S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 17, ISSUE 863 April 26 - May 2, 2014 $1.50 Austerity Tax Lien Issue on Old In Greece St. Nicholas Property Led to 551 Is Reportedly Resolved

Suicides By Constantine S. Sirigos triggered by City not getting a TNH Staff Writer response to the notices it had been sending to 155 Cedar Researchers: NEW YORK – The New York Street. “The post office should Post, which has closely followed have returned them but didn’t,” Average Rate the effort to rebuild the Church he said. One Per Day of St. Nicholas at the World Demos informed TNH that Trade Center, reported during the rebuilding project is on Holy Week that “we’ve discov - track. It had been hoped that TNH Staff ered the vacant site at 155 the new church would be com - Cedar Street, which is being pleted by 2016, which is the Deep spending cuts, tax used to stage World Trade Cen - parish’s 100th anniversary, but hikes, and slashed pensions in ter construction, is now on the he said that a grand opening by Greece were so severe that it led city’s lien sale list as owing more Pascha 2017, which falls on to 551 people killing themselves than $82,000.” The National April 16, “is doable.” out of despair in only two years, Herald has been informed, how - “They are thinking late July a report from the University of ever, that the issue has been re - or August, 2014” for the com - Portmouth in England has solved. mencement of construction, he claimed. TNH contacted Emmanuel said. The research was conducted Demos, General Counsel of the TNH contacted the PA seek - by Greek economics lecturer Archdiocese, who put the tax is - ing a more precise timetable, Nikolaos Antonakakis and a col - sue into perspective and pro - but was told by an official that league, Alan Collins, and found vided additional details about “all inquiries are referred to the that for every 1 percent cut in the project to which Greek- Greek Orthodox Church.” government spending there was Americans across the country TNH also asked about the es - a 0.43 percent hike in suicides TNH/COSTAS BEJ have been paying attention. timated completion date for the among men, even after taking Greek Community Celebrates Pascha Across USA and Canada Demos told TNH that the cer - Vehicle Security Center (VSC), into account other reasons why tiorari specialist retained by the on top of which St. Nicholas people kill themselves. Michael Jaharis, Vice Chairman of the Archdiocesan Council, with his wife Mary Jaharis, and Archdiocese informed him on would stand. The official could Antonakakis said that was Dean Poll, President of the Board of Trustees of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity April 21 that the property was not provide a timeframe, but conclusive enough to convince in Manhattan, receive the Holy Light from Archbishop Demetrios of America after Midnight on no longer on the lied sale list. him that the suicides were Holy Saturday (related stories on page 4). He believes the situation was Continued on page 9 "solely because of fiscal auster - ity," he told the British newspa - per the Guardian. He said the survey was for the years 2009- 10 although Greece didn't begin Greek Film Miss Violence Debut in US to impose austerity on orders of international lenders until later in 2010. TNH Staff Writer are seeing is simply the portrait gravity. Only then does someone He said the numbers were of a dysfunctional family under ask “where’s Angeliki?” surprising. "That is almost one ASTORIA – Miss Violence, a stress. Through the well-drawn do - person per day. Given that in shattering 2013 Greek film The family is introduced in mestic scenes of the everyday 2010 there were around two about evil lurking in modern ur - its habitat, a pleasant if cramped and of coping with a sudden suicides in Greece per day, it ap - ban life, directed, written and Athens apartment, while it cel - tragedy, viewers are sucked into pears 50% were due to auster - produced by Alexander Avranas, ebrates the birthday of 11 year- believing the party line – per - ity," he said. made its U.S. premier at old Angeliki. haps this is also social and po - Antonakakis said he had Panorama Europe – A Festival Viewers are immediately litical commentary on crisis-rid - been prompted to look into a of New European Films of the struck by lack of joy in the den Greece – that a terrible potential link between austerity Museum of the Moving Image child’s face, and the complete accident had occurred. and suicide rates after media in Astoria on April 12. absence of friends. Pretty and Child welfare officials under - stories and reports of friends of The skill of Avranas, who apparently intelligent, she take their peremptory investiga - friends dying from suicide. won the Silver Lion for Best Di - should have plenty. tion, but their edginess suggests Although there had been rector at the 70th Venice Inter - As members of the “family” they know more about what is studies into the health effects of national Film Festival, goes be - – their backs to Angeliki and the going on than is revealed. “We negative economic growth, yond evoking the traditional camera – gather around the understand what you are going there was a gap when it came suspension of disbelief among cake and light the candles while through; We are here for you,” specifically to spending cuts and his viewers – he makes them singing Greek version of happy they say to the parents. health, he said. complicit in the very mass de - birthday, Nahis chronia polla – Scenes with Angeliki’s teach - TNH/COSTAS BEJ Antonakakis and Collins said nial with which he charges so - live many years, Angeliki is omi - ers make a similar accusation of Media Mogul Tell Friends How to Thrive there was a clear link between ciety at large. Despite one of the nously walking towards the bal - expedience/indifference. austerity and suicides and that most shocking opening scenes cony. Eleni Roussinou hauntingly Arianna Huffington, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Huff - it was singularly connected to in contemporary cinema, the The sad but sweet-looking portrays Eleni, Angeliki’s cata - ington Post Media Group, speaks about her new book Thrive – men, particularly those 48-59 deft script and superb actors girl lifts her legs over the bal - The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of who had suffered pay and pen - persuade viewers that what they cony ledge and surrenders to Continued on page 6 Well-Being, Wisdom and Wonder. Story on page 6. sion cuts and couldn't cope. Their research was published in the journal Social Science and Medicine. "These findings have strong Spanakos Bros. in Golden Gloves Hall of Fame Family of ex implications for policymakers and for health agencies," said Antonakakis. "We often talk By Constantine S. Sirigos Golden Gloves Champion – an were married in 1927 and had Grand Marshal of the Greek Pa - CIA Kiriakou about the fiscal multiplier effect TNH Staff Writer unprecedented feat – and Nikos seven sons who survived child - rade. of austerity, such as what it does won seven times. Pete won a hood, all of whom appreciated GOD WAS IN THE RING to GDP. But what is the health BROOKLYN – Around the time bronze medal at the Pan-Amer - the sacrifices and lessons they America opens wide the Talk to TNH multiplier? that the Dodgers cruelly aban - ican Games in Chicago in 1959 learned from their parents. doors to success and prosperity "We have to consider the doned Brooklyn and left its and Nikos represented the The family’s story was fea - to hard-working talented peo - health multipliers of any fiscal three million residents fearing United States at the 1960 tured in a 1981 B’Nai Brith/PBS ple, but immigrants often don’t TNH Staff Writer consolidation and austerity. The they would never again cele - Olympics in Rome. documentary called “American land in the best of neighbor - brate champions and champi - Those achievements sufficed Story -The Spanakos Family.” hoods. Peter and Nicholas were NEW YORK – This year’s Continued on page 10 onships, two young Greek- to guaranty their induction on Stella didn’t want to be in the the youngest of very bright boys Tribeca Film Festival features American men brought glory to Thursday night, but the brothers film, but Pete said “Mama you – they have the PhDs and law the documentary Silenced, their borough through their box - were also lauded for their char - have to do it. There are a lot of degrees to prove it – but at 14 about the fate of whistleblow - ing prowess. On April 17, iden - acter and lifetime of community Greek women who are not be - they realized that in order to ers, including John Kiriakou, tical twin brothers Petros (Pete) service, showing appreciation ing recognized for what they do survive and realize the Ameri - whose15-year tenure with the Cynthia and Nicholas (Nikos) Spanakos for their God-given gifts by giv - and you have to represent can dream, toughness had to be CIA included accolades for lead - were among the first inductees ing back. Greece.” added to their mix of talent. ing the team that captured al- into the Daily News Golden Nothing in their biographies In 1962 she was honored as They learned to box, a sport Qaeda’s Abu Zubaydah. Economidis Gloves Hall of Fame at Brook - is accidental. Michael and Stella NY State Mother of the Year by they love, and as the newspa - After leaving the agency, he lyn’s Barclays Center. Spanakos left Mani province at Governor Nelson Rockefeller. In pers reported their victories in spoke out against the practice From 1955 to 1964 Petros sixteen in 1912 and six years 1964 she was runner-up for Na - of waterboarding to ABC News Passes, 77 was a ten-time undefeated old in 1908, respectively. They tional Mother of the Year, and Continued on page 6 in 2007. On January 25, 2013, Kiri - akou, was sentenced to 30 SAN JOSE, CA – Cynthia (Efs - months in prison for what he tathia) Economidis fell asleep in calls his accidental violation of the Lord on April 16. She was Deep Purple to Play in Turkish-Occupied Cyprus the Intelligence Identities Pro - the beloved wife of Theofanis tection Act. “I am 100 percent Economidis, and mother to their positive,” he told TNH, that the daughter, Roberta (Hariklia). By Constantinos E. Scaros sentence he is serving at Federal Cynthia was born in Sheboy - Correctional Institution in gan, WI on October 5,1936. She NICOSIA – Over 100,000 peo - Loretto in Western Pennsylva - was active in the Greek commu - ple – 10 percent of Cyprus’ en - nia, is payback for his public nity in Sheboygan and in the tire population – are expected statements about waterboard - Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox to attend legendary rock band ing. Church where she served as or - Deep Purple’s May 24 concert Just before the screening on ganist and a member of the at Near East University (YDU) April 19, Kiriakou’s wife choir for many years. Cynthia in the Turkish-controlled area of Heather and his sister Tina sat received her Bachelor’s Degree that country. But many are furi - down with TNH to talk about in Sociology from the University ous with the band for agreeing the plight of their loved one – of Wisconsin – Madison, and her to play in a region recognized and how Greek-Americans can Master of Social Work from the as a country by no nation in the help. University of Wisconsin – Mil - world except the occupying one Asked when she first realized waukee. She was the recipient – Turkey. that her husband was in trouble, of numerous scholarships, There comes a time when Heather said: “I first became awards and honors throughout politics and entertainment clash. aware something serious was her academic career including In the United States, conserva - happening when the FBI the Woodrow Wilson Fulbright tives often struggle with the showed up at my door.” contradictory duality of appre - John had left that Thursday Continued on page 8 ciating the talents of, say – actor morning for a meeting with the Alec Baldwin or singer Barbara FBI, which was not unusual, Streisand – while abhorring since he often helped them with their political ideology. Conser - cases. For subscription: vative actors, in turn, often de - Heather was home on mater - 718.784.5255 scribe how ostracized they feel nity leave and when she opened [email protected] by the rest of mostly-liberal Hol - the door “they told me to step lywood. aside, that they had a search Those conflicting feelings are warrant and I could go some - In the early 1970s Deep Purple was the world’s most popular band. All across Greece and Cyprus, not limited to Americans, how - where to nurse our newborn.” they remain just as popular today. But their recent decision to perform at Near East University in Turkish-controlled Cyprus has caused an uproar among some of their loyal Greek fans. Continued on page 10 Continued on page 9 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014

GREEKS AROUND THE US GOINGS ON...

n THRU MAY 1 Manhattan. Job seekers should Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Host Greekfest in LA BOSTON, MA – Boston Univer - come with their resume. Com - sity is currently accepting appli - pany representatives can discuss cations for the 2014-2015 Eleni career and internship opportu - By Johanna Voutounou up of Greek Cypriots Francois Gatzoyiannis Scholarship nities. Sponsored by Cyprus- Micheletto (Vocals), Chris J. through May 1. The scholarship U.S. Chamber of Commerce and LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Ange - (Drums) and George Solonos is available to full-time under - The Cyprus Young Professionals, les is home to the Greek The - (Guitarist/Producer) their music graduate and graduate students in cooperation with the Ameri - ater. A premiere outdoor theater is far from the traditional folk of Greek birth or ancestry who can Hellenic Institute NY, Hel - modeled after the amphithe - songs heard at the odd local fes - have completed at least one se - lenic American Bankers Associ - aters in Greece. This beautiful, tival. It was a very vibrant, en - mester at Boston University, are ation, Hellenic American 5,900 seat venue is nestled in ergetic show that had the audi - in good academic standing, and Lawyers Association, and Hel - the picturesque tree-enclosed ence jumping. Marianne’s Wish demonstrate financial need. To lenic Organizations of Univer - setting of Griffith Park. Just this puts a Greek twist on 90’s classic apply, eligible students must sity Graduates of America. Ad - year the Greek Theater has American rock. Most Greeks liv - complete a two-page application mission is free. Companies hosted performances by a wide ing outside of Greece do not and write a short essay. To ob - interested in participating, variety of artists such as The have the opportunity to discover tain an Eleni Gatzoyiannis please contact: Despina Axio - Who, Sting, Alicia Keys, Pearl new Greek music. Very few Scholarship electronic applica - takis (201) 444-5609 or email: Jam, the Dave Matthews Band, emerging bands tour outside of tion, contact Liberty Collom, Se - [email protected] Tina Turner, Elton John, San - Greece and Cyprus. I spoke to nior Assistant Director BU Fi - m. tana, The White Stripes, the George Solonos the band’s gui - nancial Assistance, via email at Gipsy Kings, Jack Johnson, the tarist and producer about his ex - [email protected]. In advance of n MAY 1 – DEADLINE Russian National Ballet, Paul Si - perience playing outside of the May 1 deadline, completed LONG ISLAND CITY – The mon and Paul McCarthy. There Cyprus and he was humbled by applications should be returned Greek Teachers Association really is no better place to in Los Hosts Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, onstage at this year’s Greek - the tour. The band is very pop - to Liberty Collom via e-mail, Prometheus with the coopera - Angeles to see a show than un - fest in Los Angeles. ular in Cyprus and they perform postal mail or hand-delivery to tion of the Hellenic Medical So - every Saturday on the island to the BU Financial Assistance, 881 ciety of NY is sponsoring the Pasadena, where local Greek sold-out venues. He was excited Commonwealth Avenue, second Student Essay Contest in musicians and dancers will pre - to preform in front of people Boston, MA 02215. memory of the great Greek form. who had never heard their mu - American medical scientist, and Since Greeks here have very sic before. It was at times chal - n APRIL 20 discoverer of the PAP test, Dr. few opportunities to enjoy Greek lenging but a real learning ex - PASADENA , CA – Please join George N. Papanicolaou. We music, I was pleasantly surprised perience. Saint Sophia and 2500 Greek would like to ask you to dissem - to be invited to see an emerging Los Angeles has one of the Orthodox Parishioners from inate the information to all your Greek-Cypriot band preform. Los countries top music scenes with throughout Southern California faculty members and have some Angeles was one of 3 stops on wonderful venues like the Greek at our 92nd Annual Greek of your students participate in Marianne’s Wish US tour. The Theater and Whisky a Go Go. I Easter Picnic in Brookside Park, the Essay Contest: Essay Title: alternative rock band played hope it continues to attract 360 North Arroyo Boulevard in “The Life and scientific achieve - songs from their new album emerging Greek musicians like Pasadena on Easter Sunday, Apr. ments of Dr. George N. Papani - Mind Your Head at the world fa - Marianne’s Wish. Until then I’ll 20, 1-7PM. A beautiful park set - colaou: How I feel as a Greek mous Whiskey a Go Go. be dancing kalamatiano at the ting next to the Rose Bowl with American." Open to students Although the band is made next church festival. tents, picnic tables, chairs, and Grades 7-12. To be written in umbrellas provided. Live Greek Greek, eight typed pages and music and dancing. Free rides, four photos. Four awards of activities, and the Easter Bunny $250 each will be given. The This emerging band from Cyprus played in LA. They put a for the children. Great Greek winners will be announced at Greek twist on 90’s American rock. food, Greek sweets, Greek beers the Dr. George Papanicolaou and wines for purchase or bring Symposium at the Cornell Med - der the stars on a warm South - music in the city of Los Ange - your own picnic lunch. Plenty ical School, at New York Hospi - ern California night at this les? of free parking. No pets please. tal on 69th Street and York Ave venue. Most Greeks who live in Los Contact Ted Pappas, chairman, in Manhattan, on Thursday, May Griffith J. Griffith, who was Angeles have to wait for the for directions and with any 8. Essays must be mailed by inspired by the natural acoustics much anticipated annual LA questions at 818-515-4095. We Thursday, May 1 to: Greek of the Park’s canyon set out to Greek Fest that happens in the hope you will join us to cele - Teachers Association build an amphitheater like the Fall. The event is hosted by Tom brate Greek Easter! Prometheus Attention: D. Tri - ones he saw in the history Hanks and Rita Wilson and antafillou, President, PO Box books. The Greek Theater’s Greeks from all over Southern n APRIL 22 5852, Woosley Station, LIC, NY, doors opened in 1929 and the California spill onto St. Sophia’s MANHATTAN – The Association 11105. For more information, first performance that was put Cathedral’s courtyard to enjoy of Greek American Professional call D. Triantafillou at on was an excerpt from Sopho - a weekend full of Greek music. Women (AGAPW) is pleased to (201)768-0161. cles’ Oedipus Rex. Unfortu - In its 16 years the event has wel - invite you to their Conversation nately, this was the last Greek comed many music stars from with Women Leaders Series fea - n MAY 1 performance to play at the the - Greece including Anna Vissi and turing Oscar and Golden Globe MANHATTAN – The Hellenic ater. When I spoke to the book - Thanos Petrelis. award winning actress Olympia American Bankers Association ing manager of this famous The rest of the year Greeks Dukakis. Discussion will be (HABA) requests the honor of venue, he said that it would be in Los Angeles rely on a church moderated by film director your presence for our 32nd An - an honor to host a Greek artist gathering or wedding to hear Stavroula Toska. Tuesday, Apr. niversary, honoring KPS Capital one day. The Greek theater the strumming of a bouzouki. 22 , 6-9:00PM at The World Bar Partners Co-Founder and Co- prides itself on booking interna - This month Greeks will follow The Greek Theater’s booking manager said it would be an at the Trump Tower, 845 United Managing Partner Michael G. tional artists from all over the that sound to the Annual Greek honor to host a Greek musician, though the last Greek perfor - Nations Plaza (First Avenue, Psaros at the 2014 Executive of world. Orthodox Community Easter mance at the Greek Theater was its very first one, in 1929, an corner of 48th Street) in Man - the Year Award Dinner, Thurs - So where does one see Greek Picnic held in Brookside Park excerpt from Oedipus Rex. hattan. Minimum suggested do - day, May 1 at the Union League nation $75. Special appetizers Club, 38 E. 37th Street in Man - and open bar offering wine, hattan. Registration $200 HABA beer, and refreshments. Please Members, $300 guests. For ad - RSVP at www.agapw.org. Pre - ditional information, please con - registration is required by April tact [email protected]. 20. There will be no admittance without pre-registration. For fur - n MAY 2 ther information, please contact TENAFLY, NJ – A benefit concert Dr. Olga Alexakos at 917-405- to feed the needy in Greece The 6833 or [email protected]. Hellenic Relief Foundation in co- operation with the community n APRIL 25-27 of the Greek Orthodox Metropol - ASTORIA - The Mikrokosmos itan Cathedral of St John The ensemble with special guest Theologian, Tenafly, NJ present artists from Greece, vocalist a tribute to Manos Eleutheriou Stavroula Manolopoulou and “ta logia ke to xronia” a musical the bouzouki soloist Christos Vi - tribute with Grigoris Maninakis diniotis, led by Grigoris Mani - and the Mikrokosmos ensemble nakis, will present a concert in with special guest artists from tribute to Manos Eleutheriou at Greece, Stavroula the Archdiocesan Hellenic Cul - Manolopoulou-Vocalist and the tural Center at 27-09 Crescent renowned Bouzouki soloist in Astoria April 25 and 26 at Christos Vidiniotis. They will be 7:30PM and on April 27 at 5:30 accompanied by the young PM. Admission is $25. The con - Greek American guest vocalists, cert, which is being presented in Elena Toumaras, Stavroula Trait - cooperation with the Nisyrian ses, Vasilis Sitaras and Aggeliki Society of New York, has as its Ksirou. Narration will be by Ste - theme “Ta logia kai ta xronia - lios Taketzis. Friday May 2 at Words and years,” will be nar - 8PM at the St John Cathedral rated by Stelios Taketzis and will Fellowship Hall, 353 East Clinton include young Greek-American Avenue in Tenafly. Ticket price: guest vocalists, Elena Toumaras, $50 pp (covers one package of Stavroula Traitses, Vasilis lamb and other food items for a Sitaras, and Aggeliki Ksirou ac - family). All net proceeds will be companied by Mikrokosmos’ used to provide Easter Food Dis - Glafkos Kontemeniotes on pi - tribution to families in Greece ano, Kostas Psaros on bouzoukis that are affected by the economic and vocals, Megan Gould on crisis. For reservations please call baglama, Panagiotis Andreou on the church office at 201-567- bass, and Spiros Arnakis on 5072 and or 347-201-1821 or drums. [email protected].

n APRIL 29 n MAY 7 MANHATTAN – Psychologist MANHATTAN – The Agape Cir - James Koutrelakos will present cle of the Holy Trinity Arch - “Ethnic Identity: Cultural Prac - diocesan Cathedral presents tices That Strengthen Sustain “Matchmaking Yourself: Secrets Ethnic Identity Across Genera - to a More Healthy Relationship tions” on April 29 in the ball - on Wednesday, May 7 at 7PM room of the Archdiocesan at the The Cathedral Center Cathedral of the Holy Trinity at Ballroom 337 East 74th Street 337 East 74 Street in Manhat - in Manhattan. Led by Maria tan. The lecture is based on re - Avgitidis, award-winning search he conducted on how founder of Agape Match, Amer - cultural practices preserve eth - ica’s leading Greek matchmak - nic identity. His surprising find - ing firm, and Maria Avgitidis, ings challenge existing studies founder of the leading dating and reveal surprising insights service for Greek singles. Dr. into the acculturation processes Vaia Tsolas, professor of psychi - of Greek-Americans. atry at Albert Einstein College, will lead an interactive discus - n APRIL 30 sion on "what people look for in MANHATTAN – The 2014 An - a meaningful relationship.” nual Career & Internship Fair Featuring our special guest Nick will take place on Wednesday, Lionas, a humorous and dy - Apr. 30 4:30-7PM at the Holy namic presenter. Free admis - Trinity Cathedral Center Ball - sion. Light refreshments will be room, 337 E. 74th Street in served.

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Would you stop being a fan of your favorite entertainer if he or she performed in the Turkish-controlled portion of Cyprus? Please email your response to [email protected] We may publish some re - sponses as Letters to the Editor in a future issue. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014 COMMUNITY 3 Nestor Imports Marks 30 Years of Bringing Greek Wines and Spirits to U.S.

By Demetris Tsakas "In 2001 we made a large in - reds…Sauvignon Blanc, and TNH Staff Writer vestment in facilities in Kapan - Cava. The Chateau Julia in - driti Attica, which were com - cludes chardonnay, Assyrtiko , NEW YORK – For three decades pleted in 2004 and includes a Semillon, Merlot and Refosco – Nestor Imports has promoted small winery in an area of 200 Aghiorghitiko. In the Oenotria Greek wines in the American acres with organically grown family there are Cabernet Sauvi - market. Its cooperation with Do - vineyards. But the water table gnon, Agiorgitiko, and Syrah- maine Costa Lazaridis and other of Lake Marathon poor we have Aghiorghitiko. There is also major wine producers in the limited irrigation ability. The re - Tsipouro Oidoniko, Methexis homeland hometown provided sult, however, is a very special Muscat, and Votanico. them with opportunity to intro - wine made from these strong Asked about the impact of duce Greek wines to America. grapes that are named Oenotria the economic crisis, Lazaridis Nestor Imports celebrates the Land," he said. said that "it is having a positive 30th anniversary of its incorpo - Lazaridis then spoke about impact on exports because it is ration and it collaboration with the Wines Museum in Kapan - forcing us to work differently in its affiliated distribution compa - driti, which presents the history the new markets, to focus on nies which has enable it to dis - of wine and displays artifacts of countries such as America . We tribute Greek wines and spirits the past two centuries. are aiming at new markets.” in 34 different states in the "We have space for events, in - Maronikolakis said: "we have United States. cluding a church where the been in the market for a long The company participates in sacraments of marriage and bap - time, and in recent years with international exhibitions with tism are performed. There is a the help of Nestor Imports we the slogan "Old World Greece - kitchen with our own chef and are doing even better. These New Generation Wines." we can host social and corporate trends are on the rise and we Through wine tasting organized events for from 10 up to 1800 owe a big thank you to Nestor in various venues it has man - people. It also has a marble am - Imports and the Greeks of Amer - aged to make Greek wine known TNH/COSTAS BEJ phitheater for performances in ica, who have helped all these to the wider American public. (L-R) Hariton Maronikolakis, public relations and marketing director of Domaine Costa the summer," he said. years to disseminate the reputa - Gerasimos Lazaridis, son of Lazaridis, Gerasimos Lazaridis, its executive director and son of the founder and chairman, The purpose of the visit was tion of the products. And we, for the founder and chairman of the and Peter Ioannou, the general manager of Nestor Imports, discuss one of their wines. for Lazaridis “to and get to know our part, do our best to never Domaine, Hariton Maroniko - the market which is very com - let you down.” lakis, the public relations and promoted in the American mar - cided to expand the business. In on the Athens Stock Exchange petitive and very important for Ioannou noted that "we have marketing director, and Peter ket. 1992 he founded the company in 2000 was a milestone for the our work." very good relations with the Do - Ioannou, the general manager Lazaridis said: "My father Domaine Costa Lazaridis SA in company. The Lazaridis family As for the best-known wines maine Costa Lazaridis and our of Nestor Imports spoke to TNH Kostas Lazaridis started the win - the community of Adriani near still retains the majority of the that are being promoted in the partnership grows over time. We about the new varieties of wines ery in the 1980s with some vines Drama, which deals with the cul - stock and this allows us to main - U.S. market, he said: "Our most pay close attention to details, to and spirits (including tsipouro), at home. After he and his friends tivation of Greek and interna - tain the company’s family char - famous wines in the Amethyst the wine varieties, to their for - which they have successfully came to like the wine, he de - tional grape varieties. Its listing acter. family are the whites, roses, mulation and their promotion." Mikrokosmos Ensemble to Perform at Hellenic Cultural Center April 25-27

TNH Staff Mikrokosmos’ Glafkos Konteme - form traditional and quality niotes on piano, Kostas Psaros Greek music. ASTORIA – The Mikrokosmos on bouzoukis and vocals, Megan Traitses is the youngest of the Ensemble, along with special Gould on baglama, Panagiotis singers who currently sing with guest artists from Greece, vocal - Andreou on bass, and Spiros Ar - the group and Stavroula and ist Stavroula Manolopoulou and nakis on drums. Sitaras will joining them for the bouzouki soloist Christos Vidin - The presentation is the latest first time. iotis, led by Grigoris Maninakis, in the series of concerts The program will be re - will present a concert in tribute Mikrokosmos presents every peated on May 2 at 8PM at the to Manos Eleutheriou at the spring, but Maninakis is espe - St John the Theologian Cathe - Archdiocesan Hellenic Cultural cially pleased that this year it dral Fellowship Hall in Tenafly, Center in Astoria April 25 and will be held with the coopera - NJ. 26 at 7:30PM and on April 27 tion of the Nisyrian Society of Net proceeds will be used to at 5:30 PM. New York, which is celebrating provide Easter food distribution The concert’s theme is “Ta lo - its 110th anniversary. to families in Greece through gia kai ta xronia - Words and “It demonstrates the motiva - the Hellenic Relief Foundation. years,” which is the title of one tion of different groups in the More information is available at of Eleftheriou’s songs. community to work together” www.hellenicrelief.org. “He is a lyricist, a poet and he said. On May 4, the price of ad - an author. Although his name is “We are honoring Elefthe - mission will support the Hel - not as recognizable as others’, riou, and Stavroula is a great lenic Studies Center of Stony he is one of the best in Greece – singer who has performed with Brook University. his songs however, are very well many well-known artists and The concert will take place known,” he said, including groups and Christos is a at 6:30PM in the Student Activ - “paraponemena logia,” “Sou renowned bouzouki player who ities Center. graft pote tou Decembrist,” “Mi often plays at Spiro Papadopou - During Holy Week Mani - The Mikrokosmos Ensemble has appeared with a variety of young singers through the years. Kiaps,” “Aria Februaries,” “Ta los’ popular TV program “Stin nakis, who is also a chanter, tragedian tis Smyrna’s,” “O iyia mas re padia!” serves at St. Demetrios Cathe - Charis vice Panagia,” “Pies ti zwi Maninakis met them both at dral on Palm Sunday and Holy mou, pies tin kingie,” and many concert in Nisyros, so the Nisyr - Thursday and Holy Saturday others. ians know them well. mornings, although he also The concert, narrated by Ste - One of Mikrokosmos’ goals chants additional services at lios Taketzis, will include young over the past ten years has been other churches through Psacha. Greek American guest vocalists to help young Hellenes explore He is looking forward to per - Elena Toumaras, Stavroula and develop their talent and to forming in Greece this summer, Traitses, Vasilis Sitaras, and train second- and third- gener - including his on native island of Aggeliki Ksirou, accompanied by ation Greek-Americans to per - Lemnos, and to his next CD. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014 Greek Orthodox Throughout North America Celebrate Christ’s Resurrection

By Demetris Tsakas At Corona’s Transfiguration and others preferred the Greek- TNH Staff Writer Church, Father George Anasta - American restaurants in the siou called for a special collec - neighborhood that had a special NEW YORK – Hellenes in tion tray to support the parish’s Easter menu. churches throughout North charitable fund. There were also massive America marked Holy week and He noted that its many pro - turnouts of faithful at the church celebrated Christ's Resurrection grams and services help people of the Assumption in Port Jef - and Easter with pomp and pas - beyond the boundaries of the ferson and other parishes across sion. community and benefit other Long Island. On Holy Saturday sanctuar - families residing in Corona. Greek-Americans who were ies were flooded by the faithful He also urged the faithful to on duty as police officers, doc - who waited with joy and enthu - remain after the chanting of tors, and nurses, along with the siasm for their candles to be lit Christos Anesti - Christ is Risen owners and employees of as priests chanted " Come re - so that they could receive the restaurants while their fellow ceive the light" and they chanted red eggs and enjoy the tradi - Greeks chanted Christos Anesti, in turn "Christ is risen from the tional “magiritsa” soup in the exchanged Pascha greetings dead." community hall. with messages via mobile They then greeted one an - Constantine Prentzas, a phones. other with "Christ is Risen" and member of the parish council, On Sunday morning, Hel - the responses, “Truly Risen” and expressed to TNH his satisfac - lenes exchanged greetings with “Chronia Polla – Many Years!” tion with the Holy Week and relatives and friends here and After the celebration of the Resurrection turnout. in the homeland, the source of Divine Liturgy that followed the The Archdiocesan Cathedral the custom cooking the Pascha Resurrection Service, the con - in Manhattan was crowded dur - lamb outdoors. gregations received red eggs ing the Resurrection service, but Astoria’s homes and restau - from their priests and bishops there, too, they left soon after rants were resplendent with and departed bearing candles they received the holy light from love, fellowship, and the aroma and lamps lit with the holy Light Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - TNH ArCHiVES of lamb, and many resounded that would illuminate their ica. Archbishop Demetrios, surrounded by clergy, altar boys, Board members, and parishioners, with clarinets, lyras, and homes and hearts. Some went to their homes proclaims “Christ is Risen” outside the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. bouzoukia. The Dispute Between Parish in Lynn, MA and Archdiocese is Resolved

By Theodore Kalmoukos been resolved. tropolis, our Archdiocese, and Rev. George Tsoukalas, St. our Greek-American community BOSTON, MA – The dispute George’s presiding priest for the in general.” He emphasized that which had arisen about three last 18 years, on Palm Sunday in “whatever occurred in the past years ago between the historic front of hundreds of congregants belongs to the past. It is finished, parish of St. George in Lynn, MA said at the end of his sermon that our strength is in our unity.” with the Archdiocese and the “our historic parish is undergoing Fr. Tsoukalas publicly Metropolis of Boston, about the an new beginning, a new go- thanked Metropolitan Method - annual amount of financial con - ahead, it turns the page for its ios of Boston for sending Rev. tribution to the Archdiocese, has good, for the good of our Me - Peter Chrysafidis to assist him during the Palm Sunday service. He also called the parishioners “to continue to work, as always, diligently with the same zeal, enthusiasm, faith, and coopera - tion for the advancement of the parish.” Tsoukalas told TNH at the end of the Divine Liturgy that “what happened belongs in the past, we have forgotten,” and we are em - barking on a new beginning. He also said that “with the blessing and the wish of our Metropolitan Methodios, everything will go well and progress. We should in - augurate a new era for our his - toric parish. You have seen today the huge numbers of parishioners in the church. We should em - Hundreds of faithful of all ages and generations had filled the church of St. George in Lynn, MA brace all, and one another, and on Palm Sunday. continue the work of Christ.” Tsoukalas also said that “I am riod of spiritual uplifting and good and the bad, because life Barbara Stamos, who was grateful that our Metropolis sent worship. The hymns of the is challenging and you need to one of the first one to arrive at Fr. Peter Chrysafidis to help me church are masterpieces” and he be supported.” St. George’s church on Palm today” and he added that “we added that “when you chant you Speaking about the huge par - Sunday morning for the Matins saw His Eminence [Methodios] should feel it, you must live ticipation of the faithful he said said that “Holy Week brings us at the Greek Independence Pa - what you chant.” “we saw everyone today and we closer to Christ and we ask for - rade, we greeted him, we of - George Koukounaris, Archon started with community, with giveness. When I come to fered him flowers, and we of the Ecumenical Patriarchate love, with spirit. If we come to - church and pray I fell that I am wished him many years, a said “Holy Week is the expecta - gether as a Hellenic and true in paradise.” blessed and joyful Easter.” He tion of the resurrection. It is the Spiritual Community our lives Stamos immigrated to the expressed his gratitude for the most sacred and greatest thing will be much more fulfilling.” United States from Messinia in presence of so many faithful of that exists.” Asked to comment on 1947. She said that her prayer all ages and generations in the Parish Council President Em - Tsoukalas’ sermon and state - this Holy Week is “Christ to church and said that “today was manuel Argyros said “Holy ments about a new beginning bring peace to world.” a blessing of God” and he added Week is not just for us to look of the parish with the Metropo - Demetris Stagis, a longtime “this year we had more people into ourselves for God and what lis and the Archdiocese, he volunteer at St. George who than any other year in the past.” it means in our lives. I Think added “our doors are always came from Thessaloniki in 1966 Chief cantor for the last 42 Holy Week also extends to the open. 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By Constantinos E. Scaros ruary 14, 1989 – Valentine’s ing to fly into the United States recording albums again, includ - Day, a day of love and romance in 2004 to meet with country ing An Other Cup in 2006 and BROOKLYN – His name is now celebrated worldwide – Iran’s singer Dolly Parton, Stevens was Roadsinger in 2009. Yusuf Islam and he is a practic - leader, the Ayatollah Khomeini, denied entry because it ap - HALL OF FAME ing Muslim. He was born Steven notorious for having held 52 peared he was on a no-fly list. Steven Georgiou aka Cat Georgiou, to a Greek-Cypriot Americans hostage for 444 days, It turned out, they were looking Stevens aka Yusuf Islam is now Greek Orthodox father and a issued a fatwa (legal decision) for a “Youssef Islam,” whereas a senior citizen – he’s 65 – but Swedish Baptist mother. But he ordering Rushdie’s execution. Stevens’ name is Yusuf Islam. it seems that he has much, much remains best known by the Khomeini died less than four LIBELOUS CLAIMS more to give in terms of music name he used during an illus - months after issuing the fatwa, Two British newspapers, the and peace. On April 11, at the trious career as one of the most and some Islamic law scholars Sun and the Sunday Times, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, he popular and acclaimed singer- contend that a fatwa may only claimed that Stevens had sup - was inducted into the Rock and songwriters of the 1970s: Cat be revoked by the person who ported terrorism. Stevens sued Roll Hall of Fame, appropriately Stevens. He is revered for his instituted it. Accordingly, it can both publications for libel and by one of his contemporaries in selfless dedication to peace and never be officially withdrawn, won, maintaining that he never era and genre, Art Garfunkel. humanitarian initiatives, yet vil - although Rushdie himself no knowingly supported any terror - Stevens delighted the audi - ified for having supported the longer believes it to be valid – ist organization. He unwittingly ence with the “Wild World,” per - execution of a novelist. and thinks any continuing fatwa had given money to the terrorist haps the quintessential Cat And on April 11, more than of his execution nowadays is group Hamas without knowing Stevens song. “You know I've 35 years after his 1978 aban - merely rhetorical and symbolic. their true purpose or causes – seen a lot of what the world can doning of a spectacular musical But around the time of he thought he was supporting a do, and it's breakin' my heart in career to immerse himself more Khomeini’s fatwa, Stevens made humanitarian organization. two” are lyrics from that song, truly in the faith of Islam, to Greek-Cypriot Yusuf Islam inducted into the Rock and Roll comments that many inter - Stevens con - which he wrote in which he had converted in late Hall of Fame on April 11. Did this man who devoted his life to preted as being supportive of it, tended how entirely 1970, perhaps an 1977, Cat Stevens was inducted peace really approve of the order to execute Salman Rushdie? such as if he knew where unfounded those early indicator into the Rock and Roll Hall of Rushdie was, he would have claims were, espe - of the life he Fame. ing Islam. Islam. Believing that some as - tried to contact Khomeini to tell cially since he had has devoted to MUSIC After recuperating and re - pects of the music business, in - him. Would he set an effigy of just received a Man of peace. Born in 1948 in London, leasing Mona Bone Jackson, five undated with temptations of Rushdie on fire, Stevens was Peace award from a Stevens was only 18 upon the tremendously popular albums fame, fortune, vanity, and glory, asked? “No,” he said “I’d rather committee comprised release of his first album, followed from 1970-74: Tea for were contrary to the teachings it be the real thing.” Though of Nobel Laureates. Matthew and Son. The title the Tillerman, Teaser and the of the Quran, he retired from Stevens’ own words remain ON SECOND track climbed to Number 2 on Firecat, Catch Bull at Four, For - music altogether, renounced his alive through Internet archives, THOUGHT… the UK Pop Music charts, and eigner, and Buddha and the material possessions, and dedi - Stevens, paradoxically, repeat - Stevens returned his career soared like a meteor. Chocolate Box. Three albums cated much of his time to pro - edly denies being in favor of any to performing His follow-up album, New Mas - followed in the mid-to-late sev - moting peace and advocating decision to kill Rushdie, and was music in the ters, released later that year dis - enties: Numbers, Izitso, and for humanitarian causes. merely reiterating Islamic law. 1990s, having appointed in sales, but was crit - Back to Earth, none equaling the FATWA FIASCO 9/11AND NO-FLY sensed that his ically-acclaimed years later, previous five in terms of sales, Ironically, though he had de - Stevens issued a statement decision to earning him songwriting awards though Stevens remained ex - voted his life to striving to pro - following the September 11, leave the music years later when other artists, tremely popular and highly-re - mote peace, Stevens found him - 2001 attacks, expressing “heart - business was including Rod Stewart and Sh - garded. self mired in a series of felt horror at the indiscriminate too rash, too eryl Crow, covered the song CONVERSION controversies from the late terrorist attacks” and clearly harsh, too ex - “The First Cut is the Deepest.” He nearly drowned while 1980s through the post 9/11 proclaiming that that no right- treme, and Spending much of 1969 in a swimming at Malibu Beach, CA era. In 1988, author Salman thinking follower of Islam could based on an in - hospital recovering from tuber - in 1977 and Stevens vowed at Rushdie published a book called possibly condone such an ac - correct under - culosis, it was then that Stevens that moment, if God saved him, The Satanic Verses, which in - tion. The Quran equates the standing of Islam. began contemplating life and he would devote his life to serv - cluded some unflattering pas - murder of one innocent person With encourage - spirituality in a deeper sense, ing God. Thus, Stevens con - sages about the Islam founder with the murder of the whole ment from much and reading about religions verted to Islam and shortly and central figure, the prophet of humanity.” of the Muslim Born Steven Georgiou, now Yusuf Islam, other than Christianity, includ - thereafter took the name Yusuf Muhammad. As a result, on Feb - Nonetheless, while attempt - world, he began then Cat Stevens. My Good Friday Adventure: 37 Years Later, Back to Being an Altar Boy

By Constantinos E. Scaros other very nice person. reads my column regularly – was with non-Greek denizens/on - On my first day, Fr. Psillas in - asking me about TNH as Fr. Tom lookers as Wadsworth Avenue It was Good Friday, April 8, troduced me to the senior-most helped me pick out a vestment had been. But one notable dif - 1977. Like this year, Eastern and member of the altar boys, who that fit me. “You want it nice and ference – a credit to the congre - Western Easter was celebrated was also the oldest (18). I wish loose,” Fr. Tom said, “you need gation and to Father Tom’s lead - on the same day. Except back I could remember his name – to be able to move around.” ership: complete reverence for then, like many other Greek- but since I can’t I’ll give him a Into the altar we proceeded the solemnity of the occasion. Americans, I called them fictitious one, and one I’m sure – my first time in there in 37 No yammering, no cell phone “Greek” and “American” Easter. no one else in the altar had: years – and Fr. Tom said “this is chattering, no edgy, New York- I was off from school that Reuben. Oldest in the altar, old - Alex,” introducing me to Alexan - style cut-your-way-to-the-head- whole week, and so I was home est of Jacob’s sons (this is about dros Mathews, one of this gen - of-the-line. It was less grandiose, on Holy Thursday (April 7). Holy Week, why not be Bibli - eration’s “altar boy elders,” and but more respectful. When my While my mother was in the cal?). like Reuben, a nice person and mother first attended the service kitchen baking tsourekia and “Reuben” took me under his a good leader. “I’ll show you in Reading a few years ago, she coloring eggs (I helped with the wing and showed me the ropes. what to do,” Alex said, putting turned to me, astonished by the latter), I was glued to the TV set, He was part of the “older kids” my mind at ease that I wouldn’t compliant crowd, and asked: as it was opening day just two (16-18), and I was among the make a fool of myself on my self- “are you sure they’re Greek?” miles from my house at that sta - younger ones (9-13). At those generated Old Timers’ Day. NOW…AND THEN dium in the Bronx, and Reggie ages, just a few years makes all Back inside the church, we Jackson was making his debut the difference in the world. The all stood around the reoriented in Yankee pinstripes. Dozens of older boys, somewhat removed Epitaph as Father Tom was close Reggie candy bars – created es - from the sillier sense of humor to concluding the service. I pecially for the baseball super - the rest of us had, made sure started straight ahead, squinting star’s arrival to New York – were that we conducted ourselves in a bit, conjuring images in my tossed on the field in apprecia - a proper manner. Though I was head of the last time I had stood tion. a lively kid elsewhere, I knew in such a spot on Good Friday, GOOD FRIDAY: 1977 the altar was a place to behave. thinking of the countless family And it was my first impres - And so, I was never on the re - members and friends whom I sion of Holy Week services from ceiving end of a didactic smack would greet outside on the other side of the altar. A few in the head from an elder. Constantinos E. Scaros served in the altar at St. Spyridon under Wadsworth Avenue after that weeks earlier, on the Sunday of But Reuben never ruled with Fr. John Psillas in 1977, in his hometown NYC neighborhood April 8, 1977 service: none of Orthodoxy, to be exact, I joined force – he was a genuinely of Washington Heights, the year Reggie Jackson joined the whom were at Sts. Constantine the altar of my neighborhood friendly person and the younger Yankees. This Good Friday, 37 years later, he returned to serve and Helen – some have passed church, St. Spyridon, in the Up - altar boys looked up to him. He in the altar under Fr. Tom Pappalas at the Sts. Constantine on, others live too far away from per Manhattan neighborhood of was very happy, on that Good and Helen Church in Reading, PA. Reading to attend church there Washington Heights. Some of Friday – more correctly, Great – and it was a bittersweet mo - my friends thought my parents and Holy Friday – because Fr. Good Friday Evening Service boy is invited to do so again on ment. A lamentation – appro - “made me do it,” but they were Psillas had chosen him to carry embedded into my mind, an im - any given Sunday. I decided I priately enough – of fond mem - mistaken – I’m the one who re - “the big cross,” and he did. age that remains with me to this was going to serve, and origi - ories gone by, but gratefulness quested to join. I am still amazed, thinking of day. nally thought to do so on this CROSS TO BEAR for many wonderful new ones. A tween quickly approaching that night, my first full experi - GOOD FRIDAY: 2014 year’s Sunday of Orthodoxy, to “This is Dino,” Fr. Tom intro - By the way, the reason I don’t adolescence, my reasons – in no ence attending evening services. It’s 2014 now. Reggie Jackson coincide with my original Open - duced me to the rest of the boys remember Reuben’s real name particular order – for wanting to I remember the congregation is long-retired, and Fr. Psillas has ing Day. But after further reflec - – about 15 or so of them – “he’ll – or the names of almost all of join, were: I thought the “uni - following the Epitaph out into passed on to the next life. I have tion, it made more sense to me be doing the heavy lifting.” It the other altar boys, was be - forms were cool,” I wanted to the street – Wadsworth Avenue moved out of Washington to serve on the day that moved was decided that during the pro - cause my tenure in the altar was do something to honor and serve – as dozens if not hundreds of Heights to Central Pennsylvania me the most in my altar boy ex - cessions (one indoors and one a very brief one (sometime after God beyond going to church as non-Greeks living in the numer - (with a long stint in Northern perience – Good Friday. Father outdoors, during the Egkomia - school let out that June, I a “spectator,” and I really liked ous six-story tenements in the New Jersey in between), and Tom graciously granted my re - Lamentations), I would be hold - stopped serving in the altar as Father John Psillas, the presiding vicinity, remained glued at their that 1977 service at St. Spyridon quest, and so on April 18, I made ing the heaviest cross of all – well), and I didn’t know any of priest. windows watching the cavalcade is still on my mind. my return to the altar. one with a lot of metal on it. them from school (almost all at - Father Psillas had arrived at of lit candles gleaming in the My local church these days is I arrived a little before 7 o’ - As I marched outside with the tended the St. Spyridon St. Spyridon the year before (a night. Saints Constantine and Helen in clock and found Father Tom procession, I held that big and Parochial Day School, whereas local community product, he As I watched the usually low- Reading, and I like the priest chatting with a couple already heavy cross up high, with pride, I attended P.S. 173). They were had served there years earlier, profile Reuben clutch that cross there very much, too. Father seated – they were the first to as Reuben had done 37 years good kids, as is the bunch I met too, before I was born), and and march with pride, as if he Tom Pappalas has been there arrive. He greeted me and ago. My heavy lifting chores in Reading. what I liked most about him was were leading the grandest pro - since 1985 and, like Fr. Psillas, walked me to an area in the were a blessing; I was able to I do recall one of the older that he was funny! A likable guy, cession in the history of the is a modest and humble servant back, adjacent to the alter, star in my remake of the most boys, though. I believe they fun to be around, not at all full world, with the booming and of God, not a diocesan diva. In where Father Spyridon Pa - influential Liturgical experience called him Angelo. I didn’t know of himself. The way a true reli - glorious Ai Geneai Pasai - All honor of that Church’s 100th an - pademetriou, who also serves at of my lifetime. him well, but I remember him gious leader should be! Defi - Generations chanted in full force niversary, Father Tom an - that Church was sitting. Fr. The crowd on hand was not because after all these years, his nitely, I thought, here’s a guy I (that day, it became and re - nounced at the beginning of the Spyridon, an avid reader of both nearly as large as the one at St. name is very much in the news. can work for. Assisting Fr. Psillas mains, my favorite hymn), I had year that throughout 2014, any - our English and Greek editions Spyridon; Wyomissing Boule - He is Metropolitan Evangelos of was Father Vasilios Govits, an - such a powerful image of the one who ever served as an altar – he often reminds me that he vard not nearly as populated New Jersey. A Century Since the Ludlow Massacre of Coal Miners in Colorado

TRINIDAD, CO (AP) – Linda the head that day and never take a public role in Colorado a variety of countries, shared in 11 other Western states, led the Linville climbed down the steep knew his family's fate. Fuel & Iron. He instituted a 100 years ago with the Greek service, noting that a priest stone steps into the dugout on "Anyone who says they died company union and grievance strikers the day before the mas - named Isaiah also led the fu - the southern Colorado prairie in vain is wrong," said Linville, system, which the miners later sacre. The Easter service in - neral service for Tikas 100 years Sunday where one branch of her a retired history teacher from rejected when they won the cluded the traditional reading ago. He said the massacre ulti - family was wiped out in one day Corona, Calif., referring to the right to unionize on their own of the Gospel story in several mately led to good by exposing 100 years ago. fact that the miners eventually during the New Deal. The mas - languages to symbolize the uni - the exploitation of the mostly Her great aunt, her unborn ended up going back to work sacre and the deadly Triangle versality of its message. immigrant workforce. baby and two children died in a without winning any of their de - Shirtwaist fire in 1911 are cred - The service was low-key, "The news spread all the way fire that broke out during a bat - mands. ited with the helping win the with participants seated on fold - to Washington, D.C., and to all tle between coal miners striking The massacre and battle left eventual passage of the 1935 ing chairs and wooden picnic ta - parts of the country and people against John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 21 people dead, including the National Labor Relations Act. bles underneath a pavilion near started waking up," he said. and the Colorado National Greek-American union leader Linville and over 100 others the railroad tracks. No statewide Linville's infant mother and AP PHOTO Guard in what became known Louis Tikas, and set off 10 days — including members of the elected officials attended. her family were among the strik - A plaque listing the names of as the Ludlow Massacre. of civil war in which the miners United Mine Workers of Amer - Just yards away from the ing coal families too but sur - victims killed in the Ludlow Twenty-seven-year-old Cedilena killed 30 mine guards, supervi - ica wearing the red bandanas memorial to the miners and vived. Her Sicilian-born grand - Massacre is prominent on a Costa, 4-year-old Lucy and 6- sors and strikebreakers. They the strikers wore — gathered at dugout, the crowd held candles father started coal mining at 12 memorial at the site. More year-old Onofrio suffocated surrendered only after President the site of the former Ludlow and listened and repeated the but gave it up after the massacre than 100 people gathered at from the smoke as they hid be - Woodrow Wilson sent federal tent colony to mark the mas - liturgy focusing on joy over and the family eventually the foot of the Rocky Moun - low ground to escape the battle. troops to the state. sacre's 100th anniversary with Christ's resurrection. moved to Los Angeles to start tains near Trinidad, Colo. on Linville said Cedilena's husband, The deaths drew national at - a Greek Orthodox Easter ser - Metropolitan Isaiah of Den - over again. Her grandfather and April 20 to mark the 100th an - Charlie Costa, a union orga - tention to the long running vice. It was very similar to the ver, the leader of the Greek Or - grandmother named their next niversary of the event. nizer, was captured and shot in strike and forced Rockefeller to one the miners, who came from thodox church in Colorado and child Charlie after his brother. 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014 Mehiels Host Book Signing for Arianna Huffington

By Constantine S. Sirigos she said to Huffington. out to enjoy them – or continue Mehiels for “opening your beau - TNH Staff Writer The jacket of the book, pub - for long. tiful home with this incredible lished this year by Harmony At the Mehiel residence she view and for bringing together NEW YORK – Through the Press, notes that “In Thrive Ari - spoke about the powerful per - so many dear friends, and so decades Arianna Huffington’s anna Huffington makes an im - sonal wake up call she experi - many Greeks,” which is espe - many book tours have taken her passioned and compelling case enced seven years ago. cially meaningful to her be - far from home, and probably to for the need to redefine what it It “came in the form of a bro - cause, as she said, “the book is places she would never have means to be successful in to - ken cheekbone and a nasty gash dedicated to my mother, and it chosen to go otherwise, but on day’s world.” over her eye – the result of a is full of her Greek spirit, Greece the evening of April 23, she was At the core of the well-being fall brought on from exhaustion at its best.” delighted to share some Huffington is promoting are the and lack of sleep.” She touched all those present thoughts about her new book, pursuit of wisdom, developing What she proposes in the when she continued, “To cele - Thrive, in the company of fellow one’s sense of wonder, and giv - book does not take the place of brate it in your home, with your Hellenes and the warmth and ing. achievement and the hard work love – we have been friends for hospitality of the home Dennis She calls for a third metric, it requires, however. Indeed the so many years over a lot of ups and Karen Mehiel. or measure of success, in addi - more balanced life she proposes, and downs,” is special. “You’ve The couple welcomed the tion to the traditional marks of which includes doses of activi - been there for me and I’m really, guests, and Karen said “we are power and money, but she is not ties like prayer and meditation, really grateful for that.” so thrilled to host this event for saying success and well-being philanthropic undertakings, and Huffington smiled and then Arianna, who is a wonderful and have an either/or relation. perhaps most importantly, said, “the only problem was dear friend of ours, and to cele - Thrive is both a philosophical healthy amounts of sleep, will when Dennis wanted to invest brate this amazing new book.” appeal for people to be more actually rev up creativity and in the Huffington Post, and the Karen enjoyed reading the open to life’s spiritual dimension energy. Board decided it was not taking book that she said lays out “ba - and a plea for balance in its One guest who read the book on any more investors…he’s sic principles of how to live your practical dimension. thanked her for prompting him never forgiven me for that.” TNH/C.S. SiriGOS life in a meaningful way so you In the book she asks, first of to boost his average night’s Mehiel laughed and immedi - Karen and Dennis Mehiel welcomed guests to the book signing can wake up every morning and all, what is the point of wealth sleep from five to seven hours. ately said “I forgave Arianna, I for media baron Arianna Huffington (center) at their elegant say ‘yes I’m happy. “Thank you,” and power if you are too burned Huffington thanked the didn’t forget the Board.” home just off Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side. Greek Film Miss Violence Makes US Debut at Museum of Moving Image

Continued from page 1 stock of situation and quickly but from German headlines in put things back in order. 2010, a story that so shook him tonic mother, whose only talent But Avranas fires up ambiva - up that quickly wrote a first appears to be having children lence with a poignant scene of draft. she can’t possibly cope with. It his breaking down and crying He said the final script, co- is revealed that she is pregnant Another audience misdirec - authored with Kostas Peroulis, again, generating scenes that il - tion by the masterful director was the product of working with lustrate the wider corruption in was put to double use as com - the actors, and that included Greek society as favors of offi - mentary on Greece’s crushing discussions with the child actors cials are requested and paid for. austerity. Viewers sympathize and their parents. Also in the apartment are An - with him as a victim of Greece’s “We told them everything,” geliki’s younger sister and economic depression and aus - Avranas said, “I explained why brother, Alkmini (seven year old terity measures, enduring a bru - the film is necessary, and that it Kalliopi Zontanou) and Filippos tal boss paying him 530 euros was going to help other chil - (ten year old Konstantinos for full-time work. dren. We showed them the film Athanasiades), and Eleni’ own One does not know what to without the sex scenes and they younger sister, whose life be - make of the stone faced but were very satisfied with it.” comes the vehicle for revealing seemingly caring mother-grand - He said he feels a strong the truths Angeliki could no mother played by Reni Pittaki. sense of responsibility for the is - longer bear. The audience doubtlessly sues he makes films about, and One review of the film notes gives her a pass for punishing a he feels he must be very precise that the latter wore a smile on mildly misbehaving child with in how he presents them, saying her face in the harrowing God’s a slap in the face. It seemed like “I am not trying to shock peo - Eye View shot of her broken and an understandable lapse given ple.” bloody body lying on the marble the situation, but the true reality He did not have a personal pavement. was far more horrific. experience with the issues in The scene recalls to mind The hints get stronger and Miss Violence, so he made sure Dostoyevsky’s declaration: “No more disturbing. When the fa - to include conversations with Divine plan is worth the tears ther tried to keep Eleni’s psychologist in his research, but of an eight year-old girl.” younger sister Myrto (Sissy Eleni Roussinou (far R), portrays the mother of three, played by (L-R) Kalliopi Zontanou, Kon - he said of such situations The hints of the darkness Toumasi) in the apartment one stantinos Athanasiades and Sissy Toumasi, who is herself an adult in name only. “Everybody knows but nobody that lurks include the audience’s day, she sliced her palm – it was speaks. It is time for everyone confusion about the relation - the first blood shown since the that both the little girl and the was co-presented by the Con - himself to be part of the New to know,” he said. ships among the children and shot of the Angelike’s dead body. little boy were at risk – from the sulate General of Greece and the Weird Wave, however. “We Roussinou said it was very between them and the adults, At one point Myrto accuses father, who not only molested Onassis Foundation (USA) at know each other, but we are not important that Avranas had and the nature and source of her mother. but prostituted his children. the Museum, with other recent a family.” He was much more them living together in the the evil are not clear. “Your whole life you don’t In the end, the mother does Greek films such as Attenberg influence by Theodoros An - apartment, cooking, cleaning, The father (Themis Panou, want to see anything…it’s all take action, but when she says and Dogtooth, which have been gelopoulos’ early films. etc. like a family. who won the Volpi Cup for Best your fault.” “close the door,” on the grisly labelled “Greek Weird Wave.” He emphasized that Miss Vi - When she was asked about Actor at Venice) is the linchpin Viewers also became a bit scene, it is not clear whether she The Economist notes that “In olence focuses on concrete and her stunning performance, she of the drama. At first, he is calm queasy during the scene when has finally liberated them, or a climate of doom and appre - serious issues, not limited only replied “I don’t know how I did about what happened. Some the father was watching Ange - has taken over as the warden- hension, these three films share to Greek society. it…I studied a lot,” and said she might conclude that his profes - like’s younger sister dance, and slavemaster. an appealingly macabre sensi - During the Q & A that fol - was inspired by all the women sion – he is a retired accountant during the Q & A Avranas said Critics and filmgoers alike as - bility.” lowed the screening, he said the who suffer at the hands of such – has trained him to rapidly take he meant for viewers to know sociate Miss Violence, which Avranas does not consider film was ripped not from Greek, tyrants. Spanakos Brothers Inducted into the Golden Gloves Boxing Hall of Fame

Continued from page 1 Helen Cathedral where they was his roommate. Pete said he were altar boys. They got off the inspired the future Muhammad the ring, “The guys who would trolley car and some Italian guys Ali’s “GOAT – Greatest of them once look for us now crossed were making fun of them. “We all,” tagline. Pete was the first the street when they saw us walked our parents home and GOAT – “I was ‘The Greekest of coming,” Nikos told the Daily then we ran out of the house them all.’” News. and went after them. The first Clay was also Nick’s Asked how they started box - guy started hitting us and the Olympics roommate, but he ing, Pete said it was something other guy ran away. Then we feels his brother belonged with between an accident and a mir - ran away because they came him in Rome, where he experi - acle. “In 1952 we were asking back with a gang,” Pete said. enced profound loneliness. “I God how we could defend our - The next day the infamous thought he was well-qualified.” selves and we were delivered gangster Joseph “Crazy Joe” Pete first went to Greece on into boxing.” Gallo came into Red Hook say - his honeymoon in 1966. “My Their father didn’t see it that ing “we’re going to kick those wife was great and she’s still way. “Oshi!” he said in his thick Greeks’ ---es.” great,” adding, “Her name is Maniatiko accent “you mustn’t But they ran into two big Ital - Stratoniki and she is from Lem - fight.” He wanted them to be ian-American families, the Pepi - nos. My mother forgave me for gentlemen. “I said ‘Patera, every tones (one of them, Joe, played not marrying a Maniati.” day I get my --- kicked. I hate to first base for the Yankees) and Nikos took his time and fi - be disrespectful but I have to the Montfortes. “They loved my nally – just last May at age 73 – fight back.’” father. He was very generous found his Greek bride: Barbara They were so good they had with them during and after the Stamatopoulou. the privilege of experiencing a war,” Pete said. Asked what it felt like for a more refined danger. In the cross-country compe - Greek-American to be in Rome Pete was quoted saying “I tition for the 1960 Olympics representing America in the was more of a banger…if it “some Greek would always get Olympics as a 22 year-old recent looked like I could put a guy up and shout ‘come on patrioti’ college graduate, Niko’s answer away, I would go for the knock - and cheer us on.” was clear: “That was the high - out. Nick was more of a boxer. In Chicago “and all the light of my life.” There were times when he could Greeks came out like crazy,” he One of the high points was get the knockout, but he kept (L-R) Susan Ross, Pete Spanakos, author Ron Ross, and Barbara and Nikos Spanakos at the said, but their victories made meeting the Greek team. “I was boxing.” Why did Nikos prolong Golden Gloves Hall of Fame reception at the Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn. them targets for city thugs. The very surprised; they knew all victory? “It’s fun, I love the Greek policeman and taxi drivers about me and we hugged each movement. It’s too much fun.” a counselor for the NYC Board port and guidance. Nikos told docks and gangs. looked out for them, however. other, and I even got to be their The Hall of Fame induction of Education, and Nikos has a TNH “Gene is a legend, and Pete Peter told the story of coming At the Pan American games coach because they did not have was held during the intermis - doctorate in Business Adminis - said, “He was our hero and told home from Sts. Constantine and in Chicago in 1959, Cassius Clay one,” Nikos said. sion of the championship round tration. He taught in the CUNY us he would do ‘anything you of this year’s Golden Gloves. system for 26 years. want.’ Gene helped every Greek From a distance, spectators The twins’ five other broth - he could.” make mental notes to keep their ers, Bill, John, Ernie, George, Legendary boxing promoter distance should they ever bump and Charles, served their coun - George Parnassus was another PA Gov. Corbett Sticks to His Message into a boxer in a bad mood, but try in the military while also dis - important mentor. it is different up close: Punches tinguishing themselves athleti - After following nearly iden - land on chests with frightening cally. Four of them also have law tical paths through life, today By Constantinos E. Scaros state’s unemployment rate to indeed – and did – but he was thuds and spit flies from degrees. Peter and his wife Stratoniki live 6.2 percent, lower than the na - ready for it. punches to the helmets (do they The second American-born in Brooklyn and Nicholas and MYERSTOWN, PA – Speaking tional average, “but I didn’t do TNH asked him about disaf - really protect?). generation produced six more Barbara Spanakos reside in at a breakfast reception spon - that, you did,” he added, cred - fected Republican voters, and At ringside, the experience is attorneys – one a judge, and Florida, but the latter returns sored by the Lancaster Chamber iting the private sector. how candidates could win back more visceral, the reality more others earned MAs, MBAs, and often to his beloved borough. of Commerce on April 17, Penn - “I am the steward of the tax - their trust: dangerous – the jabs are light - PhDs from top universities. Products of Brooklyn’s public sylvania Governor Tom Corbett, payers’ money, and we need to “I’m going to surprise you,” ning-quick. The twins’ lives also demon - schools, they attended the Col - described by some pundits as be frugal,” he said, not regret - Corbett responded, “but we do In the blink of an eye a man strate the importance of men - lege of Idaho, for which they beleaguered because most polls ting having reduced public sec - not need to regain the trust of could be killed, twice. tors and inspiration from out - both expressed deep gratitude. show him trailing his yet-to-be tor jobs in the meantime, to the Republican voters, we need to Their mother’s icon lamps side the family. Gene Rossides, The professors, whom they still determined Democratic oppo - chagrin of public employees’ gain the trust of voters – Repub - must have been burning over - a star quarterback for Columbia see as “walking icons,” gave nent in November’s election, unions. lican voters, Democratic voters, time. University who later distin - them makeup tests so they proudly hailed his first term “We didn’t raise taxes,” he independent voters, all the vot - But the Spanakos brothers guished himself in government could compete, and they feel thus far, centered on the two said, “we tightened our belt. My ers. I’m not looking to win based are a tribute to the Greek excel - and as founder of the American privileged to be able to donate main themes that got him there predecessor’s [Democratic Gov - only on Republican votes. Can - lence of body, mind, and spirit. Hellenic Institute, was one of to their alma mater. in the first place: less taxes, ernor Ed Rendell] administra - didates need to run on their Following examples set by the first Greek names to become The excellent liberal arts col - more jobs. tion though the federal money record, as I am doing.” That’s their older brothers, Pete earned famous in America. lege was a far cry from Red More than 150,000 new jobs [$2 billion]” would never dry the advantage incumbents have, a JD from Brooklyn Law School The brothers cannot thank Hook, Brooklyn, however, a were created since he took of - up, but Corbett realized that he said, and that helps reestab - and spent most of his career as him enough for his moral sup - neighborhood dominated by the fice, Corbett said, bringing the Washington could cut state aid lish the trust. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014 FEATURE 7

ALL HISTORY Peacefully Assembled: the Ipswich Riot of 1913 in Unlikely Rural Locale

By Steve Frangos Workers of the World were tried TNH Staff Writer as her killers because according to authorities they instigated the PART 3 strike and their actions led to Pandepolus’ death. CHICAGO- The death of by - “The union leaders were stander Nicoletta Paude - found innocent. lopoulou was the centerpiece of “Their audience included fel - the investigation once the 1913 low high school students, par - hearings related to the rioting ents, and historical society in Ipswich, MA commenced. Yet members and museum employ - curiously, the testimony of John ees said that it was one of the Baker, an eyewitness to her largest crowds they had ever killing, was for all intents and seen for such a lecture. purposes totally ignored. No ef - “This was no school project, fort was made to have Baker but rather an independently re - identify the Ipswich policeman searched presentation meant to he said shot Paudelopoulou. In - educate the public, but it was stead, over the remainder of the equally educational for the stu - inquiry, Judge Charles A. Say - dents. ward focused on the labor or - “The students have been ganizers. Badgering the organiz - working as a team since the ers during their individual spring of early 2013. This pro - testimonies, keeping them in jail ject was started in response to for weeks, and ignoring all tes - former School Committee mem - timony or evidence that identi - ber Ed Traverso’s proposal to fied Paudelopoulou’s killer the commemorate the historical hearings went nowhere and The majestic Great House at Castle Hill in Ipswich, MA, a his - residents. Today’s generation is only now learning about the knitting mills strike on its 100- simply fizzled out. toric town whose aesthetic beauty evokes an idyllic life for its long-forgotten 1913 riot. year anniversary…. In time the 1913 millwork - ‘We took the puzzle pieces ers’ strike in Ipswich also simply New London CT, Paterson NJ, company to paint a 2,700- part: “It was 1913 and a teach us about this in school.’ and made the picture,’ said lost energy and direction. Testi - the Southern coal fields of Col - square-foot mural on one of the worker’s strike at the Ipswich “At a recent Ipswich Museum Joshua Calamata. mony during the hearings fol - orado, and the Keweenaw old mill buildings now occupied knitting mills turned tragic presentation the four high school “Those pieces included the lowing the strike clearly noted Peninsula of Michigan (to name by this Ipswich-based company. when local police accidentally students recounted the infamous immigrant’s cemetery on that the workers were paid less just a few) were feature stories This mural which presents key shot and killed a 27-year old im - event and presented their own Fowlers Lane and town records. than comparable workers else - that ran with the news of the moments in the Ipswich history, migrant, Nicolette Pandepolus analysis and research. The stu - Calamata thought that the Ip - where. Ironically, Paude - Ipswich investigation. including the 1913 riot, was in - (sic), while attempting to dis - dents — Libby Manos, Atkinson, swich archive was interesting in lopoulou made more working at Between 1913 and 1914 tended to be the centerpiece of perse a rioting crowd. Richard McCormack and Joshua particular, because it was a rare the nearby Brown Stocking Mill Greek immigrant laborers were the town’s new Riverwalk. By “Pandepolus’ (sic) story, Calamata — focused heavily on opportunity to see how life was. than the striking workers at the beaten, arbitrarily fired from the time of the mural’s unveiling much like her grave in a small the role of union organizations “The most astonishing thing Ipswich Hosiery Mill. This labor their jobs, driven from their the 1913 riot was largely for - cemetery off Fowlers Lane, has at the time. They also high - for the students to discover was dispute ultimately saw one per - homes, cheated out of their pay gotten and all was well in local been brushed to the back roads lighted the plight of key immi - the praise and acknowledge - son killed, six people shot (ac - and killed outright. Along with history. Even old Judge Charles of local history. Now, a group of grant groups such as Greeks, Ital - ment they received from the cording to official counts al - many other recently arrived im - Sayward received a positive Ipswich High School history stu - ians and the Irish. According to Historical Society for putting though the police testified that migrant workers. This history of passing mention for his historic dents are trying to change that. the presenters, both union orga - forth their findings. several strikers who they shot the labor movement in the house on the town’s website. ‘It was really surprising, be - nization and treatment of immi - “‘I think my favorite part was had been carried off by fellow United States is not what one is Then, in 2013, a story ap - cause I thought Ipswich had al - grant workers contributed to the talking to other people who al - workers), at least 50 badly taught in high school. In fact, peared in the Ipswich Chronicle, ways been a quiet town,’ said violent strike in 1913. ready knew of the 1913 strike,’ beaten, and some fifteen to the events and mills in Ipswich’s “Garment workers circa 1913, Sarah Atkinson, one of the stu - “The students discovered said Manos…” twenty other persons injured. past have morphed into a kind about the time a violent labor dents working on the student Pandepolus (sic) was not part Nicoletta Paudelopoulou’s As the hearings into the riot of theme park. strike gripped Ipswich,” by Gus project aimed at bringing the in - of the strike and that local union grave is located in Ipswich’s Im - were being held, managers of As Mark Twain once fa - Zagarella which reported in cident to light. ‘They didn’t leaders from the International migrants Highland Annex the Ipswich Hosiery Mill evicted mously said, “A lie can travel Cemetery. I assume it is one of striking workers from company halfway around the world while her sisters, Julia Pantelopoulos owned tenements. Photographs the truth is putting on its shoes.” (1869-1931), who rests beside and newspaper stories of these In August 1996, the Ipswich her. There are hundreds of un - workers left out on the streets mills and very neighborhood in marked immigrant graves in this saw much media attention – which the strikers made their annex. Even in death, native- again for a brief period of time. stand in 1913 were added to the born Americans were careful Given the prejudices and atti - National Park Services Registry with whom they spent eternity. tudes of the day little was re - of Historic Places. “Due to their Now, with the centennial of this ported about the crippling fines historic nature, the two Ipswich riot in sight what do we make imposed on the underpaid neighborhoods were each eligi - of all this violence and useless workers who had been taken ble for designation as a National deaths? Have we really made into custody. Historic District, an area or progress in the equality of the This now largely-forgotten property associated with events social classes or are we just kid - strike was especially noteworthy or developments of significance ding ourselves? Why did our in 1913 since the Ipswich to the history of their commu - great grandparents and grand - Hosiery Company was the nity or which have significant parents suffer such violence if largest stocking mill in the na - architectural history or engi - not to give us a better life? And tion. Events in Ipswich were far neering achievements do we ever honor their memory from isolated. At exactly the (http://www.nps.gov/history/n or continue in our assigned roles very same moment in time r/faq.htm).” “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes,” Mark Twain as mindless consumers? strikes, violence, bombs and yet In 2005, Alan Pearsall, was once famously said. Ignoring the “inconvenient truth” of the 1913 Ipswich Riot does not make other labor related killings in hired by the EBSCO Publishing it any less real. [email protected]

FROM MY BOOKSHELF – A RECURRING COLUMN OF LITERARY REVIEWS It’s All Greek to Me: Not Just a Cookbook, but a Gateway to Greece

By Constantinos E. Scaros For one thing, any accom - as she collected their family life.” Then, with words of advice gories: appetizers, basic sauces, plishments – especially positive recipes (120 in all) for the book. to his fellow Americans, Capozzi salads, soups/stews/one-pot It’s All Greek to Me ones – by Greek-Americans add On their second day in continued: “The infectious faith meals, meat, poultry, seafood, By Debbie Matenopoulos more chapters to the ever-grow - Greece, and in desperate need of the Greek people was, for me, and vegetarian dishes, and, of with Peter Capozzi ing history of Greek America, of a SIM card for his iPad, totally magical. Because of this course, pastries – including kari - Dallas, TX and so they are newsworthy for Capozzi writes, he encountered unshakable faith in the grace dopita – walnut cake (248-249), BenBella Books that very reason. But a local Vodafone salesman who, and goodness of the Infinite, I which she advises to always 2014 304 pp. Matenopoulos’ achievements, while puffing on his cigarette, quickly realized that this is a keep some on hand “because particularly the writing of this said: “this is Greece. It’s August. place where the ‘common sense’ Greek people like to stop by the Last week’s TNH edition fea - book, are doubly important, be - We don’t have cards.” After we learn in America simply does house without actually being tured a front-page interview cause through her fame in main - much protesting, the salesman not apply. The people of Greece announced.” with Debbie Matenopoulos, the stream American culture, she called another Vodafone store, so strongly believe they will be Matenopoulos grew up eat - youngest daytime show host in proudly brandishes her Hellenic and after sharing a few laughs taken care of that their lives lack ing her family’s good cooking the history of American televi - heritage, and in the process be - with the person on the other the stress and anxiety that we and wanted to write down the sion (at 21, The View), a TV comes a de facto American am - line, said: “This is Greece, it’s Americans so happily claim as precise recipes for herself – her celebrity for almost two bassador to Greece. August. HE don’t have cards.” our birthright.” So what about mother would simply tell her to decades, and now author of the In a recent segment on the Capozzi was livid and beyond that SIM card? “We never did “use your eye” when measuring book It’s All Greek to Me (“Deb - Hallmark Channel’s Home and segment on an American TV frustrated, yet everyone, includ - get one, and we actually never – and through It’s All Greek to bie Matenopoulos Talks to TNH Family show, for instance, show done completely in ing Matenopoulos, told him to needed it. Greece took care of Me, to share with the world. In about Greeks and Cooking”). Matenopoulos demonstrated Greek!” calm down, because “this is everything because that is modern-day America, where We are planning another how to cook moussaka – a sta - Peter Capozzi, who collabo - Greece.” Greece.” fast foods, processed foods, and story on Matenopoulos follow - ple of Greek cuisine (the full rated with Matenopoulos on the By the end of the trip, Matenopoulos told TNH that foods containing genetically ing her April 25 book signing at recipe appears on pages 206- book, wrote a wonderful intro - Capozzi had begun to under - It’s all Greek to Me “is a love modified organisms (GMOs) Barnes & Noble on 86th Street 207) – and then, seamlessly be - duction – hilariously familiar to stand: “Greece, I would learn, letter to my father [Niko, who saturate the market, and Lexington Avenue in Man - gan explaining the process in those of Greek descent and in - is not just a country but a way died in 2012 of ALS-Lou Matenopoulos emphases the im - hattan. full and flawless Greek. One of formative to non-Greeks – about of life,” he wrote poignantly. “It Gehrig’s Disease; she is donating portance of eating organic, a And this week, we are re - her friends was overjoyed, his experience in traveling with is an ancient culture steeped in a portion of the book’s proceeds term which, when she explains viewing her book. Why so much Matenopoulos told TNH, and Matenopoulos and photogra - tradition and steadfast in its be - to the ALS association], to my it to her Greek-born relatives, attention on Debbie called her to exclaim “that was pher Jon Falcone and broke lief in the power of the universe family, and to Greece.” The respond: “oh, you mean nor - Matenopoulos? the first time I ever heard a full bread with the author’s family to take care of everything in recipes are divided into cate - mal.”

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Louie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos alive! You can’t kill it! I won’t “You’ve got a pet, Yiannis.” would like to have a three take four dollars – and, grateful, over the dollar. Now to go home Special to The National Herald let you!’ ” Dimos asked, “So? Kipreos said. “I know!” Yiannis pound lobster in their tanks.” too! Tell them he’s house bro - and place Louie in the box while What happened to it?” Taking agreed. “Now, It’s got a name – Yiannis’ head came up! A hun - ken. And, that he comes from a Barbara was at school and Areti Yiannis set his coffee down in a breath, he said, “Barbara Louie!” he shook his head. gry gleam lit his eyes. “Not a good family.” Being in the was at work. Dimos waited for with a slam that Sunday. Imme - put water in the tub and placed “Louie, the Lobster.” bad idea! I can tell Barbara that restaurant business, Dimos Yiannis to arrive. An hour diately, it was realized he had a it in there. She called me cruel “Na sas zisi! When’s the bap - I took him to a beach resort for knew a few places. He told him passed. When there was no sign problem – again. “What now, and unfeeling. She cut the elas - tism?” teased George. Yiannis lobsters – that it was lonely for he’d go and see what he can do. of him, Dimos telephoned him. Yiannis?” asked John. “What a tics round the claws. It’s been grinned, sourly, “I couldn’t think other lobsters.” The next day, Dimos informed “Where are you?” Yiannis’ week! I had a problem – a lot of in there for days, now.” of a better God father for a lob - “How are you going to pick Yiannis that the restaurant, The voice sounded squeaky, “I’m not work,” he explained, solemnly. He stirred his coffee, impa - ster than you, George.” The oth - him up?” asked Kipreos. “Not a Lobster Lounge, an upscale coming.” Dimos was incredu - George’s head came up. “Work? tiently, causing it to slosh. “She’s ers laughed. Yiannis asked, problem! Areti knitted a pair of place, would give him three dol - lous. “Why not? Here I got them I don’t believe it!” Ignoring him, been feeding it, lettuce, pieces “How long do lobsters live?” gloves for it.” adding, “she’s lars, only. to accept Louie for four dollars he told the others, “a few days of meat, apple. She talks to it. I John said, “A long time. Maybe, knitted him a jacket, too. I tell “They buy wholesale, too!” and you’re not coming?” Close ago I bought a lobster.” George wanted to take a bath. I went years.” Yiannis nearly choked on you, something’s got to be done explained Dimos. A dollar profit to hysteria, he told Dimos, “I butted in, again, “That’s expen - to pick it up and it stood on its the donut. “How much does it before they buy a leash and take wasn’t much of a bargain, grum - bought the #*^X#+ lobster for sive!” Screwing up his face, hind legs and snapped at me weigh?” asked Dimos. “About it for a walk.” bled Yiannis. “But, it’s better two dollars – a box for a dollar Yiannis sneered, “I bought it at with its claws. I shouted for Bar - two and a half pounds! I wanted When a week went by Yian - than having Louie around for and I go to pick him up and the the Fulton fish Market – whole - bara. She came in, picked it up to feast on it. But, now – looks nis got in touch with Dimos years.” Arrangements were *^x>~i^* thing is dead!” The sale!” he continued, “I brought and put it on a towel. Whenever like Louie’ll feast on me. I don’t about Louie. “I think he’s gained made. All Yiannis had to do was silence on both ends was long. it home and put a pot of water she comes in it just sits there. know what to do.” Dimos sug - a few ounces, Dimos,” whis - get a box. He saw a suitable box Worried that Barbara would on the stove to boil. I wanted to When I go in it stands on its gested, “Maybe, when it gets to pered Yiannis over the phone. for lobster transport. But, the want a formal burial, Yiannis treat the family. Barbara was hind legs and threatens me. be three pounds you can sell it Dimos asked him how much did guy wanted a dollar. Yiannis pleaded, “Can we tell them he’s shocked! She said, ‘Baba! It’s That thing hates me!” at a profit. Lots of restaurants he pay for it. “Two dollars! I’ll balked, loudly. But, he forked in a coma?” 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014 Greek Community Mourns Passing of Cynthia Economidis CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE STUYVESANT GARDENS PROPERTIES LLC Continued from page 1 friendship grew into a deep and Dunlap, CA, 93621-0549. Notice of formation of VAN BRUNT LLC a do - abiding love, and they would en - “I had the privilege of know - mestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/8/13 Office in Kings Co. SSNY design. Agent of Scholarship while she attended joy 46 years of marriage. They ing Cynthia for many years, and the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/16/2008. Office location: Kings County. LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY Northwestern University. Cyn - had one daughter, Roberta, who she was a truly remarkable SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC shall mail copy of process to The LLC 770 thia was a professor in the He - would be their pride and joy. woman. We enjoyed many upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall Chauncey St Brooklyn, NY 11207. Purpose: Any mail a copy to: THE LLC, 217 Van Brunt Street, lawful activity. The latest date of dissolution is len Bader School of Social Wel - Cynthia was a loving mother, a thought-provoking conversa - Brooklyn, NY 11231. Purpose: any lawful ac - 1/4/63. fare at the University of devoted wife, and a woman of tions and I appreciated her hon - tivity. 273626/18588 Wisconsin – Milwaukee for 34 great faith in Jesus Christ. esty and insightfulness,” stated 273702/19027 years where she was the Direc - In addition to her husband His Eminence Metropolitan LEGAL NOTICE tor of Field Programs for both and daughter, she is survived by Gerasimos of San Francisco. 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I know she is with the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy to: The C/O My Business Optimized, LLC 4208 Manhattan dox Church in San Jose, Cali - She is also survived by several Lord, where she is free from her LLC, Elmont NY 10003. Purpose: Any lawful pur - Ave #2 Brooklyn, NY 11224. Purpose: any lawful pose. purpose: Dissolve: no specific date. fornia, and was active in several cousins, close friends, and she suffering. I pray that Fanis and 273619/18981 organizations committed to pre - was considered a sister and Roberta may be sustained by the 273694/19022 serving the Orthodox faith and mentor to the many people Lord through their grief and LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE the Hellenic culture, both of whose lives she touched. strengthened by the promise of Notice of Formation of CITI MOSAIC REAL which were very important to In lieu of flowers, the family Cynthia Economidis (77) eternal life.” Notice of formation of ORGANIZED JUMBLE, ESTATE, LLC. (DOM LLC). 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Funeral on Saturday, March 22, at LEGAL NOTICE ARLINGTON grandfather "Papou" of Nicholas, that funds are for the Evan services will be held at Holy Lutheran Home of Toledo. Perry Notice of formation of limited liability company BENSON DOWD, INC Johnny, and Mina; dear brother Chipouras Biology Student Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - was born December 5, 1937, to (LLC). CERMI, LLC. Articles of Organization filed FUNERAL HOME of the late Emanuel (surviving Award Fund. Online condo - dral, 1000 Yverdon Drive, Camp Savva and Katherine (Kyriak - with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/06/2013. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY 83-15 Parsons Blvd., spouse, Anna) Andrews; uncle lences may be left at www.JGR - Hill on Saturday April 5. Memo - oudis) Grivanou in Nea Tenedos, has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom of George Emanuel (Laura) An - FuneralHome.com. rial contributions can be made Greece. He arrived at Ellis Island process against it may be served. The post office ad - Jamaica, NY 11432 dress to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any drews, John Andrews; and other to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox in 1953 at the age of 16 after an process against the LLC served upon him/her is (718) 858-4434 nieces and nephews. Mike met n CRONEOS, GEORGE Cathedral or Christian Life As - 18 day boat voyage. His travels 1715 East 33rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11234. • (800) 245-4872 his wife, Aliki, in 1960 on the DENVILLE, NJ (From the Star- sembly. Online Condolences may brought him to Toledo, Ohio. Purpose/character of LLC: Any lawful purpose. island of his parents, Samos Ledger, published on Mar. 31) – be made at Neillcamphill.com. Starting from humble begin - 273673/19010 Greece. They frequently traveled George Croneos, 87, of Parsip - nings, he met and married his APOSTOLOPOULOS back to their beloved island. He pany, N.J., passed away Thurs - n GEORGELAS, ANGELINA wife Rita Baker of Toledo and LEGAL NOTICE Apostle Family - worked for 33 years as producer day evening, March 27, 2014, at MCLEAN, VA (From the Wash - later moved to Oregon, Ohio. Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - and director at WIIC-TV, Chan - St. Clare's Hospital in Denville, ington Post, published on Mar. With great pride, Perry became Notice of formation of Urban Casa LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY Funeral Directors of nel 11 (now WPXI-TV). Mike N.J. Born in Kymi Evias, Greece, 26) – Angelina Floor Georgelas an American citizen in 1965. (SSNY) on 1/15/2014. Office location, and Aliki for 39 years were the Mr. Croneos immigrated to the (Age 94) "Angie" Died peacefully Perry worked for Seaway Ware - County of Kings. SSNY has been designated RIVERDALE voice of "The Greek Hour of United States in 1955, settling at her home in McLean, Virginia houses for over twenty years. He as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail FUNERAL HOME Inc. Pittsburgh" radio program on in Elizabeth, N.J. He moved to on March 22, 2014. Born on retired from his own construc - process to: The LLC, 2352 Flatbush Ave., 5044 Broadway WEDO. He was also an active the Lake Hiawatha section of February 29, 1920, in Garfield, tion company. Perry is survived Brooklyn NY 11234. Purpose: any lawful member of Holy Cross Greek Or - Parsippany 25 years ago. Mr. Utah, Angelina was the fourth by his devoted wife, Rita of 57 act. New York, NY 10034 thodox Church of Mt. Lebanon, Croneos had served in the Greek child born to her Greek Ameri - years; daughter, Kathy (Greg) 273657/11629 (212) 942-4000 PA. Family suggests memorial Navy. He worked as a chef with can parents, Nick and Catherine Vermett; sons, Perry Grivanos LEGAL NOTICE Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE contributions to Holy Cross various restaurants, most no - Floor. The family later resided and Tim Grivanos; daughter-in- CONSTANTINIDES AGAPE Fund, 123 Gilkeson Rd., tably Goodman's Restaurant of in Salt Lake City, Utah. Angelina law, Sue (Phillip) Grivanos; Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Pittsburgh, PA 15228. Please Elmora, in Elizabeth, for 20 survived seven siblings: Bill, grandchildren, Jason and Kyle GREENTHEON PARTNERS LLC. (DOM LLC). Articles of FUNERAL PARLOR Co. view or add tributes years before retiring. He was George, Steve, Helen, Lola, Effie Coutcher, Casey Vermett, Peri - Organization filed with the SSNY on 02/24/2014. (718) 745-1010 Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as at:www.beinhauer.com. Send preceded in death by his wife, and Jim. In 1946, Angelina mar - cles (Tiger), Spencer, Alex, Cori, agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY Services in all localities - condolences at post- Jennie (nee Kourasmenos), in ried decorated war veteran, and Megan Grivanos; great- shall mail a copy of process to: c/o United States Corpo - Low cost shipping to Greece gazette.com/gb. 2006. Survivors include his John Georgelas (Colonel, US granddaughter, Kennedi ration Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activities. daughter, Effi Standler and her Army, deceased). During their Coutcher; sisters, Liberty (Gust) n CHIPOURAS, STEPHEN husband, Bruce, of Lake Hi - sixty-one years of marriage, mil - Elmer and Athanasia (George, 273645/18995 ANTONOPOULOS TAMPA, FL (From the Tampa awatha; a granddaughter, Deb - itary assignments had them live Grivanou) Kantaras, and many LEGAL NOTICE FUNERAL HOME, INC. Bay Times, published on Mar. orah Buldo, and her husband, in Greece, Spain and many loved nieces, nephews, grand - Konstantinos Antonopoulos - 31) – Stephen Evangelos "Evan" Joseph, and a great-grandson, places in the U.S., kindling a pas - nieces, and grandnephews. Perry Notice of formation of limited Liability Company LLC WILD SESAME LLC (DOM LLC). Funeral Director Chipouras, age 58, associate pro - Giovanni Buldo. sion for travel well into the last was preceded in death by his Articles of Organization filed with the SSNY on fessor of biology at the Univer - years of their lives. Often joined parents and his son, Phillip. 02/11/2014. Office location: Kings County. 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., sity of Tampa, died March 17, DIAMOND, SPERO by their extended family, their Memorial contributions can be SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon Astoria, New York 11105 n whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail 2014, in Tampa after a six CAMP HILL, PA (From the most frequented destinations made to Holy Trinity Greek Or - a copy of process to: Grace Jin Ma, 463 (718) 728-8500 month battle with gastric Lebanon Daily News, published were Greece, including Crete, thodox Cathedral Memorial Broome Street, #4, New York, NY 10013. Pur - esophageal cancer. Evan was on Apr. 1) – Spero G. Diamond the rest of Europe, and Las Ve - Fund, 740 N. Superior Street, pose: Any Lawful Purposes. Not affiliated with any adopted as an infant from "Speed/ Steve" CAMP HILL gas, Nevada, where she often Toledo, Ohio 43604. 273646/18996 other funeral home. Greece by Peter Angelo Spero Diamond, 93, died peace - celebrated her special birth date Chipouras and Ruth Pendarvis fully at home on March 29, among loving family members n HONRDOS, MARIA Chipouras. As a child, Evan lived 2014. He was born in Harrisburg and friends. In 1964, Angelina CHARLOTTE, NC (From the TO PlACE yOur ClASSiFiEd Ad, CAll: (718) 784-5255, around the world, in places that in 1920 to the late George Dia - and her husband began spend - Charlotte Observer, published on ExT. 106, E-mAil: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com included England, Egypt, and mond and Despina (Speliote) ing nights and weekends estab - Mar. 17) – Maria Liras Hondros South Africa. Evan attended Diamond who were immigrants lishing a home building business CHARLOTTE - Maria Liras Hon - Cross Keys High School in At - from Greece. As a youngster which has turned into an award- dros, 77, of Charlotte and lanta, GA, and received his bach - growing up in the city of Harris - winning company building fine Athens, Greece, passed away of freedom and democracy dur - the U.S. Army Reserves. He then elor's degree in Psychology and burg, the neighborhood kids custom homes, and developing peacefully in the early morning ing WWII. Because of his char - went into the restaurant busi - master's degree in Experimental nicknamed him "Speed" because residential and commercial land hours of Sunday, March 16, acter and integrity, John was ness with his father and uncle Psychology, Biopsychology pro - he was the fastest runner. After and building in the Metropolitan 2014. Born Oct. 17, 1936, in taken to work in the shipping at George's Grill. Later he built gram from the University of graduating from John Harris Washington, DC area as well as Milia, Evrytania, Greece, Maria industry in Athens which is how his own restaurant in the Eliza - Georgia, where he additionally High School, he entered the in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Guam was a daughter of the late An - he eventually get to the shores beth neighborhood and named competed on the UGA tennis Army Air Corp to serve in WWII. and Russia. Angelina partnered dreas and Alexandra Liras. She of New York. With less than it Stassinos Restaurant. After and swim teams. He later moved He later graduated from Ship - with her husband and raised her was a member of Holy Trinity $200 in his pocket and more selling the restaurant, he was to Gainesville, where he resided pensburg University with a family with an unwavering re - Greek Orthodox Cathedral and ambition than any man I have involved in the real estate busi - for many years and earned his Bachelor's Degree in Secondary gard for excellence. Her acute was a restaurateur with her hus - and will ever meet, he would ness. For a number of years, he doctorate in Zoology from the Education and then achieved his attention to detail served her band. Maria was a homemaker, come to meet what he would enjoyed a hobby in beekeeping University of Florida. Evan, who Master's Degree in Geography well as an executive secretary at a loving wife, and above all, a often refer to as "the best look - and also traveling back to his specialized in estuarine and from Florida State University. the Pentagon, and her keen eye devoted mother and grand - ing girl in all of Yonkers," Mary native Greece and his place at coastal systems ecology, joined His first job after graduating was for style had her obtain a license mother. She enjoyed traveling, Hanges. They married quickly Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was a the University of Tampa faculty as the teacher in a one room in interior decorating. She will cooking, sewing, gardening, and raised three beautiful chil - member of Holy Trinity Greek as an Assistant Professor of Bi - schoolhouse near Hershey. Dur - always be remembered by all swimming and spending time dren together. He would go on Orthodox Cathedral and the ology in 1999. His research took ing the summer, he worked in who knew her as a woman of with her family. Survivors in - to work alongside Mary's father Evritanian Velouchi Association. him across the world to such ar - construction and chose a career elegance and class, with a re - clude her husband, Athanasios who was rooted in the flower He was preceded in death by his eas as South America, West Cen - in home building. Over the years fined sense of perfection. An - Hondros; daughter, Penny Hon - business since he first came to parents, Stavros and Aleki tral Africa and Southeast Asia. he built hundreds of homes in gelina is survived by her loving dros; son, Nick A. Hondros and the US in the early 1900's. This Stassinos; his two sisters, Mary As a scientist, teacher, mentor, the Harrisburg area in develop - sons and their wives: Theodore wife, Beth; granddaughters, industry would be where John Brown, Catherine Triantis; and friend, Evan had a profound ments such as Latshmere Manor, (Rachel Sampson), Timothy Lena Vlahos and Maria Élise would find his niche and grow brother-in-law, Tryphon Tri - effect on the lives of many. Evan Sherwood Forest, and Sunny - (Martha Karas), and Anthony Hondros; sister, Sophia Politis to become a huge success and a antis; nephew, Philip Triantis served as the University of land as well as the Georgetown (Carol Crandall), and her daugh - and husband, Angelo; nephew, pillar of his community. There and a brother-in-law, Pete Tampa's founding Faculty Senate Apartment complex. He prided ter-in-law Vickie Jacobson, wife Andy Politis, and many beloved is so much to say about his char - Kythas. He is survived by his President from 2007- 2009 and in building a quality home at an of her late son, Thomas. She is nieces, nephews, cousins and acter and his love that this short wife, Dina Goulas Stassinos and served another two terms from affordable price. Health and fit - also survived by 17 grandchil - other relatives both in the space would never suffice. He his daughter, Aleki Stassinos; 2010-2012. He won the Louise ness were cornerstones in his dren and 22 great-grandchil - United States and Greece. Fu - was a great man who will be brother-in-law, Bill Goulas of Loy Hunter Award and the Ex - life. He was a member of The dren. The funeral will be held at neral service will be held at Holy missed momentously. For those Greece; sister-in-law, Nicki cellence in Academic Advising Greek Orthodox Cathedral in 11 a.m on Friday, March 28 at Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - who were lucky enough to get Kythas of Greenville, S.C. and a Award in 2006 and was recog - Camp Hill, PA and helped in the St. Katherine's Greek Orthodox dral, 11 a.m., Tuesday, March through his tough exterior, John sister-in-law, Antonia Mousios nized with the CNHS Outstand - transition from the original lo - Church, 3149 Glen Carlyn Road, 18, 2014. Interment will follow was a tender man who put him - and her husband, Dimitrios of ing Service Award in 2008. He cation on Walnut Street in Har - Falls Church, Virginia. Immedi - in Evergreen Cemetery. The Tris - self last and could never say no Greece, and a brother-in-law, was also past President of the risburg to Camp Hill in 1970. He ately following the funeral cere - agion will be held at 7 p.m., to anyone. Survived by his wife Richard Brown of Boone and Southeastern Estuarine Research taught Sunday School to 4th mony, there will be a reception Monday, March 17, 2014, at the of 68 years Mary, daughter numerous cousins, nieces and Society. Evan was deeply re - graders for four decades. His tal - at a location to be announced at Cathedral. In lieu of flowers, Joanne, sons Anthony and nephews. Memorials may be spected by his colleagues, and ent was telling Bible stories in a that time. Interment will be at a memorials may be made to the Harry, grandchildren, Niko, sent to Holy Trinity Greek Or - deeply loved by his friends. way that captured their atten - date to be determined at Arling - Building Fund, c/o Holy Trinity Yanni, John, George, Alex, Niko thodox Cathedral Foundation, None of his friends will ever tion and admiration. He de - ton National Cemetery where Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 600 and Gregory and great-grand - 600 East Boulevard, Charlotte, watch World Cup soccer, sit on scribed teaching Sunday School she will be interred with her late East Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203 children Niko, Demetra and NC 28203 or to the Panagia the beach or enjoy a rum and as "the best job I ever had". Later and loving husband. In lieu of and Levine Cancer Institute, c/o Raffi. May God bless him and Prousiotissa Chapel, 121 Green - coke without thinking of him. in life, he also attended Christian flowers, donations may be made Carolina HealthCare Founda - welcome him into his kingdom. wich Road, Charlotte, NC, Evan is predeceased by his Life Assembly in Camp Hill, PA. to St. Katherine's Greek Ortho - tion, Inc. P.O. Box 32861, Char - We love you and will miss you 28211. Arrangements are in the mother, Ruth Chipouras, and his He will be remembered as a kind dox Church. Relatives and lotte, NC 28232. Arrangements immensely Papouli. Your mem - care of Hankins & Whittington grandparents, Guilford and and loving person who placed friends are invited to call from 4 are in the care of Hankins & ory will be forever a part of us Funeral Service, 1111 East Ethel Mae Roberts. He is sur - great importance on his faith p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Whittington Funeral Service, and we thank you for every - Blvd., Charlotte, NC. Please vived by his stepdaughter, Ros - and family. He exemplified the March 27 at Murphy's Funeral 1111 East Blvd., Charlotte, NC. thing. Panta sti kardia mas. share condolences online at alyn Angela Frangi; and his step true American experience as a home, 1102 West Broad Street, Please share condolences online www.hankinsandwhittington.co grandson, Oliver Charles Patrick first generation immigrant who Falls Church, Virginia. The fu - at www.hankinsandwhitting - n STASSINOS, EVANGELOS m. Meegan; as well as many close used sacrifice, a strong work neral will be held at 11 a.m on ton.com. CHARLOTTE, NC (From the friends who are deeply saddened ethic and self-reliance to achieve Friday, March 28 at St. Kather - Charlotte Observer, published This is a service by this loss. A memorial celebra - success. He was predeceased by ine's Greek Orthodox Church, n PAPANICOLAOU, JOHN on Mar. 25) – Evangelos Stavros to the community. tion will be held Saturday April his brother Constantine (Char - 3149 Glen Carlyn Road, Falls HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NY Stassinos, "Angelo", age 78, died Announcements of deaths 26 after the traditional Greek 40 lie) in 1958 as the result of a Church, Virginia. Immediately (From the Journal News, pub - Sunday, March 23, 2014. He may be telephoned to the plane crash. Surviving are his following the funeral ceremony, lished on Apr. 1) – John An - was born in West Fragista, Classified department of wife of 22 years Elizabeth there will be a reception at a lo - thony Papanicolaou was born in Greece, on Jan. 21, 1936, and The National Herald at days and dates of funerals, (Light); his sister Toula cation to be announced at that Voutiani Greece, a small farm - came to the United States in (718) 784-5255, memorials, and other events di - Buhrman; his first wife Helen time. Interment will be at a date ing village outside of the city of 1946. His family settled in Char - monday through Friday, rectly correspond to the original (Kaperonis) and their children to be determined at Arlington Sparta. As a teen, John became lotte. After graduating from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST publication date, which appears George and wife Wendy, National Cemetery where she an "adarti" Greek for freedom Central High School and the or e-mailed to: at the beginning of each notice. Stephanie and husband Chris will be interred with her late and fighter, combating Nazi Ger - University of North Carolina at [email protected] Reese, and Thespina and hus - loving husband. In lieu of flow - many and her allies for the right Chapel Hill, Angelo served in THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014 COMMUNITY 9 AGAPW Honors Greek-American Oscar-Winning Actress Olympia Dukakis

By Constantine S. Sirigos is also a devotee of poet Con - TNH Staff Writer stantine Cavafy if it is the jour - ney that intrigues her, ala his NEW YORK – Oscar and Golden beloved poem Ithaka, and she Globe Award winning actress replied: “Yes!” Olympia Dukakis had her break - During the Q & A Dukakis through performance in the hit was asked if she would welcome movie Moonstruck when she film and stage roles that help was in her 50s. That’s when she promote Greece and “tell the became a household name – she story of Greece,” and what it is got her star on the Hollywood going through. She responded Walk of Fame last year – but she without hesitation: “Sure! - if never forgot where she came someone comes up with it.” from, and she appreciates op - Dukakis shared her biggest portunities to share her experi - concern about modern theater, ences with young Greek-Ameri - the tendency to make the play cans. all about the director’s vision. On April 22 the guests of the “Young actors stand around Association of Greek American waiting to be told what to do,” Professional Women (AGAPW) she bemoaned, adding that they so enjoyed the company of the are discouraged from even down-to-earth star that they did speaking with the authors. “I’ve not want to leave. Dukakis was been a director, so I shoot off the featured speaker at my mouth once in a while,” she AGAPW’s Conversation with Among the guests at the World Bar at Trump Plaza, across the said. Women Leaders Series. street from the UN, were Vasilios Philippou, Cyprus' Consul When the topic of the lack of AGAPW’s founder and presi - General, Judge Harriet George, and Penelope Tsillas. RIGHT: movie roles for older women dent, Dr. Olga Alexakos, wel - The speakers at Conversation with Women Leaders presenta - came up, she was pragmatic, comed the guests and intro - tion were: (L-R) Stavroula Toska, film maker, Olympia Dukakis noting that the most important duced the moderator, Stavroula and Olga Alexakos, founder and president of AGAPW. demographic for movie theater Toska, who is currently produc - attendance is young men. “It’s ing a documentary focusing on was sympathetic, but she was room, people’s immediate im - not that Hollywood does not the innocent women, sent to also inspired by the Maniati fire pression is that they are in the care about women, it’s that they concentration camps during and of her mother Alexandra, whose presence of a winner, and some - care about money.” after the Greek civil war. The family had modest origins – her one who cares, qualities re - She spends a lot of time endeavor was inspired by a relatives barely going beyond flected in her Yugoslav-Ameri - thinking about social issues, book given to her by Dukakis, the 5th grade – but were very can husband, Louis Zorich. however. An ardent liberal and Greek Women in Resistance by enterprising and successful in Through the ups and downs of Democrat, Dukakis is a strong Eleni Fourtouni. America. Dukakis’s long career in film and supporter of women’s rights and During her frank exchange “I was a combination of my theater – her BS from Boston environment causes. She is very with Toska, Dukakis, a passion - parents, and I did not want to University was in physical ther - close to her cousin Michael ate Hellene, proud of her be defined the way other Greek apy – he provided moral sup - Dukakis, and is still amazed that mother’s roots in Mani and her women were defined…I saw port. 1988 was the year he won the father’s origins in Asia Minor via what the boys wer getting and Born and raised in Lowell, Democratic presidential nomi - Lesvos, admitted, however, that what the girls wer getting and I MA, she embraced New York as nation and she gained her Oscar there was a time in her youth wanted nothing to do with it,” soon as she arrived. Her first for Moonstruck. when she distanced herself from she said. roommate was actress Linda Her long list of achievements the community. Dukakis loved sports – she Lavin. ter actress who has portrayed comedy. prompted the question of what Like many of the gifted deeply appreciates her mother After she and Zorich had women of many ethnic groups, Toska asked Dukakis what she still looks forward to doing. women her generation, she did making her the fencing suit they three children, they moved to but when she once asked Moon - she looked for when choosing “I’ve never jumped out of an air - not like what she was hearing could not afford to buy – which New Jersey, where they co- struck’s director, Norman Jewi - roles. “I want a character that plane!” from priests and other Greeks provided an outlet for the com - founded the Whole Theatre son, who first saw her in Mike starts somewhere, goes through Among the advice she of - about the role of women and petitiveness that is critical for Company in Montclair. The pair Nichols production of Social Se - something, and goes some - fered to the women, and the the life she could expect to lead. an actor. “I wanted to win. Win - is lauded as master co-inter - curity, why he picked her to be where,” she said. She quickly handful of men present, is to Her mild-mannered and ning was not a bad word for preters of Anton Chekhov’s Cher’s mother, and he said it quipped with a smile, “unless take time to read plays. “Pick a well-educated father Constan - me.” plays. was for her timing. Timing was they offer a lot of money.” playwright, sit down and read tine was a progressive soul and As soon as Dukakis enters a Dukakis is a talented charac - of the essence in the classic film TNH asked the actress who all his plays.” Tax Lien on Old St. Nicholas Site is Reportedly Resolved

Continued from page 1 duce the drawings from which Emmanuel Velivasakis of inter - the presence of New York’s Gov - the contractors will work. national firm Thorton-Tomasetti, ernor Andrew Cuomo. noted that construction vehicles Nicholas P. Koutsomitis, Prin - who has worked with Koutsomi - Demos said the LMDC has are already using the structure. cipal of Koustomitis Architects, tis on the project for many years, now taken care of their part of Per the agreement between PC, is the architect of record, will work to keep the project on the transfer and have given the the PA and the Church (St. and he is responsible for the time and under cost. PA the required 90 day notice. Nicholas and the Archdiocese of overall project. Santiago Cala - Demos said the team looks He said that there will soon be America), the NY-NJ agency has trava is the design architect. The at the materials that will be used an official meeting to approve already built and is paying for latter will continue to work on and if what is suggested, such the transfer and the PA will the $20 million platform above the project since he is often on as marble, costs too much, it them prepare the final paper - the VSC. The Church is respon - site for the completion of the will be replaced. work for the Church in the com - sible for the construction and PATH station which he also de - The construction will be gov - ing weeks. “We have completed costs of the sanctuary. signed. erned by the rules of the Port all our comments on all the doc - Other important issues have The Calatrava name guaran - Authority, which is an indepen - uments and they are sitting with been resolved or are on the tees press coverage, but not only dent agency, and not under New the Port Authority lawyers. I verge of resolution, Demos said, for his spectacular creations. York City law, according to imagine they will close the including obtaining all the rele - Weiss also noted that “as Post Demos. “They have their own LMDC matter first then come vant permits. colleague Steve Cuozzo previ - building code and we have to back to us.” The Turner Construction ously reported, the church has comply with that.” TNH has also reported that Company has been hired as the hired notoriously over-budget TNH has previously reported under that agreement, the Port general contractor after their architect Santiago Calatrava to on another issue, the fact that Authority will own the land and construction manager, Gorton & design the new church,” and 130 Liberty Street is owned not will lease it to the archdiocese Partners, solicited bids from quoted Fr. Karloutsos that “I be - by the PA but by the Lower Man - for 99 years at a nominal $1 per three or four builders and lieve we have the appropriate hattan Development Corpora - year, but the Archdiocese has Demos said that Turner is now team, and we are working har - tion (LMDC). The agreement to the option to buy it outright, for in the process of receiving bids moniously and responsibly.” turn it over to the PA was not fi - a nominal price of $1. It is ex - from the sub-contractors. Demos told TNH that Turner nalized when the PA and Church pected that it will exercise that Construction on the new Church of St. Nicholas designed by Once all the contracts are Construction and Koutsomitis, came to their final agreement option when construction is Santiago Calatrava may begin as early as July, 2014. A June signed, the architects will pro - along with structural engineer in 2011, which was signed in completed. blessing service for the site is now being discussed. Wife and Sister of Ex-CIA Operative Kiriakou Share Experience with TNH

Continued from page 1 possible. He is first eligible to to convey to Greek-Americans be released on May 1, 2014, but she said, “just how proud John She stepped aside, her ma - has been told it will happen no is of his heritage and his hopes ternal instincts causing her to earlier than February 3, 2015, that people he doesn’t even clutch her eight week-old son as just three months before the end know will support him and his about 12 federal agents invaded of his sentence. family as he gets through this the home the couple had built Kiriakou had hoped for nine and back on his feet. He has no for their family in Arlington, VA, months and was promised six doubts that as he moves forward a pleasant Washington, DC sub - by the warden as part of a deal to recover his life that he will urb. for him to stop publishing his make Greek-Americans proud.” Their finances shattered by Letters from Loretto, his com - People can also help Kiri - legal bills and Kiriakou’s inabil - munications that range from a akou’s family financially. There ity to earn an income, they are description of life in prison to are still crushing legal bills to tenants in a modest house near social commentary that have be paid. Donors can visit de - the one they hope to save by been published in newspapers fendjohnk.com. where money renting it to others. and online. can be donated through the “They labeled every room There is “Day of Action” Government Account Project. with a number, started taking planned for May 9 on Capitol They can also buy his book pictures and asked where John’s The Reluctant Spy, that tells of electronics were. I pointed them The Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, PA where, John his career in government ser - in the direction of our home of - Kiriakou has been imprisoned for the last 15 months for what vice. “I will mail the book to fice and everyone scrambled up - he calls payback for his statements about waterboarding. As them and John will send a per - stairs.” of May 1, John Kiriakou will be eligible to be transferred to a sonal letter of thanks and grati - Their other children were at halfway house close to his wife and 5 children. tude,” Heather said. school. “I remember being very Tina said that “John gets thankful about that,” she said. ter fighting and fighting and does to people.” She and her about 40 letters per week and They were there for several fighting.” husband, Spiro Moulis, who was writes back to every single per - hours and eventually hauled After Kiriakou raced home with her in New York, have son. Those letters are every bit away her husband’s computer, that night, they didn’t have to made the 12-hour drive from as important as the donations his iPad and his mother’s com - say a word, knowing from the Manchester, NH to the prison or buying a book…the words of puter. looks on their faces that some - twice. She bursts into tears of kindness inspire him to keep go - When Heather protested that thing terrible was going on. sadness “and of relief…that I ing and keep getting up every every single photo of their life Tina was listening quietly to could see with my own eyes that day.” together and of their family was the story of her brother’s night - he is ok.” akou’s second wife, and all to - Hill. The Kiriakous’ cousin Clif - She and her husband are ac - on the computers, they said mare, but could not hold back “Fortunately,” Heather noted, gether he has five children. ford Reese, who is called Kip, is tive in the small Church of St. blithely, “oh you’ll get it back any longer. “The sad thing is “John has been trained to sur - Heather also has a small organizing it and has reached Nicholas in Manchester, and one day.” She did, but “only af - they don’t just try to see if vive and adapt to very horrible town background, born and out to the offices of members of Tina told TNH of a lady in her you’ve done something and then environment. He says ‘I’ve raised in Oxford, OH. She Congress who sit on the judi - 80s who attends the Greek Or - prosecute, they want to ruin you served my country in a lot worse dreamed of going to Washing - ciary and appropriations com - thodox Church in Canonsburg, and crush you down to noth - places,” and Tina added “that’s ton, DC to study foreign affairs, mittees relevant to his case. PA. “Every Sunday she lights a CORRECTION ing,” she said. what he said from the begin - which she did as an undergrad - “Participants will go to their candle for John at church and Then she turned to her sis - ning. He said ‘don’t worry about uate and graduate student at congressmen’s offices and ask sends him the bulletin. One of in last week's edition, page 9, ter-in-law and said, “By me; worry about my family, the Georgetown’s School of Foreign staff to tell their boss to call the the hardest things for John in in the article "National Hellenic Heather’s strong will alone, she kids, that’s the saddest part. The Service. head of the Bureau of Prisons prison is that he doesn’t get to museum in Chicago Presents has kept everything afloat…they kids are growing up without the She also proudly served her (BOP) asking for John’s imme - go to church each Sunday, and raus: Get Outa Here! Play," it had to go on welfare and they father.” country working for the U.S. diate release to a halfway he’s always gone every Sunday. was incorrectly written that the want to break you so hard that Kiriakou and his sister were Government. house,” Heather said. He is not allowed to have com - play would be performed on they want you just to give up born in Sharon, PA. They have DAY OF ACTION: MAY 9 Readers can obtain informa - munion, or an icon. All these "Sunday, Apr. 25." The correct from exhaustion. a brother, Emmanuel, who lives Kiriakou is striving to be re - tion on the web site: defend - things have hurt him to the date is Sunday, Apr. 27. “It’s heartbreaking when you in Los Angeles and their parents leased to a halfway house near johnk.com. core.” find out what our government were educators. Heather is Kiri - his wife and children as soon as Asked what she would like 10 GREECE CYPRUS THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014 Austerity Linked to Deteriorating Health Conditions in Greece, Data Shows

By Emma Crosby many or Britain, lung cancer nutrition is of vital importance Lancet, meanwhile, notes that ment. In June, 2011, it was re - rector, Nathalie Simmonot, holds third or fourth place on in reducing the chances of get - half of the observable increases ported that some 7,428 appli - notes that although the charity As Greece attempts to avoid the list of most common can - ting cancer. in HIV infections can be attrib - cations for this type of program initially planned on aiding vul - its third bailout, the link be - cers. A professor at the Medical ADDICTION, HIV uted to needle sharing among were pending. nerable members of the popu - tween the economic crisis and School of Athens University The link between unemploy - intravenous drug users. Heroin REVOVERY VITAL lation such as refugees, it has the toll taken on the popula - claims that if Greeks quit smok - ment, drug addiction and HIV use has increased significantly The reestablishment of useful begun treating more and more tion’s health is growing more ing today, lung cancer rates is significantly more marked since the commencement of the HIV prevention and opioid sub - Greek citizens who do not have palpable. Rising rates of infant would significantly reduce in 20 than in the past, according to a crisis, spiking by 20% in 2009 stitution programs are undoubt - access to healthcare. The Greek deaths and tuberculosis have years’ time. report published in British med - alone. Despite the alarming sta - edly dependent of the Greek National School of Public been tied to the fact that thou - Cervical cancer, meanwhile, tistics, a report by the European economy improving. With cuts Health, meanwhile, reports that sands of Greeks are losing ac - is one of the most common dis - It doesn’t help that Monitoring Centre for Drugs to health spending, hundreds of there has been a 21% rise in cess to health care on a daily eases faced by Greek women, and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), thousands of people with no stillbirths. Between 2008 and basis, while increased lung can - owing to a variety of lifestyle a majority of Greek indicates that 85% of drug ad - health insurance and economic 2010, there was also a 40% in - cer, drug addiction, and rising factors, including cigarette males are smokers. dicts in Athens are not on drug hardship leading to a more-than crease in infant deaths. It is HIV infection rates are also smoking, poor nutrition, and the rehabilitation programs. Hy - doubling of the depression rate thought that the latter can be causing concern. Greece has contraction of contagious dis - ical journal, The Lancet. Data potheses as to the contributory between 2008 and 2011, it attributable to infants not hav - been forced into the position eases. The World Health Orga - indicates that a significant in - factors for increased rates of seems that until recovery com - ing enough milk/food to eat and where it is allowed to spend less nization (WHO) notes that in crease in HIV infections oc - HIV include: increased levels of mences, the situations for to infrequent medical check-ups, than 6% of its GDP on public Europe as a whole, over 30,000 curred in 2010 (around two sexual and drug-related high- Greeks in terms of healthcare since families cannot afford pri - health, despite the fact that the women die from cervical cancer years after the crisis com - risk behavior and the absence will remain rather bleak. Other vate check-ups. average expenditure for OECD on a yearly basis, despite the menced), while in the first seven of thorough, efficient HIV pro - rates which have soared since [Sources used in this article countries is 9%. fact that the disease is in most months of 2011, there was a grams. Greece has very few low- the crisis began include homi - include: the World Health Or - CANCER RECORDS cases avoidable. The WHO ad - more than 10-fold rise in new threshold programs available for cide, theft and prostitution rates ganization, WH Foods, the Greek males have the highest vises that women take a multi- HIV infections in drug users, those who inject drugs. One pro - – all of which, says the WHO, Lancet, European Monitoring record of lung cancer cases in pronged strategy to the disease, compared to the same time pe - gram, which focuses on opioid can probably be seen as “a re - Centre for Drugs and Drug Ad - Europe (lung cancer is the most which comprises opting for HPV riod in the previous year. substitution and which has been sponse to economic hardship”. diction (EMCDDA), and dru - common type of malignant tu - vaccines, having regular cervical In the first 10 months of found to be highly useful in pre - Medical charity Doctors of gabuse.Com: How to Help an mor in Greece), largely fueled cancer screenings, and the pur - 2013, some 1,058 new cases of venting the transmission of HIV the World, has doubled the Addict] by the fact that over 60% of suing treatment in the early HIV infection were reported, ac - among drug users, has a long number of its programs in adults in Greece smoke. In other stages of the disease. Likewise, cording to figures released by waiting list, with addicts waiting Greece since the commence - Emma Crosby is a freelance European countries like Ger - the consumption of adequate the Greek Health Ministry. The up to 7 years to receive treat - ment of the crisis. Its Deputy Di - writer. Over 100K to See Deep Purple in Occupied Cyprus; Many Greeks Riled

Continued from page 1 did not arrange this music event generations, and a common event in our country are over - just to make a big mark all over value. And, at this point, we lapping with academic and so - ever, as evidenced by the con - the world, he said. would like to bring in a histori - cial standing of the Near East troversy that Deep Purple has In the spirit of unity, Dr. Gun - cal event that will be remem - University. I am sure that several caused among Greeks, by their sel said: “We dreamed a concert bered for generations, a histori - moments and memoirs from our pending YDU performance. that will embrace all the island, cal day that will be an 25 year-old journey will again YDU Board of Trustees Chair - entertain everyone together, and unforgettable event in history of revival in our eyes and minds man and Assistant Professor Dr. one that will give ultimate plea - our island. As to emphasize this, while we are listening to their rfan S. Günsel, said: “The re - sure to people from every age we say get your sleeping bag music. cent advances of our university, and every nation. We set forth and come along. “We are hoping to send a especially in music and art, are for a musical event that will be “For us, Deep Purple symbol - hearty salute to rest of the world followed with great care and ap - remembered for ages and we set izes the expression of several and unite with the songs of preciation by everyone. The forth for a special journey that values through music. Deep Pur - Deep Purple as one heart with Deep Purple concert that we are will overcome all the barriers ple’s principle of holding its our precious students who came going to perform on 24 May and the borders. Let’s bear in head high as is also reflected in from over 100 countries all over 2014 is one of the most impor - mind, Deep Purple is a common its music style, and its solid ap - the world and turned our cul - tant events of this process.” We passion for the last couple of proach to perform this music ture into a unique blend of cul - tures, and with our guests who will come from all parts of our island as well as from around the world to join us at that glamorous musical event.” THE HERALD SQUARE Not everyone sees this event as symbolizing unity, however. TNH's Crossword Challenge Plenty of Greeks, as evidenced by their comments on Deep Pur - ple Lead Singer Ian Gillan’s of - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ficial Facebook website, are livid over this, and do not hesitate to lambaste their long-beloved 12 13 14 band. After almost 50 years onstage, Deep Purple remains immensely Here in the United States popular in Greece. Pictured here is a poster advertising a 2011 15 16 17 Deep Purple no longer sits in concert in Thessaloniki along with famous Greek rocker Vasilis the rock and roll pantheon oc - Papakonstantinou. Will Deep Purple’s strong Greek following 18 19 20 21 cupied by bands such as the withstand anti-Turkish ethnic fervor? Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Rolling Stones, the Who, and rocker Vasilis Papakonstantinou. website, gillan.com, and he told U2, although during its heyday Gillan also recorded the single TNH that it represents his posi - in the early 1970s, Deep Purple “Get Away” with Greek pop tion on the matter: “There's a 29 30 31 32 33 had eclipsed them all in terms singer Mihalis Rakintzis in 1992. bit of a hoo-ha going on about of volume: both the decibel kind The question is, will the our forthcoming show in 34 35 (the group was listed as “the group’s decision to play at YDU, Cyprus, so here are some world’s loudest band” in the in the “Turkish Republic of thoughts on the issue. 36 37 38 39 40 Guinness Book of World Cyprus” – a nation formed as a “My views are not necessarily Records), and album sales (it result of the invasion of the Re - those of the rest of the guys in 41 holds the record for most entries public of Cyprus in 1974 by Turk - Deep Purple,” Gillan says, “so, simultaneously on the Billboard ish troops and officially recog - please take this as a personal 42 43 44 45 charts). Long before the band nized as a country only by Turkey opinion. could set more records, how - – tarnish their image among their “We – Deep Purple – have ever, the classic “Mark II” Greek fans loyal to Cyprus’ never been on one side or the 46 47 48 49 50 51 lineup, which consisted of Gui - plight? Is ethnic blood thicker other when it comes to perform - tarist Ritchie Blackmore, Lead than Smoke on the Water? ing music. I remember during 52 53 54 55 Singer Ian Gillan, Bassist Roger Stathis Panagiotopoulos, the Cold War hearing about vis - Glover, Keyboardist Jon Lord, who lives in Greece and is a its to London by the Bolshoi Bal - 56 57 58 59 60 and Drummer Ian Paice dis - tremendous Deep Purple fan – let and the top football teams banded in 1973, when Gillan he has seen them live in concert from Moscow, also the Cossack 61 62 63 and Glover left the band. Some an amazing 106 times – told dancers, and many other cul - of the breakup was due to ex - TNH that he is not angry at the tural exchanges between the 64 65 haustion, but in great part it also band by any means, “but I don't West and the Soviet Union. The had to do with the strong and really like them playing in what diplomatic and cultural side clashing personalities of Black - is, essentially, an illegal state.” door was always open for art, www.CrosswordWeaver.com more and Gillan, which onstage No Deep Purple member, at entertainment, and sport, no was channeled into an amazing least, is Greek: pop superstar matter how frightening and con - ACROSS 20 Gr a nd Fork s coll . (abbrev.) guitar/vocals combination Sakis (Rouvas) disappointed his frontational all the rest of it was. 1 Greek yogurt brand 23 Farrah's beau, Tatum's dad (init.) rarely equaled let alone sur - countrymen who felt betrayed “Amongst many of the coun - 4 Flanked by N and Q 26 Am ateur Int'l Box ing A ssoc. (abb re v.) passed, but offstage caused a when he performed in a peace tries we have visited in our peri - 6 T he ____ of Nig ht (soap opera) 27 Co w orker of M D? great detail of turmoil that per - conference in Turkish-controlled patetic jaunts are Israel, 10 What a green light means 28 Hartford Inst. for Geriatric Nursing (abbrev.) meated throughout the entire Cyprus with Turkish musician Lebanon, Russia, Georgia, 12 Av g. Bit Rate (a bbrev.) 29 Ac t ress Sir tis band. The departing members Burat Kut. Sakis described how Ukraine, Greece, Turkey, Arme - 1 3 For me r NYU Preside nt John 31 Wh at they call din ner in some parts were replaced by new Lead the Greek fans turned against nia, USA, Venezuela, Argentina, 15 S cottish kin 32 Gr e ek-der ived wo rd me aning period of long Singer David Coverdale and him, even throwing garbage and UK, China and Japan; all of 16 Nat'l Armed Forces (abbrev.) time Bassist/Vocalist Glenn Hughes. other debris on the state at sub - which have a conflict with 1 8 E ur. Em ployers' Ne twork (abbrev.) 35 Ch u ck's wood en sidekick on Soap Nowadays, American classic sequent concerts in Greece. somebody or another, and all 19 A Beatl e 37 Di s mantled p ublic Greek TV Station rock radio stations typically TNH Correspondent Johanna with behaviour and traditions 21 Greek plural diphthong 39 Epoch limit Deep Purple’s airplay to Voutounou, a Cypriot-American, that someone else doesn't like. 22 "S oup __ Salad?" Server's inquiry 40 Ac tor Koteas the band’s most famous song, thinks “no one should be play - “And I love them all. 2 4 Amer. Socialis t Pres. cand idate (init.) 42 "Tw o left _ __" (cl um sy danc er) “Smoke on the Water,” whose ing on the Turkish side, it is not “And so it should be with 2 5 Gov. Palin 43 FG H flan kers guitar riff is arguably the one a recognized country. But if it’s Cyprus, across the divide. And 30 Cigar size 44 Starred in Angels with Dirty Faces most aspiring young musicians a benefit concert to promote may I add that our many previ - 33 Af fxd. to Cross of Jesus (abbrev.) 48 Fa m ous fabl er first learn to play on their elec - peace,” that’s entirely different, ous visits to Turkey and Greece 34 Lawye rs' Org. (abb rev.) 50 Big McD ona ld's san dwich tric guitars, but the band – now she said. It seems this particular have been fabulous; I personally 36 A Kennedy 51 Multistate Bar Exam. (abbrev.) in its 47th year of existence – is concert qualifies as the latter. have friends in both countries. 38 Jac ob's youn gest 53 Frm r. Sec. of S tate under G.W. Bu sh (ini t.) still popular throughout most of Dervis Eroglu, leader of the “That is my position,” Gillan 41 Strred. w ith Hum phrey Bog art (in it.) 54 Tsi p ouro the rock and roll world. Turkish-controlled Cyprus re - concludes, “may peace be in 4 2 (GW Bridge town (abbrev. 2 words) 56 North's opp. (abbrev.) The current version of the gion, invited Cypriot President your hearts.” 45 Priestess of Hera in Greek mythology 57 Annoy band consists of Gillan and Nicos Anastasiades to attend the 46 Exce l on a test 58 NYC Mayor before RG (init.) Glover (who are back), Paice, concert with him, the Cyprus 47 Ri ver coa sta l inlet 60 Lge. of Nations replacement (abbrev.) Guitarist Steve Morse (who re - Mail reported, as a display of 49 Third Greek letter 61 The Empire St. (abbrev.) placed Blackmore when he left unity and solidarity. As of this 52 Eff icient Consumer Respns. (abbrev.) 63 Nine, to Nero in 1993), and Keyboardist Don writing, it is unconfirmed Austerity In 55 Chatt ers Airey (who replaced Lord, who whether Anstasiades has ac - 56 A bandons left the band in 2002 and died cepted or rejected Eroglu’s invi - 59 "____ upon a time..." Solution to last week’s puzzle in 2012). Their 2013 album, tation. Terry Algranati, a Turk - Greece Led to 61 Nay Now What!?, climbed to the top ish-American and Deep Purple 62 French present B O N O S H E G B spot on the music charts in Ger - fan, told TNH "I really hope 551 Suicides 63 "All __" poker term E R A I C E N A F U many, Austria, Norway, and the President Anastasiades accepts 64 Reagan's first Secretary of State E S E M H L E L T O N Czech Republic. It climbed to the invitation to attend the con - 65 Greek version of this publication R O A R O E W L E K Number 3 in Russia, where cert as a symbol of taking the Continued from page 1 then-President (now Prime Min - first step toward reversing the DOWN U S O N N Y E E E ister) and avid Deep Purple fan animosity between the two fact we find gender specificity 1 "About ____!" military command T L E L I O E A R N Dimitri Medvedev hosted the sides. Canceling the concert and age specificity can help 2 Adept H O A X L A R A S O group. would just be a continuation of health agencies target their 3 Rolled oats, wheat, and honey cereals E N R I C O E K L In Greece, Now What?! what's gone on for years, while help," he added. 4 True __ False? climbed as high as Number 13 attending would be a small but In Greece HIV infection rose R R H O S S D R A M A 5 The Keystone St. (abbrev.) on the charts, where the band important first step that could by more than 200% from 2011 6 Brat Pack membr. (init.) F L Y A H A B O R C A still enjoys tremendous popular - lead to something positive.” as prevention budgets were cut 7 Greek hostess of The View O I A K M O P N R I ity. Radio stations play the mu - Ian Gillan throughout his and intravenous drug use grew 8 Legendary Greek hoopster Nick R I D S U R I N sic, as do bars and rock clubs, long and illustrious career has as youth unemployment 9 Cowboys' Hall of Fame RB (init.) D M A R S O R E O N S and Greek rockers still want to seen his share of international reached 50%. Greece also expe - 11 Klutz grow up and sing like Gillan or controversies. Already aware of rienced its first malaria outbreak 14 Fourth Greek letter P E R I E R I E A M A N play guitar like Blackmore. Deep the controversy Deep Purple’s in decades after budget cuts to 17 Moby Dick captain A R I S T O T L E R E Purple continues to tour Greece planned visit to YDU is causing, mosquito-spraying, the authors and played in Crete with Greek wrote a lengthy comment on his said.

THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014 GREECE 11 EYDAP’s Carefulness Ensures High-Quality Drinking Water for Consumers

By Xanthianna EYDAP and samples of drinking Gerasimidou Chemical Laboratory water from the Water Treatment Equipment Quality Control Plants of the company and of the EYDAP, as a management water supply network. company of the most important The analyses results certify natural resource, water, while that the quality of drinking water taking into consideration the na - provided by EYDAP fully meet ture and challenges of its busi - the legislative requirements con - ness, has adopted principles of cerning the quality of water for Corporate Social Responsibility human consumption. at every level of operation and In EYDAP’s laboratories, the incorporated practical corporate most modern methods of chem - responsibilities towards the en - ical analysis are applied, in order vironment, society, and mankind. to achieve high sensitivity, accu - EYDAP provides drinking wa - racy and reproducibility in de - ter to 4.3 million consumers termining the data required in through a network comprising the analysis of water samples. In - 2,030,000 water meters. The dicatively, some of the means company's objective is the com - used for these determinations plete satisfaction of citizens and are: gas chromatographs, mass the absolute respect for the nat - chromatographs, ion chromatog - ural resource, so it uses all mod - legislation and with the full re - water intended for human con - as well as economic value as it quality of four reservoirs raphy, ICP, spectrophotometers ern means to ensure that drink - spect that is needed as a source sumption” include numerical pa - strengthens the demand of citi - (Marathon, Yliki, Mornos, and and other smaller analyzers. ing water complies with of life. rameters, which are determined zens - consumers for a high qual - Evinos) is closely monitored as In conclusion, quality assur - international and national stan - The term “water quality” de - internationally for the monitor - ity product. well as the quality of drinking ance in EYDAP is achieved by ap - dards for the health of citizens. scribes the physical, chemical, bi - ing of water quality and its man - The daily quality control tests water in the water supply net - plying the appropriate Quality EYDAP’s main concern is en - ological/microbiological, and agement. of unprocessed and drinking wa - work, in case of any problem that Policy with corporate responsi - suring high quality drinking wa - sensory properties of water, The ever increasing demand ter are made in the chemical and may arise to be noticed and bility and environmental aware - ter throughout the water supply which determine its suitability for good quality water, due to microbiological laboratories of treated promptly. ness, as required in a large Water system until to the consumer's for consumption without jeopar - improved quality of life, com - EYDAP and are designed to en - For the quality of water to be Supply and Sewerage Company tap. The path of the water from dizing the health of the human bined with the lack of adequate sure and certify the excellent controlled, EYDAP has laborato - managing a physical commodity the production, transportation, organism. The water quality water resources necessitates, quality of water that the Com - ries in Galatsi and Acharnes. - like water - and the Environ - processing and distribution, is standards, in accordance with mandatory global action to pro - pany makes available to the citi - These laboratories analyze sam - ment, while systematically in - planned and executed with spe - the standards set out by the Eu - tect, preserve and improve its zens of Athens. ples of unprocessed water from vesting in Research and Devel - cific practices based on existing ropean Union for the “quality of quality, while increasing social For this reason, the water lakes - reservoirs, the drilling of opment (R&D). Greek-American Expat Says Greek Gov’t Probe about Him is Preposterous

By Aristide D. Caratzas Americans and the Israelis…” It invitation in order to provide ex - stories relating to the “investi - information target, to the best is obvious that it does not occur pertise related to saving EAS gation” of my activities, have ap - of my knowledge. It is obvious ATHENS – A little over one to the article’s author that some - (Hellenic Defense Systems), a peared printed and electronic that the aim is not to inform but month ago, on March 17, there one may represent and advance historic industry that is a victim publications that have sought to to besmirch – with anti-Semi - appeared on the TNH website his country’s interests without of the economic crisis, as well give a forum to the neo-Nazi tism, direct or implied, used as (thenationalherald.com) an ar - being anyone’s factotum . . . as to provide from some of his Golden Dawn Party, or to pro - an instrument. ticle titled “Greek Authorities In - Then, again to quote Alice of knowledge and experience for mote its points of view. De - Many other disparate bits of vestigate Caratzas, Likely for Es - Wonderland fame, things got the recovery of the Greek de - fenceNet.gr, a website that often information and disinformation pionage.” The article opened “curiouser and curiouser.” A few fense industry more generally. is a channel for Golden Dawn about my activities and those of with, “Greek-American pub - days later, on March 14, there While in Greece he met with views, reported in a March 24 friends have been appearing in lisher and business consultant appeared at the door of my Deputy Minister of Development story that I was taped discussing these extremist media; it would Aristide D. Caratzas is being in - Athens apartment Magistrate Notis Mitarakis and with Takis with Alex Rondos “extremely not surprise me to see a parallel vestigated by the Greek Justice Foukas accompanied four po - Athanasopoulos, then the Chair - sensitive” information about demonology of our activities ap - Department for reasons un - licemen presumably with an or - man of the Board of TAIPED Prime Minister Samaras’ trip to pear from the political extreme known to him and undisclosed der to search it to gather “evi - (the Greek acronym of the Hel - Washington, in September 2013 left. Extremist groups, whose to him by the authorities, he dence.” Foukas was polite, one lenic Republic Asset Develop - (“Did a Rondos network moni - ideologies, members and their told TNH, even as the authori - would say a gentleman, in star - ment Fund). tor Maximou?” [the prime min - motivations are as narrow as ties searched his home on tling contrast to the occasion, Over the following two-three ister’s office]). they are vicious, often are ma - March 14 and seized a number where the violation of privacy weeks there appeared a number The reality is that I was not nipulated by domestic and for - of documents.” (The print ver - and a slew of other impugned of stories; these may be divided privy to any sensitive informa - eign interests. sion of the same article, titled civil rights were justified by ref - into two categories. The first tion other than what was pub - Aristide D. Caratzas The dimensions of a project “Caratzas Targeted by Greek erence to a vague court order category relates journalistic re - licly available, which is what I that includes political stability, Justice Dept.,” was the lead (which the undersigned has not porting, as in the TNH stories, discussed with friends (I do not cited above. security, and energy in the East - story of the March 22 print edi - seen to this day). the one cited above and the recall whether I did with Ron - Another mythological event ern Mediterranean, involving tion). The search, carried out by other in the Greek edition, on dos, but it is likely that I did). is cited by the Crash Online Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, is far While the reasons for the “in - the equally polite policemen, the same date (March 17); a Then, a gratuitous comment is piece above, Crash magazine, too daunting to contemplate for vestigation” remain a mystery – lasted more than an hour, a pe - reasonably neutral article in added to the effect that “some - March 2014 issue, and repeated competitor states. It is not un - as Alice in Wonderland re - riod of time, which offered me newspaper To Vima, albeit un - one who is in the position to by DefenceNet.gr and has made likely that these states, which marked, we have become “. . . the chance to talk with the mag - der the rather charged title know,” reported that “the spe - the rounds of many other have developed the capacity to used to queer things happening” istrate. I asked him directly “Greek-American businessman cific person [presumably the un - Golden Dawn and other fellow subvert corrupt agencies and – certain facts have emerged what exactly prompted this turn targeted for ‘espionage,’” ap - dersigned] appears to talk with traveler blogs: this relates to a support political extremists (and that provide something more of of events. He replied that I am peared on March 16; and an ex - many people, politicians and certain journalist, who wrote a terror groups) of various stripes, a context towards an explana - being investigated as a facilita - tensive and balanced piece in government officials, and pro - book about November 17 ter - in order to gain leverage may tion; thus becomes understand - tor of the “penetration efforts the April 8 issue of Proto motes Israeli interests in rorist group (and testified in be behind some of the current able the mythology and de - [or subversion, the Greek word Thema, which is the result of an Greece.” their defense), who claims that players. monology, which provides the he used was διείσδυση ] by a for - interview with me, an effort of The notion that I promote in 1985 I offered him two mil - The task of those who seek springboard for much activity eign power.” that publication’s editor to cor - “Israeli interests,” in coopera - lion dollars for the English-lan - peace, respect democratic val - that appears to justify all man - In answer to my question as rect a piece published on March tion with Alex Rondos, is given guage rights. The catch was that ues, and work for some prosper - ner of civil and human rights vi - to which power, he replied Is - 23 that reproduced the mytho - top billing in the lead story that I asked that he add a chapter ity for their respective peoples olations. rael, and added “you represent logical and demonological con - appeared on the Golden Dawn linking Andreas Papandreou to – certainly for the Greeks: Hel - My friend (and attorney) Fai - an Israeli company that is inter - tent that characterizes the sec - website on April 4, titled “Sama - the terrorists. ladic, Cypriot, and Diasporic – los Kranidiotis called me on ested in investing in Greece(!)” ond category, the publications ras’ man promotes Israeli inter - What all these stories have should be to advance their in - March 9 to report that a certain My first response to the magis - that range between Crash On - ests and cooperates with Rondos in common is that they present terests by fashioning structures investigative magistrate is inves - trate’s comment was to clarify a line and neo-Nazi Golden of the NGOs.” The authors cite information that is not verified of cooperation and alliances tigating my activities. Given his legal point, namely that over the Dawn-linked electronic sites. “sensational revelations,” recy - – no one from these outfits has within the requisite context. direct political involvement at last two years I advised, not rep - Interestingly, until this time cling what appeared in the called me to check on anything, Some of us define our duty to the time he urged I consult with resented, the Israeli investor-de - at least, the second category of Crash Online, March 11 piece nor Alex Rondos, the other dis - contribute to this end. another common friend, fellow veloper Elbit Imaging/Elbit attorney Giannis Mantzouranis, Cochin, one of the four compa - whom I called. nies that made the short list on On the morning of March 10 the development of the land of I met with Mantzouranis and we the former airport Hellenikon. agreed to visit the investigative The second point I made was magistrate, a certain Demetrios more substantive: that if indeed Foukas. We arrived at the mag - it is a crime to introduce a cred - istrate’s office at noon and I in - ible investor, who is ready to LUXURY TRAVEL • ECOTOURISM • WINE TASTING • RELIGIOUS PILGRIMAGE • ARCHAEOLOGY • CULTURE troduced myself; he appeared a part with 500 million euros or little surprised by my appear - more and to create the condi - ance but was polite and asked tions to attract billions more, us to come in. The meeting then indeed I am guilty. I did Let’s go to Greece this summer! lasted about an hour – he re - suggest, however, that before vealed little about his interests there are further actions against other than to say that I was no - me, the magistrate should focus ticed by those monitoring the on the prime minister and the Don’t miss this unique opportunity to calls of the distinguished diplo - other ministers who went to Is - mat and friend Alex Rondos, rael, before that to Qatar, and advertise your business in our with whom I speak frequently. I after that to China, to attract special tribute to Greek Tourism, to appear in gave him something about my similar investors. personal and professional back - As a follow up to the whole our weekly publication, Periodiko. ground, the fact that I continue issue of “penetration” (or “sub - to be active in causes that bene - version”) I asked the magistrate fit Greece and expressed sur - what exactly is the underlying prise about the extent of the problem; he responded that Deadline : May 9, 2014 wiretapping and the casual way “these people [presumably the it appears to be carried out. Israelis] are buying up every - Naturally I expected that my thing …why they bought a For information on advertising rates contact: voluntary and unannounced pharmaceutical industry re - NEW YORK: Veta Diamataris: (718) 784-5255 ext. 101 • e-mail: [email protected] visit to the magistrate would not cently.” I did not know about result in press attention – to my the Israeli pharmaceutical ac - ATHENS: Chrysoula Karamitrou: 011-30-210-3614-598, office hours: 2-9 pm surprise, on the very next day, quisition but remarked that this e-mail: [email protected] March 11, there appeared a hardly represents “buying up story on the website Crash On - everything,” and in any case, it line a piece titled, “Revelation: is the Greek government’s policy Who is Caratzas the publisher to encourage foreign invest - who was deposed by Magistrate ment. I further remarked that The National Herald

T H D www.thenationalherald.com Foukas?” these comments suggest anti- E L N A AT ER Obviously Crash Online has Semitism, which besides being IONAL H a source that has penetrated the morally repugnant also can have office of the magistrate; this negative consequences in the ef - source reported promptly on my fort of the country to present a visit of the previous day. There serious image, something essen - is a question as to whether it tial if it is to recover from the was the source that passed the economic crisis . . . incorrect information that I was The magistrate then went on summoned. The article included to ask me about my relationship jumbled, unrelated facts, infor - to specific individuals, pointedly mation and misinformation and highlighting the fact that his in - outright fiction, much of which formation came from wiretap - was picked from the web. ping: he mentioned the name of It is noteworthy, however, the person who renews my that it also cited wiretapped yearly cell phone contract, a conversations between me and very distinguished Greek busi - Alex Rondos on the subject of nessman friend, and a close Greece’s relations with Israel, friend in Washington, formerly and the creation of a Greece- an assistant secretary of de - Cyprus-Israel axis. The account fense. concludes with the comment The last, a distinguished Jew - that I am “deemed a person ish-American, indeed had come [read ‘nefarious agent’] of the to Greece over a year ago at my 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014

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was more spiritual, more substantial, more enlightening, more never forgotten. G touching. There was the warmth of family and friends, celebrations, Yes, Archbishop Iakovos was and the delights of baseball, soccer, and food. Life, celebrated in all its glory. For some, however, this year’s holiday was heavy with thoughts ANALYSIS of friends who spent Easter Sunday in the hospital. Such is not the most pleasant thing, of course, although there is the consolation that as a result, they might have had a stronger, deeper appreciation of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord. Putin’s Obsession, to Bush: “My Dog’s Bigger than Yours” Most of our churches were filled with people. The fine weather on some of the days was helpful – a welcome respite from an unusually brutal winter – but it was not only that. By Constantinos E. Scaros terview was when Bush re - tense as time went on. In many nists.” “He was wrong,” Nixon There were many other reasons people flocked to the churches. vealed a portrait of Leno that ways, he views the U.S. as an later remarked in a memoir. Not least of which the need for spiritual uplifting, particularly in Former President George W. he painted. The more newswor - enemy. He wouldn’t say that, As to that Bush-Putin rela - light of the tough situation in Greece. Bush has taken up painting. Jay thy painting, however, was that [but] I felt that.” Putin’s world - tionship in its early, pre-tense At the same time, the Holy Week experience brought more Leno, in the final stretch of his of his Bush’s Scottish Terrier, view, Bush said, was that some - stages, “I looked into Vladimir’s strongly to the fore the dire need to review the role of our clergy, long and illustrious career as Barney, because of what it re - thing was either good for the eyes” and peered into his soul a class of people who play a vital role in the life and future of the host of NBC’s Tonight Show, in - vealed. United States, or good for Rus - what was Bush had said, which community. vited the former president to be Bush recalled when he was sia, and “I tried to dispel him of years later drew scorn and Holy Week made it clear that there is a need for a review of the a guest on the show last Novem - still president that Putin was vis - that notion.” ridicule by Democrats and Re - education of our priests, especially regarding their training in Greek ber. Bush agreed, and his wife, iting the United States, and Bush What about the Barney ref - publicans alike. Apparently, the language and culture. Laura, joined him. introduced Putin to Barney. “He erence? “When Putin called his window into Putin’s soul is not There is also an urgent need for the organizational restructuring Notably, Bush has remained kind of dissed him,” Bush said. dog ‘bigger, stronger, and faster through his eyes, but through of the clergy, to formulate a policy that strengthens uniformity in away from the spotlight through “He looked at him as if to say than Barney,’ I thought: wow, his view of canines. the performance of the Liturgy and the sacraments. five years (and counting) of his ‘you call that a dog?’” A year anyone who thinks ‘my dog is So how did Bush go from be - It is hard to imagine an organization as large as the Greek Or - thodox Church in which there is such an utter lack of compliance with basic rules of behavior, process, and function. In addition to the indisputably influential and preeminent role they play in our communities in terms of their duty as theological and ecclesiastical stewards, priests must also lead by example vis- à-vis sustaining and fortifying use of the Greek language, and pro - moting Hellenic culture. The continued existence of the Greek Orthodox Church is in - conceivable if the element of Hellenism is rendered merely optional, or is otherwise degraded if not outright despised. That is not too much to ask, is it? It is neither impractical nor anti-American. And in light of our multicultural melting pot of a nation, it is certainly not unusual. Moreover, why are there such gaps in the training of Theological School students and ordained priests? Why is that practice toler - ated? It is nothing short of an insult to their congregations. The keys, then, that will strengthen the pulse, the dynamism, and the spirituality of the Church are: a sound fundamental edu - cation, adherence to consistent rules and practices, and a deep ap - preciation for Hellenism. There is no organization that can call itself successful, or an un - successful one able to turn itself around, in which there is rampant disregard for such norms. A photograph of George W. Bush with his terrier, Barney (right) “bigger, stronger, and faster than Barney,” revealing the Russ - Why, then, do we continue to permit it to go on in our Church? and one of Vladimir Putin with his dog, who Putin told Bush is ian leader’s obsession to compete with America.

post-presidency. Quite ad - later, Bush told Leno, he was in bigger than your dog’ is an in - ing Commander-in-Chief to Putin’s Dangerous Game mirably, when Leno asked him Russia and Putin introduced him teresting character,” and Bush’s Painter-in-Chief? He was in - why he hasn’t chimed in on pol - to his own dog, a hound much painting of Putin reflects that, spired to paint by Winston itics, Bush replied: “I don’t think larger than Barney, and Putin he said. Churchill’s essay “Painting is a We do not know what’s on Vladimir Putin’s mind. His words it’s good for the country to have said: “Bigger, stronger, and faster Bush has painted other world Pastime,” he says, and through notwithstanding, we don’t know what his real intentions are. a former president criticize his than Barney.” leaders as well, including former he had never before picked up Is the crisis really over and done with in the Ukraine? Truthfully, successor.” But Bush has no In an interview last week British Prime Minister Tony a paintbrush, said “I wanted to we simply do not know. Worse yet, we do not think anyone else qualms about sharing a story with his daughter, Jenna Bush Blair, which Bush says “reveals make sure the last chapters of knows, either. that reveals an insatiable inferi - Hager of the Today Show, Bush a compassionate person and a my life were full…and painting And such uncertainty is dangerous in foreign policy, because it ority complex and a need to revealed a collection of his reliable friend.” would help open my mind.” can lead to miscalculations with far-reaching implications. measure up to the United States, paintings now on display at the Putin’s seeming “American As for the Barney painting, This much, however, is now clear: the Russian leader is testing by a contemporary of his – then George W. Bush Presidential Li - obsession” is not uncommon when Leno saw it, he joked: “I the patience of the West in a dangerous way. How can this situation and current Russian leader brary and Museum in Dallas, among Russian leaders. Former can’t even see where you continue without causing damage to their relationships and their Vladimir Putin. TX. Bush discussed his dealings Soviet Premier Nikita painted over the number, that economies? The conversation switched to with the Russian leader: “I had Khrushchev told then- Vice Pres - is beautifully done,” which drew The first phase, the annexation of Crimea by Russia, was exe - Bush’s newfound painting pas - a good relationship with him ident Richard Nixon “your a hearty laugh from the good- cuted in such a perfect and painless way that it probably embold - sion, and the highlight of the in - throughout, it became more grandchildren will be commu - humored former president. ened Putin. America basically remained on the sidelines, because Crimea’s geopolitical value did not merit a conflict with him. The United States allowed Putin to ravage Crimea, and then Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris walked away. We gave him the opportunity to triumph and to create the atmosphere of an apparent revival of a great and pow - erful Russia, a claim that does not correspond with the reality of Middle Class Dismissed buy a fifth vacation home, or a larger yacht. tion by one of our correspondents in Athens, that country’s economic capacity. This is not only a moral crisis, but a prac - Yiannis Sofianou, after his trip to the Center Obama himself described Russia as a mere regional power, en - tical one as well. of Athens. raging Putin. In case you haven’t noticed – though you Lest we forget, an economy’s backbone His article is titled "Hunger, Homeless - And so, there must be no repetition of the Crimea chain of most certainly have – economic inequality is its middle class. ness, and Padlocks Downtown." events. in the United States, aka the “wealth gap,” The facts of life in Greece were is also il - America has no choice but to react strongly, with stronger eco - is growing more and more. lustrated by the description I received from nomic sanctions, in the face of any ongoing attempt by Putin to In fact, it has reached such a dispropor - Crisis, and Christ’s Resurrection a visitor about the situation in Kifissia, one destabilize if not dismantle Ukraine. tionate level nowadays that one percent of of Athens’ most affluent areas, where well- And this not only because the rest of Ukraine does count for the the population essentially controls 20 per - dressed men and women beg for one or West, but also because every time one ignores the lesson taught by cent of the nation’s wealth (gross domestic During Holy Week, more than 40,000 two euros to buy a loaf of bread, or a ciga - Thucydides in the History of the Peloponnesian War, about being product). passed through the toll gates of Afidnon rette! too compliant, about allowing the balance of power to be upset, The New York Times recently published and Elefsina. Increased traffic has also been Along with the rest of the people of the price is very high. data indicating that the American middle observed in harbors, bus stations, and at Greece, the nation’s political leadership had In other words, somewhere, somehow, the West must confront class is no longer the richest in the world. Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. an opportunity to take a deep breath and him. It cannot continue to yield. That distinction now belongs to our neigh - The annual mass journey from Greece’s to be inspired by the message of the Resur - The major American newspapers have expressed deep concern bor to the North: Canada. capital to virtually every destination by rection of our Lord. over the developments. The New York Times, for example, describes And it is not just the middle class. The every mode of transportation for the Pascha A chance to clear their minds and look Putin’s policy as a dangerous power play. And the West’s rhetoric European poor now earn more than their feast has been repeated in 2014. closer at the crisis’ tragic consequences on has intensified as of late. NATO’s Secretary General said that the American counterparts (those below the Based on such observations, one could the people and the country. But did they? military alliance will "protect every ally" and that it will send more poverty line here in the United States). conclude: "What crisis? It’s over. Life goes Prime Minister Antonis Samaras must planes, ships, and personnel into countries bordering Ukraine. And that is not because the economies on." think about where the sellout of national But Russia’s propaganda machine is feeling bold, reminiscent of Europe are growing at higher rates. But this does not correspond to reality: sovereignty has led Greece. To ponder of the Soviet days of yore. Rather, it is because our income here is be - Even in the most sorely-tested countries whether the current path will lead, after a Unfortunately, they find fans even in Greece – just like in the ing distributed so much less equally. there is a small proportion of wealthy citi - foreseeable period of time, to national Res - old days. To hear that “the economy is doing bet - zens. urrection. As for Europe, it has no means of responding. Because they ter” begs the question: which economy? Also, the holidaymakers were visiting And if the answer is no, then he must don’t have significant armed forces, and Putin supplies the continent Sure, things might be getting better in the their villages close-by, so travel expenses dare to do something different, more hope - with a large percentage of the energy it consumes. aggregate, but it doesn’t do 99% of the were meager. ful, and more radical. So, if Putin does indeed feel inclined to indulge his expansionist country much good if the “positive eco - Reality, therefore, is how the deep crisis From the bottom of my heart, Chronia appetite, it up to the United States to curb it. nomic news” is largely based on those who was described this week in our Greek edi - Polla to all of you. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014 VIEWPOINTS 13 The Celebration of Pascha: Justice Stevens’ Absurd Reading of Second Amendment

Our Spiritual, Cultural Buoy All across the country, small most vigorously- is absurd. to enumerate. pockets of protesters dressed in debated: “A well- Here is a news - Nowadays, somewhere be - Colonial costumes and sporting regulated Militia, flash for both tween 35 and 50 percent of Christos Anesti! company the faith - muskets as props publicly pro - being necessary to groups: the Found - Americans own guns. But in (Christ is Risen)! ful in their litany fess their love affair with guns. the security of a ing Fathers did in Colonial times, those numbers The celebration of on Holy Friday and No different than avid devo - free State, the right fact intend for indi - were staggeringly higher. In Pascha in the Or - to proclaim the tees of the Grateful Dead, the of the people to viduals to keep and fact, guns were as common in thodox Church – Resurrection in the Green Bay Packers, or Star Trek keep and bear bear arms (sorry, households back then as tooth - and among the early morning – who bask in the joy of attend - Arms, shall not be your honor), but brushes are today. Just as no Greek people – is hours of the Sun - ing gatherings with like-minded infringed.” To the there is nothing un - one would think to establish a perhaps one of the day of Pascha. fans, dressed up like Jerry Gar - gun-gushers, the constitutional Constitutional Amendment greatest manifesta - In all its aspects, cia, Brett Favre, or Mr. Spock – Amendment begins about the govern - guaranteeing the right to keep tions of Hellenism’s Pascha remains these gun-lovers so desperately and ends with only by CONSTANTINOS E. ment, in order to and bear a toothbrush (a right unique cultural Hellenism’s spiri - crave an actual revolution (as this portion: “the SCAROS “promote the gen - that is so obvious it doesn’t need identity. Whether in tual and cultural opposed to the imaginary one right of the people eral welfare,” as the an Amendment), so would no Greece or the Dias - by Christopher buoy in the sea of that lives inside their delusional to keep and bear Special to Constitution pro - one in George Washington’s and pora, there is per - TRIPOULAS globalization and minds) so they can play General Arms, shall not be The National Herald vides, establishing Thomas Jefferson’s time have haps no greater, Special to assimilation that Washington or Paul Revere. infringed.” But to reasonable restric - thought to do so for owning a more collective, or The National Herald constantly threat - So obsessive is their romance Justice Stevens and others, it all tions thereof. gun. more inclusive dis - ens to capsize it with rifles, revolvers, and rapid- has to do with a “well-regulated As I pointed out in my book In fact, here is the more ap - play of the Hellenic “tropos” and steer it off course. fire automatic weapons that Militia.” Stevens, in fact, argues Understanding the Constitution propriate question: was there (manner) than on this “feast of Only days later, Hellenes cel - they do not believe even the for an amendment to the Sec - (Jones & Bartlett, 2010), con - anyone at the time of the Con - feasts.” ebrate the feast of one of the slightest restriction on “the peo - ond Amendment, an addition of trary to what most people think, stitution’s writing who didn’t The preparations leading up Church’s most radiant saints – ple’s right to keep and bear five words that would convey yes, the Founders did intend on think individuals should have to this greatest of all holidays George the Great Martyr. This arms” passes Constitutional its meaning – as he believes it guaranteeing individual gun the right to keep and bear arms? are in themselves unique. Take strapping lad of Orthodoxy, de - muster. I wonder if they ever ought to be – unequivocally: “A ownership, but the Second Stevens’ pre-Heller thinking the fasting period of Great Lent, picted on horseback slaying the considered that disarming a vi - well-regulated Militia, being Amendment did not establish is antiquated, but the pro-gun where the body of the commu - dragon, goes hand in hand with olent criminal upon arrest is necessary to the security of a that right; rather, it confirmed movement’s post-Heller passion nity of worship known as the the Paschal season of celebra - such a restriction and, if so, free State, the right of the peo - it. is overbearing. parish changes its dietary habits tion, while most every house - would they eliminate that, too ple to keep and bear Arms when In other words, even if, as Of course, there are limits to – among other things. In doing hold celebrates some relative or – and allow inmates to frolic serving in the Militia shall not Justice Stevens suggests, we in - every single right in the Consti - so, it signals a common entrance loved one who bears this great around in their jail cells, bran - be infringed” [emphasis mine]. sert those words into the Second tution. You cannot threaten a into the journey leading to saint’s name. And who can for - dishing their fully-loaded The musket-bearers who play Amendment, it would not re - person’s life and chalk it up to: Pascha. For many who hold the get Papadiamantis’ recounting weapons of choice? Colonial dress-up are wacky, but move that intent, which the “hey, freedom of speech,” or get fast, one reason not to break it of the young boy who was los - Before the Supreme Court’s Stevens’ Constitutional reading Founders rendered too obvious away with saying “my religion is so as not to find oneself out - ing in a game and entreated St. 2008 decision District of Colum - requires me to rob a person’s side of the community’s norms; George to help him win (from bia v. Heller, the debate about house every Friday evening.” not to ruin the “parea” (the dis - his philotimo, it was that he was guns in America centered on Similarly, you can’t say: “I’m go - tinct Greek notion of company, Greek, the author notes), whether the U.S. Constitution’s ing to keep and bear my own whose mere invocation is promising a “sfoungato” (baked Second Amendment guarantees nuclear bomb – it’s my Second enough to nudge our “philo - omelet) for lack of any other individuals the right to bear Amendment right to do so.” timo” to adhere to the collective means. The old story goes that arms, or only within the context To keep guns completely out mindset), so to speak. when the victorious boy faith - of serving in a militia. of the hands of law-abiding cit - Of course, the culmination fully delivered his promised John Paul Stevens, a izens just as to impose any re - occurs during Holy Week (when “tama,” a sailor who stumbled Supreme Court Justice who re - strictions on individual gun all your non-Greek friends wit - upon the gift logically con - tired in 2010, argues for the lat - ownership are emblematic of ness your cultural otherness at cluded that it would do no good ter in his recent book Six the flaws of extremism. One of its most apparent), as our col - to St. George, judging it more Amendments: How and Why the best quotes in recent times lective conscience revolves expedient to devour it while it We Should Change the Consti - about extremism comes from around the community of wor - was nice and hot. However, af - tution. Since the Heller case, Clint Eastwood, an actor who in ship, and the faithful prepare ter soon finding himself unable which clearly rejected the mili - his day brandished many guns physically and spiritually for the to lift up his feet and exit the tia-only argument, the debate is on- screen, but who in real life feast of Pascha. Writer Alexan - church, he realized that had to now about whether the govern - supports, among other things, a dros Papadiamantis’ words ring replace the gift with a worthy ment can restrict individual federally-mandated waiting pe - arms possession in any manner riod before buying a gun: “Ex - – such as background checks, tremism is so easy. You've got registration, and banning of cer - John Paul Stevens, a Supreme Court Justice from 1975-2010, your position, and that's it. It tain types of assault rifles. now wants to add new language to the Second Amendment to doesn't take much thought. And The Second Amendment, a tie the right to bear arms specifically to service in a militia. when you go far enough to the mere 27 words long, is one of Stevens is out of touch, but so are the rightwing extremists right you meet the same idiots the Constitution’s shorted but who think there should be no limitations on gun rights at all. coming around from the left.”

LETTER FROM ATHENS About a Mosque in Greece: If You Build it, Will They Come?

Muslims living in Greece of Greeks identify conspiracy to cre - Golden Dawn, like many others have every much right to wor - themselves as Greek ate an Islamic state in his party who are just a step ship in a mosque as the Greek Orthodox, at least wherever they go away from giving a Heil Hitler. Orthodox faithful have to pray for the Easter ser - when all most of Samaras though in 2012 in a church. vice just passed them want is just campaigned on a pledge to rid ever true: “An Englishman, a substitute – a large candle and But the Muslim community where many could to be left alone to Greece of illegal immigrants, German or a Frenchman can be more – leading him to remark doesn’t have a right to expect line up in church for make a living and many of them Muslims, so like a cosmopolitan or an anarchist to the saint, to whom he attrib - that it will be paid for, built by, fake piety before re - worship how they all politicians who can speak out or an atheist or whatever else. uted this miracle, that he sells and sanctioned by the state. turning to tax eva - want. of both sides of their mouth at He has done his patriotic duty, his omelets awfully expensive. There’s freedom of religion in sion and trying to Muslims are left the same time he wants it both he has built a great homeland. And while this lay story seems Greece, unlike in most of the cheat as many peo - to practice their re - ways. Now he is free to occupy him - playful, or even a bit irreverent, countries from where they came ple as they could, ligion in makeshift In an interview with Skai TV, self, for the sake of luxury, with Papadiamantis reminds us that to live in Greece, or use it as a there’s also Bud - by ANDY mosques in base - Spiliotopoulos, a former educa - infidelity and pessimism. But a if one cannot believe that St. jumping-off point to go to other dhists, Catholics, DABILIS ments, garages, tion and tourism minister, modern-day Graeculus (colum - George would condescend to European Union countries. Protestants, Jews, empty offices, and slammed plans to build a Mus - nist’s note: diminutive term for the supplications of a child to Turkey wants to turn the Hindus, Scientolo - Special to wherever they can lim place of worship at the heart a Greek who has sold out) who safeguard the latter’s philotimo, revered Aghia Sophia in Istanbul gists, Christian Sci - The National Herald find a space be - of Athens saying that the capital wishes to publicly be an atheist how could they ever accept ec - (which Greeks call Constantino - entists, Mormons, cause, they’ve does not need “another pole for or a cosmopolitan, resembles a clesiastical accounts like St. ple) into a mosque but wants and Polytheists who believe in complained, they don’t have an illegal immigration.” dwarf standing on tiptoe and George resurrecting someone Greece to build a mosque and Zeus. official mosque. Nor does any He imagines then that Mus - stretching to become taller or to from the grave through the even offered to pay for it, as did None of them, however, have other religion have an official lims will flock to Greece like go - appear as a giant. The Greek na - grace and power of the Risen Saudi Arabia, both of which asked Greece to build a church, place of worship nor asked for ing to Mecca because the coun - tion, the enslaved nation, but Christ)? seemed like good ideas to save temple, other place of worship any government help in creating try, one of the few with a state the free one no less, has and will At the very crux of the the government the cost and or to put the government impri - one. religion, will also have a state- forever have the need for its re - Paschal message, is the tropos take away any sense it’s state- matur on what they believe. Now Aris Spilotopoulos, sanctioned mosque and that it ligion.” or manner in which God exists. sponsored. There’s even Atheists. Samaras’ handpicked man to run will be a lure like the baseball Of course, this manifestation Proving Himself free of all ne - The government is proceed - None will admit it, but a poll for Mayor of Athens over an - field carved out of an Iowa corn - does not just appear in the cessity, the Incarnate Logos will - ing. It took a while to find a in 2011 found that only 56.3 per - other party member, Nikitas field in Field of Dreams. church setting, which goes ingly sacrifices Himself out of company willing to do the work cent of Greeks definitely believed Kaklamanis, who had the job but Supporters deny the mosque through a series of transforma - manic love in order to fulfill His because of fierce resistance, in - there even was a God, although did nothing with it from 2007- would be a lure for illegal im - tions until the triumphant mo - Father’s will and offer salvation cluding from the neo-Nazi nut - he would have to be Greek Or - 10, says he too wants a referen - migrants and said a state-spon - ment when the priest invites the to humanity, which is now cakes of Golden Dawn, who thodox, of course. Just look at dum on the mosque. sored and funded mosque would faithful to “come, receive the called to exist in the same man - switched from Zeus to God to the robes in the icons in the That puts him at odds with reduce the number of makeshift light, from the unwaning light.” ner – and in its fullness, it allows get more votes and want a na - Church. What else could he be? Samaras, whose government is mosques in garages, basements Our homes undergo a “purifica - us to participate in this very tional referendum. Greece has been caught in a going ahead with building it so and other spaces across the city. tion,” as cooking is reduced to same tropos, proving ourselves In November, 2013, the In - maelstrom the last few years of they didn’t get each other’s “We are not the only ones boiled vegetables, while eggs independent of even the surest frastructure Ministry said it had intolerance toward Muslims, memos apparently on campaign saying this, the Archbishop him - are died, tsourekia are baked, necessity, death, by the grace of awarded the contract for the partially out of the irrational fear strategy because Spilotopoulos self has spoken of people’s need and lambs are prepared for Him who has trampled down construction to a consortium they are in Europe as part of a now finds himself in bed with to practice their religious du - roasting on the day of Pascha. death by death. comprising the firms J&P Avax, ties,” SYRIZA’s Mayoral candi - Nature – which always held Hellas, which etymologically Terna, Aktor and Intrakat. date Gavriil Sakellaridis said. a revered position in the Hel - means “land of light” celebrates The project has a budget of It’s simple. Muslims can have lenic mindset, and continues to - the unwaning light of Christ’s 946,000 euros ($1.3 million) a mosque they build themselves day, as is evident by the efforts Resurrection more jubilantly and the mosque will be built on and should be allowed to wor - of the Ecumenical Patriarch, and fully than anyone. Papadia - land that belonged to the Hel - ship there – absent any call to dubbed by the West as “green” mantis sets the tone once again, lenic Navy in Votanikos, near prayer which impedes on every - but simply exemplifying the tra - when he writes “As for me, as central Athens, renovated from one else’s right not to hear it and ditional relationship with the long as I live and breathe and an existing building. would be too provocative in a environment – aids in this scene, possess judiciousness, I will That’s a lot of money, espe - country crushed under the Ot - as spring makes its grand ap - never cease, especially during cially during a crushing eco - toman yoke for 400 years. pearance (even in the miserable these most resplendent days, to nomic crisis made worse by But let’s give the naysayers climate of the Northeast). The worshipfully praise my Christ, harsh austerity measures im - the referendum they want and blooming flowers offer them - to lovingly describe nature and posed by the government of let the people, including those selves to adorn Christ’s epi - fondly illustrate the pure Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of the Diaspora, decide. Should taphios, while the “neige odor - mores.” and his New Democracy Capi - Greece build an official mosque? ante du printemps” as Victor talist party on orders of interna - You be the judge. Hugo puts it, fills the air with a Follow me on Twitter tional lenders. The mosque will be built on land that belonged to the Hellenic fragrant snow of spring to ac - @CTripoulas While as many as 96 percent Navy in Votanikos, renovated from an existing building. [email protected] 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2014

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