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By Andy Dabilis in charge of finally putting to - Nearly 40 years after the ille - TNH Staff Writer gether a plan to shed 15,000 pub - gal Turkish invasion of Cyprus, it lic workers by the end of the year. has come to light that then-Pres - ATHENS – Amid reports that That came as Troika officials ident Gerald Ford and Secretary Greece’s international lenders were said not to have accepted of State Henry Kissinger at - were set to withhold further loan that Prime Minister Antonis tempted to persuade Greek- payments unless the pace of re - Samaras’ closing of the national American leaders, including offi - forms was accelerated, the gov - broadcaster ERT and the firing of cials of the Order of AHEPA, to ernment said it would need more all its 2,656 workers would count support the repeal the Turkish time to plan the firings of 15,000 toward the total as the govern - Arms Embargo which had gone workers despite two years of de - ment readied to temporarily re - in to effect on February 5, 1975. lays. hire 2,000 of them while readying Here is the declassified tran - Greek officials said they were a new station, NERIT, with a full- script of the meeting at the White confident they could satisfy en - time staff of 1000-1200. He has House on April 25, 1975 where voys from the Troika of the Euro - ignored a court order to restore officials and leading members of pean Union-International Mone - ERT’s signal in the meantime. the Order of AHEPA vigorously tary Fund-European Central Bank The Troika has been pushing resisted Ford and Kissinger, offer - (EU-IMF-ECB) that enough successive governments to get rid ing counter-arguments and alter - progress has been made so that of redundant public workers at native interpretations at every the next installment, this one for the same time that austerity mea - turn. 8.1 billion euros ($10.47 billion) sures have created a record 27.4 The meeting took place less would be disbursed. percent unemployment rate in than a year after the July 20, International lenders may the private sector. Until the ERT 1974 invasion, which prompted freeze emergency aid to Greece move, not a single public em - the members and organizations for three months unless Athens ployee had been let go. of the Greek- and Cypriot-Ameri - can convince them that the coun - Samaras’ New Democracy can communities to take action, try is on track to meet its reform Conservatives and the otherwise organizing grass roots protests, goals, a senior Eurozone official rival PASOK Socialists had been and arranging for meetings with said, according to Reuters. blamed for creating the country’s top officials of the U.S. govern - But the man on the hot seat crushing economic crisis by pack - AP PHOTO ment. They were instrumental in now is new Administrative Re - ing public payrolls with hundreds Tourists walk on the ancient Acropolis Hill beneath a Greek flag, in Athens, on Wednesday, July persuading Congress to impose form Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, of thousands of needless workers 3. Tourism is a major revenue earner in recession-stifled Greece, accounting for an estimated 16 for decades in return for votes. percent of annual economic output. Continued on page 8 Ironically, they are now shar - ing power in a fragile hybrid gov - ernment after Samaras brought in PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos and made him Deputy 3 Year-Old Left Behind on Field Trip Community in Prime Minister and Foreign Min - ister after the Socialist withdrew his objection to the closing of ERT By Theodore Kalmoukos she had gone on a field trip with which decided the dismissal of Shock: Peter and the firing of its workers. The TNH Staff Writer other children, but she only Makrinou and another teacher, tiny Democratic Left (DIMAR) left knew her teacher’s first name, Vicki Douka. Latos Passes the previous coalition over the is - NEW YORK – A three year-old “Miss Vicki,” and did not know School Principal Sonia Ce - sue. girl attending the summer camp the name of her school. lestin confirmed to TNH that the Mitsotakis met with Troika of - of the School of the Holy Trinity They gave her ice cream and teachers were dismissed, but By Dimitrios Tsakas ficials and said he tried to con - Archdiocesan Cathedral of New bubbles to play with while the that she had no plans of resign - TNH Staff Writer vince them he needs more time York was left behind on June 29 police tried to locate her school. ing herself. Poll told TNH “this to put together a so-called labor at Saint Catherine’s Park on Finally, the School was con - is a terrible breach of security, NEW YORK – Peter (Panagiotis) mobility scheme in which public 68th Street and First Avenue in tacted, the police escorted it’s intolerable, inexcusable.” Latos, well-known Greek-Amer - workers identified as being re - Manhattan, while on a field trip. teacher Voula Makrinou to the Poll had not been aware that the ican attorney and co-owner of dundant would be laid off with The NYPD said that the girl park to retrieve the girl. School had a summer camp pro - New Greek TV, passed away on further reduced pay for a year was reunited with her class - The next day a special meet - gram. He said “honestly I didn’t June 29. He fought heroically International Monetary Fund and then fired unless another po - mates three hours later. She was ing of the Executive Committee even know that there was a against prostate cancer for a (IMF) mission chief Poul spotted by a nanny, who called of the Parish Council was con - number of years but finally lost Thomsen. Continued on page 9 911. The girl told the police that vened by President Dean Poll, Continued on page 4 his battle to the disease, plung - ing his family into mourning. He survived by his brother and law partner, Andrew, and his wife, Stephanie; his parents, Dionys - Popular U- Greek-American LGBTs Inspired by SC Ruling ios and Anastasia; his ex-wife, Julie, and their children, Anas - tasia and Zachary; and all the District Spot, NEW YORK – When the United friends and family members States Supreme Court ruled in who loved and admired him. favor of gay marriage in two Andrew told TNH that the Continental, cases on June 26 – albeit by nar - untimely death was the result row 5-4 margins – Greek-Amer - of a medical error because the ican gay men and women hoped diagnosis was made one year af - Will Close that more than the legal land - ter tests indicated a high PSA scape will now change. (Prostate-Specific Antigen). TNH has spoken to a number “The first tests were undertaken By Erik Lacitis of individuals, including clergy, in 2008 but Latos first learned The Seattle Times gay rights advocates, and health about the results on Thanksgiv - professionals about the ruling. ing Day form his cardiologist, It wears on you, the nearly They believe the ruling will in - 40 years running the beloved spire discussion in the Greek- Continued on page 6 Continental Greek Restaurant & American community that will Pastry Shop in the University foster understanding and accep - District. tance. Everything has to end, some - The Greek-Orthodox Arch - time. diocese has not issued a state - Live from For the Continental, it ends ment about the rulings at press Sunday. time, but its views are reflected You really couldn’t call your - in an August 27, 2003 statement Lithi: Burned self a Husky alum if you hadn’t of SCOBA – the Standing Con - stopped by at least once. This is ference of Canonical Orthodox the revered family-run place Bishops in the Americas, which But Beautiful that always welcomed you was chaired by Archbishop warmly. Demetrios of America: At 4549 University Way N.E., “The Orthodox Church can - By Constantinos E. Scaros it was the place where Univer - not and will not bless same-sex sity of Washington students unions. Whereas marriage be - CHIOS, GREECE – Americans went for a souvlaki sandwich, a tween a man and a woman is a of Greek descent and otherwise homemade baklava or a break - George Plagianos and Nicholas Zymaris bear the Axios banner at the 2013 Gay Pride March in that have visited the Greek is - fast omelet covered with feta. Continued on page 7 New York, which turned out to be a celebration of landmark Supreme Court rulings. lands know that with rare ex - And then kept coming back as ception, lush green countryside they married and brought in is nowhere to be found. The their kids. “prasinada” native Greeks often It was the place where acad - speak about looks more like emic types and new arrivals Fundraiser Soros Speaks at Niarchos Conference stone-washed denim green scat - from everywhere from the Mid - tered among rocks and hay to dle East to Africa to Europe most of us that are used to “real” found a home. For Prentzas TNH Writer which it denies – and an anti- prasinades. At that table right by the pas - racism bill has been stalled in The Northern Aegean island try counter, where older men ATHENS - Austerity measures Parliament after Prime Minister of Chios, however, though not gathered to play backgammon Campaign in place in Greece for more than Antonis Samaras withdrew his quite as green as Skiathos, Thas - and talk about this and that, it three years are largely the result support for it. sos, or even Corfu, is one of the was just like the town square of wild overspending by a suc - The conference, featuring re - precious few to boast somewhat back in the old country. By Constantine S. Sirigos cession of governments and the marks by the Niarchos Founda - luxuriously green mountains “No other University Way TNH Writer country living beyond its means, tion's Co-President Andreas Dra - that surround its magnificent restaurant has so long a history billionaire investor George copoulos, focused on what blue waters. There is far less of as a meeting place for artists ASTORIA – The friends and Soros said at a conference in philanthropists could do in a so - that green now then there was and writers,” the late Wesley family of Gus Prentzas are very Athens hosted by the Stavros cial welfare society, especially last year, however, as much of Wehr, an artist and paleontolo - excited about his candidacy for Niarchos Foundation. pertinent in Greece given that it has turned brown or black, gist, wrote in his book, “The Ac - New York City Council. On June Soros, the Hungarian-Amer - there are virtually no govern - charred from the massive forest cidental Collector: Art, Fossils, 27 they held a fundraising din - ican business magnate, investor, ment welfare programs or safety fire on August 18 last year that and Friendships.” ner at the Stathakion Center. He philosopher and philanthropist, nets for the most vulnerable as ravaged a sizable portion of the But the owners are getting is now busy gathering petition said last year he would open austerity has worsened a six- island. signatures to ensure he is on the centers in Greece to host the year-long recession, created a Nonetheless, sitting at a sea - Continued on page 5 ballot for the September 10 De - homeless and immigrants, dur - record 27.4 percent unemploy - side coffeehouse/bar at Lithi mocratic primary. ing the country’s crushing eco - ment rate and is leading to the Beach, the tranquil sea at which Prentzas is one of the people nomic crisis and soaring racism. TNH STAFF PHOTO closing of medical centers, I gaze – even as it is flanked by who make Astoria one of New He told the audience at the Andreas C. Dracopoulos, Co- schools, hospitals and other so - nearly-naked hills now – seems For subscription: York City’s great neighborhoods. second annual international President of the Stavros Niar - cial programs. no less beautiful than before. 718.784.5255 He bought Pavilion Florals on conference on philanthropy, co- chos Foundation. It’s been left to NGO’s – such A friend who lives year- [email protected] 30th Avenue in 1974 at age 22, sponsored by the European as the Niarchos Foundation that round in the island’s main town, contributing to the culture of Foundation Centre, that because lash against immigrants. last year said it would donate Chora, has not ventured to Lithi small and family businesses that Greeks felt cheated by relentless The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn $130 million to Greek charities – less than a 30-minute drive – is the economic backbone of pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed party, with an openly anti-for - – to fill the gap left by the lack since the fire, because he cannot pensions being imposed on eigner stance, has been accused Continued on page 5 them that it had caused a back - of assaults on immigrants – Continued on page 4 Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 6-12, 2013 John Catsimatidis’ Savvy String Beans Strategy GOINGS ON... n JULY 13 – NOVEMBER 2 People with Dementia and their By Douglas Feiden which has seen many a pitched TARPON SPRINGS, FL - On Sat - Family Members Saturday, Jul. Wall Street Journal battle between landlord and urday, Jul. 13, from 6-11 PM the 27 from 3-4 PM at St. Peter’s tenant or developer and com - City of Tarpon Springs will pre - Church at 619 Lexington Ave. NEW YORK - Billionaire busi - munity group. sent Night in the Islands – a free at 54th Street (Entrance is on nessman John Catsimatidis is At the very least, as mayor, event on the world famous 54th St. between Lexington Av - best known as the owner of 32 he would have to address nu - Sponge Docks. Enjoy Greek mu - enue and 3rd Avenue) in Man - New York supermarkets and as merous potential conflicts be - sic, dancing, and dining! And hattan. Wine and Cheese Recep - a Republican mayoral hopeful tween his property holdings and we will offer an hour of free tion to follow. This concert is who livens up often-sluggish the power City Hall wields over Greek dance lessons by the Lev - the culmination of 3 months of candidate forums with a torrent zoning, property taxes, flood endia Dance Troupe from 6-7 rehearsals of a chorus for people of offbeat, off-the cuff policy protection and a host of other PM. The event features live mu - with dementia and their family prescriptions. real estate-related issues. sic by Ellada, an exciting Greek members, founded by the Psy - But the owner of Red Apple “If he’s elected, can he even band composed of three of the chosocial Research and Support Group and its Gristedes Foods sit in on meetings about the most accomplished Greek mu - Program at NYU Langone Med - subsidiary also is a quiet, long- property tax?” asks Bill Cun - sicians in the state. Ellada will ical Center’s Comprehensive term investor in Manhattan and ningham, the former senior ad - perform nisiotika, the lively tra - Center on Brain Aging in 2011. Brooklyn real estate who has viser to Mayor Michael ditional music of the Greek is - For more information, visit bought and sold scores of prop - Bloomberg, who isn’t working lands, as well as old and new http://aging.med.nyu.edu/re - erties over more than three for any candidate in the current Greek favorites. Ellada includes search/chorus The chorus is decades. race. Leonidas Zafiris, bouzouki; Elias supported by a grant from the His current portfolio includes Mr. Catsimatidis, who faces rAmSAy de Give FOr THe wAll STreeT JOurNAl Poulos, vocals; and Dino The - Fund for the City of New York about 30 properties in every an uphill battle for Gracie Man - John Catsimatidis at a development site of Ocean Dreams at ofilos, keyboard. Night in the Is - and contributions from its mem - borough but Staten Island, in - sion, says he’s proud of his Coney Island, which undergoing a long-awaited revival. lands also will be offered Satur - bers and generous gifts from cluding a sprawling waterfront record creating jobs, developing days, Aug. 3, Sep. 7, Oct. 5, and people who believe in its value. development site on the Coney homes and treating communi - says. three-block stretch Mr. Catsima - Nov 2. Mark your calendar and For more information call 347- Island Boardwalk; a vacant lot ties well. “I’ve never done any - Years later, Mr. Catsimatidis tidis bought from Long Island make this a regular destination! 351-1247. near the uptown campus of New thing in my lifetime to be sold the land, store and air University for $500,000 in July, The festival is supported in part York-Presbyterian Hospital; and ashamed of, but I’m not going rights for around $42 million to 1982, the school confirms. by a grant from the National En - SOUTHAMTON, NY – The an ownership stake in 5 Colum - to apologize either and say, ‘For - developer Gary Barnett, who More than a quarter-century dowment for the Arts. Sophocles N. and Louiza Zoullas bus Circle, the landmarked, 20- give me, I’ve made a lot of completed the 31-story condo later, Mr. Catsimatidis has be - Memorial Hellenic Lecture pre - story former U.S. Rubber Co. money.’“ tower Ariel West on the site in gun a four-building $400 mil - n JULY 15 sents: George Venizelos, the Building. As far as potential conflicts, 2007. A spokesman for Mr. Bar - lion mixed-use complex on the HUNTINGTON, NY – Rev. Dim - FBI’s Assistant Director in The Greek-born, Harlem- Mr. Catsimatidis says he would nett declined comment. property. The first residential itri Moraitis and the St. Charge – New York Field Office. raised grocer describes his buy- abide by law, precedent and Several other deals were also building on the site, the Andrea, Paraskevi community in Green - As the leader of the Bureau’s and-hold real-estate strategy opinions from the city’s Conflicts decades in the making. Mr. Cat - was named for his daughter and lawn, NY invite the public to at - largest field office, Mr. Venizelos with a haiku-like statement: “I of Interest Board in making re - simatidis says he bought “a opened in 2010. Two months tend the 17th Annual Golf Out - oversees all operations and per - wait and wait. I wait and wait cusals if he’s elected. building a month” at rock-bot - ago, he broke ground for the ing (Greater Greek Open) on sonnel on the five boroughs, some more. In the meantime, I He points to the example of tom prices during the city’s fiscal second tower, a 15-story resi - Monday, Jul. 15 at the Hunting - eight counties in New York sell string beans,’“ the 64-year- Mr. Bloomberg, who accepted crisis in 1976 and 1977, then dential tower to be named for ton Country Club in Cold Spring State, and LaGuardia and old Mr. Catsimatidis says. the board’s opinions and sold continued purchasing at a his son, John Jr., when it opens Harbor, NY. For further informa - Kennedy airports. Saturday, Jul. His real-estate strategy pro - off his securities and recused slightly slower clip through the next year. tion: Telephone: 631-261-7272; 27 at the Greek Orthodox 1980’s. “But you can’t call it the Fax: 631-261-7295; E-mail: fa - Church of the Hamptons. 111 While Mr. Catsimatidis John, so we’re calling it the Gio - [email protected]. St. Andrew's Rd. Southampton. mostly bought, held and sold vanni,” he says. NY. RSVP is required by July 20 properties, these days he’s un - Mr. Catsimatidis says he n JULY 8 at 631-283-6169. characteristically eying a few would have no dealings with his MANHATTAN, NY – The Ameri - ambitious development projects, development projects if elected, can Hellenic Institute Business n AUGUST 15-18 both in Brooklyn. They could be and that he would recuse him - Network and The New York jSOUTHAMTON, NY – His Emi - affected by an array of City Hall self from issues that could im - Chapter of the American Hel - nence Archbishop Demetrios actions on tax policy, awarding pact his commercial interests. lenic Institute request the plea - will officiate at the Archieratical variances, easements and con - Oversight would pass to real-es - sure of your company at our Divine Liturgy for the struction permits, as well as de - tate professionals at Red Apple, Monthly Informal Networking Thyranixia – The Opening of the cisions on climate change, flood and his children would take on Reception for members and Doors – of the new sanctuary barriers and storm surge pre - a greater role in the business. guests. Monday, Jul. 9 from 5:30 of The Greek Orthodox Church paredness. He doesn’t anticipate selling to 7:30 PM at Avra Restaurant, of the Hamptons – Dormition of For example, Mr. Catsima - holdings, and generally, there is 141 East 48th Street (212-759- the Virgin Mary-Kimisis tis tidis says he’s lining up financ - not an expectation that a public 8550). Cash bar & complimen - Theotokou, and the parish’s ing for the $200 million devel - servant with a large real-estate tary hors d'œuvres. Please RSVP feast day on Thursday, Aug. 15. opment known as Ocean portfolio would have to divest to Col. Andonios Neroulias at Orthros at 8:30AM and Divine Dreams, a 415-unit, three-tower property upon taking office. [email protected] by July 6. Liturgy at 10AM. 111 St. An - market-rate condominium com - The Executive Director of the drew's Rd. Southampton, NY. plex developed on what used to Conflicts of Interest Board, Mark n JULY 13 Vespers will be celebrated red APPle GrOuP be the Carlton Court Bungalow Davies, who wasn’t addressing SOUTHAMTON, NY – The Wednesday evening at 7PM A rendering of Ocean Dreams, a 415-unit, three-tower market Colony in Coney Island. The lo - Mr. Catsimatidis specifically, Johnides Family Foundation with a reception after the ser - rate condominium complex on Brooklyn’s southern shore. cal community board supports says recusal is often the easiest presents a lecture on “Seleni.” vice hosted by the Philoptochos. it because it would help link the solution when the city is con - The Seleni Institute provides the For information call 631-283- vides a few clues to what his ap - himself from involvement with sleepier west end of Coney Is - sidering an action, like a zoning care, information and research 6169, or email to info@kimi - proach might be to the business his media company. “Very qual - land with the jumpier amuse - change, that affects a specific support central to women’s re - sishamptons.org. side of running the city. The ified people will run the com - ment district to the east. property owned by an elected productive and mental health man who would be mayor has pany and carry out my vision if But Charles Denson, director official. and well-being. Saturday, Jul. SOUTHAMTON, NY – The seldom made quick, short-term, I win,” he says. of the Coney Island History Pro - But recusal probably 13 under the tent at the Greek Greek Orthodox Church of the in-and-out real-estate deals. Mr. Catsimatidis bought his ject, says the scale of Ocean wouldn’t be necessary if the city Orthodox Church of the Hamp - Hamptons – Dormition of the But until the last three or first building on the Upper West Dreams is imprudent after the was considering a broader issue, tons. 111 St. Andrew's Rd. Virgin Mary-Kimisis tis four years, he’s mostly shied Side for about $400,000 in battering inflicted on the area like a tax increase, that would Southampton. NY. For more in - Theotokou invites you to a spe - away from massive, high-risk 1976. He was just 27 years old, by superstorm Sandy last Octo - affect hundreds of thousands of formation call 631-283-6169, or cial luncheon with Archbishop projects, too, preferring to sit on and had already made his first ber. properties, including some email to info@kimisishamp - Demetrios which will be held af - his holdings through economic fortune as the owner of more “In a time of climate change, owned by an elected official. tons.org. ter the Archieratical Divine ups and downs before unload - than a dozen supermarkets. He putting high rises on a flood - “The more targeted the ac - Liturgy on Thursday, Aug. 15 at ing them to builders who then had started in the industry bag - plain in the middle of a barrier tions of a public servant and the n JULY 20 Nammos restaurant; 136 Main executed their own develop - ging and delivering groceries in island, on a chokepoint on an more it would affect primarily BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY – The St, Southampton, NY. Phone: ment visions. “Buying, holding, Harlem at age 14. exposed beach, where you can’t his or her piece of property, the 2013 Blue Dream gala will be 631-287-5500. $75 per adult. renting, re-renting, financing … He bought the property to easily evacuate, is not a good more likely you’ll have to re - held on July 20 at “The Farm” $25 children under 12. Reser - flipping, selling, that’s me as a make sure he had a location to idea,” Mr. Denson says. cuse,” Mr. Davies says. at 270 Lumber Lane, Bridge - vations must be made with the deal-maker,” he says. move a nearby store in case he At the opposite end of the What will happen to his for - hampton, New York. Reception Church Office at 631-283-6169. At the same time, some ob - couldn’t renew its lease. “I came borough, fanning out along the tune if he wins? “Maybe I’ll 6:30 PM And Dinner at 7:30 PM. servers say that his connections to the realization that if you south side of Myrtle Avenue, be - make $1 billion more, maybe I’ll Greek Island Chic Attire. Music ST. CLAIR SHORES - Assump - to the real-estate industry may don’t own the property, you tween Flatbush Avenue Exten - make $1 billion less,” Mr. Catsi - by Yianni Papastefanou & Or - tion's GreekFest Is Back! Aug. unnerve some voters in a city don’t own the business,” he sion and Ashland Place, is a matidis says. chestra Spartan Sounds – DJ 15-18. 10,000 people are ex - Bobby Karounos. Proceeds to pected to experience a taste of benefit Warfighter Sports, a pro - Greece at Assumption Greek Or - gram of Disabled Sports USA. thodox Church and there is The slogan “WOUNDED WAR - something for everyone. From RIORS THROUGH SPORTS” traditional Greek homemade represents the program which food and pastries to live music This summer, discover new horizons “offers sports rehabilitation for and dancing, this Festival will severely wounded warriors in be one of the best parts of the with The National Herald ! military hospitals and commu - summer. Festival-goers will see nities across the U.S. through a traditional Greek costumes from nationwide network of over 100 many regions of Greece. Hours: community-based chapters. August 15-17 11 AM to 11 PM; Since 1967, Disabled Sports USA August 18, 11 AM to 8 PM. has proudly served wounded warriors, including those injured n AUGUST 23-25 in the Iraq and Afghanistan GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The wars, offering over 30 winter Church of the Holy Trinity hosts and summer sports at more than its Yassou Greek Festival August 100 events each year. Warfighter 23-25. We are thrilled to bring Sports rebuilds lives through Grand Rapids an event celebrat - sports by improving self confi - ing the culture and traditions of dence, promoting independence the Greek Orthodox people. We and uniting families through look forward to sharing with shared healthy activities. Since you our music, dances, gifts and 2003, more than 5,600 of the OF COURSE our FOOD! 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TNH Staff Pool. The core mission of FAITH is to support the development NEW YORK – For the seventh of innovative educational, cul - consecutive year, FAITH: An En - tural and scholarship programs dowment for Orthodoxy and for young people that promote Hellenism, will sponsor 46 excellence through an under - scholarships this summer standing of Hellenism, and its through its FAITH Birthright relationship to America’s history Hellas Program to campers par - and multicultural landscape. ticipating in the Ionian Village Each year, FAITH funds sev - Summer Camp Program. eral scholarship programs in - They will come from across cluding many merit-based schol - the United States to attend the arships for the FAITH Academic Ionian Village Summer Camping Excellence Scholarships to high Ministry of the Greek Orthodox school students graduating from Archdiocese of America. The public, parochial and private mission is to enrich the lives of high schools across the country. its participants by bringing them The program, originally lim - into close contact with their Or - ited to valedictorians and salu - thodox faith and Hellenic her - tatorians, has expanded to in - itage. An Endowment for Orthodoxy & Hellenism, enables young clude students who display Ionian Village has been pro - Greek-Americans (right photo) to attend the Archdiocese’s Ion - extraordinary academic achieve - viding the opportunity for ian Village. Campers can bathe in the Ionian Sea nearby, but ment and an acute need for fi - young people, ages 13-18, of the the girls in the above photo enjoy the pool too. nancial support for their studies Greek Orthodox faith to foster as well as students who wish to a lifelong appreciation and love the campers, staff, and clergy truly transformative and enrich - pursue their studies in the STEM of Greece, Orthodoxy, and Hel - return home with strengthened ing experience for intellectual fields. lenism. faith, lasting friendships based and spiritual growth as well as In past years, several gradu - Through daily programs and on Christian love, and an ex - forming lifelong friendships as nides, the Director of Ionian Vil - have recipients from each Me - ating seniors received Faith field trips, campers have the op - panded appreciation for the Or - these young people connect to lage, added: “Ionian Village, as tropolis of the Archdiocese, Scholarships for Academic Ex - portunity to immerse them - thodox Church and Greek cul - their Hellenic roots. For over 40 many people know, is a very telling us what an amazing im - cellence through the Archdio - selves fully and experience the ture. years, Ionian Village has been special place. It is truly more pact this grant continues to cese toward their college tu - vibrancy of their rich Hellenic Elaine Jaharis, a founder of and still is the premiere pro - than a summer camp, it is an make in the life of our Archdio - ition. In addition, FAITH heritage and Greek Orthodox the Faith Endowment, Ionian gram for the young Greek Amer - experience that is life-transform - cese. This program is truly a sponsors scholarships through faith. Ionian Village participants Village Alumna, and Chair of icans to understand their Hel - ing. Through the generous sup - great show of support for this the U.S.-Greece Fulbright Foun - travel across Greece, venerate the Birthright Hellas Committee lenic heritage and identity and port and love of the Founders amazing ministry, and a won - dation to support scholarly ex - the relics of the Saints, walk in spoke on behalf of the Founders, we are very pleased to offer this of FAITH, many young people derful opportunity for these changes and international col - the footsteps of the Apostles, “We (the Founders of Faith) are opportunity through our who perhaps could not other - young campers.” laboration in education. For and visit significant sites of proud to support young people Birthright Hellas scholarship wise afford this experience are Another grant from FAITH more details about FAITH pro - Greek history and culture. wishing to participate in Ionian program.” now able to. has funded the much-need com - grams, please visit www.faithen - At the end of each program, Village. The camp provides a Father Evagoras Constanti - “As we saw this year, we plete renovation of the camp’s dowment.org.` Peter Vallone: Taking Greek- and Cypriot-American Values to Borough Hall

By Constantine S. Sirigos the members of the community bill say it is needed to fight you are an advocate for the Vallone also said that Queens ning to succeed him in the As - TNH Staff Writer in practical terms. “I have lived racial profiling but Vallone in - county and we haven’t had a has great tourism potential. toria City Council seat, he ac - their lives, as a parent and small sists it will handcuff the police real strong advocate for a while. “Everyone lands in Queens at La knowledged and Costa Constan - NEW YORK – The world is businessman.” ad “will make us less safe… You must compete against Guardia and Kennedy Airports tinides and Gus Prentzas are changing rapidly, challenging Their priorities, and his, also New York will become Detroit Brooklyn and the Bronx to at - and then they drive through both friends. “Costa has a lot of the preeminence of many its include education, rebuilding af - and Chicago.” tract businesses here and not without stopping, but we must union support and county sup - leading cites, countries, and in - ter Hurricane Sandy, which hit Mayor Bloomberg, local at - there. One of the ways to do have a focused effort to get port, and Gus is a small business stitutions. New York is the great - hard the Greeks in the Rock - torneys general, and police that is to have a good business them to stop here and stay our owner like me. I’ve worked well est city in the world, but the aways, and senior citizen issues. unions are opposed. Vallone says climate, and if you have a BP many new hotels that are with Costa on a lot of issues,” challenges it faces causes many He also focuses on healthcare. he is sensitive to citizens’ civil that is pro-business that’s going cheaper than Manhattan.” but the latter is further on the citizens to look for new kinds of Queens consists of a very rights concerns, noting that he to attract business.” He said “if people cannot af - political left. politicians. Peter F. Vallone, Jr. large population of immigrants wrote the anti-racial profiling But said he can also provide ford to visit Greece, or Egypt, “I want to see who gets on is a third-generation public ser - and their children. Most of its law in 2006. “We have been con - some capital funding to help they can dine in Little Egypt on the ballot. I’ve endorsed Repub - vant, but he brings some fairly voters thus espouse a mix of lib - tinually reforming stop and businesses in the form of infra - Steinway Street, and in Asto - licans in the past like Mayor rare qualities to his campaign eral and conservative values. frisk.” He believes that his col - structure development and im - ria…They can visit Korea Town Bloomberg, so that’s always a for Queens Borough President, “On issues like supporting our leagues, however, “voted against provements to their surround - and Chinatown in Flushing.” possibility, he said, adding that including private sector experi - police and being safe and sup - the will of their constituents just ings. He will also work to have He said he will look at what he might wait until after the ence. porting our businesses, and fis - to be politically correct.” a small business office at Bor - he other borough presidents are September 10 Democratic pri - Vallone connects with his cal responsibility and lower He urges citizens to contact ough Hall “so that if they are doing and replicated what they mary. “I have a lot of friends in current City Council con - taxes, I’m conservative, but even their City Council member be - having a difficult time navigat - do well and I will bring my own the race and I’ve told them they stituents and potential Queens people in this community don’t fore mid-July when the Council ing the bureaucracy, or need an personality to the job. are free to support me, but I voters through his high energy know that I’m also an environ - will try to override Mayor advocate, I will be that person.” Asked about the people run - haven’t made a decision yet.” that takes him to community mentalist.” Bloomberg’s veto. events, his social networking Vallone also noted “I am also Vallone’s experience as a messages, which bring him to very liberal on women’s issues. prosecutor is also relevant to everyone’s desktops and phones, I have two daughters.” Assem - healthcare in Queens. He said and his motorcycle, which finds blywoman Aravella Simotas is the main reason four hospitals in Queens have closed in recent years is Medicaid fraud. He says he will work with law enforce - ment officials to attach fraud. SMALL BUSINESSES THE HE WILL MAKE US ALL PROUD BACKBONE OF QUEENS Not just in Astoria, a large percentage of the more than 400,000 Greek and Cypriot- Americans in the Metropolitan area, are located in Queens, as are a high percentage of the community’s businesses. So his words resonate among. He emphasizes that besides his public safety commitment, “The other thing I bring which no other candidate does is a background as a small business person. My family’s law firm has been near Ditmars Boulevard since 1932. “For 10 years before I was elected I ran that law firm. I know what it’s like to have to make a payroll and I will con - tinue to work for our small busi - nesses, not against them.” He says that the city and state have been “passing laws that hurt small businesses over and over again, and I am the old person that’s voted against every one of them. We need to continue to crack down on the Peter F. Vallone, Jr. stands before one of the many magnificent city’s overaggressive enforce - examples of classical Greek Architecture in Sicily’s famous Val - ment against our restaurants.” ley of the Temples. He says he cannot go out to dinner on 30th avenue “without its way into every corner of his the chairman of Women for Val - the owner sitting down next to district. lone. me and telling me a tale of woe His ties to the Greek- and He is also a musician, so he about the city fining him about Cypriot-American communities is a big supporter of the arts, something ridiculous.” are particularly strong, rooted and he is very excited about the So, he led the way for a bill in not only in countless friend - conversion “of the old, decrepit to pass that tells the City gov - ships and conversations through diving pool in Astoria Park into ernment that by August they the decades begun by his grand - a beautiful outdoor amphithe - must tell the City Council what father, Judge Charles J. Vallone, ater. It’s my last big project as a fines should be converted to and his father former City Coun - City councilor.” warnings” because if there is no cil Speaker Peter F. Vallone, Sr. He is responsible for the im - immediate danger to the public, A NEW YORKER FOR ALL NEW YORKERS who served as Astoria’s City pending $850,000 renovation of let’s just warn our businesses.” Councilman for 27 years, but Athens Square Park and adds He said “the main way to probably in his genes too. that “over the years I made it help small businesses is to get UNA FACCIA UNA RAZZA one of my priorities to fund im - out of the way.” He gave as an - During his recent visit to the provements and programs in the other example an owner who headquarters of TNH, which in - park, Greek nights, Italian was one by one official to do JOHN CATSIMATIDIS cluded an interview and a dis - nights. It’s a jewel in this neigh - one thing, then another would cussion with Publisher-Editor borhood. “ come and tell him to do some - Antonis H. Diamataris, he BE CAREFUL FOR thing else. “They are trying to For Mayor of New York, 2013 spoke, as he often does, of his WHAT YOU ASK FOR obey the law but they can’t.” first trip to Sicily. He often mar - Before he was elected to the He said that as Borough Pres - veled at his family’s closeness to City Council, however, Vallone ident “Everything that happens Astoria’s Greeks. It finally all was a highly successful prose - I will look at through the eyes A proud member of the Omogeneia made sense when he learned cutor. After his election, during of small business persons and I and the FIRST Greek-American to ever run for the ancient Greeks founded the the past 11, he was chairman of will be an advocate for small town of Agrigento, where three the Public Safety committee, businesses.” New York City’s mayoral seat. of his grandparents hail from, working very closely with Police Bloomberg has been very and saw the Greek buildings in Commissioner Ray Kelly. He will successful attracting investment Together, we can make it happen! the nearby the valley of the tem - continue to make citizen safely and employers the city. When it ples. a top priority. was noted that mayoral candi - He is proud to be considered He said the Greek commu - date John Catsimatidis is com - “an honorary Greek…I’m sure I nity should be outraged about mitted to continuing those ef - have Greek blood…and we have Int. 1080, a bill just passed by forts, Vallone said “I like John.” the same values: God, family, the Council that targets the Vallone added, however, that www.cats2013.com and country.” NYPD’s “stop and frisk” pro - there is a lot a borough presi - Vallone also connects with gram. Proponents of the new dent can do too. “Number one, 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 6-12, 2013 At Niarchos Conference, Soros Cites Gov’ts and Overspending for Crisis

Continued from page 1 of government aid. When he announced his Open Society Initiative for Eu - rope (OSIFE) last year, Soros said that, “In doing so, I recog - nized that the best place to start would be where current policies have created the greatest hu - man suffering. The people who are suffering are not those who abused the system and caused the crisis. The fate of the many migrant and asylum seekers caught in Greece is particularly heart-rending. But their plight cannot be separated from that of the Greeks themselves. An initiative confined to migrants would merely reinforce the growing xenophobia and ex - tremism in Greece,” Soros said. He said that immigrants in Greece cannot integrate while they are being attacked, which The Stavros Niarchos Foundation held its 2nd Annual Interna - critics blame on the neo-Nazi tional Conference on Philanthropy titled The Role of Philan - Golden Dawn party that has 18 thropy within a Social Welfare Society. At right is one of the seats in the Parliament and a panels. Left: Construction is underway for the spectacular platform to rid Greece of all im - SNF Cultural Center (SNFCC) designed by Renzo Piano, which migrants. Soros noted the high will include Stavros Niarchos Park. number of unlawful immigrants in Greece and said the OSIFE can help build centers to help them. Soros is Chairman of Soros Fund Management and Remarks by Niarchos Foundation Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos supports progressive-liberal causes around the world. COME TOGETHER ‘The Role of Philanthropy port. Volunteers of all sorts, as viate social crises around the With the European Union’s Within a Social Welfare Society well as the people who passion - globe. All of us who are actively weakest economies on the ropes is the subject of this year’s con - ately commit their free and/or involved in philanthropic activ - for several years and needing ference. When more than a year professional time and expertise ities realize that none of us is bailouts to sustain themselves, ago, I first read about this no - to create and run many philan - perfect in any sense of the word, the region needs to find a com - tion of a ‘social welfare society’ thropic organizations are the but we do try hard and we mon identity instead of being a in an article by Anders Aslund, real heroes and the ones who firmly believe that collectively disparate group of haves and a Senior Fellow at the Peterson provide the necessary links, so every effort is instrumental to - have-nots, Soros also said. Institute for International Eco - that any financial support can wards a better tomorrow for all He noted that banks and nomics in Washington DC, who prove effective. Philanthropy, of us. creditors always have the “up - is here with us today as a par - when implemented properly, Within this social welfare so - per hand” in an economic crisis ticipant and speaker, I was when there are no other agen - ciety, public-private partnerships and can dictate terms, as has hooked on it. A simple notion, das present, and when there is of all kinds and all sizes are also happened in Greece, and has yet at the same time so power - real social value-added, should instrumental and necessary to created a fractured society, lead - ful, just like life itself. The issues be gladly and gracefully em - provide an essential basis for ef - ing to social unrest. that we are all facing today in braced at all times. fective collaborations. In all Greece is relying on $325 bil - this truly global and compli - In terms of Greece’s current such cases, the multiplier effect lion in two bailouts from the cated world we live in, are im - serious socioeconomic crisis, can really do wonders. Troika of the European Union- mense: any State on its own, more should be done by local, So, enough said on my part. International Monetary Fund- any private enterprise on its well-to-do individuals and by lo - I hope that all of you find that European Central Bank (EU- own, any philanthropic effort on cal foundations. The needs are the presentations and discus - IMF-ECB) but insisted on harsh its own, they all have proven, enormous and the responsibili - sions to follow can remind us austerity measures in return, and in my opinion, will probably ties of those who have the all that through collaborations which Greece has applied al - continue to do so, inadequate means to contribute are equally we can achieve a lot and even - most without fail. to deal effectively and equitably big. Their reluctance to engage tually contribute to a better so - Soros said that Germany, the with most of today’s problems. in the social arena in order to ciety for all of us, by alleviating biggest contributor to the rescue We need to work together, not help alleviate the social crisis is suffering and by creating the packages, but with Chancellor in a philosophical sense, but in disappointing. On the other right circumstances for decency, Angela Merkel being a hard everyday life. We also need all Andreas C. Dracopoulos: “Philanthropy can be expressed in hand, through the European civility, and hope. Aristotle once taskmaster, must choose of the healthy powers of the various ways, and not only by providing financial support.” Economic Area Agreement, an said, that educating the mind whether to assume a leading State, the Private sector, and of effort led by the Norwegian without educating the heart is role in the union and take on philanthropy to collaborate in need the right evolution and all the State. It can only work on a State is funding projects in no education at all. the responsibilities that go with the most effective way possible, the existing healthy powers of complementary basis. Greece that aim to promote Lastly, I would like to thank it. He said, however, that Berlin especially in the midst of the all sectors of life to work to - As I mentioned earlier, we equal opportunity, tolerance, se - all of my colleagues at our Foun - does not want this role as the current global socioeconomic gether, in order to restore the hope that all of you will find this curity, environmental sustain - dation for all they do, day in memories of recent history crisis, which affects the real lives right to dream, and the right to conference as a productive op - ability and a decent standard of and day out, and special thanks weigh heavy. of ordinary people. Only then see one’s dreams become a re - portunity to meet one another, living for all. The project is at to Lenia Vlavianou and Stelios Soros concluded that an im - we can hope that societies at ality. In terms of Philanthropy’s learn from one another, and the core of a social welfare so - Vasilakis for all their hard work mediate European solution large will be equipped with own important role towards hopefully to find common goals ciety and so are the efforts of in organizing this conference. should be found to the bloc’s what is necessary to provide a achieving a better society, we that we can all pursue together. successful entrepreneur, On behalf of all of us at the problem rather than each coun - healthy, decent, able, civil envi - must never forget that Philan - Philanthropy can be ex - philosopher and philanthropist, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, try seeking its own individual ronment for all of its members, thropy itself cannot by any pressed in various ways, and not George Soros and his philan - we thank you for participating solution. all around the world. We simply means, and should not, replace only by providing financial sup - thropic endeavors to help alle - in this conference. Three Year-old Girl Left Alone in a NYC Park During a Cathedral Field Trip

Continued from page 1 TNH: We were informed that hard to sustain a good school. Unfortunately, I had to let them children didn’t wear their tags, We want our school to be one go. As for the principal, I can’t summer program until last Fri - why not? of the best in Manhattan. make a comment on what the day.” Celestin: From what the TNH INTERVIEW results will be. We have to in - TNH INTERVIEW WITH teacher says, the children wore WITH DEAN POLL vestigate further. SONIA CELESTIN their tags but the girl’s tag had TNH: What can you tell us TNH: So who is responsible TNH: Why was the girl left fallen. The girl has been en - about the incident of the child for the school? behind alone at the park? rolled to attend our school next that was left behind in the Park Poll: Ultimately, the princi - Celestin: We have a summer year and she will come back. last Friday? pal. I am president of the Cathe - camp at the Cathedral and the Her parents didn’t say that they Poll: The girl was unharmed dral. I am not president of the children went to the park. There would remove her; they have thank God, she returned to the school. were 13 pupils and some older confidence in our school. school, her parents were noti - TNH: But the school belongs children that help the teachers. TNH: Had you gone with fied. We had an emergency to the Cathedral. You fired the They went to Saint Catherine’s them to the park? meeting on Saturday morning two teachers on Saturday. park on 68th Street and First Celestin: No. and both the teachers were dis - Poll: That’s correct. I am just Avenue. The teachers count the TNH: Why not? missed. getting involved with this now. children before they depart from Celestin: Because the prin - TNH: Why did the children I didn’t sign up for the School here. They arrived there, they cipal doesn’t go on all the field not have name tags? but I see it’s becoming my re - played, and put them in line to trips. Poll: We were told by the sponsibility, so I am going to be return back to school. Unfortu - TNH: Were you at the two teachers that all the stu - more involved in it, obviously. nately one of the little ones, a school? dents had their tags. I asked TNH: Why would a Greek- girl, somehow was left behind Celestin: I was out. They why the girl did not, and they American parent or any parent at the park. called me and I went back im - didn’t have the answer to that. send his or her child to the Fortunately, she was found mediately. This is a terrible breach of secu - Cathedral’s School under these by a nanny and the security of TNH: We were informed that rity, it’s intolerable, inexcusable. circumstances? the park they kept her there and on Saturday a special Parish As I said before we let the two Poll: I think a parent should they called the police. The child Council meeting was convened teachers go. I think that there be concerned about any school is fine, nothing happened to her. and both the teachers were dis - There were happy moments at the Cathedral School this year, should be more discussion about that they go to if there is an is - TNH: Which teacher, Vicki missed. including graduation, but tough decisions lie ahead. the principal. What is the issue sue of security. Unquestionably, Douka? Celestin: Exactly. here? Were the rules and regu - this is an unfortunate situation. Celestin: No, Voula Makri - TNH: Was it on your recom - meeting? TNH: How many children lations broken, or are the rules Fortunately, no one was hurt. If nou. The reason that you have mendation that the Parish Coun - Celestin: Whatever decision does the school have? and regulations vague? That’s I were a parent sending my heard Vicki’s name is that the cil fired them? the Board would take should be Celestin: 155. the issue. If the rules and regu - child to the school, I would have child said that my teacher is Celestin: It was a meeting of unanimous, and the children TNH: Is there potential for lations are very clear and the certainly asked why it hap - Miss Vicki. We called the girl’s the Executive Committee includ - should be safe. more? teachers broke them then that pened, how it happened, and parents immediately. They ing myself and the decision was TNH: Are you thinking of re - Celestin: We can enroll an - is that. If the rules and regula - how to ensure that it would not weren’t alarmed. I spoke to made that we couldn’t keep signing? other 25 or 30. tions are very lax I think it happen again. That’s the ques - them of course. Both the teach - them because the security Celestin: There is no reason TNH: How much is the an - would be a reflection on the tion, and if I didn’t get the ers are at fault and they as - process was breached. for that. I have done so many nual tuition? principal. The principal didn’t proper answer, I would recon - sumed completely responsibil - TNH: What was your posi - things for the school and no - Celestin: The average is leave a child behind, the teach - sider sending my child to that ity. tion at the Executive Committee body has asked me to resign. $15,000. We are trying very ers did and we took care of that. school. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 6-12, 2013 COMMUNITY 5 Hellenic Traditions Revived with Music, Theater, Dance at Chios House

By Constantine S. Sirigos By then, the young prophetesses TNH Staff Writer function was limited to uttering prophecies about love, essen - ASTORIA – The guests who de - tially the marriage prospects of fied Mother Nature’s tropical the women of her social circle. storm and filled Chios House in The well-acted skits felt real Astoria on June 7 were not sure thanks to the fine costumes the what to expect, but it was clear young women wore. One por - from the start that the presen - trayed how the tradition mani - tation would be something dif - fested in Cephalonia. Molten ferent and well done. lead was dropped into a bowl Into the darkened hall a of water. The shapes they group of women in sumptuous formed when they cooled were costumes entered gracefully, then interpreted, read for dramatically, mystically, and prophetic meaning as Greeks formed a classic dance circle. now do with their coffee cups. Haunting music dominated Part of the later tradition in - by slow drums, emotional flutes, cluded the St. John’s bonfire and plaintive reeds accompa - over which the men and women nied their swaying, spinning mo - leapt – the Hellenic Roots com - tions. The effect was hypnotic. pany performed it that night Suddenly, a clap of thunder. over a simulated fire. A spotlight then riveted atten - TNH/cOSTAS beJ At one point Fourniotis ad - tion to the scarlet-clad woman The presentations of Hellenic Roots at Chios House included esy traditions known as Klidonas. The program began with dressed the gathering. In a dra - atop a tripod high above the skits by women in authentic costumes portraying Greek proph - Anthoula Katsimatides’ portrayal of the Delphic Oracle. matic tone he asked the guests, stage. She stared into a silver who are concerned about the fu - bowl, and then drank from it. event which included Thomas decided to create Hellenic Roots, Their efforts seemed much evening Hellenic roots brought ture of Cyprus and Greece, and In her other hand she held laurel Vrettos on bouzouki and vocals, whose purpose is to “preserve, appreciated by the guests since Greece’s past alive with drama - of the Hellenic Diaspora, “What leaves. Lefteris Bournias’ wild clarinet, promote and perpetuate Hel - so much of its treasured Hellenic tizations, skits, and dance inter - is our future?” After a pause, the “Waves! Fire! Clouds! Blood!” Mavrodi Kontanis on Oud, Yian - lenic culture, through the arts heritage, from ancient to Byzan - ludes . stage’s curtain parted, revealing She began to convulse as the nis Themelis on laouto and vio - in New York,” he said. It is partly tine to more recent times, has The evening’s narrators, the group’s youngest members, priests recited in unison. lin, Jesse Kotansky on violin and a resurrection of “Akrites” a pro - disappeared over time. Georgia Kopani in Greek, and elementary school children This is the Oracle of Apollo Demetri Tashie on laouto and duction company whose presen - Kudos are owed to all those Eleni Sopasis in English, were whose perfect performance of at Delphi. percussion. tations featured Hellenic themes who work to preserve or revive most welcome. They explained intricate dances stole the show, Anthoula Katsimatides, the Fourniotis, whose own roots and which he established with important elements, but groups that the Klidona tradition sur - all of which was a tribute to actress who portrayed the oracle are planted deeply in Cephalo - Anthoula Katsimatides and like Hellenic Roots Inc. richly vived the transition from pagan Fourniotis’ skill as a teacher and having seized the guests’ atten - nia, has a degree in Theater- Joanna Markou in 2001. deserve the applause they to Christian civilization among director. tion, the rest of the event flowed Dance/Choreography and has “We need to pay a little more earned at Chios House with the Greeks. The prophet and The event also featured a re - back and forth elegantly be - been teaching Greek folk dance attention to our cultural identity their informative and entertain - saint, John the Baptist, became markable collection of replicas tween artistic and historic pre - and theater for the past 20 and what makes us Greeks,” ing presentations. associated with the practices, ac - of Hellenic folk costumes from sentations. Delicious food in - years. He has directed various Fourniotis told TNH with under - According to the excellent quiring the name “Agios Gianis Greece to deep in Asia Minor cluding perpetual platters of performances at venues such as stated passion. “Klidonas is a program – a real Playbill – “The o Klidonas.” created by Maria Fourniotis. souvlakia followed, but the cul - the Met’s Uris Theater, City Cen - very old tradition that stems word ‘Klidonas stems from the In Byzantine times a young Hellenic Roots is developing tural feast also continued. ter, and Lincoln Center. back to ancient Greece, but un - Ancient Greek word ‘Klidon’ girl would be dressed as a bride. its website. In the meantime The guests joined in by danc - He recently returned to New fortunately within the past 40- which means ‘the omen’ or the She would pick up various ob - people can email suggestions for ing to the thrilling music of the York after working in Greece as 50 years it has died out,” he sound that warns you about jects from a bowl at random, future events and performances special ensemble created for the a dancer and choreographer and said. something,” and on Saturday which would evoke her words. to: [email protected]. Friends and Family Gather to Raise Funds for Prenzas’ City Council Run

Continued from page 1 Prentzas’ campaign themes, He told TNH that from the president of the Athenians’ So - which he will make his priorities start he finds the campaign ex - ciety, was very impressed with Queens, but he knows that no on the City Council, include perience very humbling. “I am Prentzas’ presentation in general man or business is an island. maintaining the safety of Asto - used to running to help others. but also because he said he will Prentzas has been active in ria’s streets, improving educa - It feels a little strange to run and also make support for the Greek local politics as well, as a school tion, providing affordable hous - campaign for yourself and to language a priority, and to work board and Democratic State ing for the middle class, and hear other people praise you.” with the other Greek-American Committee member, and in the improving healthcare – he is out - He is deeply moved to hear elected officials for the good of Greek-American community. raged Queens has recently lost the people he was worked with Astoria. When Peter Vallone, Jr. was a number of hospitals despite through the years in the com - Ralis told TNH “It was a forced by term limits to end his population growth, and he is munity urging their neighbors beautiful event. His friends got family’s four decades-long also concerned for the well-be - to support him. together after he announced he tenure representing Astoria, a ing of senior citizens. The speakers at the was running to help him get number of candidates emerged. The Stathakion Center is also fundraiser included George elected. He is qualified and he It is a sign of the progress and the home of the Federation of Delis, Nick Diamond, former deserves our votes. We must maturity of the Greek-American Hellenic Societies of Greater Federation President, Dino Ralis, support all the Greeks who are community is that not one but New York. They invited Prentzas the 2013 Greek Parade chair - running at all levels. We have to two people stepped up. Fellow to address their meeting upstairs man, and chairman of Queens unite in order to be successful.” (L-R) Gus and Kiki Prentzas, with their daughters Sophia and Democratic committeeman while the lower hall was being Hellenic Americans for John Ralis also noted that “Peter Irene at the Stathakion Center prior to the campaign fundraiser. Costas Constantinides is also prepared for the fundraiser, Catsimatidis, and Fr. George Vallone has served Astoria for wearing out shoe leather seek - where dinner and refreshments Anastasiou of the Church of the many years and is a friend of family for years to nominate ough President “will support ing votes on the streets of Asto - were served. Prentzas said more Transfiguration of Corona. the community, and said they Greeks. Ralis said Vallone, who whoever is the most qualified ria. than 100 people attended. Panos Adamopoulos, the have been urging the Vallone is now running for Queens Bor - and Peter also has our support.”

Will Sharp(C), sits at the regulars table. George Lagos, (L), The Continental Greek Restaurant & Pastry Shop, closing Sun - Demetre hugs Leslie Hargus, a customer who’s been coming and wife Helen ran the shop, now managed by son Demetre. day, has been a fixture in the U District for nearly 45 years. to the Continental Restaurant & Pastry Shop for 35 years. The Continental, a Popular University District Spot, is Closing its Doors

Continued from page 1 life, education for their children. “Bill Gates’ parents ate there, still sell — as his restaurant’s Demetre doesn’t know ex - no Continental to go to. They succeeded. Paul Allen’s father ate there, and name states — barbecued short actly what he’ll do when Mon - “I suspect I’ll be lost,” he older. George Lagos is 82; Helen They already had two sons, we had grunge bands,” remem - ribs and chicken, but would like day comes around and there is says. Lagos is 75. Demetre and Taso, now the pro - bers Katerina Lagos, who to keep some of the Continen - Their son, Demetre Lagos, gram director of the UW’s worked summers there for 20 tal’s mainstays, such as the pas - who’s been managing the place Greece Study Abroad Programs years. “They’d stay there for four tries. since his college days, is 57. in the Jackson School of Inter - hours. They felt it was their Roger Posadas, who has If it seemed they were always national Studies. home.” worked at the Continental for there to greet you, it’s because A daughter, Katerina Lagos, Ann Conroy has been going more than 30 years, and makes they were. was born in the U.S. and now is to the Continental since the the pastries, hopes that will hap - POCKET-LESS Except for Thanksgiving, an associate professor of history 1970s. pen. Christmas and New Year’s Day, at California State University, “I feel like I’ve been punched This week, the old customers PITA BREAD they basically worked at the Sacramento, and director of its in the stomach,” Conroy says keep coming back, asking if they restaurant seven days a week. Hellenic studies program. about the closing. could have one of the menus as Helen Lagos would rise at George had owned and She remembers planning her a keepsake. And their memories 2:30 in the morning to drive worked at a coal mine in the old honeymoon trip with her hus - keep pouring out. Kontos Foods from the family home in Ed - country. Here, he became a jour - band, John Givens, at the Ann Wendell is a 1975 Roo - The Leading Company in Flat Breads monds to get the place ready, neyman plumber. restaurant, taking their newborn sevelt High grad. cleaning everything from the But in the early 1970s, with daughter on her first restaurant “The Continental was my Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita kitchen equipment to the floors. the Seattle economy tanking, outing there, and the daughter, launchpad into adulthood. My George and Demetre would plumbing jobs were scarce. now 34, announcing her en - boyfriend and I would go there manufacturers of Authentic ethnic come in later in the day to keep George heard about the Con - gagement to her parents at the at night and have moussaka and Hand Stretched Flat bread. the place going. tinental being for sale. restaurant. feel completely grown-up,” she kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. “Vacation? What means ‘va - “I have a family to feed,” he “After traveling the world, writes. cation’?” says George. remembers thinking. He wasn’t we have come to the conclusion “All around us people were FillO kATAiFi, bAklAvA, SPANAkOPiTA, TyrOPiTA On this afternoon, he’s finally a chef, but cooking was part of that the restaurant we love the talking ‘Big Ideas,’ often with NuT rOll, melOmAkArONA taking a break from the kitchen his traditional Greek culture, most and the one we’ve cele - foreign accents, usually with and the TrAdiTiONAl mediTerrANeAN deSSerTS. after the lunch crowd. and there were always cook - brated everything in for almost much gesticulation. It felt so ... Says Demetre, “It was time. books for reference. 50 years is the Continental,” she continental. excellent quality and service. I’d rather my folks walk out on With a loan from his brother, says. “My first year at the UW, it We distribute in USA and Canada. their own two feet than on a a dentist here who had spon - Says Conroy, “I’m so sad for was my study hall/entertain - Special prices for communities, schools, churches stretcher.” sored the family’s move to the us, but so happy for the Lagoses ment/refuge. If I looked stressed Demetre’s wife, Evangelia La - U.S., George Lagos got a 50 per - family: a well-deserved retire - out, Helen would brew me sage festivals and other events gos, is a translator and real-es - cent stake in the Continental in ment.” tea and bring it in the long-han - tate broker. They have three 1974. Time to retire dled copper pot — it would grown children, a granddaugh - By 1976, the Lagoses were A couple of months ago, the clear my head, she said, lift my ter. It’s time to do things other sole owners. owner of a Hawaii BBQ restau - mood and make me brilliant. It than run the Continental. A few doors away from the rant up the street approached was my litmus test for first en - Kontos Foods, Inc Home away from home Continental, there is Costa’s the Lagos about selling the busi - counters, first dates, business b The Lagoses say they came Restaurant also serving Greek ness. (They don’t own the build - meetings.” box 628, Paterson, NJ 07544 from Greece to the U.S. in 1967 food. But that hasn’t seemed to ing.) But sometime late Sunday Tel.: (973) 278-2800 Fax: (973) 278-7943 kontos.com

for the same reasons so often take the sting out of the Conti - OK, they said. It was time. night, after the last goodbyes, a given by immigrants: a better nental’s closing. Zhang Chungen says he’ll the four-decade run will be over. 6 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 6-12, 2013

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Community is Shocked by the Passing of Well-Known Attorney Peter Latos at Age 48

Continued from page 1 tacularly that his father returned partner,” Andrew said with a to Greece. trembling voice. who was also a friend of his,” In recent days, however, his Peter and Andrew Latos are Andrew said. condition deteriorated seriously both embodiments of the Amer - Latos was immediately taken until he lost the final battle. ican Dream. They were the chil - to the Mount Sinai Medical Cen - His family, respecting his fi - dren of immigrants, graduates ter, where he was operated on nal wishes, will establish the Pe - of the schools of the St. by Dr. David Samadi, Chief of ter Latos Prostate Research Demetrios School in Astoria, St. Robotic Surgery. After intensive Foundation with the aim of sup - John’s University, and Touro therapy he emerged triumphant porting research efforts and as - Law School, and they built their from his battle with the cancer. sisting needy members of the own business in Astoria. In 2010 he mounted an in - community through free Their parents, whose sur - formational campaign in the prostate cancer screenings. name was originally Gabrielatos, community promoting timely “Peter’s untimely death has were born in Cephalonia and testing and diagnosis of prostate plunged the family into mourn - came to New York in 1963, cancer, speaking at t many ing and has touched not only when Andrew, their eldest, was events, and on TV and radio us, but everyone who had the three months old. Peter was shows. good fortune to meet him and born two years later. They were His health later became ag - called him their friend. The loss raised to love their heritage and gravated, but when his father is an even greater one for me, the community. When their fa - visited him from Cephalonia however, I have lost not only a ther was naturalized, the family three weeks ago, Latos’ health brother, a friend, a companion name was shortened to Latos. seem to have improved so spec - and also my law and business The brothers served in nu -

Grieving family and friends filled St. Demetrios Cathedral in Astoria during the funeral service for attorney Peter Latos (inset right) where Archbishop Demetrios presided.

merous community organiza - fought for his life… His family tions, and it was no accident lost their adored son, father, and that Andrew was elected presi - brother, and we have lost an ex - dent of the Cephalonian Broth - ceptional friend,” Constanti - erhood of New York. nides said. Savas Constantinides, presi - Peter Latos was active in nu - asked him about his condition dent of Omega Brokers, Inc. merous community organiza - that “I’m great. This isn’t going which is located in Astoria, told tions, including the Hellenic to get me.” TNH that he and his father are Lawyers Association (HLA), to Stathatos-Fulgieri said “he family friends who know the which he made substantial do - didn’t go down easy. He went brothers very well. He stressed nations, including to its schol - down fighting…He was a good that he marveled at their accom - arship fund. friend and it’s so sad. I received plishments in the business Past HLA president Mamie a million texts yesterday and my world. Stathatos-Fulgieri told TNH “he post on Facebook has gone vi - “Above all I admired Peter’s was larger than life,” and said ral…it’s tragic.” integrity and character and most that although his friends were She noted, however, that of all his love for life. He taught aware of the prostate cancer di - Latos and his fiancé Christine through his magnanimity and agnosis, they were still shocked Petropoulos “did so much trav - The mortal remains of Peter (Panagiotis) Latos are carried by pall bearers into the Cathedral of generosity, and by the extraor - to hear the news because he eling this past year, really valu - St. Demetrios. Latos was active in the Greek and greater Astoria community. dinary manner in which he would always tell people who ing life.”

DEATH NOTICES n ALEXANDRIS, JOHN John was born March 6, 1942 Jimmy, and by his son Perikles godsons Patrick Kotsopodis and Food Festival where he was seen DALLAS, TX (From the Dallas in Amelandes, Greece. He is pre - and wife Jamie. Loving grand - Pete Dimou. serving up Greek Coffee and This is a service Morning News, published on ceded in death by his parents father to eight grandchildren, John served in the Greek Army pastries. to the community. Jun. 23) – John P Alexandris, Perikles and Daphne Alexandris, Nicholas, Thanasi, Andrew, and then came to America in He was a loving, caring, and Announcements of deaths Age 71, passed away Jun. 16. his brothers Dimitri and Anestis Katherine, Angelo III, John Pe - 1968 where he became an thoughtful husband, father, may be telephoned to the Alexandris and brother in law ter, Victoria, and Yianni, brother American citizen. He pursued brother, uncle, cousin, and classified department of Tasos Stamelou. He is survived Christos and wife Valerie, sister the American dream and devel - grandfather who always had a The National Herald at days and dates of funerals, by his wife of 41 years Vasiliki in law Eleni of Dallas, brother oped his own painting business, smile on his face and was will - (718) 784-5255, memorials, and other events di - Alexandris, daughter Daphne Evangelos and wife Fani, sister Alexandris Brothers Painting ing to help others. He will be monday through Friday, rectly correspond to the original Fox and husband John, daugh - Katina Stamelou, and sister in Contractors. He was an active deeply missed by all who knew 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eST publication date, which appears ter Teresa Chantilis and hus - law Eleni of Greece, countless member of Holy Trinity Greek and loved him. Please visit or e-mailed to: at the beginning of each notice. band Angelo, daughter relatives including god-daughter Orthodox Church and a long - www.affoplano.com to leave a [email protected] Chrisoula Kazanas and husband Dafni Alexandri of Greece, and time volunteer at the Greek condolence for the family. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 6-12, 2013 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY The Last Camel Charge Portrays History of Greeks in the American West

By Steve Frangos historical figures involved in this have thought that men such as in the American West for nearly TNH Staff Writer camel project, does them little Tedro, Caralambro, and Mikos 400 years before the Army War real service. Except for the mo - would have been included as Department hired Beale to map ments leading up to “the last among the first Greek hard travel routes. The treatment by CHICAGO- The Last Camel camel charge,” the Greeks in - scrapple workers in America. Johnson of the Mojave Indians Charge: The Untold Story of volved see little mention. Un - But as far as I know they were is nothing short of a John Wayne America’s Desert Military Exper - questionably, were it not for not. True these men did not be - movie. Oh, sure mention is iment, by Forrest Bryant John - subsequent historical events no long to a union or a political made of their cultural perspec - son, is the latest in a long series mention of even Hi Jolly and party. They were just workers, tives but nothing of how the of books about the U.S. Army’s Greek George would have seen in small letters, not the heroes Americans were very simply in - experiment with the use of the passing mention they re - of this mapping expedition. Ed - vading and taking whatever camels as pack animals (New ceive here. ward F. Beale, American naval they wanted and the Indians be York: Berkley Caliber, 2012). And here we move into that officer and explorer, is typically damned! True, those few and Where Johnson’s book differs is extremely uncomfortable space the focal point (and so unques - they are less than a handful, of in providing, for the first time, for scholars and tale-tellers of tioned hero) of any account re - men who did attempt to care the larger historical factors that the American West, the popular lated to this experiment. Tedro, for the Indians are mentioned were already in motion during imagination. The camels and Caralambro, and Teodoro could but as the exception that was the late 1850s, when this exper - their original Greek and Anato - only “make their marks” when doomed to failure rather than iment with camels was under - lian handlers were simply let they signed on as drivers, as a sort of corrective or means taken. As such, this tale of ex - loose when the Army’s interest scouts, and mere laborers they of introducing an alternate to ploration, mapping, and in that experiment finally ran its were never to become leading the extermination that took expansion into the American course. For the next 40 to 50 citizens or organizers of any - place. West is filled with unexpected years those Greeks (and we still thing. The Big Picture for Johnson actors and events. Johnson is ei - do not know how many there What really seems to deflect is the exploration and settling ther an extremely fine writer or were) roamed the American attention away from these men of the Great American West. The he had a strong-willed editor be - West becoming what can only and their undeniable movement conflation of Beale’s mapping cause this historical tale moves be termed legends. These voy - into American legend is the very expedition with the army’s ex - effortlessly as it offers the seem - agers from the Aegean served image of camels. The suggestion periment with camels provides ingly obviously connective links as Indian scouts, as literally the of the carnival or sideshow for an interesting historical mo - between presidential politics, first U.S. Mail riders, prospec - whenever camels are mentioned ment, but then given the events western migration, the aspira - tors, bandits, and common citi - immediately seems to mandate around the American Civil War tions of Mormons, the divisive zens at least three of these that whatever is then discussed and the westward movement of cancer of American slavery, road Greek camels’ drivers: Tedro, cannot be taken seriously. Since emigrants, nothing came of this building, the cultural views of Caralambro, and Mimico Tedro, Caralambro, and Mikos introduction of camels. the Mojave Indians, and the in - Teodoro (Mico) became persons were the lowest of low class, Forrest Bryant Johnson’s ner workings of the military bu - who continue to intrigue the what could they have done im - book is a credible and well-writ - reaucracy in Washington. popular American imagination. portant? Whatever Greek schol - ten addition to the history of the The devotion to detail here Forrest Bryant Johnson’s book places the story of U.S. Army’s In Quartzsite, AZ Tedro has ars in Greece or North America American west. But as with any is meant to give human mean - experiment with the use of camels as pack animals as America a cemetery, a festival, and a folk - may think of these three men, book, the author has a point of ing to what is really only a story expanded westward into a larger historical context. song named after him. Greek since that day in 1857 when view and we as readers must be of mapping the best routes to George is still recalled in terms they first stepped out onto the aware of this and its short com - California from the Mississippi pages of diaries and army re - Greek. of Mexican bandit history and shores of Texas, they have re - ings. The existing and ongoing River. Here Johnson is both at ports and how much stems from For Greek-American readers, has at least two California his - mained a definite part of Amer - legends of Hi Jolly, Greek his best and worst. Gleaming the writer’s tweaking the story this volume is important since torical markers-gravestones in ican history and more impor - George, and Teodoro refute the firsthand accounts of events just a bit. it finally situates the wide array his memory. Teodoro, said in tantly American legend. “authentic historical point of from scores of eye-witness ac - Whatever else can be said of conflicting social forces and several accounts to be a relative Now, Johnson would agree view” that their lives amounted counts and reports Johnson can about this historical volume its historical actors that ultimately of Tedro and Caralambro, is also with our Greek scholars and his to nothing. Now if we could tell us not just what happened storyline moves quickly. With 39 brought camels to the Great in Western lore, but mostly for mentioning of Hi Jolly and only get the experts to recognize but what individuals said and fast-paced tightly-written chap - American Desert. For with those alleged killings. “A governor’s Greek George are just fragments the enduring power of cultural reported they felt at the very ters, a concluding summation camels came some of the first pardon,” one of the most used and then mostly related to the symbolism these legends con - moments American “history” chapter, a section on the princi - documented Greeks to the clichés in American movie West - camel charge – which, despite vey, we would curiously not was made. At times, Johnson pal historical figures actors in American West. Johnson, al - erns was, we are told, actually the title of this book, was the only have more insightful his - gets a little too caught up in his this book (after their time with though he does not ignore Philip given to Teodoro. first and only camel charge in torical accounts of these indi - own story (and chosen mention the camel experiment), pages of Tedro (aka Hi Jolly) and Yiorgos Given the recent documen - American history. But then, the viduals, but the world in which of tale-telling) and one wonders notes and a bibliography of Caralambro (Greek George), the tary on Greeks in the labor Greek drivers get no worst a they moved as well. how much of these eye-witness sources there is much to reflect two principal figures from movement now being shown treatment in Johnson’s account reports were drawn from the upon – especially if one is a among the wider cadre of Greek around the country, one would than do the Spanish who were [email protected] Live from Lithi Beach on Chios: Beauty is Truly in the Eye of the Beholder

Continued from page 1 a right to build on the scorched Nonetheless, there are a cou - land? Or was it the catch-all ple of different ways to look at bear to witness the damage for scapegoat many Greeks often the situation: with sadness, himself. blame: “the Turks?” when thinking about how beau - Yet, non-Greek American No one knows for sure, but tiful the land was as compared friends of ours visiting Chios for what remains undisputed is that to now, or with joy, in appreci - the first time this year find Lithi the island as a whole has suf - ating how beautiful it continues to be absolutely gorgeous. fered for it – not only in terms to be in comparison to many Beauty truly is in the eye of the of an blow to its aesthetic ap - other places on earth. beholder. peal, but also much damage to After all, the pristinely clean The mystery about how the the island’s lucrative “masticha” water, calm as if it were a river, fire started in the first place – a industry – which involves ex - is still there. So is the sand – phenomenon not uncommon in tracting mastic resin from trees and many a visitor to Greece Greece during the hot summer that are virtually incapable of knows how hard finding a sandy months – remains unknown. growing anywhere else in the beach can be. So are the coffee Was it simply the result of a cig - world other than on Chios’ bars by the water, at which to arette tossed out of a car and Southern region. sit and listen to soothing music into some dry weeds on the side Was it purely an accident, a and whittle the hours away, and of the road, an act that surely stupid prank, a calculated polit - the restaurants that serve some happens hundreds if not thou - ical statement, a desperate ma - of the best food on the entire is - sands of times a day here? Was neuver based on economic hard - land. it landowners barred from ship, or just an act of pure evil? Some of the beauty of Lithi – building on their historically We can all draw our own con - and a good part of the surround - protected property that set fire clusions, but anyone with eyes ing area – has burned away. But to it on purpose, to collect the surely can see what a shame it Lithi Beach on Chios: The hills were once lush green, but the fire could not damage the a whole lot more of it remains insurance money and then have is. pristinely beautiful blue sea. unscathed, ready to be enjoyed. Supreme Court Rulings on Gay Marriage Inspire Greek-American GLBTs

Continued from page 1 rights traditionally take their are wired. God’s Spirit can come acknowledge our existence or do yond “the sin of homosexuality.” Agape Circle, people can be open stand: Family values. He says the to anyone and God’s love em - anything,” Plagianos said. He He said “to fight homophobia in about all personal and social mat - sacred institution ordained by attitudes of conservatives tear braces all of us,” he said. does acknowledge some heroes the church you have to keep ters. God, homosexual union is not. families apart. “I think the church has always however. By 1989 the Archdio - bringing it up and desensitizing Their upcoming First Wednes - Like adultery and fornication, “We must strengthen our fam - been open to addressing the cese’s GOTELECOM put out a them so they don’t think we are day lecture series, which is sched - homosexual acts are con - ilies. All along the way I saw what needs of all people, but it de - video “AIDS, an Orthodox per - the devil.” uled to begin in September, will demned by Scripture…This be - families get messed up or de - pends on who is speaking. Hope - spective,” working with an Axios He hopes that the Supreme focus on relationships and gay ing said, however, we must stroyed when the church could fully it is someone who has member, the late George Vlamis Court decision will open up the marriage will be addressed. stress that persons with a ho - still demonize gays as being ei - thought through and prayed and Father Milton Efthimiou, but doors for discussion and “conser - Zachmanoglu told TNH, “I mosexual orientation are to be ther sinful or unworthy.” about these things and can ad - Plagianos said the Church never vative people will become shyer,” strongly believe in Gay mar - cared for with the same mercy He said his mother for years dress them in a very responsible promoted the video. about attacking them and that riage…why not? If two people and love that is bestowed by our would say to him in Greek “I still way.” They produced a more recent those in support of gay issues and love each other, let them get mar - Lord Jesus Christ upon all of hu - don’t know how the devil ever video featuring actor John Sta - civil rights will feel freer to speak. ried.” Told people have been manity.” got into you." The words still mos titled “A Family Like Ours” Plagianos came out in 1974 shouted down on such issues, she Although there is a consensus haunt him. “We must strengthen our about a families experience with and he was very lonely in high said “that’s really too bad. We that in recent years the Church Plagianos grew up in Bay families. All along the way I a son dying of AIDS. school. He found few people to have to discuss these issues.” has handled the issues with Ridge, and attended Kimisis and saw what families get Zymaris noted an OCAMPR speak with, though some were “Our church is a very conser - greater sensitivity and under - later Holy Cross Church. He real - conference in November 2006 at understanding Greek Orthodox vative church… although you will standing, older Greek-Americans ized he was gay as early as ele - messed up or destroyed Holy Cross School of Theology priests. He deeply appreciates the always find some progressive experienced social isolation and mentary school when he was when the church could still that focused on human sexuality moral support he received from clergyman, like my father, hostility in Church contexts as aware that he found Ancient in an Orthodox context and ho - the late Father Emmanuel Kalinikos Hatzilambrou, who they endured life crises through Greek statues and vase paintings demonize gays as being mosexuality was one of the most “Manny” Gratsias. served in places like New York the decades, including the AIDS very interesting. He also studied either sinful or unworthy.” frequent topics that came up. He admires Fr. Gratsias pas - and Boston in the 1940s and 50s. epidemic. at Holy Cross for one year, and Three Axios representatives were toral ethos, saying, “he reached He privately counseled people Nicholas Zymaris, a young has had both positive and nega - He agreed that the Orthodox officially invited to participate. out to people he didn’t sit in his that they could use contracep - computer programmer, told TNH tive church experiences. Church tends to address such is - They were prepared to re - office waiting for families to call.” tives,” she said. “personally I have not been de - Although there have always sues on a one on one basis in the spond strongly to presenters who As Fr. Angelo Gavalas’ assistant Axios also appreciates the sup - nied communion,” as some have been more “progressive priests,” context of pastoral counseling. took the now discredited position at Three Hierarchs, he learned to port of GABSI, which has pre - reported. recently-trained clergy reportedly “People will not find the Ortho - that people can change their ori - go out to hospitals and look on sented informative videos at their Zymaris thinks the Supreme strive to be faithful both to church dox answer to questions on such entation, but were pleasantly sur - the roster for Orthodox people. meetings, including the Greek Court made a good decision. He teachings and to Christ’s example issues on Google, but these issues prised “when an elderly, hetero - Father Manny found time to movie Strella, which examined belongs to the younger genera - of compassion. have been addressed by the sexual priest said everything we counsel Plagianos by taking him LBGT people’s estrangement from tion and said, “I think a lot of When asked if it is helpful to church since the beginning of wanted to say.” along during those hospital vis - their families. priests are rather accepting.” see sexual preference as people Christendom… they are ad - IT IS PART OF THE HUMAN its. Plagianos feels the church tra - He is active with “Axios – East - as being “wired” a certain way, dressed when people come to CONDITION Plagianos also appreciates the ditionally has fostered that es - ern & Orthodox LGBT [lesbian, or, in the words of pop star Lady speak to the priests one on one.. Zymaris agreed that despite work of people like Maria Zach - trangement by saying that it’s an gay, bisexual, and transgender] Gaga “born that way,” Fr. with their Spiritual father.” progress, “families can still break manoglu, whose father was a evil. “They don’t accept it,” he Christians, which marched for the Nathanael Symeonides, pastor of Plagianos, on the other hand, apart,” over these issues. “The priest. Agape Circle, which is a said, “but they have to accept that 30th time on Sunday at the an - the Church if the Evangelismos believes an opportunity for that most basic thing, whether some - ministry of the Archdiocesan it’s a reality, that they are people, nual New York Gay Pride parade. on Manhattan’s uber-liberal Up - to happen earlier was tragically one is gay or straight, is that this Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, pro - not the devil they talk about.” IT IS ABOUT FAMILY VALUES per West Side told TNH, “I’m not lost in the aftermath of the AIDS is part of the human condition. vides support to individuals in George Plagianos is one of the a biologist…I don’t know if that outbreak when community orga - My parents had great difficulty need and their families. With By Constantine S. Sirigos co-founders of the group. Axios the best way to speak about what nizations and institutions could dealing with it at first, but they emerged around 1980 in Califor - human beings are. We are not have played a greater role in ed - came around and their reason nia and Plagianos communicated machines. ucating gays about the dangers was that they loved their son and with them. Meetings in 1983 led “I do know that a human per - to their health and educate the I think that happens in most fam - to a New York group that began son is asked to live a live in Christ rest of the community to address ilies.” Follow us on Facebook: to march in the New York Parade. and to aspire to be more than just the social isolation of those Nevertheless, he says that He boldly fights those with our biology, and to be holy. That stricken by the disease. even in the context of ministering eθνικός Κήρυξ / The National Herald hostile views on the very battle - can come to somebody who is “We were reaching out to the to those suffering from AIDS, field where opponents of gay wired any way they think they churches but they did not even most priests still cannot get be - 8 CYPRUS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 6-12, 2013

that I have personally witnessed,” Political Meddling and Bad Loans Ruined the Banks of Cyprus David Lascelles, the body’s head and a senior fellow of London- based think tank Centre for the NICOSIA- As it undergoes a bur - turn for 10 billion euros ($13 bil - nior academic and banking sector the existing bonds and that it was with additional austerity mea - Study of Financial Innovation, geoning economic crisis that has lion) to save the banks and econ - figures from around Europe, is a "distressed exchange." sures if it wants continued loans. told Reuters. crippled the economy, Cyprus was omy from collapse. studying the sector for the Cypriot The S&P analysts said they The panel’s interim report said Cyprus also had to shut down nearly destroyed because its Cypriot’s state banks were central bank as it bids to launch could raise their rating on Cyprus a policy of complacency, over - Laiki Bank, with some of its assets banking sector was riddled with taken into ruin by bad manage - reform, and warned there’s more back up into junk status if the ex - sight, cultural rigidity to change, – and liabilities – were trans - political meddling and bad loans ment – for which nobody has trouble ahead unless the govern - change goes through as planned. weak bank governance and foot- ferred to Bank of Cyprus, where that pushed it to the edge of de - been prosecuted or investigated ment tightens control on banks. NO RETURN POLICY dragging on reforms was partly depositors have seen large chunks fault, a panel studying the indus - – with bad loans to Greek busi - The report came just ahead of Among the reforms demanded to blame for the downfall of the of their uninsured savings forcibly try on the island has found. nesses that went belly-up in that more bad news as the ratings by the Troika of the European sector, coupled with its heavy ex - turned into equity to recapitalize The report, commissioned by country’s crisis, and heavy expo - agency Standard & Poor’s low - Union-International Monetary posure to debt-crippled Greece. the bank, making them pay for the island’s central bank, said risk- sure to Greek bonds that were de - ered its credit rating on Cyprus, Fund-European Central Bank Cyprus’ banking sector was effec - the bank’s mismanagement while taking by banks was overlooked, valued 74 percent, imposing big knocking the debt-stricken island (EU-IMF-ECB) was seizure of up tively non-regulated for years as the banking executives have es - there were few checks and bal - losses on investors. country from junk status into “se - to 80 percent of private bank ac - its state institutions pursued rich caped punishment. ances by directors, lending was Capital controls, limiting de - lective default” because of an an - counts over 100,000 euros foreign depositor who now have Lascelles said, Cyprus should based on personal relationships positors to 300 euros ($390) per nounced debt exchange. ($130,000) by the state as part lost most of their money, along have to make do with a leaner and there was poor supervision day in withdrawals, and remain - The Cypriot government is of a scheme to cut or raise 13 bil - with Cypriots who saved for years banking sector with less appetite at all levels. ing ceilings on businesses access swapping some local bonds for lion euros ($17 billion). for retirement, emergencies or es - for overseas expansion, tighter su - Two weeks after taking office to money is further hampering longer-term bonds. Though that Anastasiades now says it was tablished college loans for their pervision on all levels, streamline in March, President Nicos Anas - the economy, Anastasiades ar - eases some of the immediate liq - a bad deal for Cyprus and he children. a now-fragmented system of reg - tasiades – who campaigned gued to no avail. uidity pressure on Cyprus, the wants to renegotiate it but that “Certainly in terms of the size ulation into one regulator under against raiding private bank ac - The Independent Commission S&P analysts said they thought suggestion was rejected out of of the crisis and in terms of the central bank control, and convert counts – acceded to that demand on the Future of the Cyprus Bank - the new bonds were on “less fa - hand by the Troika who said remedies that have been put in Co-Operative banks into commer - from international lenders in re - ing Sector, comprised of four se - vorable terms” for investors than Cyprus has to live with it along place to deal with it, it is the worst cial businesses. Transcripts Reveal that Ford and Kissinger Pressured AHEPA on Cyprus

Continued from page 1 period of time when In the Con - the Alliance damaged. Well, with in touch with Eagleburger or Bre - gress to have many contacts with those remarks, I would now like mer. the embargo. AHEPA. Some of my contacts go to hear from you, or perhaps from Mr. Plumides: (To the Presi - The crux of Ford’s and back even further – Alex Demar the Secretary. dent) There is one have other to Kissinger’s arguments was that and Bill Strugis – between them I Secretary Kissinger: As the thing we wish to discuss with you, rather than pressuring Turkey to earned my first dollar. I have a President has pointed out, the ne - Your Honor. (laughter) You’ll make concessions, it was causing strong feeling for Americans of gotiations which started in Janu - have to excuse me; I’m presently them to harden their positions. Greek heritage. ary in our judgment would have in a murder trial. We will take Some scholars have long sus - When I was Vice President, I made much more rapid progress what you have said into serious pected Kissinger himself under - recall receiving a call from the if it were not for the legislation. consideration. At the same time mined the embargo’s effective - Secretary of State on the prob - Even so, even with other issues we feel that you as President ness by telling Ankara the lems in Cyprus. The Secretary such as the Aegean and oil, I think should give encouragement in administration was working to filled me in on the steps then be - we can get the negotiations some public announcement to the get it repealed. ing taken by the previous Greek started. The problem is to see if Cypriots — something encourag - In the coming months, Ford government in trying to change, we can use the NATO summit to ing to Cypriots and to Greek- and his allies succeed in partially or upset, the arrangements then get movement. Before this I will Americans. You should say that lifting the embargo. According to existing in Cyprus. Since becom - be at the CENTO meeting; the As - you are interested in this and that the Office of the Historian of the ing President, I’ve spent a good sistant Secretary of State is you want to see a just solution. U.S. State Department: “On Oc - deal of time working with the presently having talks in Turkey This is important to us. The de - tober 2 the House reversed its Secretary, with the Congress, try - and Athens. We are trying to get mocratic principle is involved. We stand and voted 237–176 to par - ing to find ways to get an answer impetus for the talks resuming in have seen it lost in Cambodia; we tially lift the embargo…The Sen - to the Cyprus problem, to get ne - Vienna, and I'll be meeting with Women demonstrate for their missing. Nearly 40 years later, are about to lose it in Vietnam. ate concurred with the amend - gotiations bringing about the de - Secretary General Waldhelm on thousands are still missing. The invasion tore families apart. To lose it in Greece would be ment on October 3. Ford signed sired results. The Secretary has this later today. tragic. S.2230 on October 6.” had several meetings with the for - We need flexibility to proceed. you simply are not going to get Guard set up on Cyprus. That was President: To lose it in the On July 26, 1978, at which eign ministers of Greece and The present stalemate In our an interim agreement as a result tragic, the kickoff for all of this. It Mediterranean would be tragic. time Jimmy Carter was president, Turkey trying to arrange for ne - judgment, will not cause those of the actions you are taking. You shocked me. Ever since then, we We have serious problems in the the Senate voted to completely gotiations, trying to get steps occupying territory to leave that must work on a total agreement. have been trying to find an an - whole southern tier of the repeal the embargo, followed by started toward a settlement. My territory. They will only further The Congress has made a very se - swer. Mediterranean – Portugal, Spain, an August 1 House of Represen - friends on Capitol Hill then tried stabilize their position. I'm a rious mistake, and the situation I will be going to NATO in the the entire area involves a poten - tatives vote. On September 26, their initiative. I understand what strong supporter for what the won't get better. The Congress latter part of May. While in Brus - tially volatile situation. We cannot 1978 Carter signed legislation fi - the Congress wants to do. How - President has said. We will use cannot take Turkish forces off sels I hope to see Caramanlis and tolerate the current situation con - nally lifting the embargo. ever, frankly, in my judgment the our good offices even though our Cyprus. The Greeks can't. United Demirel, and the Secretary will tinuing between Greece and Congress’ subsequent adop - various actions by the Congress most effective card has already States cannot consider unilateral be seeing the two foreign minis - Turkey. It involves our national tion of a 7-10 ratio on U.S. mili - have been counter-productive. I been played, namely the cut-off action. We have to negotiate. ters before then. If I go with one security. tary aid to Greece and Turkey, have talked about this with Con - of aid to Turkey. Mr. Plumides: Do you feel hand tied, I can't be optimistic on I would assure that if we are whose purpose was to maintain gressmen Brademas, Sarbanes Dr. Chirgotis: Mr. President, this legislation ties the hands of headway. given flexibility we will make a the strategic balance between and Rosenthal. first may I extend our sincere the diplomats ... ? Mr. Plumides: You are asking maximum effort. I cannot go to those two NATO allies, was a I think that if we are to have a thanks for this opportunity to Mr. Bell: Mr. President, as - for some period for you to work? NATO for talks with Demirel and meet with you. We are concerned suming the American aid to President: Yes, without a date Caramanlis without flexibility. Americans, and this subject is of Turkey is taken off the table as certain for aid cut-off. Such talks won't produce any - very great importance to us. Mr. an issue, name one item which Mr. Plumides: If we return to thing. If I have flexibility I can Plumides and Mr. Bell are our the Greek side will have left as a that state, we may reach a stage make headway. Brademas and spokesmen and I would like to negotiating position? where the Congress will say the Sarbanes have suggested that I ask them to speak now. President: I would like Sec - President hasn't done anything. use a provision in the present law Mr. Plumides: Mr. President, retary Kissinger to answer that. Then can we compromise and re - to lift the embargo. I'm not going we are very concerned. I am from Secretary Kissinger: When I sort to the aid cut-off? I also want to get on that wicket (laughter); North Carolina. I am of different met with AHEPA In October, I said to know if aid is resumed would they'll lower the boom on me; I'm political party — a Democrat, and I might have more positive news. there be a period during which not going to walk down that trap. we hold democratic ideals very At that time there were growing something is done to benefit I will get it. It's a matter of princi - dear. indications that the Turks were refugees and to reduce the danger ple for me. I have to be frank, Mr. Secretary, we have sat putting together a package of uni - of invasion by Turkey? nothing has bothered me more across the table from you before. lateral concessions. What has President: Our position is to than to see this fester. We have The only thing that has bothered happened since: the legislation in remove the cut-off. I'll make done our darndest. us is that the Secretary has as - our Congress; the fall of the Turk - monthly progress reports. With - Mr. Bell: If it is possible to sured us that something would ish government; Greek elections; out the cut-off on the statute meet with the Secretary in the be done in Cyprus. We are doing and indication of Greek willing - books and reporting to the Con - next ten to 15 days, can your Ad - the right thing in trying to get the ness to work on a settlement; but gress, if after a reasonable period ministration have one item you refugee problem solved, but we before negotiations get underway, of time there is no progress, then can persuade Turkey to accept? don't see what the U. S. Govern - the aid cut-off. something new will have to be This might be a start. It might Turkish paratroopers waving their flag after being dropped in - ment is doing. Now, without the cut-off it is done. serve to assuage our uneasiness; side the Nicosia-Agyrta enclave. We went to Cyprus last sum - my opinion that the Greek and Mr. Bell: We have already it might help us to see some light. mer, thanks to the assistance of Turkish foreign ministers will be tried postponement. President: There are various weak substitute, in principle and solution we have to be given flex - the Secretary. We visited the able to get together to negotiate President: Yes, but with a de - things: in practice. ibility. I know this does not coin - refugee camps, and we even a solution to the Cyprus crisis. We termined date. - possibilities relating to Fam - The illegal occupation of the cide with the attitude of AHEPA made a film. It’s a film which we have not asked the Greeks for a Kissinger: Six weeks at a time. agusta; Republic of Cyprus continues af - and your actions over the last six have shown all over the United single concession. Every time a concession was pro - - possibilities relating to the ter 39 years. months. But what progress has States. Have you seen it? Mr. Bell: You have not an - posed by either side it was done airport; the position that has been taken Mr. President, when you speak swered my question. Assuming in relation to the cut-off and its - territory in Cyprus; File scanned from the National by you produced? There has been I know you have access to a lot you take US aid to Turkey away effect on the cut-off. - the number of Turkish troops Security Adviser’s Memoranda of no solution on Cyprus. The Turks more information than we do. from us as a negotiating lever, Mr. Bell: Once the prohibition in Cyprus. Conversation Collection at the are more difficult and not more But why has something not been what do you have left to offer the on aid is removed by the Congress These are all areas which in Gerald R. Ford Presidential Li - cooperative. I am sure you know done for these people? We too Turks? Our reaction will depend we will have to admit defeat. If the final analysis will have to be brary that we have some very impor - get information, but we have seen on your answer. the Turks make a concession we negotiated by Clerides and Denk - MEMORANDUM tant and very sensitive bases In no indication that our govern - Secretary Kissinger: Up until will never be able to reinstate the tash and by the Greek and Turk - THE WHITE HOUSE Turkey. Bases, important not only ment has acted to alleviate the now, the cut-off has given the cut-off. ish governments. General Scow - WASHINGTON for the United States, but also for situation, to get the Turks out of Turks an alibi. President: In my judgment, croft and I will talk to the 'NODIS the NATO Alliance. Famagusta. At the same time, we Mr. Bell: The Turks need no the attempt by the Congress, Secretary and will do all we can. MEMORANDUM OF CONVER - Turning to Greece. I couldn't have visited Greece and the Greek alibi. This is plain from their his - while well-intentioned, has pro - It's a sad, sad situation. SATION have been more overjoyed by last government has told us of the ef - tory, and we know their history. duced the wrong results, the op - Mr. Plumides: We're con - PARTICIPANTS: President Ger - year's Greek elections and the forts the Secretary has made. President: As a practical mat - posite results, and the situation cerned. We don't want to embar - ald R. Ford, Secretary of State support of Caramanlis. But, in Just today we have heard in - ter you have to take the legisla - has deteriorated. Why not try rass the Administration nor our Henry A. Kissinger, Lieutenant four by-elections last week the formation to the effect that the tion off the books before it will General Brent Scowcroft. Na - Greek government lost all four. Turks are increasing their forces. be possible to move forward. tional Security Advisor. AHEPA: This does not bode well for We hear rumors which we can't Mr. Bell: That is a political Supreme President William G. Greece. I was also not encouraged prove that the Secretary has al - judgment. Chirgotis, Peter N. Derzis, A. to see two recent incidents: What ready agreed to the permanent President: Yes, but right now Steve Betzelos, John T. Pappas, Is this gal's name — Mercouri, division of Cyprus. the situation is getting worse and Alex Demar, Mary Dinell, William leading two thousand demonstra - Secretary Kissinger: We have worse. The prospects for further P. Tsaffaras, Dennis J. Livadas tors through the streets of never agreed to anything that we deterioration are growing. John G. Plumides, Alfred G. Nicosia; and further to read of have not discussed with the Mr. Bell: Why are we asked Vonetes, Peter L. Bell, Judge Gre - demonstrations outside the U.S. Greeks. to take the Turks on good faith? gory L. Lagakos. White House Embassy in Athens last week. Mr. Plumides: Mr. President, President: There is evidence Staff: Dr. Theodore Marrs, The Secretary is confident that we feel that Greece is more im - of willingness on the part of the William Baroody, A. Denis Clift if there had been the necessary portant than Turkey, but you Turkish government to resolve the TIME AND DATE: Friday, April flexibility four to five months ago never speak about Greece. problem. The Turks of course 25, 1975 12:45 - 1:25 p.m. it would have been possible to President: I have spoke affir - would have to give the details of Roosevelt Room; The White get the parties together and to matively about the new Greek this. . . House have avoided the difficulties we government. Mr. Bell: Demirel did not Plumes of smoke mark the spots where Turkish artillery Meeting with Leadership of have experienced and now face. Mr. Plumides: Yes, but we feel speak that way. pounded the Cypriot capital Nicosia during the 1974 invasion. American Hellenic Educational The situation is not irretriev - that in your Administration Secretary Kissinger: The Progressive Association (AHEPA) able, but unless we do something Turkey is the star of U.S. foreign Turkish domestic situation is com - something different. country. However, we need some on U.S. Policy Toward Greece, it will get worse and worse. policy. We believe that the Turks plicated. Demirel has the same Mr. Bell: We feel we did try. indication. To conclude, Mr. Pres - Cyprus and Turkey Speaking for me, any failure in have as they have always had an right wing elements in his gov - President: Yes, but never with ident, we would like to offer the this negotiation will inevitably expansionist foreign policy. We as ernment which brought Ecevit ample time. The Greek govern - services of AHEPA. We have CLASSIFIED BY: lead to a Papandreou government Greek-Americans cannot tolerate down. We need substantial pri - ment changed, there was the pe - strong positions and I know you HENRY A KISSINGER in Greece. I think that the Cara - this. We want to help. The Senate vate progress toward a settle - riod when we had no Turkish gov - respect this. If there is anything (Following the President's manlis government is a good gov - and the House have understood ment, first, before we can accept ernment, political difficulties in we can do to strengthen ties be - greeting of each member of the ernment, and I don't want to see our position and that is why they changes in public statements. both Greece and Turkey. tween Greece and America, AHEPA delegation, there was a it undercut. have taken the position that the Mr. Plumides: Have you read Mr. Bell: The situation will AHEPA would be pleased to do press photo session. The President On other issues, the Aegean, Turks have to give in. But we General Van Fleet's statement (he continue that way in Turkey and so. Thank you. We very much ap - then opened the meeting.) oil rights; these can be resolved haven't heard anything from your hands a copy to Secretary deliberately, so. preciated this, and we will be President: I am sorry we but we have to get the people to - office, not one good word. Kissinger and then to the Presi - Secretary Kissinger: I have to back in touch. couldn't be in the Cabinet Room. gether. I have been frank and I President: The thing that wor - dent). leave for my meeting with Wald - President: Nothing could We are holding a meeting there have been blunt, but I have to ries me is that if we don't take ac - President: (Having scanned heim, please excuse me. please me more than to have ev - on the subject of railroad help speak strongly in front of people tion, if we don't do something the the statement) As I said at the President: Please go ahead; idence of headway and progress and assistance. It's rather inter - I admire. We want a strong situation will get progressively outset of this meeting I recall very we'll continue. from Brussels. esting. Greece and Turkey. With all the worse. I am personally convinced vividly last July. The Secretary Mr. Plumides: Can we meet (The President then shook First, I want to express my ap - other problems we have, particu - that the prohibition on aid has called me to report the action be - with you sometime during the hands with each member of the preciation to all of you for being larly those in the Mediterranean hamstrung the negotiations. From ing taken by the Greek govern - next ten days? delegation and the meeting con - here. I fortunately had a very long area, we cannot afford to have the information available to me, ment reinforcing the National Secretary Kissinger: Yes, get cluded at 1:25 p.m.) THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 6-12, 2013 GREECE 9 Greek-Nigerian Hoop Star Yiannis Antetokounmpo Drafted into the NBA

The record of Greek basket - In an extended report just court. Maybe we try to help him a little ball stars making a mark in the before the NBA draft, the New Basketball federation head bit on the defensive end, if he National Basketball Association York Times noted that Giorgos Vassilakopoulos secured does get on the floor.” (NBA) isn’t good, but now Yian - Adetokunbo (pronounced a-det- him the Greek basketball iden - But Hammond made it clear nis Antetokounmpo, 18, of o-KOON-bo), got a lot of atten - tity card that allowed the player he wants the young player to be Nigerian descent, has become tion from NBA scouts who and his brothers to play in the in Milwaukee next season. “He the country’s youngest player to flocked to Greece and buzzed Greek A2 division, although An - loves the game,” Hammond be drafted by the NBA, picked about his ball-handling, court tetokounmpo is a citizen and said. “He has a great smile and at number 15 by the Milwaukee vision and decision-making. speaks fluent Greek. a great skill set.” Bucks. “From the time I started in A few months ago, then In - He added, however, the chal - Almost unknown even inside basketball, my dream was to be terior Minister Evripidis Stylian - lenge will be great because of Greece because he wasn’t on the a big star, to have a big future idis singlehandedly cut corners the talent level in the NBA. national team and played for in basketball,” he said. to ensure Antetokounmpo got a “There is a real transition period the second-division club Filath - Other Greek stars worked Greek passport as soon as pos - for him. You’re talking about a litikos in Greece’s second-tier their way up through youth na - sible. Prime Minister Antonis kid who has only been out of league until this season, he has tional teams and joined top pro - Samaras’ goverment, however, the country (Greece) one time. leapfrogged into the NBA and fessional clubs like Panathi - is pushing changes in immigra - And that was a few weeks ago will wear number 34 for the naikos and Olympiacos. tion laws to deny immigrants when he played with the Greek Bucks. Adetokunbo, essentially state - such as Antetokounmpo a national team. Antetokounmpo’s love for his less before he received his pass - chance to become citizens even “He wants to have his family country was evident when he port in May, has never played if they were born and raised in here with him, and we’re going raised the Greek flag upon hear - above Greece’s second division. Greece, were educated at Greek to work hard to have that hap - ing his name during the draft, Like other immigrants to schools and speak fluent Greek. pen. “The sooner we can get where he was the youngest Greece, his parents struggled to “There’s no question there him on the floor, the better. The player on the board. find work. Adetokunbo and his were safer picks but nothing Bucks consider Antetokounmpo Bucks General Manager John older brother, Thanasis, would with this kind of upside, nothing a small forward at 6-foot-9 and Hammond had his eye on a po - help out by hawking watches, close to this,” Hammond told 196 pounds, but he has ball- tential all-star talent in Antetok - bags and sunglasses. In doing the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. handling skills of a point guard. ounmpo, dubbed the “Greek Yiannis Antetokounmpo raised the flag of the country he grew so, they jeopardized their roster “That’s the key component of Antetokounmpo has the po - Freak” after his talents started up in when he heard his name during the NBA draft. spots because they were missing what we have here. tential to be perhaps the best to become known last winter. practices. They also missed “How are we going to get our Greek to play in the NBA after “The bottom line is in two or father is Greek and mother is They joined the Zografou meals. next all-star? I don’t want to put Lou Tsiropoulos, who played on three years he could easily be from Cameroon, played on the club of Filathlitikos and grew “Sometimes, our fridge was that on this kid’s shoulder, but I three Boston Celtics world one of the best two or three Greek national team and an - with it, taking the previously un - empty,” said Adetokunbo, who think he has that skill set to be - championship teams and Pre - players in this draft, talent- chored its stunning 101-95 sur - heard of team to the verge of turned 18 in December. “Some come that, if it all falls together drag Stojakovic, a Greek-Ser - wise,” Bucks Director of Player prise upset of a team of NBA reaching the top flight this days, we didn’t sell the stuff and for him.”“He is thin, there is no bian who played for the Dallas Personnel Dave Babcock, told All-Stars at the 2006 World spring. we didn’t have money to feed doubt about that,” Hammond Mavericks. the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Championships, but Golden Yiannis turned out to be the ourselves,” the story noted. said. “But he’s going to fill out Two of the best who didn’t It was a rapid rise and sur - Dawn said it didn’t want him on best and still has to grow and The good days brought “just just with natural maturation. get the chance were both Boston prise for Antetokounmpo, the team because he wasn’t flesh out his skills and will be enough,” he said, to make the “From the offensive end of Celtics draft choices as well dur - whose family came from Africa purely Greek and was half- sorely tested in the NBA with its rent, pay a water or electric bill, the floor, I think he could find a ing the team’s banner years: to Greece 24 years ago and now African. rough bump-and-run physical or buy food. way to be on the floor right now, Nick Galis of Seton Hall, who has found itself in a time of dif - The Antetokounmpo Family style of play as he is a slim 6-9, GIVE HI M THE BALL! at 19 years old (in December), came to Greece and led the ficulty for immigrants that are lived in the working class neigh - which makes him a little bigger NBA scouts say he can be an and play. I think he’s got to be a 1987 national team to the Eu - targets of the neo-Nazi Golden borhood of Sepolia and came to than a “tweener,” somewhere be - off-the-ball shooter, much like small forward. ropean title, and his teammate, Dawn Party that wants all of the attention of basketball tween a big guard and a small his idol, Oklahoma Thunder star “Defensively with the lack of Panagiotis Giannakis, who them out of Greece. scouts and coaches with four forward, which can be an awk - Kevin Durant, who can bury the strength, he is going to have played for Hellenic College just Sofoklis Schortsanitis, whose talented athletes as sons. ward spot, especially for a rookie. three from anywhere on the some issues to deal with there. outside Boston. Greece to Investigate if NSA Spied on its UN Office and Embassy in DC

ATHENS – Greece’s Foreign Min - tapped EU offices in Washington, cerns about whether they violate actly what it is we are doing in istry said on July 1 that it is going Brussels and at the United Na - public privacy rights at home and this balance between privacy and to investigate allegations that its tions. abroad. Several European offi - security.” Embassy in Washington, DC and “As soon as we saw these re - cials — including in Germany, “The more they know, the United Nations office were being ports, the European External Ac - Italy, France, Luxembourg, and more comfortable they will feel,” spied on by the National Security tion Service made contact with the EU government itself — said Hayden said. “Frankly, I think we Agency (NSA), which was said the U.S. authorities in both the new revelations could scuttle ought to be doing a bit more to to have also been eavesdropping Washington DC and Brussels to ongoing negotiations on a Trans- explain what it is we’re doing, on the European Union and seek urgent clarification of the Atlantic trade treaty that, ulti - why, and the very tight safe - other countries in the region. veracity of, and facts surround - mately, seeks to create jobs and guards under which we’re oper - Following on the heels of a ing, these allegations,” Ashton boost commerce by billions an - ating.” story in the German news mag - said in a statement. nually in what would be the Hayden also defended a se - azine Der Spiegel, the United “The U.S. authorities have world’s largest free trade area. cretive U.S. court that weighs Kingdom’s The Guardian news - told us they are checking on the “Partners do not spy on each whether to allow the govern - paper reported that documents accuracy of the information re - other,” said EU Justice Commis - ment to seize Internet and phone released unlawfully by former leased yesterday and will come sioner Viviane Reding. “We can - records from private companies. CIA analyst Edward Snowden back to us as soon as possible,” not negotiate over a big Trans- The Foreign Intelligence Surveil - lists 38 embassies and missions she said. France and Germany Atlantic market if there is the lance Court is comprised of fed - that the NSA was monitoring, in - have also asked for explanations slightest doubt that our partners eral judges but does not consider cluding Greece, a long-time ally from Washington as reports sug - are carrying out spying activities objections from defense attor - of the United States. gested their embassies were also on the offices of our negotiators. Embassies are sites for business and cultural endeavors. Above, neys in considering the govern - The eavesdropping of the spied on. The American authorities should Make-A-Wish teen Maureen Marsh (C) poses with the Parathosi ment’s request for records. Greek UN mission was known as The Obama Administration eliminate any such doubt dance group at the Greek Embassy in Washington. Last year, the government “Powell” and the operation faced a breakdown in confidence swiftly.” asked the court to approve 1,789 against its embassy was referred from key foreign allies who European Parliament Presi - headquarters in Brussels to dial icy, we have made clear that the applications to spy on foreign in - to as “Klondyke.” threatened investigations and dent Martin Schulz said he was into telephone maintenance sys - United States gathers foreign in - telligence targets, according to “I would like to underscore sanctions against the United “deeply worried and shocked tems that would have allowed it telligence of the type gathered a Justice Department notice to that Greece fully respects the States over secret surveillance about the allegations of U.S. au - to intercept senior officials’ calls by all nations,” the statement Congress dated April 30. The provisions of International Law programs that reportedly in - thorities spying on EU offices.” and Internet traffic at a key EU concluded. It did not provide fur - court approved all but one — that govern the operational sta - stalled covert listening devices in Luxembourg Foreign Minister office nearby. ther details. and that was withdrawn by the tus of Diplomatic and Consular European Union offices. and Deputy Prime Minister Jean THE SNOWDEN AFFAIR NSA Director Keith Alexander government. Critics have de - Missions,” said Foreign Ministry U.S. intelligence officials said Asselborn said he had no reason The Spiegel report cited clas - last week said the government rided the court as a rubber- spokesman Constantinos they will directly discuss with EU to doubt the Der Spiegel report sified U.S. documents taken by stopped gathering U.S. citizens’ stamp approval for the govern - Koutras. officials the new allegations, the and rejected the notion that se - NSA leaker and former contrac - Internet data in 2011. But the ment, sparking an unusual “For this reason, Greece can - Associated Press reported. But curity concerns trump the broad tor Edward Snowden that the NSA programs that sweep up for - response last week in The Wash - not comprehend the media re - the former head of the CIA and U.S. surveillance authorities. magazine said it had partly seen. eigners’ data through U.S. ington Post by its former chief ports regarding monitoring of NSA urged the White House to “We have to reestablish im - It did not publish the alleged servers to pin down potential judge. Greek and other diplomatic mis - make the spy programs more mediately confidence on the NSA documents it cited nor say threats to Americans from Some European counties sions by the Services of a country transparent to calm public fears highest level of the European how it obtained access to them. abroad continue. have much stronger privacy laws that is a friend and ally.” about the American govern - Union and the United States,” But one of the report’s authors Speaking on CBS’ Face the than does the U.S. In Germany, Koutras added that the re - ment’s snooping. Asselborn told the Associated is Laura Poitras, an award-win - Nation, former NSA and CIA Di - where criticism of the NSA’s sur - ports would be investigated by It was the latest backlash in a Press. ning documentary filmmaker rector Michael Hayden down - veillance programs has been par - Greek authorities. “It goes with - nearly month-long global debate According to Der Spiegel, the who interviewed Snowden while played the European outrage ticularly vocal, Justice Minister out saying that, depending on over the reach of U.S. surveil - NSA planted bugs in the EU’s he was holed up in Hong Kong. over the programs, saying they Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarren - the findings, the necessary ex - lance that aims to prevent terror diplomatic offices in Washington In Washington, a statement “should look first and find out berger likened the spying out - planations will be requested,” he attacks. The two programs, both and infiltrated the building’s from the national intelligence di - what their own governments are lined in the Der Spiegel report said. run by the NSA, pick up millions computer network. Similar mea - rector’s office said U.S. officials doing.” to “methods used by enemies EU High Representative of telephone and Internet sures were taken at the EU’s mis - planned to respond to the con - But Hayden said the Obama during the Cold War.” German Catherine Ashton said on that records that are routed through sion to the United Nations in cerns with their EU counterparts administration should try to federal prosecutors are examin - U.S. authorities were immedi - American networks each day. New York, the magazine said. and through diplomatic channels head off public criticism by being ing whether the reported U.S. ately contacted about the report EU UNEASY It also reported that the NSA with specific nations. more open about the top-secret electronic surveillance programs in Der Spiegel that the NSA had They have raised sharp con - used secure facilities at NATO However, “as a matter of pol - programs so “people know ex - broke German laws. As Troika Applies the Pressure, Greece Asks for More Time to Fire Workers

Continued from page 1 lion) to redeem in August, needs ing long queues for service and the Troika loans to keep coming, forcing residents to move from sition could be found for them. although most of the bailout one neighborhood to the other. That is unlikely as the govern - monies are going to repay banks. A shortfall of another 1 billion ment is being directed to reduce If there’s a glitch, the IMF euros ($1.3 billion) emerged at the public workforce by 150,000 might have to withdraw its por - EOPYY, meaning automatic over the next three years. tion of the rescue package to spending cuts may have to be BALD ADMISSION avoid violating its own rules, agreed to bring it back on an even Mitsotakis, in the job only for which require a borrower to be keel. That would force Samaras a couple of weeks as part of a financed a year ahead. to go back on his word not to im - Cabinet reshuffle, said he’s not That could reignite fears of pose more pay cuts, tax hikes and ready to proceed yet. “We are Greece being forced out of the slashed pensions, which he talking about several months. It Eurozone just as Samaras said the vowed he would never do again, is clear that this cannot happen country had turned the corner to - although he also said he would in a few days or a few weeks,” ward beginning a recovery next never work with PASOK in an al - Mitsotakis told private SKAI TV. year and even a possible return liance either. “That is so the job is done to markets if investors aren’t Greece has also been unable properly ... I am not the minister afraid of taking further losses if to persuade the Troika to allow a who would impose arbitrary cri - something goes wrong. reduction in the 23 percent Value teria and say that everyone who There was still a chance that Added Tax (VAT) to 13 percent is over 1.85 meters tall, is bald the Troika might not be able to for restaurants and taverns with and wears glasses will be placed finish its work this month and the tourist season in full bloom in the mobility scheme.” might break off and come back and set to bring in a record 17 Greece missed a June deadline in September, although that was million visitors and whomp up to place 12,500 state workers into unclear what it meant to the loan critical revenues just when Greece the mobility scheme as it has all schedule being met. needs them. previous timetables for going THE MONEY HOLE German Chancellor Angela ahead with the plan as the gov - But the firings aren’t the only Merkel said there is no chance ernment sought to placate work - problem facing the government, AP PHOTO that Greece will be allowed to ers and labor unions and prevent even as Samaras was trying to European Central Bank's (ECB) Klaus Masuch, right, and European Commission Director write down its debt again, this a recurrence of the same kind of lure more foreign investors. A lag - Matthias Mors, left, arrive a ministry for a meeting between between Greek Finance Minister time by imposing big losses on its social unrest that brought down ging privatization program took Yannis Stournaras. public lenders the same way it the previous government of then- a big blow last month when there did to private investors, including premier and previous PASOK wasn’t a single bidder for the state tions. euros ($3.36 billion) after failing surance system EOPYY is also wiping out some small bondhold - leader George Papandreou. energy company DEPA, creating The government plans to ask to find a buyer for natural gas buried in debt and woes even ers in the Diaspora who had put Athens, which has about 2.2 a 1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) hole its creditors to lower this year’s company DEPA. though clinics and hospitals are their savings into trying to help billion euros of bonds ($2.85 bil - in budget and revenue projec - privatization target of 2.6 billion The government’s health in - being closed and merged, creat - their homeland. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 6-12, 2013

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NHS is establishing a re - Spirit of Marathon” Exhibit—a Special to The National Herald what has allowed us as individu - gional network of chapters in ar - traveling exhibit that relays the als to be successful. As stewards eas throughout the country that story of Pheidippides’ epic 26- Assimilation in sociological of this legacy, we owe it to them serve as a platform for getting mile run from ancient roots to terms is the process by which the and to our children to honor their NHS members together to net - modern day venues across the Beyond One Mishap characteristics of members of im - sacrifices by reclaiming our work and discuss the types of pro - U.S. NHS’ formula for collaborat - migrant groups and host societies birthright and passing on this in - grams they want to develop that ing with other organizations ex - None of us would be very happy if camp counselor-teachers had begin to resemble one another. credible, relevant and inspiring meet the needs of the respective tends to working together to de - forgotten our own children in a park in Manhattan during a school Studies concur that it takes about heritage.” region. NHS Treasurer, Tony Saris velop projects that advance trip, despite the fact that in the instant case the child was found safe three generations to “assimilate” The idea of bringing together characterized the effort – “bring common objectives. For example, after a few hours. Mistakes do happen, however. Let us therefore into the mainstream. Children of like-minded, successful individu - like-minded, successful profes - the fascinating “Tebtunis Papyri not be absolute in our judgments. immigrants tend to reject their als that share this common vision sionals together that share an ap - Project” will be funded by a joint Accordingly, we are not certain that the culpable teachers should parents’ foreign ways, even reli - and have demonstrated capabili - preciation of our heritage at a grant from the NHS and Elios So - have been fired immediately. Perhaps a cooling period might be use - gion, wishing to “assimilate” or ties in their professional lives is a high level, people that enjoy one ciety to help fund the digitization ful. join the mainstream way of life new approach. Marcus states, another’s parea and remarkable and deciphering of over 30,000 Especially when parents of the children that are enrolled at the in the host country. “our heritage is timeless and not things happen: business deals get papyri of Ancient Greek text at Cathedral School speak almost flatteringly about one of the women Interestingly enough, as the in need of revamping. However, done, our members’ families be - U.C. Berkley. Elios President and – Voula Makrinou: "Great person, great teacher," and many similar next two generations succeed in if we consider our heritage as a come friends and help one an - NHS member Tony Saris states, worlds. And no negative comments, to our knowledge, about the the assimilation process, ensuing product the focus must be on the other and we do good things for “several fragments of a lost play other teacher, Vassiliki Doukas. generations yearn to return to way the product is packaged, dis - our community, society and our of Sophocles have been identi - As for the incident itself, it is the occasion that has dramatically their ancestral values and culture. tributed, marketed and sold to nation. Giving back is getting fied—the funding of this exciting brought to light the roots causes of the problem. “What the son wishes to forget, our ‘customers’—the next gener - back.” project is the first step in advanc - Specifically, the Cathedral School of the Archdiocesan Cathedral the grandson wishes to remem - ation.” Fanis Economidis described ing posterity in a way that will of the Holy Trinity faces an existential problem, which, as is the case ber” is a renowned maxim in so - in such situations pressure, anxiety, and factionalism prevail as a re - ciological circles about the un - sult, which are ultimately paid for, of course, by the children. That’s folding reality mirrored in today’s what happened a few days ago. Greek-American community – a But the problems of the School are not new. They go back many reality that resonates with George years. Marcus, the Chairman and co- In recent years, however, the problems have gone too far. While founder of the National Hellenic many acknowledge that the School’s management has made a great Society – a non-profit foundation effort, instead of real progress there has been drift. committed to helping the next That's because the problem is structural.. So unless Archbishop generation remember their her - Demetrios decides to address the situation though radical measures, itage, values, and culture. it will die a slow death, if not the sudden death that seized the In the real estate industry schools of Corona and Jamaica. George Marcus is a household Above all, the community of the foremost church in the Archdio - name as founder of Marcus & Mil - cese, the Cathedral of New York, must decide whether actually wants lichap, the parent company of a a Greek day school, whether the school constitutes an integral part diversified group of real estate, of its mission, and of its strategy. service, investment and develop - If the answer to that question is in the affirmative, then let the ment firms. He is the founder and archbishop make it the pride of Hellenism in America and comparable one of the original directors of to the finest schools in Manhattan. Plaza Commerce Bank and At any rate, the school cannot simply reopen as is. Greater Bay Bancorp, both pub - Ether fix it or close it. There is no third solution. licly-held financial institutions and founder and Chairman of the Board of Essex Properties Trust, Disarming Discrimination a public real estate investment The National Hellenic Society’ Heritage Greece program, which is modeled after the Birthright trust traded on the NYSE. George Israel Program, helps Greek-Americans to reconnect with their Greek identity. has served on the Board of Re - There is no doubt that at the end of the day societies are judged gents of the University of Califor - Defining this “customer” base these programs as: “programs make a permanent impact— by how they treat their minorities: the individual, not the group. By nia and a host of professional, is part of the challenge the NHS benefiting our community as de - something the National Hellenic minority, we mean any kind of minority, from ethnic groups to those civic institutions and faith-based faces. The demographic of the fined within a modern context, Society and Elios Society are ea - who live their lives differently from others. organizations. “Greek American” community is programs celebrating and dissem - ger to contribute to in any way This is a topical matter since important institutions recently made Marcus’ passion and pride re - dramatically changing. The NHS inating our heritage to main - we can.” two major decisions involving minorities: gays and illegal immigrants. volves around his Hellenic her - views the “community” as an stream audiences, and programs NHS is also helping develop One was by the Supreme Court; the other by the U.S. Senate. itage and roots which led to the amalgamation of intercultural that advance posterity—the good and produce a documentary Our community flees from such issues. It allows itself to be bullied establishment of the Elios Society and interfaith families, many of news is that the NHS has pro - “miniseries” currently entitled, by its extremists, such as some – hopefully not many – of its extreme in San Francisco and the National which have little to do with the grams addressing each of these “The Athenians and Americans.” clergymen. That is why so many of us in this community act as if the Hellenic Society (NHS), a non- traditional Greek-American com - categories.” The documentary is a dramatiza - feelings and rights of some of our countrymen do not concern us. profit foundation dedicated to munity. Many are interested in re - NHS’ “Heritage Greece” Pro - tion of the way Ancient Athenian They may not affect each of us directly, but it does not mean they preserve and pass on Hellenic discovering their Hellenic identity gram, modeled after the political thought, philosophy, and do not exist in our community. We are familiar with some of them. heritage. He serves as NHS’ co- and roots as evidenced by one of Birthright Israel Program, consti - governance affected America’s A few are celebrities in the wider world. There are others, but most founder and Chair, and is also the the NHS’ programs, the popular tutes a peer group visit by highly founding fathers and American of them are hiding. co-owner of two popular restau - social networking website: My - qualified Greek American stu - democracy. Audiences will be sur - We want to share a few thoughts about these topics. First, re - rants in the Bay area—“Kokkari” Parea.com and dents that preferably have never prised to learn the extent of the garding illegal immigrants: and “Evvia” in Palo Alto. Not bad www.facebook.com/MyParea. “In been to Greece. The students influence of the ancient Greek Since the beginning of the adoption of the establishment of im - for the boy born George Mout - the business world we face chang - spend two weeks at the American world on modern democracy in migration laws and limits in the United States, countless Greeks sanas in Limni, on the Isle of ing market conditions everyday— College of Greece/Deree America. have crossed the border illegally. Some jumped ship; others entered Evvia who immigrated to America and to stay competitive and be (www.acg.edu) with ACG stu - Through its expansion plans the country with visas that then expired. with his parents and sister, Orsa successful requires great skill, dents and share a cultural immer - in regions around the country, the The vast majority of them worked hard and prospered, established when he was only four years old. teamwork and flexibility to adapt sion experience tailored to recon - NHS hopes to position itself to good families, educated their children, and were and continue to be Four years ago, Marcus con - to the changing circumstances. nect the students with their Greek extend its programmatic reach, exemplary people in every sense of the word. vened a meeting in New York The Greek-American community identity and build long-lasting re - increase its membership and en - They are loyal Americans, consistent in fulfilling their obligations, with several other Greek Ameri - has dramatically changed. The lationships with one another and hance its ability to work with and they have contributed much to their adoptive country. can business leaders to discuss NHS ‘team’ of members is able to with the students in Greece. One other groups on common objec - But they live with the agony and uncertainty that one day – the need for a new kind of orga - adapt to the new realities and Heritage Greece parent stated, tives. Marcus adds, “We see the maybe today, maybe tomorrow – the authorities will come to arrest nization comprised of like- through programs like MyParea “What the NHS did in 2 weeks, I NHS in a quasi-venture role. Ven - them. They are often exploited at work, but where can they go to minded, successful individuals adapt to the evolving landscape couldn’t do in 21 years.” The stu - ture capitalists look to lend their complain? that could leverage their skill sets, and demographic of our ‘commu - dent was so enamored by the management skills, expertise, Without documentation, they cannot travel outside the country knowhow and resources to effec - nity’”. Heritage Greece experience that contacts and other resources that because they will never again be able to return. tively and positively help turn the NHS Program Chair, Fanis at his urging the entire family will exponentially return on their Let’s get serious. Illegal immigration to the United States will not direction of Hellenic heritage. The Economidis states, “each week spent their summer vacation in investment—in our case, we look stop as long as conditions in places such as Greece and Cyprus make meeting led to the establishment MyParea reaches tens of thou - Greece rather than in New Eng - to invest with other organizations it necessary. That’s why most likely it will take on more serious pro - of the NHA. Marcus described the sands of people of Greek and non- land – their usual vacation home. that have similar missions and portions as the situation deteriorates in Greece. impetus for establishing the NHS, Greek descent and the level of in - The success of the Heritage programs. We measure the return Regarding gays: the bitter truth is that we still build “high walls “our parents and grandparents teractivity and engagement is Greece Program has been borne on the investment by how well around them,” as the great poet Constantine Cavafy put it. came to America, the bastion of promising. There is indeed a fas - out by scientific research con - the next generation, community We hope – truly hope – they forgive us. Perhaps they understand opportunity, with the dream of a cination for Hellenic heritage and ducted by a leading sociologist and society benefit.” how difficult it is for parents and society to eliminate attitudes that better life for their children. They all things Greek, especially from who will be completing his fourth In a relatively short period of have prevailed for generations until love can flow and sweep away were heroes. They faced unimag - those of Greek descent although study following the conclusion of time, NHS has made significant all the negative feeling. inable odds: uneducated, poor, you would never know it from the 2013 Heritage Greece Pro - strides in advancing its mission Coexistence and mutual respect does not require agreement about non-conversant in English, dis - their names. One of my favorite gram in June. and objectives. Armed with a each person’s lifestyle, but disagreement should not create lines of liked. Yet, in a short time they es - comments from a MyParea user The NHS also has two collab - Who’s Who of accomplished discrimination. That is why we applaud both of these revolutionary tablished businesses, built sums it up nicely: “I’m one-fifth orative programs underway with members, capital and solid ideas, decisions, because they serve to unite us. churches and cultural organiza - Greek, but it’s my favorite part.” the National Hellenic Museum in Hellenism’s future in America tions, educated us and did what The NHS’ plan to advance its Chicago – the Homer Project – a looms bright. they could to keep our Hellenic mission is to create an enduring digital collection of Greek-Amer - Spies and Hypocrites heritage a part of our lives. Their network of likeminded successful icans relaying their “story” which Art Dimopoulos is Executive Di - values, work ethic and “philo - people that can implement and is permanently archived and will rector of the National Hellenic timo” were passed on to us. These develop NHS programs at the lo - be available online and “The Society. Eureka! They have found it an issue that can unite the European Union and distract people’s attention from the serious problems for a while. Not that it is not a serious issue, but the hypocrisy of the Europeans is just too much. The revelations about massive espionage operations against U.S. • Mail Delivery service is available from • Classified services available with a wide citizens is unacceptable. Given human nature, it is certain that today, Services to our readers: coast to coast. Delivery is dependent on category selection and well read world - tomorrow, or sometime in the future, some stupid or disturbed indi - Post Office and region. 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LETTER FROM ATHENS All Hellenes, Americans, and Israelis Must Be Cypriots

America and Israel’s security Turkish-Cypriots to President’s immedi - provided it is just, realistic and Antetokounmpo: The NBA interests in the eastern Mediter - number nearly half ate big-time goals workable. The new Cyprus gov - ranean require all Americans of a million. that small countries ernment has, in fact, put for - Hellenic background, not just Erdogan con - like Cyprus become ward a new formula and a new Player Greece Didn’t Want those from Cyprus, and all con - cerned many when collateral damage. methodology towards a settle - cerned Americans to focus on ef - he said, “If you This is the case ment, which constitute a prag - forts in 2013 to end the occupa - want me to stop with nearly all Pres - matic game-changer and which If Greek Prime Antetokounmpo, tion and division of Cyprus. This sending people, you idents. Even today’s offer a “win, win, win situation” Minister Antonis who was playing for birthplace of Aphrodite and the need to have more extraordinarily fair for all the parties involved. For Samaras had his the second-division jurisdiction of Bishop Lazarus, babies.” Given the U.S. Ambassador to this and other reasons, the way, Yiannis Ante - team Filathlitikos in - after he was raised from the fact that there are Cyprus can be over - American government is tooling tokounmpo, 18, a stead of for a power - dead, has even more to offer the only 750,000 ruled. Traditionally, up for a major effort to solve the Greek-Nigerian house like Modern world than it did the Greek-Cypriots, Er - by Andy Congress has a 39-year-old Cyprus tragedy. who was born in Olympiakos or Ancient. dogan’s apparent MANATOS more long-term, Hellenes and other Ameri - Greece to immi - Panathinaikos, was Cyprus is the only “Western goal of Ottoman ex - Special to American-values- cans who engage with their grant parents who being scouted by the democracy” other than Israel in pansionism and The National Herald filled view of elected officials on this matter gave their four NBA but couldn’t get the most dangerous region of control may not be Cyprus than does will never be involved in a more sons Greek names, a passport, the gov - the world. The country’s policies far off. Many are also concerned the executive branch. consequential or fulfilling under - went to Greek ernment realized he illustrate that fact. Its massive about his recently expressed Those who think our policy - taking or with an issue that is so schools, speaks flu - by ANDY had a genuine bond natural gas discovery, being opinion of the region’s civiliza - makers don’t need constant black and white in terms of right ent Greek and DABILIS with Greece and got jointly developed with Israel, tion that preserved for the Re - scrutiny should know the follow - and wrong. Without the deep in - loves his country him one and got him adds greatly to its importance to naissance, the Enlightenment ing, all too typical, story. The volvement of our community, so much that when Special to on the national team our interests. Its historic Greek- and the modern world the west - swing U.S. Senate vote that in the American effort can become he was drafted by The National Herald fast. Cypriot large Christian majority ern values of Greece and Rome 1978 lifted the American Arms a narrowly-focus, short-term ori - the Milwaukee Not fast enough makes it immune to the region’s – the 1,000-year long Christian Embargo against Turkey for its ented, Greek-Cypriot arm twist - Bucks of the National Basketball to lose him to the NBA though, greatest danger to America and Byzantine Empire. He called it invasion and occupation of ing-filled affair that will please Association he raised the Greek and besides government incom - Israel, Islamic fundamentalist “a dark chapter in history.” Prob - Cyprus was cast on the condition wrong-minded elements in flag, wouldn’t be allowed to be petence and corruption someone control. Right? Unfortunately, ably thinking about his less than of a presidential promise written Turkey. a citizen and maybe even has to ask Greek basketball au - wrong. “enlightened” plans for Cyprus, into the law. The promise was This is a field in which a lay - shipped out of the country along thorities why they didn’t know Efforts to change the demo - he added, “we continue to write that the embargo would be im - man can, with surprising ease, with his whole family. they had an NBA player right un - graphic composition of Cyprus history today.” mediately re-imposed unless the change the position of a key And Antetokounmpo is lucky der their noses. have steadily been taking place But surely American policy - president could assure the Con - elected official. And it is a field he wasn’t walking alone some One of the advisors on the since Turkey’s 1974 invasion and makers understand this danger - gress, in writing every three in which a key elected official’s night in Athens, because even at new anti-citizenship law is Yian - occupation of a third of the is - ous potential for American/Is - months, that Turkey was contin - change of position, even a slight an imposing 6-8, he would be an nis Kotoulas, another resident land nation. It involves the raeli interests and will act uing its promised military with - change, can have huge ramifi - easy target for the prowling pa - from the planet Bizarro who shocking illegal imposition of accordingly for a Cyprus settle - drawal from Cyprus. Believe it cations. This is a time when each trols of Golden Dawn neo-Nazis someone managed to land in settlers from Turkey. Turkish ment this fall. Unfortunately, or not, every three months, for of US Hellenes and Philhellenes looking to beat up immigrants, Greece and wrote a book called Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, that is wrong again. 36 years now, each president has must paraphrase former Presi - but only if the odds are 30-1 in The Rise of the Third Reich, re - while visiting Cyprus recently, History has taught us that, reassured the Congress in writ - dent John F. Kennedy 50 years favor of the night crawlers. ferring to the whacko regime of was confronted by a very high unless Hellenes and Philhellenes ing of Turkey’s withdrawal, ago at the nexus of the then When he was campaigning Hitler as “a great revolution,” percentage of the 90,000 Turk - play the role our Founding Fa - phantom though it may be. The other divided country, Berlin, last year, Samaras said he and describing concentration ish-Cypriots who still remain in thers intended, helping our pol - list of such executive branch ac - Germany and we must say, “I am wanted to rid Greece of illegal camps as “a normal and estab - the Turkish occupied northern icymakers understand America’s tions against Cyprus goes on and a Cypriot.” immigrants too, riding the coat - lished practice of all warring part of the country. These mod - interests in these complex issues, on. tails of Golden Dawn’s viciously sides.” erate Muslims protested his Erdogan may have his way. It is Today there is a consensus in Andy Manatos is President of racist stance in a bid to keep his So you know what he thinks sending to Cyprus these less not that our foreign policymak - Washington that the current gov - Manatos & Manatos and New Democracy Conservatives of the likes of immigrants, par - than moderate Turkish colonists. ers are ignorant or evil. They are ernment of Cyprus is more than President of the Coordinated Ef - from losing support to the Hitler ticularly those of the darker com - The colonists are estimated by just so narrowly focused on the open to a Cyprus settlement, fort of Hellenes. Lovers. plexion and if Antetokounmpo didn’t have the skills to be in the Once the NBA wanted NBA he and his family might find themselves on the next boat out him, suddenly he was of Piraeus. Pope Says Everyone Saved: Does Our Patriarch Agree? good enough for Greece. Samaras, who campaigned last year on a pledge to rid He wasn’t content with that Greece of people like Antetok - It was one of those historic “but we can never burning like char - tianity. A phenomenal break - though, and his administration ounmpo, albeit if they were un - moments that somehow got lost be entirely sure.” coal briquettes? Is through. Many will be surprised is behind a bill that will make it lawful (which he’d like to make in the shuffle of other news sto - Wow! What Hell merely a figu - to learn, however, that it is not tougher for second-generation them be) also has withdrawn his ries: on May 22, the leader of does this say about rative term, repre - revolutionary; rather, it is re - immigrants to become natural - support for an anti-racism bill the largest Christian denomina - all those Christian senting the inner gressive. That is because long ized citizens. Birth in Greece aimed at Golden Dawn, allegedly tion on earth, the Roman leaders that profess anguish people feel before there was a Bible, long won’t be enough to qualify and because he thinks it would make Catholic Church, declared that we must all follow when they stray before there was talk about Hell, the more stringent criteria re - them martyrs, even though "the Lord has redeemed all of their interpretation from God’s path? Is and long before the Orthodox quires immigrants to have stud - they’re making victims of immi - us, all of us, with the Blood of of what God wants it a place that is and the Catholics feuded about ied at a Greek school for nine grants. Christ: all of us, not just in order to be locked from the in - whether the Holy Spirit pro - years. Greece, to be sure, is over - Catholics. Everyone! ‘Father, the seated in the good side, as the Swe - ceeds only from the Father but But New Democracy’s real whelmed with illegal immi - atheists?’ Even the atheists. section of eternity? denborgians main - from both the Father and the aim is to try to force as many im - grants, most of who don’t belong Everyone!” That, of course, in - by CONSTANTINOS E. tain, meaning that Son – in fact, long before there migrants out of Greece as possi - in the country and are using it To hardline Evangelical cludes many of our SCAROS its inhabitants have was any talk about a Holy Trin - ble, even if they’ve lived here all as a jumping off point to get to Protestant Christians in the own Greek Ortho - freely chosen to be ity, period – there were the Early their lives and are really more other European Union countries United States, this is no big deal, dox clergy. What do Special to there – sort of like Christian Fathers. You know, the patriotic than the Nazis of that have jobs to offer instead of of course. After all, many of they have to say The National Herald prisoners that pre - ones from which the Orthodox Golden Dawn. sticks. them do not even acknowledge, about all of this? fer jail to life on the Church prides itself in having After Greece’s highest admin - But there’s a difference be - let alone understand, that Do they agree with the new outside? Or is death itself descended directly, with many istrative court – pressured indi - tween keeping out and deporting Catholics are Christians. “Are pope’s theology of Christian uni - merely an illusion, as Christian of its followers often boastfully rectly by Samaras - struck down people who don’t have the right you Christian, or are you versalism, or do they join le - Scientists contend? proclaiming it “the only true re - a 2010 law that made it easier to be in a country and kicking Catholic,” they often ask, which gions of Protestant pastors that But how many of us really ligion.” Those Early Fathers are for the children of legal immi - out those who do. is like saying “are you a mam - refer to that burning lake of fire ask about such things? Off we the ones that preached about grants to apply for citizenship, Samaras must have forgotten mal or are you a cow?” Ortho - about which Jesus warned, ac - trot to church, listening to the universal salvation. They are the he moved in for the kill, putting that he attended Amherst Col - dox Christianity does not even cording to the Bible? same weekly orthrous, liturgies, ones that declared we are all up legislation that would require lege in Massachusetts under the enter the equation, by the way. Do the Greek Orthodox faith - doxologies, and other sacred rit - God’s children – and that “all” them to show they have a “gen - grace of an American govern - Attempting to teach millions of ful not have a right to know uals, and yet we are so hesitant really means all, not just the uine bond” with Greece. ment who didn’t tell him he Christian Americans that Ortho - what their priests, bishops, arch - to ask the really important ques - ones we happen to think God Easy enough. All they have to didn’t have the right to study doxy even exists, let alone was bishops, and patriarch believe? tions. saves. do is slip a couple of hundred there because he didn’t have a the foundation of their own Is there really a place where the Pope Francis’ declaration is It would be foolhardy for any thousand euros or so to a minis - genuine bond with the United Christianity, is a giant leap. Let’s dearly departed writhe in agony, a major turning point in Chris - of us to claim that we have un - ter or a deputy minister in the States, although his love for cap - start with something simpler – equivocal answers to such pro - government and they’ll get citi - italism should have been like trying to get at least 75% foundly complex questions. By zenship faster than you can say enough. of Americans to learn the name the same token, we should not “genuine bond” because that’s Golden Dawn also didn’t of the vice president of the scoff at the conclusions drawn the way it works in Greece. Per - want Sofoklis Schortasanitis, United States! But, I digress… by others, as quite often the only icles would be deported today if whose father is Greek and Getting back to the main factors that steer us to believe he didn’t cough up enough euros mother African, to be on the point, Pope Francis declared our ideas are superior to theirs to pay politicians who’d say they Greek national basketball team, that “everyone” gets into are our own subjective whims. discovered he had 1/64th although he helped anchor a heaven. His main point was to And, above all, we should ask Abyssinian blood. stunning 101-95 victory over the emphasize that atheists are not questions. We should not be Yiannis Ragousis, a former In - NBA All-Stars at the 2006 World excluded from God’s premier af - afraid to “offend” our religious terior Minister with the center- Championship. terlife destination simply be - leaders. And, they in turn, if left PASOK party – which is now As Ragousis said: “If someone cause they do not believe in truly worthy of calling them - sharing power with New Democ - really wants to become a Greek Him. But when he said “every - selves God’s servants, should racy – made it easier for immi - citizen, something which is an one,” did he really mean every - embrace our intellectual curios - grants with a genuine bond with honor for this country, then we one? Hitler? Osama bin Laden? ity with open arms. Greece to become citizens, a must create an efficient, respect - The Boston Marathon bombers? To paraphrase the litany of process he said was riddled with ful and transparent process The Vatican rushed to offer pharmaceutical commercials corruption and requests for through which they can apply for a mealy-mouthed defense of the that flood our airwaves here in bribes. If you didn’t pay, your re - it.” Even if they can’t hit the Papal proclamation, reiterating the United States many times a quest went into File 13, the three. the “only path to Heaven is Pope Francis recently proclaimed that “everyone” is saved in day: “ask your priest about uni - waste basket. through Christ” contention, the end. What do Patriarch Bartholomew and other Greek Or - versal salvation, it could be right Once Greece discovered that [email protected] while allowing for the catch-all thodox Church leaders have to say about that? for you.” As Another School Closes, We Must Rediscover the Lost Sanctity of Greek Education

As the Greek-American com - are all factors that can make or ethnicities have es - every parish com - church attendance is plainly hellenes as well. There is also a munity was stung by the news break any private school. Ex - poused the saying munity can operate wrong. It's not a quid pro quo. large array of educational mod - of the closing of yet another cluding local (albeit key) factors that it takes a vil - a day school, that Unless their ecclesiastical supe - els (from dual-language immer - parochial day school an in - like demographics, there are lage to raise a child. doesn't mean that riors decide to explicitly and for - sion to individualized instruc - evitable critical review of the sit - some generalities that should be There needs to be they cannot mally sever any relationship be - tion) that could help uation must take place. The clos - discussed by the Community be - serious investment “adopt” or support tween the Church and education differentiate our schools and ing of a school is a serious issue cause the issue is too important in Greek paedeia one. A simple re - (which would be completely con - earn them grants and recogni - that will inherently affect all as - to ignore. Victor Hugo is cred - starting at the ele - view of scholarship trary to the spirit and history of tion from the academic commu - pects of a local parish commu - ited with the saying that “when mentary and pre- and aid monies the Orthodox Church and Greek nity. The limits of a school lead - nity and the greater Greek- a school opens, a prison closes.” school level if there handed out on the people), priests ought to em - ership team's creativity and American community as well. Following this logic, when a is to be a future for local parish level to brace education with as much ingenuity are boundless. The question of opening or community school closes, people Greek education in other organizations fervor as they embrace their Schools are failing because maintaining a school has never should begin preparing them - America. Lobbying by Christopher – some not even other spiritual duties. If the pews the organizational model is fun - been an easy one. It has vexed selves for the closure of parishes, the Archdiocese or TRIPOULAS mildly related to aren't filling up with children, it’s damentally flawed. But this fail - or daunted even the most pow - societies and associations, and its endowment or - Special to the Greek Commu - certainly not due to a glut of ed - ure foretells further dysfunction erful and talented leaders in the ultimately, the Greek household ganizations is only The National Herald nity – would prob - ucation. Some introspection on for vital community institutions. community. Even the late Arch - as we know them. part of the struggle. ably reveal some their part is required here... In any system, the failure of one bishop Iakovos seemed slightly While the scope of this article A community-wide culture of jaw dropping figures. Additionally, utility, mar - organ will almost certainly ad - overwhelmed when it came to does not permit an in-depth ex - support beginning with Greek Priests are not the only ones ketability, and innovation are de - versely affect or threaten the establishing schools. For exam - amination of the factors men - associations and societies needs who can and should advocate on manded if there are any victories other ones. ple, the first and sole remaining tioned above, it can point to cer - to develop. One would hope that behalf of Greek education. Parish to be scored on the scholarly bat - The crisis being experienced Greek-American high school in tain mentalities that may be archons and other individuals council members, Philoptochos tlefield. Each generation faces now might just be a badly America seems more the work linked to this downward spiral. laying claim to leadership roles members, other community con - its own unique set of challenges needed wakeup call, and, pro - of a strong grass-roots effort and The first is responsibility. The in the organized community stituents, and the regular every - socially and economically, mean - vided the community at large the decisiveness of a few strong responsibility for running a would want to take the initiative day parishioner can all do the ing that Greek schools must con - makes the necessary changes, it lay leaders than the realization school is a great one indeed, and to form a coalition supporting same. Still, because many priests tinually adapt their message to may end up righting the course of a clearly defined Archdioce - it requires major resources that these endeavors, but without love to point out ad nauseum changing times. While the de - of Hellenism in America. The san vision. often surpass the financial strong grass roots, this move - that they are the “head of the mand for quality education and challenge of education is a There are undoubtedly many wherewithal of the school's bud - ment will never reach its true community” (conveniently leav - the widespread respect afforded daunting one, but one that is different aspects to consider get. Even wealthy parish com - potential. ing out the qualifier “spiritual” to the Greek language remain definitely well worth it. The re - when discussing the viability munities with supplementary in - Towards that end, local com - as stated in the Archdiocesan constants, they must be commu - wards far outweigh the sacri - schools. Issues like administra - comes from real estate holdings munity members must exert parish regulations), there is a nicated in different ways. fices. tive acumen, affordability, com - can have a hard time plugging some well-meaning pressure on larger onus on them. Any at - Changing demographics means petitiveness of the educational school deficits. But then again, community leaders to propagate tempt to link increased support appealing to not just the Hel - Follow me on Twitter program, necessity, and utility this is nothing new. People of all change. While it's true that not to educational programs with lenes of tomorrow, but the phil - @CTripoulas 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 6-12, 2013

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