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After 20 Yrs By Constantine S. Sirigos for joining the conference and TNH Staff Writer because he also played a role “in getting this done.” Rossakis No Longer WASHINGTON, DC – Arch - Schumer said that several bishop Demetrios of America months ago the Archbishop and Believes Her Claim and United States Senator leaders of the Greek community Charles Schumer of New York contacted him and said with the About Self-Defense hosted a conference call to an - immigration bill coming up and nounce that an amendment to with all the hardship in Greece, John Rossakis was heartbro - the immigration reform law that “Can we come up with a provi - ken when his mother was sent will allow Greek and Cypriot na - sion that would allow Greeks to to prison – but now, two tionals to apply for a visa to come to America, particularly decades later, he’s scared she work in the United States has where there was a need for might be coming home. He was passed the Senate Judiciary Greek speaking people, in cor - just four when his mother took Committee. porations or schools in the her husband’s .38-caliber re - Schumer said that the churches of the Greek commu - volver from a bedside table and amendment, which he offered nity.” shot her spouse in the head. and still has to be voted on by He said the provision was It was self-defense, Niki the Congress, will help preserve drafted, and he told the confer - Rossakis told her son. His father, Hellenic language and culture ence participants – in Greek – Gary, was an abusive savage in America by allowing appli - that he had “kala nea, good who regularly beat and sexually cants to provide Greek language news.” During the call, Schumer assaulted her in their Astoria instruction and assistance to made an impassioned appeal: home, she added. communities, educational insti - “We would like all Greek-Amer - In a two-part report in the tutions, and businesses. It will icans and Americans who love New York Daily News, reporter be included in the Senate’s com - the Hellenic culture to call their Pete Donohue told the sad saga TNH/COSTAS BEJ prehensive immigration bill. congressmen and Senators and of a family torn apart and how Candidate Catsimatidis Meets and Greets at Rally in Brooklyn The conference participants tell them two things: one, to a mother’s son turned against consisted of Greek and Cypriot- support this provision, and sec - her after he said he learned the An ebullient John Catsimatidis, who is running for Mayor of New York, waves to supporters American leaders and TNH rep - ond to make sure we pass com - truth about why she killed his after being introduced by former New York State Assemblyman Matthew Mirones (far right) at resentatives. father. the Rex Manor in Brooklyn, where he shared his vision for the city he loves. Schumer thanked Demetrios Continued on page 5 Her case became a cause celebre for advocates of battered women nationwide, and John’s faith in his mother was unwa - vering, even after she was found Who Knows Who Owns Greece Land? guilty of murder. “I grew up believing that my father was a monster,” said By Suzanne Daley in by last names. No lot num - Mr. Hamodrakas is far from John, now a 24-year-old law The New York Times bers. No clarity on boundaries resolving the dispute with his student. “I looked up to my or zoning. No obvious way to tell neighbors. The courts in Greece mother as a sort of hero who ATHENS – Not long ago whether two people, or 10, have are flooded with such cases. made this big sacrifice for me Leonidas Hamodrakas, a lawyer registered ownership of the same “These things take years,” he and my brother to be safe, and in Athens, decided to pay closer property. said, “maybe a decade to settle.” that one day she would get out attention to his family’s land As Greece tries to claw its This state of affairs is partic - and we’d be together again.” holdings — some fields, a scat - way out of an economic crisis of ularly galling because Greece has But that dream has been tering of buildings and a massive historic proportions, one that has thrown hundreds of millions of completely shattered, and the stone tower — in Mani, a rural left 60 percent of young people dollars at the problem over the old hope she would someday be region in southern Greece. without jobs, many experts cite past two decades, but has little free has morphed into fear and But property ownership in the lack of a proper land registry to show for it. At one point, in dread as his mother prepares for Greece is often less than clear as one of the biggest impedi - the early 1990s, Greece took a July parole hearing. “I’m cut. So Mr. Hamodrakas put a ments to progress. It scares off more than $100 million from the afraid,” John said. “I won’t feel padlock on his gate and waited foreign investors; makes it hard European Union to build a reg - safe if she gets out.” to see what would happen. Soon for the state to privatize its as - istry. But after seeing what was His dramatic change of heart enough, he heard from neigh - sets, as it has promised to do in accomplished, the European came about after he decided to bors. Three of them claimed that exchange for bailout money; and Union demanded its money TNH ARCHIVES take an in-depth look into the they, too, had title to parts of the makes it virtually impossible to back. Gov’t Drops Charges Against Papanicolaou case file from the January 1993 property. collect property taxes. Since then, Greece has tried, murder of his father, an auto In this age of satellite im - Greece has resorted to tag - and tried again. But still, less Panicos (Peter) Papanicolaou, Greek Cypriot-American devel - mechanic who owned a gas sta - agery, digital records and the in - ging tax dues on to electricity than 7 percent of the country has oper, businessman, and philanthropist was informed by Loretta tion. stantaneous exchange of infor - bills as a way to flush out own - been properly mapped, officials Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, that John had told The News ex - mation, most of Greece’s land ers. Of course, that means that say. Experts say that even the the government has dropped all charges against him and that clusively that he grew up believ - transaction records are still empty property and farmland Judge Nina Gershon, United States District Judge, has dis - ing his mother shot his father in handwritten in ledgers, logged has yet to be taxed. Continued on page 10 missed the case against him. Story on page 5. self-defense in the family’s As - toria house in 1993 – even though a jury didn’t buy her de - fense and convicted her of mur - der. Study Reveals Skouras’ Impact on Am. Culture In DC, AHEPA For four days last summer, John pored over trial transcripts and watched videotapes of an By Kelsey Geiser sochoidis has spent countless assembling a library of Skouras technical innovation in film and Makes Greeks’ NYPD detective interviewing his The Humanities at Stanford hours sifting through the con - footage and hopes to secure TV,” as well as ample evidence mother. Then he went to see her tents of each box. funding to digitize the Skouras of “Skouras’ close ties to the in person at the Bayview Cor - Spyros Panagiotis Skouras es - A Greek immigrant himself, papers and to write a large-scale White House under different ad - Issues Known rectional Facility on W. 20th St. caped childhood poverty in Chrissochoidis developed a deep monograph based on them. ministrations.” in Manhattan – their first con - Greece to become a top Holly - admiration for Skouras that is During the course of his in - HELP FOR HIS HOMELAND TNH Staff tact in about five years. wood executive and organizer compelling him to publicize Sk - vestigation, Chrissochoidis, who As he began reading through He hadn’t visited and never of a successful World War II for - ouras’ impact on post-war received a doctorate in musicol - reams of production files, pa - WASHINGTON, DC – The Or - eign aid campaign, making him American culture. ogy from Stanford, found un - perwork and correspondence, der of AHEPA made the pres - Continued on page 6 one of the most noteworthy In addition to publishing published transcripts of Skouras’ Chrissochoidis began to realize ence, and issues of concern, of Greek American immigrants of Spyros P. Skouras, Memoirs autobiographical recordings. the scope of Skouras’ “immense Greek- and Cypriot-Americans the 20th Century. (1893–1953), the first re - “One of the folders contained contributions to philanthropic known in Washington, DC last And yet, 86 boxes of docu - searched account on Skouras, the transcripts of tape dictations causes and his leadership in the week during its annual Capitol ments chronicling Skouras’ re - Chrissochoidis has launched a from 1953 and 1965,” Chrisso - Greek War Relief Association.” Hill Day and at its Congressional Film, Before markable achievements sat vir - campaign to celebrate his 120th choidis said. “When I realized Skouras, born in 1893, im - Banquet, the 40th it has hosted. tually untouched in Stanford’s birth anniversary by creating a that this precious material had migrated to the United States in Participants traveled from as far Cecil H. Green Library for two research web page, writing ar - never been published, I knew I 1910. He operated a family-run away and Missouri, Florida, and Midnight, is decades. ticles for mainstream newspa - had to take action.” theater chain in St. Louis until California. Over the past year, however, pers and producing tribute He also found “an amazing Warner Brothers bought the AHEPA and its affiliated Stanford alumnus and Continu - videos. record of continuous activity in women’s organization, the Intriguing ing Studies lecturer Ilias Chris - Chrissochoidis is currently fields as varied as philanthropy, Continued on page 6 Daughters of Penelope, brought their legislative agendas to the attention of Capitol Hill legisla - By Penelope Karageorge tors and their staffs on May 22. Special to The National Herald Seventy congressional offices CUNY Hails from the Senate and House To stunning effect, Greece sides were visited by AHEPA provides the backdrop and ac - family members, which repre - tually plays a character in the Greek-Am. sented 18 states. long-awaited, just-released film "Our mission, which is Before Midnight, directed by strongly founded on our cultural Richard Linklater and starring Sdts./Ldrs. heritage and our community Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. service programs, guides our Made in Greece with an almost legislative agenda," said totally Greek crew and Greek By Demetrios Tsakas Supreme President Dr. John supporting cast, Before Mid - TNH Staff Writer Grossomanides. “As such, we night is Richard Linklater’s third have a diverse set of legislative film in the trilogy beloved by FLUSHING – Graduation cere - interests, both foreign and do - filmgoers. Earlier films were Be - monies are unique in their si - mestic, that reflect our mission. fore Sunrise (1995) and Before multaneous focus on past, pre - We believe this makes the Sunset (2004). sent, and future. The 35th AHEPA family unique in its ap - You will want to see this film. annual Certificate of Achieve - proach to Congress,” he said. It is fascinating, intelligent, ment Awards Dinner and The According to Grossomanides, provocative, nerve-wracking, Harry J. Psomiades Memorial AHEPA family members who original, and even entertaining: Lecture of the Center for Byzan - participated at the organiza - a picture for grownups. In an tine and Modern Greek Studies tion’s annual Capitol Hill Day era of cinematic pap and cookie- at Queens College honored the discussed issues ranging from afore named, the Center’s religious freedom for the Ecu - Continued on page 7 Founder, John Catsimatidis, menical Patriarchate to ending who is currently running for the division of Cyprus to ensur - mayor of New York, and the stu - ing cost-effective, job creating, dents who represent the com - and lifesaving domestic pro - For subscription: munity’s bright prospects. grams are preserved and main - 718.784.5255 Catsimatidis presented the tained in the federal budget. Do - [email protected] featured lecture which was ti - mestic programs of interest to Greek FM Avramopoulos’ Visit Deepens Ties with Israel tled "A Greek Odyssey in New the AHEPA family include senior York and the American Dream.” citizen housing, medical re - Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos visited Israel this week and met with President It was a moving presentation search at NIH, and domestic vi - Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On June 2 Avramopoulos will address the annual Global Forum of the American Jewish Committee in Washington, DC. Continued on page 6 Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 1-7, 2013

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n MAY 30-JuNe 2 portunity to support our history HEMPSTEAD, NY – St. Paul's and Hellenic cultural heritage. Greek Orthodox Cathedral in For more information call Hempstead, Long Island invites George Kitsios at 646-263-0773. you to our Famous Greek Festi - val, from Thursday, May 30 to n JuNe 4 Sunday, June 2. This remarkable MANHATTAN – Hellenic Profes - festival includes a wide variety sional Women Inc. (HPW) will of incredible Greek food and host an evening with Lori Ioan - pastries, both Live and D J mu - nou on June 4 6:30-9:30PM at sic, dancing, Greek Dance Per - Meli Restaurant, 1 East 35 St. formers, rides, games, vendors, in Manhattan. The event is flea market, and tours of our themed “Promoting the Profes - gorgeous Byzantine Cathedral. sional Self through Social Me - dia”. Ms. Ioannou, is the former n MAY 31 – JuNe 22 Executive Editor of Custom Con - TARPON SPRINGS, FL – The tent at Time Inc.’s News and City of Tarpon Springs/Center Sports Group. Admission is $35 for Gulf Coast Folklife is proud for members, $45 for non-mem - to host Journey Stories. This bers. Hors D’oeuvres, dessert PHOTOS: TNH/COSTAS BEJ Museum on Main Street and coffee are included with ad - Educator Demosthenes Triantafillou brought his students, ac - Symposium. Also seen in photo are: Panagiotis and Daphne (MoMS) exhibition was created mission. A Cash Bar. To register, companied by their parents, from the Greek school of the Sardis, Georgia and Yiannis Constantinou, John and Anastasia by the Smithsonian Institution email mfrantzis@hellenicprofes - Church of the Ascension in Fairview, NJ to the HMS Award Melizanis, Dr. Nicholas Mezitis, and Dr. Stella Lymberis. Traveling Exhibition Service sionalwomen.org, call (516) (SITES). The Smithsonian Insti - 216-5414 or visit www.Hel - tution has made the exhibition lenicProfessionalWomen.Org. available to a limited number of HMS’ Annual Papanicolaou Award Symposium communities statewide. Journey n JuNe 6-8 Stories will be featured at the KALAMAZOO, MI – Everyone is City of Tarpon Springs’ Cultural invited to the Kalamzoo Greek By Constantine Sirigos Dr. Spyros Mezitis, the Presi - Center from Apr. 11 through Festival (Theo and Stacey’s 37th TNH Staff Writer dent of the Federation of Hellenic Jul. 5. Hours are Monday Greek Festival) at the Arcadia Medical Societies, served as the through Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM. Creek Festival Place, 145 East NEW YORK – The best commu - MC and Dr. Zervoudakis was also Admission to the exhibit is free. Water Street, Kalamazoo, MI. nity events are the ones that the keynote speaker. His presen - Friday, May 31. Xenitia: Journey For more information visit kala - leave the guests feeling inspired tation “Alcohol in Pregnancy” Songs of the Greek Diaspora. mazoogreekfest.com. and full of hope. That is what preceded the scientific program Songs about immigration, its was prescribed by the organizers that featured Drs. William difficulties, and the havoc it cre - MANHATTAN – Aktina Produc - of the annual George N. Papani - Ledger, Thomas Caputo, and ates in the lives of those who tions, celebrating 20 years of ex - colaou Award Symposium of the Katherine Hajjar. leave and those left behind, are cellence, presents Greek Music Hellenic Medical Society (HMS) The evening’s highlight was a staple of the Greek musical Journey 2013, a benefit concert of New York on May 23 and in - the Adelfopoiese - Fraternization repertoire. Local and national for Aktina FM featuring Melina spiration was what the audience Agreement between the HMS musicians and vocalists will take Aslanidou and bouzouki soloist of physicians, community lead - and the Athens Medical Associa - part. Saturday, June 22 –Jour - Andreas Karantinis at the Kaye ers, students, and other guests tion that will enable the officers ney Films. Many documentary Playhouse at Hunter College received. of the two groups to take the lead and fictional films have effec - (68th Street between Park and Konstantinos Aprilakis re - in providing medical relief for the Dr. Ioannis A. Zervoudakis, (L), and Dr. Georgios Patoulis, tively examined the immigrant Lexington Avenues) on Thurs - ceived belated nameday wishes people of Greece. president of the AMA at Weill-Cornell Medical College. or migrant journey. We will pre - day, June 6 at 8 PM. For infor - along with his scholarship, Ioan - Dr. Georgios Patoulis, the sent, interpret, and discuss films mation contact Aktina: 718-545- nis A. Zervoudakis, MD, was hon - president of the AMA and mayor Greek citizens in their time of gratulated Patoulis and referred that deal with locally significant 1151 or nexus at 718-606-9225. ored for his achievements as a of the Athens suburb of Marousi, need and said Diaspora doctors to the contributions made to date groups. What’s your journey Charge your tickets by calling: physician and as Clinical Associ - was present for the announce - “hope to play a special role and by the Greek-American groups story? For further information, 718-545-1151. Tickets will be ate Professor of Obstetrics and ment. Dr. Nicholas Mezitis, pres - our medical and pharmaceutical and individuals – including the please call Helene MacNeil at sold exclusively by AKTINA and Geynecology at Weill-Cornell ident of the HMS, praised Pa - supply effort.” Archdiocese’s $2 million commit - 727-942-5605 or Tina Bucu - will not be available at the The - Medical College. toulis for his initiatives to help Patoulis said he was deeply ment to Apostoli – as “a begin - valas at 727-937-1130. ater. Doors open 7:30 PM, Per - touched by the outpouring of ning,” which should be seen as formance: 8 PM. Tickets: $75, love and support in response to a challenge to the community for n JuNe 1 $60, $50, $25 & $40 for handi - the Greek crisis. He also noted matching donations. ASTORIA – The Ionian Cultural capped. work of the Greek Church’s phil - He also praised the Brothers Federation, in cooperation with MARIA- TINA MINOAN JEWLERY anthropic arm Apostoli- Mission, Mezitis for their activities and de - the Federation of Hellenic Soci - FLUSHING – The Pancyprian As - CUSTOM MADE - HANDCRAFTED JEWLERY which has fed thousands and clared that physicians in general eties of Greater New York, pre - sociation of New York Presents 415.299.1442 supports the AMA’s effort to pro - must be considered the product sents an evening of Greek mu - The Pancyprian Choir: Music of WWW.GREEKISLANDHOUSE.COM vide medical care to Greeks with - of a “special creative activity on sic: “Mia Angalia Tragoudia – A Hellenes. Saturday, June 8 at Maria-Tina Minoan Jewelry™ designs out insurance. He said that since the part of God.” Musical Hug,” on June 1 at 8 7:30 PM. Terrace on the Park, are created February 2012 more than 300 Patoulis noted that thanks to PM at the Stathakion Center, 21- Flushing Meadows, New York. by six time Emmy Award Winning volunteer physicians working many volunteers, including 52 29th Street in Astoria. The For tickets and information call designer, Maria-Tina Karamanlakis. with other health care profession - physicians, and the cooperation performers include: Tassos Pa - 917-821-0281. als have made more than 20,000 of the Church of Greece, their en - paioannou, Eleni Andreou, medical visits throughout Greece, deavor is at a point where the Makaria Psiliteli, Ilias Makrinos, n JuNe 13 18k recycled gold Byzantine cross with tanzanite, especially in remote areas. fraternization agreement with Costas Psarros, Glafkos Konte - LAKE SUCCESS, NY - The St. sapphire, amethyst,diamonds (special commission Archbishop Demetrios con - the HMS will yield maximum re - meniotis, and Giorgos Mani - Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine using client's old gold pieces to recycle) sults. He expressed his thanks to atis.Tickets: $25. For informa - Church of Flushing invite you Nicholas Mezitis for believing in tion call 347-678-3267. to the 9th annual gold outing at and driving the new endeavor, the North Shore Towers Country which will make an impact both TARPON SPRINGS, FL – The City Club on Thursday, June 13 at on the scientific and social service of Tarpon Springs presents Night 11AM. All proceeds will benefit levels. in the Islands – a free event on the St. Nicholas Church. The Spyros Mezitis, welcomed the the Sponge Docks. Enjoy Greek golf package include green fees, guests and served as the MC. He music, dancing, and dining! An cart, breakfast, lunch, and bev - acknowledged special guests in - hour of free Greek dance lessons erages at the turn, and buffet HE WILL MAKE US ALL PROUD cluding Greek Consul General will be offered by the Levendia dinner. Proper golf attire re - George Iliopoulos, and intro - Dance Troupe from 6-7 PM ON quired. For information contact: duced Tasos Ringos, the presi - June 1. It will also be offered Bill Kakoullis 917-880-5471 dent of the Panevoikos Society of Saturdays, July 13, Aug. 3, Sept. [email protected]; Harris America, who was among those 7, Oct. 5, and Nov. 2. Stathopulos 917-273-6494; who spoke of the life and legacy Andy Tsiolas 516-286-2395. of Dr. Papanicolaou, who hailed MANHATTAN – ‘Movie Night at from the island of Evoia. the Annunciation’ presents the n JuNe 15 THE GOOD CAPTAIN IS classic conspiracy thriller “Z” by FLORAL PARK – The Pancyprian REVEALED DURING THE director Costa-Gavras. The Os - Association, Inc. Dance Division STORM car-winning foreign film stars – New York, cordially invites you Aprilakis, who is a student at Yves Montand, Irene Papas and to a Cypriot Night” on Saturday, Weill-Cornell Medical School, Jean-Louis Trintignant, and is June 15 at Towers on the Green, thanked the Mezitis Brothers and based on the true story of the 272-48 Grand Central Parkway the HMS for the scholarship and assassination of a Greek politi - in Floral Park. There will be Live Caputo and Ledger of Weill-Cor - cian and the investigation into Music and Traditional Folk nell for the support and knowl - the government cover-up (in Dancing from our Dance edge he received from them. French with English subtitles). Groups. He placed his appreciation in $15 suggested donation to sup - the context of the loss of his dear port the philanthropic work of n JuNe 15 (DeADLINe) father in 2011, who asked him the Philoptochos Society. Re - NEW YORK - Kyrenia Opera is to uphold three promises, first to freshments will be served. Film proud to announce the first an - take care of his mother, to do the starts at 7PM in Demas Hall, An - nual Cyprus Vocal Scholarship same for his brothers, and to “to nunciation Greek Orthodox Competition. The organization make sure your finish school.” Church, 302 West 91st Street & offers a one-time no-fee appli - Nevertheless he found it hard to West End Ave. in Manhattan. cation until June 15. Visit web - go on. 212-724-2070. site at www.kyreniaopera.org. “My father was my inspira - tion, my role model, my best n JuNe 2 n JuNe 21-23 friend, my reason for working as ASTORIA – The Athens Square TROY, MI – The Church of St. hard as I did. All I ever wanted Committee Presents: AN AN - Nicholas hosts the 20th anniver - was to make him proud and one THOLOGY OF GREEK SONG, a sary Opa! Fest, the largest on - day he just wasn’t there.” unique sing along concert with going Greek festival in the He took a leave from his stud - the best selections of Greek mu - Metro Detroit area, June 21-23 ies, but “one day, sitting alone, I sic and songs that have endured on church grounds at 760 Wat - was reminded of one of the many the test of time from the Asia tles Road, Troy, MI. For info call proverbs I heard from my father Minor tunes to the musical cre - 248-362-9575 or visit when I was growing up: O kalos ations of our contemporary www.opafest.com. Saturday will kapetaniosu stin fortuna fenete – composers. Featuring Grigoris feature Greek cooking demon - the good captain is revealed dur - Maninakis and the Mikrokosmos strations by the famed Three ing the storm.” Ensemble and young guests Greek Sisters from Toronto. He snapped out of it, and was artist from the community. Sun - reminded that “I had a loving and day, June 2, 5:30 PM at the n JuNe 22-24 supportive family, that I have a Stathakion Center. All proceed FLINT, MI – The Assumption wonderful an benevolent organi - will go towards the funding of Greek Orthodox Church hosts A NEW YORKER FOR ALL NEW YORKERS zation like the HMS behind me the statue of Sophocles, the its Greek festival on June 22- and supporting me through good newest addition to Athens 24. Visit www.flintgreekfesti - and bad time…and I was re - Square. The day will be an op - val.com. minded of one of my role models, Dr. Papanicolaou, who overcame his own storms, and that I l have JOHN CATSIMATIDIS a strong Greek community to QUESTION OF THE WEEK serve, give back to and make proud.” He returned to school Vote on our website! For Mayor of New York, 2013 and is on track to graduate in 2014. You have the chance to express your opinion on our website Demetrios Triantafillou, dis - on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - tinguished educator and the prin - lished in our printed edition next week along with the question A proud member of the Omogeneia cipal of the Greek school or the for that week. and the FIRST Greek-American to ever run for Church of the Ascension of The question this week is: Do you think that Greek-Ameri - Fairview, NJ was accompanied by cans ought to place more political pressure on Greece to protect New York City’s mayoral seat. a number of his bright young stu - their property rights there? dents to the event, in the belief o Yes Together, we can make it happen! that such events and the achieve - o No ments of the participants inspire o Maybe the community’s youth. The results for last week’s question: Do you think that Asked by TNH how the Dias - Archbishop Ieronymos’ Visit to the U.S. was helpful to the pora in general can help, Patoulis image of the Greek Orthodox Church? replied that they should continue 53 % voted "Yes" www.cats2013.com their collaborative effort, and si - 41 % voted "No" multaneously individuals should 6% voted "Maybe" do whatever they can. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 1-7, 2013 3 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 1-7, 2013 A Musical Celebration of Cephalonian Liberation and Union with Greece

TNH Staff evening’s narrator, to declare despite a schedule that de - that the organizers, which manded his presence elsewhere. NEW YORK – Although 2014 should have advertised that the Regarding his campaign he said, marks the 150th year since the concert would include 300 per - “We will win. My opponents Liberation and Union with formers, not just the 30 listed keep making mistakes and I’m Greece of the beautiful island of in the program, and then of - learning from them.” Cephalonia, every anniversary fered deep thanks on behalf of He said of the concert that is is special and this year the oc - the musicians for making their very important for the commu - casion inspired a two-day cele - visit and the concerts possible. nity that it is hosting cultural bration that began with a con - The evening also served as events at places like Lincoln cert of the Septinsular Island’s an opportunity for the commu - Center “the Mecca of Music. music at Lincoln Center for the nity to honor life, achievements, Every time we do that, it’s good Performing Arts. and contributions of Anastasios for our young people.” The guests who filled the Manesis with an award “for ex - On the following day there Bruno Walter Auditorium were ceptional Services to Hellenism.” was also a special concert by the greeted by Marika Paleos and Daniels introduced him with an same groups at the Chian House Costas Vagelatos, before Eleni overview of a life that began on in Astoria, which also featured Daniels took her turn as Emcee. the island of Erikousa, near a lecture by writer Elpiniki The program included tradi - Kerkyra, continued in Athens Mazaraki on the Septinsular tional favorites and less well and finally reached New York. freedom fighters in the cam - known songs, both beautifully Manessis later sang the paign for liberation from British performed by the Choir of Ar - praises of tiny Erikousa, whose Rule and union with Greece. gostoli, named for the islands population has shrunk to about She also made a fascinating capital and consisting of re - 50, but which is where his slide presentation showing markable tenor, baritone and beloved parents are buried. TNH/COSTAS BEJ Cephalonia before and after the bass male voices, and a band of “He eventually joined his fa - (L-R) John Catsimatidis, Greek Consul General George Iliopoulos, Marika Paleou, honoree great earthquake of 1953. 10 mandolin and guitar players ther in the restaurant business, Tasos Manessis, Gerasimos Stephanitsis, and Nicholas Bardis at Cephalonian concert. The event’s organizers in - – nine women and one man, all where he proved to be a suc - cluded the Ionian Cultural Fed - led by the director, Angelos cessful pioneering, and innova - dential campaigns of Michael Greek voice alive in New York.” have worked together for many eration of America; the Federa - Mourelatos. tive entrepreneur,” Daniels said. Dukakis and Paul Tsongas in Nicholas Bardis, the presi - years to promote Hellenic tion of Cephalonian and Many in the audience, in - He also served as president or New York. dent of Ionian Cultural Federa - Paidea, culture and education, Ithakian Societies, Odysseus; cluding the Consul General of founder of numerous organiza - Daniels expressed her special tion of America, under whose in America. the Cephalonian Society St. Greece, George Iliopoulos, who tions, Pan Gregorian of New appreciation for Manessis’ role aegis the event was organized, Despite being scheduled to Gerasimos of New Jersey; the attended the auspicious event York and its charitable Pan Gre - in mobilizing the community to gathered the presidents of all speak elsewhere, New York Lefkada Society, Lefkas; the with his wife Anthousa, joined gorian Fund and is an Archon save its radio broadcasts when the organizations of the Ionian mayoral candidate John Catsi - Erikousa Society, Erikousa; and in the singing, prompting Ros - of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. New York City threatened to sell organizations onstage for a matidis made sure to be there the Mathrakion Society, Math - setos Louzis, who served as the He also spearheaded the presi - WNYE. “He helped keep the photo with Manessis. The two to speak about his good friend raki.

(L-R): Col. Steve Pisanos (ret.), 2013 AHEPA Medal of Freedom recipient; Supreme President (L-R) AHEPA Supreme President John Grossomanides, Andrew Manatos, who received the Out - Dr. John Grossomanides, Col. Nick Vamvakis (ret.), who presented the award; Congressman standing Public Advocacy Award, and AHEPA Chairman of the Board Nicholas Karacostas. Gus Bilirakis, member, Committee on Veterans Affairs. In its Annual Capitol Hill Day, AHEPA Brings Greek Issues to National Stage

Continued from page 1 gresses,” said Dr. Grosso - FL), co-chair of the Hellenic BANQUET HONORS manides. Caucus and Congressional Hel - COMMUNITY EXCELLENCE, olence. Also included on the “We are encouraged by the lenic-Israel Alliance; and U.S. SERVICE agenda was comprehensive im - positive responses we received Reps. Niki Tsongas (D-MA), The Congressional Banquet, migration reform and provisions by members of Congress who Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Dina which was held at the Willard within that legislation that are not members of the Caucus Titus (D-NV). Intercontinental Hotel, returned would allow Greek nationals to to join it. We expect to see it “We appreciate the strong to the nation’s capital after a seek “highly skilled” worker grow along with the newly- show of support from the cham - hiatus of a number of years visas. formed Congressional Hellenic- pions of Greek-American is - which featured regional ban - “In addition, our aim is to Israel Alliance.” sues,” said Dr. Grossomanides. quets designed to bring the na - grow the Congressional Caucus The day’s events included a “We look forward to working tional leadership into closer re - on Hellenic Issues back to the morning reception where the with them in this Congress to lations with its local chapters record-setting number we AHEPA family received remarks achieve our goals and objec - and to spotlight the organiza - achieved in previous con - from U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R- tives.” tions’ vibrant regions.

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Rev. Father Alex Karloutsos, Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, was presented the AHEPA Excellence in Leader - ship Award by Supreme President John Grossomanides.

AHEPA family members and According to the AHEPA friends gathered to honor excel - press release, in their accep - lence in public service and the tance remarks, “the honorees re - community and Fox News Chief flected upon the importance of Congressional Correspondent public service, community ser - Mike Emanuel served as the vice, and participation in the banquet program’s the master civic or advocacy process, and of ceremonies. they expressed gratitude toward Congressman Gus Bilirakis AHEPA for promoting these presented his colleague Albio principles. In addition, they Sires (D-NJ), with the 2013 stressed the importance of striv - AHEPA Pericles Award for excel - ing to preserve Hellenism.” lence in public service, Ambas - Several dignitaries attended sador Gianna Angelopoulos- the banquet, including several Daskalaki, former president, members of Congress. Among 2004 Athens Olympic Organiz - the dignitaries were: Ambas - ing Committee received the sador of Greece to the U.S. Daughters of Penelope Civic Re - Christos Panagopoulos, U.S. sponsibility Award from Daugh - Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), chair, ters of Penelope Grand Presi - Committee on Foreign Affairs; dent Joanne Saltas, Andrew U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D- Manatos, former Assistant Sec - MD), ranking member, Commit - retary of Commerce and tee on the Budget; U.S. Rep. founder, Manatos & Manatos Frank Pallone (D-NJ), U.S. Rep. was awarded the Outstanding Grace Meng (D-NY), U.S. Rep. Public Advocacy Award by Michael Grimm (R-NY), and AHEPA Chairman of the Board U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D- Nicholas Karacostas, Col. Steve NH). SuBSCRIBe TO OuR ON-LINe eDITION AND STAY INFORMeD! Pisanos (ret.), World War II Fly - Founded in 1922 in Atlanta, ing Ace was given the AHEPA Georgia, to protect individuals Medal of Freedom by Col. Nick from the evils of bigotry and dis - every day you’ll find thought provoking editorials, columns and special inserts Vamvakias (ret.) and Congress - crimination, AHEPA is the relevant to the Greek-American, Greek and Cypriot communities. man Bilirakis, who is a member largest and oldest grassroots as - of the Veterans Affairs Commit - sociation of American citizens tee); and Rev. Father Alex Kar - of Greek heritage and Philhel - For more information contact: loutsos, Protopresbyter of the lenes with more than 400 chap - Ecumenical Patriarchate, was ters across the United States, [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 108 presented the AHEPA Excellence Canada, Greece, and Cyprus. in Leadership Award by The mission of AHEPA is to pro - Supreme President Dr. John mote the ancient Greek ideals For more information contact: Grossomanides. of Education, Philanthropy, The National Herald Special presentations were Civic Responsibility, and Family [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 108 www.thenationalherald.com also made to each AHEPA chap - and Individual Excellence ter that organized volunteers to through community service and help victims of Superstorm volunteerism. More information Sandy. is available at www.ahepa.org. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 1-7, 2013 COMMUNITY 5 U.S. Government Drops its Corruption Case against Peter Papanicolaou

By Demetris Tsakas statements, he declared his in - He added: “Everything I did York Times reported that Grimm okayed by the House Ethics eign minister, the head of the TNH Staff Writer nocence and said he is certain in my life I did in the interests of did not include Cyprus in his re - Committee. Greek Orthodox Church of the truth will come out. the community, my country and port of a trip taken to Israel but In July 2011, about a month Cyprus, and other dignitaries. NEW YORK – The federal gov - “From the beginning I de - my birthplace.” then amended it. He was re - before Grimm’s trip, his office is - The Times reported that ac - ernment dropped corruption clared my innocence. Fortunately Asked if he would take legal quired to report the source of the sued a news release saying he cording to an itinerary that was complaints against Greek after a process that lasted about action and seek compensation funding. would cosponsor a bill to help belatedly filed with the House of Cypriot-American developer and a year the government decided The amended filing came one give Americans who own prop - Representatives on July 23 that businessman Peter Papanicolaou, to withdraw the charge against day after his host Papanicolaou, erty in what the release called year, the first full day of the President of the Cyprus Federa - me. All this time was a big test [Judge] Nina Gershon… was arrested on corruption Turkish-Occupied Cyprus re - weeklong trip featured lunch tion of America, who was ac - for me and my family, but in the Eastern district of New charges after the government course to seek restitution for the with Papanicolau at his home. cused of paying for a trip to end, all is well,” he told TNH. York, dismissed the said his organization paid for the “illegal use and occupation of Papanicolaou came to the at - Cyprus for U.S. Rep. Michael Papanicolaou said that “it was $6,890 visit. their property.” tention of authorities as part of Grimm, a Staten Island Republi - a very big test for me, my family, indictment against him. Prosecutors accused Papani - Cyprus is divided between a a pay-to-play scheme that has can. friends, and fellow activists be - colaou of treating an official of Greek-Cypriot South and a Turk - engulfed the city’s Department Papanicolaou was notified by cause I am a person who came for the injuries caused by the ac - the city’s Department of Housing ish-occupied North, which is not of Housing Preservation and De - letter by Loretta Lynch, United to the United States to study and cusation, he said: “There is no Preservation and Development recognized internationally. The velopment since Wendell B. Wal - States Attorney for the Eastern worked hard to create a healthy such issue. I want to move on to a free trip to Greece as part of release noted thatGrimm ters, a former assistant commis - District of New York that Nina business and to be active in pub - with my life and business. I want a scheme to gain city contracts. planned to travel to Cyprus in sioner, pleaded guilty to bribery Gershon, United States District lic affairs. Undoubtedly my case to calm down with my family to Papanicolaou’s construction com - August 2011 with representa - and corruption charges. Judge, Eastern district of New had an impact on the Cypriot go on holiday to Cyprus, because pany in Brooklyn was awarded tives of the Greek-Cypriot com - The government claimed that York, dismissed the indictment community and on the Cyprus my family and my friends have $95 million in department con - munity from his district. Papanicolaou persuaded a travel against him. Federation of America of which suffered greatly and it’s time to tracts between 2002 and 2008, Papanicolaou accompanied agency to rebate $12,390 in Papanikolaou, as was re - I was president. It really tortured rest and enjoy a carefree holiday. according to city records. him on the trip, as did Assem - charges that the assistant com - ported by TNH, called the alle - me all this time and I did not I would never want to go into a Grimm’s lawyer, William blywoman Nicole Malliotakis, a missioner put on his American gations of corruption against him want to expose my parents, my court adventure with the U.S. au - McGinley, maintained that the Staten Island Republican who is - Express card for a Greek honey - unfounded. He defended his in - family, my colleagues, and my thorities,” he said. filing in June had nothing to do sued a news release about it. moon in September 2007, so nocence and, and despite fellow fighters (to what was go - The charges were levied in with Papanicolaou’s arrest and They met with the President of that Papanicolaou could pick up lawyers advice not to make any ing on).” August of 2012 when the New that the Cyprus swing was the Republic of Cyprus, the for - the tab. Peter Vallone, Jr. is Seeking Borough Presidency of His Beloved Queens

TNH Staff Writer campaign manager when he He urged the guests to sup - first won his City Council seat port Peter Jr. “who says exactly ASTORIA – The Vallone Family’s and saw firsthand “how com - what he means and does exactly roots in Astoria are deep and its mitted Peter Jr. is to public ser - what he says, which is very un - relations with the Greek- and vice, his community and to his usual today,” and his son Paul, Cypriot-American community are family. The Vallone name is syn - who is running for a City Coun - tight, so when City Councilman onymous with public service cil seat in Queens. Peter F. Vallone, Jr. decided to and Peter Jr. is a shining exam - Dellis announced that Peter turn term limits lemons into cam - ple of that.” Vallone Senior and Junior will paign for Queens Borough Presi - They have worked together both be honored for their role dent lemonade, Hellenes like on many issues, especially in creating, supporting, and now new York State Assemblywoman women’s rights. Vallone, who renovating Athens Square Park Aravella Simotas and other com - was a very successful prosecu - as an important Astoria cultural munity leaders joined the charge. tor, is aggressively fighting for venue. The June 2 concert at Astoria Park, with its iconic Simotas’ new bill to protect the Stathakion will raise funds bridges, was the scene for the women titled “Rape is Rape.” for the installation of the statue announcement of the endorse - Vallone thanked her and said of Socrates. ment on May 17, and on May “I feel like I have three daugh - Delis thanked Petros Gala - 15 local Greek-American leaders ters… and I’m so proud of Ar - toulas, the Secretary of the Fed - hosted a fundraiser at the avella. She’s a leader.” eration of Hellenic Societies of Stathakion Center. George Dellis, Former Com - Greater New York, Julie Pan - Polling data indicate Vallone munity Board 1 District Man - tazis, and Stamatis restaurant is the frontrunner for the Sep - ager in Queens, welcomed the for the food and refreshments. tember 10 election, but the mes - guests at the Stathakion and in - Sandra Vassos, who actually sage at both events was simple: troduced the candidate’s father. ran against Vallone when he it is in the interest of the Greek Vallone, Sr. said his family’s re - was first elected in 2001, is a community to go vote and con - lationship with the community friend nevertheless, and is very tribute to the campaign and to Peter F. Vallone, Jr. thanked NY State Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (at his right) for being began with his own father, excited about the campaign. tell their friends to do the same. one of the first local office holders to endorse him. “I’m controversial,” he said with a smile to Judge Frank Vallone, and his “There is a legacy with the Val - Simotas, who will also chair constituents and supporters who wouldn’t have him any other way. many friendships with Greeks. lone Family in Astoria, with of the “Women for Vallone” He always marveled at that and their support of the Greek com - Committee, was introduced at years, many of them as its capital, “but the best addition Sr. and said she will always call when he finally visited Sicily he munity and the community’s Astoria Park by the candidate’s speaker. He declared her “Not to Albany we ever had.” him “Mr. Speaker,” in honor of saw all the well preserved tem - support of them as leaders in father, Peter F. Vallone, Sr., who only the queen of Astoria but Simotas noted her own ca - his exemplary service. ples and declared, “It’s all this area for so many years,” she served in the City Council of 29 the Queen Albany,” the state reer began working for Vallone, She was also Vallone Jr.’s Greek. No wonder!” said. Senate Judiciary Comm. Passes Proposal for Greek, Cypriot Work Visas

Continued from page 1 “When they are here, they vision ant he leadership of im - at that church with my friends, of the Senate and in the House also be able to apply for green migration reform in general. but I also want to thank the (en - and get it to the President to prehensive immigration re - cards and citizenship based on LOTS OF HEAVY LIFTING tire) Greek community. It is so sign, but everything seems to be form.” the point system,” that the over - Andy Manatos, President of good for America – Greek peo - going well. I’m optimist this bill He acknowledged the vi - all bill establishes, he said. the Coordinated Effort of Hel - ple are hardworking, dedicate will be on the president’s desk brancy of the Greek community Schumer said that, “It’s a lenes and whose lobbying firm and successful and they make by October. It is hoped the full in New York, and pointed out: win-win. It allows Greek to is based in Washington, also America a better place.” Senate will debate the bill in “I have always had a close rela - come and work here and help thanked Schumer because “we New York State Assembly - June and the House will do so tionship with the community our economy and it helps the have a lot of friends in the Sen - woman Aravella Simotas asked over the summer. and I believe the more Greeks Greek-American community ate who we asked to move on if there was a limit on the num - Manatos said “this amend - there are in New York and the preserve the Greek language this issue but the fact is that you ber of Greeks and Cypriots who ment is what they call in Wash - more Greeks in America, the and culture that is at the root of stood up and took the heat to can participate. He said he does ington a very heavy lift. There better New York and America all Western culture. make this happen. If you not believe there is, but he will are literally about 1000 interests are, and I’ve been fighting hard “I was proud to offer this pro - weren’t there, there is no ques - look into it and inform her, ac - in getting and amendment in to make sure that this bill helps vision and work with the com - tion that this amendment would knowledging that her office will this bill, and there were 300 that them.” munity and the Archbishop and not be in the bill and we are be a key point of contact he said had the strength to convince a The full bill with Schumer’s Dennis Mehiel, John Catsima - greatly appreciative.” his staff will supply hers with senator to introduce them, and amendment passed the Senate tidis, and George Tsunis, and so During a question and an - all the information. People will a very small percentage of those Judiciary Committee with bi- many others to ensure that this swer session, Philip Christopher, be able to stay for 18 months 300 were adopted.” partisan support on May 22, happens.” The provision had the the President of the Pancyprian and Schumer said the status is He noted that, “were it not with solid bipartisan support. unanimous support of Democ - Association and PSEKA thanked renewable. for the fact that Chuck Schumer He said that it has a provi - rats and Republicans on the Schumer on behalf of Cypriot- In response to a question re - is the Chairman of the Immigra - sion “that will help Greek lan - committee he said, “So I am Americans, because Cypriots garding the value of establishing tion Subcommittee and has ex - guage and culture stay strong confident it will stay in the bill.” will also be able to apply. a coordinating body or a clear - traordinary credibility both with in New York and America … Demetrios then told The participants expressed ing house for information to Democrats and Republicans, Greek citizens are allowed the Schumer: their thanks to Schumer, match people coming from there would be no way that this opportunity to be hired in Amer - Schumer said that the amend - “We are deeply indebted to prompting him to point out that Greece with opportunities amendment would have been ica if there is a need for their ment will help preserve Hel - you and grateful for what you his friendship with the commu - across the country, Manatos said adopted.” Greek language speaking … lenic language and culture in are doing for the Greek Ortho - nity goes back to when he lived “it will be done in the imple - It was quite an accomplish - whether to teach Hellenic cul - America. dox community and also help - near the Three Hierarchs mentation phase and we are ment, Manatos said, but now it ture and language to Greek ing with the conditions in Church in Brooklyn, in the dis - quite a few months away from must get to the Senate floor for Americans … many different tion visas…summer camps, Greece,” and said he wanted to trict where he was first elected that.” a vote – 60 votes will be re - kinds of organizations sponsor schools, travel agencies, or a big publicly acknowledge his grati - to Congress. The senator noted: “We still quired to overcome filibusters, these types of language instruc - company.” tude to the senator for this pro - “I spent many a happy day have to pass the bill on the floor if they occur.

The Hellenic Council YSee of America Invites you on Saturday June 8th 2013 at 6pm at the Stathakion Center Federation of Hellenic Societies 22-51 29th Street Astoria Ny 11105 for a lecture titled “Placing Plato above Aristotle: The Case of Plethon Gemistos” by Greek School Graduation is an Occasion for the Blues The hearts and gowns of the 2013 graduates of the Efstathios and Stamatiki Valiotis Greek- Dr. Christos evangeliou American Day School at the Church of the Holy Cross in Whitestone are glowing Hellenic blue. Professor of Philosophy at Towson university, mD Also in the photo are Fr. Dionysios Anagnostopoulos, the pastor, Archdeacon Epifanios Arvanities, Eugenia Nearchou, Supervising Principal, Eleni Thermos, Christina Makridou, Grigoria Yianniou, Elli Ziogka, Kalliopi Xanthopoulou, Pevki Simakos, Kiki Stamatogianni, and Maria Haralabou. 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 1-7, 2013

NEIl SCHNEIDER/NEw yORk DAIly NEwS RON ANTONEllI/NEw yORk DAIly NEwS Niki Rossakis was convicted of shooting her husband, Gary, in John Rossakis' mother, Niki, was convicted of murdering his Murder victim Gary Rossakis, who was murdered by his wife 1993. She is hoping to reconnect with her son Gary, who is father, Gary. He is not convinced by his mother's testimony Niki Rossakis, is pictured in a handout photograph holding his now 24 and a law student. that she was abused by his dad. baby son John Rossakis. Son Once Believed Jailed Mom’s Alibi, Now Fears Her Pending Release

Continued from page 1 abused by his father for years most importantly, I orphaned has a striking resemblance to his before the shooting. two children. I’m sorry.” father, said. “Long-term system - opened her letters “largely for Those two children, John Tears welled up in Niki’s eyes atic abuse by someone that large my own sanity…to be a normal and his younger brother, when she acknowledged she has would have left some kind of in - young adult,” he said. The meet - George, lived with his mother’s had little contact with her two dication, whether it was a hos - ing in prison was a cross-exam - sister, Lillian Alexopoulos, for sons. The youngest was just a pital visit or a black eye, that ination, not a reunion. “I said, ‘I about a decade after the shoot - toddler when she was locked up someone would have noticed.” want you to be straight with me. ing before being adopted by — and her eldest, once an un - John thought his father was I want you to tell me why you their uncle, Constantine, a car - wavering supporter, now dreads attacking his mother in their murdered my father, John said. diologist. the possibility of her being re - bedroom when she shot him, Niki, now 51, won a new pa - The parole board rejected leased after a parole board hear - and that she shot him in the role hearing because she has Niki for parole twice. A Manhat - ing this summer. chest, he said. He discovered been a “model prisoner” who tan Supreme Court judge, how - “It’s painful,” she said. “We that she actually put the re - has earned two associate de - ever, recently ruled the board haven’t been able to spend time volver to his temple as he lay grees, has tutored other inmates failed to give proper considera - as adults and hash this all out asleep in bed. and, except for minor infrac - tion to her prison record and in private.” Their jailhouse meeting tions early in her incarceration, possible evidence of her reha - John was more than troubled lasted more than four hours. “A has a clean disciplinary record, bilitation, including her earning by what he gleaned from the lot of it was me just letting out lawyer Richard Greenberg said. two associate degrees. case file, where he learned his my frustration,” John said. “I “She is not a violent person,” A TROUBLED LIFE mother was addicted to barbi - was saying, ‘How could you lie Greenberg said. “She is not a Niki, 51, admitted to the turates. She forged prescriptions to me? Why are you lying to threat to anybody and she’s in - News she was a drug addict and and illegally obtained drugs at me?’ ” credibly remorseful.” But if she not thinking clearly when she least 60 times during her five- He had hoped for more, he is released, her son believes, she shot her husband in the head as year marriage, according to trial said. “How could she not see me will again become addicted to he lay asleep in bed. She re - testimony. She was even ar - and say, “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry drugs and, being a “manipula - peated claims she had been en - rested while out on bail in 1994 for all of this?’ There was none tor,” will take advantage of her during years of escalating abuse, on charges of trying to pass a of that. She was still just trying sons. John was 4 at the time; but said she came to understand Nitsa Rossakis, mother of Gary, holds photo of him at Niki's trial. forged prescription during a trip to justify it and, frankly, it dis - his younger brother, George, over 20 long years that she to the Hamptons. gusted me. ” was 1. Now a 24-year-old law could have – and should have – Niki says she’s praying for a pened,” she told the parole He also read that his mother He also said he’s worried student at Seton Hall, John is walked away instead of grab - “second chance” from the parole board in 2011. “I have left the told police her husband commit - about his own safety. no longer in his mother’s corner. bing his revolver from a bedside board – and from her sons. entire Rossakis Family with a ted suicide before she admitted As the parole board hearing The New Jersey man spent sev - table drawer. “I’m hopeful,” she said during hole in their heart. This should shooting him. He discovered approaches, John is clearly eral days last summer reading “It was an impulsive act and an interview at the Bedford Hills have never happened and I that at trial, she didn’t produce dreading the idea of his the trial transcripts and watch - I am sorry for it,” said Niki. “I Correctional Facility for Women, could have prevented it. I could physical evidence of physical mother’s release, but would not ing videotapes of his mother be - caused a lot of pain.” a maximum-security prison in have left. I should have left, but abuse by her husband, a bear of say if he is actively fighting it. ing interrogated by police. He After spending nearly 20 Westchester County. “I want to I never did, and I’m sorry be - a man who stood 6 feet, 2 “I’m going to do whatever I is now convinced she lied about years in prison for killing a hus - reunite and rebond with them.” cause he would be alive today inches tall. think is necessary to protect my being physically and sexually band she claims brutalized her, “I’m sorry this has hap - to see his sons grow up, and “He was a giant,” John, who family,” he said. CUNY’s Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Shines at Graduation Time

Continued from page 1 100 years ago. scend party affiliations and be - Dr. Christos Ioannidis, the Di - The audience was touched come the LaGuardia rector, welcomed the guests and rich in inspiring messages. The by the references to his parents of the 21st century, thereby expressed his satisfaction with story of his life began, like those from the book 11 Weddings and inspiring the community’s chil - the progress of the Centre, and of many in the audience, with a Sacrifice, which Catsimatidis dren to set lofty goals. said he is looking forward to the the with the struggles and sac - commissioned, and which is He has an additional political 40th anniversary of its establish - rifices of his family, including dedicated to his mother. wish. “I want God let me live ment. the difficulties they faced as Catsimatidis also mentioned long enough to see one of my He congratulated this year’s refugees after the persecutions the reasons he decided to par - children graduates, Krisztina Foldi, who of the Turks, and the challenges ticipate in the mayoral cam - be elected president of the majored the programs of the faced by grandparents that ar - paign and stressed that he is in United States," Catsimatidis Center, and Elena Ioannou, rived in Ellis Island in 1913 – it to win. His ambition is to tran - said. Alexandra Kavouras, and Kimon Koutsouradis, who took minors, as well as the students who re - ceived the scholarships. Ioan - nides also thanked the donors who funded them, and all of the Center’s benefactors, including the Onassis Foundation (USA), its Executive Director, Ambas - sador Loucas Tsilas, and its Director of Ed - ucational Affairs, Dr. Maria Sereti. The invocation was offered by Fr. Anastasios Gounaris, Dean of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan, and there were On behalf of the students of the Center for Byzantine and Mod - welcoming remarks by Dr. June ern Greek Studies at Queens College, the program’s director Bobb, Assistant Provost of Dr. Christos Ioannides (R) presents New York City mayoral Queens College, the Consul of candidate John Catsimatidis, standing next to his wife Margo, Greece Evangelos Kyriakopou - with a hooded Queens College sweatshirt. los, the Consul General of Cyprus Koula Sophianou, and and Cypriot-American to serve the responsibilities of citizenship the Chairman of the Advisory on the New York City Council and politics. He then spoke with Committee of the Centre, Christ and who was graduated in passion about their future, say - Stratakis. Dr. Ioannides also 2005, was honored as the alum - ing “Follow your visions and thanked the longtime Assistant nus of the year. fight to make them become re - Director and Program Coordi - He shared some of his expe - ality. Be proud to have at your nator Effie Lekas. riences from his Queens College side your parents, who are fol - Students and special guests pose for a commemorative photo at the 35th annual Certificate of Costas Constantinidis, who is days and urged the graduates lowing each one of your steps, Achievement Awards Dinner and Harry Psomiades Memorial Lecture at Queens College. running to be the first Greek- and students to be engaged with “he concluded. Stanford U Study Highlights Skouras’ Impact on Modern American Culture

Continued from page 1 medium of television had the association’s public profile. ministrations, from FDR to manities Center helped him de - Damaris, a Stanford alumna, slashed movie ticket sales by He also visited President Nixon, without being an extra - velop a keen eye for archival dis - had arranged the donation of chain and hired Skouras as half, Skouras introduced Cine - Franklin Roosevelt and pres - ordinary individual. Skouras coveries. the Spyros P. Skouras Papers, manager. His entertainment ca - maScope, a widescreen format sured British leaders Winston was exactly that and I resolved During a Kluge Fellowship at 1942–1971 to the university in reer took off from there. that became the industry’s stan - Churchill and Anthony Eden to to make his story known.” the Library of Congress, he dis - 1988. In 1935 he masterminded dard for years. lift the British naval blockade OUT OF THE ARCHIVES covered unpublished correspon - For Chrissochoidis, the dis - one of the first big film industry Despite his exceptional busi - on Greece to allow for the influx Despite Skouras’ impressive dence of the legendary Greek covery of the memoirs was not mergers between Twentieth ness achievements, Skouras of assistance to starving Greeks. career and achievements, Chris - conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos. only an important contribution Century and Fox Studios. As never lost sight of his civic re - In addition, Skouras Brothers sochoidis found that few people Later, at Harvard’s Houghton Li - to Greek American and film his - President of Twentieth Century- sponsibilities. During World War Enterprises Inc. movie theaters in were aware of the significance brary, he found two unexplored tory but also a confirmation of Fox from 1942 to 1962, he II, in the midst of a major career New York were the first to be - of his contributions. Even fewer boxes with writings of 1963 No - the vital role of archival re - green-lighted films on hitherto change, he led the Greek War come issuing agents for Treasury knew that the only primary bel literature laureate George search in academia. taboo themes, such as racism Relief Association (1940–46), Department war bonds. As Sk - source on his life, and probably Seferis. Humanities scholars, Chris - (Pinky), anti-Semitism (Gentle - one of the most successful Amer - ouras recalled, “By setting the pat - on Twentieth Century-Fox’s “Both discoveries alerted me sochoidis said, should “take a man’s Agreement) and mental ican foreign aid campaigns. tern for movie houses throughout company history during his to the fact that there has been lesson or two from the sciences illness (The Snake Pit), as well “Skouras’ turn of mind was the nation they were instrumental presidency, is kept in the Stan - no serious archival research on and put more emphasis on the as the classic film adaptations one that saw no incompatibility in selling hundreds of millions of ford University Libraries’ De - modern Greek subjects in this excitement of discovery and in - of Rodgers and Hammerstein between business objectives and dollars’ worth of war and victory partment of Special Collections. country,” Chrissochoidis said. novation. Discovery, not dis - musicals. humanitarian action,” said bonds to the public.” An expert on composer Returning to Stanford in course, should drive the human - “Being the head of one of the Chrissochoidis. Referring to Skouras’ role as George Frideric Handel, Chris - 2011 as an American Council of ities in the 21st century.” world’s top film corporations, he As a major player in Holly - America’s cultural ambassador sochoidis never thought of ex - Learned Societies fellow, Chris - was very influential in shaping wood, Skouras recruited celebri - during the Cold War, Chrisso - panding his research agenda to sochoidis was curious to explore Kelsey Geiser is an intern with America’s image after World ties such as Clark Gable, Judy choidis said, “Nobody can have modern Greek history. But a the university’s modern Greek the Human Experience, the Hu - War II,” Chrissochoidis said. Garland and Ed Sullivan to sup - political access to the White string of 20 research fellowships collections. By happy coinci - manities web portal for In 1953, when the new port the aid effort and enhance House under six different ad - beginning at the Stanford Hu - dence, Skouras’ granddaughter, Stanford University. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 1-7, 2013 COMMUNITY 7 Hellenic Voice Rising: Greek Soprano Eleni Calenos Speaks with TNH

NEW YORK – There is a rich ipal Conservatory of my home - ways be evident to the obser - people I meet, as well as of tradition of Greek artists and town Thessaloniki, and per - vant listener of an opera artist everything I read and experi - musicians blossoming in New formed with the Municipal Sym - of Greek origin. This very her - ence, and to see how these ele - York and making names for phony Orchestra for a year. I itage though (Ancient/Modern ments could affect me positively themselves across America and also had a career singing Greek Greek and Orthodox) if allowed and help me improve myself. on the international stage. So - popular, traditional and ethnic to flow uncontrollably might TNH: What’s your ultimate prano Eleni Calenos (that is the music with well-known Greek prove to be damaging to the fla - goal in life? stage name of Eleni Kalaitsidou) artists. In order to protect my vor and eventually to the EC: My ultimate goal in life is one of the latest. voice, I took a few voice lessons, essence and outcome of this is to come to a position to do as One of the things that sets and realized that my real poten - western genre, opera. The chal - much good as possible, to be them apart is their Hellenic pas - tial was in classical singing. This lenge here is to render oneself able to touch other people's lives sion and love for their art, which was my first involvement with a citizen of the world so as to and also be equal to the oppor - Calenos’ fans feel in addition to opera and the first time I started gradually be accepted as such tunities live presents to me. the technical mastery acknowl - seriously considering opera as while maintaining one's indeli - TNH: What are your most edged by critics and which has my path. The door to it was ble origin. enjoyable pastimes? garnered her many interna - slowly opening up to me, and TNH: What has been your EC: Traveling and visiting art tional awards. The Houston since then there was no way greatest achievement so far? exhibitions and museums, be - Press has written, “The phenom - back. EC: Besides my artistic and cause this is a great way for me enon [in the performance of TNH: Is there a musical tra - professional accomplishments, I to learn about our human cul - Madama Butterfly] was the Cio- dition in your family? consider as an achievement the tural heritage and history. Also, Cio-San of Greek soprano Eleni EC: There was never a musi - ability to maintain a positive at - yoga, which helps me maintain Calenos, whose nuanced char - cal tradition in my family, but titude and fresh approach to life balance among my physical, acterization was a true wonder there was always a great love no matter what obstacles I en - psychological and mental bod - to hear. She sailed through her for music. I am sure there was counter. ies. Last but not least is cooking, dramatic arias as if buoyed by talent for music among my rel - TNH: What’s the greatest les - which constitutes an important the stirring music." atives which remained undevel - son you have ever learned? tradition among Greek families. The New York Times said of oped or developed only up to EC: That it is of no benefit TNH: Share with us some her performance in Don Gio - an amateur level. Their genera - from allowing my thoughts to words of wisdom. vanni: "Eleni Calenos sang with Greek soprano Eleni Calenos tion had to deal with adversity be obstacles to taking action, or EC: Say "I love you" to your - a strong, clear soprano and was in life due to the difficult years from worrying over trifles, and self looking in the mirror, be - persuasive as a suffering yet Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. sical or opera. Music and Greece went through during the that golden opportunities are cause this is the only way you haughty Donna Elvira." Calenos spoke with TNH singing was part of my everyday time after they were born. How - wasted before laziness, while in - can give true love to others. Na - Though far from her country, about her life on and off the life, and I was encouraged to ever, I remember family gather - dustry makes the commonest ture never lets a person rest un - she is never cut off from her stage: study cello and piano when I ings with my grandmother chances golden. Also, that un - til he has found his place. roots. In 2006 she made a TNH: How did you first be - was seven years old. Besides fo - singing duets with her brother, earned money does not enrich. It is the idle man, not the recording of George Tsontakis' come involved with music and cusing on the aforementioned or my father telling me about TNH: Do you have role mod - great worker, who is always Mirologhia, which was released opera? instruments, I had to attend the - the "cantades" of his youth. els? complaining that he has no time on the KOCH International Clas - EC: My parents always be - ory and solfege classes, orches - TNH: Has your life path been EC: Many great operatic di - or opportunity. I also want to sics label with the Albany Sym - lieved that music is integral for tra, and choir. The latter was influenced by your Ancient vas of the past are teachers and say that if Greece lives in the phony Orchestra. In the spring the development of children. my first contact with more so - and/or Modern Greek and Or - examples for me with their life memory and affections of men, 2009, Calenos appeared as the Growing up in my family, I was phisticated singing. Later on, I thodox heritage? and artistry. However, I have no it is the Greek devotion to art principal soloist with Greek exposed to various genres of graduated with a Cello Perfor - EC: There is no doubt that specific role model. I simply try that has immortalized her. composer A. Paraskevas at Weil music and not exclusively clas - mance diploma from the Munic - traditional influences will al - to cherish the good elements of Before Midnight: Fascinating and Provocative Film of Love and Time

Continued from page 1 cutter romantic comedies made for the multiplex, Before Mid - night comes to us with a Euro - pean sensibility. The film has critics reaching for new superlatives, earning a 99% fresh rating on the Rotten Tomatoes site, a survey that in - cludes every important reviewer in America. If you tuned in to the earlier films in the trilogy, you will undoubtedly flip over this one – the intimacy of the characters, their incredible dia - logues. And what better setting for lengthy talks than Greece, a country that honors conversa - tion as an art. Greece itself – beautiful, troubled, ancient, modern – bares its soul in a cleaned up way – offering a raw but Eden-like atmosphere. Ban - ished are the yiayias, donkeys, and “quaint” props of most set- Greece is one of the stars of Before Midnight, which Rolling place to be in Europe than describing these women. I don’t in-Greece films. We do see a few Stone called “one of the year’s best movies.” Clockwise from Greece right now,” says Hawke. know any women like that.” goats. Do not go to Before Mid - Above: Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, as Paris residents Jesse “Because its both intensely an - Following on the heels of Be - night looking for the earthiness and Celine, at an outdoor café; the glory of Messinia; the cient and it’s very present as a fore Midnight, the great Woody of Zorba the Greek. Instead, couple take in the beauty of the Peloponnese. modern force. It’s in the news Allen plans a film in Athens star - you’re seeing the world through every day. But romantic love is ring Brad Pitt and Penelope the eyes of two visitors, a ro - mor, a remarkable writer who and the result is incredibly fer - timeless – love is always new Cruz. His film bears the provi - manticized Greece. There’s a loved Greece and wrote about tile creativity.” and it’s always been done be - sional title Athens by Night and certain distancing. They’re it, is a beautiful grey stone The lines in Before Midnight fore. Everybody’s doing it. Kids narrates the life of a young mostly in their heads and their house with light blue shutters ring with authenticity and spon - are falling in love – you know American writer who lives in the own emotions. oozing with charm, a terrace, a taneity because Delpy, Hawke, there’s a new set of before sun - Plaka, under the Acropolis, and The characters, Celine and garden, and a great view of the a novelist as well as an actor, rises very day. It’s a well-worn writes a novel on the Greek cri - Jesse, a successful author, are sea. and Linklater wrote the script path and its infinitely interesting sis. According to rumor, Pitt will in their forties. Paris residents, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, the together, primarily in Greece. “It to us, as humans. Eros is a very play the role of the author while they’ve come to Messinia as legendary Greek equivalent of didn’t totally come together un - mysterious god, because he’s Cruz will play the role of his guests of a famous writer. The Sophia Loren, plays Patrick’s til we got to Greece,” Linklater both the youngest and the old - Greek lover. ancient ruins of the Pelopon - companion. Notable filmmaker says. “We spent seven weeks, est. Greece conjures up a long - Athens will also be the focus nesus, the ever present sense of Athina Tsangari, co-producer, very, very intensive weeks writ - ing for some meaning in life, of the prestigious Toronto Inter - time and tragedy, all work to coaxed her to come out of re - ing, workshopping, really de - which I think is valuable as a national Film Festival’s 2013 bring this couple to a mesmer - tirement and appear in this manding a lot of each other.” “There was just something metaphor to the film.” City to City program this fall. izing crisis. They had had a fine movie. Tsangari also plays the According to producer Kon - about Greece,” says Linklater. Costar Delpy commented: “It The festival’s artistic director interlude in Greece, surrounded sensual Ariadni, a guest at the stantakopoulos, “We wanted to “We find Jesse and Celine in a made memorizing the lines and said he wanted to introduce fes - by companions and their twin dinner party. Other dinner create the best creative environ - sort of paradise. They’re to - shooting those scenes a little tival audiences to “new genera - daughters. Alone on their final guests include Ariane Labed, ment for them to write in—a bub - gether. He’s writing books. She’s less painful because we were in tions of filmmakers unafraid to night – on what should have awarded the Best Actress honors ble, just a fabulously idyllic setting an environmentalist. They have the most amazing place I’ve ever rewrite the rules.” Toronto fes - been the perfect punctuation to at the 67th Venice International with no outside diversion. We set children. I mean so much of been—this ancient place where tival programmer Dmitri Ei - a beautiful experience – they film festival for her performance them up at Costa Navarino, the what they probably wanted to western civilization basically pedes said that “after a long pe - tear into each other. in the Greek film Attenberg. as gorgeous resort in Messinia have happen in their lives has started. The film is so much riod of hibernation, Greek Their brutal and sometimes well as Yannis Papadopoulos where the hotel scenes in the film come to pass, and yet here they about time passing, but that’s cinema has finally found its way humorous verbal assault takes and Panos Koronis. were shot. To watch the creative are on this idyllic summer vaca - not a depressing thing – they’re back to the forefront. A number place in a sterile hotel room – Intriguingly, Greek film lines dynamism is mesmerizing. It’s tion, and all is not perfect. It alive in their forties as they were of young filmmakers – most of so at odds with the beautiful are not given subtitles. The like they have invisible elastic never is. The notion of time is in their twenties. Sometimes I them fresh out of film school or, Greek scene, a claustrophobic grand old writer, asked if he bands between them. They audi - our major subject. Jumping for - read a screenplay in a Holly - at best, with a couple of shorts room. If there are windows, the likes all of the young writer’s tion funny parts and sad parts for ward to a new stage in life, wood film and it’s like, the to their name – turned things blinds are closed. Friends gave books, replies “Etsi ki etsi” (so- each other to see if they work, backward in memory.” woman is past forty, she’s angry, around. Where others saw dev - it to them as a present for their so). This is translated to and it’s so compelling.” “There’s no more moving bitter, and I think why are you astation, they saw inspiration.” last night along with a bottle of Jesse/Hawke as “wonderful.” So wine and couples massage ther - we’re inside and outside what’s apy, the latter in which they happening, part of the film’s never indulged. You spend a riv - enigmatic, even mysterious sub - eting half-hour with this couple text. Jesse and Celine, despite a which can also be annoying, as long, intense relationship, keep they occasionally veer off into secrets from each other. POCKeT-LeSS self-indulgent banality. You Before Midnight skirmishes might even be asking yourself – briefly with the Greek crisis. At PITA BReAD why am I watching them? Been one point, during the raging di - there. Done that. The couple alogue, Celine says that Greeks dredges through their past and drink wine and eat feta cheese Kontos Foods considers their future. 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MANCHESTER, NH (From the (NEA) board of directors in overseeing teacher re-certifica - graduated from Westbrook Jr. the Red Cross, the United Way, her grandson, Thomas Jenis of Union Leader) – Dorothy Washington, D.C. - a position in tion. College, and then received a B.A. and numerous other causes. She Concord; her granddaughter, Coucouvitis Jenis, 92, of Man - which she successfully lobbied Concerned with student from Brown University. She was a member of St. George Alexi Jenis of New York City; chester, died April 23, 2013, fol - for the creation of the Depart - abuse of alcohol and drugs, Mrs. went on to graduate studies at Greek Orthodox Cathedral and and several nephews, nieces and lowing a long illness. Mrs. Jenis ment of Education. She was pre - Jenis joined the local steering Northeastern University and the served on its board of directors. grandnephews and grandnieces. was well known at the local, sent while President Jimmy committee of The Chemical Peo - University of New Hampshire, She was also a member of the She was predeceased by her hus - state and national levels for her Carter signed the legislation cre - ple, a national program for pre - and then worked as a test engi - Daughters of Penelope and band, Thomas (Papaougenis) Je - work as an educator, her efforts ating the department, and also vention of alcohol and drug neer at General Electric in Lynn, served as local president, district nis; her sister, Artemis Coucou - to improve the lives of children, as the first secretary of educa - abuse. Her work in this area Mass. governor, and as chairman of its vitis Apostle; and her brothers, and as a national advocate for tion, Shirley Hufstedler, was in - prompted the late Gov. Hugh She later returned to Man - national Cyprus committee. C. James Covis and James educational reform. She was troduced to office. Gallen to name her chairman of chester and the family busi - In 1991, the organization Coucouvitis Jr. also a leader in the Hellenic As president of NHEA, Mrs. the N.H. Commission of Preven - nesses, where she served on the honored her by selecting her Na - The family expresses deep community. Jenis served on various educa - tion of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, board of directors of Lexington tional Penelope of the Year in gratitude to the staff at the Hills - Affectionately known as "Je - tion committees, including one a position she held for six years. Shoe Company and as president recognition of her years of ser - borough County Nursing Home nis the Menace" and "Dr. J" by on home education and an ad - In connection with her hu - and treasurer of MacArthur Re - vice to the community and her and Home Health & Hospice her students and colleagues, visory group on equal educa - manities and literature classes, alty Corporation until both busi - commitment to Hellenic ideals. Care, who were a great a source Mrs. Jenis was a popular teacher tional opportunity. As NEA di - Mrs. Jenis organized, planned nesses were sold. She later was Mrs. Jenis also was a delegate of comfort to Mrs. Jenis during of English and humanities at rector and a member of the and chaperoned many student a partner in the Colonial Flower to the Democratic National Con - her illness. Manchester High School West benefits committee, she helped trips to England, France, Italy Shop until her marriage to vention that nominated Jimmy services: Calling hours were and Central High School until organize and also participated and Greece. She also organized Thomas Jenis in 1955. When Carter and Walter Mondale to held at the Goodwin Funeral her retirement in 1985. Fueled in national retirement forums. a visit by more than 500 stu - their children, Philip and the presidential ticket, and she Home in Manchester. The fu - by a desire to improve condi - She was one of four NEA direc - dents to Concord, Lexington, William, were of school age she participated in the Bi-Partisan neral service was held on May 2 tions in the classroom, she be - tors who worked to establish the and Boston, Mass., on the 200th began her career in education. Citizens Committee of Ameri - at in the St. George Greek Or - came actively involved in the association NEA-Retired. As anniversary of Patriots Day. Following her retirement, she cans for the Canal Treaties, or - thodox Cathedral of Manchester. Manchester Education Associa - president of the Manchester Ed - Mrs. Jenis was born in Haver - joined her husband, Thomas, in ganized to encourage ratification Burial followed at Pine Grove tion, then in the New Hampshire ucation Association, she worked hill, Mass., in 1920 to James operating their business, Orbit of the Panama Canal Treaties. Cemetery. It has been suggested Education Association - and be - to gain federal funds for the Nicholas Coucouvitis, who emi - Travel, in Manchester and they She is survived by her son that donations in her memory came president of both organi - Manchester Teacher Center and grated from Thessaly, Greece, to traveled extensively throughout Philip Jenis and his wife Shelley may be made to Hillsborough zations. Eventually, Mrs. Jenis served on its policy board. She Haverhill in 1896, and Irene the world. of Manchester, and her son County Nursing Home, 400 Mast also served as the director rep - also served for several years on (Belchos) Coucouvitis, who em - From her youth, Mrs. Jenis William Jenis and his wife Leslie Road, Goffstown, 03045. Flow - resenting New Hampshire on the the local staff development com - igrated from Atalanti, Greece. volunteered for charitable orga - of Manchester; her sister, Elinore ers are accepted, also. National Education Association mittee DISCO, charged with She attended public schools, nizations and causes including Coucouvitis of East Hampstead;

DEATH NOTICES n FAPPAS, ANASTASIA nieces, nephews, neighbors, and politics, philosophy and religion. Mastrokolia, who is a Nun, as Candice, Vasiliki, Alysia, William, n SIMON, VANGeLA SINKING SPRING, PA (From the Sunday morning Church friends. Matthew leaves behind his wife well as many nieces and Gregory, and Nikolaos; and FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (From Reading Eagle, published on He was a tool maker machinist of 61 years, Bessie Gionis, and nephews. He was a member of nephews and nieces. He was the Erie Times-News, published May 14) – Anastasia Fappas, 90, working at Sensotec, Rockwell, two children, Dr. Thomas Gionis the St. George Greek Orthodox born in Tsamanta, Greece, the on May 5) – Vangela "Van" loved by so many friends and and National Electric Coil. At and Dr. Xanthi Gionis, as well Cathedral of Greenville, SC. He son of Fotios and Vasiliki (Kale - Klapsinos Simon, age 87, of Mill - family, passed away May 1 in church he was a festival worker, as, three granddaughters, Anas - was co-owner of the Coach sis) Milionis and came to creek Township and Ft. Laud - Manor Care Health Services, a 50 plus member, and a 25 year tasia, Elizabeth and Izabella. House Restaurant of Simp - Worcester in 1967. Mr. Milionis erdale, Fla., passed away peace - Sinking Spring. Born in Greece, choir member. Matthew will be greatly missed. sonville for 22 years with his was a carpenter and a factory fully, surrounded by her loving she was the daughter of the late long-time friend, business part - worker at the former L. Hardy family, on Orthodox Good Fri - Eleni and Dimitrios Kostomeris. n GeORGALOS, PANTeLIS n JARDINe, eVANGeLINe ner, and brother at heart, Spero Knife Company before retiring. day, May 3 at Millcreek Manor. She was employed by Pollock FAIRVIEW, NJ (From The WASHINGTON, DC (From The Eliopoulos. Johnny was full of He was a member of St. Spyri - She was born on Feb. 10, 1926, Furs, Reading. Anastasia was a Record/Herald News, published Washington Post, published on life and was selfless in every en - don Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the daughter of the late George member of St. Matthew's Greek on May 15) – Pantelis,Georgalos May 12) – Evangeline Vassili - deavor. He seemed to please a very active member of the St. and Angelico Vernardos Klapsi - Orthodox Church, Blandon, PA. passed away on May 13 of ades Jardine, 70, of Frederick, everyone he came in contact George's Benefit Society of nos. She was a graduate of East She is survived by her daughters, Fairview, NJ, age 83. Pantelis was an empathetic overachiever, with, and as a result he was Tsamanta, a former member of High School. In 1947, she mar - Stella (Fappas) Miller and Helen was born on Feb. 2, 1930 in loving mother and wonderful loved unconditionally. His laugh - the AHEPA. Mr. Milionis was a ried her beloved husband, Jerry. (Fappas) Smith; four grandchil - Greece and came to the United wife. Eve was born and raised ter was infectious and unique - veteran serving as a sergeant in Together they built a wonderful dren, Chad, Jamie, Nicole, States in 1974. He had worked in Washington, DC and lived in he always had the right thing to the Greek Army and in the resis - family life. Her great joy was fol - Derek; three great-grandchil - as a self-employed hot dog ven - Greece, Russia and Peru. After say. He loved his homeland tance against the Germans dur - lowing their sons' tennis careers dren, Neve, Tyler, and Katelyn; dor in Queens, N.Y. and was a graduating from Vassar, she which he would visit every year ing World War II. and was honored when they sister-in-law, Cleo Kosto-meris; member of the Ascension Greek typed a 300 page dissertation to to fulfill his passion for fishing were recognized as Western and many nieces and nephews. Orthodox Church in Fairview. earn her PhD in Musicology from and spending endless time with n MITROPANOPOuLOS, Pennsylvania "Tennis Family of In lieu of flowers, contributions Beloved husband to Paraskevi NYU. She was fluent in Greek, family and many friends. Johnny KONSTANTINOS the Year 1975." Simon Building may be made to St. Matthew's (nee Stamargas). Devoted father Russian and Spanish which led was extremely ambitious and LAS VEGAS, NV (From the Products was established in Greek Orthodox Church, 8477 to Nikolaos Georgalos and his her to teach children and adults managed to create a name for Pahrump Valley Times, pub - 1973. It was a family business Allentown Pike, Blandon, PA wife Dimitra, Kiki Vardakis and who were learning English as a himself in the Greenville com - lished on May 6) – Konstantinos and Van worked there with her 19510. For online condolences, her husband Christo and second language. All of her stu - munity as one of the best chefs Mitropanopoulos Konstantinos husband and subsequently all please visit www.henningerfu - Markella Georgalos. Adored dents loved her because of her around. His ambition tran - "Gus" Mitropanopoulos, 59 her sons. Enjoying her rich reli - neralhome.com. grandfather to Pantelis Georga - patience and empathy. She loved scended to his children who fol - passed away on Apr. 26 in Las gious heritage, she was a very los, Paraskevi Georgalos, Dia - classical music and playing lowed their dreams, thanks to Vegas, Nev. in the comfortable active member of The Assump - n FuLAKIS, GeORGe manda Georgalos, Georgios Var - Scrabble. Parkinson's disease his never ending support and care of Nathan Adelson Hospice. tion Greek Orthodox Church. COLUMBUS, OH (From The dakis and Eleni Vardakis. forced her retirement from DC love. Johnny loved to entertain Gus was a warm and friendly For 50 years she sang in the Columbus Dispatch, published Funeral from the A.K. Macagna Public Schools in 2004. After a and prepare specialties for his man who loved working and church choir, was a member of on May 7) – Fulakis George Fu - Funeral Home 495 Anderson Av - long, painful struggle, Eve died friends, always seeking satisfac - making friends. He immigrated Philoptochos, (the Ladies Greek lakis, age 90, passed away at enue Cliffside Park, NJ, on Fri - peacefully Apr. 11at Kline Hos - tion in pleasing and making oth - from Greece to Las Vegas at the Auxiliary), and was named home on May 3. Born June 8, day, May 17 at 10 AM, thence to pice House in Mount Airy, Mary - ers feel at home. In lieu of flow - young age of 18 and he worked Mother of the Year in 1994. She 1922 within site of the acropolis the Ascension Greek Orthodox land. She is survived by her hus - ers the family requests that for many years in the foodser - was also a member of St. in Athens, Greece to the late Fo - Church in Fairview where a Fu - band, Cyril Jardine, son, Nikos donations be made in Memory vice industry. He never strayed Demetrios Greek Orthodox tios and Evangelia (Mavromali) neral Service will be held at 11 Montesatos, and mother, Mary of Johnny to the Payton Dowling away from the area for long and Church in Ft. Lauderdale. Van Fulakis. Preceded in death by AM. Interment to follow at Hill - Freeman. A Celebration of her account at TD Bank on Woodruff he eventually settled in loved playing bingo, cards, daughter Sylvia Knowles, broth - side Cemetery in Lyndhurst, NJ. life is being planned. There will Rd or Fairview Rd. Simpsonville. Pahrump. While in Pahrump he casino visits, and traveling ers Michael, John, and Kostas The family will receive their not be a funeral or viewing. To Visitation will be onThursday loved taking his kids to their soc - world-wide, especially to her and sister Christina. George is friends Thursday 6-9pm. contribute happy memories, night, Apr. 25, from 6:00 - 8:30 cer practice. He also enjoyed family homeland on the Isle of survived by loving wife of 47 www.akmacagnafuneralhome.co funny stories or mementos to PM with a Trisagion Service at working in bars and meeting Crete in Greece. She is survived years, Patricia Isaly Fulakis; m Eve's Celebration, please contact 7:00 pm at Heritage Funeral new people. Gus served honor - by her husband of 65 years, daughters, Elizabeth Athena Fu - Cyril Jardine at cjardine77@ver - Home, 313 N. Main St. Simp - ably in the Greek military. He is Jerome "Jerry" Simon, her chil - lakis, Lynne Ellen (Chad) Hinton n GIONIS, MATTHeW izon.net or 301-662-1217. sonville. Funeral service Friday survived by Theo, Dionisios, dren: Jerome F. Simon (Lois) of of Cincinnati, Eva Vine of Eng - SAN DIEGO, CA (From the Pub - at 11:00 am at the Greek Ortho - Sotiris, Sean, and Maria who are Fairview and their children, land; grandchildren, Mikayla lished in U-T on May 9) – n MASTROKOLIAS, JOHNNY dox Cathedral in Greenville. Bur - his loving children. He is remem - Nicholas and Christopher; and Caylan Hinton of Cincinnati Matthew Gionis, a prominent SIMPSONVILLE, NC (From The ial will follow at Woodlawn bered by his loving sisters Geor - Michael J. Simon of Millcreek and Zoe (Adam) Cox and John San Diego businessman since Greenville News, published on Cemetery. gia, Eleni, and Giota. Services and his children, Dena Oliver (Tainya) Knowles of England; 1967 and founder of Aristotle Apr. 25) – Johnny Mastrokolias, will be held within our hearts, (Tom) and their son, Jaydon, sisters, Katina (Vasilis) Limberis, University of Carlsbad, passed 59, of Simpsonville, passed away he will be missed by all his Jamie Simon; and Paul E. Simon Sophia Poniri, and Eleftheria away in his sleep on Thursday, Tuesday, Apr. 23. He was born n MILIONIS, BASILIOS friends in Pahrump and Las Ve - (Denise) of Fairview and their Sachindinis, all of Athens, May 2. Matthew was the son of on Oct. 8, 1953 in Portoheli, WORCESTER, MA (From the gas. children, Matthew, Alexander, Greece; brother-in-law, Charles Greek ship owner and hotelier, Greece. He was the son of the Worcester Telegram & and Meghan Simon. Also surviv - William (Fran) Isaly of Cincin - Anastasios Gionis and his wife late Athanasios & Olympia Mas - Gazette,published on May 6) – This is a service ing are four sisters: Mary Unger - nati; and sister-in- law, Ellen Xanthi. Matthew was born in trokolias from Portoheli, Greece. Basilios Milionis, 95, of Worces - to the community. man of Erie, Helen Pappas Isaly (Bob Johnstone) of Dallas; Poros, Greece, was a sea captain, He is survived by his loving wife, ter, passed away peacefully Mon - Announcements of deaths (Nick) of Erie, Irene Harpst great-grandchildren in England; travelled the world and immi - Ourania and loving children, day, May 6 in his home. His wife may be telephoned to the (Ronald) of Middleburg Hts., grated to the U.S. just after Olympia & Athanasios. He was of 60 years, Victoria (Economou) Classified Department of Ohio, Stella Athans (John) of World War II where he resided the youngest of 6 children and Milionis, died in 2011. He leaves The National Herald at Seattle, Wa., one brother, Marko Days and dates of funerals, as a dedicated American patriot. is survived by 5 sisters and their two sons, Fotios B. Milionis and (718) 784-5255, Klapsinos (Lee) of Millcreek, memorials, and other events di - Matthew was a noble family husbands: Katina & Andreas his wife, Lisa and Gregory B. Mil - monday through Friday, and many nieces and nephews. rectly correspond to the original man who had many friends and Golfinopoulos, Vaso & Christos ionis and his wife, Darlene, all 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Memorial contributions may be publication date, which appears was loved by all who met him. Koufalias, Evangelia & Stratos of Worcester; a sister, Georgia or e-mailed to: made to the Assumption Greek at the beginning of each notice. His favorite pastimes were his Kamaros, Ioanna & Phillipos Lev - Iatrou of Worcester; nine grand - [email protected] Orthodox Church 4376 West family and friends, international entakis, and Maria (Thekla) children, Victoria, Paul, Georgia, Lake Rd. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 1-7, 2013 COMMUNITY 9

ALL HISTORY Greek Style

By Steve Frangos accuracy many have attempted common project the demo - one hundred sixty pages offers TNH Staff Writer in Greece but that few have suc - graphic majority of Greeks in not only full color and full page ceeded in capturing. But what North America have cooperated reproduction of the artwork but CHICAGO- Did Greeks bring a we see in this volume can only on has been the establishment a fine selection of black and unique way of seeing the world be found in Greece. What evi - of individual church parishes. white Contis family pho - with them when they came to dence do we have that collec - Within these structures we see tographs. Peter Contis and his North America? If they did, what tively Greeks maintained their not just the commonly held faith wife Helen were hardworking is it and how would we be able unique aesthetic in the material reproduced in brick and paint Greek immigrants. The only to discover its fundamental environment they occupy in the but unique and highly individual thing unusual about them was core? I believe that not only did United States? expressions of that same body that in time both would become Greeks bring a singular way of Ecclesia: Greek Orthodox of religious beliefs. renowned folk artists. Lewis of - seeing (and so perceiving) the fers the reader an exceedingly world with them but that this detailed presentation of the lives way of perceiving has never left and experiences of Peter and He - us. Here are but three books len Contis. The Contises were that offer examples of our col - natives of rural Greece who es - lectively shared aesthetics. tablished themselves in Pitts - Greek Style is a surprisingly burgh. Peter Contis owned and compact volume with 700 color operated a number of restau - photographs showcasing a rants during his life while Helen, panoramic view of houses, inte - his helpmate in all things, raised riors, objects, gardens, architec - their children. The unique paint - tural motifs, and landscapes ings Peter Contis created in the across Greece (New York, NY: last ten years of his life as well Crown Publishers, 1988). The as those Helen put to canvas interior of this volume is divided (and other surfaces) are today into six thematic groupings: judged by American art histori - “Greece the Country,” “Living in ans and critics among the most Greece,” “House Styles,” “The unique of their time and place. I Family House,” “The Popular Two of the books that illuminate the question of a Greek-Amer - have no idea how Greek art his - House,” and “The Summer ican aesthetic. Above: “Ecclesia: Greek Orthodox Churches of torians or critics evaluate (or House.” Yet this simply listing the Chicago Metropolis by Panos Fiorentinos focuses on 59 even they are aware of the work does not do justice to the visual parishes in the Midwest. Right: Byzantine Butterflies: The Folk of) Peter and Helen Contis. contents of this splendid book. Paintings of Peter Contis and Helen Contis. Daniel Lewis, at the time this The three authors Suzanne volume saw publication, was a Slesin, Stafford Cliff and Daniel were selected. Harry Mark Petrakis, the in - Distinguished Professor of Urban Rozensztroch share not simply This volume is very much like ternationally-recognized Greek- Studies at Carnegie-Mellon Uni - that old chestnut, “a love of a good magic trick. Without American writer, provides the In - versity. The Contis’ status as things Greek” they have collec - question, the “point of view” of troduction to this volume. In a American folk or outsider artists tively a keen eye for what is this volume is that of foreigners remarkably concise manner Pe - is well established. If you take uniquely distinctive about Greek presenting their vision of the trakis interweaves his personal the time and survey the avail - settings and detail. material world in which Greeks life history as a Greek of the Di - Churches of the Chicago Metrop - This volume’s 223 pages are able literature on Folk and Out - Among the images seen are live on a daily basis. Yet these aspora with the thousands of olis by Panos Fiorentinos is an - divided into seven sections along sider Artists in North America house exteriors, living interiors, four alofili, artfully succeed in years of Hellenic selection and other of those unique books that with a list of the iconographers the names of Peter and Helen gardens, roads and/or villages giving us the impression of the transformations in the construc - focuses on the common aesthet - and a bibliography. We all owe Contis are easily found. along with very specific objects, invisible but all-seeing eye, such tion of their physical environ - ics of Greeks--this time in the Panos Fiorentinos a debt that Without question other decorative elements, and even that the viewer moves from one ment. In sharing his memories, American Midwest (Chicago, IL: cannot be repaid for his having books, by yet others on the ques - the choice and combination of photograph to another as if they historical digressions (with even Kantylic, Inc. 2004). Far more produced this volume. I know of tion of Greek style and aesthetics colors. You can just flip haphaz - we were being shown one-by- the inclusion of Greek poetry) selective in scope than the Greek no other similar work ever being could be cited. All three of the ardly through this collection to one each room, home and exte - Petrakis is able to situate, in Style volume, Fiorentinos’ work undertaken. True, individual books discussed here are readily see hallways, individual plates, rior vista by a Greek host. broad stroke, these divergent el - is a full-color study of all 59 churches such as Hagias Sophia available. Order any one of them a view down a twisting cobble The images seen here also ex - ements. For Petrakis, the Hel - parishes which, at the time of its in Constantinople have had ar - from your local neighborhood li - stone village path, the interior tend across time as well as social lenic physical world (and its compilation, constituted the en - chitects survey and write about brary, bookstore or Internet out - of a village kitchen and so much class and geography. The Amer - transformations) is but a reflec - tire metropolis of Chicago. A se - its construction and history. No let. There is nothing stopping more that catch and hold the ican core attitude of “new and tion and at times even a com - lection of the iconography and other study even approaches you from learning more about eye. Undoubtedly, Gilles De improved” has fortunately not mentary on their interior re - a concise vignette on the history Fiorentinos’ scope. the various ways in which Greeks Chababeix, the photographer completely affected the rest of sponse to the ever changing of each individual parish is of - The Byzantine Butterflies: see the world around them. credited with taking the full- the world. The exteriors and es - world around them. fered. Aside from conceiving this The Folk Paintings of Peter Con - Maybe what you will find is a color photographs seen within pecially the interiors of many This volume is not a coffee project Fiorentinos undertook all tis and Helen Contis by David mirror. May be a new way of see - this collection, had much to do Greek homes seen here reflect table book to impress visitors to the individual research on each Lewis Woodstock, NY: Overlook ing but clearly you will never with the precise point of view the individual tastes and sensi - your living room; it has achieved parish as well as being the vol - Press, 1995) is a unique study know unless you go and look. from which these impressive im - bilities of multi-generations of a that sublime mix of equal parts ume’s photographer. of the Greek way of seeing in ages of Greek material culture given family. pure art with strict ethnographic Since their arrival the one North America. This volume of [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Running Again

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos promises to make! Besides! I oral elections. I want to be your use! The people wouldn’t let Special to The National Herald need your applause,” said Yian - mayor next time! Not that our him proceed. Shading his eyes nis, reaching for a donut. mayor is no good. NO! But, be - from the spotlight, he witnessed “Something the matter, Promising to be there they sat cause I am better.” Mortified, George flinging up his hands, George” asked Dimos, stirring for another hour before depart - George, Dimos, John, and proclaiming his innocence. It his coffee. George nodded, “It’s ing. Kipreos bent their heads hoping made Yiannis surmise that this Yiannis! He’s thinking of run - Next evening the school au - to shield themselves from any audience was comprised of a ning for mayor, again!” John ditorium was populated with connection to the speaker. collection of Progressive Liber - looked up, “Wasn’t it bad neighbors and officials as the “First, I will tell you what I am als. So, bracing himself, he told enough getting cold feet the last meeting came to order. The for and against.” Firming his them, “The bad people are the time when he couldn’t give that mayor, recognizing Yiannis as chin, he gave a good impression rich, the greedy, fascist pigs and speech in the auditorium? the odd speaker of last year’s of Mussolini. “I am FOR chil - anyone who holds big bribing What’s made him try again?” meeting, decided to have him dren, free playgrounds, free parties without inviting me – the George shrugged, “That’s show be among the first speakers, in - elections and a clean environ - public!” Just then, three hefty, business! He liked being on that troducing him with alacrity. “I ment.” Someone in the audience guards leaped onstage and car - stage. He felt important.” am pleased to bring to your at - asked, “How are you for a clean ried Yiannis, from under his arm Kipreos wrinkled his brow, tention a gentleman who, at last environment?” Yiannis looked pits, off stage. Outside, feeling his defense: “T’hell with them! his speech into the nearest bin, “Does he really believe he has a year’s meeting, gave a most elo - up, bewildered but responded, sorry for the ousted, flustered, We’ll treat you to free coffee and he asked, “Free? Anything?” chance - any chance?” quent speech for our honored “Well, I... never let the extermi - ego -deflated, former mayoral anything you want at Dixon, to - John promised, “Free! Any - “Looks like it! Maybe the fact staff and...ah, myself. Please nator in my house.” He contin - candidate, his friends went to morrow.” Dimos said. Tossing thing!” that the mayor’s salary got a welcome Mr. Yiannis Pappas!” ued, “I am AGIANST war, raise did it,” George said, notic - After sporadic applause, Yiannis hunger, disease and... and... bad ing Yiannis, just entering the rose, his squeaking shoes echo - people!” cafeteria. He headed for the cof - ing across the stage. George, Di - “In your opinion, who is fee urn, dressed like a politician mos, John and Kipreos sat cen - bad?” asked a voice that in his good church suit, silk tie, ter stage where Yiannis could sounded, suspiciously, like that and new shoes. They greeted see them, clearly. Bracing him - culprit, George. Grinning, he THe NATIONAL HeRALD BOOKSTORe him as usual. “Well, I’m glad self, Yiannis grasped the micro - said, “YOU!” People looked at exercise your mind with the latest books from The National Herald Collection you’re all here. I want to invite phone like he was choking one another, some offended, you all to the school auditorium someone, causing loud, ear some confused. Then, there tomorrow evening because I will splitting squeals until one of the came loud, audible hums of ob - DeMeTRIOS PROTOPSALTIS be making my bid for mayor.” councilmen went to his assis - jections from the audience. Be - holds a doctor of education (edD) degree from Nova He studied their expressions. tance. Already, Yiannis’s confi - coming flustered, Yiannis Dead pan! “Why do you want dence began eroding. Clearing begged the audience for their university of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was born in Chalkis, us there now? Voting isn’t until his throat, he began, “My fellow attention. But, instead, boos euboea, Greece. After graduating from the 3rd Gymnasium November,” John said, holding Americans – and, mayor.” The were heard. Yiannis, realizing of Athens, he migrated to Canada and re-ceived his bachelor back a chuckle. Yiannis looked mayor winced. Wasn’t he an he’d lost control of the audience of arts at the university of Winnipeg, Mani-toba. stern. “Lots of electioneering to American, too? “I come to you asked that they let him explain. He taught both english and history at the Whitemouth and do, kids to kiss, cookies to pass today (more throat clearing) “I...thought...the bad Silver Heights collegiates for a number of years. He acquired out, hands to shake, and with my bid for the next may - guy...was...a friend of mine.” No his residency in the united States in 1966 and continued teaching both english and history in the Livermore and Newark School systems. After receiving his doctorate in 1985, he also served as a BOOK REVIEW principal of the language school in Oakland and acted as an An Encyclopedic Chronology educational consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area. 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By Andrew Cohen There are other fine muse - the Prado. It's why Berlin boasts taken in the 19th century. The Ottawa Citizen ums in this historic port city Museumsinsel, an island of five Greeks want them back. (also known as Salonica) of less classical museums remade after In Canada, Montreal and THESSALONIKI – In early than one million, which for cen - the fall of the Berlin Wall. Then Toronto are well served by morning, when disheveled rev - turies was a polyglot of Jews, again, Berlin, with some 160 newly renovated big museums elers stumble home after an - Muslims and Christians. They museums, is unique. and galleries. But Vancouver other all-night bacchanal, the include the Museum of Byzan - Museums today are about ac - struggles with an art gallery that Archeological Museum of Thes - tine Culture, recalling Thessa - cessibility, clarity and topicality. needs a new home in the coun - saloniki is open. loniki's stature as the major me - First, they should be free. In try's third largest city without It opens at 8 a.m., as it does tropolis after Constantinople; London, the national museums any other major museum. every day between April and Oc - the Jewish Museum, chronicling are free, a policy introduced by Ottawa? The National tober (except Mondays, when it the city's once thriving commu - Labour in the 1990s and main - Gallery of Canada and the Cana - opens at 1: 30 p.m.) Astonish - nity; and the War Museum of tained by the Conservatives (de - dian War Museum are strong, ingly, it remains open each day Thessaloniki, staffed by young spite the national debt). The but all our national museums until 8 p.m. soldiers keen to explain its museums of the Smithsonian In - charge too much for admission That means operating the provocative exhibitions, includ - stitution in Washington are also (three national museums are museum 12 hours a day for six ing a poignant one on the coura - free. also introducing paid parking.) days a week, as well as for six geous Greek resistance in the Second, museums must say We have no national portrait and a half hours on the seventh. Second World War. something. They must have a gallery, no credible science mu - That's a lot of time for an insti - Some of these museums narrative. The best are those seum and a nature museum that tution to serve the public, par - charge admission, some do not. with a story to tell and things feels like a children's playhouse, ticularly in a country that is What is important is that they to show. They understand pre - albeit in an elegantly restored broke. survive when it would seem The Archeological Museum of Thessaloniki. sentation, interpretation and building. On a recent Sunday morning, easy to close them. The country, marketing, which flowered with The plans to re-imagine the there were more curators than beset by corruption, finds the a public good. obligation of the state. the King Tut traveling exhibition Canadian Museum of History visitors. But the collection, money to keep them going. (In Argentina, the Minister At their best, museums are to the United States from 1976 are encouraging, as is the cre - which is overseen by the Min - And so it is with scores of of Culture allowed that his gov - an admirable expression of to 1979 (recounted well in ation of the Canadian Museum istry of Culture and Tourism, is museums in Greece, which ernment had actually increased democracy. They are about April's Vanity Fair). for Human Rights in Winnipeg staggering. From prehistoric opened the spectacular Acropo - spending on culture when the openness and knowledge. They Third, museums must be rel - and the expansion of the Cana - Macedonia to Alexander the lis Museum in Athens, near the economy deteriorated there, be - are dominions of the mind, of evant and current. They must dian Museum of Immigration at Great and beyond, it groans Parthenon, in 2009. And so it is lieving that was when people whimsy, serendipity and en - be more than portraits, muskets, Pier 21 in Halifax. with antiquities. with museums across Europe, most needed the arts.) chantment. and fossils; like all good history, Still, Canada lags. When it The Greeks take pride in which endure - as well as ex - There is no debate about it. Once traveling Americans they must speak to contempo - comes to museums, belea - their past and present it here, pand - in a harsh economic cli - Museums in self-conscious memorably scoffed: "Europe's a rary life. The British Museum, guered, beggared Greece shows in the country's second-largest mate. countries are viewed in the museum." It's true. And Europe for example, asks visitors to con - the way. city, with style and care. Given The reason is simple: in so - same way as schools, parks, li - revels in it. sider whether the Elgin Marbles the financial crisis, you would cieties mindful of their past, cul - braries, hospitals, even trains. That's why Paris has the Lou - - the sculptures from the Andrew Cohen is a professor of have expected them to close this ture is seen as necessity, not a Like education, recreation and vre, Amsterdam has the Parthenon - should be returned journalism and international museum, or cut its hours. luxury. It is a responsibility. It is transportation, they are an Rijksmuseum and Madrid has to Greece, from which they were affairs at Carleton University. Tourism in Greece Rebounds as Message Conveyed is it’s Safe to Go Back

By Liz Alderman cent. the Greeks. The New York Times Greece sorely needs the busi - Meanwhile, there has been ness. The economy has shrunk strong growth in bookings for ATHENS - The sun was blazing by more than 20 percent in the hotels in the Cycladic islands, es - above the Acropolis, draping the last five years, and unemploy - pecially Santorini and Mykonos. ivory pillars of the Parthenon in ment recently topped 27 per - Last year, visitors, fearful of a golden sheen. The red-tiled cent. The government is still la - what would happen to reserva - roof of the ancient Agora mu - boring to repay international tion deposits if Greece reverted seum glimmered in the heat, loans, and many average Greeks to the drachma, canceled their and a breeze ruffled the boughs continue to feel the effects of an bookings or put them off. That of olive trees. On the rough cob - austerity program that has cut was especially the case at up - bles of Plaka, a cafe-lined tourist incomes and fanned social hard - scale hotels on islands like area, crowds of camera-toting ship. Mykonos. visitors paused to soak it all in. Despite the travails, Greeks This year, Mykonos hotel Kostas, a waiter at the Diodos remain welcoming. “We are ea - bookings made online are up 20 taverna, which offers a splendid ger to see visitors enjoy the to 30 percent, with offers like view of the scene, smiled. A year splendors of Greece,” Mr. 10 percent discounts for early ago, amid a political and eco - Petropoulous said. The country reservations and 14-day stays nomic crisis that fueled protests hopes to draw in more than 17 for the price of 12, said George in central Athens and pushed million tourists this year, after Zachos, a manager at Kyklomar Greece toward the brink of exit - international visits slumped by Tours in Mykonos. “We just ing the euro zone, the surround - 5.5 percent last year to 15.5 mil - hope that the politicians will let ing streets were hauntingly lion, Alexandros Vassilikos, the us alone this year to work with - empty. But on a recent Saturday head of the Athens-Attica Hotels out any bad surprises,” he said. afternoon, Kostas, who only Association, said. On a recent weekday, tourists gave his first name, was scram - Hotel prices in Athens and its jammed onto a Blue Star Ferries bling to find an empty outdoor suburbs have dropped an aver - boat, which left from the Port table to accommodate patrons. age of 45 percent in the last of Piraeus outside Athens and “Greece is back!” he exclaimed. three years, as have room rates wound its way toward San - If last summer was a dark on numerous islands, he added. torini. Despite three decks con - spot for tourism in this crisis-hit Hotels near Classical sites just a nected by escalator and eleva - country, travelers are returning few hours’ drive from Athens tors, the boat was filled to in greater numbers this year, have also cut their prices, in - capacity to accommodate trav - lured by discounts of up to 20 cluding Delphi and the well-pre - elers who had been stranded in percent on hotels in major cities Tourists visit the Parthenon atop the Acropolis, a marvel of architecture, math, and skill. served ancient theater at Epi - Athens the day before because and on Greece’s stunning is - davros, where some of the first of a ferry strike. lands, as well as assurances — ters away, people are drinking trollers and on ferry boats to the can tour company he used was Greek tragedies were per - Although it is famed for its at least for now — that Greece beer in Plaka.” islands. worried about people canceling formed. high lava cliffs and whitewashed won’t be ditching the euro and Indeed, the number of Visitors are advised to check trips to Greece this year. As a But deals are now luring houses, even Santorini is work - returning to the drachma after demonstrations has dropped the Living in Greece Web site, precaution, the group’s hotel travelers from Northern Europe, ing to burnish its image and re - all. and, as Mr. Petropoulos noted, livingingreece.gr/strikes, for up - reservation was moved from the the Middle East and especially capture visitors. The island’s “The Greek government is they are largely confined to Syn - dates and to consult the Web center of Athens to a location China, where the Greek govern - tourism board has proclaimed stable, and we are no longer un - tagma Square. Recently, some sites of their national Athens- about half an hour away. “But ment has engaged in a special this year the Year of Gastronomy der speculation that Greece will Americans asked this reporter based embassies for strike, that wasn’t really necessary,” he outreach to lure newly affluent dedicated to “the fruits of the leave the euro,” said Xenophon about the far-right Golden safety and other information be - said. “There have been no safety tourists. dry volcanic land.” Food festi - Petropoulos, a spokesman for Dawn group, which has used vi - fore traveling. issues here.” Already, reservations for ho - vals will be held throughout the the Association of Greek olence against ethnic immi - None of those concerns Geoff Baylee, 17, a student tels and cruises through July are summer, linking tavernas and Tourism Enterprises. “The value- grants. But locals are pushing stopped Jim Wiseley, a teacher from Gobles, gazed at the up about 20 percent over last high-end restaurants with to-price ratio is excellent at the back with protests and occasion - at Gobles High School in Gobles, Parthenon with awe. “It’s year. Tourism from the United wineries and romantic hotels. moment, and that’s helping to ally direct confrontation, result - Mich., from bringing his class of breathtakingly surreal, espe - States is also rebounding. At the Angel Cave Houses, bring tourism back.” ing in a mild decrease in the around 30 students on a Classi - cially when you know that the Through the first few months of one of the many lodgings over - With reports of anti-austerity group’s vigilantism. There have cal tour of Athens. One sunny ancient Greeks built it in 15 2013, flights originating in the looking Santorini’s caldera, protests last year and early this been no reports of violence to - afternoon in April, he sat with years,” he said. United States were up double rooms were almost completely year fresh in people’s minds, ward tourists. his mother and some students Mr. Wiseley’s mother, Joan, digits from a year ago, aided by booked from May to July, said however, the first question being These days, the main nui - at the foot of the sacred rock on 73, said she had snapped up a drop in ticket prices and a Athanasia Chalari, a manager. asked by travelers is whether it sance for travelers is likely to be which the Acropolis is perched, bargains on gold jewelry and ac - strengthening dollar, Jeremy She was offering up to 20 per - is safe to visit Greece. The short transportation strikes to protest enjoying a meal he had picked cessories. With numerous stores Boore, an analyst at cent discounts for nonrefund - answer is yes. austerity measures. They have up at a taverna: feta and olives, shuttered in central Athens Expedia.com, said. Much of the able bookings, after offering 50 “You may have activity in sharply diminished but still pop tomatoes, grilled meats and amid the crisis, some shops renewed interest was in percent discounts last year. Syntagma Square,” Mr. up sporadically on the Athens freshly made tzatziki. were giving school groups spe - Greece’s second-largest city, Sa - “Little by little things are Petropoulos said. “But 500 me - metro, among air traffic con - Mr. Wiseley said the Ameri - cial discounts of up to 60 per - lonika, called Thessaloniki by coming back,” she said. So, Who Owns This Land? In Greece, Well, No One is Really Quite that Sure

Continued from page 1 Spyros Skouras, an economist threshing floor and the land had not been clear enough in at the Athens University of Eco - around it.’ ” But did that mean defining what it wanted done Balkan states, recovering from nomics and Business, who found 50 feet around the threshing and how. “There has been a lot years of Communism and civil that the fires increased signifi - floor or 5,000? of money spent, and no one war, are far ahead of Greece cantly during election years, says In general, experts say, knows where it went,” Mr. Ernst when it comes to land registries that settling land issues once and Greeks are remarkably at ease said. attached to zoning maps — an for all is difficult politically. “Any with a level of irregularity when The goal now is to finish by approach developed by the Ro - government that locks in an out - it comes to real estate. Stelios 2020, though Greek officials call mans and in wide use in much come will disappoint someone, Patsoumas, an architect in this optimistic. In the end, they of the developed world since the and no government has wanted Athens, says that most houses said, Greece will probably spend 1800s. to take responsibility.” there run afoul of regulations. $1.5 billion straightening things But not in Greece. Here the Land disputes are less acute The building laws are so tangled, out. extent of disputed land is enor - in urban centers, where side - contradictory and outdated that The only parts of Greece that mous, experts say. walks, streets and building walls it is virtually impossible to build have had a land registry and “If you calculated the total help clarify boundaries. But in without violating one regulation cadastre are the Dodecanese Is - deeds that are registered,” said the countryside, deeds reflect an - or another. Recently, for in - lands, because they were occu - Dimitris Kaloudiotis, an engineer other era. Boundaries can be the stance, he said he was asked to pied by the Italians from 1912 who took over as president of “three olive trees near the well” build a summer camp for chil - to the end of World War II. Land the national land registry author - or the spot “where you can hear dren. The law demanded that use on the islands, which include ity last month, “the country a donkey on the path.” the toilet facilities be 50 yards Rhodes and Kos, is still guided would be twice as big as it is.” “You had guys who had never away from the sleeping quarters, by Italian law. Some experts wonder been to school — who had 100 a relic from the days of out - But there are problems even whether there is really the polit - sheep — and they would throw houses. there. The cadastre maps have ical will to sort things out. An a rock a certain distance and say: Most people involved in the never been updated. Lots include army of lawyers, engineers and O.K., that’s mine,” said Mr. real estate business say this state beachfront that has long since architects make their livings Hamodrakas, who in addition to of affairs is rooted in the coun - eroded and paths, once used by through the constant haggling his own problems has handled try’s tangled history. Greece has donkeys, that have long since over landownership and what many landownership cases for weathered a long series of occu - ownership. Greece in the past year, offering disappeared. Nevertheless, resi - kind of development is possible clients. “The documents might pations and wars, as well as Greece’s creditors — the Eu - advice. dents say they are grateful for where. And the lack of zoning say ‘from the tree to the stream.’ waves of emigration or migra - ropean Commission, the Inter - They concluded that the most the registry, which still includes maps has proved profitable for It is very hard to know what they tion within the country toward national Monetary Fund and the recent setbacks stemmed from a the gigantic green books the Ital - some. Researchers, for instance, are talking about.” the cities. This means that land European Central Bank — have very poor tendering process, ians used to log deeds. have found that enormous His own dispute, he said, was widely abandoned, at least made it clear that they want the which resulted in expensive and “You have to understand,” stretches of protected forest land arises from the language related for a time. One of the problems development of a land registry inefficient contracts. Julius Ernst, said Afroditi Billiri, a lawyer who have been developed in recent to a sale that took place long in determining who owns what and a zoning map, called a one of the experts from Austria works on Kos and handles many years after wildfires cleared the ago. “The papers say that my is that in many cases, use of the cadastre, sped up. International who participated in a fact-find - land issues. “This is cutting edge land. great-grandfather bought ‘the land for 20 years entitles you to experts have been visiting ing mission, said the government compared to the rest of Greece.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 1-7, 2013 GREECE CYPRUS 11 As Investors Consider Greece, Samaras’ Coalition is Experiencing Setbacks

By Andy Dabilis rectly and publicly.” infighting.” TNH Staff Writer Deputy Interior Minister Har - Black residents of Athens – alambos Athanasiou said the many of them illegal immigrants ATHENS – Buoyed by a raft of government’s commitment to from Africa – said they will con - good news that economic indi - combat racism doesn’t require duct night patrols in groups and cators are looking up and that new legislation but amendments confront Golden Dawn if it investors frightened off by the to existing laws with critics ac - shows up, although the extrem - country’s fiscal crisis are mulling cusing Samaras of going soft on ists have been noted for mass a return, Greek Prime Minister Golden Dawn and racism, de - beatings of lone individuals and Antonis Samaras has backed spite a recommendation from not with confronting larger away from an anti-racism bill, the European Union’s human numbers. causing a split in his uneasy rights chief that there is enough Nicknamed the Black Pan - coalition government. evidence of violent tendencies thers, the self-defense brigade Samaras, back from a recent by the neo-Nazis to ban them. said wants to protect themselves trip to China where he got ap - A newly created Racist Vio - from racists who are targeting proval on deals he said would lence Recording Network, sup - people who are not ethnic show Greece is on the road to ported by 30 aid and human Greeks. The group uses mobile recovery, has promised to roll rights groups, reported 87 seri - phones and social media to alert out the red carpet for investors ous incidents of racist violence each other of attacks and says and there are signs people are in Greece in the first nine it can respond quickly. believing it. months of last year, including a Michael Chege, who has The Financial Times (FT), bomb attack on refugee homes lived most of his 28 years in joining a chorus of reports that near central Athens and dozens Greece after coming from Kenya things are picking up in Greece, of street attacks that led to seri - told Britain’s Channel 4: “I am noted that the Athens business ous injury. a member of the Black Panthers sentiment index hit a 3½ -year “Protecting freedom of and everybody knows that. So I high last month. Construction speech and association is essen - am giving them (Golden Dawn) companies are preparing to re - An elderly man walks past a kiosk selling towels printed with high-denomination euro banknotes tial, but this should never be an a straight warning - don’t mess sume work on EU-financed in - and the map of Greece in central Athens, Wednesday, May 29. excuse for inaction against racist with black people, anyhow. And frastructure projects stalled for and xenophobic crimes,” Judith I mean it.” the past four years. denial of the Holocaust. The tice minister, Antonis Roupaki - “We have an international Sunderland, a senior Western “We will exterminate them,” This summer should bring party’s leader, Nikolaos Michalo - otis, who was the choice of DI - obligation to have adequate leg - Europe researcher at Human he said. “I’m not afraid of this record inflows of tourists ac - liakos, said the Nazi death MAR to serve in the Cabinet, is islation against racist behav - Rights Watch, told The Associ - neo-Nazi, stupid, idiotic group,” cording to SETE, the leading camps were a fantasy made up for penalties for inciting racist iors,” Venizelos told reporters. ated Press. he told me. “In World War Two, Greek tourism association, by critics and that Jews weren’t attacks of up to two years in Kouvelis strongly criticized the “Steps to strengthen Greece’s they were crushed. In World based on advanced bookings. exterminated. prison and fines of up to about Parliament’s legislative commit - criminal justice response to hate War Three, we will exterminate More privatization sales could But for every provocative act $26,000 for individuals or tee for coming out against the crimes, as well as hate speech them out of the face of the also occur following a deal this of its members, Golden Dawn, $260,000 for organizations. bill just two hour before a meet - that incites imminent violence, earth. “They want to do what month to sell OPAP, the state which is a solid third behind PASOK leader Evangelos ing between the leaders, which are urgently needed,” she Hitler did. Try it. They will have gambling monopoly, to a group Samaras’ ruling New Democracy Venizelos made no bones that failed to reach an agreement, added. “These measures should the same fate and even worse,” of Greek and east European in - Conservatives and the major op - Golden Dawn is the target. had even started. not be held hostage to political he continued. vestors. position Coalition of the Radical “Greece has a political grouping Despite the reactions of PA - Binding offers for DEPA, the Left (SYRIZA) party, the extrem - that is unashamedly Nazi and SOK and DIMAR, sources in state gas monopoly, and DESFA, ists seem to gain support and organizes acts violating the rule both parties said the rift would its distribution subsidiary, are critics said that worries Sama - of law.” not undermine the coalition’s due next week. Russia’s ras, who also has an anti-immi - SYRIZA and other critics of cohesion. In the words of DI - Gazprom is the frontrunner, but grant agenda and has seen dis - the government have accused MAR spokesman Dimitris bids for the distributor are also affected voters bleed away. Samaras of turning tail against Hatzisocratis, “the government’s expected from Sintez, a private SAMARAS IN RETREAT Golden Dawn and backing away glass has cracked; it must not Russian energy company, and The New York Times noted from the bill he first supported, break.” SOCAR, the Azeri state gas op - that the issue has set off the the conservatives of turning BLACK PANTHERS WARNING erator. “Trust is coming back most intense dispute within the against the antiracism bill, International human rights and that makes it possible for government since it was cobbled which they out of reluctance to groups have expressed strong deals to happen,” George together after inconclusive elec - face down Golden Dawn and support for the proposed re - Athanassakis of Pantelakis Se - tions last June, when the coun - because the powerful Orthodox form, alarmed at a surge in curities in Athens told FT. try’s solvency and future in the Church and the armed forces racially-motivated attacks But now Samaras been dis - Eurozone hung in the balance. oppose the bill, saying it would against immigrants and the rise tracted by the bill that would Samaras, elected without curb freedom of speech. of Golden Dawn, which during increase penalties for hate enough of the vote to form a Venizelos and DIMAR chief the weekend staged a weekend crimes and racist attacks, which government, had to turn to the Fotis Kouvelis said the bill will rally near Athens to protest the many critics blame on the ex - PASOK Socialists and tiny De - go to Parliament without Sama - draft law. Party leader Nikolaos treme rightwing Golden Dawn mocratic Left (DIMAR) for votes ras’ backing and that they Michaloliakos said the legisla - party that has 18 seats in Par - in Parliament for support and wanted harsher penalties for tion was part of an effort to out - liament. since then the leftists, despite racist attacks, particularly those law his party. It denies any involvement in occasional objections to severe on immigrants. “It will be a tri - He told supporters: “They the assaults, but the bill is austerity measures, have re - umph for Golden Dawn if the want to stop Greeks expressing clearly aimed at the party as it lented to his demands. This time anti-racism bill does not go to a themselves … They are plan - also outlaws the Heil Hitler they said they would not. vote and democracy will appear ning a law, the anti-racism law. salute its members are fond of The stated aim of the an - passive and in retreat,” Venize - Let them do it. We can exist out - Michael Chege, who has lived most of his 28 years in Greece giving, as well as criminalizes tiracism bill, drafted by the jus - los said. side the law. I tell them this di - after coming from Kenya, is a member of the Black Panthers. Economy Remains Top Concern in Cyprus, as Talks of Unity Pushed Aside

NICOSIA - Struggling to keep to seek reelection. and therefore non-urgent in lion) in savings if he wanted the companies from fleeing Cyprus Both the dinner and Downer terms of substance.” bailout. He had opposed the as capital controls remain in were the target of criticism by He added: “I do not assign terms while campaigning. place as a condition of getting a the Greek Cypriot political lead - responsibility to any of my as - The Mail said he didn’t get 10 billion euros ($13 billion) in - ership and most of the press. sociates because I consider that Ban’s guarantee, but the UN ternational bailout to keep the The meeting also became a they rightly judged it not to be chief’s Director of Office did economy from collapsing, Pres - source of contention when a document of substance, since speak with the Cypriot diplomat ident Nicos Anastasiades has Downer was asked by reporters it referred to actions during the in New York in a manner that pushed back any hope of quick about a UN document contain - period 2008-2012,” according appeared to provide some form resumption of talks with Turkish ing convergences achieved in to the newspaper. of satisfaction to Anastasiades. Cypriots to reunify the divided the peace talks between 2008 He also said that he clarified Asked yesterday if the dinner island. and 2012. to Downer in no uncertain terms marks the beginning of peace Turkish troops and citizens Responding to a question, that “any new round of talks talks, Downer said, “that’s not have occupied the Northern the Australian said he handed will not begin from the point the intention.” third of the island since an un - the document over to both lead - they ended in 2012.” He added: “The main thing lawful invasion in 1974 in vio - ers on request last month, which “Additionally, I clarified that is to get the preparatory work lation of international law. Only is at least two weeks before the any proposals tabled by the done and done properly,” Turkey recognizes its govern - date Anastasiades initially said Greek Cypriot side but rejected adding “the two sides obviously ment and none of the negotia - he had received the document. by the majority of political have to do that.” Downer said tions to solve the dilemma have The President promptly is - forces and people in no way the UN has not set a date for gotten anywhere. sued a “clarification” statement bind me and are discarded,” he the resumption of the talks, not - Anastasiades said he will not following Downer’s comments said. ing that Anastasiades thinks the start peace talks from where the made outside the Presidential In his pre-election campaign, preparatory work could be com - two sides left off in 2012, The Palace, confirming that the doc - Anastasiades pledged he would pleted sometime between Sep - Cyprus Mail said, reporting on ument was delivered to his handle any peace talks on the tember and October. his meeting UN Special Advisor diplomatic office on April 30. Cyprus problem in co-operation Asked to comment on a letter Alexander Downer at the Presi - However, Anastasiades ar - with the National Council, and sent by Anastasiades to Ban dential Palace. gued he was not notified of the he would appoint a negotiator where the president bemoaned The meeting was meant to document until May 16, follow - to represent him in the talks. Downer’s alleged efforts to be part of UN preparations for ing statements made by AKEL He confirmed that, noting politicize the Downer said he a dinner scheduled for May 30 leader Andros Kyprianou re - that the National Council will AP PHOTO/PETROS kARADJIAS did not write the letter so he between Anastasiades and Turk - garding its existence. meet on June 15 where he will A man walks by a mural that reads "Love is Peace" in the old couldn’t comment on its poten - ish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, He put the failure to brief present comprehensive propos - city of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, May 29 tial meaning. a hardliner whose intransigence him “exclusively” down to his als for a new upgraded Council, Meanwhile, Greek banker helped lead to a decision by “workload and to the fact that the appointment of a negotiator, framework of proposals, and the it. Christos Sorotos has been ap - Anastasiades’ predecessor, Com - my diplomatic office considered working groups and experts, the new procedure which must be Anastasiades had threatened pointed interim Chief Executive munist Demetris Christofias, not it simply a reference document preparation of a comprehensive agreed before the start of new not to turn up unless UN Secre - Officer at Bank of Cyprus, the talks. tary-General Ban Ki-moon could island’s biggest lender currently Responding to criticism by provide assurances that the din - under temporary control by the AKEL spokesman Giorgos Lou - ner would not turn political, ar - Central Bank (CBC) as part of caides that the President was guing that he did not want to Cyprus’ bailout. disingenuous government enter into substance on the Sorotos, now based in the UK spokesman Christos Stylianides peace talks until economic con - and with experience in corpo - said there was no point adding ditions stabilize, following the rate restructurings, previously any further comment. Eurogroup’s decision to force worked as a deputy governor at “Besides, the President had him to confiscate up to 80 per - National Bank of Greece, coun - no reason whatsoever to conceal cent of bank accounts over try corporate officer for Citibank from the political leadership a 100,000 euros ($130,000) and in Greece and General Manager document containing a histori - find 13 billion euros ($17 bil - at Eurobank Greece. cal account of the period under former president Mr. Demetris Christofias,” he added, showing how testy the subject remains. A REAL BEEF OVER DINNER EIB Will Help Cyprus Secure Downer said the dinner that was to be hosted at the resi - dence of UN Special Represen - Funds for Natural Gas Project tative Lisa Buttenheim in the buffer zone, that he, the two leaders, and Buttenheim would NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The domestic energy needs and ex - be joined by their spouses, along European Investment Bank says porting excess supply starting at with an interpreter for Eroglu it will help Cyprus find the fi - around 2020. “because he can speak some nancing to build a natural gas Cyprus negotiated a 23 bil - English, but he doesn’t speak a processing plant. lion euro ($29.8 billion) rescue great deal of English,” the inter - EIB President Werner Hoyer package with its euro partners national language of business and Vice president Mihai Tanas - and the IMF in March that and diplomacy. escu offered support for the forced savers in the country's AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAkIS The dinner was to be the first debt-crushed island's bid to ex - two biggest banks to incur huge Fix brewery is going to host the National Museum of Contemporary Art meeting between the two com - ploit newfound offshore gas de - losses on deposits over 100,000 munity leaders since Anastasi - posits. He did not specify euros. Workers on the scaffold put marbles at the facade of the National Museum of Contemporary Art ades’ election. It was originally whether the EIB might also pro - The EIB officials also signed in Athens, Tuesday, May 28. The reconstruction of the old brewery into the museum has been in proposed by Eroglu for April but vide financial support. Thursday a 100 million euro progress since the establishment of the museum in 2000. The project was delayed on many oc - the UN decided it would proba - Cyprus hopes the gas can re - loan deal aimed at Cyprus' small casions but is expected to be completed by this October 2013 and inaugurated in March 2014. bly work better if they hosted vive the economy by meeting its businesses. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 1-7, 2013

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That is the situation that the Schumer Amendment seeks to remedy and it does it in a particularly useful way for the community: by facilitating Should We Vote for Candidates Because They’re Greek? the preservation of our language and culture. Greek and Cypriot immigrants would be required to offer their services as teachers, advisors, etc. in schools, churches, law firms, 1. DAN GEORGAKAS she is accessible once elected? Before I state fully why I, too, quality of the candidate, and travel agencies, and at TNH. SHARES HIS POINT OF VIEW Is the candidate active in the am heartened by Catsimatidis’ leads others to believe that the We have been informed that contrary to earlier reports, the Dino, I was heartened by the Greek community? Generally run, full disclosure is in order: criteria by which he or she was amendment will provide visas for 18-month stays, which can be recent announcement that John speaking, unless their non- part of the reason that I hope elected are dubious. renewed. But even that is not enough. At the least they should be Catsimatidis has been nomi - Greek opponents are truly im - he wins has to do with the fact Take Barack Obama, for ex - allowed to stay for a minimum of three years. Otherwise few will nated by the Liberal Party for pressive, I am inclined to sup - that he is a fellow Greek-Amer - ample. In 2008, when General pack their belongings and immigrate to America. mayor of New York. Although port Greek-American candidates ican, and particularly a Nisyr - Colin Powell, a Republican and Senator Schumer said on May 25 that he will confirm that it the Liberal Party is not the force who have demonstrated strong ian-American. I cannot help but an African-American, publicly does not limit the number of immigrants and that is a great advan - it once was, that nomination Hellenic commitments. This ten - feel excited about the prospect stated that he would cross party tage. He urged everyone, however, to contact their Congressional means that a Greek-American is dency, however, is balanced by of a person from Nisyros – a tiny lines and vote for the Democrat Representatives and Senators and ask them to do vote for the being given serious considera - the candidate’s general position dot on any map of Greece – be - Obama for president, he faced broader immigration reform bill, and support the Schumer amend - tion for a major office. This on fiscal and social issues crucial coming mayor of arguably the a barrage of criticism along the ment. nomination also boosts Catsima - to our daily lives and national most influential city in the lines of: “well, he’s obviously do - We are on the verge of a historic evolution. Let’s do it right. tidis’ bid for the Republican well-being. Consequently, I am world. ing that because Obama is nomination. These circum - often conflicted regarding can - If the shared common her - black” (the implication being: stances promoted me to think didates that are outstanding itage had been the only quality why else would a Republican Greece’s Land Archives of Shame about how important Hellenic Hellenes but with whom I differ I thought Catsimatidis brought vote for Obama?). How, then, identity ought to be for Greek on domestic policies. to the race, however, I would does that explain the millions of American voters. Two examples of the phe - not be supporting his mayoral white Republicans across the The incredible disorganized labyrinth that is the Greek National At a crude level we can ask nomenon I am referring to are run, nor, through a recent col - country – a handful of whom I Land Registry was the subject of a report in the New York Times if just being Greek is good Congressman Gus Bilirakis, Re - umn of mine (TNH, Mar. 9), know personally – that voted for this week. It presents a country that remains stubbornly and inex - enough. At a certain time in publican of Florida, and Con - would I have given him advice Obama, too? Let us not forget, plicably bound to its distant past. American history that answer gressman John Sarbanes, Demo - on how to win. It is his ingenu - after all, the organization Re - The same matter was examined by our Greek Edition in its often was yes. Just voting for a crat of Maryland. Both have ity, down-to-earth personality, publicans for Obama that recent weekend publication. TNH presented statements by the Di - Greek was a vital political state - outstanding leadership records and ability to transcend political emerged in 2008, whose most rector of the Registry who warns Greek-Americans and others that ment about inclusion and equal - on Hellenic issues and have re - parties that I think render him prominent member was a white they must take action to secure ownership of their properties. Oth - ity of opportunity that overrode peatedly demonstrated they can a promising candidate. woman named Susan Eisen - erwise, he says, they will be recorded as unknown property and most other concerns. There may work in a bipartisan fashion on To your more general point, hower, who also happens to be will pass after a few years into state ownership. still be areas in the United States our issues. Both are readily ac - however, about whether shared the granddaughter of Republi - The required steps, he said, are: "declare, register, secure.” We where that is true, but generally, cessible to Greek-Americans and ethnic ancestry (Greek, in this can President Dwight D. Eisen - wish things were that easy. being Greek is now more often frequently lend their prestige to case) should trump hower. One of the most fundamental prerequisites of statehood is the a plus rather than a minus. Greek functions. A key differ - political/ideological differences, Back to a personal example, authorities’ ability to recognize and protect the property of citizens. Today’s norm is that every ence, however, is that Bilirakis I think it all depends on the be - which has to do a former Greek Sadly, this continues to be absent from Greece, the last EU country candidate with any Greek her - is a staunch conservative who holder. For me, the answer is a professional basketball player, manifesting such a phenomenon. itage comes to the community supports the Republican agenda simple, unqualified no. Yes, I am Kurt Rambis, a starter for the The problem is that a property, a house or a field, etc., may be seeking financial and electoral in the House and Sarbanes is a a Greek, but I am an American NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers during claimed by more than one person, creating a number of problems, support. Such candidates invari - staunch liberal who supports the first. Even more significantly, I the 1980s. As a staunch Boston hindering its enjoyment or development. ably express pride in their Democratic agenda. live in the United States, not in Celtics fan, it made absolutely This chaos, an unflattering element of the Greek reality, slams a Greekness, cite Ancient Greece The question I wish to pose Greece, and so it is more impor - no difference to me that Rambis brake on growth and discourages foreign investors, who, without as “the cradle of democracy,” to you is if you think a Greek tant to me to vote for the candi - is Greek: whenever he (or any clear ownership titles, are certainly not going to buy a hut, let and make some flattering refer - liberal voter in the district rep - date who will best serve the in - other Laker) shot the ball, I alone a house or more substantial property. For Greeks living in ences about one or another resented by Bilirakis or a Greek terests of my country, state, and hoped that he would miss! Greece, it is bad enough that they must waste time and money Greek food. Such is the script of conservative in the Sarbanes town, and just because he or she I cannot really say how I running around courts and the bureaucracy to resolve property any ethnic candidate. Given that district should let ethnic issues might be Greek would not nec - would react if a candidate of cases. there are many brands of Hel - and accessibility trump genuine, essarily accomplish that. By the Greek descent whom I opposed But what about the Greeks of the Diaspora whose property lenism, we need to know much domestic differences? same token, I would expect for other reasons captured the rights are violated not only by strangers, but often by their own more. For example, what kind those living in Greece to vote Democratic or Republican nom - relatives? How easy is it for a Greek-American to take a leave of of Hellenism does the candidate 2. TNH’s ASSOCIATE EDI - for local and national politicians ination. Thus far, only one did, his job and pay the costs of traveling to Greece to appear in the espouse? The thugs of Golden TOR RESPONDS based on what they would do Michael Dukakis in 1988, and I court adjudicating a property dispute often to be told upon arrival Dawn loudly assert their Hel - Dan, you raise an excellent to advance the interests of supported him in great part be - only that the case was postponed to some future date? lenism and many other Greeks question, and it is a topic about Greece, not those of the United cause I think he is a decent fel - Is it really so hard for judges to understand that that locals are are capable of foolish or boastful which I’ve written in my regular States. low. On the other hand, if I were often requesting postponements upon postponement to drive the views that are a disservice to the TNH column on previous occa - Many Greeks would vote for to find out that Al Gore, John Diaspora Greeks into despair so that they abandon their claims on community. We certainly don’t sions. But because it is a partic - Catsimatidis, Representatives Kerry, or Mitt Romney were the property? want Greek fools, racists, and ularly timely issue these days – Bilirakis and Sarbanes, and a Greek I still cannot imagine that How much imagination does a judge need to understand that chauvinists to serve as our pub - given John Catsimatidis’ may - host of other politicians simply I would have voted for them. when this happens the Hellene that lives abroad will shake the lic face. oral run, not only for New York - because of their Hellenic roots. I’m glad you raised this dust of the place from his shoes and turn his back on the land Any candidate needs to be ers but for Greeks all over the And Greeks are certainly not the point, Dan. It would be great for where he or his ancestors were born and raised? asked about what they have world, considering the size and only ethnic, racial, or religious our readers to weigh in with The answer is that the judges understand this very well. The done on behalf of Greece, importance of New York City – I group that would do such a their thoughts, too. question, then, is why are Greek judges so indifferent to justice Cyprus, and Greek America. am glad you brought it up for thing. When that happens, how - and to those living abroad? Has the candidate shown he or discussion. ever, it tends to cheapen the 3. WHAT’S YOUR OPINION?

publish all the news. The confi - Justice is Served, as U.S. Government Vindicates Greek-American P. Papanicolaou dence of the newspaper's read - ers, our credibility, is the issue. By A.H. Diamataris profession, was accused by the colaou] these things are not her concern. citizens that they do have pro - It is a relationship we cannot authorities on June 7, 2012 of Respectfully submitted, Nevertheless, the govern - tection against the mistakes and guard too carefully. It is not only Peter Papanico - bribing an inspector by paying Loretta E. Lynch, United States. ment had the courage to do the abuses of their own government. We will remind our readers, laou – and his relatives and for his honeymoon, a rather Attorney.” right thing, to acknowledge her This is probably one of the however, that from this we friends – who are celebrating modest sum of $12,390. With these simple words, but mistake, and to proclaim the in - key elements that divide the de - noted then that one should not the government’s dismissal of Two days ago, the following powerful in tone and substance, nocence of citizen wrongly ac - mocratic governments from of rush to judgment, because in the indictment against him. letter was made public: the government declared Papan - cused. non-democracies. this country the accused is in - Included among those cheer - "Dear Judge Gershon, icolaou innocent. But we must trumpet the It's proof that the system nocent until proven guilty. ing the declaration of his inno - The government respectfully However, there were no truth: the authorities have com - works. Unfortunately, not al - Today, we are happy because cence are all who are familiar submits the enclosed Applica - apologies. No compensation. mitted a grave and tragic mis - ways, but still, it works. our confidence in Peter Papani - with his character and his con - tion and proposed Order for the His arrest, the disturbance of take by going after an innocent TNH had no choice but to colaou was vindicated. We are tributions to our community, to dismissal of the indictment in his peace of mind, the conse - man. publish the original news about particularly happy that the gov - Cyprus and to Greece. the above-mentioned case. quences of the governments ac - The admission of error, how - Papanicolaou’s indictment. It is ernment solemnly declared him Papanicolaou, a contractor by [United States v. Peter Papani - tion on his professional career – ever, justifies the great hope of a matter of principle for us to innocent. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 1-7, 2013 VIEWPOINTS 13 Speech Therapy: Helping to Alexis Tsipras’ Moment Reminiscent of Gen. Boulanger

Shape Greek-Turkish Talks In the 1880s, France, like establishment gut - prospect of a radi - was the soul of reason; even the present day Greece, was going ted the faith of cal left government New York Times found him a ra - through a period of upheaval: even of the most filled mainstream tional political leader and one By Paul Glastris I worked on the Athens speech financial crisis, corruption, and gullible leaving al - Greek society with with promise. Tsipras seemed The Washington Monthly in an Istanbul hotel room on our political malaise. The crisis most a leadership dread and visions poised to offer mainstream way to Greece I tried to convey eroded the morale of the French vacuum. of Greece trans - Greek society a real alternative In November of 1999, Presi - some empathetic understanding people and for many, created an In these desper - forming into a com - – a center-left party on social is - dent Bill Clinton flew to Turkey of her distress. The Greek leg of appetite for radical political al - ate circumstances, munist-style Alba - sues, but one that was support - and Greece on a trip aimed at the trip was scheduled to last ternatives. The prospect for parts of Greek so - nia. ive of business and investment. easing tensions in the broader two days, but had been reduced change came in the shape of ciety turned to the However, Riding on the wave of his Balkan region, and in particular to one after the Greek govern - General George Boulanger. extreme right, Tsipras, the leader successful trip to the United between those two countries. As ment said it could not guarantee For a brief time, Boulanger which led to the of SYRIZA, at - States, Tsipras returned to the Greek American on Clinton’s the president’s safety—such was emerged as the leader of a rad - rise of Golden by DR. ANDRe tempted to assuage Greece, only to reverse his im - speechwriting staff, it fell to me the depth of Greek anger. As Air ical movement of disparate Dawn – a fascist GeROLYMATOS these fears with age of moderation and revert to write the address he would Force One descended at night groups that included leftists, party that apes gentle talk of sup - back to the radical and angry give in Athens. The Greek-Turk - into Athens, we could see out royalists, Bonapartists, as well Nazi mannerisms. Special to porting middle young man. It is here that ish problem was not nearly as the windows the glow of fires as people without any particular Others looked to The National Herald class values and Tsipras had his Boulanger mo - geostrategically important as from downtown storefronts set political affiliation. the left, in particu - business enterprise. ment. Like the general, he de - the Israel-Palestine situation, ablaze by leftists protesting the Remarkably, Boulanger lar, to SYRIZA, a party – rather He denounced the memoran - cided to forego the opportunity but it seemed no less in - president’s visit. achieved this sudden adoration a conglomerate a radical groups dum that bound Greece to the to become a national leader. tractable. Sparked by the 1974 The next day, Clinton gave a with limited accomplishments. ranging from communists, so - EU’s austerity program and en - Rather, he chose to placate the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, it speech that, like Obama’s As minister of defense, he had cialists, environmentalists and couraged people to believe that radical wing of SYRIZA with its had roots in the Ottoman occu - Jerusalem address, began by ex - passed laws and regulations that varieties of Marxists – that a SYRIZA government would re - outdated Marxist ideas and pation of Greek lands centuries pressing his personal identifica - benefited soldiers of all ranks in boasted it would revolutionize turn Greece to stability and re - voodoo economics. The radicals before. As recently as 1996, the tion with his audience. He spoke contrast to his government that the Greek political and eco - verse the effects of the hated in SYRIZA had little interest in Greek and Turkish militaries of gifts of democracy and learn - was plagued by scandal. Yet his nomic system. memorandum. Meanwhile, he appeasing the US or Greek- had almost come to blows over ing that ancient Greece had actions hardly justified the As Greece was falling into a had to also keep the loyalty of Americans so they chastised the disputed sovereignty of an given the world, quoting the emergence of a mass move - spiral of debt and dependence SYRIZA’s radical factions, who Tsipras for his moderation. uninhabited Aegean islet; Clin - poet Shelley’s famous line “We ment. upon Germany and the EU, re - cared less for actual governance, Perhaps, Tsipras realized that ton himself had had to talk the are all Greeks.” He hailed the At the critical moment, when sulting in the acceptance of aus - preferring to use their newfound he has little national political two countries into holstering vitality and success of the Greek his popularity peaked, his fol - terity measures that drove hun - status as a soapbox to rant experience or that he could not their weapons. American community and their lowers pleaded with him to dreds of thousands into poverty against the state. in clear conscious tackle the Then, in the summer of contributions to the United seize power. Boulanger procras - and despair, SYRIZA's siren song Tsipras found himself caught monumental problems con - 1999, Turkey was hit by a dev - States, singling out his boyhood tinated and rather than take found appeal. In the last Greek between the devil and the deep fronting Greece. What he knows astating earthquake, and the friend from Arkansas, David control of the government, he election, SYRIZA almost matched blue sea. He craved political about politics he learned as a Greeks responded by sending Leopoulis, “who, after forty-five chose instead to stay with his the ruling New Democracy in power and began to understand student agitator at university. He badly needed humanitarian years, still every single week mistress. The crucial moment votes and came within a hair’s that success meant he had to ex - has never held a job or had any aid—a spontaneous outpouring sends me an email about Greece passed and Boulanger, along breadth of forming a government. pand his base of support. Last real managerial experience ex - of sympathy that surprised both and Greek issues to make sure I with his movement, dissipated While this was good news for January, he traveled to North cept the rough and tumble of sides. A few months later, don’t stray too far from the rapidly. the radicals and many of the un - America, met with prominent Greek university politics. Greece itself suffered an earth - fold.” (That last line, with its Effectively, Boulanger’s suc - employed youth, this develop - Greek-Americans, and spoke at Therefore, like Boulanger, he quake, and Turkey responded charming mix of ingratiation cess was based on the yearning ment frightened the rest of the the Brookings Institute in Wash - realized that becoming leader with assistance. Seizing the mo - and authenticity, was, of course, of part of France’s people for a population, especially the mid - ington, DC. of a country was beyond his ment, the two countries’ foreign ad-libbed.) He detailed the long savior who would lift them out dle and upper classes. The On these occasions, Tsipras reach. Instead, leading a radical ministers, Ismail Cem of Turkey history of friendship between of the morass of defeat and ma - party that will surely become and George Papandreou of the United States and Greece, terial paucity. marginalized is a more comfort - Greece, began a round of “seis - including fighting as allies in People simply read into able option. To some degree it mic diplomacy” meant to ex - World War II. Boulanger’s vacuous slogans is a pity that Tsipras failed, be - plore more permanent ways of And then he said this: what they wanted to see – sadly cause Greece needs a rational building trust. Chief among When the junta took over in there was little substance in the opposition with plausible alter - 1967 here, the United States al - general’s political platform. Per - natives. lowed its interests in prosecut - haps the general realized this As Tsipras has proven a dis - “It takes the capacity ing the Cold War to prevail over and decided to seek political appointment, Antonis Samaras, to be self-critical its interests—I should say, its oblivion rather than face the the current prime minister of a obligation—to support democ - daunting task of actually accom - coalition government, has to begin settling racy, which was, after all, the plishing the phantom policies he proven to be more capable at our own problems cause for which we fought the had promised. bringing Greece out of an eco - Cold War. It is important that Consequently, Boulangisme nomic nightmare, slowly, but to with our adversaries.” we acknowledge that. has become a metaphor for a use an old Churchillian cliché With those two sentences— political leader’s failure to seize “it is not the end or the begin - these was a deal the Clinton ad - still remembered today in opportunity. A case in point is ning of the end, but the end of ministration had been advocat - Greece as an apology, though in Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA: both the beginning”. In this way, ing: Greece would end its ob - fact it stopped short of that— emerged on the heels of Samaras has secured his place jection to Turkey becoming a the president managed to lower Greece’s financial and political in history, while Tsipras will be - candidate for membership in the the defenses of the entire Greek crisis. come a curious footnote. European Union, something population, just as Obama’s de - The country’s economic col - Turkey desperately wanted. In fense of Zionism would later do lapse swept away all the buoys Andre Gerolymatos is the Direc - return, Turkey would amend its in Israel. That made Greek lis - that marked Greece’s political tor of the Stavros Niarchos constitution to better protect its teners open to hearing the rest and economic infrastructure. Perhaps, Tsipras realized that he has little national political Foundation Centre for Hellenic minorities (including its shrink - of his speech, which was an ex - Revelations of greed and cor - experience or that he could not in clear conscious tackle the Studies at Simon Fraser Univer - ing Greek population), reduce tended argument for Greece to ruption linked with the political monumental problems confronting Greece. sity in Vancouver. the role of the Turkish military take the lead in promoting sta - in civilian politics, and press for bility and democracy in the re - a negotiated end to the division gion and bridging ethnic and re - of Cyprus that would include ligious divides, especially LETTER FROM ATHENS the removal of Turkish troops between itself and Turkey. “We from the island. can never wholly forget the in - None of this was likely to justices done to us, nor can we happen, however, without sus - ever escape reminders of the A Greek Pensioner’s Lot is Not a Happy One… Happy One tained U.S. involvement, and mistakes we, ourselves, have there were two major obstacles made,” Clinton said, his words to that. The first was a profound applicable to both his own coun - Maria retired nine months politician’s pocket or $333 a week. ($556) – before taxes. That’s an undercurrent of anti-American - try and his audience’s. “But it is ago after working as a teacher so he can buy an - That is for rent, important distinction because ism in Greece that dated back possible to be shaped by history in Greece for 33 years. She still other boat or an - food where prices the rich don’t pay any taxes in to the U.S. government’s ill-ad - without being a prisoner to it.” hasn’t received her first benefit other house or stash are higher than in Greece, hiding their money in vised support for the military The speech was an enormous check, has been told it could be it in some secret many European secret bank accounts, such as junta that ran Greece from 1967 success, hailed by pundits who another three months or six Swiss bank account. Union countries, the list of 2,062 with $1.95 bil - to 1974. The second was had only recently condemned months, or who knows, because Maria’s salary medicines whose lion in the Geneva branch of Kosovo. In 1998, the U.S. led a Clinton. “The impact, I hope, is … this is Greece. Oh, and she’s was cut 30 percent subsidies have HSBC that hasn’t even been NATO bombing campaign that people in our country too not allowed to work because if over the last three been cut back, util - looked at for possible tax cheats against Slobodan Milosevic’s will realize that it’s good to look she does every penny she earns years of her career ity rates that are for three years. Serbia that pushed Serb forces back on our own history and will be deducted from her pen - as successive gov - soaring, and the Thanassi lives in the same out of Kosovo and allowed hun - recognize our errors,” a leading sion benefits, when they arrive. ernments – first the daily costs of liv - building as Maria so she can dreds of thousands of Kosovo Greek think tank scholar, Ted She can’t work either be - PASOK Anti-Social - by ANDY ing. care for him because he has Albanians to return to their Couloumbis, told the Los Ange - cause, in the Greek way of ists when then-Pre - DABILIS Like 25 percent Alzheimer’s. Apart from a few homes. Though Greece, a mem - les Times. “It takes the capacity thinking, that would deprive a mier George Papan - of Greeks, she was dedicated professionals in one ber of NATO, had not stood in to be self-critical to begin set - young person of a job – except dreou, who is Special to forced to default clinic who help, she has no the way of the bombing, aver - tling our own problems with our that there aren’t any jobs for the knocking down The National Herald on loans and other help because her sister age Greeks, who generally sym - adversaries.” young in Greece where the un - $10,000 a month as credit cards when works only part-time and has pathized with their fellow Or - A month later, the Greek gov - employment rate for those un - a Member of Parliament while the government broke its con - had her phone turned off for thodox Christian Serbs, were ernment dropped its veto of der 25 is 64 percent, and the spending most of his time teach - tract with her, although the non-payment and her brother, a infuriated by it. That fury was Turkey’s EU candidacy, a risky government is cutting back on ing at Ivy League colleges in the banks – who are going to re - musician, hasn’t been paid for focused directly on Clinton. move domestically but one hiring teachers to save money United States – and then the ceive $65 billion in free govern - government-sponsored concerts I was working in the White made less politically painful by in a crushing economic crisis. coalition headed by New ment recapitalization money for three years and never will House at the time of the Kosovo Clinton’s speech. Today, tensions At least enough to pay for the Democracy leader and Prime and have given New Democracy because … this is Greece. campaign, and remember get - between Greece and Turkey still free cars, free cell phones, and Minister Antonis “Mr. Bean and PASOK 250 million euros Of Thanassi’s $556 a month ting a call from a cousin of mine exist, but they are a fraction of other luxuries for Members of Counter” Samaras imposed aus - ($323.43 million) in free, fake for 50 years work – before taxes in Athens, whom I adore, plead - what they once were. Parliament, who receive their terity measures. bad loans that will never be re - – about $388 goes for rent, util - ing with me to do something to pension checks and lump sums That was on the orders of in - paid – are insisting she pay hers ities and heating oil, which has get my boss to end his “crimes Paul Glastris is the editor in for a few years of sitting around ternational lenders and because in full. Although she has no in - gone so high under huge tax against humanity.” I did not chief of The Washington doing nothing, and get it the New Democracy and PASOK come, hasn’t received her over - hikes he won’t be able to buy share her opinion, having seen Monthly and a senior fellow at first month after they leave of - had spent the last 40 years pack - due benefits and isn’t allowed any this year. Milosevic’s handiwork up close the Western Policy Center in fice. ing the public payrolls with hun - to work because … this is That leaves him with $168 a as a journalist in Bosnia. But as Washington, DC. Maria earned lump sum of dreds of thousands of needless Greece. month, which comes to $42 a 50,000 euros ($65,000) from workers in return for votes, and The government that has week, for food and medicine. money taken out of her pay - now are cutting their pay, rais - barred her and pensioners from He pays 25 percent of the cost check every two weeks for 33 ing their taxes and slashing their working – making them crimi - of his drugs in theory, but often years – without interest. She’ll pensions. nals if they do – has also given 100 percent because the gov - GueST eDITORIALS be lucky to receive 9,000 euros If not for her partner, Maria immunity to bank officers who ernment frequently doesn’t pay ($11,640) in five or six years, would be on the streets because gave PASOK and New Democ - pharmacies for overdue state in - The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of maybe in worthless bonds and – unlike many Greeks who own racy bad loans and allowed surance programs. views for publication in its View Points page. They should include not in cash, or not at all because their own homes – she’s a them to use the banks as a slush The good news is that none the writer’s name, address, telephone number and be addressed to … this is Greece. renter. Without any pension fund, pushing the institutions of this misery in Greece applies the View Points Editor, The National Herald, 37-10 30th St., lIC, Ny The government, as it does benefits that she earned, and almost into ruin. to the rich or politicians, who 11101. They can also be e-mailed to english.edition@thenational - with so many workers, is steal - prohibited from working, she Her father, Thanassi, a re - don’t need pensions but accept herald.com. Due to considerations of space we enforce a strict 850- ing her money, and not to pay has no income and no savings. tired garment worker who them anyway because … this is for bridges or roads or hospitals Nothing. Her retirement pay – toiled for 50 years, has had his Greece. word upper limit. we reserve the right to edit. or pay for healthcare or better when it arrives – will be about pension cut from 630 euros education, but to line some $1,332 a month – before tax – ($815) a month to 430 euros [email protected] 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 1-7, 2013

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