O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans c v A wEEKly GREEK AmERICAN PuBlICATION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 14, iSSUE 692 January 15-21 , 2011 $1.50 Daopoulos Merkel’s Move to Reunify Cyprus Gets a Turkish Boot Replays Erdogan Slaps His NFL Her Down With Odyssey Hard Reprimand NICOSIA - Citing her own coun - By Constantine S. Sirigos try’s post-World War II experi - TNH Staff Writer ences as a model, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s sug - NEW YORK – Jim Daopoulos gestions on how to re-unify the has seen the battles up close and divided island of Cyprus were inside the command centers. He almost immediately rebuffed by has witnessed the blood and the Turkish Prime Minister Recep guts and has scars of his own to Tayyip Erdogan, who has had a prove it. He has observed the history of clashes with her be - flower of America’s athletic cause Merkel does not want his youth clash with opponents and country admitted into the Euro - give everything they’ve got, and pean Union. Merkel, after a visit has gone toe-to-toe with their to Nicosia, the divided capital commanders when they were on the island, said Turkey was upset they hadn’t won the game doing too little to help resolve or gotten the best out of their the crisis that has been ongoing people, spewing words a family since that country invaded newspaper cannot print. Cyprus in 1974, and which still Daopoulos has devoted four keeps a standing army there. decades to a very American form Cyprus became a member of the of warfare, but he is not a mili - EU in 2004. “I guess Ms. Merkel tary commander. He is a former has forgotten what she has said. National Football League field of - She herself said that it was ficial who has been promoted to wrong to admit southern Cyprus an Associate Supervisor of NFL into the European Union,” the officials, but still has an eye on semi-official Anatolian Agency the Sunday afternoon contests reported Erdogan as saying that are followed by the tens of while on an official visit to millions of Americans who give Qatar. During her visit to them, if perversely, almost a life- Cyprus, the first by a German and -death significance. Each AP PHOTO/J. SCOTT APPlEwHITE leader, she praised the steps play is vital to the fan, who if A call for tolerance taken by the Greek Cypriot Pres - they had do chose between hon - ident Dimitris Christofias but est politicians and honest refs, President Barack Obama puts his arm around first lady killed six people and left 14 injured, including Arizona Con - said Turkey and Turkish Cypri - would probably choose the guys Michelle Obama near the end of a memorial service in Tucson, gresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, on the University of Arizona on the field in their black-and- Ariz., to honor the victims of a shooting rampage that that campus, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Continued on page 9 white striped shirts. Integrity, in - telligence, physical fitness – NFL referees mix it up on the field with men who look as big and fast as small trucks – these are Nun Charges Paisios Abused Her Daughter Greek the qualities Daopoulos looks for in the people he oversees, and which got him to the NFL to be - By Theodore Kalmoukos that Paisios would come to this TNH to grant an interview on ropolitan Pavlos (Stratigeas.) She Tourism gin with. TNH Staff Writer point to hurt my child,” and the Paisios issue, which con - said that Metropolitan Paisios At the beginning of January, added that, “I talked to her now cerns the Greek American Com - expelled her from the St. Irene with the grueling playoff sched - BOSTON - Nun Chrysovalantou that all these things became munity and belongs directly un - Chrysovalantou Monastery he Optimism ule on his mind Daopoulos took Myrou, in an interview with The public and she did not deny any - der his jurisdiction. ran “Because,” as she said, “I was The National Herald on a tour National Herald, has charged thing. She did not say ‘Mama all Bartholomew declined the re - telling him that it was not right of NFL headquarters, a center of that Metropolitan Paisios of these are lies.’” TNH called Met - quest for an interview through for girls to go into his room.” She By Constantine S. Sirigos sports power in one of America’s Tyana, caught up in a swirling ropolitan Paisios in his home in his Chief Secretary by saying it and her then 9-year-old daugh - TNH Staff Writer centers of commercial power, scandal involving allegations of Athens to provide him the op - “will not be honored.” ter, whose name is being kept Park Avenue in New York. Asked sexual conduct in an Astoria, portunity to comment on the in - For almost 10 years Nun confidential, lived in the NEW YORK - Nikolaos Kanel - to see the situation room at the N.Y. monastery he ran, sexually terview, but he hung up when Chrysovalantou has found refuge Monastery. When Sister Chryso - lopoulos, the President of the White House – the President’s abused her daughter. With tears he heard who was calling. in the Cathedral of St. Marcella valantou became a nun she was Greek National Tourism Orga - in her eyes and her voice trem - Patriarch Bartholomew has of GOH (Genuine Orthodox nization (GNTO, Greek Continued on page 5 bling, she said, “I never thought also refused a request from the Christians) in Astoria under Met - Continued on page 3 acronym: EOT) brought a mes - sage here he hoped could prove to be the most effective stimulus package for his country’s ailing economy: “Bring your friends to Retired Professor Ordained in Ithaca Greece.” Those were the vital words he said to the Greek American community at the By Evan C. Lambrou elements of all faiths – serving ments – and his comments were Stathakion Center in Astoria on Special to the National Herald others, helping and feeding the replete with references to Saint January 6 at a forum organized poor, ministering to the sick and Gregory the Theologian, whose by the Federation of Hellenic So - ITHACA, N.Y. – After almost infirmed – and asked the newly- feast day is celebrated on Janu - cieties of Greater New York. seven months without a fulltime ordained priest to pledge to ary 25, and who is also one of Kanellopoulos was introduced pastor, members of Saint serve his new parish in love, the Church’s Three Hierarchs by Elias Tsekerides, President of Catherine’s Greek Orthodox cautioning Father Parthenakis (Saints Basil the Great and John the Federation, who presented Church and their friends wit - that, as a priest, he is very much Chrysostom being the other the forum as a contribution to nessed a stirring ordination and like a public servant under a mi - two; the Three Hierarchs are the rebuilding of the image of installation of their new parish croscope. commemorated on January 30). Greece and as a chance to dis - priest, a retired professor, this “Now that you are going to “I will always feel overawed cuss how the community can past January 2. His Eminence be a priest, you will be in a fish - by the priesthood, and I feel my better organize its efforts on be - Metropolitan Nicholas of De - bowl. Everyone is going to unworthiness to be a priest. On half of that country. The GNTO troit, whose ecclesiastical juris - watch everything you do. Some the other hand, if everyone who President made a brief presen - diction includes most of Upstate will praise you. Others will crit - felt unworthy steered away tation prior to a question and New York, ordained Rev. Dr. icize. It doesn’t matter. Everyone from the priesthood, there answer period accentuating the Athanasios (Tom) Parthenakis is different, and you must love would not be anyone to serve positive in 2010, noting there to the Holy Priesthood before a everyone for who they are, even the Holy Orthodox Church, the was much more good news than congregation of almost 200 peo - those who criticize you. Let love Body of Christ. We are all sin - anyone expected. Despite the ple, including a local Jewish be your guiding principle, and ners living in a fallen world. 2010 Greek nightmare accom - rabbi and Protestant minister. your ministry will be a fruitful How can I, a lowly sinner, pur - panied by horrific international AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS During a well-publicized event one,” His Eminence said. Just sue a life of virtue and service? press coverage, visitors to Buying Greek again which drew coverage from before he was ordained, Father A priest is held to a higher stan - Greece declined by only 1% Ithaca’s two major local news - Parthenakis talked about his dard,” Father Parthenakis said. from 2009, he said. “We over - Greek President Karolos Papoulias in Athens, Tuesday, Jan. 11, papers (it was front-page news deep sense of awe for the mys - “The task of a priest is a very came the fears and the problems 2011 after Greece raised $2.5 billion in a treasury bill auction, in the Ithaca Journal the next tery he was about to receive – difficult one. Saint Gregory and they came to Greece,” he easing concerns a day after bond yields hit a record high for the morning,) Metropolitan Holy Ordination is one of the strapped economy. . Nicholas referred to the comon Church’s seven major sacra - Continued on page 6 Continued on page 7

SciEncE SERiES Farmer Girl Engineer Apostolos Raptis: Helps Build Husband, Father, inventor An Empire

By Amalia Deligiannis mote it. But sometimes when Special to The National Herald you go and do the actual re - By Sylvia Klimaki search, (it fails). Satisfaction re - TNH Staff Writer CHICAGO - As an electrical en - ally comes when some ideas gineer focused on research and come to fruition.” For more than ATHENS- “I am a farm girl over development, Apostolos C. Rap - 35 years, Raptis has been using the weekend and a business tis loves coming up with new his electrical engineering skills woman on the weekdays. I make ideas, putting them on paper, at Argonne National Laboratory, wine and olive oil, on our family and then trying to promote which conducts basic and ap - plantation located on the them for development. “That’s plied scientific research in al - foothills of the Byzantine castle the most challenging aspect of most all scientific disciplines. Ar - of Mystras, near ancient Sparta. (my job,)” he said. “Once in a gonne's mission is to apply a I go there every weekend be - while you have an idea that unique mix of world-class sci - cause my job is mentally drain - something different can be done ence, engineering and user fa - ing. If I don’t go there to be in and you try it. You keep on try - cilities to deliver innovative re - nature and to do something with ing and then eventually you get search and technologies. my hands, I wouldn’t be very enough data so you can pro - “Initially when I came here I healthy now.” That’s the trea - got involved in process instru - sured life of Athanasia Tia Va - mentation, like flow, tempera - haviolos, Managing Director of For subscription: ture level, and density for nu - the Greek company Enviro - 718.784.5255 clear and non-nuclear power coustics, which designs, manu - [email protected] plants,” said Raptis, who is a se - factures and markets advanced nior electrical engineer and the TNH/COSTAS BEJ software for data analysis and department head of System A Chilly Goddess interpretation of acoustic emis - Technologies and Diagnostics sions, conducts control tests, in - The goddess Athena shivers in Athens Square Park in New York City after another snowstorm Continued on page 4 that left New Yorkers – and Greek Americans – colder than the Greek economy. Continued on page 9 2 cOMMUniTY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 15-21, 2011 In the Spotlight: Demetria Daniels: Creator GOINGS ON... n JANUARY 1-31 By Constantine S. Sirigos land. My father would commute ATHENS, Greece - The Museum n JANUARY 20 TNH Staff Writer to his store after going for a of Cycladic Art, in collaboration NEW YORK, NY - The Forum on swim in the morning. At night with the Italian Ministry of Cul - Orthodox Spirituality kicks off Demetria Daniels has written he took us to Rockaway Playland ture and the Superintendence of its new series with a reception poetry from her childhood. Al - where we would eat fresh clams, Antiquities in Tuscany, presents and Vasilopita cutting event on though her life has been shaped and ride the bumper cars and a masterly bronze statue and its Thursday, January 20 at Kellari- by creative pursuits – she is well the carousel where we were al - bronze replica, as restored in the Parea. The evening features a known in New York as a writer ways trying to get the gold ring. late 18th century. The bronze cash bar and an array of deli - and painter, her talent has blos - TNH: Has your life path been statue of the goddess Athena cious Kellari appetizers. Dona - somed of late and she is cur - influenced by your Greek her - was accidentally discovered in tions: $25 in advance and $30 rently engaged in writing lyrics itage? 1541 in Arezzo, Italy, by some at the door. FOS is a ministry of for a musical titled Holiday in DD: My family went to workmen who found it in pieces Holy Trinity Cathedral in Man - Heaven. Her art interest domi - Greece in the summer. So at the while digging a well. In 1542, hattan. For further information, nated her studies at Columbia age of 10, I sailed on the Nea the statue was transferred to Flo - call: (212) 288-3215 or visit: University where she majored in Hellas boat sailing from the rence, after it became part of the www.thecathedralnyc.org. art history, and she then fol - Hudson River to Piraeus - my collection of Duke Cosimo I de’ lowed a path of writing art crit - first trip. The entire village of Medici. This exhibition grants n JANUARY 21 icism. She wrote a column Sofikon met us at the dock. They both the general public and ex - NEW YORK, NY – The Rubin called East Village Report, all were all dressed in black, but we pert scholars the opportunity to Museum of Art is hosting an all- about the art world for the news - spent an amazing summer in the see the statue and discuss the Greek K2 Lounge on January 21 paper Downtown which led to village. Nestled in the pine- ‘before’ and ‘after’ of the Arretine from 6:00-10:00 p.m. It will be her first play, Uptown/Down - scented hills, this tiny village had Athena, who, as the patron di - featuring DJ Savas and a screen - town, what she calls a “triangle no running water, no electricity vinity of Athens, visits her own ing of Elia Kazan’s, “America, of love and art, with a happy and the chickens roamed free. city. The exhibition is accompa - America.” Enjoy free gallery ad - ending.” When there was a wedding, the nied by a brief scholarly cata - mission, cocktails and tapas, TNH: Do you write a column entire village celebrated with logue in English. The museum DJs, live music, and film screen - now? beautiful bouzouki music, lamb is located at: 4 Neofytou Douka, ing every Friday at the K2 DD: What defines me for the Demetria Daniels, before a statue in Greece dedicated to her and retsina. Athens Greece. For further in - Lounge. The museum is now ex - last 10 years is my column/blog father, who endowed a church. And everyone was happy. To formation, call: 210 7228321-3 hibiting, “Embodying the Holy: at celebrate my brother’s birthday or visit: www.cycladic.gr. Icons in Eastern Orthodox Chris - http://gothamgossip2.blogspot. in Heaven. write it as a screenplay. First, I we went on a caravan, leaving tianity and Tibetan Buddhism,” com. It was started in response DD: I am up to seven songs, responded, “I don’t know how at 4 a.m., up a mountain named n JANUARY 12 exploring intriguing connections to 9/11 and I wanted to do five of which have been to write a screenplay.” Well, I Jalika to a monastery. My father NEW YORK, NY - Michel Negro - between Greek icons and icons something positive in New York. recorded on a CD in hopes of learned soon enough. The sec - had donated many paintings to ponte’s new movie, I'm Danger - from the Russian Orthodox and It covers with photos and copy finding a backer for this roman - ond screenplay is about Egypt, the monastery. Later in his life ous with Love, opens at New Tibetan Buddhist traditions. The many of the important events tic fairy tale that has both a twist It is called Kara, about a modern he financed the building of a York’s IFC Film Center on Janu - Rubin Museum is located at: throughout the city where I am and a mission. It was inspired dancer in New York who has beautiful church, Agia Triada. ary 12. The movie is about ad - 150 West 17th St, New York, NY. lucky to have met major celebri - by a grand New Year’s Eve Ball nightmares about Egypt, one of I remember the trip to nearby diction and rehabilitation, ac - For further information, visit: ties, such as Elizabeth Taylor, in Vienna, which I had attended. my favorite countries; I have Epidavros the most. The the - tivism and shamanism. It www.rmanyc.org/k2. when she was selling her jewelry I also write screenplays. People been there three times. ater’s acoustics are perfect and features Dimitri Mugianis, once at Christie’s. I met her dog too! said my play Uptown/Down - TNH: What was it like grow - the natural beauty and the plays the heavily addicted front man n JANUARY 22 TNH: Tell us about Holiday town was so visual, I should ing up Greek in Brooklyn? are everlasting. The ancient dra - for the band Leisure Class, who FLUSHING, NY - The Panpa - DD: It was safe, secure and mas embedded in me the desire finally ended his long drug and phian Association of America, fun. My Father whose story I to write. alcohol addiction with an exper - Inc. is holding its Annual Dinner told in an article I wrote called TNH: What has been your imental treatment that uses the Dance honoring Dr. John Hadjidemo was a florist, so dur - greatest achievement so far? hallucinogen, Ibogaine, and now Howard Theoharides, President ing the holidays, the entire fam - DD: I would have to say my devotes his life to helping others and CEO, ET Industries; Ms. ily worked. I made centerpieces poetry/lyrics, including one I overcome addiction through the Effie Lekkas, Assistant Director, and corsages, my mother was wrote called I Want to Go Home treatment. Filmmaker Michel Queens College School of Byzan - the cashier and my brother and the songs on the CD for Hol - Negroponte follows him on this tine and Modern Greek Studies; Ernest helped out. At a high iday in Heaven. And my net - journey to find his own answers. and Mr. Savvas Tsiattalos on school nearby I painted murals working abilities. For further information, visit: January 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Ter - and became art editor of the TNH: Do you have a role michelnegroponte.com/imdan - race on the Park. For further in - newspaper. We grew up across model? gerouswithlove.html formation and to RSVP, contact: from Prospect Park so my early DD: My father for his active Michael Hadjiloucas at: (732) life was filled with play, roller- interest in politics and making n JANUARY 15 947-3619 or at: Michael.Had - skating, marble playing, hand - his dream come true: to build a NEW YORK, NY – In celebration [email protected]. ball, ice-skating, and horseback church in the village of his ori - of the New Year, director Dean riding in the park. My father do - gin. He was amazing, always Kostos invites novitiate poets NEW YORK, NY – The Hellenic nated flowers to the Kimisis tis writing to the President of the and pros to read at a new open Professional Women, Inc. are Theotokou church so my brother United States, so I learned from mic event at Cornelia Street hosting a Career and Employ - and I decorated the epitafio for him that you can contact anyone Café on January 15 from 6:00- ment Forum at Kellari Taverna Easter. in the world, at any time. The 8:00 p.m. Pick your three in New York City on January 22. I danced Greek and still do. most wonderful thing about it minute best! Open mic will be Registration is required. For fur - I used to watch my mother was that whoever was President followed by presentations by po - ther information, visit: TNH/COSTAS BEJ dance – she was always smiling would take the time out to write ets, Penelope Karageorge, An - http://www.hellenicprofession - NY Federation Marks 72 Years and Honors Four Leaders when she danced. In the sum - my father back and thank him gelo Nikolopoulos and Jason alwomen.org/events/upcoming- mer we rented a floor in Rock - for his letter and interest in the Schneiderman. Cornelia Street events/89-january-22-2011. The Federation of Hellenic Societies celebrated and honored away Beach. Hence my love of democratic process. It is this very Café is located at: 29 Cornelia on Jan. 8. (Seated L-R) Nick Vellios, Bishop Philotheos, Amb. the beach (I own 10 bathing process which interested me Street, between Bleecker and W. NEW YORK, NY - The family of Aghi Balta, Consul General of Greece, George Sarantopoulos. suits.) In fact I have painted a later in life when I worked for 4th Sts. For further information, Nassos Daphnis is presenting an Standing with plaques are George Barratos and Leonidas Lois. watercolor series of Coney Is - Congresswoman Carolyn Mal - visit: corneliastreetcafe.com or exhibition in memory of his oney during her run for the City call: (212) 989-9319. A $7.00 legacy on January 22 from 4-8 Council. entry fee includes one compli - p.m. The exhibition will be held My mother was a role model mentary house drink. on the ground floor of Gallery because she was a lady, dressed Space. It is kindly requested that with style and was an excellent n JANUARY 16 you RSVP no later than January homemaker. Jacqueline ROSEMONT, Ill. – The National 15 to: [email protected] or call: Kennedy Onassis inspired me be - Hellenic Museum’s New Year (212) 644-9115. Gallery Space cause she had it all. I was a Vasilopita Brunch will be held is located at: 362 West Broadway, member of the Municipal Arts on Sunday, January 16th from New York, NY 10013. Society and they had an event 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the and she sat one person away Rosewood Restaurant & Ban - JANUARY 23 from me. She was warm, chatty, quets. The event will be the start ASTORIA, NY – The Association friendly, personable and gra - of an exciting year filled with of Magnesia is hosting their an - cious, signing programs for any - special events and programs nual Holocaust Remembrance one that would ask. Stephen leading up to the grand opening on January 23 at 4:00 p.m. at Sondheim - because I hope I get of the new facility late Fall 2011. the Stathakion Cultural Center. that good. Everyone is welcomed to share Rabbi Isaac Benmayor, born and TNH: What’s your most en - their time-honored tradition of raised in Thessaloniki, will joyable pastime? the customary slicing of the New speak of the Greek Jewish holo - DD: Having my friends come Year’s bread. Enjoy a delicious caust tragedy and the heroism to my house for a dinner party. 3-course brunch, musical enter - of Greek Orthodox Christians Just last night, I cooked for 15 tainment, and unique cham - who sacrificed or risked their people. I had chopped and pagne cocktails to toast this very lives to save their Jewish broth - peeled for days, that is, the car - special New Year. The Rosewood ers and sisters. The Stathakion rots and the green peppers and Restaurant & Banquets is located Cultural Center is located at: 22- the hot chili peppers and onions at: 9421 W. Higgins Road, Rose - 51 29th Street, Astoria, NY. to make the finest vegetarian mont, Illinois 60018. Tickets chili around and sometimes I are: $60 per person / $45 (25 & n JANUARY 27 throw beer and red wine in it under). For more information NEW YORK, NY – The Cyprus- just “for the good.” And for the or to RSVP, please call: (312) U.S Chamber of Commerce, in very first time I made salmon 655-1234 or visit: www.nation - cooperation with the American mousse. alhellenicmuseum.org. Hellenic Institute - N.Y. Chapter, Yes, I rushed to get out Julia the Cypriot Youth Committee of Child’s Mastering the Art of n JANUARY 18 America and HOUGA, is holding French Cooking from the book - NEW YORK, N.Y. - Theater for its Annual Career & Internship shelf and followed the recipe, the New City, in association with Fair 2011 at the Holy Trinity but I put the mixture and the The Great American Play Series- Cathedral Hall in New York City cream in the freezer – a secret. Artistic Director Stephan Mor - on January 27. Admission is free. It turned out divine. It was a de - row- present a staged reading The Career and Internship Fair layed Christmas and New Year’s of Broadway veteran and Acad - will be held from 4:00-6:45 p.m. party and of course we toasted emy Award nominee Murray For more information, contact: with champagne. I also had Schisgal’s acclaimed new play, Despina Axiotakis at: (201) 444- everyone pick a tape from my Wall Street Fandango on Janu - 5609 or by email at: collection of music and we ary 18 at 7:00 p.m. The Theater [email protected]. played each tape. Jolly good for the New City is located at: time. I believe this passion to 155 First Ave. 10th St, New York n NOTE TO OUR READERS cook came from my mother who City, NY. Suggested donation: This calendar of events section is was a superb Greek cook. And $5. For further information or a complimentary service to the yes, I too can make the special - to make reservations, call: (212) Greek American community. All ties, moussaka, pastichio, 254-1109 or visit: www.theater - parishes, organizations and insti - spanakopita, etc. My guests var - forthenewcity.net. Remain after tutions are encouraged to e-mail ied. Three Greeks, one horse the play for a meet and greet their info regarding the event 3- owner, one accountant, a musi - and wine and cheese reception 4 weeks ahead of time, and no cal producer, a videographer, a with the playwright, cast and later than Monday of the week photographer, a book collector, Greek American director Mor - before the event, to english.edi - and myself, a writer. I enjoy hav - row. [email protected] ing varied friends. They are like the spices themselves. Throw in a little oregano, a little chili pow - der, a little cayenne powder, salt QUESTiOn OF THE WEEK and pepper and voila - perfect chili, perfect party. Vote on our website! TNH: Share with us some words of wisdom. You have the chance to express your opinion on our website DD: Define your goal and on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - never stop reaching for the gold lished in our printed edition next week along with the question ring. My greatest lesson in life for that week. is: Go forward and don’t let any - The question this week is: Should Greece erect a wall on one stop you in your dream. the Turkish border to keep out illegal immigrants? o Yes o No o Maybe If you'd like to nominate a no - The results for last week’s question: Should Paisios and table member of the Greek Vikentios remain in the U.S. for a full investigation by American American community for “In authorities instead of being sent to Greece? the Spotlight”, please contact 89 % voted "Yes" english.edition@thenationalher - 11 % voted "No" ald.com with your suggestions. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 15-21, 2011 cOMMUniTY 3 Patriarch Bartholomew Gets Letter of Complaint on Paisios’ Conduct

By Theodore Kalmoukos ilarly refused to talk about the of the abusive conduct, or aware pendencies in the U.S. adminis - TNH Staff Writer case in which Bishop Vikentios, of facts that would have put any tratively, financially and legally. who worked with Paisios at the reasonable person on notice that Yet nothing has been done to re - BOSTON - A letter charging that Monastery, charged that the for - the abuse was inflicted. spond to the human suffering. the former Abbot of the Chryso - mer Abbott was involved in sex - The letter also stated to Pa - It is fair to infer from these re - valantou Monastery in Astoria, ual misconduct. A former nun triarch Bartholomew that ports that the Church to date N.Y., Metropolitan Paisios of at the monastery also went to “While fear and embarrassment has been more worried about Tyana, had sexually abused the police and FBI to make sim - may have previously silenced the possibility of scandal than their client was sent to Ecumeni - ilar charges, but so far no crim - the victims of Metropolitan responding to survivors and cal Patriarch Bartholomew and inal charges have been filed, al - Paisios, that moment has their families.” Zalkin invited to the members of the Holy though the law firm’s letter sets passed. In our experience, the the Patriarchate to communicate Synod by The Zalkin Law Firm up the possibility of civil claims with his office. He stated in his New York, which also said that could seek significant dam - “While fear and letter to Patriarch Bartholomew Church officials did nothing to ages against the church. The that, “At this time, we invite you prevent alleged sexual miscon - monastery is under the jurisdic - embarrassment may to enter into a dialogue with us duct or help the victims. “This tion of the Patriarchate. have previously silenced that will lead to a compassion - letter is written on behalf of An - The law firm’s letter added the victims of ate response to Andrew and oth - drew G., survivor of repeated that, “As you must be aware, the ers harmed by Metropolitan acts of sexual abuse inflicted acts inflicted upon Andrew re - Metropolitan Paisios, Paisios.” The issue of Paisios and your brother and servant Met - sulted in substantial damage,” that moment has passed.” Vikentios was discussed again ropolitan Paisios Loulourgas,” and it said that “Andrew must at the Synod’s meeting on Jan - stated attorney Irwin M. Zalkin be provided a remedy for what sooner you respond compas - uary 12th. The Synod reaf - in his letter dated January 10, he endured,” without stipulating sionately to the survivors of the firmed the suspension that was 2011. It also added that “An - what was being sought, al - wrongfulness brought by Met - placed on both hierarchs Paisios drew has already shared the de - though similar cases have cost ropolitan Paisios the sooner the and Vikentios and referred the tails of the abuse in a letter to the Church considerable healing process for the victims matter to the Canonical Com - Ecumenical Patriarch monies. Zalkin told the Patriarch and the Church can begin. mittee of the Patriarchate for Bartholomew I. Andrew also and his Synod that his office Avoidance and delay serves only study and recommendation to met with the Patriarchal specializes in sex abuse cases. to squander your own moral au - the Synod, which is scheduled Exarchy team headed by Metro - “Our office has substantial ex - thority.” for Feb. 10. politan Nikitas that was sent to perience representing survivors In a further criticism, the let - After the charges came to New York to investigate allega - of childhood sexual abuse, in - ter alleged that while directives light, Paisios went to Athens but tions against Metropolitan cluding people abused by cler - have been given for the reorga - after the Exarchy team’s report Paisios.” gymen. In this case, our prelim - nization of the Monastery by the on its investigation during a visit The letter further alleges that inary investigation has revealed Patriarchate, nothing has been to New York was given to the Andrew had been traumatized allegations that Metropolitan done about Paisio’s victims. Patriarch, the Patriarchate de - by the alleged abuse the lawyer Paisios routinely crossed the “Press reports indicate that Ec - cided not to punish him initially, said had been committed by physical boundaries of others umenical patriarch ordered Met - declaring he deserved “ecclesi - Paisios, who has repeatedly re - and inflicted great harm upon ropolitan Paisios to leave the astical leniency” before growing fused to take calls from The Na - Patriarch Bartholomew faces a dilemma in the growing scandal the faithful of all ages and gen - United States. It has also been charges about alleged sexual tional Herald on the burgeoning surrounding the Chrysovalantou Monastery in Astoria, N.Y. ders.” It is also alleged that reported that the Patriarchate is misconduct and other wrongdo - scandal nor make any com - where charges of sexual abuse have led to a possible civil claim other clergymen and servants of planning to reorganize the ings at the monastery led to his ments. The Patriarchate has sim - of damages against the Church. the Church were either aware Monastery in Astoria and its De - being suspended. nun charges Paisios Abused Her Daughter, Monastery Scandal Grows

Continued from page 1 as we danced and became lived on the third floor, and I cued my child from hell, I am sweaty he (Paisios) told us to was surprised and I used to say, grateful to him.” 45 years old and had separated bathe.” The engagement did not ‘Why do all the rest of us live Sister Chrysovalantou came from her husband because of the last long. “My daughter had on the second floor?’” Sister to America from Pyrgos, in Ilia, Old Calendar issue. She said, changed too. They split with her Chrysovalantou also said that, Greece in 1977. Her husband “The early days it was all good. I fiancé and she use to come “I was observing the behavior was in the United States. He trusted my child in the hands of home 2 o’clock after midnight,” of Christonymphi and she was went to Greece, and they met, Paisios. He had told me that he said her mother. very attached to him. I told married and came back to would be her protector and lead She added that, “He (Paisios) Paisios that is not right for a girl America. her close to Christ.” took my daughter to Jerusalem like Christonympi to be so She said, “We lived in New At some point during the in - and Greece, and I did not like it closely connected with you, to Jersey for nine years. I turned terview Sister Chrysovalantou and I told him. He asked me come to your room. He told me, the radio on a Saturday’s pro - took a deep breath and said: “It don’t you trust me? I reply to “Well, she is young and we must gram of Santorineou and I never went to my mind that all him unfortunately I do not. support her.” Sister Chryso - heard the broadcast of the Holy those things that were said Then he said, “You are crazy.” valantou added that Paisios Irene Monastery. I did not know about other children, that also When asked, “Are you con - sometimes told her, “You’re about the Old Calendar. I was my daughter was among them. vinced that Paisios abused your crazy, you have been demo - thrilled by the speeches and ser - She had not said anything to daughter, she replied: “Unfortu - nized, you do not know what mons, and one day I called to me. Now, of course, that all nately I am,” and she added, you are saying.” solve my queries regarding the these became known, my “She spoke to the Exarchy (Pa - Sister Chrysovalantou also difference between the Old and daughter was in also. She broke triarchal Commission that came said that, “We had gone to New Calendar. They explained up with her fiancé and she com - to New York to investigate), Jerusalem and sister to me, they sent me books to pletely changed behavior. After they came here, her husband Christonymphi and I stayed in read about the holy canons of school she was going straight to spoke too, I understand that she the same room at the hotel. She the Church. I was convinced the monastery. One day I was said everything.” Sister Chryso - went to his (Paisios) room. that the Old Calendar is correct cooking, she came to the valantou also said that, “I saw a When she came back to the and I followed them.” monastery from school and she girl, I will not mention names, room, I asked her, ‘Where have She revealed that, “The rea - disappeared for some time. I be - who came every day and went you been?’ and she told me, ‘In son for divorcing my husband came concerned and I went over over to him, and that bothered the Bishop’s room.’” Sister was the Old Calendar. We were the third floor knocking the me. I always use to say to him Chrysovalantou also said that, fighting with my husband, who doors because I knew she was (Paisios) that it is not allowed “In the beginning, does not like to follow the Old in, but nobody opened the door. for a girl to come over to you Christonymphi’s brother Nektar - Calendar, and eventually we di - A priest named Fr. Kallinikos room. I told him that this both - ios had come to the Monastery vorced.” She said her husband saw her coming down from the ers me, it scandalizes me. He and he was dressing as a monk, tried to save their marriage, but third floor. When I saw her I told me that ‘I’ve known her but he left.” She added that “up TNH/COSTAS BEJ she was adamant in her beliefs. asked her where have you been, since she was little.’” to seven to eight children boys Sister Chrysovalantou has raised a new accusation of miscon - “My husband took me to Greece what did you do? She said I was The Nun Chrysovalantou and girls went to the duct against Metropolitan Paisios involving her own daughter. to pull me away but I had con - upstairs with the Metropolitan. added that, “Some boys climbed monastery,” and she said, “I said tact with them, Paisios and Vin - When I told her that I was to the third floor, but I do not that to the Exarchy and its mem - what I hear now it was because stressed that “the Patriarchate cent. Paisios told me since you knocking on the door, she told remember who they were,” and bers became upset.” Vikentios was telling Paisios that should defrock him” and she do not agree with your husband, me that we did not hear.” she added that, “Paisios had WHAT THE BISHOP SAID the things said about him were added: “I do not know about divorce him and we will help LATE NIGHT VISITS brought some other small Russ - Her accusations came not disturbing.” Speaking about Fa - Paisios.” To the question “Do you to come back to the U.S. I Nun Chrysovalantou also ian children, John and Anasta - long after Bishop Vikentios, who ther Iakovos Fitzpatrick, father you now have any doubt that did not take into account any - said that, “When the girl grew sia, but they left, perhaps their was also at the monastery and of nun Christonymphi, she said your child was molested?” Sister thing. My brothers and my up and became 16 years old she mother suspected something. has known Paisios for 40 years, that, “He was not sly person.” Chrysovalantou replied, “Unfor - mother spoke to me and told me became engaged with a young They were small, 9 and 11 years made similar charges of sexual When asked how he allowed his tunately I do not.” To the ques - to think logically. They said to man in 1996. He was a Greek old and he dressed them as misconduct against him. Sister daughter to go to the Monastery tion “Are you confident in your me do not destroy your mar - boy who lived opposite the monk and nun.” When asked, Chrysovalantou said, “Bishop at church from a young age, she soul that Paisios did those things riage just for the sake of the Old church. After the engagement “Did Paisios ever bother you per - Vikentios was my father confes - said, “I do not know, Paisios he is been accused of” she Calendar, but unfortunately I party, which was held in a func - sonally?” she said, “No, because sor. I was telling him my obser - made her a nun at the age of 14 replied, “Unfortunately.” did not listen to anyone.” She tion room in Astoria, he I did not give him any reason vations and that I was scandal - years old.” Asked if her daughter would was quick thought to add that, (Paisios) took her and her fiancé for something like that.” ized about Paisios and Vikentios She also said that Paisios give testimony to the police, she “I did not regret that I became to the Monastery. It was 12 o’ - Speaking about former nun was telling me I will talk to him, “made my child to hate me. One said: “I asked her if she will go a nun.” She said when she and clock Midnight, and I wondered Christonymphi Fitzpatrick who and he did. One day I was down morning she left and went to and testify to the Police and she her daughter came to the and said to myself why not wait left the monastery on November in the kitchen, Paisios called me her father in Greece when she told me that if the Police asks monastery in Astoria, that “in until the next day to speak to 6, 2010 and reported to police and told me collect your belong - was 19 years old. She was going me, I will go.” She said that her the beginning I was given a lot them about anything he wanted in Astoria and gave them hun - ings and leave the Monastery to college.” When asked, “What daughter “will tell the Police of responsibilities, to cook, to to tell them? When they re - dreds of thousands of dollars in immediately.” She also said that, do you feel about Paisios?” she everything she told the Patriar - shop, to clean, I was running turned at 2 o’clock in the morn - cash, she said she found in the “Many times both of them, replied, “Sadness, not hatred, chal Exarcy.” everywhere and somehow I had ing I asked them what did you monastery, Sister Chrysovalan - Paisios and Vikentios, quarreled, and I pray that the Lord gives She spoke very highly about neglected my child, but I trusted do for so long and they told me tou said that, “Christonymphi but I did not know why. From him repentance.” She also her son-in-law saying, “He res - that she was in good hands.”

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By Angelike Contis American Academy, affiliated fice, which sends teachers pri - TNH Staff Writer with the Holy Trinity Hellenic marily to eight charter schools Orthodox Church of Chicago, (under J1 Visas mostly) includ - NEW YORK – After a period of was among those that has ex - ing Florida’s pioneering charter growth, the number of teachers perienced similar cuts. Much- schools. He says: “Next year, we dispatched from Greece is di - lauded Hellenic charter schools don’t know what will happen. minishing in the U.S., giving too have felt the impact of Schools haven’t filled their re - schools some big problems. Greek Education Minister Anna quests yet. They will come in a While in the 2009-2010 school Diamantopoulou’s streamlining, month or two.” Of the 55 teach - year there were more than 150 from Florida’s Archimedean ers in his region from Greece, teachers in U.S. schools that Charter School in Miami to the salaries of 45 are paid for by were primarily salaried by the Delaware’s Odyssey Charter the Greek state. The former Hel - Greek Ministry of Education, last School. The Archimedean Char - lenic High School of Brussels Di - year the figure dropped to ter School’s Chief Executive rector downplays the role of aus - around 110, as a part of a new Business Officer Dimitri Bard - terity measures in the new Greek worldwide Greek belt-tightening outsos registered a 50% drop in policy: “This is a myth that has policy because of Greece’s eco - teachers from Greece for this to be dispersed.” He insists that nomic crisis. No new teachers year. The teachers from Greece those who returned either had were sent to the U.S., many fell from 22 to 11 at the tuition their term expire or applied to found their three-year contracts free charter school of 800 ele - return. Greece’s crisis probably were not renewed to the usual mentary, middle and high school played, however, he says, a “psy - five years and some teachers students. The schools are chological factor” for some with degrees in specialties such ranked in the top 10 of Florida’s teachers, who were concerned as music and physical education schools, with its middle school about being far from home or had to leave. Greek schools in ranking second. Bardoutsos says having extra expenses abroad. the U.S. are left wondering that the heart of the school’s The South African-raised consul about the future of this crucial curriculum - two hours of Greek may be optimistic about Greece’s cultural and economic boost learning a day – depends on ability to continue sending from Greece in times of austerity. Greek help, as it doesn’t qualify teachers abroad, but he does “We have a deficit of Greek for Florida support. Without TNH/COSTAS BEJ point out one area that needs teachers,” says St. Demetrios teachers from Greece, he ex - Despina Galatoulas, a teacher at St. Demetrios Greek American School in Astoria, N.Y. works improvement. He says: “Greek Principal Anastasios Koularma - plains, financially it “would not closely with her students. teachers in the future, who will nis in Astoria, N.Y. That historic be feasible” to extend students’ be sent around the world should parochial school was one of the schedule by an extra 90 minutes teachers were not renewed to WAITING ON ATHENS and 10 teachers (again holding have some sport of special edu - hardest hit, with the numbers of a day, adding: “Unfortunately five years, new teachers were New legislation on education specialist degrees, not language cation in teaching Greek lan - teachers from Greece dropping the drop in the number of Greek not dispatched, and those teach - for Greeks abroad is anticipated or history) returned to Greece. guage to foreigners as a second from 11 to six last year (one of teachers assigned from the ers with degrees in subjects in - in the next few weeks. In the He underlines that the teachers language.” The current Ministry them paid by the school.) Gym, Greek Government has a cluding physical education, mu - meantime, Greece’s three edu - sent abroad are “overqualified of Education policy of dispatch - music and art teachers were tremendous impact in our finan - sic and English literature were cation offices in the U.S. in New professionals” who cannot be ing teachers dates back to at among those who had to leave. cial well being.” asked to return, even when they York, Chicago and Washington, found in the U.S., especially least 2000, though even before Similarly qualified teachers pro - Bardoutsos said that the all taught in Greek or Greek. D.C. are awaiting word from when it comes to teaching Greek 1980, as Vlikidis notes, Greece viding “a true Greek education” school is grateful for the support Last May, in the Greek Par - Athens. (Last year, the San Fran - history, culture and language. used to send teachers primarily are hard to find in the U.S., the it gets from Greece, but he says: liament, Diamatopoulou, cri - cisco consul’s education office Vlikidis said that often at Greek to Germany. In the U.S., he says, principal says. Not having to pay “We hope for the continuous tiqued the rise from 1,965 closed.) The education consuls schools in the U.S., instructors teachers were sent from Greece some $35,000 per teacher a year support of the Greek Govern - teachers posted abroad in 2008 reassure the public that Greece lack the same qualifications. in the past, but were not on the is a huge help for struggling Hel - ment for the years to come in to 2,400 in 2009. “There should will likely continue to dispatch Chicago’s Consul for Educa - Greek payroll. While in a Greece lenic schools, Koularmanis adds, order for us to be able to offer not be even one Greek child on teachers to the U.S. for years to tion Nikos Nikolidakis reports a struggling with economic mea - noting: “That’s why a lot of the the excellent education we pro - any place on earth who wants come. While last year the com - 30-40% drop in numbers, with sures and cuts in all areas, the schools are still open.” He fears vide to our students, promoting to learn Greek who is not able petition for teachers to be sent no new teachers and those hold - Ministry of Education prepares things will get worse: “Eventu - the Greek language and civiliza - to,” she said, but noted that it abroad did not take place, ing specialist degrees leaving. to unveil its new legislation re - ally, we will have none.” The tion... We hope for a more per - was unacceptable that there be Greece's Education Coordinator There are teachers from Greece garding the Diaspora, schools principal explains that for every manent commitment from the “a school in Africa with eight in New York George Vlikidis at Chicago’s Hellenic American find it difficult to plan for next three teachers lost, 30 new stu - Greek Government to all schools students and eight teachers” or notes that the Ministry of Edu - Academy, two-day schools in year. But one thing is for sure, dents must be enlisted to com - abroad for the benefit of the teachers with English language cation has announced the com - Chicago and at universities in when and if a new group of pensate; he also notes that many promotion of the Greek Lan - degrees sent to English-speaking petition for this year and expects Arizona and San Francisco. teachers will arrive from Greece teachers sent back were put in guage and civilization.” The countries. According to some word by March of what’s next. Education consul Antonios next year, they will be more “bad situations” as they had to number of teachers dropped at figures, the teachers cost the Vlikidis reports that last year Marmarinos of Greece’s Wash - heartily embraced than ever. break leases. the Archimedean school as con - Greek state 55 million euros no new teachers were sent to ington, D.C. embassy notes that In Chicago, the Hellenic tracts of language and other ($72.3 million) a year. the New York office’s jurisdiction 13 states are covered by his of - [email protected]

SciEncE SERiES From Greece, Engineer Apostolos Raptis: Husband, Father, Scientist, inventor

Continued from page 1 simply by doing his homework. in June 2003, Raptis said his “History is who we are and why He investigated potential ca - marriage provided him his we are the way we are.” For for the Nuclear Engineering Di - reers, looked at the trends in sci - proudest personal achieve - Raptis, his personal history in vision of the company. “I have ence, particularly engineering, ments: his sons. “We had a hard Greece holds the key to how he been leading a group in the de - and what was in demand in time, their mother was always was raised and the principles partment here in the area of Greece. “At that time, it was one sick, and I had to take care of that he holds onto. “The Greek sensors for non-proliferation ac - of the most challenging fields of the three of them, and they upbringing has an influence on tivities. That means we try to engineering,” he said. “It was came out all right.” That is an your life,” he said. “It’s the way detect chemical, biological, or really coming into its own and understatement. Both Constan - you live your life, what you live nuclear materials in the earth it challenged me. It has a lot of tine, 33, and Demetrios, 28, ob - for, that’s the Greek part of it.” with a variety of technologies mathematics plus physical prin - tained bachelor’s degrees from He’s used that history and built such as electromagnetic tech - ciples - a combination (that the University of Chicago before a successful life in America as nologies, acoustical technolo - makes it one of) the most theo - heading off to medical school. well. Now with more than 50 gies, and optical technologies.” retical fields of engineering.” Constantine completed his resi - years in the United States, Rap - Born in Sperhiada, close to Though Raptis easily obtained dency in radiology from Wash - tis has numerous personal and Lamia, in central Greece on a student visa to study in the ington University School of professional achievements to be Sept. 16, 1940, Raptis was United States, his uncle, Andrea Medicine in St. Louis, and ac - proud of. In his career he has raised in an agricultural family. Raptis, a restaurateur from cepted a position at the school; published more than 250 pa - His father, Constantine, was a Charleston, West Virginia, made Demetrios went to Case Western pers, is the holder of 17 patents, farmer who also owned a gen - it financially feasible by paying Reserve School of Medicine in and has received four R&D 100 eral store in town, while his for his first three years of col - Cleveland, Ohio, and planned Awards for his work at Argonne mother, Maria, was a stay-at- lege. “He felt that the family in to complete his residency in ra - - three in his current depart - home mom. Though his father Greece had done everything else diology at the Washington Uni - ment, the Nuclear Engineering only completed high school, he while he came here, so he de - versity School of Medicine in St. Division, and one while working always encouraged his children cided since I was the only boy On one of Paul Raptis’ frequent trips to Greece, Paul Raptis Louis. Now as an empty nester, in the Components Technology to better themselves through ed - with the name Raptis in Greece, visited the Acropolis with his sister Demetra Stamoulis and Raptis finds himself taking time Division. The R&D 100 Awards ucation. “My father always tried that he should help. He was a brother-in-law Yiannis Stamoulis. to enjoy more recreational ac - are bestowed annually by R&D to push me and guide me to - very hard-working, excellent tivities such as reading, watch - Magazine in recognition of the wards education, to work hard, man.” was also a scientist, with a bach - Demetrios. Unfortunately, sick - ing sports, attending the occa - most innovative ideas of the to be honest, to do the best that LOVE AND WORK elor’s and a master’s degree in ness descended upon the Raptis sional lecture sponsored by year and are considered a mark you can so you can succeed,” Raptis received his bachelor’s chemistry. Raptis moved to Illi - household when his wife was Hellenic Link, and traveling of excellence by industry, gov - said Raptis. “He had his princi - in electrical engineering from nois in 1974 when he accepted diagnosed with multiple sclero - across the United States and ernment, and academia. In ples. It was his form of encour - the University of Detroit in a position at Argonne National sis in 1982, a chronic disease Greece. He’s visited almost 2007, Raptis and his team were agement.” It’s easy to see why 1965; and an M.S. in electrical Laboratory in 1974 - the same that attacks the central nervous every state in the U.S., and his recognized for their Passive Mil - Raptis’ father was a major influ - engineering from the State Uni - year he became a U.S. citizen. system. “She had multiple scle - favorite city is Washington D.C. limeter-Wave Spectrometer for ence in his life, and it’s no sur - versity of Iowa in 1967. After a He said his decision to become rosis for a long time,” said Rap - “There’s always something to Remote Chemical Detection, prise that every member of Rap - short stint working as a research an American citizen was moti - tis. “It was an unfortunate situ - do,” he said. “You can go see the which detects chemicals for tis’ family from his generation engineer for the exploration di - vated in part by the work he ation.” For more than 20 years, museums, you can go see a play, non-proliferation activities in and beyond have gone on to vision of Gulf Research and De - does - non-proliferation re - Raptis juggled taking care of an there’s something going on the atmosphere. They were also university. velopment in Pittsburgh, Raptis search and development. “But ailing wife, two boys, and work - every day.” recognized in 1996 for their Mil - After completing high school went back to the University of that is not the primary reason I ing full-time. His approach to THE HOMELAND limeter Wave Fabric Inspection in Greece, Raptis came to the Akron to earn his Ph.D. in elec - became a U.S. citizen,” he pro - dealing with the curveball that When Raptis visits his home System, which detects defects in United States in 1960 to earn trical engineering, which was claimed. “If you are here, and life dealt him: “Well, you have country, he spends part of his fabrics as they come out of the an undergraduate degree. He completed in 1973. During his you stay in the country, I think to do it, that’s about it. Work time traveling to some of the loom; and in 1994 for their Ul - recalls: “I didn’t come here to studies, he also was fortunate it becomes your country.” hard. Long hours,” he said. “I Greek islands and touring the trasonic Viscometer, which mea - stay. I thought I would stay for to find the love of his life, his Penny joined Raptis a year always had someone helping my mountainous areas around sures online acoustic viscosity. five years and go back (to wife Penelope (Penny), while at - later, after they were married in wife at home because she could Lamia where he was raised, His initial award was won in Greece). Now we’re talking 50 tending a church picnic at the May 1975. For a few years, she not do anything. MS is the worst such as Pelio, Pardusia, and 1980 for the High-Temperature years later, and I am still here.” Annunciation Greek Orthodox also worked part-time at Ar - thing that can happen to any - Giona. But more important are Microphone, which is placed He decided to become an elec - Church, in Akron, Ohio. A third gonne while raising their two body.” the familial ties that keep him into nuclear reactors to measure trical engineer in high school, generation Greek American, she sons, Constantine and Though his wife passed away coming back: visits to his sister the temperature. Some of these Demetra Stamoulis and her fam - award-winning inventions have ily in Athens, as well as trips to been used in industry; others his village of Sperhiada. He re - have not. cently completed the building “You know some of the of a new home where his family things we do as scientists are home once stood. Raptis ex - not economically feasible, and plained that the original family if they don’t make money no - home was burned twice: once body wants it,” said Raptis. “But when the Germans invaded as far as I am concerned this is Greece during WWII and a sec - one of the challenging aspects ond time during the country’s of (working in the field of re - Civil War. In 1942, when he was search.)” Raptis is continuing his only two years old, the Greek research and development www.GreekKitchennyc.com resistance killed some German work, managing a group of soldiers as they were leaving the about 20 people within the Nu - area, and in retaliation the Ger - clear Engineering Division and mans ravaged the whole district. continually promoting their “They didn’t leave a town or a work - and he’s happy with how village without burning it to the his career has turned out. “As “A book is a gift you can open ground. Anything they could not far as I am concerned I am at burn, they blew up,” said Raptis. the end of my career, right?” “I was very young, and I don’t said Raptis. “I feel that I have ...again and again.” remember very much, but I re - achieved the recognition in the - Garrison Keillor member we left and went hiding area of sensors as one of the ex - in the mountains. When we perts in this area. That’s what came back, we didn’t have a my objective was and still is.” place to stay.” Four short years The National Herald Bookstore later their home was torched Amalia Deligiannis is a (718) 784-5255 again and destroyed during the freelance writer and editor, Greek Civil War. based in Chicago. She is also the [email protected] Historian and author David mother of two boys: Alexandros McCullough once wrote that, and Dimitrios. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 15-21, 2011 cOMMUniTY 5 Jim Daopoulos Replays his National Football League Odyssey

Continued from page 1 about the qualities needed to be hopes to get 20 years service out avoid blitzes. He continues to as - a ref. He said “We sit around and of them. The pressure is crush - sist in the evaluation of the offi - command center in times of na - we talk about individuals, but ing. Every call of every game is cials. During the season, he is in tional security crises- or the NFL there is a little thing we call ‘It’ – scrutinized by a supervisor so the New York once a month, begin - command center on “any given we try to define ‘it” but we can’t, officials know if the call is cor - ning in July. Every week he and Sunday,” most Greek Americans but we know this guy’s got it and rect, if his position on the field his colleagues pick games to at - would find it a hard call. this other guy doesn’t. It’s the to make the call is right. Daopou - tend. During the course of the Daopoulos practically lived in the way someone carries themselves los said, “They work at a level season he tries to see all 17 crews NFL center for a number of and how they can handle differ - and somewhere around 97-98% of officials. The Command Cen - years, though never on Sunday ent situations, pressures. We (correct calls) whether or not the ter, with screens for every game – that’s when he went to war in have so many qualified candi - public believes that. They are that is being played and a huge places like Giants stadium, and dates … we narrow it down to very self-disciplined. If they miss screen for crisis situations is a bit one called Soldiers Field in five or six per year. We have guys something, they are more aware of a misnomer. It’s where super - Chicago. The path to the NFL of - who have been in the highway of it than the general public. Fans visors return during the week as ficial isn’t easy, as he explained, patrol but also lot of successful will never be able to understand they gather to scrutinize critical and even more difficult for a businessman and attorneys. They how calls can be blown.” He ac - calls and examine the 120 on- Greek American boy like him field officials. who grew up loving the game. Daopoulos now likes his real In many ways, Daopoulos made part-time status after 22 years. it to the heart of Americana be - “As soon as the season is over cause of the love and support of I’m done until the first of July.” his father George, for his son, his BEING GREEK adopted country and its sports. Though his life is drenched in SPORTS LOVE Americana, Daopoulos is a Greek Daopoulos grew up in Marl - too. He has officiated at Super - boro, Massachusetts, 30 miles bowl and major conference west of Boston. His mother championship games, but one of Sophia’s family, surnamed the highlight reels of his life is Kougias, is from somewhere in Associate Supervisor Jim Daopoulos on the NFL is seen with courtesy of the Order of AHEPA. the Peloponnese. His father was the actual Vince Lombardi trophy. Super Bowl winners only Born and raised in the Boston born in Greece and came to the get replicas. He makes sure the game is played as it should in area, he said he was deeply hon - United States when he was two the age of high definition TV and super slow mo replay. The ored to receive AHEPA’s Harry years old. Like many Greek im - NFL command center (R) is where the action happens. Agganis award in the late 1990s. migrants, George Daopoulos be - Agganis, a role model for thou - came an American with the help sands of Greek Americana, was and guidance of his brothers in one of the greatest athletes to the Order of AHEPA and by be - come out of New England. Prior coming a huge sports fan. He to his tragic death, he was an All combined the two by devoting knowledged that calls are American football player as a himself to the Order and the missed, and said what people quarterback and defensive back Greek American Community’s don’t realize is, “What you see for Boston University and the youth as AHEPA’s Northeast Re - in the stands and what is hap - first draft choice of the Cleveland gional Athletic Director for 30 pening on the field is a whole Browns to replace the legendary years. With a proud and pleased different ballgame. The game is Otto Graham at quarterback, but father, Jim pursued a career as so much quicker, the athlete so turned down the NFL to play first an athlete. He was a forward and much faster. There is so much base for the Boston Red Sox, dy - played basketball in junior col - anticipation involved, which en - ing tragically early in his second lege on a team that went to the tails preparation, being ready for season in 1955 of a pulmonary national championship. “I those really unusual situations.” embolism. thought I could play,” he told After more than 10 years as a Daopoulos said he’s still tied TNH, eyes wide as he recalled successful official, Mike Pereira, to his father’s homeland, and his, the dreams of his youth. “I went a former NFL Vice President who of course, and that he hopes to to the University of Kentucky,” was also a supervisor but was spend a lot of time there. the alma mater of a Greek Amer - about to take over as the Director Through the years he’s gone on ican basketball pioneer, Lou of Officiating asked Daopoulos if the AHEPA Journey to Greece Tsiropoulos from Lynn, Massa - he was interested in coming off and been a counselor and Direc - chusetts, a boyhood friend of the field to work with him su - tor of AHEPA athletic programs Greek America’s greatest athlete, attain that? No, but I set the goal. That must have really felt like are all college graduates. They pervising officials. “We had a there. One of his regrets is that Harry Agganis. Tsiropoulos was Then I got into a small college a dream. He told TNH the story must be able to decipher the good working relationship,” he his father barely missed seeing on an NCAA championship team conference and I said ‘This is of his first game as an official. It rulebook and decipher plays. It’s told TNH. He took a while to him inducted into the AHEPA and later on a World Champi - great. If this is as far as I go this was between the Houston Oilers very demanding.” It may be a make the decision to leave the Athletic Hall of Fame. Daopoulos onship team in the National Bas - is great.’ Then I moved up and I and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. part time job in that they officiate field. He described it as an op - can’t say enough about his dad. ketball Association with the got to the Southeastern Confer - Jerry Glanville was the coach of one game per week, but officials portunity to go from what he “He watched every one of my Boston Celtics, and Daopoulos ence and then there was the op - the Oilers and Daopoulos had spend extra time studying films called an avocation to a vocation games when I played. He was al - said he soon found out the level portunity for the NFL.” just been knocked down and had and they take written tests every since regional supervisors work ways there for me and he was of the game at Kentucky was The Kentucky job was one he taken seven stitches in his chin. week. The Saturday before full time. The opportunity in - my biggest supporter and would above even his very good skills. loved. “We had 220 intramural In his first game enthusiasm he games they spend four to five cluded a chance to move to New watch all the playoff games I of - “They weren’t playing basketball football teams, 400 basketball must have tried to get too close hours watching training tapes. York, which he was apprehensive ficiated. It was actually very dif - at Kentucky. They were playing teams and I had six graduate as - to the play and he said, “Yeah I When he was asked how they about. He said it was a tough de - ficult for him when I left the a sport that was very foreign to sistants working for me, but you was mixing it up. I had just made are so good at making the tough cision but once it was made, he field.” Daopoulos told the story me. Everyone was 6-6, 6-8, 6-9, must make life decisions.” He my first call, and because it was split-second calls, close calls, he said he never looked back, and of the 2001 labor dispute be - and I realized pretty quickly my told TNH that it hurt to leave a pre-season game the other of - says, “It’s the repetition, doing he ended up “absolutely falling tween the NFL and the officials. playing days were over, but I said that position, but he knew he ficials teased Glanville and said the same things over and over in love” with New York City. He was by then in management to myself ‘I’m going to get into had to become an official for the ‘This is a rookie, this is his first again.” But it’s become more de - Every weekend he would fly to and had to return to the field and officiating.’ And I’ve loved it,” he Southeastern Conference, and as call.’” Daopoulos then told how manding because of the scrutiny games and for six of his years work with replacement officials, said, describing a reality familiar an employee at Kentucky, there Glanville called him over and that technology makes possible during the off season in the U.S. many of them from high school to many Greeks: In America, was a conflict of interest. made a statement that is now and the Instant Replay cameras he was in charge of the officiat - leagues. He had to call the game dreams don’t die, they merely Daopoulos moved on to a small part of NFL Lore. “He said, hey that give fans a chance to see ing for the NFL’s European Fed - himself between the New York change form. college in Lexington called Tran - rookie, do you know what NFL any mistakes live, huge and in eration of American Football, Giants and Denver Broncos for As many dyed-in-the-wool sylvania University, whose nick stands for?” and Daopoulos color. To minimize errors, he said EFAF, so he was able to travel to Monday Night Football. The as - red and blue and white Greek name. mumbled something like, “I don’t that when he first started, refer - Europe. signment was frustrating, he said. Americans will tell you, George HE GETS KNOCKED DOWN know.” Glanville looked at him ees would put up a sheet in hotel ALWAYS OVERSIGHT “It wasn’t really what I wanted Tenet’s rise to the top of the CIA Tugged by love of family, he and said: “Not For Long – keep rooms and watch reel-to-reel Commissioner Roger S. Good - to be doing but the commissioner is impressive, but Jim Daopoulos’ returned to New England and making those chicken calls and films, but now it seems almost ell is the ultimate authority in says ‘We’re gonna have games.’” tenure as supervisor of the offi - worked at Hellenic College for we’ll both be sacking groceries.” everyone has a High Definition the NFL and he relies on his Di - His father watched that game cials of the NFL is pretty cool too. one year to help develop the ath - It became a clip on ESPN. television or computer monitor. rector of Officiating to handle and was thrilled to see his son Like all American dreams, letic program in the mid 1980’s. It took 20 years to get to that STAYING IN THE GAME the administrative issues and to on the field again. The next day hard work and breaks were re - Daopoulos said, “I had a great ex - point – a typical timeframe for There are 120 officials in the oversee the five regional super - of a painful week was Sept. 11, quired. He was at Kentucky from perience up there,” but he just those who make it. Daopoulos NFL. If they don’t perform well visors that work full time. During 2001, and the following week 1968 –72, which included grad - did not want face the cold and just took it on the chin and in they are not retained, intensify - the season there are three asso - Daopoulos’ father was stricken uate studies in recreational ad - the snow year after year. He went the ego, but he wasn’t leaving. ing the pressure. There is a three- ciate supervisors. From 2000- with a fatal heart attack. “But for ministration, staying on as direc - back to Kentucky, and then Not just a bystander on other year probation period when they 2007 Daopoulos was a regional him, that game was the ultimate. tor of intramurals for seven moved to Atlanta and got into the people’s highlight films – he had begin, but he said most survive supervisor, and now he is an as - He saw me on the field one last years. He married as an under - mortgage business with a fellow a number too, 75 - he became because they’ve been vetted so sociate supervisor working part- time. It was very emotional and grad and during graduate school South East Conference referee. an integral pat of America’s well to get to where they are. time for the NFL and has moved wonderful.” he started officiating. He said all He began as a loan officer, and game, and when his contribution Most are between 35 to 40 years to Florida, hoping to dodge bliz - officials take the same route: then opened his own company, on the field of battle were duly old when they begin and the NFL zards the way quarterbacks [email protected] Kids games, junior high school which fulfilled another part of his noted by the gods of the NFL, he then college. Few fans know that American dream, but by 1989 he ultimately made it to Football despite full-time hours, even NFL was officiating for the NFL. Valhalla, Superbowl XXXIII. He officials are part-time employees. Daopoulos told TNH an offi - has a son and a daughter and Like his father, who worked at cial never knows when he is be - both were at that game, the pin - his uncle’s diner and was in the ing scouted, or when – or if - he nacle for football fans and refs HOly mETROPOlIS OF NEw JERSEy restaurant business his whole will get “the call” that brings him alike, but the great thrill, he said, life, his sports work was supple - to The Bigs. For him it came on was to have his father there, who mented by another job, in March 30, 1989. Jack Reader, a was 80 years old. “I was standing Daopoulos’ case, a successful ca - Super Bowl I referee, and super - on the sidelines – I can still pic - Saint Athanasios reer in the mortgage business. visor Art McNally made him an ture it – and he was there, and Daopoulos really wanted to offer he thought he might refuse. Cher was singing the national get into basketball officiating, He loved the Southeastern Con - anthem and I looked over at him Greek Orthodox Church but his break came in football. ference, but the NFL was his and I was just bawling my eyes He always wanted to move up original goal. He called Tommy out,” said the man who faced in the world of sports officiating Bell. He was also an attorney and down many an angry 300-pound and took some big steps in 1969. he put it this way: If you are a monster through the years. One 51 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 • (201) 368-8881 He went to a high school offici - judge, would you want to serve of the officials came over to be ating meeting and the speaker in the appellate division, or on sure he was okay. Of seeing his was a man named Tommy Bell, the U.S. Supreme Court? That dad and how proud he was, a referee from the NFL who lived clinched it, and Daopoulos said Daopoulos said, “That’s a feeling Feast Day in Lexington, Kentucky. Daopou - yes to the NFL. He was a Back I cannot describe...You must be los told TNH that he went home Judge his first seven, then an in the right place at the right after that meeting “and I set a Umpire, lining up five yards be - time and be very fortunate.” of Saint Athanasios the Great goal to become and NFL referee. hind the scrimmage, surrounded The NFL has more than 2,000 Did I ever think I was going to by linebackers. applicants each year. TNH asked Patron Saint of our Parish Monday , January 17, 2011 Law Firm J O H N S P I R I D A K I S Great Hierarchical Vesper Service with Arto klasia at 7:00 p.m. The Law Firm the Community Trusts After the Service the Ladies of our Philoptochos Society will host a reception in our community center. 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Legal expenses are payable at His Eminence Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey Mr. Spiridakis the conclusion of the case only if you win will preside at the Services. and his colleagues Luncheon will follow in the community center hosted have successfully “To receive our special care” won over $50 million Call us at (212) 768-8088 or (718) 204-8600 by the Philoptochos Society of our Parish. b for clients Toll-Free 1-888-SPIRIDA (774-7432) the past 24 years Protopresbyter Anargyros Stavropoulos and the President a [email protected] • www.lawhelp1.com of the Parish Council Mr. Gus Panagiotopoulos cordially invite you OFFICES: Manhattan, Queens (Astoria), Brooklyn, Long Island, LICENSED: New York, New Jersey to join us in celebrating the Feast Day of our Church. 6 cOMMUniTY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 15-21, 2011 You Can Mess With The Law, But Not With Bail Bondsman Zouvelas

By Constantine S. Sirigos the forfeit. “This is the riskiest n’t deny bail bondsmen abuse TNH Staff Writer business in the financial indus - the system, but he added it’s of - try, because I invest in people, ten the hunters are the ones that NEW YORK – In America, not the stock market, in people must be reined in, saying that everyone is presumed innocent I don’t know and for very little the bounty hunters will bring 40 until proven guilty – but some - money.” files of people to surrender but times they have to put up some The New York Times was nei - typically he sends back only money to convince the courts to ther impressed nor sympathetic two. “I do not revoke bail if he let them stay free until they’re to the methods he uses though, follows the rules,” he said, tried, and that’s where bail which it said sometimes puts adding that he gives them many bondsmen like George Zouvelas people in jail instead of keeping more than three strikes. The ar - come in. If they can’t come up them out. A January 9, 2011 NY ticle noted that since 2005, at all the cash, he can – with some Times article by John Eligon ti - the NY State Insurance Dept. pretty tough conditions insuring tled For Poor, Bail System Can which licenses bondsmen, there he won’t lose money, and that Be An Obstacle to Freedom fo - were 60 complaints against Zou - sometimes lands them in jail cused a harsh light on Zouvelas. velas and Spartan Bail Bonds, anyway. Bail is the method by “It is a process and an industry an average of about 12 per year, which American justice tries to that seems to elude effective which Zouvelas says is a small reduce the chances that an in - regulation,” said Timothy J. amount given that his company nocent person will suffer time Murray, the Executive Director handles about 800 bonds per in prison. In New York and New of the Pretrial Justice Institute, year. He gets his clients mainly Jersey, when the accused does a Washington organization that through referrals from attorneys not have enough money, they advocates bail reform. “So much who trust him and respect his turn to bail bondsmen like Zou - of the business transaction is not character, he said. velas, President and Chairman subject to the public view, nor Zouvelas said he believes and of Spartan Bail Bonds. For to much in the way of scrutiny.” part of the complaints stem Zouvelas, as big and tough a Zouvelas, however, says that his from the Manhattan District At - guy as you’ll encounter in any business philosophy in founded torney’s being angry at him for Greek Orthodox Church on Sun - on transparency and informing criticisms. “In 2008 I pointed a day, that means a lot of poten - the clients, the people who put finger at the (Manhattan DA’s) tially dangerous, or at least, an - up the bail in behalf of defen - TNH/COSTAS BEJ office that 48 percent of all ar - gry and desperate people, dants. He says they have the re - Under fire for the way he manages his bail bond business in New York City, George Zouvelas rests” had their cases dismissed innocent or not, have to be dealt sponsibility of ensuring the ac - says he’s following the law and dealing with some bad people as well as the innocent. and sealed. “Does that mean 48 with, along with the risk of los - cused comply with the two percent of the time your arrests ing the money they put up if the restrictions imposed by judges: those conditions, the bail is for - consulting and research ... Then the biggest advertisers among a were bad in Manhattan,” wast - defendant fails to appear in don’t leave the state, live a law- feited, putting the bondsman at there are the thousands of dol - relatively small number of firms ing taxpayer money for over - court and the judge orders his abiding life. When they violate financial risk, and when he has lars that Mr. Zouvelas can in the state. And because as the time and clogging the court sys - reason to believe violations will charge if he decides to revoke a President and founder of The tem. occur, he sends out bounty bond and return a defendant to NY State Professional Bail He told TNH that he is being hunters to brings them back to jail, as he did 89 times during a Bondsman, he leads the fight punished for being outspoken, jail. The thrust of the Times ar - four-month period last year. against changes that he said he adding, and “Because I am a big ticle is that the reasons can be Zouvelas says that paragraph believes will damage not only pundit, and critic of injustice, vague or non-existent. Zouvelas perfectly illustrates what he says his livelihood, but handcuff an they decided to squeeze me.” says they are based on the real - are distortions and errors in industry that saves taxpayers Zouvelas says his practices are ities of his profession. Eligon’s piece. What Zouvelas millions of dollars, because if transparent, and soundly THE FINE PRINT charges when the defendant is bondsmen and the bounty founded on law. “Don’t come to The article begins with a de - returned are the fees spelled out hunters don’t do their job, risk - me now New York Times and scription of a reasonable prac - in those 89 paragraphs, the ing their lives and capital, law ask why the law is what it says. tice that sounds like an indict - costs of sending out bounty enforcements officers on over - I’m not a lawmaker, I’m follow - ment: “Before George Zouvelas hunters he contracts with to time will have to. ing the law.” He says there are agrees to post someone’s bail, a track down defendants who are BACK TO JAIL Federal guidelines and century- customer must put up cash, sign a risk, he says. Zouvelas says the 89 people old court cases written by peo - a 20-page contract and initial The main source of income he returned to jail came over ple who understand that their 86 separate paragraphs.” Zou - for the bondsman is the pre - one year period, not four unique responsibilities and risks velas’s response is: “And by the mium, which is paid up front. months as The Times wrote, and justify their practices, citing a time I die there’ll be another 20 New York State’s premiums are that the actions led to a substan - Taylor v. Tainter (1872). A mea - because every day something among the lowest in the U.S. tial reduction in bail that was sure of the financial risk in - comes up that the client should and range from 6-10% depend - forfeited. And the point of all volved is that nationally firms know about,” adding that “The ing on size of bond. The bonds - his efforts he says, is to reduce are profitable if they experience contact is made to inform and man determines what the secu - the risk of forfeiture. “With 93 98%t compliance. educate.” If, for example, the rity deposit should be. When he percent of people out on bail, Zouvelas, who also puts life defendant’s father, does not places a lien on a house, it’s for we never have a problem and and limb in the line as a bounty have moral suasion over his son, the bond, plus 15% bounty we never keep a nickle – inno - hunter, has a thick skin. He is “That you can convince him hunting fees – which are as - cent or guilty. The bond is not resigned to the social costs of with a phone call,” to do the sessed only if the contract is vi - contingent on his innocence or his profession. “If you are a drug right thing, he does not take the olated – and 33% for attorney guilt, only his court attendance dealer,” he told TNH, “and you money. “I don’t set up people costs if he has to foreclose on and following the contract.” If hang out with Harvard gradu - for failure, but for success. I give the house. “For other bonds - they do that, the collateral is re - ates, you are a Harvard gradu - them the rules beforehand in men, it is an opportunity, but I leased and all Spartan keeps is ate,” and vice versa, “but be - Wardrobe Malfunction the contract,” explaining that he have never taken a house,” Zou - the premium. “The Times didn’t cause we associate with and the client are partners with velas told The National Herald. say that,” Zouvelas said. Zouve - criminals doesn’t mean we are Maria Menounos is more known for her face on TV now as a the same goal of ensuring the Asked about the motivation for las explained he does not bene - criminals. Jesus spent his time correspondent for Today and Access Hollywood than wearing defendant complies with the the article being so critical, he fit from sending people back to with the people society con - swimwear, although she’s a former Miss Teen USA. But when court. For Eligon the issue was said the Times is on a misguided jail because he has to pay his demned.” He said he deals with her itsy bitsy teenie weenie bikini slipped a bit and showed that: “Those paragraphs are crusade to get the State to bounty hunters for that, three the gossip and jealousy because her private parts as she was coming out of the water at a chock-full of fees: $250 if the change the laws regulating his or four bounty hunters to bring he believes he performs an im - Miami beach it got her the kind of attention the Internet age defendant misses a weekly industry and they are focusing someone in safely. “We’ve never portant function in the Ameri - brings. She Twittered her fans: “Hope the bikini shots are flat - check-in; as much as $375 an on him because Spartan is one had a complaint that we hurt can criminal justice system, and tering! Scared!” hour for obscure tasks like bail of the largest firms and one of anyone,” he told TNH. He does - that bail is part of it. Retired Professor Ordained Priest for Small n.Y. Parish Brings Hope

Continued from page 1 Parthenakis’ wife Catherine, the their financial support in several daughter of a Methodist minis - years came forward with checks Nazianzen compares a priest’s ter, is also a remarkable woman. and signed up as stewards. Alex task to that of a physician, and She is involved with several Perialas, nephew of Metropoli - he concludes that the priest’s philanthropic organizations and tan Epiphanios, pledged to in - task is harder: The physician of - activities, but was unable to at - stall a state-of-the-art sound sys - ten uses the body’s natural heal - tend her husband’s ordination tem in the church. During the ing processes, giving a tempo - in Ithaca because she was in post-service luncheon, which rary cure to a patient who will Africa helping their daughter was attended by more than 110 eventually die physically. A adopt a young girl from the people in the parish hall, Met - priest deals with souls whose Congo. She sent a message to ropolitan Nicholas counseled maladies lay hidden, and who the Bishop from Kinshasa saying the Saint Catherine’s commu - resist healing,” he added. that “in no way” should her hus - nity to be “more open and in - Father Parthenakis’ reflec - band’s ordination be postponed. clusive,” adding that the “age of tions on his ordination, which Saint Catherine’s Church is Greek immigration is over.” took place on the Sunday before located in a historic building, Church members told The Epiphany (celebrated each year which was first built in 1883. National Herald afterwards that on January 6), and his road of Once a mission of the Annunci - Saint Catherine’s was founded service ahead coincided with a ation Church in Endicott (since by Greek immigrants, a number message in the day’s apostolic relocated to Vestal), Saint of whom – along with their chil - lesson, in which the Saint Paul Catherine’s became an incorpo - dren and grandchildren – still states, “Timothy my son, always rated parish under the Greek actively support the parish, not - be steady; endure suffering; do Orthodox Archdiocese of Amer - ing there is always a steady the work of an evangelist; fulfill ica in 1965. As the only Greek stream of Greeks from Greece, your ministry (II Timothy, 4.5).” Orthodox parish in the area, it as well as Greek Americans, in THE CALLING has consistently served Ortho - Ithaca because of Cornell Uni - Father Parthenakis, 69, hails dox Christian families in Ithaca, versity. from a family of Greek immi - Cortland and Tompkins County The parish conducts services grants from Chios, who first for the past five decades. in both Greek and English, they came to this country more than Its former pastor, Rev. ITHACA JOuRNAl/ROByN wISHNA pointed out, and has warmly 100 years ago. He was a profes - Stephen Lilley, resigned for per - Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit, left, proclaiming “Axios,” (He is worthy)” after ordaining and welcomed many people of vari - sor of history at Gannon Uni - sonal reasons last June after installing Rev. Dr. Tom Parthenakis as the new fulltime parish priest of Saint Catherine’s ous backgrounds over the years, versity in Erie, Pennsylvania for serving at Saint Catherine’s for Church in Ithaca, N.Y. on Jan. 2. Father Partenakis is a retired professor of history from Gannon encouraging people of Russian, 36 years before retiring in 2007. almost 15 years. Father Lilley’s University in Erie, Pennsylvania. Romanian, Ethiopian and other He also played an instrumental abrupt departure caught mem - ethnic heritage, who regularly role in a highly successful Greek bers of the parish off-guard, but the Elmira parish instead. gaged these past few months, ian pastors to attend the service attend services at Saint Cather - festival at Koimisis tis they immediately began work - In the process, Metropolitan and God has rewarded our ef - and luncheon afterwards. While ine’s, to recite the Lord’s Prayer, Theotokou (Dormition) Church ing with Metropolitan Nicholas Nicholas asked then-Dr. forts,” Nestopoulos said. “His most could not attend due to as well as sing the Easter Resur - in Erie over the past 19 years, to bring a new fulltime priest to Parthenakis and his wife to meet Eminence has been constant, Sunday logistics, Rabbi Scott rection hymn in their respective which attracts tens of thousands Ithaca. The Bishop responded with the parish council in Au - and has been very loving and Glass, senior rabbi at Ithaca’s languages. In all, many parish - annually. He could have stayed quite quickly to the community’s gust. Dr. Parthenakis and his supportive throughout the entire Temple Beth-El, and Rev. Dr. ioners expressed tremendous in Erie, but said he decided to exhortations. After returning spouse met with the board and process. We’ve also been very James Henery, senior pastor at satisfaction with Metropolitan pursue the Priesthood – even at from one of his monthly trips to other members of the parish fortunate to have Father Scott Ithaca’s First Presbyterian Nicholas’ decision to assign Fa - this later stage of life – because Constantinople, where he has again in September, and the con - celebrate services for us in the Church, were present for both ther Parthenakis to Saint he felt a void in his life. “I al - been participating in proceed - sensus was bilaterally unani - interim. And now we have a new the ordination and luncheon af - Catherine’s, and the Bishop ways loved serving the Church. ings of the Holy & Sacred Synod mous: The members of the fulltime priest, who is a really terwards, spending more than seemed mindful of the parish’s But as much as I kept trying to of the Ecumenical Patriarchate parish liked the Parthenakises, nice man. This is just a great day four hours with their friends at needs: He sent a priest of Greek offer, I never felt like I was do - this past year, he came to Ithaca and the Parthenakises liked their for our church,” he added. Saint Catherine’s that day. heritage to Ithaca, and said Fa - ing enough. I loved teaching, on two separate occasions to soon-to-be new parish. The Father Christakis and Father The ordination itself was ther Parthenakis’ academic too, but I always felt something meet with the Saint Catherine’s Bishop ordained Dr. Parthenakis Scott also participated in the clearly inspirational. Many were background was a good match was missing. I felt the calling parish council. to the Holy Diaconate this past service. In spite of his frail enthralled by Metropolitan for Ithaca which, because of tugging at me for a long time, He also asked Rev. Richard November 20 at the Annuncia - health, Metropolitan Epiphanios Nicholas’ melodious voice, and Cornell and Ithaca College, has and decided it was finally time Scott, pastor of Saint Athanasios tion Church in Buffalo, where Perialas, formerly of Spain and also by the choir (directed by a strong academic environment answer the call, so here I am. I Church in Elmira (a smaller Rev. Dr. Christos Christakis, who Portugal, who is a native of Paulette Manos, a former mem - with great on-campus ministry hope and pray the Lord gives parish about a 45-50 minutes’ is married to Father Parthenakis’ Ithaca, was also there. Greek Or - ber of Ithaca’s city council), potential. Toward the end of the me the strength I need to serve drive from Ithaca), to celebrate niece, serves as pastor. Akis (Ike) thodox priests throughout Up - which chanted hymns in both luncheon, the church board this vibrant parish,” Father services at Saint Athanasios on Nestopoulos, president of Saint state New York were also in - Greek and English at the honored the following longtime Parthenakis said. Saturdays and at Saint Cather - Catherine’s parish council, ex - vited, but could not attend Bishop’s behest. Vasilios members of St. Catherine’s Asked why he decided to ine’s on Sundays. Father Scott pressed joy and gratitude, noting because the ordination took (William) Zikakis, a pillar of the Church for their longstanding, pursue theological studies at obliged, and the local Orthodox the synergy between the parish place on a Sunday, and they had Saint Catherine’s community steadfast and unwavering dedi - Saint Vladimir’s Seminary in - Christian community soon grew and the Metropolis Center in De - their own parishes to serve. and himself the son of a priest, cation to their parish over the stead of Holy Cross in Boston, very fond of Father Scott, who troit. “It’s been a long and wind - With the Bishop’s permission, described the service as “elec - years: Zikakis and his wife Ruth, Father Parthenakis said it was refused his stipend from Saint ing road for all of us, but our the Saint Catherine’s commu - trifying.” By the time the lun - George and Ann Bantuvanis, more cost-effective for him to Catherine’s, urging church patience paid off. We all worked nity also invited local rabbis and cheon was over, some church Marigoula Nestopoulos and enroll at Saint Vladimir’s. Father members to give his portion to very hard to keep the bishop en - a number of Trinitarian Christ - members who hadn’t pledged Costas (Gus) Lambrou. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 15-21, 2011 FEATURE 7

ALL HiSTORY Perdicaris Showed U.S. Greek Brilliance Through His Oratory Skills

By Steve Frangos course replete with philosophical pointed the first American consul establishing gas-works in many TNH Staff Writer reflections, and most touching to represent the government of of the Southern cities he came and classical allusions … the the U.S. in the new nation state north and continued his business CHICAGO- There are strange moral tone of his orations is not of Greece. In November, 1837 in New Jersey. Under his super - twists and turns in Greek Amer - only very fine; and its ‘philosoph - Gregory and Margaret Perdicaris vision works were erected in ican history than frequently in - ical reflections’ of a very superior left from Boston and after a voy - Princeton, Newark, Orange, and volve individuals from several cast, but the manner in which age of 60 days arrived in Athens. Jersey City.” How much time generations of a single family. If they are expressed is peculiarly In 1840, the Perdicaris’ only son lapsed between his marriage and taken in isolation, the lives, ca - striking, considering that Mr. Ion was born there. According to his five years in Athens is a point reer, and actions of a lone indi - Perdicaris is speaking in a lan - the April 1846 issue of the North in question. It is generally ac - vidual, while significant in their guage foreign to himself, his American Review, after five years cepted that once the Perdicaris own right, can obscure the command of the choicest expres - as consul, Perdicaris’ total sub - family returned from Greece telling impact of taking a longer sions is surprising. He reminds mitted receipts to the United they moved to Trenton, New Jer - historical view. This extended ex - us of the following portrait which States government “amounted to sey, where he was recognized as amination of the Perdicaris fam - is drawn in the Random Recol - the sum of thirty-six dollars and the first Greek to settle there. ily is but one such case of true lections of the British House of ninety-six cents.” You can guess NEW JERSEY PIONEER incidents that span three gener - Commons, of Mr. Harvey, one of who paid for the rest of the five From the moment of his ar - ations, involving markedly dif - the members for Southwark: ‘He years of expenses incurred by the rival, Perdicaris was deeply in - ferent types of individuals, is one of the few speakers in the consulate. Coupled with the no - volved with public life. He unique periods in time, physical House whom one would never toriety of all these well-spoken quickly organized the Trenton geography and realms of life. tire of hearing. His ideas always Greek lecturers it must be re - Gas and Light Company, serving This generational study, brief as strike you as excellent, and his called that from the 1830’s on - as the first treasurer. Perdicaris it may be, also soundly puts to illustrations are usually of the ward a steady stream of Greek became involved in many other rest the notion that the earliest most felicitous kind. You are of - educators and merchants were businesses prominent among of Greek arrivals to American ten surprised, as well as pleased, arriving daily in North America. them the Water Power Company shores had no influence whatso - by the brilliant things he says. I These Greeks moved in the high - and the Star Rubber Company. ever on the society around them. have heard him deliver speeches est realms of American society At some point Perdicaris was Gregory Perdicaris, given the in - of considerable length, through due to their education, elegance even owner/editor of the Tren - ternational recognition afforded The Perdicaris’ only son Ion Hanford Perdicaris. the whole of which there ran a of manners and frankly their ton Daily News but sold out his his son, is all too quickly passed vein of the richest poetical im - wealthy. As multilingual men of holdings by 1849. Perdicaris is over in the vast majority of his - only Greek brought to America age American for the 1821-1829 agery. I never saw a better illus - the world these wealthy Hellenes often cited as a Republican but torical accounts. George J. Leber, on the Romulus, but so were Greek War of Independence was tration than is furnished by his offered an image of Greeks quite he was with a group of promi - in his The Order of AHEPA 1922- Nicolaos Psaras and Nicholaos known in this country. It’s im - speeches, of the practicability of favorable to those Americans nent Trenton citizens who sought 1972, underscored how this man Vlasopoulos. portant to try to place ourselves ‘speaking poetry in the garb of who had been schooled in the out and hosted Daniel Webster, is generally treated by even those Perdicaris was educated at in the daily perspectives of peo - prose.’” Classics. This is a factor con - a Whig, during March 1852 few historians who bother to Amherst College and then taught ple in the past to accurately com - That the anonymous writer tributed to the favorable public when the Great Orator visited consider his life and career: “Gre - at an unnamed boarding school prehend how they saw and un - equates Perdicaris’ eloquence response to Perdicaris’ the By their city. Perdicaris was also a gory (Gregorios) Perdicaris was in New Haven Connecticut. derstood their world. With only with that heard in the English March 12, 1846 reviews of Perdi - warden and vestryman at the taken under the protective cus - Perdicaris is also credited with foundation of the Trinity Episco - tody of American missionaries studying the law in Boston dur - pal Church on April 26, 1859. Fisk and King, after the Turks ing his years of teaching of the Quite unintentionally Perdicaris had attacked his native village Classics at Harvard University. greatly increased his wealth by in Greece and massacred several LECTURING IN AMERICA buying and developing property of his relatives. He traveled with In 1834, Perdicaris began to as the city of Trenton grew. The them to Jerusalem, Beirut and tour the nation giving a Course Trenton Art Museum acquired Smyrna, and then came to Amer - of Lectures on the Intellectual Hiram Power’s internationally fa - ica on board the ship Romulus and Moral History of Modern mous statue The Greek Slave, under shipmaster John M. Allen Greece. Beginning on September while Perdicaris lived in the city. in June 1826, at age 22. He 5th at the Centre Conference Whether he had any involvement taught Ancient and Modern Room in New Haven, Connecti - in the difficult acquisition of this Greek at Mt. Pleasant Classical cut the young Greek began his work of art is unknown. On April Institute at Amherst, was a pro - career as a lecturer and immedi - 27, 1883, the death of Gregory fessor of Greek at Harvard Uni - ately experienced one triumph Perdicaris, in Tangiers, was an - versity, and lived in New Haven after another for the next four nounced in the New York Times. where he was a teacher in a years. A sadly unexamined di - Some three or four years before boarding school. While there he mension to Greek American his - his death, Gregory and Margaret met Margaret Hanford, one of tory is the fact that from 1821 Perdicaris went to live with Ion his pupils, whom he married. well into the 1830’s native born in Morocco. At that time, Gre - From 1837 until 1845 Gregory Greeks toured the United States gory Perdicaris was not in good Perdicaris was U.S. Consul at and gave lectures to large and health. “During a trip to Virginia Athens, Greece, and it was dur - socially prominent crowds of after the war Mr. Perdicaris was ing this period that his son, Ion, Americans. They were highly ed - The American Legation of Tangiers, the city of Gregory Perdicaris’ death. badly injured in a railroad wreck. was born. In 1846 he returned ucated eloquent individuals who He recovered so as to be about to the United States and settled focused their lectures on the his - newsprint and the power of the Parliament has much to say caris two-volume work, The again, but never was as strong in Trenton, N.J., where he was tory and then current status of human voice to inform them of about the status this Greek Greece of the Greeks began to mentally as before. For years he active in the management of the the Greek people. C. Plato Cas - current events the moving elo - achieved at a time when Ameri - appear. It can be deduced that and his wife had rooms at the Trenton Gas Light Company, the tanis, Professor John C. Zachos quence of masterful orators had cans had extremely developed this account proved popular Trenton House, in Trenton. The Old Water Power Company, and and Perdicaris were among far more power in the American notions of inferior and superior since both a second edition with old gentleman’s short figure was the Star Rubber Company.” them. During this same period, of the 1820’s and 1830’s than races. In the hundreds of news - illustrations was issued later in a familiar one in the streets. Mr. As the evidence reveals, there New Orleans-born but de - we, today, might at first allow. paper accounts I have read con - Boston and various American Perdicaris had a great fondness was far more to this man’s life scended from an eminent Greek Here is the eye-witness ac - cerning Greek migration from newspapers reprinted segments for riding on streetcars. He than this vignette allows. Perdi - family, Alexander Dimitry also count of Perdicaris’, Feb. 18, the 1880 to 1920 period the from the two-volume work. would be seen at all hours seated caris was singled out and sen - lectured on the history, culture 1837 Norfolk, Virginia lecture: praise given to Perdicaris (or for Perdicaris’ movements over in the one-horse vehicles, seem - tenced to death by the Turks, and and general character of the “I heard this evening in the Hall that matter Castanis, Zachos or the course of his eventful life ing to enjoy the jolting, and pay - while he got away and his Greek people. While Dimitry had of the House of Delegates, a most Dimitry) is completely contrary were not always known. It is ing no heed to the other passen - brother was beheaded, Perdicaris deeper, more personal reasons interesting lecture delivered by to how the average American recorded that not long after he gers.” Margaret H. Perdicaris is said to have experienced to offer such lectures than the a young Greek, Mr. Perdicaris, writer responded and reported married he “began the building died sometime in June 1885. “many adventures,” while mak - others all those seen by the on the past history, present con - on the use of the fractured Eng - of gas-works, an enterprise Gregory Perdicaris died long be - ing good his escape, including American public at large bene - dition and prospects of Greece. lish spoken by that generation of which he had long felt would fore his son grabbed the atten - being shipwrecked and one of fited from the residual feelings The audience of was the largest Greeks in America. prove profitable. The results ver - tion of the world. only three survivors. It was writ - of the Grecian Fever as the out - and most brilliant that I have FIRST CONSUL TO GREECE ified his judgment, and he ten that Perdicaris was not the pouring of support by the aver - ever seen in the city, and the dis - In 1836 Perdicaris, was ap - amassed a large fortune. After [email protected] Greek Tourism Head Visits N.Y. Armed with New Strategies, Ideas

Continued from page 1 policy at the GNTO, with the ican countries, with Brazil being express general outrage over the strategic decision to tailor a prime target. He noted that misgoverning of Greece, with declared, adding that surveys tourism advertising to specific requests for room allotments some focusing on the rising level showed that 90% of them were nations and markets rather than from major tour operators have of crime. satisfied with their trip. Echoing Greece’s recent one-campaign- increased 10% for 2011. He said Kanellopoulos, who listened Tsekerides’ emphasis on how fits-all approach that yielded was especially pleased to an - patiently and responded cour - Greek Americans can help, unimpressive results. Focusing nounce that all the outstanding teously to all the complaints, ac - Kanellopoulos said: “You know on the U.S., he stressed that advertising debts of the GNTO knowledged the crime situation, what needs to be done to attract GNTO is answering key ques - that he inherited when he took but noted that the worst of it American visitors, and we are tions such as “What do Ameri - office have now been paid and pertained to parts of the center listening.” He announced that cans expect from a visit to said that this yielded very favor - of Athens and insisted that just an Advisory Board is being es - Greece?” and noted that Ameri - able responses from important as New York City’s situation has tablished to assist the GNTO in cans tended to eschew all-inclu - media firms, who were im - improved dramatically since developing its American strat - sive travel packages and were pressed the GNTO took that ac - 1980s, Athens’ crime and clean - egy and advertisements and said more likely to venture on their tion despite the budget crisis. liness problems can also be he is very pleased to say to those own when they traveled. Some of the bills dated to 2006. solved. He spoke passionately at present that the initiatives will He told the audience that, “I WILL OLYMPIC RETURN? one point about the need for be developed “not from the top” ask for your help because Most of the comments during people to take greater responsi - in offices in Athens, “but through your interaction with the question and answer period, bility. After listening to stories through the cooperation of peo - friends, neighbors and col - and the most passionate among of corruption and incompetence ple active in the local markets,” leagues you can send powerful them, pertained to the end of spiced by personal tales of out - around the world. Kanellopou - messages that will influence transatlantic air service by rageous mayors in their home - los said his office is not yet them.” He urged Greek Ameri - Olympic airways in 2009 and towns, Kanellopoulos pointed ready to release information cans to strive to arrange for non- complaints about the Delta ser - out that people keep electing about the advisory board and Greek friends to accompany vice to which many Greek Amer - them, and that people including other initiatives. them every time they visit icans were left to resort. That visiting Greek Americans, must He told of a radical shift in Greece. “Invite them to unusual decision was described as an un - hold them to account. places, including your villages. mitigated disaster for a number TNH/COSTAS BEJ Show them the Greece you love, of reasons, which ranged from Nikolaos Kanellopoulos, the President of the Greek National See related video at www.then - the parts of the country you skyrocketing ticket prices to in - Tourism Organization speaking at a forum at the Stathakion Cen - ationalherald.com/video/1756 miss, the places you feel nostal - ferior aircraft to miserable cus - ter in Astoria organized by the Federation of Hellenic Societies. [email protected] GREEK POETRY gia for – bring them there.” Told tomer service, especially at the by some participants they al - airports for community mem - ready do that, he responded, bers who don’t speak English. 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TNH staff cember 26 by a red Ford Ex - later moved to Jersey City. white flag of his favorite soccer Stan Eason, a spokesman for plorer as he crossed Mont - "I've known him for 30 years. team Olympiakos F.C., a football the Jersey City Police Depart - A Jersey City man who was gomery Street to get to his car He was a good friend and al - club in Piraeus, Greece on the ment, said the police have re - hit-and-run on Christmas week - near the Greek social club he ways in my restaurant," Diakos, wall of the social club at 49 viewed video footage at the in - end has died of his injuries, ac - owned on Baldwin Avenue, po - the owner of Tommy's Restau - Baldwin Avenue, where he tersection, but do not have any cording to a report in the Jersey lice and friends said. rant on Central Avenue, told the watched soccer, played cards footage showing the accident. Journal on Monday, Jan. 10. Witnesses told police that af - Jersey Journal yesterday. and chatted with friends. The viewing was held on Vasilios Daratzis, of Tonnelle ter the Explorer threw the victim “I invited him (Daratzis) to The hit-and-run driver is de - Wednesday, January 12 at the Avenue in Jersey City - with his 20 feet, the driver got out of the my house, he was part of my scribed as six-feet tall, medium Bromirski Funeral Home and 70-year-old brother and 38- SUV and looked at the victim family. It was his pleasure to build, wearing a puffy jacket the funeral service took place year-old nephew at his side - before he jumped back into his help people.’ and metal glasses, police said. on January 13 at the Saint died from his injuries Saturday vehicle and sped off east on Daratzis was a former bus - His passenger is described as a Demetrios Greek Orthodox January 8 morning at 11:25 Montgomery Street before mak - boy who worked at the VIP woman wearing a red hat and Church, at 547 Summit Avenue, a.m. at the Jersey City Medical ing a right onto Florence Street. Diner at Sip Avenue and red jacket, officials said. Jersey City. Center officials and family said. Vasilios Daratzis arrived in Kennedy Boulevard until he fell "We want him to be caught Anyone with information Daratzis was left unconscious Chicago, Ill. in 1976 from Serres from a ladder and injured his and brought to justice," George about this incident should con - and in critical condition after he in northern Greece to join his leg, Diakos said. Daratzis said, speaking before tact the JCPD tip line at (201) was struck at 12:46 a.m. on De - brother, Malamas Daratzis. He Daratzis had the red and an autopsy was completed. 547-JAIL. Vasilios Daratzis

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Continued from page 1 to research its history and have of the existing difficulties and this tea with (former German chan - is the reason why we placed so ots have not tried hard enough cellor) Gerhard Schroeder,” Er - many restrictions in the accession to reach an agreement that dogan said. Negotiations in re - negotiations. As long as Turkey would unify the island again. cent years between Greek and is not implementing the Ankara Christofias and his Turkish Turkish Cypriots have made some Protocol, no negotiating chapters Cypriot counterpart Dervis progress on issues of governance can be closed or have been Eroglu were given until the end and a power sharing formula un - closed. Moreover, there are eight of this month by United Nations der a future federation. But many chapters that can not even open.” Secretary General Ban ki-Moon more difficult issues, including Quizzed on the German experi - to try to settle the problem or that of property seized by Turkish ence of reunification, she said: face the possible withdrawal of Cypriots during the invasion have “Emotionally, I understand very UN offices and peacekeepers. yet to be resolved. The Cyprus is - well what division means, but The Cypriot government had sue is a key obstacle to Turkey’s practically, there are many differ - “really proven their willingness efforts to join the EU. Eight out ences between the situation in to compromise, but unfortunately of the 35 chapters that guide the Cyprus and Germany, so I doubt there has not been any response EU accession process have been we could use the German expe - from the other side so far,” frozen by the EU because of rience as a model,” according to Merkel said following talks with Turkey’s conflict with Greek the Cypriot newspaper. Merkel Christofias. “We greatly appreci - Cyprus, while Cyprus itself has noted this was the first time a ate your courage, creativity informally blocked another six. German chancellor visits the shown and initiative taken to Merkel’s visit came 49 years Cyprus Republic since its estab - solve the problem. We see that after then Cypriot leader Arch - lishment, adding she was happy you are taking many steps and bishop Makarios paid an official to be the one to visit “this beau - we also see that the Turkish side visit to Bonn and she pledged to tiful country.” Christofias said the is not responding adequately to use her contacts with Turkish of - two leaders focused “almost ex - your steps,” said Merkel during ficials to promote Christofias’ ef - clusively” on the Cyprus problem a joint press conference at the forts for a solution. “Whenever I due to the interest shown by Presidential Palace. The steps have the opportunity, I will speak Merkel on the subject, “some - taken by Christofias “show that with Turkish officials, the Prime AP PHOTO/PETROS KARADJIAS thing which moved me,” he said, you are ready to make a compro - Minister and ministers that I German Chancellor Angela Merkel, (2nd from right, points in the distance as U.N special envoy according to The Mail. “Mrs. mise,” she said. “We will support meet so we can help in your ef - for Cyprus Alexander Downer, (2nd from left, and U.N. Secretary-General's Special Represen - Merkel knows better than us the path you have chosen to solve forts,” she said. tative to Cyprus Lisa Buttenheim, (R) are seen on the roof of a building inside the U.N controlled what a federation is. She lives in the problem in every way we can. Before her arrival, however, buffer zone dividing the capital Nicosia, Jan. 11, 2011. a country, which is a great feder - We know this path is not easy press reports speculated that ation and is leader of that coun - and that the solution must be Merkel was coming to let currently hampered by Turkey’s supporting his proposal at the last tions between Greece and Turkey. try. More or less, we want to cre - achieved by the people of Christofias know the EU expected refusal to allow the EU, including EU Council meeting in December “It is in Germany’s interest for re - ate this kind of federation in Cyprus,” she added. to see the problem solved and Cyprus, in on NATO meetings. to base EU-NATO relations on UN lations between these two coun - Cyprus too,” he said. On Turkish The Turkish Republic of obstacles to Turkey’s EU acces - “The Cyprus issue must be re - resolutions and principles. Refer - tries to improve just as it is that accession, Christofias said: “We Northern Cyprus is recognized sion path and EU-NATO cooper - solved if we are to untangle our - ring to Turkey’s EU accession ne - the Cyprus problem be resolved,” don’t want to hold Turkey only by Turkey, but Erdogan was ation removed. Merkel said Ger - selves from this problem and gotiations, Merkel expressed Ger - she said. hostage.” But at the same time uncompromising in his criticism many wanted to help strengthen Cyprus must be reunited, so the many’s definite wish that they Asked whether Turkey’s occu - Turkey cannot continue to not of Merkel. It is clear that (Merkel) co-operation between NATO and negotiations must continue,” she continue regardless of the final pation of Cyprus was compatible recognize an EU member and does not know about the history the EU’s Common Foreign and said, the Cyprus Mail reported. decision, expressing certainty with its EU accession course, refuse to implement the Ankara of the Cyprus issue. I call on her Security Policy (CFSP), which is Christofias thanked Merkel for that this will help improve rela - Merkel, replied: “We are aware Protocol”. Greece Plans Wall with Turkey to Stem immigrants, Turkey Says Okay

ATHENS- Even as the country Minister Tayyip Erdoan played and plans to use old army bases Union, with most entering over said. “Our neighborhood has also bringing people through the continues to struggle with its down the significance of the as prisons for detained immi - a 12.5-kilometer segment that started to unjustly gain a bad area. (“Illegal migrants) have near-bankruptcy and growing fence. “This is not a measure grants, many of whom come ends near Karaagaç. According reputation as a smugglers’ place, hardly caused any harm to our unrest in the ruling Socialist PA - taken against Turkey or Greece,” from war zones such as Irag and to a recent YaleGlobal report, an which is not true,” he said. He crops, but I support the fence, as SOK party over Prime Minister Erdogan said. “It’s wrong to see Afghanistan. A group of Afghan estimated 10,000 men and added that although there might I feel sorry for the people (trying George Papandreou’s austerity this is as a wall. We fully trust immigrants have set up a small women, most from North Africa be people in the area dealing in to cross the border illegally,) who measures, Greece is pursuing each other on this.” Erdogan said camp ground outside the Univer - and South Asia, cross the border the “smuggling business,” most go through many difficulties,” plans to build a fence along its his appreciation of the problem sity of Athens to complain about illegally every month. Since the smugglers are not from the re - said another villager. People liv - border with Turkey to keep out had changed after Papandreou their treatment and several beginning of 2010, Greek police gion. “(The situation) is such a ing in the border region said they illegal immigrants and asylum told him there were one million sewed their mouths shut in a said they have intercepted pity for these people who try to had very good relations with seekers, drawing harsh criticism illegal immigrants in Greece. hunger strike in protest. 34,000 people in the area against cross the border as well,” he told their neighbors. “Many Greek from the United Nations. The Athens has long complained that Greek Citizen Protection Min - 9,000 in 2009. The number of The Associated Press. “We will and Bulgarian citizens come here United Nations High Commis - Ankara’s refusal to take back im - ister Christos Papoutsis said the people trying to cross the border hopefully not have to hold a ‘Pro - frequently, especially to the big sioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of - migrants who have crossed from border barrier is needed to stop illegally through the Karaagaç re - hibited Zone Permission’ card bazaar on Fridays. They come fice said, “Building walls seldom its territory encourages would- the flow of illegal immigrants gion has increased radically since once the border barrier is built,” here mainly for shopping,” Ka - resolves the problem of immigra - be migrants to use that route. into Greece and the EU. “The last summer, said 63-year-old Mesut Kerez, plan said, adding that the Turk - tion pressure.” It urged Greece Greece already has the worst Greek public has gone beyond With Karaagaç located just adding that the military requires ish villagers get along very well to speed up efforts to overhaul record in the European Union for its limits in terms of its capacity three kilometers from the Greek each neighborhood’s inhabitants with these frequent “guests,” its asylum screening procedures dealing with asylum seekers, to welcome illegal migrants. border, outside the Turkish city to carry this card. Residents of who often come to buy 100 per - and said a border fence means granting approval to only about Greece cannot take it any more,” of Edirne, residents have to be Bosnakoy, a village of Edirne lo - cent organic vegetables at asylum seekers could face one in every 10,000 applicants Papoutsis told the Greek news prepared to undergo police cated next to Karaagaç, also ex - Edirne’s bazaar. greater difficulty escaping perse - and a history of police regularly agency ANA, and Turkish resi - searches when they enter the pressed support for the border Although most farmers in the cution and conflict. beating illegal immigrants and dents along the border wel - neighborhood after crossing the fence, though they said their border region support the idea “We give great importance to abusing them and earlier this comed the idea because they said bridge over the Meric River. Es - farms had not been as seriously of a barrier, others expressed dis - working together with Turkey on month, two were found frozen they are being overrun with peo - tablishing a fence at the border affected by illegal crossings. content. “Building the border the issue of illegal immigration,” to death on the Greek-Turkish ple using their lands to flee to might bring an end to the police “The fence will keep animals barrier is a decision made by Greek Prime Minister George Pa - border. Even as the UNHCR was Greece. searches, some residents told the from crossing the border,” Greece unilaterally, and it is an pandreou said in translated re - complaining about the fence, the Greece’s 150-kilometer land Daily News. “We are constantly Mehmet Irgas, a 49-year-old vil - injustice to Turkish people,” Mu - marks at a joint news conference Greek Parliament was working border with Turkey has become searched by the police, as if we lager, told the Daily News, rat Ozdabaç, a mathematics in the eastern Turkish city of on a draft immigration law that the main route for illegal mi - were smugglers or illegal immi - adding that the barrier would teacher at a private school in Erzurum recently. Turkish Prime includes asylum-system reforms grants to enter the European grants,” retired farmer Ali Kaplan also discourage smugglers from Karaagac, told the Daily News. Vahaviolos Wants Everyone to Hear Envirocoustics, Loud and Clear

Continued from page 1 2009, the company had approx - because at that time the Greek specialized application software play tavli with me at nine o’ - imately 2,000 employees, includ - state was giving grants to start for the entire group to use inter - clock!” When she first came to spections and consulting services ing 29 Ph.D.’s and more than high-tech companies back in nally as well as software to be Greece she said she was amazed on structural integrity and envi - 100 other degreed engineers and 1996.” Getting involved in a sold by the group worldwide for by the hospitality, that Greek ronmental issues concerning the highly skilled, certified techni - high-tech business demanded a a variety of end users ranging homes are always open at any safety of structures and installa - cians, in 68 offices across 15 lot of capital. In order to get the from aerospace to nuclear indus - time, and that relationships are tions in refineries, chemical, countries. Sotirios received a subsidy she applied for, she had tries. Envirocoustics is also one real. “If you make a Greek friend, aerospace and power plants. In Bachelor of Science in Electrical to complete the first part of the of the only companies in its you have made a friend forever,” an interview with The National Engineering and graduated first investment (60% of the ap - group that participates in joint she said. Another benefit is that Herald, Vahaviolos, who was in his class from Fairleigh Dick - proved budget) and then, after funded research domestically “You can work around things if born in Princeton, N.J. and came inson University in New Jersey enduring excessive audits, re - and within the European frame - you really try. Another benefit is to Greece at the age of 16 to fin - and received a Master of Science, ceived the remaining 40% of the work. In 1997 Mistras group ac - the highly educated people who ish high school, outlined her Masters in Philosophy and a investment from the Greek Min - quired Envirocoustics in an effort work for me, the people working odyssey and how she came to Ph.D. from the Columbia Univer - istry of Development. by Sotirios Vahaviolos to merge for me are fantastic.” But the reach the pinnacle of her very sity School of Engineering. He Initially Vahaviolos wanted to the entire groups satellite affili - problems are countless too and specific profession. She said her has been elected Fellow of The promote the Mistras product of - number one is bureaucracy, she parents had it in mind to return Institute of Electrical and Elec - fering in the Greek market but said. “The work I can do in one to Greece, so they first sent her, tronics Engineers, a member of she knew it wasn’t a big enough week in the U.S. takes me a their elder daughter, with the The American Society for Non - to support a viable enterprise. month to do in Greece,” Vahavi - plan of the rest of the family fol - destructive Testing where he Seventy percent of Enviro - olos said. “Corruption is the main lowing, but they never did. Tia served as its President from coustics’ market is in the petro - cause of bureaucracy. There are Vahaviolos was graduated from 1992-1993 and its Chairman chemicals industry, which is very too many conflicting laws and ACS high school in Agia from 1993-1994, a member of small in Greece. She then de - too much excessive paperwork Pareskevi, Greece and continued Acoustic Emission Working cided to expand the company’s to complete for the simplest of her undergraduate studies at Sotirios Vahaviolos stayed in Group and an honorary life activities to the Balkans, Com - tasks. Everything is so compli - Deree College, the American America while his daughter member of the International monwealth of Independent (CIS) cated. The legal framework has College of Greece, in Athens. went back to Greece. He Committee for Nondestructive countries of the former Soviet so many glitches and can be con - She remembers having some founded Mistras Group, a Testing. Union, and the Middle East or strued to anything. The law is of the best times during that pe - leading global provider of THE GREEK STRUGGLE anywhere the Mistras Group was never straight and it is rare to riod of her life and did not want technology-enabled asset pro - The location of Enviro - not actively selling. It was a test find justice here,” she says. But to leave the country. She now re - tection solutions. coustics, her Athens-based com - for Vahaviolos to see if she “could she said she’s upbeat about alizes that she was living her fa - pany, generated new opportuni - deal with Middle Eastern cul - Greece’s future. “Out of chaos ther’s dream. “He always wanted sands,” Vahaviolos said. “If I had ties, markets and territories that tures.” She said, “I loved it. I something good can be born. So, to return to Greece, so he was the capital when I finished school Mistras Group hadn’t reached think they are very close to the yes, I am optimistic that things living his dream through his I would have started a construc - out to at that time. She says es - Greek temperament and I love will change in terms of the poor daughter. He was very proud and tion company. I love architecture tablishing a company in Greece their hospitality too.” Of course, sentiment of the people, of crim - very supportive of my decision,” and building projects. Since that was a very difficult task. “It is she added, she feels “lucky” be - inality, and of bureaucracy.” She she said, although it took him a was not the case, I accepted my not like America where you can cause she interacts with people said her father never returned to while. “At the beginning,” she father’s gracious offer to capital - use a personal guarantee or have who are educated. “There is a Greece permanently because says she had “trouble adjusting ize a company in Greece. At the easy access to working capital. I huge difference between edu - there wasn’t enough business at in Greece,” and felt ostracized same time, I was able to obtain suffered for five years because cated people and the rest of the the time for what his company because she did not speak the a significant Greek grant to sub - banks here did not know me and population in Middle Eastern did. “I think my father lives in a language, noting she is still strug - sidize a laboratory and to secure they did not trust me. They countries. There is huge social Like father, like daughter, as dream world concerning the gling to learn its intricacies and a highly educated Greek work blocked all of my operating cash partition. When I first started my Tia Vahaviolos has parlayed ideas he has for Greece, he is beauty. “It took me many years force.” She established a com - with the equivalent value issued business the domestic market her dad’s business acumen amazing in what he does. He to learn the language, if you pany – not a subsidiary- that to my company for bank guar - was feeding me. Now it is only into developing a special set would have never been able to don’t have skills in a language at would sell the products produced antees that I required to partici - 20%! Greece has run out of of skills to help her manage build in Greece the empire that a very early age then it becomes by the American based Mistras pate in public bids. I had a lot money, especially in this indus - her Greek company. he has built in the U.S. He was difficult to ever speak it prop - Group, owned and run by her fa - of trouble starting this business.” try,” she said. the son of a butcher and look at erly,” she said. Not being fluent ther Sotirios. Founded in 1978, At that time all she had was her Not only did Vahaviolos have ates world wide in preparation him now! He has 3,000 employ - in Greek, she did not attempt to Mistras Group is a leading global “tiny three room student’s apart - to expand geographically, but to for its entry into the New York ees worldwide and has practi - find suitable work at a Greek provider of technology-enabled ment in Pagrati,” where she extend the product offerings of stock exchange in October 2009. cally created an entire field of company so she thought of ex - asset protection solutions used started the company and was Envirocoustics to survive in LIVING IN GREECE science.” As for what she misses panding the family business in to evaluate the structural in - also living in at the same time. Greece. She signed up with the After having worked in the most in the U.S., she said: Greece. This was her “only way tegrity of critical energy, indus - “The first years were very hard leading producers of Non-De - Greece for almost 14 years, she “Only my family and shopping.” of staying in Greece,” she said. trial and public infrastructure. It for me, I didn’t have a proper of - structive testing equipment said: “The only benefit from Now she said she aspires to ex - In Greece, she added, “You need provides a range of customized fice, I had only one employee worldwide to provide Greece working here is living here.... Liv - pand the family business even huge capital to start your own solutions from routine inspec - (one of the only people in Greece with all of its testing needs. An - ing in Greece, I make my own further and would only leave business, in the States you can tions to complex, plant-wide as - at that time who knew about the other unique feature of Enviro - hours, the lifestyle is great, Greece to go back to America for start a company with a thousand set integrity assessments and technology we offer,) but it was coustics is its software manufac - whereas when I go to the States family reasons. Sounds like she’s dollars. Here you need thou - management. As of August 1, a good start for me. I was lucky turing capability. It produces very and I am begging my mother to adjusted to chaos and Greece. 10 EDiTORiALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 15-21, 2011

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More than one million people have been killed with guns in the United States since 1968, according to the Brady Campaign to prevent violence. More than 150,000 people have been murdered in the past 10 years. Until The Last Breath We Take, it’s never Too Late! It is also the most violent country in the developed world in polit - ical crime. The question we have been asking, again and again through the decades, is why is this so and what can be done to It is not unusual to find me hosting. Inducted imagination, either ‘aging’ or ‘elderly’…They're look - change it? in bookstores where I enjoy into the Television from her occupa - ing for more meaningful work, The issue sprang to the surface again with the force of the bullets browsing aisles and shelves Hall of Fame in tions or from living to hone their skills, to still con - shot last week at the representative Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others more than exploring the virtual 1995, she has a star with passion and tribute - but to have flexible in Tucson, Arizona. How un-deserving of America!!! space of Amazon.com or online on the Hollywood meaning. work options ... When you go A number of noticeable assassinations and massacres have taken booksellers. Recently, after in - Walk of Fame next In my book, beyond the financial aspects, place in America over the past decades. The political assassination dulging in one of my other fa - to her late husband, Prisoners of Our you see the issues of wanting to that this latest tragedy is reminiscent of are of course the killings of vorite past-times, spending time Allen Ludden, who Thoughts, I refer to feel connected to the workplace the Kennedy brothers and of Martin Luther King. in an Apple Store, I found myself was also a popular a campaign, called and that there’s still a lot more Have we not learned anything? in a neighboring Borders book - game show host. In Freedom 55, some to be offered in skill, knowledge, A lot of finger pointing is taking place these days in America as to store scouting for what’s new in 2010 the Associated years back that and expertise...” This is still an - who is responsible for this senseless crime. The left is pointing its the world of books. Right past a Press chose her as promised financial other validation that our search finger to the right. CNN, CNBC, and Fox are pointing their fingers at prominent display of the Kobo Entertainer of the by Dr. ALEX independence be - for meaning is not about only each other. Wireless eReader (not to be con - Year. PATTAKOS ginning at age 55 finding a higher purpose or a In our view they all bear a certain amount of indirect responsibility. fused with the Nook, Kindle, Off-stage, White as well as the free - true calling. It’s about finding The political discourse in this country over the past few years has and especially iPad), I found also has demon - Special to dom to do what - meaning in every moment, every been unusually aggressive, manifesting a take no prisoners politics. something that really caught my strated that she is The national Herald ever you wanted day. It’s our personal responsi - It is not enough anymore for one politician to prevail over another eye - a stand of Betty White cal - committed to for the rest of your bility to discover that meaning one; they have to destroy their opponent. It has reached the point endars! I have a sort of a “crush” meaningful values and goals and life. Obviously, things have and it is clear that many where, sadly, some politicians and some commentators claim patrio - on Betty White, but for reasons realizing her will to meaning. changed rather dramatically “boomers” are taking this on as tism as exclusively theirs. that are honorable. Besides her She is a pet enthusiast and ani - since that campaign was a personal mission. We believe the sheriff of Pima County said it best. Free speech, he being of Greek ancestry - her mal rights advocate. Her interest launched and economic condi - This is an exciting prospect said, might be free, but it is not without consequences. How true. mother’s name was Cachikis - it in this area began in the early tions have forced most people at this time of turmoil in the Looking a bit deeper, one can see the shooting as the symptom of is her perspective on living that 1970’s. She has been a member to re-evaluate retirement plans. world. Why? I’ve found that peo - a society in turmoil. makes her the true Golden Girl. of the Board of Directors of the With the average life-span in - ple who take the time to find The attacks on the Twin Towers have left their deep scars on the Turning 89 this month, she Los Angeles Zoo Association for creasing for both men and meaning are happier; they’re American psyche. brings new meaning to the idea many years, even serving as Zoo women, we still have to wonder more joyful, passionate, fulfilled, The severe economic crisis has added another deep wound. Mil - of being an inspirational role Commissioner. The American what this kind of promised “free - and resilient to the stresses of lions of people were ruined financially, losing their jobs, their homes, model. As an award-winning Veterinary Medical Association dom” would mean for such life. They become the “light,” their sense of self worth. More than 15 million people are unem - American actress, comedian, au - recognized White for her chari - young retirees. What would they much like Betty White, for oth - ployed! thor, and former game show and table work with animals with its do with the rest of their lives in ers, and help demonstrate and This hurts a lot. It can drive a lot of people to desperation. radio show host, she is perhaps Humane Award in 1987. On so-called retirement? Even if remind us that until we take our On top of it all - or as a result of the above - the political dialogue more recognized and popular to - November 9, 2010, the USDA they do not follow the path of a very last breath, it’s never too is adding oil to fire with its deeply divisive, vitriolic tone. day than she ever was in the Forest Service, along with its Betty White, the onslaught of late to pursue our dreams and Politicians fiercely compete to appeal to the basest instincts of past, which is saying a lot in mascot, Smokey Bear, who hails America’s 79 million baby discover meaning. Not too long people. The media, especially cable channels, has thrown out any light of her well-known televi - from my home State of New boomers is necessarily going to ago I came across a gentleman pretense of objectivity, the long-honored practice of American jour - sion roles on The Mary Tyler Mexico, made her an honorary change the meaning of the word who at 104 years of age pub - nalism. Instead they act as extensions of political parties, as promoters Moore Show and The Golden forest ranger, an occupation she “retirement.” Surveys by the lished his first book; a manifes - of policies and politicians, with a fierceness, pathos and indifference Girls. Seen most recently as a fancied as a little girl in a time American Association of Retired tation of one of his lifelong for the truth that is unprecedented. This type of press is a European host on Saturday Night Live (the when women were not allowed Persons (AARP) demonstrate dreams. I proudly display this import that we can’t afford. oldest to guest-host) and star - to do that, so now she has ful - that most older workers want to book in my personal library for The sad result is that their ratings rise. ring in the new sitcom, Hot in filled that dream too. White has continue working well beyond what it says about life with No one and nothing can justify what the shooter did. A crazy per - Cleveland, White is about as decided to remove herself from the “official” retirement age. Be - meaning and for its truly inspi - son will do crazy things like shooting innocent people and sometimes “with it” as anyone can be in a public view in 2011 because she yond economic necessity, they rational title, My First 100 Years. nothing can get in their way. world where reality TV is an feels that she has become “over - know what they want from work So it does not necessarily mean that the shooter acted under the oxymoron. The author of several exposed.” I don’t know if I agree at this time in their lives, and Dr. Pattakos, author of influence of politicians or the media. books, she will soon be adding with her assessment although they put a high value on mean - Prisoners of Our Thoughts, is Still the political discourse has to be at a respectable level. Not two more. White has received other people in the media are ingful work that keeps them en - co-founder of a new business only because there are crazy people out there, but because it is the 20 Emmy nominations and won overexposed and would benefit gaged in life. According to one initiative on how to live a mean - right thing to. Because the people deserve it and the position of seven. She holds the distinction (as would we) by following her AARP report, “Boomers are go - ingful life based on Greek America in the world demands it. of being the first woman to re - advice. Even at 89, she has not ing to redefine what we think of culture. Readers may contact A lot of people these days are calling for greater police powers ceive an Emmy for game show “retired” by any stretch of the as aging. We’ll reject the term him at: [email protected] and stricter enforcement of laws. This is good and fine, but it does not really solve the problems our society is faced with. You just lock more people behind bars with no end in sight. Already .75% of the cOMMEnTARY population is in jail. To us, a far more reaching and much more effective way would be: To ban all weapons from the streets of America, except those used This Year, it’s Time to End Zelevounai in Greece for hunting and those under the strictest regulation. To narrow the huge gap between the super rich and the poor in this country. It polarizes the country and destroys her cohesiveness. By Stamatis Astra come up with a great idea, put be a traffic ticket, building per - heard in the States. So the next Finish with the wars overseas. America should not be involved in hard work and intelligence be - mit, or a crime as serious as tax time you want to buy stock, a country building. Nor does she know how to do it well. The first day of the New Year hind it, we will be rewarded. evasion, must be eliminated. home, flowers or dinner, go first These are core issues that keep America from reaching her full is full of optimism and energy Unfortunately, a mirror of Cheaters must fear punishment; to a fellow Greek, promote their potential, that dampen the national psyche and deeply wound families for all we plan to accomplish. this image will not take place otherwise the corrupt system business and be proud, not jeal - and communities affected. We have the choice of either tackling Good thing we had the weekend across the Atlantic. Our friends will continue to feed itself. As ous, of their success. them in a serious way or continuing to finger point at each other. to cushion us from the daily and relatives in Greece will face Greek Americans we are all Then, after you’ve finished Until the next massacre… grind and hard landing of a an uphill battle in 2011, proba - helping your fellow-Greek, be “back-to-work” week. In Amer - bly worse than the one fought selfish. Don’t sell yourselves ica, an air of optimism ushered in 2010. All the economic indi - “Greece is in dire need of short. Never give up. Show en - This is no Time For negotiations in with the New Year. Consumer cators will go the wrong way. thusiasm. Let’s use our Greek confidence touched a six-month Greece is in dire need of structural reform, and the gene of stubbornness to accom - high in December with most structural reform, and the time time to pay-the-piper has plish our goals. I know we can In a sign of how much relations between Greece and Turkey have economists predicting that all to pay-the-piper has arrived. arrived accomplish anything we put our improved, Prime Minister George Papandreou in an extraordinary indicators (unemployment, GDP, Changes will hit Greek society minds to; optimism and hard move visited Turkey last week to attend the annual meeting of the etc.) will improve in 12 months. to its core and threaten social work are the key ingredients to Turkish ambassadors. The prediction for the markets stability, as each person suggests caught in that antithesis, the changing these tough realities, During this time the prime ministers of Greece and Turkey spent is that unless an unforeseen that a different group, not aura of optimism in our home wherever they might be. three hours – just the two of them - negotiating over the significant global Doomsday occurs with theirs, be the ones to sacrifice. as we face the harsh reality dev - national issues that separate the two countries. Frankly, we are very North Korean or Iran, all in - Even though the reforms astating our heritage’s land. Stamatis N. Astra is a Senior concerned. dexes will increase. If not the needed to effect change are So what can we all do? First, Vice President at Identity Truth We are among those who would like to see those issues resolved double-digit return of 2010, many, the one that would have we need to dismiss the Greek in Boston, host of the Astra Re - peacefully so that both countries can devote the precious resources then a respectable positive one. the most impact - that of a fair cardinal sin of jealousy. We must port at Boston radio station they spend on weapons systems to something much more produc - What’s more important than all and impartial justice system - is help each other be successful 1550 AM, and Chairman of the tive. the indexes? That we still have still far and away. The casual at - and elevate our status in the “Save the Classics” campaign of However, the fact of the matter is that this is the worst time for the “power of the idea” in Amer - titude that anything can be community. Being successful is Boston’s University’s Arion Greece to embark upon negotiations with Turkey, with the balance ica. We still believe that if we erased with a bribe, whether it the only way our voice will be Journal. of power so strongly in favor of Ankara. Greece is near financial ruin while Turkey is emerging as the dominant regional power. There is an orgy of whispering about what the two leaders dis - cussed. Some say that they discussed the co-exploitation of the rich oil and mineral deposits in the Aegean. Others floated more paranoid ideas such as the division of the Aegean. www. thenationalherald.com What will happen if Turkey tries to impose her terms on Greece, and the latter turns them down, but it’s her Prime Minister who hap - pens to be the one who is conducting the negotiations? THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 15-21, 2011 ViEWPOinTS 11 LETTER FROM ATHEnS The Problem With Turkey is A Guy named Obama

The Politics of Rage President Barack Obama’s e- ing religious free - 180,000 illegal world and away from the U.S. mail interview with the Turkish dom, he simply re - Turkish and the West, Obama stated: daily newspaper Hürriyet, pub - peated a request he colonists/settlers “Turkey has pursued an active in Greece and America lished Sunday December 19, made to the Turkish from Anatolia? foreign policy that has seen it 2010, demonstrates that he is Parliament in April • Why didn’t interacting more intensively the key problem regarding 2009 to reopen Obama call for the than ever with countries all Change in gov - ophy-spouting Turkey and the rule of law is - Halki Seminary “as prompt return of across its neighborhood and be - ernment and society Shaolin priest char - sues of Cyprus, religious free - a symbol of (its – Famagusta for the yond. I recognize this important is done with ballots, acter in the TV dom in Turkey and the Aegean. Turkey’s) commit - resettlement of emerging role for Turkey.” That’s not bullets, and any - show Kung Fu in The Hürriyet article by their ment to religious refugees, as the not what the United States said one found guilty of the 1970’s put it Washington reporter Tolga Tanis freedom.” Since he United States and at the time of the vote. using violence and best when he said, quoted Obama following his first made that re - Turkey stated Regarding Turkey’s accession murder to further a “To hate is like conversation with Turkish Prime quest in April, 2009, by EUGENE T. would happen to the EU, Obama called on political agenda drinking salt water. Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan he has made no crit - ROSSIDES during the 1978 Turkey “to continue the reforms should be prose - The thirst grows as saying that the two leaders icism of Turkey for debate on lifting necessary to complete the mem - cuted, imprisoned, worst,” but that’s had “reaffirmed the strong state failing to reopen Special to the congressional bership process.” He did not re - or in the case of the poison pre - of US-Turkish relations” despite Halki, which was The national Herald rule of law arms fer to the German and French Jared Loughner, 22, ferred by Tea some difference “from time to unlawfully closed in embargo? proposal for Turkey to consider charged with killing by ANDY Partiers and the time.” Obama’s call to Erdogan 1971. Obama should have THE AEGEAN BLUES associate membership in the EU. six people and criti - DABILIS batty believers of was prompted by leaked United stated that if Turkey did not take Regarding the Aegean, Regarding Turkey’s 20% Kurdish cally wounding Greece’s despicable States diplomatic cables from prompt action to reopen Halki Obama said nothing. Turkey has minority, Obama repeated the Congresswoman Special to own Golden Dawn Turkey critical of some officials he would take action against made outrageous claims devoid usual attacks on the PKK and Gabrielle Giffords in The national Herald (think of the KKK in Ankara. Obama said, “Our Turkey under the United States of any legal basis to one-half of praised Turkey for some mini - Arizona, strapped speaking Greek.) partnership is resilient, and we international religious freedom the Aegean Sea. Although the mal steps instead of calling for down and given a lethal injec - That little club of hatred was be - agreed that the irresponsible law. He also failed to call for the reporter did not raise the full political and human rights tion, unless it turns out he is as gun by a science experiment acts of Wiki Leaks do not return of 7,000 church proper - Aegean issue, Obama should for the Kurds now. crazy as he seems, in which case named Nikolaos Michaloliakos, threaten it …. given the increas - ties illegally seized by the Turk - have stated that the maritime The Greek American commu - locking him up for life in a loony who also began an offshoot ingly complex challenges the ish government, and to ensure boundary in the Aegean be - nity should respond in respect - bin would be just fine. The shoot - called Patriotic Alliance, which world faces, I believe that the the protection of the Ecumenical tween Greece and Turkey is set ful language to these views and ings set off a spate of blame that makes Greece’s Popular Ortho - US–Turkish cooperation is more Patriarchate and to recognize its by treaties and that the U.S. is a omissions by Obama. By e-mail, they were politically motivated, dox Rally (LAOS) party look like important now than ever.” In ecumenical nature. signatory to one of the treaties, letter and telephone, Greek although people like Loughner the ACLU. the interview, Obama covered THE CYPRIOT QUESTIONS the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty. Re - Americans should call on Presi - sometimes kill because someone Here’s how scary the political many of the key issues facing • How could a President garding relations between dent Obama to support the rule mixed up their order at Burger landscape is becoming, and not Turkey, including Turkey’s Eu - of the United State conduct an Turkey and Israel Obama urged of law on our issues as in the King so it’s a bit early to know just in Arizona. Golden Dawn, the two U.S. allies to “find an best interests of the United why he did it. But this insane as - which opposes immigration, acceptable way forward” and to States. They should call on him sault should still be enough to Marxism, globalization, multicul - do everything they can to repair to pressure Turkey, diplomati - make former Alaska Gov. Sarah turalism, the Enlightenment, the their relations.” He failed to cally politically and economi - “Cuckoo’s Nest” Palin disappear Industrial Revolution, and won’t challenge Turkey’s verbal at - cally, including sanctions, if into the primordial ooze from accept anybody who’s not of tacks on Israel. Turkey continues to refuse to which she emerged, but she has Aryan or pure Greek descent or Regarding Turkey’s vote in take proper action on our issues. no shame and we’d like to hear can pass a sanity test, got 5.3% the United Nations Security her explain now why she put a of the vote in the Nov. 7, 2010 Council against the U.S.-spon - Gene Rossides is founder of the gun sight over Congressional dis - municipal elections in Athens, sored sanctions against Iran as American Hellenic Institute and tricts during the November mid- (20% in some neighborhoods) on evidence of Turkey’s shift in for - former Assistant Secretary of term elections in which she the slogan “Let’s Make Athens eign policy toward the Muslim the Treasury. thought the mental cretins of the Greek Again,” which got them a Tea Party, who are to the right of seat on the City Council although even the IQ-of-0 John Birchers, even politicians of Aryan or pure should instead take a seat. That Greek descent may not want to symbolism didn’t escape Giffords sit next to them. Golden Dawn who said, “When you do some - doesn’t do math though and thing like that you have to expect didn’t realize when 94.7% of peo - consequences,” and unfortu - ple vote for someone else it nately she was right. means they don’t embrace your There’s no excuse for this bile. But that’s the lunatic fringe stuff, and we saw something like and while they can serve as bad it happen, thankfully to a lesser examples and have their small degree, when Greece’s former de - brains preserved in jars labeled velopment minister, Costis Hatzi - “Abnormal” the real fear now is dakis, was attacked with an um - that rage has gone viral and brella and beset upon by a mob mainstream, spilling over from angry over government austerity the Internet into the bloodstream measures (imposed not by his of politics, and that it’s no longer party but the former Socialists of the obvious whack jobs drooling PASOK who apparently have per - on themselves or sitting in their AP PHOTO/EVAN VuCCI sonal loans with the International underwear in their mother’s base - U.S. President Barack Obama is proving to be no friend of Monetary Fund that owns Greece ment typing out anonymous hate Greek Americans or Greek Cypriots, despite his campaign and left bloodied and obviously blogs and calling themselves jour - pledges to be more direct with Turkey. shaken. If Greece had Arizona’s nalists that society has to worry easy gun laws he might have about, but those everyday people ropean Union accession bid; its interview on relations with taken more than an umbrella to who feel disenfranchised and relations with Israel; its rela - Turkey and not bring up the head, and politicians in both blame government. There are tions with the West and with Turkey’s invasion, occupation Iran; and internally its handling and colonization of 37% of of its 20%t Kurdish minority and Cyprus, now in its 36th year? the Orthodox Church. On all • How could Obama not these matters, Obama used lan - refer to Cyprus on his own, even guage, which the Turks and oth - though the Hürriyet reporter did ers could interpret as soft and not bring it up? without any real sense of pres - • Why didn’t Obama call sure. for the prompt removal of the RELIGIOUS FREEDOM? 43,000 illegal Turkish occupa - AP PHOTO On issues of direct concern tion troops from Cyprus? Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the to Greek Americans, Obama was • Why didn’t Obama call lawmakers of his Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party less than forthcoming. Regard - for the return to Turkey of the in their first meeting of the year, in Ankara, Jan. 4, 2011. Will Greece Leave The Europe it Once Saved from Asia?

“Go tell the Spartans, passerby, Greece that set the the country aban - the Middle East. Ironically, ge - that here, obedient to their foundations of don the euro and ography has placed Greece as laws, we lie.” Western civiliza - cheat its creditors the gateway to both regions, but STANlEy FORmAN - Simonides Ceos tion is over - by the reintroduc - for millennia the Greeks have Civil Rights activist Ted Landsmark attacked in Boston in 1976 whelmed with tion of a devalued chosen Europe. It would have during a demonstration against court-ordered school desegration. For three days, Aug. 17-20 in debt, corruption, drachma. No doubt been so easy for the ancient 480 B.C., more than 2,500 years greed, ignorance it will provide in - Spartans and the Athenians to countries – everywhere now, es - still Timothy McVeighs, architect ago, 300 Spartans, with 1,000 and moral stagna - stant gratification yield to the demands of Xerxes pecially in Europe, where the rich of the 1995 anti-government Ok - other Greek allies, held back a tion. Unscrupulous and maybe a short- and join the Persian Empire. The and politicians, who are always lahoma City bombing, and vastly superior Persian Army at politicians and a term reprieve, but Empire offered security, stability in cahoots with each other, are Michaloliakos’ out there and Thermopylae. The Spartans and sclerotic civil ser - ultimately Greece and a free trade zone stretching trying to dismantle the working they’re more frightening than their allies fought to the death vice has brought would be alone and from the Balkans to northern class – now will have a real rea - whatever is in the X-Files and pol - in order to buy time for the the country to its by DR. ANDRE broke. It would be Pakistan. The Greeks would son beyond political cowardice itics is their new fuel. coalition of Greek city-states to knees and, even GEROLYMATOS impossible to secure have been rich but would have to hide in their offices because It’s strange how hate twists organize the defense of Greece worse, spawned a credit, except under forfeited their capacity and abil - it’s just not safe for them on the the heart and dissolves the mind, and ultimately the defense of climate of greed Special to harsh and ruinous ity to cultivate the concepts of streets. It’s a fortunate wonder and how inextricably linked it is Europe. The intention of Xerxes, and selfishness The national Herald conditions and freedom, individualism and un - that more of them haven’t been to politics. On April 5, 1976, the Great King of Persia, was that destroyed any Greek trade would fettered curiosity. targets in Greece where people Boston Herald American photog - simple: at the head of one of the semblance of civic duty. Tragi - all but disappear. Greece They chose Europe, but will are enraged, not over the pay rapher Stanley Forman captured largest armies and navies in his - cally, kleptocracy replaced would transform into Europe’s Europe choose them if they cuts and tax hikes, but because its epitome in the unforgettable tory he planned to conquer Eu - democracy and guided the Third World failed state – as - abandon the euro for a cheap the rich and politicians feel nei - Pulitzer Prize winning photo of rope. This was not an unrealistic country to the current political suming the country continued economic thrill? It is doubtful ther, never have and never will. African American civil rights ac - goal since Xerxes controlled the and economic morass. Although to be a member of the EU. that after such a thoughtless act So while it’s unforgivable to re - tivist and a Yale-educated lawyer, resources of one of the greatest just three decades ago, in 1981, Under such dire economic even the sentiments held for the sort to violence to settle political Ted Landsmark, speared outside empires in the world. Persia’s Greece joined the European conditions, Greece would be accomplishments of the ancient differences, those in government Boston City Hall with an Ameri - hegemony extended from the Union and 20 years later in prey to exploitation by powerful Greeks could move the countries have to understand that when can flag by a white teenager. eastern Balkans to the Hindu 2001 was welcomed into the corporations and states. It would of the EU to ever readmit Greece they ruin the lives of millions of Imagine Golden Dawn acolytes Kush and south to include the in the Eurozone. But the Greeks people who are left without jobs attacking immigrants with the lands of ancient Egypt. Indeed, have the cultural fortitude to or even unemployment benefits, Greek flag and you’ll get the this was a war of the worlds that overcome their present misfor - their houses foreclosed by banks same picture. pitted the proto-democratic city- tune and rebuild an economy bailed out of giving them bad Politics is twisted even more states of ancient Greece against and society that will cherish the loans and allowed to take their now, thanks to the likes of these the absolutism of the East. values their ancestors gave to the houses too, which is like winning types, the Palins and Tea Partiers Herodotos, with justification, West – intellectual honesty, in - the Daily Double at the race and Golden Dawners, but the am - claimed that this was a conflict tegrity and sacrifice for the com - track, some people can’t take it. munition has been put in their between Europe and Asia. The mon good. Perhaps, we should Why are we surprised by work - hand by greedy Wall Street outcome of this clash of civiliza - take a queue from the words of place shootings or when some - bankers, Greek business execu - tions determined the future the Nobel Laureate William one goes postal and pulls out a tives who think success is mea - course of European history and Golding, who wrote in 1965: “A gun because they have real or sured by how many yachts they Western civilization. This was little Leonidas lies in the fact that usually imagined grievances? own and how many working class not the last time that the Greeks I can go where I like and write It’s the same in Greece or the people eat gruel, and political would come to the rescue of Eu - what I like. He contributed to set United States where only the leaders who never add up the in - rope. Fifteen hundred years us free.” Surely, we can cast out names of the bandits who destroy evitable cost of cheating people later, the fall of Constantinople The 1962 film The 300 Spartans, starring Richard Egan (C) as the culture of corruption that has people’s lives and the language out of a decent living and the sent hundreds of monks and King Leonidas, got less attention than the 2006 remake called debased the glory that was they speak are different because right to work and hope so they scholars to find refuge in Italy 300, but showed the heroism Greeks had. Greece and resume our role as they are the same species of non- bypass the ballot box for the gun. and the discovery of the works the custodians of the roots of vertebrate life and you can follow The perpetrators should be given of the ancient Greeks, preserved Eurozone of countries using the not take long for Turkey to ex - Western culture, rather than their genesis from protozoa to Pythagorean cups to drink from, on papyrus, triggered the renais - euro as their currency, Greece, ploit such circumstances and steal away like thieves in the Palin rather easily. People hate the clever container designed by sance. Half a millennium later in its case, replacing its ancient, bring Greece under its economic night. for more reasons than they love, the great ancient Greek mathe - the Greeks fought the Nazi revered drachma, membership and geopolitical sphere. In ef - which is why mankind is just a matician which allows the user hordes, and although they suc - did not bring about a better fect, no euro in Greece would Dr. Gerolymatos is chair of Hel - few brain cells above reptiles and to fill it with wine only up to a cumbed to defeat, they delayed economy and society as prices mean economic colonization lenic Studies at Simon Fraser the constituents of the real hate certain level. Gluttons find the Hitler’s offensive against the So - soared. Instead it only encour - and a step backward in the his - University in Vancouver, British groups, not the workers and pen - cup spills its contents out the bot - viet Union and guaranteed the aged a feeding frenzy of bor - tory of the Modern Greek state. Columbia and the author of sioners going berserk because tom, which is where hate belongs defeat of Nazi Germany. rowing and debt that begot the Perhaps, at no other time "Red Acropolis, Black Terror: they see their lives being stolen and their thirst for it should end. Today, the Greece of current calamity. Sadly, there since the Persian Wars the The Greek Civil War and the away by criminals in Mercedes- Leonidas and the 300 Spartans, are now voices in Europe and Greeks are facing a choice of Origins of Soviet-American Ri - Benz’s. David Carradine’s philos - [email protected] the Greece of Pericles and the even in Greece advocating that whether to be part of Europe or valry." 12 THE BAcK PAGE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 15-21, 2011 1922 Asia Minor Massacres and Deportations Stirred British

By Stavros T.Stavridis stop the horrors perpetrated on the Christians. The underlying The work of two American message of this letter was to see Near East Relief workers, Dr. an improvement in Anglo-French Mark Ward and F. Yowell, con - relations and also some sem - cerning the deportations and blance of unity between these massacres of Christians in Asia two powers in trying to assist the Minor in 1922 mobilized orga - Christians of Asia Minor. nizations and individuals into All these organizations, politi - action in Britain. They tried to cians and private citizens were influence the British government pro-active in their endeavors to to do something to assist the assist the Asia Minor Christians. Christian populations in Asia Mi - Their heroic efforts were under - nor through the columns of ma - mined by the lack of unity and jor British newspapers such as resolve on the part of Britain and the Manchester Guardian and France to use military force The Times although there were against the Kemalists. Then groups and individuals who sup - again there were individuals and ported and sympathized with organizations sympathetic to - the Turkish view, such as a letter wards the Turk addressed by M.H Ispahani, the Secretary of the London Moslem League, to the Under-Secretary A public demonstration in Asia Minor during the volatile days The Ten of State for Foreign Affairs that when Turkey moved to seize more lands and drive out the appeared in the columns of the Greek population. Demands: A Manchester Guardian on May 17, 1922 titled The Atrocities MP’s -TP O’Connor, Arthur Hen - mier Poincare appealing to him Fight for Justice in Asia Minor, Moslem and Turk derson, Sir Samuel Hoare, Lord to do something for the Chris - Cruelty. More Horrors if Greeks Robert Cecil, J.H. Thomas, tians of Asia Minor. They men - Unfulfilled remains. Ispahani saw no differ - Aneurin Williams, religious lead - tioned that the evidence pre - ence between Christians or ers-Very Rev J.H. Hertz, Chief sented by American relief Moslems and deplored the cruel Rabbi, The Bishops of Durham, workers on the deportation and When the news of the treatment meted out by Turkish Eleftherios Venizelos, the eminent Greek revolutionary, a Oxford, London and Manchester massacres was already known by Ward/Yowell eyewitness tes - gendarmes on Christians. He prominent and illustrious statesman as Prime Minister as well and citizens-Sir Valentine Chirol, the French Government. Men - timony became known in blamed the Allies for allowing as a charismatic leader in the early 20th Century. G.P. Gooch, Sir Gilbert Murray tion was also made of the Turco- Constantinople, the Pontian the Greeks to go to Asia Minor and Harold Spender. This letter French agreement of October Greeks demanded the inter - and also the Greek government pation of Constantinople. They flict. was addressed to the French Pre - 1921 which had done nothing to vention of the United States for what he said was instigating wanted “the restoration and BACK AND FORTH to get the Kemalists to stop a rising among the Pontian prestige of the (Sultan) Caliph Another letter written by M.E the deportations and mas - Greeks. to his position” as the spiritual Durham published in the Man - sacres of their fellow coun - He stated that the Greeks, Ar - leader of the Moslems. It must chester Guardian on May 20 was try people who lived along menians and Turks lived harmo - be noted that the Indian supportive of the suffering of the shores of the Black Sea. niously together for many cen - Moslems opposed Greek control Moslems and somewhat critical The Central Committee of turies and received “equal and of Smyrna and regarded the pro - of the Christians. Durham’s po - the Greek Dioceses of Pon - humane treatment” from the visions of the Treaty of Sevres sition could be best understood tus demanded justice for its Turks. However, revolutionaries imposed upon Turkey as very within the context of the Balkan people. The Central Com - and agent provocateurs sent harsh. They always tried to per - Wars in 1912-13. This individual mittee of the Greek Dioceses from Greece and Russia to suade British Prime Minister claims to have witnessed “the of Pontus based in Constan - Turkey went there with the in - David Lloyd George to change exodus of unfortunate Moslems” tinople appealed to US Pres - in 1913-14 who fled territory ident Warren Harding on that had come under Serbian, May 20, 1922. They offered Montenegrin and Greek control. 10 conditions that should The letter concluded that, “Civi - have been imposed on lization will no wise be assisted Turkey to stop the massacres by giving Near Eastern Chris - and to save the Greek race tians jurisdiction over Moslems. in Pontus from complete de - Extermination will go on faster struction. These important in ‘Christian’ hands. Especially if terms were: these ‘Christians’ are led to be - 1) Immediate cessation lieve they will get European sup - of the massacres port.” This letter was strongly 2) Urgent liberation and anti-Greek in tone. There were repatriation of all deportees individual politicians, prominent and civil prisoners citizens, academics and church 3) Release of those serv - leaders who were very con - ing in the Amele Tabourou cerned about the sufferings of regiment the Asia Minor Christians. Again 4) Release of all political the columns of the British press prisoners and annulment of provided the forum for the ex - all decisions given by the fa - pression of such views. Some of tal “Courts of Indepen - these individuals were philhel - dence” against the life and lenes and pro-Venizelist. A letter Lord Curzon, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1919- property of the Christians. signed by R.F. Morton, Valentine 1924. 5) Free return to Pontus Chirol; Ernest A. Gardiner, Pro - of all the Greeks, natives of fessor of Archaeology of the Uni - his district, whatever rea - versity of London; John Stavridis sons and dates of their re - and Harold Spender appeared moval maybe in the Manchester Guardian on 6) To oblige the Mussul - June 17. Their letter mentions man immigrants, who were Ward having told them of the taken there from other deportation and massacres of places and established in the Pontian Greeks by the Kemalists. country by the Turkish Gov - They supported the action of ernment, with a view to the “(British) Government for change its ethnological char - Mustapha Kemal (Ataturk) is regarded as Turkey’s savior and organising an International acter to leave Pontus founder of its modern secular state, although many Greeks don’t Commission of Enquiry and we 7) Reparations of all forget what happened with the burning and massacre at Smyrna. hope that it will not arrive too damages and injuries in - late. We ourselves, having heard flicted to the Christians by tention of stirring up the Chris - his pro-Greek stance without the evidence of this unimpeach - the Turks since 1914 up to tians to rebel against the Turkish success. Edwin S. Montagu, the able witness, feel compelled to the enforcement of the pre - government, he said, also citing British Secretary of State for In - speak now. He makes an appeal sent claims the suffering and dislocation of dia, supported the Indian to the conscience of the civilized 8) General canceling of Moslem populations in the Moslem position regarding the world, which we shall neglect at all the official and private Smyrna hinterland in 1919 and Treaty of Sevres. In fact, Mon - our peril. For these things are acts of violence such as the Balkan wars of 1912-13. In tagu published a telegram from still going on. More massacres seizure, confiscation, spoli - trying to appear evenhanded, Is - the Viceroy of India, Lord Read - may take place before the Com - ation transfer of Greek mov - pahani stated that “My commit - ing, without first discussing it mission arrives.” As British citi - able and immovable prop - tee do not make these remarks with his cabinet colleagues in zens they said they wanted to erty, under whatever in the slightest degree to excul - early March 1922. The contents let their government know of denomination it may be, to pate their co-religionists from of this telegram expressed the their concerns in the suffering names of the Turks. justifiable condemnation; they concerns of Indian Moslems who of the Christian population in 9) Arrest and punish - only desire to point out the wanted revision of the Treaty of Asia Minor. ment of the principal au - abuses which in their opinion Sevres in favor of Turkey. Lloyd Another important published thors of massacres and dev - have brought about the present George dismissed Montagu over letter appearing both in the Man - astation. deplorable situation.” the latter’s action. Cabinet unity chester Guardian and London 10) Formation of Pontus The London Moslem League was very important at a time Times on July 5 had been signed to an autonomous country said it believed that the only so - when Britain and her allied part - by some prominent British politi - under the suzerainty of H.M lution for peace in the Near East ners- France and Italy - prepared cians, religious leaders and citi - the Sultan, and under the was the complete withdrawal of for the forthcoming Paris Con - zens. Some of the signatories to effective and efficacious pro - the Greek Army from Asia Minor ference (March 22-26,1922) to this letter were Lords Aberdeen, tectorate of one or all the and the ending of Allied occu - resolve the Greco-Turkish con - Buckmaster and Crewe, British David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister 1916-1922. Allied Powers together, with all rights for all the native populations enjoying a pro - portional participation to Ottoman Subjects in Australia 1914-1918 the legislative and adminis - trative authority, as well as to the public security and Four to eight years before the disaster in Asia Minor to internment. (See Table 1 below.) It is interesting provides that a certificate of exemption from the pro - other employment. This pro - and Smyrna, which led to the swapping of millions of that the Ottoman Greeks-Valassapulos, Papadopoulos visions of the law applying to alien enemies may be portion is to be based on the Greek and Turks between nations as the map was and Cadopoulos were paroled within four days granted to Turkish subjects who are shown to the sat - respective pre-war lists, so changed, the 1914-18 war in Turkey, which included whereas Hussein Mustafa was interned for almost isfaction of officers, to be Greeks, Armenians or Syrians as not to let go the immense Australia and New Zealand, led to some Turks finding three months. Australian authorities would have con - or members of any other community well known to human losses which were themselves prisoners in Australia. This brief informa - sidered the Ottoman Greeks as friendly aliens. be opposed to the Turkish regime and being Chris - the result of the Turkish tion has been extracted from the MP16/1 Y1920/77 When Britain declared war against the Ottoman tians.” It was left to the Defence department to imple - massacres since eight con - file, Australian Archives, Melbourne office, showing Empire on November 5, 1914, the Colonial Office ca - ment this order in Australia. secutive years.” four Turkish subjects landing in early January 1915 bled a proclamation on the same day to the Dominions On January 29, 1915 the Advertiser (Adelaide) This Pontian organiza - who were interned as POWS at Langwarrin. Australia and Colonies regarding the status of Ottoman subjects stated that the Assistant Minister for Defence, Mr tion said it hoped that its ap - was at war with the central powers (Germany, Aus - throughout the British Empire. Australian Prime Min - Jensen announced that paragraphs 5, 9, 10, 14, 15 peal to Harding would be fa - tro-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria) during ister Andrew Fisher informed the State Premiers that and 26 of Aliens Instructions of 1914 allowed officers vorably received and the the period 1914-18. a proclamation issued on November 7 called “upon to issue exemption certificates in writing to Greeks, conditions that they de - Turkish subjects found onboard foreign ships for subjects of Sultan of Turkey to report to police.” Armenians and Syrians and any such person to be re - manded would be imposed e.g Wynadotte and Niewara visiting Australian ports The Age newspaper (Melbourne) reported on Jan - leased from internment. This news story was published on Turkey. Obviously de - were considered enemy aliens and therefore subject uary 18, 1915 that, “The (British) Order in Council in other mainstream Australian newspapers. mands sought by the Pon - tians were just but the U.S Table 1 and European powers were not really interested in go - MP16/1 Y1920/77 Prisoners of War Interned at Langwarrin (Victoria) since the outbreak of war up to 27th February 1918- 20ff ing to war with Kemalist Australian Imperial Force 3rd Military District Langwarrin Camp 22/2/1918 Turkey. They had their own SO Intelligence 3rd MD … Herewith complete nominal Roll of all Prisoners of war who have been interned in this camp from the outbreak of war up to the 27th agendas in Asia Minor, as February 1918 each of them competed for economic concessions from NO NAME NATIONALITY DATE INTERNED REASON TRANSFERRED TO DATE the Kemalists. The 10 de - 367 Hussein Mustafa Turk 2/1/1915 Wynadotte Paroled 29/3/1915 mands above were never 368 Valassopulos M. Turk 3/1/1915 Niewara Paroled 7/1/1915 fulfilled by the United States 369 Papadopoulos Gerasimos Turk 3/1/1915 Niewara Paroled 7/1/1915 or the European powers. 370 Cadopoulos Fordanis Turk 3/1/1915 Niewara Paroled 7/1/1915 The cry for justice went un - heeded, as the Pontian from Page 10. Greeks were left to fend for The remainder of the internees’ names on this roll comprised German and Austrian names. themselves.