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By Kim Hasty his two brothers were teenagers – Undermined by a Fayetteville Observer facing the task of fitting in and leading member of his Socialist learning a new language in party who said might KARPENISI, Greece- Father and America. So difficult was the have to return to the drachma, son looked out the window to - transition that from time to time a failure to get consensus from gether, high above the cobbled the subject of one family mem - rival parties, and by a surprise streets of Karpenisi, Greece. ber or another returning to rally outside Parliament of thou - They could see the solid stone Greece would arise. Bill Kalevas sands of Greeks in a social net - buildings and the town square. more than once held up an open work-organized flash mob They could see the Velouchi, the hand. Five fingers, he would say; demonstration, Prime Minister highest mountain in . they’re all different. Then he George Papandreou has asked They could see the past. And the would make a fist. “But put them for the international community future. “Pops,’’ Greg Kalevas together,’’ he said, “You can’t to “leave us in peace,” but his said, putting an arm around the break it.’’ The family would stay own people didn’t. Papandreou shoulder of his father, Vasilio, or together. was blindsided by remarks from Bill, “I want to thank you.’’ They The stone building stands va - Greece’s representative at the were standing atop of the four- cant now along the main street European Commission, Maria story condominium complex the of Stenoma, a village about 11 Damanaki, who said discussions younger Kalevas had built on miles from Karpenisi. But 40 are taking place in the EU to land his father had given him. years ago, everyone in Stenoma prepare for Greece’s departure Bill and Greg Kalevas had come called Bill Kalevas “kapela,” or from the Eurozone, the 17 coun - a long way since 1973, when the top hat. He owned the most tries who use the euro as their family arrived in America as im - popular business in town inside currency. The so-called Troika migrants from Greece. Back that stone building. His cafenio of the European Union-Interna - then, the only work available for offered whatever anyone tional Monetary Fund-European Bill Kalevas involved long hours wanted - good food, spirited Central Bank is lending Greece of manual labor. And Greg and card games, strong coffee. $155 billion over three years to “Everyone loved that man,’’ prevent bankruptcy caused for Greg Kalevas said of his father. aP PHOTO/NIKOLaS GIaKOUMIDIS decades of profligate spending “He served everyone. If they A protester holding a Greek flag shouts slogans in front of the White Tower in the northern Greek and packing public payrolls with WITH THIS ISSUE wanted it, he made sure they port city of on May 25, 2011 during a peaceful rally attended by thousands called political hires. That has spurred had it.’’ through a social networking site - modeled on protests by young people in . a rising chorus of calls from crit - Bill Kalevas’ three sons helped ics who have predicted Greece in the business. One of Greg’s will have to restructure its $470 jobs was raising the cafenio’s billion debt to lower its 10.4% chickens and rabbits. “I got up deficit or default outright on to 95 rabbits; I was trying to get St. George’s, Methodios Keep Sparring loans from investors. Damanaki, him 100,’’ he said. “We’d kill who holds the EU’s Fisheries them, of course. Somebody portfolio, raised the specter it would call in and say they By Theodore Kalmoukos with it. St. George’s General As - through a Stewardship Training could happen. “The greatest wanted rabbit stew. My daddy TNH Staff Writer sembly and Parish Council sent Seminar and a Strategic Plan - achievement of postwar Greece said, ‘Boy, get you a rabbit and the Metropolitan a letter stating ning Session that would be pro - - the euro and the country’s Eu - clean it.’ ‘‘ Despite the brisk busi - LYNN, Mass. – The feud be - it would pay a $10,000 increase, vided by the Archdiocese but ropean course - are in danger,” ness, Bill Kalevas couldn’t help tween St. George’s Church in from $68,000 to $78,000 as per that the $88,000 assessment for she said in a statement. “The but heed the stories of relatives this working-class city 20 miles the terms of the compromise this year would stand and the scenario of Greece distancing it - who had gone to America. Back north of Boston and Metropoli - that had been negotiated be - 2012 assessment would be de - self from the euro is on the then, it seemed that everyone tan Methodios over a $20,000 tween representatives from St. termined through the Clergy- table. “We either agree with our who returned home to Greece to increase in its annual assess - George’s with the Metropolitan Laity Congress and that St. creditors on a program of tough visit was well-dressed, prosper - ment the church has refused to and his team. But the Archdio - George’s could appeal. The sacrifices that brings results, and ous and never shy about sharing pay became even more confused cese sent St. George’s a letter Archdiocese sent that letter to assume the responsibilities for that information with others. after another disagreement over stating that the terms were dif - the Metropolis of Boston as well. our past, or we return to the LEAVING THE HOMELAND what the terms were of a com - ferent than what the church’s The Archdiocesan version of drachma.” The Greek govern - With many family members promise deal that had been members were told, and that what transpired during negoti - ment and Luxembourg Prime already in America, the worked out on May 16 only to the $20,000 increase for 2010 ations with St. George’s Parish Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, fall apart at the last minute would be forgiven only under Continued on page 6 when he would not go along the condition that the parish go Continued on page 3 Continued on page 9 All-Day Greek Pre-School Acropolis Restoration is More Like Fine Surgery for Trenton, N.J. in the By Constantine S. Sirigos TNH Staff Writer

Final Phase, Youth Served NEW YORK – Maria Ioannidou never dreamed of working on By Demetris Tsakas school will be accepting its first the restoration of the Acropolis Special to The National Herald class of three and four-year-old while she was studying to be a students. civil engineer, but the Greek NEW YORK - The St. George As previously reported by The government realized the Church in Trenton, N.J. is now National Herald, these efforts be - restoration of the national sym - in the final phase of establishing gan about a year ago when pa - bol par excellence required tech - an all-day bilingual Greek Amer - perwork was filed with the nical expertise beyond the ar - ican Pre-School program. Begin - Hamilton school district (located chaeologists who did the earlier ning this coming September, the in the suburbs of Trenton, where work, so she was recruited to the St. George Community is work on the Erectheum, and her based) and the New Jersey State mastery of the work and lead - Education Department. The ership led to her appointment Hamilton School District has al - as the Director of the Acropolis Panagiotou: ready approved the community’s Restoration Service (YSMA) in request to operate a Pre-Kinder - 2000. garten program, and all that re - “The Acropolis Restoration First Greek mains is the final approval by the Project” was her presentation in state Board of Education. St. two separate lectures about the George Parish Council President great cultural endeavor she Mayor in US Dr. Spiros Spireas and Greek oversees. The primary organizer school board chairperson Dr. of the events was the Hellenic- Georgia Triantafillou, a Professor American Technical Society. By Steve Frangos of Mathematics at Temple Uni - Structural engineer Emmanuel versity, told The National Herald Velivasakis, the new group’s Constantine Apostolos Pana - that they were pleased with the President, introduced Ioannidou giotou (1846-1909) was one of progress they have been making at Holy Trinity Cathedral and at EUrOKINISSI the very early Greek settlers in up until now and the fact that Restoration of the ancient Acropolis and Parthenon has been going on for many years and re - . The complicated they have met all the require - Continued on page 5 quires an army of workers and engineers skilled enough to understand the delicate work. story of Panagiotou, his ex - ments that the State of New Jer - tended family, descendants, and sey has mandated in order to the Greeks of Pensacola pro - grant them a license to operate vides an unexpected chapter in this new school. the history of Greeks in the Di - According to them, the last Atlantic Bank President Voutsinas Joins FPA aspora. Panagiotou was a certi - remaining prerequisite is to build fied captain who had received a playground. The only reason his license in Odessa, . that this project has not yet been Special to TNH the Year. the FPA approached him around Panagiotou always traveled with completed is because construc - Voutsinas cited the organiza - three months ago with the op - his three brothers George, tion could only take place after NEW YORK - Spiros J. Voutsi - tion’s ability to draw high profile portunity to serve on its Board Nicholas, and John, who served the community festival, which nas, President of the New York international speakers as a main of Directors. Voutsinas, who was as common sailors. The three was held May 19-22. “The play - Commercial Bank’s Atlantic reason for joining the Board of born in Greece, told The Na - Panagiotou brothers never re - ground will be built immediately Bank Division, will be joining the FPA, specifically referencing tional Herald: “Being Greek, I vealed their true identities afterwards and then we will have the Board of Directors of the Greek Prime Minister George feel that we have a responsibil - aboard ship just in case there final approval from the state,” Foreign Policy Association, a Papandreou’s address at an FPA ity to remain up to date on the was a mutiny at sea so they Triantafillou said. In response to non-profit organization whose event in New York in September progress of important affairs of could come to the aid of their a question about whether the stated commitment is to the 2010. He said the organization the world.” brother. Beginning in the early community has enough funds to careful study of international is successful at “getting promi - Voutsinas, 77, has been Pres - 1830’s, Greek sailors began ap - proceed with the construction of questions facing the United nent and internationally known ident and Chief Executive Offi - pearing in seaports all along the the playground and begin oper - States. Voutsinas, well known in figures from around the world cer of the New York Commercial Gulf of from Galveston, ating the Pre-K class, Triantafil - the Greek Community for his in - to come together.” Voutsinas ex - Bank’s Atlantic Bank division Texas down to the Florida Keys lou said that the necessary volvment, brings knowledge pressed a strong desire to begin since 2006. In addition, he has and into the Caribbean. During monies are in place and revealed and insight into banking at a working to promote the mission been on the Board of Directors that the parish council president time when international rela - of the FPA. His appointment of New York Commercial Bank Continued on page 7 Spireas had pledged to person - tions are complicated by numer - comes at a critical time for is - since its establishment in 2005. ally cover any deficit that might ous financial crises and chal - sues of concern to Greek and From 1988 to 2007, Voutsinas arise during the school’s first year lenges. The noted financial Cypriot Americans, following was the President of Omega of operation. magazine Forbes did a profile of the recent legislative elections Capital, Inc., a real estate devel - For subscription: “The establishment of a Pre- Voutsinas which lauded his TNH arcHIVES in Cyprus, nearly a full month opment and syndication firm, as 718.784.5255 K program is an historic neces - “valuable insight and manage - Spiros J. Voutsinas, President before neighboring ’s well as a General Partner of [email protected] sity, because it is going to lay ment and leadership skills” and of N.Y.’s Atlantic Bank. general elections, and in the Omega Partners LP, a money strong foundations for our Greek noted his wealth of knowledge midst of the Greek crisis. A ca - management firm specializing School, as well as the preserva - in all areas of the (New York ors, the world-renowned charity reer banker, who studied Ac - in bank stocks, from 1991 to tion and cultivation of the Hel - Commercial Bank’s) banking March of Dimes honored the counting, Computer Science, 2005. In 2003, Voutsinas joined business. Mindful of his philan - distinguished Greek American Banking, and Finance at Brown Continued on page 5 thropic and community endeav - businessman as its 2010 Man of University, Voutsinas says that Continued on page 3 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2011

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For more Awards, where Greek America’s info: www.StAnnaGOC.org or Best and Brightest Stars will shine call the Parish Office at (908) on a night of accomplishment and 782-9741. celebration. Details at www.gab - TNH/cOSTaS bEJ byawards.com. The awards show “Akritai” of Philadelphia Mark Pontian Genocide You Can Squeeze Kefi Anywhere n JUNE 1 will take place on Saturday, June On Wednesday, June 1, HLA in - 4 on Ellis Island. Nine awards will Savas Gerasimides (R) and Nicholas Tsentonides (R) hold a The Church of the Evangelismos-Annunciation doesn’t have vites you to attend Judiciary be given in categories ranging replica of the renowned icon of Panagia Soumela as the Pontian wide open spaces for its festival in Upper Manhattan, but (L- Night for a Cocktail Reception from the performing arts, to pol - Society of Philadelphia “Akritai” honored the memory of those R) Stephanie Astic, Fr. Nathanael Simeonides, xx Getsos, Dr. honoring Members of the Judi - itics, to business. Two Lifetime who perished in the Pontian Genocide perpetrated by Turkey. John Getsos know how to throw an urban party. ciary from 6-8 pm at the Atrium Achievement Awards will also be Café, Onassis Cultural Center, given to former Massachusetts 645 5th Avenue at 51st Street. Governor Michael Dukakis and TO RSVP Please visit artist Stephen Antonakos. After www.hlany.org Party and Red Carpet will take In the Spotlight: Anastasios Papademetriou place at place at Pier Sixty n JUNE 2-5 Chelsea Pier featuring dinner de - TENAFLY, N.J. - St. John The signed by celebrity chef Cat Cora By Angelike Contis hand, the evidence of a rich and Theologian Cathedral at 353 and entertainment by famed TNH Staff Writer thriving Greek Orthodox society East Clinton Avenue in Tenafly Greek recording artist Glykeria. that survived under Ottoman will hold its 41st Annual Taste The event is the main fundraiser NEW YORK – “Sometimes I rule. As a result, I have spent a of Greece Festival on June 2-5. for the Greek America Founda - wake up in the morning and say great deal of time learning Turk - Festival hours are from 6:00 p.m. tion, a non-profit organization to myself- ‘Wow, I really get to ish and in Turkey, examining ev - to 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, noon dedicated to the promotion, spend another day researching, idence of Greek Orthodox life to midnight on Friday and Sat - preservation and perpetuation of writing and teaching about the under Ottoman rule. I would ar - urday, and noon to 9:00 p.m. on Greek culture and ideals in North subjects I love?’” says Anastasios gue that in all periods of Ot - Sunday. The huge tented out - America. (http://www.greek- (Tom) Papademetriou, Richard toman society, Greek subjects door grill will feature American america.org) Stockton College History profes - found a way to remain vibrant favorites and Tastes of Greece in - sor and Executive Director of and successful- whether as mer - cluding the “Ouzeri Bar” and the n JUNE 5 the school’s thriving Interdisci - chants or even as bankers to the “”. Enjoy evenings of MANHATTAN – The Gabby plinary Center for Hellenic Stud - Sultan himself! Greek music and dancing, and Awards Farewell Concert featur - ies in New Jersey. Below he TNH: Can you say a few Greek folk dances performed by ing TRIFONO will take guests shares his thoughts on the fas - words about recent projects? The Hellenic Dancers of Tenafly. on a journey through Greek mu - cinating job of collecting, study - AP: Over the past several Free parking is available on the sical heritage. The concert taking ing and sharing stories of the years, I have been working on a church grounds and the adjacent place at Town Hall features an past in creative ways. National Endowment for the JCC on the Palisades, with free appearance by Lina Orfanos. TNH: Tell us about yourself. Humanities-funded project shuttle service. For directions or Concert tickets are included in AP: As long as I can remem - called the Anatolian Churches information call 201.567.5072 the Gabby Awards ticket price ber, I have loved hearing stories Project with a colleague from or visit the Festival web site while supplies last. Those not at - about the past and imagining Hacettepe Üniversitesi in www.tasteofgreece.org . tending the Gabby Awards can what life was like for people liv - Ankara Turkey. This interdisci - purchase tickets through Ticket - ing before me - whether I heard plinary project studies Greek Or - n JUNE 2 master. Town Hall, 123 West stories about Nazi-occupied thodox and Armenian churches JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The Gabby 43rd Street. Greece, the battle of Lexington built in the Cappadocian region Award weekend in New York and Concord, or the saints and during the late Ottoman period. kicks off with a day of Tribute to n JUNE 9 emperors of Byzantium. Professor Anastasios (Tom) Papademetriou also directs the Last June, I chaired an interna - Hellenic Film at the landmark ASTORIA, N.Y. – All are invited I remember one experience, Anatolian Churches Project. History has been his long passion. tional symposium on Greek Or - Loews Theatre at Journal Square to a fundraising and networking as a seminarian at Hellenic Col - thodox (Rum Ortodoks) Reli - in Jersey City, near the PATH event dedicated to Marina lege/Holy Cross, when Arch - ple? How did they find them - think of history as complex and gious Culture in Ottoman train station. Hosted by AHEPA, Evripidou, a young mother who bishop Iakovos visited the cam - selves holding the train?’ - just multidimensional in the same Anatolia on the island of . 5th District and the NJ Hellenic is battling cancer. Marina was di - pus and was to officiate a like myself. I realized the only way that people are complex We are currently finishing a text American Heritage Commission, agnosed the day she gave birth vespers service. An older stu - way to answer these questions and multidimensional. My at - we hope will be published soon. in partnership with the Greek to her baby girl. The event will dent pointed to me and said, was to look at the historical traction to Greek Orthodox sub - I also have ventured into brand America Foundation. After film be at the Avel Lounge, 19-26 “You - take the train of the Arch - record- to the written sources of jects under Ottoman rule cer - new territory - as a playwright! screening beginning at 2 p.m. Steinway St. in Astoria on June bishop’s mandya” - which is the the past that gave insight into tainly falls within the realm of Based on oral histories I gath - there will be a reception with a 9 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Appetiz - long purple robe the Bishop puts the world of those who came complexity. Growing up and go - ered for my research from the presentation by Kary Antholis, ers will be served. RSVP at on when he enters a church to before us. After receiving the ing to Greek school, (which my Center for Asia Minor Studies in Oscar-winning filmmaker, Presi - [email protected]. Visit officiate a service. The train was Masters of Divinity from Holy mother taught!) I was offered Athens, I co-wrote a play enti - dent of HBO Miniseries 6 p.m.-7 the following site for further in - about 8-feet long, a smooth pur - Cross, I chose to pursue a de - the standard narrative that An - tled Stones from God about the p.m. Mr. Antholis will speak formation and to make a dona - ple silk with gold trim, and here gree in Ottoman history and re - cient Greece was awesome, Greek Orthodox Cappadocian about the life and legacy of the tion: http://www.marinaevripi - I was - a 19-year-old young ceived a Ph.D. from Princeton Byzantium was glorious, in villagers and their churches. It great director Elia Kazan. Com - dou.org. man, standing in the Byzantine University’s Department of Near 1453 the Turks ended it all, was performed by Stockton stu - plete details at www.gab - style chapel in Brookline, duti - Eastern Studies. At Richard there was 400 years of slavery, dents at the symposium in front byawards.com. n JUNE 9-12 fully following Archbishop Stockton College, I teach and then the Greek revolution of the Greek community school HOLMDEL, N.J. – The Church of Iakovos as he venerated the courses like Islam and Eastern revived Greece from the ashes. by the docks on Halki, and then n JUNE 3 Kimisis of Holmdel invites every - icons of the iconostasis, and I Christianity and more general However, I was never satisfied again at the Zappeion Greek New York, NY—The Rubin Mu - one to their Greek Festival Thurs - just thought to myself, “I am in classes like Modern Greece. with this story. This easy narra - Girls High School, located in seum of Art will host a screening day, June 9 to Sunday June 12 - in the 14th TNH: What characterizes tive never seemed to account for Taksim Square. of Giorgios Lanthimos’s Dog - featuring rides, games & prizes, Century,” and I began to wonder your approach to history? the real complexity of human TNH: What part of Greece or tooth (2009) on Friday, June 3 Greek food and & pastry, bou - how many people in the past AP: I have never been satis - behavior in any period of time. Cyprus are you from? at 9:30pm, introduced by film - tique and folk dancing. Rain or have had this same experience. fied with the standard narrative Then after my first trip to Istan - AP: I was born in the famous maker and actress Marisa shine, ATM on site. For info visit I thought, ‘Who were these peo - and the simple explanation. I bul in 1989, I got to see, first Greek city of Philadelphia, in Stefatos. Tickets are complimen - 222.kimisis.com or call 732-739- Pennsylvania. I grew up just out - tary with a $7 bar purchase. The 1515. side the Athens of America - in Rubin Museum holds weekly Boston and I now live in New film screenings as part of the K2 STAMFORD, CONN. – The Greek Ceasaria (New Jersey.) How - Friday night experience, which Orthodox Church of the Annun - ever, my parents are from also features free gallery admis - ciation of Stamford promises Roumeli, with my father coming sion, cocktails and tapas, DJs, “Fun for the whole family!" at its Dr. HANNA N. A gHABi, HoNoreD from Petralona, a village near and live music. The Rubin Mu - annual Grecian Festival- Rain or Karpenisi, and my mother from seum of Art is located at 150 Shine: Thursday June 9 through in Voiotia, an hour West 17th Street in Manhattan. Sunday, June 12. Thurs & Fri – 6 north of Athens. For additional p.m. to 11p.m.; Sat 12 noon to TNH: Do you have any role informationwww.rmanyc.org. 11p.m., Sun 12 noon to 10 p.m. models? There will be Greek foods and AP: My father is a retired n JUNE 3-5 pastries - folk dancing - Wines – Professor of Theology and Li - YONKERS, N.Y. - The Greek Or - – a Greek agora and Rides brarian from Holy Cross in thodox Church of Prophet Elias, and games. A fabulous car raffle Brookline, so growing up I was 15 Leroy Avenue, Yonkers, N.Y. limited to 999 tickets for a 2011 always surrounded by books. He is holding its Annual Greek Fes - Mercedes Benz GLK 350 AWD gave me a love for learning. My tival on Friday, June 3 from 5 will be offered. Free admission – mother also became an acade - p.m. to midnight; Saturday, free shuttle service. 1230 New - mic librarian, and I have a house June 4 from noon to midnight; field Avenue, Stamford, CT. Call full of books, too. My wife, Dor - and Sunday, June 5 from noon 203-322-2093 for information. rie, who is an artist and a cura - to ll p.m. There will be tradi - tor at the Stockton College mu - tional Greek food and pastries, BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The Holy Spiros and Aliki Vikatos seum, offers me a sense of the Greek dancing, live music, games Resurrection Greek Orthodox congratulate their son -in -law visual, of dimension and depth for the children, nightly raffles Church, Corner 25A & Rt. 107 in Dr . Aghabi for his of color and texture, and all the and a fabulous flea market. For Brookville, NY hosts its Greek Vil - achievement and wish their things that make for richness in more information, call the lage Festival 2011, June 10 from life. When I “do history,” I am Church office at 914-963-3638. 6-11 p.m.; June 11 and June 12 beloved children always faced with the idea that from 3-11 3-9 p.m. Free Parking Happy and Blessed I am creating an image of the JUNE 4 and Shuttle Bus from C.W. Post past. Also Patriarch STAMFORD, CT – The 1st An - campus. The festival features four 22nd Wedding Bartholomew, whom I find not nual “GOC OPEN” will be held cooking classes with world Anniversary. only inspiring as a leader, but at the Sterling Farms Golf renowned Executive Chef George as a humane and sensitive per - Course, Stamford, CT on Thurs - Kyrtatas, author of My Big Fat son. He has been a huge sup - day June 4th 2009 sponsored by Greek Feast, music and dancing; Dr. Hanna N. Aghabi, MD, ABFM , was Honored for his Commitment to porter of my project and work, the Greek Orthodox Church of petting zoo and pony rides on and I find that he is in touch not the Annunciation of Stamford. Saturday and Sunday, June 11 Excellence in Graduate Medical Education by the President Dr . John La Rosa only with the real contemporary 7:45 a.m. SHOTGUN. Breakfast and 12. For info visit of SUNY-Downstate and the Residents and Fellows of the Alumni Society during concerns of the church, but has and Lunch will be provided. www.greekvillagefestival.info or a personal and deep love for the Hole-In-One prize: Mercedes contact: Stella@ 516-456-3548 a Gala Dinner reception, on May 11, 2011, at Steiner Studios, Brooklyn, NY. witness and legacy of the Greek Benz (Mercedes Benz of Fair - or Zefy @ 516-532-3004. Dr. Aghabi is Medical Director, Assistant Professor and Chief of Service Orthodox communities of Asia Minor. He too, loves and fre - with SUNY-Downstate Medical Center, University Hospital , Brooklyn, NY. quents the churches of Cap - QUESTION OF THE WEEK In his academic and professional life Dr. Hanna Aghabi has been recognized as padocia. a compassionate physician, professor and mentor, a tireless advocate for the For more info (including Vote on our website! events/programs) on Stockton underserved, and a role model for his peers. College’s Interdisciplinary You have the chance to express your opinion on our website Center for Hellenic Studies: on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - A mentor to medical students, Dr. Aghabi has energized many future physicians www.stockton.edu/ichs lished in our printed edition next week along with the question with his enthusiasm and work ethic. His colleagues describe Dr. Aghabi as a model [email protected] for that week. The question this week is: Was Socrates guilty? of compassion and integrity for everyone with whom he works-students, patients, o Yes physicians and staff. Dr. Aghabi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family o No If you'd like to nominate a no - o Maybe Medicine and a member of the American Medical Association. table member of the Greek The results for last week’s question: Should Greece fire re - American community for “In dundant workers? Dr. Aghabi is married to Katerina Vikatos Aghabi the daughter of Spiros the Spotlight”, please contact 91 % voted "Yes" and Aliki Vikatos of Fort Lee, New Jersey. english.edition@thenationalher - 3% voted "No" ald.com with your suggestions. 6% voted "Maybe" Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2011 COMMUNITY 3 Memorial Day Memories: A Heroic Gus Bebas and the Battle of Midway

Remembering those who came tle and were called the Doolittle forces.” before us comes easily to Greeks. Raiders, which were to take off In May 1943, his mother and Memorial Day is a quintessential from the Hornet somewhere in sister Ann traveled to Boston, at Greek American holiday, when the Pacific, and proceed to the invitation of the Navy, to we honor those who made the ul - Tokyo to drop their bombs. christen a Destroyer escort ves - timate sacrifice for the country News of the raid on April 18, sel named in Bebas’ memory, where we flourish and fought for 1942 electrified America and and on June 27, 1943, at St. An - values their forebears nourished the rest of the world. It showed drews Greek Orthodox Church, in Greece: freedom, democracy, courage and determination on in Chicago, there was a memor - opportunity and family. Almost the part of these flyers and lifted ial service in his honor. Among every community has a Greek American morale, showing that the relatives and friends present American War hero, and The Na - the Japanese were not invinci - was Franklin B. Snyder, the tional Herald NH appreciates ble. This raid was costly, how - President of Northwestern Uni - readers who bring them to our ever, as all 16 planes were lost versity who gave the following attention. and 11 of the crewmen were ei - eulogy: “He was a student of ther killed or captured. The Hor - whom we all felt proud. He was By George L. Chiagouris net returned to Pearl Harbor, loved and admired by the stu - Special to The National Herald right after the U.S. won the cru - dents and his friends, one we cial Battle of Midway, where Be - knew would have a distinguish - CHICAGO - Gus Bebas fought bas performed heroically before ing record. We regret his death valiantly during the battle of being assigned to a rigorous but we take pride in his heroism Midway in World War II. He re - training program. On July 19, and his accomplishments. On ceived the Distinguished Flying 1942, Bebas put his plane into behalf of the university, I salute Cross, and the Destroyer the a dive mode, attacking a train - him.” The Greek American Com - USS Bebas was named for him. ing target boat off the isle of munity continues to salute him, His story was related to me by Oahu. After releasing the prac - and in order to honor other his niece Harriet Pontikes, Above: The USS Bebas was an Evarts-class short-hull destroyer tice bomb at 2,000 feet, he did Greek American veterans, Hel - whom I usually see after Sunday escort in the service of the United States Navy and served dur - not recover from a steep dive lenic Post # 343 is building a services at St. Peter and Paul ing WW II before being scrapped in 1947. Right: Gus Bebas but continued the downward memorial located at Elmwood Church, in Glenview, Illinois. Be - performed heroically at the pivotal Battle of Midway as a pilot. until he crashed into the ocean, Cemetery, in River Grove, Illi - bas was born in 1914, in Wil - killing himself and the rear gun - nois where the names of veter - mette, Illinois, a suburb of ceived a commission as an En - days in Class D, in the Tar Heel ner, Ensign William Stevens. In ans will be etched on four gran - Chicago. His parents George sign in May of 1938. When he League, he decided against a April, 1943, Bebas was posthu - ite slabs already in place. and Angeline, immigrated from graduated, he had a dilemma baseball career. After a stint at mously awarded the Distin - Bebas’s name will be etched at Vrestena and Megalopolis in Ar - choosing between a career in the Hoover Company, presum - guished Flying Cross for his the top of the first and smaller cadia, Greece. Bebas attended civilian or military life. Exposed ably as a vacuum cleaner sales - heroic participation in the Battle marble slab, honoring the vet - New Trier High School in Win - to flying, I believe Gus became man, he applied for flight train - of Midway. The citation on the erans who lost their lives or netka, a premier school in the enthralled with the excitement ing at the Naval Reserve port for duty on the US Carrier medal, which was received by were missing in action. The ded - North Suburbs of Chicago and adventure it provided, Aviation Base in Glenview, Illi - Hornet and be a part of its his mother Angeline, reads in ication ceremonies will be held where he distinguished himself which he could not experience nois. He pursued all the training bombing squadron. On March part: “With utter disregard for this Fourth of July weekend. in academics and sports. He was in baseball or business. Bebas that was available to him at that 4, 1942, the Hornet raced for his own personal safety, Ensign The number of regular veterans a star outfielder and became a signed up for two weeks train - time, traveling and training on the West Coast via the Panama Bebas participated in a persis - to be included is more than pitcher. In September 1934, Gus ing with the Naval Reserve on aircraft carriers. Canal loaded with new air - tent bombing and strafing in the 1,000, while about 140 were enrolled at Northwestern Uni - board the heavy Cruiser USS On December 7, 1941, as the planes, the Douglas SBD-3 face of tremendous anti-aircraft killed or missing in action. versity School of Engineering in Wichita. After the two weeks of Japanese were bombing Pearl Dauntless dive-bombers. One of fire. His courageous conduct Space is available for more Evanston, Illinois, where he con - flying, Bebas accepted an offer Harbor, Ensign Bebas was them was assigned to Bebas. and stern devotion to the fulfill - names. For more information on tinued to play baseball. He also from the Chicago White Sox to aboard a carrier somewhere in These 16 bombers were un - ment of a vastly important mis - adding names call: Nick Lianos enrolled in the Naval Reserve pitch for their minor league the Atlantic Ocean and on De - der the command of Lieutenant sion contributed materially to at: 847-967-8294, or Steve Bet - Training Program, where he re - team, but after spending a few cember 23 Bebas was told to re - Colonel James “Jimmy” Doolit - the victory achieved by our zelos at: 773-561-9226. St. George’s and Methodios Keep Sparring Over What the Deal Was

Continued from page 1 pay anything above its $68,000 his jurisdiction and got the sup - of the Clergy-Laity Congresses,” deal had been worked out on ropolitan Methodios. Letters assessment. Meklis and Demakis port of 53 of them while 14 re - although it was not what St. May 16, but the Metropolitan sent to TNH and the newspa - Council President John Meklis had said the original deal was fused to sign, as well as the con - George’s voted on. St. George’s withdrew after The National per’s website show a sharp divi - and Council member Thomas that Metropolitan Methodios tinued backing of Archbishop and the Metropolitan have been Herald revealed details of the sion, with many readers an - Demakis, a major benefactor of would also lift sanctions against Demetrios of America and the wrangling for many weeks over agreement. gered at the Metropolitan’s St. George’s, the Metropolis and the church’s presiding priest, Fa - Archdiocesan Council. what the church will pay and it The imbroglio has caused a tactics while others chide his de - Archdiocese, who said he has ther George Tsoukalas which St. George’s General Assem - has caused a near-schism in the firestorm in the Greek American tractors for not supporting him become embittered by the on - had prevented the sacraments bly voted to work with the Arch - New England churches under community, including across the and the Church. After the dif - going battle contradicts what of weddings and baptisms, up - diocesan and Metropolis Stew - his jurisdiction and split opinion United States, as it has centered ference of opinion over any sup - Meklis and Demakis told their setting plans for a number of ardship committees and between his supporters and de - attention on the Archdiocesan posed deal to mend the rift be - church members at a May 17 parishioners. That led some welcome representatives to tractors and caused influential refusal to account for how it tween St. George’s and the General Assembly during which church members to call for make presentations to the mem - benefactors of St. George’s to spends the money collected by Metropolitan it was unclear they approved an agreement to Methodios’ ouster but he sent a bership of St. George’s, but it’s break with him and vow not to member churches and ire over what the next step would be and pay $78,000 for 2010, 2011 and letter to the priests of the 63 unclear what will happen now give the Metropolis any further the opulent life style of some if either side would further com - 2012, after initially refusing to churches in New England under because of the differing views personal donations. It seemed a church leaders, including Met - promise or negotiate. of what the agreement that had been reached on May 16 was. The Metropolitan had with him his Chancellor, Father Ted Bar - bas, Jerry Dimitriou, Executive Director of Administration of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; Angelo Stamoulis, a member of the Metropolis of Boston Finance Committee, and Demetrios Moschos, a member of the Archdiocesan Council. Dimitriou and George Vour - voulias, Chairman of the Fi - nance Committee of the Arch - diocese, sent Metropolitan Methodios’ version of the meet - ing to the Archdiocesan Finance Committee in New York which included: “This agreement will allow the parish to be in full The President of St. George’s Church in Lynn, John Meklis, compliance with the Regula - says he has his members’ support in its fight against the Me - tions of the Greek Orthodox tropolis of Boston, and its demands for more money. Archdiocese and the decisions ABNY President Voutsinas Joins FPA

Continued from page 1 terbank of New York from 1987 that the Board of Directors took to 1992. Up until joining Omega to Athens in the summer of the Board of Directors of New Capital, Inc. in 1988, Voutsinas 2007 as informative and pro - York Community Bancorp, Inc. served as an Executive Vice ductive. He spoke highly of a and New York Community President and Director of Apple two-hour talk with then Foreign Bank, in connection with its Bank for Savings for over 28 Minister and now Prime Minis - merger with Roslyn Bancorp, years. ter George Papandreou, as well Inc., where he had been on the Voutsinas’s association with as meetings with former Minis - Great Food Board of Directors since 1999. the FPA solidifies the relations ters of Foreign Affairs and De - Prior to this appointment, with Greece with an organiza - fense, Dora Bakoyannis and Voutsinas had been a Director tion with close ties, both past Evangelos Meimerakis. The trip Live Music of Roosevelt Savings Bank for and present, to the country. also included an all-day seminar seven years and a Director of President and Chief Executive in focused on an TR Financial Corp for six. He Officer of the FPA, Noel V. La - overview of critical issues in the also served as a Director of In - teef, mentioned a week-long trip Eastern Mediterranean, an issue that the FPA continues to debate in its group meetings. According to the FPA’s Web - site, the organization is “dedi - cated to inspiring the American public to learn more about the world. Founded in 1918, the Foreign Policy Association serves as a catalyst for developing awareness, understanding of, and providing informed opin - ions on global issues. Through its balanced, nonpartisan pro - grams and publications, the FPA encourages citizens to partici - pate in the foreign policy process.” A main objective of the FPA is to encourage citizens to come together to discuss global issues affecting the United States. Throughout the year, the orga - nization holds numerous public events that highlight various global issues and feature promi - nent international speakers. Through their public education initiative, Great Decisions Dis - cussion Program, the FPA aims to foster an open forum of dia - log between United States citi - zens centered on eight global is - Spyros Voutsinas, CEO and President of Atlantic Bank, is well sues, which are determined known for dedication to the Greek American community. annually. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2011 Christos Yannaras is Honored at Holy Cross Theological Graduation

By Theodore Kalmoukos in current debates to judged and los, who announced two schol - Ion Coman TNH Staff Writer evaluated.” arships on behalf of the govern - Eleftherios Constantine Yannaras said that, “The ment of Greece and also said George Spiro Demas BROOKLINE, Mass. – The Holy problem of neo- that the annual visit of the grad - Dickey Cross Greek School of Theology, and fundamentalism which cur - uated class of the School of The - Christopher Fahlbeck during its 69th graduation cer - rently afflicts the way life is led ology to Greece will take place. Michael Gavrilos emonies on May 21, bestowed in most Orthodox Churches. The The government for years as - Georgios Giavris an Honorary Doctorate of Divin - ‘zealots’ of Orthodoxy, as our sumes all the expenses of this John (Hayden) Haby ity to the renowned theologian, own fundamentalists are called, annual visit to religious, historic Nicole Hillas philosopher, and author Profes - are as a rule fanatically anti- and archeological sites of Styliane Hondros sor Christos Yannaras, Professor Western: they regard the Chris - Greece. Katos and the Dean of Andrew Horvath Emeritus of Philosophy and Cul - tian Churches and Confessions Holy Cross, Rev. Thomas Dn. David Hostetler tural Diplomacy at The Panteion of the West as opponents of the FitzGerald, offered greetings. Rev. Perikles Demitris Kallis University of Social and Political Orthodox camp, as a real Also present at the commence - Demetrios Kazakis Sciences in Athens. The honoree threat.” The valedictory ad - ment ceremony were Metropol - Gregory Kearns has received a doctorate in phi - dresses were delivered by Adina itan Methodios of Boston, Bish - V. Rev. Anthimos Konstan - losophy from The Sorbonne in Afendoulis of Hellenic College ops Elias of Philomelion, topoulos Paris and a doctorate in Theol - and Ion Coman of Holy Cross. Anthimos of Olympos, and Dim - Rev. Dimitri Kyritsis ogy from The Aristotle Univer - Of the 59 graduates who re - itrios of Xanthos, school trustees Dn. Eric Michael Marcantoni sity in Thessaloniki. Yannaras is ceived their degrees, 15 were and professors and many friends Claude Mierthew the author of more than 30 graduated from Hellenic College and family of the graduates. Konstantine Pietronuto books, while some of them have and 44 from the School of The - HELLENIC COLLEGE Andonios Prayannis been translated in 10 languages. ology, 30 of whom received the BACHELOR OF ARTS Jonathan Resmini Three of his works, Orthodoxy degree of Master of Divinity, in - Adina Afendoulis Jacob Saylor and the West, Postmodern Meta - tended for those who wish to be Lydia Bryant Rev. Milad Selim physics and Person and Eros, ordained. Another eight gradu - Panteion Professor Christos Yannaras received an honorary Ryan Collins Dn. Haralambos Spaliatsos were published for the first time ates received the degree of Mas - Doctorate of Divinity at the Holy Cross School of Theology on Shewet Demowe in English by Holy Cross Ortho - ter of Theological Studies and May 21. Yannaras is a renowned theologian and philosopher. Rassem El Massih MASTER OF THEOLOGY dox Press. Yannaras, in his com - six the degree of Master of The - Katerina Giovos (THM) mencement address, spoke ology. Of all the graduates, 15 where there is a need for spiri - lenic College. Thomas Lelon, the Danielle Hillas Ioan Leonte about the “The relationship be - are already ordained clergymen. tual security because faith is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Stephan Kakis Christy Ma tween Orthodoxy and the West, Archbishop Demetrios urged constantly attacked. There is a Trustees, offered greetings to the Konstantinos Kollias V. Rev. Jovan Stanojevic between the Orthodox ecclesial the graduates to always be constant shuttle and non-stop - graduates and their families. Nikolas Kyritsis Rev. Evangelos Thiani tradition and modern Western guided by the Holy Spirit and ping attack against faith in gen - Aphrodite Aphrodite Skeadas, Jonathan McClish Christopher Tsichlis life.” He thanked Archbishop the bright light of the Holy eral, in the Media, the Press and President of the National Greek Katherine Nunez-Aragon Konstantinbos Vasilakos Demetrios and the Theological Cross. He asked them “to do within all contemporary com - Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Alexander Orphanos School for the honor bestowed daring and bold things in their munication media of all shorts Society offered a greeting and Arielle Tselikis MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL upon him and mentioned that life,” following the example of and in the face of this, we need presented Fr. Triantafilou with Anthony Velardocchia STUDIES (MTS) the Holy Cross Orthodox Press initiative displayed by St. Con - spiritual security to keep truth a gift to the School, totaling al - John Taylor Carr has published four of his books stantine the Great who founded in the faith.” most $119,000 to be allocated HOLY CROSS Elizabeth Constantine and “two more are under pro - Constantinople, the new capital Fr. Nicholas Triantafilou, partly for scholarships and partly Master of Divinity (MDiv) Kristin Dwyer duction.” He stressed that “the of the Roman Empire, and con - President of HC/HC, offered a for improvements to buildings Yanni Afendoulis Athanasios Murphree launch of a book on the Ameri - vened the First Ecumenical salutation at the beginning of and grounds of the School. Thomas Alajakis Rev. Dickson Nganga can market is a precious gift to Council. The Archbishop also the program and said that the Greetings were also offered by Nicholas Anton Michael Saur an author: it opens up greater said to the graduates that “you Board of Trustees appointed the new Consul General of V. Rev. Demetrios Antonopoulos George Stefanides possibilities for his participation are going to face a situation Demetrios Katos Dean of Hel - Greece to Boston Ilias Fotopou - George Athanasiou Amanda Whisenant In a Tiny, Tony, N.Y. Town, a Greek Church Starts to Rise, Built on Faith

By Theodore Kalmoukos trated in South Hampton. designed by Edmundo and TNH Staff Writer Speaking for the community at Gilberto Lopez. The work will large, he said, “I think it is very be overseen by the church’s A living tribute to the dy - essential to create this commu - owner’s representative, School namism of Orthodoxy and Hel - nity in the Hamptons. There was Construction Consultants. lenism in America is rising near always a small Greek commu - The story of the South the Eastern tip of Long Island nity, but being away from New Hampton community goes back as construction has begun on a York, people had a sense of be - to 1977 when some Greek Or - new church and community ing a minority and now this new thodox families began to discuss center of the parish of the As - Church and the building com - the possibilities of building a sumption-Kimisis in South plex will be a source of a pride. Church in the Hamptons. In Hampton, N.Y. It has taken al - We Greeks must express pride 1980, the Archdiocese ap - most seven years for the com - in our roots, not only spiritual pointed Fr. Nectarios Kehagias munity to overcome various ob - dimension but also the national to serve the faithful who were stacles, including environmental cultural.” meeting in their homes and and structural concerns, which The new cruciform sanctuary worshiping in the facilities of delayed the project, but with the will be built in 6th Century Southampton College. The first arrival of Pascha, the season of Byzantine style and will be Divine Liturgy celebrated on the renewal brought with it the topped with a 60-foot-high cop - day of Mother's Day 1980. The long-awaited groundbreaking per dome. Eventually the desire to built a church burned on Sunday, May 22. The project church’s interior will be covered in the hearts of people, and in is the vision and initiative of the with icons. Resonating with 1980 they bought a plot of land Protopresbyter of the Ecumeni - Byzantine chant and redolent of from the college. Despite the dif - cal Throne Fr. Alexander Kar - incense the church will then ficulties, the dedicated parish - loutsos, who has served as the “draw the senses of the faithful ioners turned the stumbling community’s pastor since 1998, and all their attention to prayer blocks into the cornerstones of in addition to his numerous re - and toward God,” Fr. Karloutsos a vibrant community once sponsibilities for the Archdio - PHOTO cOUrTESy OF KIMISSIS cHUrcH said. A local firm, West Rak, will stood, a labor of love for the cese and the Ecumenical Patri - Hundreds of parishioners of all generations and ages were present at the ground-breaking cer - build the complex, which was Greek Orthodox believers. archate, including the Order of emony for the new church of the Kimisis tis Theotokou (Assumption) in South Hampton, N.Y, St. Andrew. A year ago Fr. Con - officiated by Rev. Protopresbyter Alexander Karloutsos assisted by Fr. Constantine Lazarakis. stantine Lazarakis was ap - pointed as an assistant to Fr. He said the cost would be is far away from New York and I renowned as a resort just 90 Karloutsos. In an interview with $9.5 million. “Until now we have do not think there will be such a miles from Manhattan. MISTRAS Reaches Safety The National Herald Father Kar - been promised five and a half great increase in our flock.” He The preservation of Hel - loutsos said, “With the help of million dollars, and another mil - said, however, “we are very lenism is a community priority. God we have begun work of lion (from an anonymous open”, explaining “We have in Fr. Karloutsos said, “Every week Milestone at Shell Martinez building the new Church and source.” Other members of the our community 37 races: Ital - we bring five school teachers to eight classrooms for the Greek congregation have been ians, , Russians, Ukrainians, teach our children the Greek Afternoon and Sunday School, promised $2 million more and Georgians – they have all be - language. We also have adult PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. - ercised here at the Shell Refin - and the Community center.” He $500,000 will be donated come Orthodox, but I do not classes and we have a Greek For the 14th consecutive year, ery,” said Chris Smith, Group estimated that the church will through in-kind services by peo - think there will come a day dance group. 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By Constantine S. Sirigos not found the language to ex - vides the necessary safety for TNH Staff Writer press itself.” They can also cause healing to begin … offering a people to become both discon - fellow human being who will NEW YORK – Into The Sun - nected from their own feelings understand him and engage shine: Overcoming Anxiety & and with others. She explained with him to find, self under - Depression, a conference orga - her field used to think of these standing, and ‘a better way to nized by The Agapi Circle, a conditions “things” pathologies be with others in the world.’” ministry of Holy Trinity was that are inside the patient. More Dr. Paul Kymissis, a psychia - held at the Cathedral Center on and more they now understand trist specializing in children’s May 14 and shed light on a dark them in the context of our envi - and adolescent issues, said that side of the Greek American ronment. Avoiding, rejecting, some years ago he was invited dream: the stigma the commu - pushing away or deeming these by an enlightened priest to nity attaches to mental illness feelings “not real” and “all in our speak at the church, only to re - that cuts off thousands of suf - head” prolong suffering, she ceive an apologetic call later ferers and their caregivers from said. “Painful life experiences, saying the Parish Council didn’t help that is available, including problematic relationships and want him because they had no therapy, medication and support childhood traumas may not only such problems. He said it is un - groups. Rev. Dr. Frank Maran - produce anxiety and depression helpful to respond to people gos introduced Katina Zach - but can shape our personality ... who are depressed by telling manoglou, the Agape Circle’s numerous studies show that them: snap out of it, be happy, Lay Coordinator, who spoke of physical and sexual abuse, and and go see a movie. “It’s a med - its mission of community out - serious neglect and abandon - ical illness and it must be reach, especially regarding men - TNH/c. SIrIGOS ment greatly affect a child’s treated.” Kymissis said, “People tal health issues and substance Dr. Calliope Callias (L) responds to a participant during the morning Q & A at Holy Trinity health and development and spend their whole lives dealing abuse. She described their ex - Cathedral’s conference on overcoming anxiety and depression. To her right are: Dr. Paul Kymissis, contribute to later difficulties with an early trauma,” but he isting support group, which Dimitris Kiosses, and Thomas Mallios, Psy.D. They opened eyes to a stigma in the community. (ranging) from low self esteem, said medicines and psychother - meets on the first Thursday of violent behaviors, and even sui - apy, especially in combination, the month and said more are story, of her daughter Phaedra, was to receive treatment, she The story ends with a loss that cide,” she said. helps adolescents, and group planned. Among the worst whose mother’s and sister’s love told her daughter to keep her was eased somewhat by what Citing studies, she added, therapy and support groups are things patients and their care - pervaded the gathering. Phae - head down. It was a reflex, and she was able to share with other “Childhood trauma, including also very effective, “helping givers go through is the feeling dra was a bright and talented at the time, parents received no families. “The group was for me abuse and neglect, is probably them to connect and feel under - they are alone, it was said. Peo - child, but by the time she support - NAMI did not exist. during the last days of my our nation’s single most impor - stood and supported by others.” ple have commonly reacted to reached middle school, she was The family was alone for 15 daughter’s life with vital sup - tant public health challenge.” He noted the importance of the the new group by saying, in great distress. Although she years, locked up with their se - port,” she said. The Agape Circle She added, however, that a dif - spiritual aspects, citing studies “Thank goodness we can finally is a mental health professional, crets, pain and shame. “And welcomes calls any time, day or ferent kind of trauma attracts showing that adolescents who talk about this.” Dr. Maria Zach - Dr. Zachmanoglou was over - then one day I walked into the night. less attention but is much more are close to their church can manoglou has been there, but whelmed by a task that was too sunshine. I found a support THE BODY’S SIGNALS common, a person “not having fight hopelessness and are less at that time there was no one close to home, and by “the pow - group and my life changed … Conference Consultant Dr. received enough compassion, at - prone to substance abuse and to talk to. She is the group’s Lay erful feeling of shame and em - people who knew exactly what Calliope Callias, a clinical psy - tention and emotional care.” She suicide. Other speakers in - Director and was introduced by barrassment,” and the stigma I was going through. I bonded. chologist in private practice and added: “We are not doomed. We cluded: Thomas Mallios, PsyD, her daughter Katina. Struggling that was a part of her heritage I made life-long friendships,” Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psy - don’t have to continue to suffer Dr. Nicholas Mezitis, Dr. Dim - to keep her emotions at bay, Dr. that she was not taught about testifying to the power and chology at the Adelphi Univer - - there are ways out … psy - itrios Georgiou, Dr. Vassilios La - Zachmanoglou, who is a li - in Greek School. There was no value of what the Agape Circle sity, made the first presentation. chotherapy is a significant path toussakis, Maria Kratsios and censed school psychologist and chapter in her schoolbooks titled was now offering to the com - She said anxiety and depression way for learning to reconnect Jim Demetriou. Tina Santori - has worked for years with Na - “Ti tha pi o kosmos – What will munity. She talked of the sup - are signals our bodies send to and treating anxiety and depres - neou was the moderator. For in - tional Alliance for the Mentally people say?” so as they ap - port group that helped her while alert us that “something inside sion… and the patient-therapist formation call 212-873-0214 or Ill (NAMI) told a mother’s tragic proached the hospital were she she tried to help her daughter. is suffering and hurting that has relationship is unique and pro - 212-877-2155. Acropolis Restoration: More Like Fine Surgery, but Engineers Rock

Continued from page 1 Nike that is one of the first build - century AD, but Ioannidou noted restoration has been mostly com - Velivasakis told TNH the pur - ings to greet visitors, and the that Lord Elgin and his men were pleted. Aficionados hope the so- pose of the lectures was to por - for a more technical presenta - Parthenon - a very extensive pro - guilty of not just a theft but a vi - called Pinakothiki, the north tray Greece under a better light tion at the AIA’s auditorium in gram was completed in 10 years. olent looting, leaving behind wing of the Propylaia that the an - and to show that despite her dire Manhattan. Athena Nike’s restoration is com - structural damage. cient author Pausanias said was straits she still extends her best Ioannidou began by noting plete and the Propylaea work is One of the most important fu - used as an art gallery will be re - efforts to take care of these mon - that although the efforts of men almost done. The new project ture projects is the restoration of stored, but the final decision is uments, which he said “don’t like Nikolaos Balanos and Anas - that began this year is again the Western wall of the cella. Bal - pending. only belong to Greece. They be - tasios Orlandos were heroic, mis - jointly funded by the EU and the anos placed a huge lintel over its Naturally, not everyone is long to humanity.” takes were made. The Balanos Greek state. doorway made of concrete and happy with all the choices. A man Research papers are available restoration 1898 to 1938 was Ioannidou is very proud of the iron. It must be removed and re - who does not like the practice of on the Web site, Ysma.gr, where successful in it aim of restoring Propylaia work, the Acropolis’ placed with a new one made of using white marble for new ele - one can also take a virtual tour the classical forms of the build - magnificent gateway. “They have a 12-tonsblock of marble. ments so that the originals can of the Sacred Rock. ings, “but from a technical almost doubled the surface its Ioannidou said that what they be distinguished asked how long standpoint they were a catastro - famed coffered ceilings. Ancient have learned so far will help the it would take for the new stone For a fuller version of this article, phe,” Ioannidou said. The preser - fragments were restored with current work move faster but she to match the old. Velivasakis visit thenationalherald.com. vation of the treasures of Hel - only small additions of new mar - made it clear that the Acropolis quipped: “About 2500 years.” [email protected] lenism now requires architects, Maria Ioannidou ble enabling the modern visitor mechanical engineers, chemical to experience the roof space,” she engineers, conservators… and man, Byzantine and Frankish pe - said, and the monumental civil engineers like Ioannidou. riods the fortification of the columns of the western portion, The key word is “interdiscipli - Franks and the Turks, etc. That renowned as the finest ionic cap - nary”. could not happen today. The itals ever created, have been re - The lectures provided infor - Venice Charter for the Conserva - produced for the building and the mation about the work and its tion and Restoration of Monu - original are now in the New guiding principles. Ioannidou’s ments and Sites is a 1964 a treaty Acropolis Museum. main message was that the aim that provides guidelines for the She explained the Parthenon is the rescue, not the rebuilding preservation and restoration of is divided into 12 programs. of the monuments, and that the ancient buildings. It protects the Prior to 2000 work was done on painstaking work takes time. “We work of all periods and enshrines the Western and Eastern Pedi - are talking about 2500 year old rules such as transparency, which ments. From 2000 to 2010 the monuments which have suffered means: Everything is fully im - north colonnade, the a lot of damage throughout their aged and documented; respect Opisthonaos and the Pronaos history,” and the damage caused for the original structural func - were restored. Now the infamous by earlier restorations had to be tion of elements, and most im - but necessary crane has been examined and undone. For ex - portantly, restoration and inter - moved to the West for work that ample, the rusting of iron rein - ventions are limited to what is will take three years. Next they forcements and ties caused mar - structurally necessary. will restore the south colonnade ble to crack. Examination also MONUMENTAL DECISIONS and the cella walls that enclose showed that many stones were The decisions about the work the temple’s interior space, but in the wrong places. The prod - are made by the Greek state un - “The total appearance of the ucts of the high tech scanning der the scholarly supervision of south colonnade will be almost and photographing of these ele - the Committee for Conservation the same,” Ioannidou said, reit - ments can be seen at YSMA.gr. of the Acropolis Monuments erating that the decision has The most sensitive and deli - (ESMA). The committee must ap - been made not to reconstruct the cate operation was the disman - prove all studies and final ap - entire Parthenon, but to pre - tling and cleaning of the sculp - proval for work comes from the serve the image of the building tures on the Parthenon’s western Central Archaeological Council as a ruin and to do justice to his - pediment. A laser device was and the Ministry of Culture. tory and to the original material. used to remove the deposits of Initial funding was limited, Priority is given to structural 2500 years without affecting the but after 2000 Greece received problems. underlying layer- even the origi - funds from the EU and YSMA WHY SO LONG? nal coats of paint. The sculptures was established as an indepen - She pointed out that the tasks were then replaced with copies – dent service of the ministry of of restoration are more difficult the same was done with other Culture to extend and accelerate than the initial construction dur - priceless and vulnerable object the work of restoration. Until ing the time of Pericles. through the years such as the then the Erectheum restoration Guests learned that in addi - of the nearby. was completed and some work tion to the well-known 18th cen - THERE ARE RULES was done on the Parthenon. tury atrocity when Venetian After liberation, the Greek The EU funds enabled them forces under Morosini blew the government made the decision to hire new personnel and to building apart the cella wall was to pull down all the non classical move on to the Propylaia, to the damaged by fire when the tribe buildings: the churches of the Ro - beloved little temple of Athena of the Heruli attacked in the third All-Day Greek Pre-School for Trenton, N.J.

Continued from page 1 so that children whose parents Community also has one of the are not native Greek speakers finest Greek Afternoon Schools lenic identity and language,” said can follow the lessons and more in all of New Jersey, with 75 stu - Spireas, who is the founder, easily familiarize themselves dents attending classes. It oper - owner, President and CEO of with the and cul - ates four days a week (Tuesday Sigmapharm Laboratories, based ture as well. to Friday) from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 in Bensalem, Penn. “This feature will enable chil - p.m., and includes a Pre-K, Spireas assumed duties as dren of Philhellenes to learn the Kindergarten, and Grades 1-6. Chairman of the American Hel - language of the Gospel and the “The school’s principal Sophia lenic Institute Foundation at the universal language of the sci - Stavrakis, as well as the three beginning of 2011. ences,” Triantafillou added. teachers and their two assistants, Speaking about the interest Meanwhile, the school has al - are putting forth systematic ef - shown by parents so far, Tri - ready reached an agreement forts to teach the Greek lan - antafillou said that although the with two licensed teachers who guage,” Triantafillou said. registration period has not offi - specialize in early childhood ed - When asked about the demo - cially begun, to date she has ucation, and once it receives for - graphics of the students, she been approached by 15 families mal state approval it will offer noted that most are second and who are interested in signing up contracts to these teachers. One third generation Greeks, and in their children, while five of them of the two teachers is fluent in some instances, even fourth gen - are eagerly awaiting the opening Greek, and this is yet another eration. “Although some of the of the Pre-K program. The Pre-K guarantee that the school will students come from mixed mar - program will operate Monday to succeed in its mission. riages, they nevertheless show Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Moreover, there are also great enthusiasm in school be - while it will also offer the flexi - many volunteers who have cause their mothers take interest bility to suit the needs of each pledged to offer their services - in some instances more than individual family. The curriculum and contribute to the success of Greek parents - in their children’s will be in both Greek and English this undertaking. The St. George education.” 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2011 The North Carolina Connection to Greek Legacy is a United Community

Continued from page 1 a wife and three teenage sons he said. “I went to the classroom what I’m trying to teach these to provide for. He would come and grabbed him by the collar. kids,’’ Greg Kalevas said. “It’s im - Kalevases made the decision to home exhausted and discour - I didn’t get my money back, but portant to keep the traditions leave Greece. Greg’s uncle, Pete aged. “That was as low as you I got my licks in.’’ He was sent going. To keep the religion go - Skenteris, sponsored the family could go,’’ Greg Kalevas said. “A to Principal James Mask’s office ing.’’ Traveling thousands of and helped them secure a mod - guy came here from Greece and for fighting. “I told Mr. Mask, miles to return to the roots of est place to live in Eutaw Vil - went to see my father. He ‘I’m going to whip him again. their parents and grandparents lage. But after that, success or wouldn’t go in because it You better translate.’ I worked has been important to Greg and failure was up to the Kalevas smelled so bad. He said, ‘Tell hard for that money.’’ Effie Kalevas ever since they family and their ability to stick Bill Kalevas to come out here.’ SCHOOL DAZE married in 1993 and started a together. Cleaning chitlins - pig “You know, I bet it hurt my Later, when Greg attended family two years later. This sum - intestines - is a time-consuming, father’s feelings. My daddy was Reid Ross High School, he got mer was no different. smelly process. And a constant the man in Greece and he comes into more trouble, this time for HOME TO KARPENISI one at Vick’s Drive-In, which here and he was making 75 dol - falling asleep in class. But when After a stop for lunch in the was selling more than a thou - lars a week. He’d go to work at he was sent to the principal’s of - seaside town of Kamena Vourla, sand pounds of chitlins per 3:30 in the afternoon and come fice, he found an understanding the Kalevas family found them - week when Bill Kalevas went to home at 3 in the morning be - friend in Jack McGinley. “I told selves on the winding mountain work there. Before they are cause Vick’s didn’t close until 2 him I had to work,’’ Greg said. road that leads to Karpenisi, the served, the chitlins must be or 2:30.’’ “He gave me a study hall for capital of Evrytania, and to their first period so I could sleep.’’ Bill condominium complex. They Kalevas died last July, less than rent out six of the condos on the a year after his wife, Petroula, bottom three floors and use the died in September 2009. But the top floor for family whenever couple lived long enough to see they return to Greece. “When I that - in a way that has been open that door and I put my typical of Greek families in Greg Kalevas is awarded best cook in the Reader's Choice suitcase in, I get chills,’’ Greg Fayetteville - their ability to per - Awards in 2005, but it’s more than food that keeps customers. Kalevas said. In Fayetteville, the severe together eventually led Kalevases, like many families, to success. “Greg, Dino and Vic: together to turn bread and in the United States in 1973. lead a hectic lifestyle. With Your father lived a long, fruitful baklava into the American “God bless America,’’ he said. school and sports and Greg’s life,’’ Marshall Waren wrote in dream. Or in Eleni and John “This is where I want to be.’’ late hours at the restaurant, The Fayetteville Observer’s on - Moutos, who endured many That feeling hasn’t changed. family time can be difficult to line guest book after Bill years apart before reuniting in Nevertheless, he and his wife find. “He’s asleep when they Kalevas’ death. “He was blessed America and passing on a legacy Effie pack up their three chil - leave for school,’’ Effie Kalevas to see his sons do so well in of love and dedication to their dren and spend several weeks said. “He leaves for work before America.’’ five children. in Greece almost every summer. they get home in the afternoon.’’ Greg is now co-owner of They all believed that hard The effort put into making those In Karpenisi, the pace slows. Not Chris’s Steakhouse. Vic owns the work and commitment to the 12-hour flights has more than a only is the family all together, Brickoven Pizzeria, where every family was the path to building little to do with all the long but there is the imposed rest of day for years his father held something lasting. They all have hours that Bill Kalevas spent the daily afternoon siesta, when court, talking to customers and been proven right. Greg Kalevas working at Vick’s Drive-In. And most of Greece, including banks, sampling the sauce to make sure said he had one prevailing sen - the importance of turning all of stores, and restaurants, shuts it had enough salt, enough timent the moment he set foot those hours into a legacy. “That’s down for several hours. For Effie spice. Dino, who also worked and Greg, this part of the world for years in the restaurant busi - is as familiar as their Fayetteville ness, now works for Sysco, a dis - neighborhood. They like to sit tributor of food service prod - on the plateia - or town square ucts. “We came here as a - and visit with friends, often family,’’ Greg Kalevas said. “Not drinking their frappés there in for my father ... My father al - the morning. most went crazy. What he came And then there is the condo - PHOTO: MIcHaEL cONTI for was a better life for his kids.’’ minium that love - and one fam - The Kalevas Family: top: (L-R) Billy Kalevas, 12, Patricia The Kalevases are typical of ily’s hard work - built. Greg Kalevas, 15. bottom: (L-R) Effie Kalevas, Greg Kalevas and Ath - Greek families in Fayetteville Kalevas can look over the land - nasia Kalevas, 8. in their close-knit home in Fayetteville. who have endured in the face scape he and his father once of trials and even tragedies. You shared and appreciate those meticulously picked clean by The Kalevas boys were hard see the same perseverance in years of hardships and the fact hand to remove specks of fat, at work, too. “I washed dishes the Parrous family, who were that his family has come full cir - hair, dirt, corn, and fecal matter. at the Dixie Diner for $1.61 an able to carry on their parents’ cle. They must be rinsed over and hour,’’ Greg Kalevas said. “I’d go legacy despite one of Fayet - “Finally, a dream come true,’’ over until the rinse water is no to the house after school, catch teville’s worst tragedies, the Greg Kalevas said. And he can longer greasy or cloudy. It is a bus downtown to Hay Street, 1993 shootings at the Parrouses’ hold in his heart the memory of back-straining work. Each indi - and work until somebody took restaurant, Luigi’s, that killed that day a few years ago, when vidual piece must be examined me home at 11. But I always four and wounded eight. Or in he and his father first climbed carefully. Finally, the cleaning had 20 dollars in my pocket.’’ Tommy Frangakis, who put in to the top of the building and surfaces must be scrupulously One day, at Horace Sisk Junior years at the Burger House, looked out from the balcony. sanitized with bleach. High School, that $20 disap - Cleo’s and the old Luigi’s before “Pops,’’ Greg Kalevas had said, Cleaning the chitlins at Vick’s peared. Greg figured out that opening Zorba’s in 1974, where “I want to thank you.’’ His fa - Drive-In was Bill Kalevas’ job one of his classmates had stolen he now works daily with his PHOTO: KIM HaSTy ther’s response meant the world. when he arrived in America, it. “He was buying everybody wife, Marina. Or Kay and John The building where Bill Kalevas once had a thriving business “No,’’ Bill Kalevas said to his speaking little English and with ice cream sandwiches with it,’’ Poulos, who worked long hours in Stenoma. It’s a long way from Fayetteville, North Carolina. son. “Thank you.’’

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By Ellen Karis abut his Pulitzer Prize accep - Really Mo, because I would pull gan type diet for the period of meal of choice, until I start to and olive oil STAT. If you are tance speech, you notice he is my eyelashes out right about Holy Week. Of course, the way develop red bumps on my chin eating at home, you sprint into All of a sudden you awaken munching on a large blueberry now for a grilled salmon with our wonderful religion seems to from the peanuts that are ge - your kitchen, grab a ladle (the into a new level of conscious - scone with butter dripping Dijon cream sauce and that be decreasing in numbers, I’ll netically modified, which is also other hand is still holding the ness and aromas you never no - down onto the recycled brown chocolate raspberry souffle you take it. why kids nowadays have these candle), and start slurping the ticed before are much more pro - paper napkin. Immediately you just ordered, you heathen! I know that my Yiayia and horrific allergies that did not ex - avgolemono up, all while your nounced. smells think, that Atheist, how dare he Even for those who may not Great-Yiayia were much ist in the year of the mullet. coat is still on. However, the meatier, cinnamon buns smell enjoy that diary laden treat be constant churchgoers, we all stronger women than I ever will I do believe there is one true most important feeling that we sweeter and by week three, a while you just belched up your get that feeling in our gut the be because they would do the enemy during Lent. Little Deb - have when our candles are tuna melt can smell like lilacs. last bowl of hoping strict fast for each Lenten pe - bie brownies you say? Okay, two raised out on the street is that What I am talking about is fast - that the sidewalk won’t start riod, all while cooking roasted enemies. The other enemy is the “we did it” for our love for ing for Lent, and I’m not talking rumbling. We all know what it I do believe chicken and potatoes for us powder version of Coffee-mate. Christ. We showed ourselves about Catholic fasting; we is like to be out to dinner with there is one true enemy grandchildren when we were One of my biggest criticisms of that whatever we managed to Greeks do it old school. How - our non-Greek friends on a Fri - during Lent. too young to fast. They did not the Church is not prohibiting do nutritionally, eat or not eat ever, Houston, we have a prob - day night during Lent as we slack on fasting even for one woman to enter the altar, which, during this sacred period, that lem. Each year our food choices scour the menu of a French Little Debbie brownies minute because they were pos - even as a feminist I am totally we have some self-control and seem to increase and our intesti - bistro, trying to find an entree sibly hypoglycemic, a term I use okay with. What I am not okay discipline, as much as we com - nal fortitude is further tested at that has not touched the grill. first day of Lent that even if we generously during Lent, but with, however, is that stupid plained about it throughout the the Entenmann’s Cake aisle at When asked why you are having dare to eat a turkey club, it’s then again, there were not 77 cardboard cylinder container process, and that pethia is a very Walmart. Anything can trigger so much difficulty choosing, you just not right. We proceed to try different variations of M&M’s that the parishioner behind the satisfying feeling. Now if you’ll your anxiousness. You walk by begin reciting your Lenten our best to either completely re - back then either. I am aware table hands me when I ask for excuse me, there is a tuna melt the window of a Starbucks and monologue to your Xeni friends. frain, cut back, or create our that there are numerous Lent the non-diary cream at Coffee with my name on it. you see your average 20-some - Annoyingly, some of these same own dietary calendar. The true cookbooks for purchase that Hour. Nothing ruins a great cup thing Bohemian male typing people have heard your lecture fast should begin on Sarakosti have healthy, delicious recipes of Vassilaros coffee than four Ellen Karis, the “Greek Goddess away on his MacBook laptop. before, but for some reason they () and end after that are very filling but herein teaspoons of that talcum pow - of Comedy,” will be He is no doubt writing the next always react like this is new in - Church services on the Anastasi lies the problem that some of us der. Not to take away from the contributing to TNH occasional - great novel on how energy from formation that you are sharing (Easter Eve). As time goes on, are culinary challenged and beauty and the spirituality of the ly. She is one of the few Greek windmills is going to save the about our secret society. There for some people this may be even if I were to attempt to Anastasi, but let’s face it: after female Stand-Up Comedians. earth, which didn’t work in the is always some female in the modified to no kobe beef for the channel my inner Cat Cora, I the wishing of Xristos Anesti to She is currently writing her 1700’s and isn’t going to work group named Maureen, who remainder of Lent (and at don’t have the patience to one another, we can not get to book "Rants of a Greek now with the constant use of will be aghast and say, “I $1,499 per 10 ounces, that is drudge through the process. I the restaurant fast enough Goddess" and has a new DVD the blow dryer. As Jordan is thought it was bad for us that not really that big of a sacrifice), need a quick fix, which is why where we march in with candles coming out. For more informa - banging away and dreaming we have to eat fish on Fridays.” to just a true Paul McCarthy ve - peanut butter and jelly is my like a tribe and ask for bread tion go to: www.ellenkaris.com.

ALL HISTORY Constantine Panagiotou: First Greek Mayor in Ameriki Left a Deep Mark

Continued from page 1 tenure of 1887-1888. In terms dra, Greece came to serve as the his business, South Palafox of Greek-American historical ex - first priest. In 1910, while the Street restaurant, renamed by the 1860’s, Captain Panagiotou perience, Apostle was the first overall parish consisted of 120 this time, ‘Nick’s Restaurant and and his three brothers were sail - Greek immigrant to be elected communicants, there were only Buffet.’ All three of the Liollio ing Spanish cargo ships travel - to public office. This stands as a eight Greek families in Pen - brothers became naturalized cit - ing up from South America. It corrective to Theodore Saloutos’ sacola. The vast majority of izens in Pensacola’s district must be recalled that these were inclusion his book The Greeks parishioners were either single court: Paul in 1906 and Con - the tall sailing ships that trav - in the United States, of the cita - men or those who still had their stantine and Angelo in 1912. eled by canvas sail. In 1864, tion from the March 16, 1895 families in Greece. By 1909, Eventually, each of the brothers Panagiotou permanently settled edition of the Atlantis newspa - only 25 Greek Orthodox com - graduated from high school and in Pensacola, Florida. Undoubt - per that identified Antonios Pro - munities and churches had been then became successful restau - edly, the instigating factor in tos of Nogales, Arizona, as the established in the United States rateurs. Today, descendants of Panagiotou’s decision was that first Greek mayor of an Ameri - and up until 1920, only 60% or the three Liollio brothers can be in 1864, he was appointed a city can community. approximately 195 of the 350 found in Birmingham and Mo - official by the Mayor of Pen - Sometime before 1889, parishes founded by 1960 ex - bile, Alabama; Charleston, sacola. This vague title seems to Apostle married Margaret isted. The Greek Orthodox Arch - South Carolina; Jacksonville have involved Panagiotou with (Burns) Bosso, a pharmacist’s diocese in North American was and Pensacola, Florida; Biloxi a number of duties, not the least widow with children, who had not founded until 1922. The and Greenwood, Mississippi; of which was his ability to speak come from Clark County, Al - first documented Greek woman Memphis, Tennessee; Dallas and Russian, Spanish, and English. abama. Apostle married Bosso to arrive in Pensacola was An - Huston, Texas; Fredericksburg, His knowledge of shipping was before or by 1889. On March 5, geliki Athanasiou Hasapi, Virginia and various villages on also a factor in this appoint - 1889, Apostle placed several daughter of Athanasios Hasapi, Skopelos. As with this one ex - ment. small advertisements in the Pen - of Glossa, Skopelos. Angeliki tended family, the wider Greek One of the concessions to life sacola Daily News, one of which Hasapi arrived in 1904 with her community in Pensacola has in North America was that Pana - read in part, Bosso Is Dead! Yet father but did not stay long in only grown. Some 200 families giotou took his father’s name as in his Works He Still Lives! Be - Pensacola, returning instead to are pledged to the Annunciation his American name and became tween 1893 and 1909, Constan - Skopelos. The second Greek Greek Orthodox Church of Pen - known as Apostle, who was so tine Apostle’s store at 14 East woman to arrive in Pensacola sacola. successful in his civic responsi - Government Street was ever was Kerasia C. Karapatis, who Constantine and Nicolas bilities he was elected mayor of popular for its confectionary arrived with her husband Con - Panagiotou are buried side-by- Pensacola for the one year creations, imported cigars and stantine in 1906. side under their American fam - tobacco, and for the manufac - An aspect of Pensacola’s early ily name of Apostle in Pen - ture of the patent medicine, Greek community history re - sacola’s St. Michael Cemetery. “Bosso’s Celebrated Blessing to Angelo Liollio (10 years old); Constantine Apostle Panagiotou, flects a wider pattern not often The inscriptions on the two Mankind.” Mayor of Pensacola FLA 1887-1888 wearing the top hat; Paul mentioned in any detail in headstones are in Greek. In GREEK POETRY Sometime between 1864 and Liollio (14) sitting in chair; and Constantine Liollio (12). Greek-American Studies. During point of fact many other tomb - 1888, Apostle eventually con - the late 1880’s and early 1900’s stones of the other early Greek vinced his three brothers, first lists four retail fruit stores and THE PARTHENON SOCIETY many Greek immigrants only in - settlers are to be found in St. Three Clicks Left George (later known as An - two grocery stores owned by In 1903, the Parthenon Soci - tended on staying in North Michael Cemetery. drew), then Nicholas, and fi - Greeks. Something of the larger ety was founded, with Nicholas America for a short period of Historical account credit Don “Loneliness nally John, to join him. As far community must be related in Panagiotou (who by this time time. The basic intent of all Teodore as the first Greek to set does not have the saddened as public documents can report, order to understand the role and had also changed his name to these men was to earn enough foot onto North America. A colour the Panagiotou brothers were contributions of the extended Apostle, although to make life cash to provide for the needs of sailor and ship caulker, Teodore of the cloudy bimbo in her eyes. the first permanent Greeks set - Panagiotou kindred. difficult for all future historians, their families back in Greece was part of the expedition of She does not stroll abstractly and tlers in Pensacola. Their influ - Soon after the American Civil among the Greeks of Pensacola and to ensure a better life for conquistador and explorer Pan - self-content ence would be immediate and War, an ever-growing number both Constantine and Nicholas themselves when they returned de Narvez (1478?-1528). Shaking her hips in concert halls lasting. Nicholas Panagiotou of Greek seamen began to make were known as Apostolou rather to their home villages. In Pen - In October 1528, Narvez an - And in frozen museums. (1863-1913) became a success - Pensacola their permanent than Apostle) as president, with sacola many Greek immigrants chored off the coast of what is She is not the yellow cadres of ful restaurateur noted for serv - home. In the years between the express purpose of establish - especially those from the island today Pensacola, Florida to se - “good” old times ing the very best oysters and 1875 and 1890, there were of - ing a Greek Orthodox Church. of Skopelos did in fact make this cure fresh water. As part of the And naphthalene in granny’s seafood. From 1880 until 1914, ten quite a number of Greeks in On October 10, 1909, at a gen - return. Many Greeks made this agreement reached with the lo - chests Nick’s Restaurant and Saloon lo - Pensacola besides the Pana - eral meeting of the Society, it return sooner than they in - cal Indians, one man was to be Rosy ribbons and straw hats. cated at 211 South Palafox giotou brothers. But these men was decided to reorganize since tended. held hostage. Teodore volun - She does not open her legs with Street was the most popular eat - were transient and with the ex - the desired result of building a Between 1922 and 1924, teered and went ashore. The fake small laughers ing and social drinking estab - ception of one man, remem - church had not succeeded. A when American anti-foreigner Greek never returned and was A cow’s gaze rhythmic sighs lishment in Pensacola. The in - bered only as Petinakis or Peters new constitution was drawn up, sentiments were particularly presumed dead. Pensacola even - And assorted underwear. tersection of Palafox and from the island of Skiathos, approved renamed the Anagen - high, a large number of Pen - tually became the location of the Loneliness Intendencia Streets was the hub none of them are mentioned by nisis Greek Association, which sacola Greeks sold or simply first Spanish settlement in North Has the colour of Pakistanis, this of Pensacola’s downtown dis - name in public documents. received its charter of incorpo - closed their shops and left for America. In time, the frequent loneliness trict. Located directly across In 1883, when Christ Tabaras ration from the state of Florida Greece. Interestingly, a notable hurricanes drove the Spanish And she is counted inch by inch from the First National Bank, arrived in Pensacola, there were on April 10, 1910. The first of - number of these Greek men, for colonists from their new homes. Along with their pieces daytime traffic was heavy. The only four Greeks residing per - ficers of the Anagennisis Greek whatever personal reasons, It is for this reason that St. Au - In the bottom of the light-shaft. Saenger, the city’s principle the - manently in the city. In 1939, Association were Constantine never resided permanently in ei - gustine, Florida calls itself the She stands patiently queuing ater, was also just across the Tabaras told Modesta Hargis, a Strategakis, president; Nicholas ther country. These men simply oldest continuously occupied Bournazi – Santa Barbara – street. Late night dining by Greek-American researcher Apostle, vice-president; John K. traveled back and forth spending city in the United States while Kokkinia gaslight at Nick’s, after an working for the W.P.A. Federal Epifaniou, secretary; Demetrios a few years on Skopelos and then Pensacola calls itself, “The first Touba –Stavroupoli – Kalamaria evening’s theatrical perfor - Writer’s Project, that in 1883 the Coucourinis, treasurer; with residing a few years in Pensacola. place city.” Since the 1860’s, 9 mance, was a regular feature of city streets were of deep sand, board members: Nicholas P. SISTER’S SONS Greek immigrants have proven Under all weathers summer dining for Pensacola’s the sidewalks were made of Galatsanos, Andreas Sahtouris, In 1893, Apostle brought his themselves valued citizens in With a sweaty head. refined society set. planks, and there were only a John Gekas, John widowed sister Andromache Li - towns such as Apalachicola, She ejaculates screaming and EVERYONE COMES few brick buildings. Old Tabaras Nicholakopoulos, Savas Stama - ollio’s three children from Destin, Milton, and elsewhere smashes the front windows with TO NICK’S laughed when he told her about tiou and George D. Cassimus. Glossa to Pensacola. The three within the Florida panhandle. chains In 1911, the United States the streetcars that traveled up The Annunciation of the Liollio brothers were no more As with so many other aspects She occupies the means of pro - Navy began using Nick’s restau - and down Palafox Street pulled Theotokos parish building was than children: Paul was 14; Con - of Greek-American history, the duction rant as the location to disperse by mules. From 1900 onwards, occupied by the parish on Au - stantine 12 and Angelo, only, 10 presence of Greeks throughout She blows up private property the sailors’ and officers’ pay. This the Greeks came to settle in Pen - gust 17, 1910. The original years old. Constantine Apostle the rolling red clay hills of west - She is a Sunday visit in prison rather unusual procedure was sacola in ever increasing num - parish building was located at insisted that the three attend ern Florida is a rich area of re - Same step in the yard revolution - probably due to the location of bers. the corner of Reus and Wright and graduate from Pensacola search only waiting to be fully aries and penal prisoners the restaurant near the old navy Inevitably these Greeks Streets. In May 1911, the Very High School. Under the watch - studied. She is sold and bought minute by yard. Undoubtedly, the availabil - sought to bring their relatives Reverend Father Joakim ful eye of their Uncle Nick, all minute, breath by breath ity of liquor and the much-re - and friends. Greeks soon be - Georges, from the island of Hy - three Liollio brothers worked at [email protected] In the slave markets of the earth spected character of Nick Pana - came a recognized presence in – Kotzia 10 is near here giotou were also factors in this the city’s fabled red snapper Wake up early. decision. John Panagiotou only fleet. Greeks netting shrimp and Wake up to see it. stayed in Pensacola for a short dredging oysters in Escambia She is a whore in the rotten- time, returning finally to the tall Bay also quickly became a com - Law Firm houses ships that plied the cargo trade. mon sight. Greeks during this J O H N S P I R I D A K I S The german drill for conscripts George Panagiotou owned a early period are recalled as ship The Law Firm the Community Trusts And the last fruit stand at 4 West Main Street carpenters and even for loading Endless miles of the national in the center of town. The Pana - cotton bales at the wharf. Other highway towards the centre giotou brothers were not the Greeks operated grocery stores, ACCIDENTS - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE In the suspended meats from Bul - only Greeks in Pensacola during food stands, tobacco companies, • Construction • Slip & Fall • All injuries garia. this very early period. The Pen - restaurants and other small • Car/Motor Vehicle • Wrongful death • Estates & Wills And when her blood clots and she sacola City Directory of 1893 businesses. • Head injuries • Divorces can take no more Of her kind being sold so cheaply She dances barefoot on the tables Free consultations • Home & Hospital visits • 24 Hours • 7 Days a Legal expenses are payable at Holding in her bruised blue hands book · worm. - noun A well sharpened axe. 1. One who spends much time reading or studying. Mr. Spiridakis the conclusion of the case only if you win Loneliness, 2. Any of various insects, especially booklice and and his colleagues Our loneliness I say. 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HINGHAM, Mass. - John Peter cluded the Rhineland, Ar - foreign languages and culture. bust exchange program, bring - language associations. He also akis.” Even after retiring in Nionakis was a man of culture dennes, and Central Europe; in In 1962, he became the Chair - ing foreign students from received many accolades for his 1992, John continued to teach and many languages, a legacy particular, he fought in the Bat - man of the Foreign Language around the world to study in dedication to education, stu - part time until age 81. John also he leaves with his passing at age tle of the Bulge. In 1946, he was Department for the Hingham Hingham, and encouraging dents, foreign languages, and devoted much time to the Greek 87 on May 17, the Boston Globe honorably discharged. Thanks Public School System, a position Hingham students to live and culture. Orthodox Church, serving as a reported. He was born in Haver - to the G.I. Bill of Rights, John he would hold for 30 years and study abroad. John also directed In 1983, King Juan Carlos I Sunday school teacher. In recog - hill, Mass., a city with a well- was able to pursue his lifelong until his retirement. During that a summer study-abroad pro - of Spain bestowed upon John nition of his service, he received known Greek American commu - goal of becoming a foreign lan - time, John built one of the most gram in Madrid, Spain for more the honor of La Cruz de Oficial the Diocese Laity Award. John nity, on June 29, 1923. He was guage teacher. In 1950, he re - impressive foreign language than 30 years. Thousands of stu - de Isabel la Catolica (an Officer is survived by his loving spouse, the son of Greek immigrants ceived his B.A. in French from programs in the Common - dents from around the nation in the Court of Queen Isabel) in Nike; his sons Peter and Dimitri; who had moved from Asia Mi - the University of Massachusetts, wealth. His department contin - participated in this program recognition of his extraordinary daughter-in-law, Maria Nanis; nor to the United States in Amherst. He then received his uously offered French, Spanish, and, over time, referred to John contribution to and promotion granddaughter, Eva Natalie; search of a better life. John M.A. in both French and Span - and Latin classes. He instituted as “Papa Nio” because of his of the Spanish language and cul - brother, Nicholas; and sister, graduated from Haverhill High ish from Middlebury College in innovative and progressive pro - dedication to their development ture. This award is the highest Athena Eleftherakis; as well as School in 1941, with the goal 1952 and 1956, respectively. grams, such as foreign language and welfare. honor that the King of Spain can numerous cousins, nieces, and of teaching foreign languages. In 1962, he married Nike classes in the elementary During the course of his dis - bestow upon a non-Spanish cit - nephews, and countless stu - In 1943 he joined the U.S. Army Zannetos, his devoted spouse of schools and a language immer - tinguished career, John held izen. And although he did not dents. The funeral was held at and served in the 75th Infantry nearly 50 years. John dedicated sion program. many leadership positions in lo - use it, his official title was “His St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Division. His tour of duty in - his professional life to teaching In addition, he nurtured a ro - cal, state, and national foreign Excellency, Sir John Peter Nion - Church in Braintree, Mass.

DEATHS n ALEXANDER, HARRIETTE Albert and Dorothy (McKinnon) immigrants, the late Peter C. on May 5 in Framingham, Mass. dence following a brief illness. tirement from teaching, Christ The Contra Costa Times in Cal - Kinnon. Maureen grew up in the and Nitsa (Kalangiolis) Cokonis. Kitsa was a retired dentist and He was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, worked as Assistant Manager of ifornia reported that Harriette Greater Boston area at an early He was raised and educated in accomplished artist who resided son of the late Demetrios and the Millcreek Mall since 1974 Alexander, 84, passed away on age, and later moved to Tewks - Pawtucket, Rhode Island and in the Greater Rochester area Panagoula Lambros, who were and retired in 2011. He served April 25. She was born to Harry bury with her family. She was a lived in the Attleboros since his until recently when she relo - born in Greece. Christ gradu - in the U.S. Army Adjutant Gen - and Katie Mimenos on Novem - graduate of Tewksbury High marriage. He and his wife cated to be closer to her imme - ated from Ashtabula High eral Corps. He served in South ber 19, 1926 and raised in Cor - School, Class of 1966 and a Lib - resided in West Palm Beach, diate family in Massachusetts. School in 1945 and from West Korea as a Sergeant and was pus Christie, Texas. Harriette at - eral Arts graduate of Northern Florida for six years. He was a Born in , Turkey, Kitsa Virginia University with a Bach - also a member of the National tended Greek school and was Essex Community College. Mau - veteran of the United States was a resident of Pittsford, N.Y. elors in Biology and a Masters Guard. Christ was preceded in committed to the Greek Ortho - reen first worked in the Medical Navy and served from his en - for most of her adult life. She in Secondary Education. He re - death by two infant daughters, dox Church, where she sang in Records Department at Lowell listment on Dec. 28, 1950 until was a graduate of the University ceived his Counselors Certificate Christine and Constance countless choir and solo perfor - General Hospital. She later went his honorable discharge on Oct. of Istanbul Dental School. She for Pennsylvania and his Princi - Stephanie, an infant son, Dean; mances in her wonderful so - on to work for Dr. Lincoln Pin - 29, 1954. Mr. Cokonis was the completed fellowships at the pals Certificate at Gannon Uni - his oldest brother, Peter Lam - prano voice. After graduating sky as office manager. In 1996, owner and operator of the for - Eastman Institute for Oral versity and Behrend University. bros, who was killed in WWII; high school, Harriette and her she and her husband, Jim Boe - mer Minuteman Diner when it Health and Forsyth Dental In - Christ was a Science Teacher in and his 3rd brother, General family moved to the Greek quar - nis, whom she married in 1983, was located in North Attleboro stitute. Following her schooling, the Erie School District for 38 Constantine Lambros, an Attor - ter of Somerville, Mass., where became owners of Century 21 from 1948 until the early 1960’s Kitsa and her husband ran a suc - years. During these years he ney and JAG for the Pentagon. she met her husband John Sager Real Estate in Lowell. when it was relocated to the At - cessful dentistry practice for coached basketball at Wilson Jr. Christ is survived by his wife of whom she referred to as “The Maureen performed many du - tleboro where he operated the many years in the Greater- High School and varsity basket - 63 years, Mary Thomas Lam - man who stole her heart.” John ties within the company for the restaurant until the 1970’s. Rochester area. Kitsa also en - ball at Academy and East High bros; a daughter, Christelle Lam - and Harriette were married on past 15 years until illness forced Mr. Cokonis then went to work joyed poetry. She was an active School. Christ was also a coun - bros Decrease; a grandson, Nov. 28, 1953. Harriette was a her to limit her activities. She for Willow Tree Farms in Attle - member of the Greek commu - selor at Glenwood and Diehl El - Gabriel Decrease; and two dedicated and loving wife for was a member of the Holy Trin - boro where he worked as a cook nity of Rochester. Kitsa was the ementary and Tech Memorial in brothers. The funeral was held 57 years. She and her husband ity Greek Orthodox Church of until last December. While re - devoted wife of the late Dr. Mar - his later years with the Erie at Assumption Greek Orthodox moved to Dublin in 1964 where Lowell, Daughters of Penelope, siding in Florida, he was the tin E. Fields, loving mother of School District. Following his re - Church. they raised their two daughters. and the Northeast Association owner and operator with his Odette Newsome and her hus - Harriette devoted her life to car - of Realtors. Maureen loved the brother-in-law of Murphy’s Deli band Jay Newsome Esq of Stow, ing for her family, PTA meetings, outdoors, her trips to northern in North Palm Beach. Mr. Coko - Mass. and Annette Wolf and her CLASSIFIEDS the Jaycees, and the Greek Or - New Hampshire, gardening, nis was a lifelong member of the husband Dr. Walter Wolf of thodox Church. Her favorite flowers, and her Wednesday Assumption of the Virgin Mary South Hadley, Mass. She was pastimes were shopping and knitting group at Aunt Mar - Greek Orthodox Church in Paw - the beloved sister of Dr. Joanne FOR RENT spending time with her 8-year- garets. Maureen is survived by tucket. He was a member of the Doku of Brookline, Mass. and FUNERAL HOMES old grandson. Harriette is sur - her loving husband of 27 years, former North Attleboro Kiwanis Dr. H. Chris Doku and his wife LONG ISLAND CITY vived by her husband, a daugh - James Boenis of Lowell; a Club and served as volunteer Theodora of Wellesley, Mass.. Beautiful second floor OFFICE CONSTANTINIDES ter Joanne, son-in-law Ron, daughter, Alexandra Boenis and head coach for the Pop Warner She was the cherished grand - SPACE. Has 10 offices, 3 bathrooms, FUNERAL PARLOR Co. beloved grandson Jared Tyler of her companion, Kevin Nyberg of Football league in North Attle - mother of Marielle Newsome server room, lounge area, reception area etc. Spacious, modern, freshly 405 91st Street Livermore, and her daughter Pelham, N.H.; four sons, Gre - boro and served as a volunteer and Christopher, David and painted, close to all amenities. Bay Ridge - Brooklyn, Jacqui of Dublin, nieces Linda gory Boenis of Lowell, Ralph baseball coach. In addition to his Bryan Wolf and aunt of Lucy Some offices are already furnished NY 11209 and Denise, along with many Martinese and his companion, wife of 57 years, he leaves five Poulos and her husband Peter with custom desks and matching (718) 745-1010 dear local and life-long friends. Maureen Sickel, of North Hamp - children: Debra Cokonis of Ran - and Deadra Doku. The funeral cabinet files. Easy move in. Great Services in all localities - ton, N.H., Christopher Marti - dolph; Peter Cokonis of was held at the Greek Orthodox for Electrical contractors, Architects, Low cost shipping to Greece n ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, nese of Amesbury, Mass., and Seekonk; Russell Cokonis of Pep - Cathedral Chapel in Brookline, Engineers, Lawyers, Accountants, GEORGIA Adam Martinese and his wife, perell; Chris Cokonis of Attle - Mass. etc. Call Demetrios at (646) 732- The Charlotte, N.C. Observer re - Amy of Conway, N.H.; a brother, boro and David Cokonis of Nan - 9572 or email: controller@ekirikas. ANTONOPOULOS Come for a walk through. We are FUNERAL HOME, INC. ported that Georgia Anagnos - Donald Bianchini of North Car - tucket and Brooklyn, New York; n HAJACOS, topoulos, 93, of Charlotte, olina; two sisters-in-law, Frances 11 grandchildren; four great JAMES PRESTON offering a 1 to 5 year lease for the Konstantinos Antonopoulos - premises, 2 month security deposit Funeral Director passed away on May 6. Georgia Boenis DePontbriand, and Chris - grandchildren; a sister: Kather - The Richmond, Va. Times-Dis - required once lease is signed. Premi was born April 1, 1918 in Klaf - tine Kinnon; a stepfather, ine “Tina” Karambelas of North patched reported that James ses are available. Asking $7,000 per 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., sion Evritanias, Greece. William Feloney; her Goddaugh - Palm Beach, Florida and Paw - Preston, 72, of Emporia, passed month. Astoria, New York 11105 Georgia married the love of her ter, Mary Kinnon Kelly; eight tucket, Rhode Island and several away on April 14 in the Medical 467367/2/06-26 (718) 728-8500 live in 1940 during the Depres - grandchildren, and one great- nieces, nephews, extended fam - College of Virginia. James was Not affiliated with any sion and was married for more granddaughter; also many ily members, and friends. a retired firefighter with the Fort HELP WANTED other funeral home. than 65 years. She moved to the nieces and nephews. Lee Fire Department, a member United States in 1967 to be with n DEMOPOULOS, FILITSA of the St. Elpis Greek Orthodox LEADING GREEK AMERICAN APOSTOLOPOULOS her family. Georgia was a loving n CAZANIS, THEODORE The Seattle Times reported that Church, a member of the Order NEWSPAPER SEEKS Apostle Family - wife, mother, grandmother and The Sacramento Bee reported Filitsa Demopoulos passed away of the AHEPA and a U.S. Air Full-time AD sales representa - Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - great-grandmother who took that Theodore “Ted” Cazanis, April 18, joining her husband Force veteran. He is survived by tives for both GREEK and ENG - Funeral Directors of great pride in her family. One 81, passed away on April 26. He Efthemios (Mike) Demopoulos. his wife, Angel Marie Hajacos; LISH language publications. Ap - RIVERDALE of her favorite pastimes was gar - was born March 15, 1930 in Filitsa was born August 20, two sons, Mark Hajacos and his plicants should have some sales FUNERAL HOME Inc. dening and working with flow - Tourlada, Greece. He is survived 1923 on the Island of Sifnos, wife, Donna, Chris Hajacos and and/or marketing experience. 5044 Broadway ers of all kinds. Georgia is sur - by his loving wife of 41 years, Greece as the fourth child of his wife, Phyllis; a daughter, Fluency with compute r use and New York, NY 10034 vived by two sons: Dimitrios Voula; his daughters, Sophia Georgio and Flora Fissa. She im - Michelle Miller and her hus - knowledge of Internet a plus. Bi- (212) 942-4000 Anagnostopoulos and his wife Callas and Georgia Hofioni; migrated to the United States band, Steve; two stepsons, lingual command of both lan - Ekaterne, and George Anagnos - granddaughters, Evie Hofioni, during the mid 1950’s and in Dwayne and Donnie; four step - guages preferred. This position Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE topoulos and his wife Stravroula Zoe Hofioni, Nikoletta Callas 1969 married Mike Demopoulos daughters, Kathy, Brenda, offers base salary, plus commi - and one daughter: Soula Kotrot - and Theodora Callas. Ted is also of Anacortes. Filitsa was an ac - Katherine and Tina; 11 grand - sion and/or marketing experi - LITRAS FUNERAL HOME sios and her husband Dimitrios; survived by his brothers, George complished cook and with Mike children, 12 great-grandchil - ence. Fluency with computer use ARLINGTON 7 grandchildren and six great- (Citrus Heights), John (Sacra - enjoyed entertaining friends and dren; two brothers, Pete and offers base salary, plus commis - BENSON DOWD, INC grandchildren. The funeral was mento), and sisters, Evgenia neighbors in their Anacortes Nick Hajacos; sister, Lilly Gib - sions. E-mail resume and cover FUNERAL HOME held at Holy Trinity Greek Or - (Greece), Anna (), home. After Mike passed away, son. The funeral was held at the letter to [email protected] or 83-15 Parsons Blvd., thodox Cathedral, Charlotte. Panayiota (Sacramento), Foto Filitsa moved back to Seattle. St. Elpis Greek Orthodox fax to : (718) 472-0510 Attn. Jamaica, NY 11432 (Australia); and dozens of She was an active member of Church. Publisher or call (718) 784-5255 (718) 858-4434 n BAKOWSKY, WALTER nieces and nephews. Ted immi - the Greek Orthodox Church of and ask for Veta. • (800) 245-4872 The San Francisco Chronicle re - grated to the United States with the Assumption from the time n KISSIMIS, JAMES ported that Walter Bakowsky Voula in 1969 where he became she arrived in Seattle but also The Houston Chronicle reported passed away on April 20 at the a highly respected and loved attended and supported St. that James D. Kissamis, 80, TO PLacE yOUr cLaSSIFIED aD, caLL: (718) 784-5255, Zen Hospice Project Guest member of the Greek Orthodox Sophia Greek Orthodox Church passed away on May 9. He was ExT. 106, E-MaIL: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com House. Walter was born in 1918 community in Sacramento, in - in Bellingham and Seattle’s St. born Sept. 18, 1930 in Chicago, in New York City to immigrant cluding serving as President of Demetrios Greek Orthodox Illinois and lived there until parents: Marie Bakowsky (later the Peloponnesian Society. He Church. making his home in Houston in Marie Fousekis) from the had the same devotion for his 1973. Jim was a Korean War , and Marcus Kollitis religion with the countless n ECONOMOU, CHRISTINE Veteran, a member of the An - PRINTED EDITION OF THE NATIONAL HERALD from Greece. As a teenager he amount of time that he dedi - The Lowell Sun reported that nunciation Greek Orthodox VIA THE POST-OFFICE: moved to San Francisco where cated to the Greek Orthodox Christine (Sarantos) Economou, Cathedral, served on the parish o1 Month $11.00 o3 Months $22.00 he graduated from Commerce Churches in Sacramento and Elk 90, a lifelong resident of Lowell, council, was a past Greek Festi - o6 Months $33.00 oOne year $66.00 High School. He served honor - Grove, as well as the local passed away on April 27. She val Chairman, a Youth Athletic VIA HOME DELIVERY (NY, NJ & CT): ably in the U.S. Army during churches in his village and in was the beloved wife of the late Director of his church, and a for - o1 Month for $14.00 o3 Months for $33.00 World War II and received a his wife’s village, Krinofita, Stephen Economou, who died mer Commander of the Ameri - o6 Months for $48.00 oOne year for $88.00 hardship discharge to help sup - Greece. Everything he did made in 2004. Born in Lowell, Febru - can Legion Post #1039. port the family after his stepfa - this world a better place for all. ary 27, 1921, she was a daugh - Jim is survived by the love of VIA HOME DELIVERY ther, James Fousekis, died un - He was known to many as the ter of the late Peter and Mary his life and wife of 54 years, (New England, Pennsylvania) expectedly. He later worked as “Greek McGyver.” Ted served in (Gickas) Sarantos. Mrs. Barbara (Bukowski); daughter, o1 Month for $18.00 o3 Months for $41.00 a paint salesman and then for the military in Greece. Prior to Economou was a proud and ac - Paula Tippit (Terry); sons, An - o6 Months for $57.00 oOne year for $109.00 many years as a retail clerk. He immigrating, he was a Police Of - tive member of the Ladies drew (Laura), John (Jennifer), ON LINE SUBSCRIPTION married Aspasia “Essie” Perdi - ficer on the island of Kefalonia. Philoptochos Society, and the and George (Laurie) Kissamis. www.thenationalherald.com calis in 1946 and they remained After his immigration to the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Jim has ten adored grandchil - e NON SUbScrIbErS: oOne year for $45.95 together until her death in United States, Ted became a Church. She is survived by a dren: Christina, Travis, and o6 Months for $29.95 1990. They had two sons: painter and could still identify daughter, Mary Tanguay and Nicole Tippit; Jacob, Abigail, o3 Months for $18.95 Stephen and Ted. Among Walt’s every job that he had com - her husband, William of Lowell; Nicholas, Matthew, Jacquie, SUbScrIbErS: One year for $34.95 interests were hiking, photogra - pleted. Ted’s other passions in - two sons, George Economou of Hannah and Alex Kissamis. Jim o

b 6 Months for $23.95 phy, stamp collecting, and lis - cluded his grapevines, his an - Chelmsford, and James is also survived by his sister, o 3 Months for $14.95 tening to classical music. In ad - nual vegetable garden, Economou and his wife, Thea Catherine Gerakaris; sister-in- o dition to Essie, Walter was winemaking, barbequing and of Dracut; three granddaugh - law, Patricia Kissamis; and many i predeceased by his grandson, friends. His grapevines were ters, Christina and Jennifer Tan - nieces, nephews and cousins. NaME: ...... Nicholas. He is survived by even featured in The Sacra - guay of Lowell, and Nikki The funeral was held at Annun - aDDrESS: ...... Stephen and Ted, and Ted’s wife mento Bee. His front porch and Economou of Dracut, and a ciation Greek Orthodox Cathe - r Lorine. He is also survived by kitchen were the kafenio (the grandson, Stephen Economou dral. cITy: ...... STaTE: ...... ZIP: ...... his brother James T. Fousekis coffee shop) of the Greek Com - of Dracut. She also leaves three TEL.: ...... cELL: ...... and sister Penny Rosso, by munity. The funeral was held at sisters, her twin, Dot Dinopoulos n LAMBROS, CHRIST D. E-MaIL: ...... grandchildren Jennifer, Monica, Annunciation Greek Orthodox of Dracut, and Nora Vlahakis The Erie, Penn. Times-News re - c PLEASE SEND A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION TO: Morgan, Diana and Holland, Church. and Elizabeth Lemondes, both ported that Educator/Coach NaME: ...... and great-grandchildren Tallu - of North Hampton, N.H.; three Christ D. Lambros, 83, passed aDDrESS: ......

lah and Gracyn. The funeral was COKONIS, CHRISTO PETER brothers, Charles, Ted, and away May 17, 2011 at his resi - s n cITy: ...... STaTE: ...... ZIP: ...... held at the Greek Orthodox Christo Peter Cokonis, 80, of George Sarantos, all of Lowell; TEL.: ...... cELL: ...... Memorial Park Chapel. North Attleboro, Mass., passed a sister-in-law, Niki Sarantos of This is a service away on May 15, 2011 at his Lowell, as well as many nieces to the community. E-MaIL: ...... Please specify method of payment n BOENIS, MAUREEN residence surrounded by the and nephews. Christine is also announcements of deaths

b I enclose a check/money order for $ ...... (KINNON) love of his devoted family fol - survived by her beloved God - may be telephoned to the made payable to: The National Herald, Inc., The Lowell Sun reported that lowing a brief illness. He was child, Stephanie Karakantas of classified Department of 37-10 30th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 - 2614 Maureen (Kinnon) Boenis, 62, the beloved husband of Audrey Lowell. She was the sister of the The National Herald at or please debit my Mastercard Visa passed away on May 14 at Low - S. (Betts) Cokonis to whom he late Reverend John Sarantos. (718) 784-5255, o o ell General Hospital, after a was married on November 4, o american Express Monday through Friday, u courageous battle with ovarian 1953 at the First Baptist Church n FIELDS, DR. KITSA (DOKU) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST carD NUMbEr: ...... cancer. Maureen was born Nov. of North Attleboro. Born in Paw - The Rochester, N.Y. Democrat or e-mailed to: ExPIraTION DaTE: ...... 1, 1948 in Charlestown, Massa - tucket, Rhode Island on August and Chronicle reported that Dr. [email protected] SIGNaTUrE: ...... chusetts, a daughter of the late 3, 1930, he was a son of Greek Kitsa (Doku) Fields passed away s THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2011 GREECE CYPRUS 9 As Tax Evaders Escape, Greece Starts to Sink - But a Prosectutor Looms

The Greek government’s fired in terms of increasing tax evaders have been prosecuted, companies may run into trouble. structure, and increased use of crackdown on tax evasion has revenues, which fell 8% in the apart from a former celebrity “I suspect that what will happen online tax services. “This is the not worked and there’s far less first quarter of this year. As singer who admitted evading $7 is that it will prove too difficult first time ever that such a sys - money coming in than expected, Greeks have stopped spending, million in taxes and received or take too long … or the people tematic effort has been under - media reports have said, includ - it has led to an estimated only a suspended sentence and paid to investigate it will get taken,” the minister said. The ing a special account from Na - 165,000 businesses closing. $14,000 fine. The newest at - better job offers elsewhere, country's black economy is tional Public Radio in the United Some 60% of Greeks have re - tempt to go after evaders was which is par for the course,” he worth about one-third of the States. Tax evasion costs Greece ported big drops in income and the appointment of Ioannis Dio - added. country's gross domestic prod - up to $40 billion a year, an many say they are facing bank - tis, a public prosecutor who It is likely that there will be uct according to estimates by amount, which, if collected, ruptcy. “Many say they feel like gained recognition for tackling a couple of high profile suc - the Greek financial research could have rendered unneces - fools for paying taxes,” NPR re - the 17 November terrorist cesses in the short term, Lea groups, the EU and the Organi - sary the savage austerity mea - Ioannis Diotis, Greek tax eva - ported, even as cutbacks have group, as head of the new Eco - said, but they will probably be sation for Economic Co-opera - sures of huge public worker pay sion prosecutor. affected hospitals, schools, pub - nomic and Financial Crime Unit. among individuals closer to the tion and Development. cuts, tax hikes and reduced pen - lic services and amped up the That did little to assuage critics opposition New Democracy Officers from the police’s in - sion benefits. Those were im - bers of Parliament, as well as crime rate and rising public that Greece is serious about go - party than to the ruling Panhel - ternal affairs unit on May 16 ar - posed by Prime Minister George connected and rich friends, al - anger against the ruling class. ing after major tax evaders who lenic PASOK Socialist Movement rested three members of the Fi - Papandreou and his Socialist PA - lies and business leaders who NPR reported that tax revenues many Greeks believe to be polit - and will not pan out into a nance Ministry’s Financial SOK government, breaking his have escaped the economic cri - rose 5% in 2010 on the back of ically connected and above the longer-term crackdown. The Crimes Squad (SDOE) on campaign pledges and contra - sis with impunity. Even outspo - higher tax rates, before falling law. David Lea, a Greece analyst $17 billion in projected rev - charges of taking bribes, accord - dicting the party’s ideology, as ken Deputy Prime Minister in the first quarter this year, sig - with political risk consultancy enues from tightening tax loop - ing to the newspaper a condition of getting $155 bil - Theodoros Pangalos has con - naling more trouble for the gov - Control Risks, told CNBC that holes and nailing evaders is Kathimerini. They are in a unit lion in emergency rescue loans fessed the government has done ernment. Greece has a particular problem. “massively optimistic” Lea which itself investigates finan - from the so-called Troika of the little to go after tax evaders, The network said that only “No matter how many loop - added. The country is improving cial crimes and bribery. The min - European Union-International while other members of Papan - half the population in Greece holes you close, they will find all the time, but compliance to istry did not give details about Monetary Fund-European Cen - dreou’s administration have said pays taxes. Previous reports said others (to evade tax.)” The no - the levels experienced in North - the alleged offenses of the SDOE tral Bank. But even the austerity it could take up to 10 years to it’s mostly working-class Greeks tion that high-profile individuals ern Europe, or even in Spain or officials but said that discipli - measures have failed to suffi - prosecute them and that there’s carrying the burden for the close to the government will Portugal, is “a long way away.” nary proceedings had been ciently bring down the stagger - no room in jail for them. whole country because the rich find themselves hauled before Greek Finance Minister launched against them. It also ing Greek deficit, once 15.7% Even as Papandreou was get - evade taxes. the new unit is “not really very vowed renewed efforts against noted that, according to a new and now 10.4%, or reduce the ting ready to announce yet more CHASING THE EVADERS realistic at all,” Lea said. “It will those who aren’t paying. “Tax law designed to crack down on country’s near $500 billion debt pay cuts and tax hikes de - Papandreou had previously be ordinary people who will evasion is a crime against the widespread tax evasion, the of - because the government has manded by the Troika – as well vowed several times to crack have to come up with higher country,” Papaconstantinou said, fenders could face up to 10 failed to after big-name high- as privatizing state-run enter - down on tax evaders and while taxes.” noting that the measures in - years each in prison if found level tax evaders, many said to prises – government statistics there have been some arrests of Likewise, any attempt to fully clude tougher penalties for brib - guilty irrespective of the size of be within Papandreou’s own ad - showed the austerity measures tax inspectors suspected of tak - investigate offshore bank ac - ing tax officials, a radical reor - the bribes they are found to ministration and the 300 Mem - in force for a year have back - ing bribes, no high-profile counts or international front ganization of the tax-office have taken. Papandreou Pleads, “Leave Us in Peace,” But Greeks Won’t, No Consensus

Continued from page 1 by mid-July and unable to pay quarters in central Athens. Em - public workers, although it was ployees at the gambling monop - the head of the group of Eeuro - not reported whether Members oly OPAP held a 24-hour strike zone finance ministers, strongly of Parliament would keep being against plans to sell the states denied rumors earlier this paid. In what seemed a pep talk stake in the company. month that Athens was consid - after meeting with Greek Presi - WILL THE PEOPLE SPEAK? ering abandoning the euro. dent Karolos Papoulias, whose Dimitris Daskalopoulos, head Caught off-guard while at an office is titular with new real of a Greek industry federation, appearance in Paris before the policy-making abilities, Papan - also sought a referendum on the Organization for Economic Co - dreou told reporters, “We have austerity measures. “The people operation and Development achieved very difficult targets in should be called on to decide, (OECD) which predicted a critical time, and this is what he said. “A tough uphill climb Greece’s economy would ex - we must continue. We are en - lies ahead . . . If we don’t suc - pand 0.6% in 2012 after con - tering a new phase of the pro - ceed, we will go hungry. Al - tracting 3.5% this year, Papan - gram with determination. “As I though he wouldn’t comment, dreou said the endless rounds have stressed before, always the officials close to Papandreou of doomsaying are hurting his aim for me in these crucial times had suggested that the govern - efforts to execute the harsh aus - is for national cohesion,” he ment might opt to hold a refer - terity measures of public worker said. “And I am totally open, as endum in a bid to gain a man - pay cuts, tax hikes and pension I have stressed to the political date to proceed with further reforms demanded by the leaders, to every new idea, pro - austerity measures, spending Troika. posal that is realistic, effective.” cuts and privatizations. In Brus - Papandreou, who was re - He insisted, both in his talks sels, frustration at the slow pace ported to be considering seeking with Papoulias and in the com - of privatization efforts in Greece a referendum from Greeks on ments he made afterwards, that has given new momentum to his handling of the crisis, he was determined to keep calls within the EU Union for an pleaded with international com - Greece in the Eurozone. That external agency to manage sales munity to let his government get came after Papandreou met with of state assets. The Socialist gov - on with the task of reducing its the heads of political parties, ex - ernment in Athens has sought debt and sorting out its public cept for the Communists who to respond to charges of foot- finances without piling on extra aP PHOTO/THaNaSSIS STaVraKIS refused to meet him, seeking dragging by Greece’s European pressure. “It is a Greek respon - Protesters in front of the Greek Parliament during a peaceful rally attended by thousands support for a midterm package partners by announcing new ini - sibility to deal with our own cri - called through a social networking site - modeled on protests by young people in Spain. of measures, which will run to tiatives to raise revenue, in or - sis first and foremost,” Papan - 2015 - two years beyond his der to secure the next install - dreou told the OECD forum, sites including , follow - lion plan to privatize some of adding: “I think in practice what governments mandate. But he ment of emergency financing where he rattled off what he ing the example of the Spanish Greece’s state-run entities an - will happen – people are already failed to win consensus. The from the Troika. The political said were impressive results, in - campaign that has been driven other Troika demand. He said discussing this – is a negotiated new plan includes more than wrangling has left Greeks weary, cluding a 5% reduction in a largely by young people. The raising taxes was going too far. rescheduling. $8.5 billion worth of measures and increasingly frightened, es - once-15.7% deficit and growth Greek initiative even adopted “To this demonstrably mistaken All this was happening as for this year, including tax in - pecially after reports that unem - in exports. “Leave us in peace. the name of the Spanish move - recipe, I will not agree,” said Troika debt inspectors were in creases and an immediate start ployment will soon surpass We know that we have prob - ment, Los Indignados, with Samaras. “The government lacks Athens looking at the country’s to previously announced priva - 15%, and 40% for young people lems. Leave us in peace to groups calling themselves The the courage to restart the econ - books to determine whether to tizations. Unions have already as the austerity measures have work,” he said at the meeting Indignant of Syntagma Square omy and is not considering a grant the next $17 billion loan begun protests over the privati - backfired with Greeks, beset on May 25. and The Indignant of the White renegotiation. It is repeating the installment in June. Finance zations, with employees of Hel - with pay cuts and tax hikes, TAKING IT TO THE STREETS Tower, in a reference to the same mistake, and exceeding the Minister George Papaconstanti - lenic Postbank, one of the en - have virtually stopped spending, The same night, however, in - Thessaloniki landmark. limits of the Greek economy and nou said that without the loan, terprises up for privatization, causing more than 65,000 busi - spired by a popular sit-in upris - Papandreou, increasingly of our people, Samaras said. Greece would be out of money occupying the company head - nesses to close. ing in deficit-choked Spain, an finding it difficult to keep his Papandreou insisted his gov - estimated 10,000 Greeks came own PASOK Socialist Adminis - ernment would see through to sit in front of the Parliament tration from facing mutinies be - newer and harsher austerity and denounce the lawmakers cause the austerity measures are measures, even though Britain’s inside, calling them “thieves.” contradictory to the party’s prin - Business Secretary, Vince Cable, The Cost of Greek Default: Bank But unlike previous demonstra - ciples and his own campaign became the first Cabinet minis - tions that turned violent, the pledges in 2009, also was re - ter in that country to think gathering of ordinary citizens buffed by Antonis Samaras, head Greece may have to restructure J.P. Morgan recently esti - in Greece. If that was the only albeit severely wounded. So, did not have a political compo - of the major Conservative oppo - its debt and that continuing to mated the impact of “restruc - issue, Europe would allow the now it should be perfectly clear nent and some labor union sition party New Democracy, force workers to bear the brunt turing” of Greek sovereign debt default. But the European banks as to why Greece will get another members who tried get their whose administration under for - was wrong. In an interview with on the Greek and European hold $72 billion of Greek sover - aid package. Nonetheless, this is messages across were shooed mer prime minister Costas Kara - the Guardian newspaper, Cable banks. Restructuring is a politi - eign debt, and have $165 billion all futile. Greece is destined to away by the crowd. About 5,000 manlis from 2004-2009 was said: “What they are going to cally correct word for bank - in loans to the Greek private sec - default. The non-Greek Euro - also gathered in the country’s found to have lied to the Euro - have to do is to have a resched - ruptcy in which interest rates tor, with French banks holding peans will impose austere con - second city, Thessaloniki. The pean Union about the country’s uling of their debt and it can be are lowered and terms are $98 billion of this, and the Ger - ditions on the Greek economy in few banners in the crowds bore economic condition. EU leaders done in a soft way or a hard lengthened. The Greek banks man banks $72 billion. exchange for the bailout, and it slogans that betrayed no alle - asked Papandreou to get the way, and that’s what the current themselves hold $70 billion of In addition, the European is unlikely that the Greek people giance to any political party, support of Greece’s other parties, debate is about. “You can’t just their own government’s debt, Central Bank (ECB) has $187 bil - will stand for this for long. Like highlighting the absence of but Samaras, a college room - deal with this by cutting, cut - and in a restructuring, the mar - lion in loans to the Greek gov - what has already happened in unions and associations that mate of Papandreou’s at ting, cutting – it’s wrong, and it ket value of this debt is likely to ernment. J.P. Morgan estimates Ireland, the people will eventu - usually organize demonstrations Amherst College in Massachu - does not work. Attacking the fall to 50 percent of the face that a 50 percent haircut here ally elect a government that in Greece. “What time is it? setts, rejected the idea of sup - debt, and dealing with it in a value, which would wipe out all would cause losses of about $48 promises less austerity (which Time for them to go,” one ban - porting further pay cuts and tax more pragmatic way, is the way of the equity in the Greek bank - billion. In the end, the Greek means defaulting on the loans). ner read. The protests were or - hikes, although he didn’t rule out of this. Cable described the ing system, virtually guarantee - banks would fail, and most of ganized using social networking out going along with a $71 bil - hard way as a “straight default”, ing a long and hard depression Europe’s banks would survive, Robert Barone, Www. Rgj.Com

Under pressure to sell off all or part of its closing loss-making routes and making other many huge money-bleeding state-run enterprises cost cuts. to raise as much as $70 billion to offset its in - ability to raise revenues, Greece has set an Greece’s Privatization Lineup HELLENIC MOTORWAYS agenda of what could be on the block and has The government will set up a company, which hired financial advisors to help handle it, ac - will hold its rights on the country’s current toll cording to Reuters. They are responsible for a HELLENIKON AIRPORT GAS OPERATOR (DEPA) roads and infrastructure projects and later large share of Greece’s staggering near $500 bil - Citigroup, Piraeus Bank, Barcelona Strategical UBS, Rothschild and Alpha Bank plans to sell its stake. Many Greeks have lion debt and 10.4% deficit. Urban Systems. • Greece is seeking a strategic partner in already stopped paying tolls in protest. • They will advise the government on natural gas company DEPA. The privatization is OPAP (Gambling) developing the site of the capital’s old airport at expected to be concluded in the second half of ODIE (HORSE RACING) Deutsche Bank, London Branch Hellenikon, which officials have said could 2011. DEPA is 65% government-owned, the Credit Agricole, Emporiki Bank National raise $7.1-$10 billion. remainder held by Hellenic Petroleum, Greece’s • The state is seeking investors to sell its 100% • The banks will advise the government over largest refiner. holding. the extension of its current contract with AIRBUS AIRCRAFT betting monopoly OPAP, which expires in 2020, The state wants to sell four Airbus A340 EAS AND ELVO (DEFENCE) SOUTH (NATURAL GAS) and over the possible sale of its 34% stake. aircraft. KPMG, Societe Generale-Geniki Finance. HSBC Bank (HSBA.L), EFG Eurobank Equities • The government wants to consolidate and • The government will assign its rights to a STATE LOTTERY REAL ESTATE privatize some of its loss-making defence new company, which it will later privatize. Advisers: Credit Suisse, Eurobank Equities NBG, EFG Eurobank, Piraeus Bank, Alpha companies, including Hellenic Defence Systems • The state wants to set up a new company to Bank, Emporiki Bank Investment Bank of (EAS,) Hellenic Vehicle Industry (ELVO) and FREQUENCY SPECTRUM which it will assign its state lottery tickets Greece, Hellenic Post Bank, Agricultural Bank Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAV.) It has Analysys Mason Limited, Aegis Systems rights and then privatize it. of Greece, Bank) appointed KPMG to advise on the privatization The government said it wants to take • The government will form one or more real of EAS and Societe General to advise it on advantage of its rights in the frequency ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT estate holding companies to register and ELVO. spectrum. BNP Paribas, National Bank manage its real estate. Greece wants to exploit • The state owns 55% of the country’s biggest thousands of real estate objects worth billions OSE (RAILWAY) LOANS AND CONSIGNMENTS FUND airport in Athens (AIA) and 40% is owned by of euros across the country, including former PWC Lazard German construction group Hochtief, which also Athens 2004 Olympics venues, and buildings, • Greece has said it wants to sell a 49% stake • The government wants to split the banking manages the terminal. The government said it land plots, hotels, beaches, thermal baths, in railway OSE, which loses about $1.4 billion a activities of the Loan and Consignment Fund would extend Hochtief’s 30-year concession deal marinas and casinos. year and has estimated debts of $14.2 billion. from its other operations and explore the signed in 1995 and seek a listing. The government will try to sweeten the sale by options for their sale 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2011

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In addi - things struck an emotional Periodical postage paid at L.I.C., N.Y. and additional mailing offices. tion, as has been stated in pub - chord. First, of course your ref - Postmaster send change of address to: licly published articles and let - erence to the Lamentations. I THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 ters, the $20,000 was not an did not realize that they were annual increase, as claimed in written in the 14th Century. I the article, but the net sum of had always assumed they were multiple years of smaller in - part of a much older origin. Your creases, during which time the reference to Fairouz was espe - Only 3 percent said No? Metropolis has forgiven the out - cially appreciated. I had an old aP PHOTO/KOSTaS TSIrONIS standing balance owed by the cassette tape (now replaced A Busman’s Long Holiday Our Question of the Week (see page 2) is not a scientific poll parish due to their refusal to re - with a cd) of that recording as but when there is near unanimity – around 90 percent, we are spect these increases. I also find well as Irene Pappas singing on Finally realizing that the bus he has been waiting for in confident that we have correctly taken the pulse of the community. it disturbing to see, stated as Vangelis Papathanisou's Ra - Athens since 1974 wasn’t coming because the drivers have Last week we asked: Should Greece fire redundant workers. 91 news, the “fact” that the Lynn posodies. Glykeria's recording been on strike for 37 years, he decided to walk home – but percent voted "Yes" and 7 percent said “Maybe”. Only 3 percent resolution was the “only issue always brings tears to my eyes couldn’t remember where it was. voted “No”. of significance discussed by the when she sings the last lamen - Wow. That tells us that despite the sympathy our readers feel for the suffering of the people of Greece, they have a clear idea, based on their direct personal experience, of what we were talking about: The bloated Greek state. ΛΟΓΟΣ The response to our May 7-13 question also rang our bell. 89 percent said Metropolitan Methodios must be removed. They ap - parently are tired of some of our church leaders behaving in a dic - tatorial non Christian way indifferent to our needs. Above the Law: Do As I Say, Not As I Do - As Always Reform in both these areas is a long time coming. Metarithmisis. It’s a wonderful word, but maybe the problem is the Greek language we love so much. The words sound beautiful but maybe they are As a lifelong student of the isolated to govern - are created equal, invincible, untouchable, and not clear enough. Let’s borrow a word from our Russian Orthodox martial arts and movie buff, I’ve ment officials. One but some animals above the law. The so-called So - brethren: We need perestroika in Greece, and in our Church. A always been interested in films needs to look no are more equal cialist leader with a taste for little glasnost wouldn’t hurt either. that have a martial arts theme. further than the US than others.” $3,000-a-night luxury hotel ac - One of my favorite movies in and Greece for am - Does combining commodations won’t get a this genre is a 1988 action flick ple evidence of the Orwellian logic chance to play an action hero The Power of Vested Interests entitled, Above the Law, which consequences of with the opinion of under the auspices of the IMF happened to be the film debut such “above the Lord Acton explain and rescue the poor damsel in of aikido master, Steven Seagal. law” power-seeking why so many distress—Greece. The Greek Government has decided to "immediately" sell off some Although Seagal continues to in the corporate “powerful” people The Schwarzeneggers, of the business enterprises that have been burdening the public sector make low-budget movies and world. We can now act like they are Strauss-Kahns, and their ilk, with costs reaching into the hundreds of millions of euros per year. can be seen on television every even see a hybrid of above the law? could learn a lot from our an - That was the right move. Better late than never. now and then, he’s put on a few sorts popping up its by Dr. ALEX Does this account cient Greek ancestors. It was the However Greek leaders should have started the reorganization of pounds over the years and no Medusa-like head PATTAKOS for the behavior of Athenian tragedian, Aeschylus, the Greek economy from this point one year ago, since the greatest longer resembles the popular ac - that was born out so many govern - who observed that, “It is not the waste lies there, not in the pension system. tion hero in his earlier films. of an unlikely pub - Special to ment officials who oath that makes us believe the Why didn't they? For the simple reason that it is a hard task. Still, Seagal’s first movie de - lic-private partner - The National Herald are on the take or man, but the man the oath.” At Behind these so-called business enterprises lie many large domestic serves attention, for its title and ship. Government refuse to hold what point will government ser - interest groups that feed off of them. We're not the only ones who story capture a symptom of our (taxpayers) provide bail-outs to themselves and others account - vice be treated as a noble calling are saying this. Even members of the troika agree, and they have post-modern society that begs private sector corporations able for their actions? What rather than a “career path” for been pushing for the reform program to start off with these privati - immediate intervention and, deemed too big to fail who re - about the long list of powerful pigs at the trough? Never, as zations first. ideally, a cure. It appears that ward their top executives with men, celebrities and politicians, long as the general population But retirees – however great in number in an aging Greek popu - more and more people, espe - compensation and benefit pack - who admit to infidelity? Putting remains complacent. Never, as lation - don't have political power. Special interest groups, on the cially those who occupy respon - ages that most people couldn’t sexual compulsion aside, have long as the citizenry remains ig - other hand, do. We all knew that there was . sible positions in government imagine. they come to believe their own norant and indifferent to explor - However we are deeply disappointed that it continues to exist under and major corporations, believe The recent news that Citi - hype about how powerful they ing alternatives to the status the present conditions. Moreover, we think it is a positive thing that and act as if they are above the group CEO Vikram Pandit, are, a Master of the Universe quo. Isn’t it about time to de - the troika is not willing to take on any more than its fair share of bur - law. The culture of corruption whose company got a bailout, complex, and are more willing mand term limits for those in dens. It might make them more careful about what they say. that accompanies this insidious has been awarded a big bonus to engage in narcissistic and elected office? Isn’t it also time disease must be stopped “stat” to keep him shows the Board of risk-taking behaviors to exercise for elected officials to demon - and never tolerated. In a society Directors felt he’s worth the their will to power? Do they be - strate that they are humbled by What the Word Shame Means that presumably values and es - money. We have to wonder how lieve that they are above the the honor and privilege of serv - pouses citizen participation, much money is really “enough” law, even if not in a strict legal ing their constituencies and ju - neutral competence, and exec - and what does such a move say sense, and can get away with risdictions? Isn’t it time to re - There is a poem by Georgios Souris (1853-1919) called "Anthol - utive leadership in its public sec - about the corporate soul. Does whatever they want? Consider discover the ogy of the Economy" (Greek), which may have been written long tor, you’d think this kind of men - this kind of decision help ad - former California Governor notions of virtue and character ago, but remains pertinent. tality would be an oxymoron. vance the cause of capitalism, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Did he in leaders, as well as demand Not only that – but it shows that history is repeating itself in Unfortunately, it is not. Public change that we can believe in, think that he’d be able to have personal attributes be required Greece with amazing precision. confidence in government has or does it only illustrate that the two lives like he did in his as criteria to lead? The ancient "'Whatever' and 'oh, who cares' as your bread and butter, and always waxed and waned with greed factor is joined at the hip movie, True Lies? Did his Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, your coffee. Like an enslaved Ottoman subject when you're a citizen, citizens being distrustful for with the pursuit of power? To celebrity status influence his said that, “Character is destiny.” but like a local chieftain as soon as you get a good post." good reason. It was the English borrow from Greek American judgment and behavior? Con - In light of what’s been happen - For many people, that's their favorite line in the poem. And truly, historian and moralist Lord Ac - media tycoon Arianna Huffing - sider the case of Dominique ing in the parallel worlds of pol - it is quite precise in its description. ton who, in 1887, expressed his ton, the pigs are still at the Strauss-Kahn, the former leader itics and business, a “do as I say, But we are haunted by the following stanza..."We don't know now famous opinion that trough. They are like those in of the International Monetary not as I do” mentality shows what the word shame means..." “Power tends to corrupt, and ab - George Orwell’s classic novel, Fund and possible contender for that, character isn’t their destiny. If they did, they would be ashamed: That they let the homeland solute power corrupts ab - Animal Farm, which portrayed President of . While he reach the point of default. That they let the homeland be publically solutely. Great men are almost how corrupt leadership, com - didn’t have the celebrity status Dr. Pattakos, author of embarrassed. That on account of their behavior, they allowed others always bad men.” The dire im - bined with the ignorance and of the former Governator Prisoners of Our Thoughts, is to consider them irresponsible, lazy, prodigal, a burden, and good plications of what I refer to in indifference of the people, foiled Schwarzenegger (now the co-founder of The OPA! Way, a for nothings. That they’ve allowed non-Greeks to view them as inca - my book, Prisoners of Our the best of intentions. Orwell Cheatinator) Strauss-Kahn be - business initiative based on pable of governing the country, that they've allowed themselves to Thoughts, as the will to power sums up the power principle at longs to the ruling class and fol - Greek culture. Readers may become beggars, that they’ve put the country down as collateral (of which the will to money is work in today’s government and lowed a crooked, possibly crim - contact him at: aleko@theop - and made the Greek people guinea pigs for the economic theories of its primitive form) cannot be corporate cultures: “All animals inal, path. Like Arnold, he felt away.com the day, exposing them to the appetites of our enemies. "We don't know what the word shame means..." If they knew what it meant, they wouldn't sadly nod their heads in about their COMMENTARY leaders, who are still behaving like they haven't seen, heard, or un - derstood anything. If they knew what was being said against us by people in the highest positions, if they saw the look on their face, their hand gestures in discussing our situation, if they had heard Crisis Plan: Ditch the Troika, Send Greece the Maid how "disappointed" they are with their politicians, if they heard about the dangers of a possible debt restructuring, if they heard that there are still solutions out there, if only they get would get serious, When the dust over the scan - by foreign (and do - country. Rumors Likewise, despite the ever- work, stand united, then they would rise up, not like the people in dal surrounding ex-IMF chief mestic) media, politi - are circulating present provocations of Turkish Egypt or Syria, but like the Filiki Etairia, and Greek revolutionary Dominique Strauss-Kahn settles cians, the very offi - daily that the na - encroachment into Greek air and war heroes like Kolokotronis, Makryiannis, Bouboulina, and Miaoulis, and a decision reached over the cials and technocrats tion’s creditors sea territories, Turkey’s de facto and would throw these corrupt and rotten people off of their backs accusations he’s facing, we’ll be who are supposed to will ask for shares cooperation with immigrant and once again rediscover "dreams, hopes, and purposes," as the in - left to ponder how someone so protect it, and most in the country’s smugglers transferring countless comparable Souris writes. powerful could be in such a pre - of all, those loath - public utilities, or refugees into Greece is causing But it appears that "We don't know what the word shame means..." carious position. The circum - some bankers and seek ownership of a colossal demographic problem stances surrounding DSK’s rise speculators. airports, roadways waiting to explode. Despite and fall are as bizarre as his out - Rather than stand and tourist attrac - Turkey’s clear meddling with the A Missed Opportunity look on politics. What kind of a up and decry the out - tions. Some even Muslim minority in northeastern Socialist decides to head the IMF landish interest rates go as far as to sug - Greece, the Greek government – an organization infamous for their creditors de - by Christopher gest mortgaging obstinately refuses to declare its Unfortunately President Barack Obama did not visit Greece dur - force-feeding the most cutthroat manded, or protest TRIPOULAS islands or sites of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) ing his trip to Europe last week. This translates into a huge missed and anti-social brand of capital - the tax levies and Special to worldwide cul - as is its right, while Cyprus and opportunity for the U.S. to show its support for the strained Greek ism to the countries it suppos - wage cuts that struck The National Herald tural heritage, have gone on record as people. edly sets out to save? Probably heaviest at the coun - such as the being ready to recognize it, help - We understand the difficulties of such a trip. We realize that the same kind that thinks hotel try’s lower income groups, they Parthenon. The Troika is not ing secure Greece’s reportedly there are probably many people in Washington, DC who remem - maids half his age are ideal sex - stood in silence. DSK was busy here to look out for Greece’s in - sizeable underwater natural re - ber... the childish misbehaviors of years past. We also realize that ual partners. Can the power to telling the Greek people that the terests. It’s here to secure the in - sources. Eminent Greek scholar he would have had to bring along gifts... Both these things are ob - control the fates of nations de - IMF-European Union-European terests of Greece’s creditors. Sir Basil Markezinis made this stacles that could have been overcome. During this difficult moment sensitize someone to the plight Central Bank Troika was a doc - Greece’s politicians are supposed abundantly clear during an in - for the Greek people, a presidential visit and gesture of goodwill of ordinary people? It’s a dan - tor and they should shut up and to be the ones looking out for terview on Greece’s MEGA TV. would have resulted in strengthening in the long-term the relations gerous game these hotshot take their medicine. A year later, the country’s national interests. Despite the many evils that this between the people of Greece and the United States. bankers play with other people’s things look bleaker than ever, re - And yet, when German Chancel - crisis has brought upon Greece, The U.S. is surely playing its role in the Greek crisis behind the lives and fortunes, and they structuring (if not default) is lor Angela Merkel lays down her it has helped expose what most scenes. It intervenes when it believes that the Europeans’ lack of don’t let anything stand in the mathematically unavoidable, laundry list of demands, the politicians are about. Maybe concern are leading Greece into default, hurting other countries as way of profit. You’ve got to give and the country desperately Greek government won’t even when Strauss-Kahn’s trial is over, well. And of course, it intervenes through the IMF, to which it con - the maid credit. She fought needs a new loan. And still no utter the slightest peep about the we can invite the maid to come tributes the lion's share of financial assistance. back. She stood up for her rights. mea culpa from the troika. In unresolved matter of German to Greece and teach the politi - But since President Obama visited Ireland - his mother's family That’s more than most of the aftermath of the assault war reparations to Greece for cians a thing or two. The mes - originates from there - he would not have been critiqued for inter - Greece’s politicians have been against the Greek people, the vi - WWII. Greece is the only coun - sage is clear: even when you’re vening in European affairs if he had stopped over in Greece. doing for the country over the olation of the most vulnerable try not to have ever received cornered and supposedly at your Is it possible that his people didn't think of it? We don't think last year-and-a-half. During that members of the population, these reparations, despite suffer - weakest, you can still turn things so. Other factors must have played a role in the decision. We won - time, they’ve become accessories preparations are now being ing some of the greatest damage around and make the mighty der what were they. to the violation of the country made for the pillaging of the during the war. pay for their haughtiness. THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2011 VIEWPOINTS 11 LETTER FROM ATHENS Brother Remembers Greek Upbringing of Photojournalist

The Last Hero Left in By Paul Papadeas ing, dancing, etc. Also, the Greek Community has been amazing LOS ANGELES - Last month I in supporting my mother. There Greece: was having lunch with a friend were people always at the house from my film school days. In the to help her. middle of our discussion about -From what you’ve experi - There are no he - lot recently as the political documentaries amidst enced these last somber weeks, roes on any athletic country disinte - the consumption of our Califor - what would you say was Chris’ field or court or grates because va - nia Waldorf salads he mentioned lasting legacy? rink or track or pid, gutless politi - the tragic death of Tim Hether - DH: His photographs will cer - pool or any place cians care not for ington, the photojournalist and tainly always be there. I’ve heard they perform, only their country or co-director of the fascinating from people in his field that his some stars, too legacy, but the next Academy Award nominated doc - catalog is just so extensive - in - many of them earn - installment on umentary RESTREPO. After - ternational, stateside, local. He ing millions of dol - their yacht. They’re ward, I went back to my office did it all. However, I don’t think lars a year because not fit to walk in and casually navigated the In - we should overlook his legacy they can run and the shadow of ternet to read how his untimely Chris Hondros as a boy (top left) with his brother Deno, taken with his friendships and family. jump and skate and Manolis Glezos and death transpired. As my eyes at the beach in North Carolina in 1979, during happy days. He had strong ties with so many swim and shoot by ANDY Apostolos Santas, surveyed the digital screen I people, which became evident and kick a ball, or DABILIS who, on May 30, stumbled upon a startling line turned my call and broke the April 17 over email. From Mis - in the last few weeks. So many hit one, but who 1941 – as from an AP article, “Chris Hon - heartbreaking news. That Chris rata, he had heard about the tor - people said how he helped them couldn’t spell cat if Special to teenagers – dros, Pulitzer Prize nominated had passed away from his in - nadoes that hit North Carolina personally and professionally you spotted them The National Herald climbed up a cave staff photographer for Getty Im - juries. A wave of emotion en - that day and was wondering and I think that ultimately will the “c” and the “a.” under the Acropo - ages in a coma after sustaining gulfed me as I broke down. I how we all were doing. his greatest legacy. Their only value is to serve as lis, evaded the Nazi Zombies serious brain trauma from RPG cried not just for the death of a -Do you remember the first -Was Chris careful on his as - bad examples, while doctors from Hell guards with machine shrapnel in Misrata, Libya.” friend, but for a member of my time that Chris discovered pho - signments? and teachers and EMT’s and so - guns patrolling the symbol of Blood rushed to my head as I Greek community and for some - tography? Did you participate? DH: According to colleagues cial workers and people who Hellenism, shimmied up the yelled out in anguish. Chris Hon - one who I may call a complete DH: I don’t remember the and friends, Chris was always have some real worth in the flagpole, took down the dros and his brother Dean were and evolved human being. specific date, but I think he was wearing his flak jacket and hel - world are ignored. Heroes aren’t Swastika and replaced it with childhood friends of mine when From there came a flurry of around 12 or so. I was often a met. Even sometimes in safe movie stars like John Wayne, a the Greek flag. The next morn - I was growing up in Fayetteville, excellent coverage about Chris participant - I would have been zones or after work, some of his coward who hid from World ing, the whole world knew what North Carolina. We’ve known on CNN, various publications, 8 or so. I would often be his colleagues would notice that he War II and played a soldier in real Greeks were made of, spit - each other since 1981. A few letters from high ranking public guinea pig as he honed his skills was wearing his protective the movie The Sands of Iwo ting in the face of tyranny. It years ago after some time apart, officials, interviews and a painful and craft. It might have been as equipment so he was always Jima (his charade destroyed for - made them folk heroes – for Chris reached out to me to in - but redeeming funeral services simple as running around out - cautious and never reckless. ever by the group Drive-By while – and was a mantle of quire about seeing the first film in Brooklyn and Fayetteville. I side or going into a forest or -Do you remember how Chris Truckers in a song in which a honor they continued to wear that I produced. From our con - was hooked on Chris’ Facebook standing in our room, but I think entered the field of combat pho - man who fought in the war told all their lives, although both versation, I quickly surmised page on an hourly basis to read he was constantly tweaking his tography? his nephew, “I never saw John were sentenced to death in ab - that he was still the same intel - the latest message tributes skills regarding photography DH: I don’t remember why Wayne on the sands of Iwo sentia by the Nazis and then im - lectual, non-conformist, witty posted by relatives, friends, col - and learning the craft (lighting, he entered, but I know his first Jima.” There are no heroes in prisoned by their own people and funny person from our leagues, and acquaintances. I action, motion, etc.) foray was Kosovo in 98 I think. I the Greek Parliament – apart for political beliefs, sentenced youth where we served together yearned to see Chris’ pictures, -Tell me about your relation - know he was working as a photo from one – because everyone by men who would have fainted as altar boys at St. Constantine his videos and feel connected ship with Chris growing up in editor and wanted to take pic - else in there is hiding under at the sight of the Swastika. Gle - and Helen’s Greek Orthodox with thousands of people whose Fayetteville. tures as a war photographer. So their desk, afraid to do their zos, whose brother was exe - church, spending Sunday after - lives he had touched. After the DH: We had a great child - he applied with Getty and they duty and cut the real deadwood cuted by the Nazis, was twice noons playing Dungeons and funeral I wondered what I could hood. Lots of fun, always people gave him a shot. I think he had of Greek society that is making sentenced to death by Greeks, Dragons, watching NFL games add to this growing quilt of com - coming over to the house. I think a great interest in international the country sink faster than the but saved by an international (he was a serious Jets fan) and memoration. Suddenly an idea having a strong community at work - maybe that trip to Greece Titanic (mostly them) or to face outcry against the injustice. other things that teens do in a dawned upon me. Why not the Greek church helped shape at 14 gave him the bug! the wrath of workers whose pay Santas died on April 30, one town where an active imagina - speak to Dean about his brother? our way of looking at the world. -Tell us a little about the fund has been cut, taxes raised, and month short of the 70th an - tion was the main escape. And I wanted to have a heartfelt con - He probably got used to being that is being created in honor of pensions reduced so that French niversary of the unparalleled it was only the month before he versation with my dear friend around people a lot and I think Chris. and German bankers who’ve heroic act for which there died that we almost reunited in and obtain his impressions once that shaped the way he ap - DH: The Chris Hondros loaned Greece money to keep should be statues of him and Brooklyn, N.Y., but he was the chaos had settled. Dean is proached friendship later. We Fund, will provide scholarships from going bankrupt can be Glezos, who is a Member of Par - whisked away instead to capture currently a Sr. Computer Trainer were at the Greek church a few for aspiring photojournalists and paid back. liament, and, at 89, a real-life the Arab Spring and witness hu - at UNC-Healthcare. He is mar - nights a week (and during raise awareness of issues sur - Zorba, a man’s man, robust and man history unfold in Egypt. ried and has a six-year-old son. Easter sometimes every night.) rounding conflict photography. still full of life and the fiery prin - After reading the article, I -When was the last time you Sometimes it was a chore, but The Chris Hondros Fund, ciples that gave him the guts to called my parents and they were spoke to Chris before his pass - looking back, it was a great ex - c/o Getty Images make fools of Nazis - and other still uncertain as to Chris’ condi - ing? perience and introduced us to 75 Varick St., 5th Floor politicians. When Greeks took tion. A few hours later Dean re - DH: We actually talked on different ways of speaking, eat - New York, NY 10013 to the streets in March of 2010 to protest their coming eco - nomic enslavement and were battling police in front of the Parliament - next to the Tomb In Jerusalem, a Fiery Miracle Continues to Happen of the Unknown Soldier where the Evzones stand - Glezos tried to help a youth he thought was By Maria C. Khoury the Old City that we got stuck every year, on the same day, in where only the diplomats are al - being brutalized by the police. outside the church of the Holy the same manner, at the same lowed, the Greek monk said to The Hero of Greece got tear A tremendous miracle con - Sepulchre too many times beg - time, at the same holy place of me, “My child, it is not only with gassed in the face for it, an in - tinues to happen every year at ging our way to pass without the Christ's Life Giving Tomb. This the eyes that we see.” It is a sen - Manolis Glezos delible stain on the government the same place and at the same basic freedom to worship. One is the miracle that allows us to tence that I cannot seem to for - and police who are now defend - time in Jerusalem no matter year, I especially felt sorry for know that Christ is in our midst. get as I promote nonviolence, a The phonies are worshipped ing German interests and banks. how many of we Christians are this lovely elderly Australian- This miracle is another way that just peace, love for neighbor, co - as heroes because this shallow One outraged blogger said, “I disappearing from the Holy Greek lady that probably had God communicates to us His existence and tolerance among world adores celebrity, not hu - don’t think Manolis Glezos was Land. The terrible conditions of paid more than $3,000 to get to love for humanity. As we chant people that cannot see the Light. manity. Hero is a word that expecting to see German public the Israeli military occupation Jerusalem for this once in a life in our Midnight Resurrection With the violence between should be reserved for those forces on the streets of Athens and the fanaticism of extreme time pilgrimage and I was beg - Service: "Come ye and receive Palestinians and Israelis and all who earned it, too many whose again in his lifetime.” Such is groups has contributed to our ging the soldiers in English, Ara - light from the unwaning Light, of the bloodshed, we are still liv - names will never be known be - the mettle of men like Santas Christian population dropping bic, and any little Hebrew that I and glorify Christ, Who arose ing in the darkness of all evil. In cause their bones are bleaching and Glezos that when Greek even way below 2% of the total know to let her pass since she from the dead." Egypt they said during the revo - on a Pacific island somewhere, Prime Minister George Papan - Palestinian population of four only spoke Greek and got lost This Holy Saturday, we lution it was Egyptian against American GI’s killed during dreou went to Santas’ funeral, million people in Gaza and the from her group and stuck at one waited until Philip, our young Egyptian for freedom. Well, for World War II while charging he was booed. It wasn’t the right West Bank. Even inside Israel of the many pointless check - cousin who is taking over the more than 2,000 years it’s still Japanese machine gun nests or time or place because it disre - proper, the Christian population points. tradition of receiving the Mira - human being against human be - shot down saving someone, spected the memory of Santas, is also less than 2%. Some days, Before Israel occupied East cle of the Holy Fire from his ing because people refuse to see falling into a high patch of grass but maybe Papandreou got the I feel I am living in a museum Jerusalem in 1967, Holy Satur - dad, Ibrahim, brought the flame the true Light of Christ. We wit - and never found, or now just message that heroes don’t issue by answering the same questions day was an exciting day where for us to Taybeh. There was be ness the truth and received the dust in a French hedgerow, edicts, they burn them, and they over and over to the few visitors representatives of many an amazing celebration of the Holy Fire every year on Holy Sat - where people like the disgraced don’t fly flags of convenience of that show support and solidarity churches from all over the Holy entire small Christian commu - urday so that all who are not suf - International Monetary Fund other countries to protect by visiting not just the holy Land came to receive the Holy nity in Ramallah marching the fering to live in the land of former chief Dominique Strauss- bankers while sacrificing their shrines but the living stones of Fire and carry it back in small main streets until they get to the Christ's Holy Resurrection can be - Kahn, who ordered pay cuts and own. the Holy Land, the Christian lanterns to their particular Orthodox Church of Holy Trans - lieve that Christ is the true Light. tax hikes for Greeks while his “Our country has lost part of people in the communities like churches for the Midnight Res - figuration in the old center of Our Christian community is $500,000 salary and benefits its living history,” said the head Taybeh where I have lived for urrection Service. Palestinians Ramallah where the celebration small and diminishing but with are untaxed, use dead heroes of the Coalition of the Radical more than 16 years. I am so very are not allowed to enter finished in the afternoon. A God's help and your prayers can for fertilizer. Left (SYRIZA) Alexis Tsipras. “It sad that after our terrible expe - Jerusalem without a special per - wonderful ecumenical parade survive the terrible occupation, There were Greek heroes, is with deep regret that we bid riences the last few years with mit. Unfortunately, in recent celebrated the Holy Fire enter - dreadful checkpoints, the col - those countless nameless men farewell to a man who was a the army and the police, my hus - years, Israel has encouraged ing Taybeh. On Holy Saturday, lapsed economy, the shameful and women and girls and boys symbol due to his bravery, his band refused to use his permit more police in the Church of the the faithful received the Light segregation wall and the daily who fought the Nazis so sav - humility and his values. He was to enter Jerusalem on Holy Sat - Holy Sepulchre than faithful. that proceeded from the core of hardships that make life unbear - agely that British Prime Minister a point of reference and a urday and join the entire Chris - The Miracle of the Holy Fire is the stone that covers Christ's able. In the last 11 years, noth - Winston Churchill said: “From source of inspiration for the next tian community in witnessing one of the most magnificent cel - Life Giving Tomb and celebrated ing has changed on the ground, now on, we shall say that heroes generations.” Ten years ago, in - the Miracle of the Holy Fire. You ebrations in the Holy Land that the oldest unbroken Christian the situation is worse than ever fight like Greeks.” These are the terviewing Glezos for a story af - need deep faith not to be both - has been overshadowed during ceremony that exists in the especially with new illegal Israel kind of people who should be ter seeing the tiny, tarnished ered by the soldiers, the police, the reoccupation of the Pales - world. Many people make fun settlements. But in the Holy honored and remembered, and plaque on the Acropolis recog - the large crowds, the noise, the tinian Territories. In the last of me for participating in the Land, we must keep the undying not just at Tombs of Unknown nizing his and Santas’ unimag - drums of the Boys Scouts and decade, the Boy Scouts had not ceremony of the Holy Fire, hope and one must say every Soldiers. But they never will, be - inable bravery, I, as did British the Girl Scouts anxiously waiting carried on our regular tradition which in 2004 I personally ex - day, truly the Lord is risen! cause they’re dead, they’re writer Christopher Hitchens to receive the Holy Fire from the of receiving the Holy Fire to the perienced in the Church of the sleeping The Big Sleep, knowing who reveres him, had the honor Life Giving Tomb of Christ in the beat of the drums due to the Holy Sepulchre. I really do not Maria Khoury lives in Palestine, the nastiness of how they died of shaking Glezos’ hand. He al - Holy Sepulchre. We live so bloodshed and violence. expect the world to comprehend on the West Bank of the Jordan and where they fell. Sometimes most broke mine with his grip, close, just 25 minutes from It is on Great and Holy Sat - the eternal love and presence of River. She has authored many though, heroes live on, as do but I got to know what a hero Jerusalem but even though my urday that the Holy Fire comes God. It takes faith. Christ said articles dealing with the Christ - their rare exploits of real brav - was. husband had a permit to enter down from Heaven and is re - blessed are those who do not ian presence in the Holy Land ery in the face of evil. Greece the Holy City, there were so ceived by the Greek Orthodox see yet believe. When I was and the Palestinian struggle for needs one, we have been told a [email protected] many other checkpoints inside Patriarch as it has been done fighting my way to be upfront independence. In Search of a Model to Understand World Events Requires a Delicate Balance

By Nikolaos A. Stavrou sons for joining, the longevity Collective security, bi-polarity, ethnic identity. cordingly. In this environment, in place, NATO is now available of alliances depended on the ex - and balance of power writ large In gatherings held annually military power, international to assume “out of area tasks” The collapse of the Eastern istence of enemies and fear. The were some of them. But all these in remote locations, a self-per - law, and alliances must alter and the UN Security Council Bloc ended what the world had Cold War era was dominated by pretentious models of analysis petuating clique hammers out their roles. The military decon - provides legitimacy to illegality. been comfortable to live under, two multinational alliances, were replaced by a club system, policies for the world. Davos, structs states and creates oppor - The system of nation states a fragile bi-polarity often called NATO and WTO (Warsaw Treaty which elevated the global cor - Bildeberg, and Vail, Colorado tunities for development while is vanishing and the world has “balance of terror.” Yet even dur - Organization.) Each had the poration to the status tradition - provide safe venues for aspiring international law and alliances regressed to the age of post- ing those dark days three con - other as its reason d’être and ally reserved for nation states. “thinkers” and status seekers to take a back seat. At best, al - Napoleonic Europe. Then as cepts survived the ideological pretended to provide equality in Nations and governments now mingle away from pesky pro - liances had to assume a passive now, five emperors decided the myopia: the nation state, the decision-making, thus preserv - act as corporate front organiza - testers. Rules are made on an role to decisions taken outside fate of nations and occasionally sanctity of sovereignty, and the ing a critical concept of collec - tions. Under the guise of a “new ad hoc basis by an inner club of their charter and international stabbed each other when the op - concept of alliances. In the post- tive security, national sover - system,” international law is ig - major players in search of ille - organizations were bribed, co - portunity arose. Our search for World War II era alliances were eignty. NATO’s decisions were nored, alliance charters vio - gality. No plebeians need apply erced or blackmailed to bless il - a useable model to understand formed to bolster chances of supposedly by consensus while lated, treaties and international to these conclaves. In a similar legality. Since the Balkan Wars the world leads to an obvious small states to defend national the Warsaw Pact members acted rules redefined with the men - vein the G-7 was born, a totally of the 1990’s, decisions by con - conclusion: the world is chaotic interests by temporarily borrow - with unanimous applause to de - dacity of drunken sailors to suit informal no rules, no charter, sensus in NATO gave way to by design, the lines between ing the power of others but cisions taken a priori in Moscow. actions of dubious legality. and no structure entity - a club. coalitions of the willing. A dys - public and private interests have without mortgaging their own Regardless of the actual Profiteers have lost patience Grudgingly, it became G-8 with functional UN Security Council been erased, war privatized, and sovereignty. There were in - workings of these two peace - with the formalities of interna - the addition of Russia, whose was de facto declared the world the contours of an age of high stances when nation states time alliances, their existence tional law and kept prodding role had to be diluted by trans - community, whose will could technology serfdom are visible opted for the umbrella of a col - defined an era and made theo - governments to pave their way forming itself to the G-20’s only be enforced in one or two on the horizon. lective security to settle scores retical models seem sophisti - in wealth accumulation. In this scope that expanded beyond Eu - ways: by the conversion of with historical enemies or shield cated. Subsequently, several brave new world, corporate rope but still had no rules, ex - NATO into a power rental Dr. Nikolaos A. Stavrou is Pro - their ugly past. Turkey and Al - other concepts, essentially cliques perform what an old cept that new disciples had to agency or by-passing it alto - fessor Emeritus of International bania come to mind as fitting meaning the same thing, were fool, Karl Marx wanted to hitch their economic wagon to gether by the ad hoc coalitions Relations and Political Theory this category. Whatever the rea - used to describe world affairs. achieve but failed: leveling of global financiers and behave ac - the willing. With that sophistry at Howard University. 12 THE BACK PAGE THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2011 With Apologies from Simonides, Socrates Shows How to Live

Constantine S. Sirigos In such moments the torrent read and reread Plato’s works TNH Staff Writer of words of the Western news and books, not to be prepared media slip down the drain. Si - for the Oxford don but so that NEW YORK – Nobody knows monides said he felt a deep ap - he can respond in an inspiring what to expect when they first preciation for his education, way even to the children who attend The Apology of Socrates, which gave him “The resources hear him. the one man-show by actor and to be able to respond to such REBIRTH OF SIMONIDES scholar Yannis Simonides based noble challenges,” he said. As to Socrates’ famous state - on Plato’s Dialogue about the “These were devout Moslems ment “The unexamined life is trial of his mentor Socrates. At and my words and ideas (in re - not worth living,” Simonides one point the buzz of the audi - sponse) had to be of the most said it now means to him that ence tones down as a man powerful kind and had to be the philosopher led more than dressed in a white robe like the chosen wisely.” He added: “I a full life before he began to pre - ancients is seen walking down could not ignore the fact that sent The Apology. Simonides the theater’s center aisle, seem - the Koran was the foundation was born in Constantinople and ingly talking to himself. The of their society and any govern - was raised in Athens. He re - striking mask makes it clear that ment that could be built upon ceived a BA in and Liter - this is as much a visitation as a it,” and any future they might ature from Yale University and presentation: Socrates is alive! imagine. He said he realized in a MFA in Acting from the Yale And Hellas is alive, four millen - a flash that, “Even in the most School of Drama, served as pro - nia after its birth, not only due dogmatic system of thought, fessor and chair of the NYU to the power and beauty of the there can be dialectic,” there Tisch School of the Arts Drama timeless and compelling cre - must be discussion, statements Department, and was executive ations of the ancient Greeks, but pro and con, reasons respect - director of HPR, COSMOS FM thanks to the efforts of Hellenes fully requested and thoughtfully and GOTelecom. “I can’t say that and Philhellenes today. The given, “Because that’s what I don’t fail, but in the last four works of Plato, Euripides and keeps it fresh and moving for - Not just the stones or the participants, but the ancient spirit of the Hellenes speaks when The or five years of my life when I their like will never disappear ward rather than stuck in the Readers of Homer present the Odyssey and the Iliad in places like the Island of above. have taken actions about myself from the libraries of the world, past.” They went into a deep and my work, and my child, I but men like Simonides bring discussion that day, sometimes GTI aims to bring performing signer. And there is a lot of the Americas about bringing don’t make decisions that are Hellenism fully to life, and ham - detouring even further East, ex - artists and works of Greek work, but informed by a rever - Socrates and Homer there. Si - not balanced, fully examined.” mer home the continued rele - amining Oriental art and philos - Drama and literature beyond ence for the great sage that has monides performs in Greek and He said things in his life that re - vance of the Greek mind to the ophy as they explored the no - national boundaries and tradi - not waned in 2500 years and English, and projected onto a quire a certain discipline, even modern world. In The Apology tion of social change in tional theatre spaces, into manifested in our generation in large screen are texts in French asceticism come more easily to of Socrates, he resurrects the profoundly conservative soci - schools, universities, festivals, Simonides and his fellow direc - and Spanish; translations are him after internalizing the spirit great sage in all his annoying eties. In that setting, he could companies, communities and tor, Loukas Skipitaris. “It was a being developed for German, not just of Socrates, but of and enlightening glory. And just not encapsulate Socrates, as public spaces around the world. collegial thing,” he said of the Russian, Polish and Turk - Cavafy, Homer, Makriyannis, the as the original relished his role usual, in the simple and power - The Greek Theater of N.Y. and collaboration that led to The ish. They been invited take great men he brings to life. He as a gadfly to sting his fellow ful mantra “Think – Question- GTI share personnel and boards Apology. “We are both actors Socrates to Bogazici and Istan - returned to the phrase Applied Athenians into action to save his Change,” but by showing that of advisors but have different and directors but he is more of bul Universities, where there Ethics, and said it’s about “How city – his fellow citizens re - he appreciated their culture, he boards of directors because both a director and I am more of an will be much food for thought can we live a better life and be - warded him with the death could credibly talk about their are non- profit tax-exempt or - actor … there are moments that as Turkey prepares for water - come a better person, and how penalty but history’s verdict lives and what Socrates had to ganizations in their own coun - are his that he suggested and I shed elections this June and are you make changes step by step, boomeranged on them – Si - say to them, returning the trea - tries. Simonides invites people accepted, and moments that are in the midst of trials and inves - and accept that there will be monides relishes his role in sure of Hellenism to the depths to visit the web site they share; mine.” He said there were ar - tigations of the bizarre Er - steps backwards, where one bringing the wisdom of Socrates guments. “Oh yes! Many. He felt genekon conspiracy that raises must forgive ones self before and his student and ‘apologist’ I was the most difficult actor questions about who really gov - moving forward … the wonder - Plato to bear on the great chal - that he ever directed.” But the erns in Turkey and who should ful other thing is that I have be - lenges of the modern world – theatrical gold that they struck govern – the Socratic questions come fearless, I’m not afraid to even issues such as the Arab requires more than conscious pare excellence. say what’s on my mind, but with Spring and the death of bin creative activity. Socrates is re - Simonides gives credit for grace and care and sensitivity.” Laden. In the spring of 2008 he born almost every performance the modern impact of his por - Socrates could have learned found himself and the custom- through an unconscious trayal of Socrates to the “alive - something about “making made mask in the image of alchemy that emerges from the ness” of man himself. friends and influencing people” Socrates “before a sea of young interaction of actor and audi - “He made people either to - from his alter ego in the 21st Moslem students, dressed in ence. Simonides explained that tally amused or very angry. He Century, however. Simonides veils and chadors. I could only the show has gone way beyond was the life of the party,” he said takes speculation about see their eyes…” he said of the his exchanges with Skipitaris of “this flesh and bones human Socrates’ motivations at his trial women. He could tell he stood that began in 2003 because of being, who never wrote a word” very seriously. “He did not go to before “The crème de la crème the audiences he has been ex - and about whom we have only his trial with a martyr complex, of the Middle East.” Their Eng - posed to. “You cannot but adjust a few brief descriptions. “But or a desire to start a conflagra - lish was excellent, but he ex - when you have over 200 perfor - he inspired such a growth of tion. He wanted to live, but he plained that in such transcul - mances (before perhaps 20,000 thought in Athens and beyond said ‘If you kill me, you will re - tural situations, “You either people) from the poorest ghet - for 2500 years.” He told TNH gret it for the rest of your lives.’” connect with them completely tos of Chicago to Oxford and he is most proud of the fact that Simonides said, “Even though or not at all. “You either do the ,” he said, adding that as his performances send young after he defended himself he best performance of your life, Socrates’ words and gestures, brilliant and madenning, outrace an actor he has a conversation people who thought Greek phi - went on the attack in criticizing or your worst - you cannot be most actors but nimble and passionate Simonides keeps pace. with a collective entity to which losophy was boring back to the Athenian institutions and gave mediocre.” You fly or crash. he is responding on the spot and text. And where he once en - them a lecture, he always hoped He said he knew by then – of the Middle East, which the www.ellinikotheatro.org, which upon reflection afterwards. He countered opposition to having for the best, that he would per - he had done the Apology dozens West forgot once was dotted he notes, is “cutting edge, cre - had been adjusting incremen - translations of his projects for suade them and see the light oftimes before foreign audiences with Hellenistic cities, though ated by a new firm in Athens tally as he reacts to the audi - , Greek of - and act at their best.” Simonides – they were there to have an en - the Arabs and Iranians remem - called WebOlution.” ence. He makes mental notes ficials “now see the of such ini - seems to be having the time of counter with the ungainly man ber. He says he and his colleagues such as, “That’s something new.” who brought brilliant minds to PRESENTING UNIVERSAL “are soldiers in something that He told TNH the time has come a standstill and struck fear in HELLENISM is not just theater,” but even in for thorough re-examination - the hearts of politicians – but Simonides’ mission is “pro - theater they do not focus only the translation and the whole there was nothing Simonides moting Greek culture world - on the classics but present Mod - presentation. could take for granted. “Every wide by expanding the spatial, ern Greek plays and texts. Asked THE LIFE OF THE PARTY time was different,” he said, an temporal and social boundaries if Greek Americans are cheating He made it clear that he tries artistic and intellectual chal - of Hellenic theater.” He and his themselves by not experiencing not to cater to particular audi - lenge. “ I didn’t know what colleagues can perform any - the latter he said, “Absolutely, ences, but he does make adjust - would happen, but within three where: the theater of Cambridge though he said he agreed with ments. If he is with “a bunch of minutes I saw they were with and the hills of the island of the Cypriot musician Alkinoos kids who just want to find the me. You could hear them get the . He founded The Greek Ioannides, who has called upon funny moments then what you irony and the humor. You hear Theatre of New York in 1979 to Greek and Cypriot Americans – do is slow down and articulate them giggle. When you do that bring acclaimed productions of not to be satisfied with every - carefully so they understand the to an actor, he is flying,” he said. the classical, medieval and con - thing that comes from Greece words.” This is good point to This is a new generation of Arab temporary Hellenic repertory to and Cyprus, but to develop the mention The Voice, the sound youth, hungry for something- Greek and English speaking au - ability to discern and bring the well known to Simonides’ the - they-knew-not-what. They diences and has developed pre - best and also to develop your atrical and radio audiences. The vaguely knew the ancient sentations of the great modern own and take it back to Greece. words articulate and resonant Greeks had something their Greek poet Constantine Cavafy, We are a Diaspora and we do not do it justice. It suffices souls and minds hungered for, the memoirs of the Greek revo - should be feeding off each to say that in his radio incarna - and Simonides was the chef and lutionary hero Makriyannis and other.” Simonides’ work is a tes - tion Simonides can make the of - entrée. The presentation of the Smyrna, “An original docud - tament to the power of the ferings of a stand sound “Socrates” observes as Simonides makes a subtle point. Apology of Socrates, which is rama exploring the themes of Greek mind; ancient and mod - like a banquet at the famed essentially a monologue deliv - genocide and population dis - ern, to illuminate and enrich the Palm restaurant. So even youths tiatives. Simonides said he also his life. “At 65, I’m surrounded ered by the philosopher to the placement through the prism of lives of mature audiences and not destined to be philosophy knows that Socrates still res - by superbly educated colleagues jury who condemned him to the Asia Minor Catastrophe of to fire up the imaginations and professors pay attention, but to onates within Greece. If Greece in their 20s who see me as Ap - death, is only one half of the 1922 and the burning of inspire the young. He told TNH do justice to his gifts, he must defaults, it will have a shattering plied Hellenism, so I’m a good equation. Smyrna. Survivors’ testimonies of his visit to the distinguished takes his craft seriously. He con - effect on Greeks with the rest of mentor. Not only can I give THE ETHICS OF LIFE and the stories of their descen - Fieldston School in Riverdale. “I tinues that with a light audi - the world watching. He agreed them an artistic education, but “There is always a discussion dants are interwoven with ar - did the Homeric poems of ence, “You focus on the humor - with TNH that Greece needs a I can give them lessons in ethics after each performance: ethics, resting images and the haunting Cavafy and the students flipped ous part to show it’s not just a Socrates now. First and fore - so they don’t fall into the usual political science, philosophy, his - songs of the time.” Elliniko The - out – they loved it, they got it!” joke, but you show there is more most, he saw things clearly and traps” of life. Several Greek min - tory,” he told The National Her - atro also provides close collab - He did a more formal presenta - to it, and you invite them to par - called them for what they were. istries and institutions are inter - ald. “Socrates was a great orative support to The Readers tion of Cavafy’s poetry Bellport ticipate at their best.” He In connection with the Apology, ested in his work and despite thinker and teacher, who “in - of Homer, founded by Kathryn in the Hamptons that included warned that if an actor is not Simonides has made presenta - their funding crisis support him sisted on clarity and definitions, Hohlwein, who present “multi- his portrayal of the writer who careful he can turn The Apology tions on ethics to banks and in symbolic ways because he but tried to keep things simple arts cultural events dedicated to many believe was worthy of a into a farce, which would de - medical, legal and governmen - presents a good face for Greece so that the people in the agora the diachronic and universal third Greek Nobel for poetry – stroy its value. The value is high. tal institutions because of the around the world and knows and even the slaves could grasp epics of Homer. Each is a when he wears glasses Si - The proof of the purity of the plays value calling for critical how to control costs – the best his thought,” Simonides said, “marathon reading, (where) monides is a dead ringer for alloy that is forged is that invi - thinking. He has been told: “We in Cultural Diplomacy. “Should but it’s not academic philosophy 150-300 people of all ages and Cavafy. tations keep coming. At this make life and death decisions they wish to go beyond the that he presents. Not these days backgrounds … read, one after REBIRTH OF SOCRATES time, all his projects together here. We need this,” and said boundaries of Greece, we can in places like Dubai. “It’s applied the other, each in their own way, How do you bring Socrates have invitations from about 40 that 90% of the time, and the help them.” ethics, governance,” he said of the Iliad or the Odyssey. The to life? There is the material re - countries. He has performed in discussion is equal in impor - As the head of such cultural issues that have suddenly come pre-assigned passages are read sponse: the white robe he front of the iconic ancient Li - tance to the performance, and endeavors much of his time and to the fore of ‘ life in the Middle or sung in dozens of lan - wears, and the wonderful mask brary of Celsus in Ephesus, the preparing for them is also a energy is devoted to seeking East, with a force more powerful guages…” Social barriers come created pro bono - a gift to Hel - Roman amphitheaters in Kos great challenge, “to Withstand sponsors, but he says the key is than has been seen in decades. crashing down in places such as lenism and to Simonides by the and and is in conversa - the intellectual curiosity of the not finding so-called “good or “Socrates told us not just how Uruguay, where the President late Theoni Vahliotes Aldredge, tion institutions in , Aus - audience and the questions the generous sponsors” but to ap - to think, but how to live.” There read, as did the superintendent the Oscar-winning costume de - tralia, South Africa, the UAE and performance elicits.” He must proach people with intelligence were 850 people there from all of the theater building, next to and creativity. He deeply appre - over the Middle East. Usually, a little boy who traveled 600 ciates grants he has received only a few people stay, but on miles with his teacher to read from the A.G. Leventis and that day 600 people stayed for three minutes of Homer. Maria Tsakos foundations to a two-hour discussion. “There “And most didn’t know who take his projects and thanks was a tall woman,” he said. “She they were, nobody was an - N.Y.-based backers like Travel was covered in black from head nounced, a celebration of egali - Dynamis Intl., Titan Foods and to toe” but he could tell she was tarianism,” Simonides said. At Stellar Imports “for being most beautiful, from her eyes and her the November 27 2010presen - understanding of our efforts. bearing. “But she was trembling, tation of the Odyssey at the Once they see the artists have a and her voice was trembling. 92nd Street Y the audience was history of quality and excel - She said, “Professor Simonides” enchanted by a Homeric Feast, lence, they support them,” he – the program referred to his with food and beverages pre - said. The indefatigable Si - days as an NYU professor – I am pared according to scholarly re - monides and his colleagues are a devout Moslem and you’ve search that gave them a real working on five projects, includ - just told us things that I thought “taste” of the epic, and which ing trying to get a Homeric per - existed only in my Holy Book. was a hit again this past April formance as part of the London And you posited they pre-ex - 30 at the Getty Villa in Malibu, 2012 Olympics – with the lan - isted it, by over a thousand a museum dedicated to the guages of as many of the years, in a pagan culture, study of the arts and cultures of Olympic participants as possi - nonetheless.” And then with and . Si - ble. He recently had a string of words that made it one of the monides founded Greek Theatre performances in , most beautiful moments in Si - International (GTI) in 2010 with France and Luxemburg and will monides’ life she asked, “Could his close close collaborator perform The Apology in Cyprus be ever so kind to help me Stephania Xydia, in Athens, With readers who might be movie stars, presidents, bishops - or young students from poor vil - and this summer. Visit marry the two in my heart?” Greece, as a sister organization. lages, a reading of Homer can be an experience that is both leveling and uplifting. www.ellinikotheatro.org.