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Sts. Constantine and By Andy Dabilis

Helen Community Fresh off a series of stops in Europe to reiterate his belief Nears Centennial that Greece is turning an eco - nomic corner because of his By Angelike Contis harsh austerity measures to TNH Staff Writer ratchet down a record debt and deficit, Greek Prime Minister NEW YORK – Let’s start with the George Papandreou will be in galaktoboureko. The custard in New York from June 20-23 for this dessert was light, fluffy and a series of meetings, including impossibly generous. The crust, before the International Social - delightfully golden. The honey ist conference. Papandreou, sauce was applied with a light, whose PASOK Socialist party expert touch. This perfected now rules Greece, has been Greek custard-filled treat was working the press circuit hard just one example of what drew with a number of interviews in some 8-10,000 people this year international newspapers – ex - to the Greek Festival of the Sts. cept for Greek American media Constantine and Helen Cathe - – that have often given him a dral in Brooklyn Heights. flattering portrayal, even while The event, held June 7-13 in Greeks have been forced into a the barricaded-off street outside lowered standard of living with of the historic church, also fea - AP Photo/PetroS GiAnnAkoUriS) tax hikes, pensions that could tured the tantalizing, smoky Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang (L), and his Greek coun - day, June 15, 2010. Officials said Greek and Chinese companies be slashed in half, and public scent of gyro and souvlaki waft - terpart Theodoros Pangalos, during a commercial agreement signed 14 deals, including those for the construction of cargo sector pay cuts. That has met ing through the air, a sack slide signing ceremony at the foreign ministry in Athens, on Tues - ships and the export of olive oil, during Zhang's visit. with a series of strikes and ride and bouncy house for chil - protests, most of which have pe - dren, a basement flea market, tered out recently, especially af - generous table space, a cozy pas - ter the death of three innocent try/drinks nook – and lots of bank workers on May 5 in a fire - dancing. HMS Doctors Make A House Call to the Aegean bombing police blamed on an - Attendance, according to archists. But some Greeks re - four-time Festival Chairwoman main defiant and Athens has Michelle Tambakis was up 10- By Stavros Marmarinos tion and possible procedure ticipated in this year’s Aegean transport vessel Menas E, which been hit with a spate of public 15% over last year. The weather TNH Staff Writer from the pediatric surgeons sta - Crossing, which is conducted is equipped with medical equip - transport strikes and work stop - last week was kind and Friday, tioned at the hospital there. each year by Team Aegean, a ment and instruments used in pages, in the midst of 100 de - June 11, was, she said, “the NEW YORK -- A frightened During another instance, Tsiou - group of dedicated doctors and preventive medicine, visited the gree heat, that have also left busiest day ever.” Tambakis is mother walked into the lias examined a 35-year-old various other professionals who islands of Kimolos, Sikinos, tourists perplexed and unable perhaps proudest of the way that makeshift medical office that woman who did not know that set aside a period during the late Schoinoussa, Herakleia, Do - many generations worked to - was set up on the small remote she had a cyst in her right ovary. spring or early summer each nousa, Akrioi, Leipsoi, Agathon - gether in the community of some Aegean island of Arkioi, near As soon as he finished the ex - year to sail across Greece’s isi, Fournoi, and Thymaina. A 220 families. She noted, a day Patmos, and brought in her 11- amination, he advised that she Aegean Sea and enhance the total of 60 people participated after this year’s festival ended: month-old son, who was suffer - go immediately to see the gyne - well-being of Greek islanders in the mission. “We have three or four genera - ing from a urinary retention cologist in Samos. “The cyst was with little or no accessibility to Team Aegean’s medical unit tions of the same family working problem. Dr. George Tsioulias, rather large, and she had not some of life’s basic necessities. conducted free bloodwork and at the same station.” This overlap President of the Hellenic Med - realized a thing,” Tsioulias said. The doctors have been engaging biochemical profiles for all the was clear in the smooth coordi - ical Society of New York, exam - “Thanks to the examination we in this mission for the past 16 residents of these islands, and nation, nonstop joking and ined the child. Once he saw the performed, there is a great years. This year, the mission provided full pediatric examina - smiles amongst the volunteers in severity of the condition, he ad - chance that she will avoid any took place between May 13 - 23. tions for children. The Greek vised that the child be sent to complications.” Team Aegean, using 11 inflat - Continued on page 4 Samos for a thorough examina - For the first time, HMS par - able speedboats and the medical Continued on page 9 Markopolos Mania in Manhattan

NEW YORK – “The press called one else, ignored the clear signs Markopolos talk shop about me a hero. I certainly don’t think of the notorious $65 billion Madoff. The event was co-spon - I was a hero. I was very fright - Ponzi scheme that bilked thou - sored by the Hellenic American ened. Heroes are brave. I wasn’t, sands of people of their invest - Bankers Association, the Hel - AP Photo/Geert VAnden WijnGAert I was scared as a rabbit for at ments and, in some cases, their lenic American Chamber of Greek Prime Minister George least six and a half years.” Harry fortunes. Commerce and the Hellenic Papandreou in Brussels June Markopolos said that of his Though justice-seeking guy- American Lawyers Association. 16, 2010. lengthy, frustrating efforts to next-door Markopolos may not Shooting out financial one- alert the world to a swindler consider himself a hero, the liners was the self-described to get around, not the image named Bernie Madoff, as he Greek American community proud Greek geek’s effort to Greece wants to present. took the podium on June 11, for clearly does. This was evidenced counterbalance the gravity of The Prime Minister’s office a special presentation of the at the book signing presenta - the Madoff tragedy – which in - said they didn’t know what his book No One Would Listen. As tion, where the financial ana - cluded, as the speaker pointed schedule would be, although he number cruncher Markopolos lyst-turned-whistleblower in an out -suicides and countless in - scheduled a news conference in noted in the book, he carried a olive-colored suit was swarmed direct victims. “How many gen - New York City on June 20. Pa - gun and checked for bombs un - by people in business attire for erous souls do you know on pandreou’s appearances have der his mini-van as he and his his autograph. It mattered little Wall Street,” he asked, in one of been geared toward trying to team got deeper into their in - that it was a Friday afternoon. these asides. Getting even big - present the argument that he tnh/AnGelike ContiS vestigation of Madoff’s question - Greeks from Wall Street and be - ger laughs, he continued: “Are has taken necessary, if politically Harry Markopolos (L), the man who warned the government able profits and tried to alert the yond clearly considered this there any souls on Wall Street?” unpopular, steps to save Greece about financial fraudster Bernie Madoff but was ignored. A world, between 2000 and 2008. their rock concert of the year. The financial wiz, who was from bankruptcy. He has also special booksigning drew a crowd in New York City, including But the U.S. Securities and Ex - They flocked to the First Amer - plenty of attorneys, bankers and other Greek Americans. change Commission, and every - ican Title rendezvous to hear Continued on page 4 Continued on page 9 John Paradise Conquers Giannoulias Virginia, Literary World Rising vs.

By Steve Frangos As we shall see, Paradise was GOP’s Kirk TNH Staff Writer a scholarly gentleman of leisure and considerable repute who CHICAGO- In a time when it is lived nearly his entire life in By Constantine S. Sirigos claimed that studies of the London. Yet at the time of his TNH Staff Writer Greek Diaspora are on the rise death Paradise was not simply worldwide it is well worth re- a celebrated intellectual figure NEW YORK – The world has considering the life of John Par - but also an American citizen long enjoyed stories of Greeks adise. This one man’s life brings who had only spent less than fighting and winning in the face together many of the enduring eight months in North America. of adversity. The tale of Alexi questions and concerns that EARLY LIFE Giannoulias, the youngest state continue to plague the very de - Paradise was born in Thessa - treasurer in Illinois history, who finition of the historical and cul - loniki in April 1743, the son of set his sights on the U.S. Senate tural experiences of Hellenes Peter Paradise, a prosperous seat once held by his friend outside the nation state of merchant and the British consul President Barack Obama, has Greece. The record of Paradise’s in that city and a daughter of gotten its share of media atten - life is readily available to any - Philip Lodvill (or Ludville.) No - tion. But by Spring 2010 the one to survey in historical ac - tions of the era concerning the perspective of the press cover - counts, diaries, encyclopedia en - status of women are clear, if in age shifted from the rise of a tries, literally hundreds of no other way than, by the fact whiz kid to a campaign trail that archived letters and other forms that we do not know this had became very bumpy and of documentation. This readily woman’s name (she is most of - prospects that had turned dark accessible published material ten identified as a half-Greek, as the Giannoulias campaign be - makes it especially curious that half-English woman) nor that of tnh/CoStAS Bej came enmeshed in the fate of more about Paradise has not en - Businessman Nick Mouyiaris (far right) hosted a fundraiser for U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Gian - tered Greek-American Studies. Continued on page 6 noulias (third from right). Renos Georgiou and Stephen Cherpelis are to the left of Giannoulias. Continued on page 5

For subscription: 718.784.5255 [email protected] Online Print Edition (718) 784-5255 % % www.thenationalherald.com & 50 Off 20 Off 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 19-25, 2010 In the Spotlight: Nicholas Bais Judges Himself GOINGS ON... n JUNE 18-20 Paul's Community Center is lo - By Constantine S. Sirigos one side. Among my duties as a when I was a child. ROCKY RIVER, Ohio – The St. cated at:110 Cathedral Avenue, TNH Staff Writer law clerk is to perform research TNH: What’s your most en - Demetrios Greek Orthodox Hempstead, NY. and assist the judge in drafting joyable pastime? Church is hosting their annual NEW YORK – Nicholas Bais has decisions and orders. I also con - NB: I don’t have a single most Greek Festival June 17 – 20. It n JUNE 25-26 engineered a life for himself that duct conferences of motions and enjoyable pastime. I have varied is the largest indoor Greek Fes - ST. AUGUSTINE, Fl. - The enables him to pour his Hellenic cases ready for trial that come and eclectic hobbies and inter - tival in the greater Cleveland 242nd anniversary of Greek learning and values into a career before us in order to help the at - ests. I enjoy most sports, espe - area with both indoor and out - Landing Day will be held June of public service and intellectual torneys resolve procedural dif - cially hiking, running and cy - door dining and seating. Indoor 25-26 at the Avero House, home endeavor. Bais is a lawyer, cur - ferences and, in the best sce - cling. I love traveling the world venues include Greek Dining of the St. Photios Greek Ortho - rently the Law Clerk to a New nario, to help the parties and taking road trips. As a home - Food Line, Imported Wine Mar - dox National Shrine. The Greek York State Supreme Court Justice negotiate a settlement of the en - owner who is too well aware that ket, and coffee stand with Louk - Orthodox Archdiocese opened in Queens. He has spent most of tire case. A judge is given the a house is in constant need of oumades in the Social Hall and the doors of the reconstructed his life in Queens, growing up in task of being not only a decision- attention, I have learned to do Pastries in the Activity Center. Avero House in 1982. It was re - Forest Hills, and both his parents maker but a peacemaker. It much of my own home improve - Outdoor venues include Gyro stored in honor and memory of are Greek – his father was born makes me feel good to get op - ments and renovations, which Central, Taverna Food & Spirits, the 500 Greeks who arrived in Athens and his mother was posing, and at times, hostile, par - gives me a sense of accomplish - Live bands, and Greek dancing. with the Turnbull expedition in born in Derby, Connecticut of ties to resolve their disputes am - ment. I also like watching a good Festival hours are: June 17: St Augustine, on June 26, 1768. Greek immigrant parents. icably without the necessity of movie and reading a good book. 11:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.; June They and all those who came to TNH: Briefly tell us who you going to trial – it’s fulfilling. I be - I especially enjoy reading and 18: 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.; June America in search of a better are and what you do. lieve that becoming a judge translating ancient Greek. I stud - 19: 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.; June life, contributing richly to the NB: Although I began my le - would be the ultimate expression ied Greek in college and I have 20: 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. The fabric of this country, are com - gal career in private practice, I of and culmination of my career. kept up with it ever since. St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox memorated on this day. A free was always drawn to the judicial I am the first in my family to en - TNH: If you could change Church is located at: 22909 youth program, “Greeks in St. end of the law. I embarked on ter the legal profession, and it something about yourself, what Center Ridge Road, Rocky River, Augustine, Come and See”, will my career in the court system in would make them proud to see would it be? OH 44116. For further informa - be held at 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. 1986 when I was made head of me elevated to the bench. Nicholas Bais NB: I tend to be somewhat of tion, visit: http://www.saint - on June 25. Children 5-14 years the then-existing Law Depart - TNH: Has your life path been a perfectionist and overly critical demetriosrr.org of age are encouraged to sign ment of the Queens Civil Court. influenced by your Ancient positive influences on my life and of myself. I’d like to be less so – up as space limits participation After 12 years in that position, I and/or Modern Greek heritage? helped shape the person I am, I it would make life easier! ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Plato to 30. Breakfast is included at served as court attorney for sev - NB: My Greek heritage has consider my father to be my sin - TNH: What’s the greatest les - Academy is hosting the Greek one of the six activity stations eral judges of the Housing Court been a source of tremendous gle greatest role model. He son you've ever learned? Americans against Breast Cancer highlighting specific historical in Queens and, in 2005, was pride. I remember as a child how raised me to appreciate intellec - NB: That my only limitations fundraiser for Greek American and cultural facets of Greeks in hired by the Honorable Kevin J. much I enjoyed listening to my tual, creative and athletic are those that I choose to impose Women, with keynote speaker, St. Augustine. Supplications to Kerrigan, then Judge of the Civil father tell me stories about the achievement, hard work and upon myself. Almost anything Senator Olympia Snowe, on June the Virgin Mary will be cele - Court in Queens, as his court at - glories of Greek civilization – the honor and instilled in me the can be accomplished if I desire 18 at the Rosewood Restaurant brated Friday at 11:30 a.m.; torney. When he was elevated to myths, the heroes, the athletes, core values by which I live. He it enough and have the confi - & Banquets at 6:00 p.m. The Great Vespers followed by the the Supreme Court Bench in the philosophers, writers, scien - embodies the Greek ideal. His dence and the will to achieve it. event is open to the public and Blessing of the Five Loaves will 2007, he took me on as his law tists and artists, and even the physical strength and power of TNH: Share with us some will feature Greek Americans be held Friday at 5:30 p.m. Or - clerk. contributions and accomplish - the will as well as his deep faith words of wisdom. whose voice was frequently thros and Divine Liturgy, fol - TNH: What’s your ultimate ments of notable modern Greeks. allowed him to survive the bru - NB: If I could impart any heard during President Obama’s lowed by a Memorial Service, goal in life? I recall how he told me about tality and horror of a Nazi slave words of wisdom, it would be push for healthcare reform. Other will be celebrated Saturday, at NB: My ultimate goal is to be the Greeks’ system of laws and labor camp. His desire for suc - simply this advice: Believe in notable speakers include Virginia 8:30 a.m. The glendi will be a judge, having been, in essence, government. That exposure cess and a better future and his yourself, and have, as the Greeks Kaklamani, MD, an oncologist at held on June 25 from 6:00-9:00 a judge-in-training for almost a sparked in me a life-long love for willingness to take risks gave him say, “thrasos”! Northwestern Medical Center p.m. and 11:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. quarter of a century. Being a Hellenic studies and helped de - the courage to immigrate to the and Pamela Paziotopoulos, Se - on June 26. Admission is free. judge is, in my estimation, the fine me as a person. It also influ - U.S. And through his hard work, nior Advisor, Intimate Partner Father George Ioannou will give most intellectually satisfying area enced my career path. Language, dedication and devotion to un - If you'd like to nominate a Abuse and Stalking at the Center tours of the Shrine. For further of legal practice. For me, decid - reasoning, logic, oratorical skill compromising excellence, he be - notable member of the Greek for Personal Protection & Safety. information, contact: Polly ing legal issues, based upon – the hallmarks of the Hellenes came an engineer and went on American community for “In The event’s proceeds will be do - Hillier at: (904) 829-8205. what, in my opinion, is the law, – are also the tools of a lawyer. to play a major role in designing the Spotlight”, please e-mail nated to the Lynn Sage Cancer after considering the evidence TNH: Do you have a role the Lunar Module and putting us at english.edition@then - Research Foundation, with a por - n JUNE 27 and the legal arguments pre - model? 12 people on the moon. He con - ationalherald.com with your tion going to fund the educa - VANCOUVER, CANADA – The sented by all the parties, is more NB: Although I am the prod - tinues to inspire me with his wis - suggestion. tional programs at Plato Acad - Canadian Hellenic Congress of gratifying than advocating for uct of many people who were dom as much today as he did emy. For more information, visit British Columbia, with support www.lynnsage.org. The Rose - from the Kitsilano Chamber of wood Restaurant & Banquets is Commerce and West Broadway located at 9421 West Higgins Business Association , are host - Road in Rosemont, Illinois. Tick - ing the Greek Day along the West ets will be $100 when purchased Broadway corridor in the heart in advance and $125 at the door. of Kitsilano on Sunday June 27. For more information, visit The theme of Greek Day will be: www.platoacademy.org/color or Unearthing Our Legacy. This contact: Plato Academy by phone theme was chosen to showcase at (847) 470-8500 or email at: how Greek Legacy has shaped [email protected] culture around the world. The 2010 event will focus on bring - n JUNE 21 ing people of all walks of life to - GREENLAWN, N.Y. - The St. gether. The Greek Legacy can be Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Com - seen in many forms from Archi - munity in Greenlawn, Long Is - tecture, Music and Dance to land invites the public to attend Food and Lifestyle with the phys - the 14th Annual Golf Outing ically healthy approach to living, (Greater Greek Open) on Mon - the clean approach to maintain - day, June 21 at 11: a.m. at the ing the planet’s well-being and Hamlet Golf and Country Club the arts that have allowed the in Commack, NY. For more in - expansion of the mind. For fur - formation, please call Rev. Dr. ther information, visit: Demetrios Moraitis or Rev. Fa - www.greek day.com tnh/CoStAS Bej tnh/CoStAS Bej ther Elias Nicholas at (631) 261- Diplomas And Dolmades Graduation Day for Fairview Afternoon Greek School 7272. n AUGUST 6-8 TORONTO, CANADA – The Students of the adult Greek language program at St. Demetrios The 9th grade of the afternoon Greek school of the Church of n JUNE 24 Greektown Taste of the Danforth Cathedral in Astoria wait to receive their certificates at gradua - the Ascension in Fairview, New Jersey held its graduation on CHICAGO, Ill. – On Thursday, sponsored by Pilaros is one of tion ceremonies on June 16. Many are married to Greek spouses June 6. The pastor, Fr. Christos Pappas, and Demosthenes Tri - June 24 the Hellenic Profes - Toronto’s signature events show - and have come to love Greek culture, especially the food. antafillou, the Greek School director, stand with the graduates. sional Society, in partnership casing the best of Hellenic food, with the National Hellenic Mu - culture and music the city has to seum and the University of Illi - offer. There will be traditional nois' Modern Greek Studies pro - Greek foods ranging from sou - gram, presents a discussion on vlaki to an assortment of mezes, the current Greek financial crisis authentic Greek music and inter - with Professor Konstantinos active children’s games. The Kourtikakis. Professor Kour - event will be held from 12:00 tikakis will discuss the events p.m. – 9:30 p.m. each day. For that set the stage for the current further information, visit: financial crisis in Greece and the www.tasteofthedanforth.com/tas implications of the crisis on the teofthedanforth.php European Union, the United States, and the rest of the world. n AUGUST 8 Appetizers will be served at 6:30 MONTREAL, CANADA – The p.m. and the presentation will Hellenic Flame Festival in Mon - begin at 7:00 p.m. Before June treal will be held on August 8 10th: $12 HPSI & NHM mem - through August 10 at the Park bers / $15 non-members. After Jean Drapeau. The festival will June 10th: $15 HPSI & NHM be held every day from 1 p.m.- members / $18 non-members. 11 p.m. The event is free and To purchase tickets visit: will feature a variety of activities http://hpsi.org/calendar.asp. for the entire family, including National Hellenic Museum food, dance, music and cultural tnh/CoStAS Bej tnh/CoStAS Bej Members must call: (312) 655- booths representing artists’ and Fundraiser Benefits Candidacy of Aravella Simotas Prophet Elias of Yonkers Profits from Festival 1234 ext. 21, to reserve your associations from within the tickets at the discounted price. Greek Community. For further Aravella Simotas, the Democratic candidate for the N.Y. State Fr. Nicholas Pilavas stands in the midst of of parishioners vol - information, call: 514-738-2421 Assembly for Astoria, speaks to guests at a fundraiser for her unteering at the festival of the Church of the Prophet Elias of HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - The Solon (ext. 107) or visit: www.hcm- campaign organized by businessman and Alma Bank founder Yonkers, New York. Although rain put a damper on Sunday’s Society invites you to Solon's flame.com. Steve Valiotis at the Pancyprian Sports Lounge in New York. turnout, organizers noted many non-Greeks visited this year. Jazz Night featuring a Jazz band by George Efthimiou and his n NOTE TO OUR READERS Tomcats with music from the This calendar of events section big band era on Thursday, June is a complimentary service to 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Saint Paul’s the Greek American community. Cathedral Community Center. All parishes, organizations and Light food, wine, soda, coffee institutions are encouraged to and dessert will be served. For e-mail their information regard - further information, contact: C. ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead Dionysio Dionou-Weiss at: 516- of time, and no later than Mon - Από το 1915 326-3382 or Parthena Yaakob day of the week before the at: 516-822-6267. Pre-Paid event, to english.edition@then - για τον Ελληνισμό Reservations are $30. Saint ationalherald.com

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By Stavros Marmarinos that in order to succeed they the graduating class, wished the TNH Staff Writer have to be capable and coura - graduates good luck in their fu - geous. “You need to struggle if ture studies and lives, and re - NEW YORK – “For us adults, it you want to make it to the top,” minded them to always keep the is especially heartwarming to see he said. “You must lay the Greek language alive inside them the younger generation follow - groundwork for a happy life, a and proudly remember that they ing in our footsteps and learning successful career, and a bright too are a valuable part of Hel - our native language,” the Parish future.” He called on the gradu - lenism. Marc Spyliopulos, D & G Council President of the Holy ates not to forget their alma Kaloidis School Principal, also Cross Church in Brooklyn mater. “We must never forget addressed the students, along Michael Mikelis said in his that we are Greeks, we have a with local AHEPA chapter Presi - speech during the graduation great history that we should be dent Panagiotis Vasilakis, School ceremony of the Demetrios & proud of, and a beautiful lan - Board Chaiman John Pavlakos, Georgia Kaloidis Day School, guage that is worth studying so and Afternoon School PTO mem - which included a ceremony for we can speak it correctly,” he ber Helen Fykias. Vasilakis also the students of the Holy Cross said. offered a scholarship award on Greek Afternoon School as well. Zachariou was clearly moved behalf of AHEPA. During the ceremony, a spe - by the plaque she was given, and Graduates also received cial plaque was given to the thanked the community officials. awards from Marathon Bank, At - School’s former principal, Maria She too wished the graduates lantic Bank, and Alma Bank, the Zachariou, honoring her for her good luck, along with all the Prometheus Greek Teachers As - 32 years of service to the Holy other students in the room. She sociation, and the parish council. Cross Community. also stressed that it was a plea - Students performed traditional Holy Cross Greek Afternoon sure for everyone to see the stu - Greek folk dances as part of the School Principal Michael Kakias dents go on to conquer new ceremony. stressed that the Greek American heights in their studies and their Community would cease to exist lives as well, and attributed these without the presence of Greek successes to the constant efforts This year’s graduates are: schools. being made by their teachers. • Kyriaki Eleftheriadis “Ours is not just any ordinary Georgia Kaloidis, a grand • Erofili Moraiti school; it is the pride and joy of benefactor of the school that • Rigopoula Nasopoulos all the Greeks living here,” he bears her name and friend to the • Spiro Spirdonas said. Kakias praised the contri - tnh/CoStAS Bej Holy Cross Community, noted • Argyris Papamihalakis bution of the school’s faculty Seen here together with the graduating class of the Holy Cross Community in Bay Ridge, Brook - that education is a vocation, and • Eleni Emmanouilidis member, while also thanking the lyn are former Principal Maria Zachariou, Day School Principal Marc Spyliopulos, Afternoon spoke about the difficult job that • Markos Kougentakis Pastor V. Rev. Gerasimos Makris School Principal Michael Kakias, V. Rev. Gerasimos Makris, Georgia Kaloidis, teacher John Gi - teachers are faced with. She • Maria Tsororou and the members of the parish avaras, and Parish Council President Michael Mikelis. called on parents to continue • Stavroula Kotsani council for supporting the school. working closely with the teach - • Elpida Vallas Fr. Makris noted that, “The iarizing ourselves with God.” He is more important is for them to ing to send their children to a ers. She also praised the parents • seeds planted in the school are also stressed that “education is enter into the kingdom of Greek school. and observed that the students DGK Day School bearing fruit,” and said that, “ed - an expression of God.” Fr. Makris heaven.” He went on to congrat - Mikelis told the graduates are proud of their Greek her - • Georgios Giavaras ucation includes the cultivation also added that, “Our children ulate this year’s graduates, and that life is becoming increasingly itage. • Raghd Ziab of our spiritual world and famil - may go on to college, but what thanked their parents for choos - more difficult by the day, and John Giavaras, who taught Spyropoulos School Graduates in Flushing Aim High for Heroism

By Demetris Tsakas mates with their inspired TNH Staff Writer speeches. THE GRADUATES: “There is no doubt that spir - • Katerina Adikimenakis NEW YORK – For a parish itual strength, confidence, and • Nicoletta Arapis which says it’s the biggest in the heroism give life meaning and • Maria Averkiou Greek American community, make history shine,” Averkiou • Yianni Catege graduation day for its eighth- said, as she drew an ovation • Anastasia Christakos grade class was a big deal too. from the audience. Her speech • Eleftherios Dandolos The William Spyropoulos Greek centered around the life and • Steven Defelice American Day School in Flush - role of Evagoras Pallikarides, a • Christina Fileas ing, New York marked its grad - Cypriot freedom fighter whose • Kathy Frangias uates big day inside the St. memory the William Spyropou - • Stella Frangioudakis Nicholas Shrine Church on June los School chose to honor dur - • Andrew Georghiou 11, 2010, as the pews filled with ing a recent school play. “How • Iliana Gogos proud parents and community can we become modern-day he - • Klearkos Goros members who came out to wish roes?” she asked the audience, • Peter Ikariou the graduates good luck in the while adding that, “We can do • Dimi Kanellos future that lies ahead. Valedic - so only if we fight make sure • Constantine Kokis torian Maria Averkiou and Salu - that our values come first.” • Vasilios Lardas tatorian Chrissa Pantazis roused Averkiou concluded her address • Mariyanthi Linaris the audience and their class - by saying, “We have defaulted • Anthony Logoteta on these values today, because • Christos Lolis profiteering has become the • Nicholas Melis means to an end and money is • Louiza Molohidis the new religion. Now is the • Pantelis Niapas Cathedral time to produce new heroes, • Chrissa Pantazis who will bring new life into a • Pamela Papageorgiou civilization that is becoming en - • Alex Papaioannou Fellowship dangered.” • Nicholas Pappas Pantazis spoke about the role tnh/CoStAS Bej • Arianna Prokos that the William Spyropoulos The 39 graduates of the William Spyropoulos School pose for a commemorative photo outside • Nicholas Souliotis Sails Again School and St. Nicholas Church the St. Nicholas Shrine Church in Flushing, N.Y. on June 11, 2010, with their principal Athena • Stephanie Stathopoulos have played in the lives and fu - Krommydas, teachers, priests, and keynote speaker John Metaxas. • Evangeline Szpylka ture of the graduates. “St. • Stephen Tsamblakos By Constantine S. Sirigos Nicholas, our patron saint, will teachers, or the St. Nicholas told the students that, “Today is the Greek American Community • Steve Zouvelos TNH Staff Writer guide us and watch over our Community of Flushing. And a special day for us because 39 needs to prepare and educate steps as we meet new friends Vice Principal Mary Tzallas told of our students are graduating. the future generation.” We form strong ties with the stu - NEW YORK – This boat ride has from different cultures and na - The National Herald, “I’d like to I truly feel that we have pre - Citing the graduates’ accom - dents, and now that they are a legacy. It is responsible for off - tionalities, and deal with the ob - congratulate the students and pared them all these years to plishments, Krommydas noted: leaving the feeling is bitter - spring; because many a couple stacles that we will face in life. their parents on their success. open their wings and set out for “They were undoubtedly a very sweet.” went on to marry after meeting If we always remember this, we We will miss our students, be - new horizons. As we send them good class, and they share a St. Nicholas Church Pastor on the boat. For years the annual will be able to overcome every cause after ten years they have on their way tonight, we reas - close bond. The students are Rev. Paul Palesty congratulated boat ride of the Cathedral Fel - roadblock, no matter how big,” become a part of us. I wish them sure them that they will always tightly knit with one another, the school’s administrators, lowship - the social and cultural she said. every success in their lives. They be on our minds during every and this is a bond that they will teachers, and parents on their organization for young adults of CBS anchorman John have the necessary skills and step of the way, and that we will carry with them throughout work, and called on the students the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Metaxas was the afternoon’s they can go very far in life.” She be keeping close track of their their lives.” to never forget their community the Holy Trinity - was the social keynote speaker. George also noted that this year’s grad - progress.” She also stressed that, When asked about the school and school. highlight of the spring for Greek Holevas, a William Spyropoulos uating class was one of the top “They were a very good class, year that is drawing to a close, He also conveyed his prayers Orthodox professionals in New alumnus from the Class of 2006, classes in the school’s history, and the past ten years were Krommydas told TNH that, for St. Nicholas to watch over York. The boats have not sailed also addressed the graduates and that they have made their wonderful. We have tremen - “During the 2009-2010 school them during every step of their for a few years, however. The and reminded them of how teachers, parents, and commu - dously good and dynamic par - year, all our classes produced lives. PTA President Olga Karan - once-vibrant group passed lucky they are to have attended nity proud with their excellent ents, and very good teachers, very good results. We had yet tonis and Parish Council Vice though a phase, not its first, and their school and called on them showing. who together with our clergy another successful year, because President Jimmy Rosvoglou also common to all Greek organiza - to never forget their school, Principal Athena Krommydas form an excellent team, which we work with a very good staff. spoke at the ceremony. tions, when there weren’t enough people with the time and incli - nation to run the organization at the high level its members were accustomed to. Perhaps it was a victim of its Congratulations to the Students of D.G.K.! own successful social events: many members married, and Special congratulations to Team DGK for their top five finish in the N.Y.C. Regional Science Olympiad. their priorities changed, but im - portant parts of its mission con - Congratulations to the newspaper staff for producing six outstanding issues of the D.G.K. Press. Congratulations tinued: dedicated members took to the Boys and Girls Basketball teams who played with heart, courage and inspiration. Congratulations to all the students care of the fine Cathedral Fellow - whose hard work, dedication and effort have helped them to be promoted to their next grade. The academic skills ship Bookstore and Greek lan - guage programs and presented and moral beliefs you are developing will serve you well at DGK, in High School, College and beyond. The staff, parents, the annual Pre-Lenten Lecture se - School Board, Parish Council, and Parents Association congratulate you. Father Gerasimos Makris and the Principal, ries. But the boat returned on Marc Spyliopulos, wish everyone a happy and safe summer and look forward to seeing all of you in September. June 11 this year, heralding the revival of the Fellowship. Under the spiritual leadership of Cathe - DIMITRIOS AND GEORGIA KALOIDIS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL dral Dean Fr. Frank Marangos and Fr. Vasilios Bassakyros, there is a new board led by President OF HOLY CROSS CHURCH Jeannie Kouros that includes Vice President Michael Michailides, Treasurer Daniel Padovano, and “Continuing a tradition of excellence in education” Sophia, Tzoazis as secretary. The World Yacht boat cruised the lower Hudson and East rivers on 8502 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11209 a beautiful late spring night while the dinner dance guests enjoyed (718) 836-8096 From Nursery through Eighth Grade live music by the Trojans with your child will spend over Gregory Anastos, George Phillips, Mario Pyros and the father/son duo Nick and Tom Mandoukos. 10,000 HOURS View TNH’s video clip of the fun in a classroom. at: thenationalherald.com www.dgkschool.com Jeannie Kouros invites the Don’t let it be just any classroom. community to join the fellowship and welcomes volunteers for the D.G.K. was established in 1980, by the Holy Cross Church to provide quality committees now running and de - education in all academic subjects as well as in the Greek language and faith. veloping its numerous programs. 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By Constantine S. Sirigos festival so far,” in terms of both ing efforts don’t interfere with by its President Tina Conway, is TNH Staff Writer volunteers and guests. Demou, each other. “Sometimes people active in philanthropy and out - whose parents are from Piraeus get confused when they are ap - reach given the modest size of NEW YORK – The current pres - and near Adrianople, now in proached by different groups the parish. Established in 1976 ident was parking cars. The past Turkey, grew up at St. Demetrios raising funds for different to minister to the Greek Ortho - president was manning the book in Jamaica. Regarding the festi - things,” Catacosinos said. He dox Christians of the North store. Dedication, devotion and val’s success he said, “Our rep - added that the “Parish Develop - Shore, the parish held services humility apparently work from utation attracts people. It’s ment Committee is committed in the facilities of the Methodist the top down at the Church of about 60 percent Greeks and 40 to transparency in the finances Church of Glen Cove until 1981, the Resurrection of Brookville, percent others from all over and operations of the parish. when it moved into the Glen Long Island. The parish founded Long Island.” They try to make its members Cove church which served as its 35 years ago by Rev. Emmanuel All the booths were packed aware of the amount of money home until 2005. Fr. Manny (Father Manny) Gratsias has a with delicious food and attrac - and work is need to make a Gratsias, led the parish from its new church and community tive items for purchase, all were parish like the Resurrection inception until October of 2007, center and a new priest, Father staffed by friendly volunteers at function well.” when he passed away. John Vlahos, and the future is a festival that was well inte - The Church of the Resurrec - Fr. Milton, who has volun - very bright indeed, due to the grated into the church grounds tion is devoted to its youth pro - teered at the community since devotion of its past and present and facilities grams, which include HOPE, it moved into the new church, leaders and members. The CHURCH OF BEAUTY JOY and GOYA, and there is also contributes to the parish’s family parishioners told TNH that the The parish has a community the Little Angels, which is for atmosphere. His remarkable community has been blessed center with a hall, library and children from ranging from record of church service in - with its two permanent priests. classrooms, and they are mov - newborn to four years old. It cludes being the parish council The charismatic Fr. Manny, of ing forward on the iconography meets every Thursday at 10 a.m. president of the Cathedral of blessed memory, was the priest program for the interior of the in the Church nursery. The chil - Boston, one of the country’s when the parish was founded in church. Most of the church’s dren play, make crafts and go most dynamic centers of Greek nearby Glen Cove, Long Island current icons came over from on field trips throughout the Orthodoxy, under then-Father in 1976. Father John Vlahos has Glen Cove, and the new ones year. Elizabeth Horton is the Iakovos Coucouzis – later Arch - been the proistamenos – pastor will be created by iconographer director of the parish’s unique bishop Iakovos. After graduating - for two years. The parish has George Filippakis. He will cover and effective Greek school pro - from Harvard, he was an exec - grown to love his quiet manner the surfaces of the dome and gram. Classes meet once per utive with the pharmaceutical and the way he listens patiently. the curved and flat portions of tnh/C. SiriGoS week, but the children, who firm Hoffman-La Roche for 45 He is assisted by the Rev. Milton the structures, which support it, The smiles are as sweet as the pastries at the Brookville Greek range from nursery school to years and he and his wife raised Stamatos, a retired priest who and the surrounding walls. Festival (L-R): Andonia Weedman, Athina Beaury, Anastasis high school, are placed not into three children, all of whom be - has volunteered at the parish for Even now, however, with its Megaloudis, Andoni Spanidis, Tina Conway, Angela Panageas age-based grades but levels came doctors. Before he retired, the past five years. humble, stark-whitewashed sur - based on their proficiency in he became the first priest with The Parish Council President, faces, the Resurrection is one of lion loan. In 2005, when the leave the future to chance. The Greek. There are also N.Y. a lay profession ordained by the Jamie Catacosinos, told The Na - the more beautiful of the parish moved from its original parish is using its brainpower to State’s Regents exam prepara - late Archbishop Iakovos. It was tional Herald “titles don’t mat - churches which were designed, Glen Cove home, 200 families make sure that the members’ tion classes. so unusual at the time that his ter,” when it comes to ensuring not as replicas of classic Byzan - were stewards. Since then it has valuable time and energy is The parish Sunday School ordination was covered by The the success of the vital annual tine buildings, but as modern grown to 350 families. As im - used efficiently. President Jamie program runs from nursery New York Times. Asked where festival. “Everyone rolls up their expressions of the spirit of Greek pressive as the parish’s steward - Catacosinos, whose father hails through 12th grade and its di - he gets his energy, he told TNH, sleeves and work hard to get it Orthodox sacred architecture. ship growth is, they are pleased from the island of Lemnos, and rector is Tina Mihaltses. The “The Divine Liturgy is a cathar - right,” he said. The next building priority is the to report that Sunday Divine the parish council work closely 11th-12th grade classes are dis - sis and it’s rejuvenating. I might Getting it right does require construction of a gymnasium as Liturgy attendance is up 30 per - with Fr. Vlahos, but the parish cussion groups which meet be exhausted on Sunday morn - a place where the buck stops, sports programs have proven to cent in the past two years. has also created a Parish Devel - twice a month. According to the ing, but once I start I can’t stop. and while the 2010 festival has be valuable anchors to parish It’s not an accident when a opment Committee co-chaired parish Web site, “The other two I finish the Liturgy better than two co-chairs, the buck stopped youth programs and the parish community gets so many impor - by Mary Patestas & Jim Gabriel. Sundays of the month the stu - then I begin.” The parishioners at the same address, the home council believes the current tant things right, the love and They make sure all the groups dent is expected to give service at the Church of the Resurrec - of Cliff and Stella Hetzer. Kyri - mortgage will be paid off in 18 dedication inspired by Fr. and work together and send the in altar, sing in the choir or as - tion feel the same way. akos Demou, the vice president, months – a $1 million balance Manny got them where the are same message to the parish, and sist in Sunday School. told TNH: “This is our biggest remains on the original $7 mil - today, but Brookville will not that different groups’ fundrais - The Philoptochos Society, led [email protected] A Greek Renaissance Grows in Brooklyn, Thanks to the Faithful

Continued from page 1 priest,” he said with a twinkle in his eyes. royal blue T-shirts, whether in Festival organizer Tambakis the busy loukoumades stand or agreed that, “The neighborhood the narrow gyro/souvlaki post. has changed for the better.” The Enthusiasm indeed ran high, church relies, for its event, on from old-timers to tots. Veterans those new arrivals who have such as former parish council made it a habit to stop by to pur - president Elias Seremetis said: chase food on the way home “Each year, we improve our - from work. Greeks tend to grav - selves.” He noted that the festival itate to the event on evenings is largely supported by the lunch and weekends. Gyro was among crowd drawn from area offices, the most popular items this year. pointing with pride to a table The event began on a Monday. where his son and non-Greek By Thursday, visitors had already colleagues had loosened their eaten through 50 of the 80- ties to enjoy the post-workday pound containers of gyros. ambiance and food. Youthful Sts. Constantine and Helen, Philoptochos President Geor - which became a cathedral in giana Papadakos (the lucky 1966, today counts some 160 daughter-in-law of Kay Pa - children in its Argyrios Fantis padakos, the lady behind the tnh/AnGelike ContiS pre-K to Grade 8 day school. The galaktoboureko magic) and the At the loukoumades stand (L-R) are Ourania Pantazatou, Mavrogiorgos (school administrator), Elias Panagopoulos, Ste - school was founded in 1963. curly-haired, energetic priest Fr. Amalia Stellou and Popi Gavales. In next photo, The church fan Varelis.L-R (back row): Christos Argyriou, Kara Poulon, There is also a Greek afternoon Ioannis Lardas both praised the softball team and friends outside of the cathedral entrance Sophia Panagopoulos, Petro Papadakos (fan,) Christos Ro - school and Sunday school as well work of volunteers. “It’s my com - during the festival. L-R (front row): Diane Rogakos, Sophia gakos, Katerina Vlitas and coach/community 2nd Vice-Presi - as a Greek folk dance group, munity and I grew up here,” Tampakis, Stavros Pantazatos, Kristiana Poulon, Ourania dent Takis Papadopoulos. which showed off its stuff at the noted Christos Argyriou, the cap - event on Thursday, Friday and tain of the parish’s softball team, friends. We have a good time.” toboureko alone. There is also street from it, one of which tow - has brought “more young fami - Saturday. But there was Greek which recently took the gold in In 2013, as Parish Council real estate. The early founders, ers over its brick neighbors, a lies slowly moving back in, in - dancing in the hearts of everyone the Archdiocesan Olympics. The Vice-President Takis Papadopou - who first gathered together in glass and steel, relatively tall cluding Greeks.” Since he arrived else too. teenager, who was having dinner los noted, Sts. Constantine and 1913 and laid the cornerstone of apartment building, which in the parish five years ago, he there with the male and female Helen will celebrate its 100 their church in 1916, had plenty brings in rent for the community. has taken it upon himself to per - Angelike Contis champs of his team, added: “It’s years, with lots of special activi - of financial foresight. The Fr. Lardas pointed to a “renais - sonally invite people from the Related video: www.thenation - my community and I’m at the ties. But the community doesn’t church’s property includes three sance of Brooklyn Heights,” area businesses to stop by the alherald.com/video/498 festival each year with my only survive on gyro and galak - buildings directly across the which, together with rezoning, festival. “It’s hard to say ‘No’ to a [email protected] Markopolos Mania in Manhattan: Madoff’s Whistleblower Hears Cheers

Continued from page 1 rope and Asia. “There were recently, he noted, a “quiet set - of the beast, as it could have reports. Today, when he ap - criminals outside, but rather more than a few Greeks,” tlement” of $15 billion over the had dire circumstances for their proaches the organization, should install them in their raised in the Greek diner world Markopolos noted, adding: Madoff case in Europe. Why so personal safety, due to Madoff’s Markopolos observes: “They get CEO’s offices. “No one seems to of Pennsylvania and is based in “There was probably a billion quiet? Because, as the speaker links to organizations such as nervous, because they know it’s catch CEOs of major investment Massachusetts, told the audience (dollars) from Greece.” He noted, many victims invested the Russian Mafia. (The fact he me.” The financial expert, who banks,” he said, of fraud. “We about his multicultural team (in - pointed to the courage of the with undeclared assets. was a father of three young chil - has since become a full-time are not that far behind Greece. cluding Turkish American Neil Greek beer moguls Fix, who had Markopolos chirped that Eu - dren often added to Markopo - fraud whistleblower, can now We are not that different either,” Chelo) and repeated the SEC’s “the courage to admit their rope’s national sport is not soc - los’ anxiety, as he explains in the look back at Madoff as a journey he said, in reference to Greece’s massive bureaucratic shortcom - losses,” which may have been cer, “it’s tax evasion.” book.) When the jig was up for to the heart of darkness. He told current crisis. At the event, ings. “People assumed,” about $400 million, he said. “We were tracking the tenta - Madoff, the Greek American the adoring audience: “So the HABA President Georgia S. Markopolos noted, that Madoff Though many U.S. banks did cles,” said Markopolos of his with a nose for justice, pointed next time the Greek priest talks Mouzakis Tavlarios remarked was “so rich he wouldn’t steal.” not get fall into the scheme team’s effort to get to the heart out, not only did Madoff have about evil, I’m not going to say upon the large turnout and MYTH BUSTER (which required, as Markopolos of the Ponzi scheme monster. time to cover up evidence, but Markopolos’ popularity among Markopolos dispelled some pointed out, ignoring the cardi - The team was repeatedly, as he he feared for his life. “He Greek Americans. But she said myths about the Madoff case. nal rule of “Never trust, Always writes in his book, shocked to needed to be behind bars. Only His team was driven by of the case: “I’m sorry people For one, he underlined the in - verify,”) several European banks see that Madoff’s investments that could keep him alive.” justice. “I do enjoy meeting did not listen earlier.” HABA ternational dimension to Mad - did. He said, of the proud Swiss “had no downside.” They Justice has not yet been the victims; it’s cathartic,” member Staz Tsiavos of the off’s fraud. It was not just a Jew - and their famous banking repu - charted an incredibly improba - served on the case, however, in John Hancock insurance com - ish American scam, he said. Not tation: “They will outdress us, ble up-and-up course. In retro - Markopolos’ view. He said of he told the crowd. pany noted that he was pleased only would the greedy man ap - outtalk us – they speak better spect, the whistleblower admit - those who received $350-900 to “see the man who was re - proach widows at U.S. funerals, English than us … but they ted that it was good that they million in returns each year it was scare tactics. It was real sponsible for brining down the but he cast his net far into Eu - don’t know finance.” There was never directly got to the heart through the scheme, “How could for me and real for my team.” man who was called Madoff.” they not know?” The whistle - In the Q & A session, Another member, Nick Pho - blower also pointed to major ac - Markopolos explained a few topoulos of Alpha Bank, said counting firms that were in - points described in his book, that the talk opened his eyes to volved by approving in their that there was nothing in it for the many aspects of the case he Law Firm audits Madoff’s faked books. him, financially; the SEC doesn’t hadn’t been aware of, including J O H N S P I R I D A K I S Madoff’s former colleagues, offer compensation for whistle compliance, accounting, opera - The Law Firm the Community Trusts Markopolos pointed out, “are blowing on Ponzi schemes. His tional and legal aspects. “I’m re - playing the victim card.” He team was driven by justice. “I ally looking forward to reading added: “Only six people so far do enjoy meeting the victims; the book,” he added, pointing ACCIDENTS - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE have been arrested in the U.S.” it’s cathartic,” he told the crowd. to the bulky tome. Another FEAR FACTOR Markopolos, who dedicated the woman in the audience, who • Construction • Slip & Fall • All injuries Though Markopolos has, by book to the victims and aims for works in construction, said • Car/Motor Vehicle • Wrongful death • Estates & Wills now, spoken countless times it to be of use to students, noted Markopolos was, “not only an • Head injuries • Divorces about Madoff, his indignant he will add a new chapter to his excellent speaker, but also a frustration about the U.S. bu - book for educational purposes. man of integrity.” Free consultations • Home & Hospital visits • 24 Hours • 7 Days reaucracy – and especially the “Madoff was never legiti - A documentary about S.E.C.- burns strong. “They were mate,” Markopolos assessed, Markopolos and his team, called Legal expenses are payable at sending out the intelligence pointing to an upcoming book The Foxhounds, directed by Mr. Spiridakis the conclusion of the case only if you win equivalent of guppies to chase by the New York Times’ Diana Canadian filmmaker Jeff and his colleagues sharks,” he said. He listed the B. Henriques that he thinks will Prosserman is expected out in have successfully “To receive our special care” countless illogical aspects of be definitive. In the Q&A he also 2010. It may debut at the won over $50 million Call us at (212) 768-8088 or (718) 204-8600 Madoff’s records – and the many critiqued the inadequate fraud Toronto International Film Fes -

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By Theodore Kalmoukos be receiving Turkish citizenship, cal Patriarchate living outside of fill out, which he gave to Arch - TNH Staff Writer he replied, “I don’t know if any Turkey. This includes bishops bishop Demetrios to pass along of the hierarchs from the Arch - living in Patriarchal jurisdictions to the other Metropolitans. In BOSTON - Metropolitan Nikitas diocese have filed an applica - in Greece like Crete and the Do - addition to Metropolitan Niki - of Dardanellia, the Director of tion.” He also noted that “since decanese, as well as bishops tas, TNH has learned that the the Patriarch Athenagoras Or - I do not belong to the Archdio - from Europe, the Americas, Aus - following hierarchs were called thodox Institute in Berkeley, cese of America, but directly to tralia, and Asia. TNH has by Turkish authorities to sign Calif. traveled to Constantinople the Patriarchate and to the Pa - learned that none of the hierar - paperwork for the processing of to apply for Turkish citizenship, triarch, I did not ask, because I chs from the Greek Orthodox their applications. becoming the first - and for the don’t want to cause any prob - Archdiocese of America - includ - • From the Church of moment the only – Greek Or - lems or misunderstandings.” He ing Archbishop Demetrios - have Crete: Metropolitan Eugenios of thodox Bishop in the United continued by saying, “and since applied for Turkish citizenship, Ierapytna, Metropolitan Nektar - States to seek it, but a number the Patriarchate mailed me the for now at least. The reason for ios of Petra, Metropolitan An - of others outside America – in - paperwork, I thought it correct this delay is largely due to the dreas of Arkalochorion, and cluding some in Greece - are re - to respond. Since I’m with the fact that they fear that the mat - Metropolitan Amphilochios of portedly ready to do so as well. Patriarchate, shouldn’t I help it? ter will be publicized and that Kissamos Speaking to The National Her - Shouldn’t I support it?” When the Greek American Community • From the Dodecanese: ald while he was in Constan - asked what he would do if the will react harshly to this move. Metropolitan Ambrosios of tinople, Metropolitan Nikitas Turkish ambassador in Washing - TNH first reported on this is - Karpathos and Metropolitan justified his decision to go ahead ton, D.C. requested him to come sue back in November 2009, Chrysostomos of Symi. with process as follows. “If it’s down on March 25th, Greek In - during Ecumenical Patriarch • From Western Europe: about strengthening the Patriar - dependence Day, and demon - Bartholomew’s visit to the Metropolitan Gennadios of Italy, chate, I’ll do anything.” He qual - strate against Greece, he replied United States. Essentially, any and Metropolitan Michael of ified his statement by adding, “I that, “I’ll tell him that I have Bishops of the Ecumenical Pa - Austria (who is also an Austrian left behind my home and my other duties to attend to, and tnh File PhotoS triarchate who desire Turkish citizen) parents and went to serve our that I teach at the university and Metropolitan Nikitas when he was Metropolitan of Hong Kong. citizenship may apply for it to • From South America: Patriarchate and Orthodoxy in cannot make it.” ensure their full participation in Metropolitan Tarasios of Buenos Asia for 10 years.” Metropolitan In response to the question received my Greek citizenship, to be a hierarch of our Patriar - the administrative affairs of the Aires, a U.S. citizen. Nikitas was the inaugural Met - of whether taking on Turkish cit - and I also hold permanent resi - chate, nothing more.” Patriarchate - including the right • From Asia; Metropoli - ropolitan of Hong Kong, before izenship creates any problems dency in China.” When asked his opinion if to be candidates for the position tan Sotirios of Pisidia, formerly leaving his post in early 2007. with his conscience, he an - WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS? the Metropolitans of the Greek of Ecumenical Patriarch and to of Korea “I have not yet received my cit - swered that, “On the one hand, Metropolitan Nikitas told Orthodox Archdiocese of Amer - vote in the election. This devel - • From Oceania: Metropoli - izenship, but Turkish authorities yes; but then again, doesn’t the TNH that he is not looking to ica should become Turkish citi - opment was announced by Pa - tan Amphilochios of New requested that I come and fill Patriarch have the same citizen - succeed Ecumenical Patriarch zens as well, if they so desired, triarch Bartholomew himself, Zealand out some paperwork,” he ex - ship?” Of course, Ecumenical Bartholomew, as only a Turkish his response was “go ask them.” during a dinner with Archbishop TNH’s sources say that ap - plained. He also noted that “the Patriarch Bartholomew was citizen can hold that post. “I did - His decision comes after a re - Demetrios and the other bishops proximately 40 bishops have authorities are treating us won - born in Turkey, while Metropol - n’t want to become a Metropol - quest made by Ecumenical Pa - of the Archdiocese on Nov. 1, sent in their applications. The derfully and they came to the itan Nikitas was born in Tampa, itan or a Bishop. I would have triarch Bartholomew, following 2009 at the Carlyle Hotel in previous 15 were the first to be Patriarchate for the papers Florida. However, as the Metro - been happy just staying in my the current Turkish govern - New York. During his visit to the called. (Because of an editor’s process.” politan pointed out, “I’ll do any - parish and serving the people of ment’s assent to Bartholomew’s U.S., Patriarch Bartholomew error, this story should have ap - When asked if any other Or - thing for the Patriarchate. I was God. At this time, I hold no ad - request to grant Turkish citizen - brought along the paperwork peared in the previous issue. We thodox Bishop in America will born in the United States, but I ministrative position. I just want ship to bishops of the Ecumeni - for the Archdiocese’s bishops to regret the error) Dr. Petrakis of Yale Takes Over Connecticut’s Top Veterans Post

Ismene L. Petrakis, Professor will assume overall responsibil - ulty Award as Exemplary Physi - Board for Addictive Disorders & (PTSD) of veterans, and schizo - Human Studies Task Force; of Psychiatry at the Yale Univer - ity for psychiatric programs of cian and Clinical Teacher, and Their Treatment; and the Amer - phrenia and alcoholism. Her re - Merit Grants of the Department sity School of Medicine, on July the Veterans Administration of recognitions from the National ican Board of Psychiatry and search is being published in peer of Veterans Affairs; Medications 1 will assume also the post of the Connecticut Healthcare Sys - Institute on Drug Abuse. Neurology. Her work has been reviewed journals - American Development, National Institute Chief of Psychiatry, Veterans Ad - tem, which provides in-house, Petrakis has been serving as sponsored by the prestigious Na - Journal of Psychiatry, Biological on Alcohol Abuse and Alco - ministration of the Connecticut emergency and outpatient ser - the Governor’s appointee to the tional Institutes of Health, and Psychiatry, American Journal of holism; the Board of the CT Healthcare System. Professor vices to veterans. She has re - State of Connecticut Board of also the Department of Defense, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Mole - Women’s Consortium. She is Petrakis, board-certified by the ceived many professional hon - Addiction and Mental Health and Veterans Affairs. Areas cular Psychiatry. married to Dr. Michael Sernyak, American Board of Psychiatry ors in recognition of her Services. She is also on various where she has been doing re - She is also very active in Uni - CEO of the Connecticut Mental and Neurology, is an interna - outstanding research and teach - other boards including Chair - search include treatment of al - versity Departmental and pro - Health Center and Professor of tionally recognized authority in ing performance. These include person, National Institute on Al - cohol dependence, reducing fessional activities including Di - Psychiatry, Yale School of Med - Addiction Psychiatry. In her new being voted by her peers into cohol Abuse and Alcoholism heavy drinking to optimize rector, Addiction Psychiatry icine. dual capacity, she will continue Best Doctors in America; receiv - Special Emphasis Panel; the Cer - HIV/AIDS treatment and pre - Residency Training; Yale Univer - They reside in Branford, her research and teaching at ing the Yale University School tification Committee in Addic - vention, and dealing with post sity Human Investigation Com - Connecticut with their two chil - Yale University, and in addition of Medicine Stephen Fleck Fac - tion Psychiatry; the Editorial traumatic stress disorder mittee; Veterans Administration dren, Alexander and Zoe. Giannoulias Locks Horns with Kirk in Bitter Senate Battle

Continued from page 1 said, “No one chose me to win The Huffington Post noted bad publicity surrounding the Re - the election for State Treasurer that, “Biden's coming signifies to publican candidate’s his career his family’s business and the but the people in this room be - the Democratic donor commu - and military record as an “unfor - Obama White House seemed to lieved in me.” Regarding the cur - nity that Giannoulias is worth in - tunate thing, but the people will be keeping its distance. rent race, he said, “The good new vesting in his contest against GOP vote on their qualifications.” In Giannoulias’ response was to is, we are up in the polls,” but af - nominee Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) light of the credibility issues sur - be aggressive in getting out his ter noting that Congressman Kirk badly wounded in recent weeks rounding both candidates, he message despite the attacks, and is a formidable opponent, he said with stories about his embellish - noted, “that the people of Illinois to hold Republican opponent “the only way we can win is if ments about his career as a Navy will have an interesting choice,” Mark Kirk’s feet to the fire when the Greek American community reserve officer.” but he added: “The outcome will his own problems emerged. In stands by me one more time.” It For months, Giannoulias was be a function of the economy in recent weeks, his prospects have was apparent to the guests that taking a beating over the fate of addition to what the both “bring taken a positive turn, and the Giannoulias was deeply moved his family’s business. On April 23, to the table.” skies were much brighter as Gi - by the faith and support of the 2010, FDIC shut down Broadway Washington D.C. attorney and annoulias flew into New York for community, and he gave special Bank. The bank was heavily in - Democrat Manny Rouvellas, a fundraiser on the wings of good thanks to Christopher and the vested in real estate loans and founding partner of Preston news. There is now a rush of key Mouyiaris’ for backing him from lost $75 million last year. Gian - Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP, Obama men and women to the the time of his Illinois State Trea - noulias had been dogged by one of the nation’s top lobbying Greek American’s side and recent surer campaign in 2006, and say - questions about the bank, includ - firms, is not surprised by the lat - polls show him either leading or ing “How important it is to have ing revelations that it loaned $20 est, positive turn in Giannoulias’ trailing slightly, with numbers some many people from other tnh/CoStAS Bej million to two convicted felons. fortunes. “Alexi Giannoulias within the margin of error. The states fighting for you.” Alexi Giannoulias and candidate for N.Y. State Assembly Ar - At the time, Giannoulias said would be a great addition to the latest good news is that Vice Pres - Giannoulias focused on the avella Simotas. the bank's problems were caused Senate. He is in the tradition of ident Joe Biden will be in Illinois theme of the community’s next by a bad economy and not bad extraordinarily talented Greek June 21 to bolster the campaign. generation of leaders and he told here is so encouraging,” but he upcoming fundraisers will be management by his family, not - American Senators deeply com - In New York, on June 14, Gi - TNH “This campaign is bigger added that, “They need to be re - graced with the presence of ing that the plunge in the real es - mitted to this country and the annoulias true-believer Nikos than me and the people in this minded of the sacrifices of the Obama administration heavy - tate market has threatened or public interest. Like Senators Sar - Mouyiaris, a Cypriot American room. Whether you are into pol - previous generation and what weights Secretary of Education shut down many community banes, Tsongas and Snowe before industrialist and philanthropist, itics or business of community af - they did for us, working long Arne Duncan on June 17, Deputy banks. him, he would reflect well on our and his wife Carol, hosted a fairs or charity,” he said, its time hours, without an education... Chief of Staff Jim Messina on Tom Korologos, a respected community and ably serve the fundraiser for the young aspirant to “for the next generation of we have a responsibility to the June 19 and Obama’s 2008 pres - and influential Republican lob - nation.” to the U.S. Senate. The guests at leaders to stand up get engaged previous generation and the next idential campaign manger David byist in Washington, D.C. is a sup - their Upper East Side Manhattan in the community and the (polit - generation to do something with Plouffe on June 30. porter of Kirk. He described the [email protected] apartment with spectacular views ical) process, and to inspire the our opportunities.” of Manhattan and its environs next generation(after that.) Most of the well-informed comprised a Who’s Who of Told that young professionals guest were aware that as this Cypriot and Greek Americans. seen unwilling or unable to invest election year’s second quarter of The presence of a number of time in community affairs, Gian - fundraising draws to a close this well-known Republican members noulias said, “That’s exactly why month, Giannoulias’ campaign Tutoring: Internet/Telephone of the community underscored seeing so many young people will receive a shot in the arm as the importance of electing its Helen Dumas is an authority in teaching Greek as a 2nd language members to high office. Among those gathered were Phillip Christopher, Peter J. Pappas, An - thoula Katsimatides, Dennis Droushiotis, Renos Georgiou, Adult Courses Taught Costas Tsentas, Tasos Zambos, POCKET-LESS Vassos Vassiliou and Olga Alex - all over the world: akos. Aravella Simotas, Democ - PITA BREAD ratic candidate for the N.Y. State - Beginners Conversational Assembly, was singled out for praise by Mouyiaris as the kind - Intermediate I, II, III of promising young Greek Amer - Kontos Foods - Advanced I, II, III ican leader that the community should support. The Leading Company in Flat Breads - Greek Culture, Customs, Traditions Christopher introduced Endy Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita Zemenides, senior advisor to Gi - - Greek of the New Testament manufacturers of Authentic ethnic hand Stretched Flat annoulias, but Christopher first bread. (for Highly Motivated Students) stressed the importance of the kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. community’s support for Cyprus a - References available and declared that the purpose of these kind of fundraisers was to Fillo kAtAiFi, BAklAVA, SPAnAkoPitA, tyroPitA

“elect someone who can carry the nUt roll, melomAkAronA b fight into the U.S. Senate.” He and the trAditionAl mediterrAneAn deSSertS. Children's Courses Also Taught - Ages 3 to 8: noted that Turkey’s recent actions excellent quality and service. HELEN DUMAS “give us opportunity,” to help Mrs. Dumas is also giving private lessons craft “a new foreign policy.” Later, Speak Greek in 2 Months to parents' groups on How to Teach when Giannoulias addressed the We distribute in USA and Canada. guests, he agreed that this is a Special prices for communities, schools, churches Plus other courses for children & adults their children conversational Greek - seminal moment in the commu - festivals and other events nity’s efforts to bring about a free in the shortest period of time. This unique Cyprus and to end the religious For FUrther inFormAtion: oppression of the Ecumenical Pa - program got started by half a dozen triarchate. Call: (310) 373-0808 or Australian parents, who chose Helen as their HE MAKES HIS PITCH e-mail: [email protected] Zemenides said that Giannou - Kontos Foods, Inc "coach". The results have been phenomenal. b lias is the Democratic nominee Box 628, Paterson, nj 07544 in Illinois because of the Greek tel.: (973) 278-2800 Fax: (973) 278-7943 Website: www.speakgreeknow.com For specific information call Helen: 310. 800.6338 and Cypriot American commu - kontos.com nity and at the event Giannoulias a 6 FEATURE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 19-25, 2010

GREEK MUSIC ...PLUS To Trace Rebetika’s Genealogy, Just Look for the Noted Musical Rebels

NEW YORK- In the last Greek manges, while the ruling class get rid of them. cally educated, ment, πανδουρις- pandouris - betika and of the Asia Minor Music Plus column we touched referred to them with names Thus the songs of along their Armen - snubbed and mostly limited to modal tunes, he brought the upon one specific aspect of the such as koutsavakides, mortes, the ghettos of Pi - ian, Turkish and a few wandering musicians at Greek popular song, the rebetiko truly vast subject of rebetika, agyrtes, tramboukous, all de - raeus, Syra and Jewish counter - the time, began to be recognized and the bouzouki, to unprece - namely, the several, and often meaning and derogatory terms Thessaloniki found parts, created mu - and accepted as legitimate in - dented prominence. quite different, theories and opin - to characterize a marginalized their way to Amer - sic and songs span - struments in music and song In this late period of rebetika ions, as to the etymological root social community, resisting and ica, and were even - ning the spectrum recordings. Thus, during the (mid 1940’s –early 1950’s) we of the words rebetis and rebetika. harshly criticizing the ruling es - tually adopted and form, Italian op - 1930’s we have the blending and should also mention the very sig - As promised, I am following up tablishment, often through ex - sung by the hun - erettas to middle- cross-fertilization of the more so - nificant contributions of com - on the subject, in the hope of treme anti-social actions, vulgar - dreds of thousands eastern modal, phisticated Smyrna style music posers such as Giorgos Mitsakis, bringing forth some of the least- ity and, why not, songs of of Greek immigrants amane-style songs. with the more heavy-hitting ur - Yiannis Papaioannou and even known and least-talked about so - protest. already there. With the Smyrna ban style, exemplified by the ear - Manolis Hiotis. Please keep in cio-historical aspects of this HONOR AMONG THIEVES It was no sur - disaster in 1922, liest recordings of Markos Vam - mind that this brief attempt at uniquely popular and extensively We thus have, for the first prise that these by GRIGORIS hundreds of thou - vakaris and a few others. This the genealogy of rebetiko consti - researched and written about time, the so called mangika, ala - songs (the seeds of MANINAKIS sands of Greek marks the beginning of what we tutes a mere reference to some subject. What is truly remarkable, niarika, giouroukika and mour - what later was de - refugees, among consider today the Classical pe - of the socio-historical conditions however, is the fact that after so mourika songs, created by this veloped and classi - Special to them many musi - riod/phase of the Greek urban that might have contributed to many books, research and disser - new urban ghetto, in contrast to fied as rebetika) The National Herald cians, composers popular ( λαικο ) song, baptized the genesis of what today we call tation papers, films, TV series, the western style music and were initially and singers, found rebetiko, and which lasted and rebetiko. It would be utopian if websites, blogs and discussion fo - Bavarian marches favored by the recorded and preserved in Amer - themselves uprooted to the flourished for the next 25 years. not pretentious, however, to ex - rums on rebetika, there is still no ruling establishment and played ica, providing one of the most Greek mainland. Many thou - In 1933-34 there was also the pect that this brief reference definitive consensus on several by European Bands and im - significant and uniquely credible sands went to Athens, but, un - establishment of the so-called Fa - would do justice and adequately aspects of its historical roots and ported musicians. This signifi - source of information, about the welcome and snubbed as they mous Quartet of Piraeus (H φη - explore all aspects of rebetiko, development. Surely there are cant marginal community, often songs of that period. were by the domestic middle μισμενη τετρας του Πειραιως, ) found in numerous research pa - many areas where agreement ex - referred to as Koutsavakides tou BOUZOUKI BLUES class, they took refuge in the har - by four of the most well known pers, books, blogs, and various ists among the various authors Psyri - Κουτσαβακηδες του It is noteworthy as well, that bor of Piraeus alongside the mar - rebetes of this classical period: writings. and researchers, yet it would no Ψυρρη, would preserve and the bouzouki, while known in ginalized ghetto community of Markos Vamvakaris, Giorgos On the other hand, if this col - doubt be utopian if not futile and maintain itself until the late part Greece since at least 1835, was the former koutsavakides, now Batis, Anestis Delias and the leg - umn generates enough of a mo - overreaching to attempt to con - of the 19th Century. It had its first commercially recorded not self-proclaimed manges. Thus, endary rebetika singer Stratos tivation for our readers to further dense a complete an objective own rules and codes of behavior, in Greece but in America, in the pre-1922 rich musical scene Pagioumtzis. The songs of this, read and learn about rebetika, it history of rebetika within the expressing, often by extreme be - 1926. Meanwhile, during the of Smyrna became part of the lo - Classical Rebetiko period became has accomplished its purpose. It space constraints of this column. havior, its constant indignation same period, on the shores of cal urban musical scene, partly so widely popular at all levels of should also be mentioned that a I will attempt, however, to bring and opposition to the status quo Asia Minor, especially in Smyrna, manifested by the creation of the Greek society that we can safely good part of the information pre - to our readers a brief historical and the social injustices. Near where the Greek population was Smyrneiki Kompania of Piraeus. contend today that they repre - sented here was referenced from and social perspective, acquired the end of the 19th Century the thriving culturally and socially, It was a few years later, sent the most significant cultural a booklet accompanying Costas from reading and looking state decided to rid Athens of this there was the development of a around 1930, that bouzouki-style accomplishment of the modern Ferris’ The History of the Re - through various sources and pub - community of koutsavakides, as, rich musical scene. Greek musi - instruments, bouzouki, Greek nation. They were also the betiko Song, produced in 2006, lications. according to the authorities, they cians and master instrumental - baglamas, tzouras - all deriva - basis for the subsequent devel - through a series of relevant In his discussion/opinion of were altering and destroying the ists, formally trained and musi - tives of the ancient string instru - opment of Greek music as we DVD’s. Comments and sugges - the Genealogy of Rebetika, pro - city’s western civilization image. know it today, as was acknowl - tions from our readers are al - ducer-researcher-expert Costas As described in several writings edged by Manos Hadjidakis in ways, encouraged, appreciated Ferris, places the chronological and reports, the state initiated his 1948 lecture on rebetiko. Be - and welcome. seeds, of the rebetika develop - eviction-expulsion, turned into a sides Markos Vamvakaris, con - ment, at the time of the estab - brutal uprooting and real perse - sidered by most as the father of Grigoris Maninakis is a Profes - lishment of the first independent cution. Naturally, the vast major - rebetika, other very significant sor of Engineering Technology Greek State (1832), after its lib - ity of this exiled community took representatives of this early clas - at SUNY Farmingdale. He has eration from 400 years of Ot - refuge in the swamps of Piraeus, sical rebetiko period were - been active in Greek music toman occupation. In 1834, already one of the largest har - among many - Apostolos since the early 70s as a found - Athens was formally declared the bors of the new nation, forming Hatzichristos, Vangelis Papa - ing member and capital of the liberated Greek na - a community much like those at zoglou, Kostas Skarvelis, Giorgos singer/soloist of the Greek tion, and many of the resistance other harbors such as, Syros, Sa - Batis, Andonis Diamantidis (Dal - Popular Chorus of N.Y. estab - fighters of the revolution found lonika, Smyrna, Marseilles and gkas), Spiros Peristeris, Dimitris lished by Mikis Theodorakis. themselves disillusioned, poor even New Orleans. It is notewor - Gogos (Bagianteras), Anestis He has organized quality and ignored by the Bavarian thy that in 1899 the government Delias and many others. From Greek music concerts all over rulers (King Otto and his cabi - of Theotokis, among the many the early 40’s, and up to the end the U.S. and occasionally in net) and by the western-minded thousands of immigrants al - of the 25-year classical rebetiko Greece. His column appear s upper class establishment. We lowed to seek a new life in Amer - span, we have the prevailing twice a month in The National thus have the first ghetto-like ica, facilitated the immigration presence of the prolific musical Herald. For comments and community, largely made of he - of nearly 12,500 thieves and personality of Vasilis Tsitsanis. suggestions email or visit: roes and fighters of the revolu - other soft-criminals, roaming Although he was not such a great gkangm@ aol.com, www.gman - tion. They were the self-called Greece at the time, as a way to Yiannis Papaiouannou (L) and his friend Andreas Zenno. fan of the heavy old style re - inakis.com

ALL HISTORY John Paradise Conquers Virginia, His Followers Heap Lots of Praise

Continued from page 1 well.” Lucy Ludwell was an husband’s more sedate nature. all Americans. Nor did they American beauty in London. In an age (and social class) that make a point of hiding this fact. her mother’s name who again is From our perspective in history, focused almost exclusively on a So strongly did Paradise only described (if that is the cor - we now know that various Lon - rigid definition of society, Lucy come to believe in the American rect word or sentiment) as a na - don female diarists did not, pri - Paradise was not simply a phys - cause that based on principle tive-born Greek lady. By all ac - vately, particularly care for Lud - ically attractive ornament to her alone, the quiet gentleman- counts, Paradise was an only well’s company. That more was husband’s considerable intellect. scholar sought to become an child. He was brought up and not said publicly was undoubt - A person remarkable for voicing American citizen. Few natural - first educated at Padua, Italy. edly due to oft-remarked fear of her considered opinions, in a ized Americans have ever The young Paradise’s talent for her especially wicked tongue. time of male dominance in all equaled Paradise’s method of ob - languages was considerable. In Even her critics had to concede areas of life, Lucy once poured taining citizenship. Paradise time, he learned Ancient and that Lucy was ever a, “diminu - boiling hot tea on the head of a traveled to Paris and began to Modern Greek as well as Latin, tive, elegant figure,” and an es - gentleman guest who resorted meet regularly with the Ameri - Arabic, English, French, Italian, pecially fine dancer. The Ludwell to insult rather than logic during can Delegation. In October Turkish, and Russian with such family of Williamsburg, Virginia an especially rancorous ex - 1780, Paradise took an oath of fluency and ease that given the was one of the most prominent change. allegiance to the United States era he had direct access to al - in that colony while also keeping “On another occasion, when before none other than Ben - most every field of knowledge one of the grandest houses in a servant brought her a dirty jamin Franklin. Afterward, in let - then known to even the most London. It is fair to assume that plate, she threatened, in the ters Franklin wrote on Paradise’s advanced European scholar. the couple was married in the presence of a large dinner party behalf, he referred to his good With Peter Paradise’s retirement Orthodox faith. That Lucy Par - at her own house, to break his friend as that “American gentle - taking him to Great Britain, his adise was a convert to Ortho - head with it should he bring an - man, born in Greece.” (Part 1) son continued his education at doxy is well documented espe - other one in the same state.” At Oxford University as a student cially by the fact that, in later the same time even her most [email protected] at St. Mary Hall. On April 14, years, the Reverend Smarnove, critical observers were forced to 1769, John Paradise received a Chaplin of the Russian Legation The Ludwell-Paradise House in Colonial Williamsburg. Today it concede that Lucy Paradise also Master’s degree. Two years later, in London, was her priest. Rev - is a private residence, but it was the home John Paradise and possessed and frequently dis - on May 2, 1771, Paradise was erend Smarnove officiated at the Lucy Ludwell Paradise lived in when he made his mark in the US. played an unquestionable charm elected Fellow of the Royal So - Greek Church in Welbeck Street, and striking grace in a period GREEK POETRY ciety, “for his skill in geometry, which also served the Russian adise’s choice of Cavendish ine it possible for me to forget known for its accomplished and philosophy, and ancient litera - faithful of London. The young Square alone “epitomized the you, whose kindness to me has oh so polished social belles. To A Young Man Who ture. Finally, on July 3, 1776, couple was distantly related. In changing social conditions been too great and too constant That John Paradise knew so due to his remarkable abilities the only book-length biography which marked the rise of the not to have made its impression many internationally prominent Committed Suicide as a linguist he was recognized of the couple, John Paradise and English middle class.” The per - upon a harder breast than people was even striking to his by Oxford University, with an Lucy Ludwell of London and sons who chose to live in this mine.” Johnson continues by contemporaries. Regular visitors honorary degree of Doctor of Williamsburg, by Archibald Boil - stylish London neighborhood saying he hopes that “Mr. Par - to his home or those with whom A spirit kept pursuing him Civil Law. ing Shepperson, we learn that and others who sought out the adise’s lady, and the young he socialized at many of Lon - in the dark expanses of his life. Paradise was sought out by “John Paradise’s maternal grand - Paradise home reads like a charmers are well.” It is not sur - don’s exclusive clubs and the ir - His occupations, his joys at a nod the leading intellectual and po - father was named Lodvill, a Who’s Who of the European En - prising to learn that Paradise regular gatherings at the newly became pretexts of his vital drive. litical figures of his day not sim - name which was pronounced, lightenment. Among those who was with Johnson’s closest established social venues of that ply for his learned opinions but and sometimes spelled, Ludville; frequented the Paradise home friends at his deathbed or that city, the coffeehouses (such as His lovely books, thought, a mo - his uplifting fellowship. James his Christian name was Philip. were Dr. Johnson, Boswell, Paradise is noted as “one of the the Ludgate Hill Coffee House) mentary haunt. Boswell, in his renowned biog - It may be the purest coincidence, Thomas Jefferson and John mourners at Johnson’s funeral.” included such men as John Jay, His love a violent sight. raphy, Life of Samuel Johnson but Philip Lodvill was buried at Adams, Sir William Jones, Dr. Paradise was especially recog - the Marquis de Lafayette, Dr. Later his face filled with mystery said this about Paradise: “He is the parish church of St. Mary at Joseph Priestley, William Temple nized by one and all as being in Arthur Lee, Henry Cavendish, and nothing around him was distinguished not only by his Stratford-le-Bow, which is also Franklin, Reverend Dr. Samuel possession of “an idiomatic Johnson, Boswell and John right. learning and talents, but by an the resting-place of the father Parr and a host of others. It can - knowledge of modern Greek, Adams, among others. amiable disposition, gentleness and great-grandfather of Lucy, not be over emphasized that the Turkish and Italian that can only THE AMERICAN CAUSE A curious stranger, he wandered of manners, and a very general both of whom were named Paradise Cavendish Square be gained by early association.” Paradise holds a special place among us acquaintance with well-in - Philip Ludwell. home was noted for its singular No less a figure that Thomas Jef - in the annals of Greek Diaspora in altered mien and grim. formed and accomplished per - On the new and especially hospitality. This was an era (and ferson, after their first meeting history since he was the individ - He did not gainsay our suspicion sons of almost all nations.” An - fine website http://orthodoxhis - social class) when giving balls in Paris, wrote on May 25, 1786, ual who one spring, in the sub - that something frightful awaited other sign was that, “Paradise tory.org are two lengthy entries and hosting in general was a and asked Paradise “to instruct urbs of Paris, introduced two of him. was not merely accepted by his under the titles Orthodoxy in much formalized social art form. me in the modern pronuncia - his closest friends, Adamantios peers, but highly respected by Colonial Virginia and Orthodoxy A rare mixture of gracious stylish tion…of the modern Greeks.” Koraes and Jefferson. Given the He was strangely handsome, like them as well, is proved by his in Colonial Virginia (Part 2) by hospitality mixed with the invig - TEMPER, TEMPER ongoing fascination Greek schol - those election, not many years before Nicholas Chapman that discuss, orating intellectual salon life of While Paradise was admired ars have with the Koraes-Jeffer - whom death had singled out. his death, to the Council of the in considerable genealogical and the Enlightenment was a com - by the men of the Enlighten - son correspondence, one would He yielded to the direst dangers Royal Society. This honor was historical detail, the monplace in the Paradise resi - ment, his wife Lucy was envied think more interest would have as if something guarded him given to him at a time when ad - Lodvill/Ludville/Ludwell family dence. As such it is understand - and lampooned behind her back been directed towards the man throughout. verse circumstances and and its very early connections to able why the Paradise home by the women. Noted women who introduced them. Paradise wretched health had greatly im - Orthodoxy. The main concerns became a regular meeting place writers and diarists such as Fran - was intellectually convinced that One morning, in a walnut casket paired his usefulness, and was here are solely with Paradise and for a wide set of the most so - cis (Fanny) Burney (1752- the Americans had every right we evidently a gesture of encour - his immediate family while all cially prominent people of Eu - 1840), Laetitia-Matilda Hawkins to seek their own liberty. To say found him dead with a mark on agement and appreciation from questions and concerns related rope and North America. (1760-1835), Hester Thrale and that this was highly unpopular the temple. the group of distinguished men. to the Lodvill/Ludville/Ludwell Paradise was known for his even visiting American Abigail in London Society during the All of him was like a victory, They had known him at his best family and their at first intellec - periodic public lectures, which Adams Smith often remarked American Revolution is an un - like light casting around him in and at his worst and still valued tual involvement and later con - were well received by some of upon the vivacious Mrs. Paradise derstatement, to say the least. the dark. him for his personal attributes version to Orthodoxy to others. the most notable intellects of his and her seemingly endless Paradise’s sustained and vocal of charm and intelligent sympa - The Paradise family estab - generation. Paradise was drafted stream of parties, balls and support of the Americans caused He had such simplicity and seren - thy and for his unquenchable in - lished their home in No. 28 by Johnson into that great gen - galas. Clearly envy, as much as him to be completely cut-off ity, terest in the ideas for which their Charles Street in London’s tlemen’s Literary Club, as one of a keen eye for social characters, from his ardently patriotic fa - a smiling form living again! great organization stood.” Cavendish Square and lived its founding members. A letter can now be read into these de - ther. Once the American War of As if all of him had become a Eu - MARRIED LIFE there quite happily for 18 years. to Paradise from Johnson (just scriptions of the uniquely origi - Independence began, all self- charist On May 18, 1769, the Lon - The Paradise’s two children: two months before the great nal Lucy Ludwell Paradise. identified Americans had a very and the cause had marked him don Chronicle announced, “was Lucy (1771-1800) and Phillippa man’s death) dated October 20, Lucy Paradise possessed a ge - difficult time in London. From in vain. married John Paradise, Esq. of (1774-1787) were both born 1784, says (in part), “I hope you nius all her own, that for many the very first the Paradise family Rathbone-place, to Miss Lud - during this period. The Par - think better of me than to imag - years, clearly complemented her opened their home to any and Maria Polydouri (1902-1930) THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 19-25, 2010 FEATURE 7

BIBLIA: A BOOK REVIEW COLUMN Scholars Still Follow John Campbell’s Footsteps All across Greece

By Alexandros K. Kyrou able to duplicate, let alone sur - had almost always characterized deed, Campbell’s awareness of husband. Her contribution to Special to The National Herald pass. Waves of anthropologists life in Zagori were magnified in the Sarakatsani owed a great deal Campbell’s work was invaluable. have worked in Greece since the 1940s by the brutal ordeal of to the research of several earlier Indeed, Sheila Campbell was in - BOSTON – Anthropologists have Campbell’s path-breaking field - invasion, occupation, and civil scholars. The works of Danish lin - strumental in helping her hus - contributed significantly to our work. As a result, a multitude of war. The devastated region had guist Carsten Hoeg and Greek band overcome the extraordinary understanding of Greek culture ethnographic studies on Greece barely begun to recover from the folklorist Angeliki Chatzimichali, social defenses, reticence, and ex - and society. The most important have appeared in the almost half trauma of the preceding decade published in the 1920s and treme modesty of Sarakatsan and influential book on Greece century following the publication when Campbell arrived there to 1950s, respectively, were espe - women. by an anthropologist was also of his book. conduct his fieldwork in 1954 cially influential in providing With considerable effort, written by the first to conduct Although some of the works and 1955. scholars with critical information Campbell penetrated the mores fieldwork in Greece, John K. by anthropologists who have When he entered Zagori, it is and understanding about of this secretive community in Campbell. A longtime fellow of worked on Greece may be dis - quite likely that he encountered Sarakatsan identity, culture, and which those outside the family St Antony’s College at Oxford missed as opportunistic, mis - a local people whose way of life history. Both Chatzimichali and were viewed with suspicion. In - University, Campbell’s death in guided, and sloppy, while one no - had changed very little in cen - Hoeg recognized the Sarakatsani deed, while the family functioned September 2009 marked a sad torious self-promoting case has turies, if not since antiquity. In - as Greeks, and each, furthermore, as a corporate group - a collective milestone in Modern Greek stud - been systematically revealed to deed, the region’s geography had accumulated considerable lin - structure which determined one’s ies. Originally published in 1964, be academically fraudulent, the shaped not only its material cul - guistic, literary, physical, and identity, roles, relationships, and Campbell’s ground-breaking overwhelming majority of schol - ture but its history as well. The other evidence to argue that the status - those outside the family study, Honour, Family and Patron - ars comprising Campbell’s intel - Zagori’s barring terrain made the Sarakatsani were the direct de - were regarded as rivals for a lim - age: A Study of Social Institutions lectual progeny have made rig - region both a strong defensive re - scendants of pre-Classical Greek ited supply of resources. Further - and Moral Values in a Greek orous and meaningful doubt and a natural refuge. Im - shepherd communities. On the is - more, those outside the defensive Mountain Community , was un - contributions to both the social studies in economics for anthro - pervious to repeated Western at - sues of cultural continuity and bulwark of the family, and its kin - precedented in its conceptualiza - science canon on Greece and the pology. Proceeding to graduate tempts at conquest during the identity, Campbell writes in his ship and social alliances, often tion and revolutionary in its in - discipline of anthropology. school at Oxford University, his decline of the Byzantine Empire, introduction to Honour, Family shaped by client-patron relations, tellectual impact. In this Yet, despite their accomplish - doctoral research was carried out Zagori ultimately fell to the Ot - and Patronage, that the Sarakat - were regarded as opponents in a monumental work, Campbell ments and advances, none of under the supervision of the tomans in 1430. Yet the resilience sani “must always have lived in perpetual zero-sum-struggle of both pushed forward the bound - these more recent scholars - nor revered Cypriot anthropologist J. of the local population, the diffi - more or less the same conditions social competition. aries of anthropology and estab - any of their publications - have (John) P. Peristiany and the culty of access to the region, and and areas as we find them today In this competitive system a lished a defining standard for the achieved the same level of im - world’s then most prominent so - the area’s limited resources … in their social values and in - family’s worth was determined field of Greek ethnography. portance and influence as did the cial anthropologist, E. (Edward) meant that the Ottoman authori - stitutions, the Sarakatsani as they by a combination of the intangi - Prior to Campbell’s fieldwork singular John Campbell through E. Evans-Pritchard. ties remained generally uninter - exist today, provide no evidence ble notions informing honor in Greece during the mid-1950s, his incomparable study of a his - Blending his academic train - ested in imposing direct control (philotimo, shame, goodness, anthropology - reflecting its de - toric Greek mountain community. ing with observations acquired over the Zagorochoria. As a re - “Campbell’s book has sexual virtue, and other moral cidedly Western colonialist and Indeed, Campbell’s book has re - from wartime experience, Camp - sult, no Turks settled in or even characteristics) and the tangible racist origins - as well as its func - mained in print since its initial bell posited that the methods of entered Zagori, leaving the local remained in print since its components of prestige (family tional limitations as a mode for publication because it is univer - ethnography and social anthro - culture largely unaffected by Ot - initial publication size, lineage, marriage, displays social research into modern civi - sally read by anthropologists as pology traditionally practiced in toman civilization. Furthermore, of pride, and wealth.) In such an lization, had been almost entirely a classic, masterful model of the undeveloped colonial world until the 19th Century, when the because it is universally agonistic environment, the by- African-centric in its orientation. ethnography, just as it remains a could also be applied to the social “reformist” Ottoman Empire ag - read by anthropologists as product of which was a hierarchy Although Campbell used the stan - seminal study for scholars and structures and values of Mediter - gressively projected its consolida - of social ranking, a family’s repu - dard methods of ethnographic students from all disciplines in ranean communities such as tion of power throughout its a classic, masterful model tation and honor had to be con - fieldwork common for studying Modern Greek studies. those he had encountered in Balkan territories, the Zagorocho - of ethnography.” tinually safeguarded from insult a traditional, pre-modern com - THE ROAD TO EPIRUS Greece and Italy. Campbell thus ria exercised autonomy and local and violation by outsiders who munity, he was among the first John Kennedy Campbell was undertook the bold choice to de - self-governance. of a past history that was ever stood to enhance their status to apply such anthropological born in January 1923 in Merton, part from the African-centric tra - The 19th Century also saw the anything but Greek.” through the diminishment of methods to a European society. England, a small community in dition of his discipline and con - emergence of interest in Zagori Unlike other Greeks, the their rivals. By extending his discipline’s the southwest of Greater London, duct his fieldwork in a European among Western Europeans. Such Sarakatsani were a transhumant Campbell’s insight into the application to Greece, Campbell most notable as home to the last country. Following the advice of interest would, however, produce group. In other words, they functions of family and patron - helped free anthropology from its residence of Admiral Horatio Nel - Nicholas Hammond, Britain’s pre - confusion over the ethnology of moved seasonally within a fixed age, as well as the antagonism regional, and hence conceptual, son. As a boy, Campbell was ed - eminent historian of ancient the region’s inhabitants. Many of pattern of migration determined that existed between those myopia. Indeed, the publication ucated in Greek and classics at Macedonia and Epirus, who the early Western literary ac - by the availability of pastures for deemed to be “diki mas,” (our of Honour, Family and Patronage King’s College School in neigh - knew northwestern Greece inti - counts and cartographic depic - their herds. In summer they own people) and “xeni,” was instrumental in eventually boring Wimbledon, where he led mately from his wartime service tions of Zagori did not differenti - resided in communities in Zagori, (strangers, outsiders,) among the establishing an entirely new an - the student body as captain. in the British Military Mission to ate the majority Greek population where they grazed their sheep Sarakatsani had a more general thropological subfield focused on Campbell’s undergraduate years occupied Greece, Campbell chose in the region from the minority and goats from May until early resonance in understanding the Mediterranean. at Cambridge University were in - the area of the Pindus Mountains Vlachs. The originally Aroman - November on the pastures of 30 Greek society writ large. Indeed, Ironically, the production by terrupted by military service dur - in Epirus to pursue his subject. ian-speaking Vlachs were a pas - of the region’s then 43 villages. this brilliant analysis and its subsequent scholars of a Mediter - ing the Second World War, in Campbell, however, remained toral people scattered across the In each of these villages with high wider implications underscore ranean anthropology uninten - which he fought with distinction undecided about a specific com - central Balkans, and in Greece grasslands, a local gathering of the importance of Honour, Family tionally reinforced many north - in the British army. Campbell munity and precise location in they were found mainly in parts Sarakatsan families would exploit and Patronage. Campbell’s pene - ern Europeans’ cultural participated in several cam - the Pindus Range in which to an - of Macedonia and Thessaly. In the grazing land of the commu - trating interpretation of Sarakat - prejudices against their conti - paigns, which took him to North chor his fieldwork. This dilemma particular, they were settled in nity and add to it a summer pop - san culture, lucidly articulated in nent’s south. Paradoxically, such Africa, Sicily, Italy, where he was was finally resolved when Evans- significant numbers on the east - ulation of 100-300 men, women, his finely conceived book, repre - misuse of scholarship made seriously wounded, and Greece, Pritchard successfully encouraged ern slopes of the Pindus Moun - and children. sents a momentous leap forward Campbell’s publication even more where he was a participant in the Campbell to join the Sarakatsani tains, from whence many West - HIS WIFE’S WORK in the development of scholarship important, by virtue of its objec - tragic events that shook Athens of Zagori. ern travelers approached Zagori. In winter, Sarakatsan commu - on Greece. Moreover, his book tive rigor. In this sense, Camp - in December 1944. The latter cul - ZAGORI Because the Vlachs were known nities migrated down from the captures forever a way of life and bell’s pioneering work helped es - minated in the Battle of Athens, Birthplace of Alexander the among Western Europeans mis - mountains of Zagori and dis - a community that has all but van - tablish the foundations for future the failed effort by Communist- Great’s mother, Olympia, the re - takenly as the only transhumant persed along the lowland coastal ished, absorbed by a modernized, studies which would go on to re - led former resistance units to de - gion of Zagori, lying north and - meaning semi-nomadic, season - plains and valleys of a wide area urbanized Greek society, one veal some of the ways in which feat a combined British and east of Ioannina and south and ally migratory - tribe in the extending from the Albanian whose complex problems and in - Europeans have constructed and Greek government force, seize west of Mount Grammos, is com - Balkans, other pastoral peoples frontier as far south as the towns stitutional dysfunctions cannot be internalized their own imagined the capital, and topple the Greek monly regarded as the most re - in the region, whom Western Eu - of Arta and Preveza. While most fully overcome without under - categories of cultural superiority government amidst a complex mote area of continental Greece. ropeans were ignorant of, were Sarakatsani held title to summer standing their cultural and social and inferiority, a phenomenon post-liberation power struggle. Shaped by breathtaking land - uncritically conflated with the grasslands, outside Zagori they undercurrents. This realization which has had significant and After the end of hostilities in scapes of rugged mountains, lush Vlachs. One such people in generally had no grazing rights should renew our interest in problematic implications for early 1945, Campbell used his forests, high pastures, dramatic Zagori, the Greeks known as the and had to rent pasture from lo - Campbell’s seminal book, a clas - Greece. military leave to explore the war- cliffs and deep gorges, cold and Sarakatsani, were the focus of cal villagers. Campbell’s fieldwork sic study that has never been CAMPBELL’S BIG SHOES ravaged Greek countryside, an rushing streams, bright summer Campbell’s fieldwork. i n 1 9 5 4 a n d 1 9 5 5 i m mersed him timelier or more valuable than Underscoring the originality, experience which left him with suns, and heavy winter snows, AMONG THE SARAKATSANI in the life of the Sarakatsani. He now. excellence, and salience of his an indelible impression of the the beauty of its land belies its Campbell was not the first worked alongside Sarakatsan work, Campbell not only inaugu - hardship and poverty of village historic poverty. Lacking suitable scholar to point out the ethno - shepherds, moving with them in Dr. Kyrou is Associate Professor rated the practice of anthropo - life. Thus began a long connec - soil for agriculture, the region’s logical distinction between the their seasonal migration, and liv - of History at Salem State Col - logical fieldwork in Greece, he tion with Greece. When Campbell scattered villages, the Zagorocho - Sarkatsani and the Vlachs, re - ing in their characteristic lege in Salem, Massachusetts, established a standard of schol - ultimately returned to complete ria sustained their sparse popu - gardless whether groups among thatched huts, the “stani.” Camp - where he teaches on the arship in this field that no subse - his undergraduate education at lations largely through shepherd - the latter were culturally Hell - bell’s wife, Sheila, shared the Balkans, Byzantium, and the quent ethnographer has been Cambridge, he abandoned his ing. The austere conditions that enized and Greek-speaking. In - hardships of fieldwork with her Ottoman Empire. A Lucky Child in Unlucky Times: Fiction Opens a Family’s Tragic War File

By Angelike Contis early days of Civil War in 1943. didn’t take action like his father.” mother Mary’s brother, Philip, the author gave a sense of one of TNH Staff Writer Made up of simple descriptions The scenes in the book where she who is wounded in battle, then the benefits of visiting old and devoid of long historical ex - describes her grandfather at work disfigured after a suicide attempt. wounds. “Now that it’s done, I SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.- Though planations, the work is built of were informed by all the years “Of all the characters who popu - feel at peace.” At the event, the it ended in 1949, for many Greek an economical series of vignettes, she spent observing her father as late this book, Philip is the one church’s priest, Fr. Alex Karlout - families, the country’s brutal Civil each prefaced by a date. The fab - a veterinarian, a career decision with whom I’ve fallen deeply, sos told former president James War is not over. This Marianne ric of the past is recreated he consciously took to honor his madly in love,” Apostolides Apostolides: “Your daughter gave Apostolides discovered over the through observations like the dead father. writes in the book’s epilogue. you a great, great honor, express - 12 years she worked on her new way a child devours a rare butter Her father also traveled with In the book, Philip urges his ing her noble love, in noble book The Lucky Child, a fictional cookie in wartime or how an Ar - the author to Greece, his first trip terrified nephew Taki to ask him words, in a great tribute. And you account of her family’s tragic war menian whose shop is sacked there since leaving. He told TNH questions: “‘Anything. Ask me know what? You did avenge your experiences in Northern Greece tries to salvage sacks of spilled at the event: “When I left Greece when I took a piss, or what I ate father. You’re the man that your that leads up to her grandfather beans and spices, referring to the in 1949, I totally shut all the for dinner, or how many men I father wanted you to be.” Apos - Agamemnon’s murder at the Nazis who did the damage to his events completely, mentally. I did - killed in Epirus…Ask me any - tolides takes a different turn with hands of his fellow Greeks in store and face as “teenagers.” n’t think about any of this for 30- thing.’ Philip shook Taki’s shoul - her next book. It will focus on 1943. The author explained that Surrounded by friends and 40 years.” But when he started der. ‘Don’t cry,’ he said. ‘Really. the Socratic virtue of a silence still shrouds the Civil family - including her father, for - talking, he said: “The amazing It’s okay. Ask me.’” “Sophrosini” (or temperance) War, as people fear that even by mer Hamptons parish president thing was that it was as if I had The book – which Apostolides and feature a young pregnant talking about it “the barbaric way James Apostolides – the author just left – that the intervening says is “the next generation of belly dancer, and you can bet the Greeks treated each other will be presented the book under a tent time had not happened.” Revis - Nicholas Gage’s Eleni,” echoes author will get lucky too. unleashed.” But The Lucky Child at the Greek Orthodox Church of iting what he politely calls “very this urgency to talk about what sets an example of the benefits the Hamptons on June 12. Apos - boot. Apostolides writes: “Mary unpleasant” memories wasn’t remains taboo. At the Hamptons, [email protected] of revisiting the past, however tolides read an excerpt from the rose to her hands and knees. Us - easy he said. painful, as it zooms in on the book and talked about the ing the kitchen chair as a ladder, The Lucky Child, says Apos - Apostolides family’s experience process. she slowly stood. Strands of hair tolides, was a tougher sell than in Thessaloniki and the village of She began her research by in - were stuck to her cheek.” As for her first book, Inner Hunger: A Zagora between 1932 and the terviewing - over baklava and Aunt Loukia, the author told Young Woman’s Struggle through coffee in Toronto -her grand - TNH that she took the force of Anorexia and Bulimia, for which mother Mary and aunt Loukia. nature that she’s always known she signed with publisher W.W. She extrapolated their younger and made her into a spitfire of a Norton while only 22 years old. selves from their adult ones. Her girl. But it was her new book, Apos - grandmother, Apostolides noted, Apostolides admitted that she tolides said, that made her “be - “became a girl” when describing was hesitant to speak to her fa - come a writer.” In the process of her husband, the broad-shoul - ther – the “lucky child” of the ti - writing it, she said she learned dered veterinarian husband. tle. Addressing him at the read - “How we create history and the Agamemnon reads as a hero wor - ing, she said: “I still needed for identity of ourselves and our www.GreekKitchennyc.com thy of his name, as in this de - you to be the father who had it country,” and the importance of scription from the book where all together.” But when the con - the “act of creating space for lis - village folk gather round the vet - versation started, it took far tening.” With each of three drafts, erinarian. “He – a city man, an longer than her father’s predic - she learned to stop “gripping educated man, an officer of the tion that, “We’ll be done before onto the facts” in lieu of “having Greek army; he with lovely hands dinner.” Over six years, Apos - an open hand and letting it un - and pale skin, with knowledge tolides shared stories that he had furl on its own.” She entrusted and refinement – he was an event never even told his wife or sister. the book, whose unusual in their midst.” The book recre - Father and daughter debated pol - style/structure she says reflects ates Mary’s deep romance with itics and whether or not the Roy - its oral storytelling origins, with that hero, but also her suffering alists committed brutal acts too. Canadian publisher Mansfield when her husband is threatened When it came to putting him Press. due to his royalist ties. Near the onto the page as young Taki, Unlike many family accounts, end, a too-thin Mary lays on the Apostolides faced a challenge be - which tend to warp reality for floor in a gown, after failing to cause of the nature of the man diplomatic reasons, The Lucky tnh/CoStAS Bej dissuade her husband from leav - who’d learned to be almost in - Child is notable for its lack of cen - Marianne Apostolides, at the ing. Her father-in-law unkindly visible to survive as a boy: “He is sorship. This is obvious in the au - Hamptons book presentation. tries to make her rise – with his very quiet. He is not a ‘hero.’ He thor’s treatment of her grand - 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 19-25, 2010

DEATHS n ALOUPIS, CHISTOPHER She is survived by her beloved Ste 400, Chicago, IL 60607, and Gina (Peter) Bouroukis; his (Darlene) Poulias, Terry (Chris - Church with the Rev. Father IPSWICH, Mass. - The Ipswich husband, Demetrios; her devoted would be appreciated. Arrange - grandchildren, Melanie, Dean, tine) Poulias, Alcibiades S. Pou - Alexander M. Papagikos officiat - Chronicle reported that Christo - children, Helen M., George (Ali - ments by John G. Adinamis Fu - Reese and Theo. Ted was very lias, Liana Poulias, Bette (Illias) ing. In lieu of flowers, the family pher Aloupis, 87, passed away on son), Mary (Terrence) Hlavaty neral Director, Ltd. (773) 736- active in the Greek Community Vichos, Thanassis (Angeliki) requests memorials be made to June 7 in the Sea View Retreat and John (Letitia); her grandchil - 3833. of Toronto for many years as both Mbehs, George (Neysa) Angelos, Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek after a long illness. He was born dren, Joseph, Catherine, Vice-President and President. He Niki (Eddie) Staats and Sophia Orthodox Church at 614 in Lowell on March 3, 1923, son Demetrios, Daniel, Amanda, Gre - n KARTSONAS, also served as President of the (Brian) Colombo. Funeral ser - Oakridge Ave., Fayetteville, NC of the late Charles and Stella gory and Christopher; her sib - CHRISTOPHOROS Canadian Chapter of the Ameri - vices were held at Sts. Constan - 28305. Services entrusted to (Spiridakis) Aloupis. Mr. Aloupis lings, MaryAnne Donnor, VANCOUVER, Canada – The Van - can Hellenic Educational Progres - tine & Helen Greek Orthodox Rogers and Breece Funeral Home was a veteran of World War II Bernadette Iaboni and Monica couver Sun reported that sive Association and of the Hel - Church with Father Bill Cassis of - of Fayetteville. having served in the Service and Gerak; dear brother and sisters- Christophoros Kartsonas, 66, lenic Canadian Cultural ficiating. Visitation was held at Safety Division of General Pat - in-law, Evangelos Giannakopou - passed away peacefully. He was Association and he supported the the Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding n WHEATLEY, MARY tons Third Army in Europe. He los, Adamandia Christodoulou, born in Athens, Greece on April building of the first Hellenic Funeral Home. Memorial dona - HOUSTON, Texas – The Hous - was formerly employed for many Evgenia Giannakopoulos, Pana - 10, 1924. In 1950 he married Home for the Aged. Ted was also tions may be made to Sts. Con - ton Chronicle reported that Mary years at the G.E. in Lynn. He was giota Geanon, and Efstathios Gi - Evanthia and they immigrated to President of Fallis Trading Lim - stantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Karavelas Wheatly, 85, passed a life-long member of the As - annakopoulos; and many nieces Canada in 1951. He was a tal - ited where he worked in the fam - Church, 2500 Grand Ave., Mid - away peacefully on June 10. She sumption of the Virgin Mary and nephews. Funeral services ented mechanic, who instinc - ily business. His family has been dletown, OH 45044. Please sign was born in Greece on February Greek Orthodox Church of Ip - and visitation were held at tively knew how to fix anything. inspired by his positive outlook, the guest book online at Wilson - 25, 1925. She was preceded in swich. Mr. Aloupis is survived by Salerno's Rosedale Chapels and He worked on the Niagara Falls his zest for life and his generosity SchrammSpaulding.com. death by her husband, Thomas his brother and sister-in-law St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Hydro project, the DEW line on and philanthropy. The family E. Wheatley. Mary is survived by Spiros and Helen Aloupis; his Church. In lieu of flowers, dona - Baffin Island, drove a taxi, and would like to thank the staff at n POULOS, JOHN her sisters, Eleftheria (Vasilis) nephews, Carl Aloupis and Alan tions in her memory to St. with his wife operated a retail the Hellenic Home for the Aged FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Fayet - Christopanos, Panoula Armilagos Aloupis; and by his niece Carol Demetrios Church, 893 S. Church store. Christophoros met chal - (Scarborough) for the care they teville Observer reported that and daughter Ioanna, Penelope (Gary) Prochorchik. Funeral ser - Rd., Elmhurst, IL 60126 or lenges with wit and innovation; have taken over the past year, John George Poulos, 88, passed (Angelo) Kanakaris, and Denise vices were held at the Assump - Greek-American Rehab & Nurs - he reached for his goals with wis - Ken Cheesman from Seniors for away peacefully on June 9 in Car - (Ted) Caras; her niece, Andriani tion of the Virgin Mary Greek Or - ing Center, 220 N. 1st St. Wheel - dom and wit. Always generous Seniors for his friendship and rol S. Roberson Hospice Center. (Dimitri) Georgakopoulos and thodox Church. Donations may ing, IL 60090, appreciated. with his time and talent he re - also the staff from St. Paul's He was a restaurateur in Fayet - their children, Konstantinos and be made in Mr. Aloupis name to: Arrangements by Nicholas M. paired homes and cars for friends L'Amoureux Greek Seniors pro - teville and Thomasville, Georgia Yiannis; her nephew, Nick the Greek Orthodox Church of Pishos Funeral Director, LTD. and family. The family operated gram. Visitation was held at the for many years. He was a Mason (Ioanna) Karavelas and their chil - Ipswich P.O. Box 6 Ipswich, MA (Hellenic Funeral Service) (630) the Poseidon Restaurant and in Highland Funeral Home and fu - and Shriner in Thomasville and dren, Harry and Konstantinos; 01938. For directions or to send 889-1700. later years he found time to travel neral services were held at the a member of the Velouchi. He her nephew, George (Donna) condolences to the Aloupis fam - and explore. He spent many St. Panteleimon Greek Orthodox was an honorable member of the Armilagos and their children, ily, visit:www.morrisfh.com. n GEORGELAS, ANDREW happy hours in his beloved gar - Church. Donations may be made Armed Forces of Greece. He is Marika and Dimitios Iliopoulos CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Tri - den where he always had fruit to a charity of your choice. Online survived by his beloved daughter, and children Evie and Konstanti - n AXIOTAKIS, JOHN bune reported that Andrew for the children and flowers for condolences may be placed at Helen Poulos; his granddaughter, nos; and numerous friends. Tris - HACKENSACK, N.J. - The Record Georgelas passed away peace - the ladies who stopped to chat www.highlandfuneralhome.ca. Lula Koutsopoulos and his grand - agion services were held at Forest and Herald News reported that fully. He was a member of Team - at the fence. He is survived by son, John P. Poulos. Funeral ser - Park Westheimer. Funeral ser - John Axiotakis, 82, passed away sters Local #710, AHEPA- Wood - his loving children, Stella and n MELEDONES, IRENE vices were held at Sts. Constan - vices were held at Saint Basil the peacefully on June 7. John was lawn Chapter and Chicago Pan Perry; his grandchildren, Christo - BALTIMORE, Maryland – The tine and Helen Greek Orthodox Great Greek Orthodox Church. Chief of Economic Development Cretan Association. He is sur - pher, Jacqueline, Evan, Yianni, Baltimore Sun reported that for the United States Government vived by his beloved wife, Irene; Eva and Zoe; his second wife, Irene Meledones, 92, passed Small Business Administration. his children, Sia Priovolos and Margot; his sister Niki and his away peacefully on June 7. The CLASSIFIEDS He was a former Board Member Paula (Mark) Theotikos; his cher - brothers Andrew, George, Alex daughter of Angelo and Maria of Church of the Assumption, a ished grandchildren, Dean Prio - and Leo. Caracostas, she was born in graduate of Stuyvesant High volos, Nicolette and Andrea Boston, Massachusetts and lived FOR RENT and ask for Veta. School, Pace University and New Theotikos; his brother, Gust n KOUMPIAS, DIMOSTENIS in Athens, Greece until she was York University. He was prede - (Kathleen) Georgelas; and many HARRISBURG, Penn. - The Pa - 18. Upon her return to Boston LONG ISLAND CITY FUNERAL HOMES ceased by his parents, Lucas and nieces and nephews. Visitation triot-News reported that Di - she wed William D. Meledones, Beautiful second floor OFFICE Despina Axiotakis. He is survived was held at Hills Funeral Home, mostenis G. Koumpias, 82, her husband of 47 years, who SPACE. for rent from July 1st. Has CONSTANTINIDES by his beloved wife, Despina; his Ltd., 10201 S. Roberts Rd. passed away peacefully on June preceded her in death. Irene en - 10 offices, 3 bathrooms, server room, lounge area, reception area FUNERAL PARLOR Co. children, Lucas J. Axiotakis and (8000W), Palos Hills. Funeral 9 at Pinnacle Healthcare Center. joyed working in fashion bou - etc. Spacious, modern, freshly 405 91st Street Irene (Daniel) Christie; his cher - services were held at Holy Cross He was born in Chios, Greece, tiques, baking family recipes, par - painted, close to all amenities. Bay Ridge - Brooklyn, ished grandchildren, John Lucas Greek Orthodox Church. son of the late George and De - ticipating in Philoptochos, and Some offices are already furnished NY 11209 Axiotakis and Danny, Thomas, spina (Chamis) Koumpias. He volunteering for the Baltimore with custom desks and matching (718) 745-1010 Demetria and Nikki Christie; and n GIANNAKARIS, GEORGE worked as a candy maker at Go - Opera. She is survived by her son, cabinet files. Easy move in. Great Services in all localities - his brother, George (Jill) Axio - CHERRY HILL, N.J. - The vatos Chocolate for 25 years and Dean (Mary) Meledones; her for Electrical contractors, Architects, Low cost shipping to Greece takis. The Funeral Liturgy was Courier-Post reported that then at Matangos Candies. Later, grandson, Damon Meledones; Engineers, Lawyers, Accountants, etc. Call Demetrios at (646) 732- held at St. Athanasius Greek Or - George Giannakaris, 67, passed he worked as a painter for the her daughter, Leah (Richard) ANTONOPOULOS thodox Church. Visitation was away on June 9. He is survived State of Delaware and after re - LeCates; her grandchildren, Rick 9572 or email: controller@ekirikas. com for a walk through. We are FUNERAL HOME, INC. held at the Feeney Funeral by his beloved wife Polymnia; his tirement, worked part time for LeCates and Terri LeCates Batuy - offering a 1 to 5 year lease for the Konstantinos Antonopoulos - Home, 232 Franklin Avenue, children, Chrisi and Niki Gian - Three Little Bakers Dinner The - ong; and great-grandchildren, premises, 2 month security deposit Funeral Director Ridgewood. nakaris; his sister, Marika Apos - ater. He loved his wife, children, Jonathon and Andrea Batuyong. required once lease is signed. Premi 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., tolou; and many nieces and grandchildren and great grand - Visitation and funeral services ses will be available July 1st 2010. Astoria, New York 11105 n DIOLATZIS, PANAGIOTA nephews in Greece and the children as they brought joy to were held at Saint Demetrios Asking $7,000 per month. (718) 728-8500 VANCOUVER, Canada – The Van - United States. Viewing and fu - his life. In addition to his parents, Greek Orthodox Church. Contri - 467367/2/06-26 Not affiliated with any couver Sun reported that Pana - neral services were held at the he was predeceased by his sib - butions may be made to Women other funeral home. giota Diolatzis passed away St. Thomas Greek Orthodox lings, Katina Kogamahalis, Supporting Women, 11022 HELP WANTED peacefully on June 3 in Vancou - Church. Arrangements by Mur - Stavroula Kontozoglou and Nicholas Lane Suite 10, Berlin, ver. She was born in 1911 in An - ray-Paradee Funeral Home of Alexandra Rospos. He is survived Maryland 21811. Arrangements LEADING GREEK AMERICAN APOSTOLOPOULOS tissa, Greece. She was prede - Cherry Hill. by his beloved wife of 59 years, by John O. Mitchell IV, Funeral NEWSPAPER SEEKS Apostle Family - ceased by her loving husband Madeline Koumpias; his daugh - Services of Dulaney Valley, P.A. 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A special thank daughter, Paula, relocated from Greek Orthodox Church, 808 K. Morekas; his grandson, John offers base salary, plus commis - FUNERAL HOME you to Dr. Vivian Paul and the New York to Chicago. In 1959, North Broom Street, Wilmington, Morekas; and many nieces and sions. E-mail resume and cover 83-15 Parsons Blvd., wonderful, caring staff at the he founded MG Design Associ - DE 19805 or the American Lung nephews. A Trisagion prayer ser - letter to [email protected] or Jamaica, NY 11432 Blenheim Lodge for their loving ates Corp, which is a leading Association, 1021 Gilpin Avenue, vice was held at the Ruck Towson fax to : (718) 472-0510 Attn. (718) 858-4434 support. In lieu of flowers, dona - company today, 51 years later. Wilmington, DE 19806. mealey - Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral ser - Publisher or call (718) 784-5255 • (800) 245-4872 tions to the Alzheimer's Associa - His passions were drawing, paint - funeralhomes.com vices were held at the Greek Or - tion would be appreciated. Con - ing, playing tennis and above all thodox Cathedral of the Annun - dolences and tributes may be his family. His sharp sense of wit n LEONIDA, KATHERINE ciation. In lieu of flowers, to PlACe yoUr ClASSiFied Ad, CAll: sent to the family by visiting and his humor will be greatly ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Grand contributions may be made to (718) 784-5255, ext. 106, www.mountpleasantfuneral.com. missed. Mr. Grivas was a member Rapids Press reported that GBMC Foundation 6701 N. e-mAil: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com and past President of Saint Katherine J. Leonida, 82, passed Charles St. Baltimore, Md. 21204 n FAKELIS, LOUIS Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church away on June 5 in the Somerset or Greek Orthodox Cathedral of CANTON, Ohio - The Repository in Pierce, Florida. He was pre - Health Care Center at Claridge the Annunciation 24 West Pre - REAL ESTATE reported that Louis Michael Fake - deceased by his sister, Theodora Court. She was born Katherine ston St. Baltimore, MD 21201. lis,85, passed away June 9 with and his brother-in-law, Edward. Koukios on November 11, 1927, his family by his side. He was He is survived by his beloved in Athens, Greece. She immi - n POULIAS, LULA born November 7, 1924, in Pispi - wife, Doris; his children, Pamela grated with her parents, Zaira MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - The Mid - lounta, Chios, Greece. He served (Edward) Conti, Paula (William) and James Koukios to the United dletown Journal reported that in the Greek Army for four years Shows and Michael (Christine) States prior to the outbreak of Lula Poulias, 77, passed away and traveled the world as a part Grivas; dear grandchildren, Alex World War II. For the duration of peacefully on June 10 at of the Greek Merchant Marines. Goldstein, Sara (Thaxton) Peter - the conflict in Europe, the family Bethesda North Hospital. She He retired from the Bonnot Com - son, Christopher (Sarah) and hosted relatives who included was born in Middletown, Ohio pany after 32 years. He was a Jonathan Shows, Kristen, Court - members of the Greek govern - on May 28, 1933 to Nicholas and member of St. Haralambos Greek ney and Michael Grivas, Christo - ment in exile at their home in Frosine Revelos. Lula was a life- Orthodox Church, where he was pher, Carly and Juliana Otis; his Grand Rapids. Mrs. Leonida's fa - long member of the Sts. Constan - awarded the Faithful Service great-grandchild, Sydney Peter - ther was the founder of the Red tine & Helen Greek Orthodox PRINTED EDITION OF THE NATIONAL HERALD Award. Louis was also an active son; his sister, Joanne Lion Restaurants. Her grandfa - Church where she was a member vIA THE POST-OFFICE: member of the Chios Society, the Hawthorne; loving niece, Priscilla ther, Giorgio Spyropoulos, was of the choir and served for a time o1 month $11.00 o3 months $22.00 St. Haralambos Men's Club and (John) Kelly and Kathy (Rick) Chairman of the lumber consor - as the organist and as choir di - o6 months $33.00 oone year $66.00 the St. Haralambos Silver Liners. Anton. Funeral services and a tium, Fratelli Spyropoulos, and rector. She was a member of the vIA HOME DELIvERY (NY, NJ & CT): An avid gardener, he was proud Trisagion prayer service were an active philanthropist in Tri - Greek Orthodox Ladies Philopto - o1 month for $14.00 o3 months for $33.00 of his abundant garden that he held at Saint Nicholas Greek Or - este, Italy. Mrs. Leonida attended chos Society charitable organiza - o6 months for $48.00 oone year for $88.00 would faithfully tend to every thodox Church. Visitation was Aquinas College and later the tion since 1957, Daughters of summer. He loved his church, his held at the Donnellan Family Fu - University of Michigan at Ann Ar - Penelope and church Mother's vIA HOME DELIvERY family and friends. He was pre - neral Home. In lieu of flowers, bor with a concentration in music Club. In the 1950's she was ex - (New England, Pennsylvania, deceased by his father, Michael; memorials to American Cancer education. She pursued her in - ecutive secretary to the VP of Washington D.C., vIRGINIA & MARYLAND) his mother, Kyriaki; and his sister, Society, 820 Davis Street, Suite terest in music through member - Sales for Aeronca Aircraft Manu - o1 month for $18.00 o3 months for $41.00 Maria Rallis. He is survived by 400, Evanston, IL 60201or VNA ship in local music clubs. Follow - facturing, and after marriage o6 months for $57.00 oone year for $109.00 his wife, Clara; his daughters, Hospice, 1110 35th Lane, Vero ing the death of her husband, worked as hostess and book - ON LINE SUBSCRIPTION Carolyn (Peter) Michalos and Beach, FL 32960 would be ap - Mrs. Leonida moved to the keeper at the Poulias family e www.thenationalherald.com Acia (Alex) Shaheen; his grand - preciated. For further informa - Kansas City area where she was owned restaurant The Brass Rail non SUBSCriBerS: oone year for $45.95 children, Leah Michalos, Sarah tion: www.donnellanfuneral.com a member of church and charita - during the 1960's and 70's. Lula o6 months for $29.95 Michalos, Alysse Shaheen and or (847) 675-1990. ble organizations. She is survived was preceded in death by her 3 months for $18.95 Alexander Shaheen; his siblings, by her daughter, Mary Leonida parents and brother, C. Nicholas o

b SUBSCriBerS: one year for $34.95 Demetrios Fakelis, Markella HOHNER, NORA and her son, Dean Leonida. Visi - Revelos. Lula is survived by her o n 6 months for $23.95 (James) Kazes and John (Dina) CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Tri - tation was held at the Metcalf & son, Alcibiades (Pamela); her o 3 months for $14.95 Fakelis; his brother-in-law, Stelios bune reported that Nora Gavaris Jonkhoff Chapel. A Trisagion brothers, George N. Revelos, i o Rallis; his sisters-in-law, Delma Hohner passed away peacefully. prayer service and funeral ser - Mike (Katina) Revelos, Chris nAme: ...... Sideropolis and Mary (Joe) DiS - Nora was a long time employee vices were held at Holy Trinity (Elaine Renee) Revelos; and her AddreSS: ...... tefano; and many nieces and of Quaker Oats and member of Greek Orthodox Church. In lieu nieces and nephews, Nicholas M. r nephews. A Trisagion prayer ser - St. Andrew Greek Orthodox of flowers, it is suggested that Revelos, Nicholas C. (Victoria) City: ...... StAte: ...... ZiP: ...... vice was held at the Rossi Funeral Church. She was predeceased by memorial donations be made to Revelos, Euphrosyne (Rick) Ec - tel.: ...... Cell: ...... Home and funeral services were her beloved husband, Anthony the Dystonia Medical Research cher, Mary (Adam) Knectt, Jamie e-mAil: ...... held at St. Haralambos Greek Or - William Hohner and her brother Foundation (www.dystonia-foun - (Vernon) Beatty, Francine c PLEASE SEND A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION TO: thodox Church with Rev. Dr. John. She is survived by her chil - dation.org) or to any preferred (James) Ulrich, Chrisanne (Jeff) nAme: ...... Nicholas V. Gamvas and Rev. Fr. dren, James (Monica) Hohner charity. Notes to the family may Heisey, Alcibiades N. (Lynn) Pou - AddreSS: ......

Joseph Z. DiStefano officiating. and Dr. Marcia A. Basciano; her be sent c/o Claridge Court, 8101 lias, Louis (Mary) Poulias, George s City: ...... StAte: ...... ZiP: ...... Memorial donations may be grandchildren, Martin and Mission Road #335, Prairie Vil - tel.: ...... Cell: ...... made to St. Haralambos Greek Rachel Hohner and Grace Bas - lage, Kansas 66208. The family this is a service Orthodox Church or the Agia ciano; her siblings, Thomas (Flo - is being served by: Metcalf & to the community. e-mAil: ...... Please specify method of payment Markella Chios Society. rence), George (Kiki) and James Jonkhoff Funeral Service. Announcements of deaths

b i enclose a check/money order for $ ...... www.rossifuneralhomeinc.com. Marrott; and many nieces and may be telephoned to the made payable to: The National Herald, Inc., nephews. Visitation was held at n MANETAS, TED Classified department of 37-10 30th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 - 2614 n GEANON, LOUISE the Smith-Corcoran Funeral TORONTO, Canada – The the national herald at or please debit my mastercard Visa CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Tri - Home and funeral services were Toronto Star reported that Ted (718) 784-5255, o o bune reported that Louise M. held at St. Demetrios Greek Or - Manetas, 95, passed away peace - o American express monday through Friday, u Geanon, 77, passed away peace - thodox Church. In lieu of flowers, fully on June 8. He was prede - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eSt CArd nUmBer: ...... fully. Louise was the very 1st donations to the National Hel - ceased by his wife Mary (Fallis). or e-mailed to: exPirAtion dAte: ...... President of St. Demetrios lenic Museum, Attn: Director of He is survived by his loving [email protected] SiGnAtUre: ...... Church Philoptochos of Elmhurst. Development, 801 W. Adams St., daughters, Elaine (Paul) Kerys s THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 19-25, 2010 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Papandreou Goes to New York to Make Greece’s Case for Cuts

Continued from page 1 end of the month, when Greece ply not continue anymore,” said 8.1% by the end of the year and will receive its second batch of Minister of Infrastructure, Trans - reach the EU’s mandated ceiling been wooing foreign investors bailout funds totaling nine billion port and Networks Dimitris Rep - of 3% in three years. Besides try - and has succeeded in getting a euros, but that will depend on pas, noting that that railway ser - ing to disentangle itself from wave of Chinese investment the successful implementation of vice already has a debt of more OSE, which has a reputation as pledges, including the makeover the austerity package. than 10 billion euros. Noting that one of the worst run businesses of the port of Piraeus as a gate - INVESTORS WANTED the energy sector has a strategic in the country, Papaconstantinou way to Europe from its southern Greece will reportedly soon role in the future of the national said the government would seas. Papandreou recently was start the process of finding advi - economy, the Environment En - move to privatize state holdings in Austria, and even met with sors to help sell OSE and award ergy and Climate Change Minis - in a variety of casinos, sell a 39% Libyan’s dictatorial leader contracts for the rest of its part- ter Tina Birbili added that the stake in the country’s post office Moammer Ghaddafy seeing in - privatization program, which aim of the whole plan is the bet - and sell stakes in waterworks vestments from the country’s was called for by the IMF as a ter use of public assets to serve companies in two of Greece main sovereign wealth fund and en - condition for the emergency loan the interests of citizens. cities. It’s also restructuring its ergy groups. rescue package that kept Greece The Gerson Lerhman Group natural-gas monopoly to prepare THE FUTURE IS CHINA from defaulting on its obligations of New York, which does eco - for privatization, according to Papandreou’s administration and provided money to keep nomic analysis, called the plan a The Wall Street Journal. put great stock in China and on paying public workers. Greece is “lukewarm commitment” though The finance ministry said it June 14 signed a series of 14 projecting revenues of only one and said it falls short of earlier expects considerable revenues commercial deals with visiting billion euros a year, however, plans to sell deficit-ridden hold - from offering airports, ports and Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang, al - from privatizations from 2011- ings. The company said the gov - road sections for concession. though the rating’s agency 2013, a minute part of the $30 ernment is struggling “to formu - Concessionaires will be able to “The government will encour - billion a year lost in corruption late an overarching growth build and operate shopping cen - age Chinese entrepreneurs to and tax evasion. Earlier this year, strategy and overcome external ters, hotels, and others. There is come to Greece to make partner - the Greek government said it will and internal political, ideological precedent, with a Germany com - ships and investments. We are sell off some $3 billion worth of and administrative obstacles.” pany running Athens’ major air - convinced that the Greek gov - state assets this year alone, but They added that, “It virtually port and another private com - ernment is capable of overcom - that was stalled by the economic guarantees low levels of investor pany operating a new highway ing the crisis and returning to crisis and a rethinking of how interest and signals the govern - system. The government will stable growth,” Kathimerini re - AP Photo/PetroS GiAnnAkoUriS best to exploit government hold - ment’s intent NOT to proceed also sell minority stakes in water ported Dejiang as saying. One of Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou during a press ings. “We are currently in an in - with structural changes. Given utilities serving Athens and Thes - the agreements is a “memoran - conference in Athens on June 2 on planned privatizations. ternational environment, and a the poor performance of state saloniki and combine its vast real dum of understanding” between credit environment, that is espe - companies in the past, the rela - estate assets into a holding com - China and Greece in the area of Telecom and the electrical utility euro as a currency, and they cially delicate,” Finance Minister tive lack of management capac - pany to be listed on the stock shipping, which would “foresee Public Power. Also on sale are came to Athens just as the George Papaconstantinou said. ity, the need for investment to market. Papaconstantinou said favorable chartering rates for real estate properties that remain Moody’s ratings agency down - “It is not our thinking to have a upgrade and improve infrastruc - after the cabinet meeting that Greek vessels”, the report said. idle after the 2004 Athens graded Greek bonds to junk sta - clearance sale at low prices.” The ture and the urgent need for rev - the objective was “to have a state Seven of the contracts were be - Olympics Games, unmaintained tus, making them almost worth - Greek government currently con - enue and FDI (Foreign Direct In - which guarantees public services, tween Chinese shipping giant and overrun with weeds and in less to investors. trols a 74% stake in each of the vestment) it is hard to but at the same time taps the dy - Cosco and Greek shipowners for decrepit condition, although the A 22-member team from the country’s two major ports in comprehend why the govern - namism of Greece’s economy,” the construction of new ships government in power six years EU and IMF came to conduct a Athens and Thessaloniki, and ment does not grasp the oppor - although it is stagnant. and the chartering of Greek ves - ago said they would be re-used check and determine whether 100% in dozens of other smaller tunity of the crisis to proceed DEFENSE SPENDING CUTS? sels. Agreements were also for various purposes. Still under the debt-ridden country is meet - regional ports. with full scale privatization and Panos Beglitis, the Defense signed between Chinese group water with a 13.7% deficit and ing its economic targets. On their THE LOSS LEADERS radical restructuring.” Ministry official in charge of mil - BCEGI and Greece’s Helios Plaza $380 billion in debt, and kept list was whether there is any Greece wants to sell a 49% ROLLING THE DICE itary procurement, told The As - for the construction of a large afloat with a staggered series of danger that a series of factors, stake in fully state-owned rail - “The procedures for hiring ad - sociated Press that the govern - hotel complex in Piraeus. Also, $146 billion in loans from the such as hospital debts, compa - way OSE, which has losses of visors for the rest of the privati - ment would also end or slow OTE telecom reached an agree - European Union and Interna - nies’ value-added tax returns, the about 1 billion euros a year and zation program are starting purchases of military equipment. ment with China’s Huawei Tech - tional Monetary Fund (IMF) the funding of the social security estimated debts of about 10 bil - soon,” a government source told He said some of the deals under nologies. Four Chinese food firms Papandreou administration fund or the imbalanced budgets lion euros. Some analysts hailed Reuters, adding that mandates review included the purchase of are also to begin importing hopes to shed itself of part of its of public utilities could lead to the idea of Greece shedding loss- would be awarded for each sale. warships, fighting vehicles and Greek olive oil. stake in the bloated public enti - Greece failing to make needed making firms but warned that “The privatization program will fighter jets. NATO figures show GREECE GOES PRIVATE ties that are losing billions of dol - savings. Officials have said that that selling non-listed assets may be in full swing by year-end.” Pa - that Greece spent 2.8% of Gross Papandreou has even turned lars a year. the country has weathered the be difficult and wouldn’t even paconstantinou told reporters Domestic Product (GDP) on its toward privatizing Greek na - As part of the conditions for worst of its debt crisis and that put a dent in the country’s over - that while the EU and IMF pro - armed forces in 2008, 6.9 billion tional assets, including the bud - receiving the loans, Greece has Greece’s efforts remain on track. all debt. Still, it is those public jected the $3 billion in revenues euros, or about $8.26 billion, get-busting state rail firm OSE, to submit to regular inspections Deficit cutting targets were ex - companies that have been over three years that, “Our esti - making it the most expensive waterworks, post office, casinos and audits after it was discov - ceeded for the first five months packed with scores of thousands mates are definitely higher than military budget in Europe in per and some public utilities in hopes ered successive governments had of 2010 as a lower-than-expected of unneeded, redundant workers this,” although it wasn’t ex - capita terms. of raising $3.7 billion over the lied to the EU about the state of increase in revenues was offset as part of the traditional political plained who wants to buy public next three years. The state will the economy, and to get into the by higher spending cuts. Another patronage that gets governments companies bleeding red ink. (Material from the Associated maintain its stakes in Hellenic Eurozone of countries using the inspection visit is expected at the elected. “This situation can sim - Greece hopes to cut its deficit to Press was used in this report) HMS Doctors Make A House Call to the Aegean, Boats and Medicine

Continued from page 1 over the visit that they would strengthen our bonds with the to get to where the people lived. embrace the team members, remote Greek islands of the I’ll never forget that climb. But American doctors who partici - while elderly men and women Aegean,” Tsioulias explained. we were happy because we pated in this year’s mission in - would give them their blessing “We already announced our de - were able to help our fellow cluded surgeon/oncologist with tears in their eyes. On the cision to the Mayor of Leipsoi man. Dr. Touroutoglou took the Tsioulias, vascular surgeon Age - other hand, the little children Mr. Benetos, who is doing a lot blood, and I assisted.” liki Vouyouka, and gastroen - could hardly contain their joy to make sure the natives can Vougiouklakis recounted an terologist Joseph McNelis, from when they entered the brand continue to live on the island.” instance where he came across New York, as well as hematolo - new playground set up for Vougiouklakis also described an elderly woman who was gist/oncologist Nicholas them. the emotions he felt as he ac - bedridden. “Just as we were Touroutoglou from Nevada. “We saw between 50-250 companied the HMS delegation prepping her, there was a power Businessman Stavros Vougiouk - residents on each island,” Tsiou - to the Aegean islands. “The peo - outage and the lights went out. lakis of Long Island accompa - lias said, while communicating ple of the small and remote is - I picked her up and brought her nied the doctors on their mis - the interest that the Greek lands of the Aegean need help,” outside. After I sat her down, sion and made a contribution of American doctors from New he said. Dr. Touroutoglou came and took $20,000 to Team Aegean. Doc - York had in this project, and un - “This year, we Greek Ameri - her blood.” tors from many other specialties derlining that HMS’s collabora - cans did our duty. We’re going Throughout their travels dur - also participated. “The welcome tion with Team Aegean will con - to continue these efforts,” he ing this year’s mission, Team we received from the residents tinue in the future. HMS of New stressed, while noting that he Aegean members presided over at every island we visited was York has already contributed will never forget the experiences the opening of new infrastruc - very touching,” Tsioulias said. $13,000 to Team Aegean from he gained from this visit. “Team ture works that they built and GREEK GREETINGS donations it has received from Aegean sent Dr. Touroutoglou donated to the residents of these “The residents would even its friends and members. HMS and me to Thymaina to take 44 far off islands. One of the major set off fireworks and send the Hellenic Medical Society of NY President Dr. George Tsioulias also set up a scholarship for a blood samples,” Vougiouklakis projects being undertaken by local band to greet us at the pier is seen examining a patient. student from the island of Leip - said. Team Aegean is the completion as a token of their gratitude. soi that will be handed out in “When we got there, some of of the installation of the first de - They also planned events with important to the inhabitants of off from the rest of Greece, or December during the organiza - the residents told us that there salination machine in Sikinos, traditional dancing. Team these small islands. It makes left abandoned,” he said. Some tion’s annual dinner dance. “We are no roads or cars. We had to to help the local residents deal Aegean’s annual visits are very them feel like they are not cut of the locals got so sentimental established this scholarship to climb up and down 500 stairs with drought problems. SAE’s Spyropoulos Plans a Long Greek Teacher Bridge with Athens

By Stavros Marmarinos the Greek government to grant ucation Ministers Ioannis said he would personally pro - that, “We want to see how suc - educators teach Greek American TNH Staff Writer recognition to Greek American Panaretos and Evi vide the initial start-up money. cessful this program is going to students the Greek language, teachers graduating from Amer - Christofilopoulou. He said the During his meetings in be. We believe that it is the best history, and culture, and are NEW YORK – The U.S. Regional ican universities special pro - first Greek language training Athens, Spyropoulos also re - thing we can do, and it can be therefore necessary. He said he Coordinator of the World Coun - grams so they can teach at program is set to begin in Sep - peated a proposal made by the implemented in other countries met with Economy Minister cil of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) Greek schools. Spyropoulos re - tember, at Chicago’s Northwest - previous government regarding as well, like Canada, Europe, Louka Katseli and took part in a Theodore Spyropoulos, on a cently returned from Greece ern University. If Greece recog - the issue of teachers on dispatch Australia, etc.” meeting between her and a del - working visit to Athens, asked where he met with Deputy Ed - nizes the program, Spyropoulos from Greece and the possibility Spyropoulos pointed out that egation from the American Hel - for the Greek American Com - “as long as there are interested lenic Institute led by the orga - munity to train its own teachers. persons from within the Greek nization’s Executive Director “We once again asked for a min - American Community who can Nick Larigakis. isterial decision that will recog - pass the Greek language profi - “It is very important for us nize teachers who hold a related ciency exam, we believe that we to get information from the cen - fotograffiti degree from a U.S. university,” can have 20 teachers of our by ter of Greece about what is go - he said. The program providing the first year.” He added that ing on in the homeland. Greek Greek teachers to work in the the very same training program authorities need to show us the United States at Greek schools could be set up in every city means by which we can make a is being curtailed because of across the United States, wher - concerted and effective effort Greece’s economic crisis, which ever there is an interest. One of during this difficult period,” could leave those schools with the extra benefits of having Spyropoulos said. He said that having to pick up the costs be - these teachers is that they can Katseli was particularly inter - cause the Greek teachers are cover the needs of Greek After - ested in a proposal he had made paid by the government and are noon and Saturday Schools. last December regarding the is - a crucial link to teaching Greek SAVE OUR TEACHERS suing of Greek American com - in the elementary schools. Spyropoulos also said that he munity bonds. Spyropoulos ex - Spyropoulos explained that discussed the latest develop - plained that Greece will benefit he has been working with ments regarding the issue of the from issuing them, but the Northwestern. “We have already dispatch of teachers from Greek Community will also ben - reached an agreement and are Greece, during his trip. “I asked efit, since a small portion of the now waiting for a decision from them not to recall anyone who funds can be returned to the the Greek education ministry to is working here already, because Community to support Greek move ahead. If we get the okay the Greek American Community language programs abroad, as from Athens, we will begin the has a great deal of needs; at well as to support Greek univer - pilot program at this university least until the new teachers at sity programs operating in the starting in September. Every - Northwestern University’s pro - Diaspora. thing is ready.” gram receive their training,” he Before returning to the U.S., He noted that said. “Their reply was that they Spyropoulos traveled to Con - Christofilopoulou was not aware are very interested in the issue stantinople, where he visited the of the issue and listened to the of education in the U.S.” headquarters of the Ecumenical proposal with great interest. He said that he asked both Patriarchate in the Phanar and AP Photo/PetroS GiAnnAkoUriS “She was very positive and Christofilopoulou and Panaretos met with Ecumenical Patriarch Braving the Heat with Style stressed that we must definitely not to consider Greek music, Bartholomew. “I assured him move ahead with this, because gym, and Kindergarten teachers that the Greek American Com - A revival of Singing in the Rain made its debut in Athens last week, with immigrants taking along with everything else, it serving in the U.S. as specialty munity is always standing be - the lead roles because the promoters said Greeks don’t know when to come in from the rain. benefits Greece financially as employees who are expendable. side the Ecumenical Patriarchate well,” he said. He also added As he explained to them, these and supporting its struggles. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 19-25, 2010

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Rarely does one read as glowing a portrayal of a foreign leader as that which the New York Times - of all papers - printed last week about the Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou. The head - ΛΟΓΟΣ line alone: “Greek Leader Finds Balm for Big Deficit: Straight Talk,” speaks for itself. The two photos of Mr. Papandreou accompanying the article only reinforce the point. You can’t buy publicity like that. Friends of Mr. Papandreou will see in this article in the Times a When Life Calls Out To Us: The Resilience Factor confirmation of what they believe to be his admirable traits, the high standards he sets, and the good work he has been doing as the man in charge of a country undergoing dire straits. His opponents “All is flux, nothing ever stance, the after - vicewomen taken likely say that change is the only will consider this flattering article a confirmation of their anxiety stays still,” “You can’t step into math of 9/11, the prisoner in the constant in life. Put differently, about his ties with - or in their words, dependence upon - the United the same river twice,” “The sun current economic 1991 Persian Gulf if you want things to stay the States, and use it to rally their opposition. is new each day.” These are just crisis in the USA War against Iraq. same, then something is going More objective people will see in this article the much-needed a few of the wise sayings made and Greece, or the Her story of re - to have to change! Life itself is beginning of a process of Greek leaders regaining the credibility by the ancient Greek philoso - BP oil spill catastro - silience helped always in flow (remember, the they had lost vis-à-vis their counterparts and the markets. The main pher, Heraclitus, who is famous phe in the Gulf of convince Ameri - river is always changing.) The purposes of the article seems to be to re-establish the credibility of for his brilliant and provocative Mexico.) Insofar as cans that female cycles of life, moreover, make Greece globally, after the country intentionally provided false statistics observations. Besides teaching the notion of re - soldiers could the lofty, albeit highly popular about its debt and deficit to the European monetary authorities – us that the cosmos is in a state silience is con - serve in expanded goal of achieving the life-work lies that became known as “Greek statistics.” of perpetual change, Heraclitus cerned, one thing is roles in wartime. balance in today’s world a mis - Two tools are being used to achieve this objective: the first consists has been described as the clear: it’s not what She published her sion impossible. of presenting Mr. Papandreou as a straight shooter who prefers to world’s first creativity teacher. happens to us but by Dr. ALEX memoir about the Besides, according to psy - tell things the way they are, rather than lying, in contrast to his pre - His enigmatic ideas and creative how we respond to PATTAKOS conflict and her chotherapist and former decessors. The Times article reported that when Mr. Papandreou insights reflect a spirit and wis - what happens to us captivity, She Went Catholic monk, Thomas Moore went to Brussels in December, 2009 for a meeting with his fellow dom that are truly ageless. Prac - that has the great - Special to to War: The (author of the bestselling book, leaders of the European Union: “He might have tried to play for tically-speaking, they apply to - est effect on the tra - The National Herald Rhonda Cornum Care of the Soul,) our most soul - time. Instead, he told them everything. Not only was the Greek day as much as - if not more jectory of our lives. Story, in 1992. Her ful times are when we are out deficit twice as high as previously reported, but his country’s finances than - when he was alive and And as I emphasize in my book, inspirational story is much more of balance rather than when we were also a mess. Corruption was pervasive. Tax evasion, rampant.” walked among his Greek com - Prisoners of Our Thoughts, “Be - than an account of personal are in balance. Our real chal - And the article continues: “Improbably perhaps, his strategy worked. patriots. We live in a world that tween stimulus and response, courage and resilience in the lenge in life is not to find “bal - Within months he had managed to secure the bailout he needed is ever-changing, as well as one there is a space. In that space face of significant adversity. Cor - ance” per se but to build our ca - while he still maintaining good relations with his fellow European that is increasingly complex and lays our freedom and our power num’s message is also one of pacity to deal with the ebbs and leaders-quite a feat, many observers say.” Wow!! uncertain. Indeed, I think that to choose our response. In our principle-centered honor, endur - flows of life. In other words, our The second tool is to refer to Papandreou’s strong ties with the you’ll agree with me that life in response lies our growth and ing love, and deep meaning. life mission, should we decide US, where he was born, grew up and was educated. “He spent much today’s world can be downright our happiness.” Our ability to Of course, soldiers have to to accept it, is to build our re - of his early life abroad in California. His mother Margarita is Amer - stressful. In a flash, stress can respond to whatever happens to deal with stress in every aspect silience. What is balance any ican and his father taught economics at Berkeley,” the piece stated. influence our thinking and be - us in life, in other words, is an - of their lives. Building on re - way? And would we really want But then it lost some credibility, being devoid of any criticism or having in unpredictable ways, other way of viewing resilience. search similar to that noted to have it? Stop and think for a independent analysis apart from saying: “Whether he will be suc - oftentimes making us feel out Moreover, the building of re - above, the army is looking for moment about the meaning of cessful in keeping his country from bankruptcy remains an open of balance if not out of control. silience capacity, by definition ways to reduce stress among life in terms of either an elec - question,” one which the New York Times didn’t even attempt to an - Yet, the kind of stresses that ap - and its human nature, is a per - soldiers and their families in or - trocardiogram (ECG) or elec - swer. The only people quoted were two American friends and asso - pear to be a knockout punch for sonal and collective responsibil - der to improve its overall mis - troencephalogram (EEG.) What ciates. Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winner in economics, some people can actually make sion through retention, in - does it look like? I mean graph - “Who frequently advises Mr. Papandreou” and Richard Parker, “an other people stronger. In this creased resilience, and ically. You envision waves of economist...who has known the family since he was a graduate stu - connection, it has been observed “We live in a world that is enhanced soldier performance. some sort as well as movement, dent working for Mr. Papandreou’s father.” What do you think they that while some people suffer ever-changing, as well as The new resilience program is don’t you? said about him? from what is called Post Trau - one that is increasingly designed with these strategic Alternatively, think about the The Times, contrary to their standards, presented no one from matic Stress Disorder (PTSD,) aims in mind. implications of a flatline on ei - the opposition, or anyone who might have a different view of the others experience what is now complex and uncertain...” General Cornum, it should ther measurement device. Be - work Mr. Papandreou has done so far, and there’s plenty of them. referred to as post-traumatic be noted, brings a new and cause the monitors show no ac - Be that as it may, what is more important than anything else is that growth! Why is this and how ity (can you see “ability to re - somewhat controversial per - tivity, no electrical activity in the this hagiographic article will help improve the image of Greece and can it be so? spond” in this very word?) It spective on the post-traumatic heart or no electrical activity in its leaders, something that is sorely needed, given the countless neg - To be sure, our capacity as should not be surprising that experience, referred to as post- the brain, both cases are used ative articles written recently about Greece. That is what counts, individuals and groups to han - concern about resilience among traumatic growth. In a recent to define “clinical” death. So that it is good for Greece. Nothing else matters, at this point. dle life’s inevitable surprises and American soldiers—both those interview, she emphasized the what will it be: building your setbacks varies a great deal. This on active duty and those who positive effects of combat: “Re - resilience in order to respond variation is correlated with and are transitioning to civilian search appears to show that effectively to whatever life calls Church wants blood from stones determined by numerous factors life—has also become a high pri - many people can emerge from out to you, or accepting a flat - within, between, and outside of ority. For example, in 2009 the traumatic experiences with line existence and missing out ourselves. U.S. Army established a new re - greater confidence, a keener on what really is the ride of your We have been flooded with phone calls from parish officials who According to recent research silience program that includes sense of compassion and appre - life? complain about the substantial increases in parish logia - the money results from the study of emo - mental fitness training for sol - ciation for life.” they are forced to send to the Archdiocese every year. These latest tional intelligence and the diers to battle growing rates of Although what determines Dr. Pattakos, author of Pris - increases are the result of new rules passed at the last Clergy-Laity emerging field of positive psy - depression and post-traumatic post-traumatic growth versus oners of Our Thoughts, is cur - Congress whereby the money each parish sends to the Archdiocese is chology, a key determinant of stress disorder (PTSD). This PTSD is still largely unknown, rently working on a new busi - set at 15% of parish expenses, rather than parish income, as it used our ability to persevere and unique program is part of the there are indications that the ness initiative and book on to be. We sympathize with their plight. As the number of registered adapt when things go awry is army’s Comprehensive Soldier will to meaning plays a signifi - how to live a happy, healthy, parishioners declines, those who remain have to contribute more referred to as resilience, a term Fitness initiative, directed by cant role in how people emerge meaningful life inspired by and spend more hours volunteering in order to meet the financial that, as reported in such stud - Brigadier General Rhonda Cor - from traumatic experiences. Greek culture. Readers may and other responsibilities of the communities. But that is getting out ies, is what determines how num, a physician. Let’s return now to Heracli - contact him with questions, of hand. We see many people who are tired and dispirited. high we rise about what threat - General Cornum is uniquely tus’s line of thinking and follow comments, and/or sugges - On the other hand, we also understand the need to support the ens to wear us down, from bat - suited to direct this program ini - it a bit further. In his puzzling tions for topics at: alex@pris - mission and the activities of the Archdiocese and the metropolises. tling an illness, to bolstering a tiative. When she was a U.S. and paradoxical way (the epi - onersofourthoughts.com or They need money to operate too. What we do not understand is the marriage, to carrying on after a Army flight surgeon, she be - gram is his vehicle of expres - visit his web site: www.pris - rate at which they spend money. national crisis (consider, for in - came one of two American ser - sion,) Heraclitus would most onersofourthoughts.com. The Archdiocese should get its house in order before one com - munity after another revolts and stops paying. These are difficult times for everybody. And everybody should try to be more efficient COMMENTARY and make do with less. Greece wants you back What the Ethniki Odos Can Tell You- If You Survive

Last week in this space we cited four reasons why we should go It is late summer 2006, about nothing but dark - ous neglect on the Greece’s most dangerous deficit, to Greece this year on vacation. One of them, and an important one 5 a.m. I downshift as my car ap - ness. The motorway, state side of the and this must change. Greeks at that, was because Greece needs us. proaches the end of Attiki Odos, though less than a road was a function must demand more from their A hotel owner in Rhodes, one of the most popular destinations of Athens’ Germanic ring road, decade old, is no - of the government’s civil servants, and they must Greece, and where it is reported that tourism is down by 20% down while preparing to pay at the toll - ticeably bumpier, indebtedness, its learn to set the example as citi - compared to last year, told the New York Times that, “The situation booth where the ring road links and my high beams corruption, its inef - zens as well. The public domain is difficult. We really need more tourists.” And he added: “This is to the National Road (Ethniki illuminate plenty of ficiency, or all com - must be seen as belonging to all the battle for Greece.” It may well be. After all, tourism makes up Odos) to Corinth. The sun is not garbage on the side bined. I suspected Greeks. Civic pride must become 18% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Greece. If this trend yet up, and the Gulf of Corinth of the road. that it was a bit of the responsibility of all Greeks-- continues, come October the economy might not be able to sustain to my left is a collection of shad - I got to know everything, and the civil servants, as well as the pub - this blow. ows of Salamis Island and ships’ this route well when road provided an lic. Otherwise, no matter if flickering lights. I hand the at - I did my brief Greek eloquent and accu - Greece is able to overcome the tendant my money. He is surly, military service at by ALEX rate picture of the current crisis and satisfy her cred - BP’s Credibility Spill annoyed, sloppily attired, with a Megalo Peuko base, BILLINIS actual conditions in itors, the next crisis will not be cigarette lazily dangling from his halfway between Greece. long in arriving. Meanwhile, to mouth. His toll booth looks like Athens and Corinth. Special to The road paints all my fellow Greeks - in Greece BP will put aside $20 billion to help clear up the disaster created a latrine. What a difference from As an older married The National Herald is a picture of a cul - and from elsewhere - please drive by their oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Now this is a serious amount the Attiki Odos, run by a private soldier, I often had ture that treats the safely and alertly on the Ethniki of money, for a country let alone a company, even it is a drop in the company, where the toll booth overnight leave, which required public domain with contempt. Odos. You don’t want to run into oil-polluted ocean compared to their profits and reserves. It serves attendants are all polite and me to report by 6:00 a.m. at the The concern is that if the coun - the dark at the end. them right. It boggles the mind that they would get permission to smartly dressed. military base. I never ceased to try’s own citizens treat their in - drill that far down in the Gulf without having to first develop and I pay and take off down the be bemused at the profound dif - frastructure with such disdain, Alex Billinis is a Utah native, test the technology to deal with this kind of crisis. It is also amazing highway, and here the contrasts ference between Attiki Odos, run why would other countries invest graduate of Rowland Hall and that the Federal government stood idly by, impotent to do anything only accelerate. No lights at all. by a private firm, and the state- in Greece? What message does co-owner of a Utah-based real about it, for two months. It is a failure of leadership both on the cor - the six-lane autobahn is dark as run Ethniki Odos from Athens to this send to Greece’s European estate company. He has porate and the governmental level. As one Louisiana resident put it, death. In my rear view mirror, Corinth. I worried that this lack partners? The highway is not so worked for 12 years in inter - if we can put a man on the moon in 1969 we can find a way to stop the Attiki Odos still shines of maintenance and oversight much a sad testament about national banking, much of that an oil leak, and if there were money to be made doing that it would brightly, almost mockingly, and mirrored other state services, in - Greece’s finances; it points more time in Europe. This article is happen today. We hope this incident serves as a wake-up call to the even the white lane divisions are cluding, for example, health care. to a state of arrested civic devel - reprinted permission of the dangers of our dependency on oil. Develop alternate sources now! still clearly visible. Forward, I wondered whether the danger - opment. This “civic deficit,” is Salt Lake Tribune. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 19-25, 2010 VIEWPOINTS 11 LETTER FROM ATHENS Sneezing or Suicide? Drug’s Side-Effects Worse than Cure

The Papoutsy Way: An As one who is hampered These side ef - cians into errand Then again, some of these every spring by pollen-related fects are no differ - boys who simply processed food companies cut allergies, yet avoids taking even ent than those as - fetch us our stash. corners and effectively poison Ethical Guide for Greece over-the-counter medicine sociated with many Not much dif - us with some of their ingredi - whenever possible, I am proba - other drugs on the ferent than the ents, but that’s another story for bly the least likely person to ask market today, par - fleet-footed another time. And for those who When Christos people in business my doctor about a pill that will ticularly those ad - teenagers who run are tired of government regula - Papoutsy was start - and politics put cure itchy eyes and a stuffy vertised on televi - drugs for dealers in tions and want a free market so - ing a business four their whole face in nose. Nonetheless, while read - sion. The only many a bad neigh - lution to this pharmaceutical decades ago in it and still can’t get ing a magazine recently, I could - difference is that on borhood. shopping spree, here’s one: run southern New enough. n’t help but notice a cleverly TV, when risk of LET’S CLEAR THE magazine ads and TV commer - Hampshire with his What’s hap - worded ad for a supposed al - stroke, heart attack, SINGULAIR cials promoting Christian Sci - partners, his fore - pened in Greece lergy wonder drug called Sin - and death, is asso - by CONSTANTINOS E. I don’t mean to ence - they don’t believe in med - sight to buy a now he says is that gulair. “Cattails or cat tails,” the ciated with a drug SCAROS pick on Singulair icine at all. patent from a giant people can’t recog - ad began, displaying corre - that cures dreaded singularly, for it is Inevitably, the pharmaceuti - engineering firm nize what’s unethi - sponding photos of the pollen- conditions such as Special to merely one of cal giants will get their come - and use his techni - cal, especially in riddled plant and the tail of a restless leg syn - The National Herald countless drugs uppance. Maybe in five or so cal skills and acu - business, but at all charcoal-colored cat, “try a dif - drome, the bad that are shame - years from now, when they are men to create a rev - by ANDY levels of life. “They ferent way to treat your aller - news is camouflaged by a cou - lessly hustled in the name of attacked by one of the few olutionary DABILIS are not ethical, but gies.” As I continued reading, I ple holding hands while capitalism. To single out Singu - groups perhaps even more un - soldering machine they don’t know discovered that, by blocking strolling through a floral garden lair for this transgression would scrupulous than they are: the soon created a Special to they’re doing some - leukotrines rather than hista - with peaceful music heard in the be like accusing Hillary Clinton trial lawyers. With faint memo - company that The National Herald thing unethical. mine (whatever that means!) background. Music fitting for a of being the only politician ever ries of “Ask your doctor about reached $200 mil - They’re taught it’s one Singulair a day supposedly funeral – a funeral likely to be to be caught in a lie – or the Singulair” still ringing in your lion in sales and 2,000 employ - part of the system,” he said would help relieve (code speak held for anyone crazy enough only Clinton, for that matter. ears, an attorney will appear on ees. He did it the Ancient Greek softly during an interview in the for no guaranteed results) al - to ingest any of this legalized The problem is that there is your television screen, reciting Way, with hard work, drive and lobby of his hotel, where his lergy symptoms without drowsi - cyanide. The entire sequence is something wrong with drug a litany of Singulair’s side effects a word that has disappeared wife, a classicist writing a book ness. Sure, and using a tea - so primeval, it tempts me to bor - companies encouraging the (or whatever other drug in ques - from the vocabulary of too on Hellenic genealogy, later spoon to clean the Gulf of row Geico’s slogan and proclaim public to take hallucinogenic tion), and, true to the script, many businesses in the United joined the discussion, as charm - Mexico will help relieve the oil that, “Even a caveman can fig - drugs that could lead to suicide; prompt you to “call the law firm States and Greece: ethics. “We ing as he and just as insightful spill, eventually. But wily word - ure out this hoax.” I thought LSD was against the of ____” in order to sue. By never had a loss, no one ever about a life well lived the right ing designed to hoodwink the law. Cigarette commercials, af - popping a tiny pill, then, we fur - sued us. We never sued anyone. way and business the Papoutsy unsuspecting consumer is noth - ter all, are banned from televi - ther enrich two industries that We were running an ethical Way. When he ran his company ing new. What is wrong with “There is something sion. Why not ban drug com - are already out of control. I business. I wanted to be re - producing soldering machines this ad is far, far worse than wrong with drug mercials, too? Smoking a woke up this morning and felt spected by everyone, so I made he said if one didn’t perform that. cigarette can’t cure hay fever, a sneeze coming on. I reached sure I didn’t do anything right he took it back, no ques - Remembering to take one pill companies encouraging mind you, but it doesn’t cause for a tissue – crisis solved. I crooked,” he said. They are tions asked. “We had a $50,000 a day to relieve unwanted the public to take sleepwalking or nightmares, ei - didn’t ask my doctor about Sin - words you won’t hear from machine and if it didn’t work springtime sneezing surely hallucinogenic drugs that ther. I am an advocate of free gulair (or any other drug, for many business executives or we took it back and gave the seems like a small price to pay. market economics, but only to that matter), and so my allergies politicians in Greece, and too customer his money back,” he So far, so good. As I continued could lead to suicide.” a certain extent. The ad on the go on. On the bright side, modest because Papoutsy’s said. If that happens in Greece, reading, however, the ad listed next page of the magazine I was though, I don’t have any desire whole life has been based on be - good luck in court in the year this magical pill’s possible side Moreover, in sticking with reading, for example, is about to jump off a building, or to ing an honest man and passing 2050, because, while there are effects: headache, ear infection, the script that is standard Breyer’s new Smooth & Dreamy blow one up. on those benefits, now with the many decent, honest, hard- sore throat, upper respiratory among modern-day drug ped - Ice Cream Sandwich. Its slogan: Christos and Mary Papoutsy working people in Greece, infection. But wait, it gets dling, the drug’s makers advise “Because you never outgrow the Constantinos E. Scaros is a Charitable Foundation which they’ve let the country be hi - worse. Behavior and mood-re - the consumer to “Ask your doc - deliciousness of chocolate, published author and expert in does ceaseless work to promote jacked by those who aren’t by lated changes including agita - tor” about Singulair. Excuse me, caramel and brownies.” Now American presidential history, Hellenism and foster decency, not speaking up. Papoutsy will tion, aggression or anger, bad but aren’t the doctors the ones that’s more like it! An ice cream with a background in Ancient including his $1 million endow - have none of that. or vivid dreams, depression, who should be telling us what company trying to outdo its Greek history. He has taught ment a decade ago – predating He lays a lot of the blame at anxiety, hallucinations, irritabil - medicine, if any, we ought to competitors and get me to part history, political science, and the feet of the last two decades ity, restlessness, sleepwalking, take, and not the other way with my hard-earned money. law at New York University, of MBA’s and Masters of the and - brace yourself - suicidal around? They are the ones who That’s capitalism I can believe and served as an Academic “They are not ethical, but Universe, the highly educated thoughts or actions, including graduated from medical school, in. Compete for my money by Dean at two other colleges in they don’t know they’re business executives who can’t suicide. Hmmm, let’s see now, after all. These conscienceless making a better car, or pair of New York. He welcomes com - spell ethics. What drives them, sneezing or suicide, which pharmaceutical conglomerates shoes, or pint of ice cream, but ments at his blog at doing something he says, is the bottom line of would I rather risk? want to turn our nation’s physi - not when it comes to my health. scaros.blogspot.com unethical. They’re taught profit at any cost, just to drive up their stock market value no it’s part of the system.” matter who gets hurt, as long as it isn’t them. He points to the the last decade of scandals – for Siemens scandal in Greece, the a chair in business ethics at one Germany engineering company of his alma maters, the Univer - charged with passing out bribes sity of Southern New Hamp - like loukoumades to everyone shire, where he studied business with an open hand to get con - at night while building his com - tracts. “Siemens paid a bribe to pany. But he didn’t stop there. get the orders to drive up sales He also holds a degree in to drive up profits to get their psychology from Harvard, and stock value up and that (atti - now a semi-retired venture cap - tude) goes all the way to the italist, he also finds time to lec - souvlaki guy,” who will find a ture on ethics and write books, way to cheat and cut corners, including Ships of Mercy, about he said. It’s a global problem not a fleet commandeered in 1922 limited to Greece but magnified by an American pastor to help by the country’s economic woes rescue 300,000 Greeks from a in which corruption and tax eva - burning Asia Minor that was be - sion and bribery have com - ing overrun by the Turkish army. pounded the dilemma. A survey He was in Athens last week to in Greece conducted by Kostas promote that, and a humbler Plimbis of Prognosis, an estab - man of achievement you won’t lished social research organiza - find. He should have been tion in Athens found that 92% speaking to business and politi - of people interviewed admitted cal leaders about the rewards of to having paid bribes or giving being ethical because the coun - kickbacks to get business, Pa - try’s economic downfall has poutsy pointed out in a com - been created by a climate of cor - mentary he wrote. ruption and greed, the likes of The Papoutsy Chair at the eUrokiniSSi/tAtiAnA BolAri which can’t be seen this side of University of Southern New The Aftermath of Anarchy: A man, among the many who have they said threw in a Molotov cocktail and cheered while people an African dictatorship, and Hampshire, not far from where come, views the site of the bombed-out Marfin Bank in central died, an act that has drawn an angry backlash against their which Prime Minister George he lives in the seaside town of Athens where three innocent bank workers were killed May 5 cause, which even they can’t seem to delineate, apart from vi - Papandreou has vowed to clean Rye, will continue trying to during protest demonstrations. Police blamed it on anarchists olence. Will the culprits ever be caught? up, although no one of any teach the next generations of standing has been charged with business leaders that there’s a anything yet. place for ethics in the race for Papoutsy is the kind of guy profits and money, the antithesis Greek Anarchists: Against Everything, Stand For Nothing who knows that virtue is its own to the Wall Street brand of greed reward and that an honest loss that almost brought down is preferable to a dishonest gain Greece, with the likes of invest - Greek anarchists are among mands of the and the Spanish these past decades. What makes because one causes pain for the ment bank Goldman Sachs the least significant players on peaceful marchers. Civil War. In both the Greek anarchists more sig - moment, and the other, for all charged with fraud and linked the current Greek political stage, Around the world, instances, they ac - nificant is that they are not to - time. He says his Hellenistic to a currency swap scam that and simultaneously among the the public per - tively opposed the tally clandestine and enjoy the heart has been pained by what put Greece in an economic most important. They are unim - ceived Greece as a Communists. tacit protection of a segment of he’s seen in Greece. “Corruption death spiral. Despite his gallant portant in terms of numbers, but lawless land with A constant in society primarily composed of is a cancer, and it’s not just the efforts, he’s probably spitting they are extremely important in the implication that anarchist thought often, highly-educated young doctor or people taking en - into the prevailing wind, be - what they signify about the fail - the general strike is that direct action people. This is a potent sign of velopes under the table,” he cause ethical people live in a ings of contemporary Greek so - probably was as in - or propaganda by the malaise in Greek culture. said. In his own business deal - vacuum. ciety. explicable and un - the deed is more The Greek anarchists ab - ings, he said he relied on the “Corporations are looking to There are a few hundred per - realistic as the an - legitimate and ef - solutely reject all the established teachings of his parents, his fa - increase their earnings for one sons at most who don black archist violence. fective than legal parties. They, of course, reject ther born in the village of Va - reason only – so that their stock masks and are ready to throw WHAT DO by PROF. DAN action or parlia - New Democracy and LAOS as toussa on Lesbos and his mother prices can go up,” he said, the Molotov cocktails at banks, po - JOURNALISTS GEORGAKAS mentary politics. puppets of capitalist interests. from Asvestochori on the out - available antidote that won’t be lice, public buildings, and other KNOW? Direct action often But they are deem PASOK and skirts of Thessaloniki, and those taken because greed in Greece symbols of power. There are a Journalists gen - Special to involves the work - SYRIZA to be sellouts and at Ancient Greek ideals. “We were – and worldwide – trumps few thousand Greeks who are erally write off the The National Herald place where best, and as just useless debat - going to call on the teachings of ethics. Still, he insists that is ir - tolerant or sympathetic enough anarchists as “polit - worker strength is ing societies. Their greatest an - the likes of philosophers like rational because, “There’s more to be the sea in which the ical crazies” who have no gen - thought to be most potent. An - imus, however, is toward the Aristotle. They taught ethics,” to be gained by doing it the right proverbial anarchist fish can uine political agenda. Such is other constant in anarchism in - KKE, the official Communist he says, so matter-of-factly that way than by doing it wrong be - safely swim. All the organized not the case. The anarchist po - volves small affinity groups that party, which they consider ide - the crooked wouldn’t under - cause otherwise it catches up political parties disdain them, litical tradition is grounded in have no patience for long-term ologically traitorous and stand it. with you,” he said, a slogan that and that extends to the extreme the 19th Century where it rose strategies or think their willing - counter-revolutionary. It was also something he in - should be painted over the door left which considers anarchists in tandem with and in opposi - ness to undertake acts of vio - What should concern the stilled in his own workers so of every business school and po - to be “infantile.” Powerful mass tion to Marxism. Many varieties lence will inspire more timid Greek establishment, from right that being ethical was a matter litical office, especially in organizations such as unions are of anarchism have evolved. souls with similar political to left, is that much of the Greek of understanding what it meant Greece, right next to the word wary that the anarchists will dis - What all forms of anarchy share views. The Greek anarchists public shares the social critique and not a matter of not being ethics. It’s Greek. rupt or “hijack” their demonstra - is advocacy of the maximization who have received so much at - of Greece mounted by the anar - caught with your hand in the tions. Environmentalists, who of individual rights, an abhor - tention embrace this direct ac - chists, even though it is appalled cookie jar. In Greece, too many [email protected] often adhere to their own non- rence of authoritarian culture, tion approach. by anarchist violence that takes violent form of anarchism, feel and a desire to minimize gover - NO AGENDA the lives of innocents. A critical the violent anarchists make nance in any form. Some anar - Anarchists are almost always difference, however, is that the their own work much more dif - chists advocate the total aboli - clearer about what they oppose general public has not yet lost ficult. tion of the state, but the vast than in presenting details of an all faith in the established par - GUEST EDITORIALS The Greek anarchists receive majority is interested in decen - alternative society. The Greek ties. Nonetheless, if those parties the national herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of considerable visibility in mass tralized and highly democratic anarchists, for example, are are not able to bring the Greek views for publication in its View Points page. they should include media, where the guiding rule forms of government with most clearly opposed to capitalism political house to order in a rea - the writer’s name, address, telephone number and be addressed to seems to be: if it bleeds, it leads. power existing at the grass roots and to the corruption endemic sonable amount of time, there This means that if there is a vi - level. in Greek culture. They are par - could well be a mass rejection the View Points editor, the national herald, 37-10 30th St., liC, ny olent action of some sort asso - The largest anarchists move - ticularly hostile to foreign inter - of established Greek gover - 11101. they can also be e-mailed to english.edition@thenational - ciated with an otherwise orderly ments historically have involved vention, whether financial, so - nance. In that case, the current herald.com. due to considerations of space we enforce a strict 850- demonstration, the violence will workers and farmers rather than cial, or military. Nonetheless, anarchist current will simply word upper limit. We reserve the right to edit. be headlined while the demands youth. In nations, such as Spain, while calling for a worker/citi - have been a portent of a political of the peaceful demonstrators anarchists have been part of na - zen-oriented new society, the fury of a kind not seen in Greece are all but ignored. This most tional governments. Some an - Greek anarchists have not dis - for more than half a century. obviously occurred in the course archists, such as the Catholic cussed how such a society Comments? of the recent general strike by Worker organization in the would function or a strategy to Prof. Georgakas is Director of public workers. When a device United States, are pacifists. An - achieve it. The belief that direct the Greek American Studies The National Herald welcomes your response hurled by an anarchist set off a archists generally, however, do action will inspire others is not Project at Queens College – to any article or editorial Please send e-mail to fire in a bank and killed three not reject violence and anarchist unlike that of other small anar - CUNY and Consulting Editor persons, the media focused on military forces played significant chist groups that have appeared of CINEASTE magazine. geor - [email protected] the violence rather than the de - roles in the Russian Revolution in countries such as Germany [email protected] 12 THE BACK PAGE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 19-25, 2010 The 4th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Forging a New Identity After Crisis

By Paul Papadeas turned and the people involved self through the journey? What convent as a place of escapism making tea and waiting on the tests does she endure? We never and indoctrination. These nuns It was a perfect weekend of side of the road for help to ar - really learn. Papamichael shifts are preparing themselves in warm weather in Los Angeles, rive. He added that the Indian the story perspective towards hopes for an eternal life. In this California as the 4th Annual Los government resisted granting Sye’s adoration of Charlotte, his barren desolate chamber, life is Angeles Greek Festival was held permits to shoot as they said pursuit to maintain her purity renounced and death is wor - over a packed weekend of films shipped. Prayers are chanted and activities from June 10-13th collectively to keep the mind at the famed Egyptian Theater disciplined against any infiltra - on Hollywood Boulevard. For tion by individuality. the fourth year in a row festival The film depicts the brutal founders and organizers Ersi ascetic insanity behind the ac - Danou and Angeliki Gian - tions of the nuns, skewering nokopoulos used their relentless these oppressive religious cus - energy and passion to sustain toms with the emergence and the enduring reputation, pow - presence of the Dionysian temp - erful industry contacts and ex - tation which is embodied by the haustive outreach that has made handsome and masculine Janis - this the marquee event for sary. He appears in certain key Greek filmmakers throughout scenes to resemble a wounded the world. Since first covering Christ thus eliciting a frenzied this event over four years ago, reaction by the nuns leading to I’ve seen the base of volunteers masturbation, impure thoughts, and the curious filmgoers grow fornication, lesbianism and sui - by leaps and bounds. Rather cide. Much of these scenes at than merely reaching out to the the secluded convent reminded local Greek community, the fes - me of the late Pasolini. tival has managed to branch out Once Anthi disappears with to cinephiles, film students, and the Janissary into the primordial other attendees of ethnic festi - miasma of nature, the two are vals. This is a testament to the able to fully develop their per - hard work that these coura - sonalities and shed the fake per - geous Greek women have put sonas bestowed upon them by into proceedings. The films ex - society. Each shot of the film vi - hibited have not only improved sually manifests the interior in quality, but the level of sup - emotions of the characters. port from throughout the local There is minimal dialogue pre - and international Greek com - sented and the slow pace absent munity is something that is un - the constant cacophony of precedented. modernity, give us a sense of Moreover, the Advisory fantasy. Every glance and breath Board to the Founders continues posed by the characters holds a

Greek films are vying on the world stage for attention, although the film industry in the country films included 1- Arcadia Lost 2) Dogtooth 3) Cats Keep Falling on My Head 4) Colossi of Love gets relatively little support. Directors portray a range of emotions and themes. This year the 5) Plato’s Academy 6) Sugartown 7) The Building Manager to include the likes of Olympia pora. Their mission this year later with music, food and danc - that the religious locations and his own personal awaken - deep and transcendental mean - Dukakis, Alexander Payne, 20th was to, “celebrate Greek culture ing at the after party reception. planned for the production were ing (through meditation, danc - ing. The final scene, the con - Century Fox Chairman Jim Gi - through film, reach out beyond Other winners for Best Short deemed against national inter - ing and the attempt to take risks summation of love between An - anopoulos, Producer Stratton the Los Angeles Greek Commu - Film was The Charmer of Gram - ests. So he decided to change as opposed to documenting thi and the Janissary, is shocking Leopold, Nia Vardalos and Phe - nity or greater American Greek mos, about the human impact the setting to Arcadia, Greece them through his camera) but and overly symbolic but not gra - don Papamichael. It is important Community in general and get on honeybees, Best Documen - and Itilo, given that this was a by then it’s too late. tuitous. It’s inevitable for these that a connection is established everyday people interested in tary for the Colossi of Love, and mythological place and could The film may have worked characters to move on with their between successful Greeks in Greek cinema.” The country the Audience Award Winner for work as an alternative. more effectively had Pa - lives, to accept their true selves. the industry and future Greek boasts a strong array of known Four Black Suits, a dark comedy ARCADIA REALLY LOST pamichael kept things cryptic Not only is this a story of its filmmakers of tomorrow who Greek auteurs including Periklis about two down-and-out under - Unfortunately, this decision and surreal, allowing the audi - time and place, but an allegory will need all the mentorship Houroglou and Renos Haralam - takers, an unpopular actor and undermined the power of the ence to actively piece together for our personal struggles today. they can obtain to cope with the bidis whose films The Building an ex-convict who try to turn film. In a first world country like their own conclusions. However, Rounding out the features nebulous waters of this risky Manager and Four Black Suits their fortunes around by fulfill - Greece, where the accessibility that would enter into the enig - and the one that holds the most business. Some of the heavy hit - premiered at the festival. ing the last wish of a wealthy of cell phones and emergency matic territory of art house di - promise for current Greek cin - ters sponsoring the event were Invited filmmakers were dead man to be transferred from services are in plentiful supply rectors Emir Kustrica or Alejan - ema was the Best Feature award the John S. Latsis Public Benefit granted an opportunity to par - Athens to his village in his coffin it would be hard to imagine the dro Jodorowsky and thus winner Plato’s Academy by Ger - Foundation, G.P. Kolovos & As - ticipate in the private industry by foot. characters not finding help quite warrant the film impossible to man based filmmaker Filippos sociates, ERT, The Greek Film One on One Program with Pro - YOU CAN’T SEE THIS MOVIE effortlessly, even if they are finance in today’s atmosphere. Tsitos. A hilarious deadpan com - Centre, Metaxa, and the Stan - ducers such as Terry Dougas The center piece of the festi - stranded in a somewhat remote What could have been a poten - edy in the vain of Finish director dard Hotel. The festival was af - (Brides and Swing Vote,) val was the film Dogtooth, the location. Moreover, the initial tial mini-masterpiece was ham - Aki Kaurismäki’s best work, this filiated this year with the Thes - Lynette Howell (Half Nelson 2009 winner of the prestigious film is about Stavros, (a won - saloniki International Film and Blue Valentine,) George Un Certain Regard Grand Prix derful Antonis Kafetzopoulos Festival and it showed, given Vitezakis (Casino Jack, Strays, at Cannes which was screened who won Best Actor at the Lo - that most of the work which Pitch Black,) and Paramount and had its North American pre - carno International Film Festi - premiered at the festival was Studio Executive Gideon Lock - miere at the Los Angeles Greek val) a racist shopkeeper with in - shot on location in Greece. speiser. The organizers are hop - Festival but was not allowed to somnia who takes care of his The recent events of the ing that this will offer a bridge be reviewed by its distributor, senile mother in the center of Greek default and mass protests to filmmakers from the across Kino International. However, Athens and attempts to win that have befallen the country the Greek Diaspora looking for what can be said was that this back his estranged ex-wife. All has also made an impact on the contacts and representation, a film has been gaining notoriety goes haywire when he discovers Greek film world, resulting last means to pitch new material to and international accolades in that his missing brother is actu - November in more than 200 financiers and general industry its portrayal of the abuse of au - ally Albanian. The one thing Greek directors, producers, and advice. thority and power, playing as a that defines him, his Greek her - screenwriters boycotting the The closing night offered a dark subversive fable that can itage, comes into question as his government-supported Thessa - red carpet gala with celebrities be transplanted to any country. friends are left confused on loniki Film Festival in protest of present such as Gena Rowlands, Thinking about this film, it whether to accept him or not. outdated film funding laws and Payne, and film director Pene - dawned upon me how it res - He enters an existential malaise charges of favoritism in the lope Spheeris. A short awards onates with the current state of and attempts to decipher the Greek State Awards. The group ceremony commenced soon af - Greece. In a recent poll of meaning of this sudden realiza - withdrew 52 films from the fes - Greeks in Greece there was on tion. This is the first film that tival and thereby forced the can - average an 18% approval rating I’ve seen that deals with the cur - cellation of state awards that se - for PASOK and nine percent for rent reality of the immigrant in - lect winners from the Greek the New Democracy party. flux in central Athens. The film films in the program. Greeks believe the social con - depicts the industriousness of With all of this turbulence it tract between the state, the rul - the Chinese and Albanians was not surprising to notice the ing elite and the working people struggling to make the most of lack of heavy involvement from has eroded and there is a legiti - their situation, contrasted the Minister of Tourism this macy problem. An intense ni - against the Greek native petit year. However, Elisabeth Foti - hilism has slowly seeped into bourgeoisie who feel threatened adou, Consul General of Greece the country culminating in the by the emergence of a different held a reception for all of the tragic and accidental deaths of Jim Gianopoulos (L) head of Fox Filmed Entertainment, with language, culture and way of filmmakers and guests.The fes - the three Marfin Bank workers. actor John Aniston, the father of actress Jennifer Aniston. living. While the immigrant tival organizers decided against Also, Papamichael’s film Ar - struggles, the Greeks play, holding the usual seminars and cadia Lost was an attempt at a reaction of detachment to the pered by the dictates of finance lounge, sing, dance, yell, and panels this year, which have magic realist ode to spiritual accident by Charlotte and Sye and test screenings. generally complain, taking out been a fixture in the past and Phedon Papamichael transformation about a confused seemed at first unrealistic. But BLACK IS BRIGHT their lack of initiative and en - highly instructive in offering and sexually explorative upper it’s with the continuous flash - But a film that profoundly af - terprise on the foreigners who outsiders a perspective on the ter with an edited montage of middle class teenager named backs that we start to under - fected me with its visceral they secretly deem as their com - internal dynamics of the film in - Greek songs from films through - Charlotte (Haley Bennet) whose stand the significance of their beauty and philosophical and petitors. dustry in Greece. out the last 50 years, ranging father dies, and her mother narcissistic actions. By that time, psychological complexity was This film not only skewers The program was quite from Stella to Never on Sunday, quickly remarries a Greek Amer - the secret is revealed and we the ethereal Black Field, which and examines the attitude of a streamlined, boasting a diverse performed live by famous ican man with a teenage son spend the remaining portion of was written and directed by certain point of view mostly em - and intense selection of six au - Cypriot singer Alexia Vassiliou. around her age named Sye the film basking in wonderfully London based Vardis Marinakis. anating from the ranks of na - teur-crafted narrative features A career achievement Or - (Carter Jenkins.) Forced to composed shots of meditative Set in 1650, it is the love story tionalists who proclaim the ranging in themes from drug ad - pheus Award was presented by spend time together on a family nature. From my perspective, of Anthi (Sofia Georgovassili) a usual banalities of “Greece for diction, death, immigration, Payne to Academy Award win - vacation in Greece, Charlotte at - all of these issues would be mi - young nun who is actually a Greeks,” but also of the loneli - identity, responsibility, spiritual - ning Director and Cinematogra - tempts to rebel against her nor if only the conflict within teenage boy hidden from the ness felt by immigrants. The ity, and power. The five docu - pher Phedon Papamichael mother and her new husband the story was stronger; prefer - Turks by the mother superior of film is fantastic in forcing the mentaries were exceptionally whose photography includes where she indirectly causes a ably Charlotte’s issues with her a convent and a badly injured character of Stavros to em - strong this year, dealing with (W, 3:10 to Yuma, and Walk the tragic car accident that she and mother and general feelings of Ottoman Janissary warrior pathize with the Albanian plight such timely issues as the recent Line,) and whose recent feature, Sye happen to survive. Lost and alienation. Lamentably, all of (Hristos Passalis) who goes by momentarily placing him in Greek wildfires, a hedonistic Arcadia Lost, from 2009, star - dazed, the two wander through this is kept at a superficial dis - AWOL and upon his fateful ar - their shoes. The scene where the subculture called “kamaki” ring Nick Nolte and Halley Ben - the Greek countryside through tance and rarely if ever explored rival to the convent is nursed to Albanian brother sings a Chi - within the tourist industry, a ra - nett premiered at the festival. rural villages in search of help. by the writer. health by Anthi and another nese folk song to Stavros while dio program established in Ger - Papamichael’s acceptance They come across a homeless Charlotte comes across as a nun while shackled by chains. sitting outside his shop embod - many during the junta years by speech was heartfelt and au - Zen drunkard played by the spoiled Lolita figure who wants Soon, Anthi falls in love with ies the internationalist spirit of Greek exiles, the loss of cultural thentic, thanking the family of ragged Nolte, who takes them to break up her mother’s rela - the warrior and after discover - solidarity of this wonderful film. heritage in Cyprus and five short the late, great actor John Cas - on a journey of self-discovery. tionship out of jealousy and loy - ing that the mother superior has There is hope that these im - films. savetes, who was Rowland’s Papamichael mentioned in alty to her deceased father. She plans to turn him over to the portant films will inevitably ob - SOME STARS COME OUT husband, his family, and collab - his Q&A after the screening that is callous and mean to her step - Turks for money, she helps him tain distribution so that every - Matt Bolish, the Director of orators for his early breaks and the film was inspired by one of brother and even flirts danger - escape into the forest where one around the world will grasp Programming, mentioned that opportunities. his travels to India. He would ously with her stepfather. But they are both liberated from a better understanding of these films were selected from The evening ended with a drive around the countryside why? Does she sleep around out their false identities. Greece. The Los Angeles Greek more than 250 submissions screening of the winner for Best and spot accidents along the of boredom and insecurity? And Marinakis juxtaposes the Festival is making great strides from the Greek-speaking Dias - Feature, Plato’s Academy, and way with trucks usually over - what does she learn about her - drab, lifeless conformity of the in supporting this goal.