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E 10 0 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A weekLY greek-AmericAn PubLicAtion 1915-2015 VOL. 19, ISSUE 945 November 21-27, 2015 c v $1.50 HLA Lauds Dukakis Dism1isses the Standout “Midget Nerd” Remark Hellenism Bush 41 Made in Book

Champion By Theodore Kalmoukos As to whether Dukakis found the remark unbecoming, BOSTON, MA – Former Massa - Dukakis persisted that he didn’t Karambelas chusetts and 1988 Democratic want to comment. “People presidential nominee Michael called me and they wanted me Honored at Dukakis spoke with The Na - to review the book, and I said I Barrister Gala tional Herald regarding com - would pass.” ments about him written in Des - The biggest headlines about tiny and Power, a new Bush’s book thus far have been By Constantine S. Sirigos biography about former Presi - negative remarks he made TNH Staff Writer dent George H.W. Bush, by for - about Dick Cheney and Donald mer Newsweek editor Jon Rumsfeld, who served as vice NEW YORK – The Hellenic Meacham (Random House, president and secretary of de - Lawyers Association (HLA) hon - 2015). fense in the presidency of Bush’s ored Nicholas Karambelas as its Meacham writes that during son, George W. He referred to Attorney of the Year at its annual the 1988 presidential election, both as having “iron-a**” per - gala on November 13. when Bush was the incumbent sonas that gave a harmful, While his career and contribu - vice president at the time, and swaggering image to the tions to Hellenism and the com - the 1988 Republican nominee, younger Bush’s presidency. munity are exceptional, Karam - Bush wrote in his diary that “I don’t know what that is belas’ story is typical among Dukakis looked like “a little going to do to his son’s cam - children of immigrants. midget nerd” as he came out of paign (referring to Jeb Bush, Hard work, integrity, and ed - a coal mine (Dukakis had visited who is running for president in ucation were driving forces a coal mine in Cedar Grove, WV 2016),” Dukakis said. “Obvi - Karambelas’ family experience. on May 5, 1988, wearing a hard ously, that’s not going well.” His sister Debbie is a retired psy - hat and overalls). HILLARY, NOT GOP chiatric nurse and the law firm AP Photo/Lefteris PitArAkis “That was way back in Further turning to the 2016 he cofounded, Sfikas & Karam - The Patriarch and the Prime Minister 1988,” Dukakis told TNH about election, Dukakis said “Kitty (his belas, LLP: Areas of Practice, has the comment. “Look, he’s an old wife) and I are supporting offices law in New York and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, left, stands with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the man and I don’t want to engage Hillary (Clinton). We like her, Washington, DC. spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, following their meeting at the Patriarchate in any discussion with him. He All his grandparents came to in Istanbul, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. Tsipras was in Turkey on an official visit. won, I lost. That’s it.” Continued on page 4 the U.S. from Laconia and both his parents were born in America, his father George in Ashville, NC and his mother Helen in Cam - bridge, MA. SNF Funds DC Museum Iakovos Area His family roots intertwine with genuine 20th century Amer - icana. His grandfather knew By Theodore Kalmoukos “When I was researching on the Museum’s outside wall Thomas Wolfe, beloved author or him, I found out how important on November 16. You Can’t Go Home Again. WASHINGTON, DC – The and very popular he was. The Museum broke ground, “Thomas Wolfe used to go into Stavros Niarchos Foundation “I have come to respect him at 1400 Constitution Avenue in his restaurant which was by the (SNF) has donated more than for what he did not only in DC’s NW section, in February, train station – it was called the $2 million, and its co-President Selma but for other stances he 2012, and is expected to be Atlanta Quick Lunch – after an Andreas Dracopoulos made a took. How was it that no Greek open this coming spring. all-night bender.” personal donation exceeding $1 hierarchy met with the Pope for Part of the Smithsonian, this The same pappou joined the million for the Reflection Area 350 years until Iakovos did so? museum will be a prominent Garibaldi Division of Greek-Amer - of the National African Ameri - Obviously, he was a great man place of exhibition for African- icans who fought for Greece in can Museum of History & Cul - and visionary” (“Selma Shows American history and culture, the Balkan wars. He then married ture, in Washington, DC, to be Archbishop Iakovos As Cham - and it will also be a centerpiece Karambelas’ grandmother and named after Archbishop pion of Civil Rights,” January venue for ceremonies and per - had six children. Iakovos. 31). formances. His parents, George Karambe - Dracopoulos told TNH that That the Iakovos area will be A photograph of the las and Helen Darviris, met right he and the Stavros Niarchos a place for reflection “should Iakovos/King image captured after WWII when his father at - Foundation made the donations make us reflect where we are as on the Museum’s large screen tended MIT on the GI Bill of in Iakovos name, “who dared a community,” Dracopoulos was featured on the front page Rights, introduced by a mutual under very difficult conditions added, regarding Greek-Ameri - of the November 17 edition of friend. of that time to march alongside cans and Greece. the Washington Post. After Karambelas’ father Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (in LIFE Magazine captured the The movie Selma (2014), joined Price-Waterhouse, the fam - the 1965 Selma, AL civil rights iconic image of Iakovos and about the historic marches, also Carnegie Concert Honors Univ. of Macedonia ily moved to Brooklyn, where march). King marching side-by-side on paid homage to Iakovos’ answer Karambelas was born, and at - Michael Shikany, who played its March 26, 1965 cover. to Dr. King’s call to join him in Greek-American composer and LSU professor Dinos Constanti - Iakovos in the film, told TNH That image was digitally dis - the effort. nides will present a concert of his music at Carnegie Hall on Continued on page 2 last year: played on an oversized screen Nov. 20 in homage to the University of Macedonia.

WITH THIS ISSUE TNH Correspondent Visits Site of Paris Attacks Our Everyday Greek We are happy to announce By Marguerite Gallorini few vans and motorcycles unleashed social media here, is zoom lens, and instead get as the launching of a new TNH Correspondent posted on all four corners of the that the families' sorrow is tan - close as a few inches away from regular column that many plaza. gible and manages to contain the candles and flowers for a readers have requested: it PARIS, FRANCE – Surprise. To - But the fair begins. All sorts the eagerness of the more reck - better picture – sometimes get - is about learning the day, November 15, there are a of people are already on the less ones. In front of the monu - ting in the way of people who Greek language, and is lot of people on Place de la spot, behaving more or less with ment and under today's sun - came to add a candle. Doing written by Dr. Dimitra Ka - République. Contrast that with decency. In between, red-eyed light, it is impossible to hide. one's job and taking a picture of marinou. yesterday's small group, on the people holding a tissue and cou - On Alibert street, where the a memorial does not have to be Don't miss the lesson, day following the attacks, under ples trying to forget their pain attacked Carillon bar and Le Pe - disrespectful in the process, every week! (Page 9). the grey Parisian sky and police - in an embrace, selfie amateurs tit Cambodge restaurant is lo - there is just a way of doing it. men asking through speakers already interfere, posing in front cated, there is a small crowd. But, far from the busy ambiance for people to leave the scene. of the plaza's monument. We can still see bullets' impacts of press conferences, here no Today the good weather Cameras and TV presenters, on the street's wall, next to one raises their voice against urged people to go out, invigo - naturally, are also present. The mural drawings in memory of anyone. It would seem that pain Liturgical rated. However a policeman, most respectful stay in margins, the victims. is too great and numbs all ani - somewhat disillusioned, con - while the brashest take their Here, the only person we can mosity. firms that crowding is still place directly on the monu - hear is a loud German TV pre - The “route” between the at - Recordings banned until Thursday, but ment's step, right in front of the senter, speaking right in front of tacked spots looks like a pilgrim - there are no speakers this time. flowers and candles, for a better the improvised altar, while the age. Contrary to empty sur - Police forces settle for patrolling background scenery. The only crowd is set back. A couple of On 78RPM within the peaceful mob, with a difference between reality and photographers do not use their Continued on page 6 By Steve Frangos Fundamental Dean Skelos' TNH Staff Writer CHICAGO- The history of the establishment of the Greek Or - Writings of Corruption thodox Church in North Amer - ica is without a doubt the core topic of the vast majority of all Aristophanes Trial Beings community publications. Since the 1960s, the preser - vation movement among Greek- By Eleni Sakellis TNH Staff Americans has resulted in a vir - tual explosion of church Aristophanes is the father of NEW YORK – After attempts at histories, documentaries, the comedy. His plays were per - a plea bargain failed, the cor - mounting of museum exhibi - formed during the golden age ruption trial of former New York tions, a virtual flood of auto/bi - of Athens and still resonate to - State Senate Majority Leader ographies, all of which is most day. Most comedy is topical hu - Dean Skelos and his son Adam often followed by the establish - mor, and for that reason Aristo - began in federal court in New ment of some form of historical phanes is not perhaps as widely York City on November 17, the society, genealogical group, read as the great tragic poets of New York Daily News reported. church based archives and/or Ancient Greece. The tragic is Skelos stepped down as Ma - museums and/or online web - timeless while comedy often re - jority Leader after he and his site. lies on popular references for its son were arrested in May, but This largely unexplored com - retained his State Senate seat, munity based surge to preserve Continued on page 9 in Nassau County’s District 9. the history and experience of lo - Skelos was charged with used cal communities has also ex - his position to extort payments tended itself to encompass his - for his Adam. Both father and torical research into the For subscription: son claimed innocence. established of the wider Eastern 718.784.5255 AP Photo/Yorgos kArAhALis What the defendants did to Orthodox faith in the Western [email protected] Protesting Greek Farmers Clash With Police In Central Athens line the pockets of the Skelos Hemisphere. Liturgical music as family wasn’t just wrong, and it it developed in North America A farmer holding a Greek flag kicks a tear gas canister back to policemen during an anti- wasn’t just politics as usual; it is a subset of these wider his - government protest at central Syntagma square in Athens, Wednesday, Nov. 18. Greek farmers was corrupt and it was criminal,” torical inquires. protesting over planned tax and pension reforms demanded by the country's bailout creditors have clashed outside parliament with police, who used tear gas to disperse them (page 11). Continued on page 4 Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015 At 27th Gala, Hellenic Lawyers Association Honor Singas and Karambelas

By Constantine S. Sirigos Singas is a veteran of the and to share with them your in - voked laughter when she said TNH Staff Writer Dukakis campaign – as were valuable advice and guidance.” the campaign “has become many in the room including She also thanked the benefac - known as my big, fat Greek elec - NEW YORK - The Hellenic State Senator Michael Gianaris tors. tion.” Lawyers Association (HLA) held – and Karambelas was part of The first scholarship, in mem - “My story is your story. My its 27th Annual Dinner Dance the team that wrote position pa - ory of Judge Norman George parents came from Greece in the Gala and scholarship presenta - pers. was presented by Judge Harriet 1950s with nothing but the tion November 13 at the Pierre It was noted by guests that George to Hofstra Law Student clothes on their backs, and faith Hotel. the honorees and the scholarship Sophia Arzoumanidis and the in this country, in God, and faith The ballroom was filled with recipients are Dukakis’ political five others went to: Christina that their daughters” – her sister admirers of Madeline Singas, children and grandchildren, the Vlahos, Jennifer Kalmanides, Dr. Effie Singas was also partic - District Attorney-elect of Nassau rich harvest of the 1988 cam - John Louros, Caitlin Dance , and ipating in the celebration – County, who received the Distin - paign that transcends its result. Kally Konstantinides. “would one day stand before guished Public Service Award, HLA President Michael Karambelas was honored for you in positions like this.” and Nicholas Karambelas, who Hartofilis invited Fr. John Vlahos his achievement in the legal pro - She distinguished a separate was honored as Attorney of the to give the invocation, and he fession and for his work to Greek-American path to the Year. followed with an overview of strengthen U.S. relations with American dream characterized not only by a strong work ethic, but also by philotimo, “that commitment to always doing good and being good.” It is often difficult for immi - grants’ children to get career guidance “but thank God for Bill ABOVE: “I feel like I am coming home again when I come into Gianaris…When we were work - a room like this,” Madeline Singas, Nassau County DA-elect ing for Mike Dukakis, he said told the guests applauding her victory at the HLA gala. LEFT: ‘you should be a prosecutor. I Kate Christoforatos is surrounded the HLA scholarship winners: think you would be good at it; Sophia Arzoumanidis, Christina Vlahos, Jennifer Kalmanides, and I said, ‘I think I’ll try it.’ John Louros, Caitlin Dance, and Kally Konstantinides. Thank you Bill!” At one point Singas paused Spartan and Greek-American, he a celebration of a great individ - and noted the night began with praised the accomplishments of ual and community achieve - joy “and then I heard about the courageous first immigrants. ment. what happened in Paris…I know He noted the importance of the Hartofliis introduced her with you all will join me praying for societies they created, “and three the story of seeing her at the those victims and their families, [seminal] events: the establish - start of her career in the court - and praying for the rule of law, ment of the Archdiocese, the room of Judge Richard Butler – and hoping that terrorism is founding of AHEPA, and the first who was at the gala. “I tried to eradicated in our lifetime.” editions of The National Her - explain and show her the ropes, Gianaris, a teenage friend of ald.” and at one point Judge Butler Singas, told TNH that he was Karambelas said the people called me up to the bench and very pleased “we all rallied be - Being attorneys and having HLA, which he is “is about, sup - Greece and Cyprus and being a in the room are the legacy of he asked me ‘what do you think hind her…and in her first cam - Hellenic roots were not the only porting, nourishing, and ac - champion of the rights of the Ec - those pioneers. “The election of about this girl’…and he said ‘you paign she won bigger than any - things the honorees had in com - knowledging the legal careers of umenical Patriarchate. He began District Attorney Singas” – a know, I think she’s going to go one expected. She did us proud mon. During the introductions Hellenic lawyers,” at the American Hellenic Insti - burst of applause overpowered far.” and will continue to do so.” and thank you speeches tribute Hartofilis’ words were echoed tute (AHI) in Washington, DC as his words, but they were to the COMING HOME Guests thanked Maria was paid to Governor Michael by Kate Christoforatos when she a staffer in the late 1980s and affect that the former is just one “I feel like I am coming Hartofilis for spearheading an - Dukakis as the inspiration for presented the HLA scholarships, has since served in numerous ca - of the brightest examples. home again when I come into a other successful gala and they the public service careers of adding “I ask all of our seasoned pacities, including volunteer le - The gala was Singas’ first room like this,” Singas told the enjoyed dancing to the music of Greek-Americans across the attorney to make yourselves gal counsel. public appearance after her re - guests, and thanked to commu - the Syn-Phonia band and lead country. available to our law students Declaring himself a proud sounding victory and constituted nity for its support and pro - singer Aphrodite Daniels.

onded by many present, for Mytilenian, Hellenic Medical Society Greek-Americans to push the Greek government to abolish the onerous taxation of philan - Honor Doctors Mezitis and Mammis thropic donations of the Omoge - nia to Greece. “What was an em - barrassment before the crisis is By Constantine S. Sirigos Liakeas congratulated Mammis lios Taketzis spoke about the now shameful,” said one guest. TNH Staff Writer and Mezitis. Thanking the work of the Hellenic Relief The community has griev - guests who packed the room, he Foundation, whose founders in - ances which many people feel NEW YORK - The Hellenic Med - promised more events in Astoria cluded HMS members and will only be addressed when the ical Society of New York (HM - and other places rather than the which since 2012 has provided diaspora is finally allowed to SNY) hosted a dinner and sci - usual Manhattan venues in or - needy Greeks with food and vote in Greek Elections. Citing entific presentation by Dr. der to better serve the Society’s medical aid. the philanthropy tax, guests de - Antonios Mammis at Stamatis members and invited everyone Filios spoke of the efforts in clared that “with taxation must Restaurant in Astoria that was to the HMS annual gala at the behalf of the people of Greece come representation.” also the occasion for the Plaza Hotel on December 4. of the Panarcadian Federation Mezitis also expressed con - Mytilenian Society to present an Among the guests were pres - and informed the guests that it cerned by the troika’s privatiza - award to Dr. Spyros Mezitis, the ident of the Federation of Hel - will donate $125,000 to the Pan (L-R) Michael Banis, Michael Christodoulou, Dr. George Liakeas, tion demands and imminent president of the Federation on lenic Societies of Greater New Arcadian Hospital in Tripoli, honorees Dr. Antonios Mammis and Dr. Spiros Mezitis, and foreclosures that will take away Hellenic Societies of the U.S. York Petros Galatoulas, past Pan which was but through Federa - Petros Galatoulas with the Mytilenian Society and HMSNY. the primary residences of many and Canada. Arcadian Federation president tion fundraising. Greeks. Mammis, who is a Society Demetris Filios. Current Mytilenian Society supported by Medtronic Neuro - Board member, also received a Galatoulas made an appeal president Michael Banis and modulation company, was a suc - plaque. He introduced his for greater unity and for stronger past president Michael cess and congratulated Mammis books, Migraine Surgery and support for the Federation and Christodoulou congratulated and all the organizers. Spinal Cord Stimulation, and its work in the community and Mammis for his medical Mezitis also referred to the discussed both, noting that mi - in support of Greece. achievements and his contribu - refugee crisis and called for the graines, despite progress, are All the speakers made refer - tions to the Society, and Mezitis establishment of a LESVOS still a medical mystery, and that ence to the suffering of the peo - for his work in the field of en - Fund because the island is a ma - spinal cord stimulation dates ple of Greece during the eco - docrinology, HMS, and the com - jor point of entry for refugees back to ancient Greek and Ro - nomic crisis and urged munity as a whole. and its medical and social infra - man medicine. individuals and organizations to Dr. Mezitis told TNH the structure needs support. HMSNY president Dr. George assist in any way they can. Stel - combined event, which was also He made another appeal, sec -

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T H D E L N A A R TI HE that was last postponed when he grams are available to help ONAL earned his Master’s in interna - Greece, including the Overseas h tional affairs from Columbia Uni - Private Investment Corporation 10επ 0έτ ειος versity. That led to his first job, (OPIC). Until now the community 1 9 1 5 - 2 0 1 5 working for Eugene Rossides at has been told they are for devel - the American Hellenic Institute in oping countries “but we have Washington, DC in in 1979. learned that there is a ‘carve out’ “My main duty was to work for Israel with all these programs on the guide for investors titled and our objective is to create one THE NATIONAL HERALD 37-10 30th Street, “Doing Business in Greece” but for Greece,” as another U.S. ally Long Island City, N.Y. 11101-2614 as time went on I got involved in with special needs. Tel.: (718) 784-5255 • FAX: (718) 472-0510 the policy end of AHI, participat - His practice covers business Ονομα: ing in the lobbying effort, writing organization – company law – se - position papers and other re - curities, e-commerce, interna - Διεύθυνση: search.” tional trade, and franchising, and Πόλη: Πολιτεία Zip code: After beginning to practice law his books include a three-volume Τηλέφωνο: e-mail - in the late 1990s he established treatise on limited liability com - his firm with Perry Sfikas – panies and an e-book for foreign - q American express q master card q Visa q Discover Karambelas’ AHI work was on a ers doing business in the U.S. Aρ. πιστωτικής κάρτας: volunteer basis. As is well-known, Politico recently published an Ημερομηνία λήξης: such endeavors involve at least a article he wrote that explored the blessing from, if not a something history – and corrected the record of a partnership – with one’s – of the debt crises of the modern Υπογραφή: spouse. Greek state – many exacerbated “I met my sainted wife Deirdre by actions of the Great Powers. Επιστρέψατε την κάρτα με την επιταγή σας πληρωτέα στο: National Herald, Inc., ή χρεώστε την πιστωτική σας κάρτα. in 1984 and we were married in There were times when they sup - 1988,” he said. ported Greek economic develop - In response to TNH’s question ment and industrialization, but “why do you call her sainted” he sometimes they undermined it. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015 COMMUNITY/ ARTS 3 At Onassis Center Concert, a Brilliant Oudist Celebrates Rebetika Origins

By Penelope Karageorge

NEW YORK – Five musicians, led by the great oud player Kyr - iakos Kalaitzides, joined to give an authentic, elegant rebetika concert at the Onassis Cultural Center. Their strictly acoustic performance, without any elec - tronics, allowed the purity of the instruments to come through. Audience members responded by toe-tapping, hand-clapping, head-swaying, and soulful con - templation, feeling their kefi along with the musicians. They experienced a music that has powerful associations for Greeks and Greek-Ameri - cans. It is the music they heard growing up, at celebratory oc - casions, played and sung by family members. The concert also recalled the now vanished rebetika clubs that once flour - ished in Manhattan, blood brothers to the pleasantly de - bauched dives of Athens, where men (rarely women) felt free to break into the impassioned zeibekiko. Kyriakos Kalaitzides, composer, artistic director, and cofounder of En Chordais, a brilliant oud Oudist Kalaitzides came from player, explored the origins of Rebetika: The Blues of Greece for an enthusiastic audience at Thessaloniki specifically for the the Onassis Cultural Center in New York. occasion. Guitarist and oud player Mavrothi Kontanis drew together from places as di - extended family,” said Kontanis. Barhoum on the qanun (kanon - pointed out that the group had verse as New Jersey, Massachu - “We all have the same passion.” aki), George Lernis, performing never performed before, but setts, and California. “We are an Band members included Tony on toumperleki and defi, and Phaedon Sinis on the politiki lyra. All were outstanding, and each had the opportunity to break out and play a solo riff. Barhoum on the qanun, a unique rebetika instrument that looks something like a long xy - lophone, won a spontaneous round of applause, as did Kon - tanis. The concert, first of a series, celebrated the Origins of Re - betika: the Blues of Greece. In an introduction to the concert, Kalaitzides played early record - its place on the international nization that focuses on the re - ings including the first known, scene along with the blues. Re - search, education and promo - made in New York City in 1932. betika today, with its authentic - tion of the musical traditions of “The rebetika was the cultural ity and emotion, continues to the Mediterranean. He has a invention of a marginalized so - inspire young musicians in well-earned reputation as one ciety,” he said. “In 1923, the Greece and abroad.” of the most important musicians year of the Asia Minor disaster, As for the future of the music and scholars in the field of population was exchanged be - form, Kalaitzidis told The Na - modal secular music of the post- tween Greece and Turkey, and tional Herald: “It will persist Byzantine era and Mediter - music was exchanged as well. mostly as a music phenomena. ranean. He has given more than Greeks living in shanties played The social context is totally dif - 2,000 concerts in 40 countries, Greek music mingled with Turk - ferent in the present time, but at major festivals and venues ish traditions and instruments. we can hear and appreciate re - ranging from the Sydney Opera Photo creDit: ADriAnne mAthiowetZ “The classic period of re - betika in concerts.” House in Australia to New York’s Left to right: Kostas Gerakis, Lena Kitsopoulou, Georgios Petroudis, Ilias Krommydas presented betika was from 1930 to 1950. Dr. Kalaitzidis, composer and Lincoln Center. He has been in - later rebetika on Nov. 12 at the Onassis Cultural Center. In December the Center cooperating In the 1950s rebetika stopped oud player, earned a PhD in volved with major gatherings of with Carnegie Hall will present schoolchildren singing rebetika. being marginalized and became Byzantine Musicology from the oud players, including the Inter - a popular music form. The mu - University of Athens. He is the national Oud Meeting in Thes - sic of outsiders, with its power artistic director and cofounder saloniki in 2002. He has pub - On Rebetika Concert’s Second Night to communicate suffering, took of En Chordais, a cultural orga - lished on oud methodology. Musicians say: “All Songs for Greece”

By Constantine S. Sirigos sonal now, more about being strength of character that makes TNH Staff Writer brought low by lost love than by such women forgive and for - MICHAEL T. ROUSSIS war and being ripped from one’s get?” The powerful and NEW YORK – The second night homeland. poignant lyrics, expressed by in - of the two-part of “Rebetika – In the second performance terpreters like Kitsopoulou, who “Eagles over the Acheron” The Blues of Greece,” an “In- there were echoes of the poverty is also an actress, declare that depth exploration of the musical of refugees haunting the love forgiveness among lovers can be is the remarkable story of the Soulliotes’ heroic tradition of rebetika presented songs of the next generation. acts of transcendence, not de - twenty year resistance to Ali Pasa’s rule, by the Onassis Cultural Center Wounded hearts reflected the feat. NY simultaneously fulfilled the first rebetist’s experience with The lyrics of the rebetists and the extraordinary events that led to his downfall promise of the first presentation bodies and lives marked by mad - mean something. At their best, that the evolution of the beloved ness and addictions born of they reach Platonic heights, giv - and fascinating musical genre aborted dreams and shattered ing birth to a powerful vision of would be addressed – and stim - hopes – it is the music of proud personal and social reality pulled ulated a thirst for more. people turned into refugees, lit - from their pain. The Center’s Cultural Events erally and figuratively, then and Cracking with the fire of truth Coordinator, Sophia Efthimia - now. – and lies – experiences of in - tou, offered an overview, in the The musicians served up a toxicating falsehoods and truths words of the program, of “the hearty meal of poverty, love, sublime, the lyrics inspire both urban popular songs and dances hope, and betrayal boiled in the passionate zeibekiko dancing called rebetika,” which “have be - angst that the police are always and profound thought – a mod - come as representative of Greece waiting outside – post-WWII ern symposium the ancient as flamenco is of Spain or the Greece was not under dictator - philosophers would have appre - tango is of Argentina.” ship, but the early Cold War gov - ciated. The audience learned from ernments were extremely repres - And the social background Efthimiatou about composers sive, and the musical stew was seems to have come full circle like Vassilis Tsitsanis and Mano - enriched by the spice of lyricists’ as the painful songs of love now lis Chiotis and the genre’s post- humor. unfold amidst the Greek eco - WWII development. As the songs rolled on, a nomic crisis. The pieces for the November theme emerged, especially from “Ena tragoudi gia thn Ellada 12 program were carefully cho - the females voices in the lyrics: – a song for Greece, please” one sen to represent the era, but forgiving the wayward lover. guest shouted. singer Lena Kitsopoulou, gui - The audience might have Krommydas replied: “They A tarist Kostas Gerakis, accordion - wondered, “Is it weakness or are all for Greece.” vailable ist Ilias Krommydas, and Geor - now gios Petroudis on accordion at Ama accepted requests for the last zon.co third of the program, to the de - m light of the audience. Kitsopoulou thanked the cen - ter and made a brief presenta - tion, then, as she said, the musi - cians let the music speak for itself. There were many mo - ments when the individual mu - sicians shined, and each of the instrumentalists has fine voices. The first song set the tone: “Panta Lipimeni – Always Sad.” Picture a with an angelic smile In the darkened room, there was scoundrel emotional tremolo on bouzouki, and the sting of a scorpion, who would pat you on the leg ardent strumming on the guitar, tender fingering on the accor - dion, and the musicians were off as you sat by him, call you his ‘birom’ (son), offer you sweets, on a marvelous musical journey. The audience, showing signs embrace you as you left his reception room, and shortly after, of fighting the impulse to dance from the start, were immobilized if it suited his purpose, have you shackled, imprisoned, in their chairs by propriety, but the venue came to the rescue. starved, or killed. That scoundrel, gift-giver, gracious host, The elegant rectangular space with black walls and a lover, seducer, hypocrite, pervert, torturer, white ceiling became a canvas for the imagination – part of the and killer was , a vizier within beauty of the Center’s brand Ali Pasha new facilities – and the guests the Ottoman Empire, who ruled over much of Greece and Albania. took flight, the wings of their souls stroking to the rebetiko However, there was one group that was not easily subdued: beat, heading to points East: Pi - raeus, Thessaloniki, and lost but b b not forgotten Smyrna. the Soulliotes , part of a commonwealth of Greeks A generation after the burn - ing of Smyrna, rebetika are still in the mountains of Epirus . a the songs of pain – more per - a 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015 Tom Christopulos Oversees Ogden, Most Egalitarian Community in US

By Constantinos E. Scaros others to name.” ation of opportunity is some - Nonetheless, even if Ogden thing any city within our coun - OGDEN, UT – Most TNH read - is not number one in the nation try is possible or anywhere in ers, like most Americans as a in terms of a more equal alloca - the world for that matter. The whole, have probably never tion of income, it is certainly in how that happens is the more heard of Ogden, a city in Utah the upper echelon. What was difficult to answer and is varied near Salt Lake City. But they’ve Christopulos’ hand in all of that? by the social, and political envi - certainly heard of the mounting “I wanted to try a broader more ronment in the area. Sometimes wealth gap in the United States. comprehensive approach to eco - people, especially political peo - The old saying, “the rich are nomic development and Ogden ple, think that opportunity cre - getting richer and the poor are gave me the opportunity to do ation happens at the policy getting poorer,” is not quite ac - that. We were able to undertake level. And while the policy level curate. As a whole, all American extensive redevelopment pro - can get in the way. It is only peo - economic classes, by and large, jects, business development pro - ple like myself who find ways get “richer” over time. But if jects, capital development pro - to adapt limited resources to some of the classes at the top jects, direct lending projects and create opportunities to the get richer at a faster rate, then new housing projects all of broadest level possible to serve the wealth gap creates difficul - which I thought was an impor - the widest range of people pos - ties for those at the bottom. tant blending of community and sible. This includes a focus at For example, if you get a economic development. This the individual level; but also a 20% raise at work this year, you was important because it led to focus on the environmental might feel good about that, but $1.5 billion in new construction. level. Having places where em - if everyone else gets an 80% The greatest level of develop - ployers can develop their com - raise, then your buying power ment in the City in over 50 panies has been a cornerstone is worse than it was before you years. of our job development success. got the raise. Eventually, you “I also had a theory that cre - ABOVE: “It pays to live in Ogden, says its welcoming sign. Governments can help create won’t be able to buy certain ating broad-based opportunities Tom Christopulos is proud to be from Ogden, and proud of his environments where companies items you’d like, because they’ll at all levels was vital for social Greek heritage as well. LEFT: Under Tom Christopulos leader - want to be and create work for be out of your price range. That mobility. This has grown out of ship of economic and business development, Ogden, UT has those people who live in prox - is what is meant by “wealth my heritage and how my family become the place in America with the narrowest wealth gap. imity to that work. gap.” came to the country and how “Sometimes I wonder how But according to U.S. Census important it was to my grand - Greece would be different if Statistics, Ogden is the Ameri - parents in creating opportuni - poverty-- in which Ogden has they did. Too bad for me. It they would have found a way can community with the nar - ties for their children and by ex - one of the highest levels in the would have been nice to be able to increase the level of opportu - rowest wealth gap of them all. tension myself. Both sides of my State. to learn about my heritage in its nities in Greece. Much of the And for the past eight years, Og - family came to America in the These things we are proud original tongue.” He visited brain drain that comes with den’s Director of its Economic early 1900s (his father’s side of. If the narrowing of the Greece in 2000 and “one of my such migration patterns could and Business Development has from Pyrgos, his mother’s from wealth gap occurs as a result greatest hopes is to return for have been avoided.” been Greek-American Tom Crete). They came to find op - then great. But that is not the an extended stay so that I can Greece should “plow money Christopulos. He spoke with portunity which did not exist in only objective we have. Are pri - learn Greek and more about my back into work, creating infra - TNH about his beloved home - Greece at the time. Because they mary objective is to magnify the family and history. I still have structures, new technology at - town’s success. were able to find opportunity, American dream by increasing many cousins there. I am very traction, enhancement of exist - Both the Los Angeles Times the families grew and pros - the access for all people to op - proud of my Greek heritage-- as ing industries; defining and and Newsweek painted glowing pered. It was not always easy to centers per capita in the country. portunity regardless of their are my three brothers and five developing industry clusters. pictures of Ogden, fully credit - remember that within 10 years Reinvestment in ourselves and class or ethnicity.” sisters. As our my five children. Creating an environment of sta - ing its status atop the Census of their arrival they faced the others at one of the highest rates GREEK PRIDE Being Greek means a great deal bility to encourage investment. statistics. The Atlantic, however, Great Depression. My uncles in the country. This continues Though Christopulos doesn’t to them.” Educational training for new was more measured in its thought that even during that the narrowing of the wealth gap speak Greek, he says “I wish I OGDEN’S MODEL skills for people entering the job praise, citing the Ogden findings period investment would yield by creating wealth through job did. Apparently, in my formative How can Ogden’s model be market, a requirement to work more representative of the en - success and they invested in real development; new job creation years my parents thought I applied to the United States as at all levels. Less social pro - tire state of Utah. Quite can - estate, stock and their own busi - in new companies and the elim - should master one language and a whole, and to Greece for that grams and greater focus on job didly, Christopulos agrees. “The nesses. Creating wealth for their inating the conditions of not attend Greek school like matter? “The focus on the cre - and business development.” Atlantic is right in many ways,” families that allowed their chil - he says. “We cannot claim full dren to invest their time in so - credit for the narrowing of cially serving professions. My fa - wealth in Ogden. It is a ther was the principal for the statewide phenomenon encour - Utah School for the Deaf and “Two Artists, Two Worlds” at the Greek Consulate aged by the cultures that have Blind. His brothers were educa - gathered here – including a very tors also.” large body of Greeks, in the 70s What Ogden can claim, By Constantine S. Sirigos the largest population west of Christopulos says, “is that we TNH Staff Writer the Mississippi – but in Ogden have been one of the primary because of us being the inter - centers in the United States for NEW YORK – “Two Artists, Two section of the intercontinental opportunity generation. One of Worlds” is the title of the exhi - railroads, there are many eth - the largest per capita job cre - bition of paintings of two Greek- nicities in this area Greeks, ation centers in the country. One Americans, Kostas Zimarakis Asians, Italians, and too many of the largest business start-up and Athena (nee Manousaki) Embers, that grace the walls of Greek Consulate in New York through December 2, but for windows to be opened into Dukakis Disregards the worthwhile cultural realms re - quires thoughtfulness and bene - factors. “Midget Nerd” Comment Doctors Leonidas and Alexan - dra Samouilidis, distinguished practitioners and authors in the Continued from page 1 fields of psychiatry and psychol - ogy, respectively, have a passion we are for her, and we are going for art. As collectors, they are to do anything we can to get her proud owners of the works of elected. the two artists, and as Greek- “I listen to the Republicans Americans they wanted to share and I am wondering: are they their cultural treasures with the Left to right: Dr. Leonidas Samouilidis, Consul of Greece Manos Koumbarakis, Consul General in the real world? What are they community. They reached out to of Greece Amb. George Eliopoulos, Anastasia Roumbis, and Dr. Alexandra Samouilidis. talking about? I hear nothing the Consulate, and found in about the values and concerns Amb. George Iliopoulos a patron pire to photographic verisimili - Aegean make their way into his marakis which are now owned that I think most Americans care of the arts. tude, evoke the subtle links be - work, and he says the icons of by their children Leo and Paul. about. It’s all about tax cuts for Iliopoulos explained that the tween poetry and painting, a the Orthodox Church and Greek “Collecting is a family activ - the wealthy. That seems to be exhibition is different from what topic that Zimarakis loves to ex - artists who preceeded him in - ity,” she said. their platform. they usually host because it fea - pound upon. fluenced his artistic develop - The exhibit can be viewed “I think they are out of touch, tures the mature work of estab - Asked about his art, he cited ment. weekdays, 9:30AM- 2:30PM. Dukakis said about the Repub - lished Greek-American artists, the ancient poet Simonides. “He Embers was self-taught ac - licans. “I am not minimizing rather than photographers and wrote about the Olympic cording to Alexandra Samoui - these elections. I think it is going special presentations on Greek Games, but he said something lidis, who met the artist in 1967. Thalassa tou Proinou – to be a very tough fight. Billions antiquity, and the work of young about my work. He said a paint - She told THN “She learned by Morning Sea of dollars will be spent.” artists from Greece – whose ing is silent poetry and poetry observing her brother paint.” STOP POLICING THE WORLD works they wish to promote. painting that speaks.” She also learned from American Let me stand here. And let me “I think all of the candidates, Embers plays with the third Told that Simonides also said painter Bob Embers, whom she too see nature for a while. including the Democratic can - dimension in her portrayals on “illusion can overwhelm reality” married. Of the morning sea and of the didates have to do some serious New York life, and there are he said the great Modern Greek In 1963 Embers came to the carefree sky rethinking on the foreign policy some intriguing abstract expres - poet Cavafy expressed himself United States and became a cit - brilliant purple, and yellow side of things,” Dukakis says. sionist pieces by Zimarakis. A about it in the poem “Thalassa izen and she and her husband shore; everything “All of them. When it comes to guest at the opening reception tou Proinou – Morning Sea,” began to paint and exhibit to - beautiful and vast under the foreign policy, the Republicans Former Massachusetts Gov. said “you can lose yourself in which inspired one of the exh - gether. light are crazy, and even the Democ - and 1988 Democratic presiden - those paintings. There is a sub - bition’s paintings. Samouilides lost contact with Let me stand here. And let me rats. This Syrian intervention, tial nominee Michael Dukakis. tle mystery to them.” “I was born on Chios with Bob Embers – and with Zi - fool myself I'm seeing these what is it all about? Why was The rest, many of them de - parents from in Asia Minor,” Zi - marakis – after Athena died of (I really saw them for an instant essential that we intervened in icans, especially in the South lightfully colorful scenes of marakis said with passion, and a brain tumor in 1994, but they when I first stood); Syria and created what is now shows they are not only un - Greek land and sea by both he has lived in New York for reconnected. and not my fantasies even here, a humanitarian catastrophe; happy, but that the suicide rate artists can be described as figu - many years. They were then able to pur - my memories, the idols of 300,000 people are dead, 11 is up and life expectancy is de - rative expressionist. He always wanted to paint. chase many paintings from pleasure million people displaced, half a clining. That tells you some - The latter, which do not as - Memories of the islands of the Athena’s estate and from Zi - Constantine P. Cavafy million showing up on my dad’s thing. home island, Lesbos. This is ter - “You have significant num - rible. Who was thinking about bers of Americans who are very all of this when we decided to unhappy and who will respond intervene?” to something like what Trump Skelos Federal Corruption Trial Begins in New York So, who is responsible for the is talking about. Will he last? It mess in Syria? “It is a combina - is doubtful. A lot of people in tion of folks,” Dukakis says. “Al - country are not happy with their Continued from page 1 told Dean’s longtime pal PRI though I have enormous respect situation with the current state CEO Anthony Bonomo that he for the president – he has done of affairs, and so forth. US Attorney Tatiana R. Martins, desperately needed a job, the a great job in the very difficult “The other thing that Trump who is prosecuting the case, said, News reported. circumstances – in this case it has going for him is that he is the New York Times reported. Adam was hired as a full- was just a very serious mistake financially independent and “And because the defendants time project manager to work and it was a serious mistake on Is not tied to wealthy donors, knew they were committing 35 hours per week, but Curcio’s the part of a lot of people. When and so occasionally he can say crimes, they tried to hide it.” log showed that Skelos came in are we going to learn from our things like ‘we are going to tax The indictment charges that to work at 1PM, went to lunch, experiences? How many times the rich,’ which the other can - both Skeloses arranged for and never returned. When Cur - are we going to get involved in didates won’t do. His stance on Adam to receive more than cio complained to Bonomo, these situations before we con - immigration is maddening, es - $300,000 in bribes, kickbacks wrote the News, Bonomo said clude that America cannot be pecially at a time when net ille - and other payments in three he would handle it. the world’s policeman?” gal immigration in the United separate schemes, the Times re - When Curcio would com - What now? “Well, if you get States is zero. “ ported: “In one, they extorted plain to Adam Skelos, wrote the rid of (Syrian President Bashar GREECE AND THE EU payments from a major Manhat - News, the latter retorted: “Do al-) Assad, who is going to suc - Dukakis credits President tan developer, Glenwood man - you know who I am? I’m Adam ceed him? Are people thinking Obama for working with his en - agement; in another, with Glen - Skelos,” and “guys like you about this?” tire Cabinet to identify pro - wood’s assistance, they got aren’t fit to shine my shoes.” TRUMP’S RISE grams that currently exist that Adam a job as a government re - The wiretaps also revealed a “I think a lot of people are can be helpful to Greece, “and I lations consultant at an environ - AP fiLe Photo telephone conversation between unhappy,” Dukakis begins, in ex - hope we are going to have a mental technology company Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos the Skeloses, both furiously re - plaining the meteoric rise to program. Obama is working called AbTech Industries; and in (L) and his son Adam arrive in federal court on November 17 acting to New York Governor frontrunner status of billionaire very hard to get Greece some the third, they got Adam Skelos for the start of their corruption trial. Andrew Cuomo’s decision not businessman/entertainer Don - debt relief as well.” another position, a no-show job to allow fracking in the state. ald Trump since announcing his As for the EU, “I think it will at a medical malpractice insurer los’ voice heard threatening his ported. He’s such a p***y, Adam fumed, candidacy for the Republican hold together, but the pressure called Physicians’ Reciprocal In - PRI supervisor, Christopher Cur - That conversation took place and Dean warned he’d “get presidential nomination in early in absorbing these refugees is surers (PRI).” cio. “Talk to me like that again last December, the News re - even” with him by running June. huge – and all of it was totally On November 18, day two of and I'm going to smash your ported. Skelos had gotten the against him for governor. “No “A study was just released unnecessary. It was terrible mis - the trial, federal wiretaps were ****ing head in," Skelos is $78,000 a year job in January more buddy buddy,” Dean said, about middle class white Amer - take.” played in court, with Adam Ske - heard saying, the News re - 2013, after both he and Dean “he’s full of s***.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015 COMMUNITY 5 Duquesne University’s Rangos School Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence

By Evan C. Lambrou Members of the Rangos family appointed president of the Special to The National Herald at Duquesne University’s Duquesne University Scholarship Power Center during a recent Association (all individual en - PITTSBURGH, PA – It started event celebrating the 25th an - dowed scholarship committees out as a really good idea. But 25 niversary of the Rangos at Duquesne report to him), told years later, that idea has become School of Health Sciences. TNH that Rangos’ commitment a concrete reality, which virtually SEATED (L-R): John Rangos to distribute those scholarships guarantees students majoring in III, Nick Rangos and Rev. Ray - each year to ten students under health sciences a good-paying job mond French. STANDING (L- severe financial stress means right after they graduate from R): Rev. Sean Hogan, Jill Ran - they can continue staying in Duquesne University’s Rangos gos and John Rangos II. school. School of Health Sciences. “Students who find them - Founded by retired Greek- selves contending with sudden American industrialist John G. financial trauma face myriad cir - Rangos Sr., the Rangos School is medical school. cumstances. Some of them sud - now well known nationwide as “None of this could have hap - denly find themselves worrying one of the country’s premier pened without Mr. Rangos’ vision about whether they will even be providers of education in the and generosity. When he got to - able to register the next semester, health professions. Since first gether with Jerome Martin (the so there’s always a need, and opening in 1990, more than first dean of the Rangos School) there will always be a need sim - 3,550 students have graduated and the late John Murray (then ply because the cost of education from the Rangos School, which President of Duquesne), they dis - keeps going up. A tremendous celebrated its 25th anniversary cussed the University’s immense change has taken place at the this past October 16 at fiscal challenges, and they real - Rangos School because this new Duquesne’s Power Center, where ized they needed to start a pro - scholarship program is now it was also announced that Ran - gram that would occupy a space available due to the generosity gos was more than tripling his Duquesne hadn’t yet developed,” of John Rangos and his family,” new commitment to helping stu - Frazer emphasized. Fr. Hogan said. dents undergoing sudden and What Duquesne lacked was a “Scholarship programs of this dramatic financial distress. program for healthcare studies, nature respond to students’ fi - “Mr. Rangos increased the he said, “and they had enough nancial needs so that they can amount of his allocation signifi - foresight to see that this was the continue to complete their edu - cantly this year, which allowed way the future was driving cation, and then go out into the us to provide $5000 scholarships higher education, so they set world to offer valuable services to ten students, up from three forth to create a school of health to people who need healthcare,” last year, when he kicked the pro - sciences. And in today’s world of he said, adding that more than gram off. He’s looking to help spreadsheets and mega data - 26 percent of Duquesne’s 10 students who are well on their physician assistance and health place. In so doing, he helped the job market so effectively, it im - bases, to make the decisions they thousand students depend on way to earning their degree, but management systems. school attract more high-quality plies that the Rangos School also made to move ahead with this Pell grants. who are also facing severe finan - The average national salary faculty and students, thereby employs the best faculty avail - experiment 25 years ago; it’s just But things like a death in the cial challenges, and he’s helping for physical therapists, for exam - helping a whole university get able for its various degree-offer - remarkable,” he said. family or an ongoing illness, them carry their load,” Jim ple, is $88-100 thousand, while back on its feet, and ultimately ing programs. Discussions with Mr. Rangos which can compound a family’s Miller, vice president of develop - athletic trainers can make any - thrive. “We have a great faculty and about higher education often financial distress, are not taken ment and alumni relations at where from $40 to $53 thousand “The Rangos School has staff. And the reason we know turn quickly to the fiscal chal - into account after the federal Duquesne, told the National Her - just starting out. And speech evolved and prospered. In the that is because that’s what the lenges students face, what stu - deadlines for student aid during ald. pathologist salaries nationwide last 25 years, we have enrolled market is telling us. We have 998 dents need and how to best help an upcoming semester, he added, Duquesne has traditionally range anywhere from $61 thou - 4,100 students, of whom 3,556 total students enrolled at the them, Dr. Frazer added. “People so students then need to wait un - been a school serving the Pitts - sand to $132 thousand. have graduated. That’s an 87- Rangos School this semester, and would be amazed to learn how til the following semester to see burgh area and Western Penn - More importantly, Rangos percent graduation rate. And our we currently employ 46 faculty actively interested he really is in how, or if, their EFC (expected sylvania, but 35 percent of Ran - School students provide valuable students are clinically prepared and 19 staff. There are 11 quali - the issues concerning higher ed - family contribution) even quali - gos School students today come services to people in need of to enter the work force from the fied applicants for every faculty ucation. He talks to me regularly fies them for student aid the fol - from 43 states outside of Penn - healthcare, and that’s precisely get-go,” Rangos School Dean and staff position here, so we about the high cost of education. lowing spring. sylvania. And Rangos School what Rangos had in mind when Gregory Frazer told TNH. must be doing something right,” He’s very aware of the fiscal chal - “The EFC is a cut-and-dry for - graduates currently enjoy a 99- he first got involved with a then- “Not only do they graduate, he said. lenges students face. He’s in-tune mula with a barebones answer percent job placement rate in all struggling Duquesne University they pass their board exams on “It also requires us to enroll with their needs, and genuinely for students who need financial majors. Their education and 25 years ago. By giving millions their first try. We also know from the best students available,” he wants to lessen the financial bur - aid. And due to rigid deadline training here prepares them for to a school that prides itself in the feedback we get from the added, noting that other schools den they feel. That’s why he es - rules, which don’t consider sud - careers in physical therapy, ath - serving the greater Pittsburgh communities they serve that also offer similar programs right tablished the Rangos Scholarship den impacts on income after the letic training, rehabilitation sci - and Western Pennsylvania area, they’re well-versed and ready to in Duquesne’s backyard: “We Program,” he added. deadline has passed, students ence, occupational therapy, he also wanted Duquesne to offer interact with individuals in need have direct competitors right 300 PERCENT INCREASE sometimes need to wait until the speech-language pathology, a program that wasn’t already in of healthcare, and that they’re around the corner: The Univer - After last year’s inaugural following year. This can force ready to excel in the service sity of Pittsburgh, Chatham Uni - class of three Rangos Scholarship many to interrupt their educa - they’ve been trained to provide,” versity, Slippery Rock University winners, Rangos was so moved tion, and those students are often he added. (a state school) and West Vir - that he increased the number this at risk of not ever returning to Another key to the Rangos ginia University are all in very year from three $5000 scholar - school. So the generosity of peo - Endowed Chair Honors School’s success is fundamental close proximity to us, and they ships to ten. That’s a 300 percent ple like John plays a critical role and common to any place of also offer the same types of pro - increase supporting students un - in addressing needs not identi - higher learning: a high-quality grams. But students choose to der financial exigency. fied by the government,” Hogan Mother’s Memory by faculty, Dr. Frazer said. For a come here if they can,” he said, Rev. Sean Hogan, longtime said. school to help so many of its citing that 12 percent of Rangos executive vice president of stu - Emphasizing Ethics graduates successfully enter the School graduates also go onto dent life at Duquesne and newly Continued on page 6

In addition to founding the Rangos School of Health Sciences at Duquesne University in 1990, John G. Rangos Sr. established an endowed chair in 2004 to honor the memory of his mother, Anna, who passed away that same year. The Anna Rangos Riza - kus Chair in Health Sci - ences & Ethics currently spearheads the University’s expanded initiatives in health sciences ethics, and serves as a base of opera - tions for community out - reach in the Pittsburgh area, according to Rangos School Dean Gregory Frazer. “The Rizakus chair has helped Anna Rangos Rizakus us reach out to the community around us,” he said. Consistent with the fact that 63 percent of Duquesne’s stu - dents today are women, two of the three Rizakus chairholders have also been women: Paula Turocy (2004-09) and Diana Williams (2013-present). David Somers (2009-13) was the other. All three chairholders have utilized the Rangos Chair as a launch pad for sharing their experience with the Greater Pitts - burgh community in an ethical and responsible manner, Dr. Frazer told The National Herald. “Paula used it to provide an overview of disadvantaged pop - ulations in our community. David took the support that comes with the chair to Pittsburgh’s predominantly minority suburb of Hazelwood, where he worked with the Church of Life to help develop various programs so that younger kids could de - velop skill sets that give them direction and purpose. He took the Rangos School into that community,” he said. “And Diane, whose expertise is in autism, has utilized the chair to provide services and help create places where families, whose lives are affected by this disorder, can go to get infor - mation to help them better address their burden,” he added. Dr. Williams, the current chairholder, is associate professor of speech-language pathology at the Rangos School, and focuses on autism and language disorders. She is also associated with the Autism Research Program at the University of Pittsburgh and the Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging at Carnegie Mellon University. She is a child language specialist and a certified speech-language pathologist who has extensive clinical experi - ence with children and adults with autism and other related developmental disorders. She coordinates clinical services for children with language problems, and has worked in early in - tervention programs, preschool programs, community agencies, pediatric hospitals and university clinics. “Again, this is all an excellent example of community out - reach made possible directly because of Mr. Rangos’ wishes to honor his mother’s memory and her own ethical concern for Artists, programs, dates, and ticket prices subject to change. © 2015 chc. Photo by Alexis glavis. the state of other human beings; and also because he himself is concerned for the welfare of people who are less fortunate. He wants to help put others on a better track toward the success that comes with leading a better life. And good ethics help people do that,” Dr. Frazer noted. Ethics are the foundation of all academic programs at Proud Season Sponsor Duquesne, he explained, because doing things in an ethical way helps serve society better as a whole. Rangos School stu - dents take at a minimum of three courses in ethics, to include applied ethics in their chosen professions. Rangos told TNH that the mission and purpose of the Rizakus Ross Daly Chair exemplifies his late mother’s decency and good character: “My mother was the finest person anyone could meet. She deeply loved her family, and genuinely cared about all people around her. Leading an ethical life was very important to her. She always emphasized ethical practice in anything a person does, and the chair was established with that spirit in mind: to be ethical in the healthcare profession, ” he said. 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015 Metropolitan Emmanuel of France Talks to TNH about Terrorist Attacks

By Theodore Kalmoukos Islamic State, which is not a state, monize any religion. I believe logues. We cannot do miracles not has it any relations with Is - that there is space and possibility overnight, but we can contribute PARIS, FRANCE – Metropolitan lam. for cooperation with the other to the process of peace and rec - Emmanuel of France in a tele - He said that “I spoke with the two monotheistic religions, Ju - onciliation.” phone interview with The Na - ambassador of Greece and also daism and Islam. We can sit We reminded His Eminence tional Herald spoke extensively with other fellow Orthodox Bish - down at the same table and dia - of Samuel Huntington’s article about the November 14 terrorist ops, and as far as we know there logue.” more than a decade ago, “Clash attacks in Paris and said that to are no Orthodox victims among Regarding such Interreligious of Civilizations,” asking whether the best of his knowledge there the dead or the injured. We pray Dialogues, Emmanuel said “there now there is a “clash of religions.” were no Greek-Orthodox among for the innocent victims and their is good will. The issue is that we He said “in no way do we accept the victims. He is constant com - families. The site of the attack is should know that those who par - that there is clash of religions. munication with the French au - usually full of young people go - ticipate in these dialogues are Religions cannot promote vio - thorities, especially with the Min - ing to restaurants and bars. people with open minds and will - lence. The problem is when vio - istry of Interior. “The country is in a state of ingness to talk, accepting each lent acts use religion as their Metropolitan Emmanuel is emergency; a three-day mourn - other as we are.. In order to come base. Religion itself cannot be a among the most prominent Or - ing period has been proclaimed. and talk should accept the other vehicle of hatred and violence thodox hierarchs and presides The boundaries are closed and as he is. The Ecumenical Patriar - and terror. It is not religion when over many interreligious dia - the gatherings in public places chate has led on this issue since it wants the catastrophe of the logues and conferences aiming are prohibited.” the 1970s, trying to find ways of other person or a group of per - to the better understanding In terms of the churches and cooperation and peaceful coex - sons or the society.” among the monotheistic religions services, Emmanuel said: “the istence between Christians, Mus - Metropolitan Emmanuel said of Judaism, Christianity, and Is - churches will be open, of course, lims, and Jews, and all the rest.” that “as (French President Fran - lam. He said the “terrorist attacks and we are going to offer prayers Emmanuel also said that “the cois) Hollande emphasized, this took place in areas of Paris dis - for the innocent victims and for Middle East is a place where attack came from the Islamic tant from the Metropolis. We con - peace and healing.” Christians play a very essential State, the enemy the civilized demn the horrific terrorist at - His Eminence thanked Presi - role, and we cannot forget that world has to face in Europe and tacks, which were actually dent Obama for America’s sup - we are a part of that territory. It in the United States.” against democracy, a govern - port. “We have stated since 1992 should not be viewed that the Emmanuel also noted the pro - ment, and certainly against all at the Vienna Conference that Middle East is a place for just one paganda ISIS perpetuates. He civilized society. We lived in sim - any attack in the name of religion specific religious community. We said that “they spend millions of ilar situations last January with is essentially an attack against re - have rights as Christians, and euro to enlist young children. We the attack against the newspaper ligion itself. At this time we most especially we the Orthodox are wondering who these chil - (Charlie Hebdo). The recent at - should keep our faith and opti - want to keep the ability to coexist dren are? Are they our neigh - tack was organized by foreign mism that the evil will stop here, and in this respect; we should bors? Are they really the children hands that belong to the so-called and we should no attempt to de - encourage the efforts of dia - His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France. next door?” TNH Paris Correspondent Visits Terrorism Sites, Writes about Aftermath

Continued from page 1 guarded by a few policemen. Lines and lines of cameras are rounding streets, those we pointed at the street in a mili - heard over and over in the me - tary way, right in front of the dia are crowded : Alibert Street, barricades, waiting for their pre - Bichat Street, Faubourd du Tem - senters to come on the air. Del - ple Street, Voltaire's Boulevard. egations of vans are also parked As for the Saint-Pierre Amelot close to the memorials, with Passageway, from where some very loud generators. victims of the Bataclan ran Ironically, it is so crowded away, it does not appear to at - that it is just as hard to walk tract much people. There is only here as it is during a concert. one barricade and only one po - Among people, a father is fol - liceman guarding it; a man, pre - lowed by his red-eyed teenage senting himself with flowers and daughter. A couple of friends go his passport, manages to enter around waving a ''Free Hugs'' the way after the policeman al - sign. lowed him to do so. Back on Place de la On Bichat Street, a family is République, a small improvised crying together, in an embrace, group of musicians a few hours far from the memorial where all earlier has now turned to a the attention is focused. It is happy accompanied choir. We hard to contain one's emotions could almost think we are at a next to such scenes. We go from festival. tears to joy in a few steps only, There is singing, some play - the shops of these streets being ing, some laughing, with a open and busy. Life continues. heavy heart that tries to be light. On Faubourg du Temple Two young men shout ''Vive la Street, the A La Bonne Bière bar France !'' taken in unison by the has its own memorial as well. surrounding crowd. ''Vive la The mood is much quieter here, République !'', ''Vive la Liberté and there is nearly no media !'', ''Vive la Fraternité !''. They here, either. There are a few cu - laugh, and start a new song, ''La rious ones, of course, and vic - Vie en Rose'' by Edith Piaf. tims' families and friends. There On a street bordering the is the smell of incense. Bullets' plaza, someone asks his friend: impacts in the shop window of ''Should we prepare for a follow the Casa Nostra restaurant are up?'' Most certainly, the State still there. The Franprix store ABOVE LEFT: A memorial in must prepare, and we are not around the corner is open – in front of the Le Petit the only ones in this predica - rare exception – benefiting from Cambodge restaurant. ment – far from it. the demand of flowers. ABOVE: On Alibert Street, a Meanwhile, the French peo - Along the Renoir Boulevard family pays its respects. ple can keep on singing and leading to the Bataclan, we LEFT: A mural at Place de la laughing: it is the best weapon cross the way of a lot of other République. of all. pilgrims. A man on his phone Our thoughts go out to vic - says he visited yesterday with a tims all over the world. friend, and has come today again with his father. Flowers concert hall – since the road Marguerite Gallorini, who lives and candles are deposited at space between there and the in Europe and the United each end of the area facing the Bataclan is closed to the public, States, is a TNH correspondent. Duquesne University’s Rangos School Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence

Continued from page 5 grandparent has fallen ill. The denly can’t afford to pay for their care of students in any of our expenses attached to that are of - education,” Hogan added, noting programs, but even with that, the The U.S. Department of Edu - ten not taken into account be - that students enrolled at the Ran - resources just aren’t there to help cation makes decisions on the cause the government’s formula gos School are fulfilling the take care of everybody, so Mr. EFC, he explained, and looks at is inflexible, so this is an ongoing School’s mission: “The School is Rangos made a conscious deci - family incomes up until the 13th issue that requires ongoing as - doing very well. In my visits to sion to make sure we had of July for the fall semester, or sistance,” he said. hospitals throughout the area, I enough money to help ten kids December 7th for the spring se - “When financial resources run find Rangos School graduates at the Rangos School this year,” mester. If something happens just out, some students suddenly find everywhere.” Miller said. one day after that – if one of a themselves wondering if they are LEGACY PLANNING “In the process, he’s building student’s parents dies or loses his even able to continue earning Rangos has also taken tangi - an endowment that will provide or her job in a two-income family their degrees or not, so it’s major ble steps to make sure his legacy distributions that will provide for – that need is not factored into relief to them when someone will continue making an impact at least ten students a year for the calculation of how much aid steps up. And I know from my thru the Rangos School well into years to come, and the amount the student need, or whether that personal discussions and direct the future, according to Miller. of the annual distribution stands student even qualifies for any contact with these students that “It has been a real blessing to to increase as the endowment aid, at all. they are very grateful to John know Mr. Rangos, and to work grows. The endowment will es - “These can be very trying cir - and his family for their generos - with him. He has so many great sentially act in his place in the cumstances, particularly if one ity. It makes a difference in their ideas, and there’s an inner good - future, in a way he has in - or both parents suddenly find decision to keep going, instead ness to him that’s just part of the tended,” he said. themselves out of work, or if a of dropping out when they sud - man himself. He takes genuine It’s all about legacy planning pride in helping others, and that’s and foresight, he explained. Any such a rare quality to find,” Miller charitable organization, not-for- said, noting that Rangos is en - profit agency or institution enjoys suring his endowment at the support from caring people who Rangos School will continue sup - are still around to help, but the porting students well into the fu - question is, how will they con - ture (with an annual distribution tinue to benefit from their donors from the same scholarship fund). after the donors have passed on? In addition to making schol - In response to that, Rangos arships available for today’s made provisions to ensure his needs, the endowment will per - support continues well into the petually provide a number of future, he said, and more phil - scholarships on an annual basis, anthropists are starting to think as well as expendable funds by in those terms. virtue of term scholarships in the “For folks who do so at the now, he said. magnitude of Mr. Rangos is Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. “What Mr. Rangos has been much more rare, of course, and doing in the last couple of years to do it in the way that he’s been It is wholesome and bracing for the mind to have – in addition to building upon Alex Rangos (left) accepts an award on his father John G. Ran - doing it – and the extent to its faculties kept on the stretch. his ongoing commitment to help gos Sr.’s behalf from Dr. Gregory Frazer (right), dean of which he’s doing it – is just Sir Richard Steele 1672-1729 students in sudden financial dis - Duquesne University’s Rangos School of Health Sciences. Pho - tremendous. And it takes consid - British Dramatist, Essayist, Editor tress – has been to build a per - tos courtesy of Duquesne University. erable forethought to plan for the manent endowment, so that his future just 10-20 years down the program will be able to continue pressed that he wants to find the “Any university the size of road, let alone 100 years ahead. in perpetuity, at the same time right balance between students Duquesne – and any school the But that’s the kind of heart and The National Herald Bookstore providing term scholarships to who find themselves confronted size of the Rangos School – is go - mind Mr. Rangos has. It really Exercise your mind... make money immediately avail - by financial adversity today and ing to have kids who find them - does take a special person to care able to kids in need today,” he having the endowment in place selves coping with dramatic fi - enough to think in such terms, (718) 784-5255 • [email protected] said. to continue the program tomor - nancial circumstances. Our Third and to act on that thinking,” And Rangos very clearly ex - row, he added. Alternative has funds that take Miller added. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015 FEATURE 7 In the Venizelos Era, Anti-Australian Sentiment toward Greeks in Perth

By Stavros T. Stavridis Australia (WA) who suffered the ment of WA. it seems the Australian Govern - most of their compatriots in The Greeks of Perth were ment sought to find a legal av - From September 1916 to Australia. Greek businesses in characterized as disloyal and enue to avoid paying compen - June 1917 Greece had two rival Perth, Kalgoorlie, a goldmining treacherous by Anglo-Aus - sation and cited an instance to administrations: one under King town, and Boulder were de - tralians and dispelled such no - shore up its position. The WA Constantine in Athens and the stroyed and looted by rioters. tions by showing their loyal to Premier informed the Federal Provisional Government under Press reports highlighted that the British Empire. They prayed Government in January 1917 Eleftherios Venizelos in Thessa - 100 Greeks fled Kalgoorlie for for an allied victor and even a that the police exercised all due loniki. Perth. The events that unfolded tiny number of pro-Constantine diligence in trying to quell the This schism highlighted the in Constantine’s Greece between sympathizers were horrified as riots and to afford protection. political divisions existing in September and December 1916 to what occurred in Athens. Furthermore, police arrests and Greek society with the former were widely reported in the Many Greeks were British sub - convictions obtained was insuf - pursuing a neutral foreign pol - Perth and Kalgoorlie press dis - jects and had been resident for ficient. There was no evidence icy whereas the latter wanted to playing anti-Constantine head - more than 20 years in West Aus - to back up this claim. join the ranks of the Entente lines. Such headlines would tralia. They sought compensa - However, the Australian Gov - powers: Britain, France, Russia, have influenced these hotheads tion for destruction to their busi - ernment laid down principles and Italy in fighting the Central not to be able to distinguish be - nesses. based on international law to Powers: Germany, Austro-Hun - tween Venizelists and Royalists. The Greek Consul in Perth cover such a future eventuality gary, Bulgaria and Ottoman Em - Rioters were arrested and pros - filed for damages but was de - for compensation. It stated: “(a) pire. These divisions would ma - ecuted with some serving jail clined by the WA Government. A State is responsible for dam - jor repercussions for the time for their actions. There was Originally, the victims’ claims of ages caused to the person or Greek-Australian community be - an antipathy for Greeks in Aus - £11,728-4-0 was reduced to property of a foreigner by per - yond the First World War. In tralia like in the United States £5388-10-0 on the recommen - sons taking part in a riot or mob Australia, ordinary Anglo-Aus - during the Great War. dation of Commissioner, A. violence. If the movement is di - tralians could not distinguish The Western Australian Green. Moreover, representa - rected against foreigners as between Venizelists and Royal - Greeks were concerned for their tions to the Australian Govern - such, or against persons of a ists and considered them sus - safety and requested the protec - ment in 1917, 1920, and 1921 particular nationality, when it is pect and possibly disloyal to the tion of the British Government. for compensation was declined shown by the claimant State British Empire. They cabled Venizelos in Thes - on each occasion despite the that there was negligence on its The occupation of Fort Rupel saloniki, asking him to lodge a Greek Government’s approach part or on the part of its officials in May 1916, the establishment protest on their behalf in Lon - to London. There were Greeks to prevent the damage; and (b) of the government in Thessa - don. Venizelos informed them who hired private counsel to re - in a federal State the Federal loniki, the demobilization of the to make representations to the cover damages for their losses Government assumes this re - Greek Army, the handover of During the 1916-17 political schism in Greece, the Greeks of Governor-General of Australia, only to be rebuffed by the Aus - sponsibility.” mountain batteries, and the Be - Western Australia overwhelmingly supported the government Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, tralian Government on April 9, In conclusion, the Greek-Aus - nazet-Constantine agreement, of Eleftherios Venizelos, not the government of King Constantine. 1914-20 regarding their con - 1919. tralians in Perth were over - led to the differences between cerns. Finally, this came to the This issue dragged on for whelmingly pro-Venizelist and the Anglo-French and Venizelists was known for his pro-German personal particulars which in - attention of the Australian more than a decade when the concerned as to what happened with King Constantine. proclivities. cluded address, name of person, Prime Minister, William Hughes Consul General for Greece, L. in Athens. The refusal of both On December 1, 1916 the The Greeks in Melbourne sex, age, occupation, nature of who cabled the Premier of WA Chrysanthopoulos, a career the Australian and WA Govern - clash between Anglo-French (Victoria), Sydney (New South transport, distance from capital to investigate the riots that had diplomat, requested on February ments to pay compensation marines and Greek Royalist Wales), Brisbane (Queensland) city and remarks) and Form B taken place. 21, 1930 for a reconsideration highlighted its discriminatory forces in Athens (also known as and Perth (West Australia) (Return of places where Greeks These communications high - of the Greek claims. The Aus - position towards the Greek com - the Noemvriana) would have a passed resolutions supporting are known to congregate which lighted two aspects of the Aus - tralian Government declined to munity. It is regrettable that the major impact on the small Eleftherios Venizelos and ex - showed locality, means of com - tralian political system at this reopen the case for three rea - political divisions in Greece im - Greek-Australian community. pressing allegiance to the British munication: nature of transport time. Firstly, all official commu - sons. Firstly, a long time had pacted this small community The Australian press described Empire. It is worth noting that and distance from capital city, nication sent by the Australian elapsed when this event oc - and also exposed the anti-Greek King Constantine action as full Australian Government had ear - club, cafe, or other institution, Prime Minister went via the curred and the Attorney Gen - sentiment in some sections of of “treachery,” judged him lier conducted a secret census name of manager, number of Governor-General to the Colo - eral’s department had never ren - Anglo-Australian society. “guilty,” acted with “duplicity,” in June 1916 to ascertain the persons and remarks). The re - nial Office in London and vice dered a legal opinion on it; was “cunning,” “fooled the number of Greeks domiciled in marks column highlighted a versa; and secondly, the Federal secondly, the Departments of Stavros T. Stavridis is a diplomats refusal to hand over Australia. This information was very small number of Royalist Government had no jurisdiction Treasury and Defence made the historical author, history pro - guns,” and acted with “perfidy.” divided into two categories: sympathizers in Australia. as the riots came within the original decision of not provid - fessor, and historical consul - Despite his neutral stance, he Form A (Return of Greeks giving It was the Greeks of West purview of the State Govern - ing compensation; and finally, tant.

ALL HISTORY Of Saints and Singers: a Survey of Early Greek Liturgical Recordings on 78RPM

Continued from page 1 Greek liturgical music recorded from which they left. Length of Sometime in December 1919, in North America is the discov - standard working hours and the Helmis recorded Hristos To assist in the establishment ery that it was obviously a care - observation (or lack) of seasonal Anesti/Easter Hymns and Pasca of a documented history of fully planned program of music. events were as foreign to the Hieron: Pasca To Terpnon-Easter Greek Orthodox liturgical music For reasons, unknown to history newly arrived Greeks as the lan - Hymns which was released on I offer the following chronolog - this holiday schedule of hymns guage. Greek calendar custom Columba E4494. Then, in March ical survey of commercially was recorded out of sequence. celebrations were a fundamen - 1920, Helmis returned to the recorded liturgical music inclu - But obviously the time of year tal part of any viable commu - Columbia studios to record Tin sive of traditional calendar cus - Lyberopoulos recorded these nity’s round of annual events. Ypsiloteran: Despoina Hai tom recordings. songs was meant to coincide Far from mere occasions for Miter; Alala Ta Heli Ton Asveon- The inclusion of calendar with the Orthodox liturgical sea - capricious license these holidays Religious Song and Apostoli Ek custom songs in any discussion son. were joyous times when family Peraton; O Gluchasmos Ton of recorded liturgical music may, The sequence begins some - relations and common fellow - Aggelon (Columbia E4633). initially, seem out of place. How - time in May, 1916, when Kinon - ship were freely expressed. Then, using all of his consider - ever, in my discussions with el - ikon ke Telos tis Litourgias No. This is how we can under - able skills as a traditional vocal - der Greek-Americans over the stand Lyberopoulos’ recording ist, Helmis recorded E Yennesis last thirty years, as to the use Much about the on October 25, 1917 of the cal - Sou Hriste-Christmas Hymn and and occasions for which these early history of endar custom song Xanthoula E Parthenos Simeron-Christmas early recordings were used, the Apokreateko (Xanthoula Carni - Hymn in July 1920 (Columbia replies always center on the lack Greek recorded val). On this song Lyberopoulos E4777). Finally, at some time of clergy to celebrate specific music is a mystery. is accompanied by the King Or - between 1918 and 1920, Helmis holidays. With no clergy these chestra. American orchestras as recorded O Angelos Evoa (Co - recordings were played with 7 and Semoron Soterias imon much as laika companies can be lumbia E4967). those gathered often singing to kefaleon, Christos Aneste No. found on these records. A case George Megas’, Greek Calen - along or at the very least main - 8 are both recorded as unac - in point are Lyberopoulos’ mas - dar Customs, while presenting taining silence until the end of companied vocal performances terful renderings of Hrestooyena and describing the annual round the record. Calendar custom (Columbia E3468). Lyberopou - (Christmas) and Ageos Vaseles of holiday celebrations takes recordings were treated in the los returned to the Columbia (St Basil) (Victor 72135) considerable time to explain re - same manner as liturgical music studios in the spring of 1917 to recorded on June 28, 1918, ac - gional variation within the var - with gatherings of extended record Doxologia Part 1 and companied, this time, by ious traditions found among the family and friends and then the Doxologia Part 2 (Columbia Nathaniel Shilkret directing the Greeks (Athens: Rhodis Publi - playing of these recorded songs. E3465), Semaron Soterea To Victor Talking Machine Com - cations, 1964). Given the acute The simultaneous effort to both Kosmo-Tis Presvias No. 3 issued pany Orchestra. With Ly - Record Catalog, immediately af - Smyrneos recorded I Genesis attention all Greek record pro - raise children as ethnic Greeks with Thefte Proskenisomen- beropoulos we see the enduring ter the listing for Marios Ly - Sou Hriste: I Parthenos Simeron ducers gave to niche marketing and to accommodate American Ayeos O Theos No. 4 (Columbia pattern of all subsequent com - beropoulos’ four records of and En Iordani Baptizomenou: this is a telling point to raise holidays can be seen in these ef - E3466) and finally Polechro - mercial recordings, e.g., Easter hymns. Under the title “Reli - Epifanis Simeron Ti Ikoumeni even without the ambiguous forts. neon-Herouvikon No. 5 and hymns on side A with songs gious Songs by other singers” is (Columbia E4402). That a “religious song” or “Christmas FIRST RECORDINGS: 1916 Irinika-Epinikon Hymnon No. 6 from apokreas (pre-Lenten car - the Columbia record E6074 Greek immigrant vocalist would hymn” titles that appear on TO 1920 (Columbia E3467). Not so com - nival), Christmas, and New Year which features the two hymns: launch his career on strictly re - these record labels. Clearly While some accompanying plete a program of Greek litur - being the supplement, B-side Axion estin. Soson, Kyrie, ton ligious music is unprecedented. more systematic comparative re - documentation can be readily gical music would be commer - recording. Laon sou and Anastaseos imera We can be fairly certain the search needs to be conducted found for virtually every 78rpm cially recorded, again, for UNSOLVED MYSTERIES Hristos Anesti. No vocalist or demand for Greek liturgical before we can know exactly record of early Greek Byzantine another twenty-nine years. Much about the very early choir is cited. recordings were in increasing which version, of which region’s hymns, for the moment no de - Greek immigrants to North period of Greek recorded music Again, sometime in July demand. This is clear, since be - songs, were first recorded in the tailed information about the America entered an urban sec - remains a deep mystery. A case 1919 a singer, known only as tween 1919 and 1920 the enor - United States. lives of the performers or the ular world with a far different in point can be found in the Oc - George Smyrneos, recorded one mously popular George N. circumstance surrounding the notion of time than the society tober 1918 Columbia Greek known record. Unaccompanied Helmis recorded seven hymns. [email protected] recordings of this music are, now, readily available. This ab - sence of information includes all recordings whether those pro - duced in the United States or Law Firm those imported from abroad. As far as can now be deter - G. Dimitriadis & Associates POCKET-LESS mined between 1916 and 1931, ten individual Greek singers or PITA BREAD choral groups issued liturgical recordings in North America. 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DEATH NOTICES CLASSIFIEDS n CALEXOPOULOS, Dendrinos, age 72, passed away trols and landfill disposal. He and appreciated the freedoms SEEKING EGG DONOR LEGAL NOTICE ALEXIOS E. Nov. 5. Born in Kefalonia, also established the first county that he found in the United SEEKING EGG DONOR OF GREEK Notice of formation of BUSINESS TRAVEL WALLINGFORD, CT (from the Greece, Jerry was a 45 year res - recycle program. He retired States but also loved the Greece DESCENT: Loving new couple EXPERTS, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/08/15. Record- Journal, published on ident of Tinley Park. Loving fa - from his second career with the he left behind. He traveled ex - hoping to start a family. We are Office in Kings County. SSNY has been desig - Nov. 14) – Alexios E. Alexopou - ther to Anastasia "Stacie" Den - county at age 69. During this tensively, taking many trips to seeking a wonderful, charismatic nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process los, 86, of Wallingford, loving drinos and grandfather to time in Brentwood, Leon con - Greece and Europe with Mary and good humored woman of against it may be served. SSNY shall mail husband of Angeliki Alexopou - Augustin Sotirios Marriage and ducted a successful campaign and friends, and a special trip GREEK descent to assist bringing process to the LLC, 228 4th Avenue, Apt. 4L this joy into our lives by being our Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: Any lawful pur - los, passed away Thursday, Nov. Ambrose Gerasimos Marriage. that earned him the title of to Greece with his only grand - EGG DONOR. We would gladly pay pose. 12. Alexios was born in Strigou, Beloved brother of Leonidas Elected Official, serving on the daughter, Lauren. George could all medical and travel expenses. 274738/19027 Greece, Jul. 11, 1929, a son of (Kiriakoula), Panagiotis (Eleni) Brentwood Board of Aldermen often be found poolside cheer - The process will be fully confidential the late Evangelos and Eleni and Konstantinos (late Adri - for seven terms. He served his ing on grandsons Michael, Jack and you will be well compensated LEGAL NOTICE Alexopoulos. He was a member enne). Dear uncle to numerous community in this capacity until and Nico at their water polo for your time and effort on our 6607 Property Holding LLC, a domestic LLC, of St. George Greek Orthodox nieces and nephews. Preceded age 83. He was instrumental in games, and looked forward to behalf. If you are 21-32 years old, filed with the SSNY on 9/9/15. Office loca - Church in New Britain and in death by his parents Sotirios much of the development and any funny story relating to his have brown / black hair, medium tion: Kings County. SSNY is designated as to olive skin tone, and are pleasant agent upon whom process against the LLC Ahepa. In 1978, he founded and Anastasia, nephew Konstan - civic improvements that oc - youngest grandchild, Tommy. may be served. SSNY shall mail process to East Side Pizza Palace in tinos and sister Penelope Theo - curred in the City of Brentwood Known for his sharp wit, George and cute, please call or email The LLC, 6607 11th Ave., Brooklyn, NY Autumn, our donor egg coordinator Wallingford which his family haratos. Born in the village of during these years. Leon reveled in bringing a laugh to 11219. General purpose . at NYU Fertility Center - phone 274739/10709 still operates. In addition to his Komitata in 1943, Jerry grew up greatly valued his membership those around him. His kind, de - number: 212 263-0054, email: wife, he is survived by his chil - working with his parents and in the greater community, serv - voted and caring disposition [email protected], use LEGAL NOTICE dren, Angelo A. Alexopoulos siblings on the family's land and ing also at Saint Nicholas Greek served as an example to many code: 0715. and his fiancée, Yvonne Gonza - cultivating their olive groves. Af - Orthodox Church for 12 years, and has left a treasured legacy Notice of formation of Penguin Third Avenue 707943/19752/12-5 LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) lez and George A. Alexopoulos ter finishing high school, Jerry as President, Vice-President, to all who knew and loved him. on 10/1/15. Office loc.: Kings County. SSNY and his wife, Nicole, and Helen attended a technical institute in Secretary and Treasurer. He was In lieu of flowers remembrances LEGAL NOTICE is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom A. Gournaris and her husband, Lixouri, Kefalonia. He studied a lifelong member of the Amer - may be made to St. Katherine process against it may be served. The address Notice of Formation of STONEBOTS, LLC SSNY shall mail copy of process to is Debra Gus; his grandchildren, Thomas, engineering, which he put to ican Lung Association of Eastern Greek Orthodox Church, 9165 (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed Dobosh, PO Box 106, Merrick, NY 11566. John, Alexander, Peter, and An - use during his three years of ser - Missouri. He also supported Peets Street, Elk Grove, 95758. with the Secretary of State of New York (SS - Purpose: Any lawful activity. gelica, all of Wallingford; his vice in the Hellenic Royal Navy. Autism Delaware on behalf of NY) on 22/06/2015. Office location: Nassau 274721/19735 County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC brothers Dimitris Alexopoulos In 1969, he left Greece for the his grandson Nicholas. Of all n MENAGIAS, ADAMANTIA upon whom process against it may be served. LEGAL NOTICE and his wife, Olympia, and Peter United States, joining his older his roles, the one he cherished SCHENECTADY, NY (from the SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Spiegel & Alexopoulos and his wife, Con - siblings as they started in the and embraced most was that of Daily Gazette Co., published on Utrera P.A., P.C., 1 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10038. Purpose: Any lawful Notice of Qual. of 44th Drive Owner LLC, stance, all of Greece; his sister, restaurant business. Through his "grandpa". He had six devoted Nov. 14) – Adamantia (Deena) purpose. Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 9/10/15. Stavroula Cosmos and her hus - decades in the family business, grandchildren for whom he Menagias, age 86, of Schenec - Office loc: Kings County. LLC org. in DE band, Thomas; his sisters-in-law, Jerry formed many lifelong modeled a life lived with enthu - tady, passed away peacefully 274869 /19762 9/8/15. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY Eleni (Mrs. Constantinos) Alex - friendships. He enjoyed watch - siasm, dignity, and service to Friday, Nov. 13, with her loving LEGAL NOTICE shall mail copy of proc. to 250 Greenpoint opoulos, Litsa (Mrs. Paul) ing sports, cooking for all of his others. This man of "firsts" al - family by her side. She was born Ave., 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11222. DE office Stavrakos, and Hariklea Mele - friends, engaging in lively de - ways looked to the future for on the island of Cephalonia FOURPOINT BOXING LLC. App for Auth addr.: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE gos and her husband, Sotirios; bates and was known for his leg - his children and grandchildren, Greece in 1929. At a very young filed w/ SSNY 10/30/15. Formed in DE 19904. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend 8/7/15. Office in NY Co. SSNY designated Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful ac - his brother-in-law, Peter Politis endary sense of humor. He giving each of them a solid foun - age, Deena lost her parents and for service of process and shall mail to: tivities.. and his wife, Georgia; and many touched many lives and will be dation for the challenges and helped raise her siblings before The LLC, 150 W 56th St. Apt. 4103, New 2747 10 /10834 nieces and nephews. He was greatly missed. In lieu of flow - triumphs of life, and celebrating entering a Catholic orphanage. York, NY 10017. Auth Officer: DE Div of Corps, PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Pur - predeceased by his siblings, ers, memorial donations may be them for the unique individuals In 1950 she married her love, pose: Any lawful activity. LEGAL NOTICE Maria Katsoulis and her hus - made to St. Jude Children's Re - they are. Leon spent his later Phillip and they had four chil - Notice of Formation of M CREW LLC. (DOM band, Nikos, Constantinos Alex - search Hospital. years happily traveling with his dren. She endured great hard - 274854/18796 LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the opoulos, and Ioanna Tsoukalas beloved wife Elaine, spending ships during World War II and a Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/23/2015. Office location: Nassau County. and her husband, Lefteris. Fu - n GOLFIN, LEON A. summers riding his bike and severe earthquake in 1953. In LEGAL NOTICE SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon neral services will be held on SAINT LOUIS, MS (from trib - sunning on Lake Michigan and 1967, her family came to Amer - whom process against it may be served. SSNY Notice of Formation of SBRE VENTURES, LLC shall mail copy of process to: Corporation Monday, Nov. 16, at 10AM, di - utes.com, published on Nov. 13) winters boating with friends on ica where she was very proud, (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed with Service Company, 80 State St., Albany, NY the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on rectly at St. George Greek Or - – Mr. Leon Andrew Golfin, age Pine Island, Florida. He and that her family established two 12207. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. thodox Church, 301 W. Main 92, of Saint Louis. On Nov. 9, Elaine spent four happy years landmark restaurants- the Blue 11/05/2015. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon St., New Britain. In lieu of flow - Leon Andrew Golfin came to the together at Bethesda Barclay Ribbon Restaurant and Broad - whom process against it may be served. SSNY 274696/19714 ers, gifts in his memory may be end of a life filled with the House in Clayton, Missouri, way Lunch in Schenectady. She shall mail copy of process to: SBRE sent to St. George Greek Ortho - riches of a loving family, several where Leon again created a was very happy with her chil - VENTURES, LLC, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite LEGAL NOTICE 200, Syosset, NY 11791 . Purpose: Any lawful dox Church. rewarding careers, and the re - "first" by bringing merriment to dren's successes and fond of her purpose. Notice of Formation of DEMETRIUS spect and admiration of his his fellow residents as creator grandchildren. Deena a very re - FILOUKATJIS, DMD, PLLC Articles of Or - 27 4867/19760 ANTONIADES, JOHN friends and colleagues. He was and master of ceremonies of a ligious woman was well known ganization filed with the Secretary of n State of New York (SSNY) on 09/09/2015. (from the Rochester Democrat uncommonly brilliant, with an very popular and well-attended for her charitable nature and LEGAL NOTICE Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is des - And Chronicle, published on unbounded exuberance, a gen - yearly talent show. Leon An - concern for the well-being of ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom Nov. 15) Immigrating to the tleness of spirit, and a perpetual drew Golfin, who lived a life of others. Her love and generosity Notice of Formation of PACKAGE DELIVERY process against it may be served. SSNY SOLUTIONS, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of shall mail copy of process to: Demetrius United States from St Peter, love of life. He shaped ambas - "firsts," will live first in the was felt by everyone she met in Organization filed with the Secretary of Filoukatjis, DMD, PLLC, 1 Hollow Lane, Greece at age 8, John passed sadors of intellect, kindness, and hearts of his family, who feel un - life. She is survived by her four State of New York (SSNY) on 10/15/2015. Suite 108, New Hyde Park, NY 11042. Pur - away Nov. 9, at 100 years. He courage, and left a legacy of wavering gratitude for the children, Angelo (Alexandra), Office location: New York County. SSNY is des - pose: Dentistry. ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom 274697/19715 would have been 101 on Dec. looking always to the future and legacy of a life well lived that Jerry (Angela), Vicky (Steve) process against it may be served. SSNY shall 10. Always proud to be Greek, what is possible. He achieved he has bestowed upon them. and Katerina. She is also sur - mail copy of process to: Mr. Sorin F. Iancu, FUNERAL HOMES John loved Greek history and many "firsts" confidently and Leon was preceded in death by vived by her brother-in-law, P.O. Box 290561, Brooklyn, NY 11229 . Pur - presented travelogues featuring courageously throughout his his parents, Andrew Golfin and Demetrios (Anna); her nephew, pose: Any lawful purpose. APOSTOLOPOULOS 274868/19761 Greece at local libraries. He was life. Leon was born a first-gen - Stamatia Corfiatis Golfin, and Demetrios; niece, Maria; 11 Apostle Family - also a past President of the Hel - eration American in 1923 in his sister, Maria Magafas. He is grandchildren; and one great- LEGAL NOTICE Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - lenic Cultural Society. John Benld, Illinois to Greek immi - survived by his loving wife, grandchild. Funeral Services Funeral Directors of loved his family deeply. He is grants Andrew Golfin Elaine Golfin, and his three will be Monday 11AM at St. MDEZIEL MEDIA LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 11/11/15. Office in Kings Co. RIVERDALE predeceased by his wife of 62 (Golfinopoulos) and Stamatia daughters: Emily Heitzmann George's Greek Orthodox SSNY designated for service of process years, Betty; brother, Theodore; Corfiatis Golfin. He was proud (Gary) of Dallas, Texas; Lucy Church, 107 Clinton Street, Sch - and shall mail to: Mdeziel Media LLC, FUNERAL HOME Inc. 669 St. Marks Ave. Ste. 3F, Brooklyn, NY 5044 Broadway brother-in-law, Peter Z. Allen. of his Greek heritage and grate - Graham (Dave) of Wilmington, enectady. In lieu of flowers, 11216. Purpose: Any lawful activity John is survived by his son, ful to be an American. He em - Delaware; and Jane Hake please make a memorial contri - 274851/18796 New York, NY 10034 George; daughter, Kathy and braced his exemplary work ethic (Steve) of Saint Louis, Missouri. bution to St. George's Ladies (212) 942-4000 brother, Michael. A private Fu - early on, in his father's Palace Leon's grandchildren are Philoptochos Society, 107 Clin - LEGAL NOTICE neral Service was held at the of Sweets in Benld, and later Amanda Sweazy (Levi) and Gre - ton Street, Schenectady, NY Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Greek Orthodox Church of the selling newspapers on Saint gory Heitzmann, Sara and 12305. Notice of Formation of ZIM INSURANCE CONSTANTINIDES SERVICE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. Holy Spirit with interment at Louis street corners in his boy - Nicholas Graham, and Maggie of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/23/15. Office FUNERAL PARLOR Co. White Haven Memorial Park. In hood. A gifted student, he and Ellie Hake. His surviving n MESOLOGITES, location: Kings County. SSNY designated as (718) 745-1010 agent of LLC upon whom process against it lieu of flowers, contributions passed over three grades and brother is Byron Golfin (Car - CONSTANTINE G. Services in all localities - may be made to the Greek Or - graduated high school at age 16. olyn). He has nine nieces and WEST HARTFORD, CT (from may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Company, 1215 East 10th St., Brooklyn, Low cost shipping to Greece thodox Church of the Holy He was the first in the family to nephews. Memorial contribu - the Hartford Courant, published NY 11230. Purpose: any lawful activities. Spirit, 835 South Ave., graduate college, earning his tions can be made to the Autism on Nov. 3) – Constantine (Dean) 274745/18059 Rochester 14620. Bachelor of Science degree in Society of Delaware, 924 Old George Mesologites, M.D., 68, ANTONOPOULOS LEGAL NOTICE Chemical Engineering from the Harmony Road, Suite 201, of West Hartford, CT passed FUNERAL HOME, INC. n CHRISTORFORIDIS, University of Missouri. He en - Newark, Delaware, 19713. The away suddenly on Oct. 30. He Konstantinos Antonopoulos - ANDREAS listed in the U.S. Navy, where family is planning a private bur - is survived by his wife Thalia, Notice of Formation of LAVISH SOUL, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed Funeral Director SAN MATEO, CA (from the San he served as an officer on Ad - ial at Jefferson Barracks Na - his sons George and Theodore, with the Secretary of State of New York Francisco Chronicle, published miral Nimitz' staff in the Pacific tional Cemetery. his mother Dorothy Atoynatan, (SSNY) on 09/28/2015. Office location: 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., on Nov. 16) – Andreas "Andy" Theater during World War II. He of Naples, FL, his sisters Carolyn Bronx County. SSNY is designated as agent of Astoria, New York 11105 the LLC upon whom process against it may be Christorforidis Nov. 30,1938, of was one of the first to be privy n KONDOS, GEORGE Geller of Seattle, WA, and served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: (718) 728-8500 San Mateo, passed away Nov. to encoding a top-secret mes - SACRAMENTO, CA (from Dig - Evonne E. Fell of Atlanta, GA, The LLC, 2090 Morris Ave., #3M, Bronx, NY Not affiliated with any 12, at his home surrounded by sage with orders to deliver the nity Memorial, published on his brothers-in-law Ed Fell and 10453. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. his loving family. Andy was a atom bomb, which led to the Nov. 11) – Born on Oct. 23, Kostis Livas, his sister-in-law 274729 /19739 other funeral home. man with a big heart, humility, end of the war. After proudly 1922 in Athens, Greece and Mimi, his nieces Amanda, Leslie, amazing character, personality serving his country, Leon mar - passed away Nov. 11, in Sacra - and Tara, and his nephew Gre - LEGAL NOTICE and great integrity. Andy was ried Elaine Pete Adam, the beau - mento, California with his lov - gory. He was born in Baltimore, 31 Fort Worth Place, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed to PLAce Your born in Kavala in Northern tiful daughter of Pete Adam of ing family by his side. Preceded MD on Dec. 25, 1946, and grew with the SSNY on 7/24/15. Office location: cLAssifieD AD, cALL: Greece, the fourth of five chil - Litchfield, Illinois, who had in death by his parents, Aristides up there and in Darien, CT. He Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be (718) 784-5255, ext. 106, dren of Christoforos and Sofia. been his father's business part - and Ekaterini Kontovonisios, graduated from Darien High served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 63 e-mAiL: He met the love of his life, Edith, ner and boyhood friend in their and 3 siblings, Olga Gounaras, School and University of Con - Flushing Ave., Unit 297, Brooklyn, NY 11205. classifieds@ while studying in Germany. hometown of Rossena, Greece. and Dino and Niko Kontovouni - necticut, and completed medical General purpose. thenationalherald.com They married and together they Together, Leon and Elaine set - sios. He is survived by his loving school at the University of 274740/ 10709 immigrated to America and tled in south Saint Louis and wife of 58 years, Mary Kondos, Athens, where he met Thalia, a lived the American dream. He purchased one of the first con - his adoring daughters, Katina fellow physician. He returned to believed in working hard and dominium concept homes, then (Kevin) Woodbury and Elena Connecticut to complete his the Yankees and the Red Sox. Molloy Funeral Home, 906 with the loyal support of his de - called a "cooperative", in 1950. (Tom) Hillman, and his 5 medical training with a resi - His love of baseball was Farmington Avenue, has care of voted wife, he achieved his Leon and Elaine moved to the beloved grandchildren, Lauren, dency in internal medicine at matched by his love of playing arrangements. dreams at a relatively young then-new suburb of Crestwood, Michael, Jack, Nico and Tommy. Bridgeport Hospital and a fel - golf, as a member of the age. Andy loved to travel and to purchasing a home in one of the George earned a business de - lowship in Pulmonary Medicine Wampanoag Country Club, n MITSIOU, PARASKEVI hunt with his loving son and first neighborhoods there. They gree at Athens' Anotati Emporiki at University of Connecticut. For where the flag flies at half-mast CHARLOTTE, NC (from the best friend, Christofer. He loved raised three daughters in this Scholi, and put his degree to use over 25 years, he practiced in his honor. His fascination Charlotte Observer, published on being Papou to his grandchil - home: Emily, Lucy, and Jane, in working in the finance depart - Emergency Medicine at the Hos - with competitive sports was also Oct. 31) – Paraskevi G. Mitsios, dren, Andreas, Sofia, and Sev - whom he instilled his unwaver - ment for Athens City Hall. His pital of Central Connecticut - reflected in his passion for his - 70, of Charlotte, North Carolina, asti, calling them his pride and ing values of positivity, enthusi - employment was interrupted Bradley Campus in Southington. tory, particularly the civil war passed away peacefully Thurs - joy. He was a member of the asm for life, and education. He when he was drafted by the He was a man of science, with and presidential elections. In day, Oct. 29, at Carolinas Med - Holy Cross Church, and Elks' loved his country and involved Greek Army to fight in the Civil a keen intellect balanced by a both sports and politics, he had ical Center. A native of Karaso - Lodge, San Francisco and the neighborhood children with War. George served as a Second compassionate and even-tem - no tolerance of corruption or horion, Greece, she was the Leban-Pacific Lodge No. 136. his front-yard flag ceremonies. Lieutenant in the army and was pered disposition. He cared for mendacity. His high ethical stan - daughter of George and Eleni Andy is survived by his wife of He embraced all his neighbors awarded a medal for his hero - his patients in all senses of the dards, love of the civil war, and Mitsios. The family would like to 52 years Edith, his son young and old with his celebra - ism. Returning to his job at word. His profession made him presidential politics found their express our eternal gratitude to Christofer, daughter-in-law tion of the simple joys, from his Athens City Hall, he was sent to face illness and mortality daily, apotheosis in Abraham Lincoln. our relatives and friends who Julie, his three grandchildren, backyard "burgoo" parties to the United States to study the and led him to appreciate and He shared Lincoln's belief in the supported us throughout her ill - his brother Lazaros and wife inviting neighborhood children accounting practices of New savor life and humanity all the intrinsic nobility of the human ness. The Trisagion and Funeral Anna, and many loving nieces to pick a candy cane from the York's City Hall. A short detour more outside the hospital. He spirit. He understood that west - Service will be held Oct. 31 at and nephews in Greece and Ger - largest Christmas tree he could to Sacramento to visit his Uncle was devoted to his family and ern philosophy had its origins 11AM, at Holy Trinity Greek Or - many. Evening Trisagion Ser - purchase at Ted Drewes. During Andrew turned into a lifelong friends. He was a loving hus - in ancient Greece and followed thodox Cathedral with Father vices will be held on Tuesday, this time, he worked as a cost stay when he met the love of his band, father, son, brother, and a trajectory from Plato and Aris - Angelo Artemas officiating. In - Nov. 17 at 7:00PM at Sneider & engineer at NL Industries, life, Mary Fakeris. George sub - uncle. He was a reliable and de - totle up through his favorite terment will follow in the Ever - Sullivan & O'Connell's, 977 S El where he retired after a 30-year sequently enrolled in California voted friend, always willing to 20th century philosophers, in - green Cemetery. The family will Camino Real, San Mateo. In lieu career. He sent his three daugh - State University of Sacramento talk about any subject especially cluding Groucho, Harpo, Jack greet friends following the fu - of flowers, the family asks that ters through college, telling to learn English and study ac - various combinations of Balti - Benny, George Burns, and Jerry neral in the Father C. Hall. She donations be made to Holy them their education was the counting. Upon earning his more, Greece, movies, medicine, Seinfeld. He could be relied on was a loving mother to her late Cross Greek Orthodox Church "jewel in their crown". Leon bachelor's degree, he accepted sports, and politics. The Balti - to find a humorous dimension daughter Katerina Kakavitsas. 900 Alameda de las Pulgas, Bel - embarked on another "first" a job as a business accountant more Orioles were a special pas - to lighten the mood or relieve She is survived by her seven sib - mont or John's Closet, 440 when he moved his family home with Cal Western Life Insurance sion, which demonstrated his anxiety. Laughter was often the lings-Vasilios, Konstantinos, Green Hills Drive Millbrae, CA from Crestwood to one of the Company. He was employed at mature ability to sustain hope best medicine. In lieu of flowers, Nicholaus, Maria, Katerina, Kon - 94030. first condominium efforts of the Cal Western for 33 years and in the face of chronic disap - the family requests that dona - stantina and Sofiaand a number 1980s - what is now the sought- continued to work privately as pointment. Nevertheless, he was tions be made to a charitable in - of nieces and nephews. Paraskevi n DENDRINOS, GERASIMOS after Brentwood Forest Condo - an accountant for another sev - able to condone supporters of stitution in his name. As a re - shared her loving heart in serv - TINLEY PARK, IL (from the miniums. He contributed in eral years after that. At the flection of his life and work, the ing her family, friends and com - Chicago Tribune Media Group making this community great by Greek Orthodox Church of the this is a service purpose should be to make the munity. Memorials may be made Publication, published on Nov. serving on the board of Brent - Annunciation in Sacramento he to the community. world a better place, particu - to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox 8) – Gerasimos "Jerry" Sotirios wood Forest as President for celebrated his faith and found Announcements of deaths larly for the less fortunate and Cathedral, 600 East Blvd., Char - four years. Not one to rest on friendship and purpose. George may be telephoned to the afflicted. The service will be lotte, NC 28203 or Panagia his many achievements in retire - served on the Parish Council for classified Department of held at St. George's Greek Or - Prousiotissa Chapel at Elatos Days and dates of funerals, ment, he began a second career the church and was a member the national herald at thodox Cathedral, 433 Fairfield Park, 125 Jim Parker Rd., Wesley memorials, and other events di - at Saint Louis County Govern - of the Order of the Ahepa. In (718) 784-5255, Avenue, Hartford with a visiting Chapel, NC 28110. Notes of en - rectly correspond to the original ment. He established the Waste his golden years, George de - monday through friday, hour at 9:30AM and the funeral couragement and condolences publication date, which appears Management program for the voted himself to St. Katherine 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est mass at 10:30AM on Wednes - may be made to the family by at the beginning of each notice. county, writing the first ordi - Greek Orthodox Church in Elk or e-mailed to: day Nov. 4, with internment to visiting www.ellingtonfuneralser - nances for infectious waste con - Grove. George loved America [email protected] follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. vices.com. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015 FEATURE 9

OUR EVERYDAY GREEK GREEK GASTRONOMY Greek Alphabet: “Now I know my Alpha Beta Gamma…” Way Before NY: the Ancient

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Allow to cool com - plines’ international symbols. ent from the cheesecakes we’re pletely on wire racks before top - The Greek letters are familiar to Δ,δ delta th at so familiar with today. The key ping the cheesecake. Home - the students since the University Ε,ε epsilon energy to any cheesecake recipe is the made jams or preserves are a and College fraternities use a set Ζ,ζ zeta zone temperature of the ingredients. nice way to top cheesecake. of identification symbols includ - Η,η eta electron ing Greek letters, which are Θ,θ theta th eory sometimes written on the dor - Ι,ι iota idiom mitories’ walls. Besides the stu - Κ,κ kappa kilometer dents’ societies the names of the Λ,λ lambda logic Greek letters are widely used in both the scientific terminology Μ,μ mi microphone and the popular culture. Ν,ν ni night Greek letters are included in Ξ,ξ xi extra the terminology of engineering, Ο,ο omikron organism in computer science, in chem - Π,π pi panorama istry, pharmacology and biology, Ρ,ρ rho radio in software, in cosmology and Σ,σ* sigma symbol orbital mechanics, in meteorol - Τ,τ taf technology ogy and in other fields. Here are some examples of both well- Υ,υ ypsilon idiom known and less known elements Φ,φ fi fantasy and concepts denoted with the Χ,χ chi helium Greek letters. Ψ,ψ psi la ps e Among the best-known are the Ω,ω omega organism Gamma radiation from nuclear physics and the geographical term * When the sigma letter occurs in the last syllable is written like ς. In all other cases is written like σ. river delta. It has been named af - ter the letter Delta because its tri - angular shape approximates the Omicron Persei. In popular cul - level at that same location. In Each letter’s pronunciation is in - upper-case letter delta, Δ. ture the last one is well known meteorology Greek letters like dicated with the bold letter in Greek letters are widely used as a setting in science fiction Beta, Gamma, Zeta were used the beginning of the listed Eng - in cosmology and astronomy. (Star Trek). Besides Omikron as hurricane names during the lish word. Since this series of For instance the term beta angle the words or the letters Alfa, 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Greek lessons will be based on describes the angle between the Beta, Delta, and Omega occur In neuroscience the letters Al - English words that derive from orbit plane of a spacecraft or in science fiction movies. pha, Beta, Delta, and Theta in - Greek, most of the English other body and the vector from Among the other disciplines dicate a brain signal frequency words, which are chosen here the sun. Εpsilon is in astronomy Greek letters indicate concepts, ranging from 4–8 Hz. In psychol - to show the correct pronuncia - the fifth-brightest star in a con - measurements and phenomena. ogy and psychiatry the letter tion, have Greek roots. stellation and the name for Some of them are used in Com - Kappa indicates a measure of di - Uranus' most distant and most puter Science, example being agnostic reliability. Sometimes Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has visible ring. Omicron is fre - the term beta meaning the last in sports, like in rock climbing, studied philology and archaeol - quently used to designate the testing release or the preview re - Greek letters define actions. For ogy at the University of Ioanni - fifteenth star in a constellation lease in the software release life instance the term beta refers to na,Würzburg and Bochum in group, using a combination of cycle before the final release ver - advice on how to successfully Germany. She has been magnitude and position. Stars sion. In oceanography η is the complete a particular climbing honored with the Academy of with the omicron designation measurement of sea-level height route, or crux sequence. Athens Award in Archaeology include Omicron Andromedae, above or below the mean sea- The most commonly used and Homeric Philology. The Essential Aristophanes: Looking at Playwright’s Works

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GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Counting Calories

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos doctor said I can’t have more counter. “It will help you keep calories, I’ve got 1,410 yet to go Special to The National Herald than 2000 calories per day. How count on how many calories are before I get home.” Dimos, not do I know how many calories in anything you eat. That way amused, told him, “You’re going “Listen, guys! Forget the are in anything? Everything has you won’t exceed the 2000.” to eat when you get home, re - donuts this time,” George told calories. Only water has no calo - Not wanting to appear impo - member. What about those calo - the others. “Areti phoned my ries.” Then, he asked, “Where’s lite Yiannis looked it over. John ries?” Yiannis, eye brows met wife and told her Yiannis is on the donuts?” Dimos quickly in - thought of a way to induce Yian - over his nose, “What’s the a diet. He has to really lose formed him that they didn’t get nis into exercising. “What about worry? I’m walking, aren’t I? I’m weight. And, no excuses! So, no any this morning because, “they going out after coffee for a long taking off calories. After the donuts.” Dimos nodded, stirred weren’t fresh. They must be walk?” Dimos, Kipreos and bakery over there, I’ll have a few his coffee and said, “He’s not go - from yesterday.” Yiannis gri - George agreed, surmising what calories left over for whatever ing to be a happy camper. Who maced, “So? They’re edible, John had in mind. They left Areti makes. I’m sure it’ll be said he needs to diet?” George aren’t they?” Dixon’s, heading down the av - spinach soufflé – with water.” waved out his hands. “The doc - Kipreos broke in, “I saw a fly enue. Marching stealthily, they John, seeing a Souvlaki store tor! His cholesterol is very high.” on one of them. I wouldn’t eat looked around noticing Yiannis up ahead, a fruit peddler selling Kipreos, trying to be helpful, any, either, today.” Yiannis, sus - was not with them. “Hey! bananas and peaches next and said, “I have a calorie counter. picious, didn’t buy it. Dimos de - Where did he go?” George spot - an Italian bread store next to it, That can help him.” He opened cided to be frank. “Look Yiannis! ted Yiannis buying a large pret - steered everyone’s attention a little booklet. “Says here, a You’ve got to lose some weight in my coffee, no more desserts coli, spinach, collard greens and zel at a kiosk. Dimos repri - away by turning down a side donut is about 200 calories. He and exercise.” Yiannis shrugged. and greens, greens, greens. I’m kale. I say, you can diet, exercise manded, “You can’t have that, street where only residential puts 3 teaspoons of sugar in his “Areti has me on a strict diet. sick of Rabbit fodder.” and eat greens and you’ll die Yiannis!” Yiannis, taking a mam - buildings stood. Realizing the 2 calorie coffee. One teaspoon That doctor told her, soon she’ll Kipreos said, “Greens are anyway. I’m not a cow or sheep moth bite, told him, “It’s only walk had done nothing but whet is 16 calories. So, his coffee is need a car jack to get me up off a good for you, Yiannis. They cut or horse. I believe I’m right!” 340 calories. I have 1, 660 to Yiannis’ appetite and that more 50 calories.” They fell silent as chair. Thinks he’s funny.” Dimos your calorie count. Look at George answered, “I agree! “ go.” Unable to argue with that eating places may abound fur - Yiannis entered, got his coffee said, “The doctor is trying to help sheep and cows and horses! Yiannis looked up. “About being logic they continued down the ther down, Dimos suggested and sat down. He mumbled a you, Yiannis. If he says you’re They eat only greens and hay. right?” George replied, “No! avenue until they came to a red they all return to Dixon’s. “I’ll ‘good afternoon’. “You OK?” overweight, you must be. What They have no cholesterol at all.” About you not being a horse, a light. Again, Yiannis was not treat you to a donut and fresh, asked Dimos. Yiannis looked did he tell you to do?” Stirring Yiannis smirked. “Areti doesn’t sheep or cow.” Ignoring him he with them. They spotted him at coffee, Yiannis. What d’you say?” frustrated. “How could I be O.K. his coffee vigorously, he said, “Ex - know how to cook hay. As for listened to Kipreos who ex - a store front ordering pizza. He Yiannis, all smiles, said, “OK. I’ll when I’m starving to death? The ercise, eat more greens, less sugar greens, I’ve been eating, broc - plained about the calorie grinned and told them, “250 drink my coffee black.” 10 FEATURE THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015

HELLENIC HAPPENINGS FROM COAST TO COAST

HOLLYWOOD, CA – JOHN The sign located in GEORGE’S particularly when he brought the plain, they are always VERY un - STAMOS, the Greek-American SENATE CONEY ISLAND restau - wrong order to the door. But derstanding that the manner - actor who got his start in the rant reads, “George's Thanksgiv - when he called and complained isms had a reason. 1980s as BLACKIE PARISH on ing Day Dinner. If anyone is and it was explained to him that This driver has worked for us the soap opera GENERAL HOS - home alone, come eat with us the employee has autism and is for two years. He is a seriously PITAL, and then went to star as for free! All day,” has held a not in fact “on drugs,” the irate accomplished University stu - JESSE KATSOPOLIS on the TV place in his window for ten customer hung up on the restau - dent, has an amazingly inquisi - sitcom FULL HOUSE and later years. He told ABC News, "The rant. tive personality, a wicked sense as DR. TONY GATES on the TV reason I do this is because I was Excerpts from Gialopsos’ of humor and one helluva work drama ER, is back on the small alone one time. I remember the Facebook post follow: ethic! screen again, with a brand new good times and bad times.” The “When the driver returned, “You would think, in the year sitcom with a twist. Greek-born Dimopoulos left he came into my office a little 2015 the majority of the popu - GRANDFATHERED, Stamos’ home when he was 12 years old shaken because the customer lation would have learned or at new venture, sees him in the and moved to Athens, where he was angry (he had mixed up the least heard about autism. I un - role of JIMMY MARTINO, a 50- himself had begged for food. At pouch of food but quickly re - derstand that there is a large year-old bachelor who learns 23 Dimopoulos came to the trieved the correct order from portion of our population that that as the result of an affair he United States and opened a his car. Mistakes are made all is content to remain uninformed had 25 years ago, he is a father string of restaurants. Dimopou - the time in the course of a busi - and uneducated, but that does - and a grandfather! los isn’t worried about people ness life, and when we make n't give them to right to take The show airs on FOX and, who may be trying to take ad - them we do our very best to cor - that ignorance and turn it into following a successful premiere John Stamos with his onscreen granddaughter, Edie, played vantage of him, “I don't question rect the problem immediately. a foul mouthed rant on two of on September 29, has been by identical twins Emelia and Layla Golfieri. people when they ask for food. )...that didn't satisfy this my employees! picked up for a full 22-episode If they are alone, I give it to man....he berated him and then “Therefore, we have fired season. President DAVID MADDEN told A Michigan restaurant them anyway. I can see the way called him a name I won't even this customer. That address, that An episode centered on a TV Guide. "The remarkable owner's heartfelt offer for some they look. Not many people go elude to here. name and phone number will birthday party for Jimmy’s tod - John Stamos, JOSH PECK (who Thanksgiving hospitality has out by themselves,” he says. Al - “It isn't the first time I've had be tagged with a DO NOT DE - dler granddaughter, EDIE, fea - plays Jimmy’s son GERALD struck a chord after a photo of though he loses a bit of money, a comment about this employee, LIVER DO NOT ACCEPT OR - tured guest appearances by rock KINGSLEY), PAGET BREWSTER a sign at the eatery went viral he said it is worth it. but normally, as soon as I ex - DER message.” by ex-BON JOVI and later solo (who plays SARA KINGSLEY, on the Internet. guitarist and vocalist RICHIE Gerald’s mother) and the entire ANCHORAGE, AK – P.J. GI - SAMBORA, and Greek-Ameri - cast have sparkling chemistry, NORTHVILLE, MI – Homeless - ALOPSOS, owner of the LITTLE can magician/illusionist CRISS and the show's creative team ness has become a national is - ITALY RESTAURANTE in South ANGEL. has delivered fantastic scripts sue and storeowners like Anchorage, banned a customer "Since the very beginning, we that keep these great characters GEORGE DIMOPOULOS are from the restaurant – including knew this show would be that moving. We know fans are go - taking notice. A passerby saw a ban on ordering food deliv - rare commodity, a genuinely ing to love the surprises in store Dimopoulos’ Thanksgiving sign ered – because of his abuse of original family comedy," Fox for the rest of the season." and posted it to Social Media. one of the restaurant’s deliv - erypersons, the New York Daily News reported. Gialopsos posted the details on the restaurant’s Facebook Priest Disputes WSJ Article Reported by TNH page. Namely, the employee has autism, and was mistaken by the customer as being “on drugs,” The Little Italy Restaurante in South Anchorage The Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson lengthy letters while also saying and equivocation to set up both has disputed parts of a National he believed TNH had erred in its false causes and false dilemmas”. Herald article, “The Hedge Fund depiction of that article and him. He further stated TNH added Priest Who Relies on God and He said the article in the Jour - to what he claimed were errors, GOINGS ON... Underpaying Wins Big,” which nal, which detailed his work run - blaming both newspapers for was a review of a Wall Street ning a hedge fund while also what he said was misleading in - Journal article about him making serving as a priest was a “direc - formation and listing them in two n THRU NOV. 30 Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont and carols for Christmas and St. money investing while serving as tory of fallacies,” and that “In - releases. CHICAGO, IL – In partnership Street, in Boston, featuring three Nicholas Day. Advent refresh - a priest. ductive reasoning is used The TNH article was based on from November 2015 to April of the most important Greek ments will be served after the He asserted there were incor - throughout to shift between af - the report on the Wall Street 2016, the National Hellenic Mu - singers of this generation. concert. Admission and recep - rect amplifications, most of which firming the consequent, begging Journal, citing that story as the seum and the Field Museum are George Dalaras, Eleni Vitali, and tion are both free of charge. A he directed at the Journal in two the question, poisoning the well source. presenting a new exhibition en - Glykeria have been called “the Christmas boutique and door titled “The Greeks-Agamemnon Holy Trinity of Greek music” by prize drawing will be held dur - to Alexander the Great” at the Greek media. The artists inte - ing the reception. Vespers Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake grate their personal history and (evening prayer) will be held at Shore Drive, in Chicago. Pre - experiences with unparalleled 6PM. The church is located at sented at the 14th International unique talent. They will bring 369 Green Avenue in East THE HERALD SQUARE Architecture Exhibition - La Bi - the best music and cultural en - Meadow. For more information, ennale di Venezia, “Tourism tertainment Greece has to offer. call 516-483-3649, email TNH's Crossword Challenge Landscapes: Remaking Greece” The performance will pleasantly [email protected], or visit presents examples of modern surprise those most familiar with www.htocem.org. Greek architectural projects as the artists with a new combina - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 t oo l s for the mo derni zation of tion of vocal diversity and musi - HARTFORD, CT – The St. the country and the reshaping cal unity. The concert will open George Ladies Philoptochos So - 12 13 14 15 o f t h e Greek n ational i dentity. with a piece written by Nikos An - ciety is hosting a Christmas Din - tipas, with lyrics by Gerasimos ner Dance at St. George Cathe - 16 17 18 19 n THRU DEC. 18 Evangeltou, as a prologue to the dral, 433 Fairfield Ave. in F AI R FIELD , CT – Fairfield Uni - program. The three legends will Hartford on Saturday, Dec. 5, 20 21 22 23 v er s ity’s Be lla rmine M useum of be sharing the stage with an or - 6:30PM. Tickets are $50 and in - Art, 1073 Benson Road in Fair - chestra of outstanding soloists clude appetizers, dinner, 24 25 26 27 f iel d pre sents its ne w exhib ition, and musicians. You do not want desserts, and wine, along with H a ir in the C lassical World, on to miss out on this truly once in live Greek music and dancing. 28 29 30 view through Friday, Dec. 18. a lifetime experience. For ticket - Proceeds of the dance to benefit As t he first exh ibition of its k ind ing information for the Boston the St. Nicholas National Shrine 31 32 33 34 in th e Unite d States, Hair in the George Dalaras, Eleni Vitali & at the World Trade Center. All Classical World will take you on Glykeria Live Concert Visit the tickets must be purchased in ad - 35 36 37 38 39 40 a cultural journey through an - Ticketmaster Website. vance. Please contact the church 41 42 43 cie n t Greece , Cyprus, and Rome, office at (860) 956-7586. and will examine the r ole of hair n NOVEMBER 25 44 45 46 47 48 49 in each through three thematic BALTIMORE, MD – Philoxenia BROOKLINE, MA – Come and len s es: Ar rangem ent and Adorn - House presents A Special enjoy the wonderful sound of 50 51 52 53 me n t; Rituals an d Rites of Pas - Thanksgiving Eve Concert by the Greek Music Ensemble in sage; and Divine and Royal legendary recording artist this one of a kind concert to 54 55 56 Ico n ograph y. For more info rma - NIKOS MAKROPOULOS live at benefit the Maliotis Cultural tion and to regis te r (free) for Martin’s East, 9000 Pulaski Hwy, Center! The concert will be held 57 58 59 60 61 62 events, please visit bel - in Middle River, Baltimore. at the Maliotis Cultural Center, lar m inewag.even tbr ite.com. Wednesday, Nov. 25. Doors 50 Goddard Avenue, in Brook - 63 64 65 Open 8:30 PM. All Proceeds to line, MA on Dec. 5 from 7PM to n THRU DEC. 19 Benefit the Philoxenia House. 10:30PM. Tickets are $30 for 66 67 68 BO S TON, M A – Art 100 B oston OPEN BAR (Must be 21+ to general admission and $25 with 201 5 presents its second a nnual drink alcohol). Securely pur - a valid student ID. For more in - www.CrosswordWeaver.com art exhibition featuring more chase tickets and select your formation and to purchase tick - tha n 400 original works of art table online through ets, please visit www.maliotis - ACROSS 9 Experts by 6 5 artists fro m De cember 4 [email protected] center.org. 1 Touristy Rhod es village 10 Type o f re tirement acct. (init.) to 19, at the Piano Craft Gallery 5 Alliance 11 National c apital loc a ted at 793 T remont S treet n DECEMBER 5 n DECEMBER 12 9 Feel ill 1 5 Three ma s ted Medi ter ra nean boat in B oston . It is an exhi bition fe a - MANHATTAN – Annunciation MANHATTAN – On Saturday, 12 Square root of eighty-one 17 Tax agcy. (init.) turing original works of contem - Greek Orthodox Church invites Dec. 12, the Greek-American

13 European mon e t ary unit 19 Repla ce a striker por a ry art, al l for $1 00. Artist s you to celebrate the holidays at Writers Assn. will stage a not- 14 Meaning 22 Saint hon o red on D ecember 4 sup p ort the B reast Cancer Fo un - a gala evening of sumptuous to-be-missed program. Out - 16 Secretary of State for Nixon and Ford 24 Pilgrimage to Mecca dation. The exhibition will in - food, live music, and dancing standing poet/personality Vas - 18 Comforts 25 Wome n's m agazine clu d e pain tings, phot ogr aphs, filled with Christmas spirit at siliki Rapti will read from her 20 Wrongdoing 26 Jazzy Mo u skouri scul ptures, lim ite d edition the prestigious Harvard Club of new poetry collection, Transito - 21 Scads 27 Acress Swenson prints, collages and mixed me - New York City, 35 W. 45th Street rium. Her AI Songs will be per - 23 "___ easy as 123 " 29 Archa nge l ’s nam e dia constructions c reated by es - in Manhattan on Saturday, Dec. formed by Peter Botteas. Bill 24 Tons 32 Everg reen tree tab l ished an d eme rging a rtists 5. The Annual Stewardship and Buschel, outstanding poet, sto - 26 Nothing 34 Highest or lowest card in the New England area. Mistletoe Galas are the primary ryteller, Cosmos FM producer, 27 Low-cost furnitur e store 36 "He __ __, she said" fu ndraising events for our parish and the host of Graffiti, a pro - 28 Brand of lau ndr y detergent 37 Roma n na me of Ares n T HRU D EC. 23 while providing an evening of gram dedicated to intriguing, 29 Mansion 38 Denim work trouser NE W YOR K CIT Y – Helly Nah - fellowship with a glamorous creative people, will present his 30 Nat'l Assn. o f Co l lege Broadcast ers (abbrev.) 39 Saint hon o red on Dece mber 9 mad Gallery, 975 Madison Av - edge. Whether you purchase a work. And a third surprise per - 31 Sang "Great Bal ls of Fire" (Init.) 40 Appea ran c e enu e in Manhatta n, in coopera - table of ten (10) for your own former will be on the bill! Cor - 32 Dry sherry 42 Where Blue Jays, Raptors, tio n with Pho enix Ancient Art guests, tickets for the formal nelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia 33 May contain gro c eries and M apl e Leafs play will enchant New York City au - dinner, or a ticket to the Mistle - Street, in Manhattan. 6-8 p.m. 35 Chester Tate 's w i fe on S oap 44 ____ L ee ( baked go ods compa ny) die n ces with a unique exhibi - toe Gala, a grand time will be $9 admission includes a glass of 37 Tarmac 45 Oak nut tio n , “Mn emosyne: de Chirico had by all. Stewardship Gala: wine, beer or soft drink -- as 41 Appalachian Reg . Healthca re (abbrev.) 46 Ranso m and Antiquity,” that will run un - Annual Stewardship Gala, 7PM well as an evening of fellowship, 42 Weight of a cont a iner 48 Oily til D ec. 23. The exhibition will to 1AM, join us for an evening art and entertainment. 43 Prefix meaning one 52 Pooch include modern paintings, cre - of Christmas spirit, live music,

44 Indian female garment 53 White ated by Greek-born Italian artist dancing, and sumptuous formal n DECEMBER 20 47 Greek marke tpla ce 55 Grain Gio rgio d e Chirico, paired dinner. $300. Mistletoe Gala: MANCHESTER, NH – You won’t 49 Compass point 56 American Research Bureau, Inc. (abbrev.) alo n gside othe r marvelo us 9PM-1AM, an evening of live want to miss the Community 50 Won 58 U.S. in tel li gence agcy. (init.) Greek and Roman antiquities, in music, dancing, open bar, and a Singers 2015 Christmas Concert 51 Goofs 60 Asst. Attor ney General (abb rev.) an e ffort to ex pose Classicism’s sumptuous buffet geared to the Spectacular being held in Saint 52 Christian opposite 61 Bolus hug e aest hetic impact on twen - young professional and young George’s Cathedral, 650 54 Pole 62 G reek cho colate brand tieth century Modernism. The adult audience. Tickets $125 Hanover Street, in Manchester, 55 Margarine even t is be ing held Monday to ($150 after Dec. 2). For more NH from 7:00PM to 8:30PM 56 Halo Solution to last week’s puzzle Fri d ay from 10AM to 6 PM, and information, please call: (212) Join us for a spirited and cheer - 57 Amphitheate r Solution: Saturdays 11AM to 6PM. For 724-2070. ful concert of Christmas and 59 Saints honor ed o n July 1 A G O A D S E F A D S mor e inform ation email: Holiday favorites. Sing along to 63 Bird's home C A V L O I S A H E A D inf o @helly nahmadgallery.com. EAST MEADOW, NY - The Choir your favorite music and cele - 64 Poke C H E C K E R S B O S T O N of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church brate the most wonderful time 65 Greek prefix mea ning ai r or space N OVEMB ER 24 will present its annual Christ - of the year! Admission is free. T A R R Y E D I T A L A n 66 "No ___" Dur an' s famous c omment vs. BOSTON, MA – Globe Entertain - mas Concert at 7PM on Satur - Reception to follow in the Com - Leonard C O D D N A O N L Y ment is proud to produce an epic day, Dec. 5, featuring a program munity Center. All are welcome. 67 Jellystone's bear A A R P M I C H A E L North American tour at the of Orthodox and Western hymns 68 Northeast by north C E O C A P E G R E A S Y n NOTE TO OUR READERS This calendar of events section H O W D A H S T O R O N T O DOWN is a complimentary service to 1 Writing liquid E N D I V E A I R S A A G the Greek American community. 2 Roman twelve V E R A N D A A R B I QUESTION OF THE WEEK All parishes, organizations and 3 Sets up for use E R T A D D E E E G institutions are encouraged to 4 Famous fabler D O U O D O R T R Y S T What should the EU and the U.S. do to ensure that there e-mail their information regard - 5 Arched are no terrorists among the incoming refugees? ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead 6 Drag S O P H I A E U P H O R I A of time, and no later than Mon - 7 Spice in Italian seasoning F A L L S A S I A O G L Please email your response to day of the week before the 8 DC Activist Ruby C A S H S C A N I N C [email protected] We may publish some re - event, to english.edition@then - sponses as Letters to the Editor in a future issue. ationalherald.com

THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015 GREECE CYPRUS 11 SYRIZA Former Spokesman Quits, Tsipras Struggles with New Dissent

ATHENS — A prominent law - protection from foreclosures. the creditors had reached a deal for any modern economy. have been passed and the bank maker in Greece’s governing That meant SYRIZA ironi - on all outstanding issues – a de - The scale of the problems recapitalization has taken place, leftwing SYRIZA party – and its cally went even further than velopment that also brings facing Greek banks is most evi - discussions between Greece and former spokesman – stepped previous coalitions of the New promised discussions on reduc - dent in the fact that the govern - its creditors can move on to how down, hours before an impor - Democracy Conservatives and ing Greece’s debt burden one ment is still limiting cash with - to lighten Greece’s public debt tant vote on reforms demanded PASOK Socialists in putting the step nearer. drawals to a paltry 60 euros a load, which after the anticipated by bailout creditors, saying he price of the country’s economic The key compromise made, day or 420 euros a week. The recession could rise to around can no longer back government crisis mostly on the shoulders of he said, was on foreclosure law. limits were imposed in late June 190 percent of the country’s an - policies imposing austerity it workers, pensioners and the Assistance for distressed mort - to head off a bank run. nual gross domestic product. vowed to reject. poor while letting tax cheats es - gage holders will be maintained, Last month, the European Though outright cuts to The resignation of Gabriel cape. though fewer people will qualify Central Bank said Greece’s Greece’s debt have been ruled Sakellaridis, a former govern - Sakellaridis was the face of for foreclosure protection. banks need 14.4 billion euros in out, the country could get help ment spokesman, did not reduce Tsipras’ first coalition and a for - The mortgage protection fresh money to get back on their through longer grace periods Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ mer candidate for Athens scheme is expected to remain in feet and resume normal busi - and lower interest rates. parliamentary majority. Mayor, and one of the closest effect for three years, by which ness. Greek farmers protesting He was replaced by another advisers to the Premier. time Greece and its creditors The banks are unlikely to go over planned tax and pension member of the SYRIZA party, Tsipras was forced to call hope the economy will be back to business as usual imme - reforms demanded by the coun - but if he had stayed on and Sept. 20 snap elections to rid steadily healing. diately after the cash injection: try’s bailout creditors clashed voted against another reform his party of a dissidents furious THE BIG SQUEEZE limits on money transfers can outside Parliament with police, package he likely would have that, as they said, he betrayed “It was a difficult negotiation take a long time – even years – who used tear gas to disperse been replaced anyway, but only them and voters by going that was held under a lot of time to be lifted completely. them. after making the vote closer. against his word. AP Photo/Petros giAnnAkouris pressure,” Finance Minister Eu - The sum that the banks will Up to 4,000 farmers from His move points to increasing He had decried harsh auster - Greece's Finance Minister Eu - clid Tsakalotos said. “The press - get is lower than many had an - various parts of Greece took part unrest in the governing coalition ity measures but quickly came clid Tsakalotos arrives for a ing issue was the bank recapi - ticipated. Up to 25 billion euros in the Nov. 18 protest in central over unpopular reforms Tsipras on board and agreed to imple - news conference in Athens on talization … We want banks was made available in the Athens. The clashes broke out has been forced to pass to se - ment more, including pension Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. that will not just keep their bailout program. As a result, the when some of the protesters cure the country’s third bailout cuts and letting banks seize the heads above water but will start size of Greece’s third bailout threw bitter oranges that grow deal although the tough news primary homes of people who nomic measures it needs to giving loans.” should turn out to be smaller on trees around parliament at measures were expected to pass can’t afford to pay because of make to get its next batch of Confirmation that Greece has than the 86 billion euros envi - riot police guarding the build - the Parliament that the govern - big pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed bailout money, including a 10- cleared its latest hurdles means sioned in the summer. ing. No arrests or injuries were ment, which includes the for - pensions and worker firings. billion-euro ($10.7 billion) cash the country should get 2 billion The bank recapitalization has immediately reported. merly anti-austerity far-right na - Tsipras said he had no injection for its crippled banks. euros in loans as well as 10 bil - to be completed by the end of SYRIZA, under growing pres - tionalist Independent Greeks choice, the same rationale that A DEAL’S A DEAL lion euros for its banks, which the year as new rules are set to sure, has committed to exten - (ANEL) controls only margin - previous government leaders Though the government had are reeling from limits on be introduced in 2016 that sive new reforms and spending ally. had used, and for which he already made many of the re - money transfers and another mean depositors with over cuts under the third in a series Tsipras was first elected in mocked them until he did the forms required by its third in - likely recession. 100,000 euros in a bank will of multi-billion euro bailouts January pledging to reverse aus - same. ternational bailout, it has balked Healing the banks is perhaps have to contribute to the banks’ that have kept the country afloat terity measures. He was re- He said bowing to the credi - at a few. Those include a law the most pressing concern for rescue. since 2010. Farmers are angry elected in September despite tors was required to get a third making it easier to evict people Greece. The lenders remain Greece has relied on bailout at plans to substantially increase having broken most of those bailout – which he said he didn’t in arrears on their mortgages badly hobbled by this year’s cri - funds from its Eurozone part - their income tax, abolish exist - pledges to avert financial melt - want, wouldn’t accept and and measures to reduce the bur - sis, which put the country on ners and the International Mon - ing tax breaks they enjoy and down. wouldn’t work – of 86 billion den on banks of bad loans. the brink of falling out of the etary Fund since the spring of cut pensions. Proposed reforms to be voted euros, some $92.15 billion. Pierre Moscovici, the Euro - euro. They need cash quickly so 2010 and is flirting with another on Nov. 19 included reducing Greece struck a deal with Eu - pean Union’s top economy and they can start operating nor - recession. (Material from the Associated struggling mortgage holders’ ropean creditors Nov. 17 on eco - finance official, said Greece and mally – a necessary condition Once the promised reforms Press was used in this report) Paris Terrorist Entered via Aegean; Greece, Turkey Differ on Refugees

After reports at least one of cation talks on Cyprus. DROWNINGS GO ON made their way through the fi - the terrorists involved in the “There is a window of oppor - While there was a lot of talk - nancially-troubled country so far Paris massacres came through a tunity right now over the Cyprus ing going on, refugees kept this year, paying Turkish smug - Greek island as an alleged issue,” said the Turkish premier. drowning between Turkey and gling gangs for a berth on flimsy refugee, Greek Prime Minister “We have a common approach Greece on Nov. 18, Turkey’s boat, according to the U.N. Alexis Tsipras failed to persuade with Greece to contribute posi - state-run media said 10 were refugee agency. Turkey to set up screening cen - tively to the talks.” missing after boat sank on its The vast majority don’t stay ters. Fingerprints from one of the way to Greek islands. in Greece, trekking north Tsipras went to Turkey to suicide bombers behind the at - A plastic boat carrying mi - through the Balkans to seek asy - meet President Recep Tayyip Er - tacks at the Stade de France in grants capsized in the eastern lum in more prosperous Euro - dogan, but apart from some Paris matched the prints of a Aegean Sea near the Greek island pean Union countries. boilerplate language about co- man registered in Greece in Oc - of Kos on Nov. 17, killing at least More than 500 people have operation and setting up Coast tober, a French prosecutor said. nine people including four chil - died or are missing since the be - Guard attaches in each other’s The prosecutor also said a dren, authorities said, as thou - ginning of the year in the embassies, was unable to move second bomber at the Bataclan sands of people continued to risk Aegean. the Turkish leader. concert hall had now been iden - the short sea crossing from The Coast Guard said Nov. Tsipras had earlier vetoed tified, Reuters reported, naming Turkey in unseaworthy vessels. 17 that over the past 24 hours it joint Coast Guard patrols in the him as 28-year old Samy Am - The Coast Guard said it had had rescued nearly 450 people Aegean in the narrow corridor mour from Drancy, north of rescued seven people and lo - who were in danger at sea, in between the countries which Paris. cated nine bodies, three of 10 separate incidents near the refugees use to get to Greek is - Officials said he was known which were found inside the eastern islands of Lesbos – lands on overcrowded rubber to counter-terrorism units after overturned vessel. Crews were which has recorded nearly 60 dinghies and rickety craft, many being placed under investigation searching for two boys who percent of all arrivals in Greece of which have sunk with great PresiDentiAL Press serVice/PooL Photo ViA AP and judicial control for attempt - were reported missing by sur - – Samothrace, Chios, Samos, loss of life. PM Alexis Tsipras (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Er - ing to go to Yemen. vivors. Kos, and Agathonissi. He also met with Turkish dogan shake hands before a meeting in Ankara. He disappeared in the au - The dead were four children, Thousands more made it Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto - tumn of 2013 and an interna - four women and one man. It safely to the islands, with UN - glu, who has more of a ceremo - There was no word on when sion. tional arrest warrant was issued wasn’t immediately clear how HCR saying on average that nial office as key decisions are those panels would begin to Turkey also wants EU money for him. “Five of the terrorists the boat overturned, or what the 3,300 people have been reach - made by Erdogan. meet nor what they would do. to upgrade its Coast Guard, re - killed have now been identi - passengers’ nationalities were. ing Lesbos alone on a daily basis Tsipras and Davutoglu held Kathimerini said that Tsipras sumption of accession talks and fied,” prosecutor added. At least 660,000 people have this month, with more coming. a news conference at which they didn’t convince Davutoglu to al - a visa waiver for Turks entering agreed in vague language that low the relocation of refugees Europe. both countries have to work to take place from camps, or Greece could benefit from more closely to tackle human hotspots, in Turkey rather than the visa waiver but Turkey’s EU traffickers and prevent refugees in Greece. Davutoglu suggested accession hopes are being Turkish Negotiator Sees Cyprus Unity and migrants from drowning as someone should end the Syrian stymied by its refusal to allow they sail from Turkish shores in Civil War which has sent hun - in ships and planes from Cyprus, the hope of reaching the Greek dreds of thousands of refugees an EU member, and by stalled A top Turkish negotiator said islands. scurrying for Turkey to try to get talks to reunify the island. she believes a deal to reunify the “Our first priority should be to Greece and then to other Eu - THE TERRORISTS AMONG island with Cypriots could be to end the humanitarian tragedy ropean Union countries. THEM reached by next May although in the Aegean Sea,” said Tsipras. “Neither Turkey nor Greece It was revealed earlier that talks are lagging. “We need to take more steps to - are responsible for the refugee Greek authorities were question - Cyprus has been divided ward coordination, understand - crisis,” Davutoglu said. “They ing two Syrian men who had ar - since an unlawful 1973 Turkish ing in order to effectively hit the are both the victims of the Syr - rived on Kos as part of a larger invasion and a third of the island smuggling rings which are an ian crisis.” group of migrants. is still occupied. Talks have insult against human dignity. He called for a political solu - Coast guard officers deemed failed for decades to make any They do not hesitate to jeopar - tion to end the bloodshed in their behavior suspicious so the progress. dize people’s lives.” Syria, and said: “A final solution two men were handed over to Despite that, the on-again, The Prime Minister said that passes through Damascus.” National Intelligence Service off-again talks that have in - cooperation between the Greek The EU is talking directly to (EYP) agents before being trans - cluded Cypriot President Nicos and Turkish Coast Guard would Turkey and shutting out Greece ferred to Athens for further Anastasiades and his Turkish begin “straightaway,” but of - so far about what the plans are questioning. Authorities said counterpart Mustafa Akinci have fered no details beyond his amid fears from critics that they found pictures of fighting yielded hope for a resolution fi - promise. Ankara is squeezing for conces - in Iraq and Syria on their mobile nally. There was also an agreement sions as it seeks to enter the phones but had not discovered “We are cautiously optimistic. for officials from the two coun - bloc. any links with terrorist groups. We think we are closer than we AP Photo/Petros kArADJiAs tries’ interior, public order and Turkey wants at least 3 bil - The mood during Tsipras’s have ever been before,” the self- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, speaks migration policy ministries to lion euros ($3.2 billion) in aid, talks with Davutoglu was said styled Turkish Cypriot Foreign with his Cyprus counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides at the foreign form joint committees to tackle eight times more than is being to be warm, and both men Minister Emine Colak told house in the capital Nicosia, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. the refugee crisis while people offered Greece which is bearing spoke encouragingly about the Reuters in an interview. are drowning almost daily. the brunt of the refugee inva - prospects for successful reunifi - “We don’t think the Cyprus “The report on Turkey is part a statement he made to CNA be - problem has got easy – it hasn’t of the 2015 enlargement pack - fore arriving to Cyprus that Ger - but we think we have a window age adopted today by the Euro - many `wants to do its utmost of opportunity. It is possible and pean Commission. According to to support the Cyprus process`” This Week in Greek History: it is desirable to get to at least the report, Turkey has still not CNA reported. the major part of the negotia - fulfilled its obligation to ensure ECONOMY SHAPING UP tions and the agreed text by May full and non-discriminatory im - Meanwhile, Cyprus’ Finance Transformational Patriarch Cyril I is Born 2016.” plementation of the Additional Minister said the Eurozone That was the same time Protocol to the Association country passed what could be range seen by Anastasiades and Agreement and has not re - the final review of its 10 billion This week, Patriarch Cyril I of icons from the Orthodox Akinci and Colak said she be - moved all obstacles to the free euro ($10.73 billion) bailout was born. On November 13, Church. lieved it would be “a good thing” movement of goods, including program. 1572, Patriarch Cyril of Con - Deemed a betrayer of Ortho - to postpone Greek Cypriot elec - restrictions on direct transport Harris Georgiades said No - stantinople was born Constan - doxy, his reign as Patriarch was tions planned for May 2016 to links with Cyprus…In addition, vember figures confirm that tine Lucaris, in Crete. rocky, and he was forced to re - ease the negotiating process. the report notes that “there was Cyprus’ economy is on course to Cyril was one of the most sign five times. Though rein - The breakaway state in the no progress on normalising bi - grow this year by around 1.5 transformational and controver - stated each time, Cyril contin - island’s north is recognized only lateral relations with the Repub - percent after years of recession. sial figures in Orthodox Chris - ued to face opposition from all by Turkey. lic of Cyprus,” CNA reported. Georgiades said the country’s tianity. fronts, even as he continued his Asked if t here could be a ref - GERMANS JUMP IN economy has begun moving for - At a time when the Orthodox efforts to unite the Orthodox erendum on unification in early Frank Walter Steinmeier, the ward, but stressed there would suffered under Ottoman oppres - and Protestants. 2016, Colak said: “I wouldn’t German Foreign Minister, said be no let-up in the government’s sion, Cyril became influenced by Eventually, his accusers think early 2016 but maybe his country wants to contribute prudent spending policies and Calvinism and more broadly the moved from religion to politics, within 2016 – I don’t see any to the success of the Cyprus reforms. Protestant Churches when he accusing him of treason; reason why not.” Previous plans talks process. He noted there are He also hailed Parliament’s spent time in Eastern and West - namely, to rally the Cossacks that were rejected called for a three ways Germany can help. approval Nov. 12 of a law per - ern Europe. against the Turks. Turk to serve as the island’s Steinmeier said he believes mitting the sale of bad loans, a The Orthodox and the Accordingly, Ottoman President every other term. Cyprus has an historic opportu - key condition demanded by in - Protestants had a common con - Guards, under the orders of Sul - A European Commission re - nity to solve the Cyprus issue ternational lenders after the cern: the power and influence tan Murad IV, strangled him at port emphasized the importance which it cannot afford to let slip government also relented to al - of the Catholic Church, and sea and threw his body over - of Turkey in efforts to achieve a away. lowing foreclosures of homes by Cyril was instrumental in at - board. Cyprus settlement. The Cyprus “Steinmeier, who is paying banks. tempting to unite the two As theological writer Manuel News Agency (CAN) noted that Cyprus a visit, was received to - Creditors threw Cyprus a life - branches of Christianity in their pathizer, which was revealed in Gedeon described, after some Ankara’s “continued commit - day by President of the Republic line in March, 2013 that foresaw efforts to subdue Catholic dom - several of his writings, in which time, “the sea out of compassion ment and contribution in con - Nicos Anastasiades and later on a grab of uninsured deposits in ination. he defended and adopted for this outstanding champion crete terms to a comprehensive held talks with Minister of For - the country’s two largest banks But some Orthodox saw Cyril Calvinist doctrines, including of Orthodoxy washed ashore his settlement of the Cyprus prob - eign Affairs Ioannis Ka - as well as the shuttering of the as too much of a Calvinist sym - advocating for the repudiation body on the island of Chalki.” lem remains crucial.” soulides…Asked to elaborate on smaller lender. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015

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Letters licity. can also be faxed to (718) 472- Such a moment, when one act of leadership is reciprocated The account can go on and by another for more than public image, is rare in Hellenism. 0510 or e-mailed to on, but the main point of this The late Archbishop Iakovos proved his leadership qualities [email protected] . letter is to encourage and urge many times, mainly within Greek America, but also beyond it. we reserve the right to edit all Americans to attend a natu - Precisely because he was a true leader, he followed his con - letters for publication and re - ralization ceremony to appreci - science and acted in his flock’s best interests. gret that we are unable to ac - ate our great country and its Iakovos knew, in this case, what he decided to do would knowledge or return those left gifts of liberty and justice for all. unpublished. elicit some strong negative reactions – but, being a leader, he ig - Dr. Themy J. Chakeris george sArAfogLou / sPeciAL to the nAtionAL herALD nored all of that and obeyed history’s mandate instead. Charleston, SC Marching side-by-side with civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma, the Alabama City that had become emblematic for the liberties of African-Americans, Iakovos’ like - COMMENTARY ness, along with King’s was captured on the cover of Life Maga - zine – at the time, March, 1965, a magazine of great prestige and wide circulation – and became a symbol of Greek-American achievement. Slick Marco: is Rubio the Next (Bill) Clinton or Romney? That image was chosen a few days ago to adorn the outside of the National African-American Museum of History & Culture, in Washington, DC, and was featured on Washington Post’s (Nov. By Constantinos E. Scaros a clue about what it takes to win 17) front page. This exposure, both by the Museum and the elections. Post, honors not only Iakovos but the Greek-American commu - Which Republican candidate Ironically, Rubio in many re - nity at large, and, even more broadly, all of Hellenism. does the 2016 Democratic pres - spects is today’s Bill Clinton. This would be a big deal even if it ended there – but it didn’t. idential nominee (i.e., Hillary Enough of a centrist to garner Another Greek-American leader, of this generation, with ex - Clinton) most have to worry the support of those in his own ceptionally broad horizons, seized the opportunity to pay tribute about facing in the general elec - party, while being only moder - – and attention – not to himself or the foundation he leads, but tion? Conventional wisdom’s ately, not entirely, repulsive to to Archbishop Iakovos and, through him, to all of us. longstanding frontrunner Jeb the opposition party’s voters. Beginning next fall, when the Museum opens its doors, mil - Bush? Probably not. Current ac - Amazingly, this means that if lions of visitors will pass through the Archbishop Iakovos Re - tual co-frontrunners Donald Rubio is the GOP nominee, Clin - flection Area, where they can sit and ponder. They will wonder Trump and Ben Carson? Maybe. ton in the general election, about that name, and they will be told that he was a Greek Or - Red meat conservative purist surely to be active on the cam - thodox archbishop. Ted Cruz? Possibly. Fireball fel - paign trail, will be the crotchety Accordingly, they will associate Iakovos’ name with the right low female candidate Carly Fio - old man angrily railing against side of history – with one of America’s noblest movements, “the rina? Now that would be inter - the Golden Boy Rubio; essen - struggle for freedom, justice, and equality,” as Museum National esting… tially, the Bill Clinton of 2015 Director Lonnie Bunch explained. There is a growing theory will be campaigning against the Beyond the financial means that the Stavros Niarchos Foun - that while Hillary would have Bill Clinton of 1992! dation expended – but it is not the only organization with money, her hands full with any of the But a Marco Rubio presi - by the way – in order to make this possible, it also provided vi - above, and probably even a dency, while not causing me sion, inspiration, resolve, love for the Greek people, and Hellenic handful of other GOP hopefuls great distress, does not give me pride. currently light years away from great joy, either. Trump and Car - Just as Dr. King had a dream to lift African-Americans, Arch - center stage only because of all son on the right, and Bernie bishop Iakovos had a dream for Greek-Americans – one not only the stiff competition, the one If Hillary Clinton is worried that Marco Rubio is her biggest Sanders on the left, have tapped shared but also taken to a new level by co-President Andreas she has to fear the most is threat, she’s got good reason to be. Should Republican voters into an antiestablishment move - Dracopoulos and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Marco Rubio. be worried about the same thing? ment that has responded with a The U.S. Senator from groundswell of support. The Florida may not have Trump’s good chance that Marco Rubio he will help deliver the big moment should not be squan - Panousis, Paris, and Precipice ability to excite primary voters might be…well…slick. donors to Rubio, and do what - dered by reverting to the status by the millions by tapping into I wasn’t the first to say it – I ever he can to thwart the chal - quo – of either major party. what they’re angry about, and heard it on a post-debate (Nov. lenge of Bush, who is the only Recently, I analyzed the pres - The recent atrocities of a Russian airplane shot down from he might not have Carson’s 10) panel on a television talk establishment candidate getting idents who could be deemed as the sky and the numerous coordinated Paris attacks have cata - affinity for connecting with peo - show. A woman, asked to de - any attention these days, and “bold” and those who were pulted terrorism to the status of becoming the number one issue ple on a deeper level than the scribe Rubio, called him the “s” the outsider triumvirate of largely “go with the flow.” A of global concern. prevalent issues of our times. word. Though I may have been Trump, Carson, and Cruz? solid majority, 64%, of the The authorities are also investigating the entry of one of the But he has the kind of staying the first to dub Mitt Romney There is even talk of a Ru - “bold” presidents were effective terrorists into Europe, through the Greek island of Leros, which power the others don’t have be - “Slick Mitty” back in 2012, a ref - bio-Fiorina ticket. Political com - (e.g., Lincoln, both Roosevelts, has already been swarmed by foreign press correspondents broad - cause he is conservative enough erence to “Slick Willie,” an un - mentator Bill O’Reilly has al - Reagan), whereas only 48% of casting all over the world about conditions there. Although that to get the Republican base to flattering nickname Bill Clinton ready written off Fiorina’s the “go with the flow” ones were is not helping Greece in any way, only a fool would hold the the polls next November, but endured throughout his presi - presidential hopes, but says she (e.g., Taft, Coolidge, Eisen - country responsible given the circumstances. progressive enough to attract dency. has a good chance for the vice hower). But another issue of major importance, for which Greece is nonpartisan swing voters, as But concerns about Rubio’s presidency. Bill Maher months Granted, I’d rather have Ru - likely to pay a high price if it fails to address it, is the recent com - well as some Democrats who “slickness” emerged long before ago predicted a Rubio-Fiorina bio than Hillary by a mile. I can ments by former Citizen Protection Minister Giannis Panousis, simply cannot stand Hillary. the November 10 debate. Tricia ticket, and our own Senior see things getting better, both accusing the Greek government of being “in bed” with terrorists. Rubio is a full generation Erickson, author of the 2011 Writer, Dean Sirigos, says Ru - domestically and on the world There is nothing worse than having a European government younger than Hillary, and is book Can Mitt Romney Serve bio-Fiorina would beat Hillary stage, with Rubio at the helm. accused or suspected of collaborating with terrorists. Panousis, Latino-American. He was actu - Two Masters? (WestBow Press), “in a landslide.” But Rubio is not the only Re - in fact, specifically referred to Panos Lamprou, advisor to Minister ally broke, but downplayed it, raised that question with me And that is very, very possi - publican who can beat her, and of Justice Nikos Paraskevopoulos, as the middle man. whereas Hillary wasn’t but cried during a long conversation sev - ble. So much so, that the fact these times call for bold leader - Even more importantly, Panousis thanked Prime Minister Alexis poverty. Essentially, then, Demo - eral months ago. that the Republican powers- ship. Besides, the last candidates Tsipras for “protecting” him by not reappointing him as minister, crat Hillary Clinton will be the The daughter of a Mormon that-be have yet to figure it out, whose main appeal was their and that he will be destroyed by the “leftists of nothingness.” “old, white, and rich” candidate, Bishop, Erickson defected from and double down on that dy - supposed ability to defeat the Therefore the obvious implication is that the Prime Minister exactly the type of person De - that sect, which she calls a namic duo, proves the points I opposition – John Kerry, John knows. mocrats tend to vote against. “cult,” and discusses Romney’s make in my new book, Grumpy McCain, and Mitt Romney – all What else could he have said? Pardon the cliché, but Ru - “slickness” in the book exten - Old Party, that they haven’t got lost. It is also well known that the SYRIZA government was ready bio’s demeanor epitomizes “do sively – not only his political to move incarcerated November 17 assassin Savvas Xiros to house not mistake kindness for weak - doubletalk, but also his intent, arrest, based on the unbelievably audacious excuse that he has a ness.” He is very civil, but can if elected, to place the interests disability. Actually, he does: but the disability was acquired while be quite firm when pushed. He of the Mormon Church ahead of a bomb he was building in order to kill innocent people blew up may not be a schoolyard bully, those of our nation and our GUEST EDITORIALS in his hands. but neither does he walk away Constitution. the national herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of All of this triggered a response from the U.S. Ambassador in from a fight. He is sensitive Erickson detected in Rom - views for publication. they should include the writer’s name, address, Athens, who said that these criminals “belong behind bars.” enough to connect with voters ney’s press conference earlier and telephone number, and be addressed to the editor, the national Panousis’ complaint is quite serious and unless it is resolved, still yearning for a “kinder, gen - this year, that he would not in it will become the source of many problems. tler candidate,” but forceful fact run for president in 2016, herald, 37-10 30th st., Long island city, nY 11101. they may also The counterterrorism agencies around the world will not allow enough, at times, to convince us that his message for “new lead - be e-mailed to [email protected]. we reserve the right this to be forgotten, and neither will those who honor the memory that he can stand up to Vladimir ership” was codespeak for “I’m to edit any manuscripts that we publish, and we do not return or of the innocent fallen victims. Putin, Iran, and ISIS. not supporting Jeb Bush, I’m otherwise acknowledge unpublished ones. Due to considerations of Unfortunately, a supposedly “noble” terrorism won over public Rubio sounds like a dream supporting Marco Rubio.” space we enforce a strict 850-word upper limit. opinion in Greece decades ago, and though that perception has candidate for the GOP! So, If, in fact, Romney is firmly faded, it has not been completely eliminated. what’s the problem? There’s a in Rubio’s camp, does that mean That some segments of the public continue to sympathize with terrorists evidences that Greece continues to stray further and further away from Europe. The world is taking note: terrorism has no place in today’s Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris civilized society. The time to actualize that proclamation has arrived. Kerry’s Visit and Pandora’s Box Perhaps Secretary Kerry also wishes by able by the West due to the adventurism he his visit to Athens to assist the Germans by seems to demonstrate. Who, then, within After decades, a U.S. secretary of state, pushing for the cooperation between Greece Greece’s government would conduct the ne - The Water’s Edge John Kerry, is scheduled to visit Athens, on and Turkey on the refugee issue. gotiations? December 4. This might look like a reasonable and Accordingly, there is a very serious risk Apparently, Kerry perceives parallel to perhaps effective proposal. that if the Tsipras government enters into U.S. Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan, who died 64 Greece’s economic crisis, or because of it, But it is also grounds for revisiting seri - such talks, it could end up making the sim - years ago, is one of a precious few Americans to be honored an opportunity to open the chapter of its ous risks of Turkey again challenging Greek ilar of mistakes it made during the negotia - with a portrait in the Senate’s prestigious Reception Room. problems with Turkey. sovereignty in certain areas. tions about the economy. But most Americans – politicians and laypersons alike – don’t Take note, I am not among those who Mr. Kerry will also probably ask for Whereas economic mistakes can be re - know his name and, more importantly, don’t know his procla - balk at the idea of Greece entering a dia - Greece’s involvement in the Cyprus issue, versed over time, however, a national sov - mation: “politics stops at the water’s edge.” logue with Turkey. But I don’t think the pre - where serious negotiations are taking place ereignty blunder cannot be overturned As the world struggles with how to combat terrorism, whose sent circumstances are suitable for such with the Turkish Cypriot side and substan - other than by war. reach knows no limit, politicians are jockeying for position, ex - talks. tial progress has been made, though much The risk is so high and the consequences ploiting the tragedy to take cheap shots at one another. For a country to negotiate successfully, remains unresolved. so great, then, that such negotiations must Democrats call Republicans “fearmongers,” and Republicans it must have some type of leverage, and, at Overall, I am really sorry to say, the pre - be avoided. call Democrats “weak.” Senator Vandenberg, a Republican, was present, Greece is desperately devoid of any sent Greek government is not qualified to The State Department obviously believes a vocal opponent of Democratic President Franklin Roosevelt’s leverage. enter into serious negotiations with Turkey. it can succeed in achieving certain break - domestic New Deal policies. But when it came to politics beyond Turkey, in contrast, no matter how much The prime minister, who only recently throughs with this unseasoned leftist Greek the water’s edge, he stood firmly with the commander-in-chief, power it may have lost due to the arrogance visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for government that it could not achieve in the regardless of party. of its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is a the first time, is totally inexperienced in for - past with its more experienced predecessors. Today’s politicians in both major parties should follow his strong nation. eign policy. The same is true of the Foreign But it would be a tragic mistake for example. Accordingly, Greece should avoid such Affairs minister himself, who in addition to Athens and Washington alike to proceed negotiations for the time being. his inexperience is also considered unreli - with the opening of Pandora’s box. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015 VIEWPOINTS 13 The Latest “Cirak” to Follow Examining the World of Terrorism and the Middle East

Turkey’s Genocide Denial The crash of the commercial vive. As matters showing the ugly terrorists. The fact that Turkey, Russian plane in the Sinai desert stand, sectarianism images of European Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, on October 31st is yet another trumps nationalism authorities denying and Jordon are refusing to fight In the midst of form the entire reminder that there are groups, in most Muslim them entry into ISIS clearly demonstrates that an economic crisis world of Turkish organizations, and in the case countries. their respective they are either afraid or they are more protracted atrocities, the Greek of ISIS, statelets that wish to in - Indeed, ISIS is a countries. wiling to accept the legitimacy and severe than the Government, whose flict pain and suffering upon in - symptom of a There is also the of the so-called Caliphate. Great Depression, people suffered no nocent people in the West as malevolent reac - very real prospect Iraq and Iran are noticeable the new Greek Gov - less at the hands of well as in the Middle East. Just tion from many that if one refugee exceptions, but are unable to ernment – in the this modern day when everyone thought it was Muslims in the commits a terrorist fully engage in opposing ISIS, person of its Educa - barbarism, is play - safe to travel in the Middle East, Middle East as well act, those clamor - each for different reasons. Iraq tion (sic) Minister ing into Turkey’s the destruction of the Russian as from some in the ing for their admis - is practically a failed state that saw fit to add insult hands by denying plane and the death of all on West. Many of the by DR. ANDRE sion will be si - is drowning in a sea of corrup - to injury and bla - historical events, board brought the cold reality Muslim radicals are GEROLYMATOS lenced and those tion and sectarian conflict. Iran tantly try to deny not to mention mar - that the region is not safe. It re - poor and barely ed - opposed will argue can fight ISIS, yet the United the genocide of by Christopher ring the memory of mains in transition and that ucated individuals Special to that they are vindi - States and European nations are Pontian Greeks TRIPOULAS the 1.5 million vic - means violence. but many more are The National Herald cated. not ready to let Tehran defeat (1914-1923), dur - Special to tims (and just as At the same time, hundreds from middle class ISIS operates on the terrorists and emerge as a ing which time The National Herald many refugees). of thousands of Syrians, Iraqis, families. Men and women (and several levels: as a typical ter - major power in the region. Turkish nationalists Irrespective of Afghans, and many from other some very young women) are rorist organization killing and As such, Syria is in the exterminated the indigenous the fact that Greece’s education parts of North Africa and the attracted to ISIS and to other maiming innocents, a conven - process of disintegration, and Christian population of Asia Mi - pasha appears to be in no posi - Middle East are seeking safety terrorist organizations because tional military force, and a reli - quickly becoming a Russian nor. The mere fact that the Turks, tion to make scholarly determi - and shelter in the West. It al - they want to strike at the West gious movement. Religious for satellite. Neoturks, and Kemalists suc - nations about what is and is not most seems that all the innocent in response to what they per - the rank and file of ISIS, but the Ultimately, only the Kurds ceeded in their diabolical plan Genocide (considering it is people in the region are in ceive are the historic injustices leadership is motivated by are fighting ISIS. The rational serves as evidence of the pre - widely rumored that he does not flight. Under the current rate of that have been perpetrated by power and wealth. The com - decision is for the Americans meditated genocide of the Chris - possess a college degree!), or that the refugee wave, only radicals Britain, France, Russia, and the plexity of the world of terrorism and the Europeans to provide tian populace – Armenians, As - he is placing an obsessive fixation will inhabit the countries in the United States. is that now a major part of it is the Kurds with heavy weapons, syrians, and Greeks. Moreover, on ideology above the perfor - region. Of course, this is an ex - This is the mantra of ISIS less terrorist in the conventional training and forget about the there is evidence indicating that mance of a public service (he’s aggeration but not far from the laced with an extreme interpre - sense than a bloodthirsty army musings of the Turkish Govern - Adolf Hitler based his plan for supposed to be representing all truth. tation of Islam. Remarkably, ISIS of religious extremists. ment. the Jewish Holocaust on the “fi - the citizens, not just the minority The governments in the has mastered propaganda To some extent, ISIS is simi - They have given the Kurds nal solution” implemented by that ascribe to his ideological per - West, and most especially the through social media exhibiting lar to the crusades of the Middle some of this; they can do a great Turkey just a few short decades spective), his actions are despi - United States, are still not able more expertize in this area than Ages. The barons, dukes, and deal more. The Obama Admin - earlier. Whether you choose to cable in the most egregious man - to come to the realization that the Western countries trying to princes who led the crusading istration spent half a billion dol - include all the victims together ner because, according to the there is a serious crisis in the combat them. Although thou - armies were seeking fortune in lars training a handful of Arabs or separate them based on ethnic International Association of Middle East. Whether they like sands ISIS fighters have been the Holy Land, whereas the sol - in Syria. Maybe President subcategories, the matter re - Genocide Scholars (which, inci - it or not, there will be a funda - killed, mostly by the Kurds, diers were a mixed bag of reli - Obama and his advisors as well mains that the heinous act per - dentally, does recognize the ex - mental change in the region that thousands more have taken gious zealots and mercenaries. as the Pentagon should get seri - petrated by Turkish nationalists istence of the Greek Genocide), will transform Muslim societies their place. This historical lesson is not lost ous and support fully the only led by the founder of their mod - “the denial of genocide is widely based on religious and historic This in itself is a major pro - on the ISIS leadership – perhaps real Muslim ally they have in ern nation was a crime against recognized as the final stage of boundaries. paganda victory as well as the that is why the term crusade the region. humanity; a Genocide, plain and genocide, enshrining impunity This does not mean that coalition bombing campaign. and crusaders figure so promi - simple. for the perpetrators of genocide, there are not people who iden - Because this particular bombing nently in their rhetoric. André Gerolymatos is Professor Over the past century, Greece and demonstrably paving the tify as Egyptians, Syrians, campaign has been less than The most significant contri - of History and Director of the has made many colossal strategic way for future genocides.” More - Lebanese, and etc. But the bor - successful, ISIS can claim vic - bution to the world of terror is Stavros Niarchos Foundation errors that have cost Hellenism over, as Education Minister, his der configurations established tory. In the near future ISIS will the major Middle East powers Centre for Hellenic Studies at dearly. According to Near and lone concern at this moment by the British and French after be able to use the plight of the themselves, or rather their ab - Simon Fraser University in Van - Middle East expert Savvas Kalen - should be trying to fill the gaping the First World War will not sur - refugees as propaganda fodder, sence from the fight against the couver. deridis, included among these void of 20,000 teachers in schools are the abandonment of the in - all across Greece. It is the epit - digenous Greek (Roman) peo - ome of obscurantism and close- ples residing outside the modern mindedness to conceitedly LETTER FROM ATHENS Greek state during the perpetra - prance from TV station to TV sta - tion of these crimes, failure to tion playing the Renaissance man include a clause in the Lausanne and reformer and naming your Treaty of 1923 compelling supporters “luminaries,” when Blame is Name of Greek Game, but Reveal the Names Turkey to officially recognize its you and your aides (including Al - actions, to ensure they would not ternate Education Minister Sia be repeated, continual Greek Anagnostopoulou) can’t keep If former Alternate Citizens threatened to kill terrorists out to said Pearce, in language so idleness in the face of the Con - schools open for a lack of teach - Protection Minister Giannis him if he didn’t. kill again is public harsh for a diplomat – with the stantinople pogrom of 1955 and ers – in a country with the quar - Panousis wants his claims taken He claimed that and private pres - obvious backing of President mass expulsions in 1964, and the ter of the population unem - seriously that top officials from officials in SYRIZA, sure from the Barack Obama, otherwise one tragic events leading up to the ployed! With governance of this the ruling Looney Left SYRIZA a party riddled with United States. of the few friends Greece has – Cyprus invasion of 1974, which sort, can you really blame Greeks party have direct ties with jailed anarchists, Commu - When it was first that it was the equivalent of a remains an open wound. The for reluctance to pay taxes? terrorists, he has to start saying nists, bomb-tossers, revealed that warning that Greece would be recognition of May 19th and The Prime Minister’s choices who they are. and, yes, terrorist Greece wanted to left on its own and left to the September 14th by the Hellenic in pushing this agenda just to It’s common in Greece for of - sympathizers – in - open the jail doors mercy of Turkey if it didn’t back Parliament as days of remem - cater to the ideological ankylosis ficials to claim conspiracy theo - cluding Lambrou, for the evil, the down. brance, for the Genocide of the of his party that is far discon - ries everywhere but not name who testified for the U.S. jumped in Lambrou issued a statement Greeks of Pontus and Asia Minor, nected from mainstream Greece names, such as the silliness put DEFENSE in the feet first with un - saying that as part of his work respectively, was a small step to - is perhaps even more inciting forth by a former actor-turned- trial of the Novem - by ANDY usually strong in campaigning for prisoners’ wards blocking Turkey’s insa - than his decision to abandon the politician, Pavlos Haikalis of the ber 17 terrorists DABILIS diplomatic reac - rights he spoke to inmates at tiable appetite for Greek blood anti-memorandum platform jingoist Independent Greeks who assassinated tions. most of Greece’s jails. He said and land. which he used to rise from the (ANEL) that he was offered a five Americans – Special to “There is no there was no plot to help ter - Those resolutions, passed in boondocks of the Greeks political fortune in bribes to back a can - were talking to The National Herald place for convicted rorists and said that Panousis Parliament as state laws, were scene, because he was arguably didate for Greek President. members of the terrorists in civi - was trying to damage him and blatantly disregarded by an compelled to do the latter by EU He never named names de - Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire lized political discourse or back the party they both serve, but agent of the current Greek Gov - extortion, but he’s done the for - spite his assertion he could and jailed in Athens. in Greek society,” U.S. Ambas - didn’t explain why. ernment, Minister Nikos Filis, mer out of his own volition. despite obstructing justice and It was already public knowl - sador David Pearce said at the Paraskevopoulos also said who proceeded in denying the Educators must continue to making a false report he wasn’t edge that SYRIZA was working time. “These are violent crimi - that Justice Ministry officials Pontian Genocide on live Greek teach the Genocide regardless of prosecuted and instead became to get the release on house ar - nals and they belong in prison, were in contact with inmates as television, while backing the re - what some Minister says. The a minister himself. rest of one of the Nov. 17 cow - nowhere else.” part of their duty but insisted moval of any testable material Greek Diaspora much also take Greek politicians routinely ardly killers, Savvas Xiros, on “If Savvas Xiros – or anyone terms of bills were not discussed on Greek state examinations re - a stand. Every meeting with a sue each other for slander and the grounds that he was dis - else with the blood of American with them. lated to Genocide. Naturally, Greek official from the Arch - libel but it’s all part of a game abled because he was injured by diplomats and U.S. Mission Panousis also said he had Turkish media had great cause bishop to the leader of the small - to defer blame for anything, and a bomb he was building to kill members on their hands— warned Tsipras about the dan - to celebrate as a Greek Govern - est organization should include it works almost all the time. more people. That’s SYRIZA leaves prison, it will be seen as gerous extremist elements in the ment official became the latest a reference to the Greek Geno - It happens often enough that thinking. a profoundly unfriendly act,” party but there was no indica - apologist in their quest for geno - cide. Filis and Tsipras’ emails people have grown so weary of Xiros’ brother, Christodoulos, tion the Prime Minister gave a cide denial. This goal is of im - should be overrun with protest false accusations they tuned out. had walked away from a Christ - hoot about it and, indeed, in - mense strategic importance to letters to the point that they But now comes one that has the mas vacation he was given in stead has had Paraskevopoulos the Turkish state, which spent crash. Greek studies chairs and ring of truth, from Panousis, but 2013, a furlough granted even trying to prosecute the former five billion dollars in 2014 alone federations should organize lec - apart from disclosing one name though he too was a convicted Alternate Minister on the dubi - to combat and obfuscate the tures and other awareness cam - – Panos Lambrou, a former close assassin. ous charge of revealing state se - commemoration of the centen - paigns, because, let’s not forget, adviser to Injustice Minister SYRIZA probably thinks he crets. nial anniversary of the Armenian Christians are still being exter - Nikos Paraskevopoulos – he has - should be released too because That would be disclosing that Genocide, which was recognized minated today and Turkey’s n’t said who tried to influence the truth is that the party, start - a sovereign government is work - across the world. In the past, hands are far from clean. him to look the other way and ing with Prime Minister Alexis ing with terrorists. Turkey has not shrunk from The Turkish Government let SYRIZA allegedly go soft on Tsipras, doesn’t think any ter - It should be the officials threatening to break diplomatic spends billions to cover up its terrorists. Nor who called him rorists belong in jail, only capi - Panousis alleges are doing that ties with the United States and historical culpability because it directly and reportedly ordered talist bankers do. who should be prosecuted but other major world powers in the has very real fears of the result - the release of suspects charged Greece, like the rest of Eu - he’s fallen victim to another top event of official government ing ramifications. Greek political in anti-austerity riots against the rope which won’t reveal the political game in Greece: Shoot recognition of Turkey’s acts of leaders (previous administra - government – which SYRIZA names of people on trial even if the Messenger. genocide. tions included) pick people like supported. they are terrorists, has curious It’s a wonder Tsipras doesn’t The sheer extent of Turkish Filis Bey who do it for free. So We need deeds here, not privacy laws that protect almost kick him down an open well and reluctance to accept its historic much for all the talk of luminar - words, and someone who’s go - everyone, except people the yell, “This is SYRIZA!” responsibilities and the impor - ies. It’s high time the people told ing to walk the walk and not government doesn’t like and So since Panousis won’t tance that nations and interna - all the wannabe beys and pashas talk the talk, especially as it falls then their names are leaked to name the officials sympathetic tional bodies attach to this term resting their feet on Hellenism’s on deaf ears. Panousis, a crimi - the press – a crime perpetrated to terrorists and assassins, we should be enough to signal the back is if it were an ottoman, “Ai nology professor who should by people sworn to uphold the will here. The names are strategic importance of this term. Sichtir!” know better, risks undermining law, but you’ll never know their Tsipras, Paraskevopoulos, and And at a time when Armenia has his allegations if he doesn’t pub - names either. Former Alternate Citizens Pro - Lambrou. successfully withstood Turkish Follow me on Twitter licly state who ordered him to Perhaps all that’s keeping tection Minister Giannis pressure and has managed to in - @CTripoulas commit a crime and who he said SYRIZA and Tspiras from letting Panousis. [email protected] Modern-Day Odyssey Nightmare: Trojan Horses through Greek and European Gates

By Manos Drakonakis At Evros’ borders in Northern or a fake visa from the black mar - the Greek territory, as official assist them. In some mosques many parents send their minor Greece – the fence separating ket for safe passage to the next sources have been whispering all across Europe, preaching is about children alone to cross borders While European Leaders ar - Greece and Turkey – there have European country. What the real this time. “the bad Christians that kill our into strange lands, putting their gued for the last few weeks in been official reports in the past intentions of the “customer” are, There were indeed suspicions children with their wars and leave lives at risk. If they make it to long summits about which coun - about mysterious fires, set up is certainly not of the trafficker’s that the migrants were jihadists us in poverty, they will not help shore, they gain asylum as being tries will share the biggest and probably to strip the landscape business or concern; no questions targeting the European countries, you but we will do!” There is not stateless. Their parents then fol - the smallest part of the huge im - and reveal defense points, asked. Those who don’t make the and maybe the entire world. Re - always need to bribe those vic - low, also granted asylum, so as migrant flow, and with no final thereby leaving Greece defense - cut will stand at traffic lights to cent reports from the Greek is - tims, some food and candy will to take care of their children. European policy agreed upon, the less. Further suspicious signs in - sell tissues or wash car mirrors. lands talked about “ghosts” who be offered to their children, Surely a poor immigrant and Paris attacks on Friday the 13th cluded the destructions of elec - Some will be passed on to the lo - disappeared with no trace after maybe some fuel for the winter his family who wash up on a unfortunately proved wrong tricity pylons found near the front cal organized crime gang, as new their arrival, mysteriously finding and, of course, there will be the Greek beach are not necessarily those who ignored the alarming line. recruits. paths of escape that even the na - 72 virgins waiting for them in radical Islamists; most probably facts. Nonetheless, amid the daily Street begging, prostitution, tives were not aware of. paradise. are seeking a safe path to be with The safety of Greece and Eu - tragic scenes of immigrants wash - drugs, even trafficking of human Recently, in a central European The plan is to always extend relatives in Germany, or other rope as a whole had not been dis - ing ashore, fleeing their own na - organs. The network grows, their country, a number of migrants at - the network of terrorist cells that parts of Europe. But when a cussed on the evening news be - tion’s civil war, who can tell the members are ruthless, and money tempted to lynch a man that they rise and carry out all of ISIS’ woman claims to the immigration fore that point, even as ongoing difference between a desperate is all that counts. had identified as an ISIS extremist plans. All ISIS funds come from officers that she is from Syria but coverage of the daily flows of mi - honest asylum seeker and a ter - There are many Liaison Offi - who had decapitated fellow citi - Syrian “dirty oil” sales, and the ate her passport on the journey grants continued. rorist? cers who were attacked; one of zens. The suspected terrorist now theory that some Middle East over, chances are, she’s not really Lost in the Schenghen Agree - According to official sources, them shot during his mission. For - faces trial for murders committed countries are financing ISIS op - from Syria. A real Syrian will al - ment, the Dublin Convention, and the majority of immigrants enter - tunately, the bullets missed. At even outside the country, as the erations is strong. ways get asylum in Greece, and the asylum rights bureaucracy ing Europe will not survive finan - the same time, local associates law requires. Yet, ISIS – especially the Syr - in the whole EU. was the need to think about cially unless they are supported who broker deals with the traf - As ISIS plans to conquer Eu - ian version – does not recruit chil - safety: the Trojan Horse that or “sponsored.” The local traffick - fickers may end up stabbed rope by the 2020, its members dren as future warriors or suicide Manos Drakonakis, who lives in made it through European walls, ers play their role. In the dark al - in their own homes. approach helpless immigrants bombers, as their beliefs proscribe Athens, is a writer and an airport while in Greece there were recent leys of Omonia Square in Athens, But this is not the dark side of across the continent. They are that suicide bombers must be se - agent trained in detecting forged arguments and even riots about a couple of hundred euros will the immigration crisis. Shadows easy victims and have the same lected as adults. passports, visas, and other travel opening the Evros Fence. provide a fake travel document of “Trojan horses” have entered beliefs. They support them and Nonetheless, it is shocking that documents. 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 21-27, 2015