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In Politics By Theodore Kalmoukos Special to The National Herald

She Quit Senate in BOSTON, MA – Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Frustration over Greece is making an official visit to the Greek-American commu - Partisan Bickering nity, the first Prelate of the Church of Greece to visit the TNH Staff United States in more than 50 years. The decision by then-U.S. In an exclusive interview Senator from Maine Olympia with TNH, he praised the Greek- Snowe last year not to seek re- American community and called election after 34 years on Capi - it “a great chapter of our his - tol Hill was a political shocker, tory.” Ieronymos was invited by but in a book on her career and Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - life, she said it was made easier ica, and will be given an hon - by a breakdown in the kind of orary Doctorate of Theology “loyal opposition” that used to from Holy Cross Theological be part of the way Republicans School on May 18. and Democrats worked. He spoke about the crisis in While a member of the GOP, Greece, the Church’s property, Snowe was an independent the Autocephaly of the Church voice, too, and came out of the of Greece, and the relations of old school of bipartisan politics Church and State in Greece. in which it was not uncommon The entire interview follows: for rivals to be friendly and to TNH: Your Beatitude, what work with each and cross the message do you bring to the aisle to support legislation their Greek-American Community? party leaders did not. Ieronymos: The Greek- That has evaporated in a tor - American Community is a great nado of bickering and petty chapter of our history that goes feuds that has undercut the abil - tnh/theodore kAlmoukoS deep into the centuries and it ity of the Congress to work, she Children in Boston welcome and offer flowers to Ieronymos, United States by Archbishop Demetrios of America. It is the said, with rigid ideology coming Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, who was invited to the first official visit by a Greek Archbishop in 50 years. Continued on page 5 to the fore. The release of her book, Fighting for Common Ground, on May 14 coincided with an online push to get voters to turn Safeguarding the Past in an Uncooperative Present PM: Invest up the heat on lawmakers through the Bipartisan Policy Center, a non-profit think tank By Suzanne Daley a 19th-century replica. “Figuring pansion, building the Benaki — pation and the formation of the In Greece, founded by Democrats George The New York Times that out is a little project of and now its six annexes — into modern Greek state. But there mine,” he says. one of Greece’s foremost cul - is also an antique toy collection, ATHENS – His office, in the But it is hardly his only chal - tural institutions. Under his a stunning collection of Greek Tells China basement, feels like a storage lenge these days. tutelage, the Benaki has ac - regional costumes, an annex de - room with stacks of bubble- Mr. Delivorrias has been the quired an additional 60,000 ob - voted to Islamic art and a new wrapped picture frames leaning director of the Benaki Museum jects, books and documents building for temporary exhibits, By Andy Dabilis against the walls. There are here for 40 years. When he took through purchases and dona - cultural events and workshops. TNH Staff Writer piles of books, and catalogs and it over, the display space filled tions. Buildings have been ren - At the age of 76, Mr. Deliv - scholarly papers, too. On this just half the Benaki family’s neo- ovated, exhibits reorganized. orrias might be expected to be ATHENS – Looking for trade, day, a small, graceful statue — Classical mansion. Objects were The Benaki’s permanent col - slowing down, taking time to investments and tourists, Greek a headless female figure — sits crammed in oak and glass cabi - lection now includes a huge savor his accomplishments. In - Prime Minister Antonis Sama - on a table near his cluttered nets — about 37,000 Islamic range of Greek art that traces stead, with Greece’s financial ras, on his first day in China on desk. and Byzantine items, mostly the development of Hellenism crisis, he is in a battle to save May 16, beckoned business Angelos Delivorrias cannot grouped by function. from antiquity through the them, wondering whether he partners and said that despite a help but study her with a critical Since then, he has overseen Byzantine age, the fall of Con - crushing economic crisis there eye. She could be Roman or just a steady modernizing and ex - stantinople, the Ottoman occu - Continued on page 11 are good deals and opportuni - ties to be had. Keeping up his mantra of up - beat assessments for Greece, he told an audience at the Chinese NJ Metropolis Ends Assembly with Grand Gala Academy of Sciences: “I know that China is investing every - AP Photo/ClArke CAnfield where - invest in Greece.” The cover of former U.S. Sen. By Constantine S. Sirigos “The Greek comeback is al - Olympia Snowe's new book. TNH Staff Writer ready apparent. I would not be here if we hadn’t managed to Mitchell and Tom Daschle and GARFIELD, NJ – The Metropo - turn the ship,” Samaras said. He Republicans Bob Dole and lis of New Jersey held a produc - invited Chinese interests to con - Howard Baker. Weinstein tive Clergy Laity Assembly and sider developing strategic net - Books, a member of the Perseus Philoptochos Convention at the work industries such as ports, Books Group, is donating a por - Venetian catering and confer - airports and railways, and tion of her book revenues to the ence center in Garfield, NJ on stressed that Greek companies organization. May 13 which culminated in a were seeking collaborations in “It’s a place to gather frus - Grand Banquet in the sumptu - logistics and tourism. trated Americans who want to ous ballroom. “Whatever has yielded re - make change in the way gov - Metropolitan Evangelos of sults so far in our relationship ernment works and to be a cat - New Jersey also celebrated the we shall reinforce. Whatever 10th anniversary of his en - Continued on page 7 thronement, but he turned the Continued on page 11 spotlight of the Metropolis’ 8th annual banquet on the more than 100 people including priests and lay persons honored Catsmatidis for their dedicated service to Proposal to their churches and community. Father Kosmas Karavellas, Meets Greek- Protopresbyter and pastor of the Hire Greek Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen of Anapolis, MD, who was Cypriot-Ams. later cited by the Metropolitan Temps in US for his pioneering work in the church’s youth and athletics pro - By Constantine S. Sirigos grams, welcomed the guests be - TNH Staff TNH Staff Writer fore handing the reins of the tnh/CoStAS BeJ Metropolitan Evangelos of, who celebrated the 10th anniversary of his enthronement, speaks WASHINGTON, DC – “Unem - NEW YORK – Greek- and Continued on page 4 at the Grand Banquet of the Clergy Laity Assembly and Philoptochos Convention. ployed young Greek citizens Cypriot-Americans are excited may have an opportunity to about having one of their own work for a year in America,” Ted running for Mayor of New York, Spyropoulos, Chairman of the but the leaders of the commu - Ad Hoc Committee on Tempo - nity’s professional organiza - Lecture at Port Wash. Parish’s Greek Night Out rary Employment of Greeks in tions, fully grasping the impor - America (TEGA), announced. tance of John Catsimatidis’ MMA About This week the U.S. Senate’s candidacy, invited their mem - TNH Staff Preschool. were kept flowing by the bar - Judiciary Committee unani - bers and friends to a “Meet and Ammos and Central is the tenders, servers, and the musi - mously adopted the TEGA Greet” reception in the Holy Crete Ruins ASTORIA – The Archangel site of many community events cians, which included vocalists amendment to America’s immi - Trinity Cathedral. Michael parish of Port Washing - that are graciously and gener - Thomas Vretos, Vikentios Cava - gration reform legislation. If it The buzz and enthusiasm ton invited the community to ously hosted by the Neocleous lieratos, and Anthi Angelou, becomes law, it will allow were palpable in the crowded By Constantine S. Sirigos their annual “Greek Night Out” family. It was heartening to local Rhodell Fields on keyboards, Greek-Americans to employ ballroom on May 8. Catismatidis TNH Staff Writer at Ammos Estiatorio & Central Greek- and Cypriot-Americans George Moutsis on bouzouki, large numbers of Greek citizens thanked the organizers and the Lounge in Astoria on May 10. to see communities like Port Jef - Christos Haliyiannis on Clarinet, in the United States for a year. attendees and declared “We NEW YORK – The archaeolo - The flourishing community ferson, whose members repre - and drummer Manos Papayian - Greek citizens taking advan - don’t have fundraisers, we have gist’s dream is that the years of comprises many young families, sent the massive Hellenic migra - nakis. tage of the opportunity will be friend raisers.” toil leads to discoveries that so when the guests explained tion to the suburbs, return to The event’s co-chairs, Eleni required to provide some part- Peter Kakoyiannis, one of the transform humanity’s under - where they were going to their support the establishments of Bapis and Maxi Vasiliades, time tutoring in conversational cohosts, greeted the guests with standing of its past. Nicholas children when they were Astoria. worked hard with their commit - Greek. Spyropoulos said, “in ad - Stampolidis Professor of Archae - dropped off at yiayia and pap - Many received a taste of their tee to guarantee their guests a dition to providing large num - Continued on page 6 ology, University of Crete and pou, they echoed Mamie upcoming vacations in Greece: great night. They appreciated bers of unemployed Greek Director of Athens’ Museum of Stathatos-Fulgieri, former pres - guests noted tourism bookings the assistance of parishioners youth with a year’s income and Cycladic Art, shared the fasci - ident of the Hellenic Lawyers are up, prompting many to say like Georgia Galiatsatos-Ka - work experience in America, nating fruits of his labor at the Association: “Tonight is “thank God.” It felt like being paros, the Greek School PTA this program can also contribute For subscription: Metropolitan Museum of Art on Mommy’s and Daddy’s play date on a Greek island with beach president, who attended with to keeping alive in America our 718.784.5255 May 10. night.” umbrellas suspended from the her sisters Maria and Vickie, also Hellenic culture and language.” [email protected] Stampolidis, who was intro - Live music by Powerstation ceiling, a huge mural of the members of the parish. They A number of ethnic groups duced by Joan Mertens, the Entertainment gave the event a beautiful blue-green of the grew up a bit further west, at pursued changes in America’s im - Met’s curator of Greek and Ro - charge of kefi and all proceeds Aegean with a little boast float - the Church of the Three Hierar - migration laws. South Korea has man Art, presented “Eleutherna benefited the Archangel Michael ing at the edge of the canvas, chs in Brooklyn, where their spent $1.7 million on its lobbying parish, the Greek Language In - and walls of rough-cut stone. Continued on page 7 stitute PTA, and the AMC The food, drinks, and music Continued on page 5 Continued on page 6 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 18-24, 2013 Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund Gala: a Blast GOINGS ON... n MAY 17 those left behind, are a staple By Constantine S. Sirigos invocation, thanked God “for this ASTORIA –The Carnival of Love of the Greek musical repertoire. TNH Staff Writer time of fellowship, this gathering Foundation presents the 6th An - Local and national musicians of love and faith, and dedication nual Carnival of Love® Benefit and vocalists will take part. Sat - NEW YORK – The 22nd Annual to learning,” and prayed for bless - for Children with Cancer: AMA - urday, Jun. 22 –Journey Films. Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund ings and prosperity as the recipi - ZONIA- A Sublime Evening in Many documentary and fic - (HTSF) Gala packed the ball - ents move forward in life. He also an Enchanted Forest. Friday, tional films have effectively ex - room of Manhattan’s Marriot conveyed the love and good May 17 at 9 PM $50 in advance, amined the immigrant or mi - Marquis hotel, pumped everyone wishes of Archbishop Demetrios $60 at the door. Join us for a grant journey. We will present, with kefi and filled the guests of America. night amidst a spectacular Rain - interpret, and discuss films that with pride in the achievements Arey expressed the feelings of forest complete with themed dé - deal with locally significant and bright prospects of the record all the guests in calling upon God cor, costumed performers, live groups. What’s your journey 36 scholarship recipients. to bless all who toil for the HTSF, entertainment, special musical story? For further information, The “party of the year” for the especially to Margo and John guests, tropical animals and de - please call Helene MacNeil at lightful surprises -- including 727-942-5605 or Tina Bucu - festive activities, snacks and fa - valas at 727-937-1130. vors throughout the night. Ticket includes entry into the n JUNE 1 Carnival Playground, 1 compli - ASTORIA – The Ionian Cultural mentary drink ticket, party fa - Federation, in cooperation with vor, and all activities and Treats the Federation of Hellenic Soci - Inside. For information about eties of Greater New York, pre - the Foundation visit www.car - sents an evening of Greek mu - nivaloflove.org/. Tickets can be sic: “Mia Angalia Tragoudia – A purchased at http://carnival - Musical Hug,” on Jun. 1 at 8 PM PhotoS: tnh/CoStAS BeJ oflovebenefit.eventbrite.com. at the Stathakion Center, 21-52 John Catsimatidis has the community excited about his cam - 29th Street in Astoria. The per - paign for mayor, but he shined the spotlight on the scholarship n MAY 19 formers include: Tassos Pa - recipients, who were front and center onstage at the Hellenic MANHATTAN - The Philopto - paioannou, Eleni Andreou, Times Scholarship Gala, and the donors and guests who made chos Society of Saint Spyridon Makaria Psiliteli, Ilias Makrinos, the awards possible. LEFT: The guests who once again filled in Washington Heights will host Costas Psarros, Glafkos Konte - the ballroom of the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square. its "Taverna Night in the meniotis, and Giorgos Mani - Heights" on Sunday, May 19 at atis.Tickets: $25. For informa - Once again the event began it is a “great party that raises a 5PM in the Church hall, featur - tion call 347-678-3267. with video greetings from the lot of money for kids that need ing authentic Greek Taverna at - community’s media stars includ - it. The night is all about educa - mosphere including dinner, TARPON SPRINGS – The City of ing Ernie Anastos, Alexis Christo - tion, which is very important for wine, and dancing to live music. Tarpon Springs presents Night forous, Nick Gregory, Mike my dad.” Admission for adults is $55 and in the Islands – a free event on Emanuel, and Bob Costas. The John Catsimatidis told TNH for children under 12 admission the Sponge Docks. Enjoy Greek night began with the anthem “we are here to inspire the youth is $25. 124 Wadsworth Avenue music, dancing, and dining! An community is the brainchild of Catsimatidis, whom he called “a “Only in America,” which is the so they can their dreams. The @ W 180th Street in Manhat - hour of free Greek dance lessons John and Margo Catsimatidis and great example through his aspi - soundtrack for the inspiring sto - honorees we usually have are tan. Complimentary valet park - will be offered by the Levendia Nick Katsoris, and it has made ration for public service, some - ries of the realization of the people they can look up to, with ing will be available. Proceeds Dance Troupe from 6-7 PM ON possible the distribution of more thing which inspires all of us.” American dream for countless their achievements. It’s not only will benefit the Children's Med - June 1. It will also be offered than $2 million to over 850 schol - John Catsimatidis, however, Greek immigrants, but also for about raising money for scholar - ical Fund. For reservations Saturdays, July 13, Aug. 3, Sept. arship recipients through the when he introduced the evening’s the even brighter future of the ship but molding them to believe please call Lydia Vagelos-Calli - 7, Oct. 5, and Nov. 2. years. honoree George Sakelaris, who community’s youth. that they can go all the way.” manis at 212 757-6692. HTSF continues its recent tra - received the Humanitarian Alpha Orchestra fired up the Paul Kotrotsios, president of dition of also providing scholar - Award, declared “tonight is not guests with Greek and American the Hellenic American National n MAY 22 n JUNE 2 ships to students at the commu - my evening.” He said “I have al - hits and the concert that closed Council, congratulated “John and MANHATTAN – The Cyprus-US ASTORIA – The Athens Square nity’s day schools, which were ways believed in education,” and the evening, which was intro - Margo, and Nick Katsoris. They Chamber of Commerce an - Committee Presents: AN AN - presented via video by actress Nia went on to praise and thank all duced by Nick Gregory, featured have a vision to unite all Hellenes nounces the inaugural event for THOLOGY OF GREEK SONG, a Vardalos, whose recipients in - the big contributors and people the irrepressible JT Taylor, of and to help all the students and the Cypriot Young Professional unique sing along concert with cluded, Dean Dakis and Tiffany that helped put the event to - Kool and the Gang fame, and also to set up examples for them,” Network co-hosted by Cypriot the best selections of Greek mu - Grapsas from the William Spy - gether. singers from Greece Katerina He was also “extremely happy Consul General Koula Sophi - sic and songs that have endured ropoulos school, Achilleas Ecos, Katsoris moved the program Tropazi and Thanos Tsiovas. and privileged because my anou and Artisto Constantine, the test of time from the Asia from the Cathedral School, and forward with wit and warmth as The dignitaries included the youngest daughter Joanna, Cyprus Trade Commissioner Minor tunes to the musical cre - Eleni Papastefanou of the Greek the Emcee and the ebullient Consul General of Greece George earned a scholarship. She will presenting a discussion on the ations of our contemporary American Institute. Her voice Margo Catsimatidis declared “it Iliopoulos and his wife Anthousa, study pharmacy, and said. “It’s a Cyprus Financial Crisis. composers. Featuring Grigoris with its lovely lilt delighted all is always special to be on this Congressman Gus Bilirakis and very exiting night. I met a lot of Wednesday, May 22, 6:30 – Maninakis and the Mikrokosmos when she sang the Greek na - stage,” to present the scholar - Congresswoman Carolyn Mal - the recipients and they are all re - 9:30 PM. The Holy Trinity Ensemble and young guests tional anthem. Nicole Zoulas of ships and acknowledged the oney, the chairs of the Hellenic ally great people.” Cathedral Center Ballroom, 337 artist from the community. Sun - the Church of the Holy Trinity of presence of family and friends Caucus on Capitol Hill, broad - Christina Flora Karnavas, East 74th Street. It will be a day, June 2, 5:30 PM at the New Rochelle, who was also who travelled from Florida. She casters Nicole Petallides, and Rita whose roots are in Samos and evening of Fun, food, Music, Stathakion Cultural Center. All awarded a scholarship, followed too thanked everyone, but she Cosby and Curtis Sliwa, who was escorted by her proud uncle and Gifts. Admission is compli - proceed will go towards the with a stirring rendition of the singled out Dennis Droushiotis: come every year. George Poole, just finished her mentary. PLEASE RSVP BY MAY funding of the statue of Sopho - Star Spangled Banner. “What can I say? You always Andrea Catsimatidis, who at - first year at Arcadia University as 17: director@cyprususcham - cles, the newest addition to Fr. Mark Arey, Director of the come through for us, year after tended with her brother John Jr., a psychology major and music ber.com. Athens Square. The day will be Office of Inter-Orthodox, Ecu - year,” donating the wine for the and her husband Chris Cox were minor. She plays piano and guitar an opportunity to support our menical and Interfaith Relations events and thus increasing the excited about what everyone for her personal fulfillment but n MAY 30 history and Hellenic cultural of the Archdiocese, in a moving pool of money for scholarships. called a great party, but she noted her aim is a career in music ther - MANHATTAN – The Officers heritage. For more information apy. “It’s beautiful. Everyone is and Directors of The Hellenic call George Kitsios at 646-263- dressed very nice. The way they American Bankers Association 0773. designed and decorated it is very Invite you to save the date for pretty. The fact that they honor our 2013 Executive of the Year n JUNE 6 students and give money to fam - Award Dinner In honor of Mr. MANHATTAN – Aktina Produc - ilies I need is very important.” Brent Callinicos Vice President, tions, celebrating 20 years of ex - Comedienne Ellen Karis Treasurer & Chief Accountant, cellence, presents Greek Music comes every year to what she Google Inc. Thursday, May 30. Journey 2013, a benefit concert calls the “must go to Greek 6PM Reception, 7PM Dinner at for Aktina FM featuring Melina HE WILL MAKE US ALL PROUD event…there’s always a lot of the Union League Club of New Aslanidou and bouzouki soloist great kefi. She is also thrilled York at 38 East 37th Street in Andreas Karantinis at the Kaye about Catsimatidis’ candidacy. Manhattan. Admission is by pre - Playhouse at Hunter College “The community should support paid reservation only. For addi - (68th Street between Park and him, but its past John being tional information, please con - Lexington Avenues) on Thurs - Greek. He knows what he is do - tact [email protected]. day, June 6 at 8 PM. For infor - ing. An uber-successful business - mation contact Aktina: 718-545- man. He knows how to run not n MAY 30 1151 or nexus at 718-606-9225. just one company, not in just one HEMPSTEAD, NY – St. Paul's Charge your tickets by calling: industry, but many industries.” Greek Orthodox Cathedral in 718-545-1151. Tickets will be Nikki Sideropoulos Mar - Hempstead, Long Island invites sold exclusively by AKTINA and garites, the Director of Major you to our Famous Greek Festi - will not be available at the The - Gifts for Ronald McDonald House val, from Thursday, May 30 - ater. Doors open 7:30 PM, Per - which is getting ready for the an - Sunday, Jun. 2. This remarkable formance: 8 PM. Tickets: $75, nual Walk-a-Thon on Saturday, festival includes a wide variety $60, $50, $25 & $40 for handi - May 18, said the Catsimatidises of incredible Greek food and capped. are “very good friends of the pastries, both Live and D J mu - RMH. I’m here to support them sic, dancing, Greek Dance Per - n JUNE 8 for what they do for Greek-Amer - formers, rides, games, vendors, FLUSHING – The Pancyprian ican students.” flea market, and tours of our Association of New York Pre - New York State Assembly - gorgeous Byzantine Cathedral. sents The Pancyprian Choir: Mu - woman Nicole Malliotakis said sic of Hellenes. Saturday, June “Margo and John do such a great n MAY 31 – JUNE 22 8 at 7:30 PM. Terrace on the job putting the gala together. We TARPON SPRINGS, FL – The Park, Flushing Meadows, New are here to have a good time and City of Tarpon Springs/Center York. For tickets and informa - support a great cause.” She is also for Gulf Coast Folklife is proud tion call 917-821-0281. excited about the mayoral race. to host Journey Stories. This “He appeals to all ethnic groups, Museum on Main Street n JUNE 15 and as an immigrant he relates (MoMS) exhibition was created FLORAL PARK – The Pancyprian to them. He is an outside-the- by the Smithsonian Institution Association, Inc. Dance Division box thinker and the only one in Traveling Exhibition Service – New York, cordially invites you the race who has created jobs.” (SITES). Through grants from to a Cypriot Night” on Saturday, Congressman Gus Bilirakis the Florida Humanities Council, Jun. 15 at Towers on the Green, comes every year but he was the Smithsonian Institution has 272-48 Grand Central Parkway beaming with pride this year be - made the exhibition available to in Floral Park. There will be Live cause his son Michael, who is a a limited number of communi - Music and Traditional Folk student in the School of Foreign ties statewide. Journey Stories Dancing from our Dance Service of Georgetown University, will be featured at the City of Groups. is a recipient. It was a bit over - Tarpon Springs’ Cultural Center whelming, for Michael, who is from Apr. 11 through Jul. 5. n JUNE 15 (DEADLINE) not used to such huge affairs in Hours are Monday through Fri - NEW YORK - Kyrenia Opera is Florida, but, he was making day, 9 AM to 4 PM. Admission proud to announce the first an - friends and added “It’s a great to the exhibit is free. Friday, May nual Cyprus Vocal Scholarship honor, and I very much appreci - 31. Xenitia: Journey Songs of Competition. The organization ate what Mr. Catsimatidis is doing the Greek Diaspora. Songs offers a one-time no-fee appli - A NEW YORKER FOR ALL NEW YORKERS for Greek youth. This is where we about immigration, its difficul - cation until June 15. Visit the sow the seeds for the future of ties, and the havoc it creates in website at Greeks in America and make sure the lives of those who leave and www.kyreniaopera.org. our presence in the United States is heard.” Spoken like a budding visionary public servant. JOHN CATSIMATIDIS Congressman Bilirakis added, QUESTION OF THE WEEK “I’m also here to campaign for John. I think he would be a great Vote on our website! For Mayor of New York, 2013 mayor. I plan to come back and do even more,” and said he is You have the chance to express your opinion on our website proud to be part of the lineup of on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - supporters of a man whose suc - lished in our printed edition next week along with the question A proud member of the Omogeneia cess is based on his powerful abil - for that week. and the FIRST Greek-American to ever run for ity to build great teams. The question this week is: Do you think the worst part of Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas, the Greek crisis has already passed? New York City’s mayoral seat. revered for his support of com - o Yes munity youth and his wisdom, o No Together, we can make it happen! said he knows the odds are o Maybe against Catsimatidis, “but some - The results for last week’s question: Now that New York’s thing inside tell me he’s going to Liberal Party has endorsed John Catsimatidis for mayor, do win.” He agreed that Catsimatidis you think he has a realistic chance of winning? has beaten the odds all his life, 19 % voted "Yes" and admires him for helping im - 67 % voted "No" www.cats2013.com prove the odds for those who fol - 14 % voted "Maybe" lowed him, through the scholar - ships. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 18-24, 2013 3 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 18-24, 2013

PhotoS: tnh/CoStAS BeJ Anastasius Efstratiades, president of the Federation of Hellenic (L-R ) Michael Karloutsos, Stamatis and Anita Kartalopoulos, ropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey, Antonis Diamataris. Dr. Spiros American Organizations of NJ receives a plaque of appreciation Demosthenes Vasiliou, Vasiliki and Dr. Anastasios Kasapidis, Met - Spireas and Dr. Amalia Spireas, and Jimmy and Lynn Koromilas. from Metropolitan Evangelos. Metropolis of New Jersey Concludes its Assembly with a Grand Banquet

Continued from page 1 His church service included be - ing pastor of the Church of St. event to MC James Polos. Spyridon in Washington Heights Evangelos, renowned for his when Evangelos was an altar chanting, began the invocation boy. Presbytera Erasmia Calivas with Christos Anesti, and the was also presented with a bou - guests that filled the hall en - quet of flowers, acknowledging joyed fine dining and a delight - her devotion to the church and ful performance by the Pontian that of her sister presbyteres. Society “Akritai” of Philadelphia The Metropolitan then pro - Dance Group in commemora - ceed with the presentations to tion of the Pontian genocide. the other 118 honorees, and one Among the dignitaries were surprise recipient, Savas the Consuls General of Greece Tsivikos. The Metropolitan and Cyprus in New York respec - called them “Orthodox Chris - tively, George Iliopoulos and tians who have given their Koula Sophianou, who also ad - heart, their souls, who have dressed the gathering. Sophi - given of themselves so that this anou noted that she and her col - church may grow and prosper leagues are also responsible for so that the mission of the church their country’s relationship with can proceed and the Gospel of Greek- and Cypriot-Americans the Lord may be offered.” in New Jersey, and she was also The first group of honorees honored by the metropolitan for included George Venizelos, Mr. her dedication and love for the and Mrs. Jeffry Michals, Mr. and community as her tenure draws Mrs. James Polos, Mr. and Mrs. to a close this year. Demetrios Halakos, Mr. and Iliopoulos told the guests it Mrs. Anastasius Efstratiades, Mr. was a joy to be with them for a and Mrs. Spyridon Hionis, and second year and congratulated The faithful of the Metropolis of New Jersey filled the majestic Evangelos’ 10th anniversary and to acknowledge the dedica - Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hios. the metropolitan. He declared ballroom of the Venetian with well-wishers for Metropolitan tion to Orthodoxy and Hellenism of 120 honorees. The Metropolitan said the during his remarks that Ortho - evening was an opportunity to doxy and Hellenism constitute for his support of Cyprus “from country,” and concluded by de - gelos for ten years of leadership who have embraced our min - honor from each parish in the the links that bind Greek people day one,” and then congratulated claring “We will not let Turkey and excellence at the helm of istry with love and reverence.” Metropolis a general member, a and establish the continuity of the New Jersey community for determine our future. We will the Metropolis of New Jersey, He also noted the presence youth, a person active in the the nation through time. its dynamism, and urged them to take the situation in our own and wished him many more. of numerous revered guests, too Greek education system, and for He urged the guests to con - continue their fight for Hellenism hands, and I know we will have After being introduced by Po - many to mention but including the first time, a senior citizen. sider how they can help Greece and Orthodoxy, to keep their val - you support…I’m very grateful los, the Metropolitan noted that Dr. Anthony Limberakis, Na - “We have to offer honor and during these difficult times, ues alive and to pass the torch to for all your efforts.” he had allotted ten minutes for tional Commander of the Ar - gratitude to our fathers and each in his own fashion and ac - the younger generation.” Greetings and congratula - his Archpastoral Address but chons of the Ecumenical Patri - forefathers, for what we have cording to his means, and said She referred the continuing tions to Evangelos were also of - since the Emcee used eight min - archate, Aphrodite Skeadas, the today are the fruits of their that “Greece does not need struggles of the people of fered by Anne Michals, Presi - utes, he would only speak for National Philoptochos presi - labors,” he said. teachers, it needs brothers and Cyprus, enduring a 38-year oc - dent of the Philoptochos for the two. He smiled as he said, dent, Dr. Spiros Spireas, Vassos Efie Pavlidou, president of sisters…Greece will return to cupation of almost 40 percent Metropolis, who thanked him “Would you believe that?” Vasiliou, Dr. James Koromilas, the Akritai told TNH that the the path of growth and devel - of their homes, and now an eco - for his support for the organi - He nevertheless did speak and Jim Kourgelis, the owner of dance group, which she led, was opment, of which he said the nomic crisis. She said that “I am zation, and James Fountas, Vice briefly, and spent most of his the Venetian, “who express their invited by the metropolitan. first signs are beginning to ap - confident that united, and tak - President of the New Jersey time warmly acknowledging nu - love for God and the church in Christos Tiktapanidis, master of pear, but with your participa - ing the right measures, we will Metropolitan Council. merous individuals, beyond many, many ways.” the Pontic lyra, and a drummer tion, that can happen more overcome this. The Greeks have Metropolitan Athenagoras of those who were slated to be Father Alkiviadis Calivas, for - accompanied the dancers, who quickly.” shown throughout their history Mexico conveyed the blessings given awards at the event, mer President of HCHC and constituted only 1/3 of the Sophianou congratulated the that they are resilient, hard - of Ecumenical Patriarch “stressing their service to the Dean of Holy Cross School of troupe – “it’s a school night,” metropolitan and thanked him working and dedicated to their Bartholomew and lauded Evan - church, to our Metropolis, and Theology was the first honoree. Pavlidou said. NASA Names Kouvelioutou

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By Janet Anderson team made the first confirmed Marshall Space Flight Center detection of ultra-dense neutron stars called magnetars -- the cin - ! HUNTSVILLE, AL – Dr. Chryssa ders of stars left over after a su - Y IL Kouveliotou has been named se - pernova -- which have incredi - Y M A A nior scientist for high energy as - bly powerful magnetic fields. D F O R T U trophysics within the Science A native of Athens, Greece, E O IB and Technology Office at Kouveliotou received her doc - R F C O NASA's Marshall Space Flight torate in 1981 from the Techni - S T B R U A Center in Huntsville, Ala. She cal University of Munich, Ger - S P E assumed the position in January. many. She earned her master’s B D Kouveliotou, a NASA astro - degree in science from the Uni - N A physicist since 2004 and long - versity of Sussex, England, in time collaborator with NASA's 1977, and her bachelor’s degree science mission, has been the in physics from the National principal investigator on numer - University of Athens, Greece, in ous research projects in the 1975. United States and Europe. She She has received many is currently a coinvestigator on awards for her work, including the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor, the Dannie Heineman Prize for an instrument flying aboard the Astrophysics and the NASA Ex - Fermi Gamma-ray Space Tele - ceptional Service Medal in scope; a Swift associated scientist 2012. Also in 2012, she was and a member of a NuSTAR Sci - named among Time Magazine's ence Team, researching topics 25 most influential people in important to science. Through - space. In 2005, Kouveliotou re - out her career, she has worked ceived the NASA Space Act on multiple missions, including Award, which recognizes and the International Sun Earth Ex - rewards outstanding scientific plorer-3, the Solar Maximum or technical contributions which Mission and the Burst and Tran - are significant to NASA's mis - sient Source Experiment sion. In 2003, she was honored (BATSE), which flew on NASA's with the Rossi Prize -- awarded Welcome the day with «The National Herald »! Compton Gamma-Ray Observa - annually by the High Energy As - tory. trophysics division of the Amer - Kouveliotou has made nu - ican Astronomical Society for a Get «The National Herald » delivered to your home or office each week. merous contributions to the significant contribution to high- The news you need - quick and concise fields of astronomy and astro - energy astrophysics. In 2002, physics. Her research has ex - she received the Descartes Prize, panded scientific understanding which recognizes scientific of fleeting -- transient phenom - breakthroughs from European Enjoy full coverage on Greek American, Greek and Cypriot news, sports, life, ena in the Milky Way galaxy and collaborative research in any sci - thought-provoking editorials, columns and special inserts. throughout the high-energy uni - entific field. She has published Be part of history. Be part of your Community. Be part of The National Herald . verse. Besides determining the 382 papers in refereed journals unique properties of the highly and has been among the top 10 energetic emissions from most-cited space science re - For more information contact: gamma-ray bursts -- the bright - searchers in published journals est and most powerful events in worldwide. [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 108 the universe -- Kouveliotou was Kouveliotou is a member of part of the team which first re - multiple international advisory vealed the extragalactic nature committees, boards and review of these sources. She and her panels. THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 18-24, 2013 COMMUNITY 5 Ieronymos Becomes the First Greek Prelate to Visit U.S. in over 50 Years

Continued from page 1 TNH: Do you think that a the different jurisdictions but, clear and distinct separation the absence of the common faith will continue to exist. Hellenism should take place between and life, the absence of the con - doesn’t know boundaries. It Church and State in Greece? nection of love. does not identify with geograph - Ieronymos: Essentially, in ΤΗΝ: Which is your biggest ical boundaries. It might not be Greece the separation of Church fear and also your biggest hope a Greek State, but it is a Greek and State has been done. Some today? nation. Therefore, I bring the modifications are needed that Ieronymos: My fear is about fraternal love of the mother pertain to the administrative the indifference, selfishness, and country to all. matters of both sides. greediness of the people. My TNH: What do you believe TNH: Do you think that the hope is the new generation and about the Greek-American Com - external dress of the clergy, es - all those that will be cultivated munity? How do you see us? pecially the married priests, with the truth of the Greek-Or - What would you like to take should be modified? The cas - thodox Tradition. with you back to Greece? sock to be replaced with a black TNH: Your Beatitude, how Ieronymos: What is missing suit and tie as is the case of the do you want to be recorded by today from the life of the people clergy of the Ecumenical Patri - the history of the Church? are the true and genuine rela - archate? Ieronymos: I would answer tions. I would like to see that Ieronymos: It is a topic un - you with a saying of St. John those relations do exist here der discussion. My opinion is Chrysostom that, “the Church with you. When those relations that it would do more harm didn’t start with me and it won’t exist, then the roots survive. than good to the Greeks. end with me. It will continue its I am given a unique oppor - TNH: Was the Autocephaly a journey.” This means that we tunity to see and to get to know mistake in the final analysis? should all work together in the what the spiritual people of the Ieronymos: The issue is not vineyard of the Church without Church clergy and laity have the Autocephaly itself but how discrimination. created here. I would like to it was imposed and how it has The spirit of the resurrection thank His Eminence Archbishop been used. these days and the Resurrected Demetrios of America, the ad - TNH: How is it today in the Christ remind us that we have ministration and the entire Holy one, free, and undivided Greece not come to be served but to Cross School of Theology, and PhotoS tnh/theodore kAlmoukoS to exist among five different ec - serve others. What should con - the local Metropolitan Method - His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America extends a very warm welcome to His Beatitude clesiastical administrative sys - cern us is to pray to Christ to be ios of Boston. I would like to Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece upon his arrival in Boston for his first historic tems? Is this situation refuting on the right hand of the Father. bring all of your achievements visit to the U.S. The Primate of Greece will be honored by the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox the very unity of the Church? This is the most important thing. to our Mother country Greece School of Theology with an Honorary Doctorate of Theology on May 18. Ieronymos: The unity of the All the rest in the last days will with the assurance that the Church has not been refuted by not have any value. Greeks in America are fighting other critical times during the between the Church, the gov - the good fight and they are our catastrophe of Asia Minor, the ernment and the political par - friends and brothers. invasion of foreign powers, etc. ties. The Church can’t do any - TNH: How would you de - TNH: How do you support thing on its own because scribe the situation in Greece to - these entire philanthropic pro - legislative regulations are day? grams financially? needed. The Church has made Ieronymos: So many things Ieronymos: All Greeks help, its proposals. have been written that my own even the poor. The rich give less. TNH: Can the Church pay opinion wouldn’t add anything. I should mention the help of the salaries of the priests so that The role of Church isn’t to many Greeks of the Diaspora they may stop being public gather its attention of what from America and other coun - workers? went wrong or who is responsi - tries that contribute via the Or - Ieronymos: Not under to - ble. Our struggle is what we are thodox and other Churches. day’s conditions. It could be going to do to provide help and TNH: Many things are said done if the State returns the vision to our fellow men. about the property of the property of the Church that was TNH: Is it possible to speak Church of Greece. What is the confiscated in 1835, so as to pay a little about the efforts of the reality? the salaries of the clergy. Archdiocese of Athens and gen - Ieronymos: Much is said TNH: What have the people erally of the Church of Greece about the property of the been saying when they see you for the help of the suffering peo - Church but it is not true, it is in church or in your philan - ple of Greece? propaganda. Recently, I pub - thropic projects? Ieronymos: It is not only the lished a book and I am sending Ieronymos: Greeks are Archdiocese of Athens but the it to you to read it. Whatever grateful people. Those of you entire Church of Greece with its property has been left from the who visit Greece can testify to Metropolises that continue to do time-to-time sackings could be that. what they have always done in useful if cooperation is achieved TNH: How Greece is going to exit from today’s impasse? Ieronymos: Certainly, Greece will exit from this situa - tion, but it will suffer and one or two generations will be lost. His Beatitude Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece is welcomed in the VIP Conference Room of TNH: Which do you think Boston’s Logan Airport. Seen are Iphigenia Kumara, Consul General of Greece in Boston, Dr. should be the message and the Tomas Lelon, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hellenic College and Holy Cross pastor priorities of the Church Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Rev. Nicholas Triantafilou, President of the School, and today? Rev. Adamantios Avgoustidis, member of Archbishop Ieronymos’ entourage. Ieronymos: It should not be a bureaucratic Church or some kind of a Ministry of Religious Affairs. The Church should be the Body of our living Christ which, rejuvenates the faithful and leads them to spiritual ec - Under the auspices clesiastical life. TNH: What is the Church of the Consulate General of Greece and what is it not? Ieronymos: The good thing is that the Church exists. Beyond that is the obligation of each one The Pan-Pontian Federation of USA & Canada of us. All who are faithful pro - with the local Pontian Societies ceed. TNH: What meaning does “Komninoi” of New York and “Pontos” of Norwalk Connecticut the Orthodox Church bring to our constantly changing world? and the Holy Institution of Panagia Soumela will host the event Ieronymos: Not to be hope - less. Christ was incarnated and The new Consul General of Greece in Boston, Iphigenia Kanara, resurrected. The world has 94t h Commemoration of the Pontian-Greek Genocide welcomes His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and meaning, future and perspec - All Greece on the first stop of his visit to the United States. tive. on Friday May 17th, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Greek Press and Communication Office 305 East 47th Street, 2nd Floor, New York City

Space is limited, please RSVP to [email protected] rg

Each year the descendants of the Pontian-Greeks along with all Hellenes and Phil-Hellenes across the United States and Canada commemorate and honor the victims of the Pontian-Greek Genocide that took place in the Black Sea area at the hands of the Ottomans, New Turks and Kemalists from 1914-1924.

This year’s event will feature three speakers. Mr. Nikos Michailidis, PhD Candi - date in anthropology at Princeton will present a historical overview of Pontos from the ancient years until today. Ms. Thea Halo, author on the Greek and As - syrian Genocide “Not Even my Name” will speak regarding: “The role of memoir in the healing process” and Dr. Robert Shenk, Professor of English in New Orleans University, Captain, US Naval Reserve Navy (Retired) and author of the book “America's Black Sea Fleet: The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919-1923” will speak on the topic: “The United States Navy & Pontus Standing (L-R): Eleni Bapis, Maxi Vasiliades, Rene Rallis, Georgia Galiastatos-Kaparos, Carol Kyrianni. Seated(L-R): Mariann Matarangas, Linda Alimaras, Pre-School Principal. 1919-1923”.

Short musical / theatrical performances will be presented between the speeches Port Wash. Parish Has its Greek Night under the direction of Ms. Vasiliki’s Tsanaktsidou. Youth members of the local

Continued from page 1 the church and added, “They do than 600 families with its nu - societies “Komninoi” and “Pontos” will participate in these performances. whatever they can to help all merous active organizations. dedicated mother Effie Galiat - the communities and organiza - They recently relocated from A reception will follow with traditional Pontian Cuisine prepared satos has taught in its Greek tions in the Metropolitan Area. Roslyn, which had been its School in the past and still The parish community, led by home since 1981. The new sanc - exclusively by the Women’s Associations. serves as the parish secretary. co-chairs Peter Stavrinos, Mike tuary has its thiranixia – the Parish Council President Psyllos, John Halkias, and Mike grand opening blessing service Chris Neocleous was busy greet - Kavourias will soon being prepar - - in December of 2012 and the The raising of the Greek & Pontian flags event will take place ing guests at the community’s ing for their annual festival that school facilities were also com - third Greek Night Out. He ac - will be held September 28-30. pleted last year which house the on Sunday May 19th, 2013 at 13:30 at Bowling Green Park in Lower Manhattan. knowledged that his family, Pastor Fr. Dennis Strouzas Preschool, Greek School, and This event is co-sponsored by the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York. which owns Ammos and Central and Fr. Nikolas Karloutsos over - Sunday School. The Athletics and they donated the venue to see the thriving parish of more Center will open soon. 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 18-24, 2013

Left photo: City Councilman Peter F. Vallone, Jr. who is working to save the mansion, with the bought by his father Jack Halberian from the Steinway family in 1926. Center: The exterior as late Michael Halberian, who wished for the community to be able to enjoy the stately building it appears today. Right: Library beneath the dome of the mansion. The Steinway Mansion: The Preservation of a Historical Astoria Landmark

TNH Staff the community and a historic Steinway mansion all my life,” but cultural undertakings are attention they paid to the needs scientific instruments, the man - site that will attract tourists and and expressed his support, also avenues for extending a of the great pianists of their sion was purchased by William ASTORIA – Few nations have a help revitalize the northern which he said is shared by local community’s political influence, times have kept them at the cut - Steinway in 1870 and it re - better appreciation for the need edge of Astoria. Assemblywoman Aravella Simo - he said. ting edge of piano making for tained its name after Jack Hal - to preserve the remains of the “We want to bring the magic tas. “I want to help take our his - Other groups have jumped generations. berian bought it 1926. His son past as a foundation for the fu - back,” said Singleton, who has tory and bring it into the present on the bandwagon. According He said 98 Percent of concert Michael began an extensive ture than the Greeks, and no experienced the Mansion it in and the future.” to its Facebook page, FoSM “is pianos are Steinways. restoration and prior to his re - other ethnic group is more iden - all its glory, libraries, observa - WHERE ARE THE REST OF a consortium of individuals, The Steinways were also cat - cent death made it known he tified with Astoria. It was no sur - tory, five fireplaces of Italian THE GREEKS businesses, government repre - alysts for America’s cultural de - wanted his home to be forever prise, then, that there was a Hel - marble and all. His presentation One guest noted that al - sentatives and community velopment. Until the construc - enjoyed by the community. His lenic presence when Robert S. to the crowd that filled the So - though the institutions of the groups, interested in saving the tion of Carnegie Hall, Steinway family agrees and is working Singleton, the Executive Direc - ciety’s auditorium was an ap - Greek and Cypriot community Steinway Mansion in Astoria, Hall on 14th Street in Manhat - with the relevant groups. tor of the Greater Astoria His - peal to his neighbors to join in benefit from the generosity of NY and enhancing the sur - tan attracted the world’s great - Singleton, who was an - torical Society ,spoke about the FoSM’s endeavor. its benefactors, they appear to rounding area.” est musicians. Recruited by the nounced by Rick Melnick, a Friends of Steinway Mansion Costas Constantinides, the make fewer investments in the Singleton’s entertaining and family, they then embarked on GAHS trustee, announced there (FoSM) on May 6. Democratic District Leader and cultural institutions of the informative presentation, which tours of the rest of the United will be a formal kickoff for the Their mission is to buy and lifelong Astorian who is running greater New York community centered on a photographic tour States. They were also at the campaign by the end of May. To restore the striking 27-room to be the first Greek and Cypriot than do other long-established of the building and its grounds, forefront – if not way of ahead learn more, visit the Facebook home of granite and bluestone on the New York City Council, ethnic groups. also included the story of Stein - of their time – of city planning page of the Friends of Steinway with a T-shaped core that over - was also present at the Society’s That seems to be short - way & Sons, the brilliant family and manufacturing. Mansion, or contact the Greater looks the Long Island Sound headquarters on May 6. He told sighted a number of levels, in - that through their twin passions Built in 1859 by Benjamin Astoria Historical Society at and turn it a cultural center for the audience “I heard about the cluding its economic interests, for music and science, and the Pike, a noted manufacturer of [email protected] Greek- and Cypriot-American Professionals Meet and Greet Catsimatidis

Continued from page 1 of Hellenism, and a role model of our Greek heritage.” After an a rousing “Xristos Anesti.” He overview of Catsimatidis’ career acknowledged cohosts and or - he said, “John knows what it ganizers Costas Kellas and Den - means to struggle, make tough nis Droushiotis. decisions, and listen to people A pumped-up Catsimatidis and their points of view.” said, “We have been going Jim DeMetro, the director of around the city – all five bor - the New York Greek Film Festi - oughs – and we’ve been meeting val, told TNH, “He’s got a mes - thousands of people and made sage, he is certainly people-ori - a lot of friends.” He said he is ented. He doesn’t look like a outspending his opponents and politician, he doesn’t sound like his radio spots are already out a politician and maybe that’s go - and television and newspaper ing to serve him well. “ ads are on the way. He has al - Maria Drakos, was impressed ready participated in 10 de - at the turnout by the commu - bates, but the big news last nity’s professional organiza - week was that he gained the en - tions. She is the founder of the dorsement of the Liberal Party. Hellenic American Networking Catsimatidis noted this year Group which recently had two is 100th anniversary of his inaugural events at Limani grandfather’s arrival in Ellis Is - restaurant in Roslyn and has an - land. He came to America to other coming up. build a future for his family, and Tassos Papadopoulos is glad laid the foundation of the can - a Greek is running but he said, didate’s strong commitment to “I vote for people based on their family and education. Catsima - record and their positions on the tidis persuaded his children to issues, and he added “He is in study at his alma mater, NYU NYC mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis welcomed both the reception hosted by leaders of the community’s professional sync with what I believe in. He rather than in California, and good wishes and the tough questions during a “Meet and Greet” organizations at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Manhattan. is fiscally conservative, but he is said he is blessed with a life that compassionate too. New York is enables him to give his children economy and inspire the City’s which mayors have tended to him…the answer is, of course he cally: “how often do you speak a city of immigrants and he can Andrea and John Junior hugs young students the way he was neglect, Catsimatidis said he can win, but we need your help.” to your representative to influ - relate to that. He is one of us.” every morning and evening. thrilled as a child by the last one will assign a deputy mayor to He invited people to go to ence an outcome? How many Among the people who is - Turning to his wife, he said, held in 1964 each one to “make sure every the booth where they could sign times have you gone out of your sued the invitation to the event, “Margo you deserve to be the Catsimatidis believes good borough gets proper service.” up to be volunteers for a num - way to vote, and most impor - members and leaders of a num - next first lady,” evoking a burst leadership in the police depart - He said he has reached out to ber of functions, including the tantly, how many of us come ber of organizations, were: Em - of applause. ment is vital to New York’s con - all many neighborhoods and vital voter registration drives. forward to run for office?” manuel Caravanos, Jim Hansel, She was busy greeting old tinued prosperity and is shocked ethnic groups. He is also asked “is he a De - He said the community now Demetri Papacostas, Fanny and new friends, and told TNH, that most of the other candidates Catsimatidis has been a sup - mocrat or a Republican?” He re - has an “important opportunity Trataros, Katerina Alexandraki, “this group of people is like my would remove commissioner porter of Bill Clinton in the past sponds that Catsimatidis “is an to elect one of a visionary who Harry Prassakos, Sophia Prount - family. I’ve been involved in the Ray Kelly. He would try to retain and calls himself a pro-business individual who is committed to cares about New York City and zos, Fotis Boliakis, Maria Greek community for many his services but otherwise allow Republican with compassion for the benefit of the people of New the community at large.” Frantzis, Vassos Vassiliou, John years and it’s wonderful that they him to pick his successor. all New Yorkers. He quoted Fr. York. Don’t put labels on him. Droushiotes said “I am proud Dimitrakakis, Nicholas Mezitis, all came together to support my He noted that during the re - Alexander Karloutsos, Proto - Listen to what he has to say.” to have the honor to introduce Stella Lymberis, Elena husband. I want to thank them cession, hundreds of millions of presbyter of the Ecumenical Pa - Kellas challenged the com - to you a man who has proven Paraskevas-Thadani and Michael all for being here and we’re go - dollars continued to flow into triarchate, who said “the Greeks munity to be more active politi - himself in business, a champion Theodorobeakos. ing to win this election.” New York due to investors’ con - can be the Trojan horse in this Catsimatidis’ priorities are fidence in Mayor Bloomberg and election,” if they mobilize and citizens’ safety – “we will not Kelly, and Catsimatidis believes support him. give back the streets,” he de - his management and leadership Earlier Kakoyiannis said he is clared, jobs – he will focus on skills and his vision are the best often asked ”can he win,” and Law Proposing U.S. to Hire Greeks bringing in more high-tech com - guarantee that will continue. continued, “if you look around panies, and education. During the Q&A, in response this room you will see that we, He also believes that a new to Andrew Yiannakos question as a community, have the ability, Continued from page 1 world’s fair will stimulate the about the outer boroughs, if we commit ourselves… to help effort. TEGA’s victory was one of just 37 amendments adopted out of the 300 introduced to date and many more groups are attempt - ing to introduce legislation. Manatos & Manatos, the Washington public policy com - pany that was one of the prime movers in the successful effort to amend visa law to enable Greeks to come to America under the Visa Waiver program, organized TEGA and its lobby effort. Senator Charles Schumer (D- NY), the Chairman of the Immi - gration Subcommittee, offered TEGA’s amendment, and Sena - tor Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a Republican leader on the immi - gration issue, co-sponsored it. Two Greek-American busi - nessmen and philanthropists, Dennis Mehiel, former Democ - ratic nominee for Lt. Governor of New York, and New York City Ted Spyropoulos, World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) USA mayoral candidate John Catsi - Coordinator, speaks at the AHI Foundation Conference. matidis, were instrumental in obtaining Schumer’s support. President Walter Mondale. He los said, “With the proper sup - Protopresbyter of the Ecu - personally spoke to the two Sen - port, we are certain that tnh/CoStAS BeJ menical Patriarchate Fr. Alexan - ators from his state of Min - TEGA/Manatos & Manatos will The Mayors of New York City and Athens Meet der Karloutsos, participating on nesota who are members of the be able to maintain our amend - behalf of Archbishop Demetrios, Judiciary Committee. ment through the rest of the leg - Giorgos Kaminis, the Mayor of Athens, during an informal meeting with Mayor Michael Bloomberg was also crucial to the effort. Spyropoulos is now inviting islative process and we will and other officials at City Hall. (L-R) Marjorie Tiven, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for In - Manatos & Manatos’ intensive some leading Hellenes in Amer - change America’s visa law. It is ternational Affairs, Mayor Kaminis, Dihan Billings Burford, New York’s Chief Service Officer, and lobby effort included many sig - ica and Greece to join the com - the least we can do for the peo - Greek official Maria Logothetis. Earlier, Kaminis and his staff met with Bloomberg staffers to dis - nificant Americans and philhel - mittee and help make this ple of Greece and for the Greek- cuss how to enhance cooperation between municipal entities and volunteer groups and other cit - lenes across the country, includ - week’s legislative success be - American community. They both izens in Athens in order to more effectively address problems created by the economic crisis. ing former US Senator and Vice come American law. Spyropou - need and deserve it.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 18-24, 2013 COMMUNITY 7 Olympia Snowe Writes Book Depicting Bitter Partisanship in Congress

Continued from page 1 for someone who’d spent more probably, that I was at the other trict from 1979 to 1995. Snowe than three decades working to end and could hear it. ... I threw married John "Jock" McKernan, alyst for change and a call to forge legislation and serve con - the phone against the wall and then Governor of Maine, in Feb - arms,” Snowe said. stituents from a state known for ran out of the building, ran up ruary 1989. Tragedy struck But gone are the days, she its independent thinking. the hill, obviously distraught,” Snowe yet again in 1991 when said, when compromise was Just a week before her Feb - she told NPR in an interview. her stepson Peter McKernan part of the process in Washing - ruary 2012 announcement that She was sent to St. Basil’s died from a heart ailment at the ton, and when major legislation she would not seek a fourth Academy in Garrison, NY, a age of 20. Snowe and Jock McK - would even bear the names of term in the Senate, she’d at - boarding school run by the ernan had served together in the sponsors from both parties at tended fundraising events in Greek Orthodox Church. "(I Congress from 1983 to 1986, the same time. New York. But she wrote that learned) to stand alone in some when McKernan represented the “I’m not here to suggest there she’d been considering leaving ways. Not that I was alone, but 1st District. While Snowe was was a golden era of bipartisan - the Senate for several months, nevertheless you feel somewhat First Lady of Maine from 1989 ship,” Snowe told the Associated confiding in her husband, for - on your own at that early age, to 1995, she served as a U.S. Press (AP) in an interview. “It’s mer Maine Gov. John McKer - making decisions — that some - Representative and was elected never easy to compromise, but nan, and a handful of trusted body's not always there to make and sworn in as a United States you must. In the past we were aides. Not even her campaign decisions for you, to think for Senator in 1995. able to work out our differences. manager knew. In her book, she you, to work through your prob - She said her life experiences Today, it’s all about taking it to writes that there’s plenty of lems on a day-to-day basis. So shaped her philosophy: “My the next election.” blame for both parties and that it does engender some confi - concept of government’s role in The tipping point, she said, she’s disappointed that nothing dence and the independence people’s lives is that it is limited came when she hoped to work changed after the election of that ultimately I derived from but legitimate, and essential with President Barack Obama Obama, who vowed to bring the those experiences." when people have nowhere else on his landmark health care parties together. After graduating from the to turn,” she wrote. overhaul bill but decided she Instead, she wrote, Obama University of Maine with a de - By her last term, Snowe would have to oppose it her let the Democrat-controlled gree in political science, she wrotes that a senator’s willing - ideas, solicited in more than a Congress loose on the stimulus married her fiancé, Republican ness to reach across the aisle dozen calls and eight face-to- bill, upsetting conservatives. state legislator Peter Snowe. She had become a “scarlet letter” in - face meetings, were omitted by Then she said he left Republi - entered politics immediately, stead of badge of honor. She Democratic Majority Leader cans marginalized as Democrats Senator Olympia Snowe wore her reputation for willingness winning a seat on the Board of said her willingness to do so had Harry Reid. Snowe, a self-de - worked on the Affordable to compromise as a badge of honor. When it became a scarlet Voter Registration and working led to frustration among her in - scribed centrist, retired from the Health Care Act, further fueling letter in her party, it was time to say “yia sas.” for Congressman (later U.S. creasingly conservative Repub - Senate after deciding she could tea party activists. That allowed Senator and U.S. Secretary of lican colleagues. not be effective given the polar - divisions between Democrats ity and compromise: filibuster delible mark on her. Defense) William Cohen. She got a chuckle from an ization of the parties that left and Republicans to grow even reform, an open amendment “I ran down to the main Tragedy struck Snowe again episode during the markup of her increasingly alone in the greater. process, elimination of secret building to make a call to the in 1973, when her husband was the President’s health care bill middle. “With little chance of cross- “holds” on legislation, autho - restaurant (where he worked) killed in an auto accident. At the in which she tripped and fell to Her book describes how party agreement, legislating be - rization of two-year budgets and to have some kind of affirma - urging of family, friends, neigh - the floor, hard enough for there Washington went from a place came guerrilla warfare, marked an end to so-called Leadership tion. It was a collect call, and bors and local leaders, Snowe to be a collective gasp in the where parties worked to forge by cloture motions and fili - PACs, among others. the man who answered the ran for her husband's seat in the room. compromise to today’s obstruc - busters, legitimate devices in the HARD LIFE EARLY phone at the restaurant told the Maine House of Representatives There was a last gasp of bi - tionist politics and partisanship. senatorial arsenal but hardly the Snowe, 66, was born in Au - operator ... ‘I don’t want to tell at the age of 26 and won. She partisan feeling. Three Democ - The parties, she told AP, have path to well-crafted legislation gusta as Olympia Jean Bouchles (her) their father is dead.’ And was re-elected to the House in ratic senators hopped up to become more interested in mak - to attract bipartisan support,” to Greek immigrant parents, so of course I heard that. ... In 1974, and, in 1976, won elec - check on her. Reflecting on it, ing each other look bad and fo - she wrote. and found out early that life can those days, many times you tion to the Maine Senate. she doesn’t read too much into cusing on re-election than doing She’s not giving up on trying be tough. When she was nine, could hear the conversation as A POLITICIAN’S LIFE the fact that no Republican col - what’s best for the nation. to make a difference though. her mother died from breast the operator is negotiating the Snowe was elected to the leagues jumped to action. But, AN EASY CALL Working outside the Senate, cancer, and her father died collect call ... and so the man U.S. House of Representatives she added, “It certainly was in - The decision to walk away Snowe plans to press for a num - barely a year later. The way she was obviously caught in a very in 1978, and represented teresting symbolism of the time wasn’t as hard as it might sound ber of changes to promote civil - found out, she said, left an in - difficult situation, not realizing, Maine's 2nd Congressional Dis - and moment.”

Joan Mertens, the MMA’s curator of Greek and Roman Art, introduced the lecture “Eleutherna Nicholas Stampolidis, Professor of Archaeology, University of Crete and Director of Athens’ on Crete: An Early Iron Age Site,” presented “in loving memory of Dolly Goulandris.” Museum of Cycladic Art, speaking at the Metropolitan Museum of Art about Crete. Voices from Places of Silence: Archaeological Findings at Eleutherna

Continued from page 1 ten in the corner of the Greek He continued, although he They found evidence of traf - Greeks, especially Cretans, will equipped. The finds are cur - world during the formative was preaching to a choir of fic in art and ideas between support the work by raising rently in the storerooms of the on Crete: An Early Iron Age Site,” years of the Homeric poems?” lovers of art and history at the Crete and Egypt, while other funds, especially for the mu - museums at Rethymnon and a lecture hosted by the Met’s De - He continued: “How much Met: “How much can a place of grave goods proved commerce seum, which although it is al - Heraklion, at the Museum of Cy - partment of Greek and Roman light can a cemetery’s excava - silence, such as a cemetery, re - thrived with other Greek cities, most built must be property cladic Art. Art as part of the annual series tion shed on the darkness of veal about the customs, the Asia Minor and possibly Etruria. “Lectures in Cycladic and An - time past? How much can one practices, the beliefs of the de - The timeframe includes the era cient Greek Art.” The series is lift the veil of time and relate ceased,” and “the personal, pri - of the transfer of alphabetic made possible by the Museum of that part of life which the fu - vate and public levels of life, technology from the Phoeni - Cycladic Art “in fondest memory nerary rituals…the internment about matters of health and dis - cians to the Greeks. of its founder Dolly Goulandris.” of large jars, the simple inhu - eases, of the activities of every - The finds also shed light on Located at the northwest foot mation of a woman buried with day life, and people’s perception passages in Homer, giving Stam - of Mt. Ida aka Psiloritis, Crete’s her jewelry… or even crema - of themselves and of others?” polidis the opportunity to cau - tallest mountain, between the tion, reveal?” A lot. He noted that physical tion his listeners that one must cities of Chania and Heraklion, The remarkable finds in the anthropologists can read the ev - not be judgmental regarding Eleutherna rests in a “breathtak - graves of the town’s aristocracy, idence of bone fragments, and practices. They are best seen ing sea of olive trees” on soil in the necropolis whose crema - the remains of foreigners meant through the eyes of the ancients. traversed by gullies watered by tion pits yielded hundreds of the “city had wide-open hori - The work at the site, which streams. Cycladic figurines from grave gifts and other precious zons.” dates to 1985, is undertaken by circa 3200 BC testify to its age- objects, answer the question His team used the most ad - students from all over the old habitation, and there are loudly and eloquently: A great vanced scientific methods, in - world. There is always a team also Byzantine remains. archaeological site speaks to us cluding petrographic and chem - of 30, but it is expensive, and The native Greek Orthodox across the oceans of time, and ical analysis that produced the economic crisis has strained rebellions against Venetian rule Stampolidis, through his leader - exciting results. Tests indicated their resources. caused the town to be cleared ship, showed respect for both the that a kore, a statue of a young Each team of three students of inhabitants in the 17th cen - silent orator and its audience. woman, which probably stood working on an archaeological tury AD but another historically In addition to the new mu - before a tomb dedicated to un - trench must be accompanied by blank period between the Mi - seum, which should be com - known soldiers – perhaps the three workers whose hiring cri - noan and Iron Age Greece in the pleted within a year, the site will world’s first such monument – teria include residence in the lo - 9th century Greece turns out to also be protected by a modern is the sister of another limestone cal community, trustworthiness, be an illusion. covering. Great attention was Cretan sculpture called the Lady and integrity – in order to se - Stampolidis’ excavations paid to the protection of the en - of Auxerre at the Louvre Mu - cure the treasures. The same is prove the town thrived through - vironment, as well as to the ex - seum, their stone being from the required of the security person - out ancient times and con - perience of visitors. same quarry. nel. The larger team included tributed to the Hellenic renais - anthropologists, doctors, and ar - sance after the collapse of chitects. Mycenaean civilization, demon - He told TNH of the remark - strating that ancient Crete’s sig - able first day of digging at nificance rests on two pillars: its Eleutherna. It was September 8, Minoan past, and its contribu - the birthday of the Theotokos, tions to emerging Greek civiliza - and the experience had the tion. character of a miracle. As they He outlined the basis of the began to dig, a mere 10 cen - town’s prosperity, noting the timeters below the surface of arable land to the north and the the cremation pit they labeled grazing land and forests to the “Trench A,” they began to find south. Limestone, excellent for the treasures. building and sculpting, and ship There had been earlier ex - building timber lie nearby, and plorations. The great Arthur Crete’s herbs, renowned for Evans, the discoverer of Knos - their healing and culinary prop - sos, passed through, and the dis - erties, abound, lending their fra - tinguished British archaeologist grance to the rest of the beauty. Humfry Payne returned in the Stampolidis’ Met presenta - 1930s but found nothing. tion demonstrated that an ar - Stampolidis later told Payne’s chaeologist can have both a sci - wife about the finds and she entific and poetic soul. He asked said, “It was Eleftherna; she his audience rhetorically, “to wanted to be dug up by Greek what extent can we reconstruct The Stathatos Mansion houses the Goulandris Foundation and hands.” the story of life and death, writ - the temporary exhibits of the Museum of Cycladic Art. He hopes that Diaspora 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 18-24, 2013

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DEATH NOTICES n CONNANT, DR. CHARLES Michael (Mary), Michael of his 90th birthday. A native of ins, Frideriki Grigoriou and Anna by his siblings, Marie, Demitrios, the Partisans in the mountain re - SPRINGFIELD, NJ (From The (Aleka), Constantine (Pamela), Amfissa in Central Greece, he Genis, all of New Jersey; mother, Eugenia, Stamatoula, Pierros, gions of Greece to fight this oc - Item of Millburn and Short Hills, Kaliope (Daniel), Michael was the youngest of four sons Triada Genis of New Jersey; and Gregory and George, and his cupation. Leon often told stories published on Apr. 17) – a service Nicholas, Michael and Dimitri; born to Constantine and father, Ilias Genis of New Jersey. nephew, Dimitrios. of firefights with the enemy and for township resident Dr. Charles nine great grandchildren: Maria, Paraskevi Gatos. George at - Memorial contributions may be the difficulties to survive with E. Connant will be held on Elias, Argena, Sophia, Savas, tended the University of Athens made to American Cancer Soci - n HAMOURGAS, NIKOLAOS very little food, being hungry, Wednesday, Apr. 17, at 11 AM George, Eleni, George and (Greece) earning a Bachelor's de - ety , 3375 20th St., Suite 100, DRACUT, MA (From the Lowell cold and the constant marching at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Christina; brothers: John, gree in Chemistry and a Master's Vero Beach, FL 32960. Services: Sun, published on Apr. 24) – day and night to stay ahead of Church, 250 Gallows Hill Road., George, Costas; sisters: Theokliti, degree in Agriculture. After serv - Visitation will be from 10 – 11 Nikolaos Hamourgas, 63, passed the enemy. Upon the liberation Westfield. Born and raised in Niki, Kalliope. Mrs. Dovellos will ing for three years in the Greek AM. April 12 with a service at away Tuesday April 23after a of Greece by the Allied forces, Athens, Greece, he settled in Jer - have funeral services and burial Army during the Greek Civil War 11 AM at St. Nicholas Greek Or - courageous battle with pancre - Leon returned to his home in sey City in 1950. Dr. Connant in Kalymnos, Greece. In lieu of he worked for a few years as a thodox Church. Burial will follow atic cancer. Nick was born July Athens, to discover that the Ger - earned his graduate degree in in - flowers, friends are encouraged winery oenologist, learning all in White City Cemetery. 15, 1949 in Thessaloniki, Greece, man Nazis had deported and ternal medicine at New York Uni - to make at donation in memory aspects of the field of wine mak - a son of the late Efthimios and killed his parents and oldest versity Bellevue Medical Center, of Kalliope to Sts. Constantine ing. Deciding to pursue his edu - n GIANNOPOULOS, JOHN Penelope (Papanikolopoulou) brother, Gabriel, to the death and his degree in obstetrics and and Helen Greek Orthodox cation further, he immigrated to CHICAGO, IL (From the Chicago Hamourgas. He was educated in camp Auschwitz. Leon joined gynecology at the University of Cathedral, 8000 Madison, Mer - the United States to attend the Tribune, published on Apr. 11) – Greece at an early age and came the Royal Greek Army and Pennsylvania. He served his rillville, IN 46410. University of Delaware where he John Giannopoulos, born in to the United States where he served for six years. In 1951, an straight internship in medicine earned a Master of Science ('56) Mazi, Eleias, Greece. Beloved graduated from Lowell Tech with opportunity arose for Leon to at the Jersey City Medical Center, n ENTZELIS, MICHAEL and a PhD ('59) in Chemistry. husband of Chrisoula nee a dual major in Economics and immigrate to the United States. and served a rotating internship WORCESTER, MA (From the Upon completion of his doctor - Limperis. Loving father of Carik - Music. At a later point in his ca - Leon would spend the next 50 at Fitkin Memorial Hospital in Worcester Telegram & Gazette, ate, he began working with Atlas lia (George) Souleles and Pana - reer, Nick went on to receive a years making Baltimore, Mary - Neptune. He did his residency in published on Apr. 27) – Michael Powder Company, which became giotis Giannopoulos. Devoted doctorate in Byzantine Music at land his home. In 1952, Leon obstetrics and gynecology at Enetzelis, 74, of Worcester, died ICI Americas, where he spent the son of the late Panagiotis and the Aristotle University of Thes - married Ruth London and to - Bellevue Medical Center and at Friday, April 26 in UMass Memo - majority of his career in pharma - Hariklia Giannopoulos. Dear saloniki. Nick's love and passion gether they had three children, St. Francis Hospital, both in New rial Hospital surrounded by his ceutical research in the division brother of Theohari (Dimitris) was his music. He was the lead Samuel, David and Judy. Leon York City. He was an associate of loving family. He is survived by that eventually became As - Zoupas, Haralambia (Antonis) singer for various bands through - found his career work as a pro - H.B. Wager and E.G. Waters at his wife of 50 years, Maria traZeneca. He was one of the Dadinos, Nikos (Panagiota) Gi - out the United States and Greece duction supervisor for Shapiro Margaret Hague Maternity Hos - (Sotiropoulos) Enetzelis,; two three lead scientists who devel - annopoulos and Georgos Gi - and in 1994 he released an al - & Whitehouse, Baltimore, who pital in Jersey City. He served as daughters, Lola Samaras and her oped the drug Seroquel, which annopoulos. Fond uncle of many bum in Athens. Upon arriving in recycled used clothing and paper assistant director of obstetrics husband, Thomas, Georgia Flynn represented a major advance - nieces and nephews. Visitation the United States, one of his first items. When Shapiro & White - and gynecology at Christ Hospi - and her husband, Dennis all of ment in the treatment of schizo - Friday from 4:00pm to 9:00pm jobs was as a cantor at the Holy house closed operations in the tal in Jersey City. Since 1977, he Worcester; two brothers Ilias phrenia and bipolar disorder, at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 1970's, Leon started his own had been a clinical professor of Enetzelis and his wife, Daphne and has been one of the com - Home 6150 N. Cicero Ave., of Lowell where he was also a company called Royal Vintage obstetrics and gynecology at the of Worcester and Dimitris Enet - pany's most profitable drugs. Chicago. Family and friends will longtime member. Along with his Clothing. His company supplied University of Medicine and Den - zelis and his wife, Zoi of Hriso - George was a dedicated member meet Saturday morning at St. wife Penny, Nick owned and op - valuable and rare antique cloth - tistry of New Jersey in Newark. horafa, Greece; two sister Dimi - and leader of Holy Trinity Greek Haralambos Greek Orthodox erated the Greek Arts and Gift ing to stores throughout the He served as a fellow in cervical tra Kourtidis of Melbourne, Orthodox Church in Wilmington Church 7373 N. Caldwell Ave., Store for thirty years and the world as well as to the filming dysplasia and pathology at Australia and Maria Lafasandis for more than five decades, serv - Niles, I for funeral service at Worthen House Café for the past stages of Hollywood and New Brookdale Medical Center in and her husband, Christos of ing on the Parish Council in nu - 11:30 AM. Interment Ridgewood twelve years. The Hamourgas York. Leon was well known New York City. As a fellow of the Halkediki, Greece; four grand - merous capacities including pres - Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, family would like to sincerely throughout his industry as a spe - American College of Surgeons children, Joy and Antonios ident. He was an active member memorial donations to St. Har - thank Dr. George Meltsakos, the cialist on Vintage Clothing and and American College of obstet - Samaras and Alyssa Maria and of the AHEPA organization for alambos Church or to Leukemia staff at Lowell General- Saints traveled extensively overseas. rics and gynecology, Dr. Connant Christina Flynn; and many almost fifty years, serving as its and Lymphoma Society-Illinois Campus, and the VNA of Greater He appeared in articles titled, also co-authored "Minimal Ac - nephews and nieces here and in president and as a founder, and Chapter 651 W. Washington Lowell for their compassion, car - "Leon, The King of Rags" and in cess Gynecology" in 1995. Dr. Greece and Australia. He was for many years, chairman of the Blvd., Chicago, IL 60661 would ing, and professionalism. Nick "His Kingdom" he was known as Connant is survived by his wife, born in Hrisohorafa, Greece the group's scholarship committee. be appreciated. Arrangements by leaves his loving wife and part - a "Rag-oligist" authority. He was Evelyn; two daughters, Pamela son of Christos and Theodora He was a charter member of the JOHN G. ADINAMIS FUNERAL ner of twenty-nine years, Penny comfortable anywhere and with and Susan; a son, Charles Jr.; (Tasoudis) Enetzelis. Mr. Enet - Wilmington Hellenic University DIRECTOR., LTD. (773)736- (Kokkinos) Hamourgas of Dra - anyone in any culture. He was two sisters, Anthoussa Constan - zelis had been employed by the Club and a member and officer 3833. cut; two daughters, Penelope always the center of attention in tinidis and Lily Taglis; and two Norton Company and its succes - of the Young @ Heart club. In Hamourgas of Boston, Efthimia a crowd, party or event. He grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, sor St. Gobain for 25 years before addition to his parents, George n GLETZAKOS, PETER Hamourgas of Dracut; a sister, maintained a huge list of friends donations may be made in Dr. retiring in 2002. He was a mem - was predeceased by his two LOWELL, MA (From the Lowell Vasiliki Drakopoulos and her reaching from his childhood in Connant's memory to the Penn ber of St. Spyridon Greek Ortho - older brothers, Vasilis and Takis, Sun, published on Apr. 19) – Pe - husband Dimitrios of Greece; Greece to the present. He always Medicine Development and dox Cathedral and the Cultural his wife Alice Couvas Gatos, and ter J. Gletzakos, devoted hus - two nephews, George Drakopou - had great stories to tell and Alumni Relations, Attention Center Hrisohorafiton, Alexan - companion Dorothy Thompson. band, father, and grandfather, los and Alex "Makis" Drakopou - friends and family loved to hear Irene I. Lukoff, University of der the Great. Michael was a de - He is survived by loving daughter 92, a longtime resident of Low - los; also many family and friends these stories of his life and trav - Pennsylvania, 3535 Market St., voted husband, father, grandfa - Paula Gatos of Wilmington, ell, passed away Wednesday, Apr. in the United States and in els. In 1968, Leon married Elise Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA, ther, brother and uncle who brother Harry C. Gatos of Shel - 17 at Lowell General Hospital. Greece. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, Zalis, of Baltimore. In Leon's 19104-3309. To make a dona - enjoyed time spent with his fam - burne, Vermont (formerly Cam - He was the beloved husband of memorial contributions may be later life he spent summers in tion online, ily, especially his grandchildren; bridge, MA), sister-in-law Mary Katina (Glentakou) Gletzakos made in his memory to the Hel - Samos, Greece, a North Aegean visitwww.med.upenn.edu/cndr/i and also enjoyed gardening. Couvas Pailas of Landsdale, PA, who survives him and with lenic American Academy Endow - island, where he reminisced the nmemoriam.shtml. To send con - six nieces and nephews and their whom he shared over 51 years ment Fund, 41 Broadway St., good times of his childhood, dolences to the family, visit n GADINI, ALEX spouses, several great nieces and of marriage. Peter was born in Lowell, MA 01852. when he would visit his grand - www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com. SEATTLE, WA (From The Seattle nephews, one new great-great- Laconia, Greece on March 15, parents Leon and Rachael Gold - Times, published on Apr. 25) – niece, and numerous friends. In 1921, and was a son of the late n IDAS, LEON stein, owners of the local wine n DOVELLOS, KALLIOPE Alex Gadini, 83, Passed away lieu of flowers, donations may John and Anastasia DEERFIELD BEACH, FL (From factory. In the year 2000, Leon SCHERERVILLE, IN (From The Apr. 14. Born in Cairo, Egypt on be made to Holy Trinity Greek (Panagoulakou) Gletzakos. He the Sun-Sentinel, published on relocated to Lauderhill, Florida, Times, published on Apr. 9) – Feb. 20, 1930. He came to the Orthodox Church, 808 N. Broom was raised in Greece, and served Apr. 17) – Leon Samuel Idas, from Baltimore. He made him - Kalliope Dovellos, age 85 of United States in 1962. Beloved Street, Wilmington, DE 19806, in the Greek Army during WWII passed away at his home on self busy as the President of the Schererville, passed away, Sun - father of Louie Gadini and his to Compassionate Care Hospice, and during the Greek Civil War Apr.12. He was 87 years old. Men's Club, where he lived and day, Apr. 7. Kalliope was a Mem - wife Lori of Seattle and George 702B Kirkwood Highway, Wilm - before moving to the United Leon was born July 11, 1925 in being a loving grandfather to his ber of Sts. Constantine and He - Gadini and his wife Irene of ington, DE 19805 or the States. Peter had worked for Athens, Greece to Samuel and 5 grandchildren. Every Wednes - len Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Thessaloniki, Greece; grandfa - Leukemia and Lymphoma Soci - many years at Wang Laboratories Miriam Ioudas, aka Gabrielides. day, Leon loved joining his expat Merrillville, the Cathedral Senior ther of Alex Gadini, Jr. and Loren ety of DE, 100 W. 10th St., Suite in Lowell before his retirement. Leon's early life was interrupted Greek friends The Ahepans, at Citizens, the St. Helen's Philop - and Roland Poulter of Seattle 209, Wilmington, DE 19801. Ad - He was a member of The Holy by the invasion of his beloved their weekly meeting at the Peter tochos Society and the Kalymn - and Alex Gadini, Jr. and Kiriakos ditionally, due to the fact that Trinity Hellenic Orthodox homeland, by the Germans dur - Pan Diner in Oakland Park. Leon ian Society. She was preceded in Gadini of Thessaloniki, Greece. blood transfusions enhanced the Church in Lowell, the Pan Lacon - ing World War 2. At the age of is survived by his wife, Elise death by her husband, Michael; Also survived by many friends. quality of George's life for the ian Leonidas and Sparta Chapter, 16, Leon fled the Nazi fortified Idas; his three children, Samuel parents: Nikolas and Maria Manager of Ballard Firehouse. last several months, the family as well as the AHEPA Hellas city of Athens and with forged Idas, David Idas and Judy Rigas. Kalliope will be greatly Member F&AM, Doric Lodge encourages anyone who is able Chapter 102 in Lowell. Peter's documents and instructions Novick; son-in-law, Jerold missed by her family, which in - #92. "His ability to speak many to donate blood to the Blood life was his family, and he was a from Underground Resistance Novick and daughter-in-law, Ca - cludes her children: George different languages along with Bank of Delmarva or to your lo - devoted husband, father and Leaders, he and a friend joined role Idas; his brother and sister- (Eleni) Dovellos, Maria (Elias) warm smile made many friend - cal blood bank. grandfather. He will be greatly in-law, Salvy and Esther Gabrieli Paviadakis, William (Vicki) ships that lasted forever". Greek missed by his much loved ex - this is a service of Tel Aviv; five grandchildren, Dovellos and Konstantinos Orthodox Service, Monday, April n GENIS, PETRO tended family and dear friends. to the community. Sophie Novick, Max ldas, Bianca (Georgiean) Dovellos; eight 29, 2013 at Wiggen & Sons Fu - FORT PIERCE, FL (From TC In addition to his wife, Peter is Announcements of deaths Idas, Max Novick, and Charlotte grandchildren: John (Kevy), neral Home - 2003 N.W. 57th St. Palm, published on Apr. 12) – survived by two loving daugh - may be telephoned to the Idas; and numerous cousins, Seattle. Petro Genis, 53, died Apr. 9. He ters, Stacy Daigle and her hus - Classified department of nieces, and nephews throughout was born in Florina, Greece, and band, Albert Jr., of Dracut, and the national herald at the world. Donations may be days and dates of funerals, n GATOS, GEORGE moved to Fort Pierce in 2003, Irene Martin and her husband, (718) 784-5255, made in the name of Leon to memorials, and other events di - WILMINGTON, DE (From The coming from Deerfield. He was John of Lowell; his grandson and monday through friday, Jewish Family Services of rectly correspond to the original News Journal, published on Apr. the owner/operator of a fruit pride and joy, Jonathan Martin; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eSt Broward (www.jfsbroward.org) publication date, which appears 9) – George Constantine Gatos, market. Survivors include his two nieces, Voula and Natasa, or e-mailed to: or Jewish Partisan Educational at the beginning of each notice. Ph.D. 89 passed away on Apr. 6 wife, Maria Salazar of Fort and his nephews, John, Dimitrios [email protected] Foundation (www.jewishparti - in Wilmington, DE just days shy Pierce; sisters, Chisoula Kaloat - and John. He was predeceased sans.org). THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 18-24, 2013 COMMUNITY 9

ALL HISTORY The History of Early Greek Immigrants in Illinois Extends Beyond Chicago

By Steve Frangos day in the dead of winter in In Antioch, Illinois: A Pictor - TNH Staff Writer 1925 a lone man came into the ial History 1892 to 1992, Ted’s café at 6AM. The three Greeks Sweet Shop is commemorated CHICAGO- The experiences of were all a bustle, but the man in a two-page spread of pictures Greek immigrants and their only wanted a cup of coffee. The (Antioch: Lake Region Historical families in rural Illinois have yet entire day passed without an - Society, 1992: 50-51). “Ted the to see inclusion in the historical other customer. Then, just be - candy man,” is how longtime accounts of ethnic groups in the fore 6PM the same man who residents of Antioch, and Lake state. The history of Illinois had been there for his morning County in general, affection - Greeks is presented as an urban coffee came in and ordered… ately refer to Poulos. For nearly experience focusing almost ex - another cup of coffee! 40 years, Poulos’ store on Lake clusively upon Chicago. Demo - Sometime in 1925, Sam Har - Street received acclaim far and graphically, there can be no ris sold his holdings in the Anti - wide for his hand-made candies. question that the greatest con - och Café. Sam, and his new Poulos was often the subject of centration of Greek immigrants family, stayed in the county but newspaper articles where live (and have always lived) moved south to yet another through where photographs fre - within Chicago and the imme - small town, Libertyville. Sam quently showed him with his diately adjacent to the city. Still, and another Greek, who is today elaborate Easter baskets made largely unrecorded, except in only recalled by his last name, of hand-spun candy or the six Greek sources, are the experi - Pasinis owned a grocery store foot candy canes he annually ences of Greek immigrants in on the west side of Libertyville’s donated to the local Boy Scout the most rural areas of Illinois. main street just north of Cook troop. From the 1880s until the Street. Descendants of all these 1920s Greek immigrants estab - In 1931, Dan Harris was Greek immigrants still live in lished businesses and families killed in an automobile accident Antioch. In the 1980s and in small hamlets, towns and and his widow sold her share of 1990s, phenomenal new growth cities throughout Illinois such as the café to the remaining part - took place throughout Lake Alton, Antioch, Decatur, ner Ted Poulos. Until sometime County. In direct response to Freeport, Greenup, Highland, in the late 1930s, Poulos oper - this surge in new housing (and Kankakee, Kewanee, Ottawa, Springfield, and a host of others. Above: A baby buggy parked in front of the Antioch Café con - In point of fact, by 1910 the dis - tains the late George S. Harris, son of one ofthe Cafe's owners. persal of Greek immigrants into This B/W picture was placed on a piece of white cardboard by countryside towns of rural his Godfather, Ted Poulos, and decorated with colored pencils. America with general popula - Ted was something of a local Antioch folk artist later in life. tions of around 10,000 was not Right: Ted's Sweet Shop in Antioch, IL. limited to the Illinois prairies. Rather as revealed in the Greek- for these directories to be pro - Greek-owned businesses begin - American press, government re - duced year after year. The sheer ning in 1903. ports, and even academic stud - volume of the publications at - Odegos tou Laou written and ies of this early period, Greeks tests to the fact that they re - compiled by C.D. Skadopoulos were to be found throughout ceived wide attention among in 1920 is one of the variations the nation in the most unex - Greek immigrants. on the business directory for - pected of locations. What is Many Greek writers and pub - mat. It is a book on manners in omitted from most general his - lishers produced directories, section one and in section two tories of Greeks in the United business guides and even dic - a business directory. What States are the roles and endur - tionaries that included descrip - makes Odegos tou Laou such a ing influences these scattered tive sections on individual cities valuable historical document is individuals and small collectives and states across the United that the majority of businesses of Greeks played in the devel - States. Seraphim George cited in its pages are accompa - opment of American notions of Canoutas (1874-1944) is un - nied by photographs of many of Greeks and Greece in the rural questionably the most prolific of the owners and their families countryside. these business directory compil - along with short biographies of The most valuable sources ers issuing such publications an - varying lengths. for determining the presence of nually from, at least, 1907 until The Odegos tou Laou section Greeks in rural Illinois are the the late 1920s. While Canoutas on Illinois is especially rich. To Greek language business direc - did not limit himself to business cite one example from the city tories, histories, and guide directories but also wrote legal of Alton we find on page 127 four families living in Antioch, ated the café with moderate suc - the flood of new residents) books produced since the turn guides, an array of histories and the full page black and white Illinois in the mid-1920s. In cess. Poulos, then, went into a many local people quickly made of the century. The original in - even a book of manners, today, photograph. The individuals 1924, three Greeks, Ted Poulos business that unlike the ill-fated it a point (and still do) of em - tention of the business directo - he is probably most remem - seen in this 1919-1920 wedding (Theodoros Liakopoulos), Sam café would bring him unex - phasizing how long their fami - ries was to provide a listing of bered for his historical account, photograph are from left to Harris (Zafiris Harlambopoulos) pected fame and recognition lies have lived in the region. Just Greek businesses and whole - Christopher Columbus: A Greek right: standing Andonis S. and Dan Harris (Anastacios Har - throughout the entire county. the mention Ted’s Sweet Shop saler’s state-by-state all within Nobleman (New York, 1943). Spiliopoulo, Ioannis S. Gian - lambopoulos) opened the first Another Greek, who is today or the Antioch Café and local one reference source. The suc - From our perspective in his - nakopoulos and Yiorgos Skout - Greek-owned restaurant in the only recalled by his American - people smile. The memories of cess of these directories was im - tory the present value of these sis and seated we see the newly county. As was common in this ized last name Kost, owned a these Greek immigrants live on mediate. directories and guides rests in wedded couple of Elizabeth era two of the men were cousins candy store next to the Antioch in the stories their neighbors The idea was simple. If pro - the fact that they document (nee Giannakopoulos) and Ioan - and all three hailed from the vil - movie theatre. Married to a lo - still recall. As one person re - vided a choice a Greek immi - page after page of Greek-owned nis Panagiotopoulos. lage of Vlasia in the Kalavryta cal American woman Kost had cently prefaced his recollections grant would buy from a Greek businesses with exact street ad - To be sure, not every Greek region of the northern Pelopon - two daughters. Poulos married about Ted’s Sweet Shop, “well businessman who in turn would dresses and type of business for immigrant living in rural Illinois, nesus. Kost’s daughter Phyllis and after now you’re talking about the buy from a Greek wholesaler. nearly every state in the country. in the early 1900s, is included The new establishment, the his father-in-law’s death joined real Lake County!” This scenario, while imperfect In the specific case of Illinois we in business directories. One such Antioch Café, was an unmiti - his mother-in-law in running the in practice, worked well enough can chart the presence of such case of rural Greeks was the gated economic disaster. One candy store. [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Sweet Success

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos cabinet in case they get a stom - nameday goodies? (Diples, drip - wins!” Yiayia was beginning to Special to The National Herald ach ache before they leave.” ping with honey and nuts) This regret she’d come. But, she mag - Naturally, that remark brought can’t happen! I’ve got to do nanimously, offered her a secret, My yiayia is the best cook in an anger that rose like bile in something. It’s a matter of life favorite recipe, Athenian raisin the world! Last year she had Yiayia’s throat. Calmly smiling, or death! After some tall think - cake. Mrs. Paleokaltsas grinned won first prize, a red ribbon, at she told her guests, “Don’t mind ing, I ran to Yiayia’s house with malevolently as she tucked the a baking contest given by the him! Age has dulled his senses my solution to the crisis – one recipe away, dreaming of a sec - Ladies Club at our church. If – all of them!” Yiayia could I’d thought up overnight. “Yi - ond ribbon next year. The fol - Scheherazade could save her life make jam out of rose petals or ayia! Guess What? I found out lowing year Yiayia’s entry of with telling stories to a steely- mint leaves. She could do just why Mrs. Paleokaltsas won the Athenian raisin cake won first eyed sultan, Yiayia could save about anything. So, that June contest! It’s because the poor prize over Mrs. Paleokaltsas’s en - her life with her cooking. Last she again, entered the contest woman had never won a contest try for the very same cake. Mrs. weekend, when company came with her version of Milk Pie in her life and they felt sorry for Paleokaltsas looked perturbed; she had served coffee and a su - (Galaktoboureko) which was her. My friend told me she she couldn’t understand it! It perb nut cake (Karidopita) brought to church on her best thought you unbeatable!” Yi - was the same recipe! What went telling them, apologetically, “I’m porcelain plate. Under the glis - ayia’s face reflected surprise and wrong? She questioned the afraid it’s not my very best. I as - tening golden crust was a thick beaming pleasure. “Really?” she judge’s decision! They assured sure you I can do better.” It was layer of luscious, creamy filling said, hugging me. Next day she her Yiayia’s entry was a tad bet - a cunning way of extracting the of eggs, farina and more honey. went to Mrs. Paleokaltsas’s ter. Admiring her second red rib - compliments she felt she de - It looked so delicious that a sus - house, expressing profound con - bon, Yiayia confessed that she served and were not forthcom - pect would come out of hiding gratulations on her success. Mrs. had omitted a tiny ingredient ing. “Not your best?” exclaimed for a slice. The grueling hour- Paleokaltsas looked at Yiayia from the recipe she gave to Mrs. the company, “But, this is per - long wait while the judges sam - nounced that the winner was back to reading his newspaper. with pomposity, saying, “But, Paleokaltsas. Bending over, she fection!” That, of course, pled each entry was like waiting Mrs. Paleokaltsas, “ – whose en - Yiayia sat, dejectedly holding her you must admit the best always whispered, “RUM!” brought her the expected glow for the surgeon to tell us if the try of Kourambiethes is par ex - head, “I suppose they’re right! of satisfaction. Pappou, stroking patient would survive. Then, the cellence!” I’ve lost my touch. I’ll never bake his mustache and knowing her main judge, the owner of a Once at home, Yiayia fell into again.” NEVER BAKE AGAIN! penchant of fishing for compli - prominent bakery in upper a decline. I began to worry about That probability brought a ments, said from his easy chair, Manhattan, about which Yiayia her. Pappou, showing no partic - panic! What about my upcoming “You’re right, Bessie! It isn’t your often expressed the opinion that ular emotion at the outcome of birthday cake? (Three layer, yel - best. But, we have some Bicar - he had nothing in his store the event helped himself to a low walnut cake with pink flow - POCKET-LESS bonate of Soda in the medicine worth bragging about, an - slice of the rejected pie and went ers on thick frosting) And my PITA BREAD Kontos Foods The Leading Company in Flat Breads Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita manufacturers of Authentic ethnic hand Stretched flat bread. kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. www.GreekKitchennyc.com fillo kAtAifi, BAklAVA, SPAnAkoPitA, tyroPitA nut roll, melomAkAronA and the trAditionAl mediterrAneAn deSSertS. excellent quality and service. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. It is wholesome and bracing for the mind to have We distribute in USA and Canada. Special prices for communities, schools, churches its faculties kept on the stretch. festivals and other events Sir Richard Steele 1672-1729 British Dramatist, Essayist, Editor

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NASHUA, New Hampshire Police in Greece said Kam - dow and were caused by multi - (AP) — An American man who beridis was arrested Feb. 5 in a ple, forceful blows. After his ar - fled a day before being con - village near Thessaloniki, the rest, Kamberidis was held with - victed in 1991 of killing his 2- country's second-largest city. He out bond. But once bond was year-old stepson has been tried was tried, convicted, and sen - set, his father posted it. and convicted again in Greece, tenced again in late April. Ramsey said he could not ad - where he is serving an 18-year At the news conference, dress the disparity in the sen - sentence for the boy's death, au - Ramsey said the prosecution, tences given by the New Hamp - thorities said last Friday May 10. conviction and sentencing of a shire court and the court in Federal and state officials Greek citizen for a U.S. crime Athens. held a news conference to pro - was "unprecedented" for both "That was the prerogative of vide an update on 45-year-old countries. the Greek criminal justice sys - Steven Kamberidis' whereabouts "At times people may have tem," Ramsey said. "We are still since he disappeared May 14, thought justice was delayed," very pleased with even an 18- 1991, the day before he was said Senior Assistant Attorney year sentence in a Greek prison convicted in Nashua of second- General Jane Young, who heads than no time anywhere." degree murder in the 1989 beat - the criminal bureau. "The efforts Ramsey would not address ing death of James Chartier. of the law enforcement commu - whether Greece refused to ex - Kamberidis, who was free on nity have certainly shown that tradite Kamberidis. He said $50,000 bond when he went justice was not denied to James Kamberidis' case was heard by missing, was sentenced in ab - and his family." a panel of judges in Athens. sentia to 30 years to life. Young said officials are con - Court documents from New U.S. law enforcement offi - tinuing their diplomatic efforts Hampshire, including the au - cials said they've known for at to have Kamberidis returned to topsy report and transcripts of least a decade that Kamberidis the United States, where he trial testimony, were translated was in Greece, his native coun - would serve his original 30- into Greek and shipped to try, and FBI officials said the year-sentence and face a federal Athens, he said. agency had been making a con - charge of fleeing to avoid pros - Ramsey and Nashua Police certed effort to bring him to jus - ecution. Chief John Seusing both said tice since 2006. James' mother, Tracey AP Photo/nAShuA PoliCe they do not know whether Kam - "It was a fugitive case, not a Nicholson, attended the news This photo released by the Nashua, N.H., police department shows Steven Kamberidis. beridis was required to forfeit cold case, and not a cold fugitive conference with other family his passport as a condition of case either," FBI supervisory spe - members, but declined to com - "tireless" efforts. nesses. He said Kamberidis had Kamberidis' trial in the state of bond. cial agent Kieran Ramsey said ment. Her brother, Tim Grover, Ramsey said Kamberidis had remarried, but he did not know New Hampshire, a medical ex - Seusing said some detectives before the news conference. said "words cannot measure our a vast network of relatives in if he has children. aminer testified the child's in - in his department worked on "We've known he was in Greece thanks" to the FBI and other law Greece and had worked for rel - Autopsy results show James juries were comparable to the case for years, including for quite some time, for years." enforcement officials for their atives in various flooring busi - died of a fractured skull. During falling out of a three-story win - some well into retirement. Galis Missed His NBA Chance, But Became a Hoops Legend in Greece

By Ken Maguire son. Aris was 25-1 in their first ing here,” Galis said. “I had the New York Times season together, before going offer from Panathinaikos, and I undefeated for three consecu - took it. It was a huge decision.” THESSALONIKI, Greece — No tive domestic league seasons. Galis became the country’s one noticed when Nick Galis, a Galis and Aris also wowed first million-dollar player. former Seton Hall guard, left the crowds throughout Europe, Panathinaikos also lured the Boston Celtics after attending playing in three consecutive Eu - N.B.A. star Dominique Wilkins their training camp in 1979 as roleague final fours (1988 to to Athens in 1995. a fourth-round N.B.A. pick with 1990) but falling short each Galis was accustomed to another newcomer, Larry Bird. time. starting and playing the full 40 A fellow Greek-American had “Nick has always, for me, minutes. As a Seton Hall fresh - approached him with an intrigu - been like my secret hero,” said man, he once quit because he ing idea: go play basketball in Audie Norris, who played for thought he should be starting, Greece. Barcelona. “His presence, his he said, before returning a week “I didn’t know at that time persona and the energy that he later on advice of his high that Greece had basketball,” brings to the game and the school coach. said Galis, who grew up in things that he can do on the Early in the 1994-95 season, Union City, N.J. “My mind was court, you don’t see too often.” the Panathinaikos coach, Kostas on the N.B.A.” Galis averaged a little less Politis, sat Galis, then 37, After a sprained ankle re - than 33 points a game in his against a weak opponent. Poli - duced his chances of making the professional career. In his senior tis, who also coached the 1987 Celtics’ roster, Galis became the year at Seton Hall, he was the national team, said through an Michael Jordan of Greece. Chil - nation’s third-leading scorer. interpreter that he wanted to dren pretended to be him in Bird was second. give playing time to younger pickup games. An American op - “You have to appreciate his guys. There was a confronta - ponent named his son after him. game to love it,” said Norris, tion. Politis said he told Galis, Galis inspired the nation who liked Galis’s game so much “If you think this is unaccept - when he led Greece over the So - that he named his son after him. able, it’s better you stay in the viet Union in the final of the Galis and the national team locker room and don’t join the 1987 FIBA European champi - played against Jordan in Octo - team in the second half.” onships. He scored 40 points in ber 1983 when the University Galis packed and walked out. the 103-101 overtime thriller. It of North Carolina visited Thes - And that was the end of his ca - was the country’s “Do you be - saloniki for a tournament. Galis reer. lieve in miracles?” moment. eurokiniSSi fans like to say that he “scored “I got mad,” Galis said. “I left. But the story did not end After a sprained ankle spoiled Nick Galis’ chances of making the Celtics’ roster, the Seton Hall 50 points on Jordan,” but Galis Some people might think of this there. Nearly 19 years after he star took his sneakers to Europe and became the Michael Jordan of Greece. could not recall specifics. as childish. Everybody has a dif - played his last game, in which “I scored high; I don’t re - ferent philosophy.” he quit at halftime to protest a daughter and cried when he em - makopoulos sobbed as video and a university lecturer, is member,” he said. “They switch. Greeks are not alone in their coach’s decision not to start him, braced his former teammate highlights rushed him back to studying the economic effect of Everybody was switching, adoration of Galis. Fragiskos his former team Aris paid tribute Panagiotis Giannakis. his childhood. He was 11 when the ’87 championship and esti - guarding everybody.” Alvertis, a young star with to him May 7. Galis ended his Galis’s yellow No. 6 jersey Greece won the 1987 EuroBas - mates that 7,500 jobs were cre - North Carolina won the tour - Panathinaikos at the end of career with Panathinaikos in was raised to the rafters, and ket and celebrated in Omonia ated in the eight years after - nament. Jordan was the most Galis’s career, recalled being Athens. Greece’s deputy sports minister, Square, which, like other parts ward. valuable player, and Galis was shocked that “old people, not “We had to say sorry to Nick Giannis Ioannidis, announced of Athens, has been battered by “Nick Galis basically gave a the top scorer. fans of the game” recognized because now he’s 55 years old, that the arena’s interior would a recession now in its sixth year. lot of people a reason to exist,” There were disappointments Galis when the team passed and this should have been done be called Nikos Galis Hall. “It’s national pride for us,” Ioannidis said. “People owe a lot and personal tragedy along the through an Italian village. many years ago,” said Lefteris “It’s better late than never,” Asimakopoulos said of the sen - to him. Basketball before 1987 way. Galis’s first wife died in a Galis will attend soccer’s Arvanitis, the president of Aris, said Galis, who rarely gives in - timent surrounding Galis. “We was a just a sport. Immediately car accident in 1988. He remar - Champions League final May 25 who took over the team last terviews. “I’m happy Aris is do - are a small country but we are after 1987, it became a com - ried. Professionally, he did not at Wembley Stadium as a special year. ing this now.” so tight together, especially modity. Sports marketing be - win a Euroleague title, and guest of the UEFA president, Former teammates and op - Greeks say Galis’s effect on when we achieve something.” came a big thing. Everyone things did not end well with Michel Platini, a longtime fan of ponents joined 5,500 fans in the the country’s psyche and econ - The 1987 victory gave wanted to advertise.” both of his Greek teams. After his. Thessaloniki arena to honor omy is immeasurable. Greece a big economic boost as Greeks were not sure what the 1991-92 season, the basket - Galis says he does not view Galis, who made a rock star en - “He made us believe that we advertising money began flow - to make of Galis, who arrived ball power base was shifting the tributes as a step toward a trance through fog. He de - could be champions,” said Pana - ing. Just as Bird and Magic with an Afro and a New York south to Athens. The Aris team return to basketball, though he lighted them by spinning a bas - giotis Kostas, 33, a mechanical Johnson revived the N.B.A., accent. He made few friends president proposed that Galis, does not rule it out. ketball on a finger and dribbling engineer who traveled 340 Galis’s success boosted Greek and kept to himself. now in his mid-30s, begin “I’m looking at it as the peo - through his legs. Nicknamed the miles to attend the tribute. “This players’ salaries and created With Galis, Aris won eight coaching. ple don’t forget,” he said. “Don’t Gangster for his no-nonsense is too small. There should be jobs. Greek league titles, including “I said, ‘I want to play.’ I re - forget the good times we all style and piercing stare, he something much bigger.” Gregory Ioannidis, a sports seven in a row after signing Gi - member leaving his office crying had, and happiness I hope I warmly hugged his 7-year-old Aris forward Antonis Asi - lawyer in the United Kingdom annakis before the 1984-85 sea - because 12 years I’ve been play - gave them.” Bullish Market in…Greece? Investors Charge Back into Corporate Bonds

By Ben Edwards and Among the buyers are York Cap - an interest rate of 7.875%. Mr. agement in London. "If there SA this week issued €250 million delayed project that may be Harriet Agnew ital Management, Dromeus Cap - Hintze added to the position in was some weakness in the mar - of bonds, with a yield of 8.25%. picking up. Last week, a Cana - Wall Street Journal ital, LNG Capital and CQS LLP. February. The issue was one of ket, Greek bonds would struggle In total, Greek companies have dian pension fund, the Public Third Point LLC, run by Daniel two deals of at least €500 mil - to perform." raised an equivalent of about $2 Sector Pension Investment Investors are returning to Loeb, is starting a hedge fund lion this year. The other came The gains are also fragile. billion from debt sales this year, Board, bought the airport unit Greece, lured by receding fears focused on buying Greek assets. from Hellenic Petroleum SA, Hedge funds and some other in - according to data provider of Hochtief AG, a German that the troubled country will The Greece bulls say the which issued bonds with a rate vestors are moving on Greece, Dealogic. There were no Greek builder. The unit has a 27% leave the euro and the high re - threat that the troubled country of 8%. but most larger asset managers corporate-bond sales in the same stake in Athens's airport, as well turns offered by many of its bat - will quit the euro zone—or be PLENTY OF RISKS LOOM. are staying put. The spate of period last year. as five others. The Greek state tered assets. pushed out by Germany—has all For one thing, the recent bond issuance by relatively large "Our placement is in the con - owns 55% of the Athens airport. It is a remarkable turn - but passed, and the huge depres - surge in asset prices is tied, to corporations isn't duplicated by text of other placements that And some investors are kick - around. Only a year ago, Greece sion in asset prices during the some degree, to monetary eas - credit to households and small have happened recently and ing the tires of Greek banks as a was toxic territory for investors. crisis has left choice buying op - ing by central banks. Beneath probably more placements will bet on the country's renewal. A debt restructuring had just portunities. European Central that, Greece remains a mess. Its Fears about a Grexit follow us, so this is a sign of con - Many banks, gravely wounded wiped out more than €100 bil - Bank President Mario Draghi's economy has already shrunk fidence and that people have a by the 2012 default on Greek lion ($130 billion) in govern - pledge last summer to do "what - more than 20% since it first en - are receding, and the more optimistic outlook," Frigo - government debt, needed to be ment bonds. The stock market ever it takes" to save the euro tered recession in 2008. Re - word “recovery” is glass Chief Executive Torsten rescued. Several banks are now stood at one-tenth its 2007 lev - was a critical milestone for many peated rounds of austerity have being discussed Tuerling said. Louis Gargour, seeking to sell shares to private els. A political earthquake had investors. On Tuesday, Fitch Rat - deepened the downturn. The chief investment officer at credit investors to raise capital levels. the country poised for a chaotic ings upgraded Greece one notch European Commission forecasts businesses. Bank lending to hedge fund LNG Capital, an - The Hellenic Financial Stability election. to single-B-minus—still deep in a contraction of 4.2% this year. them remains below where it other fund that has invested in Fund, the state entity set up for But now the markets have junk territory—saying the Unemployment is at 27%. was even a year ago. Those in - recent Greek bonds, said tele - the bank rescue, hopes to lure turned. Months of relative calm chance of a euro exit has "re - Both Greece and its European terested in Greek corporate coms, banks and shipping com - private investors to participate in Europe—and the pressure to ceded." rescuers say the bailout program bonds are mainly U.S. and U.K. panies, among others, are attrac - by offering free warrants that al - go somewhere, anywhere, for "We have been constructive is generally on track, but the Eu - hedge funds and private banks, tive because they are yielding low investors in the future to yield in a low-interest-rate on Greece since Angela Merkel's ropean Commission said Mon - according to people with knowl - more than similarly rated firms buy the stability fund's own world—has investors taking an - visit to Athens in October last day that fresh rounds of cuts edge of the debt sales. That is a in Group of 10 countries. "There shares in the banks. In essence, other look. The Athens stock year. It was a strong signal of might be needed in 2015 and fairly small pool. Still, there are is 25% to 40% potential upside private investors that buy bank market has rallied more than support for the euro project," 2016, testing the patience of a pockets of demand. in terms of price. Some of the shares now get a free chance to 80% in the past 12 months, with said Michael Hintze, chief exec - populace already under deep "We're getting a consistent less understood, more hairy op - buy more later at low prices if the Athex Composite Index ris - utive of credit specialist CQS in strain. message from investors that they portunities such as subordinated things go well. ing 0.8% on Tuesday. Greek gov - London, which has $12 billion If it cracked and, for instance, are growing increasingly com - bank debt have 50% to 60% po - "These warrants grant an op - ernment bonds have been on a of assets under management. precipitated new elections, the fortable with Greece and are tential upside," he said. tion for the forthcoming postcri - tear since June. In October, following Ms. flow of money in might become more willing to take a look," said One fund manager said some sis recovery," says Achilles Risvas The latest sign: Hedge funds Merkel's announcement, Mr. a fast flow of money out. Jason Bruhl, head of European asset-backed securities, such as of Dromeus Capital, a Greece- and private banks are seeking Hintze bought bonds of Hellenic "We're still avoiding Greece high-yield syndicate at Citigroup senior securities backed by resi - focused hedge fund. "This is an out bonds issued by Greek com - Telecommunications Organiza - at the moment," said Nicola in London. dential mortgages, are a good arrangement that remind us of panies, which are tapping credit tion SA. In January, the company Marinelli, a portfolio manager Commercial refrigeration and opportunity. Greece is also seek - the heads we win, tails you lose markets in increasing numbers. issued €700 million of debt with at Glendevon King Asset Man - glass-bottle producer Frigoglass ing to sell state assets, a long- coin game." THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 18-24, 2013 GREECE CYPRUS 11 To Prevent Run on Banks, Cyprus Maintains Capital Controls Greek Bond

By Andy Dabilis The controls were imple - luctance of financially stronger sponse to calls from media and sessment on Cyprus’s compliance Yields Plunge TNH Staff Writer mented in March as part of a deal Eurozone countries to make their opposition politicians for greater with AML regulations, according with international lenders putting taxpayers’ funds available to re - transparency over European to the report. The last assessment After Upgrade NICOSIA- Nearly two months af - up 10 billion euros ($13 billion) capitalize banks outside their Union matters. Finland de - was in late 2011. ter Cypriot officials said they ex - in a bailout to save the state banks home jurisdictions,” S&P said in manded collateral in return for Business profiles of customers, pected to lift restrictions on bank and country’s economy from col - a report. continuing to contribute to fundamental to any measures to By Robin Wigglesworth withdrawals as quickly as possi - lapsing under the weight of huge There are already signs that bailouts for Greece. curb potentially illicit activity, Financial Times ble, they now say the capital con - losses on devalued Greek bonds part of the deal is shaky and that Eurozone countries were ini - were “generally not properly es - trols will stay in place for some and bad loans to failed Greek Cypriot banks failed to prevent tially reluctant to lend money to tablished” by Cypriot banks, the Greece’s government bond time to prevent a run on the businesess in that country’s crush - the use of their institutions by un - Cyprus because of its reputation report said. Some 70 percent of yields tumbled to their lowest banks when they are eased. ing economic crisis. scrupulous business and criminals of allowing its banks to be a the most complex ownership level in three years on Wednesday Finance Minister Haris Geor - As part of the agreement, to launder money. haven for dirty money, and the structures had nominee share - after an unexpected upgrade giades said the government has Cyprus had to adopt austerity Auditor Moneyval and finan - confiscations hit particularly hard holders, and, on average, three stoked optimism that the first and to be “careful” and that the tight measures, make spending cuts cial advisory firm Deloitte found at Russian depositors, although layers between the customer and biggest casualty of the eurozone restrictions, including a 300 euros and is confiscating up to 80 per - due diligence and safeguards by some Cypriots lost much of their the ultimate or “beneficial” own - crisis is gingerly on the mend. ($386) per day ceiling on with - cent or more of bank accounts Cypriot banks to be insufficient life savings and college funds ers. Fitch Ratings lifted its assess - drawals will remain that way, al - over 100,000 euros ($130,000.) in some cases, according to a even though they weren’t to Thousands of non-Cypriot ment of Greece’s creditworthiness though some curbs have been The Eurozone has agreed to for - summary report of their findings, blame for the failure of the banks. companies are registered in by one notch to B- late on Tues - made more lenient for businesses ward a first payment of 3 billion the news agency Reuters re - No bank executive has faced Cyprus, taking advantage of its day and highlighted the country’s who were being strangled with - euros ($3.86 billion) for now. ported. any charges although new Presi - low tax rate and network of “clear progress” towards fixing its out the ability to do major trans - The unprecedented move to “The data included in De - dent Nicos Anastasiades said he treaties with more than four budget and trade deficits. actions and buy goods and pay go after private bank accounts set loitte’s analysis exposes deficien - would get to the bottom of the dozen countries to avoid double Standard & Poor’s already for services. off protests and even led to sug - cies in the implementation of pre - crisis. He has not but he submit - taxation. rates Greece similarly but the up - “A further loosening will have gestions that it could be adopted ventative measures by the audited ted to the tough measures that Even though banks are ex - grade fuelled a rally in Greek fi - to be done in a careful way and in other countries with struggling institutions,” said the report, he opposed during his campaign pected to know who beneficial nancial markets, sending the in a way that is based on the im - economies. The ratings agency dated May 10 and used in dis - because he said the Troika of the owners are, awareness of clients benchmark 10-year bond yield print and the examination of the Standard & Poor’s said that it be - cussions by the Eurogroup of Eu - European Union-International with higher-risk profiles was not down to just above 8 per cent and situation as it forms in our bank - lieves other governments will rozone finance ministers earlier Monetary Fund-European Central robust, the report said, and many the Athens stock market to its ing system,” Georgiades told re - now be in a position to take this week. Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) gave him no had not been detected or flagged highest close since August 2011. porters in Brussels during a gath - money out of bank accounts DIRTY MONEY choice. by the banks. Both auditors said “It’s been a tremendous trade,” ering of European Union finance when they want because a prece - The report, marked “confiden - Moneyval, a Council of Europe banks failed to report a significant said Arvind Rajan, a senior fund ministers. “It’s not with timetables dent has been set. tial,” was also used by the Finnish anti-money laundering (AML) number of suspicious transactions manager at Prudential, a big US exactly. At any rate, as soon as “We believe that the events in finance ministry to brief Parlia - committee, “significantly revised” to authorities and just kept ac - insurer that holds some Greek possible.” Cyprus highlight the increased re - ment and made available in re - its previously more favorable as - cepting the money. bonds. “Greece isn’t out of the woods yet but there has been a lot of progress.” Hedge funds have been among the biggest beneficiaries Samaras in China: Promotes Trade, Tourism, and Investments from the turnround in sentiment towards Greece because they snapped up government bonds Continued from page 1 for a fraction of their face value when many other investors feared hasn’t we will fix,” he said. “We the country would leave the cur - built our credibility in Europe rency bloc. The benchmark 10- and that wasn’t easy... Greece year bond traded at just 14 cents us building a success story, and on the euro at the nadir that fol - we want China to be part of it.” lowed inconclusive elections last Samaras will hold talks with May but rose to 63 cents on the his Chinese counterpart Li Ke - euro on Wednesday. qiang and visit the cities of Bei - Investors keen to profit from jing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. a potential Greek recovery have He will be accompanied by helped several domestic compa - some 70 Greek businessmen nies regain access to debt mar - from various sectors of the econ - kets, and hedge funds are helping omy and representatives of recapitalise the banking sector. Greece’s privatization fund. Nonetheless, many investors He left with the news that remain wary of Greece, spooked Fitch’s rating agencies has by its mammoth debt pile – which bumped up the country’s credit- Fitch expects to hit 180 per cent worthiness and with more res - of gross domestic product by next cue loans pouring in from inter - year – and the murky outlook for national lenders. economic growth. With major investments al - The Greek economy shrank a ready in the port of Piraeus further 5.3 % year-on-year in the through its company Cosco, first quarter of 2013, according China is eyeing greater invest - During their meeting in Peking Greek Premier Antonis Samaras and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed bilateral economic to data released on Wednesday. ments in the Greek shipping in - relations and investment opportunities in Greece. Although most economists fore - dustry and it is also keen on cast that Greece’s wrenching five- sending more tourists to Greece in earnest with the recent sale Commerce and Industry in by luring the Chinese and more slowing spending almost to a year recession will end next year, through package deals travel of the government’s stake in the Athens, told SKY TV. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) standstill and big pay cuts, tax creditors face further losses with agencies are putting together. gambling monopoly OPAP with PESSIMISM AND OPTIMISM that he can begin to turn around hikes and slashed pensions lead - few expecting a strong rebound. Stelios Stavridis, Chairman, a Greek-Czech consortium for Samaras left as opinion polls the economy. He has already ing to smaller-than-expected Fitch conceded that the sustain - Hellenic Republic Asset Devel - $937.8 million. gave his New Democracy Con - predicted a return to markets by revenues. ability of Greece’s debts was “far opment Fund (TAIPED,) said, The Greek-Chinese Chamber servatives a growing lead over 2014. Greece has been locked Greece’s first quarter contrac - from assured”, but predicted that “We are preparing to make a of Commerce and Industry re - the major opposition party out since imposing 74 percent tion was the 19th consecutive the eurozone itself would likely presentation to the Chinese busi - ported that bilateral commerce Coalition of the Radical Left losses on investors under a pre - quarter of recession and the bear the brunt of another restruc - ness community of all the dif - between the Greece and Chi - (SYRIZA) that is opposed to the vious government to write down largest shrinkage in the Euro - turing, given that private creditors ferent assets, like for example, nese, almost non-existent 40 austerity measures that come its debt, which still stands at a pean Union as the country is now only represent a small part the Athens Airport where there’s years ago, reached 3.29 billion with international bailouts. staggering 303 billion euros, stuck in a sixth year of a deep of Athens’ debt burden. a lot of interest, the Greek ports, euros ($4.3bn) in 2010 and that Samaras’ coalition, that in - about $390 billion. recession. Although that would be polit - as I said the railway system. Also even during the depth of cludes the PASOK Socialists and The Troika of the European The latest research by ically unpalatable in many Euro - other projects in the tourism in - Greece’s crushing economic cri - tiny Democratic Left (DIMAR) Union-International Monetary Nielsen consumer Confidence pean countries, the remaining dustry could be of great interest sis in 2011 it was still 3.25 bil - have imposed rounds of pay cuts, Fund-European Central Bank has shown that Greeks are par - bonds in the hands of private in - to both Greek and Chinese en - lion euros, some $4.18 billion, tax hikes, and slashed pensions (EU-IMF-ECB) has warned that ticularly pessimistic and worried vestors enjoy strong legal protec - trepreneurs,” CCTV reported. showing its growing importance in return for a second aid pack - more austerity measures could about their employment secu - tions that would make them He added: “There’s a lot of to Greece. age of $173 billion after a first be needed if the fiscal targets rity, as well as the financial sit - tough to restructure – which has work being done in terms of re - The Chinese are developing for $152 billion was expended aren’t met, although Samaras uation in general. buttressed appetite among hedge ducing bureaucracy, of making a taste for Greek products too. by a previous government. has vowed he would never again Greece is the second most funds. Niche securities with re - things much simpler. We try to The chamber’s data showed a The reforms are starting to do so and he’s hoping new deals pessimistic country in the world, turns tied on Greek economic safeguard the transparency and 50 percent increase in the sale pay dividends for the govern - could stave off social unrest following Portugal. The biggest growth – issued as a consolation integrity of our procedures. Our of Greek olive oil in China in ment, if not for Greeks who are which has begun to dwindle. worries of Greeks are employ - to bondholders that accepted prime minister’s trip to China the first half of 2012 and a being affected by them. The rat - Some of the numbers aren’t ment security (39%) and the fi - painful losses in last year’s re - brings a strong positive signal 1,175 percent increase in the ing’s agency Fitch’s boosted the so good for him, however. nancial situation in general structuring – have also rallied to Greece’s economy. And you sale of Greek wine between country’s creditworthiness a Greece’s statistics agency EL - (37%) although the numbers strongly, indicating that hedge know, economy is psychology, 2009 and 2011. Greek compa - notch although it’s still in junk STAT reported that economic have begun to shrink a little. funds are starting to place bets and we’re extremely happy that nies have not pushed Greek status and Eurozone leaders output fell by 5.3 percent in the When asked about where that a recovery is in sight. The China is showing this invest - olive oil and wine in interna - agreed to disburse 4.2 billion first quarter of 2013, compared they spend the money left over payment of these warrants are ment interest. And with pro - tional markets and much of the euros ($5.4 billion) in immedi - to a year earlier. after they meet their basic dependent on the Greek economy gresses we’re making, we’re also olive oil is sold to Italian com - ate loans and another 3.3 billion The Greek economy, which needs, 35 percent of Greeks hitting certain nominal levels and confident that very soon we will panies who repackage it. euros ($4.24 billion) next has been in recession since stated that they pay loans, credit real growth rates. be having our economy taking “Greece is starting to become month as long as reform targets 2008, is expected to shrink by cards, and debts in general, Given the depth of the depres - the path to growth again.” very fashionable for the Chi - are met. about 4.5 percent of Gross Do - while another 35 percent said sion, Deutsche Bank analysts do Among Samaras’ big hopes is nese. There are Chinese couples Samaras still has to deal mestic Product (GPD) by the there is no money left. A major - not expect them to start paying that the Chinese will want to who come to (the island of) when he returns with the end of the year. In the last quar - ity of Greeks, 75 percent, have out before 2023, but their cheap - get more involved in Greece’s Santorini to get married,” Con - specter of a record 27 percent ter of 2012 it shrank 5.7 percent limited fun outside their home, ness has attracted some investors. burgeoning privatization pro - stantine Yannidis, head of the unemployment rate that could as relentless austerity measures while 72 percent buy cheaper The price shot up to just over 1 gram that has started to kick off Greek-Chinese Chamber of hit 30 percent but is hoping that keep taking a toll, with Greeks consumer products. cent on the euro on Wednesday. The Benaki Museum: Safeguarding the Past in an Uncooperative Present

Continued from page 1 ernment to pay for most of its The money is not exactly rolling merchant, who spent a life time Account and an Apology.” The operating costs. But with the cri - in. But there has been a tidbit accumulating its contents. But apology is to those who are los - was too ambitious over the sis, the cutbacks have been of good news in recent days, Mr. the space was cramped and ob - ing their jobs, he says. years. He has started smoking abrupt and steep. The govern - Delivorrias says: he has a donor jects were crowded together. But he is not really sorry that again, which his wife of 50 years ment contributed about $2.6 who will pay for the glossy Changes needed to be made, he thought ambitiously, only, is not at all happy about. “She million in 2009; this year, just a yearly publication that the Be - Mr. Delivorrias says. perhaps, that he did not worry is threatening to divorce me,” bit more than $900,000. naki produces. “That is some - He found himself in a battle more about sound financial he says with a sigh, before light - “I have asked for an appoint - thing,” he says, his hand run - with insiders who wanted to footing. He runs through his de - ing up. “She says it affects my ment with the prime minister,” ning over last year’s edition. “It preserve things as they were. cisions to separate the various memory, too.” Mr. Delivorrias says. But that is guaranteed. We have this “When I took over it was a collections into annexes, to or - When Mr. Delivorrias takes strategy, he admits, is not work - money.” closed organization,” he says. ganize chronologically, to appre - a list of employees from the top ing. “I have been waiting since Most of the men in Mr. De - “But I am stubborn. I am still ciate not just the contributions drawer of his desk, his hands — I don’t know — November, livorrias’s family were engi - afraid of entropy. An organiza - of the ancient Greeks but even are trembling just a bit. There no, maybe October.” neers. But that life never had tion that does not evolve is con - the country’s more modern are red question marks beside But Mr. Delivorrias soon much appeal to him. He was demned to die.” artists. some of the names — the ones catches himself and insists on drawn to the humanities and It is easy to see the giddy ex - Asked to choose his proudest who might be getting laid off optimism. “This must not be too classical archaeology. Early on citement that must have guided moment, he cannot. His biggest next. Already the museum has sad a story,” he says. he worked for the Greek Archae - him over the years. At one point disappointment? The museum reduced its staff to 191 from Certainly, he has not given ological Service and was the cu - he wanted to put together an was once outbid on a 13th cen - 267 in 2010, he says. Even those up. Even now, he is adapting to rator at Patras and Sparta. exhibit on the period between tury icon. who still have jobs have had the times. He keeps a box of in - But in 1969, he left the coun - World War I and World War II, “Oh, I really wanted it.” he their salaries cut 20 percent and dex cards on his desk — re - try to study in Germany. He had a difficult time for Greece, but said. “It was made during the then, to save more money, their minders of how to operate his won a scholarship, but he was also a period of great artistic crusades. But there was only so hours reduced by 20 percent. laptop computer, which he start - also leaving behind trying polit - output. “Greece should be proud much money. Afterwards, I re - “It is all so awful,” Mr. Deliv - ing using only three years ago. ical times. Greece had been of that generation, so I called ally wanted to know — who got orrias says, putting the list aside He is still a man of energy. He taken over by a military junta the successors of some of these that?” Eventually, Mr. Delivor - and resting his head in his admits to a temper, too. That is two years earlier. He finished great artists and I said, ‘Please rias did find out: a very rich hands for a moment. “The De - Angelos Delivorrias has been one of the secrets to his success, his Ph.D. and then moved on to Mr. So-and-So, I would like man named after the saint the partment of Conservation has the director of the Benaki Mu - he says. It helps to blow up, to postdoctoral studies in Paris. some of your father’s manu - icon depicted. suffered a lot. When I got here seum here for 40 years. throw things and then to “move The phone call to take over scripts.’ ” Mr. Delivorrias smiles. Even now, Mr. Delivorrias there was no Department of on.” the Benaki came in 1973. The “And the next day they were shakes his head, incredulous Conservation. But we have so enough. In the fat years, the mu - The Benaki has made an ap - early years, Mr. Delivorrias says, here.” that such a treasure should be much paper and metal and trea - seum, which is run by a board peal for funds, trimmed its were the toughest. The museum MR. DELIVORRIAS has be - acquired for such a reason. sures that need to be tended to.” of directors that includes three hours and taken measures to had been deeded to the state in gun writing his memoirs, which MOST of the Benaki’s prob - descendants of the Benaki fam - earn more revenue with new ex - 1931, by Antonis Benakis, a he says should be out later this Dimitris Bounias contributed lems are straightforward ily, could rely on the Greek gov - hibits and more guided tours. wealthy Alexandrian cotton year. They are to be titled “An reporting. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 18-24, 2013

The National Herald LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. Detroit Museum is a Good (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), ing the Hellenic Museum of ple can probably do both. A exhibits designed to generate in - reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest Start; Now Let’s Build More Michigan. They have joined well-chosen committee will be terest and excitement. to the Greek-American community of the United States of America. Chicago with its wonderful Na - able to make this happen. I also To the Editor: tional Hellenic Museum. Now it suggest beginning with a tem - Theodore Papathanasiou Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris Bravo to the Greek-American is time for the rest of the big porary facility that would house Boston, MA community of Detroit for creat - Greek communities in North Assistant to the Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos America to catch up. Ass ociate Editor Constantinos E. Scaros It seems to me that they are Senior Writer Constantine S. Sirigos affluent and well enough orga - On Line Managing Editor Andy Dabilis TO OUR READERS nized to do it. Obviously, real Production Manager Chrysoula Karametros estate is more expensive in Webmaster Alexandros Tsoukias the national herald welcomes Boston, Los Angeles, and New letters from its readers in - York City, but our communities The National Herald (USPS 016864) is published weekly by tended for publication. they are bigger there, too. The National Herald Inc. at 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 should include the writer’s I suggest a formula, based on Tel: (718)784-5255, Fax: (718)472-0510, name, address, and telephone complementary fundraising ef - e-mail: [email protected] number and be addressed to: forts. Half the money should be Democritou 1 and Academias Sts, Athens, 10671, Greece the editor, the national her - raised among the more affluent Tel: 011.30.210.3614.598, Fax: 011.30.210.3643.776, e-mail: ald, 37-10 30th Street, long of our community, people like [email protected] island City, ny 11101. letters the ones on TNH’s annual list of can also be faxed to (718) 472- 50 wealthiest Greek-Americans, Subscriptions by mail : 1 year $66.00, 6 months $33.00, 3 months $22.00, 1 month $11.00 0510 or e-mailed to and the other half by the rest of Home delivery NY, NJ, CT: 1 year $88.00, 6 months $48.00, english.edition@thenational - the community. There are tal - 3 months $33.00, 1 month $14.00 herald.com. we reserve the ented people among us that Home delivery New England States : 1 year $109.00, 6 months $57.00, 3 months $41.00, 1 month $18.00 right to edit letters for publi - have the contacts, experience, On line subscription : Subscribers to the print edition: 1 year $34.95, 6 months $23.95, cation and regret that we are and charisma to reach out to the 3 months $14.95; Non subscribers : 1 year $45.95, 6 months $29.95, 3 months $18.95 unable to acknowledge or re - one group, and another set of turn those left unpublished. people that can work with the Periodical postage paid at L.I.C., N.Y. and additional mailing offices. local parishes and Greek orga - GeorGe SArAfoGlou / SPeCiAl to the nAtionAl herAld Postmaster send change of address to: nizations. Some very gifted peo - THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 AGORA – THE ORIGINAL MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS

Papandreou the Proficient? By Antonis H. Diamataris and the Agora, the original marketplace of ideas, Rest assured, anything we write here are Constantinos E. Scaros and we, their modern-day descendants, aspire our sincere, heartfelt thoughts. George Papandreou presented his insights as a member of a to continue that tradition. We will share them with you every two panel titled “Confronting Global Fiscal Policy Challenges,” at the From time to time, an issue emerges and We respect one another’s opinion very much, weeks. We hope you enjoy them, and we look Skybridge Alternatives Conference in Las Vegas recently. The purpose inspires various minds to converge, often at but often times we will disagree on particular forward to your taking part in the discussion of the event is to facilitate “balanced discussions and debates on odds with one another, to discuss it. Hopefully, issues. We would never fabricate a difference as well – by contributing letters to the editor in macroeconomic trends, geopolitical events, and alternative invest - collective enlightenment will result from such of opinion for the sake of writing an interesting response, and/or commenting on our website: ment opportunities.” conversations. The Ancient Greeks did that in column. www.thenationalherald.com The news of his participation has puzzled many, as was the case with his lectures at Harvard and Columbia. But it should not, and here’s why: Granted, Papandreou’s management of the economic crisis in Greece was certainly not top-notch. He is obviously not a master of What Should the Role of the United States be in Syria? economics. Since much has been written about the "impropriety" of universities like Harvard and Columbia inviting him to give occa - sional lectures, however, we want to clarify the following: 1. SCAROS SHARES HIS to first-among-equals status that coalition must not dilly- small missile launchers that can The "shocked" critics of those schools probably do not appreciate POINT OF VIEW rather than head and shoulders dally, either. It must send a mes - bring down aircraft. the spirit of open, comprehensive discussion – without ideological I often refer to the United above the crowd. Analogously, sage to the world that “war” and Another issue involves Syria’s or other barriers – in the service of the principle of the free move - States as “the greatest super - among other basketball players, “limited” should not be part of Christian minority, (10% of the ment of knowledge that prevails in American universities. power in the history of the America is now more like Le - the same sentence. total population), which is As a former Prime Minister of Greece, Papandreou has a lot to world,” and by “greatest” I mean bron James than Superman. The United States should not mainly Orthodox. The Assad say, regardless of whether he handled a major crisis successfully or most decent. I say “superpower” Part of the problem has to do be the world’s peacekeeper sin - regime, which is based on a mi - poorly. rather than “country,” because with how the United States has glehandedly. An international nority Islamic sect, has generally Moreover, students might benefit more from the lessons of failed America, in its illustrious yet im - chosen to fight “war” in the force is necessary, one in which protected religious minorities. crisis management than from the success stories. perfect history, has committed post-World War II era. Most no - the United States plays an im - In the recent history of the re - The Skybridge conference was attended by, among others, Nicolas some atrocities that other coun - tably, the Vietnam, Afghanistan, portant role, so long as it does gion, however, whenever and Sarkozy, Ehud Barak, Leon Panetta, Scott Brown, Barney Frank, tries have not. Then again, we and Iraq Wars all have been not sacrifice the lion’s share of wherever Islamic fundamental - Harold Ford Jr., Karl Rove, the Greek-American chair of the Repub - many never know whether termed “limited wars,” meaning either the finances or the troops. ists have taken power, the Chris - lican National Committee, Reince Priebus, John Paulson, Sam Zell, countless tiny nations around that the United States has not There is not a one-size-fits-all tian communities and other Nouriel Roubini, Austan Goolsbee, and Laura D ' Andrea Tyson. the world might have commit - tried to win as swiftly and com - solution to all global conflict, non-Muslims have been as - Papandreou’s biographical statement for the Conference noted ted those same atrocities, too, pletely as possible. Dwight but in the case of Syria, I believe saulted. This would surely occur that Foreign Policy magazine once chose him as one of its “Top 100 given the chance. That is why, Eisenhower, who brilliantly led that an international coalition in Syria if the fundamentalists Global Thinkers,” for his the success in making the best of a bad sit - to compare apples to apples, I the Allied Forces to victory as fits. What do you think? have a strong voice in a new uation in Greece, and that “in these tumultuous times, few are juxtapose the United States only its Commander in World War II, government, much less control. better placed than Prime Minister Papandreou not only to provide with other world powers abhorred the notion of war. As 2. GEORGAKAS RESPONDS We also know that the Assad insights into the fiscal crisis, but also to look forward - to where we throughout the ages. president, however, he always Dino, the United States is in - regime has vast stores of poison are going.” My obvious subjective patri - made sure to let the world know deed an unprecedented super - gas. If the regime is totally bro - The question is whether it is a negative thing that Papandreou otism notwithstanding, is there that, if pushed too far, he would power, but I do not believe we ken, some of those weapons of attended the Conference. Not really. Greek leaders tend to not have a more objective criterion I use use nuclear weapons. Not sur - have always behaved as be - mass destruction will surely fall sufficient interaction with foreign leaders and remain unaware of to make such an audacious prisingly, the bellicose Stalin-led nignly as you suggest. Too often, into the hands of anti-American the ideas and attitudes prevailing abroad. claim, you may ask? Absolutely: Soviet Union, at the height of we start shooting before we un - extremists. Also of note is that So such contacts and acquaintances are useful, even to the cos - as far as I can determine, the the Cold War, did not call Ike’s derstand all the facts on the for all its bluster, the Assad mopolitan Papandreou United States is the only country bluff. ground. An example is regime has not directly attacked We feel sorry, however, for those young people that believe in in history that ever had the op - Where does all of this leave Afghanistan. In our haste to oust neighboring Israel. Consider the the supposedly- socialist beliefs of politicians like Papandreou. It is portunity to rule the entire the United States vis-à-vis the the Soviet government, we situation in which the crucial that hypocrisy that bothers us. world but refused to do so. Pres - conflict in Syria? First, there are trained and armed Islamic fun - Golan Heights come under the ident Harry Truman ended two phrases that should not damentalists. Among them was control of fundamentalists. World War II by dropping two even have a place in the con - Osama bin Laden. Given these realities, I be - Not in the Zone nuclear bombs on Japan. At that versation: “war of choice,” and Another unintended conse - lieve the United States should point, no other nation in the “we cannot afford (financially) quence was that our actions re - limit its actions to humanitarian world possessed that uniquely to go to war.” “War of choice” sulted in the Taliban controlling aid to refugees and diplomatic The economic crisis has plunged a knife deep into the popularity omnipotent weapon. If the is often used to describe a war the new government. I fear we efforts to negotiate a settlement. the Eurozone once enjoyed among the citizens of the countries United States had the expan - that is fought preventatively, are about to repeat that mistake Russia, an Assad supporter, that compose it, according to a poll released yesterday. sionist, megalomaniacal tenden - such as the Iraq War, as opposed in Syria. Although no one advo - would be a logical partner in That should not surprise anyone. What is surprising is the fact cies of many superpowers that to defensively, such as entering cates we intervene everywhere that effort as would Turkey and that it took so long to pass. An almost unprecedented (after WWII) came before it, surely it could World War II after the attack at we see injustice, the ongoing Jordan, who are burdened with five years of economic misery had to occur before the people turned have used its nuclear primacy Pearl Harbor. No matter what armed rebellion against the dic - millions of Syrian refugees. against the Eurozone and punished it in the public opinion arena, in the most heinous and savage the reason, a war should be tatorial Syrian regime headed I totally agree with you that holding its officials responsible for the failure to find an easy way of ways to impose its will on fought only as a last resort: if by Bashar al-Assad has stirred any American action needs to out of the misery. every other country, or to blow averting war would mean sur - talk in Congress of some kind be done in concert with other Maybe, getting beyond that surprise, their patience constitutes it off the face of the earth. But, rendering our sovereignty, or of limited military intervention. powers. Unilateral action of any hope for the continuation of the European dream. If it survives of course, the United States re - the probability (not merely the All military analysts, however, kind is a sure loser. More fun - and continues with the changes that must be made, perhaps it can fused to do such a thing – be - possibility) that we would have report that the best-organized damentally, I think the time is survive in its current form. cause conquering the world was to fight a more extensive war and most effective anti-Assad overdue for the United States to It has now been proven beyond any doubt that the European never part of the national later on. Given that standard, fighters are Islamic fundamen - keep its guns holstered and con - Union was built on feet of clay, without central institutions, and agenda, despite what some cost should not be a factor, ei - talists that are fiercely anti- centrate on using its vast non- without a common economic strategy. America-haters, foreign and do - ther. War is like an emergency American. American hawks be - military power to advance our Apparently the founders rushed to set up this European edifice mestic might think. life-saving operation, not buying lieve that if we strengthen the interests. Sun Tzu, the leg - out of fear that their efforts to build a united Europe – driven by Through what I call reckless a new set of golf clubs: “we can’t secular Syrian Free Army we endary Chinese military strate - memories of two horrific European wars – were evaporating. dilly-dallying, the United States afford it” does not even belong will be able to thwart the Is - gist, wisely counseled that one The European Union was primarily a political idea. It was a re - managed to squander its peer - in the discussion. lamic fundamentalists while should never attack unless vic - sponse to the destructive series of Franco - German wars and the less albeit brief tenure as sole Simply put, Dan, I think the helping overthrow the Assad tory is certain and one should solution for German militarism. So, thought the founders, let's keeper of the bomb to wield that United States should get in - tyranny. Even if that fine tuning never attack if victory is not es - start with the easy stuff and slowly we'll deal with the tough parts, power effectively in maintaining volved in Syria, indeed. Not as worked, some of the advanced sential to one’s security. like common fiscal policy, a Central Bank etc. global security. More decades of a lone crusader, but as part of weapons we might send would The day the euro was introduced as the common currency, further reckless dilly-dallying an international coalition, much surely fall into the hands of the 3. WHAT’S YOUR OPIN - Lawrence Summers, economic adviser to then President Bill Clinton, have rendered the United States like Obama did in Libya. And fundamentalists. That includes ION? told the president "Today the European Union has made a very big mistake." The experiment, however, worked initially. It lasted for ten years. Then, the crisis erupted. Yesterday's poll shows that it is not only the small countries, COMMENTARY those which tended to be suspicious of the euro, that no longer be - lieve in the Eurozone. France is the second largest economy of the Eurozone, and the Senator Snowe’s Story support of its people for the EU has shrunk the most: Forty-one percent of French people support it, a drop of 19% in a year. Only in the northern countries does the popularity of the EU re - By A.H. 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Greater Than Resurrection I have tried to avoid writing surrounding build - several government the Department of State and al - about Benghazi. Too many of ing caught fire. I do agencies – CIA, FBI, ways gives the Department less my friends and colleagues died not believe that, State Department, than what it asks for security. By Emmanuel J. Our religious leaders today under similar circumstances for given available re - the Office of the Di - Very few Americans know that Karavousanos certainly are not mindless, and me to register a dispassionate sources and forces, rector of National the total international affairs Special to The National Herald they do recognize logic. They opinion. Unfortunately, I found the U.S. Govern - Intelligence – ap - budget represents slightly more should not be modern day Phar - the current flood of wall-to-wall ment could have parently deter - than 1 percent of the total U.S. In the May 4 edition of TNH, isees by ignoring “the analysis 24/7 ignorant and sensationalist done anything mined to cast federal budget. The system re - Archimandrite Ierotheos dis - of the obvious.” All of us can political squabbling so disgust - whatsoever to res - themselves in the wards bureaucrats who take no cussed the resurrection of Christ understand that what is known ing as to demand comment. I cue the ambas - best light as the in - risks. In Benghazi, as in many and described that event as the superficially – our ordinary con - believe the blame lies with an sador. I found the vestigation was just other posts, the local security greatest in human history. To sciousness – can and must be - electorate that wants to know testimony of Gre - getting underway.” guards were hired on the basis our Church and religious lead - come intuitively realized. nothing about vital international gory Hicks, the for - by AMB. PATRICK N. In other words, of cheapest not most capable. ers, it may indeed be the great - Philosopher Alfred North issues, egged on by a ratings- mer DCM (Deputy THEROS the system gave I once complained bitterly est event in history. Is it possible, Whitehead gave us these words: driven media and a superficial Chief of Mission), Ambassador Rice about lack of proper security at however, that our leaders over - “Familiar things happen and political class that reinforces before Congress Special to pap and she read it. one of my posts. The man with look and miss the heart, soul, mankind does not bother about public ignorance and fosters a claiming otherwise The National Herald The Post op-ed the money told me ”I wouldn’t and the lifeblood of what Jesus them. It requires a very unusual bureaucracy that sucks up to the to be distasteful, piece argues that worry; you have laid enough of tried to transmit to us so that mind to undertake the analysis politicians and avoids account - not credible, and self-serving. successive American presidents a paper trail (i.e., sent so many we may come to understand of the obvious.” There is nothing ability. I pride myself on a lack The story made the headlines have weakened the finest For - complaining messages) that no and appreciate what Christian - more familiar or obvious to us of passion, and usually writing and the Administration had to eign Service in the world by one will blame you if something ity is all about? If an under - than our ordinary conscious - reflects it. Not this time. respond. I have no idea who de - putting their political cronies goes wrong.” standing of the true meaning of ness. It is time to analyze that Let me add another caveat: I cided that the American Perma - and large campaign contributors So where are we now? The Christianity takes place perhaps most familiar state of mind served in the Foreign Service of nent Representative to the in control of U.S. foreign policy. Republicans are conducting a that would also be a great event where insight awaits. the United States for almost 36 United Nations, Ambassador Su - This not only puts people who witch-hunt to prevent Hillary in human history. Consciousness is made up of years. I take same pride in hav - san Rice, should make an offi - have no idea what they are do - Clinton from running for presi - The Pharisees and others as thoughts arising from our ing been a Foreign Service Offi - cial statement on a subject that ing in positions of power but it dent in 2016. The Democrats well did not believe Jesus when senses. It was Aldous Huxley cer and take the same offense was (a) not within her respon - has, insidiously, made it danger - are too political to admit that He spoke of the Holy Spirit and who said, “Most human beings to stupid criticism as would a sibilities; and (b) about which ous for real Foreign Service of - they made a mistake. No one the kingdom of heaven. Inter - have an almost infinite capacity Marine about an outsider criti - she knew noting. I suspect that ficers to express an opinion. The really cares about the American estingly, Ierotheos did not once for taking things for granted.” cizing the Corps. For clarity, I the Administration planned to American electorate does not Foreign Service officers who mention the Holy Spirit or the We can understand that we ac - strongly recommend readers give Ambassador Rice, whom seem to care. Most Americans died that night. kingdom of heaven. We living cept our thinking as is and fail find two articles in the Wash - the president hoped to make his believe that diplomacy is for To quote a famous American: today may be somewhat wiser to ever reach for that higher ington Post: an op-ed entitled next Secretary of State, some sissies and that real foreign pol - “We have met the enemy and than the people that lived 2000 state of mind. “Presidents are breaking the free publicity. As is procedure, icy consists of sending American he is us.” ago, hence we can and should Thoughts must be seen, in - U.S. Foreign Service” published they tasked the State Depart - troops into other countries. The consider the meaning of these tuitively seen, for what they are. on April 11; and an Associated ment to write her talking points first question anyone asks me The Hon. Ambassador Theros is two terms and why it was Jesus In fact they are, in a real sense, Press story entitled “Benghazi and State proceeded to do so in about being an Ambassador is president of the U.S.-Qatar wanted all of us to reach for disturbances and interruptions attack: State Department coordination with several other “Who appointed you?” I find Business Council. He served in them. to the peace of mind we seek. Pushed for Changes in the Ad - agencies. As is frequently the this demeaning and insulting. the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 We may realize that Jesus’ They are “hangups.” The evi - ministration’s Talking Points” case, each of those other agen - The depth of ignorance about years, mostly in the Middle Holy Spirit is actually that which dence to support the analysis of published on May 11. The op- cies tried to cover its own short - foreign policy and its conduct East, and was American Ambas - today is known as, a mystical consciousness and thoughts is ed piece strongly reflects my comings and to shift the blame cannot be adequately described sador to Qatar from 1995 to experience: a penetrating and more than solid and comes to views; the AP article strikes me to the other agencies. You can in an article this short. 1998. He also directed the State sudden realization, an abrupt us from some of the great as very true. find those details in the AP arti - The politics have also created Department’s Counter- insight. An idea that suddenly minds. It was the German poet What do I draw from the mi - cle. However, one quote sums it a mindset within the bureau - Terrorism Office, and holds nu - arrives in the mind; the onset and novelist, Johann Goethe, asma that has obscured the up: “The final talking points that cracy that corrodes efficiency. merous U.S. Government deco - the mystical state. And that is who wrote, “My boy, I’ll say that event? Ambassador Chris weekend reflected the work of The Congress sets the budget of rations. what Jesus termed…the king - I’ve been clever. I think but Stevens made his own decision dom of heaven. think of thinking never.” Also, to go to Benghazi, as ambas - we can add the words given to sadors should, knowing full well us by historian James Harvey that the situation was danger - The wide gate is all Robinson, who admonishes, ous. A well-armed and obviously of our experiences. “We do not think enough about rather well-led militia group The narrow gate is thinking.” Our religious leaders chose the second night of his can continue to encourage us to stay in Benghazi to attack the intuitive realization. praise God, Jesus, the Holy Benghazi facility, a non-descript Mother, and the saints, or they compound used by various U.S. If only we understood why a can very wisely begin to add the agencies. We have no idea if mystical experience occurs, then study and analysis of conscious - they knew that the American surely we all would choose to ness and thoughts. God can be - ambassador was inside. The at - reach for that most precious of come intuitively realized and tackers rolled over the guard gifts. We would come to know discovered to be a precious and force easily and were soon in - ourselves and indeed, the mean - attainable state of mind. side the compound. Ambassador ing of God. That would be a spe - Jesus talked about the wide Stevens and a colleague took cial historic moment, indeed. and narrow gates. He knew shelter inside a hardened room Why and how, then, is the what He meant by the narrow that the attackers could not pen - AP Photo Holy Spirit triggered? That gate, but apparently it was not etrate but died of smoke inhala - In this Sept. 14, 2012 file photo, Libyan military guards check one of the U.S. Consulate's burnt event occurs when one analyzes recognized and transmitted by tion and asphyxiation after the out buildings after the deadly attack on the Consulate in Benghazi. his/her individual consciousness writers that came after Him. The and thoughts. Our conscious - narrow gate was, of course, the ness is already known to each analysis of what is obvious: and every one of us, but it is ideas that had to be intuitively LETTER FROM ATHENS known only on the surface – su - realized. On the other hand, the perficially. Once consciousness wide gate was and is anything becomes known intuitively, we and everything we come across then have reached what is called and learn in life. PASOK Feud: Strangest Political Bedfellows of them All higher consciousness. It is at For perhaps the first time we that point one becomes a mys - may have a responsible and tic. It was the philosopher Hegel healthy direction with a most Politics makes strange bedfel - history territory. pandreou and Venizelos said he’ll reduce the who wrote, “Because it’s famil - solid basis that all religious lead - lows, and even stranger ones in But he’s an ex - Venizelos allowed spending of 2 million euros iar, a thing remains unknown.” ers can turn to and seriously Greece, especially when they’re pert at finding oth - Greeks’ pockets to ($2.6 million) a month it was It is the higher state of con - consider. All this can and must from the same party, battled for ers to blame, even if be picked, and paying when Papandreou was sciousness – the kingdom of be developed. We, as well as our the leadership, pretended to they deserve it, so banks to be plun - cutting people’s pay and raising heaven – that remains a mys - Church leaders, must not deny show unity, but would like to hoping to deflect at - dered like Visig - their taxes, to 100,000 tery: mystical. Our Church lead - Jesus’ teachings on the Holy stab each other in the back when tention from his oths had sacked ($130,000) a month. That’s not ers have us praise God and Je - Spirit and the kingdom of no one’s looking. failed leadership, the country, their enough to pay for the cell phone sus, but they do not know how heaven. Do we actually have PASOK Socialist leader Evan - Venizelos has raised party still didn’t bills so something’s going to to gain the Holy Spirit and the here a greater event than gelos “Emperor” Venizelos was the issue of his take enough have to give. kingdom of heaven. Christ’s Resurrection? It may ac - so hot to lead the party he chal - party’s bankruptcy money to allow its The party’s free funding from We and our Church ignore tually be that we do. With the lenged its then-chief George Pa - and said it was Pa - politicians to live the state coffers has fallen 90 the consciousness question hav - foundation provided here, our pandreou, who had lost for a pandreou’s fault. by ANDY the lifestyle of the percent as well because the ing accepted ordinary con - religious leaders can show second time in the prime minis - PASOK and New DABILIS rich and famous. money is distributed based on sciousness as it is. courage by recognizing what ter’s race in 2007 to New Democracy, who And these are the its standing in Parliament and It is the responsibility of they must now do. I believe they Democracy Conservative Party took turns destroy - Special to people who told PASOK only has 28 seats in Par - Church leaders like Ierotheos to can do it. It is men like Ierotheos leader Costas Karamanlis, who ing Greece over the The National Herald Greeks to live liament now and is irrelevant. If learn and transmit that which who can bring the Holy Spirit then turned Greece into a train last 40 years by hir - newly-austere lives he hadn’t attached himself to Jesus’ tried to teach. to people. wreck. ing everyone who voted for and watch their spending if they Samaras’ coattails, Venizelos At the end of his article, We all know what is happen - After Papandreou beat them – creating the country’s wanted a luxury like food. would be a forgotten back Ierotheos – whose chosen name ing in our world. We have so Venizelos like a rented mule, the crushing economic crisis – owe Venizelos has inferred finan - bencher alongside the neo-Nazi curiously means “Holy God” – many tragic examples, most re - hate fest between them was on. Greek banks 250 million euros cial mismanagement by Papan - nuts of Golden Dawn. wrote: “It is my profound wish cently in Boston, Cleveland, But The Emperor would get his ($324.6 million) and won’t pay dreou and would like nothing Venizelos said the party’s fi - that we come to Great and Holy New Orleans, and other places revenge after Papandreou beat them. better than to eject him from the nances are so bad they look like Week with pure hearts and de - in our country and worldwide. Karamanlis in 2009, only to be Of course, they want Greeks party that the former Prime Min - Greece’s, a sad case indeed, and votion and that we become wor - It is time for all of us to reach forced to resign after two years who are suffering pay cuts, tax ister’s father, Andreas, founded that it has “virtually no subsi - thy to glorify the Risen Lord on for a higher state of mind will - of protests, strikes, and riots hikes, and slashed pensions un - and misled for so many years dies” to pay its operating costs His holy and brilliant Resurrec - ingly. Now, we have a clearer against austerity measures he der austerity measures to pay with a reckless abandoned that or staff, which must be especially tion.” That is all fine, but what path than ever before. imposed on the orders of inter - back the banks what they owe ruined the country. galling to them as they watch about reaching that which Jesus Personally, at the age of 80, I national lenders putting up $172 in credit cards, loans and mort - But Venizelos said that an au - the party’s MP’s feeding like wild wanted for us? Jesus will be glo - have no great interest in fame billion in a first bailout. gages. New Democracy and PA - dit of the Party’s finances being boars at the public trough. Hide rified, truly glorified, when each or fortune. My interest is in my Circling Papandreou’s carcass SOK used Greek banks like done by five major firms because your spoons when these guys are of us gains the mystical experi - children, grandchildren, and in like a buzzard, and doing all he someone else’s stolen Master - PASOK’s books are stranger than around. ence which is the Holy Spirit helping the people of our often could to push him out the door card and are still broke even fiction hadn’t been completed He’s got a last parting shot at from where we come to know sad and tragic world to find the and under the bus at the same though they’re allowed to raid yet. The results could be a best- Papandreou, who for some in - the mystical state – Jesus’ king - true self, for there is no greater time, Venizelos became PASOK’s the treasury for taxpayer’s seller unless it’s yet another po - explicable reason is still Presi - dom of heaven. need or gift. non-leader in March 12 and money. litical whitewash in Greece dent of Socialist International threw the party into a freefall Venizelos said that PASOK’s where no one is blamed for any - even though he’s a Capitalist. like a broken elevator on a sky - debt grew by 10 million euros a thing and yet there’s an unex - The disorganized Socialists are scraper. year from 2003-11 and is 116.5 plained disaster. splitting with the German Social GUEST EDITORIALS PASOK had 44 percent of the million euros ($151.29 million) PASOK is in deep doo-doo Democratic Party (SPD) and set - vote in the 2009 elections. Un - and he said there’s a black hole here: unable to pay its debts, yet ting up a rival, the Progressive the national herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of der Venizelos, who agreed to be - under Papandreou’s tenure still paying rent on its empty for - Alliance, which said Papan - views for publication in its View Points page. they should include come a partner in Prime Minister when a lot of money just van - mer office of 5,000 euros dreou’s leadership was the writer’s name, address, telephone number and be addressed to Antonis Samaras’ coalition gov - ished and no one knows where ($6,500) a month for five years “despotic,” which should sound the View Points editor, the national herald, 37-10 30th St., liC, ny ernment, embracing its New it went because Greek law does - at the same time it was paying familiar to Greeks. Guess who’s 11101. they can also be e-mailed to english.edition@thenational - Democracy Conservative Party n’t require any accountability of 30,000 euros ($38,950) swank attending their convention May herald.com. due to considerations of space we enforce a strict 850- principles that are anathema to political spending. Now why did - new offices that Papandreou pre - 22 in Leipzig. word upper limit. we reserve the right to edit. Socialists, it now stands between n’t the Republicans think of that? ferred, the party is essentially 5-7 percent. That’s dustbin of So while the policies of Pa - destitute. [email protected] 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 18-24, 2013

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