S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEKly GREEK-AmERIcAN PUblIcAtION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 18, ISSUE 887 October 11-17 , 2014 $1.50 Fordham Univ. Honors THI Gala Raises More than $2 Mil for Greece Its Longtime Law Prof. Org. Honors Behrakis Papajohn & Peterson Constantine Katsoris For Accomplishments TNH Staff that of a practitioner to acade - By Constantine S. Sirigos mia.” TNH Staff Writer NEW YORK – Professor Con - He has taught more than stantine Katsoris – Gus, as he is 15,000 students. NEW YORK – A veritable who’s known to all – was presented The event was held in the re - who of the Greek-American the George J. Mitchell Lifetime ception hall at Mutual of Amer - business community filled the Public Service Award by Ford - ica headquarters high above Anie Gund Garden Lobby of the ham University’s Feerick Center Manhattan. Guests enjoyed the Museum of Modern Art for the for Social Justice on October 6. spectacular views of the City second annual banquet of the Among the luminaries pre - though the window walls. Hellenic Initiative (THI). The sent were former U.S. Senator Several Center officials wel - gala, whose theme was “Invest - Mitchell himself, who served as comed the guests and thanked ing in the Future of Greece” was Senate Majority Leader and is donors for the contributions that also the occasion to honor the best known for taking leading helped establish and sustain the life and achievements of George roles in negotiations for peace Center and its work, which Behrakis, Pete Peterson, and in the Middle East and in North - Michael M. Martin, Dean of John Papajohn. ern Ireland. The latter process Fordham Law School said “fo - “We are very excited tonight culminated in the historic 1998 cuses on the pressing needs of to be honoring three very Good Friday Agreement which low income and marginalized friends,” Stamas said. “Their ended the three-century-old bit - New Yorkers,” though its several contribution to entrepre - ter conflict. programs. The Center works in neurism, capitalism and philan - Professor Katsoris told the partnerships with government thropy are unparalleled, George gathering, “Considering the agencies, bar associations, pro Behrakis, Pete Peterson, and prior recipients, including Sen - bono programs, advocates, and John Papajohn. Their leadership ator Mitchell, I accept this community-based service inspires us all to continue our award with great humility, but I providers. support and our quest to im - would like to thank some of Dean Martin said he was prove the future of Greece and those who made this night pos - honored pay tribute to “the four Eugene T. Rossides is Honored as Champion of Cyprus Cause the Greek people.” sible…my parents, who taught New Yorkers whose lives have $2.3 million was raised on me the difference between right inspired all of us in the legal Eugene T. Rossides, AHI’s founder, receives a medal from Yiannakis Omirou, the President of October 2 to support THI, which and wrong…my family, my wife community with their dedica - Cyprus’ House of Representatives, for his continuous dedication to Cyprus. Omirou noted “his and children, who encouraged tion and commitment to the val - numerous and diverse life achievements and momentous support to Cyprus.” Continued on page 4 me as I switched careers from ues of Fordham Law School in the service of others.” John Feerick, who served as Dean, 1982-2002 and continues to teach as a full professor at Cyprus Suspends Talks with Turkey Moustakas & Fordham, also thanked the donors and congratulated the honorees. He introduced Sena - NICOSIA – Cyprus’ President after consulting with party lead - 1974 invasion by Turkey, which The Kansas tor Mitchell, who presented the has suspended talks on reunify - ers. Christodoulides didn’t say still keeps a standing army in award named after him to Kat - ing the ethnically divided island when peace talks might resume, the northern third it occupies. soris. in response to Turkey’s plans to adding that any decision would Turkey is the only country in the City Greeks Senator Mitchell noted that search for oil and gas in waters be made according to develop - world to recognize the govern - Katsoris is The Wilkinson pro - where the Cypriot government ments. ment it supports. By Constantinos E. Scaros fessor of Law and that his more has already licensed companies Turkey had said it would Anastasiades had been hold - than 50 years of service as a full to drill. search for oil and gas off ing preliminary talks with his KANSAS CITY, MO – The name time professor is the longest in Cypriot government spokes - Cyprus’s south coast where a Turkish-Cypriot counterpart Mike Moustakas is not a house - the history of Fordham Law man Nicos Christodoulides said drilling consortium, made up of Dervis Eroglu, who has been hold word in the United States, School. the decision was the result of Italy’s Eni and South Korea’s Ko - holding to a hard-line stance of not even just in the Greek-Amer - “And during all that period, what he called Turkey’s “provo - gas, is now drilling. refusing concessions although ican community – but in the pre - and even before, when he was cative” and “aggressive” actions The decision was a blow to the Cypriot leader had made so lude to the Fall Classic – the an associate at the firm of that violate Cyprus’ sovereign Anastasiades’ trumpeted hopes many that one of the parties in nickname of major league base - Cahill, Gordon, Rekindle & OH, rights and international law. of trying to reach a settlement his coalition walked out of the ball’s championship, the World Cypriot President Nicos and reunify the island that’s Series – it certainly extends be - Professor Constanine Katsoris Continued on page 9 Anastasiades made the decision been divided since an unlawful Continued on page 11 yond Missouri’s largest city. Though he has a bit of a way to go before he reaches the ex - alted status of George Brett who, as Moustakas does now, The Greek Heaven and Earth’s Exhibit Opens in Chicago was a third baseman for the Kansas City Royals, the Greek- American ballplayer made his - Connection By Anthe Mitrakos tory of his own last week, hit - ting the first extra-inning CHICAGO, IL – One of Greece’s postseason home run in Royals Of Lyndon most rich and ornate eras span - history, lifting them to a victory ning over 1,000 years has come in Game 1 against the Los An - to life at the Art Institute of geles Angels of Anaheim to a LaRouche Chicago through the traveling Game 1 victory en route to their exhibition “Heaven and Earth: capturing the Divisional series. Art of Byzantium from Greek Moustakas (whose surname By Constantinos E. Scaros Collections.” Following the ex - in Greek means mustache- hibit’s launch attracting some bearer), is proud of his Greek LITITZ, PA – Driving home 2,700 visitors, co-organizer Be - heritage, and flies a Greek flag on a sunny, mid-October Satur - naki Museum was the center of above his dressing stall in the day afternoon, I noticed a good attention at two fundraising ef - Royals’ clubhouse – a tradition deal of commotion going on in forts hosted in support of the he shared with former team - the quaint and usually tranquil Athens-based entity. mate and fellow Greek George town of Lititz in Central Penn - Events held two days apart Kottaras, who has since left the sylvania. A sign, causing a num - by John Calamos Sr. at the ber of motorists to beep their Arista Hotel in Naperville, Ill. Continued on page 5 horns, roll down their windows on September 27th, as well as and yell supporting praises, by the Hellenic American Lead - caught the corner of my eye. It ership Council at the Willis read: “LaRouche says: DUMP Tower in downtown Chicago, on John Boehner Now! IMPEACH the 29th “raised tens of thou - Did a Femme Obama,” and it contained a sands of dollars,” for Benaki Mu - photo in the lower left corner, seum efforts, according to Peter of President Obama with a Poulos, partner at Greka Icons. Fatale Set up Hitler mustache. The dinner reception hosted I processed this information by Calamos included remarks by EUROKINISSI for the next few seconds as I Costanza Sbozou Constan - An exquisite collection of 63 painted icons, mosaics, architectural fragments, luxury glass, litur - N. Gianaclis? continued to drive: LaRouche is dakopoulos, who sits on the Be - gical textiles, and manuscripts will be on display at the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago still making noise? I thought, until February 15th. The collection, from the Benaki Museum in Athens, was previously exhibited figuring he must be well into his Continued on page 2 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. By Steve Frangos nineties by now (he’s 92, I con - TNH Staff Writer firmed later on). And why are they after House Speaker CHICAGO- The real life events Boehner and President Obama, surrounding Madge Meredith a Republican and a Democrat, Aristotle Univ NY Life’s Mathas Addresses HABA and Nick Gianaclis reads like a respectively, simultaneously? If celebrity tabloid tale of the late this is an anti-major party rally, 1940s or early 1950s. Meredith it might be interesting to find Modern Greek By Demetris Tsakas years ago. was a young corn-fed beauty out more of what they propose TNH Staff Writer He emphasized that the re - from Iowa who wanted only one as an alternative.