give back. Mouyiaris turned to a new project, the We See Beauty Foundation a nonprofit that benefits women’s coopera - Doctor George Alexiades is tives—businesses owned, man - aged, and used collectively by the people who work there. A Restorer of Lost Hearing Why cooperatives? From first - hand experience, Mouyiaris ob -

By Constantine S. Sirigos the third physician in his family Continued on page 7 TNH Staff Writer – and his wife, Gari, is an audi - ologist. NEW YORK – Dr. George Alexi - He was born in Queens, join - ades is at the cutting edge of ing three older siblings, Michael the treatment of hearing loss. an orthopedic surgeon, Constan - Patriarchate When age and other factors tine, whose experience is in the cause people to lose sensory airline industry, and an older sis - powers, social and professional ter, Macrene Alexiades-Arme - Defrocks life – and thus overall well-being nakas , a dermatologist. – is endangered, but as technol - Both his parents were born Father Passias ogy progresses, doctors’ ability in Northern Greece – his father to have dramatic quality of life Gregory in Halkidiki and his By Theodore Kalmoukos impact grows. mother Sophie in Kilkis with The field has professional roots in Asia Minor. Gregory be - The Holy and Sacred Synod and emotional bottom lines for came an electrical engineer and of the Ecumenical Patriarchate the empathic physician: “the pa - provided the math and science voted unanimously to defrock tients are ecstatic to be able to example. “My mother’s job was Protopresbyter George Passias hear again.” raising four kids,” Alexiades said at its regular monthly meeting Assistant Professor of the De - with reverence. in Constantinople on November partment of Otolaryngology and It was a traditional Greek- 28. Passias was returned to the the Director of the Cochlear Im - American family, with his aunt status of layman due to the sex plant Center at the Weill Cornell living above them in a two-fam - scandal involving his close as - Medical College, Alexiades is ily house and his uncle across sociate and goddaughter Ethel the street. Bouzalas. Growing up in Jamaica, In essence, the Sacred Synod “sports was my big thing. I validated the unanimous deci - For subscription: played St. Demetrios basketball, sion made by the Holy and 718.784.5255 but we would always lose to St. Eparchial Synod of the Greek [email protected] Demetrios, Astoria,” he said Orthodox Archdiocese of Amer - with a touch of lingering com - EURokinissi ica in early October. petitiveness. He added, with Greeks with Disabilities Take to Streets of Athens to Protest Austerity The National Herald broke more community pride, “my fa - the Passias news on October 2. As Parliament works on pension reform, Greeks with disabilities took their anger to the streets Continued on page 6 and demanded that there be no further cuts to pensions and social insurance payments. Continued on page 6

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By Anthe Mitrakos Mycenaean rulers and priest - reason that constellation came group,” Parkinson said. esses, aristocratic warriors and together in Ancient Greece and From NHM’s Alexander the Great CHICAGO, IL – In collaboration ladies of Archaic Greece, athletes it worked in ways it didn’t work side, the partner - with the National Hellenic Mu - of classical Athens, and Philip II. elsewhere,” he said. ship marks a seum (NHM), Chicago’s “Most traveling exhibits give In addition to “The Greeks” significant ac - The exhibition is developed renowned Field Museum has a glimpse of the objects and fo - at the Field Museum, NHM will complishment by the Hellenic Republic – Min - just launched the largest, in the cus on the history of the indi - host related cultural programs, further con - istry of Culture and Sports – Di - last 25 years, North American vidual pieces, but this story is including a new exhibition in its necting the rectorate General of Antiquities exhibition commemorating an - about people. It’s about learning Greektown home. “We are host - 1893-built and Cultural Heritage (Athens), cient Greeks. about Greek culture through in - ing the “Aegean: Creation of an Field Mu - The Field Museum (Chicago), “The Greeks: From Agamem - dividuals,” Parkinson noted. Archipelago” exhibition, and this seum with the Canadian Museum of His - non to Alexander the Great” ex - Among notable featured explores the actual environment the Greek- tory (Gatineau, Canada), the Na - hibition features select artifacts relics and finds are a burial de - of the Aegean,” said NHM Exec - American tional Geographic Museum drawn from the collections of 21 picting the ritual of burial and utive Director Elizabeth Martin. community. (Washington, DC) and Pointe-à- Greek museums, presenting sacrifice in a funeral pyre de - “We’re looking at how the is - “It’s a new Callière, Montréal Archeology more than 5000 years of Greek scribed in Homer’s Iliad, artifacts lands were formed and how the model for cul - and History Complex (Montréal, culture. from the tomb of Philip II, and materials found on the islands tural intuitions Canada). Displayed in chronological inscribed pieces of pottery used were used to create the items to partner. It’s a Tickets to “The Greeks” run - order, the exhibition will take to ostracize even the most pow - found at museums today,” she great opportunity ning from November 26 to April visitors on an extraordinary jour - erful leaders of Classical Greek added. for us,” Martin said. 17, will be included in both Dis - ney starting from Neolithic ori - society. “The Greeks” exhibition’s “It goes beyond the col - covery and All Access passes to gins around 6000BC to the ex - A specialist in European and Midwest presence is the result laboration on the ex - the Field Museum. Special dis - Eastern Mediterranean Prehis - of years of collaboration be - hibit…there was lots of ner - counts are available for Chicago tory, Parkinson emphasized the tween a number of institutions nurturing involved because ship with residents. Furthermore, mem - importance of recognizing Greek and Greece. the Field Museum is over National bership to the NMH transfers history and culture. “We’ve been working for 100 years old and is very Geographic Soci - over to the Field Museum for the “Greece and the classical pe - years in both Greece and North established,” she added. ety and The Field Mu - duration of the exhibit. riod is important for me because America, and because of the or - “The Greek s” is organized by seum. The exhibition is co-pre - More information on the ex - it was one of many different ganization on the Greek side it’s the Canadian Museum of His - sented in Chicago by The Field hibit is available at fieldmu - parts of the world that took a been really a fun process, and tory and the Hellenic Ministry Museum and the National Hel - seum.org and nationalhellenic - different trajectory, and for some we been working with a great of Culture and Sports in part - lenic Museum. museum.org. Harvard graduate of Greek descent on endangered languages in Greece

By Theodore Kalmoukos

BOSTON, MA – Efrosini Kritikos, a first generation Greek-Ameri - can and a graduate of Harvard University, where she studied lin - guistics. For the last 20 years she has been living in Greece in the small town of Monemvasia in Southern Laconia with her hus - band and four children, ages 5 to 12. She has been researching languages spoken in Greece that are endangered. Currently, she is particularly occupied with Ar - vanitic and Tsakonian. Kritikos was in the United States for a few days for the rou - tine medical checkup of her five- year-old son, Odysseas, who was Cycladic Figurine Bust diagnosed with cancer at age (L-R): Theodoros Dukas, Efrosini Kritikos, Nikos Papageorgiou Efrosini Kritikos, Lambros Sakis one. The child was brought to pansion of Greek culture into Boston in 2012 in order to con - We spoke mainly Greek at home dren’s Hospital.” that I never knew. I did some re - guage has existed in Greece for Asia and Africa under Alexander tinue his treatment; his life was and up until the age of six I knew The whole family moved back search and found that there are at least a thousand years as far the Great in the fourth century saved. very little English, a situation to the States in 2012 for a whole still speakers of Arvanitic in the as we know, but there are others BC. Kritikos visited Harvard to do which was corrected within six year. She said “Odysseas is doing area of Zarakas and thus started that claim that it has existed even “The quantity and breadth of some research at the library months from the moment I en - really well now and with God’s the documentation towards its longer. The language has had a the material is really astonish - where she experienced the threat tered school.” help we can say that it was a mir - preservation. different course than that spoken ing, and while most traveling of a bomb attack on campus: After having earned a master’s acle he is alive, and for this rea - “I found only five speakers of in Albania and its population is shows have maybe a hundred or “everything was closed off in the degree at Harvard, Kritikos re - son when the whole family re - Arvanitic, almost all over 90 of Greek ethnicity and of Greek a couple hundred objects, this area,” she told TNH. turned to Greece where she mar - turned to Greece a year later in years old, with whom I have al - Orthodox faith”. show has well over 600 objects, Her family is from the town ried Emmanuel Tsavalas, shoe 2013, I promised to dedicate my ready done a lot of work. Now, Why have they preserved Ar - so it’s huge,” said Field Museum of Zarakas in Laconia. Her par - manufacturer in Molaoi, Laconia time in giving something back to we are getting ready to begin the vanitic? “Because they inherited Curator William Parkinson. ents emigrated to Haverhill, MA and continued to run her private the community in return for all documentation with speakers of it, we don’t know exactly when Exhibition highlights include in the late 1960s. “Back then, foreign language institute. of God’s blessings. Tsakonian in the area of Leonidio the first Arvanites came to artifacts from the tombs of the there were a lot of Greek immi - While life continued normally Their lives changes insofar as where there are about 200 speak - Greece, from where, how many first rulers of Mycenae, and the grants in Haverhill who worked and carefree, they were soon to “I placed many things under ques - ers. and for what reason, it isn’t doc - earliest aristocrats of Archaic mainly in the shoe factories in find out that their lives would tion, things I did, things I believed “We get the people together umented, more research needs and Classical city-states. Many the area,” she told TNH. never be the same again. She said which I reanalyzed, and I started and we collect a digital record of to be done.” of these items are traveling out - Kritikos completed her under - “our life changed all of a sudden to look at life more seriously, now the language, that is audio and As for Tsakonian, “it is an An - side Greece for the first time. graduate studies at Merrimack with the birth of our fourth son, with the belief that God has given video files, which there is a lack cient Greek dialect, it is Doric, Also included are amazing finds College in Andover, MA before Odysseas, who was diagnosed us life for an important purpose of in general,” she elaborated. and it was spoken by the Ancient from the tomb of Philip II, father continuing her studies at Har - with cancer at age one. We are and we must not waste it fool - There were previous studies Spartans. It is an indigenous lan - of Alexander the Great. vard. very lucky in Greece to have an ishly.” She said that some of these on this, but not sufficient, Kritikos guage spoken today by about “When you look at the crown When asked what drew her excellent pediatric cancer hospi - changes on her outlook on life says. “Most of the studies were 200-300 people in South Ky - of Philip II, the man who unified to linguistics, she said that “it had tal ELPIDA (Hope) founded by were “personal and professional. conducted about a century ago, nouria, mainly in villages around all of ancient Greece, it’s pretty always interested me because as Marianna Vardinoyannis, where I placed new priorities and from but as we know development in Leonidio. It is of great interest astonishing,” Parkinson said. a child of immigrants I was in - we stayed for almost a year, but a religious view I simply rein - technology and media has and has been well studied by Visitors will explore the indi - troduced to bilingualism at a we had to continue his treatment forced my faith in God, which I evolved and there has been no many Greek and foreign linguists. vidual lives of the Ancient young age and was fascinated by in Boston at the Dana Farber Can - inherited from my parents. My recent documentation within a We are simply trying to add to Greeks including Minoan and the language acquisition process. cer Institute and Boston Chil - greatest inheritance is my faith, modern documentary linguistics its documentation within a more this is what helped us get through framework.” modern scientific framework.” this difficulty and this is the She also explained that “Ar - There approximately ten en - strength you feel when you know vanitic is spoken by about 50,000 dangered languages in Greece, God loves you.” people in Greece, mainly in about Kritikos said, such as Aromanian, She said her interest in en - 300 ‘terminal’ villages, and for Cappadocian, Pontic, (Romeyka (Now in Paperback) dangered languages began this reason they were able to pre - in Turkey), among others, and “when I started looking for my serve the language for so many she emphasized the importance family’s origins and discovered years. 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Available in print and eBook from Online retailers and in fine bookstores everywhere www.jamesrouman.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015 COMMUNITY 3 Burlington, VT Priest’s Mysterious Leave of Absence Kouzina 2015 Delights

By Theodore Kalmoukos Record No. of Foodies

BURLINGTON, VT – The Do - minion of the Mother of God By Anthe Mitrakos Distillery, which offered up craft Greek Orthodox parish in beer tastings. Burlington Vermont is stunned CHICAGO, IL – A celebration of “There aren’t any Greek brew - by the sudden disappearance of Greek cuisine and fine dining, ers in Chicago and usually they its priest, Fr. Ephraim Ehrs. this year’s annual Kouzina drew focus on a lot of Greek wines, so He had requested one-month in some 500 individuals with this is a real twist on a classic be - leave of absence, which was quite the appetite, making for the cause Greeks are traditionally ori - granted by Metropolitan Metho - event’s largest guest list to date. ented toward wine,” said founder dios of Boston according to a, Held at The National Hellenic Aris Megalis. October 29 letter he addressed Museum (NHM) in Chicago’s And, of course, Kouzina to Parish Council President Greektown November 5, the would not be complete without Georgia Maheras, and the sold-out event included drink, the support and participation of Church Stewards. food, and sweet tastings prepared the historic neighborhood’s tra - The letter stated that “in a by renowned local chefs. ditional Greek restaurants. telephone conversation today, “It’s like a giant cocktail party “I’ve been attending since the your parish priest, Fr. Ephraim and everyone is having such a beginning of Kouzina and we Ehrs, requested a one-month great time,” said NH Executive come back every year to support leave of absence to attend to Director Elizabeth Martin. “The Greektown and our heritage,” personal family matters. He was theme is a twist on classic said Barbara Koutsogeorgas of granted that request with the Mediterranean food, so these Greek Islands Restaurant. “This hope that he can resolve those chefs take a classic dish and pre - year we made two items. The issues. I ask that you consider sent it in a modern and fresh way, first was a twist on the ‘kreato - allowing him to remain in the incorporating various new ele - parish house for a period of time ments,” she explained. that you and he agree upon). I NHM Board of Trustees Chair Cooking at Kouzina have asked Fr. Bob Athas to at - John P. Calamos offered up the has now become tend to the pastoral and liturgi - Metropolitan Methodios with Fr. Ephraim Ehrs The Dormition of the Mother of God church evening as “an example of how an annual tradition for cal needs of Greek culture brings people to - the community during this 1) What exactly is going the holy priesthood? him know that we called. gether to share who we are, a number of guest chefs time. Please keep Fr. Ephraim on at the Burlington Vermont Methodios didn’t respond, Fr. Ehrs was born and raised where we came from, and what and Presbytera Aimee and their parish? and neither has message. is Sweden. He graduated from we hope to be.” pita,’ which was wrapped in filo daughter in your prayers.” 2) Why have you placed Ephraim and Maheras also did Holy Cross Theological School More than a dozen chefs of - with grape must sauce, and the No other explanation was Fr. Ephraim Ehrs on leave of ab - not also respond to TNH’s re - in May, 2012. He was ordained fered their unique twists on second was pumpkin flutes for given to the parish and as a re - sence? quest for comment. to the Diaconate on August 26, Greek and Mediterranean clas - the season,” she noted. “Our sult, many and different rumors 3) Why you haven’t given In a telephone conversation 2012 by Metropolitan Method - sics, allowing them to showcase guests loved it. Especially the have been circulating and actu - any explanation to the parish with Presbytera Aimee, who ios of Boston at Saints Constan - their creativity while celebrating older generation Greeks, since it ally nobody knows what is go - thus far? works at the Archdiocese’s Reli - tine and Helen Greek Orthodox Greek cuisine staples including really reminded them of home… ing on. 4) Is Fr. Ephraim going to gious Education Department at Church in Webster, MA, who as - lamb, feta, shrimp, smoked fish, because it’s something that their TNH sent the following writ - return to his priestly duties, and Holy Cross Theological School signed him to the Dormition olives, and olive oil. mother used to make back home ten questions to Metropolitan when? said “Fr. Ephraim is not avail - Church, a parish of roughly 60 “I can’t pick just one favorite at the ‘horio,’” Koutsogeorgas Methodios: 5) Did you ordain him to able,” and said she would let to 100 families. dish because they are all really added. good,” said Judge Anthony Kyri - Throughout the enjoyable akopoulos. “I had moussaka that evening, guests ate, drank, min - was in a bun and that was phe - gled, and strolled through the Dr. Tambakis Honored nomenal. The chef talent in this museum’s galleries, then enjoyed as St. Demetrios room is unmatched,” he added. an autumn view of Chicago’s sky - “The food was delicious, and line from the museum’s rooftop. Celebrates 88th Year I got to try several dishes that I “You don’t have to be Greek On the occasion of the cele - wouldn’t have tried before, like to enjoy Kouzina,” said Marilyn bration of the 88th anniver - the beets with the goat cheese Tzakis, co-chair of the event. sary of the establishment of and Greek yogurt which was re - “This yearly celebration of Greek- the St. Demetrios commu - ally good,” said Debby Rein, an inspired food is now one of the nity, Dr. Apostolos Tambakis attendee from Wheeling, IL. top events in the Chicagoland was presented a plaque in Cooking at Kouzina has now culinary scene.” appreciation for his generos - become an annual tradition for a Kouzina did not come to an ity toward its schools number of guest chefs, including end before guests got the chance through the years. He had John Gatsos of the famous Tav - to entertain their sweet tooth donated an office building ern of Rush, who served Shrimp with an array of pastries at an el - with ten professional offices Saganaki that evening. “It’s sort egant dessert lounge. in Wantaugh, NY to support of a reunion…I come back every Funds raised that evening Greek education. Left to year to support the community benefit NHM’s various activities right: Emmanuel Dritsas, and share my heritage through promoting Greek history and cul - Manos Koubarakis, Dr. Apos - food,” said Gatsos, who has been ture, said Museum Director of tolos Tambakis, Very Rev. attending the event for ten years. Development Marianne Vallas Nektarios Papazafiropoulos, “All these people in this room, Kountoures. Nick Andriotis, Aravela Simo - they’re my community.” More information on Kouzina tas, Dr. Anastasios Koular - New participants this year in - and NHM is available at nation - manis, and Maria Makedon. cluded Maplewood Brewery & alhellenicmuseum.org. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015 Greek-Am. Homeowners Association Has Annual Thanksgiving Lunch

ASTORIA – For the 26th con - war will also stop, so we have secutive year, many of Astoria’s work to do,” the Archbishop neediest and elderly enjoyed a said, and again praised the As - Thanksgiving meal and fellow - sociation. ship thanks to the efforts of the The guests also congratu - members and officers of the lated the Archbishop for being Greek American Homeowners honored by Ecumenical Patri - Association and the volunteers arch Bartholomew with the title they inspire and mobilize. “Geron – Most revered elder.” George Alexiou, one of the Former New York City Coun - founders and past president of cil Speaker Peter F. Vallone, Sr. the Association, served as Em - also loves celebrating with the cee at the annual luncheon, wel - Association each year. “You coming guests to its headquar - know we are Sicilian, so we are ters on 31st Street. He part Greek.” introduced the other speakers He told TNH. “What the and took the lead thanking the homeowners have done for so volunteers. many thousands of people is As always, he reserved a spe - one of the best gifts you can cial expression of appreciation have…it’s a wonderful way to for businessman George Fakiris start your Thanksgiving.” – “Without him we could not Eleni Tsagianni was deliver - have this Thanksgiving celebra - ing lunches since 8 AM and her tion.” friend Marga Vlachos was And the giving in that spirit among those who work with continues. Alexiou told TNH Elpida Alexiou to make sure the “the most touching thing is that list of recipients’ addresses is up people stop me in the street and to date and that that pickups of say ‘here is $500 from me’ – it’s donations from restaurants are unbelievable.” ABOVE: Archbishop arranged. Alexiou was happy to tell Demetrios greeted the guests Petros Stathatos, from TNH that 2015 is another at the headquarters of the Cephalonia, is one of the found - record-breaking year of giving. Greek American Homeowners ing members of the Association Volunteers delivered 525 Association prior to offering – he has been a vice president Turkeys to needy families and his remarks and congratula - for 28 years - and of the Thanks - the elderly since Monday of tions to the organizers. LEFT: giving event, serving as chair - Thanksgiving week “and today Volunteers and guests on man and treasurer for many we have cooked more than 100 Thanksgiving were in good years. “We began with a handful Turkeys,” he said. When asked spirits, enjoying music by of volunteers and now we feed about the volunteers, he said Seraphim Lazos and food pre - more than 500 people. We are “we don’t even count any more” pared once again under the getting old but our children and - they just show up and are put supervision of chef Nikos grandchildren will continue our to work. The organizers are es - Gabrielatos. work.” pecially proud of the children Among the youth present who help. were Chrysanthi Kolokouris, Archbishop Demetrios, Very deficits were not visible at the who attends Francis Lewis High Rev. Nektarios Papazafiropoulos, Association’s home that after - School and has roots in Sparta Dean of St. Demetrios Cathe - noon. “No, we don’t give up” and Agrinio. She comes with Po - dral, Consul General of Greece Kitsios said. toula Lembesis, her grand - Amb. George Iliopoulos, and Archbishop Demetrios of - mother who is an Association Greek Consul Manos Koubarakis fered words of encouragement. Board member. “It’s such a nice attended, as they do every year, “People are afraid of war be - experience – you really appre - and praised the organizers. cause they see what is happen - ciate Thanksgiving more,” she With the disturbing things ing. They are terrible, horrible, said. happening all over the world, but they are not new.” Her friend Efthimia Sweeney the Greek-Americans of Astoria He noted that his generation attends Cardozo High School, have much to be thankful for as lived through WWII and its af - said: “My grandmother Efthimia 2015 draws to a close. deavor. Astoria tradition of “giving anism” in the face the machina - termath, and other serious hap - Kyriakos, who is from Kastoria New York State Assembly - State Senator Michael Gia - back.” He said “the Association tions of the world’s leader who penings, “but we are always and I are part of the association. woman Aravella Simotas naris said “this is one of my fa - inspires the children and seem more bent on actions that ready, we must be alert…and as Every year there are always new praised “groups like this, which vorite days of the year. The As - teaches them how to be giv - can lead to war than to peace. faithful, we must pray, as the helpers and it’s fun to help her.” put on a fantastic feast that sociation does a phenomenal ing…they make sure their door Reflecting what was on the Church does, for peace in the The guests were once again serves so many Turkey dinners job bringing everyone together. is open to everyone.” minds of many there, Kitsios de - world…but we must always be entertained on guitar and vocals and sends more to so many fam - Thanksgiving is a day that peo - Association President George clared, “It should not be permit - vigilant and prepared as citizens by Serafim Lazos. ilies in need. It’s so important ple spend with their families, Kitsios reflected the spirit of ted that a small group of fanat - to help with any effort that re - Greece is never from the that we continue to help our fel - but in Astoria, this is our family. many in the room when he said ics can slaughter people, that inforces peace,” – including phil - minds of the attendees. Alexiou low Americans.” The volunteers are serving peo - “we are upset over what is hap - children should be drowning, anthropic endeavors like that of said the Association makes con - State Senator Jose Peralta ple who perhaps don’t have peo - pening in the world, but that and passenger planes to be be - the homeowners. tributions continuously to the declared “Chronia polla!” in per - ple to spend the day with.” does not mean life stops. That fore the eyes of humanity.” “Among the causes of evil are efforts of the Hellenic Relief fect Greek and congratulated City Councilman Costas Con - is why we try to be a small com - Numerous guests com - poverty, hunger, and injustice, Foundation to help needy everyone involved in the en - stantinides also spotlighted the munity example of humanitari - mented that such humanitarian and if we help to reduce these, Greeks.

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T H D E L N A AT ER Alexander Rassogianis earned a bachelor’s degree in history and political IONAL H The National Herald science from Elmhurst College and a master’s degree in history from the th www.thenationalherald.com University of Wisconsin. He taught history in Chicago for more than 15 years 10 0 and served as a compliance officer for the U.S. government. He is the author an niversa ry 1 9 1 5 - 2 0 1 5 of “Return to Glenlord: Memories of Michigan b Summers.” 1 For more information contact: [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 101 a THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015 COMMUNITY/ LITERATURE 5 A History of Greeks Revealed through Tsamantas Cavafy and Seferis: Greek

By Constantinos E. Scaros 70 years, apparently discovered Among them, the following pas - Poet Essential Readings at a flea market in Monastiraki sage from a song: Most Greeks cannot point to in Athens in 1992. When I was young and I could the village of Tsamantas on a As Dr. Dimitrios Kon - sing, By Eleni Sakellis map. The tiny village, with barely stadakopoulos, Senior Research I was first and led the dance. 100 residents, is situated in Fellow at the University of the Now I’ve aged, the poor thing, The poets of ancient times Northern Greece close to the Al - West of England in Bristol, who And they’ve put me at the end of wrote about timeless subjects banian border. And unless a wrote the book’s Foreword and the line! that inspired civilization and Greek-American hails from there contributed to its translation in Girls, I beg you, put me in the world literature for millennia. In or for whatever reason has English, explains, “consistent middle, modern times, Greek poets con - passed through, he or she would with Nitsos’ determination to So I can kiss the one I like! tinued the time-honored tradi - have no reason to know Tsaman - prove connections with the An - And one of the book’s more tion, writing incredibly moving tas. cient Greeks, his monograph was amusing if irreverent passages is and powerful works. Among the Yet this tiny speck on the map written in katharevousa,” a liter - a collection of the villagers’ curses most famous Greek poets, Con - of Greece is resplendent in his - ary version of Modern Greek de - upon various animals: to a dog: stantine Cavafy and Giorgos Se - tory and tradition that has been vised in the early 19th century “na ton faei i lissa!” (may he be feris lived during extraordinary richly chronicled the book Tales, as an amalgam of Ancient and eaten by rage![or rabies]). To times and wrote beautiful poetry Rituals and Songs, a book that Modern (Demotic) Greek. But be - chickens: “na tis parei to geraki!” amid the turmoil of the late 19th has a remarkable history itself. cause Tsamantas’ villagers knew (may the hawk take them!). And and early 20th centuries. Though ABOUT THE AUTHOR little or no katharevousa, the to sheep and goats: “na ta faei o personally they could not have Tales, Rituals and Songs was but eventually planned to return book was not widely-read and likos!” (may the wolf eat them!) been more different, Cavafy and written by Nikolaos Nitsos and to Constantinople eventually. relegated to history’s dustbin, un - and “na ta skisei” (may he tear Seferis are the two poets who im - first published in 1926. Nitsos But in 1917, during World til its renaissance. them apart!). mediately come to mind when was in 1865 in Tsamantas, the War I, when the Italians occupied Tales was apparently discov - “CLEAR THREAT” WARNING we think of modern Greek poetry. son of a priest, Stavros, who was the region of Epirus in which ered at the flea market by a mem - Zoulas told TNH of his great Their work formed the basis of involved in a longstanding dis - Tsamantas is situated, they cut ber of the St. Dimitrios Brother - uncle’s desire to communicate modern Greek poetry and is es - pute with Turkish officials, off mail service and newspaper hood of Tsamantas and donated with the Greek-American com - sential reading for philologists protesting against the feudal sys - circulation. For a historian and to the Brotherhood accordingly. munity. Indeed, in January, 1940, and poetry fans worldwide. tem they had imposed upon the journalist like Nitsos, this was The book was thereby repub - a month before his death and The poet Constantine Cavafy inhabitants of the village and sur - devastating. lished by the brotherhood. nine months before October 28, was born in Alexandria, Egypt in rounding areas. To keep his mind active and NITSOS IN ENGLISH which became the day of Greece’s 1863. His family was originally Barely an adult but already to feed his fervent desire to write, Soterios Zoulas, Nitsos grand - historic OXI, Nitsos wrote what from Constantinople, but busi - the victim of several assassination Nitsos began compiling materials nephew, was the Executive Effort became among his last recorded ness interests took the family to attempts, the young Nitsos fled on his fellow villagers’ customs, of the multiyear effort to trans - words anywhere, to a newspaper, Alexandria and even England to Constantinople, where he language, expressions, including late Tales into English. The pro - warning of the impending danger where the family lived for a few could survive in the safety of the way of life of Tsamantas’ pre - ject was made possible by a grant to Greece by Benito Mussolini’s years before returning to Egypt. anonymity in such a large city, vious generations. About this en - from the Worcester, MA-based St. Fascist Italian forces, with World The outbreak of the Anglo-Egypt - and took his family with him. deavor, Nitsos wrote: “the more George Benefit Society of War II well underway: “The hori - ian War of 1882 led the family to He studied at the Ecumenical I collected and studied, the more Tsamantas. The Panayiotis zon is turning darker and darker, a brief stay in Constantinople. Patriarchate’s prestigious Phanar interested I became.” League of Hellenic College, along foretelling the coming storm. The Afterwards, Cavafy returned Greek Orthodox College, and be - By 1920, Nitsos completed the with Dr. Konstadakopoulos, provocative activities of the Ital - to Alexandria where he remained came a scholar in many fields: first draft of Tales and after se - translated the book, which was ian invaders along the border, in for the rest of his life. He worked history, folklore, linguistics, envi - curing a bank loan to cover pub - published this year, the 75th an - blatant cooperation with the Al - as a journalist and at the Ministry ronmentalism, and journalism. lishing costs, the book was pub - niversary of the author’s death, banians, area clear threat to the of Public Works of Egypt, but be - For many years, he served as a lished in 1926. by Holy Cross Orthodox Press. independence and territorial in - gan publishing his poems in 1891 journalist in Constantinople, writ - Nitsos lived out his remaining The collaborators emphasize tegrity of our fatherland.” mostly for his friends. His style ing for the Greek newspapers years in his hometown of that the countless components The newspaper to which Nit - was not particularly well-received there. Tsamantas quietly, until his death that comprise this anthology are sos wrote those words 75 years in the literary circles of mainland He returned to Tsamantas in in 1940 at age 75. by no means limited to Tsaman - ago was our sister publication, Greece when novelist, journalist, 1914, which had since been lib - FLEA MARKET RENAISSANCE tas, but are more broadly reflec - National Herald-Ethnikos Kyrix. playwright and critic Gregorios erated from Ottoman oppression, Tales remained lost for almost tive of Greek culture as a whole. Xenopoulos first introduced Cavafy’s work to Athens in 1903. It took twenty years for Cavafy’s work to gain popularity and many post-Catastrophe writers Mein Haus: Stratigakos Book on Fuhrer’s Furnishings found inspiration in the poems of the multilingual Cavafy. In ad - dition to Greek, Cavafy spoke By Constantinos E. Scaros center. identifies a collaboration – if not English, French, and some Ital - The photo, as Stratigakos de jure certainly de facto – that ian, but his poems were all writ - They say you can judge a man points out in the caption, displays served to cultivate Hitler’s image: ten in Greek. The influence of by his home. At least, that’s what Hitler’s ample literary and art col - Schirach and Joseph Goebbels, Hellenism and Hellenic culture is Adolf Hitler was counting on in lections, which “served to convey she says, presented Hitler as a profound in his poems. He died the early 1930s. the image of a man of culture “wonderful human being: in 1933 on his 70th birthday, The man who became perhaps rather than a warmonger.” friendly, modest, generous, re - largely unknown as a poet until the most important figure of the In another, on page 175, Hitler fined, and kind to animals and the publication in 1935 of the an - twentieth century, not for great - is seen escorting a little girl to the children.” But those claims by thology of his work, Poems. ness but for the magnitude of mis - Berghof for tea. As Baldur von themselves might not have been The Cavafy Archive is avail - fortune he spread, Adolf Hitler in Schirach wrote in the foreword believed, had it not been for pho - able online in Greek and English. popular culture is synonymous of Heinrich Hoffmann’s 1934 tographs, such as the “favored The most recent English transla - with evil personified. Holocaust book Youth for Hitler, describing birthday girl,” taken by Hoff - tion by award-winning author, survivors, in fact, and their de - the devotion Germany’s young mann, and the interior designs of critic and translator Daniel scendants and compatriots, often Mendelsohn, Complete Poems by rail at those who dare say that C.P. Cavafy, was published in anyone is “like Hitler.” “There can 2012. only be one Hitler,” they respond, The poet Giorgos Seferis was by which they can mean only one born in Asia Minor in 1900. The of two things: ultimate praise, family moved to Athens in 1914 which they do not, or ultimate ABOVE: Hitler at Home, a new where Seferis continued his edu - condemnation, which they do. book by architectural histo - cation. During his time studying Social scientists also recognize rian Dr. Despina Stratigakos. law at the Sorbonne in Paris, the the profound example of Hitler RIGHT: (L-R) British Prime Catastrophe broke out in Septem - as a political leader who placed Minister Neville Chamberlain, ber 1922, forcing many into ex - much emphasis on public image Adolf Hitler, and Hitler’s in - ile, among them Seferis’ family. and used it to catapult his rise terpreter, Paul Schmidt. BE - The dislocation and feeling of ex - from obscurity to leader of the LOW: Hitler escorts the “birth - ile would surface as a theme in dreaded Third Reich. If “admire” day girl” to his house for tea. his work. He returned to visit tember, 1971. The poem had or even “appreciate” are words Smyrna in 1950. Seferis became been set to music by Mikis most cannot stomach seeing in a diplomat and served in Eng - Theodorakis, another opponent the same sentence with “Hitler,” land, Albania, Turkey, Jordan, of the dictatorship, and was a fit - than at least the word “under - Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq. He held ting tribute to the poet and diplo - stand” must apply, namely, that the position of Royal Greek Am - mat who received the Nobel Prize those who study political behav - had for their fuhrer, Hitler was Hitler’s homes by Gerdy Troost – bassador to the United Kingdom for Literature in 1963, beating ior understand Hitler’s tremen - greeting a crowd of people near about whom Stratigakos writes from 1957-1961. Seferis was a out later winners Pablo Neruda, dous success in building a propa - the Berghof one summer day in extensively in the book. vocal opponent of the dictator - Samuel Beckett, and W.H. Auden. ganda machine. 1933 when the little girl an - Stratigakos concludes her ship that oppressed Greece from His Collected Poems 1924-1955 Dr. Despina Stratigakos, Asso - nounced it was her birthday – at richly detailed monograph by 1967-1974, though he did not were first published in a bilingual ciate Professor and Interim Archi - which point Hitler pulled her out pointing out that much of the pro - live long enough to see the dic - Greek-English edition in 1973. A tecture Chair at the University of from the crowd and invited her paganda literature has been re - tatorship fall. Some of his poems more recent, revised English Buffalo, whose own mother was for tea. discovered by a new generation were banned by the Junta includ - translation, George Seferis: Col - a victim of Nazi oppression on Stratigakos explains how the of readers, and so, “more than ing the poem “Denial” which was lected Poems, was published in Kefalonia, reveals that propa - entire scene was staged, and that seventy-five years later, the dis - sung along his funeral procession 1995. The most recent Greek edi - ganda in the unlikeliest of ways, even Schirach himself acknowl - torting mirror of Hitler at home by the crowds that had gathered tion, Seferis Poems, was pub - through Hitler’s home – three of edged it as a “fairy tale.” The “fa - continues to deceive.” to honor him in Athens in Sep - lished in 2014. them, actually. vored birthday girl” photo, as it In her 2015 book Hitler at was known, exemplifies Hitler’s Home (Yale University Press), use of his homes as propaganda Stratigakos probes into the image beyond the physical confines and that Hitler and his accomplished Neville Chamberlain on the left, furnishings themselves. thing CONVERSATIONAL GREEK public relations entourage culti - Hitler’s interpreter, Paul Schmidt, Stratigakos, in fact, as told Some vated in order to win over the on the right, and the host in the through the Yale University Press, ew: masses. n in 2 months She dedicates the book “to my mother, who lived it,” and says as she worked on the book she Use speak Greek kept in mind her mother’s reac - tion upon learning of her daugh - POCKET-LESS ter’s undertaking: “Please do not in 2 months course make Hitler look good.” Stratigakos begins with the PITA BREAD September 18, 1931 suicide – an it cAn be used as an independent apparent self-inflicted gunshot – (home study) or follow the Private leasons of Hitler’s niece, Geli Raubal, in Kontos Foods

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Continued from page 1 He was very excited by the tance, “Especially as an ear, to get them through some diffi - PC revolution, so computer sci - nose, and throat physician. Even cult and trying times.” ther was on the Parish Council ence was medicine’s only pro - though we are surgeons, a good He handles all hearing prob - would I would always help out.” fessional rival, but after finish - portion of our practice is medi - lems, including infections and Music is also important to ing at SUNY Binghamton in cine – taking care of patients balance problems, and noted him, although it did not inspire three years, he enrolled at NYU’s medically, talking to them…In some disorders are caused by his ear specialization. ”I played medical school. my subspecialty of ear…With diet issues, especially salt intake. guitar as a child and just started He is also engaged in re - taking lessons again. “It’s hard,” search, but he is still settling in said the surgeon with obviously at Weill Cornell after being at superior manual dexterity – “it’s the New York Eye and Ear Infir - definitely easier to pick it up as mary 13 years. a kid.” RESTORING HEARING LOSS “We were all good students” When his new position he said, so medicine was always opened up this year he was very a possibility, and while he did excited about becoming director not feel a pull to follow his of the Cochlear Implant Center brother’s footsteps, whom he – the cochlea is the organ of admired, in retrospect it was a hearing and implants are at the natural thing. forefront of technology. There was also a push from Originally technology fo - within. “I always thought of my - cused on the eyes, but there is self as an empathetic person, al - no ocular implant yet and “that ways taking care of my friends technology ended up getting when they got hurt.” ported over to ears…with the He did not spend time at his first cochlear implant in the late Standing by a diagram of one of the body’s most remarkable brother’s office, but he did par - 1970s,” he told TNH. organs in his office, Dr. George Alexiades says he still marvels ticipate in research activities Nevertheless it is considered at how the body part vital to civilization evolved. with his colleagues to see if he a young field. “We are implant - liked it, and he volunteered with ing more and more with pa - plants “it’s a totally new way to in the implants themselves and children with cancer at hospitals tients who have more and more hear. Hearing aids are ampli - in the surgery, which is becoming during college summer week - Everything in the Upper East Side office of Dr. George Alexi - residual hearing” rapidly in - fiers. Most people’s complaint is less traumatic and preserves ends. “The kids are phenome - ades, Assistant Professor of the Department of Otolaryngology creasing the salience of the that the sound is louder, but more hair cells. nal, but the hospital is such a at Weill Cornell Medical College is state-of-the-art. question of what is better, a they don’t have the clarity.” And while implants work well sterile environment, so just get - hearing aid or an implant. He explained that with nerve with speech, music appreciation ting them to enjoy themselves The empathy is the founda - the ones who suffer from dizzi - Alexiades emphasized, how - hearing loss, it’s not the nerve is limited, although they work was a great and touching expe - tion for his strong bedside man - ness and ringing in the ear – ever, that the two experiences that is damaged, rather, there is better with music that patients rience.” ner. He acknowledged its impor - tinitis – handholding is needed differ dramatically. With im - a progressive loss of the hair cells know than with new pieces, and that beat to the sound waves in rhythmic music is better than the environment and stimulate melodic. the nerve cells. The device itself costs around When enough die off, there is $25,000, and including surgery Doukas Bridges Private, Public Sectors for White House not enough resolution, but with the entire cost is approximately the implants, the nerve cells are $50,000, but insurance coverage stimulated directly. is available. Continued from page 1 a main focus for me and the ad - vice and human decency ethos “That increases clarity, but you Alexiades’ patients range from ministration.” that Greeks have,” said Doukas. are hearing through a processor newborns people 100 years old, She marvels at the Greek-Amer - She is also working on cli - He often took on clients who that converts the sound to elec - and children as young as one can ican achievement, noting mate change and workforce de - could not afford to pay him his trical signals that stimulate the receive implants. “Greeks in general are entrepre - velopment issues, making sure regular he in cash. “They would nerve cells, so it sounds weird – He is glad that in the United neurial in spirit.” women have equal and full ac - often pay in chickens – once people say it sounds robotic or States there is universal hearing In working with the greater cess to the job market. even a dilapidated sailboat – Mickey Mouse-like in the begin - screening that catches most hear - private sector, Doukas and her PRIVATE SERVES PUBLIC anything to thank him for his ning. The surgery, which takes an ing loss from birth. colleagues have found it to be Doukas’ parents, Peter and services,” she said, adding, hour, is followed by intense ther - He says adults without prob - an incredible experience. She is Lynn (nee Bourney) Doukas, are “Coming from a family with apy, but the new experience be - lems should get tested to estab - thrilled be able “to have an ef - educators. “My father is a col - kind of ethos and philotimo is comes more natural as time goes lish a baseline, and once a prob - fect and make impactful change, lege professor and my mother exactly what was instilled in me by,” he said. lem is identified, doctors like to whether it’s workforce develop - is a sixth grade English teacher, and moved me to go into public There is steady progress both follow patients every year. ment issues, international trade and so we were in the public service.” policy, criminal justice reform, service mainframe.” Doukas’ pride in her Greek climate change, or bringing Both her grandfathers came heritage also prompts her to about an American resurgence from Greece when they were 13 give back. in the manufacturing sector.” and 14. One, Timothy Doukas “We were fortunate to have The private sector writ large came from Laconia and ended the vice president address a has been a priority of the up becoming an engineer. The meeting with Greek-Americans Obama administration, she said, name was shortened from back in August to talk about the but so is “focusing on small busi - Dukakis, but to her knowledge financial crisis sand what the re - nesses. The President has cut she is not related to Governor lationship between the U.S. and taxes 18 times, and we have fo - Diana Doukas is Director of Michael Dukakis. Greece means to us. We want cused heavily on making sure The White House Business “My pappou, George Bour - to make sure we are keeping the we are listening to the private Council. ney” originally Bournias, from community up to date on the sector in a very constructive Karystos, “had arrived and had resources that we have avail - way.” America.” planned to live with an uncle able, and what the community Doukas noted that while Information about the initia - while he pursued an education. can tells us with their ears on there will not be agreement on tives and how to contact the ad - However, when my pappou ar - the ground is incredibly impor - everything – “no one agrees on ministration can be found on rived, his uncle strongly pres - tant so we can help get it right.” every issue” she noted, “but cre - the pages of the Office of Public sured him to work and delay Doukas helped coordinate ating a true partnership be - Engagement at whitehouse.gov. school. My pappou, having his the meeting and expects that the tween the private sector and the PROSPERITY DRIVER mindset on his education, left administration will continue to government is something that “I have also been incredibly the safe haven of family, was be - build upon its relationship with our office works very hard to lucky to work on the president’s friended by someone in the the Greek-American community. George Passias and Ethel Bouzalas. promote and make sure we are trade agenda,” Doukas said of Greek community, and worked “This administration is in - getting that message out.” her White House experience. in a floral shop as his school- credibly dedicated to the friend - Obama often meets with “I started my time here work - schedule allowed, while he was ship and partnership with small business owners, Doukas ing on trade promotion author - attending school during the Greece and has shown support Patriarchal Synod Defrocks said, “to support and promote a ity and as we move to the Trans day,” Doukas told TNH. for the Greek-American commu - particular initiative and that we Pacific Partnership (TPP) agree - Bourney put himself through nity, and the community has drive home the need to support ment, which we hope to get law school, but his law practice shown its support for the ad - Fr. Passias of St. Spyridon that economic backbone of through Congress, that will be “also embodied the public ser - ministration,” she said. Continued from page 1 his anteri (inner cassock), with long hair and a long beard, and The story was then picked up also a kosposhoini, presenting by the mainstream media, par - himself as spiritual and tradi - ticularly featured by the New tional. York Post. The Holy Synod along with The Sacred Synod also af - Passias defrocked four more firmed the Eparchial Synod’s de - priests of the Archdiocese the cision that the president and the following according to an offi - parish council of the church cial announcement issued by the Christmas is just around the corner! where Passias served as proto - Chief Secretariat of the Holy presbyter, St. Spyridon in New Synod on Sunday November 29, York City, be removed immedi - 2015. 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RFK Justice & Human Rights Center to Honor Marianna V. Vardinoyannis

T H D E L N A AT ER IONAL H The National Herald 10 0 th an niversa ry 1 9 1 5 - 2 0 1 5 www.thenationalherald.com 1 B2 THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015 Marianna V. Vardinoyannis: “Let’s leave a trace of humanitarianism in the world”

By Yannis Sofianos sense of solidarity to those that through the supreme love that our country, what mankind TNH Staff Writer need it more than themselves, every mother feels for her chil - owes to this country and all of with such an outpour of soul dren. Thus, in 1990, when I the human values that originate “So that we can leave a trace and self-sacrifice that is being found out that there were no from our civilization. Not only of peace and humanitarianism talked about all over the world. bone marrow transplants per - to feel proud to be Greek, but in the world” is the reason UN - During our long history, we formed in Greece on sick chil - above all to realize the great ESCO Goodwill Ambassador the Greeks have always demon - dren running the risk of losing obligations that such an origin Marianna V. Vardinoyannis con - strated that when the circum - their lives, we founded the As - creates for them. Besides, we tinues to work as hard, she tells stances demand it we can use sociation of Friends of Children believe that the word “obliga - TNH in an extensive interview. our fighting spirit as our with cancer “ELPIDA (HOPE)”. tion” must be prevalent in all of The president of the “Marianna weapon in solidarity, by being At the time, the only possibility our behavior, because life is first V. Vardinoyannis Foundation” all of one soul, we put our dis - for a child to heal was to travel of all “an obligation” and then will be honored in New York agreements aside, join our abroad, a fact that presumed a “a right”. With regard to the City on December 8 with the hands and win the battle. It is very high financial cost both for time that I spend with my chil - Robert F. Kennedy Human not the size of a people that is the family and for the state. The dren and grandchildren, I try to Rights & Justice Center’s Ripple important but the courage, our worst thing though was the time make it as long as possible, to of Hope Award. pride and our soul. And all of lost; it was like a clock counting the extent that they can also be Mrs. Vardinoyannis relayed these are in surplus in Greece. down for the treatment and available for us! Thank God we to TNH the responsibilities of a Just because of this, I dis - health of the child. Today, 25 are the sort of families that get civilized community with re - agree that the ideals of democ - years later, thanks to the strug - together on every opportunity; gards to the current refugee cri - racy, justice, equality and all of gles and work of “ELPIDA”, no on Sundays, during celebra - sis, the importance of the ideals the rest are forgotten in Greece. child needs to travel abroad in tions, and on holidays! We are, of democracy, and of justice and Simple people in our homeland order to have a bone marrow fortunately, what we call a “tra - equality, which she believes en - express these in their daily lives, transplant. ditional Greek family”. dure in present-day Greece, and within their families, and in all In the Unit of ELPIDA we TNH: What relaxes you after also the courage and strength of their human relations. have been able to save the lives a tiresome day and what upsets she receives to carry on her At the same time, every of over 800 children from you? And what dream of yours work from the parents of the pa - award increases the sense of re - Greece and the neighboring has remained a dream? tients at The First Oncology sponsibility and multiplies the countries, while the Oncology MV: Reading, music, and Hospital for Children in Greece- obligations of the recipient, be - Hospital for Children (Children’s painting are the hobbies that re - ELPIDA (HOPE). cause they are obligated to Oncology Unit Marianna V. lax me during my personal time. She discussed the assistance honor, with their personality Vardinoyannis – ELPIDA” as is As to what upsets me, it’s the and solidarity of Greek-Ameri - and their actions, not only their its official name), which ELPIDA same that upsets all the mothers cans vis-à-vis the Foundation, homeland, but also those who created in its entirety and do - in the world. The most impor - her fond memories of the teach - honored them. nated it to the State in 2010, tant is violence in all of its facets ings of her own parents, and the TNH: Since 1987, and the In - deals with success with nearly and especially the effects of vi - years of exile on Amorgos en - ternational Humanitarian all of the cancer incidents of olence on the safety and pros - dured by her husband, Vardis. Award which you received in children in our country. The perity of the children. It helps a She elaborates on the lessons of the USA, you have tied your life “Foundation for the Child and lot though if we do not stay idle humanitarianism she learned to the noble cause of offering to Family” was established in 1997 in the face of it. We have to do there, refers tenderly to her fam - society. You have been honored with the objective of being ac - something in order to change ily, and discloses which of her by domestic and international tive in all of the sectors related things for the better. Besides, dreams remain unfulfilled. organizations; you have helped with children and the family – this is the content that the late The interview follows: thousands of people and espe - the rights of the child, its pro - Marianna Vardinoyannis with her husband, Vardis Vardinoy - Robert F. Kennedy attributed to TNH: What does it mean for cially children. What is the “ti - tection from abuse and exploita - annis. the term «Ripple of Hope». He tion, protecting children during would say: “few are the ones war conflicts, educating them, kept everything that my parents the one it had in the past. It who will know the greatness of etc. taught me, but above all else, I made the differences between changing the flow of history. But TNH: How did you feel when remember what my mother social classes greater by being each one of us can fight to you finally cut the ribbon, fol - used to say to me often: “Give contemptuous of the substance change a small amount, a small lowing years of efforts, at the your children wings and roots. and real meaning of the word part of the facts. From the en - first Oncology Hospital for chil - Wings to fly, and roots so that “human being”. The “neighbor” tirety of these actions the history dren in the Balkans and how do they return to you!” And I was – in the broad meaning of the of our generation will be written you feel even today when you fortunate to be able to share the word- became a point of com - in the end”. I am obligated to walk down the corridors and same values and standards with petition instead of a point of admit that I am one of the for - wards of the Hospital? Is there my husband. I ask his opinion companionship and synergies tunate ones that life offered anything new that you and your for everything and I draw my which had been before. I agree them much more than what associates are preparing and strength and inspiration from that our history and tradition they dreamed of, as what I how could the Greeks Abroad him in order to move forward can bring us back in order, be - wanted was a good family. And support this effort? with anything I do. cause everything has been re - for this I am grateful to God. I MV: Every time that a project Regarding the locations that hope that the time will come is completed I feel blessed by you mentioned, where we had when the big dream for a world God who enabled me to see the to live certain periods of our “Every time that a project is of peace, justice, health and love vision become reality. My joy lives, I keep deep into my heart completed I feel blessed by for the children, will start be - gives me wings and strength to the island of Amorgos, where God who enabled me to see coming a reality day by day! continue the good fight, to make my husband was exiled during TNH: You frequently men - the next step. I feel the need to the Dictatorship. It was there the vision become reality...” tion that “hope is a very strong embrace all of the children and that I learned a lesson on giving word; a very substantial con - their parents and comfort them and solidarity, which was peated in the past. However, cept. It conveys optimism and and tell them that everything is unique; something that I keep how many of us have been comfort, expectation and yearn - going to be all right. unchanged in my soul. I was a taught from the past? That is ing, a positive thought for the At this time we are moving young girl then, my third child why it is very important that we present and the future”. Do you forward with the affiliation pro - had just been born, I was di - give our children a real educa - believe that there is hope that gram with major pediatric hos - vided among my beloved chil - tion: a modern one but at the the causes that lead millions of Marianna Vardinoyannis greets Pope Francis in March. pitals abroad, which we started dren that I would leave behind same time a deeply “Greek” one. people from the Middle East to 3 years ago with the view to ex - and my husband who was alone TNH: What does the man in be uprooted from their homes, you to be honored by the tle” that you would want to ac - change scientific knowledge and on that distant island and I your life, Vardis Vardinoyannis, travel under harsh conditions, “Robert F. Kennedy Human company you when there is combat child cancer. We believe would leave in tears. I will never and your family mean to you? risking their lives frequently in Rights” Center and in particular reference to your name? this can become a platform for forget the kindness of the peo - MV: My husband is every - the Aegean Sea will soon be with the “Ripple of Hope” MV: What really touches me, peace, friendship, and coopera - ple there, their selflessness and thing to me. He is my mentor, eliminated? What do you say to Αward, which has been con - what gives me strength and tion between the people. We solidarity. Every morning that I my companion, my inspiration, the important people you speak ferred to important personalities courage, makes me feel vindi - had been already collaborating would wake up, I would always and my strength; he is the role with, especially abroad, about reflecting Robert Kennedy’s pas - cated for the work to which I with John Hopkins and find a glass of milk on my win - model of my children. He is a these refugees and more specif - sion for equality, justice, human have dedicated myself all these Philadelphia in the USA, with dow ledge, some flowers or a patriot, deeply philosophized, ically about the children? What rights, as well as his faith that years, is the characterization I the SickKids of Canada, as well loaf of hot bread. It was their and a humanitarian. Having are your thoughts and feelings? we should all fight in order to was given once by the mother as with the greater pediatric and embrace that was telling me him by my side to advise me MV: The feelings that prevail “render more noble the life of of a sick child. “You are Mari - oncology centers of England, “have courage, you are not with his judgement and sensi - inside me, when looking at the this world”? anna of our heart” she had told France, Netherlands, Turkey, Is - alone, you have some people tivity I reached the point where plight of these uprooted people MV: The honor is very great me and she made me feel so rael, Egypt, Serbia, Qatar, etc. who care about you”. It was I am today. I owe him every - from their homes, are sorrow, for me because the “Robert F. emotional. I consider this to be Next, we are planning the de - there in Amorgos where I thing. Our family is our whole agony and indignation, but I try Kennedy Human Rights” Center the most important accolade velopment of the first National learned my greatest lesson in life. Our shelter and our starting to put all of these aside and to has been fighting consistently ever conferred on me. For me Center of Transplants for liver, humanity and I shall never for - point. We are especially touched focus on one thought: What can and wholeheartedly for human the most precious thing is the lungs and kidneys for children get it. that our children also are fol - I do for them? As I have already rights. In fact, this is not only smile and the love of the sick in Greece, as well as the devel - with regard to having them im - children and their parents, es - opment of the Center of Excel - plemented, but also with regard pecially the smile of those who, lence for specialized research on to the education of the new gen - having been healed now they cases of neoplasia. A great sat - erations in the concept of hu - embark on a new life, they isfaction for us has been the man rights and the importance study, become scientists, artists, touching response with which of their recognition in modern athletes…, they have their own the Bank of Volunteer Bone civilization. The paths of our families, children of their own, Marrow Donors “Vision of foundations are crossing fre - but they don’t forget the chil - HOPE” was met. “Vision of quently and it is very important dren of “HOPE (ELPIDA)”; they HOPE” was established by the and a great honor for me per - come back to us in order to help foundation of ELPIDA and cre - sonally that the “Ripple of us. ates great prospects in the field Hope” Award is conferred upon TNH: When and how did of Bone Marrow transplants in me on December 8, especially you make the decisi οn to be - our country. It allowed us to es - at a moment when my founda - come active with the “Founda - tablish a great pool of volunteer tion has undertaken a major ini - tion for the Child and Family”, Bone Marrow donors with the tiative in Greece, the creation of which was renamed to “Mari - possibility of finding graft in our the program WE CARE for the anna V. Vardinoyannis Founda - country for anyone who needs vaccination and the provision of tion”, and the Association of it. Already, within a year and a medical treatment to refugee Friends of Children with cancer half that the Bank has been op - children, who cross the Aegean “ELPIDA (HOPE)?” What is the erating, compatible donors have by the thousands under horrible relationship of Marianna Vardi - been found and 2 human lives conditions, risking their lives in noyannis with children? have been saved. order to seek hope. Looking at MV: The children are the fu - The Greeks abroad have al - the innocent eyes of these chil - ture and hope of our world. ways shown their significant dren one does not need more They are at the center of my support to Greece during very than half a minute to read the heart and my thoughts. Starting difficult times and when it entire list of human rights that from my own children and con - comes to children they always are being violated, at the great tinuing with everyone else’s, I show a special sensitivity. They responsibility, of the entire “civ - believe that they are the most are our valuable supporters in Marianna Vardinoyannis hosts Archbishop Demetrios during a visit to “ELPIDA – Hope.” ilized” community. precious thing we have in life! our work and they’ve always TNH: Also, this year is an - They are the continuation of life been by our side any way they TNH: In relation to Greece – lowing their own way, both at mentioned to you through the other yet critical time for Greece itself and the future of mankind. can. its own past, historical and cul - the family as well as at the pro - initiative of my Foundation and and you will be honored along With regard to my decision TNH: You frequently refer to tural – as a Greek citizen, but fessional level, but are always in cooperation with the Central with other important people like to become active through ELP - the past and how one should also as a Doctoral candidate of close to us. They support all of Association of Greek Municipal - Mr. Tim Cook, Mr. Roger Alt - IDA and the “Foundation of the honor it. With regard to your Archeology in the University of my initiatives; something that ities, the Children’s Hospital man, and Mr. John Lewis. Do Child and Family”, my deepest childhood, in Ermioni, what do Sheffield of the United King - makes me feel all the more “Agia Sophia”, the Medical As - you feel that this honor to you motive has been and remains you remember more? What dom, do you believe that several stronger in order to take the sociation of Athens, and the is an opportunity for our tor - the conviction that life is worth have you kept and honored in politicians and citizens failed to next step. Charity Organization of the mented country to be honored only when it is useful. This is the form of advice and role honor that past? That they only TNH: What do you say to Holy Archdiocese of Athens as well? Is it a chance to high - what I’ve always been hearing model from your parents? And exploited it, but did not culti - your own children and grand - “Mission”, the program WE light the ideals of democracy, in my home and it is a principle what is it that you kept from vate it, resulting in the country children about Greece and CARE was developed, which justice, equality, which were that I share with my husband, your first discussions with your reaching its current state of cri - about life in general in our provides medical and material born in Greece, but seem to Vardis. I had the fortune to have spouse Vardis Vardinoyannis, at sis, not only in terms of finances days? How much time do you aid. Our program is evaluated have been forgotten?MV: Cer - a mother who was a role model a time when things were diffi - but also in terms of values? spend with them and what are by UNESCO as a pilot program tainly, any honor to my person, for me early on in my life and cult and you were following him MV: The crisis of values is a your favorite hobbies? of collaboration of Non-Govern - or to any Greek man or Greek she taught me the meaning of in the USA, Greece, England, global phenomenon and the MV: Our children are Greek mental Organizations (NGOs) woman is an honor first and helping others. As I was growing and in Amorgos? roots of that is the fact that we above all else and they are try - with Municipalities and it is in - foremost for our people, since up, a need was created within MV: I grew up surrounded as people have highlighted as ing to make their own children tending to promote this it highlights the values and the me to offer whatever I could to by a lot of love and affection. the number 1 value money and “Greeks” as well. What we have throughout Europe via the Eu - quality of these people, who de - my fellow man. And this need My childhood was a very happy wealth, to the point that it always told our children and re - ropean Federation of Cities. spite the difficulties they suffer became even more pressing, one and its memory works like touched the limits of bliss. The peat to our grandchildren about I hope and strive so that we they stand tall with their heads and it transcended into will and a soothing factor in my soul concept of “well-being” acquired Greece is for them to try and can leave a footprint of peace held high, demonstrating a resolve, through motherhood; when I go through hard times. I a totally different meaning than understand the uniqueness of and humanity in this world. THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015 B3 HISTORY OF THE “Marianna V. Vardinoyannis Foundation” “The True Wealth of Humanity is Creating a Future for Children”

TNH Staff The French Ambassador to Greece Bruno Delaye confers “Children are the Future! to Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoy - “And the true wealth of annis the medal of the Knight humanity will be judged on of the Order of the Legion of whether we have managed to Honor of the French Republic create for the future of this world, in 2006. for children, a society living in peace, harmony, dignity, and truth. Danger; Protection of Civilians; Let us all join forces towards Protection of Health; Prevention this aim, with the Family at the of Drug Misuse in Youth; Spread - focus.” ing the Culture of Peace; Promo - That is the inspirational mes - tion of the Dialogue among Civ - sage of Marianna V. Vardinoy - ilizations; Protection of the annis, Founder and President of World Cultural and Natural Her - the Foundation that bears her itage; Dissemination of Knowl - name. edge; Eliminating Illiteracy; Sus - The scholar, linguist, and in - tainable Development; Achieving ternational humanitarian estab - the UN Millennium Development lished the Foundation for the Goals; Climate Justice; and Child and Family in 1997, which Fighting against Poverty and Un - was renamed the “Marianna V. employment in Youth. Vardinoyannis Foundation” in 2012. Its overriding mission is: through its multidimensional ac - tion focused on education, peace, health, social security and cul - ture, it aims at illuminating every aspect of children’s life, sensitiz - ing and informing the Greek and the international public opinion, pointing out weaknesses and de - Above: A kiss from two healed children to Marianna V. Vardinoyannis during the event for the ficiencies in order to contribute inauguration of the Children’s Oncology Unit Marianna V. Vardinoyannis – ELPIDA ( HOPE ). to the solution of problems and Below: Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO, Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, Grand Duchess the coverage of needs.” of Luxembourg Maria-Therese, and UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon at the celebration of the In furtherance of that en - 70th anniversary of the founding of UNESCO in April. deavor, the Foundation has six fundamental goals: 1. To contribute to the peace – building. 2. To empower intercultural dialogue, tolerance, and under - standing. 3. To gradually reduce the number of children victims of abuse, deprivation, and injustice. In the context of the work of the program ‘WE CARE’ that pro - 4. To develop and strengthen vides vaccinations and medical treatment to refugee children family and social bonds in order from Syria which was created by the Marianna V. Vardinoyan - to ensure appropriate conditions nis Foundation, its President, Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, offers for the prosperity of children. food to the children. 5. To create ever-increasing opportunities for the multifac - eted development of youth in the contemporary world. 6. To contribute to the pro - tection of cultural and natural heritage.

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS Consistent with Vardinoyan - nis’ efforts to create a future for children, the Foundation empha - sizes the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the first legally binding international in - strument, formally and unani - mously adopted by the United conferences and events aiming the Family in the society of the OTHER INITIATIVES Nations General Assembly in at the sensitization and aware - 21st Century, in Europe, among Its focus on children notwith - 1989, and ratified by almost ness of the common opinion on other initiatives. It has also pub - standing, the Foundation also fo - every country in the world. children rights, such as the In - lished the book The Ten Basic cuses on the family, and on those The Convention’s three major ternational Convention for the Principles of the United Nations’ in vulnerable regions of the categories of rights are: Rights of the Child and the Role Declaration of Children’s Rights, earth. It undertakes important 1. Protection (from every of the European Union, the illustrated by the artist Manolis work regarding the following: form of abuse, exploitation, dis - Meeting of experts in Sorbonne Charos.” Fight against Human Trafficking; Marianna V. Vardinoyannis receives the Award from the Acad - crimination, racism, etc.); with the topic: The Child and Protection of the Innocence in emy of Athens in 1997. 2. Benefits (right to educa - tion, health, provision, entertain - ment, etc.); 3. Participation (right to ex - pressing their views, informa - tion, leisure, etc.) The Foundation notes that such rights are abused not only in developing countries, but de - veloped ones as well, including Greece. In collaboration with UN - ESCO (United Nations Educa - tional, Scientific and Cultural Organization) of which Vardi - noyannis is Goodwill Ambas - sador, and UNICEF (United Na - tions International Children's Emergency Fund), and Greek and international governmental and non-governmental organi - zations (NGOs), the Foundation” supports in full strength every initiative aiming at the respect Greek President Karolos Papoulias and Marianna V. Vardinoy - and implementation of children annis cut the ribbon for the opening of the Children’s Oncology rights. It has organized, supports Eminence Archbishop of Athens and All of Greece Ieronymos visits the Children’s Oncology Unit Marianna V. Vardinoyannis – ELPIDA (Hope) in October, and participates in meetings, Unit Marianna V. Vardinoyannis - ELPIDA ( HOPE ). 2010. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis and Her Work

he multifaceted work of logue, and sustainability. noyannis Foundation”. Transplant Unit at the St. Sophia Marianna V. Vardinoyan - Vardinoyannis is Founder and She is also on the board of nu - Children’s Hospital in Athens, in nis both in Greece and President of the Association of merous organizations and foun - 1993; the creation of the Guest Tabroad focuses on social Friends of Children with Cancer dations, such as the Library of House ELPIDA, which has been issues like human rights, child – ELPIDA (HOPE), and of the Alexandria, the Mentor Founda - home to over 1700 families of health, and welfare, humanitar - Foundation for the Child and tion against Drugs, the Light of children from rural areas; the ianism, education, peace, cul - Family, which in 2012 was re - Africa Foundation, the Council of reconstruction of the houses in tural heritage, international dia - named the “Marianna V. Vardi - Presidents of the Special Makistos, which were destroyed Olympics Europe-Eurasia, and completely from fires in 2007; the Foundation for the Civiliza - the establishment of the Chair tion of Peace (Spain), among oth - for Greeks Abroad and of the ers. Ioannis P. Vardinoyannis Library She was born in Athens and at New York University, and of grew up in Ermioni. She is mar - the Constantine Karamanlis ried to shipping and oil tycoon Chair for Greek and Southeast - Vardis Vardinoyannis, President ern European studies at Tufts of Motor Oil Hellas; they have University; and the founding of five children. the Center for Hellenistic Stud - Together, they created a ma - ies in the Library of Alexandria. jor humanitarian and cultural Vardinoyannis has been the network in Greece and beyond. recipient of numerous awards She holds degrees in archae - for her efforts, including the ology from the University of A snapshot from the return of the village of Makistos to its res - Golden Cross of the Order of Sheffield and economics at the idents after its restoration following its total destruction from Benefaction of the Hellenic Re - University of Denver. She also the fires of 2007 in the Ilia region. Makistos was rebuilt from public, the title of the Officer has honorary doctorates from the ground up at the initiative of Marianna V. Vardinoyannis and the Knight of the Legion of the Universities of Sheffield, and returned to its residents in September 2010. Honor of the French Republic, London Metropolitan, Georgia, the Academy of Athens Award, and the Deree American College versity of Sheffield, and was pre - Vardinoyannis-ELPIDA Oncol - the Office of the Lady Archon of Greece. sented officially in Paris during ogy Hospital for Children, the of the Patriarchate of Alexan - Her recent book, “Labouring the celebration of UNESCO’s first of its kind in Greece, in dria, the Paul Harris Fellow with the Challenges of Female (United Nations Educational, Sci - 2010; the development of Vision award of the International Ro - Identity: Insights into Minoan entific and Cultural Organiza - of Hope, which is the first major tary, the Medal “Mother Teresa” A warm hug between Marianna V. Vardinoyannis and a child Society”, is based on a study she tion) 65th Anniversary. Bank for Bone Marrow Volun - of the Albanian Republic, the hospitalized at the Children’s Oncology Unit Marianna V. Vardi - conducted in the context of her Some of the major initiatives teer Donors in Greece; the de - “Grand Prix de la Charte de noyannis – ELPIDA (HOPE). post-graduate studies at the Uni - the building of the Marianna V. velopment of the Bone Marrow Par is contre le cancer”, etc. B4 THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015 RFK Justice & Human Rights Center to Honor Marianna V. Vardinoyannis

By Constantine S. Sirigos need,” Kennedy told TNH. joins a very long list of extraor - lamic world; they do work in TNH Staff Writer But that was not what they dinary leaders from Al Gore, Bill Egypt, where they are currently had in mind when they decided and Hillary Clinton, Robert De involved in a case of freedom of NEW YORK – The Robert F. to honor her, “but is goes to Niro, Archbishop Desmond expression. Kennedy Center for Justice & show why she was so much the Tutu, and more, and we are re - Kennedy has visited Greece Human Rights, an organization perfect person to receive the ally happy to be giving it to her.” often – “just a few months ago,” dedicated to social justice award… We have worked with Kennedy provided and she said. around the world, will present Marianna and done program - overview of the organization’s Asked for her favorite spots, Marianna V. Vardinoyannis with ming with her since 1986,” work, and emphasized that “to - she said “wherever Marianna its Ripple of Hope Award at its Kennedy said. day we also work on business Vardinoyannis is because you Gala at the New York Hilton on “When we launched our and human rights with a coali - know that you will be with peo - December 8. Also honored will Speak Truth to Power educa - tion of individual and institution ple who really care about the be Congressman John Lewis (D- tional program in 2000, the first investors to talk about the im - country and who are interest - GA), Apple CEO Tim Cook, and international place to which we pact of human rights violations ing.” Evercore co-Founder Roger Alt - brought it was Athens… Vardi - on investment outcomes – do - On the subject of helping man. noyannis hosted it and the best mestically and internationally.” Greece, Kennedy noted the im - The National Herald had the actors in Greece were onstage Financial markets, being in portance of supporting young opportunity to discuss the acting the part in a play and she essence information processors, entrepreneurs. award, Vardinoyannis, and the published a book in Greek. Now, can also be moved by the knowl - “This is part of what our in - Center’s work with its president, we are working with her to put edge companies’ human rights- vestors conferences is about – human rights activist and attor - the education program in all the related situations. Kennedy gave looking for those places that ney Kerry Kennedy, RFK’s schools in Greece. as an example a famous mining have a combination on edu - daughter. “She has gotten the endorse - disaster. “In 2007, investors cated, vibrant youth who are “It was founded in 1968 to ment of successive ministers of were heavily invested in the smart and motivated and are carry forth my father’s unfin - education in Greece which is Massey Big Branch Mine in West the best value for investment that one can imagine – that is investing in our future,” she said, and was intrigued by the work of The Hellenic Initiative when she was informed about it. She loved visiting the new Acropolis Museum “which Mar - ianna worked so hard to build and keep current. It’s an enor - mous vision to her hard work and vision. “Going up the Acropolis it - ABOVE: Marianna V. Vardinoyannis and Kerry Kennedy, Pres - self,” which she sees as the epit - ident of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human ome of Western Civilization, Rights. was also a cherished experience LEFT: Hillary Clinton, Ethel Kennedy, Robert De Niro, and Mar - for Kennedy. ianna V. Vardinoyannis at the Ripple of Hope Awards of 2014. “Greece is such an amazingly beautiful country and always much of their retirement bene - students worldwide each year. such a treat to be there,” she fits,” Kennedy added. “We teach students to create said as she was looking at photo “If you are an investor in change and stop the bullies from online of Sifnos “yes, that beau - Massey, you need to know its their classrooms to the presiden - tiful harbor and that absolutely safety violations record to know tial palace,” Kennedy said. crystal clear water. It is amaz - how much you will charge them They also do human rights ing. I love all those white for the use of your money than work on the ground on various houses. I can’t imagine how peo - you would for a safer bet,” she issues such as exclusion, LGBT ple leave there and come to said. and racial bias, and in the Is - New York.” “Thus, investors need to be informed about humanitarian ished work on social justice is - pretty amazing, as you know… Virginia. That mine had more bottom lines also. We bring to - The work of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Hu - sues,” she said. it’s because Marianna is so than 100 safety violations over gether the investment commu - man Rights is inspired by the words its namesake spoke in “One of the reasons I am so deeply respected because of her a 12-month period on its venti - nity and we talk to them about Cape Town, South Africa in 1966, during the darkest days excited about acknowledging concerns for people who are lation system, in April of that how they can determine which of that country’s apartheid nightmare: and celebrating Mariana Vardi - struggling and her extraordinary year the system collapsed and companies are compliant,” “It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief noyannis is because at a time patriotism. It doesn’t matter 27 miners lost their lives. It was Kennedy explained. that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up when there is such a surge of what government is in power, a human rights and environ - The Center has researchers for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes Islamophobia and Afrophobia, all of them, with her endorse - mental disaster,” she said, but and investment and human out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, she has embraced the refugees ment of the program endorse it the investors were also wiped rights experts. They also look and crossing each other from a million different centers of flooding into Greece and set up as well Kennedy said. “There is out. for diversity on boards and energy and daring those ripples build a current which can a whole series of programs to no doubt her leadership makes Many of those were pension among top executives, and a hu - sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resis - help give them the humanitar - all the difference in the world.” funds, so it means police and man rights education program tance.” ian aid they so desperately “In receiving this award she firefighters and teachers lost which reaches about a million Robert F. Kennedy’s Ancient Greek Inspirations

ATHENS – Robert F. Kennedy, demonstrate the highest form of according to the historian courage. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. was As a Senator, he laid the “the most creative man in the foundation for a series of pro - American public life.” jects, among which was aid to As President Reagan said of underprivileged children and RFK: “He aroused the comfort - students with disabilities, trav - able. He exposed the corrupt, eled to urban ghettos, in the Ap - remembered the forgotten, in - palachians, the Mississippi Delta spired his countrymen, and re - and areas populated by large newed and enriched the Ameri - numbers of immigrant settlers can conscience.” and migrant workers. Attorney General of the United States during the presi - GREEK REFERENCES dency of his brother, John, Kerry Kennedy described that Kennedy received a thunderous her father referenced Greeks in ovation at the Democratic Na - two of his most important tional Convention in 1964, speeches. months after his brother’s assas - In the first, in South Africa, sination – the previous Novem - at the University of Cape Town, ber 22. Kennedy was elected to on June 6, 1966 (eerily, exactly the U.S. Senate (from New two years before his death) he York) that year, and ran for pres - called upon the audience not to ident himself in 1968. After a lose hope or resolve in their thrilling primary victory in Cal - struggle for human rights. He ifornia on June 5, he was fatally described America’s essential shot minutes later, and died in differences with Nazi Germany the early morning hours of June “as it was between Athens and 6. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis confers on Ethel Kennedy, wife of Persia,” and quoted Pericles: “If Tributes to him include a the late Robert F. Kennedy and founder of the Robert F. Athens seems great to you”, he U.S. Department of Justice Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights, an award from said, “Remember then that its Building, and the renaming of the Marianna V. Vardinoyannis Foundation in June. In the glories were achieved by brave the heralded Triboro Bridge in photo is also seen Center President Kerry Kennedy, Robert’s men, and by men who had New York City; both bear his and Ethel’s daughter. learned which was their duty.” name. Kennedy noted that her fa - ther “shared with the Greeks the FOUNDATION HONORS child labor? The goal of ‘Speak ther and her beloved mother belief that improving the world KENNEDYS Truth to Power’ is not to give [and Justice Center Founder] was the duty of all of us, and he The “Marianna V. Vardinoy - our young people facts that they Ethel Kennedy, who on Novem - could not tolerate apathy or cyn - annis Foundation” on June 10 will soon forget, but to ignite in ber 24, 2014 received the high - icism. He appreciated the fact awarded Kennedy’s widow, them a lifelong commitment to est American distinction, the that the modern word ‘idiot (is)’ Ethel, and daughter Kerry, who human rights. Giving our chil - Presidential Medal of Freedom.” comes from the Ancient Greek is President of the Robert F. dren the tools to be human word for someone who refused Kennedy Center for Justice & rights defenders is the surest to participate in public life (idi - Human Rights (Justice Center), path to a better future." Kerry Kennedy: otis – concerned only with pri - the “Marianna V. Vardinoyannis of the richest and most powerful as human beings... And later, Kennedy thanked Vardinoy - “Marianna is one of my vate/self matters). Foundation” Prize 2015, con - group of countries in the history hearing so many stories of ordi - annis, who is the Foundation’s The second speech was on ferred personally by Vardinoy - of the world, and that these de - nary people finding themselves President and UNESCO Good - favorite people in the the evening of April 4, 1968, annis in the ceremony, held at cisions are being made today... unable to ignore their con - will Ambassador, calling it a world. She is a source of when he suddenly learned of the Acropolis Museum in We, and every country, must science, an idea occurred to me: “great honor” to be recognized inspiration, a valued the assassination of civil rights Athens. support Greece, because if we What if we could teach young by her, as “Marianna is one of leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Kerry Kennedy spoke of her don't, everyone will be in a big people to be human rights de - my favorite people in the world. friend and associate” Jr. Sharing his own pains in life father’s fondness of Greek writ - trouble all around the world!" fenders? And what better way She is a source of inspiration, a (not least of which his own ers, such as Sophocles and She continued: "What can we to do so than through present - valued friend and associate.” brother’s assassination), RFK in - Aeschylus. "Our own founding as individuals do against so ing the interviews of these brave She described Vardinoyannis as BORDERLESS HUMAN voked a phrase of Aeschylus, fathers were based on Pericles, many setbacks caused by vio - people, that show us that a “role model for generosity and RIGHTS slightly modified: “Even when when we said that we do not lence and corruption in the change is made by people just a heroine for offering what she Robert Kennedy’s dedication we sleep, the pain that cannot wish to copy other nations, but world? About twenty years ago, like you and me, with fears and can to everyone.” to human rights did not stop at be forgotten falls, drop-by-drop, we want other nations to copy I asked that question to 50 of hopes and dreams just like ours. Vardinoyannis, in turn, the American border; it ex - on our heart, until, in the midst us. This is why we feel close ties the world’s bravest human If we could bring that lesson to praised Kennedy, expressing the tended to the entire world. He of our desperation, against our with Greece up to this day... I rights defenders for my book young people, we could trans - Foundation’s joy in welcoming traveled to Eastern Europe, will, comes the wisdom through believe that this idea of ‘a uni - Speak Truth to Power: Human form our communities. And so “our distinguished guest, a great Latin America, and South Africa the awesome grace of God.” fied world is especially impor - Rights Defenders Who are the ‘Speak Truth to Power’ cur - philhellene, a humanist, dy - in order to share his beliefs that He concluded: “Let us dedi - tant, because it is outrageous Changing our World. None of riculum was born... For example namic defender of human all individuals have a basic hu - cate ourselves to what the that in a country like Greece, a them claimed to have an answer when we want to speak to chil - rights, justice and freedom,” and man right to participate in the Greeks wrote so many years mother today has to decide to the world’s ills, of course, but dren about the problem of child “a tireless activist for peace, a political decisions affecting their ago. Let us tame the ferocity of whether to buy medicine for her they all said that they couldn’t labor which we must solve, they multi-award-winning author, lives and to be judgmental of man and make noble the life of aged parents or food for her stand by and watch while peo - are challenged to start asking and at the same time an affec - their government without any this world. Let us dedicate our - children! There is no reason ple suffered. Each of these in - where their clothes and shoes tionate mother of three wonder - fear of retaliation. selves to this and say a prayer why this should be happening credible defenders understood are made, and by whom. Per - ful girls. Kerry Kennedy follows He also believed that those for our country and for our peo - in a country that is a member their duty—not as heroes, but haps by companies that use in the footsteps of her dear fa - who fight against injustice ple.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015 COMMUNITY 7 From Just a $6,000 Loan, Nikos Mouyiaris Built a Cosmetics Empire

Continued from page 1 other brands beyond Make, hair Everything is done with a bachelor’s and master’s degrees care and maybe fragrance, as view to maintain being a step in chemistry at St. John’s and served this same system prosper well as an endless number of ahead in the beauty industry. Rutgers Universities, respec - in his hometown of Athienou, collaborations. “Our collective Competition is quite big from tively. He has two children, Cyprus, under the leadership of goal is to empower local Europe and recently, in the last Alexis and Ariana. his great-uncle. “The villagers The company also makes fifteen years Korea entered the He told TNH about the time collected money and started an cosmetics for men. Specifically, beauty industry dynamically that “an employee of mine hap - agricultural cooperative and a due to the fact that there is con - through state planning that the pened to see a lady using this cooperative bank. That was in 1920. These institutions still ex - ist today, and they are still thriv - ing,” he explains. We See’s pilot cooperative in Brooklyn, is called Do Good Be Beautiful. As a part of Do Good Be Beautiful, workers both sell and distribute their own healthy cleaning and personal-care products, such as laundry deter - gent, all-purpose cleaners, and handsoap. The Foundation has part - nered with the Center for Family Life (a social-service orga - nization for women and fami - lies) in Sunset Park, to help re - cruit the women who would like to be a part of this project, then will train them so that they can learn to run their own businesses and expand – a con - cept very reminis - cent of the pay-it- forward mindset. “Economies across the globe Nikos Mouyiaris, chemist and are failing or in de - businessman, Founder and cline,” explains Mouyiaris’ President of Mana Products daughter, Ariana, who is We Inc. in the presence of a range See’s Creative Director. “Partic - of his company’s products for ularly in an American context, the care and embellishment of people are starting to seek new face and hair. solutions and approaches to reigniting the economy,” she says. “Cooperation, co-com - nent collection, Make will fea - and skin care But it is really the stantly creation of chemical sub - country conducted in order to process and she was being merce, and the merging of new ture limited-edition concept col - collaborations, the platform for stances, there is possibility for develop toward that direction. thankful for the opportunity technology are helping to propel lections created through part - contributing artists, and philan - the development of new prod - China is not a competitor, that we gave her and she built the next-generation business nerships with modern artists, thropic efforts that will enable ucts. rather a consumer. a business by which she man - ideas and allow for smaller play - ranging from talents in design Make to stand apart from other There are color changes that Korea essentially is demon - aged to put her children through ers and individuals to shift the and music to art and gaming beauty brands.” are in fashion and the company strating the way the leadership college and become a business - status quo of doing business.” and all in between. The website combines all the is always monitoring the of a country should operate and woman. In this sector, we have Mouyiaris also created Make, “Make lives up to the core different facets into one com - changes and keeps up with the program the industry they want about four to five thousand a cosmetics line with an array qualities of We See Beauty: to prehensive platform. Visitors color and formulation changes. to develop, and through plan - clients. We have also major of products ranging from skin be open, artful, collaborative, can explore different looks (with There is a special team in - ning and state intervention the companies which we provide care to color, which will be sold and contemporary and vision - full explanations), learn about volved in monitoring fashion industry gets developed. with a wide range of cosmetics, on the We See Beauty website, ary,” says Ariana. “The products the artists currently featured, trends by traveling all over the An example is the electronics products for skin care, beauty with a third of the proceeds do - themselves are superior-quality, and, of course, purchase Make world from Tokyo to Paris and giant LG that has entered the care, makeup, hair care and nated directly to the Founda - offering high pigmentation with beauty products. London observing and engaged cosmetics spectrum. other similar products related tion. In addition to its perma - a core strength in special effects There are plans to create in the products development. Nikos Mouyiaris earned with beauty.” Aromas and Tastes of Greece: Exploring Astoria’s Coffee and Pastries

Continued from page 1 its savory and sweet delicacies. Owner Vassiliki Katopodis proudly told TNH that all of the recipes come from different parts of Greece. The galakto - boureko (cream custard filo- wrapped pastry) is from Ithaca, the honey-drenched melo - makarona are from Lesbos, and the fried strips diples or kseroti - gana come from Crete. Those three are Artopolis’ top special - ties. And there is indoor and outdoor seating, the latter is smoker-friendly. Boulis at 30-15 31st opened three years ago and is famous for its Greek honey-dipped and cinnamon loukoumades. Of course the entire range for cof - fee drinks as well as filo- made sweets and homemade pastry. George Davourtzis offers free delivery for those who wish to have their coffee at home or at the office. Martha’s Country Bakery at 36-21 Ditmars Blvd is another exceptional café- sweet shop where one can find a great vari - ety of Greek coffees and delica - cies. In particular, the store is famous for its galaktoboureko, bougatsa (sweet custard and filo pie), ham and cheese pie, and spinach pie. Owner George Stet - sions provides ample space for customers to sit in comfort. Laiko is a small take-out cof - fee shop at the 29-29 23rd Av - enue, exactly adjacent to the Ditmars Boulevard train station, making it ideal to grab a snack or a drink before boarding the train. Owner Christos Vassios, has been running the business for nearly 20 years and describes his Greek coffee and homemade chicken as “unforgettable.” For traditional Greek yogurt lovers, there is Fresk’o, located at 31-19 30th Avenue. Owner There is an array of Gus Prentzas has done a great coffee and pastry job, as Fresk’o is one of the few shops at which to stores in the area offering au - partake an authentic thentic Greek yogurt, which Greek coffee or Greeks are well aware is incom - frappe, and a piece of parable to any other kind. tiropita or baklava. Finally, for those interested Some offer smoker- in a heartier meal, there is the friendly outdoor restaurant-bar Ovelia, located seating. at 34-01 30th Avenue. Whole Clockwise from wheat pancakes, Yiayia’s Omel - Upper Left: Omonia lete, and Saganaki burger are Café, Agnanti Café, part of the fare. Ovelia, Fresk’o frozen Astoria is replete with tasty yogurt shop, and choices for coffee and pastries, Martha’s Country reminiscent of the quality and Bakery. taste found in Greece. 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015

DEATH NOTICES CLASSIFIEDS n BOUZIOTIS, VASILIOS I. opened and operated the South dren. Dimitrios retired from U.S. This scholarship is awarded an - SEEKING EGG DONOR LEGAL NOTICE HEGWISCH, IL (from the Times, 21 Drive In Restaurants for over Steel. Dimitrios is survived by his nually and provides funding each SEEKING EGG DONOR OF GREEK Notice of Formation of PACKAGE DELIVERY published on Nov. 25) – Vasilios 39 years. Mr. Copsis was pre - wife of 65 years: Kalliopi (nee semester to an upperclass stu - SOLUTIONS, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of DESCENT: Loving new couple Organization filed with the Secretary of I. Bouziotis age 91 of Hegwisch ceded in death by his brothers Georgos) Fitousis; 4 children: dent majoring in electrical or hoping to start a family. We are State of New York (SSNY) on 10/15/2015. passed away on Nov. 22, sur - Panos and Sotiris (Sam) and sis - Alexandra Fitousis Lambros; civil engineering. In memoriam, seeking a wonderful, charismatic Office location: New York County. SSNY is des - rounded by his loving family. ters Vasio, Paraskevi, Eleni and Vasiliki "Bessie" (Gus) Stassis; donations may be made to: Mr. and good humored woman of ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom Vasilios immigrated from Greece Eftihia. Survivors include his Nick (Elefteria) Fitousis; and and Mrs. Anastasios Kalogianis, GREEK descent to assist bringing process against it may be served. SSNY shall this joy into our lives by being our mail copy of process to: Mr. Sorin F. Iancu, in 1953 to America after serving wife of 53 years Anthoula Mike (Heidi) Fitousis; 5 grand - Gold K Scholarship, Merrimack P.O. Box 290561, Brooklyn, NY 11229 . Pur - EGG DONOR. We would gladly pay in the Greek Army. Vasilios was (Markos) Copsis; children Dr. Pe - children: Jonathan (Lana) Lam - College, 315 Turnpike St. North pose: Any lawful purpose. all medical and travel expenses. 274868/19761 retired from Republic Steel after ter (Pamela) Copsis of Matthews, bros; Demetri Lambros; Kalliopi Andover, MA. 01845. The process will be fully confidential 30 years of service. Beloved son Maria (Tim) Tassopoulos of At - Stassis (Jonathan) Richmond; and you will be well compensated LEGAL NOTICE of late John and Alexandra lanta, GA; brother George (Har - Dimitrios N. Fitousis; and n KARGATZIS, KOSTAS for your time and effort on our behalf. If you are 21-32 years old, MDEZIEL MEDIA LLC. Art. of Org. filed Bouziotis, loving husband of late riett) Copsis of Charlotte and sis - Kalliopi Fitousis (Brian) SOMERVILLE, MA (from the w/ SSNY 11/11/15. Office in Kings Co. Betty Bouziotis (nee Pappas), ter Anna Sinodinos of Greenville, Schumer; 3 great-grandchildren: Boston Globe, published on Nov. have brown / black hair, medium SSNY designated for service of process cherished father of Harry (Lynn) SC. Also surviving are his five Themelina & Panayioti Rich - 25) – Kargatzis, Kostas Dec. 25, to olive skin tone, and are pleasant and shall mail to: Mdeziel Media LLC, Bouziotis, Alexandra Bouziotis, grandchildren Luke and Nicholas mond; and Nicholas Schumer; 1935, Christmas Born passed and cute, please call or email 669 St. Marks Ave. Ste. 3F, Brooklyn, NY Autumn, our donor egg coordinator 11216. Purpose: Any lawful activity Maria Jaros, Georgia Bouziotis, Tassopoulos, Nicholas, Anthea sister: Paraskevi Xidias and fam - away on Nov. 19. Lifelong resi - at NYU Fertility Center - phone 274851/18796 Gregory Bouziotis, dearest and Vasili Copsis. He is also sur - ily; brother: George (Angeline) dent of Somerville. He was one number: 212 263-0054, email: grandfather and great-grandfa - vived by several beloved Fitousis and family; along with of four children born to the late [email protected], use LEGAL NOTICE ther of many. Visitation be will nephews and nieces. Mr. Copsis many relatives and friends in Sotirios and Kirakoula Kargatzis code: 0715. Notice of Formation of ZIM INSURANCE on Friday Nov. 27, from 2PM to was a long time and active mem - both Chios, Greece and in the and was the beloved husband of 707943/19752/12-5 SERVICE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. 8PM at the Sadowski Funeral ber of Holy Trinity Greek Ortho - U.S. He was preceded in death the late Androniki Topouzoglou of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/23/15. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as Home of Hegewisch, 13300 S. dox Cathedral. He was the proud by his parents: Nickolaos and for over 40 years. Kostas will for - LEGAL NOTICE agent of LLC upon whom process against it Houston Ave. Chicago, IL 60633. godfather to Patti Hondros, Kalliopi Fitousis; grandson: Pana - ever be remembered by his de - may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Prayer service to commence at Theophani Nixon, John Maheras, gioti Stassis; and 2 brothers: voted sisters Maria and Chrisa of Notice of Formation of MCKEEN ST CAPITAL LLC The Company, 1215 East 10th St., Brooklyn, (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed with NY 11230. Purpose: any lawful activities. 6:00PM with Rev. James Doyle Kikki Karres and Johnny Yiannis Fitousis and Fotios Fi - Crete, Greece, beloved children, the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on officiating from Assumption Couchell. The family wants to tousis. Friends may visit with the daughter, Stephanie and hus - 11/20/2015. Office location: Nassau County. 274745/18059 Greek Orthodox Church of thank Dr. Norman Jack Kramer, family on Wednesday, Nov. 25, band Andreas Xypolytos, daugh - SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY LEGAL NOTICE Hegewisch. Interment private. Dr. John Fedor and Dr. Patti at Geisen Funeral and Cremation ter, Cyndie and husband Charles shall mail copy of process to: Robert F. Sheehy, Vasilios will be dearly missed by Roddey for the excellent care Services, 7905 Broadway, Mer - Femino, and son Sotirios (Andy), 305 Split Rock Rd., Syosset, NY 11791 . 31 Fort Worth Place, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed Purpose: Any lawful purpose. with the SSNY on 7/24/15. Office location: all who knew and loved him. that they provided to Mr. Copsis rillville, IN 46410 from 3PM to treasured by his grandchildren Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent over the years. Visitation will 8PM with a Trisagion Service at Joseph, Nicko, Stavros, Charles, 27 4894/19778 upon whom process against the LLC may be n CAGLAGE HARATSIS, KIKI take place on Saturday, Nov. 28, 5PM. Funeral Services will be (Kostas), Christopher (Christo) served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 63 LEGAL NOTICE Flushing Ave., Unit 297, Brooklyn, NY 11205. FORT WORTH, TX (from the at 10AM at St. Nektarios Greek held on Friday, Nov. 27, at Ss. and Ashley and great grandson General purpose. Star- Telegram, published on Orthodox Church, 5108 Kuyk - Constantine & Helen Greek Or - Joseph Antonio, along with VIP Student Services, LLC. App for Auth filed w/ 274740/ 10709 Nov. 26) – Kiki Haratsis Caglage, endall Rd., Charlotte with a Tris - thodox Cathedral, 8000 Madison countless friends and family SSNY 8/24/15. Formed in AL 4/1/15. Office in 93, passed Sunday, Nov. 22. The agion service to follow at St., Merrillville, IN at 10AM with whom were blessed to know NY Co. SSNY designated for service of process LEGAL NOTICE and shall mail to Reg. Agent: U.S. Corp Agents, service begins at 10AM, Satur - 10:30AM and funeral service at Fr. Ted Poteres and Fr. James him. Kostas migrated from Crete, Inc, 7014 13th Ave. Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY Notice of formation of BUSINESS TRAVEL day, Nov. 27 at St. Demetrios 11AM. Burial will follow at Ever - Greanias officiating. Interment Greece in 1967 as a Master Con - 11228. Auth Officer: AL Sec of State, PO Box EXPERTS, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the 5616, Montgomery, AL 36103. Purpose: Any Greek Orthodox Church, 2020 green City Cemetery, Charlotte. will take place at Ridgelawn tractor by trade. He moved to Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/08/15. lawful activity. NW 21st St., Fort Worth. Trisa - Memorials in memory of Mr. Cemetery in Gary, IN. Somerville and started his career Office in Kings County. SSNY has been desig - gion service will be at 6:30PM, Copsis may be sent to Holy Trin - as a Master Carpenter and then 274874 /18796 nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail Friday Nov. 26 at Greenwood. ity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, n HARBILAS, THEODORE C. built and became the proud process to the LLC, 228 4th Avenue, Apt. 4L Memorials. In lieu of flowers, do - 600 East Blvd., Charlotte, NC HARRISBURG, PA(from the Pa - owner of the Ocean Reef Restau - LEGAL NOTICE Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: Any lawful pur - pose. nations may be made to St. 28203, St. Nektarios Greek Or - triot- News, published on Nov. rant serving the City of Notice of Formation of Top to Bottom Home 274738/19027 Demetrios Greek Orthodox thodox Church, 5108 Kuykendall 25) – Theodore C. Harbilas, 81, Somerville for over 20 years. Inspections, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of Organi - Church. Kiki was born in Chios, Rd., Charlotte, NC, 28270, or to passed away on Monday, No - Kostas was a past President and zation filed with the Secretary of State of New Greece, in 1922, came to Fort UNCC Dept. of Special Educa - vember 23, 2015, at the Carolyn a well known active member of York (SSNY) on 09/23/2015. Office location: LEGAL NOTICE Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent of Worth and married George tion, 9201 University City Blvd., Croxton Slane Hospice Resi - the Demosthenis Greek Ameri - 6607 Property Holding LLC, a domestic LLC, the LLC upon whom process against it may be filed with the SSNY on 9/9/15. Office loca - Caglage in 1948, a union that Charlotte, NC 28223. dence after a brief illness. Born can Club in Somerville. Kostas served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Top tion: Kings County. SSNY is designated as lasted 53 years until his death. in Davia, Tripoli, Arcadia, Greece loved Iistening to world news, to Bottom Home Inspections, LLC, 664 East agent upon whom process against the LLC Walnut Street, Long Beach, NY 11561 . She was a retired Niver Western n ELIOPOULOS, on Jun. 7, 1934, he was the son politics, being with his family, may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Purpose: Any lawful purpose. The LLC, 6607 11th Ave., Brooklyn, NY Wear seamstress and was a stew - CHRISTOS G. of the late Christos and Konstan - and having fun with friends. 27 4876/19769 11219. General purpose . ard of St. Demetrios Greek Or - BRADENTON, FL (from the tina Harbilas. His father immi - Kostas touched the lives of many 274739/10709 thodox Church. She is survived Bradenton Herald, published on grated to the United States in people with his few words, smile LEGAL NOTICE by sons, Evans and Costa Nov. 27) – Christos G. Eliopou - 1951, leaving him to care for the and generosity. Funeral proces - LEGAL NOTICE family until they immigrated to sion from the George L. Doherty Notice of Formation of LAVISH SOUL, LLC. Caglage of Dallas and Fort los, 81, of Bradenton, died Nov. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed Notice of formation of Penguin Third Avenue Worth; daughter, Jane and son- 23. Born in Sparta, Greece he the states in 1956. He owned Funeral Home, 855 Broadway with the Secretary of State of New York LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) in-law, Randy Taylor, of Carroll - moved to Bradenton in 1979 and operated the Elite Restau - (Powder House Sq) Somerville, (SSNY) on 09/28/2015. Office location: on 10/1/15. Office loc.: Kings County. SSNY ton as well as several nieces and from Chicago, IL. He owned rant with his late brother in law, Saturday morning at 10AM fol - Bronx County. SSNY is designated as agent of is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom the LLC upon whom process against it may be process against it may be served. The address nephews. Christopher George Restaurants, Bill Nichols, from 1960 to 1977 lowed by a Funeral Mass in the served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: SSNY shall mail copy of process to is Debra attended St. Barbara Greek Or - where he then ran the restaurant Dormition of Virgin Mary The LLC, 2090 Morris Ave., #3M, Bronx, NY Dobosh, PO Box 106, Merrick, NY 11566. n CALDER, DRIANTAFLE thodox Church and was a spon - solo until 1986. After, he helped Church, Somerville at 11AM. 10453. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Purpose: Any lawful activity. MANSFIELD CENTER, CT (from sor of many children's sports his brothers at the State Restau - Relatives and friends invited. 274729 /19739 274721/19735 the Hartford Courant, published teams. Predeceased by his par - rant. He also worked in the cafe - Calling hours Friday 4PM to FUNERAL HOMES on Nov. 24) – Driantafle "Rose" ents, George and Panagiota (Ma - teria of the Commonwealth of 8PM. Interment Woodlawn LEGAL NOTICE APOSTOLOPOULOS Calder, 92, of Mansfield Center, niatis) Eliopoulos and his daugh - Pennsylvania, Department of La - Cemetery, Everett. The family re - Notice of Formation of 236 GRAND STREET CT beloved wife of Clarence R. ter, Panagiota Eliopoulos bor and Industry part time until quests all donations be sent to LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY Apostle Family - Calder, passed away peacefully Cortrite; survived by wife of 48 his retirement. He touched the the wonderful people who gave (SSNY) on 11/12/15. Office location: Kings Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC on Nov. 19, at the Mansfield Cen - years, Georgia of Bradenton, FL; lives of many people with his such wonderful care for Kostas upon whom process against it may be served. Funeral Directors of ter for Nursing and Rehabilita - son, George; brother, James; sis - kindness and generosity. He will in his time of need at the Massa - SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service RIVERDALE tion. She was born in Salem, ter, Georgia Exarhos all of be greatly missed by his family chusetts Genera I Hospital ( Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may FUNERAL HOME Inc. Massachusetts to the late Pan - Canada; many nieces, nephews and friends. Theodore was a https://giving. massgeneral. org be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 5044 Broadway dora and George Vasilakopoulos. and cousins. Visitation 5PM to member of the Holy Trinity ). 274875/17976 Rose graduated from Salem 7PM Sunday, Nov. 29, with a Greek Orthodox Cathedral in New York, NY 10034 LEGAL NOTICE Commercial Business School and Trisagion Service at 6PM at Camp Hill where he was also a n KONTALONIS, PAT (212) 942-4000 the John Robert Powers School, Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & member of AHEPA. He is sur - GREENWOOD, SC (from the In - Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE and studied at Northeastern Uni - Crematory 43rd Street Chapel, vived by his wife of 54 years, dex- Journal, published on Nov. Notice of Formation of STONEBOTS, LLC versity. Over the years she was 604 43rd Street West, Braden - Kathryn Koulouki Harbilas; his 25) – Panagiota Kerhoulas "Pat" (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed CONSTANTINIDES with the Secretary of State of New York (SS - employed at Harvard University, ton, FL 34209. Services 11AM daughter, Konstantina Brandes, Kontalonis, 88, resident of 205 NY) on 22/06/2015. Office location: Nassau FUNERAL PARLOR Co. Northeastern University and the Monday, November 30, 2015 at wife of Randall of Lebanon; his Belle Meade Road, widow of County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC (718) 745-1010 upon whom process against it may be served. University of Connecticut, but St. Barbara Greek Orthodox son, Christ Harbilas, of Harris - Chris George Kontalonis, died Services in all localities - her true love was spending time Church, 7671 Lockwood Ridge burg; his grandsons, Steven, Nov. 24, at her home. Born Sep. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Spiegel & Utrera P.A., P.C., 1 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, Low cost shipping to Greece with her family and friends. She Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243. Memo - Theodore and Evan Brandes; 14, 1927, in Karyae, Greece, she New York, NY 10038. Purpose: Any lawful was a wonderful homemaker rial donations may be made to and his beautiful granddaughter, was a daughter of the late purpose. and a devoted wife to her hus - St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Alysa Harbilas; his brothers, Elias George and Paraskevi Kerhoulas 274869 /19762 ANTONOPOULOS band, Clarence, and enjoyed rais - Church. Harbilas (Helen) and John Har - Kerhoulas. She was retired from FUNERAL HOME, INC. ing their family together in bilas (Kathryn); his sisters, Nantex and had worked part LEGAL NOTICE Konstantinos Antonopoulos - Mansfield Center and going to FELLOWS SAVAGE, MARY Stavroula Bekos, Georgia Nichols time for Mirta Lindsey Alter - n FOURPOINT BOXING LLC. App for Auth Funeral Director events at UCONN. Rose also NAPLES, FL (from the Naples and Nikki Vovakes; and many ations. She was a member of St. filed w/ SSNY 10/30/15. Formed in DE loved to travel, cook Greek food Daily News, published on Nov. nieces and nephews. He was pre - George Greek Orthodox Church 8/7/15. Office in NY Co. SSNY designated 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., for service of process and shall mail to: and entertain. Rose and Clarence 24) – After a lengthy illness, ceded in death by his brother, in Greenville. Surviving are two The LLC, 150 W 56th St. Apt. 4103, New Astoria, New York 11105 enjoyed traveling together Mary Savage Fellows, 76, was Tim Harbilas and a younger sis - sons, George Kontalonis of Le - York, NY 10017. Auth Officer: DE Div of (718) 728-8500 throughout the United States granted eternal peace on Friday, ter. Funeral Services will be held land, NC, and Perry and wife Corps, PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Pur - Not affiliated with any and internationally. They espe - Nov. 20, at 7PM in the home of at 12PM on Friday, Nov. 27, at Vickie Kontalonis of Wilmington, pose: Any lawful activity. other funeral home. cially loved exploring Hong her daughter. Born Jan. 3, 1939 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox NC; a daughter, Helen Ban - Kong, Greece, England and in Canton OH Mary was baptised Cathedral, 1000 Yverdon Drive, tounas of Charlotte, NC; three 274854/18796 South America and took numer - and attended Greek school at Camp Hill. In lieu of flowers, do - brothers, Gus and wife Teta Ker - ous cruises. In addition to her Holy Trinity, Cherry School and nations can be made to Compas - houlas, Perry and wife Pitsa Ker - LEGAL NOTICE husband of 57 years, Rose is sur - McKinley Senior HS. She worked sionate Care Fund of Hospice of houlas, all of Greenwood and Notice of Formation of SBRE VENTURES, LLC vived by her son, George C. as a surgical technician at Mercy Central PA in memory of Tom and wife Anna Kerhoulas of (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Calder and his wife Linda of Hospital then shifted her career Theodore Harbilas. Checks can Concord, NC; a sister, Maria and 11/05/2015. Office location: Nassau County. to PlAcE yoUR Granby, CT; her sister, Mary Kelly to public service at Stark County be mailed to The Carolyn Crox - husband Tom Siachos of SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon clAssiFiED AD, cAll: of Pepperell, MA; her son-in-law, Welfare and retired as supervisor ton Slane Residence at 1701 Lin - Greenville; grandchildren, Eric whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: SBRE (718) 784-5255, Ext. 106, David DelVaglio of Suffield: as of SSI. Countless lives were for - glestown Rd., Harrisburg, PA and wife Rachel Dunbar, Crystal VENTURES, LLC, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite E-mAil: well as four beloved grandsons, tunate to have been touched by 17110 and to his church Holy Norman, Dimitri Bantounas, 200, Syosset, NY 11791 . Purpose: Any lawful classifieds@ Andrew Calder, Glen Calder, her caring nature. In addition to Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - Constantina Bantounas, Chris purpose. thenationalherald.com Nicholas DelVaglio and Zachary a successful career, Mary had a dral, 1000 Yverdon Dr., Camp and wife Shannon Kontalonis, 27 4867/19760 DelVaglio. Besides her parents, passion for creating elegant arts Hill, PA 17011. Jonathan Kontalonis and Peter she was predeceased by her sis - and crafts, was a master at cook - Kontalonis; five great-grandchil - ter, Catherine Apostolides and ing, and devoted volunteer for n KALOGIANIS, dren and numerous nieces and Alexia, and Steven Lazarides also cause was long-term complica - her daughter, Christine Del - literacy and domestic issues. ANASTASIOS K. nephews. She was preceded in survive him. His two brothers tions of bronchiectasis, a disease Vaglio. The family will receive Upon retirement she moved to NAHANT, MA (from the Boston death by brothers, Peter Ker - Kosta and George Lazarides pre - for which there is no cure. "After family and friends from 2PM to Naples FL in 1990. She was pre - Globe, published on Nov. 17) – houlas, Ted Kerhoulas and Alex deceased Efstathios. 15 years of suffering with this 4PM on Sunday, Nov. 29, at Pot - ceded in death by her mother Al - Konstantinos Age 77, of Nahant, Kerhoulas and a son-in-law, John disease, she simply ran out of ter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson lie Johnson (Huff) of Pippa Nov. 14. Anastasios is lovingly Bantounas. Funeral service will n MASON, NONDITA energy, but we had a wonderful Street (Rte. 195) Willimantic, Passes KY and father Alexander survived by his daughter JoAnn be conducted at 11AM. Wednes - (from the New York Times, pub - last trip together," her husband CT. The Funeral will be held on Johnson (Joannides) of Greece Kalogianis Spaneas and her hus - day morning at the Blyth Funeral lished on Nov. 26) – Nondita wrote. She was 73. They lived Monday, Nov. 30, at 10AM at as well as her three year old sis - band Demetrius Spaneas and Home Chapel, with Father Tom Mason, a retired professor of in Manhattan and on Atlantic Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox ter Norma Jean Johnson and el - grandchildren Theo, Anastasia Pistolis officiating. postcolonial literature and the - Avenue in Amagansett. Ms. Ma - Chapel at the University of Con - dest brother Londos Haralambos and Dean Nikolopoulos all of Na - ory at Hunter College, died on son regularly taught a course on necticut, 28 Dog Lane, Storrs, Johnson. Survived by her daugh - hant; and by daughters Donna n LAZARIDES, EFSTATHIOS Sept. 25 at her Manhattan apart - V.S. Naipaul, the focus of her CT. Burial to follow at Storrs ter Wendi Sophia Elice Savage and her husband Brian Gerace NORWALK, CT (from the Hour, ment, one day after returning doctoral dissertation at New Cemetery. Donations in Rose's of Naples FL, brother and sister of Attleboro and Tammy and her published on Nov. 25) – Resident from a 23-day trip to Italy, York University. She retired in memory may be made to the in law George Alexander and husband George Tasiopoulos of of Norwalk Efstathios “Steve” Greece, and Turkey with her 2008. In her daily life, her hus - Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Betty Johnson of East Canton Andover and grandchildren De - Lazarides, 85, husband of husband, Bryant Mason. They band described her as "a private 247 Washington St., Norwich, CT OH, sister and brother in law Ele - spina and Marianna Tasiopoulos Evmorfia Piperides Lazarides, climbed the Acropolis to see the person and a consummate com - 06360. nie Johnson and James Van Pelt and many nieces and nephews passed away peacefully Saturday, Parthenon in Athens; cruised the municator, keenly aware of jus - of Minerva OH, brother James in the United States, Canada and Nov. 21, at Norwalk Hospital Aegean to Santorini, Rhodes, tice and injustice, and always n COPSIS, NICK Edward St. John of Minerva OH, Greece. He was also the former surrounded by his loving family. Patmos, Mykonos, and Limnos; with a captivating smile for the CHARLOTTE, NC (from the her cherished grandchildren Max husband of the late Mary Ann He was the son of the late Chris - heard classical music at an illu - people she met. She was radiant Charlotte Observer, published Marcel Wachtel, Elice Nicole (Goulakos) Kalogianis and the tos and Alexandra Simoulidou minated Greek amphitheater at with energy when preparing for Nov. 27) – Mr. Copsis, 87, of Eller and beloved great grand - devoted brother of the late Apos - Lazarides. Mr. Lazarides immi - Ephesus in Turkey; toured Istan - and engaging with students in Charlotte, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, children Ty Marcel Stone, Van tolos, John and Nick Kalogianis. grated to Norwalk in 1964 with bul, and visited the Coliseum her classrooms." She always took at Carolinas Medical Center. Alexander Swegheimer, along His Funeral Mass was celebrated his wife Evmorfia after their and the Vatican among other note when students were "full of Nick, the son of the late Christos with numerous extended family in the Holy Trinity Greek Ortho - wedding in Greece in 1963. After historic sites. Ms. Mason was questions and surprises," but and Marigo (Harakas) Kopsiaftis, and friends. Per her wishes, she dox Church, 62 Lewis Street, he retired from US Surgical in most happy to have her Brook - was firm when they did not live was born on April 21, 1928, in will be cremated with no ser - Lowell on Friday, Nov. 20, at 1 1992, he enjoyed gardening, lyn nephew, Indro Chaudhury up to expectations, her husband Karyae, Greece. He served with vices. Her love will forever fill o'clock. Calling hours were held playing his “Lyra”, and spending Sartorio, join her in Rome. The said. She strived to inspire them the Greek Army after World War our hearts. in the Burke-Magliozzi Funeral time with his grandchildren. He to weave their perspectives with II and in 1955 moved to the US. Home, 390 North Main Street, will be remembered as a devoted this is a service accurate information and "logi - After a brief stay in Chicago he n FITOUSIS, DIMITRIOS N. ANDOVER on Wednesday & husband, father, and grandfather to the community. cally progressive thoughts." In settled in Charlotte. With his VALPARAISO, IN (from the Post Thursday, Nov. 18 and 19, from who loved his family. He will be Announcements of deaths announcing her death to faculty, brothers Sam and George, they Tribune, published on Nov. 24) 4PM to 8PM. Entombment will deeply missed. In addition to his may be telephoned to the the Hunter English department – Dimitrios Nickolaou Fitousis, be held at the west parish garden wife Evmorfia, his son, Christos classified Department of called her a "superb teacher, a age 90, of Valparaiso, IN, passed cemetery in Andover. With a de - Lazarides and his wife Kathryn the national herald at valued mentor to junior col - Days and dates of funerals, away on Monday, Nov.23, sur - sire to help students obtain of Fairfield and his daughter (718) 784-5255, leagues, and an inspiring col - memorials, and other events di - rounded by his family. Dimitrios higher education, Mr. Kalogianis Eleni Varvaras and her husband monday through Friday, league," Mr. Mason said. She rectly correspond to the original was born on Sep. 25, 1925in proudly established over 24 Vasilios Varvaras of Southport 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Est brought compassion, intelli - publication date, which appears Pityos, Chios, Greece. He came years ago the Mr. and Mrs. Anas - survive him. Seven grandchil - or e-mailed to: gence, and insight to everything at the beginning of each notice. to the United States in 1967 with tasios Kalogianis Gold K Schol - dren, Maria, Felicia, Nicole, and [email protected] she did at the college, her col - his wife, Kalliopi and their 4 chil - arship at Merrimack College. Steven Varvaras and Sophia, leagues stated. THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015 COMMUNITY 9

OUR EVERYDAY GREEK GREEK GASTRONOMY My Name Is... After all that Turkey…It’s

By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou a word opposite in meaning to GREEK VOCABULARY another, while the word syn - Time for Some Fish Recipes The Greek word εγώ, ego, is onym, συνώνυμο, is used for a widely used in everyday English word or phrase that means ex - By Eleni Sakellis for 5-10 minutes depending on as the first component of words GREEK WORD PRONUNCIATION MEANING actly or nearly the same as an - the size of the fillets and the that describe one’s character, like ΟO the other word or phrase. The second Fish are a staple of the strength of your broiler. Do not egocentric, egoism, egoistic. In Η Ee the compound of both words derives Mediterranean diet. An excel - leave the broiler unattended. psychology, Sigmund Freud το To the from the Greek word for the lent source of protein and Using a fish spatula, flip the fil - chose the Greek word ego to de - Εγώ είμαι ego eeme I am name, όνομα, while the first are Omega-3 fatty acids, depending lets on the other side and con - scribe the organized, realistic part Εσύ είσαι esee eese You are prefixes: anti, αντί, means in on the type, fish are a healthy tinue broiling 5-10 minutes or of one’s self, the word super-ego Είναι eene Is Greek the opposition and syn, and delicious choice for quick until the edges of the fillets be - for the part that plays the critical Το όνομα to onoma The name συν, means with. They are to be and easy to prepare meals. Since gin to brown and the fish flakes and moralizing role, while he μου Moo my found in many other words in ancient times, the Greeks have with a fork. Serve immediately preferred the Latin word id to de - Το επώνυμο to eponimo The last name both languages, like, anti-demo - appreciated seafood in all its with a squeeze of fresh lemon scribe the set of uncoordinated cratic, αντιδημοκρατικός, syn- forms. From ancient fertility juice and a salad or the steamed instinctual trends. The ego is the chronous, σύγχρονος. An abbre - cults to modern Christianity, the vegetables of your choice. part that mediates between the PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES viation formed from the initial fish has a long history in cuisine desires of the id and the super- Όνομα Επώνυμο ( eponimo ), Last name letters of other words and pro - and religious symbolism. For pa - ego. Συνώνυμο ( sinonimo ) Synonym nounced as a word is an acronym gans, the fish was associated Fish Fillets en Papillote Eίμαι is the Greek word for Αντώνυμο ( antonimo ), Antonym ακρωνύμιο in Greek. The first with birth and reincarnation. am. Ακρώνυμο ( acronimo ) Acronym compound comes from the Greek The early Christians adopted the This method for cooking fish In Greek there is a different Αντί- Αντιδημοκρατικός word akron=end, tip. In both lan - fish as the symbol of the faith provides the added benefit of article for the male and the fe - (antidimokratikos ) antidemocratic guages we use the word Acropo - with the acronym in Greek for easy clean-up since the fish is male persons, for the masculine Συν- Σύγχρονος ( synhronos ) synchronous lis, akron+polis, άκρον+πόλις, Ichthys (fish) spelling out Iesus cooked in packets made of and feminine nouns and adjec - Επί- Επώνυμο ( eponimo ) eponym meaning the top of the city, where Christos Theou Yios Soter, Jesus parchment paper or aluminum tives. The article o stands in front Άκρο- Ακρόπολις ( acropolis ) acropolis usually the castle was built. Christ God’s Son Savior. Fish are foil. Nonstick foil is also avail - of the names of the male persons Επώνυμο in Greek means the mentioned several times in key able to keep the fish from stick - and the article η in front of the last name. The word eponym in parts of the Bible, including the ing to the bottom of the packet. female person names. It is not al - PRONUNCIATION KEY: means the name and το is the English is a person after whom a miracle of the loaves and fishes ways easy to distinguish the male i stands for i like idiom, while third article in the singular num - discovery, invention, place, etc., is and the Parable of Drawing in • 4-6 lemon sole, flounder or from the female nouns, but a the ee is long and accentu - ber, called the neutral article. The named. The Greek prefix epi the Net. The first apostles were fluke fillets general rule is that the nouns ated like needle, word μου means my and είναι means upon, next to. fishermen whom Jesus then • Salt ending in – ης, -ας, -ος are mas - e stands for e (energy), y stands for is. Consequently in Greek you called to be “fishers of men.” In • Freshly ground pepper culine and those ending in – α, -η stands for γ ( yes ), h stands In English, the word όνομα is can introduce yourself by saying: the Greek Orthodox faith, fish • Lemon, thinly sliced, pits are feminine. Some examples of for χ ( helium ) found as a component in the Το όνομά μου είναι …(Δήμητρα), is traditionally served on Palm removed male names ending: a. in - ης: o word onomatopoeia. The word το επώνυμό μου είναι … Sunday and on the Metamor - • Fresh or dried rosemary Γιάνν-ης ( Yiannis = John ), ο onomatopoeia is compound of (Καμαρινού). Notice that in this phosis (or Transfiguration) of • Capers (optional) Δημήτρ-ης ( Dimeetris ), b. in – ας: wants to present himself, he could the word όνομα onoma and the case you just say the name with - Christ. The meal shared among • Olive oil ο Κώστ-ας ( Kostas ), ο Θωμ-άς say: Είμαι ο Γιώργος. Είμαι η verb ποιώ, which means I make. out the article. family and friends after a fu - (Thomas ), c. in – ος: ο Πέτρ-ος Μαρία. Notice that you say the In Greek ονοματοποιεία means neral or memorial service is also Rinse the fillets and pat dry (Petros=Peter ), ο Παύλ-ος ( Pav - masculine or the feminine article making or creating names, while Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has traditionally fish. During the with a paper towel. Cut out los=Paul ). Some examples of fe - before the name. Εσύ είσαι η in English it refers to the imitation studied philology and archaeol - male names ending: a. in - α: η Δήμητρα Καμαρινού means you of a sound. Greeks loved to com - ogy at the University of Ioanni - Μαρί-α ( Mareea ), η Άνν-α are. Εσύ is you and είσαι means pose words by using prefixes. In na,Würzburg and Bochum in (Anna ), b. in - η: η Ελέν-η are. both languages several words Germany. She has been (Eleni=Helen ), η Αντιγόνη An alternative expression ending in –onym, - ώνυμο derive honored with the Academy of (Α ntigoni ). would be Το όνομά μου είναι = from the word όνομα. The word Athens Award in Archaeology Consequently, when someone my name is. The word όνομα antonym, αντώνυμο, is used for and Homeric Philology.

TURNING POINT Cordelia Madden’s Nine Lives Helps the Cats of Greece

A recurring series of conver - “Then, I met Pavlos, my other sations with residents of Athens, half. I won’t elaborate on how and the very moment that comprehensively that chance changed their lives. meeting changed and immea - surably enhanced my life!” By Alexia Amvrazi “And finally, four fellow ani - mal-lovers and I got together When I met Cordelia Mad - and set up Nine Lives Greece. den in 1999 she was a bit of a Despite the incalculable num - wild child, who also happened bers of stray cats and kittens on to be the beautiful and talented the city’s streets, we were the daughter of the then-British Am - only charity in Athens dedicated bassador. She had just arrived exclusively to the well being of in Greece after having lived in street cats, and are now one of several countries and we met the most active and best-known fasting period before Christmas, sheets of parchment paper large over a drink to discuss ideas of charities in the city, despite hav - fish are allowed on several days. enough to be folded over the fil - how she could work with me at ing no state support or funding. Though fish can seem a daunt - let and closed by folding the the Athens News, an English What we do is more than a full- ing meal to prepare for home ends together. Place each fillet language daily paper where I time job – for example, we get cooks, they can be a quick addi - on its individual parchment pa - edited the Sunday lifestyle sec - well over 1,000 stray cats to the tion to any weeknight meal. A per sheet. Add salt and pepper tion Greek Life and for which I vets for spaying/neutering each good fish spatula is essential for to taste. Place a thin slice of was always seeking sophisti - year, nearly as many again for easy turning. If the pungent lemon on each fillet, sprinkle cated yet stimulating content. laughs. “Seriously – I was doing vital treatment for illness or se - smell is a problem, make sure with rosemary and a few capers, Cordelia fit right in to the pa - quite a bit of modelling, but was vere injury, and find happy you’re cooking in a well-venti - if using, and drizzle with olive per’s colorful international team also running a shelter for aban - homes for nearly 100 kittens lated kitchen with open win - oil. Fold the parchment paper – immediately showing her pro - doned dogs, a heart-breaking and cats annually. dows and the exhaust fan run - packets shut by folding the fessionalism, broad spectre of vocation in a country where, at “Another way that moving to ning, or if the weather is fine, edges together a few times all knowledge and vision, and cre - that time, dogs were considered Athens created a turning point try grilling outdoors. If the around the fillet. Repeat for the ative outlook through her writ - little more than vermin, unless in my life is that, encouraged by aroma is still strong in your remaining fillets and then place ing and effervescent personality. they were pedigrees… Pavlos, we started running, kitchen, try boiling coffee or the packets onto a foil-lined bak - She continues to work as an ac - “Moving to Athens brought which opened up a whole new simmering cinnamon, cloves, ing pan and bake for 25-30 min - complished writer to this day, about some big personal world of “marathon tourism” and rosemary in a saucepan of utes in a preheated 375 degree with a plethora of impressive lo - changes, which made a funda - and idyllic runs in the Greek water. Here are two easy-to-fol - oven until the fish flakes with a cal and international work ex - mental difference to my life’s countryside. When we began, low fish recipes. fork. Be careful when opening periences under her belt. But path. First, within a few months we were among the weird few, the packets as steam will be re - most of her waking hours are of moving here I started my col - with the café crowd raising leased. Serve immediately with spent working for Nine Lives umn in the Athens News. I had mocking eyebrows as we puffed Broiled Fish Fillets a salad, rice or potatoes, and ad - Greece, a charity that she set up been writing since childhood, our way past, but over the last ditional lemon wedges. If cook - in 2006 to help needy street cats but had never had the courage decade running has really taken • 4-6 lemon sole, flounder, or ing on an outdoor grill, cover in the Greek capital. I tagged to try and get anything pub - off in Athens. The Athens fluke fillets the parchment packets in foil to along with her as she went to lished… The column turned into Marathon, once a freak event • Salt prevent burning or use nonstick set up for one of the popular a full-time job as a staff writer luring just a few lean super-hu - Freshly ground pepper foil to make your packets, place events she and her group regu - “I would have to say it was and editor, and led to me writ - mans and derided even on local • Olive oil the packets on the grates of the larly organize to raise money for moving to Athens,” she says, af - ing for publications as diverse TV for spoiling everyone’s Sun - • Lemon preheated moderately hot grill the charity, and as she laid out ter some thought. “I’d been liv - as the South China Morning day lunch by closing roads and and cook with the cover closed t-shirts, decor items, calendars ing in Cyprus, drifting some - Post, Marie Claire Australia, snarling up traffic, is now a Rinse the fillets and pat dry for 20-25 minutes until the fish and notepads to be sold at the what, caught up in a messy New York Times, and Time Out. highlight for city residents, with with a paper towel. Place the flakes with a fork. Test one of event, I asked her to tell me relationship, working at night in Also, it led to the publication of families turning out en masse to fillets on the broiler pan. Add the fillets for doneness before about one of the most major clubs and by day between cat- my very own guidebook to the join the run or cheer on the par - salt and pepper to taste, drizzle removing all of the packets from moments that changed her life. walks and dog-walks!” She shops of Athens. ticipants.” with olive oil and broil on high the grill.

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Diplomacy

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos the hood and looked inside at reflecting doubt and with a tiny wiped his hands on a handker - Special to The National Herald the various parts, studying the bit of sarcasm, said, “It can’t be chief. interior, tapping at the various anything to do inside the car, Then, I ushered him over to Vasili (Bill to you!) and I metal parts as if doing so will Stavros. My car passed inspec - talk to Stavros’ wife, keeping were on our way to St. John’s bring it back to life. Everything tion last week. It’s not my boiler watch to see if Stavros had fin - church where a dinner-dance under the hood was as familiar or the freezer you’re dealing ished. It was dark and cold and was being held; a table being to him as they are to me. A com - with here,” he said, muttering traffic was steady along that reserved for us by friends. plete puzzle. Looking like a gen - under his breath, ‘that you street. Finally, Stavros came Being a very cold evening it eral planning his next offensive charged a ransom for.” Aloud, over and said, “You’re right, Bill. was a while before the heat in he prodded here and there, he said, “I’ll call AAA and wait. It was nothing. You’ll make it to the car made it comfortable. On brooding over the innards like You go ahead to church.” church.” Wrinkling his brow, Bill our way the car started making a gastro-entomologist doctor. Shrugging, Stavros got out of said, “I told you nothing can be a funny sound...sort of sputter - “Let’s call AAA,” I suggested, our car. I got out and I asked wrong. But, what did you think ing. “Something wrong with the calmly. “We pay to be members, him in my usual reasonable you found?” Shrugging, Stavros car, dear?” I asked him. “Noth - Bill. We’ve hardly ever used tone, “What did you see wrong said, “Your carpet was jamming ing’s wrong with the car. Why them.” “Nah! They take a long with our car, Stavros?” Smiling, the brake pedal, that’s all!” Bill should there be something time to come and when they do he said, “It’s out of gas!” My face nodded. “Oh! I knew it had to wrong. It passed inspection last they’ll want to haul it to their flamed. Gee! I was supposed to be nothing serious. But, thanks week.” We went along for a few garage. We’ll be there all night. sense his growing irritation at news in the warm car while the fill it up yesterday. It was my for stopping by.” Stavros nod - blocks when it sputtered again, It can’t be anything really bad. seeing the man who charged ex - two major engineers hovered entire fault. It wouldn’t take ded, waved and went off. Dri - coughed and rolled to a com - It passed inspection last week.” orbitant fees for the repairs he’d under the hood like two sur - long for Bill to figure that out. ving along, Bill says, “Mr. know- plete halt. “Something’s wrong He continued to probe and pick done in our house. geons pondering a heart trans - Then, I’d hear it! What to do? I, it all! But, notice the Lexus? We with the car, dear,” I insisted, and ponder when, suddenly, to Pretending not to notice the plant. quickly, explained it to him. made a few payments on it, I’ll calmly. Bill gets upset very our left an automobile – a Lexus Lexus, he tells Stavros, “Nothing Then, Stavros went into the Stavros saw my distress and bet. I told you nothing’s wrong quickly. “There’s nothing wrong – sporting a small Greek flag on major. We’ll be along, shortly.” driver’s seat of our car and tried whispered, “Keep him busy.” with the car.” I grinned, with the car!” Then, he ordered the side mirror, came to a slow Stavros got out of the car and to start the motor - then burst From the back of his car he squeezed his hand. “Yes, you me to push the car toward the halt. “Trouble?” asked Stavros, approached the hood; his wife, out laughing. “Hey, Bill!” he came back with a red container did, dear. I’m especially proud curb while he, placing the car our neighborhood repairman, graciously, invited me into her called out, waving him to come of gas and emptied the entire because you used diplomacy in neutral, steered it to the curb. whose wife waved and smiled warm car. I, graciously, ac - over. “I found your problem.” contents into our deposit while with him.” Bill smiled all the Once at the curb, he lifted at us. Bill looked up and I can cepted. We chatted, exchanging Ruffled, Bill looked up, his face Bill, slowly, shut the hood and way to church. 10 FEATURE THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015

HELLENIC HAPPENINGS FROM COAST TO COAST

TNH Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Greek- care of him. His lawyer says if ing evidence. Holland explores American celebrity JOHN STA - he can complete his sentence, the origins of Islam and asks WASHINGTON, DC – HELIAS MOS, current star of the sitcom his case will be dismissed. why it took several decades after DOUNDOULAKIS, an accom - GRANDFATHERED, pleaded no the death of MUHAMMAD for plished civil engineer, inventor, contest to reckless driving in NAPLES, FL – “ISLAM, THE UN - his name to appear on surviving and author, received the Distin - June. SUPERIOR COURT TOLD STORY,” a BBC documen - documents or artifacts. Arguing guished Service Award from the COMISSIONER JANE GODFREY tary by historian and English that there is little evidence for OSS SOCIETY at its annual ban - sentenced Stamos to three years’ novelist TOM HOLLAND was how the faith was born, he does quet, held on November 7th at probation and has ordered him scheduled to be shown on De - not dispute Muhammad’s exis - the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Wash - to attend two ALCOHOLICS cember 3 at the ST. KATHERINE tence as a real historical figure; ington, D.C. This award was ANONYMOUS meetings, as well GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH he claims that much of the Is - presented to Doundoulakis and as a two-hour drug and alcohol in Naples. The film explores the lamic origin story was devel - posthumously to his brother, counseling session. Stamos origins of Islam, an ABRA - oped much later in the early George, for their valor and ser - checked himself into a residen - HAMIC religion that developed years of the Arab empire. vice during World War II as tial rehab facility and via Twitter in Arabia in the 7th century; it The event was presented by members of the resistance, the expressed his gratitude to the criticizes the orthodox Islamic the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ENGLISH INTELLIGENCE SER - BEVERLY HILLS POLICE and account of this history, claiming NETWORK, whose Chairman is VICE and the OSS, the precursor hospital personnel for taking that it lacks sufficient support - HARRY DIMOPOULOS. to the CIA. The decoration was presented by REAR ADMIRAL BRIAN LOSEY. Current CIA Di - rector JOHN BRENNAN at - GOINGS ON... tended the ceremony and paid tribute to the honorees. Doundoulakis, grew up in n THRU DEC. 18 wine, beer or soft drink – as well your favorite music and cele - Archanes, Crete. In his last year WWII hero Helias Doundoulakis FAIRFIELD, CT – Fairfield Uni - as an evening of fellowship, art brate the most wonderful time of high school, 1941, he wit - versity’s Bellarmine Museum of and entertainment. of the year! Admission is free. nessed the German invasion of but rather, pursued the Ameri - officer, set up a communication Art, 1073 Benson Road in Fair - Reception to follow in the Com - the island. At 18, he joined a re - can OSS, or the Office of Strate - cell in Thessaloniki, whereby field, presents its new exhibi - EAST LONGMEADOW, MA – St. munity Center. All are welcome. sistance group headed by his gic Services, the newly formed daily coded messages to OSS tion, Hair in the Classical World, Luke’s Greek Orthodox Church, brother George, and supplied American Intelligence counter - headquarters in Cairo were sent. on view through Friday, Dec. 18. 400 Prospect St. in East Long - SOMMERVILLE, MA – Join us crucial information to the SOE, part. They were enlisted into the One such message describes the As the first exhibition of its kind meadow, is hosting its annual for our Christmas Luncheon an arm of the English Intelli - US Army, and attached to the course of events surrounding in the United States, Hair in the breakfast with Santa Clause. hosted by St. Catherine’s Philop - gence Service. This resistance OSS, where Doundoulakis was the bombing of the main rail - Classical World will take you on Join us for a Breakfast buffet, tochos, 29 Central Street, in group was uncovered and trained in the Secret Intelligence road yard in Thessaloniki and a cultural journey through an - crafts, games and entertain - Sommerville. The luncheon will hastily evacuated to Cairo, sector. the loss of thousands of German cient Greece, Cyprus, and Rome, ment. Admission is free for begin at 11:30AM after the Di - Egypt. After being transformed into troops. and will examine the role of hair everyone. The event begins at vine Liturgy. Tickets are $20 for In Cairo, Doundoulakis and a skilled spy, he was sent back Doundoulakis recently pub - in each through three thematic 9AM. adults and $10 for children. For his brother were asked to join to Greece undercover, and along lished these wartime exploits in lenses: Arrangement and Adorn - tickets, please contact Dora the English Intelligence Service, with a Greek naval intelligence the book TRAINED TO BE AN ment; Rituals and Rites of Pas - n DECEMBER 14 Sfikas at (781) 395-1403 or the OSS SPY, and was featured in sage; and Divine and Royal MANHATTAN – The American DormitionChurch office at (617) the History Channel documen - Iconography. For more informa - Hellenic Institute (AHI) Business 625-2222. Bring your family tary, "CAMP-X: SECRET AGENT tion and to register (free) for Network invites you to our An - and friends!! SCHOOL." events, please visit bel - nual Christmas Party Monday, QUESTION OF THE WEEK Doundoulakis recently cele - larminewag.eventbrite.com. Dec. 14 6-10PM at the RoofBar n DECEMBER 22 brated his 92nd birthday with high above glittering Manhattan CAMBRIDGE, MA – The Greek Have the recent societal waves of violence influenced his family in Puerto Rico. He n THRU DEC. 19 atop the Hotel Indigo, at 127 W. Institute invites you to the Sixth whether you do your Christmas shopping in stores versus on - and his wife, Rita, have four BOSTON, MA – Art 100 Boston 28th Street. Guests must RSVP Annual Byzantine Christmas, a line? sons - James, Stephen, Plato, 2015 presents its second annual to [email protected] by Dec. concert of virtuosic Byzantine Please email your response to and Thomas - and ten grand - art exhibition featuring more 9. Admission $60 – tax and tip Chant and the traditional Greek [email protected] We may publish some re - children. than 400 original works of art included. Complimentary wine Kalanda for the Christmas sea - sponses as Letters to the Editor in a future issue. by 65 artists from December 4 and beverages. Mixed drinks son, directed by Spyridon to 19, at the Piano Craft Gallery cash bar. First Course Buffet: Antonopoulos and sung by the located at 793 Tremont Street Jalapeno Hummus, Tzatziki Psaltikon Ensemble. The event in Boston. It is an exhibition fea - Sauce, Roasted Eggplant, Spicy will be held at First Church, 11 turing original works of contem - Cheese Spread, Meatballs, Greek Garden Street, in Cambridge. porary art, all for $100. Artists Salad. Main Course Buffet: Or - Dr. Antonopoulos and Psaltikon THE HERALD SQUARE support the Breast Cancer Foun - ganic Free Range Chicken STIX; will be joined by Dr. Menios dation. The exhibition will in - Chefs Special Stix – Karanos of Hellenic College / TNH's Crossword Challenge clude paintings, photographs, Lamb/Beef/Red Holy Cross and acclaimed world sculptures, limited edition Wine/Cumin/Garlic; Pork Stix; musicians Beth Bahia Cohen (vi - prints, collages and mixed me - Shrimp Stix, Corn on the Cob. olin and lyra) and Mal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 dia constructio ns c reate d by es - Sides: Greek Fries; Israeli Cous Barsamian (oud and clarinet), tablish ed and emerging artists Cous; Brussels Sprouts; Dessert: in a program of Byzantine 14 15 16 in the New England area. Baklava Cigars, Greek Yogurt, chants and kalanda, the tradi -

Fresh Fruit served with chili lime tional Christmas carols from 17 18 19 n THRU DEC. 23 yogurt sauce. Pay with cash or various regions of Greece. Beau - NEW YOR K CITY – H elly N ah - check to Stix Bar and Grill at the tiful passages from the Christ - 20 21 22 23 24 mad Gallery, 975 Madison Av - party. Please tell your friends: mas stories of Photios Kontoglou e nue in Ma nhat tan, in coopera - The Christmas party replaces our (1895–1965) and Alexandros 25 26 27 28 tion with Phoenix A ncient Art regular reception at Avra, where Papadiamantis (1851–1911) will en chant New York City au - we return on Jan. 12, 2015. will be narrated throughout the diences with a unique exhibi - program. To purchase tickets, 29 30 31 32 33 34 tion, “Mnemosyne: de Chirico n DECEMBER 19 contact The Greek Institute at a nd Antiquity,” that will run un - BILOXI, MS – Join us for an ([email protected]) or by 35 36 37 38 39 til De c. 23. The e xhi bition will evening of Christmas songs at phone at 617-547-4770. include modern paintings, cre - the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox

40 41 42 43 44 ated by Greek-born Italian artist Church, 255 Beauvoir Rd., in n DECEMBER 31 Giorgio de C hi rico, paired Biloxi. Nataliya Petrovska-Mols - MANCHESTER, NH – Join us at 45 46 47 48 49 alongs ide other marvelous bee, J.T. Anglin, and Karen Hen - AssumptIon Greek Church, 111 Greek and Roman antiquities, in derson will perform the songs. Island Pond Road, in Manches - 50 51 52 53 an effort to exp ose C lassicism’s The event begins at 5PM. After ter, for countdown to 2016. hu ge aesthetic impact on twen - the performance enjoy an Inter - There will be hors d’oeuvres and 54 55 tie th cent ury Modernism. The national Dinner – Georgian, a Buffet Dinner at 7:30PM, Live event is being held Monday to Greek, Moldovan, Romanian, Greek Band at 8:30PM and

56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Friday from 10AM to 6PM, and Russian, Ukrainian, & Southern, Door Prizes. At midnight there Saturd ays 11AM to 6PM. For 6-7PM. Donation is $15 for will be a Champagne toast. For more information email: adults, $5 for children 12 and tickets please contact: Mike 67 68 69 70 71 [email protected]. under. Contact Craig Henderson Rokas: (603)620-4144 Teddy at 228-343-9692 or Rokas: (603) 620-2228 Tasos 72 73 74 n DEC EMBER 12 [email protected], or Karatzoulidis: (603) 203-3799. MANHATTAN – On Saturday, George Yurchak at 228-831- Advance cash bar tickets avail - 75 76 77 De c. 12, t he Greek-American 5820 or georgeyurchak@ya - able for purchase, $35 for adults Writ ers Assn . will stage a not- hoo.com, for tickets. Seating is and for $15 children (18 and www.CrosswordWeaver.com to- be-missed program. Out - limited to the first 82 persons under). There will be tickets standing poet/personality Vas - who make their reservations in available at the door, $45 for ACROSS 10 Motorists' org. (init.) silik i Rapti will read from her advance. The last concert was a adults and $25 for children. 1 Bitsy 1 1 P u blished item 's ID (abbrev.) ne w poetry c olle ction , Tr ansito - sellout, so get your tickets early.

4 Sharp pains 1 2 A n Anci ent Celtic god riu m. Her AI Songs will be per - n NOTE TO OUR READERS 9 Prisons 13 Killed formed by Peter Botteas. Bill DECEMBER 20 This calendar of events section n 14 That w o man 2 1 E a sy as ___ Busch el, ou tstanding po et, sto - MANCHESTER, NH – You won’t is a complimentary service to the 15 Oak n ut 2 3 U n iv. in Ar midale, Australia (abbrev.) rytel ler, Cosmos FM producer, want to miss the Community Greek American community. All 16 Artist 's n eed 2 6 U n happy an d the host of Graffiti, a pro - Singers 2015 Christmas Concert parishes, organizations and in - 17 Halloween mo. 28 Avg. Round Trip Time (abbrev.) gram dedicated to intriguing, Spectacular being held in Saint stitutions are encouraged to e- 18 Acto r Pe nghili s 2 9 S h arp sp ades c reativ e peo ple , will pre sent his George’s Cathedral, 650 mail their information regarding 19 Cava lry sword 3 0 R a pper S hakur wo rk. And a third surprise per - Hanover Street, in Manchester, the event 3-4 weeks ahead of 20 Rght. away! (abbrev.) 31 Break former will be on the bill! Cor - NH from 7:00PM to 8:30PM time, and no later than Monday

22 Verse meter 32 Slouch nelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia Join us for a spirited and cheer - of the week before the event, to 24 Toda y 33 Sa int hono red on July 20 Str eet, in Ma nhatta n. 6-8 p.m. ful concert of Christmas and english.edition@thenationalher - 25 Inter act i ve Syst . Language (abbrev.) 3 4 P l anet $9 adm ission include s a glass of Holiday favorites. Sing along to ald.com 27 Actr ess V ardalos 3 5 C e rtified pu blic accountant 29 Takes third, for example 37 Referee 32 Rule 3 9 E s py 35 Com put e r part 41 Ru n ____ (out of c on trol) This Week in Greek History: 36 Rais e an objecti on 4 3 A r abs 38 Had the weight of the world 46 Marks of disgrace on h is s h oulders 4 8 P r efix m ea ning three Fie ld Marshal/PM 40 Insect in a cocoon 5 1 C a nadian Auto. Assn. (abbr ev.) 42 Island 53 Inst. of Astronomy (abbrev.)

44 Sap 56 Cliff A lex andros Papagos is Born 45 Fath er a nd son presid ent s 5 7 F a ctor of ten 47 Gam e 58 Pa ul's fo rmer name 49 Consumed 60 Treaty organization Alexander Papagos, one of battle, led the Hellenes’ success 50 Type of w hiskey 6 1 B e at sev ere ly M odern Greece’s most influen - in battle against Mussolini’s Fas - 52 Celt ics' C hief 6 2 N o t there tial mili tary and p olitical lead - cist forces. 54 Kille d in actio n 64 Sa nctified ers, w as bo rn th is week, on De - Papagos was unable to match 55 Greek prefix meaning life 65 Orig. Line Number Screening (abbrev.) cember 9, in Athens, in 1883. that success against the Ger - 56 Disks 66 Mexican fast food Follow ing in the footsteps of mans, however, and was forced 59 Indi an p eacema ke r 6 8 Long R ange Init. his m ajor general father, to surrender. 63 "Cat on _ ___ T in Roof" (2 words) 70 Compass point Leonidas, Papagos entered the He remained in occupied 67 Domain Brussels Military Academy in Greece and was arrested in 69 Regi ons Solu tion to las t week’s puzzle 1902 and was commissioned as 1943 and sent to a German con - 71 John ny _ __ of th e Go dfath er, Pt. 2 a Cavalry 2nd Lieutenant in the centration camp. M A P S S U C H E B E 72 Spor ty c ar bran d Hellenic Army in 1906. He survived, and was liber - 73 As it __ out A C H Y A F R O R O D S A veteran of the Balkan Wars ated on May 5, 1945 by the 74 Legal Nurse Consltnt. (abbrev.) S H O R T P O E M T O W E R and moving up through the United States Army. 75 Legendary Greek hoopster Nick S A W S N A D A A L I ranks, Papagos was discharged He then returned to Greece Alexandros Papagos featured 76 Very fat from the military in 1917 amid as a full general, and in 1949 on the Dec. 16, 1940 cover of 77 Youth Christian Org. (abbrev.) A L P H A M A G I D R I P the National Schism, because he for all of his heroics was Time magazine. S O H M O T E L E D G E was a confirmed Royalist. awarded the title of Field Mar - DOWN A G O W I N E E A A He was recalled and contin - shal. When Papagos succumbed to 1 Horse command P O R T I C O A M A L G A M ued ascending in the military, In 1951, Papagos founded poor health and died on October 2 Electrical Eng. and Comp. Science (abbrev.) but also participated in the top - the Greek Rally Party, which 4, 1955, the Party shortly fol - 3 Econ. Recovery Tax Act (abbrev.) O T H T I M E O D E pling of the Panagis Saldaris won the elections in November, lowed suit. 4 Crossfire conservative Buchanan E S L I A G O R A U S A government in 1935, serving as 1952 by a strong majority. Karamanlis essentially 5 Weak-heeled mythical figure G O A L E R R S A C N E D Minister of Military Affairs for The Party, a rightwing con - reestablished it shortly there - 6 Nat'l Oceanic and I O U O L E O A U R A the new Prime Minister, Gior - servative movement, featured after under a new name: the Na - Atmospheric Admin. (abbrev.) gios Kondylis. within its ranks a young Con - tional Radical Union. 7 Metric weight unit S T R A P A N A R G Y R O I At the onset of the Greco-Ital - stantine Karamanlis. The Hellenic Defense Min - 8 Prig H E R A S T A B P I P E ian War in October, 1940, Papa - But it died just as it lived, istry is located in Papagou, an 9 Chester Tate's wife on Soap N I L Y O G I T S A R gos, who had been rebuilding based on the popularity of its Athens suburb named after the the Greek Army to prepare it for founder. field marshal/prime minister.

THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015 GREECE CYPRUS 11 Oceans A’Leavin: Greek Maritime’s “Shape up or We Ship out” Threat

TNH Staff dends paid to non-Greek share - sailors, shipping in Greece is holders. If Greece counted only mainly made up of small man - PIREAUS – “Don’t forget, the fees paid to Greece-based man - agement offices in Piraeus that best minister of shipping and agement companies, the indus - collect freight fees on behalf of maritime affairs is the minister try would be much smaller. their tax-haven registered par - who is doing nothing for the MAKING WAVES ents. The management firms shipping industry. He is the one The shipowners are perfectly oversee the movements and who is leaving us alone.” So said happy with their special treat - maintenance of the ships, which a 90-year-old shipowner to ment, Reuters reports, and it’s rarely if ever visit Greece. In re - Kostis Moussouroulis on June been that way for a long time. turn, the management firms re - 21, 2012, the day he took office “Greek shipowners have long ar - ceive a small share of the ship - as Greece’s Minister of Shipping gued that their industry is too spe - ping fees.” and the Aegean, Reuters re - cial to tax. After the Second World SPITTING IN THE OCEAN ports. War, when the cash-strapped gov - Although the tax breaks to It is part of the Greek ship - ernment wanted to introduce a shipowners are just a smidgen ping industry’s ongoing self-ag - levy on shipping companies, own - of the debt Greece owes, it still grandization, Reuters writes, ers responded by moving their amounts to hundreds of millions aimed at continuing its decades- vessels to companies in tax of euros, which could be used long history of tax breaks and havens such as Panama.” to alleviate the economic hard - other preferential treatment by To appease them, “the gov - ship caused to less affluent seg - the Greek government, or else ernment in 1953 enshrined tax ments of the population, they ship out – i.e., take their breaks for shipowners in the Reuters contends. business elsewhere. constitution. Greece started to But “the shipowners “are But according to Reuters’ allow shipping companies to powerful in that they get the analysis, the statistics provided pay a nominal fee, known as a media to write what they want,” by Greece’s statistics office, ES - tonnage tax, instead of a tax on former Finance Minister George TAT – that shipping accounts for profits. The tax varied widely Papaconstantinou told Reuters. 7.5 percent of Greece’s GDP – and was sometimes as low as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, are misleading. In reality, The Greek Shipping industry has an international reputation for financial success. But a Reuters $1 for each taxable ton of a though initially promising to Reuters contends; the real figure report says the numbers are overinflated. ship’s weight. Shipowners were end the industry’s tax breaks, is closer to 1 percent. exempted from tax on their in - has yet to do so, Reuters reports, Though “shipping is the pil - revenues from Greek shipping within their territories. “ELSTAT, counts the full freight fees that comes.” but current Shipping Minister lar of the Greek economy,” says tabulated in other countries, on the other hand,” Reuters ex - are collected by shipping com - But although that brought Thodoris Dritsas says the gov - the Union of Greek Shipowners, whereas the standard, practiced plains, “counts the whole indus - panies registered in tax havens. some of the operations back to ernment is reviewing the tax which declined to comment on by Britain, Norway, and others, try as if it were based in Greece. This means it counts wages paid Greece, today, “instead of Greek- system and expects to publish Reuters’ report, ELSTAT counts include revenues earned only It includes in its national ac - to non-Greek seamen and divi - based ships manned by Greek details next year. Tsipras Wants Turkey Sees Cyprus Unity Coming, Russia Wants Meddlers Out

Debt Relief, Despite decades of division how he would know. and disagreement, a deal to re - Anastasiades and Davutoglu Pleas for unify divided Cyprus could be could be seen smiling and chat - coming in months, European ting during the summit, and and Turkish officials said. stood side-by-side for the tradi - Unity Again Speaking at a Turkey-EU tional “family photo” of the summit in Brussels, Turkish event. ATHENS – Holding onto a shaky Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto - Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 coalition, Prime Minister Alexis glu said an agreement is in sight and Turkey has been trying to Tsipras said his SYRIZA Party can without explaining why. years to get in but still jails jour - save Greece but needled his rivals The EU said it would fast- nalists and has a spotty human while calling for unity. track Turkish entry into the bloc rights record. The Leftists’ opponents had but’s dependent on reunifying Turkey’s foreign minister says backed austerity measures as part Cyprus, which could veto ongoing talks aimed at reunify - of a third bailout from interna - Ankara’s hopes. ing ethnically divided Cyprus tional lenders but have begged European Commission Pres - are the “last chance” to reach a off more, leaving Tsipras alone in ident Jean-Claude Juncker em - peace accord. saying he would implement even phasized that the meeting was Mevlut Cavusoglu said the more. the first between Turkey and all United Nations, which is broker - Tsipras, speaking to his law - 28 members states, and said on ing negotiations, “also thinks makers, defended his U-turn in Cyprus that “things are moving this is the last chance” and that agreeing to reverse his formerly in the right direction,” but gave the world body wants the is - anti-austerity policy and said he no specifics why he’s hopeful. land’s leaders to take advantage would stay the course. Already The optimism though mir - of it. rejected in his bid for rivals to join rored that of Cypriot President Cavusoglu was speaking af - him in more reforms and auster - Nicos Anastasiades and his ter talks with breakaway Turkish ity he said the country neverthe - Turkish counterpart on the is - Cypriot leader Akinci. less needs unity. While out of land, Mustafa Akinci, who’ve Cavusoglu said his country power, he was approached to do made some symbolic conces - fully backs the negotiations to that but rejected it. “SYRIZA is sions and are stepping up their produce a viable and sustain - iAcoVos hADJistAVRoU/Pool Photo ViA AP today the only and indisputable role in the negotiations. able deal. Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, left, and Cyprus' President, Nicos Anastasiades, talk pillar of stability in the country’s Turkey though still refuses to Cyprus was split in 1974 during their meeting at the presidential palace in Nicosia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. political life,” Tsipras told a ses - recognize Cyprus and bars its when Turkey invaded after a sion of his party’s parliamentary ships and planes and keeps a coup aiming to unite the island on Cyprus. Only Turkey recog - Cyprus, suggesting that foreign with Greece. group. He said his coalition, 35,000-strong standing army in with Greece. nizes its unlawfully-occupied meddling in the process will not Talks between Anastasiades which includes the formerly anti- the northern third it has unlaw - A United Nations envoy says territory and it’s eager to get work. and Akinci, have shown austerity far-right Independent fully occupied since invading n intensified talks aimed at reuni - some EU concessions. Sergey Lavrov, visiting progress since resuming last Greeks (ANEL) wouldn’t need an - 1974. fying ethnically divided Cyprus Eide said Nov. 25 after the Cyprus Dec. 2, says attempts to May but have also sputtered, other partner even though it has “There is a clear will to move have made further progress and leaders’ sixth meeting this impose artificial deadlines and leading to alternating messages only a three-vote majority after ahead towards a peaceful and the island’s rival leaders are con - month that they’ve agreed to set “so-called impartial mediation of optimism and pessimism. A each party booted an MP for re - amicable solution,” Joseph Mus - fident remaining issues can be up a committee of experts to ex - efforts” in previous rounds of long line of diplomats and gov - fusing to go along with austerity. cat, the Prime Minister of Malta, resolved soon. amine the education systems on negotiations have “proven not ernment officials have failed for But State Minister Alekos said on the sidelines of the THE EIDE REPORT both sides of the divide to help to be fruitful.” four decades to make virtually Flambouraris hinted at a possible meeting, Bloomberg reported, UN envoy Espen Barthe Eide foster cooperation and con - The Russian official says his any progress in the unity talks. cooperation with the Union of sounding like a long line of said Anastasiades and Akinci, tribute to peace. country fully backs the United Anastasiades and Akinci have Centrists, which is led by Vassilis failed diplomats before him who remain committed to reaching The leaders will meet three Nations-brokered talks and the offered each other some small Leventis, accused by critics of be - spoke the same way only to fail. a peace accord “as soon as pos - more times December. U.N. Security Council will “play concessions but the big issues ing a TV crackpot. “Indications are that we sible,” but didn’t say when that RUSSIA CHIMES IN the main role” in endorsing any still remain. The prospect of a cooperation could expect some positive news would be although some timeta - Russia’s Foreign Minister deal. with Leventis, however, is op - about Cyprus in the near fu - bles have set May, 2016 as a tar - warned against any bid to fix a Cyprus was divided in 1974 (Material from the Associated posed by several members of ture,” he said, without giving get, with Turkey urging it to be deadline on ongoing talks aimed when Turkey invaded after a Press was used in this report) SYRIZA’s 53+ faction which any hint what it could be and met before Presidential elections at reunifying ethnically split coup aimed at uniting the island could test party unity at a sensi - tive time for the government. Tsipras rebuked New Democ - racy for its embarrassing failure to find a new leader after a soft - Greece Denies Open Borders Ouster Threat over Refugees ware glitch upended its electoin process. “The main opposition party can’t even hold elections to Greece’s migration minister sis that is seeing the government UNHCR is seeking about elect a new leader,” while accus - says his country has come under about to even slash pensions 7,000 apartments and hotel ing the Conservatives former part - “intense pressure” from some and health care again. rooms to accommodate some ner, the now-marginal PASOK So - European countries over the mi - He also expressed concern 20,000 asylum seekers eligible cialists, of supporting a gration crisis, but he says that’s about a protest on the border for the EU’s relocation program “paralyzed and profoundly unsta - unfair. that has closed the railway line by the end of the year. Greece ble right.” Reacting to a story in the Fi - connecting the two countries. is to see 66,400 people relo - SYRIZA OR BUST nancial Times, Ioannis Mouzalas A total of 1,800 cargo car - cated under the Commission’s He underlined the “serious told reporters that no official riages are being affected by a plan. success of the government and its threat has been made to eject migrant protest on Greece’s Officials are concerned about negotiating strategy” and ap - Greece from Europe’s borderless northern border with FYROM a large number of migrants re - pealed to SYRIZA MPs to defend Schengen area although the that has already cost railway op - maining stranded in Greece. these successes to its constituents Greek newspaper Kathimerini. erator Trainose more than 1.5 A group of 56 undocumented and to back upcoming reforms he He says accusations by uniden - million euros, the company said. immigrants from Pakistan are had formerly opposed, tified European officials in the About 1,500 migrants – expected to be deported on Dec. Kathimerini said. FT story were a mixture of “re - mainly from Iran, Pakistan and 2, the first such operation in He said, “We will do every - ality and myth.” Morocco – have since Nov. 18 over 18 months. thing to avert further painful Greece has been the main camped on the railway lines Despite an earlier deal with cuts,” essentially the same words point of entry into the EU for connecting the two countries the Greek government, Pakistan he used previously before caving about 700,000 migrants and demanding passage to western said it would only take in na - in. “Our key duty at this stage is refugees so far this year but is Europe, stranded by a policy of tionals with a proper Pakistani to remain focused on our strategic receiving relatively little help filtering migrants in the ID and refuse entry to those plan for exiting the crisis,” he said while the bloc is offering Turkey Balkans. Priority is being given with passports issued by the and slammed the opposition for 3.4 billion euros ($3.6 billion) to those from war-torn countries country’s embassy in Athens. “refusing to contribute to the cre - to help deal with the crisis. AP Photo/mUhAmmED mUhEisEn such as Syria, while economic BUSINESS COMPLAINTS ation of a negotiating front, a Greece also still hasn’t set up A herd of sheep feed next to life jackets and a vessel used by migrants are being denied entry. Major international compa - common national line aimed at an office to coordinate the han - refugees and migrants to cross the Aegean sea from the Turkish About 1,000 non-Syrians, nies such as Cosco, Hewlett protecting main and auxiliary dling of 460 million euros coast and remain on the Greek island of Lesbos, Dec. 3, 2015. Iraqis and Afghans who were Packard and Sony are anxious pensions and the pension sys - ($487.59 million) in EU money turned back by FYROM police they can’t ship goods with the tem.” Tsipras stressed that his to help deal with the migrant door is in Turkey. Therefore if and that’s why people are talk - returned to Athens on Dec. 1. Christmas season approaching. government will press on with its invasion. the flows are not controlled in ing about pushing Greece out,” Bus transfers were organized by The holdup has also affected agenda whether the opposition Most of the refugees coming Turkey, from the coast of Turkey, an anonymous EU ambassador UNHCR, the UN’s refugee pro - Greek exporters. supports it or not. “The dogs may to Greece head for its islands it is impossible to control the was quoted by the FT as saying gram. The Association of Interna - bark but the caravan goes on,” he from the nearby Turkish coast flows from Greece or any other noting growing frustration Migration Ministry General tional Freight Forwarders and said, borrowing a line from Turk - on rickety craft and over - European Union member.” about Greece being unable to Secretary Vasilis Papadopoulos Logistic Enterprises of Greece ish poet Nazim Hikmet. crowded rubber dinghies, many As Greece comes under in - handle the problem that took said there are no plans to build urged Infrastructure Minister PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata of which have capsized or sunk, tense pressure to tighten its bor - Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ a reception facility for migrants Christos Spirtzis to find a solu - accused Tsipras of “dividing and drowning hundreds, including ders, authorities are still grap - government months to realize and refugees in Idomeni, near tion. polarizing,” even though her children, on the way. pling with a relentless influx of was criticial. the border. “This is hurting companies party, which was then in a coali - Mouzalas says: “It’s true that migrants. FYROM BORDER TROUBLE Returning migrants will be which are struggling to survive tion with the New Democracy our country has come under in - Pressure on Greece appeared As thousands of migrants housed in a former Olympic sta - and, most importantly, to fulfill Conservatives, imposed austerity tense pressure from some Euro - to grow on Dec. 1 as senior EU gathered near Greece’s border dium near the old Athens air - their obligations to other firms, too and continued to go along pean Union member countries officials warned that the country with the Former Yugoslav Re - port, setting off criticism from domestic as well as multination - with it even after Tsipras took who mistakenly believe that the faces suspension from the public of Macedonia, seeking neighbors. als,” the association said in a let - over as the Premier was seeking refugee flow can be controlled Schengen passport-free travel passage, Mouzalas said that Speaking to Kathimerini, ter. a third bailout of 86 billion euros from Greece. As we’ve repeat - zone unless it overhauls its re - those unable to cross would be Elliniko Mayor Ioannis Konstan - “You ought to help the Greek ($91.22 billion) he swore he edly stated and as Europe has sponse to the crisis by mid-De - able to return to Athens which tantos said that authorities had businesses which today support would never seek nor accept yet belatedly understood, Greece is cember, Kathimerini said. has almost no money to help pledged that the venue would the economy because tomorrow did both in relenting. the start of the corridor. The “The Germans are furious during a crushing economic cri - be evacuated by end October. it may be too late,” it said. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015

The National Herald LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. Build a Wall, Make Turkey shelter for the migrants, salaries to Tweak Turkey’s Davotoglu” Bailout Led to Greece (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), for personnel that must hired. What a great opportunity for reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest And Germany Pay for it Topping EU in Prostitution to the Greek-American community of the United States of America. These matters are independent Greece to tell the world now To the Editor: of any negotiations regarding that Turkey has violated its air - Re: “Greek Disgrace: Prosti - Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris As Americans, we don’t know debt relief and bailouts. But space in the Aegean Sea over tuting Our Young Progeny” Assistant to the Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos much about how the EU works, none of that has happened. In 12,000 times in the past 12 The glorious results of 2 but common sense says that sol - fact, this week there are threats years, but Russia “supposedly” “bailouts” (with a third one Executive Editor Constantinos E. Scaros idarity in the face of crises is the that Greece will be removed for violated Turkish airspace once pending). This (prostitution) Religion Editor Theodore Kalmoukos least members can expect. the Schengen free movement while fighting ISIS and Turkey must be the wealth producing Senior Writer Constantine S. 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It is only a better job intercepting boats? teenage schoolgirl and then they still have the Euro and all Periodical postage paid at L.I.C., N.Y. and additional mailing offices. natural that the EU should send That is a huge task, and one deleting as if he was being the other “benefits” of being a Postmaster send change of address to: the resources needed to manage country’s navy is not enough. naughty! bankrupt vassal state of the EU. THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 the crisis: money for food and Where are the other EU navies? Jeff Diner Armodios Papagianakis Maybe the Greeks need to be less polite and more blunt about it – a la Donald Trump, who TO OUR READERS mixes in some good points with You’re the Prime Minister the national herald welcomes his obnoxious rhetoric. Let the letters from its readers in - Greeks build walls on the border tended for publication. they and around the Islands – and What we fear runs the risk of becoming reality. should include the writer’s send the bills to Turkey and Ger - Greece is getting deeper and deeper into an area from which name, address, and telephone many. Let them pay for the it should have stayed away in any way possible: negotiating number and be addressed to: walls, as part of the reparations with Turkey. the Editor, the national her - for the Asia Minor genocides But this is not only Greece’s – and Cyprus’ – fault. and the WWII occupation. ald, 37-10 30th street, long It is Europe’s fault which, knowing that they are both vul - island city, ny 11101. letters nerable, is exerting tremendous pressure on both to come to Sarah Thomas can also be faxed to (718) 472- terms with Turkey. Los Angeles, CA The fault of the Greek side is that it seems unable to resist 0510 or e-mailed to the pressure. [email protected] . From our website… Worse than that it behaves immaturely, and it is rather en - we reserve the right to edit chanted with the idea that it might score some sort of “victory” letters for publication and re - with the national interest issues, since it is unable do that with gret that we are unable to ac - Tsipras Talks Turkey, But the economy. knowledge or return those left Then Does Tweet Turnabout unpublished. The news that the prime minister recently sent four tweeted GEoRGE sARAFoGloU / sPEciAl to thE nAtionAl hERAlD to his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglou, raises serious Re: “Tsipras Takes to Twitter questions regarding his judgment. To be exact, this is an unprecedented shallowness. This is absolutely no way to conduct diplomatic negotiations COMMENTARY between countries with serious problems. Nor is this about jokes exchanged between friends, nor any arguments of the sort used by the youth of SYRIZA. You negotiate at the proper time about the reasons causing The Orthodox Church Perseveres, Triumphs over Terror problems and then you deal with the consequences. And, unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, Mr. Tsipras received a stern response from Mr. Davutoglou: “Comments about the By Theodore G. Karakostas of State at the Phanar while His support to your Patriarch who The international interest in Turkish pilots are not consistent with the spirit of the day. Alexis: All Holiness Bartholomew I is comes here every year to cele - the Patriarchate from Western let’s stay with the positive things.” The most holy day of Ortho - received by foreign heads of brate in the Churches of this media and governments is a In the meantime, let us all keep in mind that the climate for doxy is Holy Pascha and the vic - state and Western religious lead - holy land." sign of increasing visibility for Turkey in the United States and Europe is the best possible in tory of Jesus Christ over death ers on trips abroad. This is no When he was in Constantino - Orthodoxy in the West. The in - many years. through his most glorious res - small achievement considering ple in December, 2012, he de - creasing visibility of the Patriar - Its stance with Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Russia, as well as its urrection. The Christian faith how isolated and cut off the clared, "Orthodox Christians chate is a victory for Christianity role on the issue of the refugees has upgraded its position con - brings with it assurances of the Church of Constantinople was have lived in this land for many in defiance of evil. Saint Con - siderably. forgiveness of sins and life ever - from the world only decades centuries, in spite of all tragic stantine the Great who would To gain a clearer picture, consider what our own James lasting for those who repent ago. events in history, and have go on to found the City of Con - Stavridis, former NATO supreme commander, recently wrote in their sins and embrace faith in In 2010, the patriarch served firmly maintained Orthodox stantinople received the mes - “Foreign Policy” magazine: “The United States should support Christ. The Orthodox Church is the Divine Liturgy in the historic faith" and "we admire the sage before going to battle in Turkey across the diplomatic and political spectrum; the geopo - the antithesis of false beliefs and Monastery of Panagia Soumela courage of those Christians who 312 AD and saw the Sun in the litical importance of keeping Ankara aligned with the West is all secular ideologies. It has tri - in Trebezond for the first time have stayed here to keep their form of a Cross that declared, far too crucial to let some disagreements get in the way.” umphed throughout the course since the extermination of the faith and pass it to their descen - "With This Sign Conquer." Do you understand, Mr. Prime Minister? of history against all adver - Pontian Greeks in 1923. The dants." One must keep in mind This is the task of the Church saries. The quote from Saint liturgy, which is now served an - the horrific martyrdom that the of Constantinople. The late Ser - Paul comes to mind "O Death nually on the Feast of the Dor - Church of Constantinople has bian Saint Justin Popovich where is your Sting" (Corinthi - mition of the Theotokos at the undergone in the twentieth cen - wrote, "I bow in reverence be - Prostituting Our Progeny ans 15:55). Monastery is a sign of renewal tury from the slaughter at fore the age old achievements There is unfortunately in within the Great Church. Smyrna in 1922 to the horrific of the Great Church of Constan - some forums a tendency to dis - Bartholomew has been joined pogroms in Constantinople in tinople, and before her present “Some women sell themselves for a cheese pie or a sandwich respect the Ecumenical Patriar - at this annual liturgy by Bishops 1955. cross, which is neither small nor because they’re hungry,” says Panteion University Sociology chate. There are those who ar - from Orthodox Churches in If the Church lost most of its easy, which according to the na - Professor Gregoris Lazos, who conducted a survey among gue that the Great Church of Greece, Albania, and Russia. In flock, it was because its Greek ture of things, is the cross of the 17,000 women practicing “the world’s oldest profession.” Constantinople has lost most of addition, the Russian Church Orthodox faithful were mar - entire Church, for as, the Apos - The survey, three years in the making, was published by its flock. The fact remains that has sent Bishops to join his All tyred for their faith or forced to tle says, ‘when one member suf - Times of London and the the Patriarchate bears witness Holiness at Worship Services in flee. As such, The Church bears fers, the whole member suffers.’ Washington Post. to the power and victory of the the historic Churches of Cap - witness and speaks for those “Moreover I acknowledge the The volume of Greek prostitutes, according to Prof. Lazos, Cross through its enduring pres - padocia. who cannot speak for them - canonical rank and first place in has exceeded that of even their counterparts in Greece from ence in the City of Constantine His Eminence Metropolitan selves. It is the Church that was honor of Constantinople among Eastern Europe, long known to have been prevalent due to the despite the brutal history of the Hilarion Alfayev, Secretary of served faithfully by Clerics such the local Orthodox Churches, poverty affecting those nations following communism’s collapse. twentieth century and the geno - the Russian Orthodox Patriar - as the Saint Metropolitan which are equal in honor and Of all the news I’ve read over the years about the Greek cide that saw the physical ex - chate of Moscow stated in June Chrysostom of Smyrna, who re - rights.” crisis, I think this is one of the most tragic yet. termination of the Armenian, 2010 while participating in the fused to leave his flock behind For the last two decades, Can you imagine the consequences for these women, let Assyrian, and Greek Christian liturgy at Cappadocia, "we were in 1922 and was slaughtered in Bartholomew has been targeted alone for Greek society in general? populations in Anatolia. persecuted for our faith for sev - service to Jesus Christ, as were for assassination and the Patri - The thought consuming my mind was: is this how low we’ve The Patriarchate has become enty years of godless power in several other Bishops and archate itself has been bombed. sunk? a symbol for Orthodoxy by at - Russia. I cordially greet all priests. In 1955, the 90 year old Despite this, the Patriarchate A tragedy of this magnitude must not be ignored. To the tracting the respect of the inter - whose predecessors lived in this priest Chrysanthos Mannas was continues to demonstrate the contrary, this news, embarrassing and devastating though it is, national community. Indeed, the land and those who have come doused with gasoline and set on power of Christian faith and re - must be cried loudly from the rooftops. Holy and Great Church of Christ here to honor their memory", fire during the anti-Greek Or - sistance against terror. Then, hopefully, the politicians will do whatever is necessary receives Ambassadors and heads and he urged Greeks to "give thodox pogroms. to deal with this profound calamity. What troubles me deepest of all is the politicians: their lack - adaisical approach to problem-solving, as if there is no national emergency and they have all the time in the world at their dis - Manhunt after posal. They continue to spew their lies as if they haven’t said enough already. And it seems that they still have not realized Massacre that the region around them is in flames. FBI agents search outside a Now, amid all the chaos, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sud - home in connection to the denly claims that he is seeking a national consensus. shootings in San Bernardino, He would do the people of Greece a great service if he moved Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, in forward with a national salvation government, consisting of Redlands, Calif.. A heavily competent politicians and non-politicians alike, and if he finally armed man and woman consulted the advice and welcomed the inclusion of Hellenes opened fire Wednesday on a abroad. A prominent Greek-American physician recently sug - holiday banquet, killing gested to us, in fact, the idea that we should establish a “shadow multiple people and government” comprised of Hellenes abroad. That may be a pro - seriously wounding others in posal worth considering. a precision assault, The sheer number of women in Prof. Lazos’ survey is very authorities said. Hours later, troubling, given the fact that usually in situations like these, they died in a shootout with there are far more that slip under the radar and are not even police. (AP Photo/Ringo accounted for. Add to the equation the number of hungry chil - H.W. Chiu) dren in Greece, and this is a social and national disaster of epic proportions. It is imperative for something to be done. Something drastic, almost radical, and posthaste. This situation simply cannot continue – allowing it to do so would be a disgrace. Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris

Domestic Terrorism Magnanimous Mouyiaris and most fervent form of patriotism. minishing or even extinction of benefactors Not that such a thing is rare; there are such as Mr. Mouyiaris. Gynaika-Woman, the monthly magazine Greek-Americans throughout the United On the other hand, I take comfort in that Mass shootings in Colorado and California remind us that of our sister publication, Ethnikos Kyrix-Na - States who care – but there aren’t enough there will always be some Greeks to rise to not all acts of terror take place overseas or are necessarily tied tional Herald, which in November was ded - of them. the occasion, as there have always been. to jihad (at press, time, authorities were still determining icated to “The Beauty Women Deserve,” in - I am concerned that Mr. Mouyiaris’ gen - Greeks who, for some reason, respond to whether to classify the California shooting as terrorism). cluded an article by Mana Products Founder eration, the young Greek-Americans and the call and invest their time and fortunes Amid killings that are senseless, the debate about what to Nikos Mouyiaris. immigrants in the 1960s, who created some in the service of our community and their do is ceaseless. Gun control proponents remind that we have He established the company, a major cos - but certainly not all of the large fortunes, native homeland. To that end, I would say the most lax gun laws of any developed nation, while the coun - metics manufacturer based in Queens, in has begun to fade away. And, because of a Nikos Mouyiaris is the successor of the late terargument conveyed is that only law-abiding individuals obey 1975, with $6,000 he borrowed from his reduced interest on the part of Greek-Amer - and great George Paraskevaides, who was a laws, and so criminals would still get their hands on weapons. brother, he told the Herald. icans and a decades-long gap of immigra - giant in both construction and philanthropy. There is no easy solution, to be sure. The gun control debate Today, his company, whose two plants tion, the community will go through some Mr. Mouyiaris could very well have lived is emblematic of the constant struggle between liberty and se - amass an area of 450,000 square feet, em - difficult times and Greece and Cyprus will the American Dream without paying heed curity, and the need to strike a sensible balance. ploys a thousand people, and his products be deprived of valuable support until the to our community, to Greece, or to Hel - But are we really doing our best to bring an end to this sav - are sold throughout the world. new crop of immigrants who reach the level lenism in general. But he chooses, instead, agery? Is our species truly evolved if it continues to treat human Should we care? Why should we care? of financial success of a Nikos Mouyiaris to fight tenaciously, as he has done for life so randomly, thousands of years since the dawn of civiliza - Yes, we should; and a great deal, in fact. will shoulder the load. decades, to see Cyprus and Hellenism vin - tion? Mr. Mouyiaris’ story is noteworthy be - I am also concerned because, while our dicated. If fixing the Middle East is difficult because of all the players cause of the extent of his financial success, generation had passion about issues and And, as he revealed in a recent speech, on the world stage involved, what is our excuse here at home? but perhaps even more noteworthy because events in our Hellenic homeland, the pre - he is frustrated with the direction that our he combines that success with the purest vailing cynicism today will result in the di - community has taken. THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 5-11, 2015 VIEWPOINTS 13 Boy Donald: Understanding Need for Administrative Reform in Greek Communities

The Message, Not the Spin With so much justifiable crit - process of selection tal through broken quickly try to reestablish dia - icism being directed towards the – regardless of administrative nets. logue with the grass roots of the Greek political world and the whether the candi - Parish council Church on matters such as these, I am a product hosted Hannity obstinate unwillingness of dates are merely elections will be to avoid having our “dirty laun - of the original MTV and Colmes, which Greek politicians to change the puppets running to taking place in the dry” aired in the American main - generation. Music was the Hannity obvious flaws of the electoral serve the interests month of December stream media or used to weaken Television (MTV) show’s predecessor, system, civil service code, and of others – in the in most of the the organizational position of was launched in she said: “Sean and numerous other related areas, Hellenic tradition, parishes through - Greek communities. For starters, July, 1981, the Alan are the nicest the fact that the organized the process was bal - out the Greek Or - the Archdiocese should mandate summer in between guys in the world.” Greek-American Community is anced by an x-fac - thodox Archdiocese that its clergy attend a seminar my junior and se - About the O’Reilly suffering a similar fate seems to tor known as sorti - of America. To be similar to parish council candi - nior years of high Factor’s host, Bill escape us. Sadly, the results are tion, or selection eligible to run, can - dates, with the seminar, prefer - school. O’Reilly, she said often proportionately detrimen - from lot. Through by Christopher didates will have to ably co-conducted by layper - With friends or “he’s a jerk.” I’ve tal, threatening the vitality and the imponderable TRIPOULAS attend a seminar – sons, to allow for a true cousins, I’d sit met a lot of people undercutting the potential of factor of blind luck, Special to the same one they exchange of perspective. Also, around the televi - by CONSTANTINOS E. who insist they Hellenism in America, as is the practices such as The National Herald attended the last the infamous examples of sion for hours on SCAROS “disagree” with case in the Greek motherland. rigging, nepotism, time they ran, parishes that have presented end – literally – to O’Reilly, but upon Numerous stories appearing of favoritism, or other bad practices which was the exact same one particular administrative prob - get a glimpse of Special to further reflection late only serve to support this can be curbed. And while Tyche before that, etc. There, they will lems due to abuse of power, fi - music videos from The National Herald acknowledge it is conclusion. has long since stopped being be subjected to the same lip ser - nancial mismanagement, in- the classic hard his aggressive, of - Recent financial scandals in viewed as a deity, Lady Luck can vice ad nauseam without really group favoritism, collective rock bands of the sixties and ten egocentric personality that more than one Greek Orthodox still be a godsend in administra - discussing anything of conse - narcissism, the existence of slush seventies – such as Deep Purple, repels them, not necessarily his parish, administrative practices tive issues if her creative ener - quence, save for ideological plat - funds, the operation of a plutoc - Led Zeppelin, and Black Sab - point of view. that appear so colossally stupid gies are properly harnessed. At itudes. On the other hand, some racy, the existence of cronyism, bath – musicians who made The same holds true for and self-serving that the only the very least, popular dissatis - of the seminar facilitators are in inappropriate oversight from the their mark when we were barely Trump. Many people are turned point of contention is whether faction with a situation will be no position to be doing the Chancery, etc. should not be out of diapers, but whose music off by his unyielding penchant their idiocy (in the ancient directed towards people’s “rot - preaching, considering the hot swept under the rug, but rather, we had discovered and em - for offending people. He says he Greek sense of the word, where ten luck,” rather than their rot - water they have gotten them - used in case studies to determine braced, we had to sit through does it only as a counterattack, an idiot acts to serve his indi - ten fellow board members, ill- selves into and the damage they if there are warning signs and dozens and dozens of contem - but he seems to take delight in vidual interests, in contrast to advised electors, or misguided have caused their respective patterns whose early detection porary videos of the quintessen - the process. Then, there are his the common good) trumps their statutory office holders. parishes through ignorance or would serve to ward against re - tial “eighties music.” colorful remarks about a host of negligence or vice-versa have Plutarch quotes the philoso - disregard for the Uniform Parish peat offenses. Such unmistakably “MTV issues tabbed taboo by the Po - only illustrated that this nega - pher Anacharsis as once telling Regulations. Whether this semi - Recently, Greek bands” included Duran Duran, litically Correct Police, which tive cycle will continue to spin Solon in a discussion over the nar is held for insurance pur - philosopher/theologian Christos The Human League, The J. Geils sound even more brash when out of control if left unchecked. latter’s laws that “written laws poses or just pure masochism is Yannaras proposed enacting Band, A Flock of Seagulls, and distorted by the media’s repre - This is particularly unfortunate are like spiders’ webs; they will not entirely clear, however, it – electoral reform to elect two- Culture Club. sentation of them. because of its detriment to the catch, it is true, the weak and along with the general makeup thirds of Parliament’s seats from Upon first encountering Cul - A prime example: Trump morale and standing of our local poor, but would be torn in pieces of parish administration – re - single-member districts to help ture Club’s premiere MTV video, said that Mexico is sending us parish communities – the one by the rich and powerful.” Many quires much needed improve - eliminate corruption and crony - “Do You Really Want to Hurt its rapists and criminals, and genuine and authentic institu - centuries later, the 19th century ment. Otherwise, like everything ism. Perhaps similar reforms Me?” one of my cousins said to much of the media turned that tion of the Hellenic Diaspora Greek educator and prelate and anything else whose rele - should be enacted in our me: “listen to this girl, doesn’t into a very different statement: that remains a constant, in good Evgenios Voulgaris remarked vance increasingly begins to parishes to prevent against she sound like a man?” We all “Mexicans are rapists and crim - times and bad. Whether local that although the spider web fade, people will disregard it, be - stacking councils or registering agreed – the band’s lead singer inals.” The latter remark, a blan - parishes should continue to bear analogy is true for laws, it is bet - come disenchanted, ultimately members with no genuine ties had a dinstinctively masculine ket condemnation of an entire the sole burden of maintaining ter to compare them to fishing disengage, and it (together with to a parish for the sole purpose voice. nationality, would be reprehen - vital institutions like schools is nets. While both webs and nets parish council, related commit - of adulterating the voting The next time we got to - sible. The former, a theory that a matter requiring open discus - are subject to decay over time tees, and Clergy-Laity Con - process in parish elections or as - gether, my cousin told me the a government deemed corrupt sion, however, the one certainty and gradually begin to serve gresses) will cease to serve any semblies. Perhaps allowing a breaking news: “remember that by independent sources might is that the Greek-American their functions less effectively, purpose whatsoever. Rather, portion of councils to be formed girl who sounded like a man? be ridding its scourge by send - Community cannot afford the the latter can be mended and re - more and more people will be - via sortition, with various groups Well, it is a man! His name is ing them across the border, luxury of dysfunctional parishes stored to regain their original ef - come marginalized and disen - each proportionately repre - Boy George.” thereby keeping the good, de - as it seeks to face the challenges fectiveness. And since the anal - franchised, creating a terrible sented, would lead to a more The Culture Club phenome - cent, law abiding residents to it - of the future. ogy refers to nets (Jesus’ first brain drain in the administration representative system and in - non was that Boy George wore self, at worst might be tenuous, With particular regard to ad - encounter with several of His fu - of Greek Orthodox communities crease the number of stakehold - or even “wacky,” but certainly ministrative issues, the democ - ture disciples was quite appro - and the important institutions ers actively involved in our com - not despicable. ratic process and the concept of priately when they were fixing that they govern. Pretty soon, no mon future. After all, a Moreover, if people are autonomy were always matters their nets…), it coincides nicely one will have the ambition to demarchy is preferable to a turned off by Trump precisely of major significance in the Hel - with the duties of Church lead - build or maintain institutions schemarchy. because of his style rather than lenic mindset. Whereas in the ers regarding the future of parish like Greek school, let alone the his substance, such is an under - West, the illusion of democracy communities to ensure they are knowhow. Follow me on Twitter standable position to take, es - is given through the mere not losing valuable human capi - The Archdiocese should @CTripoulas pecially considering that he is seeking the highest office of the land. It is important, though, to separate viewpoints from per - LETTER FROM ATHENS sonalities. Consider this exam - ple, to illustrate: BASIC HYPOCRISY The 1992 film Basic Instinct The Pumped-up Fallacy that Cyprus Can be Reunited featured Sharon Stone, in a provocative and revealing scene, where the camera captures her Given that politicians are please, please stop charge, which about Cyprus in the near fu - privates as she crosses and un - lower on the lying totem pole human traffickers seems likely to be ture,” he said, without giving crosses her legs. “Shock jock” than used car salesmen and from using his coun - the next 40 years any hint what it could be and Howard Stern, who very well even newspaper columnists, it's try as a base to send or so. how he would know. Judge Boy George on his could be called the “Donald a wonder anybody believes a 600,000 migrants All you'll hear Turkish Foreign Minister voice, not his appearance, And Trump” of popular culture be - word any of them say, but they and refugees into from the EU and Mevlut Cavusoglu, in a rare bit Donald Trump on what he’d cause of his devil-may-care atti - do. That includes the phony Greece and then on Turkey is plati - of candor, said the talks could do, not on all the spin. tude about making outrageous statements being floated that to the EU. tudes, hot air that fail again and said that the Use - remarks, was supposed to ap - Cyprus is close to being unified With Russia amounts to noth - less Nations, which is brokering makeup, braided hair, and pear on a television talk show more than 41 years after an un - charging he's bene - ing and is so weak the talks, “also thinks this is the sported wardrobe that looked (I believe it was David Letter - lawful Turkish invasion. fiting from oil trade you couldn't fill a last chance.” more feminine than masculine. man, though I’m not certain), To believe that you'd have to with ISIS, it would - party balloon with UN envoy Espen Barthe Eide, It was a few months later, how - and Stone was guest as well. believe that Turkish Dictator-for- n't be a stretch to by ANDY it because there's who's weaker than a sprained ever, that I read the most mean - When Stern said to the host, Life Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who say it's not just the DABILIS no specifics and no ankle said Anastasiades and Ak - ingful review about Culture about Stone, “I love the way she took the title President as a con - Turkish cops and details, just the inci, remain committed to Club: the writer completely ig - crosses and uncrosses her legs,” venience, would be willing to Coast Guard looking Special to way politicians reaching a peace accord “as nored the Boy George physical Stone, who heard the comment make any concessions that the other way as the The National Herald like it so they can soon as possible,” but didn’t say image and simply concentrated backstage, walked away in dis - would detract from his self- refugees are cough - have wiggle room when that would be because he on George O’Dowd’s (that’s his gust, refusing to share the same styled belief he's the Chuck Nor - ing up thousands of euros each and excuses for the inevitable doesn't have a clue. That's what actual name) voice – offering a stage with the shock jock. ris of politics, a guy who's al - to sit in an overcrowded rubber failures that follow. passes for progress in the talks. detailed and largely complimen - But in another setting, the ready shown he's even willing raft that's pushed toward European Commission Pres - Anastasiades had said before tary critique, portraying O’Dowd Academy Awards, hosted by to take on the Crawling King Greece. ident Jean-Claude Juncker, he felt undue pressure from the as a talented blues singer. Billy Crystal, the comedian said Snake, Russian President What's that, you can hear sadly and predictably, uttered EU, UN and United States to Imagine, then, listening to something to the effect of: Vladimir Putin, and shoot down him next telling the EU, you the lame comment that “Things make a deal, any deal just so Culture Club’s music on the ra - “there were many great parts in a Russian jet. want more help with the are moving in the right direc - there's a deal and they can all dio or digital file (back then, it films this year, especially Sharon refugees? It would be nice if we tion,” a trite phrase that was put one in the win column for was records and cassettes – CDs Stone’s.” The actress, sitting in could have some concessions on first used in ancient Greece and another devastating loss. were on the cusp of widespread the audience, gushed with Previous negotiations Cyprus too. Cypriot President Rome and keeps being dusted That's led Russia to jump in circulation, and 8-tracks were laughter, clearly flattered rather “have not been fruitful,” Nicos Anastasiades, a decent if off because it's the perfect noth - now too, with its Foreign Minis - already out): you’d be able to than offended. gullible man who's not a pissant ing answer. ter Sergey Lavrov warning appreciate O’Dowd’s voice with - Therefore, it’s perfectly fine and they’ll never be. like Erdogan, has overreached “There is a clear will to move against attempts to impose arti - out having even an inkling as to and funny when a universally making offers to his counterpart ahead towards a peaceful and ficial deadlines. what he looked like. I suggest admired celebrity like Crystal If it came to that, I'd bet the on the island, Turkish leader amicable solution,” Joseph Mus - He complained as he med - everyone tries that with Donald says it, but when a guy you’re house on Putin because Erdogan Mustafa Akinci. cat, the Prime Minister of Malta, dled about foreign meddling in Trump. supposed to loathe essentially talks the talk but the Russian But Akinci answers to Erdo - said on the sidelines of the Cyprus and said that so-called TRUMP UNPLUGGED says the same thing, it becomes leader isn't afraid to jail, or kill, gan so the Turkish-Cypriot meeting, Bloomberg reported, impartial mediation efforts” in MTV began a series in the offensive. even more journalists than his leader is already emasculated in sounding like a long line of previous rounds of negotiations late 1980s called Unplugged, It is that type of hypocrisy Turkish counterpart, who at the negotiations despite some failed diplomats before him who have “proven not to be fruitful.” whereby musicians would per - we ought to avoid. Trump least has 1100 rooms to hide in, public bluster to the contrary. spoke the same way only to fail. They never will be. form their “electric” hits on should be evaluated based on that being the palace he built Turkey has said it believes “Indications are that we acoustic and unamplified instru - what he plans to do. Not what that's even bigger than Topkapi there can be a deal by May of could expect some positive news [email protected] ments. Eric Clapton’s “Layla” the media says he plans to do, if not his ego. 2016 and suggested there be no readily comes to mind as an Un - and not the offensive way in Erdogan is a megalomaniac Presidential election in Cyprus, plugged classic. Imagine, then, which he describes what he who thinks Ataturk was nothing an indicator that it wants to assessing Republican presiden - plans to do. compared to him and he's set hold the rotating Presidency of tial candidate Donald Trump in Winston Churchill and Adolf out to create a new Turkish state the island, one-third of which it an unplugged manner. How? By Hitler both loved to paint. The that knows no bounds, one still occupies unlawfully and GUEST EDITORIALS evaluating him only on his plat - former was revered, the latter which doesn't even recognize where it has a 30,000-man army the national herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of form: that means, neither on reviled. 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