O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans A WEEKLY GREEK AMERICAN PUBLICATION c v www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 10, ISSUE 505 June 16, 2007 $1.00 GREECE: 1.75 EURO Niarchos Greek Doctors Create Foundation Worldwide Network at Announces Medical Conference in Kos 3 Projects By Yannis Sofianos during a visit to the United States by Special to the National Herald Greece’s Minister of Health and So- cial Solidarity Demetris Avramopou- Foundation Signs NEW YORK – The island of Kos, in los. the Southeastern Greek region of The purpose of this conference is Memorandum with the Dodecanese, home of Hip- to form an organized network of pocrates, the ancient “Father of Greek doctors all over the world, Greek PM Karamanlis Medicine,” was the host site for first which will not itself be a State-run ever Global Hellenic Medical Net- institution, but will enjoy the full By Demetris Tsakas work Conference, which was held in support of the State. According to Special to the National Herald conjunction with the 19th Biennial Mr. Avramopoulos, the GHMN will Conference of the Hellenic Medical seek “to form a knowledge base and NEW YORK – Greece’s Prime Min- Society of New York (HMSNY), last support system regarding medical ister Costas Karamanlis signed a week, from June 7 – June 10. This science, research and related institu- Memorandum of Understanding unique conference was organized by tions, as well as promote the ex- (MoU) with two trustees from the the Federation of Hellenic Medical change of medical knowledge, and Stavros Niarchos Foundation, An- Societies of North America (FHM- update members on new develop- dreas Dracopoulos and Spyros SNA) and HMSNY, under the aus- ments in the diagnosis and treat- Niarchos, marking the official com- pices of the Greek Ministry of Health ment of illnesses. The goal of the mencement of three major projects and Social Solidarity and the Hel- GHMN is to mutually benefit Greek to be completed at the sea-side lenic Academy of Medical Educa- doctors living and working in the Di- Athens metropolitan area of the tion. aspora, as well as the scientific and Faliron Delta. Namely, the projects Over 300 Greek doctors of the Di- academic professionals in Greece.” will include the construction of the aspora from all around the world The doctors present at this first National Library of Greece, the Na- came to Kos to attend the proceed- ever GHMN conference ever agreed tional Lyric Theater, and the Cultur- ings. Many of the attendees are to form an International Board al and Educational Park. All three renowned medical specialists, en- which will coordinate future initia- buildings will be located at the site joying international recognition for tives through its committees, as well of the old racetrack at the Faliron their contributions to their profes- as establish an international medical Delta. sion, and are at the forefront of in- award. “Communication” was the According to the MoU, the Niar- AP PHOTO/EUROKINISSI,TATIANA BOLARI novative medical research. The idea buzz word of the conference, and chos Foundation will finance the Gore meets with PM Karamanlis during his trip to Athens for this global conference was first appeared repeatedly in the confer- studies (architectural, static, and discussed with the HMSNY approxi- ence resolutions. Dr. George Dan- environmental), as well as assume Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, left, speaks with Former US Vice-President Al Gore at the mately one year ago, and then sub- gas, President of the HMSNY said the full construction costs - includ- Premier's office in Athens on Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Karamanlis pledged to make Gore's book on the sequently with the FHMSNA. The that “communication is established ing equipment and furnishing ex- growing climate crisis "An Inconvenient Truth," along with the Oscar-winning DVD documentary based on details of this conference were offi- penses – of the three projects. The Gore's lectures, available in every Greek school throughout the country. See story on page 7. cially made public six months ago, Continued on page 5 location of these three major con- struction works spans approxi- mately 165.000 square meters. The Niarchos Foundation further pledged to follow the latest and most environment friendly proce- Texas Church Fights for Greek Language dures and standards while under- taking the construction. By Theodore Kalmoukos John Stehling to speak about the to a Greek-Orthodox member of As previously reported by The Special to the National Herald Battle of Crete in a special ceremo- the parish protested to Fr. Suciu ac- National Herald, all three of these ny of the Association that took cusing Deacon Stehling of using an- new sites will bear the name of the BOSTON – The anniversary of the place at St. Sophia’s Hall. Deacon ti-Semitic and antipatriotic lan- Stavros Niarchos Foundation, but historic Battle of Crete, which was Stehling was a Roman-Catholic guage in his speech. Fr. Suciu ad- will be given over to the Greek celebrated by the Cretan Society of monk and was converted to Ortho- vised her and her fiancé to write to State. The costs of these projects San Antonio, Texas, at the commu- doxy in 1963. He studied Greek, the parish council. Fr. Suciu had al- are estimated at 300 million Euros, nity center of St. Sophia parish on learned Byzantine music from the ready complained to Metropolitan and will be completed at no ex- May 28th 2006, revealed a long ex- late professor of Holy Cross School Isaiah of Denver about the Dea- pense whatsoever to the Greek tax- isting problem in the parish that of Theology Savas J. Savas and was con’s speech. payers. has to do with the use of the Greek ordained as Deacon and served the Metropolitan Isaiah suspended After signing the MoU, Prime language in the Liturgy and gener- parish of St. Sophia for more than Deacon Stehling without commu- Minister Karamanlis, noticeably ally in the worship of the parish. 40 years. Deacon Stehling declined nicating with him, nor the leader- content, stated “I am particularly Rev. Dan Susiu, originally from Ro- to chant in English despite the pres- ship of the Cretan Association. He pleased over the fact that a Memo- mania and Metropolitan Isaiah of sure he received from Fr. Dan Su- never even read the Deacon’s randum of Understanding was Denver are at the center of this con- ciu. speech. Fr. Suciu related Metropol- EUROKINISSI signed between the Greek State troversy that has divided the Deacon Stehling spoke about itan Isaiah’s decision after his re- Christodoulos undergoes surgery and the Stavros Niarchos Founda- parishioners. the historic Battle of Crete, (the Na- turn from the Clergy-Laity Con- tion for the construction and equip- In May 2006, the president of tional Herald has obtained a copy gress in Nashville, Tennessee in Ju- Deputy Minister of Health Athanasios Giannopoulos talks to re- ping of the new sites of the Nation- the San Antonio Cretan Associa- of his speech), but a non-Orthodox porters outside of Areteio hospital after Archbishop Christodoulos' al Library of Greece, the National tion, Ritsa Winters, asked Deacon (at the time) young lady engaged Continued on page 3 surgery. See story on page 7. Lyric Theater, and the Educational and Cultural Park, all to be located at the old racetrack in Faliron.” Mr. Karamanlis stressed the sig- nificance of this undertaking, say- ing “it will bring new life to Athens, Let Us Save the Forgotten Greek American Press Blackstone and, at an estimated budget of 300 million Euro, will serve as a mod- By Steve Frangos not used by the public, after a pru- they wish, based on the few scraps seen, the beginning pages always Founders to ern-day center of education and Special to the National Herald dent period of time, they are simply left behind. feature a month-by-month break- culture. This is yet another project pulled from the shelves and aban- You can help save the publishing down of the year both in terms of The Greek-American Press, so doned. history of the Greeks in the United astrological and ecclesiastical cal- Net $2.6 Continued on page 3 vibrant and productive for well With no active class of Greek- States. And without exaggeration if endars. In the pages that follow over 100 years, is from an archival American scholars and even fewer you have one of these now rare pe- each chronologia is a rich mix of point of view now nearly gone. Li- average Greek-Americans seeking riodicals you may, in fact, be literal- feature articles, poems, historical Billion in IPO braries and archives around the out these carefully saved collec- ly the only one who can do just accounts and even droll comedic country that once held long runs of tions they have slowly faded from that. satire. Greek newspapers, magazines and the shelves of our nation’s libraries. By at least 1903, Greek Ameri- Given the rarity of the Greek- Listing Teenagers Sing books have had to cull these mate- Every Greek-American should be can publishers were successfully American press I have only seen a rials from their collections. This is alerted to this situation. Private col- producing much more than simply ten year run of these chronologia. By James Politi, Ben White Greek Songs of no conspiracy. Public institutions lections are now very often the only newspapers and magazines. As fate would have it the only and Francesco Guerrera are living entities. As matter of source for these once commonly Among the readily available publi- chronologia I have ever seen were The Financial Times course newspapers, magazines, available documents. They contain cations produced strictly for popu- all published by the Ethnikos Keryx. Glorious Era books and other print materials are our unwritten history. When they lar entertainment were the annual- Since its inception in 1915, the Eth- Born in Kearney, Nebraska to reviewed by their custodians. pass into oblivion anyone will be ly-issued chronologia. In any Greek immigrant parents, Peter Pe- When any published holdings are able to virtually make any claims chronologia issued, that I have Continued on page 4 terson was a government official By Christopher Tripoulas during the Nixon administration, Special to the National Herald even serving as Secretary of Com- merce in 1972. NEW YORK – There was a time not He was Chairman and CEO of too long ago when Greek music Lehman Brothers for 11 years be- was a marriage between the poetry Film Honors fore co-founding Blackstone of Nobelists like George Seferis and Group, a private equity and invest- Odysseas Eltyis and world Greek Heroes ment management firm. renowned composers like Mikis Blackstone co-founders Pete Pe- Theodorakis and Manos terson and Steve Schwarzman will Hatzikakis. On Friday night June 8 of Korean War together reap as much as $2.6bn and Sunday afternoon June 10, from the US buy-out group’s initial Greek American musician Gregory public offering, the firm revealed Maninakis and his ensemble gave By Mark Frangos on Monday in an unprecedented their audience a taste of this glori- Special to the National Herald disclosure of its compensation de- ous era in Greek song, with one ma- tails. jor difference; the performers of SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The valor The sum highlights the extraor- these unforgettable Greek classics and courage of Greek soldiers has dinary wealth private equity execu- were all in their teens and early never been questioned since 300 tives have created for themselves twenties. Spartans stood their ground around during the industry’s recent boom Mr. Manikakis’ production, enti- 2,500 years ago at the Battle of Ther- years. This has both elevated their tled “A Song for Every Name,” took mopylae. The problem is that many status and influence in global busi- place at the Archdiocesan Hellenic of modern Greece’s military achieve- ness and attracted increasing Cultural Center, in Astoria, featur- ments are overshadowed by their an- scrutiny from politicians and regu- ing some of the local Greek Com- cient ancestors. Greek-American lators. munity’s brightest young talents. filmmaker Christos Epperson will at- Mr. Peterson, the 81-year-old se- The songs chosen were all inspired tempt to rectify this oversight in his nior chairman of Blackstone, will by real life or imaginary figures, new documentary film, “Outpost be selling 59.9 per cent of his stake and featured their names as their ti- Harry,” the untold story of Greek sol- in the company, for a sum of tles. The songs were written by diers defense of strategic hill during $1.88bn, most of which will be do- some of Greece’s most famous po- the Korean War. nated to charity. He will only own 4 “I don’t think there’s anything per cent of Blackstone after the Continued on page 4 more important than the contribu- stock market listing, expected later tion of the modern Greeks,” Mr. Ep- this month. To subscribe call: 718.784.5255 person said. “Our parents and grand- Mr. Schwarzman, the 60-year e-mail: parents were here in this country and old chief executive who runs the ASSOCIATED PRESS [email protected] their contributions to this country firm, will be selling a 5.7 per cent Acropolis among the top 10 New Seven Wonders have been looked over. So much time stake for up to $677m. After the and emphasis has been placed on the IPO, Mr. Schwarzman will be by far The ancient Parthenon temple, in the Acropolis hill, is seen in this photo from files taken on Feb. 3, 2004. ancient Greeks, but the modern the largest shareholder in Black- The Acropolis is among the leading contenders to be one of the new Seven Wonders of the World as a mas- Greeks have been overlooked. They stone, with a stake of 23 per cent *061607* sive poll enters its final month withvotes already cast by more than 50 million people, organizers say. The seven winners will be announced July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal. Continued on page 10 Continued on page 2 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 16, 2007

GOINGS ON...

■ JUNE 16-JULY 23 the children, a bazaar, delicious QUEENS – The City of New York Greek food and pastries, traditional Department of Parks & Recreation Greek dances by the "Greek-Ameri- cordially invites the community to can Folklore Society" and live Greek “Dancing Under the Stars at Forest music by "The Trojans." ?Everyone Park,” at Wallenberg Square (Met- is welcome. For more information, ropolitan Avenue & Park Lane call the church at 718-626-6225. South, Kew Gardens) on June 11, 16, 25 and July 1, 8 and 15 at 6- ■ JULY 28-29 7:30 PM. Enjoy an evening of danc- SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Saint ing with professional dance instruc- Barbara Greek Orthodox Church tion for all ages. Each week you will cordially invites the community to learn different dances from around its “Greek Festival 2007,” on July the world and you don’t need to 28-29 from 11 AM – 7 PM at Oak bring a partner. For more informa- Park (300 W. Alamar Ave.). The tion, call Barbara Amarantinis at park transforms into a Greek Vil- 718-235-4100 or visit the web at lage with all the sights, sounds, aro- www.nyc.gov/parks or call 311. mas and flavors that the Mediter- ranean has to offer. Now in its 34th ■ JUNE 22-24 year, the Santa Barbara Greek Festi- CHICAGO – The Annunciation val is one of the most successful eth- Greek Orthodox Cathedral cordial- nic festivals on the West Coast. ly invites the community to “Taste ??Shop at the Greek Boutique, of Greece on La Salle Street,” its where you can purchase authentic 32nd Annual Greek Festival at An- imported jewelry, clothing and ex- nunciation Cathedral (1017 N. La otic food items. ??Make your way Salle Street) from June 22-24. Fes- to the Oak Park Stag where live tival hours: 4-11 PM on Friday and Greek music and dancing takes cen- Saturday and noon-11PM on Sun- ter stage. Kick up your heels for day. Enjoy traditional Greek food, some Greek line dancing, and view beer, wine, ouzo, soft drinks, Greek the performances of award-win- pastries, Greek souvenir shop, tour ning Greek Dance Troupes, includ- of the cathedral, Greek dancing, ing Santa Barbara's own, "Thavma." Sixty volunteers from the parishes of New England were honored by the Metropolis of Boston at the annual Ministry Awards at Lombard’s So- and live Greek music provided by ??Bring your appetite and indulge cial Facilities Hall in Braintree, Massachusetts. More than 750 guests attended the ceremony. The Linardakis Band. There will al- your tastes for an authentically pre- so be three cash raffle prizes: pared Greek Feast of flavors, in- $2,500, $1,000, and $500. For cluding moussaka, gyro and souvla- more information call 312-664- ki, along with fabulous desserts like 5485 or e-mail at baklava and kourabiedes. ??Be The Metropolis of Boston Ministry Awards Honor [email protected]. Greek for the weekend at The Santa Barbara Greek Festival, sponsored ■ JUNE 23-24 by St. Barbara Greek Orthodox 60 Faithful Stewards from New England Parishes ASTORIA – The ARTSPACE at the Church. Athanasiades Cultural Center cor- Βy Theodore Kalmoukos dially invites the community to ■ AUGUST 17-19 “Random Daydreams,” a collection PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Assumption of BOSTON – More than 750 Greek of drawings, illustrations, paintings the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Orthodox faithful from across the & photographs at the Athanasiades Church cordially invites the com- parishes of the Metropolis of Cultural Center (30-98 42nd Street, munity to its “80th Annual Greek Boston attended the annual Min- Corner of 31st Avenue, 2nd floor) Festival,” from August 17-19 at As- istry Awards at elegant Lombard’s on June 23-24 from 1-5 PM. Open- sumption of the Virgin Mary Social Facilities Hall in Braintree, ing reception will be on June 23, Church (97 Walcott Street). Festival Massachusetts. Sixty faithful stew- light refreshments served. Admis- Times: Friday, August 17 from 5-10 ards from various parishes were sion is free. For more information, PM, Saturday, August 18 from noon honored by Metropolitan Method- contact Paul Thimou, curator, at to 10 PM and Sunday, August 19 ios for their long, fruitful and dedi- 718-683-8890 or e-mail at from noon to 10 PM. Join in tradi- cated services to their local parish- [email protected]. tional Greek dancing into the es from many positions including evening, or just sit back and enjoy Philoptochos volunteers, cantors, ■ JUNE 23-29 the sounds of live Greek music pro- prosforon makers and parish coun- SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Pan- vided by Asteria. ??Enjoy tradition- cil members. Cretan Association of America cor- al homemade Greek food like roast- The President of the Philopto- dially invites the community to its ed lamb, souvlaki, gyros and pasti- chos of the Metropolis of Boston, 40th annual National Convention sio. Indulge in our homemade Dianna Miminos, announced that at the Sheraton Monarch Place Ho- Greek desserts such as kouram- the Philoptochos will donate tel in Springfield (1 Monarch Place, biedes, finikia, koulourakia, galak- $15,000 to the Philoxenia House TEL: 483-781-1010) from Satur- toboureko and baklava. Indulge in and also $29,000 to the Camp and day-Friday, June 23-29. Events in- Greek pastries and coffees at our Retreat Center in Contoocook, New clude a picnic, casino night, amuse- cafe. Enjoy our specialty home- Hampshire. ment park trip and banquet. To reg- made baklava cheesecake and Metropolitan Methodios began ister online, visit the web at Baklava Sundays. ??Browse the his speech by remembering the Ec- www.minos-crete.com (register by vendors selling Greek art, giftware, umenical Patriarch Bartholomew May 20 to qualify for the best music, books for adults and chil- and the struggles that the Ecumeni- rates). For more information, con- dren, cookbooks and more in our cal Patriarchate is going through tact Kostas Pitaridis at 413-433- new indoor Agora "Marketplace." under the Turkish rule in Constan- 4444, John Kontekakis at 413-785- ??Enter to win a 10 day trip for two tinople. 5627 or Tina Katsounakis at 413- to the Greek Island of Skiathos. The “Our Annual Ministry Awards 746-2890. trip includes airfare from Boston, dinner this year falls on the eve of lodging at the Nostos Luxury Hotel the celebration of the Feast of St. ■ JULY 6-8 and Resort and meals. For more in- Bartholomew, Patron Saint of our Metropolitan of Boston Methodios speaks to the more than 750 Greek Orthodox faithful who packed ERIE, Penn. – The Assumption formation, call 401-725-3127. Ecumenical Patriarch,” Metropoli- Lomabard’s Social Facilities Hall in Braintree, Massachusetts for the annual Ministry Awards. Sixty Greek Greek Orthodox Church cordially tan Methodios said. “The wings of Orthodox faithful were honored by the the Metropolis. invites the community to its “Greek ■ AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 1 our faith bring us to Constantinople Festival 2007” from July 6-8 at As- DOVER, N.H. – Annunciation Greek to pray for the blessings of to spark new enthusiasm, refresh- Mitkonis from St. Spyridon in sumption in Ipswich, Mass., John & sumption Church (4376 West Lake Orthodox Church cordially invites Almighty God upon our Patriarch ing new visions, dreams and aspira- Worcester, Massachusetts read Felia Proakis of Saint Nicholas in Road). Featuring Greek dinners - the community to “Greek Festival Bartholomew and all the hierarchs, tions. Opportunities for service - their Oratorical Festival presenta- Lexington, Mass., Athena Ivos lamb shank, chicken riganato, and 2007,” from August 31-September priests and laymen who heroically on Parish Councils, Parish Philopto- tions and received a standing ova- Hayes of Holy Trinity in Lowell, fish - ala carte items, Greek 1 at the Hellenic Center (Longhill struggle to keep the light of our chos Boards, on our Metropolis tion. Mass., Nicoletta Millianos of St. dogs/fries, loukaniko, gyros, sou- Road). Come and enjoy homemade faith shining ‘for all to see.’ We pray Council and Philoptochos Board, Consul General of Greece Con- George in Lowell, Mass., John & vlakia, loukoumades, saganaki, Greek food in the New Hampshire especially for Patriarch and on the various Archdiocesan stantine Orphanides, greeted the Daphne Zaralidis of Transfigura- mountains of pastries, baklava sun- seacoast area. The Greek Festival Bartholomew whose life is under bodies - must be made available to gathering and Massachusetts State tion in Lowell, Mass., William P. daes, Syrian fried dough, bever- features Greek specialties, pastries, constant threat. May God continue brethren who have never served. Senator Bruce Tarr served as mas- Booras of Saint George in Lynn, ages, gold mart, oil paintings and loukoumades and Greek coffee, a to inspire and embolden him dur- There are those who will argue that ter of ceremonies. Mass., John & Joanne Krouskos of metal arts, taverna/kafenio, bou- marketplace, the Boston Lykeion ing these critically difficult and it is difficult to find to serve and The recipients of this year’s Saint Gregory in Mansfield, Mass., tique, religious items, raffle – prizes and V.E.V.A. and the Eleftheria challenging times at the Phanar.” that it is difficult to find people to awards were the following: John Nicholas & Lydia Kotsianis of Saints include a trip to Greece for two, and Dance Troupe. Dancing to the mu- Metropolitan Methodios experi- “run for the Board”, maybe it is be- Tsikrikis of St. Nicholas in Enfield, Anargyroi in Marlboro, Mass., Kiki continuous church tours. Greek sic of Ellas (Friday evening) and Ta enced the life, the ministry and the cause they have every reason to run Conn., William Bellos of Saint Feldmar of Saint George in New music by Kakias Family Band and Pethia (Saturday evening), with the difficulties the Ecumenical Patriar- away from the various boards in Sophia in New London, Conn., Mi- Bedford, Mass., Chrysanthe five Greek folk dancing groups. For music of DJ Meleti all day Saturday. chate faced for one year as a mem- their parishes. Maybe it is because lan Kukich of Holy Trinity in Nor- Macheris of Annunciation in New- more information, call 814-838- Entrance is free. For more informa- ber of its Holy Synod. the manner in which these admin- wich, Conn., David Rivet of Holy buryport, Mass., Stephen Kalivas of 8808. tion, call 603-742-7667. Metropolitan Methodios also re- istrative bodies function is no dif- Trinity in Lewiston, Maine, Christi- Saint Vasilios in Peabody, Mass., marked about the award ceremony. ferent than similar boards in the na Bathras of Holy Trinity in Port- James Boulas of Dormition of the ■ JULY 13 ■ AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 3 “Today we honor parishioners secular world. But the Church isn’t land, Maine, Stephanie Connor of Virgin Mary in Somerville, Mass., MARTINS FERRY, Ohio – The Life ORANGE, Conn. – Saint Barbara throughout our Metropolis who, as a business, it is the Body of Christ.” Saints Constantine & Helen in An- Despina & David Costa of Saint Giving Fountain Greek Orthodox Greek Orthodox Church cordially members of the Royal Priesthood, Metropolitan Methodios also dover, Mass., Panayiota Paras of George Cathedral in Springfield, Church cordially invites the com- invites the community to the “27th are also disciples of Christ who of- emphasized that “over-inflated Saint Athanasius in Arlington, Mass., Ted Panagopoulos of Taxiar- munity to its “3rd Annual Grecian Annual Odyssey: A Greek Festival,” fer ministry in our communities - egos, personal agendas, and self- Mass., Theodore Elliot of Annunci- chae in Watertown, Mass., Arthur & Mini-Fest,” at The Life Giving Foun- from August 31-September 3 at the Psalti, the Choir Director, the promotion have no place in the ation Cathedral in Boston, Mass., Tefta Pappas of Saints Constantine tain Greek Orthodox Church (314 Saint Barbara Church (480 Race- Philoptochos lady, the Catechetical governance of our Church as they Arthur and Bess Collias of Saint & Helen in Webster, Mass., Georgia North Fourth Street) on July 13 brook Road). One of Connecticut's and Greek School teacher, the lady do all too often in our communities. John the Baptist in Boston, Mass., Mavro of Saint Demetrios in West- from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Taste largest Greek festivals, on 13 coun- who prepares the prosphora.” Service on these boards should not Savvas Xenidis of Saint Nectarios in on, Mass., William Gochis of An- the finest Greek foods and pastries try acres in Orange. Featuring The Metropolitan also said that be considered the lifelong privilege Boston, Mass., Athena Constance nunciation in Woburn, Mass., in southeastern Ohio. Foods and homemade Greek cuisine, pastry, “many of our honorees and many of of an exclusive few. There are many Pappas of St. Catherine’s in Brain- Christopher M. Lekas of Saint pastries are prepared fresh in Yia imports (Agora), live music to you attending this evening’s dinner qualified individuals anxious to get tree, Mass., Demetrios & Evangelia Spyridon Cathedral in Worcester, Yia's kitchen. Free admission. For dance to, dance performances by have faithfully served on Parish involved that stand at the periphery Papantoniou of Saints Constantine Mass., Andreas & Chryssoula Trellis more information, call the church the Odyssey dancers, giant raffle, Councils and Philoptochos Boards. of the Church. The time has come & Helen in Cambridge, Mass., Ger- of Holy Trinity in Concord, N.H., at 740-633-3707 or 740-635-1990. tours and lectures of the church, I thank you all for your dedicated to give them an opportunity to ry Andrew Leneweaver of Nativity Presbytera Anna Newman of An- and much more. For more informa- service, but tonight, I want to share serve, to invest their enthusiasm, of the Virgin Mary in Cohasset, nunciation in Dover, N.H., Peter & ■ JULY 19-22 tion, call 203-795-1347. with you my conviction that it is of their vigor, their dedication.” Mass., Ilias & Athanasia The- Maria Bradshaw of Saint George in NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio – Saint outmost importance and critically Expressing his care for the youth ofilopoulos of Assumption in Dra- Keene, N.H., Martha Galanis of As- Paul Greek Orthodox Church cor- ■ OCTOBER 5-11 necessary that we strongly encour- Methodios said, “I am particularly cut, Mass., Steve Mastroyin of Saint sumption in Manchester, N.H., dially invites the community to its NEW YORK – The National Board of age those who have never assumed interested in our young people. I Luke in East Longmeadow, Mass., George Karakantas of Saint Philip “Greek Festival 2007” from July 19- Philoptochos cordially invites the leadership roles to do so. Our strongly encourage you to visit our Katherine Bissinnett of Saint in Nashua, N.H., Dr. Aristotle & 22 at Saint Paul Church. Come and community to the “Philoptochos Parish Councils and Philoptochos camp at the Faith and Heritage Demetrios in Fall River, Mass., Cos- Frances Damianos of Saint enjoy "cooked-from-scratch daily," Pilgrimage to Constantinople,” a Boards must be renewed. All those Center in New Hampshire to see mas & Dimitra Yiannos of Holy Nicholas in Portsmouth, N.H., John delicious Greek cuisine in three fast historic pilgrimage that includes a who have served for a number of with your own eyes the vital min- Trinity in Fitchburg, Mass., Elefthe- Rengigas of Annunciation in and convenient dining options, in- private audience with His All Holi- years should step aside to give oth- istry.” rios Beikoussis of Holy Apostles in Cranston, N.H., Marea Lewis of cluding: a spacious air-conditioned ness Ecumenical Patriarch ers the opportunity. It is imperative John Diamianos from St. Haverhill, Mass., John Atsalis of Saint Spyridon in Newport, N.H. main dining room, huge open air Bartholomew and visits to Hagia that we encourage new member- Nicholas parish in Portsmouth, Saint George in Hyannis, Mass., and George & John Stratis of As- tents, or a fast pick-up drive thru! Sophia, Baloukli Monastery, ship on our administrative boards New Hampshire and Christina Richard Parent & Nicholas of As- sumption in Pawtucket, N.H. To extend your dining experience, Church of Chora and other sites of do not forget to take home selec- special interest. The pilgrimage is tions from a huge assortment of open to all Philoptochos members freshly baked, authentic Greek pas- (and their spouses) and will include tries and bread. Indulge in a special an optional visit to Cappadocia treat of a "Baklava Sundae". Bring from October 11-14. There is limit- Blackstone Founders to Net $2.5 Billion your appetite and dancing shoes for ed availability and it is a “first day and night excitement at the come, first serve basis.” For more Continued from page 1 In Monday’s filing with the Se- is well below the amounts earned numbers like these is going to cause best Greek party in town! For more information, contact the National curities and Exchange Commission, by the heads of the world’s biggest renewed focus on how much pri- information, call 440-237-8998. Philoptochos Office at 212-744- worth more than $7.5bn. Blackstone said Mr. Schwarzman hedge funds. vate equity executives are paying 4390. The New York firm is one of the earned $398.3m in salary and gains This could provide a boost for themselves and whether there is ■ JULY 26-29 most prominent buy-out groups. In from investments last year, while the private equity industry in its any justification for it given that ASTORIA – Saint Irene Chryso- ■ NOTE TO OUR READERS pressing ahead with an IPO, Black- Mr. Peterson earned $212.9m and battles on Capitol Hill, where there they are already very wealthy indi- valantou Greek Orthodox Church This calendar of events section is a stone is blazing a trail that many of Tony James, the chosen successor is pressure to change tax laws that viduals.” cordially invites the community to complimentary service to the Greek its peers in the private equity and to Mr. Schwarzman, earned benefit the industry. The filing also disclosed that its “Greek Festival 2007” from July American community. All parishes, hedge fund world are expected to $97.3m. However, efforts to portray Mr. Goldman Sachs is now among the 26-29 at St. Irene Chrysovalantou organizations and institutions are follow. Mr. Schwarzman’s 2006 com- Schwarzman’s annual pay as less- underwriters of the Blackstone IPO, Church (36-07 23rd Avenue). The encouraged to e-mail their informa- But many buy-out executives pensation is about seven times the than-stunning could be under- from which it had previously been festival takes place in connection tion 3-4 weeks ahead of time, and are reluctant to stop operating as $54m earned by Lloyd Blankfein of mined by the chief executive’s net excluded. with the annual Feast of the Church no later than Monday of the week private partnerships, partly out of Goldman Sachs, the highest paid worth following the IPO. (the Feast Day of St. Irene Chryso- before the event, to fear of disclosing their net worth chief executive of a publicly traded Jim Melican, chairman of Proxy The Financial Times published valantou is on July 28). ?The Festi- [email protected] and compensation. Wall Street investment bank. But it Governance, said: “Putting out the above on June 12. val includes: rides and games for om. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 16, 2007 COMMUNITY 3 Niarchos Foundation to Begin Three New Projects

Continued from page 1 house the National Collection, the former and current National Bibli- to add to the long list of contribu- ography, along with thousands of tions made by the Stavros Niarchos other books stored in the current li- Foundation to this country. It is a brary. The new library will be one project that proves that the long- of the most modern in the world, standing history of contribution and will serve thousands of users from prominent Greek benefactors throughout Greece and abroad continues. These are individuals with the help of the Internet. who allocated and distribute all The Stavros Niarchos Founda- that has been left from their pro- tion National Lyric Theater will be ductive work for the public good.” on par with the world’s top per- The Greek PM concluded by saying forming arts venues, and will in- “I am hopeful that very soon we clude exceptional acoustics and ul- will have the even greater pleasure tra-modern technological equip- of signing the contract for the com- ment and facilities. mencement of construction.” The Cultural and Educational In a press release, the Niarchos Park will provide for the creation of Foundation underlined its hope a “green area,” which will host that these projects will breathe new many different cultural, education life into the nation’s capital and sig- and entertainment events. nificantly contribute to cultural As reported earlier by TNH, the and educational development in inspiration for this large-scale pro- Greece. The projects are considered ject occurred during Prime Minister vital now only for the area of Fal- Karamanlis’ meeting with the Niar- iron, but for the entire Prefecture of chos Foundation Advisory Board, Attica – and by extension Greece – on March 16, 2006, when the mat- because “they will contribute to the ter put on the table. Subsequent development of Faliron, as the most meetings between Niarchos Foun- important access point to the city dation representatives, the Greek EUROKINISSI from the southern seaside.” They Minister of Public Works, and the Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis (left) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Andreas Dracopoulos of the Stavros Niarchos Founda- are also expected to draw signifi- Municipality of Kallithea took tion (shown in the screen), during a teleconference, marking the official commencement of three major projects to be completed at the sea- cant international interest for their place, where matters concerning side Athens metropolitan area of the Faliron Delta. architectural design. the location of the buildings, as In addition, the new buildings well as building code issues were architectural consultants and other Foundation was also hailed by tries. In fact, the Foundation was primary areas: arts and culture, edu- will provide functional solutions to discussed. professionals with international ex- members of the Greek American listed 16th among supporters who cation, health and medicine, and so- the requirements of the National On October 27, 2006 the Prime perience in related projects to draft Community, who have firsthand contributed between 1 million – cial welfare. Library and the National Lyric The- Minister met with the Director of all the required preliminary studies knowledge of its charitable contri- 1.9 million dollars. The Niarchos The Foundation places particu- ater in fulfilling their purpose. the Niarchos Foundation’s Chief involving the location of the site, butions to local non-profit institu- Foundation – the only Greek Foun- lar emphasis on endeavors that ad- The formation of the Cultural Operating Officer/Secretary to the civil engineering issues, building tions, which have not only been dation on this list – honored Greece dress education, social welfare, and and Educational Park will also take Greek Advisory Committee design and structural issues, trans- limited to the Greek Community. and Greek Americans with this con- health issues for underprivileged on great significance, because it Epameinondas Farmakis, who de- portation, etc. For instance, last week, when NYC tribution, and took yet another step populations, with special attention will not only serve as a “green lung” livered a letter on behalf of the In its press release, the Niarchos Mayor Michael Bloomberg an- in gaining international recogni- given to programs for children and to the congested city, but will also Foundation requesting the finaliza- Foundation also made clear that it nounced the results of the fundrais- tion for its work. the elderly. It makes grants to not- allow every citizen, including those tion of the plans under discussion. has “no business or investment ac- ing efforts held for the construction The Stavros Niarchos Foundation for-profit organizations throughout with disabilities, to access and uti- In the time that passed between tivities in Greece,” and is not asking of the World Trade Center Memori- is an international philanthropic or- the world, and also seeks to sup- lize the grounds. the official announcement of the for “anything in return from the al, the Niarchos Foundation placed ganization founded in 1996 (the port programs both within and out- According to the Foundation’s Niarchos Foundation’s intent to as- Greek taxpayer.” 25th on a list including nearly year the Foundation’s late founder side Greece, which promote, main- website, the Stavros Niarchos sume these projects and the signing This bold and visionary under- 33,000 donors from all fifty states Stavros Niarchos passed away), and tain, and preserve Greek heritage Foundation National Library will of the MoU, the Foundation hired taking being made by the Niarchos in the Union and 23 foreign coun- supports charitable activities in four and culture. San Antiono Church Troubled By Loss of Greek Language in Liturgy

Continued from page 1 part of “a mission.” here the budget was $120,000, last really it is not a pleasant service.” the Church and then I sat down and and I said to him, this is a Greek Or- The president of the Cretan As- year it was $230,000. I wished that Deacon Stehling was asked why improved it.” thodox Church and it cannot be ly 2006, telling him that his suspen- sociation of San Antonio, Ritsa someone would had taped the as an American convert to Ortho- A former parish council mem- 100% English because we lose our sion will be lifted only if he asks for Winters, sent a letter to Deacon Liturgy when I got here to see the doxy he insisted on the use of ber, Peter Sakelakos, corroborated identity.” forgiveness publicly. Stehling on July 31, 2006, writing amount of Greek that was used Greek in the Liturgy, Deacon the claims of those that think Fr. Mr. Sakelakos also said, “He is Deacon Stehling sent a letter to among other things that “it all then, and the amount that is used Stehling said, “First off, the Greek Sucio is trying to stop the use of starting to use a little more Greek Metropolitan Isaiah telling him that points out that our priest and now.” Church is unique and we have the Greek in St. Sophia. “I was a mem- because he is afraid now. We have “if you had read my speech you parish council does not want any Speaking about Deacon Stehling original language, the gospels, and ber of the parish council when Fr. no more choir. He doesn’t like the would not have made your harsh Greek language spoken in our he said “he asked for retirement the hymnology. Other jurisdictions Suciu came here,” he said. “we had choir; he says the whole church decision,” but Metropolitan Isaiah church and has methodically tried from the Bishop and the Bishop are not sacrificing anything when a board meeting in which he stated should be singing. We had an excel- did not reply. to get rid of it.” Mrs. Winters also granted him retirement.” As to why they go to English. I knew a good that he wants the church in San An- lent chanter, but Fr. Suciu hated In early August 2006, Metropol- wrote in her letter that “Fr. Suciu he was suspended prior to his re- amount of Greek when I entered tonio to be 100% English. I turned when he chanted in Greek.” itan Tarasios of South America told me that my culture, customs, tirement, he said “This is some- went to San Antonio for his moth- traditions and language don’t be- thing that is not really my preroga- er’s two-year memorial service. He long in this church. He said they be- tive to talk about. Discussion on called Metropolitan Isaiah and told long across the street at SAGAS. He clergy issues should be addressed him that his mother and his entire made the statement and he repeat- to the Metropolitan himself. The family knew Deacon Stehling well ed it to me many times in front of proistamenos is not suspending for many year and they were all dis- many people.” anyone or doing anything like that. appointed because he was suspend- In a telephone interview with We are not a congregational style ed and would not be able perform Mrs. Winters, she told the National church, we are actually a hierarchi- the service with him. Metropolitn Herald that “what you see in my cal Church. THE AMERICAN HELLENIC INSTITUTE Tarasios told Isaiah that “I read his letter are the facts.” She also said Fr. Suciu would not comment on speech about the Battle of Crete that “he does the whole Liturgy in the suspension of Deacon Stehling. and I did not find anything contro- English, with the use of very little “I had nothing to do with it,” he versial in it. If I was the speaker, I Greek, and he also has dissolved said “The Metropolitan is the one would have said the same things.” the choir. He simply gathers some who suspended him and he is the Metropolitan Isaiah eventually re- converts in the front they all chant one who reinstated him. He is in a instated Deacon Stehling. together.” Mrs. Winters comes for position to respond.” THE PAN-MACEDONIAN ASSOCIATION, INC. In his sermon, Metropolitan Iraklion, Crete and is married to a When asked if he eliminated the Tarasios urged everyone to always retired official of the American Air choir from the church, Fr. Suciu cordially invite you to attend a be united and love one another. Force. said, “That is another unfortunate Metropolitan Tarasios is well re- lie. The organist retired in Decem- CONFERENCE ON spected and admired in San Anto- ber and there was no one at the “A SEARCH FOR A ROADMAP TO PEACE IN THE BALKANS” nio from when he was a child. He “When you are singing parish that he could take her place. then went on to study at Holy Cross in English it sounds like We sing the Greek and English from School of Theology and served for a the green book of the Archdiocese. Wednesday, June 27, 2007 number of years at the Ecumenical rap. It has no melody. The entire parish sings right now.” 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Patriarchate prior to being elected The text of hymnography Joseph and Sandy Pumplin were at Capital Hilton Hotel, 16th & K Streets, NW Washington, DC Metropolitan of South America. and the Byzantine music converted to Orthodoxy from Ro- Fr. Dan Suciu complained to man Catholicism and were mem- 10:00 a.m.: Morning session (Historical perspective) Metropolitan Isaiah about Metro- is inseperable.” bers of St. Sophia until recently. politan Tarasioss sermon. In early “I enjoy the use of Greek in the Dr. Potitsa Grigorakou, Moderator, Athens, Greece 2006, Metropolitan Isaiah, without In a telephone interview with Fr. Liturgy as much as possible,” Professor Osmund Bopearachhci, Centre D’Archeologie, E.N.S., Paris France even calling him or watching his Dan Suciu, he said that “this is an Joseph Pumplin said “It is actually Professor Pierre Leriche, Centre d’Archeologie pour l’Orient, Paris France sermon, sent Metropolitan Tarasios absolute lie. There is not elimina- very comforting to us to hear it in Mrs. Liana Soulvatzi, Archeologist, Athens, Greece a letter telling him that he gives tion of the Greek language whatso- the language as it was written him canonical permission to serve ever. I do more Greek here than I 2,000 years ago. We are not com- 12:00 noon- 1:30 p.m.: Lunch the Liturgy in any parish of his Den- did in Austin, or in Corpus Christi. pletely fluent in Greek yet, but we ver Metropolis, except for St. Since I came here the liturgy has enjoy it.” Speaker to be announced Sophia in San Antonio. not changed from a priest’s point of Dr. Pumplin also said that “be- 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Afternoon session (Geopolitical perspectives) The Herald attempted unsuc- view. If people want to lie and you cause of the division in the church cessfully to communicate with Met- or anyone prefers to listen to the we have not attended St. Sophia Gene Rossides, Moderator, President, American Hellenic Institute ropolitan Tarasios, but could not lie, then there is nothing we can do since last summer, we’ve been at- Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies reach him because he had gone on about it, but there is no such thing tending Antiochian church. It is just CATO Institute, Washington, DC pastoral visits to various parts of as the elimination of the Greek lan- not the same, it feels like cheap im- Gregory R. Copley, President, International Strategic Studies Association, Alexandria, VA South America. Metropolitan Isa- guage.” itation.” Dr. George Papavizas, Writer, Beltsville, MD iah did not return the Herald’s call Asked if he told Mrs. Ritsa Win- Asked who he thinks is responsi- “FYROM: A Country with a Borrowed Identity” that was placed to him on Thurs- ters that if she wanted Greek lan- ble for the division, Dr. Pumplin day, June 7. guage and culture in this church said that it was “absolutely” Fr. Su- Since Deacon Stehling was sus- she would have to go across the ciu. For further information call 202-785-8430; Fax: 202-785-5178 pended, another major issue that street, Fr. Suciu said “I have five Dr. Pumplin stated that he has **Please see the attached reservation form to RSVP by Monday, June 25, 2007** has divided the church has come to witnesses as to what I said to Mrs. tried reaching out to Fr. Suciu the forefront. Deacon Stehling does Winters. With all due respect to her, about the use of the Greek in the RESERVATION FORM not serve at St. Sophia anymore for it is an outright lie, I never said this Liturgy. “I have talked to him and I health reasons and prefers to at- to Mrs. Winters. I have been loved recently wrote him a letter but he “A SEARCH FOR A ROADMAP TO PEACE IN THE BALKANS” tend church Services at the Monas- by the Greek people and I love the has not responded to it,” he said. The Capital Hilton Hotel tary of Taxiarchae in the city of Greek people more than in any oth- “He is not willing to discuss this Washington, D.C Centali, Texas where the Liturgy er parish and you hear this from the with me or with anyone else. If you Wednesday, June 27, 2007 and the other Sacred Services are horse’s mouth. I told her that the do not agree with his way of doing (Please print clearly) done in Greek. This has been sup- Archbishop and the Metropolitan things he just ignores you. When I ported by many more parishioners publicly told us that we have to use was talking to him on the phone FIRST NAME: ______LAST NAME:______of St. Sophia who now attend litur- the language according to the about the use of the Greek, he said I ADDRESS: ______gies at the Monastery, in protest of needs of the people of the commu- have to go to do something else I CITY: ______STATE: ______ZIP: ______Fr. Suciu whom they accuse of nity to best serve the community. I will call you back, and of course he PHONE: ______eliminating the use of the liturgical use the same amount of Greek, as it never called back. He is a very un- Please complete separate copies of this form for every guest. Greek from the Liturgy, church ser- was when I first got here. We have caring person. He is very selfishly vices and everything else that uses one of the most successful festivals using this church for his own mo- *** Cost: $50 per person Greek except for the Annual Festi- promoting the Greek culture that tives.” val. Fr. Suciu vehemently denies many parishes may not have in this In a telephone interview with Credit card payments: VISA____ MC____ AX____ the accusations. country, which is a beautiful thing. Deacon John Stehling, he was Card Number: ______Fr. Suciu, originally from Roma- I have promoted the idea of starting asked if Fr. Suciu tried to force him Expiration Date: _____ / _____ Signature: ______nia, had served for ten years at the a Greek Language School. We have to chant the hymnology in English. Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of not succeeded as yet, but I have “Yes,” he said. “When you are I will attend the luncheon. Enclosed is $ ______for ______reservations. Canada before coming to the U.S. pushed this consistently for the singing in English it sounds like Please make checks payable to: American Hellenic Institute (AHI) and serving for three years at the three years since I arrived here. I do rap, it has no melody. The text of Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese what I do with all my heart for the hymnography and the Byzantine For further information call 202-785-8430; Fax: 202-785-5178 of America and the last eight years Greek people, I love the Greek peo- music is inseparable. The choir has An R.S.V.P. by Monday, June 25, 2007 would be appreciated. at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese ple, they love me any place I go.” fallen apart, it is really dreadful, of America. His constant moves are Fr. Suciu also said “when I came they do congregational singing and 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 16, 2007 Gregory Maninakis and Next Generation of Greek Americans Sing the Classics

Continued from page 1 footsteps. “one reason that I tried to gather Mr. Maninakis said that this ef- these young people and sensitize ets including Nobel laureate fort was being put together over them was in the hope that if suc- Odysseas Eltyis, Nikos Gatsos, the past year, and thanked the cessful – even on a small scale – Kostis Varnalis, Nikos Kavvadias Greek American media, including when the time comes for me to stop and late Greek American journalist TNH, for helping him get his an- singing, these kids will be able to Theodosis Athas. The pieces were nouncement across to interested continue on their own and form a arranged into music by world-class young people. After working with band. Then, they can inspire other composers like Mikis Theodorakis, the young performers “we kept this children to participate so that Manos Hatzidakis, Marios Tokas, group, and put together this con- Greek music can be preserved like Apostolos Kaldaras, Giorgos Mit- cert. But the issue is that at some we want it to be.” sakis and George Zambetas. point there must be a continuation. Describing the young perform- In his greeting, Mr. Maninakis If this effort ends here it was point- ers’ response to his initiative, Mr. commended the young performers, less. It would be meaningless to Maninakis said that “these kids and hailed their parents for having stop here, because we would not were very receptive and enthusias- their children listen to “good Greek have accomplished anything, ex- tic about this event – about the music.” In describing his motiva- cept putting together a two-hour chance to participate. I am espe- tion for choosing songs dedicated concert. We have to keep going cially happy about this.” At the to names (“I Mikri Rallou,” “Omorfi with these kids, and open the door same time, he underlined the need mou Katerina,” “I Margarita I Mar- to new children who want to join us for more young people to come out garo,” “Marina,” “Jack O’Hara,” as well, Mr. Maninakis said.” to these types of concerts and sup- “Nitsa Elenitsa,” “Demetri Mou,” Mr. Maninakis discussed some port the efforts of their peers. “O Periklis,” etc.) Mr. Maninakis of the difficulties faced by Greek When asked to comment on noted that he does not believe any American performers. “There is no whether the Greek American other language contains as many support out there unfortunately. Fi- parochial schools are utilizing the songs dedicated to names. He also nancially, for instance, the musi- power of music to transmit the explained that Rembetika [Greek cians in my orchestra – who are all Greek language and culture as well blues] songs in particular, are dedi- educated and have Master’s De- as they could, Mr. Maninakis re- cated to names of real people, and TNH/COSTAS BEJ grees – are forced to play at dances, sponded that “not yet, but there are tell the story of their lives. The Gregory Maninakis presented the weddings and baptisms to make signs that this is starting to happen. longtime Greek American vocalist next generation of Greek Ameri- ends meet, when they could be ad- I noticed, for example, that a band and academician gave his reason- cans - most of them teenagers - vancing their careers by producing is being put together by young peo- ing for this. “Greek society is more who performed classic Greek their own music. Unfortunately, ple in the Community of St. tight-knit. We are inspired by our songs during a two day concert there are not too many such oppor- Demetrios in Astoria, and they have dealings with our neighbor, our on June 8 and June 10. tunities for that here in the Diaspo- even put on a concert. From what I sweetheart, and other everyday ra. That is where we are lacking as understand, they are working on people who play a role in our life.” posers of the 20th century. The sec- a Greek Community. I do not know Rembetika and other quality musi- Mr. Maninakis also stressed the ond half of the evening was dedi- if a lack of imagination is to blame, cal genres. As I mentioned before, importance for children to partici- cated to songs from the Rembetiko or if community leaders want to ac- we are receiving aid from the Onas- pate in the events of the Greek and Laiko [pop] genres. complish these goals some other sis Foundation to put together a American Community, and thanked Lina Orfanos was a guest artist, way. I believe that music and the concert in the Fall with children Ambassador Loucas Tsilas, Execu- who participated along with the arts catch young people’s interest, singing musical arrangements of tive Director of the Onassis Founda- upcoming teenage talents. Mr. if we sensitize them and give them Greek poetry by Seferis, Elytis, Rit- tion in New York, who was in atten- Maninakis introduced Ms. Orfanos, an opportunity to participate in sos, and others.” dance, for his organization’s help in 27, as a “completed artist” who will what we are doing.” The Director of the Archdioce- funding an upcoming Fall concert be performing in Greece next Commenting on what can be san Hellenic Cultural Center Bish- featuring performances from stu- month, with the Mikis Theodorakis done to improve the situation for op Vikentios of Apameia called Mr. dents in local Greek parochial orchestra. aspiring Greek American musi- Maninakis “a musical artist with schools. In a statement to The Na- Speaking about her musical ca- cians, Mr. Maninakis suggested many talents,” and congratulated tional Herald, Mr. Maninakis said reer, Ms. Orfanos said, “I started music with clarity and passion. The Dikaiosynis Ilie Noite’ and ‘Ena to that “one thing would be for the or- him and the other performers for that “this was something I had singing at the Metropolitan Opera performers, all high school stu- Helidoni,’ and then that sparked ganized Greek Community – I am their work, saying that “I see a lot wanted to do for years, and since it Children’s Chorus when I was 7. dents, had an opportunity to speak my interest. Then, when I went to talking about associations, federa- of talent here” and that the Hellenic goes without saying that we want Then, when I was in college, I per- about their inspiration to study Greece two summers ago, the mu- tions, church communities – to Cultural Center “will be by your to preserve Greek tradition, lan- formed in Greek for half of my se- Greek music. sic really hit me and I started be- hold concerts, aside from the side.” guage and history, I thought I could nior voice recital at Westminster Effie Tsomos, a Senior at St. coming really interested in Greek dances that they hold. Their musi- Gregory Maninakis started off as do my part to help in a practical Choir College. I sang Theodorakis’ Francis Prep (and class valedictori- music. I started listening to more cal events should not only be a chanter from Greece. He attended way, by including children in my and Hatzidakis’ music. I just loved an) recalled that her interest in music and then like I got a band to- geared towards mere entertain- college in the United States on a performances. I wanted to do it, and I continued it when I got old- Greek music began to develop at gether at our church to play during ment, but should have a purpose; soccer scholarship, while chanting something where young people er.” Speaking about her upcoming “about the 8th Grade. I had a music the Greek school graduation, at cel- to inform the public about our mu- at local churches. He later joined could participate actively and di- performance in Greece, the young teacher in my old school, St. ebration for Greek Independence sical history and traditions for in- the chorus formed by Mikis rectly. Because by singing or recit- vocalist said “I will be performing Nicholas, and we were just per- Day, and then I somehow got into stance. If they do this conscien- Theodorakis, who was in exile dur- ing – depending on the type of with the Mikis Theodorakis orches- forming for graduation. He heard this.” tiously, and include young people ing the reign of the military junta in event – they come closer to the lan- tra. I performed for him last year. It my voice and liked it, so he told me Elena Toumaras, a Senior at in this process, they will make them Greece. Members of Theodorakis’ guage, learn the traditions, and was a big honor. I’ll be singing in to join his choir group. I really liked Bronx Science recalled that “I grew active participants and teach them choir included Greek cinema star learn something about the history Athens, at the Hilton, on July 6. It is the organization and everything we up listening to Greek music with to appreciate music and the arts.” Melina Mercouri and her husband of music, which is more than just an open concert, and it’s free. It is were doing. The kids were great, so my parents, and I joined the choir Mr. Maninakis also made a dis- Jules Dassen, composer Yannis notes; it is a history of culture and going to be very exciting and every- that’s were I started.” Ever since at my Greek school, at St. Nicholas tinction between the different Markopoulos and Manolis Glezos. events that inspired these songs. body is welcome to come.” then, she said that “I have been in Flushing. From there, I just start- types of Greek music present today. Ellie Paspala, now a well-known The songs carry their own unique The evening’s main attraction studying the guitar with Mr. Spiros ed singing a lot of Greek songs. “Children should learn to love qual- singer in Greece, also got her start meanings. In this sense, I believe was the young performers, some of Exaras, and then I found out Mr. Then, a few years later I joined the ity Greek music. Just because a from this choir. In 1981, Mr. Mani- that especially through the youth’s whom were third generation Greek Maninakis was doing a perfor- [music school] ‘Ergastiri Ellinikis child knows the songs being played nakis established a boîte in Astoria, participation, we are aiding a cause Americans. Stamatina Demelis, mance with kids so I joined up.” Mousikis,’ with Demetris Mat- at the Eurovision song contest, or at called “Mikrokosmos,” where many that is self-evident, for all of us liv- Elena Toumaras and Effie Tsomos Nikitas Tampakis, a Freshman at soukas, when I was in 8th Grade. the nightclubs does not mean those famous Greek musicians including ing in the Diaspora at least.” were the featured singers, along Tapanzee High School said that he From then, I had a few perfor- songs have to do with Greek cul- Manolis Rasoulis, Manos Loizos, The concert was divided into with Nikitas Tambakis, who played “started playing the viola in 4th mances, and it just grew from ture, just like eating souvlaki does Domna Samiou, and Mariza Koch two parts. The first part featured the viola. The youngsters wowed Grade. Ever since I was in Greek there.” Commenting on whether not make you Greek. The issue is visited and performed. Mr. Mani- more classical Greek songs, includ- the audience with their impeccable school, l I enjoyed the music and she plans to study music in college, for them to familiarize themselves nakis, an alumnus of Columbia ing pieces from Mikis Theodorakis performance, and drew rave re- dancing. Then I had a solo in Greek Ms. Toumaras replied, “yes, defi- with the essence of the Greek lan- University, is a Professor of Electri- and Manos Hatzidakis, widely ac- views for their ability to speak the school [Sts. Constantine and He- nitely,” and stated that she would guage and culture, in this case, cal Engineering at SUNY Farming- claimed among the greatest com- Greek language and perform the len, in West Nyack], and I sung ‘Tis like to follow in Mr. Maninakis’ through music.” He also said that dale. Let Us Save the Forgotten Greek American Press

Continued from page 1 where. At approximately 5 ?” x 7 ?” soon as one is in your hands, are to what the Greek American press ly). Other aspects of American Life Advertisements for products gener- these chronologia are lavish vol- obviously publications for which was issuing as popular reading dur- saw discussion with articles on ated by the Herald such as its $3.00 nikos Keryx has produced a long umes printed on only heavy gloss great craft and care were taken. ing the heyday of Prohibition and American athletics, technological English-Greek/Greek-English dic- line of noteworthy publications paper with sometimes two colors Given the era when these annu- the Great American Depression. innovations and region culture. tionary or the Star Engraving Com- aside from the regular daily and per page running 300 to 400 pages al volumes were produced Petros P. In the 1929 Ethnikos Keryx The 1928 article “O Athlitismos en pany 143-5 West 20th Street NY weekend editions of the newspa- per volume. All the covers I have Tatanis was the Ethnikos Keryx chronologia, we see America’s past Ameriki” (387-390) is typical of the which provided the Herald Publish- per. In terms strictly of the seen are embossed and in two col- publisher and Reverend Demetrius being praised in articles on the sports articles. Another sport (and ing company with the lithographs chronologia the Ethnikos Keryx is- ors, with gold, being the most fre- Callimachos the editor. Boston Tea Party (pp. 333). Inter- what to definitely watch for when are regularly seen. Other advertise- sued some of the most beautiful quently seen cover color. With The thematic content of these national history sees attention with you played it) can be seen in the ments include those for the Prodro- volumes I have ever seen any- sewn signatures these volumes, as chronologia provide us insights in- a lengthy article on Frederick the 1931 “Hartopaikta kai Hartopaikti- midis Radio and Music Shop on 8th Great (378-379). The contempo- ka Kolpa” (343-349). Avenue and the Acropolis Hotel at rary life of the United States saw The wider world was surveyed 308 West 58th Street. explanation with articles such as in a number of articles on the peo- In Greek-American Studies the “The New York Stock Exchange” ple and customs of Africa and In- movement of the Greek laborers (whose title was in English with its dia. Detailed nature articles on co- from working class to middle class accompanying text in Greek, 319- bras, the great apes, tigers and oth- status occupies the core of all pub- 320), one explaining the New York er exotic animals were also com- lished accounts. The manner in Public Library (402-403), and nu- mon. In the joint 1933/34 volume which Greeks made this transition merous others. The activities of we even see an article on the then is a romanticized knock off of the Greeks in North America saw dis- extremely popular newsreel series Horatio Alger story. Greeks simply cussion in an article on the Greek “Bring Them Back Alive!” with “pulled themselves up by their American Progressive Association Frank Buck (195-198). The natural bootstraps.” The precise manner THE PANPAPHIAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN (367-374) and the historical ac- wonders of North America were and exact means by which Greeks count “E Proto Elliniki Sinoikias tis not ignored as the 1928 article on collectively accomplished this mon- in collaboration with Neas Yorkis” (412-415). The future “Yellowstone Park” demonstrates umental social and cultural transi- was discussed in articles about tele- (167-172). These natural wonders tion is never discussed let alone sys- GEROS TOU MOREA vision (with line-drawings) that in- of North America also included ar- tematically analyzed. This brawn- cluded lengthy discussions of radio ticles on Dinosaurs (1932:133- over-brains model is too simplistic (CHAPTER #1), PAN ARCADIAN FEDERATION OF AMERICA technology (347-351) and those 138). Regional issues can be seen to be real. that discussed zeppelins and in articles such as “E Nea Yorki den When looking at popular press present transcontinental airplanes (356- einai Ameriki” (1933/34: 293- publications like the chronologia a 363). 295). A subject dealt with in vari- series of questions naturally spring I selected this specific volume ous articles, lithographs, or pho- to mind. What do we know of the “Arcadians, the first inhabitants because it was the year of the tographs were American Indians reading habits of Greeks in the American Stock Market Crash. No (see 1928: 255; 1933/34: 134-135 United States? Were Greeks learn- of Paphos, Cyprus” discussion of this singular Ameri- and 296-297 and others). ing about dominant American val- can event appears in this volume or Illustrations ranging from pho- ues and culture from publications the 1930 volume. It is as if this tographs to lithographic drawings like the chronologia? Did this ideo- keynote speaker event never happened. This omis- (many of which must have been logical shift from rural peasant to sion along with the content and up- stock images for engravers of the urban resident rest on something Dr. CHRISTOS P. IOANNIDES beat language of the volumes over- 1920s to 1930s) are to be seen on more than simply cleaning the Director, The Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Queens College all suggests that chronologia were virtually every page. Interestingly dishes and cooking the soup down read strictly for entertainment. some of these images, for the time at the diner? Chronologia regularly featured in which they appeared, were quite While the obvious answer to the numerous articles appeared dis- risqué. An American slang term, last question is “yes,” once again, June 16th, 2007 at 6:00 pm cussing the local customs of various ‘cheesecake,’ can best describe a there has been no systematic inves- regions in Greece and the islands. particular category of images seen tigation of the Greek-American Hellenic Cultural Center These regional articles were some- in these chronologia. Cheesecake Press in order to determine what (27-09 Crescent Street, Astoria, NY) times loosely grouped as in the images are best understood as fair- role reading and self-education 1933/34 volume’s articles on Crete ly innocent photographs or draw- played in the lives of the early im- FREE ADMISSION (279-282) and The Dodecanese Is- ings of scantily clad women. Car- migrants. We must move beyond lands (221-245). toons of flappers, lithographs of the useless stereotype of the igno- Survey articles of varying Classical Goddesses, photographs rant ‘unlettered Greek peasant’ as Music by «ΑΜΑΤΗUS» ensemble lengths regularly evaluated Ameri- of bathing beauties (1928: 289- merely a hardworking immigrant. Art exhibition by Renee Nikita can politicians and political life. In- 294) and/or female movie stars As the very existence of the dustrialists, artists, and other such as Mary Pickford, Jean Har- chronologia and all the other publi- prominent individuals were fea- low, and others can all be readily cations I have not been able to Reception will follow tured in biographies. In this vein seen. mention here demonstrate these we need only look at the 1930 vol- Curiously there are few adver- very same individuals were dedi- a b *** ume, where we see concise biogra- tisements in the chronologia. This cated readers. For more information please contact: phies of (among many other nota- suggests that the sales of these vol- We must now do what we can to bles) Henry Ford, President umes were based strictly on direct preserve as much of the Greek MICHAEL HΑΤJILOUCAS (973) 477-1537 or DIMITRIS FILIOS (718) 788-2517 William H. Taft, and Petros P. Tata- purchase. Some of the advertise- American Press as we can. If we do nis (pages 294; 77; 408 respective- ments were clearly “house ads.” not, no one else ever will. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 16, 2007 FEATURE 5 Greek Doctors Create International Network at Conference in Kos Continued from page 1 citizens.” lenism’s most valuable assets.” According to Mr. Avramopoulos, The next conference of the through this Network with relation the idea for this global conference GHMN will be held in Cyprus next to the application of values of Hel- materialized very quickly, and will year, and will subsequently take lenic medicine in the global medical by no means become stagnant. Ac- place biennially. system (i.e., Hippocratic Oath, his- cording to him, this is precisely the While the first ever conference of tory of medicine, medical ethics, reason that this initiative enjoys the the GHMN provided an opportunity ethics in research, merit in medical support of the President of the Hel- for Greek doctors of the Diaspora to research, medical care and human- lenic Republic himself. strengthen their ties with the home- ism, social solidarity).” Karolos Papoulias, President of land, the agenda of 19th biennial The resolutions also cite the need the Hellenic Republic, also sent conference of the HMSNY revolved for communication and collabora- greetings on the occasion of this strictly around medical issues. The tion with Greek associations en- conference, which he hoped would conference was divided into four gaged in administrative, academic result in the successful formation of parts. The first unit was chaired by and research work in Greece, the or- an organized global network of the president of the FHMSNA Dr. ganization of conferences about the Greek doctors of the Diaspora. “Your Spyros Mezitis, and dealt with gen- latest medical developments, and presence on the island of Hip- eral medicine, chronic ailments, and offering ongoing professional edu- pocrates is a testimony to the dy- specialized surgery. The second part cation to doctors by promoting namism of Greek doctors of the Di- revolved around obesity, diabetes, meetings between participating aspora, and symbolizes the unity of and endocrinology, and was chaired doctors in the GHMN. Hellenism, expressing the common by Dr. Nicholas Mezitis. The third The resolutions also calls for the desire for the bond between Greeks part dealt with cardiology and heart establishment of an international abroad and the homeland to be kept surgery, and was chaired by HMSNY medical award for both Greeks and intact,” President Papoulias wrote, President Dr. George Dangas, and non-Greeks alike, based on distin- signaling yet again the ever-growing the last part, chaired by Dr. George guished performance in the area of interest of the Greek State in the Tsioulas, covered special surgery medical research. This award will be Greeks of the Diaspora. and oncology. bestowed upon recipient by the President of the Hellenic Republic, and will honor the memory of Dr. George Papanikolaou, founder of the Pap Test, which has helped save the lives of countless women through the early detection of cervi- cal cancer. The doctors of the GHMN also re- solved to work together with renowned foreign doctors to devel- op plans for issues including facility development and upgrading in hos- pitals and clinics throughout Greece (i.e., modernization of labs, inter- linking of clinics and labs with the help of the Internet, medical e-files, e-libraries, etc.), programs for con- tinuing professional training, and general guidelines for more effec- tive and unified health coverage. The International Board formed by the GHMN will assign one of its doctors to sit on the board of the Central Health Council (KESY), in order to enable continual communi- cation regarding the problems in- volving health coverage and med- ical programs in Greece. Other resolutions included the TNH worldwide circulation of a Medical More than 300 Greek doctors Information Bulletin over the World from around the world descend- Wide Web. GHMN doctors under- ed on the island of Kos for the scored the need to enter into discus- Global Hellenic Medical Network sions with academic and adminis- Conference from June 7-10. The trative authorities in Greece in order doctors agreed to form an orga- to increase European Union funding nized network “to mutually ben- give to the country for research, and efit Greek doctors living and also provide that these funds be working in the Diaspora, as well more effectively utilized. Funding is as the scientific and academic expected to be increased through professionals in Greece.” the development of a framework of international associates of Greek academic institutions, and the cre- ation of incentives designed to in- crease the number of proposals in- volving research programs between researchers working in Greece and abroad. Finally, another important tool the GHMN aims to provide is the de- The conference proceedings velopment of communication with were open to all the doctors attend- Greek medical clubs at universities, ing the event in Kos, who had the in order to help medical students ob- opportunity to be briefed on the lat- tain their specialty at universities in est medical developments in these Greece and abroad, and to help fields, by top Greek American doc- them prepare the necessary paper- tors practicing in the U.S. work to enter the Greek healthcare Other participants in this confer- system, as well as encourage them ence included the World Council of to continue their post-graduate Hellenes Abroad (SAE), the Hellenic work, i.e., through exchange pro- With such an auspicious begin- tions and cooperation between us.” doctors from all over the world to cant that Kos, the home of Hip- Medical Society of Australia and grams. ning, many of the doctors in atten- Dr. George Tsimogiannis, a Con- advance their professional develop- pocrates, is at the center of all this. Asia, the FHMSNA, the Hellenic Mr. Avramopoulos outlined ex- dance were justifiably optimistic necticut-based pediatrician special- ment. There will even be special at- Congratulations to those who came American Medical and Dental Soci- actly how the core structure of the about the success of this undertak- izing in adolescents told TNH that tention shown to inform all those up with this idea, my colleague Mr. ety of Southern California, the Hel- GHMN would be set up, the respon- ing. “The initiative of the Greek Min- he was enthusiastic about the new not in attendance about the deci- Avramopoulos and the HMSNY. The lenic Medical Societies of Pennsylva- sibilities it would handle, and its po- istry of Health and Social Welfare – era of collaboration between Greek sions of the conference, illustrating people of Kos embrace and support nia, Quebec, Chicago, New Jersey, tential in regards to the use of new and especially the responsible Min- doctors across the world. “These the wide-ranging efforts that have this initiative.” Texas, the United Kingdom, New technologies, so that Greek doctors ister, Mr. Demetris Avramopoulos – conferences were the reason I came begun being undertaken. Greek Deputy FM Yannis Vali- England, and the Global Hellenic working in Greece, Cyprus and to put together this global confer- to Kos from the U.S. This has been a Commenting on the initiative to nakis called the network “a link be- Biomedical Society. abroad can be kept abreast of the ence is exceptional,” said Dr. George huge success,” he stated. organize the conference in Kos, tween Greece and the medical pro- The organizing committee was latest developments at every mo- Dangas, HMSNY President, who al- “There is good will being dis- Greece’s Minister of the Aegean not- fessionals of the Diaspora. Through made up of prestigious Greek Amer- ment. He also stressed the need for so noted that “the Greek National played for collaboration. We doctors ed that “this is an impressive effort global networks, cooperation and ican doctors including George Dan- the resolutions to be published on Healthcare System can learn a lot are starting this, because Medicine to give the opportunity to Greek unification of Greece’s efforts with gas, Dionysios Karalis, Markos Kout- the Web so that they are available to from Greek doctors working is a foundation of society, and I hope doctors of the Diaspora to be in con- Greeks living abroad, we can accom- sos, Athanasios Manolis, Nicholas all interested parties, noting that abroad.” Dr. Dangas told TNH “this that people in other fields will fol- stant communication and coordi- plish many important things, be- Mezitis, Spyros Mezitis, Soterios this matter was of historical signifi- project came to life in six months low suit with similar initiatives,” Dr. nate efforts related to their profes- cause the Greeks of the Diaspora Raptis, George Tsioulias, and cance. time,” and pointed to the support of James Argyris, a neurologist from sion, and to Greece. It is very signifi- have continuously been one of Hel- George Zaharioudakis. Many leading figures from Health Minister Demetris Pennsylvania stated. Greece and Cyprus were in atten- Avramopoulos, who was named an “This is a very positive initiative. dance to support this event, in addi- honorary member of the HMSNY. It Especially for those of us who live tion to Greece’s Minister of Health, was the first time that such a distinc- alongside the Greek borders and are including his Cypriot counterpart tion was awarded by the New York thirsty for more information and Harry Charalambous, Greece’s Min- based Greek-American medical or- lifelong professional learning in re- ister of the Aegean Aristotelis ganization. gards to medical developments,” Dr. Pavlides, Deputy Minister of Foreign Dr. Spyros Mezitis, President of Makrina Tsoulfa-Hatzivasili, an in- Affairs Yannis Valinakis, and others. the FHMSNA, told TNH that “a ternist and permanent resident of The foundations for “a new era of Global Hellenic Medical Network is Kos said. unity and solidarity” were laid being formed. This is an institution “Each year, our Society holds through the formation of ties be- that must be preserved, since the conferences in Greece in conjunc- tween the medical communities of Greek Diaspora has the drive and tion with a particular university, but the Greek Diaspora, Greece and the desire to help the Greek State in this is the first time that such a great Cyprus, according to Greece’s Minis- all aspects of the Health field.” Dr. effort has been made, and in fact, ter of Health Dimitris Avramopou- Mezitis also honored the Greek the Greek Government offered its los. “Greece needs you,” the Health Health Minister on behalf of the Fed- support for the first time ever,” Dr. Minister told the 300-plus doctors eration. Lila Amiralli, President of the Hel- inaugurating the GHMN, “to lay the Many of Mr. Avromopoulos’ close lenic Medical Society of Quebec re- framework for closer collaboration associates told TNH that the Minis- marked. and the advancement of Hellenism ter of Health is very pleased that the Commenting on her response to around the world.” “This is an his- excellent relationships he maintains the goals and aspiration of the toric opportunity that we owe to the with Hellenic Medical Societies in GHMN, Dr. Rania Preventza said generations upon generations of the U.S. was now capped off with that Greek doctors of the Diaspora Greek doctors that have made our this inaugural conference of the “want to work together,” and re- country proud across every corner of GHMN. marked that “it is a great honor for the earth,” Mr. Avramopoulos said. In the greeting printed inside the the Greek Community of the Diaspo- He added that “you are thus con- conference program, Mr. ra and Greek doctors practicing tributing to the presence of Hel- Avramopoulos characteristically abroad to be officially collaborating lenism on the global stage, as the wrote that “in the age of globaliza- with doctors in Greece.” latter has left its doors wide open as tion, Hellenism – with a widely de- Some in attendance, like Dr. Em- a challenge and invitation to the veloped network of distinguished manuel Frangoulis, seemed a bit Greeks.” Elsewhere, the Minister Greeks all over the world, in the more reserved, and spoke about the noted that based on the excellent fields of academia, the arts, the sci- need for continuity to remain re- track record of Greek doctors of the ences, business, culture, politics – garding such initiatives, even after Diaspora, along with their knowl- looks to the horizon ahead with op- each administration’s term is over. edge of medicine and medical tech- timism, dynamism and self-assured- “At any rate, this is a good start, nology, Hellenism “can surpass its ness. Greek doctors across the globe which will provide valuable think narrow national boundaries. It can are at the forefront of their field, tanks, which Greece is in real need become a force of innovation on the earning praise and distinguishing of,” he said. international level. It can once again themselves for their research and This initiative is certainly an im- open pathways to progress for all medical practice. They represent a provement at coordinating the ef- humanity.” Mr. Avramopoulos stat- unique piece of Hellenism, making forts of the Greek Community ed it was the duty of the Greek State us proud on the one hand, while abroad with the Greek State for the to “utilize this asset, in order to im- placing before us on the other hand purposes of creating an internation- prove upon the quality of the social the great responsibility to form a al coordinating body, which will services that we are offering Greek framework for strengthening rela- hold global conferences for Greek 6 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 16, 2007 Peter Palaigos, 84, World War II Veteran, Owned Pool Hall Kimon C. Dardoufas, 91, Created

By Sandy Alexander raised in the Bronx, N.Y., and grad- Mr. Palaigos said in the 2000 Sun to the owner of the Acme Bar and Stain-Resistant Carpet Fiber The Baltimore Sun uated from Stuyvesant High School. article that when he started out, An- Grill. He joined the Army and served napolis' main street "was all mom- Mr. Palaigos was active in the Ss. By Jeremy Slayton now Honeywell Inc. He died on BALTIMORE, Md. – Peter A. Palai- as an infantryman in World War II, and-pop shops. It was quite a sleepy Constantine and Helen Greek Or- Richmond Times-Dispatch Wednesday, June 6, at a Richmond- gos, former owner of the popular in campaigns in Europe, Africa and little town." He said Mrs. Palaigos thodox Church in Annapolis, serv- area hospital from complications of Pete's Place pool hall in Annapolis, Italy. He participated in the D-Day opened the doors at 9 a.m. and ing at one time as its president. RICHMOND, Va. – As a college stu- pulmonary fibrosis. He was 91. died on Monday, June 4, of Parkin- invasion of France and earned a closed down the hall at midnight. He also sponsored many local dent studying at German universi- At Allied, Mr. Dardoufas served son's disease at his Annapolis home. Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and a In a Sun interview in 1991, he amateur sports teams through his ties in Darmstadt and Dresden dur- as manager of research and develop- He was 84. good-conduct medal before being noted that he was among the last of business. ing the 1930s, Kimon Constantine ment in the fibers division. During Mr. Palaigos' establishment start- discharged with the rank of a generation of Greek-Americans "He would do anything for any- Dardoufas went to listen to Adolf his 24 years with the company, he ed out as Brunswick Billiards but sergeant. who once ran Annapolis restau- one," Mrs. Palaigos said. "Any friend Hitler speak. received the chairman's award for became widely known as Pete's He moved to Washington after rants. that needed help. He was one of a As Mr. Dardoufas was finishing his work with the development of Place during the 40 years he ran it the war and worked in a cousin's He also said that over 40 years, kind." his master's degree in chemical engi- Anso IV, a stain-resistant carpet at 163 Main St. restaurant. On a trip to Annapolis, his establishment drew many local His funeral was held on Friday, neering, he knew his time was grow- fiber. He also is responsible for nu- In a 2000 article in The Sun, for- he met Helen Pappas through mu- youths, including ones from St. June 8. ing short to return to his native merous patents related to fibers and mer patrons recalled a diverse clien- tual friends. The two were married Mary's High School who would run In addition to his wife, he is sur- Greece before Hitler closed Ger- polymers. "He was enthusiastic and tele of local teenagers, lawyers and in June 1948 and raised three chil- out the back door when the nuns vived by two daughters, Melanie P. many's borders. "He was anxious to organized," said his wife. "If he saw midshipmen who enjoyed games of dren. came looking for them. The "kids" Brock of Annapolis and Effie P. Reed get back to his home country," said a something that needed to be done, pool and kosher hot dogs. Mr. Palai- Mrs. Palaigos' father wanted to would drop by on visits home from of Kilgore, Texas; a son, Anthony P. daughter, Dorianne Torrice of Rich- he would go do it." gos turned it into a restaurant in retire from the pool hall he had college, Mr. Palaigos said. "We knew Palaigos of Catonsville; a sister, mond. "His professor gave him an Mr. Dardoufas moved to the 1987 and leased it to new manage- owned since 1919 with his cousin each one of them. It was like fami- Stella Gianas of Austin, Texas; a oral exam to speed through the Unites States in 1956, first working ment seven years later, but fans and asked his daughter's fiance to ly." brother, Louis Palaigos of Orlando, process and get out of the country." as a chemical engineer with General held several reunions to remember take over. The Palaigoses turned Pete's Fla.; and five grandchildren. Mr. Dardoufas, who spoke four Aniline and Film in Linden, N.Y. the hangout it once was. Mr. Palaigos only knew the Place into an upscale sports bar and languages, safely returned to In addition to his wife and Mr. Palaigos, whose parents restaurant business, his wife re- restaurant in 1987. Seven years lat- The Baltimore Sun published the Greece. He served in the Greek daughter, survivors include another were born in Greece, was born and called, "but he said, `I'll try it.'" er, they retired and leased the space above on June 10. army, fighting the Italian invasion in daughter, Pat Raphael of Westfield, Albania, and later was a member of N.J.; two sons, George Dardoufas of the Greek underground resistance Walldorf, Germany, and Christopher against the German occupation dur- Dardoufas of Richmond; a brother ing World War II. Alexander Dardoufas of Athens, DEATHS At one point during his work for Greece; and seven grandchildren. the resistance, Mr. Dardoufas was The funeral was held on June 8, ■ BELADAKIS, MICHAEL G. was also a member of the Daugh- Oaks Country Club, where he still Maria Mavromatis; his sister Nor- turned in to the Germans and ques- at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek CHICAGO – The Chicago Tribune ters of Penelope, and served as played regularly and achieved a ma Deligiannis and her sons, tioned until they decided he was in- Orthodox Cathedral, 30 Malvern reported that Michael G. Beladakis, President of that organization as "hole in one" during a Birdie Binge George (Maria) Deligiannis and nocent, said his wife of 40 years, Kay Ave. in Richmond. Interment will passed away on June 8, 2007. He is well. Her greatest joy in her later Golf Tournament. His love for the Philip (Katerina) Deligiannis; his Dardoufas of Chesterfield. "He was follow at Westhampton Memorial survived by his wife, Angeline; his years were her three grandsons. In sport took him to the finest courses brother-in-law and sister-in-law so proud of what he did," she said. Park. daughters Maria (Steven) Theo- 2004, she moved from R.I. to throughout the hemisphere gaining Raymond and Joann Lobasz; his Mr. Dardoufas moved to the dosis, Christina (Lambros) Kala- Northboro, MA to reside with her memberships with the El Dorado nieces Kristen (Guy) Touma, Karen Richmond area in 1964 when he The Richmond Times-Dispatch maris and Georgia; his grandchil- daughter Irene. There she has been Country Club in Palm Springs, Cali- Lobasz; his nephew Michael (Jen- took a job at Allied Chemical Corp., published the above on June 8. dren Anna, Paul Angelina and Alex- an avid supporter of the Greek fornia, the Southern Seniors Golf nifer) Lobasz; and many friends, is; his brothers Trifon (Vasilia), Ip- dance troupe, the V.E.V.A. Hellenic Association and the Mexican Se- among them, Michael Economou, pokratis (Sonia) and Ioannis; his Dance Ensemble and the Boston niors Golf Association. The funeral Michael Monroe, Rosemary Mar- sisters-in-law Virginia (Fred) Chapter of the Lykeion ton was held on June 11 at Annuncia- tocchio and Jacqueline Boxer. He Vazquez, Galatia (Jerry) Tryboski, Ellindon. The funeral was held on tion Greek Orthodox Cathedral in was born in Agrinion, Greece, and Nikos P. Kakaviatos, Cardiologist Elaine Phillips and Patty LaBuda; June 11, at Annunciation Greek Or- Houston. Memorial donations to immigrated to Connecticut in the and several nieces and nephews. thodox Church. Memorial dona- the American Cancer Society (P.O. 1960s. He had lived in West Hart- By Matt Schudel at Providence Hospital in Washing- He was an engineer who immigrat- tions to the Memorial Fund of the Box 22718?Oklahoma City, OK ford since 1983. He was a well- The Washington Post ton. ed to the United States from Irak- Annunciation Greek Orthodox 73123-1718), the Lupus Founda- known Professor of Political Sci- In the early 1960s, he had a fel- lion, Crete, in 1963, and continued Church (175 Oaklawn Avenue, tion of America (2000 L Street, ence, having taught for 18 years at WASHINGTON, DC – Nikos Panos lowship at Georgetown University's to pursue higher education in elec- Cranston, RI 02920) or V.E.V.A. N.W., Suite 710, Washington, DC Nathaniel Hawthorne College in Kakaviatos, 78, an internist and car- medical school, where, among other tronics and founded several com- Hellenic Dance Ensemble (P.O. Box 20036-4916) or Annunciation Antrim, NH, and later taught in the diologist in private practice in Arling- things, he studied for NASA the ef- panies, among them MGB Engi- 653 Northboro, MA 01532). Greek Orthodox Cathedral (3511 Connecticut Community College ton from 1966 to 2006, died May 30 fects of medicines on the blood pres- neering, Alpha Omega Plastics and Yoakum Blvd. Houston, TX 77006). system and St. Joseph College in at Virginia Hospital Center in Arling- sure of astronauts. He and his wife, a Arlington Plastics Machinery, Inc. ■ ECONOMOU, OURANIA West Hartford. He received his LL.B ton. He had prostate cancer that pharmacist who emigrated from He had a lifelong commitment in WORCESTER, Mass. - The Worces- ■ GEORGALAN, HELEN P. (Law Degree) from the University metastasized to the bone. Greece with him in 1955, held large creating jobs and benefiting the ter Telegram & Gazette reported DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth of Athens, a diploma in Interna- Dr. Kakaviatos was an associate celebrations in their home in Arling- people of the Chicago area. In that Ourania (Pliatsikas) News-Tribune reported that Helen tional Economics, from the London professor at Georgetown University's ton for the Greek community. He was 2004, he was recognized by the Economou, 98, passed away on P. Georgalan, 98, passed away on School of Economics, his master’s medical school from 1965 to 1984 a member of St. Katherine Greek Or- United Hellenic Voters of America Monday, June 11, 2007. She is sur- Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Chris degree in International Relations and volunteered at the Arlington thodox Church in Falls Church. that bestowed upon him the award vived by her son Stewart C. (Lau- Jensen Health Center. He is sur- from Lehigh University in Lehigh, Free Clinic. He was often called by Survivors include his wife of 51 of most distinguished Greek-Amer- retta) Economou; her daughters vived by her son Constantine P. PA, and a Masters Degree in History the Greek Embassy in Washington to years, Irene Makris Kakaviatos of Ar- ican in the field of business. A Effie (John), Bessie and Helen; her (Helene) Georgalan; his daughter from Clark University in Worcester, care for its ambassadors. lington; two children, Konstantina proud Cretan and Hellene, He al- grandchildren; and her great- Lou Manolis; his grandchildren MA and had completed studies for He was born in Piraeus, Greece, Zaras of Arlington and Panos Kakavi- ways sought to support Greek- grandchildren. She was prede- Maria (Paul) Davis, Peter Geor- his Ph.D. at Clark University. He and received a medical degree from atos of Strasbourg, France; and two American causes. He served the ceased by her husband Constantine galan, Christo and Gregory Mano- was a longtime member of Saint the University of Athens. After an in- grandchildren. Cretan Fraternity of Chicago and "Charlie" S. Economou. She was a lis; his great-grandchildren Alexan- George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. ternship at Albany (N.Y.) Memorial suburbs since 1972 under many po- long time member of Saint Spyri- dra and Sophia Davis; his brother He enjoyed traveling and good Hospital, he completed his residency The Washington Post published the sitions including Chapter Presi- don Greek Orthodox Cathedral, its Pondelee Roumanis; and her sister company and, with his wife, en- in internal medicine and cardiology above on June 4. dent. He was also a member of the Seniors Group and a former mem- Angelikki Vlahakis. She was prede- joyed traveling yearly to Greece Pancretan Association of America, ber of its Ladies Philoptochos. She ceased by her parents John and So- and other European countries. He of which he was currently serving will be remembered as an ever pre- teria; her son-in-law Peter Manolis; will be sorely missed by all his his second term as 4th District Gov- sent fixture at Economy Sweets. and her husband Peter. She was many friends here and abroad. He CLASSIFIEDS ernor.He was also a founding fa- Her husband was the long time pro- born Nov. 16, 1908 in Sparta. She was a loving husband, brother, a ther of the Hellenic American Acad- prietor of the Economy Sweets came through Ellis Island in 1929 loyal and devoted friend and a su- emy of Northbrook for the ad- Company. The funeral was held on and lived in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, perb lecturer and entertaining, HELP WANTED (718) 728-8500 vancement of Greek-Americans. June 13 at Saint Spyridon Cathe- from 1929. In 1934, she married good-humored raconteur and sto- Not affiliated with any Being a devout Greek Orthodox dral in Worcester. Memorial dona- Peter C. Georgalan and they moved ryteller. “The family wishes to ex- JOURNALISTS WANTED other funeral home. Christian, he served Holy Trinity tion to the Ian Snover Scholarship to Marinette, Wisconsin, and she press their appreciation to, Dr. Bar- Nation’s leading Greek American Greek Orthodox Church/ Socrates Fund (c/o Central 1 Federal Credit lived there till moving to Duluth in rak of Saint Francis Hospital for his newspaper needs reporters and as- APOSTOLOPOULOS Greek-American School for 35 Union, 714 Main Street, Shrews- 1972. Helen was a member of kind and compassionate care, lov- sistant editor for English weekly Apostle Family - years, occupying many positions in- bury, MA 01545) or to Saint Spyri- Twelve Holy Apostles Greek Ortho- ing attention and friendship, as paper. Exceptional writing/report- Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - cluding President of the Parish don Ladies Philoptochos (102 Rus- dox Church, Greek Ladies Philopto- well as Dr. Petruff, Dr. Shumway, ing skills and bilingual fluency a Funeral Directors of Council. The funeral was held on sell Street, Worcester, MA 01609). chos and Daughters of Penelope. Dr. Reale and the nurses and staff must. Car a plus. Fax or e-mail clips RIVERDALE June 14 at Holy Trinity Church in The funeral was held on June 7, in at St. Francis, especially Mary Hebb and cover letter to 718-472-0510 FUNERAL HOME Inc. Chicago. Memorial donations to ■ GATOURA, GEORGE JAMES Twelve Holy Apostles Church in who provided care throughout his or [email protected]. 5044 Broadway the Michael G. Beladakis Memorial HOUSTON, Texas – The Houston Duluth. Burial will be at Forest illness. The family would also like 111609/01 New York, NY 10034 Fund, (First American Bank of Elk Chronicle reported George James Lawn Cemetery in Marinette. to thank the staff at St. Mary's (212) 942-4000 Grove, 700 Busse Rd., Elk Grove Gatoura passed away on Thursday, Memorial donations to Twelve Home in West Hartford.” The fu- FUNERAL HOMES Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Village, IL 60007). June 7, 2007. He is survived by his Holy Apostles Church (632 E 2nd neral was held on June 11 at St. wife Loula Gatoura; his daughters St. Duluth, MN 55805). George Cathedral in Hartford. CONSTANTINIDES LITRAS FUNERAL HOME ■ ECONOMOS, THEONIKE Dr. Georgia (Michael) Gatoura Memorial donations to the St. Fran- FUNERAL PARLOR Co. 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He was Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at Shands tional Pancreatic Cancer Founda- Low cost shipping to Greece daughter Irene Thalia (Athan) predeceased by his wife Helen Pap- Hospital at the University of Florida tion (364 Boylston St., Boston, MA Savas; and her three grandsons padas Gatoura; his sister Amanda in Gainesville, FL. He is survived by 02111). ANTONOPOULOS TO PLACE YOUR Michael Nicholas, Andrew Marshall; his brothers Elias and his mother Lucille Kalogiros; his FUNERAL HOME, INC. CLASSIFIED AD, CALL: ■ (Aransas) Athan and Gregory John. Nick Gatoura; and his cousin Nick sisters, Kalliopi Herring, Eugenia UNARIS, ARTHUR Konstantinos Antonopoulos - (718) 784-5255, EXT. 106, She was predeceased by her devot- Gatoura. He was always regarded Karanikas and Maria Kalogiros; his HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford Funeral Director E-MAIL: ed husband Nicholas; her son John; as the "Rock of his Family.” His tall brothers Dennis T. 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Rosto; Helen (Papadoupoulos) Unaris; his and secretarial skills, she was em- and graduated from Stephen F. and several nieces and nephews. son John Unaris; his son-in-law ployed during WWII as a secretary Austin High School and graduated He was predeceased his father John Constantine Ververis; his grand- to top naval officials at the US with Honors from The University of A. Kalogiros; and his daughter Eri- children Arthur and Ignatios Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Texas in 1939. Subsequently, he ca Jeannette Kalogiros. He was Ververis; and his sister Katherine Rhode Island. Upon moving to earned his medical degree from Tu- born in Scranton, Pa. and lived in Sangeloty of New Britain. He was Providence and Cranston she was lane University in New Orleans in The Bronx, N.Y., where he attended predeceased by his parents John The Greek American Institute, The and Stasia (Madouropolos) Unaris; subscribe the office manager of her late hus- 1943, where he was a member of PRINTED EDITION OF THE NATIONAL HERALD band's company RELCO Carbide he Phi Chi Medical Fraternity. After LifeGiving Fountain, in his early his beloved daughter Stasia via the post-office: Tools, and later, Colonial Machine a year's internship in Shrieveport, childhood. He continued his Ververis; his brother George ❏1 Month for $9.95 ❏3 Months for $19.95 and Tool. She was secretary to the Louisiana, he served his country schooling in Kardamila, Chios, Unaris; and his brother-in-law ❏6 Months for $29.95 ❏One Year fo $59.85 director to the Museum of the RI honorably as a Captain in the Unit- Greece, where he graduated high Nicholas Sangeloty. 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He is survived 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST the church, and served as Secretary, can Fraternal Organization, by his wife Josephine (Lobasz) or e-mailed to: Treasurer, and for two terms as Alexander the Great Chapter. An Mavromatis, his brother John (Fil- [email protected] President from 1977-1981. She avid golfer, he joined the River io) Mavromatis; his daughter Anna THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 16, 2007 GREECE CYPRUS 7 Victims score a win in Italy in battle over reparations from Nazi massacre

By Nicole Winfield drachmas (about US$25 million) of a brutal campaign to suppress re- claims were covered by the 115 ian high court ruling that said that many's favor, by reaffirming that Associated Press could be executed in Italy. sistance fighters. The Distomo million marks (US$ 56 million) it state immunity does not apply state immunity applies and that the The German government has killings, though, have been seen in paid to Greece in the 1960s to com- when war crimes are committed. Greek sentence cannot be executed ROME (AP) - Relatives of Greek appealed the case to Italy's highest Greece as one of the worst Nazi pensate victims of the Nazi occupa- The lien they secured does not here. civilians killed by Nazi forces dur- court, the Court of Cassation, and atrocities committed in the country. tion. mean that Villa Vigoni is going to "As long as the court cases go on, ing World War II have won a victory expects the judgment to be thrown In 2000, Greece's Supreme The Levadia sentence remained be sold off anytime soon, said there is no reason to settle," he said. in their decade-long battle to force out. But in Italy, such sentences are Court upheld the 1997 ruling by on the books, however. After the Joachim Lau, the Italy-based Mark Stephens, a London-based Germany to pay reparations, suc- enforceable pending appeals. the court in Levadia which original- Greek judgments blocked any lawyer who is representing the vic- international lawyer with Finers cessfully bringing their case to Italy That means that until the high ly awarded the 9.4 billion drach- seizure of German assets in Greece, tims here. Stephens Innocent, said eventually and making a legal claim on a Ger- court rules, the relatives of the vic- mas (US$25 million) as compensa- relatives of the victims tried to exe- It merely means that the Ger- the Germans may have to pay. man-owned villa near Lake Como. tims can secure the debt owed tion. The Greek government, cute the sentence elsewhere, in- man government would have to ask "Compensation for war crimes Last week, lawyers for the Greek them by taking out the mortgage though, refused to approve the sale cluding in Belgium and Italy, Burz- permission of the Distomo relatives trumps comity between nations," victims took out a mortgage lien _ a lien against German property in of German state properties to exe- zone said. if it were to sell it _ a ploy the rela- he said. "We are now at a point legal claim against a mortgaged Italy, including Villa Vigoni, said cute the sentence, saying it could The Belgian court rejected the tives are hoping will compel the where we bring people to account property _ on Villa Vigoni, a 19th Stefano Burzzone, an official in the harm relations with Germany. claim, arguing that it could not rec- government to reach a settlement, for war crimes. And there are no century estate that is owned by the German foreign ministry who has And in 2002, the Special ognize a sentence of a foreign Lau said. statute of limitations for war crimes German government and used as been handling the matter. Supreme Court - Greece's highest country that was not enforceable in Lau has estimated that the origi- because they are beyond the pale." an Italian-German cultural center, The case involves relatives of court - ruled that the relatives of that country, he said. An appeal is nal Levadia sentence was now At Villa Vigoni, meanwhile, life the victims' lawyers and German 214 civilians executed by Nazi victims could not sue Germany for pending. In Italy, though, the Flo- worth US$82 million, with interest. continues as usual. officials said. troops on June 10, 1944 in the cen- reparations through Greek courts. rence court accepted the case and Burzzone ruled out any settle- "I can assure you that at Villa The lawyers acted after a court tral Greek village of Distomo. Germany never accepted the ruled in favor of the victims. ment, saying there were simply too Vigoni, no one (from the police) in Florence ruled that a 1997 deci- Tens of thousands of civilians Levadia verdict, saying the case vi- In their arguments before the many potential claimants. has arrived," said Aldo Venturelli, sion by a Greek court awarding rel- were executed during the 1941-44 olated the principle of state immu- Florence court, the Distomo rela- He predicted that eventually the the center's secretary general. "Our atives of the victims 9.4 billion Nazi occupation of Greece as part nity. Germany also insisted the tives successfully cited a 2004 Ital- Cassation court would rule in Ger- activities continue." Jordan rescinds decision to revoke Christodoulos recognition of Jerusalem's Patriarch Undergoes

By Jamal Halaby have the blessing of the Holy Land's danian Prime Minister Marouf al- Surgery Associated Press ruling powers _ Jordan, the Pales- Bakhit "reassuring him that no land tinian Authority and Israel. Israel or illegal land sales had taken place ATHENS, Greece (ERT-ANA)- AMMAN, Jordan (AP)- Jordan an- has refused to recognize the patri- and voicing his adherence" to the Archbishop of Athens and all nounced Wednesday that it re- arch. Greek Patriarchate Law of 1958. Greece Christodoulos underwent scinded its decision to revoke Chief government spokesman The law bans the sale of any constriction of intestine surgery. It recognition of Jerusalem's Greek Nasser Judeh told The Associated church land or property in is considered a difficult operation, Orthodox patriarch over his pur- Press that rescinding the decision Jerusalem, which Jordan ruled however, the surgeons group under ported failure to annul an unsanc- followed "positive and practical along with the West Bank until Is- professor Boros is optimistic of a tioned sale of church property to Is- steps taken by the patriarch, which rael seized the territories during positive result. rael. underlined his commitment to his the 1967 Middle East War. After surgery the Archbishop The decision, made at a Cabinet obligations to protect his church The church controversy was was transferred to the intensive meeting late Tuesday, coincided and its property." sparked in May 2005, when Irineos care ward where he was to remain with a visit by Greek Foreign Minis- I was ousted over claims of being for 24 hours, without any need for ter Dora Bakoyannis, whose gov- involved in the unsanctioned sale special support. Deputy Minister of ernment had expressed "serious "Steps taken by the of church property in Jerusalem, Health Athanasios Giannopoulos concern" over Jordan's repudiation patriarch, which including two hotels, to an Israeli who was in the operation room said of Patriarch Theophilos III. company - a move that would bol- that part of the intestine removed Bakoyannis, who held talks with underlined his ster the Jewish presence in east will be sent for biopsy. Jordanian officials Wednesday, told commitment to his Jerusalem, a traditionally Arab Archbishop Christodoulos’ post reporters that the Jordanian deci- obligations to protect his quarter that Palestinians hope to surgery condition was showing sion was a "particularly positive de- make their capital. smooth recovery, however, labora- velopment." church and its property." Irineos has denied the claims tory tests indicated chronic liver "We welcome it in the certainty against him, saying a former aide problem. that the Jerusalem patriarchate will Judeh said Theophilos pledged signed the leases without his The doctors team under profes- continue unobstructed to carry out to "safeguard the ownership rights knowledge. Israel continues to rec- sor Varotsos was awaiting results of its important mission ... for all its of the patriarchy on any property, ognize Irineos, despite his ouster. special laboratory tests to decided congregation," she said. which was transferred illegally and Under Jordan's 1994 peace on his medical treatment. Last month, Jordan withdrew its in violation of the law of the Ortho- treaty with Israel, Amman was giv- Prime minister Costas Karaman- recognition of Theophilos, saying dox patriarchate of Jerusalem be- en responsibility for overseeing lis visited the Archbishop on Thurs- he failed to act on the controversial fore his tenure." Christian and Islamic holy shrines Reestablishing Hagia Sophia as a Church day morning. east Jerusalem land deal with Israel "We don't want to interfere in in Jerusalem. Also Education and Health Min- concluded by his predecessor, Iri- church issues, but we want to en- The Orthodox patriarchate in The great church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul should be re-estab- isters, Marietta Yiannakou and neos I. sure that it's property is protected," Jerusalem has 100,000 members, lished as a functioning church for the Orthodox Christian faith, said Dimitris Avramopoulos respective- Jordanian recognition of the pa- he said. most of whom are Palestinian Greek-American Union President and “Free Hagia Sophia Council” ly as well as PASOK party deputy, triarch is required under church Judeh said that the patriarch al- Christians and are pressing for President of America and Europe, Chris Spyrou in speech Christos Protopappas visited the law, which dictates that he must so sent two letters recently to Jor- more say in church affairs. he gave last Thursday, June 7 in Athens. Archbishop at the Areteio Hospital. Greek PM pledges Gore book, DVD on environment to every school

ATHENS, Greece (AP, ANA) -Greek limits, Gore said the meeting was evidence of global warming that Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis ineffective. has emerged since the release of pledged on Wednesday to provide "The slight changes of tone and the Oscar-winning documentary every school in Greece with former rhetoric at Heiligendamm amount- "An Inconvenient Truth" that was U.S. Vice President Al Gore's book ed to nothing ... I was not im- based on the original slide show - and DVD, "An Inconvenient Truth." pressed with the outcome." including fears of what he called a Gore's best-selling 2006 book on Gore, who some want to draft as "tipping point" created by the re- the environment spawned a film of a presidential candidate in 2008 on lease of CO2 currently frozen in the the same name, directed by Davis the back of his newfound populari- Siberian tundra and Alaska. Guggenheim, which became one of ty, discounted the idea without rul- In an earlier press conference, the highest-grossing documen- ing it out. Gore had referred to climate taries and won the 2007 Academy "I ran for president twice, but change as a "planetary emergency" Award for Documentary Feature. I've learned there are other ways to and stressed that there was now Gore brought to Athens a two- serve," he said. "I haven't ruled out strong evidence that humankind hour slide presentation on the im- the possibility of being in politics had no more than 10 years in which pact of human activity on global again, but I have no plans to do so." to reverse this crisis. warming. Greece _ along with other Euro- "Though hard on our ears, this is The U.S. vice president under pean countries but unlike the US, unfortunately an accurate descrip- Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001, and Australia and China _ has ratified the tion of what we are facing. It is a an ardent campaigner for greater Kyoto Protocol on climate change challenge to our moral imagination awareness of what he calls the cli- and claims to have met its European and our ability to rise to meet this mate crisis, said scientists agreed Union greenhouse emission targets, challenge is essential, it will deter- the globe was heating up and that which limit the country to a rise in mine the future of human civilisa- humans, by burning carbon, were carbon emissions of no more than 25 tion," Gore stressed. AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS the primary cause. percent from 1990 levels. Humanity was rapidly ap- Royal Palace to Become Ecological and Historical Park "This is a planetary emergency. Gore, a key negotiator in Kyoto proaching a point of no return, be- There is nothing in our history or when the 1997 deal was struck, al- yond which the ability to retrieve A portrait of former Queen of Greece Frederica is seen at a prefabricated storage facility at the former roy- our experience as a species that so called for a new international the favourable conditions that al estate at Tatoi, on the northewestern outskirts of Athens, Tuesday, June 12, 2007. The Greek govern- equips us to realize exactly what environmental treaty by 2010 _ made human civilisation possible ment on Tuesday announced plans to turn the sprawling former royal estate into an ecological and histor- the magnitude of this crisis is," two years before Kyoto runs out. would be forever lost, the former ical park. Greece's last monarch, King Constantine II, now 66, was deposed in 1967. Gore said. GORE BRINGS 'INCONVENIENT U.S. vice-president said, adding "We are in need of well-in- TRUTH' TO ATHENS that this could only be avoided by formed citizens who will take the Gore arrived in Athens to sound acting quickly. time and effort to push policy for- the alarm over climate change and While conceding that this was ward," said Karamanlis. "The deliver his blockbuster slide show currently "outside and beyond the Cyprus' former FM announces presidential candidacy younger generation is the best pres- to a captive Athenian audience. realm of what is considered politi- sure group on governments to take The lecture was held in two cally possible," he also underlined NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) _ A for- Kasoulides, 59, is currently a padopoulos has said he is likely to action now." packed auditoriums at the that this had to change: "We have mer Cypriot foreign minister, Ioan- member of European Parliament seek re-election for a second five- While lauding German Chancel- Megaron Mousikis in Athens, one to expand the limits of what is po- nis Kasoulides, on Wednesday said with the main opposition DISY par- year term. Papadopoulos heads a lor Angela Merkel's efforts at last live and the other on video relay, litically possible and the best way he will be a candidate in presiden- ty and served as foreign minister three-party center-left coalition week's Group of Eight summit to and embellished with references to to do this is to spread knowledge of tial elections on the island nation between 1997 and 2003. government whose term expires in push U.S. President George W. Thermopylae and Archimedes, as what is happening," Gore told re- next year. Current President Tassos Pa- February 2008. Bush to accept carbon emissions well as the most recent compelling porters.

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Hence the chosen name of tion branched out by participating english.edition@thenationalher- A Positive First Step As a matter of fact an article ap- “American Hellenic Educational in many philanthropic projects. Al- ald.com. We reserve the right to pearing in a Chicago Klan publica- Progressive Association – AHEPA.” though AHEPA promotes Ameri- edit letters for publication and re- After a long period of inaction, if not apathy that bordered on the scan- tion said, “The Greeks are the most The original objective of AHEPA canization, it also champions the gret that we are unable to ac- dalous, the Archdiocese seems to be making the first step towards a new criminal of all races, the lowest in was to educate and mold the Greek preservation of our Hellenic knowledge or return those left strategy for “the promotion of Orthodoxy and Hellenism.” respect of their womenfolk and the immigrant into the American way (Greek) heritage. The Order was unpublished. Specifically, in a press release issued last week, the Archdiocese an- least appreciative of American citi- by teaching him the English lan- has also worked closely with the nounced that it would grant scholarships to the best students of our com- zenship.” It called on Christianity guage and thus enable him to be- Greek Orthodox Church in promot- munity schools graduating this year. “These scholarships are part of this year’s $500,000 grant of the Faith Fund to the Archdiocese for the support and development of programs, educational and cultural initiatives for the purpose of the promotion of Orthodoxy and Hellenism”, it said. PRESS CLIPPINGS We consider this a positive and probably a significant development and are delighted to applaud those who conceived and implemented it. Thus, Archbishop Demetrios personally handed the checks to the de- serving students consisting of $2,000 for the first prize and $1,500 for sec- ond to students at different schools in the New York area, including (in the The Shame of Human Trafficking order they were given) Saint Demetrios in Jamaica, Saint Nicholas in Flushing and Saint Demetrios in Astoria last week. By Alexandros P. Mallias discussion on this savage practice. In the early stages of this exodus training and sensitizing of Greek In a separate development of considerable importance, His Eminence The Washington Times According to the United Nations, in the 1990s, Greece struggled law enforcement agencies at all lev- called upon those in charge of the Saint Nicholas community, one of the this phenomenon involves the through. Border patrols and fenc- els through seminars for police, largest communities in the country, if not the largest, to consider extend- During a recent visit to Washing- movement of its victims "from poor ing proved futile and punishing the judges and public prosecutors. ing the school program to a full high school instead of ending at 8th grade, ton, my daughter Leonora told me environments to more affluent victims of trafficking was neither Ernest Allen, head of the Inter- thus forcing its students to seek placement in the areas public and private the story of P., a 15-year-old boy ones, with the profits flowing in the successful nor fair. national Center for Missing and Ex- schools. It is a call for action that ought to be supported not only by those from a small town in Africa, who opposite direction." Finally, authorities in Greece ploited Children, says Greece's ac- in charge of the community of Saint Nicholas but the whole community as worked for hours on end in a gravel I hold hope someday the stifling stopped and took a long and hard tions in combating the trafficking well. pit with hundreds of other children, poverty and despair that give rise look at our own backyard, and de- of humans provide a model for the Along with the joyful message of the scholarship grants, the announce- extracting gravel, constantly in to this trading in human beings cided that if we cannot change the rest of the world, a sentiment ment contains some points that could provoke anxiety. For instance, we physical danger, subsisting on man- might be alleviated or tempered, world, we will at least change our- echoed by Dr. Mohamed Y. Mattar cannot understand why the Archdiocese avoids mentioning its support for ioc flour or maize with chili pep- but I am also a realist and know selves. New laws and a National Ac- of Johns Hopkins University and the community schools and education instead of implying it in its use of pers; without shelter and suffering that is a long way off. tion Plan were put into action fo- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, New York the word Hellenism. constant pain and hunger pangs. And for this reason, I hope to see cusing not on the victims but on de- Democrat and chairwoman of the We are also unclear about the reference in the announcement that this When P.'s older brother, an ex- those of us who enjoy more privi- mand. Specifically, article 323 of House Human Trafficking Caucus, grant is for “this” year. ploited child turned trafficker, was leged lives face up to our moral re- Law 3064 provides that "those who at a recent panel discussion on hu- Does this mean that it will continue next year and the year after or that sent home on a recruiting mission, sponsibility and take a long and knowingly accept the services of a man trafficking held on Capitol it only applies to this year? donning a brand new radio and hard look at our own societies, and victim of trafficking" are held ac- Hill. The discussion included the The most probable explanation of the confusion is that the architects of scooter, parents were only too ea- combat the demand for such a de- countable and imprisoned. co-chairwoman of the Human Traf- this decision, acting under a deadline in order to give the Archbishop the ger to offer their children, unaware plorable practice. There can be no Information campaigns aim at ficking Caucus, Rep. Thelma Drake, chance to announce the scholarships at the graduation exercises last what was in store for them. human trafficking if there is no de- public awareness and encourage Virginia Republican, Rep. Dianne week, did not have the time to contemplate a long term strategy. Hopeful- This is only one of thousands of mand for its victims. individual citizens to face their Watson, California Democrat, and ly they will have one in time for September when schools reopen. similar stories my daughter has The sale of human beings moral responsibility, sensitizing Rep. Gus Bilirakis, Florida Republi- The granting of these scholarships was funded by the “Faith” and not come across in her work with "Terre shames us all and strikes at the them to challenge and eradicate can. from the budget of the Archdiocese as we would have preferred it in order des Hommes," a nongovernmental heart of humanity, negating the val- the stigma often attached to victims The criminalization of demand for it to be long lasting. organization (NGO) working ues that form the moral fabric of of trafficking, a stigma that further in Greek legislation inspired the One way to do this would be for the Fund to make a long term commit- against human trafficking, the our society. The victims of this lu- compounds the intense trauma drafters of the Council of Europe ment to Greek schools that will be administered through the Archdiocese modern form of slavery, which crative business are held in they suffer. Convention on Action against Traf- and announce it as such. numbers 27 million persons world- bondage and become reluctant car- Greece's policies are yielding re- ficking in Human Beings, who es- Not withstanding our reservations, we choose to look at the positive wide, more than double the num- riers of health risks across borders, sults because they are thorough sentially reproduced the provision side of this development as the beginning of a series of decisions on the ber of those deported in the 400- as HIV/AIDS and other sexually and comprehensive, covering the in their text. part of the Archdiocese for the further improvement of the quality of the year history of the trans-Atlantic transmitted diseases are rampant entire spectrum of actions relating Greek Foreign Minister Dora education we provide to our children in our schools, which is an act of self slave trade to the Americas. among women and girls forced into to human trafficking and shifting Bakoyanni, sums up the Greek ap- preservation for the Church and the community in general. I often think of P. as I listen to prostitution. There are 127 coun- focus from blaming the victim to proach to this worldwide phenom- It makes little difference if the Archdiocese bended under the pressure rhetoric about freedom, about hu- tries of origin, mainly developing the systematic prosecution of of- enon: "We are proud to note that exerted upon it by the community on this issue or if it took the initiative in man rights, equality and justice, countries, 137 destination coun- fenders. They also provide a range our efforts have yielded notewor- the hope that it would help hold the diminishing support his Eminence en- while the trafficking and sale of hu- tries, mainly in the industrialized of services and shelter to ensure in- thy results. Yet more remains to be joys in the community. man beings is the third-largest world, and approximately 98 tran- corporation of these victims into done. We have a common duty to What matters is that this is a positive decision that must be applauded. source of revenue for organized sit countries. mainstream society, either in stop those who view others as a We hope that it signals a major shift in a crucial area for the preservation crime, just below gun and drug My own country, Greece, is no Greece or their country of origin. In commodity, which can be easily of this community and that not only it will be continued in the years dealing, and growing at alarming exception to this affront to human a nutshell, Greece's approach in- sold to the highest bidder." ahead, but that it will also take many more meaningful facets as well. rates. life and dignity. Situated in the volves political will, carrying out Born and raised in Greece, the midst of a region that erupted in comprehensive legislation, and Alexandros P. Mallias is the am- world's oldest democracy, and serv- the 1990s, sending forth a huge in- public awareness. bassador of Greece to the United ing as its ambassador in the capital flux of refugees, a country of 10 Victims under 18 have access to States. He is a recipient of the Mar- of the world's strongest present-day million people received more than cross-cultural education programs, tin Luther King Legacy Award for Athens Transformed democracy, surrounded by leaders 1 million immigrants, a 10 percent while victims up to 23 years of age International Service and a distinc- and representatives from practical- increase of its population in less are entitled to vocational training. tion from B'nai B'rith International. In the noble tradition of Greeks living abroad as the great benefactors ly every corner of the world, I am than a decade, a huge demographic Greek law ensures the safety and of the Greek State, the Stavros S. Niarchos foundation has signed a mem- convinced Washington is an appro- change that brought the phenome- security of victims at their place of The Washington Times published orandum with Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis to design, construct and priate venue for an international non of human trafficking. residence, which requires extensive the above on June 12. furnish three major projects in Athens in the Faliron Delta, a National Li- brary, a national Lyric Theater and a Cultural and Educational Park. The cost of the project is estimated at over 300 million euro or about $400 million. This mega project coming right after the completion of major infra- structure works in Athens finished in time for the Olympic Games of 2004 Conservationists fight to keep wind farms off Skyros will further transform the city and add a dimension of intellectual fervor that was indeed sorely missing from it. By Daniel Howden very much for it," she said. "But it's was being done that has made peo- that while it was a "huge project" it It is truly remarkable that almost anything of importance that has been The Independent a question of scale. This is one of ple angry," said Ms Mavrogeorgios. would be 10 kilometres away from built in the Greek capital bears the name of a Greek who made his fortune the biggest projects I've ever heard When wind pylons - small an- the main tourist centre. "They abroad. In this particular case, according to the web site, www.stavros- Residents on the remote Greek of." tennae used to measure air speed - won't know it's there," he said niarchosfoundation.org, Stavros Niarchos was born and raised in Athens. island of Skyros are engaged in a The kidney-shaped island is di- appeared on every peak on the is- speaking from his office in Athens. " His parents, Spyros Niarchos and Eugenia Coumandaros, both came from last-ditch fight to prevent the con- vided into a flat and habitable land, locals asked the mayor what They'll only be able to see it from small villages near Sparta in southern Greece. He studied law at the Uni- struction of one of the world's north where most islanders live was going on. the ferry." versity of Athens and began working in 1929 in his family's grain business. largest wind farms on a protected and a largely barren, mountainous An angry public meeting last He added that the island was While Niarchos served in the Greek Navy during World War II, the Al- nature reserve. south. The south is dominated by week saw priests from the ideal because of the strong Aegean lied Forces leased his first vessel. The ship leased to the Allies was de- The plans have pitched the Mount Kochylas, a mountain chain monastery, accompanied by execu- winds and that the southern part of stroyed and Niarchos used the resulting insurance funds as capital to ex- country's largest landowner, the that rises to 750m, with cliffs above tives from Enteka and a representa- Skyros was a rocky wilderness of pand his fleet after the War. Most notably, he bought oil tankers. Orthodox Church, against the is- a chain of pristine beaches on the tive from Greenpeace confronted "little ecological importance" . Thus began the emergence of Stavros Niarchos as a significant partici- landers. Conservationists, echoing south-eastern shore. by 200 protesters. Mr Philipides said that a few pant in the world of international commerce and the rest as they say is his- the debate across Europe, are split Despite its abundant shoreline, "Feelings are running high," said scaremongers were responsible for tory. between those keen to expand Greece remains heavily reliant on Nikos Hatziyiannakis, the mayor. the opposition and that the eco- But the greatness of a man is usually recognized after his death and is Greece's renewable energy produc- fossil fuels and has come under "The general climate is very nega- nomic benefits would soon con- related to the inheritance he leaves behind him. Niarchos willed that a tion and those who argue the de- pressure from the European Union tive at the moment. It's not that vince people to change their minds. foundation be created - naturally bearing his name - to make contributions struction in this case would too to produce 20 per cent of its power we're against renewable energy. It's "Suddenly they care about insects in the areas of art and culture, education, health and medicine and social great. from renewable sources by 2010. a question of whether this is too big and horses? You show me a Skyrian welfare. Skyros, in the northern Aegean That pressure translates into seri- for an island of this size." that cares about the environment In the period from 1996-2006, the foundation has contributed $267 is a breeding ground for rare birds ous subsidies and potential profits In addition to the 100 turbines, and I'll eat my hat." million worldwide, including a number of gifts to Greek American schools, and has its own equine species, the for major landowners such as the major access roads would have to The Greek Ornithological Soci- the Saint Michael’s Home and others. It is also among the major donors to Skyrian horse, a distant relative of Orthodox Church, which has not be built and supply line cables run ety takes a different view and has the World Trade Center memorial, according to documents provided by the Shetland pony. It is also the bur- been slow to realize the commer- from the high ground down to the given the site "important bird area" the mayor of New York. ial site for the celebrated war poet cial possibilities. seabed. status in view of the rare species It could be worth examining why Greeks living abroad are the only ma- Rupert Brooke and is popular with The bulk of southern Skyros be- The roadworks could be bad breeding there including the jor benefactors to Greece. Especially when these days there are many Britain's alternative holidaymakers longs to the local monastery, which news for Skyros's 140 horses, many Eleonora's falcon, a smaller, more Greeks who live in Greece who would easily qualify as super rich. attending yoga workshops and cre- wants to develop the site in part- of which graze on the slopes of slender version of the peregrine fal- Why is it that they shy away from funding projects that would benefit ative writing courses. nership with the construction firm Kochylas. con. their fellow country man? The enormous wind farm, which Enteka. The project is expected to The islanders' fears were been would supply one-sixth of Greece's cost 500 million euro and produce dismissed by Konstantinos Philipi- The Independent published the renewable energy target, would 330Mw of electricity when running des, the head of Enteka, who said above on June 12. cover the southern half of the is- at capacity. The farm could expect land with a forest of 150-metre tur- an income of more than 10 million Greek Doctors of the World United bines. Greece's Regulatory Authori- euro a week from the Public Power ty for energy is considering licens- Corporation, based on a half-day It is astounding that up until now the Greek medical societies of the ing the wind farm and while refus- operation at current rates. book Ø worm. - noun world had not organized a conference to meet with each other and explore ing to give a timescale for a deci- With such large sums at stake 1. One who spends much time reading or studying. ways of cooperation in their chosen areas of medicine. sion said yesterday that the appli- many on the island are suspicious 2. Any of various insects, especially booklice and silverfish, that This was until last week when some 300 of them, mostly but not exclu- cation was advanced. of the green motives of the plan- infest books and feed on the paste in the bindings. sively from the U.S. met on the island of Kos to talk about medicine in gen- Daphne Mavrogeorgios, of the ners. Those suspicions were not Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition eral, medicine in Greece and do some syrtaki dancing at night. Hellenic Society for the Protection eased when it was discovered last This conference became possible due to the visionary leadership of the of the Environment, was on the is- Christmas that planning permis- Health Minister of Greece Dimitris Avramopoulos who respects our doc- land working on a project to adopt sion had been sought as far back as The National Herald Bookstore tors for their achievement, recognizes the contributions they can make to Skyrian horses when suspicions April 2005 without any public con- (718) 784-5255 Greece and wishes to keep them united. first surfaced over the plans. "I am sultation. [email protected] This is one more example of the importance of leadership. not against wind power, in fact I'm "It's the secrecy with which this ✽ CMYK CMYK ✽

THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 16, 2007 VIEWPOINTS 9 LETTER FROM ATHENS F.Y.R.O.M.: A Problem or a Good Way Out?

In a street-smart move, Branko tottering and people in streets demonstrating When the Mitsotakis govern- Crvenkovski, the President of the Greece, in Serbia, and against this usurpation ment proposed the name Former Good advice for students – Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- in Bulgaria were orga- of a historical Greek Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, donia (F.Y.R.O.M.) has intimated nizing to carve up the name. The agitation the hope was that it would be that he is willing to have his coun- area of Macedonia continued as the gov- adopted widely and eventually the get ready for life try be accepted into NATO and the when the time would ernment in Skopje controversy would die down. Un- European Union under this appel- come to throw out of took more provocative fortunately it did not happen that Kostas Mallios was focusing on areas such lation. the Balkans the Turks. steps. In 1992, there way. Neither did the issue die nine years old when his as wireless and broad- What of it you may ask? The Following the two was an attempt to is- down, nor was the acronym used family left Greece in band networking, dis- name with the acronym F.Y.R.O.M. Balkan Wars of 1912 sue banknotes with widely. 1977 and settled in tributed and embedded was initially proposed by the Greek and 1913 and the ex- the picture of the This is were the matter stood Worcester, Massachu- computing. government of C. Mitsotakis in pulsion of the Turks White Tower, the sym- until Crvenkovski came up with his setts, where he learned AIT’s Dean, Profes- 1993. It was endorsed by the Unit- from the Balkans, the by DR. D.G. bol of Thessaloniki, on reported suggestion. English, before they sor Christos Halkias ed Nations, and until recently it wider region that had KOUSOULAS them. The Greeks in- Using an acronym to identify a left for Albany, New says: “Intellectual capi- was used by most governments in been known as Mace- terpreted this as a sign country is not unheard of. The So- York. Twenty years lat- tal drives economic official documents. However, the donia since the Roman Special that the Skopje gov- viet Union used the acronym er, he was working at prosperity. Machines country the U.N. calls F.Y.R.O.M. times was divided to The National Herald ernment had dreams U.S.S.R. officially. The press used it the Wharton School, were the chief capital does not recognize this name. Its among Greece, Bulgar- of taking over this ma- routinely. The acronym F.Y.R.O.M. the business college at asset in the Industrial Constitution has a different name ia and Serbia. Greece retained the jor Greek city. Then, they placed could be used in a similar manner. the University of Penn- by ANDY Age. Workers, mostly for the country: Republic of Mace- name Macedonia for its own sec- the “star of Vergina,” the symbol of But to opt for this solution of the sylvania, an Ivy League DABILIS low - skilled, were plen- donia. The Greek people oppose tion. For the most part, it covers ancient Macedonia. on their flag. name problem, Mr. Crvenovski will institution, and what tiful and exchangeable. the use of the name “Republic of the area of the ancient kingdom of The controversy over the Star of have to agree first to one funda- he correctly thought Special In the Information Age, Macedonia” because they consider Philip and Alexander. The part giv- Vergina continued until October mental condition. The acronym FY- was “The Big Leagues” to The National Herald precisely the opposite is it an unacceptable use of the word en to Serbia,--the territory of pre- 1995, when F.Y.R.O.M., by an act ROM will have to be adopted con- of American academia, true. The key competi- Macedonia which is Greek since the sent-day F.Y.R.O.M.-- was named of its Parliament, removed this stitutionally and become the offi- business and the ladder of real life. tive asset now is human capital and days of Alexander the Great. Be- Juzna Srbija (Southern Serbia) Greek symbol from its flag. The cial identification of the country. It Then came Microsoft. Like every it cannot be separated from the cause of this, Greece has intimated and became an integral part of Ser- Greeks continued to object strenu- will have to be used widely—from other starry-eyed young person with knowledge workers who possess it.” that she will not agree to the admis- bia. Bulgaria’s section was often ously against the use of the word stamping passports to formal and a bent toward telecommunications, Carnegie Mellon and the de- sion of F.Y.R.O.M. into NATO or the called Macedonia of Pirin. “Macedonia” by the small state, but informal statements and to routine he wanted to work for the interna- manding faculty of AIT in the sub- European Union unless the govern- After the Second World War, to no avail. In 1993, the Mistotakis releases to the press. The name tional software giant. Unlike many, urb of Peania drive students hard. ment in Skopje gives up the appel- Tito’s Communist government re- government proposed F.Y.R.O.M. “Republic of Macedonia,” as it is he got his wish – and the start of The school has state-of-the-art audi- lation “Republic of Macedonia” and named the area of “Southern Ser- –a appellation the government of presently included in the country’s learning the rigors of just how hard, toriums, distance education facili- opts for a name acceptable to bia” into the People’s Republic of Skopje did not accept, continuing Constitution will have to be but rewarding, it is to work for a ties, educational and research labo- Greece—preferably one which Macedonia, one of the six People’s to use the name “Republic of Mace- dropped. Will that be enough? Will company where excellence is ex- ratories and a modern library. Good does not include the word Macedo- Republics of Yugoslavia. This ac- donia.” As time went on, the media the press stop using the word pected instead of demanded, how to equipment, but better people, who nia as the identification of the tion by Tito rekindled Greek fears began to use routinely the word “Macedonia?” take failure and use it to succeed, know that companies like Microsoft country. that their northern neighbor had “Macedonia,” pure and simple, We cannot be sure. Under the and how to inspire himself and oth- want the best. At Google, if you Until now this warning had aspirations of extending Yugoslav whenever they referred to this circumstances, I wonder whether ers to achieve. aren’t in the top of your class from a teeth because Greece has veto pow- control into Greek Macedonia and country. In fact, even officials of In the end, it may be better to swal- It was a lesson he brought when top-tier university, they won’t even ers in both the NATO and the Euro- especially to the coveted city of foreign governments (including the low the bitter pill and agree to let he came back to Greece recently – interview you. pean Union and can derail any ef- Thessaloniki. These were the years United States and Russia) or of in- them use the name Macedonia but now as a Senior Director for Mi- Even for the best it doesn’t come fort of the F.Y.R.O.M. to try to join of the Cold War, and with Greece ternational organizations seldom with the ironclad proviso that the crosoft – as the commencement easily. So how hard will it be for these two entities. Now, however, being a member of NATO, it was used in public statements the ap- name will always and everywhere speaker for the 13 select graduates those who aren’t challenged, or with the reported statement of Mr. virtually impossible for Tito to im- pellation Former Yugoslav Republic be used in the Slavic spelling: of the Master of Science in Informa- schools like the University of Crvenkovski—if it is more than a plement such designs even if he re- of Macedonia or FYROM, using in- Makedonija and possibly with the tion Networking (MSIN) program at Athens, which is shut down more of- slip of the tongue—the Greek gov- ally had them. stead the simple word. Macedonia. word Novija (New) in front of it— the joint Carnegie Mellon Universi- ten than it’s open, to help students ernment will find rather hard to ob- In 1991, after the break up of During the years between 1991 Novija Makedonija (Νόβιγια ty-Athens Information Technology succeed in a world where their com- ject to the admission of the small Yugoslavia, this “People’s Republic and 1993, Greece could have dealt Μακεντόνιγια in the Greek rendi- elite school for computer engineers. petitors in Asia, or even in smaller Balkan country under the name of of Macedonia” seceded peacefully with the issue of the name from a tion). Unfortunately there is no “Believe in yourself. People can European countries like Estonia and F.Y.R.O.M. since this appellation and soon it dropped the “People’s” position of strength. The small satisfactory solution to this prob- smell confidence when you walk in- Slovenia are more adept at English was initially proposed by Greece. from its name to severe the connec- country was poor, uncertain about lem. to a room … and failure to believe in and getting better IT training? Crvenkovski, of course, knows tion with its Communist past. its future, in need of friends. Diplo- yourself is the first lesson,” he said Mallios had some thoughts about full well that accepting the Then, in a referendum held on Sep- matic flexibility might have paved Dr. Kousoulas is Professor right off the bat. becoming better and gaining confi- F.Y.R.O.M. and entering NATO or tember 8, 1991 the voters endorsed the way for a compromise solution. Emeritus of Political Science at Mallios is a man brimming with dence. the European Union under that the country’s independence under But on the Greek side there was Howard University in confidence, and a right to be. He One of his first assignments was name, will matter little. His country the name “Republic of Macedonia.” heavy public pressure on the gov- Washington, DC. He is the author leads Microsoft’s Rich Media Group, to work with SAP, then a giant data will still be called “Macedonia” by [Republika Makedonija]. ernment—regardless of which par- of several books, notably "The holds the company record for suc- processing company based in Ger- the news media and everybody This triggered a strong reaction ty was in power---to reject any Life and Times of Constantine the cessful product launches, and was many. “I had to put these two goril- else, except in Greece where the in Greece. By the thousands the name that included the word Great (1999)," and numerous behind 14 acquisitions totaling $2.6 las together,” he said of SAP and Mi- country has always been called Greek people came out into the “Macedonia” in any form. scholarly articles. billion, including the integration of crosoft. “I remember being at the “Scopje” using the name of its capi- Navision, the company’s largest. airport in Frankfurt and thinking I tal. His suggestion means little un- The words Mallios brought were, have no idea what I’m doing.” He less he agrees to relinquish the ap- in some sense, preaching to a choir went to his boss at Microsoft and pellation “Republic of Macedonia,” he recognized, faces like his years told him, “You’ve hired the wrong which is now enshrined in the ago when he was at Siena College guy. This is a complete failure.” He country’s Constitution. and then a graduate student at was told they had hired the right To deal with this entangled web Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute guy and the company was confident we may have to turn to History. As (RPI,) another of America’s best, in him. He believed it. “You have to every schoolboy must have heard, where he got his master’s in business trust you can learn it and say ‘I’m go- Macedonia was the birthplace of administration in Management, and ing to stick with it and figure it out,’” Alexander the Great who overran used it to propel himself into the hi- he said. the Persian Empire and reached all erarchy of Microsoft. Indeed, because in the computer the way to the banks of the Indus The students in the MSIN pro- and software world, even giants fall. River. Alexander’s Macedonia was gram couldn’t even get in without a Remember Data General? Wang? part of ancient Greece and it will bachelor’s degree in computer sci- The computer chip bone yards are take some effort to argue other- ence, electrical engineering, com- filled with the detritus of collapsed wise. puter engineering or a closely-relat- companies. So how does Mallios Nor can anyone dispute that the ed field, and proficiency in English, think he and Microsoft and the present-day inhabitants of the so- since this is the language of world Carnegie Mellon-AIT students won’t called “Republic of Macedonia” are business. They also had to have at fail too? “Have no fear of the job, mostly Slavs. It is also an estab- least a 3.0 GPA to apply, standards you can’t know every job you’re lished fact that the Slavs came to often lost on public universities in walking into,” he said. And, perhaps the Balkans during the 6th century, Greece, one of the reasons that more importantly: “You need to be almost a thousand years after made one of the graduates, Konstan- bold.” Alexander the Great. It stands to tinos Gkoutzis, 23, come there. He Even in the ruthlessness of the reason that they cannot be his de- was so happy to get his degree his corporate world, where people are scendants. chest looked like the creature from disposable, Mallios said he discov- However, there is another side “Alien” was going to burst out of it. ered that while you’re driving for in- to this coin. During the Roman and Later, his smile unstopping, he said: novation and profits, it’s not just ma- Byzantine times, a large area which “It’s great here.” chinery that makes it work. “Compa- extended almost to Thessaly in the Yes, it is. The school is an oasis of nies aren’t really about people. How south and into the area of Skopje learning in a country where, too of- can they be? You have to answer to and part of western Bulgaria in the ten, it is not the Holy Grail it needs the shareholders,” he said. But then, north had become an administra- to be, especially for those in a field he said he learned, you can’t be suc- tive province of the Empire. It was where competition is intense, now cessful without good people. given the name Macedonia. This is from China and India. The program He once was sent to a digital as- the argument used by the govern- is a remarkable effort of one of set management company in Lon- ment of the F.Y.R.O.M. to justify its America’s best and most prestigious don and told them he was laying use of the name Macedonia. universities, in Pittsburgh, and the them all off in six months, but before In the late 1890s, when the area vision of AIT of Socrates Kokkalis, then he expected a big increase in was still part of the Ottoman Em- the Greek billionaire whose life has performance. If they succeeded, pire, several organizations began to Branko Crvenkovski, left, seen here in a past meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, sometimes been swirled in contro- they would go sailing with him in agitate against the Turkish over- has intimated he is willing to join NATO and the European Union with the name Former Yugoslav Repub- versy over his past life in East Ger- Greece. They increased profit 30 lords. The Ottoman Empire was lic of Macedonia. many, but whose company, Intra- percent and revenue 45 percent. com, is one of the world’s best- “You have to motivate them,” he known telecommunications and said. “And here’s the best part. It’s electronics businesses, and made possible.” him a billionaire. What is success? It’s a poem by AIT is a little jewel in Europe, at- Ralph Waldo Emerson that Mallios Ankara’s Latest Crisis: A Modified Kabuki Theater tracting some of Greece’s best-moti- keeps taped on his door and expects vated and brightest new wave com- everyone to read. There’s plenty of By Nikolaos A. Stavrou of geopolitical engineers of the and willing to rework its national donesia.” With such a role, why puter engineers who one day just pragmatic advice, but the best lines 1990s, the decade of arrogance, goals by reverting to the pre- Ke- should Turkey wish to join the Eu- might indeed follow Mallios to Mi- are the closing ones: “To know even Turkey goes through its latest in leaves little to speculation about malist ideology that had Islam at its ropean Union? In fact, it can be of crosoft, or start the next generation one life has breathed easier because a series of internal convulsions. the role Turkey is expected to play core overlaid with the veneer of Ot- better service to imperial enthusi- computer giant to succeed it. In- you have lived.” Though these upheavals occur with in reviving a nostalgia: i.e. the old tomanism. asts if it would agree to remain as deed, among the select group of He said at the beginning of the predictable regularity, they have “New East” system that was roman- Graham Fuller, a well positioned an issue for the EU rather than be- graduates this time were students graduation what should have stuck not always been correctly “pack- ticized in the Orient Express novels analyst of the RAND Corporation, a come a member of it. from Nigeria, Lebanon, Iran and at the end. “The bad news is that aged” by Washington producers of of Agatha Christi and more recently multi-purpose Pentagon extension, The July Turkish elections, irre- Bulgaria. your lessons are just beginning. If Turkologia. For sure, interpreters in Mark Mazoware’s Thessaloniki: came to the rescue of Ankara in its spective the outcome, could be AIT has become a renowned edu- you think your teachers have been of the current crisis miss the mark City of Ghosts. The “managers of hour of its maximum need. In a viewed as the latest chapter of the cation and research center in infor- hard on you, wait until you meet and in so doing, they camouflage chaos,” operating from heavily fi- study that could be defined as the country’s transformation saga, set mation technology and telecommu- your boss.” their post-Cold War agendas. nanced outfits with branches in training manual for post-Cold War in motion in the 1990s, that had as nications since its founding in 2001 You’d better hope it’s him. During the good old days of the every NATO country (including Turkey (R-4232, Santa Clara Cam its core objective the replacement by INTRACOM. In creating AIT, In- Cold War, domestic Turkish turmoil Greece), searched fast, hard, and 1992) the author implored the of Kemalism with neo-Ottomanism. tracom’s stated purpose was to build Mr. Dabilis was the New England was conveniently attributed to the far to construct a role for Turkey Turkish elites to “re-evaluate their The latter is an ideology better suit- a record of excellence set by Greek editor for United Press Interna- malevolent influence of interna- that would fit their preferred Ottoman history” and to “view ed to rationalize Turkey’s involve- scientists and engineers in Greece tional in Boston, and a staff tional communism and its effective mono-polar world and serve as a themselves as the center of a world ment in Middle East or Balkan con- and abroad, and enable Greece to writer and assistant metropoli- exploitation of socio-economic con- laboratory to fashion a version of that emerges around them on all flicts claming “interests” on cultur- play a significant future role in those tan editor at the Boston Globe for ditions. Matters have changed dra- Islam that is receptive to western sides, not as the tail end of a Euro- al and religious affinity. What un- fields. It aims to produce people 17 years before relocating to matically since the Soviet bloc im- cultural patterns and compatible pean world (p.13). folds in the Turkish streets these who can develop high-quality infor- Greece. His column is published ploded and the West lost its most with imperial designs. For the The de-canonization of Attaturk days may seem unsettling to the mation and communication tech- weekly in the National Herald. useful enemy. Now the world can record, the blonde Muslims of the was assigned to an Oxford Scholar untrained eye. However, neither nology professionals – like Mallios - Readers interested in contacting see in full color and on a daily basis Balkans are also seen as a key in- whose main task was to present the the Turkish military nor Erdogan capable of creating technological him can send e-mails to andydab- the naked hypocrisy of the “sole su- gredient of that experiment. But in dark side of Mustafa Kemal and can easily write off forty percent of breakthroughs for the 21st century, [email protected]. perpower” everywhere, including order to serve as the centerpiece in thus pave the way for the rejection the Turkish electorate to get their Turkey. As far as the latter is con- the reconstitution of the “Near of secularism as narrow, nationalist way. Instead, and as Washington of- cerned, things are not what they East”, Turkey has to overcome two ideology, [that is] poorly suited to ficials allude, a “fusions of beliefs”, GUEST EDITORIALS seem to be. Let me state outright: obstacles: the Trotsky-inspired na- augment Turkish influence in a re- couched in constitutional acrobat- the Erdogan- Buyoukanit kabuki tionalism of the 1920s that was de- gion with vivid memories of Kemal- ics, is inevitable. In the meanwhile, The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of views theater does not constitute a crisis coupled from religion and the At- ist brutalities. In their enthusiasm both sides could declared “victory” for publication in its View Points page. They should include the writer’s in a real sense. It is the latest phase taturk personality cult that institu- to find a new, bigger role for in the electoral contest and proceed name, address, and telephone number and be addressed to the View of a scenario, first conceived in the tionalized it under the label of “sec- Ankara, even some Europeans to the next scene of their Kabuki Points Editor, The National Herald, 37-10 30th Street, Long Island City, NY early 1990s, that sought to fuse ularism.” Without freeing itself picked up Washington’s refrain. For production, always advancing two –isms, Kemalism and funda- form these two constrains, the ar- example, in an essay published in Turkey’s status as strategic partner 11101. They can also be faxed to (718) 472-0510 or, preferably, e-mailed mentalism, into a usable ideology gument goes, Turkey would be the prestigious magazine Foreign in grandiose global schemes bear- to [email protected]. Due to considerations of space that will free Turkey from the con- bereft of an ideology that would al- Policy (Summer 1996) Eric ing the label “made in the U.S.A.” we enforce a strict 1,400-word upper limit. We reserve the right to edit for strains of “nationalism” and allow low it to exert influence beyond its Rouleau described Turkey as one of repetitiveness, diction and syntax. We regret that we are unable to ac- it to pick up where the last Sultan borders. The new “imperial design- the pivots of the “Islamic Empire of Dr. Nikolaos A. Stavrou is Profes- knowledge or return manuscripts, published or unpublished. left off. ers” preferred that a post-Cold War the United States that stretches sor of International Affairs A careful reading of the mussing Turkey in sync with globalization from the Balkans all the way to In- (Emeritus) at Howard University. ✽ CMYK CMYK ✽ 10 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 16, 2007 Greek Heroes of Korean War Honored by New Documentary Project

Continued from page 1 shared mission. Since then, there father George, an Outpost Harry sur- have been many reunions of the U.S. vivor, recently published his Korean have participated in some of the most soldiers who fought to protect Out- War journal in the Greek language, heroic stories from World War II to post Harry, but the Greek veterans had sent Mr. Epperson the material the Korean War to Asia Minor to never had such a day. They returned he needed to get started on his next Tripoli. There is more to our culture home and went about their lives, not film. Through their Archangel Films then my Big Fat Greek Wedding.” caring but still deserving of accolades production company, the Eppersons The story of the Greek Expedi- for their heroism. will tell the story of Outpost Harry tionary Forces begins at a Korean hill- It was then that Christos Epperson through interviews with its American top named Outpost Harry or (as the and his brother Michael, fresh off and Greek veterans and dramatic re- Greek troops called it) Outpost their successful film about the Battle enactments of key events of the bat- “Haros” - the Greek name for Death. of Crete, “The 11th Day,” stumbled tle. Since then, Mr. Epperson has Fighting a war thousands of miles upon the story of Outpost Harry. Mr. helped get the Greek veterans the from home as part of a U.N. sanc- Epperson received many submissions recognition they deserve. tioned force, the Greek troops de- for his next project, but was so “In conjunction with the Outpost fended their post, a tiny Korean hill- swamped with work, didn’t realize Harry documentary film project we top no bigger than New York’s Times for weeks that what he was looking organized the 1st annual reunion of Square, 425 yards ahead of the front for was in an unopened envelope on Greek Veterans of the Korean War, line. Many of the soldiers, who had his desk. “Outpost Harry” executive held on September 16 and 17, 2006 never even left their homes in Crete producer Mike Pagomenos, whose in Greece,” he said. “His Eminence or Peloponnesus, were now fighting Metropolitan Sotirios of Korea con- thousands of Chinese soldiers on the ducted a memorial service and the other side of the world. More than Greek Veterans were presented 88,000 rounds of Chinese artillery medals from the U.S. Army for the would pound Outpost Harry. Nightly first time. Last Thursday, June 14, Chinese assaults would advance and Greek members of Company P were recede with each passing day - a re- reunited in Fort Benning to show the lentless tide that would churn up a medal ceremony conducted in roiling, bloody flurry of hand-to- Greece.” hand combat. On the night of the first Mr. Epperson also screened clips attack, June 10, 1953, the Chinese from his film. had outnumbered Harry’s defenders Of course, Mr. Epperson must go by 30 to 1. But every night for eight through his own struggles before re- days, a single company of Greek or leasing this film – that of raising the American soldiers stood their appropriate funds. ground, deflecting wave after wave “We are halfway to funding the of Chinese forces – more than 13,000 whole movie and all of the interviews in all. Yet Outpost Harry never fell. are done,” he said. “We are looking On the seventh day of the siege, for a sponsor for the second half. We the Greek soldiers of Peter Company, had commitments from two people Sparta Battalion lived up to the hero- who ended up doing nothing for us. ism and defiance that their 300 an- They didn’t follow through with any- cestors were known for. With orders thing. The project is now shut down! to defend Outpost Harry, Company P They don’t have the integrity of Alex of the Greek Battalion fought tooth Spanos who was amazing with his and nail to fend off the Chinese. Just help on ‘The 11th Day.’” before midnight on June 17, 1953, One Greek veteran summed up an entire regiment of nearly 3,000 the difficulties of getting funding to Chinese soldiers stormed the hill’s Mr. Epperson. northern slope. According to official “You know what the problems U.S. military records the Greeks with all the Greeks is?” he said. “If we made what looked like a final stand, could ever stop fighting amongst our- “Company P of the Greek Battalion, selves and get organized, we would refusing to withdraw, closed in and conquer the world.” met the attackers in a furious hand to Mr. Epperson says that he has in- hand struggle in which many of the terviewed more than 350 veterans in enemy were driven off. The aggres- 7 countries and that this is just the sors regrouped, quickly attacked a middle part of a trilogy of movies on second time, and again gained the Greek history he has planned. friendly trenches. Immediately, the “These Greek heroes, whose sto- Greek Forces launched a series of ries we are so desperately trying to counterattacks. After two hours of document and preserve, are dying, close-in fighting, the aggressors were and their stories are dying with again routed and the friendly posi- them,” he said. “This is a travesty for tions restored.” Hellenic culture. We are doing every- It was the last defeat the Chinese thing we can, with meager resources, Communist Forces could endure in to preserve this history. We do so be- their pursuit of Outpost Harry. Their cause we believe that in preserving failed adventure had, in eight days, these veterans’ stories, we do for cost them 4,200 casualties. Their en- them what they did for us. We pre- tire 74th Division had been decimat- serve our own Hellenic identity and ed. And for the first time in the annals culture. We are trying to do our part, of U.S. military history, five rifle com- but cannot succeed without the help panies together—four American and of benefactors who have the means one Greek—would receive the presti- Greek veterans of Company P fought to protect Outpost Harry from falling into the hands of the Chinese during the Korean War. These veter- to help, and the desire to help. If you gious Distinguished Unit Citation for ans were finally honored for their heroism during ceremonies in Greece and Fort Benning in Georgia. They were honored with the prestigious want to help, feel free to contact me the outstanding performance of their Distinguished Unit Citation from the U.S. military. Company P will be featured in Christos Epperson’s new documentary, Outpost Harry. at [email protected].”