The National Herald a b www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 9, ISSUE 431 A WEEKLY GREEK AMERICAN PUBLICATION JANUARY 14, 2006 $1.00 - : 1.75 Euro New Book Dr. Charles Moskos: Crticial Of Community is Losing Former CIA Its Hellenic Identity Chief’s Pre- By Evan C. Lambrou Cultural Center in , you Special to The National Herald pointed out that the end of immi- gration from Greece is the first de- War Role NEW YORK - Does Greek mographic reality for a contempo- America Have a Future? rary understanding of Greek Amer- By Evan C.Lambrou This is the question noted Greek ica, and that the Greek American Special to The National Herald American scholar Charles Moskos community's improved financial is urging the Greek American com- and educational condition in recent “State of War: The Secret History munity to ask itself. decades has also led to a drop in of the C.I.A. and the Bush Adminis- In an interview with the National birth rate. What is the connection tration,” James Risen, Free Press, Herald, Professor Moskos, the between the community's “im- 240 pages, $26) country's pre-eminent military soci- proved financial and educational ologist said the community needs to condition” and its drop in the birth NEW YORK - In “State of take a more active stance towards rate? War: The Secret History of the modern challenges, such as inter- MOSKOS: The more prosper- CIA,” a new book by New York faith marriage and education, and ous and more educated people are, Times reporter James Risen ar- separating its secular activities from the smaller their families. This is gues that former CIA Director its religious ones. Otherwise, it true in any society throughout the George Tenet ignored some of his could lose both its ethnic and reli- world. In general, people who are agency's pre-war intelligence in an gious identities. educated tend to be more prosper- effort to win the Bush Administra- The community's secular identi- ous. They have better, higher-pay- tion's favor. ASSOCIATED PRESS ty must also be strengthened by bol- ing jobs, and their time for family is “Tenet's desire to earn the fa- Demetrios of America (left), Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, spiritual stering its relations with Greece, he more limited because they spend so vor of Bush, Vice President Dick leader of the Orthodox Christian Church worldwide (center), and Roman Catholic Archbishop Alfred said, citing his recommendations to- Cheney and Defense Secretary Hughes of (right) tour the devastated area at the site of the break in the inner harbor naviga- wards that goal: an emphasis on Continued on Page 4 Donald Rumsfeld led him to aban- tional canal in the Lower Ninth Ward district of New Orleans last Saturday, January 7, where they prayed Byzantine and Greece's modern, as don the agency's traditional role as for the victims of . opposed to its classical, heritage; in- a nonpartisan arbiter of intelli- troducing courses on Greek Ortho- gence. That fostered a climate in doxy to religious departments; es- which officials were discouraged tablishing Modern Greek programs AD Cathedral from sending Bush inconvenient Patriarch: “Your Pain is our Pain” and language studies at American information--such as doubts about universities; and supporting the School Facing the quality of intelligence on Iraq's By Bruce Nolan than a thousand lives lost to Hurri- special urgency afterward. Greek American press, as well as program for weapons of mass de- Times-Picayune cane Katrina. In the wake of the storm, Greek lay organizations like the American struction,” according to a review "The city of New Orleans will Orthodox charities sent money Hellenic Educational Progressive Fiscal Crisis of the book published in the Jan- NEW ORLEANS - Ecumeni- be rebuilt," he later assured a and supplies into the storm area. Association and the United Hel- uary 9 issue of TIME magazine cal Patriarch Bartholomew I, lead- crowd of more than 1,000 at Holy About a quarter of the Greek lenic American Congress. By Demetris Tsakas (“The Book Behind the Bomb- er of a quarter-billion Eastern Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe- Orthodox community lost their By instilling Hellenism in a secu- Special to The National Herald shell” by Romesh Ratnesar). Orthodox Christians from his seat dral. homes, said the Rev. Anthony lar sense, more people could find Mr. Risen's book “provides in Constantinople, clutched his "Damage will be restored. Life Stratis, Dean of Holy Trinity. The their way into Orthodoxy, Dr. NEW YORK - The President fresh details about how agency of- flowing black robes and trudged will blossom," the Patriarch said. Cathedral was filled with three Moskos argued, underscoring that of the Archdiocesan Cathedral ficials ignored warnings from their up the side of the broken Industri- "Let us build our personal lives ac- feet of water for two weeks. Greek Orthodoxy will penetrate Board of Trustees John Stratakis sources in Iraq about WMD and al Canal levee last Saturday, Jan- cording to the will of God; then, But the world was watching, American society more effectively if expressed concerns over the the potency of the insurgency after uary 7, "to answer the need of our we will find happiness and be truly even in Constantinople, the Patri- it becomes more inclusive. Cathedral School's limited enroll- soul." Surveying the wreckage be- at peace." arch said. Dr. Moskos' book, “Greek ment and budget deficit in his bi- Continued on Page 2 neath him, he prayed for the more His remarks came in a Cathe- "We witnessed your personal Americans: Struggle and Success,” monthly open report. dral prayer service attended by anger," he told Nagin, referring to published in 1978 (1st edition), was Mr. Stratakis also announced New Orleans clergy from many de- the frustrated mayor's broadcast inspired by the experiences of his that the recent resignation of for- nominations, as well as Mayor Ray tirades against federal relief offi- Greek immigrant parents. He is mer School Principal Van Marc Nagin, Governor Kathleen Blanco cials in the first terrible days after currently working on the third edi- was made for “personal reasons,” and U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu. the storm. tion. Why three editions, he was and said that Sonia Celestin has Bartholomew's five-hour visit And, more broadly, to all New asked? “It's the year 2006. There's been appointed as the acting Head to the city, home of the oldest Orleans residents: "Your pain was more to report,” he said. The text of of the School for the remaining Greek Orthodox congregation in and is our pain. It was felt by all the interview follows: semester. North and South America, was TNH: In a recent lecture you planned before Katrina, but given Continued on Page 6 gave at the Hellenic Museum & Continued on Page 2 6.9 Magnitude Temblor Jolts Greece Saint Photios Shrine Tells By Paris Ayiomamitis Associated Press Writer Story of New ATHENS (AP) - A powerful earthquake shook Greece last Sun- Smyrna Colony day, January 8, and was felt across many parts of the Mediterranean, By Steve Frangos but caused only slight damage and Special to The National Herald three minor injuries, Hellenic au- thorities said. The Saint Photios Shrine in St. The Athens Geodynamic Insti- Augustine, Florida is the first and tute said the temblor, with a pre- only National Greek Orthodox liminary magnitude of 6.9, oc- Shrine in the . Of curred off the coast of the small is- special interest then is the upcom- land of Kithira off the southern tip ing yearly celebration of the Saint of the , about 200 Photios Shrine. kilometers (125 miles) south of February 4-5 will feature a two- AP PHOTO Athens at 1:34 PM. day round of festivities planned to Fellow divers carry Jack Vasilaros, 16, from Spring Bayou to Saint Ni- Its epicenter was at a depth of not only commemorate this event cholas Cathedral during the feast of the Epiphany last Friday, January about 70 kilometers (43 miles) be- but also to mark the 24th annual 6, in Tarpon Springs, Florida. This year's celebration was the 100th neath the sea - which likely con- pilgrimage to the Shrine, which is year since that the Greek community in Tarpon Springs has observed tributed to the lack of major dam- located in a refurbished Spanish the Epiphany, and was marked by the participation of the Ecumenical age or serious injuries, seismolo- colonial building constructed in Patriarch. gists said. It shook the entire re- 1749, the Avero House. This small gion, from Italy in the west to EUROKINISSI building is one of the oldest exist- Egypt in the south and Jordan in Above, a church on the island of Kithira sustained damages during a ing hacienda- homes from the Young Divers Continue to the east, and was felt throughout powerful earthquake which shook Greece last Sunday, January 8. No era when Florida was still a part of Greece and parts of . casualties were reported but seismologists said the seismic depth - at 43 New Spain. The Avero House is Preserve Sacred Tradition The Albanian Seismological In- miles beneath the sea - spared the country from a catastrophic event. on 41 Saint George Street, bor- stitute recorded several tremors in dered by Orange and Cuna the cities of Sarande and Korce sued from the quake, which lasted fleeing her home, and two men on Streets. By Robin Stein "Today, all is sanctified," His measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, about 30 seconds. Aldo Winkler, a another part of the island suffered It was on Saint George Street St. Petersburg Times All Holiness Bartholomew, the "and in Tirana, only a light tremor," researcher at Italy's Institute of minor cuts from shattered glass, where the survivors of the New spiritual leader of 250 million but there were no reports on casu- Geophysics and Vulcanology, said police there said. Smyrna Colony first settled after TARPON SPRINGS - To re- Orthodox Christians worldwide, alties and damage in those cities. a tsunami was virtually impossible, "The high state of alert has end- their escape in 1777. Since that trieve the Epiphany cross in any said before he threw the cross into Clarice Nassif Ransom, a Wash- and damage in Italy unlikely be- ed after it appeared there is no time, this area of Old Saint Augus- year is considered a great honor, Spring Bayou. The town's ington spokeswoman for the U.S. cause the magnitude of the quake threat to loss of life. We're praying tine has been called “the Greek but to come up with a cross thrown Epiphany celebration is among the Geological Survey, said scientists was not high enough, and its epi- it stays that way," Public Order Quarter” and alternately “the Mi- by the Ecumenical Patriarch is es- largest in the world. project that as many as six million center was too deep under the sea. Minister George Voulgarakis said. norcan Quarter.” Specifically, the pecially blessed. The dive came on a sunny day people may have felt the earth- Stavrakakis said the region "reg- "Rescuers (in Athens) are in heli- Avero House has long been ac- Last Friday, January 6, that when the outside temperature was quake. ularly gives out strong quakes, so copters, ready to go to anywhere. knowledged as the site for what is honor belonged to Jack Vasilaros, 59 degrees Fahrenheit and the wa- "It was a very powerful quake we are not surprised. But we don't But it appears this will not be nec- recalled, in folk memory, as the 16, of Clearwater, who retrieved ter in Spring Bayou was about 64 which shook all of Greece," said expect any serious aftershocks." essary. The problems are being “Greek” or “Minorcan Chapel.” the cross during the 100th anniver- degrees. Fifty-six local boys ages George Stavrakakis, head of the The Greek Government initial- handled by local services. The alert In 1777, the Spanish governor sary Epiphany celebration in Tar- 16-18 churned through the water Athens' Geodynamic Institute. ly put the armed forces and emer- is not over, but we have brought it Vicente Manuel de Zespedes gave pon Springs. before Vasilaros emerged with the "There have been dozens of after- gency services on high alert, but down a level," he said. the abandoned Avero House to cross about ten seconds after the shocks, four with a magnitude of 5. later reduced the level, saying On Kithira, police said the air- Father Pedro Camps and his throw. The quake occurred deep under- damage was localized, with only port and 80 homes had been dam- of mixed Corsicans, Greeks, "This is going to change my life sea, and that's what saved us." three minor injuries were reported. aged, and that a church was close Italians and Minorcans. Eventual- *011406* TSUNAMI NOT POSSIBLE One woman on the southern is- Continued on Page 7 No tsunami warnings were is- land of broke her leg while Continued on Page 9 Continued on Page 5 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 14, 2006 New Book Critical of Former CIA Director George Tenet’s Pre-War Role

Continued from page 1 ministration had built up within learned that the Bush Administra- the government,” he said. “There tion was running a covert domes- the U.S. invasion,” the TIME arti- were a lot of people who were in- tic-spying program through the cle states. creasingly uncomfortable with NSA. Risen was first approached Mr. Tenet's posture fostered “a what was going on.” in December 2004 by intelligence climate in which officials were dis- One of those people was the sources about the story, but the ar- couraged from sending Bush in- President's own father, former ticle was not published by the New convenient information, such as President George H.W. Bush. Ac- York Times until last month. Ac- doubts about the quality of intelli- cording to cording to TIME, Mr. Risen re- gence on Iraq's program for article, the current president “an- tired for a year to write “State of weapons of mass destruction,” the grily hung up the telephone” dur- War” after trying unsuccessfully to article states. ing a conversation between father push his newspaper to authorize Mr. Risen's accounts of his con- and son in 2003. the publication of the wiretapping versations with unnamed sources “George Herbert Walker Bush report. paint a less than favorable profile was disturbed that his son was al- Last Friday, January 6, the Jus- of Mr. Tenet, according to the lowing Secretary of Defense Don- tice Department opened an inves- TIME review: ald Rumsfeld and a cadre of neo- tigation into who leaked the exis- “Tenet is no stranger to oppro- conservative ideologues to exert tence of the NSA program to the brium (his reputation will never broad influence over foreign poli- New York Times. The investiga- recover from his telling Bush that cy, particularly concerning Iraq,” tion raises the prospect of Mr. the evidence on WMD was a 'slam Mr. Risen writes. Risen being compelled to reveal dunk'), but the verdict of his sub- Specific incidents aside, howev- the identities of the “nearly ordinates in 'State of War' is par- er, Mr. Tenet's exit from one of dozen” current and former offi- ticularly withering. 'George Tenet the most powerful posts in the cials who spoke to him about the liked to talk about how he was a country has left several unan- program, or else face possible jail tough Greek from Queens,' a for- swered questions lingering in rela- time for contempt of court. mer Tenet aide tells Risen before tion to his agency's pre-war intelli- But Mr. Risen's book is not going on to use a vulgar word for gence. simply about Mr. Tenet's inciden- wimp to describe him instead. 'He “State of War” is not beyond tal role as the country's top spy be- just wanted people to like him.' ” TNH ARCHIVES reproach. Both TIME and the fore the Iraq invasion. Elsewhere in “State of War,” President Bush presents former CIA Director George Tenet with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the New York Times note that Mr. It is about the CIA's possible Mr. Tenet is mentioned in an inci- country's highest civilian honor, at the White House on December 14, 2004 in this file photo. Mr. Tenet's ef- Risen relied too heavily on un- involvement in torture and “a se- dent which supposedly occurred forts to keep the President and other members of the Administration satisfied with his job peformance is named sources: cret agreement among very senior during a meeting with President criticized in a new book by James Risen, a journalist for the New York Times. “Risen's reporting isn't bullet- administration officials to insulate Bush in the White House. In proof. Like most intelligence re- Bush and to give him deniability” March of 2002, days after the ar- by both the CIA and the U.S. mili- him with exactly what he wanted - widespread NSA (National Securi- porters, he relies heavily on anony- regarding the harsh new interroga- rest of Abu Zubaydah, then the tary,” but acknowledges that some an intelligence pretext for war with ty Agency) eavesdropping and nu- mous sources, and several anec- tion tactics; the NSA's widespread highest-ranking Al-Qaeda opera- former senior Tenet lieutenants Iraq.” merous other practices, many of dotes in 'State of War' are attribut- eavesdropping on the phone calls tive in U.S. custody, Mr. Bush is don't believe the story is true. For example, Mr. Risen re- which Mr. Risen outlines in subse- ed to a lone leaker. That makes and electronic messages of thou- said to have summoned Mr. Tenet The January 9 edition of the Fi- ports, the CIA sent relatives of quent chapters,” according to an some of the book's claims difficult sands of American citizens; the to the White House to inquire on nancial Times (“Echoes of Nixon Iraqi scientists to Iraq before the article in the January 9 edition of to verify, while leaving Risen open CIA, the uniformed military and any intelligence the captive had as the Spooks Take their Re- U.S.-led invasion to gain intelli- the New York Times (“Where to charges that he is being used by the State and Justice Depart- provided. According to Mr. venge” by Edward Allen) also gence on Saddam Hussein's al- Spying Starts and Stops: Tracking partisan ax grinders,” the TIME ments, and how President Bush Risen's unnamed source, Mr. notes Mr. Risen's argument that, leged weapons development pro- an Embattled C.I.A. and a Presi- article states. has paid a high price for alienating Tenet told the President that Abu rather than standing by the evi- grams. All of them came back to dent at War” by James Bamford). “But while 'State of War' has those institutions; and how the Zubaydah had not spoken because dence, Mr. Tenet tried to curry fa- report their relatives' verdict to Several other pre-war “intelli- interesting and important new de- mishandling of post-invasion Iraq, he was groggy from painkillers is- vor with the President: the CIA: Saddam had abandoned gence foibles” described in the tails, it also has almost no named which has dogged his presidency, sued to him after he was badly “But the biggest reckoning may his WMD program after the first book, include a gaffe by a CIA of- sources - not even the comments came about largely because State wounded during his capture. Mr. come at the hands of the CIA, Gulf War. But the CIA never in- ficer in Washington last year, who of former intelligence or govern- Department experts were exclud- Bush then reportedly asked the which has been decimated by de- formed the White House of these blew the cover of spies in Iran, en- ment officials, who might provide ed from post-war planning. former CIA Director, “Who au- fections during the Bush years. findings, Mr. Risen points out. abling Tehran to “roll up” the perspective, context and credibili- In all, the TIME article states, thorized putting him on pain med- 'No other institution failed in its “With Mr. Tenet now on their CIA's network of agents there. A ty. It is an unusual move for some- Mr. Risen's book is “a brisk, if ication?” mission as completely during the side, and no more roadblocks in CIA representative has denied one writing about such an impor- dispiriting, chronicle of how, since LIEUTENANTS DON'T Bush years as did the CIA,' Risen the way, Mr. Risen says, the path both stories. tant subject,” the New York Times 9/11, the 'most covert tools of na- BELIEVE STORY IS TRUE writes. Instead of defending his was clear for the Bush hardliners “I got to these people at a good article states. tional-security policy have been Mr. Risen argues that the professional analysts and agents, to press ahead with their plans for time,” Mr. Risen told the Finan- Mr. Risen also faces some misused.' ” episode may represent the “most he argues, former director George a form of kidnapping known as ex- cial Times about his sources. “The daunting legal challenges. Along direct link yet between Bush and Tenet sought to ingratiate himself traordinary renditions, alleged tor- frustration over the way things with Eric Lichtblau, his colleague Zoe Tsine contributed to this the harsh treatment of prisoners with the President by providing ture, hidden foreign prisons, have been going in the Bush Ad- at the New York Times, Mr. Risen story.

AD Cathedral School Facing Financial Crisis

Continued from page 1 to speak to the Herald, however, and explained his reasons for ad- “While the School Committee dressing an issue which he said of the Cathedral's Board of Trus- “many community boards do not tees, in recent years, has invested dare go into. The result is that the heavily in quality teachers and ad- community is not kept informed ministrators, the School has suf- about the deficit that its day and fered from a continued decline in afternoon schools are facing.” enrollment,” Mr. Stratakis wrote. The issue must be examined in “Even as the caliber of the fac- depth, he said, adding that the sit- ulty and the academic experience uation has a catch-22: “If we do has improved substantially, the not deal with this issue with the ut- School has been unable to attract most seriousness, I don't believe sufficient students to avoid operat- that we will achieve the much-de- ing a very large deficit,” he added. sired modernization of our com- The existing deficit, the amount munity schools. The cost of preser- of which was undisclosed at press vation for a School in Manhattan time, has been met primarily by is huge, partly because you can't drawing down on the School's en- keep teachers on a $20,000 salary dowment and by donations, Mr. like you can in other areas, and al- Stratakis said, adding that more so because you can't increase tu- contributions were needed. ition.” “Without substantial dona- The Cathedral School's tuition tions, or a dramatic increase in en- ranges from $7-8 thousand per rollment, the Board of Trustees year depending on each grade, Mr. will be forced to significantly re- Stratakis pointed out. “Our tuition duce the scale of offerings at the is the highest compared to all the Day School,” he wrote. other Archdiocesan Schools, but The School's enrollment cur- there is no way we can increase it rently numbers 98 students, of to levels that other private Schools which 14 attend the nursery school in Manhattan charge.” and 12 the kindergarten, while 8, The primary goal for keeping 9, 10 and 11 children are in the Greek schools open, he said, is so first, second, third and fourth that children can be taught the grades, respectively. Only 3 kids and culture and attend the fifth grade, while the the Greek Orthodox faith. sixth, seventh and eighth grades “Our community factors' ef- are attended by 10, 7 and 6 stu- forts must focus solely on that dents, respectively. end,” said Mr. Stratakis, a second On a positive note, Mr. generation Greek American who Stratakis said, the Cathedral's speaks fluent Greek. Afternoon Greek school is enjoy- “I have tried to keep the par- ing “increased enrollment and in- ents and Cathedral members in- terest.” formed on these uncalled-for de- Asked by the National Herald velopments,” he added. “We must to comment on the report, Rev. figure out a way to increase enthu- Dr. Robert Stephanopoulos, long- siasm and love for the School. I be- time Dean of the Archdiocesan lieve that, by properly relating the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in board's concerns to the communi- Manhattan, said “the matter is un- ty, we will eradicate the notion der discussion. When we are ready that the Cathedral is not dealing we will make statements,” and de- with financial problems. Both the clined to elaborate further. Cathedral and its school need the Mr. Stratakis did take the time community's support.”

Comments? The National Herald welcomes your response to any article or editorial. Please send e-mail to [email protected] THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 14, 2006 COMMUNITY 3 GOINGS ON... Six Streets in NYC Now Bear Hellenic Names January 14 Greece-RSVP at (212) 972-1550 or The Byzantine ensemble Capella [email protected]. By Demetris Tsakas Romana performs “Balkan & Stratos Boudouridis Epiphany,” a concert inspired by January 28 Special to The National Herald Byzantium's legacy in Bulgaria and The Cretan Chapters Annual Din- Serbia at the Holy Rosary Church, ner Dance is hosted at the SOS NEW YORK - The New York 4139 42nd Ave SW. in Seattle, WA. Club - 819 Sunset Ave in, Modesto, City Council recently passed an Conducted by Ivan Moody. Tickets: CA. Music by George Fran- ordinance under which 67 City $25 adult, $22 seniors, $12 students. gioudakis-Lyra, and Dimitris Sk- streets will be renamed, among Pre-concert lecture at 7 pm in both oulas-Lauoto. Donation $50 for them a Brooklyn street which will cities-(206) 632-8499 or info@cap- adults, $30 for students. No tickets be named after a Greek American. pellaromana.org or www.cappel- will be sold at the door. Cocktails at Avenue S between 32nd and laromana.org. 6 pm; dinner at 7pm. RSVP-Jon 33rd Streets in Marine Park, Kocolas, (209) 523-4162 or John Brooklyn will be named after the January 14 Kordazakis (209) 537-9670. late James Warren Nicolaidis, a The Hellenic Society Prometheas beloved resident of the area who hosts a Poetry and Musical Evening January 26-March 2 passed away in July of 2003. The with works by the celebrated Greek “The Kingdoms of Alexander the Council decision was supported by poet Nikos Kavvadias. At St. Ge- Great,” a slide-illustrated course of Councilman Lewis A. Fidler of orge Greek Orthodox Church, 6 sessions is hosted by the Smithso- Brooklyn (D-District 46). Large Hall 7701 Bradley Boule- nian Resident Associate Program Mr. Nicolaidis was born and vard, Bethesda, MD; at 7:30 pm. at the S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 raised in Marine Park. He was a Rigas Kappatos, poet, author and a Jefferson Drive, S.W. in Washing- youth football coach for the friend of Kavvadias will share some ton, D.C.; all sessions at 7 pm. Brooklyn Hurricanes for 26 years of his personal experiences with Course examines archaeological (1979-95). Kavvadias and talk about his poetry findings from the Hellenistic world In 2000, he returned to the in Greek. Pianist Aglaia Koras will that reveal the interplay between Hurricanes, but financial prob- perform popular Greek songs writ- Greek culture and five, distinct lems forced the team into ten by Kavvadias and set to music non-Greek kingdoms, following bankruptcy. Nicolaidis would not PHOTOS: TNH/COSTAS BEJ by well-known Greek composers. Alexander's invasion of the Persian give up, however, and began a ABOVE: A sign in Marine Park, Brooklyn at Avenue S between 32nd and 33rd Streets which now bears the Refreshments offered― Empire and beyond. General ad- campaign to help make the team name of beloved Marine Park resident, the late youth football coach James Warren Nicolaidis. BELOW: A www.Prometheas.org. mission $129, RAP members $84, financially solvent. He did not live street sign in Corona, Queens which bears the name of Greek American firefighter James Pappageorge, senior members $76-http://residen- to see his efforts come to fruition, who died on September 11, 2001 trying to rescue people from the collapsing Twin Towers. January 18 tassociates.org/com/alexander.asp. but his spirit is sure to be an inspi- The American Hellenic Institute ration to the community, as the hosts “The Patriarchate of January 14-May 6 newly named Nicolaidis Street will Jerusalem: Modern Problems in an The Alexander S. Onassis Public pass in front of the Brooklyn Sky- Ancient Land” a noon forum pre- Benefit Foundation presents hawks Football Club, where the sented by Ambassador Patrick N. “From Byzantium to Modern Hurricanes played. Theros, Representative of the Greece: Hellenic Art in Adversity, He had also served as a volun- Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of 1453-1830” an exhibition of trea- teer coach for Midwood High Jerusalem in the United States. At sures from the Benaki Museum in School, and tried his luck in the the Hellenic House, 1220 16th Athens examining the evolution of amateur football championship Street, NW in Washington, DC; Hellenic art during four centuries with the King Bay Boys Club, from 12 pm to 1 pm. Light Refresh- of Venetian and Ottoman occupa- where he coached for two years. ments served. RSVP to the AHI by tion. At the Onassis Cultural Cen- “Everyone loved him,” his wife Monday, January 16 at (202) 785- ter, Olympic Tower, 645 Fifth Av- Carol Marionakis Nicolaidis told 8430 or [email protected]. enue (entrance on 51st or 52nd the National Herald. “At his fu- Street, between Fifth and Madison neral, the police had to shut down January 18 Avenues) in Manhattan. Features the street with barricades to keep The Modern Greek Program at the 137 works, including icons, paint- the crowds at a distance so the fu- presents ings, woodcarving and embroidery. neral march could proceed,” she “The Restoration of the Athenian Mon-Sat. 10 am - 6 pm. Admission recalled. The couple had two sons: Acropolis (1834-2005)” a lecture by free-(212) 486-8314 or www.onas- George, 30 and James Jr., 34. Dr. Fani Mallouchou-Tufano, sisusa.org. Mrs. Nicolaidis, a member of Head of the Documentation Office the Three Hierarchs Church in at the Acropolis Restoration Ser- January 14- February 25 Brooklyn, said that her late hus- vice in Athens. At the Michigan The Hellenic Museum and Cultural band deserved the honor. “Had he League, Hussey Room; at 7 pm. Center 801 W. Adams St. 4th Floor, run for mayor, he would have won Lecture will show how the Greek in Chicago, IL presents “The Erup- because everyone who lived here state worked to restore the monu- tion of Thera: Opening the Door to knew him and respected him,” she ing to save his fellow citizens from in the Transfiguration community streets with Hellenic names. Only ments of the Acropolis from the Myth,” an exhibition on the prehis- said. the crumbling World Trade Cen- and attended its School. Staten Island remains, where Pope early 19th century to the present. toric city of Akrotiri on Thera/San- The late Mr. Nicolaidis, who ter after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. With the above six streets, four John Paul II Avenue was also re- Emphasis on current restoration torini in Greece, which was buried dedicated much of his time to The late Mr. Pappageorge grew up out of the five NYC boroughs have cently christened. works. Support by the Constantine under volcanic ash in 1650 B.C. The sports, was especially fond of chil- A. Tsangadas Fund and the Foun- exhibition tells the story of that geo- dren and often sacrificed his own dation for Modern Greek Stud- logical cataclysm and the myths and activities to help youngsters with ies―Carrie Cecchini, (734) 936- stories told throughout the cen- their studies, she added. 6099 or [email protected]. turies, about Akrotiri, including the “The house was always open to Atlantis myth. Museum hours: neighborhood children, who just January 20-21 Tues.-Fri. 10am-4pm; Saturday loved him,” his brother Tony told “Under the Greek Moon” a con- 11am-4pm. Free to HMCC Mem- the Herald. “His heart was always cert of songs by Greek composer bers; $5 for non-Members. Special close to Greece. We regularly Manos Hadjidakis is performed fees may apply to programs. Group went to visit our father, who re- Downstairs at the Cornelia Street tours available with advance regis- turned to Athens after our mother Café, 29 Cornelia Str. (between tration-(312) 655-1234 or www.hel- died. I am very proud of my broth- Bleecker and West 4) in Manhat- lenicmuseum.org. er's contributions to this commu- tan; at 9 pm. With soprano Lina Or- nity. We will all miss him,” he said, fanos accompanied by Martin January 14-January 22 adding that his mother had in- Neron on the piano. Guest vocalists “The Legacy of Homer: Four Cen- stilled in the family a love for the Corey James Crawford and Bar- turies of Art from the Ecole Nation- community. bara Waxenberg. Songs based on al Superieure des Beaux-Arts, “Great football coach, great cinema and theatre music, featur- Paris,” an exhibition exploring the human being and just a wonderful ing selections from the classic impact of Homer's epics on the tra- man. Mentor to many, many Greek film “Never on Sunday,” Ci- dition of French painting, continues young men in Marine Park. ty Blues and Great Eros. General at the Dahesh Museum of Art, 580 Through his teaching, Jimmy seating. Tickets $15; 1 drink mini- Madison Avenue (between 56 and helped many kids become adults,” mum; dinner available. RSVP at 57 Streets) in Manhattan-(212) 759- Pudgie Walsh, a longtime friend of (212) 989-9319- 0606 or www.daheshmuseum.org; Mr. Nicolaidis told the Daily News www.linaorfanos.com. and at the Art recently. Museum in Princeton, NJ-(609) OTHER 'GREEK' STREETS January 23 258-3788 or www.princetonartmu- In light of the new street named The Hellenic Studies Program at seum.org. Princeton exhibition clos- in honor of Mr. Nicolaidis' memo- the Council on European Studies at es on January 15. Exhibition in- ry, The National Herald looked in- the YCIAS presents the lecture cludes 133 objects, divided between to how many other streets in the “The Under Italian the two venues, by French artists of New York area bear Hellenic Rule (1941-43” with Dr. Lidia the 17th-19th centuries from the names, and found five more. Santarelli, a Postdoctoral Fellow, at collection of the Ecole National Su- The street which passes in front the Program in Hellenic Studies, perieure des Beaux-Arts, France's of the Greek Consulate in Man- Princeton University. At Yale leading art school. Greek pianist hattan at 79th Street between Park University, Luce Hall 202, 34 Hill- Alexandros Kapelis will perform a and Madison Avenues carries the house Avenue, New Haven; at 4:30 concert at the closing of the exhibi- name of the late Patriarch pm. Free parking available behind tion on January 22, at 3 pm. Works Demetrios, while one block west, the building after 4 pm. Funded by by Clementi, Debussy, Rachmani- the part of 79th Street between the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation noff, and others. Tickets: $30 adults, Fifth and Madison Avenues pass- ―www.yale.edu/ycias/hsp. $15 seniors. ing in front of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is called January 23 January 14-May 2006 Patriarch Bartholomew Way. The The American Hellenic Institute The Greek Institute's Greek Lan- unveiling of the street signs was hosts a “Meet and Greet” Noon guage Courses 2005 take place at performed in the presence of both Forum with Senator Tim Johnson 1038 Avenue at Church leaders during their state- (D-SD) at the Hellenic House, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. side visits in 1990 and 1997, re- 1220 16th Street, NW in Washing- Offering a full range of Greek lan- spectively. ton, DC; 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. guage courses including Homeric, A section of 23rd Avenue be- Light refreshments will be served. Classical, Hellenistic, New Testa- tween 36th and 37th Streets in As- RSVP to the AHI by Friday, Jan- ment, and Modern Greek. 10 to 12 toria, Queens (by Saint Irene uary 20 at (202) 785-8430 or at in- students in each class. Assistance Chrysovalantou Church) is also [email protected]. in fulfilling foreign language re- named after Patriarch quirements at college and high Bartholomew. January 26 school level. Course registration A section of Bruckner Avenue A Commemorating Remembrance form at www.thegreekinstitute.org. in the Bronx which passes in front Day of the Holocaust of the Greek Register online, by mail, fax or in of Zoodochos Peghe (Life-Giving Jewry is held at the Center for person. To register by mail-The Spring) Church has been named Jewish history, 15 West 16th Street Greek Institute, 1038 Mas- Hellenic Boulevard. in Manhattan; at 7 pm. Medals will sachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, And the part of 98th Street be- be presented by the International MA 02138. (Enclose check or tween 38th and Roosevelt Av- Raoul Wallenberg Foundation to money order. If paying by Visa, enues in Corona, New York, the citizens of Greece who helped save Mastercard, or American Express street which passes in front of the the lives of their Jewish compatri- include card number and expira- Transfiguration Church - carries ots. Featuring the exhibit “Hidden tion date on form and sign name). the name of the heroic Greek Children in Occupied Greece,” or- To register by fax-(617) 661-9150. American firefighter, James Pap- ganized by the Jewish Museum in Information-(617) 547-4770. pageorge, who perished while try- 4 PEOPLE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 14, 2006 Moskos: Community Needs to Address its Diluted Hellenic Identity

Continued from page 1 be more inclusive; otherwise, there you know. And the Greek Ortho- main point is, many Americans who managed to hold onto old- won't be a Greek community to dox jurisdiction is the largest of would love to have an ethnic identi- neighborhood ties and childhood much of their time focusing on speak of; we don't have enough those. The Roman ty, so that wishing to belong to associations. And for most Greek work-related activities. According people. I think it has a lot to do with has been riddled with problems and something - to have an identity - is American grandchildren, Greek to the 2000 Census, Greek Ameri- the way we welcome our non-Greek scandals, for example, so there are something Greek Americans can language competency ranges from cans have the highest level of educa- members and friends. Greek cul- some people in that Church who offer to non-Greek Americans meager to non-existent. On top of tion, but the number of people who ture has a lot of power and charm. are considering other options through the Church, and through that, Hellenic issues, which include consider themselves Greek has di- Western Civilization has been pro- Orthodoxy is a viable alternative for Hellenic Studies programs offering Orthodox issues, have lost ground - minished. I would also point out foundly influenced by Ancient Roman Catholics, who have a lot in a year abroad in Greece. at least they haven't made any ma- that Greece, which has progressed Greek thought and ideals, right common with us. And because the TNH: You have brought that up jor gains - so yes, the facts indicate considerably in the last few decades down to the present day. The suc- rate of interfaith marriage is very consistently in our discussion, so it's that we are losing our Greekness - more books are being published, cess of the 2004 Olympic Games in high, non-Greeks need to be part of clearly and over-arching concern. more rapidly from one generation and more young people are obtain- Athens proved that the allure of this discussion, so the direction has Where do you see Hellenic educa- to the next, and that is cause for ing a higher education, whether in Hellenic culture is timeless. Non- to be on track for a Pan-Orthodox tion in America going? alarm. Greece or outside of Greece - also Greek people are infatuated wit Church in America. Bruce Clark, MOSKOS: At just about every Dr. Moskos came out of retire- has one of the world's lowest Greek culture. We can use that to the editor of The of higher learning throughout the ment to teach courses at Northwest- birthrates. This is cause for concern our advantage - to make it more Economist, who is a convert to land, there's an over-emphasis on ern University, one of the country's because, as Greek people become inviting for non-Greeks to join us, Orthodoxy - he's also a good friend Classical Greece, I think, and it's premier institutions of higher learn- more and more educated, and and to make them feel invited in the - has pointed out that the Eastern not necessarily the way to go. The ing, in the fall of 2004. there's nothing to indicate this process. This implies teaching both Orthodox are the fastest growing Ancient Greeks deserve a lot of Dr. Moskos received his bache- trend will discontinue (nor should Greeks and non-Greeks the Greek denomination in the United King- credit, and they should continue to lor's degree from Princeton Univer- it), the accompanying drop in language. Education is the key. Ul- dom. So obviously, the potential is be studied, of course, but that's not sity and earned both his master's birthrate also means that the com- timately, universities and colleges there for that to be the case in the necessarily the Greeks' best contri- Professor Charles Moskos, the degree and at UCLA, the munity is shrinking. That being the with Hellenic Studies programs United States, as well, but for that bution. Colleges and universities country's foremost military soci- latter in 1963. After teaching briefly case, the community's ability to should emphasize a junior year to happen here, there has to be a need to start emphasizing Byzan- ologist. at the University of Michigan, he maintain its ethnic identity is facing abroad in Greece. Why go to Ger- strong connection with Greece. tine and Modern Greece. There are came to Northwestern in 1966 as as- severe challenges. And that means many, France or Spain? Why not go That's why education is crucial. The entire histories there, which have are pests. But unlike the French, we sociate professor of Sociology and the Church has to open our doors to to Greece? Greece is a fun country language school in Mytiline (Les- yet to be fully explored in this coun- can ignore them.” became a full professor in 1970. welcome more non-Greeks in the to visit. If non-Greek as well as bos), where I have spent many sum- try. Americans stand to learn a TNH: What are some of the From 1996 to 1999, he was the community. Greek American students spend mers, should be reinstated, for ex- great deal more from Greek civi- steps that can be taken to advance Harold H. & Virginia Anderson TNH: That's an interesting solu- their junior year in Greece, they'll ample. And as a lifelong member of lization and culture. It didn't end Hellenic issues more effectively, in Chair of Northwestern's Judd A. & AHEPA, I've argued that the schol- with the Classical world. Introduc- your judgement? Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts arship money given to our young ing courses on Greek Orthodoxy to MOSKOS: Turkey is Greece's & Sciences. people should be used for a year religion departments; establishing main concern. If the Greeks want to His lifelong passion for military abroad in Greece. As a matter of Modern Greek Studies programs get Turkey to ease up, they should sociology began in 1954, when he fact, I think it would be a very good and Greek language studies at stop supporting the Kurds. That's was drafted into the U.S. Army af- idea if all the various Hellenic orga- American universities; supporting what Turkey is really most con- ter graduating from Princeton. nizations set up their scholarship the Greek American press, as well cerned about. Based on my conver- Much of his scholarly work until funds and programs along those as lay organizations like AHEPA sations with Turkish military peo- that time had focused on officers in lines. and UHAC, would also strengthen ple, it's all Kurds, Kurds, Kurds. So the military, but his camaraderie TNH: Just to be clear, you are al- our secular identity as Greeks in I think we can score a lot of points if with fellow enlisted men deepened so suggesting that non-Greek stu- America. We also need to start we cut a deal with the Turks on the his respect for them and prompted dents, as well as Greek students be teaching courses on Greek Ortho- Kurds. There are times that the his groundbreaking fieldwork on encouraged to take a year abroad in doxy. If somebody becomes Ortho- Turks haven't kept their end of the their lives and attitudes. Greece, right? dox, they'll become Greek. bargain, but on an interpersonal ba- Dr. Moskos is known for going MOSKOS: Absolutely. It goes TNH: Does our lack of strength back to what we were talking about in these areas have anything to do earlier - using Greece's natural ap- with the community's lack of influ- peal, so that students can take a ence on foreign policy as it pertains year to study there. When I teach an to issues of Hellenic concern? occasional course on the Sociology MOSKOS: I would say that it of Greek Americans, the majority does. The more people know about of my students - about three quar- our history, the better they can un- ters of them - are non-Greeks, and derstand it, and the more likely they they are also young people who are to be both cognizant and sympa- Charlie Moskos with President Clinton. Dr. Moskos advised Mr. Clin- wish they had an ethnic identity. thetic to our issues. But it also has to ton on the former President's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding The Greek culture appeals to them do with how we formulate our strat- homosexuals in the U.S. military. immensely. It's one of the reasons egy. We need to make sure Greece why Nia Vardalos' film, “My Big and Cyprus stay linked, for exam- tion you're proposing - preserving be immersed in the language and Fat Greek Wedding,” was such a ple. They need to be linked. Hellenic culture through the the culture and come back with a unique and epic hit in American Whether it's Greece or Cyprus, Church - and the Church in Ameri- richer appreciation and under- cinematic history. The three most Hellenic issues will never get fair ca does have an open-door policy. standing. More importantly, for famous Greek Americans in history treatment, so we're much better off Throughout the country, particular- practical purposes, they'll have a are Jim Londos (the famous linking the two than we are when we ly as you move further west, local firmer grip on the Greek language. wrestler), Michael Dukakis (who deal with them separately. church communities have growing My own command of the language ran for President) and now, Nia. Let TNH: Why do you think Hel- numbers of non-Greek converts to is also limited, and I don't want to me ask you, Evan. If you had a lenic issues will never receive fair the Orthodox faith. But in those be overly critical of people for not choice of being anything else ethni- treatment? communities also, there is a notice- knowing the language, but I do rec- cally other than Greek, what would MOSKOS: There aren't that able slip in their general ability to ognize the need for our community you choose to be? many Greeks in the world, and Professor Charles Moskos, the country's pre-eminent military sociolo- command the Greek language. to hold onto the language. TNH: If I could be anything else, Greece is a small country, so that's gist, is flanked by ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, left, and Sena- American-born Greeks are losing TNH: In the lecture we men- but Greek was not an option? an inherent disadvantage when it tor Paul Sarbanes of Maryland. their grip on the Greek language in tioned earlier, told your audience at MOSKOS: Yes. comes to policy formulation. And any case. That the Greek Orthodox the Hellenic Museum & Cultural TNH: I really need to think the Greeks aren't taken all that seri- sis, Greeks and Turks get along into the field like a reporter and Church should welcome more non- Center that you felt the Church is about it. ously, I'm afraid. The recognition of pretty well, so it's worth a try (to asking thought-provoking questions Greeks to its fold notwithstanding - “on the verge of a major break- MOSKOS: Sure. Go ahead. FYROM as the “Republic of Mace- make the Turks feel better about on race and gender issues, some- I don't think there's any argument through to wider American society, TNH: (PAUSE) I honestly can't donia” just two days after President where the Greeks stand on Kurdish thing which no one before him had about that - doesn't “opening the which is more inclusive of Chris- think of an answer right now. Bush got re-elected, even after he issues). thought to ask. His book, “All That doors” dilute the community's tians seeking to enter a canonical MOSKOS: (CHUCKLES) received so many generous contri- TNH: In your lecture at the Hel- we Can Be: Black Leadership and Greekness, rather than make it church still true to its verities,” and That's part of the point. Most butions from Greek American sup- lenic Museum & Cultural Center, Racial Integration the Army Way,” more concentrated? We're not ar- offered suggestions for a “stronger Greeks who have a healthy view of porters, is just one example of that. as I understand it, you argued that has been viewed as a model for inte- guing against the Church's open- Greek orthodox Church” in this themselves are comfortable with The attitude toward the Cyprus is- the Church should basically stay out gration in society, and was endorsed door policy, or the need for such a country. What do you mean by who they are have no problem with sue, which is still unsolved, is anoth- of the community's political in- by Secretary of State Colin Powell, policy, but we're wondering how a that? their identity. We like being Greek. er. For over 30 years, the Greek volvements. Is this part of the way to one of the many leaders on both “less Greek Church,” if you will, can MOSKOS: If we're to maintain a TNH: But the same can be said American lobby has done basically change strategy? Would you care to sides of the political fence who con- help preserve Greek identity. Greek community in America, we about members of other ethnic nothing. WE have very wealthy elaborate on that? sider him a respected associate and MOSKOS: It really is through must proceed along two avenues: groups, too, couldn't it? There are Greek Americans give millions to MOSKOS: The Church must fo- friend. His research has taken him the sacred that the secular can be the religious and the ethnic, or the plenty of others in this country who candidates in both parties, and there cus on spirituality and not politics. to combat units in , Saudi preserved. So the Church has a very sacred and the secular. Otherwise, are very happy being who and what was no quid pro quo, even with From the standpoint of human Arabia, Kosovo and, most recently, important role to play in this regard we'll end up in a situation where our they are. Greek Americans in prominent po- rights and issues concerning social Iraq. because it has always been the place children are neither Greek nor MOSKOS: Sure it could, but sitions in the U.S. Government like justice, the Church should always be He has also authored “The Mili- where Greeks congregate with oth- Orthodox, especially in a society there are a lot of others who would (former CIA Director) George a moral voice of reason, but from tary - More Than Just a Job?,” “The er Greeks in this country, and it re- with so many choices and diver- answer that question - “if you could Tenet and (Director of National In- the standpoint of foreign policy, it's Postmodern Military,” and hun- mains a place where Hellenism can sions. There are several jurisdic- be anything other than what you al- telligence) John Negroponte. I once really counterproductive as a politi- dreds of articles on the military, na- be maintained. It needs to be done tions along ethnic lines for Ortho- ready are” - a lot more quickly than had a State Department official tell cal arm of Hellenic interests. The tional youth service and Greek through the Church, and we have to dox Christians in this country, as people of Greek heritage do. The me, “The Greeks, like the French, causes of Greece and Cyprus are American life for both scholarly and best represented by secular leaders, popular journals. He has contribut- and as much as possible by non- ed articles to the Wall Street Jour- Greeks in the American political nal, New York Times and Washing- system. ton Post, among other publications, TNH: What's the bottom line? and has received the Distinguished How rapidly is the community los- Service Award, the U.S. Army's Scholarships available ing its Greekness, and should we be highest civilian decoration. alarmed? The American Sociological As- The Hellenic University Club of NY MOSKOS: The first major wave sociation recently honored him for ANNUALLY OFFERS of Greek immigrants, 500,000 from work which “addresses the general 1890 to 1924 was followed by anoth- population and makes an impact on scholarships to students and researchers er 100,000 between 1944 and 1965. the real world.” He has been in the of Hellenic ancestry: Greek immigration dropped to as rolodexes of the nation's most influ- low as 1,000 Greeks annually after ential reporters for decades. He has Undergraduate Awarded to high school seniors (3) who reside in the change in immigration laws in been the advisor and confidante of the New York Tri-State area. Must be top 10% of 1980. The end of immigration from many Presidents, resulting, most class or over 1100 SAT and family annual income under $70K. Greece is the first demographic re- notably, in President Clinton's DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS APRIL 28, 2006. ality for a contemporary under- “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy con- standing of Greek America. The cerning homosexuals in the mili- Graduate The Dr. Fred Valergakis Research Grant (several) is presented annually to researchers 2000 Census identified slightly tary. He has provided testimony be- and graduate students of Hellenic ancestry who are studying Medical, more than 1 million Americans who fore the U.S. Senate on 19 occa- Biological or Social Sciences at an accredited institution. considered themselves Greek, sions. which debates the 2-3 million popu- Dr. Moskos' ability to engage The Dr. Papanicolaou Heritage Grant (1) is presented annually to lation of immigrants and children of others in heated debate is a big fac- a researcher who is studying Classical and Byzantine Hellenic Culture. immigrants claimed by some of our tor in his immense popularity as a community leaders. Of the Ameri- teacher at Northwestern. His ency- Minimum monetary grant is $1,000. cans included in the Census, an esti- clopedic knowledge of his field is mated 600,000 have been identified another. He has been known to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS as Greek Orthodox, with about draw 600 students at a time to his VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: 800,000 as Orthodox of different Introduction to Sociology, courses www.hucny.org or request application by mail: ethnic origins. Future generations and has been called a “Sociology HUC Scholarship Committee might not be able to enjoy the same God” in student evaluations. In kind of connection to their ancestry, recognition of his excellence in © îï ôö PO Box 6882, FDR Station, New York, NY 10150 Email at [email protected] as have second-generation Ameri- teaching, he has been honored at cans of Greek immigrant parents, Northwestern six times. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 14, 2006 FEATURE 5 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Interviews Ambassador Alexandros Mallias

By Mary Lou Pickel ern Mediterranean. AJC: What's Greece's role in the energy industry? Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC: Will Turkey join the European Union? MALLIAS: Don't forget that it is the Greek ship- MALLIAS: Greece has taken the lead to bring ping industry that secures the transport of petroleum, ATLANTA - The new Greek ambassador to the Turkey closer and closer to the European Union. The oil derivatives and liquefied gas from its producers to United States, Alexandros Mallias, visited Atlanta ball is now in Turkey's court. It's up to Turkey to raise the West. Also, three years from now, the most im- this past Monday for the first time. He applauded itself up to the same level as all the other candidates portant natural gas pipeline linking the Caspian to Delta Air Line's plans to start direct service to Athens and proceed in the fundamental reforms and changes Italy will be functioning through Greece. It's a gov- International Airport in the Spring and hopes the car- that are necessary. ernment-supported consortium in which Turkey, rier considers making direct flights all year, instead of AJC: Tell us about Kosovo, the last region of the Greece and Italy are participating. just during the peak season. former Yugoslavia that is still run by the United Na- AJC: Television celebrity Paris Hilton keeps dat- Mallias spoke with AJC staff writer Mary Lou tions. ing heirs to Greek shipping fortunes. Could you com- Pickel. Here are excerpts: MALLIAS: Kosovo and Serbia should be helped ment on this? AJC: There was some tension between Greece and to meet the European Union conditions in order to MALLIAS: We are delighted to have Hilton Ho- Atlanta in 1996 when Atlanta won the Centennial become eligible for European Union membership. In tels in Athens. It was one of the first big hotels in the Olympic Games because Greece was considered the this difficult negotiation, Greece remains, in Secre- early 1960's. Hiltons, with or without hotels, are wel- favorite. Is that still an issue? tary Condoleeza Rice's words, "America's best friend come in Greece. MALLIAS: Once you have organized your dream in the Balkans." Greece is the leading investor in the AJC: What are your thoughts on Greek food? Olympics, and that was the case in 2004, you feel that Balkans, and has invested roughly $10 billion in MALLIAS: We have the same healthy food that you have fulfilled your dreams. telecommunications, banking, food and food process- was used by athletes 2,000 years ago. Olive oil, olives - AJC: What was the affect of the 2004 Olympics on ing, infrastructure projects and heavy industry, such all this good food from Mother Earth. I'd like to see Greece? as cement factories. more Greek-based food on your menus. MALLIAS: The Athens Olympics in 2004 con- AP PHOTO/JOHN AMIS AJC: What about tourism to Greece? firmed that countries the size of Greece can success- Greek Ambassador to the U.S. Alexandros Mallias MALLIAS: In 2006, we shall have a significant in- The Atlanta Journal Constitution published the fully carry out a very good organization of the presented a check for $85,000 to the Habitat for Hu- crease of American tourists in Greece because above on January 11. The original headline is, Olympics. It reconfirmed that Greece remains by far manity at the Carter Center in Atlanta this past Greece is (much more) secure, with an excellent “ALEXANDROS MALLIAS: Greek Ambassador to the most developed and the most economically pros- Monday, from funds raised by the Katrina Relief record combating terrorism and a great infrastructure the United States says Greece is 'The Best Friend' in perous country of southeastern Europe and the east- Fund in Greece. from the Olympics. the Balkans.” Saint Photios Shrine Helps Keep Story of New Smyrna Colony Alive

Continued from page 1 benches in a corner of the garden. The Florida heat had to have ly, the second floor of the Avero made the little house terribly House was turned into a chapel. stuffy and warm inside, so it is easy The Chapel of San Pedro served to imagine the children moving its mixed parish community for ap- outside to work in the fresh air proximately seven years. (http://positivelystaugustine.com/ge The Avero House and its nopoly.htm).” chapel figure prominently into the ESTABLISHING A SHRINE later period of the New Smyrna In 1965, local Greeks in St. Au- Colonists' fate in the New World. gustine acquired the Avero House. Their collective story is one of the Through the sustained efforts of most dramatic and compelling of the late Archbishop Iakovos, the any community in the colonial era. Avero House was purchased by Few Americans have heard of this the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. colony of mixed Mediterraneans, In 1969, Iakovos announced that fewer still of whom were of Greek this shrine would bear the name of descent. Saint Photios, the great Patriarch On June 26, 1768 eight ships of Constantinople from the Ninth carrying 1,255 Mediterraneans ar- Century who fought to preserve rived in St. Augustine. Collective- the original Nicene-Constantinop- ly, this is said to be the largest sin- olitan Creed and remove the fil- gle contingent of colonists ever to ioque clause, and who sent Greek immigrate to North America. The missionaries to Christianize the colonists included individuals Slavs. from Corsica, France, Greece, Ire- A historical restoration ensued land, Italy and the Balearic island with a grand dedication celebra- of Minorca near Spain. While the tion taking place on February 27, individuals who composed this 1982. One of the Shrine's express colony were drawn from numerous missions is to honor the memories locations in the Mediterranean, of all the New Smyrna Colonists. Greek and Greek-Corsican The Shrine consists of a courtyard colonists numbered nearly half the and an exhibition area with arti- original contingent. facts, photographs and historical The New Smyrna Colony was documents on the colony; a beauti- financed and established by the LEFT: The Avero House, a refurbished Spanish colonial building now home to St. Photios National Shrine in St. Augustine, Florida, where a big ful Byzantine style chapel (known British East Florida Company un- wave of Greek immigrants settled in the late 18th Century St. Augustine's The St. Photios Shrine, the only national Greek Orthodox shrine in as the “Jewel of St. George der the leadership of the Scots- America, is holding its annual pilgrimage on February 4-5. TOP RIGHT: The Genopoly House in St. Augustine, the oldest schoolhouse in the Street”); a gift shop and offices. man, Dr. Andrew Turnbull (1718- country. BOTTOM RIGHT: The site of the Turnbull Plantation, where many of St. Augustine's early Greek immigrants were cruelly treated, With well over 100,000 visitors a 1792). After having spent years in though Dr. Andrew John Turnbull, a Scotsman, had married a Greek woman. year, the St. Photios Shrine is a the Ottoman Empire, Dr. Turn- premier Hellenic American Muse- bull married a Greek woman, Gra- Forni and Masiadoli. know that men such as Petros Cot- isolated from the rest of the world house itself. Looking around, it is um in this country. The intrepid cia Maria Rubina Turnbull (July Bernard Romans, the famed sifakis, Gasper Papi of Smyrna, behind the coquina wall which sur- no trouble to peel away the cen- immigrants of the New Smyrna 13, 1736 - August 2, 1798) from the Dutch topographer (1720-1784), Ioannis Giannopoulos of Mani, rounds it. Benches and chairs pro- turies and picture energetic chil- Colony deserve nothing less. city of Smyrna on August 22, 1753. witnessed the execution and left Ioannis Koluminas from Corsica, vide quiet places to stop and re- dren in your mind: playing tag The New Smyrna Colony was this riveting account: Anastasios Mavromatis of Melos, flect a moment on the history you down the paths; tossing a ball be- Readers who would like to con- named in honor of her city of “On this occasion, I saw one of Elias Medici and others survived. touch as you walk the uneven side the back wall; pupils bent over tact Mr. Frangos may e-mail him birth. Aside from family senti- the most moving scenes I have ev- Among the customs and tradi- paths, and the uneven floors in the their books and slates on wooden at [email protected]. ments, Dr. Turnbull believed er experienced: long and obstinate tional ways of life, the Greek Greeks who were used to a was the struggle of this man's colonists bequeathed to their de- Mediterranean climate and agri- mind, who repeatedly called out scendants was the use of the pezo- culture would be perfectly suited that he chose to die rather than to voli, the traditional Greek fishing to the lands in eastern Florida. be executioner of his friends in dis- net. The cry, “mullets on the This mixed bag of Mediter- tress. This not a little perplexed beach,” which signals a run of this ranean colonists came as both Mr. Woodridge, the sheriff, till at species of fish, has long been rec- freemen and indentured servants last the entreaties of the victims ognized as the freedom cry of the to work on a large plantation some themselves put an end to the con- New Smyrna Colonists. For as cus- 70 miles south of St. Augustine flict in his breast, by encouraging tom has it, once this call is sound- near a place then known as him to act. Now we beheld a man ed, all the descendants are free, re- HOLY METROPOLIS OF NEW JERSEY Mosquito Inlet. The British Crown thus compelled to mount the lad- gardless of their work or other du- Colony in what is today the gener- der, take leave of his friends in the ties, to run to the beach and use Saint Athanasios al area of New Smyrna Beach most moving manner, kissing them their hand-thrown pezovoli. awarded a grant for some 40,000 the moment before he committed Another time-honored relic of Greek Orthodox Parish acres of land to Dr. Turnbull and them to an ignominious death.” St. George Street is the Genopoly 51 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 • (201) 368-8881 his partners. This is where the Ironically, after the failed re- House. Ioannis Giannopoulos - weary colonists traveled in the volt, the New Smyrna Colony who in time went by the name of summer of 1768, immediately af- eventually prospered, yielding vast Juan Genopoly - built a home for ter their arrival in St, Augustine. sums of money as an indigo plan- himself sometime around 1800. THE DOOMED COLONY tation. Nevertheless, through mis- Today, this preserved building s With food, tools, provisions and management, greed and political recognized as one of the oldest housing for only 500 colonists intrigue within the Colonial gov- schoolhouses in North America. awaiting the 1,255 individuals, cir- ernment in St. Augustine, the As the story goes, Genopoly was cumstances at the new plantation plantation failed in 1777. worried his children would grow would have been difficult under There was great loss of life at up without an education. Feast Day of Saint Athanasios the Great any conditions. What made mat- the colony. The survivors, who on- Genopoly (or one of his sons - the ters worse was that Dr. Turnbull ly numbered around 600, literally stories are unclear) hired a school Patron Saint of our Church chose to ignore the agreements set escaped the plantation in the dead teacher, and generations of chil- forth by the indenture contracts. of night, making their way over dren from St. Augustine went to Great Panegyric Vespers With the ill-fed colonists exposed seventy miles along the shoreline school in this building. to severe weather and cruelly mis- beach to St. Augustine. Upon their Anyone can visit this building. Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 7:30 p.m. treated by overseers used to driv- arrival in St. Augustine, the surviv- As one writer portrays this struc- His Eminence Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey ing Negro slaves, trouble was in- ing colonists, among whom were a ture: “Juan's house is one of the will preside at the Great Vesper Service, assisted by area clergy. evitable. sizable number of Greeks, soon truly unique places in the city In 1768, a revolt took place on distinguished themselves. Many where you can actually look back At the conclusion of the Services, the ladies of our the plantation. The colonists were houses and shops still found on St. in time. The house itself is beauti- Philoptochos Society will offer a reception at subdued by British troops and put George Street and throughout Old fully preserved, and is a very nice our community center. on trial in St. Augustine. Three of St, Augustine bear bronze example of second Spanish period the rebel leaders were condemned plaques, announcing not only their living. The kitchen building in the to death: Carlo Forni, Giuseppe status as buildings on the Histori- garden beautifully illustrates the The Feast of Saint Athanasios Masiadoli (alias Bresiano), and cal Register of the Untied States, necessity for cooking away from Wednesday, January 18, 2006 Elias Medici. In an obvious at- but also the Greek colonists who the main structure, to prevent fires tempt to divide the strong alliance owned those buildings. - the little house would have gone Orthros: 9:00 a.m. and Divine Liturgy: 10:30 a.m., lead by which had developed between the SURVIVING GREEKS up in a second from one unfortu- His Eminence Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey. numerous unmarried Greek and Given the manner in which nate spark. The garden path winds Luncheon will follow in the community center Italian men, the life of Elias Medi- public records were kept, it is un- graciously through lovingly tended hosted by the Philoptochos. ci was to be spared on the condi- certain how many of the original foliage and blooms and an herb a b tion that he be the executioner of Greek colonists survived. We do garden… the gardens seem almost 6 EPIPHANY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 14, 2006 Thousands Come to Greet Patriarch for 100th Epiphany Celebration

By Tamara El-Khoury outside in hooded sweatshirts and ters kept an eye on the crowd from St. Petersburg Times swimming trunks. rooftops. "The water is going to feel like The Patriarch walked slowly, TARPON SPRINGS - With a jumping off the Titanic," said Mi- blessing the people in the crowd crowd of 50-55 thousand on hand nas Trihas, 18, of Palm Harbor. who put down their cameras long last Friday, January 6, the centen- At least the boys aren't diving enough to cross themselves. nial Epiphany celebration offered in New York like Nikos Spanakos, "The water is warm," said Ni- a kaleidoscope of scenes and voic- 67, did in the 1970's. cholas Stamas of Tarpon Springs, es: "The musicians who marched 16, perhaps trying to convince The Ecumenical Patriarch and us down… their instruments himself. Aleck Alissandratos, a cross divers attracted the most at- froze," he said. cross diver coordinator who re- tention, but altar boys Alex Pazos After hours of shivering in the trieved the cross in 1977, gathered and Michael Pappas of Clearwa- shaded courtyard of St. Nicholas the boys together and gave them ter, both 12, wanted their 15 min- Greek Orthodox Cathedral, which some advice: Don't splash around utes of fame. was also celebrating its 100th an- on the surface. They asked a St. Petersburg niversary, the boys joined the pro- "The guy who gets the cross ev- Times reporter if she wanted to in- cession to the bayou. Their feet ery year is the guy who keeps div- terview them. She did. blackened from walking barefoot ing… keeps diving," he said. "Don't Reporter: This Epiphany is the in the streets, they began shaking be the first to find out who caught biggest one yet. Are you nervous? each other's hands, wishing each the cross this year, gentlemen. Alex: My brother is probably other good luck. You have the rest of your lives to more nervous. He's diving. They were followed by a fleet of know who caught the cross." Michael: It's very important. gold-clad clergymen. First-time Epiphany-goers It's a once-in-a-lifetime… His All Holiness Patriarch Nancy Nickell and Judy Wilson ar- Alex: … experience. Bartholomew emerged from the rived at Spring Bayou even before Michael: It's good to be Greek. church, surrounded by men in sunrise. While the faithful came to dark suits and sunglasses, wires UNDERSTANDING church wrapped in scarves and snaked behind their ears. All along THE SIGNIFICANCE coats, the cross divers huddled the route, law enforcement spot- The two women sat in lawn Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, center, enthusiastically greets longtime Congressman Mike Bilirakis of Florida, left, during the centennial celebration of Epiphany in Tarpon Springs last week, as Archbishop Demetrios of America looks on.

chairs at the edge of the water bun- man who retrieves the cross. "It's a Harbor emigrated from Sparta, dled in sweaters with fleece blan- piece of people's hearts that they Greece to New York 50 years ago. kets draped over their legs. With give to him," he said. He and his wife Freeda have been Starbucks coffee cups in their Wislotski doesn't draw on the coming to the Tarpon Springs hands, they watched the gray sky canvas himself, except to add a dec- Epiphany celebration for 25 years, turn blue just before 7:30 AM. orative carrot to someone's bunny ever since they moved to Safety Nickell, a Palm Harbor resident, rabbit, more sky to a sunset or Harbor. has children who attended Tarpon leaves to a vine. "I'm like a conduc- They had five girls, not a cross Springs Middle School. tor," he said. "This is a symphony of retriever among them. "When you live in Palm Harbor art." "We used to mess with my moth- and your kids go to middle school in He especially likes it when peo- er and tell her we were going to Tarpon you understand the signifi- ple add embellishments to other jump in, but we never did," said cance," said Nickell, a Roman people's pictures. That's when he Mary Hunt, the youngest of the Catholic. "You don't have to be thinks the whole piece starts to daughters. "She would say, you're Greek to get it." come together. not allowed. You're not allowed." Paul Wislotski, 46, of Largo, "Hey, sweetheart, fill in those This year, the first of the grand- rolled a large easel on wheels along lines," he told one little girl drawing children was diving for the cross. Spring Boulevard, stopping periodi- a flower in a corner. He offered her Phil Xanthoudakis of Safety Har- cally to distribute crayons and en- another color. "Every flower needs bor, 16, is the son of Hunt's sister, courage people to draw a picture on a bug." Georgia Xanthoudakis. "We've the white canvas stretched on the In line at a service station for the been waiting for this day for a long frame. only restroom evident within blocks time," Hunt said. "I've been doing this for ten of Spring Bayou, Joyce Smith said Will it come for any of the girls in years," he said. "I tell them to draw she and husband Don Smith of the family? whatever they want." Clearwater read about the ""No," Hunt said. "That will nev- But within reason. No peace Epiphany celebration in the paper er happen." signs, no yin-yang symbols, no polit- that morning. They aren't Greek, In the courtyard of the Sponge (L-R) Greek American business magnate John Catsimatidis, author Nicholas gage, Ecumenical Patriarch ical statements. This piece of art is a but they decided to come. Exchange, Spiro Skordilis, 75, was Bartholomew, Archbishop Demetrios and Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis, National Commander of the Order of gift, he said. Wislotski presents each "I've lived here 48 years," she singing in Greek and working his St. Andrew - Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. year's canvas to the lucky young said. "Finally made it." magic on the bouzouki, a stringed Memories of the past and hopes instrument which looks like a large for the future were on the mind of mandolin. George Kanaris, 46, who dived for Originally from Athens, Greece, the cross each year from 1976 to Skordilis hit the lottery there and 1978. Last Friday, Kanaris waited to bought himself a bouzouki first Patriarch Visits Katrina-Stricken New Orleans see his 17-year-old son, Rousso, a thing. He moved to Tarpon Springs junior at Lecanto High School, dive in 1978. The state has recognized Continued from page 1 into the chilly waters. him as a master of bouzouki, one Kanaris rocked back and forth, who teaches others to keep the humanity," he said. "May the grace tucking his shivering hands deep in Greek tradition alive, said his wife, and abundant mercy of God be the pockets of his windbreaker as he Kay. with you all." tried to stay warm. Two women danced to the mu- Bartholomew is spiritual leader The week leading up to sic, while others listened and shared of about 250 million Christians in Epiphany had been emotional. a bottle of wine from a bench near- Greece, Eastern Europe and Rus- "When he got his Epiphany shirt, by. A family ripped off pieces of sia, whose forebears split with I was crying because I remembered Greek sweet bread with almonds on in the 11th Century. He re- the very day I received my shirt," top called tsoureki, from Hellas mains the spiritual leader for 500 said Kanaris, the vice president of Bakery. or more Greek Orthodox families St. Michael the Archangel Greek In the street outside the court- in the New Orleans area. Orthodox Church in Lecanto. yard, Greek dancers held hands and So there was no question about As Rousso and the other boys danced in circles to music by a band, coming to see him - not for Lenna ran for the water, Kanaris cheered: with the boats on the Anclote River Korominas or her four children, "Rousso! Rousso! Rousso!" as their backdrop. she said, even though some When the boys reached their worked late at the Acropolis, their boats, quietness fell over the section Katherine K. Lee, Nicole John- Metairie restaurant, the night be- roped off for parents. Rousso had son and Theresa Blackwell also fore. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime reached the second boat on the left. contributed to this story. The St. event," she said. "That's the money boat," Kanaris Petersburg Times published the The Patriarch and a retinue of whispered. "I know, because that's above on January 7. The original high-ranking Greek Orthodox of- the one I always went for." headline is, “Young or Old, Greek ficials from Constantinople (pre- Steve Katsougrakis of Safety or Not, they Honor Holy Custom.” sent-day Istanbul) and several U.S. cities arrived in New Orleans shortly before 9 AM aboard three chartered jets from Tarpon Springs, Florida. He had celebrat- ed the feast of the Epiphany with ASSOCIATED PRESS the large Greek Orthodox com- The Ecumenical Patriarch, spiritual leader of the world's 250-300 million Orthodox Christian believers, munity there and returned to steps over rubble as he surveys the wreckage and devastation at the site of the break in the inner harbor Florida from New Orleans. navigational canal in New Orleans last Saturday, January 7. The Patriarch laid flowers and prayed for the “GOD PROTECT US ALL” victims of Hurricane Katrina. Leaving the airport, the motor- cade headed to the Lower 9th LP records. He stopped near a ished landscape of wrecked and kissed his hand. Ward, toward the same stretch of Chevrolet sedan flipped over on its uninhabited homes, weeks of At one point, he encountered levee which officials opened to top, its tires exposed to the sky. preparatory work by the Greek 8-year-old Eleni Korominas, car- Great Britain's Prince Charles and "God protect us all," he said. Orthodox community erased virtu- rying her camera phone. The Pa- Camilla in December to show the Church officials traveling with ally all traces of storm damage. triarch took it and held it at arm's royal couple Katrina's effect on the Patriarch, including some A crowd of more than 1,000 length to snap a picture of himself. New Orleans. A few hundred Americans, later said they were waited, some inside, with 100 or He handed it back, gave her a yards away, a huge barge lies in- stunned by the extent of the dam- more waving Greek and American smile and a pat, and moved on. congruously on high ground, age, even though they were com- flags on the bank of Bayou Saint After the service, the Patriarch, beached atop a crushed school pletely familiar with all of televi- John as the motorcade ap- the other clerics and guests with- bus. Nearby, homes are piles of sion's images of Katrina. proached. drew to a sit-down lunch at the gray rubble; some have vanished, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Among them were Polixeni nearby Hellenic Cultural Center. leaving behind only slabs. Nicholas of Detroit said the desen- Stavron, her daughter, Carrie Their last taste of New Orleans Accompanied by the Roman sitizing effects of 24-hour televi- David, and 5-year-old grand- was not the split and swaybacked Catholic Archbishop of New Or- sion cable news left him unpre- daughter, Jimmie Rose David. houses ruined by Katrina, but a leans, Alfred Clifton Hughes, pared for the reality of New Or- They had driven three hours from plastic plate lunch catered by Bartholomew was briefed on Kat- leans. Alexandria to see their spiritual Mother's restaurant: gumbo, jam- rina's damage by officials from the "Seeing it actually frightened leader, they said. balaya and roast beef & ham po- Army Corps of Engineers and me: the searchers' graffiti on the Although Bartholomew was ac- boys, with bread pudding for ASSOCIATED PRESS FEMA. They prayed together, and houses. All of it," he said. "It's like companied by diplomatic security dessert. And the Spirit descended... the Patriarch left a bouquet of red there was a war here. You had a from the State Department, flowers to mark the site. war, with no war. Unbelievable." crowds were allowed to come The New Orleans Times- A dove flies over Greek Orthodox clerics and worshippers after the At the base of the levee, he VIRTUALLY ERASED close. An apparently healthy 65, Picayune published the above on Epiphany service at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Con- turned away from his limousine and Yet the Cathedral they arrived the Patriarch waded into delighted January 8. The original headline stantinople last Friday, January 6. Orthodox worshippers, mostly walked a short distance through the at a few minutes later was freshly families, chatting among them as is, “ 'Your Pain is ours,' Greek members of Istanbul's small Greek community and tourists from rubble of ruined houses, past dis- scrubbed, sanitized and partly re- he made his way to the Cathedral Orthodox Leader Tells New Or- neighboring Greece, attended the the Blessing of the Waters service carded dishes and scattered vinyl roofed. Although it sits in a demol- door. Many genuflected and leans.” commemorating the baptism of Jesus. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 14, 2006 EPIPHANY 7 In Competing for the Cross, Young Divers Preserve Sacred Tradition

Continued from page 1 metropolitans, five bishops and six comes Santa, Mommy." deacons, organizers said. His mother, Arty Giallourakis, forever," Vasilaros said after re- Among the dignitaries was Se- said the 100th Epiphany is "really trieving the cross. nator Paul Sarbanes of Maryland, special for us because my husband Vasilaros, a sophomore at Cal- who made his third trip to see Michael's family was one of the pi- vary Christian High School, was Epiphany in Tarpon Springs. oneer families of Tarpon Springs." one of the smallest and youngest "This is a major event," Sar- For many Tarpon Springs resi- of the divers. He ended up with banes said during an interview last dents, the day was bittersweet be- several other boys in a boat which week. cause it did not include two Greek capsized and was swamped. "For the Ecumenical Patriarch Orthodox clerics long associated It was tricky to clamber atop to come is a tremendous recogni- with Epiphany: Father Tryfon the overturned dinghy, stay bal- tion of this community's impor- Theophilopoulos, for three anced and ignore the biting chill tance. He's a man of great stature decades the dean of St. Nicholas before the Patriarch threw the and great importance." Greek Orthodox Cathedral, and cross, he said. But the dive was not the most Archbishop Iakovos, who shep- "It was so, so, so cold," he said. amazing thing the boys did, His herded the Greek Orthodox "I was frozen." Eminence Archbishop Demetrios Church in America for four Vasilaros, an avid fisherman of America said. A few moments decades, both died last year. and free-diver, is the son of Jack in the water is nothing compared Before the cross dive, one of and Sophia Vasilaros. to the long walk back to St. Ni- Father Tryfon's sons said the day "I didn't expect it, but I have a cholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, was very difficult. "It's very sad," lot of faith in Jack," his mother their wet clothes clinging to their said neonatologist Dr. Dean T. said. "He's a very determined skin. Theophilopoulos, 39, of Tarpon young man. Whatever he sets his ASSOCIATED PRESS "They are remarkable boys," the Springs. "We all have heavy hearts, mind to, he accomplishes." Jack Vasilaros, 16, triumphantly hoists the cross into the air after winning the annual Epiphany cross-div- Archbishop said the day before, but we all know that he's with us. NOT EVEN THE MANATEES ing event in Tarpon Springs last Friday, January 6. He out-swam and out-dove 55 of his peers to retrieve the “but if you have a warm heart, you It's very nice that the Patriarch Two police divers had scoured cross, which this year was thrown into Spring Bayou by the Ecumenical Patriarch. can not feel the cold." mentioned Father Tryfon today. the silty, rocky bottom of the bay- Frankie Giallourakis, 5, and a He'd be very proud of seeing all ou that morning to clear the water to 55,000, began arriving early. said she always roots for the un- point, a suspicious package was friend, Ava Zitis, 6, wore folk cos- this. You have to hold back the of dangerous objects. They found Ally Cunningham, 18, was derdogs among the divers. She found in a Dumpster behind a ho- tumes for the procession leading tears. I can't tell you how many nothing, not even the manatees among a group of seven who came waits until they jump in the bayou, tel. A bomb squad destroyed it. from the Cathedral to Spring Bay- people came up to me and said which often congregate at the bay- at 6:30 AM - and they were the and looks for the one who has Organizers also put in a new ou. they wish Father Tryfon was here, ou during Winter, but reported second group there. She lives eight some trouble getting into the sound system and a huge video Frankie's parents took him to and that's when I tell them that he that visibility in the water, even houses from the bayou and came boats. screen, which at one point that St. Petersburg-Clearwater Inter- is here." with a swim mask, was perhaps 2 prepared, with blankets and cool- To accommodate the extra peo- morning was broadcasting NFL national Airport last Wednesday, feet. Once in the water, Vasilaros ers. She comes every year because ple and high-profile visitors, orga- highlights. An anchor desk was January 4, to greet the Patriarch. The St. Petersburg Times pub- almost swam past the cross, but "it is a very spiritual and unique ex- nizers built a new platform at created for two broadcasters from When the Patriarch emerged from lished the above on January 7. looked down and saw it, he said. perience." Spring Bayou and put law enforce- the Greek Orthodox Church. the jet with his distinctive full The original headline is, “Sacred The crowd, estimated at 50,000 Her mother, Lisa Weiser, 42, ment spotters on rooftops. At one Visiting clergy included 13 white beard, Frankie said, "Here Celebration.” Dove Bearers: Young Women Also Participate

By Theresa Blackwell cause the Holy Spirit had answered leris, 17, was one of the 56 boys div- dove could still fly, but it took a St. Petersburg Times him by landing on his head. ing for the cross. while for the bird to recover from Sullivan had her own prayer: Calliope said this year's dove is being held too tightly, so it's one of TARPON SPRINGS - As that a friend at school named Sean dedicated to the memory of the late the things she warns dove bearers to Epiphany dove bearers, they all would make it through a tough part Father Tryphon Theophilopoulos, be careful about. have a few things in common: devo- of his life. She named the dove the pastor at St. Nicholas Greek "I think probably the most diffi- tion to their Greek heritage and re- Sean, after her friend. Orthodox Cathedral who died last cult thing is keeping the bird calm," ligion, their role in the Epiphany "I never did keep up with him," year. Father Tryphon, she said, "en- said Hill, now 42. "They are very celebration, a blessing and a prayer. she said. "But I'm sure he did okay." couraged me to join the choir and well-trained birds, but it's a little an- Stephanie Lelekis Sullivan, 51, This year's dove bearer, Calliope kept me in it." imal and needs to be reassured." will soon retire after 30 years as a Hatzileris, 16, also has a prayer. She Her selection as dove bearer was Each year, Hill and the priest special education teacher for Pinel- hopes the blessing she receives will announced at the Christmas morn- talk with the dove bearer to let her las County. She has had a good life, keep her family healthy and safe ing service at the church. "It's a big know what to expect. As choir a husband, family and friends, she this year, especially her cousin honor this year, being the 100th an- members, the girls have experience says. Demetrios Hatzileris, 20. niversary," Calliope said. participating in Epiphany celebra- But in 1974, she was still just a "He is here right now for a two- She's a little nervous about the tions by marching in the procession. girl of 19, and a dove bearer. week break," she said. "Then he 80,000 people expected at this The dove bearer is selected each "I remember it vividly," she said. goes back to serve another six year's celebration, but two former year by Hill, who has directed the COURTESY OF THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES "My year was the year the dove months in Afghanistan." dove bearers, Catherine Velardoc- choir since 1991, and Katie Faklis, A white dove is shown being clutched by Calliope Hatzileris, 16, this landed on the archbishop's crown. Known as "Popi" to distinguish chia, who released the bird in 2005, who was the former choir director year's dove bearer for the centennial Epiphany celebration in Tarpon That was just awesome." her from her maternal grandmoth- and Calliope Mott, the 2004 dove for 30 years. Springs. Florida. The dove is the biblical symbol of the Holy Spirit The late Archbishop Iakovos er, Kalliope Economou, Calliope bearer, will be there to help her. The selection is a yearlong pro- which, according to the Gospel of John, descended “as a dove from told her then that he had prayed to Hatzileris is a sophomore honors Calliope is mostly nervous about cess. "We start considering next Heaven” during the baptism of Christ in the River Jordan. the Holy Spirit for help with a prob- student at Tarpon Springs High one thing: "That I don't squish the year's candidates the day after the lem. When Sullivan released the School and the daughter of Eftychia dove." Epiphany," Hill said, noting that participant in Levendia, the them all do it together, I would." dove, which symbolizes the Holy and Kominos Hatzileris of Palm That has happened, as choir di- Popi has been in the choir since she church's Greek folk dance group. The St. Petersburg Times pub- Spirit, it landed on his mitre. The Harbor. JoAnna Papadakos Hill was 8 years old; is a devoted choir "She's a great kid, but they all lished the above on January 4. The archbishop said he knew then that Epiphany is a family affair this knows from personal experience. member; a member of the Greek are, so it's very hard to make this original headline is, “Dove Bearers his problem would be resolved be- year; her brother, Demetrios Hatzi- When she released it in 1993, her Orthodox Youth of America; and a decision," Hill said. "If I could have Collect Fond Memories.” It’s Not Tarpon Springs, but New York Takes Epiphany Seriously, too

By Liana Sideri & safely.” event in Astoria (as in Tarpon Stratos Boudouridis Past President of the Executive Spring, Florida and other parts of Special to the National Herald Board Demetris Kostaras, born in the Orthodox world). Nafpaktia, told the National Her- Maria Spertzouris, a parishioner NEW YORK - New York's ald that, “in this community, there and choir member originally from Greek Orthodox community cele- is a strong effort to preserve our , was present during this brated Epiphany with genuine rev- language, our religion and our tra- ritual and was visibly moved: erence in Astoria last Friday, Jan- ditions,” describing the two church- “We're all very proud that we can uary 6, thus completing the 12-day es as “two lighthouses that keep the keep and enjoy our traditions down cycle of the Christmas feast with the flame of our Greek heritage burn- to precise detail in this community. traditional tossing of the cross into ing brightly through several pro- I wouldn't miss this day, and what's the waters of the East River. The grams centered around our Greek more,” she said, pointed to an ele- ritual commemorates the manifes- Orthodox youth.” gant elderly woman beside her, tation of the Holy Trinity as it is de- In accordance with the spirit of “there are older people among us scribed in the Gospel of Saint John the annual celebration, the Very who look forward to being here on the Theologian, when Saint John Rev. Apostolos Koufallakis, pastor this day, and who prepared to arrive the Forerunner (o Prodromos) of St. Demetrios Cathedral, spoke on time and stay for the entire cere- baptized Christ in the River Jordan. about “enlightenment” and “guid- mony. This alone says a lot about The parishioners of Saints ance” regarding the work of today's our people and our values. Last Catherine & George Church in As- scientists, and prayed they are able year, the priest released white toria participated whole-heartedly “to find a cure for devastating ill- doves,” referring to an Epiphany in an elaborate post-liturgy proces- nesses like cancer,” expressing his tradition which symbolizes the de- sion from the church to the East wishes that the community's young scent of the Holy Spirit in the form River. Among them there were people “be blessed and pass on of a dove, as it is depicted in the many young families, small children TNH/COSTAS BEJ their knowledge of the Greek lan- Gospel of John. and school students. Panayiotis Mestousis, 12, holds up the cross he retrieved from the Hudson River at City Island during the guage to the next generation, and Another part of the Hudson The participation of the 10th annual Epiphany celebration held by the Zoodochos Peghe (Life-Giving Spring) Church community in the thus continue the Greek Orthodox River was also sanctified this past grade class from St. Demetrios Bronx. The community's pastor, Father Sylvester Berberis, and the boy's father, Peter, stand proudly beside tradition.” weekend at City Island in the Greek American School of Astoria, him. With the continuous chanting of Bronx, as the church of Zoodochos which has the only Greek parochial psalms and hymns lingering in the Peghe (Church of the Life-Giving high school in the country, caught school student, said the meaning of friendship” within the framework Born on the island of Nisyros, air, the ceremony continued with Spring) celebrated Epiphany and the attention of passersby, as the Epiphany and other traditional hol- of secular academic work and reli- Mr. Papamichael had previously the procession, heading down Dit- students of the Greek American In- students were leading the proces- idays resonate very well among her gious moral instruction. served as president of the executive mars Boulevard towards the East stitute in the Bronx, ages 12-15, sion to the River holding the Greek peers because religion is taught reg- Fotis Papamichael, the recently committee in the early 1980's and River as onlookers curiously dove in the river's icy waters, from and American flags, as well as ularly at school. elected president of the joint Sts. later served a term in the 1990's, stopped to watch. When the pro- the dock of Harbor restaurant, Greek Orthodox banners. Peggy Asimakis, who teaches Catherine & George and St. and has remained actively involved cession reached Astoria Park at an owned by the Lambrou brothers. “I feel proud to celebrate this Greek at St. Demetrios School, Demetrios Cathedral parish coun- in the Greek community. Regard- area where the edge of the river was Among those brave young men, day here with my friends because pointed out that many students cil, said it was “impressive to see ing other church projects, he told accessible, Rev. Koufallakis threw Panayiotis Mestousis, 12, retrieved we appreciate its religious signifi- come from all five boroughs, as younger people attending this cele- the Herald that St. Catherine & the cross into the water, and then the cross. cance, equal perhaps to that of their families want them to attend bration,” and observed that the George has undertaken construc- retrieved it, three consecutive Also, at the Pier in Battery Park, Christmas, due to the simultaneous school in a safe environment and same was true on many levels, as tion of two bell towers and an ex- times. The cross was securely tied at Nicholas Apostolakis, 17, of Saint presence of the Father, Son and enjoy the advantage of learning the young adults have also joined the tension of the church building for the end of a thin rope, as the priest Nicholas Church in downtown Holy Spirit when Christ was bap- Greek language and maintaining church community's executive com- revenue-generating purposes. He slung it and people cheered. Manhattan (the church which was tized,” Maria Markoulis, a high Greek Orthodox tradition. She re- mittee, infusing the community also extended his wishes that “this Though tradition normally calls destroyed during the 9/11 terrorist school student, told the National ferred to her teaching experience as with new blood and a sense of re- Holy Day and the New Year bring for volunteers willing to dive into attacks, and the community of Herald in the churchyard, where a rewarding one and noted how newal, and that several youth pro- love, joy and peace to the entire the water to retrieve the cross, the which is now attending services in parishioners were receiving Holy dealing with teenagers can be very grams, including social, religious Greek American community,” polluted state of the East River at Brooklyn until the historic church Water before the procession. challenging in the effort to “deli- and athletic activities are “part of adding that he hoped “our kids who that location and public safety regu- can be rebuilt) took a plunge and Katerina Sarantis, another high cately balance discipline with their agenda.” serve in Iraq will return back home lations did not permit a cross-diving got the tossed cross. 8 OBITUARIES/CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 14, 2006

Pano Koumantaros, a man who liked to help others, and who lived passionately, loses his battle to cancer at 61

By Stacey Mulick battle with bladder cancer. He is ros. on August 12, 1944. After being women in local Greek American 28. Burial was at the Tacoma The News Tribune survived by his wife of 33 years, Mr. Koumantaros enjoyed raised in Athens with his sister An- communities. Cemetery. The Koumantaros fam- Maria; two sons, Petros and Yan- cooking meals and hosting friends na, he pursued a Chemical Engi- A Rotarian since 1979, Mr. ily hosted a luncheon at Fircrest TACOMA, Wash. - Panayotis nis, who will take over their fa- at dinner parties. He also enjoyed neering degree at the University of Koumantaros had a perfect atten- Golf Club after the burial. At Mr. "Pano" Koumantaros took two ma- ther's company; and his sister, An- golfing. Florence in Italy. He returned to dance record for 25 years, and was Koumantaros' request, a cancer jor risks in his life. na Koumantaros of Athens, "He was kind. He was consider- Athens, where he served as an offi- a multiple Paul Harris Fellow. He research foundation will be estab- At 26 and with little grasp of Greece. ate," Maria said. "The man en- cer in the Greek military for two dedicated himself to philanthropic lished in his memory. English, he left his native Greece "He was just an incredible inspi- joyed waking up in the morning years. In 1970, he immigrated to pursuits as a way of giving back to In lieu of flowers, the family and his parents to seek opportuni- ration for us," said Petros. "We and living." the United States and settled in the community which provided will be accepting donations to the ty in America. Five years later, he hope to continue his legacy well in- Mr. Koumantaros, was widely Tacoma, where he accepted a po- him the American Dream. Fre- Pano Koumantaros Cancer Re- launched his own pension benefits to the future." recognized as one of the foremost sition as a Life Insurance agent quently remembered among fami- search Fund. Donations may be consulting firm. The elder Koumantaros was experts on retirement plan con- with Phoenix Mutual. ly, friends and colleagues for his sent to P.O. Box 9535, Tacoma, Both moves paid off. born in Athens. He studied Chem- sulting and design, he launched an Mr. Koumantaros married ubiquitous spirit and social grace, WA 98409. His firm, Spectrum Pension ical Engineering at the University independent pension benefits con- Maria J. Karanzas at St. Nicholas he loved entertaining; was an avid Questions can be answered by Consultants Inc., has grown from a of Florence in Italy, where he met sulting firm in April 1975. The Greek Orthodox Church in Taco- amateur chef; and had a deep pas- contacting the Piper-Morley- one-man operation to a company John Xitco. Xitco, a Gonzaga company operated as a sole pro- ma on June 18, 1972. His contribu- sion for wines. Few could forget Mellinger Funeral Home at 253- that employs more than 20 people University student studying prietorship under the name Spec- tions to local business groups, edu- the excitement of his 60th birthday 472-3353. and provides pension consulting to abroad, encouraged Koumantaros trum Financial Planning until July cational foundations, service fra- weekend celebration in Napa Val- nearly 700 small businesses in 17 to come to the United States. 1978, when it was incorporated un- ternities and social organizations ley or the many dinner parties The above incorporates infor- states. "I was proud of him when he der the name Spectrum Pension are too numerous to count. shared at the Koumantaros resi- mation from stories published by He became active in the Taco- came over here," Xitco said. "He Consultants, Inc. He served on the board of di- dence. the Tacoma News Tribune on De- ma community, serving in the Fir- did what he said and did it when he To this day, the Koumantaros rectors and was elected President Mr. Koumantaros' love for this cember 24 (“Immigrant Forged crest Golf Club, the Tacoma Nar- said." Family privately holds the compa- of Fircrest Golf Club, the Tacoma country and his passion for living Success in South Sound - Panay- rows Rotary Club and the Saint Mr. Koumantaros immigrated ny with more than 20 dedicated Narrows Rotary Club and the St. each day to its fullest will be forev- otis 'Pano' Koumantaros lived Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church to the United States in 1970 and staff members and nearly 700 Nicholas Church Parish Council. er remembered by all who knew passionately, focusing on his fam- Parish Council. met his wife later that year. He clients, and has provided pension Dedicated to knowledge and edu- him. ily and friends and his Fircrest He also created a scholarship started his company in 1975. In ad- benefits to more than 50,000 re- cational pursuits, he served as an A Trisagion (i.e., Vigil) service Pension Benefits consulting firm foundation for college-bound men dition to his work and community tirement-plan participants over AHEPA District Governor. He was held on December 27 at the - dies of cancer at age 61”) and and women in the local Greek involvement, he was an amateur the years. founded the AHEPA Scholarship Piper-Morley-Mellinger Chapel at December 27 (“Panayotis 'Pano' American communities. chef and a wine enthusiast. His Son of the late Petros and Foundation, which has provided 5436 South Puget Sound. Funeral Koumantaros, Local En- Mr. Koumantaros, 61, died on collection of wine numbers a few Marika Koumantaros, Mr. more than $100,000 in scholar- services were held at St. Nicholas trepreneur and Philanthropist, December 22 after a six-month thousand bottles, according to Pet- Koumantaros was born in Athens ships to college-bound men and Church in Tacoma on December Dies at 61”).

Andoniadis, Athena (nee Poli- fore moving to Paris at 21, to hone Deaths sonovicks, the present owners of IL. Funeral Service was the follow- Cemetery, River Grove, IL. Memo- cardioty) - Age 92; died January 3, his sewing and furmaking skills. He Service Electric in 1957. John re- ing day at St. John the Baptist rials to Greek American Rehabili- 2006, beloved wife of the late Ni- moved to in 1923, joining Andoniadis, Athena (nee tired from Allentown Mack Truck Greek Orthodox Church in Des tation and Nursing Centre in cholas; loving mother of Andrew his brother, George. Tom Barbatsu- Policardioty) in the plant engineering depart- Plaines, IL. Interment at Elmwood Wheeling, IL. (Jolene) of Oregon and Nina (Ken) ly moved to New York soon after Barbatsuly,Tom ment after 17 years of service. John Lamson of Georgia; proud grand- and joined with three other broth- Cululi, John J. was honored as a member of Liber- mother of Alexandra Andoniadis, ers to open a fur business on Ja- Fifles, Peter G. ty High School Alumni of Distinc- Anastasia (Jim) Satterwhite and maica Avenue in Queens. He met tion Award at its 75th Anniversary CLASSIFIEDS Kacina Lamson; dear sister of the his wife, the former Tina Chagaris, in 1977 for pioneering the first TV late George Polek. Family and around 1926 while visiting the fami- community cable System in the Le- friends met January 6 in the morn- ly farm retreat in Platskill. They (Thomas) Cululi. He graduated high Valley and the holder of sever- FUNERAL HOMES DOWD, INC FUNERAL HOME ing at Transfiguration of Our Lord married in 1936. Shortly after, he from Liberty High School Class of al U.S. patents as a mechanical CONSTANTINIDES 83-15 Parsons Blvd., Greek Orthodox Chapel at Elm- established the Garden City store 1940. John served as treasurer of artist in individual design. He was a FUNERAL PARLOR Co. Jamaica, NY 11432 wood Cemetery in River Grove, IL, with his brother Nicholas. His son, the Bethlehem Future Craftsman of member of St. Nicholas Greek 405 91st Street (718) 858-4434 • (800) 245-4872 for funeral Service. Interment Elm- Mark, who died in 2004, and his America. He won the National Orthodox Church Bethlehem and Bay Ridge - Brooklyn, NY 11209 wood Cemetery. Donations to St. daughter, Carol Efthimiou, joined Scholastic Awards in mechanical had served two years of the Church (718) 745-1010 Philothea Greek Orthdox Church, him in the 1960s to help run the drawing and industrial design in Council. He was a member of St. Services in all localities - 3761 Mars Hill Road, Watkinsville, business. Barbatsuly was active in 1938, 1939 and 1940 and was award- Nicholas Senior Citizens and a 50 Low cost shipping to Greece E L E N A GA 30677 would be appreciated. numerous civic organizations and ed a Scholarship to Carnegie Tech year member of Order of AHEPA Arrangements by John G. Adi- served as president of St. Paul's in Pittsburgh. He enlisted in the Homer Chapter 65 in Bethlehem. ANTONOPOULOS namis Funeral Director, Ltd. c/o Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Navy in World War II as a aviation Survivors: wife, Mary, three Daugh- FUNERAL HOME, INC. Reads the past, Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home. Hempstead. The church honored machinist mate and served as in- ters, Cleo Millheim of Bethlehem, Konstantinos Antonopoulos - the present him for his contributions with the structor on the Salerno Bayand on Demetria Paonessa of Poughkeep- Funeral Director and sees the future. Barbatsuly, Tom. - A furrier in Archon of the Ecumenical Patriar- an escort carrier. He was honorably sie, NY and Ann Weaver of Sacra- 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., Helps with all types Garden City for more than 60 years, chate of Constantinople, the high- discharged on May 7, 1949. John, mento, CA; six Grandchildren. Ser- Astoria, New York 11105 of problems, such as: Tom Barbatsuly was known by his est citation available to a layman. his brother Augustine and nephew vices were on January 7 in St. Ni- (718) 728-8500 • Love patrons for his friendliness as much Besides his wife, Barbatsuly is sur- James Petrakis pioneered the First cholas Greek Orthodox Church, in Not affiliated with any • Professional • Family as he was known for the chinchillas vived by his daughter, Carol TV community cable system in the Bethlehem. Burial in Cedar Hill other funeral home. and minks he sold them or stored Efthimiou of Garden City, eight Lehigh Valley in 1950 and the third Memorial Park Cemetery Allen- Palm and for them, relatives said. "He was a grandchildren and five great-grand- system in the Country, operated as town. Funeral arrangements were APOSTOLOPOULOS Coffee Cup Readings very warm, affable man, a consum- children. Funeral services were held Electronic Enterprises Inc. and sold made by the John F. Herron Funer- Apostle Family - Removes spells. mate gentleman who was very gen- on January 6 at St. Paul's Greek the cable system to the Wol- al Home, in Bethlehem. Contribu- Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - Results in 3 days. erous with his time," Greg Orthodox Cathedral in Hempstead. tions: to the Church, 18018 or Good Funeral Directors of Don’t let time Efthimiou of Arlington, Va., said of A private burial followed at Green- Shepherd Rehabilitation Center, RIVERDALE and distance become his grandfather. A fixture in the field Cemetery in Hempstead. Con- This is a service 631 S. St. John Street, Allentown, FUNERAL HOME Inc. an obstacle in community since opening Barbatsu- tributions may be made to the St. to the community. PA 18103. 5044 Broadway your good fortune. ly Brothers Furs of Garden City in Paul's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New York, NY 10034 Announcements of deaths To make an appoint- 1936, Barbatsuly died Monday of 110 Cathedral Ave., Hempstead, Fifles, Peter G. - Age 76; loving (212) 942-4000 ment: natural causes at his Garden City 11550. may be telephoned to the son of the late George T. (Martha, Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Classified Department of (718) 278-9543 home, six days shy of his 99th birth- nee Paris) Fifles; dear brother of 32-14 30th Ave. day. 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Gus E. Paulos, Famous Auto Dealer in Salt Lake City, Dies of Cancer at 64

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah busi- Corps. Magna, graduating from Cypress tion by the Utah State Legislature nessman and philanthropist Gus Paulos' business was recognized High School and then went on to and the Governor of Utah. Ernest Paulos, the auto dealer with many awards, including TIME the University of Utah. Gus had great love for his fami- whose television commercials magazine's 2004 Quality Dealer After serving in the United ly. His family was the great joy of showing only the top of his head Award, said his daughter-in-law, States Marine Corps he returned his life. He also considered those and poking fun as his short stature, Debbie. TIME listed him as the to Utah and married Lanna Jo who worked with him and his many has died at 64. number-one car dealer in the Unit- Franks. They were later divorced. associates as part of his family. He He passed away on Sunday, Jan- ed States for humanitarian and In 1979, he married Barbara Ann had the ability to make everyone uary 1, at LDS Hospital at age 64 community service. Rydalch. Gus and Barbara were a feel that they were the most impor- subscribesubscribe todaytoday following a two-year battle with In 1987, Gus Paulos Chevrolet perfect match and enjoyed wonder- tant person in the room. Despite lung cancer. Paulos, a third-gener- was also named one of the nation's ful years filled with success, good his short stature, Gus cast a long The National Herald ation owner of Gus Paulos Chevro- top 500 automobile dealers by humor, family and friends. shadow for good wherever he went. Please enroll me as a subscriber to the printed edition of the National Herald let, died on Sunday, January 1, af- Wards Auto Dealer magazine, In 1980, Gus took over an auto- Gus is survived by his wife Bar- via the post-office ter a two-year battle with cancer. which evaluated dealerships across mobile franchise which had been in bara; his mother, Katherine Joan; ❑ 1 Month for $9.95 ❑ 3 Months for $19.95 ❑ 6 Months for $29.95 Mark Drennan, a General Mo- the country for dealer sales vol- the family since 1921, and went on- his children, Greg & Debbie Pau- ❑ One Year for $59.85 tors zone manager, said Paulos did ume, sales professionalism and ser- to create one of the top dealerships los, Tim & Candey Paulos, Troy & such a good job building communi- vice excellence. in the country. For many years, he Kelli Rydalch and Bart & Candice via home delivery (NY, NJ & CT) ty awareness about his dealership Paulos' family and friends de- was the number-one dealer of any Rydalch; his brothers, Peter and ❑ 1 Month for $12.95 ❑ 3 Months for $29.95 ❑ 6 Months for $43.99 that he could have fun with his ad- scribed him as a selfless man who make in Utah. He was known for Leon; his sister Patty P. Miller; ❑ One Year for $80.00 vertising campaigns. gave back to his community. his humorous, self-deprecating ad- eight grandchildren and one great- via home delivery (New England, Pennsylvania & Washington D.C.) "They basically could spend the "He was a very kind and gener- vertising, through which he often grandson. ❑ 1 Month for $15.95 ❑ 3 Months for $37.45 ❑ 6 Months for $51.75 money to be funny and basically let ous and inspiring father, and busi- made fun of his short stature. He The viewing was held at the ❑ One Year for $99.00 people know Gus Paulos was a nessman, and set many examples," also was known for his extreme Larkin Mortuary on January 6. great place to buy a car. They didn't said his son, Greg, 42, who will be- generosity and kindness, especially Funeral services were held on Jan- On line Subscription have to scream, '$10,000 off,' " he come the fourth generation of toward those who had encountered uary 7 at the Holy Trinity Cathe- ❑ Non subscribers: ❑ One Year for $29.95 ❑ One Month for $3.95 said. Pauloses to own the dealership. any kind of misfortune. dral in Salt Lake City. ❑ Subscribers: ❑ One Year for $19.95 ❑ One Month for $1.95 In 1980, Paulos took over the John Franks, general manager Over the last 25 years Gus spent The Paulos family would like to www.thenationalherald.com family auto business in West Valley of the dealership, said Paulos gave literally millions of dollars battling especially thank LDS Hospital, Dr. Name: ...... City from his father and uncle. He to charities and individuals and or- drunk driving. He felt strongly that Pearl, Salt Lake cancer specialists Address:...... had started working there at age 14 ganized a campaign against drunk the products he so proudly sold and all others who were there for City:...... State:...... Zip:...... doing janitorial work and washing driving. should never be misused in that Gus during his last several months. Tel.: ...... E-mail:...... Cell...... cars. Paulos sponsored high school manner and was very aware of the In lieu of flowers, Gus requested Please send a Gift Subscription to: The brothers inherited the deal- football and basketball in West pain and devastation caused by that donations be made to the Gus Name: ...... ership in 1938 when their father, a Valley City and provided for schol- those who operated vehicles under Paulos Charitable Foundation at Address:...... Greek immigrant who became arships at the University of Utah, the influence. He made significant any Wells Fargo Bank, to the can- City:...... State:...... Zip:...... Magna's first automobile dealer in his daughter-in-law said. contributions to numerous other cer treatment charity of their Tel.: ...... E-mail:...... Cell...... Please specify method of payment 1921, died in an auto accident. He also gave money to cancer charitable causes in Utah, includ- choice, or to simply do an act of I enclose a check/money order for $ ...... made payable to: Paulos was born on September research, and to individual cancer ing the Make-a-Wish Foundation kindness for someone else. The National Herald, Inc., 41-17 Crescent Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 - 9797 23, 1941 in Salt Lake City. He grad- patients who could not otherwise and Mothers Against Drunk Driv- or please debit my ❑ Mastercard ❑ Visa ❑ American Express uated from Cyprus High School afford medications or treatments. ing (MADD), and to many other The above incorporates infor- Card number: ...... and attended the University of Gus was born on September 23, organizations and individuals mation from stories published by Expiration date: ...... Signature:...... Utah on athletic scholarships for 1941 in Magna, Utah to Ernest Gus whenever they were in need. the Associated Press on January 3 football and wrestling. He later and Katherine Joan Paulos. He Gus received numerous honors and the Salt Lake tribune on Jan- For additional information please call 718-784-5255 or fax 718-472-0510 served in the United States Marine grew up and was educated in during his life, including recogni- uary 6. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 14, 2006 GREECE/CYPRUS 9 Deputy P.O. Minister Steps Down Powerful Earthquake Jolts Greece ATHENS - Greece's minister in Court Justice Demetris Linos a position.” charge of police resigned this past “fool” and “illiterate.” Mr. Minister of State and Govern- Continued from page 1 Wednesday after publicly criticiz- Markoyannakis submitted his res- ment Spokesman Theodore Rous- ing a Hellenic Supreme Court ignation on Tuesday, after a sound sopoulos said that, “we all owe re- to collapse in the village of Mitata. judge, who has probed the alleged recording of his comments, which spect to the justice system and its On Crete, a wall collapsed in a abduction of Pakistani immigrants were made in private, was aired on functionaries.” cafeteria in the port town of Cha- for questioning about the July 7 Greek television networks. ALLEGATIONS DENIED nia without any injuries. A church London transit bombings. He said his statements had been Greece and Great Britain have was also damaged in the village of Deputy Public Order Minister taken “out of context,” but added denied allegations that 28 Pakista- Agios Nikolaos in of Christos Markoyiannakis, 58, re- he was resigning “so as not to put nis were kidnapped, blindfolded southern Greece, while minor signed for calling Greek Supreme the Government in an awkward and beaten in Greece over several damage was reported on the south- days this past July. Last month, the eastern Aegean island of Greek newspaper, Proto Thema, Karpathos. named one British and eight Greek Phone services were also dis- secret service officers allegedly in- rupted for at least half an hour on volved. Kithira, Crete and parts of south- Public Order Minister George ern Greece. Voulgarakis again denied the "I wish every earthquake was claims on Wednesday, but conced- like this. We were ready to deal ed that British authorities had with more serious damage. Luckily asked to investigate the origin of that didn't happen," Fire Chief An- calls made to Great Britain from dreas Kois said. Greece. He said the investigation In 1999, a 5.9-magnitude quake failed to produce any evidence be- near Athens killed 143 people, in- EUROKINISSI cause the calls had been made jured about 2,000 and left thou- Residents of Crete were alarmed by last Sunday's 6.9-magnitude from cellular phones with pre-paid sands more homeless. earthquake, which was felt as far as Italy, Egypt and Jordan. programs with no registered own- The Colorado-based USGS ers. gave the temblor's preliminary damage or injuries, fire depart- ian quakes were not related to the Meanwhile, attorneys repre- magnitude as 6.7. The reason for ment and civil protection officials temblor which struck Greece, senting the Pakistanis have filed a the discrepancy in magnitude was said. though residents of Sicily had also complaint against the nine agents. not immediately clear. Two minor earthquakes also felt the impact of the Greek quake. “The police did nothing to investi- The seismic jolt was felt across rattled Sicily almost two hours lat- gate these allegations. Neither did southern Italy - in particular er. A 2.8-magnitude quake struck The Associated Press posted the Public Order Ministry,” lawyer around Naples, Catania and Sicily - Catania on the island's eastern the above on January 8. The above Frangiskos Ragoussis told Alpha but there were no reports of dam- coast, Italy's civil protection agen- also incorporates information television. “A judge had to take the age or injuries, officials said. Some cy reported. Some three hours lat- from other reports posted by the file from the police so that the in- people ran into the streets, and er, a 3.8-magnitude temblor was Associated Press and the Albani- vestigation would start in earnest,” others phoned authorities seeking registered in the same area. an English News Service (ATA) he added. information, but none reported But Italian officials said the Ital- the same day. Pakistani immigrants and an an- ti-globalization group are planning AP PHOTO/NICOS GIAKOUMIDIS to march in Athens on January 21 Racing for the blessing to protest the alleged abductions and mistreatment. Nicos Markou, front, competes to reach a wooden cross followed by an- other swimmer during a cross-diving event held in Thessaloniki last Fri- The above incorporates reports day, January 6. Similar ceremonies marking Epiphany Day were held posted by the Associated Press and across Greece on river banks, seafronts and lakes. In the central Greek the Athens News Agency on Jan- town of , a young man drowned trying to retrieve the cross. uary 11.

Turkish Cypriots Claim Land in the South ANKARA (TDN) - A Turkish attack" to respond to the Greek they see the Arestis case and simi- Cypriot citizen has applied to the Cypriot legal assaults. lar property cases are referred to ASSOCIATED PRESS European Court of Human Rights, Last month, the same court sig- domestic law in the TRNC,” Talat Some things never change complaining that his property in naled a change in its stance to- said. the Greek Cypriot-controlled south wards thousands of pending Greek Talat claimed the Greek Cypri- Turkish police confront a group of nationalist Turks protesting against Greek Orthodox men diving into has been confiscated by the Greek Cypriot property applications ots intended to “kill U.N. Secre- the waters of the Bosphorus to retrieve a wooden cross in Constantinople last Friday, January 6, while other Cypriot administration, Turkish when it declined to rule in a simi- tary-General Kofi Annan's reuni- Turkish nationalist protesters gathered nearby, calling for the expulsion of Ecumenical Patriarch Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat lar case, launched by Greek Cypri- fication plan… If they manage to Bartholomew, who was in the United States to celebrate Epiphany. announced last week. ot Myra Xenides-Arestis for com- do this, nobody should expect we This is the first property com- pensation, as it did in the Loizidou will accept anything less than the plaint lodged by Turkish Cypriots case. The court urged Turkish au- Annan Plan. We'll review our po- against the Greek Cypriot admin- thorities to introduce effective sition at that time, and put every- istration, Talat said. He did not remedies to address the Greek thing on the table.” elaborate on the complaint, but Cypriot complaints. It is the first TWO EQUAL STATES, said Greek Cypriot authorities had court decision since introduction NO CONCESSIONS built a power plant on the property by the TRNC of a set of measures He said a settlement to the TheThe GreekGreek VoiceVoice ofof NewNew YorkYork which belonged to the applicant. to address property complaints. Cyprus dispute would be based on Thousands of Greek Cypriots Last month, the Turkish Cypri- two equal states on the island, have applied to the Strasbourg- ot parliament approved amend- which he also said was specified in Preserving Our Heritage With Distinction based ECHR, complaining that ments to existing property laws not the Annan Plan. the Turkish military presence on only for compensation, but also for Turkish Cyprus would never the island blocked access to their exchange and return of some make concessions about Turkish properties in the north, which they property that Greek Cypriots left Cypriot political equality, bizonali- had to abandon after Turkey's mil- in the north following the 1974 ty, security and Turkey's guaran- itary intervention in 1974. Turkish military intervention. torship during a new negotiating In one such case, the court Talat said circumstances have process, he added. ruled in 1998 that Turkey had vio- changed since the Court's decision It was normal for Turkey to ne- lated the property rights of a in the Loizidou case and stated gotiate with Greek Cypriot Leader Greek Cypriot woman, Titina that Turkish Cypriots, who won Tassos Papadopoulos during its Loizidou, and ordered it to pay praise from the world by support- EU process, Talat said, but con- compensation. After years of drag- ing a United Nations plan for re- cerning the Cyprus issue, Pa- ging its feet, Turkey paid 1.1 mil- unification of the island in 2004, padopoulos' interlocutor was not lion euros in compensation to would take steps to win a superior Turkey, but himself. Loizidou in 2003. position in a legal sphere similar to “COUNTER-ATTACK” the one they already enjoy in the The Turkish daily news pub- Talat, speaking in a televised political sphere. lished the above on January 7. interview, said the (so-called) “The Greek Cypriot adminis- The original headline is, “Turk- Turkish Republic of Northern tration will approach a political so- ish Cypriot Applies to European Cyprus was launching a "counter- lution to the Cyprus issue when Court for Property in South.”

MI6 Man Played Role in Diana Cover-Up? By Glen Owen and 'psychologically tortured' Paris with Richard Spearman, The Mail on Sunday while interrogated over mobile then personal secretary to MI6 phone calls linked to the suicide head Sir David Spedding, after LONDON - The British diplo- bombers. Diana's death. Although Dorril mat named as the MI6 officer be- It is understood the diplomat is says it is 'complete rubbish' that hind the alleged torture of terror- also alleged to have taken a more MI6 was involved in her death, it is ist suspects in Greece played a key direct role in an operation to pick accepted that she had been under role in an intelligence 'cover-up' up five of the Pakistani migrant surveillance. A 1,050-page dossier after the death of Princess Diana, workers in in July, travel- at the U.S. National Security according to The Mail on Sunday. ing with the convoy which took Agency details her private phone The diplomat, who has been re- them away for interrogation. conversations. called to London amid fears his The case has provoked a major Dorril, citing high-level life is at risk after he was identified row in Greece, with opposition sources, claims the diplomat li- Daily News from Greece and Cyprus Culture Music in the Greek Press three weekends politicians demanding to know aised with MI6's Information • • ago, is thought to have been part why British spies were allowed to Operations unit, which plants sto- of a cell sent to Paris in an effort to operate on their soil. Since the ries in the media, to deflect atten- Listen to COSMOS FM worldwide via the web: www.gaepis.org block investigations into MI6 op- diplomat and 15 members of the tion from their operations involv- erations involving Diana. Greek intelligence service were ing Diana. Weekdays 7 PM-8 PM EST Although conspiracy theories named by the newspaper, Proto When claims of British involve- that MI6 was involved in the Thema, pressure has grown on ment in the alleged abductions in Saturday 12 PM-3:30 PM EST Princess' death have largely been both the Greek and British Greece surfaced last month, For- Sunday 9 AM-1:30 PM EST discounted, the service did spy on Governments to launch inquiries. eign Minister Jack Straw called her. The detainees' lawyer, them 'complete nonsense'. But Two weeks ago, the 45-year-old Frangiskos Ragoussis, filed a for- now the Foreign Office will 'nei- Hellenic Public Radio-COSMOS FM is a production of GAEPIS, Inc. diplomat was named as the MI6 mal complaint against the British ther confirm nor deny' the new station chief who oversaw the kid- diplomat, who has been in Athens claims. a not-for-profit media, educational organization napping of 28 Pakistanis in Greece for several years. Mr. Ragoussis after the July 7 terror attacks in says he will seek his extradition The Daily Mail published the 28-18 Steinway Street, Astoria NY 11103 London. The men later said they back to Greece if charges are filed. above on January 1. The original were abducted, blindfolded and According to Stephen Dorril, a headline is, “MI6 Man in Greek Tel. 718.204.8900 Fax 718.204.8931 questioned on MI6 orders. respected expert on MI6, the Kidnap Probe 'Played Major www.gaepis.org [email protected] Some claim they were beaten agent was temporarily posted to Role' in Diana Cover-Up.” OMEGA INC. NYC COMMUNICATIONS 10 EDITORIALS/LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 14, 2006

Hippocratic Oath particularly noted. Your editorial right on the mark. Never has late new policy in that region provides another strong expres- American foreign policy seen such which is more in line with true The National Herald Article Presented sion toward the need to sustain a poor return on its investments American values and objectives. Issue Most Fairly Hellenism among succeeding gen- than our recent policy with respect After everything the United A weekend publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), erations of Greek Americans. to Turkey. States has done for Turkey, we reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest To the Editor, I cite a private effort by Dr. By continuing to provide finan- have every right to expect Turkey to the Greek American community of the United States of America. I'd like to commend Liana William John Collis and his wife cial, military and moral support to embrace Western values and Sideri for the terrific article on the Constance of Lexington, Kentucky for a regime which violates funda- adhere to international law. Those Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris Hippocratic Oath, which was pub- to meet this goal, as an example of mental human rights in so many in our foreign policy establishment lished in your December 31 edi- what can be done if the will and ways, the United States is, once who don't hold Turkey's leaders Assistant to Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos tion. She did an outstanding job. I leadership are provided. In 1981, again, tarnishing it's reputation as accountable for their govern- Managing Editor Evan C. 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We reserve the A bedrock for survival Letter to the Editor in your De- To the Editor, analysis is the start of a long over- right to edit letters for publica- cember 31 edition is a deserving The press clipping of Dr. John due reappraisal of U.S. foreign tion and regret that we are un- Most ethnic groups in this country, especially those who have seen im- accolade to you and your staff. His Tirman's article, which you policy in the Near East and, in par- able to acknowledge or return migration from their home countries come to a halt, as is the case with emphasis on your contributions to reprinted from the Boston Globe ticular, with respect to Turkey. If those left unpublished. Greece, either due to adoption of unfavorable immigration laws or for the Omogeneia on Hellenism is in your December 10 edition, was so, the United States can formu- other reasons, are urgently examining ways of figuring out what to do in order to preserve their ethnicity in the United States. So when someone like Professor Charles Moskos, one of the coun- try's foremost sociological authorities and author of the book “Greek PRESS CLIPPINGS Americans: Struggle and Success,” discusses the subject in an exclusive interview with us, it is to be expected that he would draw the attention of any reader interested in the matter, and that the proposed roadmap he lays out for the survival of our cultural heritage in this country would Turkish Journalist: Are the Greek Cypriots Right? constitute at least a basis for how we search for a solution to this critical issue. By Mehmet Ali Birand this. very important matter concerning Secretary of State Condoleeza His is an important voice, and it is being heard at a crucial time in our Turkish Daily News So I checked the Greek Cypriot Cyprus. The foreign minister said Rice, British Foreign Secretary community's history. At a time when Greek Americans have become the media, and then with the Greek Turkey had the opportunity to pre- Jack Straw and the chairman of the most well-educated ethnic group in this country, it would seem other- ANKARA - New Year's has just media. vent Cyprus' full membership in U.S. . wise, but Dr. Moskos points out that, in fact, our community's educated passed, and now the Feast of the Only then did I realize that, ac- the EU, but had failed to do so due We love conspiracy theories, state is actually working against its ability to preserve its Hellenic identi- Sacrifice is upon us. Starting from tually, they are the ones who are re- to the mistakes we made. but these visits, one after the other, ty. Why? Educated groups tend to have low birth rates, so fewer Greeks today, I will be away for ten days. ally upset about what has been hap- Gül can't express his opinions don't appear to be a conspiracy. If ultimately means less Greekness. Everyone will be going somewhere. pening as of late. Let me just sum- too clearly, for obvious reasons. He one looks at reports in the media, Here is a summary of some of the most interesting points Dr. Moskos We'll be taking a breath of fresh marize the harsh criticisms voiced is blaming former Turkish Repub- what we expected was an initiative makes in the interview: air. I would like to wish all my read- in the Greek and Greek Cypriot lic of Northern Cyprus President concerning northern Iraq. We - “Through the sacred, the secular can be preserved.” That is, the ers a nice and happy Feast of the media against their respective gov- Rauf Denktash and those who sup- woke up from that illusion very Church should also be at the forefront of the battle to maintain the com- Sacrifice. ernments: ported him for what happened. He fast. munity's ethnic identity. This Feast of the Sacrifice - Turks are not sacrificing any- is talking about the steps these in- According to what I heard from - “Education is the key.” Through education, we should strive to comes at a very opportune time. thing; however, the Greek govern- dividuals failed to take at the right my contacts in Ankara, these visits maintain use of the Greek language. One of the ways to do that is All of a sudden, we are faced with a ment, as it supports Ankara's EU time. are not based on any one particu- through a junior year abroad in Greece. ten-day holiday. Every year, we de- membership bid, had told us there What he is not saying clearly is lar issue. Almost everything is be- - Less emphasis on Classical Greece and more on Byzantine and bate whether a poor country like would be important steps taken on as follows: “If Denktash had not ing discussed. One matter domi- Modern Greece. ours can afford to have so many the issue of Cyprus. objected to the Annan Plan from nates, however, and that is to pre- - Make those who come into the community through interfaith mar- holidays, which cause a serious - Turkey was supposed to offi- the beginning; if the Turkish vent Iran from acquiring nuclear riage feel more at home. amount of loss for our economy. cially recognize Cyprus (they are Government led by Bülent Ecevit weapons. - Bolstering our relations with Greece. We really do have too many holi- referring to the southern part), but had not aimed at continuing the The United States is openly cyn- - The Church should focus on spirituality and not politics. days. Countries richer than ours it has done nothing. deadlock; if the Annan Plan had ical of Iran's aims, and is getting - The present course we are following is alarming. work harder. But what can we do? - Turkey is not even opening its been accepted at the Copenhagen ready to hit its nuclear develop- - Greece should “cut a deal with the Turks” on the Kurdish issue. Things have gone on like this for a ports and airports as part of the EU Summit; the Greek Cypriots would ment centers. Unlike what most It is indeed hard to disagree with any of the above arguments, with the long time, and will continue to be Customs Union agreement, and no not have become EU members by believe, the United States doesn't possible exception of the last one. And any disagreement would be more so. one does anything about it. themselves.” really need Turkish bases to hit a matter of priority and emphasis than one of opinion. But let's look at Everyone will use his or her ten - Unless Turkey satisfies all con- What I would like to add is: I Iran. It has the capability of striking Dr. Moskos' points individually: free days differently. With your ditions, the EU was not going to wish the ruling Justice & Develop- Iran from its warships. However, It is a generally accepted fact that the Church in America has done a permission, I will go to the opposite start the membership talks. Now ment Party (AKP) hadn't been so an attack on Iran will indirectly af- poor job in preserving Hellenic identity as a whole, particularly on the is- side of the world. I've been working we see that with the end of the inexperienced at the time. If they fect Turkey, and that's why Turkey sue of maintaining use of the Greek language. This is truly amazing, giv- intensely for many months and feel screening process, the negotiations thought then the way they do now, is being briefed. Turkey is being en the historical role the Greek Orthodox Church has played in the the need for a change. We will will begin. then they may have been able to asked for its political support, or at preservation of Greek language and identity through the dark centuries meet once again on January 16. In summary, we complain and persuade Denktash and overcome least to refrain from objecting to of Ottoman occupation. That it has abandoned this role in the United Just ask the Greeks and Greek then criticize the government, but the resistance of President Ahmet strikes. States, the freest of the free, and that even some of its clergy, in some Cypriots. the other side is criticizing their Necdet Sezer and the force com- When will it happen? No one cases, would go as far as to spearhead a movement to totally eliminate You must have noticed in our own governments more harshly. So manders. knows the answer, but everyone is that role, is just astonishing. media that the government and the who is right? Is it the Greek Cypri- U.S. getting ready to hit Iran. trying to emphasize that it will And judging from the ethnic composition of the student body at Holy country are accused of sacrificing ots, I wonder? No matter who says what, the eventually happen. Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, where seminarians are pre- too much for the European Union. Gül is blaming some. dark clouds have reappeared in our pared for the priesthood, or the lack of command most of our young Columns are full of claims that we Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül, region. The Turkish Daily News pub- priests have over the Greek language, the future for Hellenism in Ameri- have lost a lot to continue on our while answering the questions of The recent visits by the FBI and lished the above on January 7. The ca looks even more dismal. membership road. I just wondered Mithat Bereket on CNN-Türk's CIA chiefs to Ankara will report- original headline is, “Have a Nice Therefore, given the central role the Church plays in the life of the what the other side felt about all "Manset" program, pointed to a edly be followed by visits from U.S. and Happy Holiday.” community, some research should be undertaken to understand why this is the case, and to start looking for ways to change the Church's orienta- tion; to raise Her standards for, and make more intensive demands on, the candidates She is attracting to the priesthood. There can be no doubt that education is the key for this community's Gender Equality Has Transformed Olympic Games survival, and Dr. Moskos' proposal that our college students should spend their junior year in Greece is definitely a terrific idea (the same By Peter Goff only allowed to enter the genteel benefited more than any other Teheran had plans to build a holds true for students at Holy Cross). We also applaud his idea that or- South China Morning Post games of lawn tennis and golf. country from the efforts of its wom- purpose-built stadium for the ganizations like AHEPA provide scholarships with that goal in mind, Progress on the gender equity en, who won 40 of its 63 medals Games, complete with a surround- and urge them to consider doing so. Way back when, wherever a front was glacial until the seventies, (ammunition to strengthen the fe- ing high wall to keep prying male It is well worth noticing that the Jewish American community is, for woman's place was, it certainly was- when attitudes really started to lib- male front). eyes out, but the plan was appar- the sixth year, pursuing a highly successfully program called “Birthright n't on the sports fields. The first eralize around the world. In the realm of sports adminis- ently scrapped when it was pointed Israel” to “strengthen Jewish identity among young people.” They pro- Olympics in 776 BC was an all-male By the time the Athens Games tration and management, however, out that men traveling in passing vide free ten-day trips for Jews 18-26 years of age from all over the world. affair and the female version of the rolled around, a new record had women are still very much in the airplanes and helicopters might be According to The Jewish Weekly, “this winter, it is expected that the pro- human species was not even al- been set for women's participation minority. able to catch a glimpse of the fe- gram will top the 100,000 mark, and surveys have found that the experi- lowed to watch the events. This pol- at the Olympic Games: out of a to- For all the IOC's efforts to pro- male athletes below. ence has had a profound, positive and lasting impact… tens of thousands icy was likely in place, at least part- tal 10,864 athletes, 6,452 were men mote equality among the athletes, Equality in the sports movement more would go each year if the funding is available.” ly, to spare people from blushing all and 4,412 were women -a little only 12 out of its 116 members are is undeniably gaining momentum, In the same editorial, it was stated that, “if a major effort was made to round - the word gymnasium stems more than 40 percent. women. And of the 202 national however. In Barcelona, 35 national provide free or subsidized trips to Israel for anyone who wanted to go, from the Greek word, "gymnos," At the Beijing Games in 2008, Olympic committees across the Olympic committees sent all-male the positive impact could be enormous, revitalizing interest and connec- which means naked. And very men will play baseball, and women globe, only nine have presidents teams; that number fell to 26 in At- tions to Israel, as well as to one's sense of Jewish history, heritage and naked the athletes were. Luckily, will play softball, but that will be the who are women - five of which are lanta and 12 in Sydney. In Athens it identity.” there were no corporate logos to be last Olympic innings for those two in Africa. The biggest obstacle to was down to just nine, including Perhaps we are not in a position to undertake a program of this mag- pinned onto chests back in those sports, as this past summer, the equality among the athletes is the countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar nitude at this time, and perhaps we don't have the need for one right hardy days. IOC voted both of them off the pro- Muslim world, where beliefs about and United Arab Emirates. now. But recognizing the value that such a program would have for the By the time Baron Pierre de gram for the London Games in how a woman should dress and be- While the members of the IOC youth of our community - and for Greece - a way needs to be found, in Coubertin organized the first mod- 2012. Of the 26 other sports which have often clash with contemporary are wary of trampling on cultural or cooperation with the Greek Government and a few Greek American ern games in 1896, athletes had got- will be on display in 2008, boxing is athletic culture - only 9 percent of religious sensitivities, pressure is philanthropists, to put such a program in place; smaller in scope, but just ten into the habit of covering their the only one which women will not athletes sent by Muslim countries quietly being applied to promote as useful in the effort to preserve our heritage as the one the Jewish com- modesty, but the idea of women be able to participate in, apparently to the Athens Games were women. gender equity in the world of munity has developed. participating in sport was still con- because the IOC decided that Iran - a country which wouldn't sports. Here's hoping the positive As to the point about cutting a deal with the Turks over the Kurds, we sidered uncouth. The Baron him- women's boxing has not yet taken a even allow a Spanish woman to car- trend continues. must disagree. Greece has bent over backwards over many issues to facil- self said their inclusion in the big enough hold worldwide to de- ry its nation's name placard during itate Turkish interests, the last example being its support of Turkish ad- Olympics would be "impractical, serve a slot in the Olympics. the opening ceremonies in The South China Morning mission into the European Union. What has Turkey done for Greece, uninteresting, unaesthetic and in- Within some sports, men and Barcelona - holds the alternative Post published the above on De- for Cyprus and for the Ecumenical Patriarhate lately? correct," no less. women participate in different Muslim Women's Games every cember 25, 2005. “Back in 776 The answer, unfortunately, is nothing. Should Greece then not hold But not everyone agreed, and events; for example, only men enter four years, during which women BC, the Olympic Games was an onto any chips for its negotiations with Turkey? four years later, a total of 11 women the 50km walk, but they don't get to can dress as they please. Machine- all-male affair, but in the many In any event, it is abundantly clear that our community is in need of a were allowed to join the 1,319 male have a go at rhythmic gymnastics or gun-toting female soldiers guard years since, equality in the sports strategy for survival, and Dr. Moskos' research and conclusions will be- athletes at the second Modern synchronized swimming. In terms the event, held in a remote moun- movement has undeniably gained come a significant part of the bedrock upon which to formulate one. Games in Paris, although they were of medal tallies in Athens, China tain resort, to keep men out. momentum.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 14, 2006 VIEWPOINTS 11 The Wrath of God and the Middle East without Sharon

Evangelist Pat Robertson got Zionists saw an inde- in their homes and actions coincided with their desire tried to rescue Israel from its ill- eastern neighbor, Jordan, and his headlines again when he an- pendent Jewish State, reached a crescendo to compel God to order up the Se- conceived policies. brought Israel to the threshold of a nounced that Ariel Sharon's re- no matter where it was with the massacre of cond Coming (of note, they also Sharon intends to create a se- highly advantageous peace with cent stroke was the result of God's located, as the only pro- 2,000 or more refugees believe that the Second Coming cure Jewish State, with its non- the Palestinians. Rabin died at the wrath for dividing up God's land. tection from the perse- in the Lebanese camps will usher the fundamentalists Jewish minorities removed by hands of a fanatic rabbinical stu- From the man who called for the cution which so brutally of Sabra and Shatila. straight to Heaven). In the pro- moving the borders or the people. dent who shot him in the back. assassination of Venezuelan Presi- oppressed European In recent years, he cess, God will destroy the Jewish He planned to continue unilateral That coward robbed the Israelis of dent Chavez and other thundering Jews for so many cen- showed contempt for People. withdrawals until he had a rela- their best chance, so far, for a blasphemies, this was no small turies. Zionism, in their the inability of the vari- Rather cynically, American tively unitary Jewish population peaceful life. pronouncement. However, before eyes, was a secular solu- ous sectarian and ethnic Jews in large part - and Israelis to a which surrounded a truncated and Now, whatever one can say we dismiss this as the meandering tion to brutal European by Amb. Patrick N. groups of Jews in Israel lesser extent - have entered into trifurcated Palestinian political about the morality of Sharon's of a crackpot, we need to look religious persecution. THEROS to come together as a this pact believing that they can entity, incapable of viable exis- plans, his plans probably would closely at the issue the Un-Rev- It was not to last. unified nation. He told manage to escape from these tence, with 50-meter walls. have brought relative security, Special erend raises. Our inability to bring Very early in the game, to The National the Israeli press that strange anti-Semitic allies when Ground into misery, Palestinians even without peace, to a genera- peace to this most troubled part of the Zionists recognized Herald peace with the Arabs the time comes. would continue to be a source of tion of Israelis. Now, a massive the world can be explained in large two truths. would lead to civil war And now the “Christians” have resentful but relatively powerless stroke has fulfilled the prophecy part because, on these issues, we First, the over- between Jews. He turned on Sharon, declaring that hostility. Thus, he would have the that Robertson invented and are dealing at a plane far above whelming majority of Jews was re- equally believed that Israel re- God punished him for “dividing continuous outside threat he robbed Israel of a powerful, bril- normal grubby politics. ligious and retained a religious quired another generation of war the land of Israel,” (i.e., withdraw- needs to forge national unity with- liant leader who had a vision for emotional link to only one piece of to mold Jews into an Israeli nation. ing settlers from Gaza). out danger that it might become a their future, however distasteful it territory in the world: Palestine. He also worked hard to sabo- Pat Robertson and his ilk have real military threat. In the process, might seem to the rest of us. Second, all the Colonial Powers tage every effort at peace. In 1967, not the wit, nor the knowledge, to Sharon has made it clear that he were Christian, and Jews could on- he argued against restoring the realize that Sharon never saw him- cares not one iota for the Biblical The Hon. Ambassador Theros ly appeal for sympathy if they were Occupied Territories in exchange self as they did. He has no inten- boundaries, nor will he satisfy the served in the U.S. Foreign Service seen to be seeking a return to their for peace with Israel's neighbors. tion of imitating Samson and bring fanaticism of either Jewish funda- for 36 years, mostly in the Middle Biblical homeland. He engineered and implemented down the Temple in a final act of mentalists or their American East, and was American Ambas- Jewish colonists could only be the invasion of Lebanon in 1982, induced national suicide. Rather, Christian counterparts. sador to Qatar from 1995 to 1998. persuaded to go to their Biblical almost certainly because he felt Sharon remains both a brilliant But God has, in a sense, been He also directed the State Depart- homeland because of religious in- the risk of allowing the Lebanese strategist and tactician. He res- cruel to Israel in the last few years. ment's counter-terrorism office spiration. Even the selection of a border to calm down. In the year cued Israel from probable defeat Yitzhak Rabin - like Sharon, a vio- and holds numerous U.S. Govern- name for the new State plays preceding Sharon's invasion of Le- through tactical brilliance in the lent but strategically brilliant Gen- ment decorations. largely on religion. Kings David banon, only four Israelis had been 1973 Sinai Campaign. Now he has eral - negotiated peace with his and Solomon were Kings of Judea, killed in the north. In the first not Israel. Their subjects were the month of his adventure, 400 Is- Hebrew tribes. Israel was a purely raelis died, but he had restored a religious term describing the “peo- healthy fear into Israeli politics. ple of God” collectively as those Finally, he took advantage of who had accepted the God of poor progress in the years follow- Abraham (today, the Orthodox ing the Oslo Agreements to sabo- Church calls Christians, “Israel”). tage that ill-fated but well-inten- The Israeli political system has tioned attempt at peace. He took adopted Biblical reference, and 300 police officers and invaded the not geographic or strategic reality, most holy Islamic sites in as the source of legitimacy for Jerusalem, provoking large-scale drawing the modern Israeli State's protests. Two days later, Israeli EUROKINISSI boundaries, and it has retailed this policemen machine-gunned 16 Is- Ariel Sharon nonsense to American Christian raeli-Arab citizens participating in fundamentalists. a loud but relatively nonviolent Theology (or some would say But back to Pat Robertson and protest. By month's end, he had the exploitation thereof) has de- Ariel Sharon. stirred the Palestinians into revolt. termined virtually every moment As of this writing, Sharon was His spin masters later convinced of the conflict. Even thoroughly still alive; his doctors were saying the world that the Palestinian secular politicians have defined he could very well “pull through,” leadership had prepared and the conflict in Palestine in reli- and that he was breathing on his planned the revolt in anticipation gious terms with theological justi- own, so it still possible to speak ill of his “innocent” provocations. fications. Non-believers created of him. In the process, Sharon became the Zionist movement, the mani- Sharon, whatever his undeni- a hero to various American festation of modern Jewish nation- able determination and brilliance, “Christian” politicians. The alism, in Russia at the end of the is NOT a “man of Peace,” as Presi- Robertsons, Grahams and Fal- 19th Century. The early Zionists dent Bush once named him. wells all praised him for settlement demonstrated contempt for reli- Throughout his lifetime he has building and violent suppression ASSOCIATED PRESS gious Jews, and were determined never left anyone in doubt as to his of resistance. They did not even American television personality and evangelical Christian leader Pat Robertson, backed by an Israeli flag, to establish a secular socialist State first and final objective: the estab- find it in their hearts to disapprove delivers a speech to a crowd of mostly evangelical Christians from various nations on a pilgrimage to Israel, for Jews to avoid persecution on lishment of strong State of Israel of an Israeli attack on the Church during an event of the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem in this Sunday, October 3, 2004 file whatever territory the Colonial which can overpower its enemies. of the Nativity (perhaps because photo. Israel won't do business with Robertson after the evangelical leader suggested Prime Minister Ariel Powers of the day could be per- His military career began with the the clergy inside were Orthodox Sharon's massive stroke was divine punishment, an Israeli tourism official said this past Wednesday, cast- suaded to grant them. The early massacre of 60 Jordanian villagers and Catholic). They believed his ing doubt on plans to develop a large Christian tourism center in northern Israel. The Year Ahead: Let's Take Advantage of an Election Year

For issues of concern to the spond in an election Washington, DC 20500 the “Republic of Macedonia” was churches by creating hurdles pre- LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES Greek American community, the year. And challengers TEL: 202-456-1111 an act of disgraceful proportions venting their repair; denying the Presently, AHI has two legisla- year ahead will be particularly im- will be looking for is- (Comments) as it relates to our staunch ally and Patriarchate the opportunity to tive initiatives in the Congress: portant because of the 2006 con- sues of concern to their TEL: 202-456-1414 supporter in the Balkans, Greece. purchase and/or sell property; and 1. H.R. 857, The American gressional elections, in which all constituents, particular- (Main Switchboard) This act was and is harmful to U.S. not recognizing the Patriarchate's Owned Property in Occupied 435 members of the House of ly if their sitting oppo- FAX: 202-456-2461 interests in the Balkans and should ecumenical status, in effect, deny- Cyprus Claims Act, which autho- Representatives and one third of nent has not taken a po- E-MAIL: com- be reversed. ing its universal status. rizes a government to claim case the Senate's 100 members are up sition on our issues or is [email protected] Readers should write and call I applaud the Bush administra- against the Turkish Government, for re-election. one of a handful of President Bush and Secretary Rice tion for its prompt and full support and enables persons who have prop- This means that the work of the members actively sup- Secretary of State Con- to reconsider this misinformed of the universality of the Ecumeni- erty in occupied Cyprus to sue pri- American Hellenic Institute porting Turkey. by EUGENE T. doleezza Rice and ill-advised policy, and to re- cal Patriarchate. vate persons who occupy their prop- (AHI) and its Congressional Con- Let's look at the is- ROSSIDES U.S. Department of verse it in the interests of the U.S. Readers should write and call erty in U.S. federal courts; and law- tact Leadership Teams (CCLT) sues currently facing State ECUMENICAL President Bush and Secretary Rice suits to seek financial remedies in Special increases substantially because our community: to The National 2201 C Street, NW PATRIARCHATE to uphold the rule of law and reli- U.S. district courts by U.S. citizens each member of Congress will THE CYPRUS Herald Washington, DC 20520 Turkey's restrictions on the re- gious freedom and protection for against the Turkish Government for have an opponent. 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In view of oppose violations of religious free- sense of the U.S. Congress that the sue-oriented organizations like democratic norms of the Euro- E-MAIL: Visit State Department Turkey's horrendous human rights dom in any country whose govern- maritime boundaries between AHI with an important event - the pean Union and the United States. website at www.state.gov record, U.S. policy toward Turkey ment “engages in or tolerates vio- Greece and Turkey in the Aegean election - to promote their issues Turkey continues to support the THE AEGEAN should be driven by forceful incen- lations of religious freedom.” The Sea are those established by the with the elected incumbents and undemocratic and financially unvi- The State Department contin- tives for democratic reform. These Act further obligates the President 1923 Lausanne Treaty; the Italy- their challengers throughout the able Annan Plan #5, which re- ues to refuse to obey the rule of include an arms embargo and eco- to take one or more of 15 enumer- Turkey Convention of January 4, several-months-long campaign warded the aggressor, Turkey, and law and state publicly that the nomic sanctions. ated actions against any such 1932; the Italy-Turkey Protocol of and election period. punished the victims, the Greek maritime boundary in the Aegean His Eminence Archbishop country. December 28, 1932; and the 1947 Incumbents who have been Cypriots. between Greece and Turkey has Demetrios, Primate of the Greek ALBANIA Paris Peace Treaty. H.R. 137 also avoiding taking a position on our Secretary of State Condoleezza been established a long time ago Orthodox Church in America led a The Greek minority in Albania states that any party, including issues will be more inclined to re- Rice continues to support the pro- by treaties and agreements. The panel discussion at the U.S. continues to face acts of discrimi- Turkey, objecting to these estab- Turkish policy she approved when relevant treaties and agreements Helsinki Commission on March nation and persecution tolerated lished boundaries should seek re- she was National Security Advisor, are the Lausanne Treaty of 1923; 16, 2005 which presented “a clear by the Albanian Government and dress in the International Court of and which she recommended to the Italy-Turkey Convention of picture of how religious human aimed at making the Greek minor- Justice at The Hague. GUEST EDITORIALS President George W. Bush. January 4, 1932; the Italy-Turkey rights violations by the Turkish ity feel isolated, powerless and vul- Greek Americans can make an The National Herald welcomes Our job, in the interests of the Protocol of December 28, 1932; Government have been working to nerable so that they will abandon impact if they will take a little time manuscripts representing a United States, is to convince Presi- and the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty, exterminate the Ecumenical Patri- their homes and property and each week to be active with mem- variety of views for publica- dent Bush or Secretary Rice to under which the Is- archate and the Orthodox Chris- move south to Greece. The per- bers of the Congress and the Exec- tion in its View Points page. change their position by stressing lands and adjacent islets were ced- tian community in that country.” sonal safety of the Greek minority utive Branch. This election year They should include the writ- the arguments why their support ed by Italy to Greece. The panel briefing “highlighted is also at risk by reason of direct in- should give added incentive to er’s name, address, and tele- of Turkey on the fatally flawed The U.S. is a signatory to the Turkey's systemic efforts to under- timidation by security forces and Greek Americans to act in support phone number and be ad- Annan Plan is contrary to the rule 1947 Paris Peace Treaty and is ob- mine the Orthodox Church, violat- the burning of schools, churches of the rule of law and democratic dressed to the View Points Edi- of law; contrary to the President's ligated by U.S. law to carry out its ing numerous international and businesses by lawless bands principles. tor, The National Herald, 37-10 democracy initiative and will dam- provisions, yet Secretary Rice re- treaties to which it has agreed.” which the police allow to operate I urge each reader to make a 30th Street, Long Island City, age his legacy; and is not in the fuses to do so. U.S. Helsinki Commission Co- with impunity. New Year's resolution to get in- NY 11101. They can also be best interests of the U.S. Readers should contact Presi- Chairman, Congressman Christo- COMPENSATION FOR volved and contact their elected faxed to (718) 472-0510 or, Readers should write and call dent Bush and Secretary Rice and pher H. Smith (R-New Jersey) TURKEY'S VICTIMS officials and challengers and bring preferably, e-mailed to en- President Bush and Secretary Rice call upon them to obey the law by stated: “The concern of this Com- The Greek American commu- the issues referred to above to glish.edition@thenationalher- to change their undemocratic and publicly declaring that the mar- mission is the protection of reli- nity must redouble its efforts for their attention, and to call for a ald.com. Due to considera- harmful position on a Cyprus set- itime boundary between Greece gious rights and freedoms. compensation to the victims of 1) critical review of U.S. policy to- tions of space we enforce a tlement, and to support a solution and Turkey has been established Turkey's treatment of the Ecu- Turkey's illegal invasion of Cyprus ward Turkey in the interests of the strict 1,400-word upper limit. of the Cyprus problem based on by the treaties listed above. menical Patriarchate violates its in 1974, 2) Turkey's pogrom of U.S. I wish you all a happy and We reserve the right to edit for majority rule, the rule of law and FYROM obligations under international September 1955 against its Greek healthy New Year! repetitiveness, diction and protection of minority rights as set The State Department's rever- human rights law.” Rep. Smith citizens in Istanbul, 3) Turkey's syntax. We regret that we are forth by President Bush's father in sal of policy on November 4, 2004, blamed Turkey for systematically genocide against the Pontian Mr. Rossides is President & unable to acknowledge or re- 1988: just two days after the Presidential attempting to obstruct the Patriar- Greeks in 1915-24, and 4) Turkey's Founder of the American Hellenic turn manuscripts, published President George W. Bush election, to grant official recogni- chate by disallowing the opening 1922 massacre of the Greeks of Institute in Washington and a for- or unpublished. The White House tion of FYROM (the Former Yu- of the Halki Theological School, Smyrna (present-day Izmir) under mer Assistant Secretary of the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW goslav Republic of Macedonia) as forcibly closed in 1971; destroying Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's orders. U.S. Treasury. 12 TRAVEL & TOURISM THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 14, 2006 : Europe’s 2006 Cultural Capital Has Many Events Planned

By J.D. Brown & In 2006, Carnival will stretch Aeschylus' "Prometheus in ing concert of the Camerata The Greek Byzantine Orches- pets, and the "Ciroka Puppet Margaret Backenheimer out to cover five weeks, its chariot Chains," focusing on resistance to Friends of Music Orchestra, as it tra will present the canticles of the Theatre," with a performance parades and costume parties cul- tyranny. launches a worldwide tour in cele- saint on November 1. Later, the drawn from Rudyard Kipling's minating in fireworks and the French choreographer Joelle bration of the International Glinka Choir of St. Petersburg, the "Jungle Book." PATRAS, Greece - Trans-At- burning of King Carnival at the Bouvier's "Fureurs," an interpreta- Mozart Year under the baton of Hilliard Ensemble vocal quartet of The most ambitious production lantic travelers should consider harbor on the evening of March 4, tion of "Antigone," epitomizes the Sir Neville Marriner. Mozart will England and the choir of St. An- is Mozart's "Don Giovanni," per- going out of their way in 2006 to the Sunday before "clean Mon- contemporary and experimental also be on the mind of violinist drew Cathedral will perform reli- formed by the National Mari- partake of Patras, Greece's gate- day," when Lent begins on the stagings which Patras has planned. Anne-Sophie Mutter, as she cele- gious music at the big cathedral. onette Theatre from Prague, way to the West, during its reign as Greek calendar. In this performance, actors from brates her 30th year on stage with On November 15 the Solistes de where the opera premiered in the European Cultural Capital. Among special events devised Greece, Spain, France, Korea and a concert at the University of Pa- Lyon chorus, the Chamber Music 1787. This annual honor, passed from to lend an international flavor to New Zealand speak no lines, rely- tras on August 30. Mstislav Orchestra of Stockholm and The month for children brings city to city since 1985, confers up- Carnival are performances by the ing solely on dance and movement Rostropovitch will conduct the soloists under the direction of other performers. On December on Patras the opportunity to shake Cabaret Toulouse-Lautrec jazz to convey the play's universal mes- National Symphony Orchestra of Bernard Teto will present 15-16, the Ballet Schindowski will off its reputation as a mere transit duo from Brazil and the National sage. Lithuania, with soloist Julian Mozart's Requiem. set an entire orchestra into comic point, a post of dubious distinction Acrobatic Troupe from China. action with a performance of it has held ever since the poet By- Italian music director Giovanni "When Instruments Dance" at the ron first touched Greek soil here, Mauriello pays tribute to the 17th Theater of Patras. Later, the Bri- but went onto greater glories else- Century singers of Naples on Fe- tish acrobats of "The Chipolatas" where. bruary 11-12. Local spice will be will juggle, dance and sing. Visitors to Patras, Greece's sec- provided by the Carnival Atelier's Conan the Bubbleman brings ond largest port and its third masked actors performing scenes the cultural cycle to a close and largest city, are often as hurried as from Rabelais' "Gargantua and bubbles to life on December 18-30 Byron as they fight the traffic Pantagruel" in the streets, and by with music and laser beams. snarls and one-way streets while in the Ionian Theatre's "Unethical While organizers promise to transit for more popular sights in Poetry" project, in which roving bring the curtain down on Patras' the Peloponnese. In short, Patras performers and acrobats will en- staging of the European Capital of gets a bad rap most of the time, ex- tertain, and sometimes accost, Culture 2006 with some big events, cept in the weeks leading up to passersby with sarcastic and risqué none had been announced at press Lent, when Patras comes into its jokes. time, but this is Greece, where glory by staging Greece's supreme Concurrent with Carnival is time has its own ineffable essence. Carnival. "The Mask and Politics," a project The only closing event which has In 2006, however, Patras is stag- enabling 51 cartoonists from been described to date is "The Wo- ing not only a Carnival to surpass America, Europe and Greece to man of Patras," in which Panorea, all its previous street celebrations, create cartoons with a message. an old prostitute, delivers a mono- but a yearlong banquet of cultural Their cartoon panels will be en- logue of her life and that of the city and artistic events, many with an larged and displayed throughout on the western sea. international flavor. Its city fathers the city. IF YOU GO AND have divided 2006 into eight On March 1-2, as Carnival GETTING THERE themed cycles, each a festival in its veers toward its climax, the First Patras (population, about own right, each a reason to linger Vienna Vegetable Orchestra, 200,000) is located almost west of in Patras. fashioning its instruments from Athens on the northwest coast of OPENING DAYS fresh carrots, cucumbers and the Peloponnese. Patras is a major Patras sets the stage for its cele- pumpkins in lieu of drums and gui- ferry terminal linking Greece with brations with a "Labyrinth of Pic- tars, tosses aside serious music. On EUROKINISSI Italy (18-21 hours from Patras to tures," mounted in seven themed the same two days, ten gigantic Above, thousands of Greeks celebrate during last year's annual Carnival in Patras, Greece. As the 2006 Ancona on the fastest vessels, 33- galleries at the Old Arsakeion dolls will dance as part of the "Mu- European Cultural Capital, the Peloponnesian town will host a variety of international cultural events, 36 hours to Venice or Trieste). School. Each "room-stop" in the sic Theatre in the Streets" project from theater and drama to children's art. The port is also the gateway to gallery is a step through Patras' on the Gerokostopoulou Stairs in (7 hours) and other Ionian history. The exhibit employs cine- the old part of town. TRAVELING AUDIENCES Rachlin on violin, at the ancient CHILDREN'S ART islands popular in high season matic images and previously un- POETRY AND MUSIC In recent years Patras has Roman Odeion on July 19. The final major cycle of the arts (June-September). Athens is 125 published materials to open new ANCIENT DRAMA staged a two-month summer inter- A touring cinema project will in Patras is intended to be the miles from Patras, 3.5 to 4.5 hours perspectives on the city's heritage. Following the fury of Carnival, national festival of music and revive a pre-television tradition by largest art festival for children ever by rail, 3 hours by bus or car. Concurrent is the inauguration Patras focuses on words and music dance. In 2006, this annual festival bringing 20 films to remote rural held in Greece. At its heart is a There is no passenger air service of a major exhibit, "Leonardo da with a number of performances will become part of a larger cycle communities in the heat of the concert, "The Most Beautiful to Patras, making Athens the ma- Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist," uniting poets, including Greece's devoted to the performing arts summer nights, while during two Flower in the World," fashioned jor transit point for international which features hands-on working own Yannis Ritsos, and musicians, that sends audiences "traveling" hot weeks, July 15-30, a "crystal from four fairy tales, including visitors. models of some of da Vinci's most such as Polish flutist Iwona Glin- from Patras and the Ionian coun- city" of ice will be created in the in- "The Brave Tin Soldier" by Hans United Airlines, Lufthansa, famous inventions, from clocks to ka. A multi-media presentation of tryside to Europe and the Americ- dustrial section of Patras by Christian Andersen. It will be pre- American Airlines, British Air- flying machines. women's poetry is set for May 2 at as. dancer and installation artist Emil- sented on December 18, with a ways Delta and others offer one- CARNIVAL DAYS the Theatre of Patras. Summer visitors to Patras will ia Bouriti. score by Emilio Aragon. stop daily service from Chicago to Carnival has been Patras' chief The fourth cycle of Patras' cul- be entertained when Latin Ameri- RELIGION AND THE ARTS Patras is also the birthplace of Athens. Flights are 12-17 hours tourist attraction for decades, a tural celebration centers on con- can guitarist Manuel Barrueco and The largest Orthodox cathedral Karagiozis, the shadow puppet each way, depending on route and street party which engulfs the city temporary approaches to the mas- Cuarteto Latino-Americano team in Greece is in Patras. Dedicated theater tradition of Greece. Fit- layover schedules. Fares vary con- in costumes and revelry for weeks. ters of ancient Greek drama, given up July 31. Later, Azerbaijani jazz to Saint Andrew the First-Called, tingly, the children's cycle of cul- siderably. On United Airlines and Pre-Lenten costume balls date new and very modern treatment pianist Aziza Mustafa Zadeh and the Apostle who was martyred in tural events in Patras features Lufthansa, for example, roundtrip back to the 1840's among the mer- on the city's stages. On May 19, piano virtuoso Ivo Pogorelich are Patras in 60 AD, the cathedral marionette troupes from many na- one-stop Chicago-Athens fares chant houses, with street celebra- Patras premieres a new version of slated to give concerts. Isabel Al- houses his relics and skull. St. An- tions, including the Jordi Bertran were $800-900 per passenger in tions beginning in the early 1870's, Aeschylus' "Choephori," directed lende is supervising a "Trip to the drew is not only the patron saint of Company from Spain, the the winter, $1,200-1,400 in the when the women of the city ap- by Lee Breuer with an all-woman End of the World," a multi-media Greece in general and Patras in Obraztsov Puppet Theater from summer. peared unescorted, masked and cast. There are subsequent perfor- tribute to freedom incorporating particular, but of Scotland, too, Russia, and the Puppet Art SITES AND STAGES dressed in black, on the prowl for a mances of Sophocles' "Oedipus the voices of Pablo Neruda and and the spiritual cycle of Patras' Troupe from China. Patras' own Patras is not a treasure-house night out, a Patras tradition known Rex," using a "nihilistic" approach; Salvador Allende. cultural celebration in 2006 is both puppeteers include Pavlos Kava- of antiquities, but it has a modest as "Bourboulia" which continues to Euripides' "Medea," where the Classical music fans will have intensely Greek and widely ecu- dias, who will perform "The Cat array of historic sites, some dating this day. chorus is put to radical uses; and an opportunity to attend the open- menical. and the Mouse" with hand pup- to the Roman period, which will be employed to stage perfor- mances during the city's year as Europe's cultural capital. Fore- most is the St. Andrew Cathedral (Agios Andreas), a vast edifice near the waterfront built between 1908 and 1974 on the site of sever- al earlier churches and an ancient temple. The new cathedral houses the remains and relics of St. An- drew himself. Topping the town's formidable acropolis is the Castle of Patras, its Byzantine walls and rooms having endured since the 6th Century AD. Even older is the Odeion, a brick theater built by the Romans in the Second Century AD, which these days is the venue for scores of summer concerts. For opera and other classical music forms, the choice in Patras is the Apollo Municipal Theatre, the city's most elegant hall, built in 1872. Art installations, galleries, readings and drama are often held along the waterfront in the Barry Warehouses, mid-19th Century structures which once housed mills and factories. Two other art cen- ters with character are the neo- classical Old Municipal Hospital, which served as such from 1872 to 1973, and the Municipal Slaugh- terhouse which, in 1998, was given new life as the Patras Exhibition Center. Three of Patras' most popular tourist stops are the Turkish Steam Baths (Hamam), Venetian-built in 1400 AD and still in use; Agiou Nikolaou Street, connecting the upper city to the old port with lively shopping, eating and nightlife; and the Achaia Clauss Winery, Greece's first and one of its largest. Dating from 1861, this winery is where the sweet Greek dessert wine known as Mavrodaphne origi- nated; the winery's Imperial Cellar is the place to taste it.

The Chicago tribune pub- lished the above on January 1. The original headline is “2006 Cultural Capital of Europe: A year of events in Patras, Greece.”