S O C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEKLy GrEEK-AmErICAN PuBLICATION 1915-2016 VOL. 19, ISSUE 990 October 1-7 , 2016 c v $1.50 St. Demetrios HS Student A. Kaloyeros Arraigned on Corruption Charges Refuses to Shake Scientist and Power Broker Connected To Hands with Tsipras Albany Corruption TNH Staff the ocean in Greece wondered, Raised in East Beirut, “Who is the student who refused Lebanon, Alain Kaloyeros was a ASTORIA – Greek Prime Minis - to shake hands with Tsipras?” 19-year-old American University ter Alexis Tsipras visited Saint The student was born and student caught up in that coun - Demetrios in Astoria where a raised in Greece and is one of try’s then-roaring Civil War, join - high school student refused to the 50 students who have ing a Christian militia before im - shake his hand. According to moved to Astoria and enrolled migrating to the United States sources who spoke to the Na - at St. Demetrios School over the and blazing a university trail that tional Herald, the refusal was last two years. Sources told TNH made him one of New York’s top mainly due to religious piety that the student comes from a power brokers, a wheeler and and his beliefs in the sanctity of good family, and was raised dealer who liked frayed jeans and the institution of marriage and with the values and beliefs that a wardrobe by John Varvatos. the family. form the backbone of the Greek- Son of a Lebanese mother and The incident might have American community. Greek father, Kaloyeros, 60, used gone unnoticed had the cover - The student's reaction, as re - a gift of charm and unbridled con - age of Tsipras’ visit captured on ported by our sources, “was not fidence to woo politicians and video by TNH photojournalist premeditated, but sponta - business executives to invest in Costas Bej not been posted on - neous,” and was due to “mainly his vision of making upper NY line and shared through the Alexis Tsipras’ and his govern - state a high-technology heaven. newspaper’s social media. The ment’s attitude on religion.” The “We’re out to put Stanford out video, however, soon went viral, same source said that the reac - of business,” he told the Albany sparking interest and comments tion was due to the fact that Times-Union in 2002. in Greece and among the Greek “Alexis Tsipras does not believe He went about it by allying media, and on social media. in marriage and religion.” with powerful forces, such as for - The refusal to shake hands St. Demetrios School Board mer State Assembly Speaker Shel - was soon viewed by more than President Nick Andriotis told don Silver, convicted of corrup - 250,000 internet users in Greece TNH that the video and the stu - tion. and the United States. Everyone dent’s refusal to shake hands so TNH/ELENI SAKELLIS And like a Game of Thrones from coast to coast and across widely discussed in the commu - AHEPA Gala Honors Judge Nicholas G. Tsoucalas master, he played politicians nity and among Hellenes against each other on his rise Abroad in general was hijacked AHEPA Supreme President Andrew Zachariades presents the proclamation to Judge Nicholas from a professor at the State Uni - by both passionate political sup - Tsoucalas at the dinner in his honor at the Central Park Boathouse on Sept 27. Story on page 6. versity at Albany to creating the porters and detractors of Tsipras State University of Polytechnic In - and his SYRIZA party. “If you stitute. carefully watch the video,” An - It also brought him down. driotis explained, “you will see One of the highest paid em - that the child was hesitant and Antigone-themed Onassis Festival ployees in the state, a man who ambivalent, and that at the last had the ear of the movers and moment refused the handshake. shakers, prosecutors allege he I believe that an American-born By Eleni Sakellis mid-town Manhattan. Antigone celebrates young women and used his power and position to Greek student would not have Now, free and open to the pub - men everywhere whose individ - award lucrative contracts to a se - refused the handshake, it is not NEW YORK – For those of us lic, includes over 30 events for ual and collective acts of hero - lect few developers in Buffalo, Al - compatible with the Greek- who studied ancient Greek participants of all ages and in - ism and bravery are making the bany and Syracuse as part of a American tradition and culture, drama at school, the play terests, both on site and online. world a better place. During the scheme that was so widespread generally speaking. We see visi - Antigone by Sophocles was es - Exploring the myth through Festival a video wall will project it brought charges against nine tors from the homeland as rep - sential reading. The fall season visual and performing arts, fam - a live-feed of #iSTANDfor mes - people, including Gov. Andrew resentatives of the motherland at the Onassis Cultural Center ily programs, and digital media, sages as they appear on social Cuomo’s closest former aide. and uphold the integrity of the New York will host the second the festival will also introduce media platforms, as well as In a detailed analysis of his protocol,” he said. annual Onassis Festival of Arts the #iSTANDfor digital initia - quotes from #iSTANDfor ‘am - rise and fall, the New York Times’ "And to put things in the real and Ideas. The theme is inspired tive. As Antigone stood up for bassadors,’ and the #iSTANDfor Vivian Yee followed the unlikely perspective, I invite everyone to by Sophocles’ play and the her beliefs, #iSTANDfor encour - video teaser. saga of a former Greek-Lebanese visit the Petros G. Patrides Cul - tragic title character. Antigone ages the youth of the world to On October 15, back-to-back militiaman to the top echelons of TNH/COSTAS BEJ tural Center to see that for the Now opens on October 13 and share stories of inspiration and talks with notable participants power in New York State and how Tsipras’ and his government’s Diaspora and Astoria, the bas - runs through October 16 at the change via social media and a on Antigone Now themes will it may have ended, depending on attitude towards religion in - Onassis Cultural Center New dedicated web site. #iSTANDfor the trial, overnight. spired the student’s refusal. Continued on page 2 York in the Olympic Tower in highlights the achievements and Continued on page 5 Kaloyeros’ lawyer, Michael Miller, declined to comment about his client who liked to be referred to as doctor because of his doctorate although he’s not a A Victim Jerusalem Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum medical doctor. He lured hundreds of millions of dollars in state economic de - of a Dual By Eleni Sakellis velopment funds over a quarter- century but his end game seemed Jerusalem, 1000-1400 Every Indentity People Under Heaven opened Continued on page 6 on September 26 at the Metro - politan Museum of Art (MMA). Tells All The exhibition presents an ex - traordinary collection of art - By Vasilis Koutsilas work and artifacts from the Doctor years 1000-1400 representing LARISSA, GREECE – A 32-year- the incredible diversity in the old Greek-American who lives in art of the time period in the Athanasia Larissa has been going through Holy City of Jerusalem. an incredible ordeal for some In the Middle Ages, time now. For reasons still un - Jerusalem took on a tremen - Landis’ known, which he has anxiously dous significance as a location, been trying to ascertain, he has destination, and symbol for peo - two official documents, each list - ple of diverse faiths from Ice - Odyssey ing him with an entirely different land to India. The often com - name. His U.S. passport refers to petitive and sometimes him as Quentin Louin Joseph, complementary religious tradi - By Andy Dabilis while his Greek identification tions, focused their attention on TNH Staff card indicates he is Ilias Tsotsas. the city, and inspired one of the Both documents are authentic. most creative periods in the his - Athanasia Landis knew about "I am bound by red tape and I tory of Jerusalem. politics at an early age during cannot find a solution," he told The landmark exhibition her youth in Greece, a Thessa - The National Herald. "I'm a man which runs through January 8, loniki native whose parents with a dual identity," he says, and 2017 explores the role of the talked it in the house. points out that while everyone city, sacred to Judaism, Chris - And in November, 2015, af - recognizes that this is illegal, tianity, and Islam, in molding ter 186 years, the upstate New nothing has been done so far to the art of the time. In the cen - TNH/ELENI SAKELLIS York town of Fredonia voted her restore legality which, besides all Depicting the Crucifixion in the center, a triptych icon covered in jewels and intricate enamel- its first female Mayor, 23 years potential future problems, is al - Continued on page 5 work is among the artifacts in the Jerusalem exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum. after she and her family moved ready creating problems in his there. daily life. “I feel a lot of responsibility He was born in Detroit, MI in — it’s a big responsibility to be 1984 as Quentin Louin Joseph. the first female Mayor,” she told Never having met his father, he The Greek Cafe Boulis: Greek-American Story the town’s newspaper The was taken to Greece five years Leader then.