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Our Future By Constantine S. Sirigos challenge to a Republican in - TNH Staff Writer cumbent. Though Zeldin cer - tainly did not have Cantor’s TNH Staff NEW YORK – The battle for the stature – meaning that a loss, Republican nomination for New though an upset, would not be ASTORIA – The climax of the York’s 1st Congressional District a monumental one – the out - year for Hellenic Orthodox between George Demos and come could be an important in - Community of Astoria, which State Senator Lee Zeldin is now dicator of whether the Virginia comprises the sanctuaries of the in the final stretch, but tremors race was an aberration, or an Cathedral of St. Demetrios and are being felt beyond the nor - indicator of things to come. the Church of St. Catherine and mal rumbles of a local political “I am the anti-establishment St. George, is the dramatic cel - horse race after Eric Cantor’s de - candidate,” Demos emphasized. ebration of Pascha in the streets feat by a Tea Party candidate. “Every chairman from the state of New York’s Greek town, but In fact, given Zeldin’s request party to the local level has en - its proudest moment is the grad - for Cantor’s help prior to the dorsed my opponent, but in the uation ceremony of its high House Majority Leader’s stun - end, people don’t care about school. ning defeat to Dave Brat last those endorsements. They care The only Greek language week, and considering he is also about who the candidate is, and high school outside Greece – as backed by quintessential estab - they hire the person to be their was noted by keynote speaker, lishment Republican Senator congressman, not the insiders.” scientist and entrepreneur Dr. John McCain, this may well be He told TNH that polling Spiros Spireas – celebrated the New York’s version of the Brat- data indicates that his candidacy achievements and bade farewell Cantor game-changer. is surging as the June 24 pri - and good luck to 32 students on “We are now feeling a mary approaches, and said “we June 13. tremendous anti-establishment are confident and cautiously op - The evening began with the fervor,” Demos said. “People timistic in this race.” touching traditional entrance EUROKINISSI don’t want the candidates se - He knows the establishment into the Petros Patrides Cultural Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Important Visit to Athens lected by the party bosses, they is worried he will because the Center of the Class of 2014 ac - want one that will stand up and American Action Network, a companied by the class of 2026. Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before fight on behalf of the people,” 501(c)(4) organization which is Helen Karagiorgos, the their meeting in Athens, on June 19. Li is in Greece on a three day official visit during which he said. Like the Brat-Cantor School’s College Advisor who both sides are expected to sign bilateral agreements. race in Virginia, this is a primary Continued on page 4 served as the Emcee and was awarded a bouquet of flowers by the graduates, welcomed everyone and acknowledged special guests. The Very Rev. George Kostas’ Resolute Philanthropy Nektarios Papazafiropoulos of - fered the invocation and bene - diction. By Constantine S. Sirigos vascular nanomedicine and ex - Conoco and the company he Principal Anastasios Koular - TNH Staff Writer perts believe that it could revo - founded, TESCO. He concluded manis emphasized that gradua - lutionize the field. The donation that he can help mankind most tion is also a special moment for HOUSTON, TX – “We are doing helped make possible the new by supporting nanotechnology’s parents and families, but he the best we can to help human - George and Angelina Kostas Re - development, especially its ap - shined the brightest spotlight on ity.” Those words reflect the search Center for Cardiovascu - plication to medicine. the graduates. commitment to giving back of lar Medicine at the Houston The Chronicle ad notes that He was the first to invoke the scientist and entrepreneur Methodist Research Institute, “one possible area of investiga - metaphor of education as a George Kostas and his late and will fund an international tion is the use of non-toxic, sili - beloved life Angelina (Lea) annual meeting of scientists in con-based nanoparticles to dis - Continued on page 6 Kostas. In a conversation with Houston on cardiovascular mantle and disperse,” plaques TNH, George Kostas acknowl - nanomedicine that will facilitate that form in blood vessels. edged that the wealth he ac - the exchange of ideas. The Kostas Center will be di - quired as a result of his God- Nanomedicine is the applica - rected by Houston Methodist In - given gifts that enabled him to tion to health issues of nan - stitute President and CEO NY Mets Host practice philanthropy on a otechnology, which is the fruit Mauro Ferrari and the Houston grander scale than most, and of the science of mater at ex - Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vas - hopes that his family’s actions tremely small scales, 1 to 100 cular Center Medical Director NY Greeks for will inspire others. nanometers (there are Alan B. Lumsden. It was born On May 25, in appreciation 25,400,000 nanometers in an of conversations Kostas and Fer - EUROKINISSI for the couple’s generosity, the inch) – the level of single atoms. rari had about applying nan - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Athens Heritage Day Houston Methodist Research In - Kostas became interested in otechnology to health matters. stitute took out a full-page ad nanotechnology after retiring “The center’s program and Known as “the Green Patriarch,” Patriarch Bartholomew, ac - in the Houston Chronicle thank - from a career that included working group leaders include companied by Ieronymos, the Archbishop of Greece, enters the TNH Staff ing them. Their gift is the largest tenures at the General Tire and renowned Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens where he ever given in support of cardio - Rubber Company, the oil giant Continued on page 7 opened the International Congress of Environmental Health. FLUSHING, NY - The New York Mets hosted the annual Greek Heritage Day at Citi Field on beautiful Saturday afternoon on June 14. Greek-Americans made ALIPAC Pres. Tells Inside Story How Cantor Lost Greek Courts their presence felt and the high - light of the afternoon was a de - lightful rendition of the Star By Constantinos E. Scaros rise, or a fluke, considering that William Gheen, President of American jobs!” Gheen con - Jeopardizing Spangled Banner by children of in South Carolina, Senator Lind - the Americans for Legal Immi - cedes that the robocalls are an - the choir of the A. Fantis RALEIGH, NC – In a stunning sey Graham, a prime example gration Political Action Commit - noying, “but they had a strong Parochial School. upset that virtually turned po - of Republican establishmentar - tee (ALIPAC), told TNH about impact on voters,” based on di - Reform Effort The children, who warmed litical punditry on its ear, Dave ianism, easily fended off pri - his organization’s efforts to get rect feedback, voters provided. the hearts of Greek and non- Brat, an economics professor at mary challenges from multiple Brat elected. Gheen makes clear that ALI - Greek fans alike, were led by Randolph-Macon College, who Tea Party candidates. “We contacted over 20,000 PAC is most definitely not anti- ATHENS – Greece’s recovery Selestina Ivantcheva, the daugh - has never held political office, Though a host of theories homes in the district,” Gheen immigrant. In fact, he says, “ap - from a crushing economic crisis ter of A. Fantis’ music teacher defeated Eric Cantor, a Virginia were proposed regarding Can - said, roughly a third of all voters proximately 25% of our – led by harsh austerity mea - Krassi Ivanchev. Congressman who was also tor’s loss, including that his na - and more than two and a half volunteers and financial sup - sures – could be thwarted by the Boy Scout Troop 72, which House Republican Majority tional jetsetting made him pop - times the amount that was the porters are immigrants – legal country’s courts which are rul - was originally sponsored by the Leader and touted as the next ular in wider circles but cost him margin of difference. “We used immigrants. We chose the name ing against government-im - Church of the Transfiguration in House Speaker, in that state’s votes in his own district – and reverse psychology,” he ex - Americans for Legal Immigra - posed pay cuts, tax hikes, Corona, and is now based at primary last week. they are the only ones who get plained. Instead of criticizing tion to make it clear we are pro- slashed pensions and worker fir - Long Island’s Church of the Res - In the ensuing days and to cast a vote – because he sim - Cantor for taking a soft position immigrant and we use every op - ings. urrection in Brookville, was pre - throughout the weekend, polit - ply failed to walk around and on immigration, “we asked vot - portunity we can to share what Greece has been surviving on sented the Mets Spirit Award for ical gurus and media analysts knock on doors, the overriding ers to 'thank' Eric Cantor for legal immigrants tell us with the 240 billion euros ($327 billion) its community service activities. scrambled to make sense of factor by most accounts is that supporting amnesty for illegals, media, lawmakers, and public. in two bailouts since 2010 from Patty Paravalos, who teaches what happened, and wondered Brat beat Cantor because of im - which would in turn give illegals Our legal immigrant supporters the Troika of the European whether Brat’s victory is a sign migration. access to voting rights, social Union-International Monetary Continued on page 8 of conservative populism on the ALIPAC TO THE RESCUE services, and higher paying Continued on page 4 Fund-European Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) that demanded the tough conditions in return. Prime Minister Antonis This Week in Samaras, whose New Democ - Thieves of racy Conservatives and its part - Greek History: ner the PASOK Socialists, have paid a heavy political price for History Hog backing austerity, now is faced The Ottomans with a dilemma: whether to obey or ignore court rulings re - Invade Psara Chronicles versing some of those orders. There’s been a growing cho - rus of calls from those affected TNH Staff By Steve Frangos by austerity to take their cases TNH Staff Writer to the courts, from fired clean - From June 20-21 1824, dur - ing ladies to pensioners whose ing the Greek War of Indepen - CHICAGO- In my travels across benefits and lump sums were dence, the Ottoman Empire was Greek America I have found in cut, to the police and military successful in invading and over - virtually every community and even judges angry their pay taking the small island of Psara, someone or some small group has been slashed. near Chios. attempting to preserve local his - Samaras has alternatively ig - Despite its diminutive size, tory. These are always persons nored or obeyed the courts, de - Psara at the time was a formi - who involve themselves in such pending on which verdicts he dable naval stronghold for efforts out of love for their an - liked, putting him in a predica - Greece, along with Hydra and cestors and those who long ago ment of violating the country’s Spetses. constituted their home commu - laws and Constitution – but with nities. Few of these collectives no one doing anything about it, Continued on page 11 have a national or even inter - not even the judiciary. national point of view, although Compiling the growing pile, some do, and each is supported the New York Times wrote that by hard working volunteers. they have become a serious ob - For subscription: This attention to the past is an stacle with the IMF warning that 718.784.5255 organic aspect of contemporary “adverse court rulings,” threaten [email protected] TNH/COSTAS BEJ Greek America, at large, and as to undo the country’s reforms, Thriving at the Stathakion such deserves serious academic which the Troika is scheduled study – which it is not receiv - to review again in July. Media Mogul Arianna Huffington presented her new book “Thrive” at the New York Federation’s ing. “Coming just as an embattled Stathakion Center in Astoria on June 12. She discussed redefining success beyond money and power with Sam Chekwas of Seaburn Press, which sponsored the event. Continued on page 9 Continued on page 11 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 21-27, 2014

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n THRu NOV 1 8th Annual Greek Film Festival in Los Angeles TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Night n JuLY 11-13 in the Islands returns to the ELGIN, IL – Welcome to the world-famous Sponge Docks of 36th Annual St. Sophia Greek By Johanna Voutounou of the festival with a record 23 Tarpon Springs for 2014! Satur - Festival, July 11-13 at the St. filmmakers attending the 5 days days, 6-11PM, May 3, Jun. 7, Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater of films, forums, and fun. Jul. 12, Aug. 2, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, 525 Church Road, in Elgin. For is no stranger to film festivals This year’s films reflect the and Nov. 1. A free event of more information, please call and many stars have graced its continued search for answers Greek music, dancing, and din - (847) 888-2822, extension 203. screens over the years. And from and solutions while pointing out ing! And we will offer an hour Growing attendance in recent June 4-9, the famous Theater the absurdity of the status quo. of free Greek dance lessons by years is through word of mouth, opened its doors to the 8th An - Social, personal, identities, bor - the Levendia Dance Troupe so grab your friends, family, co- nual Los Angeles Greek Film Fes - ders, morals, values, are all enti - from 6-7 PM. The festival is sup - workers and neighbors, and tival. This year, emerging Greek ties that were explored in this ported in part by a grant from come Experience Greece this filmmakers were invited to walk year’s line up. The strong partic - the National Endowment for the summer. This weekend, you can amongst the handprints of some ipation of female filmmakers and Arts. Come join us for authentic taste the flavors of Greece with of Hollywood’s greatest stars the many submissions of first island fun in the warm Florida our authentic food, try your foot during the Festivals’ annual Or - time-directors; make this year’s sun and mark your calendar and at Greek dancing, see our lively pheus Awards Ceremony and festival program a real example make this a regular destination! entertainment, shop in the Mar - Gala Reception. of Greece’s bright future. ketplace (indoors in the cool), The evening began with a A 5-member jury that consists n JuNE 20-22 and tour our beautiful church. screening of Yorgos Tsem - of Variety Deputy Editor Peter DENVER, CO – Come and attend Attractions for the kids round one of Denver's premier and first out a great time for the whole ABOVE: Reni Pittaki in a scene from Miss Violence, directed by summer outdoor festivals! Fea - family. We'll see you at the fes - Alexandros Arvanas), which won the Orpheus Award for Best turing LIVE traditional Greek tival -- OPA!! Picture. LEFT: Grauman’s Egyptian Theater was built in 1922, dancing by the Hellenic Dance five years before its more famous sibling, the Chinese Theater, Academy of Denver and music n JuLY 12-13 and was home to Hollywood’s first film premiere, Robin Hood. by Etho Ellas, at the Assumption CHICAGO, IL – The 53rd Annual of the Theotokos Greek Ortho - St. Andrew’s Orthodox Church this year’s winners. our motive." dox Cathedral, 4610 East Greek Festival will take place on Miss Violence (Directed by The award for Best Documen - Alameda Avenue in Denver. Fri - Saturday, Jul. 12 and Sunday, Alexandros Avranas) took home tary went to Crossed Lives (Di - day, Jun. 20 and Saturday, Jun. Jul. 13 at 5649 N. Sheridan the Best Feature Orpheus Award. rected by Spyros Teskos). This 21, 11AM-11PM, Sunday, Jun. Road in Chicago. Saturday 3- This mesmerizing psychological powerful film sheds light on the 22, 11AM-6PM. There is plenty 11PM, Sunday Noon-11PM. thriller takes the audience on a lives and tragic deaths of George of homemade food and pastries Come join the fun, which in - frightening ride through a hid - Crocus and Dimitris Christoulas from throughout Greece to sat - cludes great greek food, beer den and hellish world, well-pro - and makes an intriguing connec - isfy any appetite. Bonfils will be and wine, and music. Pastries, tected from the outside world. tion between these two men and onsite Saturday for a blood drive a raffle and, of course, Greek At last year’s Venice Film Festival, the Modern Greek crisis. as well! Our cultural center, dancing. For more information, Avranas said he was seeking to The Best Short Film was book store & gift shop will in - call (773) 334-4515 or visit the give domestic abuse victims a awarded to Red Hulk (Directed clude original works of art. website: standreworthodox.org. voice in the movie, the Associ - by Asimina Proedrou) a sci-fi fan - Beautiful gold and silver jewelry, ated Press reported. He said the tasy film that follows Giorgos as authentic Greek merchandise n JuLY 26-27 film was based on a true story in he discovers his alter ego. and breathtaking photography SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Germany about a grandfather More awards were handed also available. We are located at Barbara's Annual Greek Festival who prostituted his daughter out to noteworthy films Special 4610 East Alameda Ave at the is taking place from 11 am to 7 and his granddaughters to his Jury Orpheus Award – The Eter - corner of Alameda and Dahlia pm on Saturday, Jul. 26 and beropoulos’ award-winning The Caranicas; award-winning writer friends. The director said he was nal Return of Antonis Paraskevas (see the map on the right of Sunday, Jul. 27, in beautiful Oak Enemy Within, a lively thriller and co-founder & CEO Emerald driven to make a film to "speak (Directed by Elina Psykou), Au - page). There is parking in our Park. The festival evokes the that follows an ambitious Greek Peak Entertainment Larry all about these children who dience Choice Orpheus Award, lower lot near the East Gate and sights, sounds and tastes that man out of his quiet mountain Karaszewski (Ed Wood); Pro - have no voice, AP said. As the Crossed Lives (Directed by Spy - on Colorado Blvd and Alameda define the traditional Greek way village into the chaotic “city jun - ducer Christopher Kikis; Interna - actors grew depressed due to the ros Teskos) and Special Jury and shuttles will run throughout of life. Stroll through Santa Bar - gle” of Athens. tional Sales & Acquisitions at Ar - movie's subject matter, Avranas Mention, Travel Express (Di - the day. General Admission is $5 bara's beautiful Oak Park, and Festival Co-Founder Ersi clight Films Athena Nash; and continued, AP reported, "they rected by Natassa Xydi). per person a day Free to children experience the simple pleasures Danou and Director Aris Loyola Marymount’s Professor of had the feeling that they are The Los Angeles Greek Film under 12 $3 for Senior Citizens of life in a Greek village. Dozens Katopodis then took the stage to Classics Dr. Katerina Zacharia, helping other persons to stop do - Festival’s foremost goal is to pro - 65 years and older. Weekend of volunteers enthusiastically announce that this year has been judged 28 Feature films, docu - ing this, to see a way to make a mote Greek cinema and cultural passes are $10 and may be pur - staff their booths, creating a the most successful in the history mentaries and shorts to select revolution. That was our hope, exchange while bridging the gap chased prior to the event at the convivial, welcoming atmos - between Greek filmmakers and Assumption Cathedral. There is phere. Festival-goers return year Hollywood. This year Greek pro - also valet parking for $5 per car after year for the food. — De - ducers, directors, and actors that at the Metropolis Center lot. lectable festival favorites like gy - are currently working in Holly - Handicap parking is also avail - ros and moussaka. And no wood were excited to participate able at the Metropolis Center lot. Greek village would be com - in the festival to inspire young We ask that only service animals plete without homemade pas - filmmakers to continue to peruse are brought into the Festival. tries from Yia Yia's traditional their dreams. Heightened security measures recipes: baklava, melo - Some of the guests included will require bag checks at the makarona, and kataifi are just a Fox head Jim Gianopulos and di - gates. few of the sweet treats to de - rector James Gray. 12 Years a light you. Listen to the distinc - Slave Oscar-winning producer n JuNE 21 tive sounds of the bouzouki and Anthony Katagas and When SOUTHAMPTON, NY – Bianchi other exotic instruments played Harry Met Sally producer Steve Musica performs the Dr. Nikitas by authentic Greek musicians Nicolaides. Kessaris Memorial Concert on who perform traditional and This memorable evening was Saturday, Jun. 21 at 7PM at the popular songs. Delight in the followed by a dinner reception Greek Orthodox Church of the beauty of the elaborate cos - in the Egyptian Courtyard with Hamptons, 111 Saint Andrew’s tumes worn by performers as performances by Boston’s The Road in Southampton. There they share their carefully prac - Tripping Souls. will be two 35-minute pieces ticed steps and intricate dances Grauman’s Egyptian Theater, with a 15-minute intersession. with the enthusiastic audience. less famous than the Chinese Pushing the envelope for cham - Take advantage of a free Greek Theater, also built by Sid Grau - ber music in private settings dance lesson, and enjoy partici - man, actually preceded its bet - their music has been described pating in the same dances you ter-known sibling by five years as "drippingly beautiful, a ro - would perform in the traditional (1922, 1927) and was the site mantic mixture of fairy dust and villages of Greece. Dance the af - Princess Katherine Guest of Honor at Children’s Charity Event of Hollywood’s first film pre - drama." Led by Award winning ternoon away, eat a little (or a miere, Robin Hood, in 1922, composer/pianist Pilley Bianchi. lot), shop in the Greek market - Dr. Bartzokas, President of “Mazi Gia to Pedi-Together for the child,” an umbrella organization starring Douglas Fairbanks and Known for their urbanly roman - place, relax and enjoy yourself of Greek children’s charities, spoke at a fundraiser on June 10. Princess Katherine and Prince Wallace Beery. The price of ad - tic approach to chamber reper - under the oaks in the warm em - Alexander of Serbia were the guests of honor at the event. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy mission for opening night was toire, Bianchi Musica has per - brace of the best Greek culture and Danbury Mayor Mark Bougthon also attended. $5 (about $65 in today’s dollars). formed events for: Tiffany & has to offer. So maybe you can't Co., Martha Stewart and Jann make it all the way to Greece Wenner (Rolling Stone Maga - this year. The Santa Barbara zine) They have shared the Greek Festival is the next best stage with Michael Bolton, Josh thing to being there! Groban, Renee Fleming, Cyndi Lauper, Whoopi Goldberg & Jo n AuGuST 17-19 GIVE THE GIFT OF HISTORY! Dee Messina. RSVP: info@Kimi - ANCHORAGE, AK – The 20th sisHamptons.org RSVP required Annual Alaska Greek festival by June 15. Free. Open to the takes place from August 17 to Give a home delivery to The National Herald! Public. Limited Seating. Reser - 19 at the Holy Transfiguration vations Required. Greek Orthodox Church, 2800 O’Malley Road in Anchorage. n JuNE 27-29 Come enjoy the tastes, smells, CINCINNATI, OH – Come join sights, and sounds of Greece! us this year as we celebrate our Events & Activities a tour of the 40th annual Hellenic Festival! nearly-completed new Church, Where? St. Nicholas Greek Or - including lessons on the history, thodox Church, 7000 Winston traditions, and worship of the Road, in Cincinnati. When? Fri - Greek Orthodox faith. A cook - day, Jun. 27 through Sunday, ing demonstration by Laurie * Jun. 29. For more information, Constantino – how to make updated details, and a count - baklava and dolmades. Dancing down calendar to the big date, groups performing traditional please visit our website: Greek dances, dressed in au - 50% http://www.holytrinity.oh.goarc thentic regional costumes. 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LEFT: The Carnival of Love team pauses from their Children’s Carnival duties for a photo in to children’s wellness, nutrition and fitness, and the dangers of obesity and diabetes. BELOW Manhattan’s Central Park. Their fans are already looking forward to the Autumn gala. ABOVE RIGHT: Nestled in a corner of one of the world’s great urban is the Victorian Gardens amusement RIGHT: As the children were having fun, their parents were being educated about issues related area in Wollman Rink, the perfect setting for the C of L’s children’s carnival. Children Delight in Rides, Games at Carnival of Love in Central Park

By Constantine S. Sirigos dens, a family amusement park Through careful research, they Children’s Carnival was their first co-founder along with Slabakis dangers of inactivity in addition TNH Staff Writer at the Wollman Rink, the event identify programs worthy of fi - event outside of Astoria, but Den - and Anna Almiroudis. to poor nutrition and warned that also informed participants about nancial support in the United nisia Slabakis, president, said “We She is Treasurer and told TNH the earlier children developed di - NEW YORK – Beneath the moon issues related to children’s well - States and Greece. wanted to do a family event, so that the board will now complete abetes the more serious the prog - and stars at the Southeast corner ness, nutrition and fitness, with a The Foundation’s energetic parents who could not come to researching organizations in the nosis. of Central Park on Saturday June focus on obesity and diabetes. and imaginative officers burst the Central events could attend.” children’s wellness area and will The carnival featured a num - 7th, parents and children enjoyed Since 2009, the Foundation, a onto the Greek-American com - “This event would never have chose which programs they will ber of booth dedicated to fun and rides, games, face-painting, and 501(c)(3) organization, “has munity’s social scene with spec - happened without you,” Slabakis fund. information. other delights at the first ever been raising funds and awareness tacular theme parties at Central said, thanking the guests and Among the invitees was Dr. Kathy Korgialas, owner of Children’s Carnival hosted by the to enhance the quality of life, Lounge in Astoria. sponsors. “We appreciate our Panagiotis Manolas, Chief of Pharmakolojie, a pharmacy in As - Carnival of Love Foundation. health and wellbeing of children They know, however, that or - team’s members who work with Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital toria that is also the home of “The Billed as a night of fun for the in need,” according to its website, ganizations thrive through both passion, love and a lot of pa - of Queens. He emphasized the Health Shoppe Around the Cor - whole family at Victorian Gar - carnivaloflove.org. tradition and innovation. The tience.” importance of children’s wellness ner, greeted guests along with nu - Despina Manoloudas, Vice- issues and noted that more chil - tritionist Angela DiMaggio and in - President, is typical of the people dren die from obesity-related ill - formed them about children’s involved in the Foundation. She ness than from cancer. wellness issues. began by attending and selling Dr. Anastasios Manessis, and There was even a wonderful Delakas’ View from His Newsstand raffles and loved it so much she endocrinologist who also at - dance performance amidst the joined the board. tended, said diabetes among chil - trees and skyscrapers by the chil - Maria Sakellis, who has roots dren has reached epidemic pro - dren of the Astoria Fine Arts By Kristina Bogos everything, he says. on Kos and Nisyros, is the third portions. He emphasized the Dance Center. Special to The National Herald "I watch the world with the frontlines," Delakas says, forming NEW YORK – On a warm spring the shape of a globe with his Saturday, Gerasimos Delakas, hands, though he usually listens clad in a fisherman’s hat and a to the news via his newsstand ra - red and green plaid flannel, dio. sweeps cigarette butts and gum He recalls the neighborhood's Dr. Hanna N. Aghabi , MD, ABFM wrappers from the cement sur - change over the years; he reflects rounding his corner newsstand on 9/11 and the people who Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer at Doctors Express urgent Care in Astor Place. Above him hangs waited in line at his stand for five 560 New York Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 • (201) 345-3839. a sign with the word “victory” cut hours to get the news, and on out from paper that, in the last the blackout during Hurricane few months, has come to replace Sandy. But Delakas says the pro - Dr. Aghabi holds a medical license in New york two-year old “Save Jerry” signs liferation of chain stores on his and New Jersey. and petitions. corner is the biggest change he’s "Victory" for Delakas came in seen. Dr. Aghabi is a Diplomate of the American early January, after a three-year "It feels like I'm surrounded Board of Family Medicine. A member of the American long battle with the city to keep Jerry Delakas, during the by these big corporations. Kmart, Academy of Family Physicians, American medical Associ - his newsstand open. After inher - “Save Jerry” campaign. Walgreens, Starbucks," Delakas ation, leading Physicians of the world, American College iting the booth from a former em - says. "And who is in the middle? of Physician Executives and a member of the Association ployer in 1987, Delakas was periptero, or newsstand in Greek. The dumb Greek," he adds with of Hospital medicine. never formally registered as the Delakas spent most of his a chuckle. licensee. When he tried to renew childhood summers picking After he closes shop at 9PM, his license in 2010, he was de - olives and grapes back home in Delakas heads home in the Upper nied. The Department of Con - Cephalonia, Greece, a small is - West Side and to Tom’s Restau - sumer affairs said Delakas was land west of Athens. Before im - rant on 112th St. and Broadway, operating illegally, padlocked his migrating to America, he worked the diner he has frequented for newsstand in December of 2013 in the country's whaling industry. the past 40 years. At Tom’s, De - Dr. Aghabi , Medical Director and Assistant and left the case for the next What he likes most about New lakas usually eats the horiatiki mayor. In January, Mayor Bill de York is that he sees “people open - salata, or Greek salad, and the Professor , from the State University of New york- Blasio granted the Greek immi - ing their arms and their hearts Greek traditional baked pasta Downstate, medical Center, Brooklyn, Ny, brings an grant his wish. Delakas retrieved for the needs as a deed.” And De - dish called pastitsio. exemplary patient care, medical knowledge and experience his keys, re-opened on January lakas says he is a recipient. “He works very hard, he re - for Adolescent, Pediatric, Geriatric, minor Surgeries and 14 and got his $37,000 fine re - “Over the three-year fight, I spects people very hard … he Urgent Care for the entire family, to Doctors Express. duced to $9,000, Delakas says. was calculating hearts. Know trusts people,” says Panagiotis Pa - Since reopening, business has what I mean?” Delakas says with paharalambous, 62, owner of Dr. Aghabi works hands-on to make sure all the been slow but steady for Delakas, a smile, referring to the thou - Tom’s Restaurant. “He buys for patients’ health care needs are met each day . Dr. 64, who says he sells more lottery sands of people who liked the [his] doorman sometimes Coca Aghabi is compassionate, caring and dedicated toward tickets than newspapers. Be - “Save Jerry” Facebook page and Cola, sometimes coffee, it de - every patient, creating Dr. Aghabi has been the recipient of many tween puffs from his Cheyenne signed the petition to keep his pends.” a medical Home for honors and awards: cigarette and sips of black coffee, newsstand open. Delakas has also been known patients and always • Honor Award for Commitment to Excellence Delakas admits that his news - Alex Arbuckle, a young Man - to give a helping hand outside makes sure to make in Graduate Medical Education given by the Presi - stand didn't actually reopen until hattan photographer, founded his newsstand. He says he saved dent, Residents and Fellows Alumni Society of SUNY March 10 because of the "mess" savejerry.com, the online petition a life 15 years ago when a man them feel welcome and important upon – Downstate Brooklyn, New York inside. to save Delakas’ newsstand. He was nearly stabbed to death at • Medical Director Honor Award for the Healthy But what he calls a mess – says the failure of the Bloomberg 4:30 a.m. He also reunited a lost their visit to Doctors storage boxes, maps for tourists, administration to value immi - kid with his parents and walked Express Urgent Care SUNY-Downstate Program stacks of regional and local news - grants like Delakas is what first a woman home after strangers Center. The following • Central Brooklyn Cancer Services: Certificate of papers – is also an archive of his got him involved. followed her. services are offered at Doctors Express: Excellence in Women’s Health/ Breast Health 26 years at the Astor Place news - “He's kind of the classic ideal “What I learned the most was • urgent Care: AFC Doctors Express provides treat Program stand. Inside are magazine clip - of the hardworking immigrant room to do more,” Delakas says. ment for injuries and illnesses – offering a conve - • SuNY-Downstate Medical Center Excellence pings in which he is featured, chasing the American dream,” He hopes to finish cleaning his nient, lower-cost alternative to visiting a hospital Award in Recognition of Valuable Contributions to consent and release forms from Arbuckle says. “He's at that news - newsstand in time for summer. the Cancer Services Program of Central Brooklyn media outlets that have filmed at stand seven days a week, and he's For now, Delakas will continue emergency room. • Digital x-Ray Services: We have digital x-ray • Employee of the Month Award In Recognition his newsstand, and even his Man - become an indispensable part of to sell lottery tickets and snacks, of Exemplary Service and Commitment to SUNY- hattan-bound Greyhound bus the neighborhood.” help a stranger or two, and keep equipment on-site. When you leave, you take a CD ticket from Boston the day he ar - In one hour that Saturday af - his neighborhood informed from copy of your x-rays with you. Downstate and the Community rived in the States. ternoon, Delakas gave directions inside his corner newsstand, the • Lab Work: Our on-site laboratory meets CLIA • SuNY-Downstate: Informal Dialogue and “I see the job as like an enter - to four strangers looking for place he calls home. standards. We provide testing for the vast majority Counseling SkillsVoted Dr. Aghabi, as “The Person tainment, watching a live movie,” Stuyvesant Town, St. Mark’s "I spend more time on this of tests required by urgent care patients while you I Would Most Want To Be My Supervisor” Delakas says, who enjoys people- Place, Joe’s Pub and city bus corner than any corner on the wait. • Kings County Hospital Center Awarded watching from inside his number eight. The people are earth," Delakas says. • Occupational Health and Worker's Comp: AFC Dr. Aghabi, for Recognition of Outstanding Service Doctors Express provides Occupational Health ser - and Dedication vices for employees and employers. • SuNY- Downstate Medical Center Family Medicine • Physicians On-Site Every Day: When you come Residents Appreciation Award to AFC Doctors Express you'll be seen by a physician. You deserve nothing less. Recently, Dr. Hanna N. Aghabi and Mrs. Katerina Vikatos Aghabi, celebrated their 25th wedding Dr. Aghabi remains a committed , reliable and anniversary with family and friends. valued Faculty Preceptor with the Department of Family medicine at SUNy-Downstate medical Center, Brooklyn, New york. Dr. Aghabi is a gifted teacher and mentor who takes residents and students under his wings to nurture their development as physicians. For over a decade Dr. Aghabi was medical Director for the SUNy- Downstate Family Health Services, Clinical Chief of Family medicine In-patient Service, and Assistant Professor of Family medicine, SUNy-Downstate Brooklyn. Dr. Aghabi is strongly identified with the development of the Geriatric and Pediatric Curriculum for the Department of Family medicine. Despite his demanding workload, Dr. Aghabi is an Honorary medical Director for Healthy Downstate Program. A successful weight management program which includes a comprehensive program of nutritional guidance and exercise. This not only provides the greatest overall weight loss, it also increases the patients’ chances of maintaining a desirable body weight and health. He They reside in Bergen County, New Jersey. Katerina collaborated between Clinical groups, including physicians, Vikatos Aghabi is the daughter of Spiros and Aliki Vikatos, therapists, nurses, social workers, dieticians and pharmacist of Fort lee, New Jersey. and the business group at all departments to promote a Dr. and mrs. Aghabi are members of Saint Athanasios healthy and common culture. Greek Orthodox Church, Paramus, New Jersey. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 21-27, 2014 NEHMDS Hygeia Award and Scholarship Gala Honors Dr. Arthur Papas

By Theodore Kalmoukos psychiatrist in full time private University of California Medical practice with 45 years of experi - Center in San Francisco. Follow - BOSTON- The New England ence treating patients, many of ing his residency, he spent two Hellenic Medical and Dental So - them Greek speaking, and teach - years in the United States Air ciety (NEHMDS) honored ing medical students and psy - Force during the Vietnam war, Prominent Greek-American psy - chiatric residents. He has teach - where he was awarded the Air chiatrist Dr. Arthur Papas with ing appointments at Harvard Force Commendation Medal for the Hygeia Award, at its 16th Medical School and at Boston his work as Director of the Al - Annual Awards Dinner. The or - University School of Medicine, coholism Rehabilitation Pro - ganization also granted seven and has contributed to orga - gram. scholarships to deserving, qual - nized psychiatry by serving on After his military service, Pa - ified, medical and dental stu - several committees of the Mass - pas returned to Boston to join

ABOVE: The NEHMDS scholarship recipients. LEFT: Left to Right: Hygeia Award recipient Dr. Arthur Papas, NEHMDS President Dr. Mark Pernokas, VP and Treasurer Dr. Ioannis Glavas, Secretary Dr. Eleni Maneta, and Board Advisor Dr. Kostas Steliou.

worked treating acutely ill ado - American Medical Association, strong supporter of organized lescents and adults on inpatient a Distinguished Life Fellow of Hellenic American activities, psychiatric units at Emerson the American Psychiatric Asso - and is a member of the Alpha Hospital in Concord, MA and ciation, and a member of the Omega Council in Boston and Westwood Lodge Hospital in Massachusetts Medical Society Councilor of the Hellenic Amer - Westwood, MA, and has served and the Massachusetts Psychi - ican Psychiatric Association, an as Clinical Director of the for - atric Society. affiliate of the American Psychi - mer Metropolitan State Hospital His Hellenic roots are in Ar - atric Association. He has sung in Waltham, MA. cadia and Anatolia, but his life’s in the choir at St. Demetrios dents of Greek descent in the achusetts Psychiatric Society. the staff of the Massachusetts Papas has staff appointments journey began in Watertown Greek Orthodox Church in We - amount of $2,500 each made Special areas of interest in - General Hospital (where his un - at the Massachusetts General and Arlington. At age five, Papas ston for 28 years and resides in possible through the generosity clude working with patients cle had been a urologist for 40 Hospital, Newton-Wellesley moved to Milton where he was Weston with his wife, Tina, a of the Markopoulos and Hioni - who have anxiety and/or de - years) and held a staff appoint - Hospital, and Westwood Lodge raised, graduating from Milton Professor of Oral Medicine at dis Families. pression associated with work ment for 45 years. He has Hospital. He is a member of the High School. He has been a Tufts Dental School. NEHMDS was established in issues, interpersonal conflict, or 1973 by a group of Greek physi - personal struggles. He uses the cians working in Boston, includ - modalities of individual psy - ing Konstantinos Hionidis, chotherapy, couples therapy, Nicholas Markopoulos, Harilaos and psychotherapeutic medica - Happy Hour Pairing: Fraoula Aktinidi Cocktails Sakellaridis, Menelaos Ali - tions when indicated. He sees apoulios, Demosthenes Kotro - patients for the traditional 50- nis, and George Katsas. The So - minute hour and works with By Lauren Loeffler/ whole strawberries for garnish kiwi. give your ciety’s goal is to foster medical them over an extended period Anna Skamangas-Scaros “Cham - education, friendship, collabo - of time toward successful reso - Directions: pagne ration, communication, commu - lution, when possible, of the is - This combination of straw - In a medium bowl, scoop out Cocktails” nity awareness, and networking sues for which they sought treat - berries, kiwi, and bubbly is the the insides of the 2 halved kiwis the same among professionals with com - ment. perfect way to get your weekend with a teaspoon. Add the cut oomph, but mon Hellenic ancestry and in - A graduate of Harvard Col - underway! strawberries and mash the fruit at a fraction of terests, such as Vasilopita-cut - lege and Tufts University School Makes 4 with a potato masher until a the cost. ting events, Greek of Medicine, Papas spent a year Ingredients: fairly smooth paste is formed. Sometimes, when sipping it Independence Day Parade in surgery at Boston City Hospi - 2 kiwis cut in half Place about 1 tablespoon of straight, there is just no substi - walks, awards ceremonies, re - tal (now Boston Medical Cen - 1 cup fresh strawberries the fruit paste in the bottom of tute for find Champagne. Not search symposia, and lectures. ter) before moving on to his psy - 1 bottle Champagne or Athiri each glass and fill with cider or *Athiri Sparkler: A fantastic so in a cocktail. A sparkling wine ABOUT DR. PAPAS chiatric residency at Langley Sparkler* Champagne. Garnish with the alternative to Champagne, this will do – give Athiri a try! Dr. Arthur Papas is an adult Porter Psychiatric Institute at the 1 kiwi peeled and sliced and 4 whole strawberries and sliced Greek bubbly is a great way to ALIPAC President Gives TNH the Inside Story of How it Beat Eric Cantor

Continued from page 1 President William Gheen across America's southern bor - leads ALIPAC’s protest der today, where many of the il - tell us they oppose amnesty for against Texas Governor Rick legals, who represent a broad illegals and are enraged that pro Perry’s policy to provide ille - criminal culture, have a since of amnesty reporters and groups gal alien students in-state tu - entitlement and do not recog - constantly compare noble law- ition at public Texas universi - nize America's borders, laws, or abiding legal immigrants with ties, i.e., lower tuition costs claims to the territories of the illegal aliens who pay murder - than that charged to legal Southwestern United States.” ous gangs thousands of dollars aliens and American citizens Nonetheless, Gheen empha - to smuggle them into America from any other state. sizes that “our goal is to orga - under cover of darkness.” nize Americans of all races, Unlike many politicians and backgrounds, and walks of life members of the media, who use ing American ideals and culture.” in support of the existing border the word “immigrant” incor - In fact, among the 100 or so and immigration laws of Amer - rectly – by definition, an “immi - Congressional candidates na - ica in order to protect American grant” has achieved a status at - tionwide that ALIPAC expressly and legal immigrant workers, tainable only through a specific endorses for their immigration taxpayers, and students. We op - process of gaining legal perma - views is Greek-American House pose any form of amnesty for il - nent residence – Gheen refers Member Gus Bilirakis (R), who legals that would permanently to persons in the United States represents Florida’s heavily- undermine American jobs, bor - who entered or remained un - Greek-populated Tarpon ders, laws, elections, etc.” lawfully by their legally-accu - Springs. The full list of candi - Gheen founded ALIPAC in rate designation: illegal aliens. dates the organization has en - 2004, on September 11, “in “The word 'immigrant' is a noble dorsed can be found on ALI - honor of the victims of 9/11,” and respected term that illegal PAC’s website: alipac.us. who died at the hands of illegal aliens do not deserve to use any NOT A MONOLITH aliens. more than drug dealers deserve As both major political par - ON TO NOVEMBER to be called pharmacists.” ties strive to cater to the ever- Having played an important PRAISE FOR GREEKS increasing Latino vote, Gheen role in the political upset of the Gheen also does not attempt makes clear that, while anti- year – if not the decade – Gheen to portray the history of Ameri - of that “noble” distinction of im - immigration has occurred,” already descended from Greek American antipathy and out - says ALIPAC is far from done. can immigration as equal from migrant to which he referred. Gheen said. “In fact, Greek im - and Roman culture, since Amer - right racism toward non-Latinos “We now plan to deploy our group to group. In fact, he makes “Greek immigration to America migration to America is one of ica's founding over 200 years is certainly not representative of new strategy [of reverse-psy - a point of emphasizing how has been predominantly through our success stories because many ago. Greek immigrants have re - the majority of the legal Latino chology robocalling] in as many Greek immigrants, by and large, legal means and in accordance of America's political, architec - tained much of their rich heritage population, there are “waves of races as possible between now have been a consistent example with the laws of the time such tural, and cultural traditions are while at the same time embrac - illegal immigration coming and November!” Can Demos Ride the Anti-Establishment Wave to DC? POCKET-LESS Continued from page 1 George Demos, who is run - PITA BREAD ning for congress in Eastern anonymous but is known to be Long Island, is challenging a Washington, DC-based Repub - the Republican establish - Kontos Foods lican insider group, just spent ment, but GOP stalwarts like $225,000 to fight him. “They Rudy Giuliani respect and The Leading Company in Flat Breads obviously wouldn’t be doing this support him. is they did not see that we are Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita well-placed for victory.” doors. CANTOR TO ZELDIN’S “Voters want to see me and manufacturers of Authentic Ethnic RESCUE? look me in the eye and ask me Hand Stretched Flat bread. Prior to Cantor’s loss, Zeldin what I stand for. I have to earn Kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. asked him to come to Long Is - their confidence to be their con - land to campaign for him. The gressman, and only I can do FIllO KATAIFI, BAKlAVA, SPANAKOPITA, TyROPITA visit materialized last weekend, that,” he said. NUT ROll, mElOmAKARONA but it was transformed into The ads are helping narrow and the TRADITIONAl mEDITERRANEAN DESSERTS. quiet fundraiser appearances the gap, however. The latest em - Excellent quality and service. and a joint visit to a synagogue. phasize that Zeldin has voted Demos told TNH that “it is for numerous tax increases. At We distribute in uSA and Canada. shocking that Zeldin thinks that the start of the campaign, Special prices for communities, schools, churches bringing in a defeated represen - Zeldin’s votes for “Obamacare,” festivals and other events tative of the Washington estab - was the number one issue. lishment was going to help him But since Cantor’s defeat, with Long Island voters.” “the most important issue is es - The main lesson he has tablishment versus non-estab - learned as a campaigner is that lishment,” Demos said, and “you have to bypass the political noted Cantor was not consid - Kontos Foods, Inc apparatus and reach out directly Chrysa and their baby Angelo, He thanks Republicans ered conservative on issues that b Box 628, Paterson, NJ 07544 to the voters.” whom he called “the real star of Demos admires, like former gov - mattered to conservative vot - Tel.: (973) 278-2800 Fax: (973) 278-7943 Demos has been working the campaign, and he appreci - ernor George Pataki and former ers.” On immigration reform hard on the campaign trail ates the support of the Greek- mayor Rudolph Giuliani, for “what he was pushing sounds Kontos.com a morning until evening for American community, which has supporting him in ads, but there to a lot of people like amnesty,” months, often joined by his wife provided funds and volunteers. is no substitute for knocking on he said. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 21-27, 2014 COMMUNITY 5 Church Honoring Archangel Michael is a ”Miracle” in Port Washington

By Theodore Kalmoukos

PORT WASHINGTON, NY – In the beautiful lush green town of Port Washington, NY the Greek Orthodox have created a “mira - cle”: the new church in honor of Archangel Michael, attached to which they have built a state- of-the-art Community Center, gymnasium, and classrooms for the Greek and Catechetical Schools. The Church is of Byzantine style with impressed icons. The entire building cost ap - proximately $18 million accord - ing to Fr. Dennis Strouzas, pre - siding priest for 30 years and the communities unifying force. Just over a year ago Fr. Nikolas TNH/THEODORE KAlmOUKOS Karloutsos was appointed assis - ABOVE: Rev. Dennis Strouzas preaching to the congregation tant priest. on the Sunday of the Pentecost, explaining the presence and The community is relatively the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church. RIGHT: new. In 1980, a very small but part of the congregation. Mike Angeliadis one of the parish’s determined group set out to es - great benefactors, with visiting friends from Boston. tablish a Greek Orthodox Church in the Town of North new site was celebrated on Oc - generations,” Strouzas told noon School 205 and 10 teach - means serving God and serving Holy Cross Theological School Hempstead. With a great deal tober 4, 2009 and the Church TNH. “We have people from ers. Is a Greek Day School in the His people” and if he was to where he continued his educa - of enthusiasm and contributions opened its doors to its perma - Greece. The Liturgy is done works? In planning the struc - start all over, “I would become tion and earned BA and MDiv from the founding members, the nent spiritual home, ushering in mostly in English but we use ture, “we made provisions so if a priest again.” degrees. Roslyn Heights Church at 108 a new era for the community. some Greek and of course, the at some point we want to do Fr. Dennis (Dionysios) was He did field work with Fr. Warner Avenue was purchased Strouzas told TNH that “the sacraments. We accommodate that, we will have the capabil - born in Chicago, IL to Peter and Kallistos Samaras (the late and the first Divine Liturgy was parish is doing fine, thank God. the faithful as much as we pos - ity.” But “this area has some of Mary Strouzas. He spent most Bishop Kallistos of Blessed celebrated on February 15, There are about 600 sibly can.” the best schools,” he added. of his early years in Chicago Memory) at St. Catherine’s 1981. On March 1, 1984, stewards/families who are sup - The congregants “are primar - Strouzas has been there 30 among family and friends. He Greek Orthodox Church in Strouzas was appointed as the portive of the church, the entire ily professional, corporate, en - years – what’s the secret of his graduated from Lane Tech, at - Quincy, MA. Fr. Kallistos became third full-time priest at the mailing list is about 700.” trepreneurs. I have a few restau - success? “The people, it the tended the University of Illinois his spiritual father and mentor. Archangel Michael Church. There are some unchurched rant owners. Most of the community. They are an amaz - and worked for Continental Air - Fr. Dennis and Presbyetera After more than 25 years, the in the area. Strouzas said “I see parishioners work in Manhat - ing group of people, I am very, lines. He loved playing basket - Paula met at St. Catherine’s Archangel Michael community them once a year on Great Sat - tan.” very blessed. Whatever we put ball and listening to music. Church and were married at outgrew its original home. On urday evening.” How does he The $18 million cost for the our minds to try to do, we do. It He served in the altar at St. Holy Cross Chapel. He was or - August 6, 2004 plans for a new deal with them, from a pastoral Church and the entire building is the cooperation that takes George Greek Orthodox Church dained to the priesthood at St. church were realized with the perspective? “We have many structure “is almost paid off, place between clergy and laity. where his grandparents, par - Nicholas Greek Orthodox purchase of 100 Fairway Drive ways of communicating. We Strouzas said. Only $1.5 million If we have our disagreements ents, brother, aunts, uncles and Church in Oaklawn, IL, on July in Port Washington. On Septem - have a list serve; we have a bi - is left. “We are very, very we work them out as best as we cousins were active members. 29, 1973 where he served for ber 25, 2006, His Eminence monthly newsletter that goes blessed. This community in can. They don’t always agree His true love for Christ and the four and a half years and then Archbishop Demetrios broke out; a call one service that we sense stepped up and through with me but I listen, and I do Church was nurtured from a at St. Nectarios in Palatine for ground for the church to be send the call out saying if there their contributions and hard not always agree them but they very young age by his family six years. He also served as built. In the spring of 2007, con - is an announcement, if there is work they were able to do this.” listen. It has been a good syn - and Fr. Rexinis, his parish priest. Youth Director and Camp Fanari struction began. bad weather. The Sunday school has 250 ergy.” In some mystical way, he was Co-director for the Chicago Dio - The first Divine Liturgy at the “We have first and second students and the Greek After - For Strouzas, “priesthood drawn to Hellenic College and cese. Greeks in Switzerland: Expat Alexandra Efstathiou Tells of New Adventures

By Constantinos E. Scaros ing Greek, I sent a text the day you. if they accept you, they will the Swiss are increasingly adopt - before to confirm that we would be your friends forever.” ing the Mediterranean cuisine so “I landed in Switzerland in meet the following day. The reply MAKING THE MOVE they started using olive oil more October, 2008” says Alexandra text was clear: ‘of course we are As the economic situation in and more.” Efstathiou. “I had recently quit meeting tomorrow,’ my friend Greece went “from bad to In fact, Efstathiou’s longing my job in Greece and came to exclaimed: ‘we set up the meet - worse,” Efstathiou says, “I de - for Greek food prompted her to Zurich for holidays,” she told ing two weeks ago!’ In her world, cided to look for a job. The con - turn her wish into a business: the TNH. “I remember sitting in a it sounded absolutely normal, in tract from a Swiss bank came Greek Fine Food company. “I de - cafe watching the snow falling mine it was a complete surprise. two weeks later and I started cided to start a company and im - in the cold city and not knowing When you book an appointment working” (in the Wealth Man - port Greek gourmet products. anyone or understanding a word in Greece two weeks in advance, agement division). This was my way to show to the of German.” And now, she lives if you do not confirm it the day She soon found out, the Swiss Swiss people what my country there. before, you will be standing work environment is very differ - can do. Olive oil, wine, honey, Efstathiou was really im - alone wondering why the other ent, especially for a Greek expa - sauces, pastelli, salt, and many, pressed by the tranquil setting: person did not show up.” triate. It was “a better environ - many more products. And con - “People were not rushing, dogs Is there a downside, though, ment,” she said, “but with many sistently, I get positive feedback.” were not barking, and children to the Swiss’ machine-like preci - different nationalities. Greece is Beyond food, Efstathiou were 'civilized’: no crying and no sion? Do they lack the warmth very homogenous as a country. shares her artistic side as well. running around.” Later on, she and compassion of Greeks? Now I had to work in a place Along with her hobby for making realized this restrained behavior “Swiss people are like oysters,” with 17 different nationalities designer sandals – for an exclu - was not prevalent throughout Efstathiou says. “It take a lot of and it was a challenge. She did sive boutique – she also creates Switzerland, but mainly charac - effort, but when you open them not always feel comfortable “crystallized bikinis.” In fact, she teristic of the German-speaking there is a pearl inside. You need “since you have to be very cau - made one worn by Martina part. to give them time to get to know tious not to say anything that Abukhlal, winner of a 2012 “Switzerland is a confedera - would culturally offend anyone, Swiss bikini competition, which tion comprised of three parts,” and we Greeks are spontaneous.” consisted of putting it together Efstathiou explains. “The French, Spontaneous in more ways with 3000 individual pieces of the German, and the Italian. than one. “I noticed that people stone, one by one. Each has a different character, keep their distance from one an - “I feel proud to be Greek,” Ef - language, and vibe.” And each other, as opposed to Greeks, who stathiou says, and “to offer a part part is best-suited to different hug and kiss at any occasion.” of my country to people that ap - types of personalities. WHEN IN SWITZERLAND… preciate good food and, poten - For Efstathiou, it was the Necessity is the mother of in - tially, will visit Greece and see Alexandra Efstathiou happily displaying some of her Greek sense of order that appealed to vention, and so the Greeks in for themselves.” Fine Food company’s product line. her: “The lack of organization, Switzerland picked up some or - the chaotic big city, the lack of ganizational skills in their new trustworthiness of people during land. “They have different ways a business transaction” in Greece to organize themselves,” Efs - always bothered her. “The Ger - tathiou explains. “First of all man part is an absolute con - through Facebook, and this is im - trolled environment and things portant in order to help each work like a clock, a Swiss clock, other in question about everyday to be precise.” life. There are Greek restaurants Efstathiou recalls an early ex - and various events, and the Or - perience that gave her a glimpse thodox Church keeps the ties to - into Swiss reliability – not just Embedded cross-cultures: gether.” of the timepieces, but the people, Greek-born and raised Alexan - But Greeks can teach the too. She found it pleasantly sur - dra Efstathiou created a “crys - Swiss a thing or two as well – prising, and amusing: “I will al - tallized bikini” for 2012 Swiss and have done so. “The Swiss ways laugh remembering that competition champion Mar - cuisine is heavy with fried first appointment to meet with a tina Abukhlal, from 3000 in - schnitzel and veggies cooked in Swiss friend two weeks later. Be - dividual pieces of stone. butter,” Efstathiou says. “Happily,

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 143 East 17th St., New York, NY 10003 • (212) 473-0648

It is with great joy that we extend a cordial invitation to all to our church’s feast day celebration of the birth of our patron Saint John the Forerunner, the Baptizer of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. On Monday June 23, 7 pm Great Vespers Tuesday June 24 orthos 9:15 a.m., Divine Liturgy 10:30 a.m. b

Coffee and refreshments will be served in the Church Hall a by the Ladies Philoptochos

Very Reverend Archimandrite Vasilios Bassakyros 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 21-27, 2014

LEFT: The keynote speaker for the 2014 graduation ceremony was scientist and entrepreneur Davis School of Biomedical Education BS/MD program, is emblematic of the success St. Dr. Spiros Spireas. RIGHT: Valedictornian Ioanna Katehis, who was accepted into the Sophie Demetrios graduates have had being accepted into prestigious colleges. The St. Demetrios High School is a Beacon for Greek-America’s Future

Continued from page 1 which enabled the immigrants to succeed in America. “It’s not great journey, congratulating a small thing,” he said. the students, who “encountered Andriotis, one of the driving trials and tribulations along the forces behind the school’s cre - way,” but who also shared “spe - ation, expressed thanks to all cial moments, magic moments.” who made it possible and sus - He wished them “many suc - tain it, such as the Stavros Niar - cesses with few troubles in be - chos Foundation, whose dona - tween” and urged them always tions have now reached $2 to lead by example. “Panta axioi million. – Always worthy,” he said to a The school’s finances are burst of applause. sound, Koularmanis said, but After lauding parish clergy the endowment fund is key for and leaders, the school board, the future. “It doesn’t take a lot. and the staff, including Kara - A few Greeks’ donations will get georgis, and Irene Demas, who the fund to $10 million,” he is retiring after 30 years of ser - said, “guaranteeing the school vice, he introduced Dr. Spireas. will be there forever.” Although he always re - He knows those people exist spected the school, which was because at least one has already attended by his wife, Amalia, made huge anonymous dona - Spireas said only recently did tions. he fully appreciate its special Koularmanis told TNH that character. the donations are appreciated Spireas affirmed to the grad - as much for the moral as for the uates the value of the education material support they constitute they received at St. Demetrios, which amounts to not just ABOVE: In one of the ceremony’s most touching moments, the children of the class of 2026 ser - strings of facts memorized to enaded the graduating class of 2014, just as they were honored by the class of 2002. RIGHT: pass a test and are then forgot - St. Demetrios school board chair Nick Andriotis, who has roots on the island of Nisyros, has ten, but which constitutes a liv - spearheaded many endeavors related to Hellenic education and culture through the years. BE - ing whole called Hellenic LOW: The families and friends of the graduates and the special guests filled the Petros G. Paidea, which will guide them Patrides Cultural Center at the Cathedral of St. Demetrios in Astoria.

throughout their lives, and – and also because they inspire which includes their Orthodox others to act. He said, “It sends faith. a strong message: Greeks are He said the proof of the coming forward to support our school’s quality are the fine col - kids…it says the school is some - leges its graduates will be at - thing they believe in.’” tending. He also spoke of the For a moment, he felt com - journey – reciting parts of pelled to express some disap - Cavafy’s poem “Ithaca” – that pointment that more parents do lies behind and ahead, and de - not appreciate the value of send - clared, “You can do anything. ing their children to St. Nothing is impossible for Demetrios. “As our valedictorian Greeks.” [Ioanna Katehis] said, we offer Leading by example on the something different. The friend - vital matter of the community ship and support students have support for its youth, he an - here, being part of a family.” nounced a paid summer intern - Koularmanis highlighted ship program at Sigmapharm Katehis’ acceptance into the Labs, the pharmaceutical firm prestigious Sophie Davis School he founded. Before the applause of Biomedical Education BS/MD abated, Dr. Nicholas Mezitis, program. President of the Hellenic Med - “She got support from teach - ical Society, prompted more ers and counsellors and benefit - when he presented the last in - ted from the reputation we have stallment of HMS’s $25,000 developed with colleges,” he contribution in support of the said, adding, “This should be the science lab. only choice for Greek parents. The graduation program was They know their children will tastefully interspersed with be taken care of. We will look songs by the St. Demetrios out for them and make sure The graduates, faculty and staff, clergy and dignitaries pause for a commemorative photo of a memorable night in Astoria. School Choir, led by music they will get into a good teacher Evangelos Chaziroglou, school.” joined by soloists Melina The only thing they lack is Tsiropoulos, Vasiliki Dellegos, their own athletic field, but that Valia Mitsaki, and Tiffany hasn’t stopped the boys from Recycling Medea Makes its United States Premiere Tsakiridis. winning PSAA soccer champi - Valedictorian Ioanna Katehis onships three years in a row and and Maria Papadopoulos, pre - the girls from coming in second By Fotis Papagermanos grateful to the Greek Culture sented touching speeches in in basketball and third in volley Special to The National Herald Center (KEP),” which presented flawless Greek, and also con - ball. the film. “I did not expect the gratulated and offered best The school accepts students NEW YORK – Art is thought- theater to be packed…I am wishes in English to the class - throughout the year. Koularma - provoking, and many questions deeply touched” he said of the mates who accompanied them nis said the community has crossed the minds of audience audience that included Olympia on their memorable academic worked hard to keep tuition af - at the U.S. premiere of “Recy - Dukakis and filmmaker Nick Ef - and personal paths. fordable at $5000 per year. cling Medea,” the film directed teriades. Remarks were offered by “And we provide scholarships to by Asteris Kutulas and scored by He also spoke warmly of his Gary Sideris, PC president, top students…financial aid to renowned Greek composer work with Theodorakis, which George Iliopoulos and Vasilios the needy…we want to give Mikis Theodorakis. dates back to 1980. Phillipou, Consuls general of every family an opportunity to “Is it a new film or is it a Mike Geranios was the cine - Greece and Cyprus respectively, send their children to a Greek mere recycling” – as the title de - matographer for Recycling and City Councilman Costa Con - school, that’s why tuition is so clares – “of some elements of Medea, which was lauded at the stantinides, who conveyed best low.” the well-known tragedy by Eu - Berlin Film Festival as the “the wishes from legislators Michael The school is important to ripides” and “what role did the most honored film of the year.” Gianaris and Aravella Simotas, the community in other vital music of Theodorakis play in the Kutulas has been asked to who could not leave the state ways. “Our students will replace development of the film,” were screen in in Washington, DC Los capital before the end of their the Greek doctors,” and other among them, and the answers Angeles, and three major uni - sessions. professionals who will retire,” were provided by the director versities. Nick Andriotis, School Board he said. He said the school rein - himself, who also wrote the Chairman, told the students forces the ties that will keep script with his wife, Ina. “there are many things in life them in the community. As does Kutulas told TNH, “I am very Asteris Kutulas, the director, that touch us but that we cannot The National Herald, he said, happy that I was able to watch co-wrote the movie Recycling express in words, like this spirit for whose strong support he is the film’s U.S. premiere. I am Medea with his wife, Ina. called Greece, Hellenism,” grateful. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 21-27, 2014 COMMUNITY 7 The William Spyropoulos School Celebrates its Students at Graduation

TNH Staff they will be attending, each one a top New York high school. FLUSHING – Athena Krommi - The keynote speaker was das could not keep her promise Spyros Maliagros, president of not to cry at the June 9 gradua - Tig Advisors, who said among tion ceremony of the William other things that he felt honored Spyropoulos Greek-American to return to school where he School in Flushing. Her role as graduated and to the commu - school principal melted into that nity where he met his wife. "My of caring mother as she bade message,” he told the graduates, farewell to the 45 little eagles “is have hope and set high goals she had under her wings for 9 and work hard to achieve them, years. and embrace our heritage, Or - “May the Virgin Mary be with thodoxy, the Greek language you my children; I love you! I and the beauty of Greece." could not keep from crying,” she Honoring school tradition, a said at the podium. And she was large portion of the program was not the only one who was dewy- dedicated not just to greetings eyed in that moment – not of or speeches but to the cultural weakness, but of joy – in the program prepared with great sanctuary of the Church of St. care by the music teachers. Nicholas, the special place At the conclusion of the pro - where the children learned to gram the children sang the sing and chant in Greek and hymn of St. Nicholas, which where they spent peaceful mo - caused Fr. Paul Palesty, the pas - ments of prayers and meditation tor, to exclaim that it was more with their classmates and fami - beautifully done than other lies through the years. times. "You are ready to begin your Among the highlights was great and promising journey," the presentation of 45 awards said the principal. “Meet the and scholarships. challenges along the way with With their diplomas in hand dignity, fight the good fight with the graduates filed out of the faith and knowledge and you Music teacher Areti Giovanou leads the 45 graduates during ropoulos Greek-American School of St. Nicholas in Flushing. church bearing smiles of opti - will emerge winners. It was the the musical program at the graduation of the William Spy - Principal Athena Krommidas bade them an emotional farewell. mism. Their families greeted first great contest of your life, them outside with flowers and the springboard that has teachers who taught them with their first words. their names called by Assistant diploma. more tears, and accompanied launched you into your future.” such care, holding their hands And immediately afterwards, Principal Mary Tzallas, and Her voice full of pride, Zallas them to the Sarantakos Hall Krommidas praised the to help them write their first one by one the graduates heard walked up to receive their also announced the new schools where a dinner was served. George Kostas’ Resolute, Far-Reaching Philanthropy

Continued from page 1 The couple met at a wedding The company’s president otechnology was just beginning in Galveston. They are both sent him to the Houston area as to be recognized around 2003 some of Houston Methodist’s American-born of Greek immi - part of a team that took over and he wanted to promote its best nanotechnology re - grants, Kostas’ father “took us and ran a new rubber plant, and study at his alma mater, where searchers and cardiovascular to Greece for a lengthy vacation eventually he was put in charge he established the George physicians and surgeons,” the when he was expanding his of research and development. Kostas Nanoscale Technology ad said, and also noted the business on the island of Lesbos He loved working for the and Manufacturing Research group is designed “to translate …and we ended up staying for company, but when they wanted Center and the George J. Kostas discoveries quickly into tech - about 12 years.” him to move to headquarters in Research institute. nologies for human clinical tri - He was 14 when they re - Akron, OH, he left to work for His Greek heritage and Or - als.” turned to the United States in Conoco in order to stay in Hous - thodox faith are very important Angelina, who passed away 1934, and he had to catch up ton. to Kostas, who is an Archon of last December, was a Philopto - on his studies. When he began He was the manager of its the Ecumenical Patriarchate. chos member for 70 years at the high school “I was just listen - Organometallics Division, until In 2007 he went to Greece Annunciation and St. Basil’s ing…I did not know the lan - 1972 when he started TESCO to try to help develop a nan - churches in Houston, and was guage…but in six months I un - which for 30 years developed a otechnology industry. He met equally devoted to philanthropic derstood pretty well what was revolutionary technology based with several academic and gov - endeavors, and to education. going on,” he said. The follow - on his own patents. “We devel - ernment officials, but he said The Kostases’ four highly-suc - ing year he took doubled up on oped the Xeroclad process” “the laws of Greece were such cessful daughters include Cyn - classes and was able to graduate which plates aluminum in an that I had to end that effort.” thia, the youngest, who lives in with his contemporaries. atomic form on metal substrates Nevertheless the tough- Houston, and three who live in Kostas proceeded to North - to make them resistant to cor - minded but good-hearted man Dallas: Ann, Georgia, and eastern University and before rosion, he said. told TNH “I would be very glad Pamela. graduation he was recruited And that is when he became to renew that effort if things Angelina, who had Pelopon - into the government’s embry - interested in nanotechnology. “I have changed in any way.” George and Angelina Kostas nesian roots, was born and onic synthetic rubber program learned that materials on the raised in Houston. She worked at the General Tire and Rubber atomic level have different qual - as an executive secretary for Company during WWII, which ities and I wanted to explore Exxon and was as an enemy air - supplied the armed forces with them.” craft spotter during WWII. tires. He said the potential of nan -

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TNH Staff reported. dominated the first 20 minutes, land was a very good team that NYGA Coach Stavros taking a deserved 2-0 lead; and fought all the way to the end, HORSHAM, PA – Though much Zomopoulos said, according to we thought the match was over," but there is no doubt that we of the planet is focused on the that site, “we did it the hard Stavros said, the website re - were deserved winners of the World Cup, Brazil is not the only way, but we did it,” referring to ported. "Well, Maryland didn't. cup. And it means a lot for place soccer is being played the team’s narrow win after it Even though they had played NYGA. Three regional champi - these days. had appeared that they were en and won the Open final a few onships in a row is not an easy The New York Greek Ameri - route to a commanding win fol - hours before, they had a full 22- thing to accomplish.” cans (NYGA) defeated the Mary - lowing a two-goal lead early on. men roster present and went for The official website of the land Bays last week to “three- NYGA now heads to the US - broke to get the double. Their Open Cup, thecup.us, reported: peat” – i.e., win the title for the ASA national finals in Salt Lake keeper, who made several sen - “The game went 120 minutes third consecutive year – as U.S. City, UT in July, and also se - sational saves to keep them in because it could not be settled Adult League Soccer Association cured a spot in the 2015 Lamar the match, tried to punch [it] in regular time–not that the (USASA) Region I Amateur Hunt/U.S. Open Cup. away only to slice it backwards teams were not trying. In fact, Champions, bigapplesoccer.com “We started very well, and in traffic and into the net. Mary - the teams might have been try - ing a bit too hard. After the game was over, there would be a total of eight yellow cards, two straight red cards, and a penalty kick. ‘In my opinion the ref let it go a little too much. It got way too physical,’ Zomopoulos said. “After 15 minutes of hard- fought soccer in the second half, the Greek Americans were awarded a penalty. However, the shot was missed, and Mary - land’s chances for a cup double remained alive. New York came would be enough for the Greek Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for a close to ending the game again, Americans, although the game second successive year. In the but Maryland’s keeper came up did see two red cards in the sec - 2014 edition, New York de - big with a point-blank save in ond half of overtime–one to a feated PDL-side Ocean City the 83rd minute. Bays player for elbowing and Nor’easters 2-0 in Round 2 be - “The Greek Americans finally another to a Greek American fore falling to the USL PRO’s got the go-ahead goal in the 8th bench player. Richmond Kickers 2-1 in Round minute of overtime. Jeffrey Bar - “With the victory, New York 3. Zomopoulos said, ‘The US renechea hit a corner kick that Greek American Atlas won the Open Cup is the big prize for us. was misjudged by the Bays USASA Region I Amateur Cup We were so very close to playing goalie, it deflected off his back, for the third year in a row and the New England Revolution in and went into the net. That goal will represent Region I in the the Fourth Round this year.’”

TNH/COSTAS BEJ New Federation Board and President Petros Galatoulas Sworn In Mets Host Greeks: Citi Field Heritage Day Elias Tsekerides, outgoing president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York (heart) administers the oath of office to its new board. The newly-elected president, Continued from page 1 Haeda Mihaltses, who was illustrious history, with 25 Eagle Petros Galatoulas, is at lower right. The Federation brings together the community’s organization former mayor Michael Scouts between its two sponsor - to promote Hellenism in New York and is the organizer of the Greek Parade. grades Pre-K to 4, at A. Fantis, Bloomberg’s Director of Inter - ing parishes, and scouts who told TNH “It was beautiful. I had governmental Affairs, and is have served as president of four tears.” Paravalos, whose roots now the Mets’ Executive Direc - different parishes. With 65 cur - are in Sparta – her husband is tor of External Affairs, said “it rent scouts, the future is bright. from Santorini – has taught at was wonderful to have Greek Dean Mihaltses, Associate the school for nine years. Heritage Day at Citi Field. We Executive Director, Elmhurst THE HERALD SQUARE She said there would have have been doing it for ten years Hospital Center, has served the been more people at Citifield and it’s grown every year.” community as both a scoutmas - TNH's Crossword Challenge but the date conflicted with The event is often co-spon - ter and PC president. He was re - graduation ceremony of the sored by a Greek-American or - cently succeeded as scoutmaster school, whose principal is Dr. ganizations but this year the by Anthony Perfetti. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Alice B. Farkouh. Mets took the initiative and Having Greek blue and white

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www.CrosswordWeaver.com The choir of the A. Fantis Parochial School performed flawlessly on the field. There would have been more people from Brooklyn, but it was also the school’s graduation day. ACROSS 20 Character actor Titos 1 Astoria Greek church (2 words) 21 N ot out Still, they deeply appreciated reached out to parishes and or - in the stands was about as help - 9 E=MC2 genius (init.) 22 S t ar Trek's Le onard _____ the invitation by the Mets. ganization throughout the New ful to the Mets about as helpful 11 Dig. Audio Interface (init.) 23 Negative “The children all lined up in York Metropolitan Area. as it was for the Greek soccer 12 The Lit tle Merm aid 25 S a int hono red on Decem ber 5 the Jackie Robinson Rotunda Mihaltses looks forward to team in Brazil that day. While 13 Rest room sign in Eur. (abbrev.) 26 E m ancipatio n Proclam ator ( init.) and were escorted through the seeing many Hellenes at Citi - both teams were shut out, 5-0 14 Swindle, informally 27 Bulgarian Acad. of Sciences (abbrev.) tunnel to a room where they field soon when Olympiacos and 3-0 respectively, hope 15 Epo chs 29 O nassis' Fligh t Comp. (in it.) practiced, and then they went plays A.C. Milan there on July springs eternal for their fans. 16 "D ouble, dou ble, ____ and trouble" 31 G angste r C apone onto the field,” Paravalos said. 25 Anthony Brigis, former scout - More than half the baseball sea - 18 Mt. Rushmore State (abbrev.) 32 A Kennedy Proud parents and family master and now Committee son remains and Greece has two 19 Wic ked G am es sin gr. (init.) 34 R e becca o f TV's C heers (init. ) friends took photos from above Chairman, said “It was very ex - more games to play that they 20 Vistas 35 Female sheep the Mets dugout before returning citing for the boys to be there hope will catapult them into the 22 R ichard Milho us _____ 37 N at'l O ceanic an d Atm ospheri c Ad min. to their seats to enjoy the game. on the field.” Troop 72 has an next round of the World Cup. 24 Orioles' Owner (abb r ev.) 26 American Bankruptcy Institute (init.) 39 Fifth Greek letter 28 I n just a bi t 42 I n dian River S occer A ssn . (abbrev.) 30 Tenness ee Sena tor Alexand er 43 P l ayed Hyma n Roth in Godfather Pt. 2 33 Politically incorrect way to say CE (init.) 34 Ukraine c apital 45 " B orn in th e _ __" 3 6 Athenian statesman 46 _ _ ___ and the P rofesso r (sitcom ) 38 Warehouse-style furniture store 49 Minimum-Weighted Hght. (abbrev.) 40 Coal minin g st. (ab brev.) 50 Y o urs and mine 41 Cooks at 212 degrees, Fahrenheit 54 J o hnny ___ of th e Godfather, Pt. 2 44 Coffee alternative ASA Geometry trm. (abbrev.) 45 Na tlonal league org? (abbr ev.) 55 G eometry trm. (a bbre v.) 4 7 List ening devices? 57 C ut a lawn 48 Pete of Wimbledon 58 Asner and Sullivan 49 Gree k prefix m eaning small 59 101, to Nero 51 "_ _ apple a d ay kee ps the d octo r away" 60 Christian apologist Lewis (init.) 52 Wise tree dweller? 61 Alleged to have fixed 1919 World Series 53 Salt Lake City's st. (abbrev.) (init.) 56 O dyssey autho r 62 501, to Caesar 59 Group of islands containing Sifnos 64 Politically incorrect version of BCE 63 Affiirmative head shak e 65 Indian garment Solution to last week’s puzzle

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ALL HISTORY The Thieves of History: Selfishly Sequestering Greek-American Archives

Continued from page 1 old Greek fraternal lodges, along with photographs of the Yet even at this moment in local Greeks with notable Amer - time Greeks are actively work - icans from their city. Given that ing against each other in this the parish is now well over a period of historical preservation. hundred years old, these framed Offered here are recollections documents (along with a sports based on my visits to a variety trophy case) basically cover of Greek-American communities every available square inch of which, typical of academic writ - this room’s wall space. I have ings, especially ethnographic seen a number of Greek parishes records, the communities and that have such framed memen - individuals are presented tos. anonymously. For Greeks, any - I had been visiting one par - where on the planet, the idea ticular parish off and on for that there are longstanding nearly ten years. One day while grievances or continual fighting having coffee in their commu - between individuals and fac - nity room, I noticed one of the tions within any Greek commu - framed photographs was miss - nity is just everyday reality and ing. I asked what had happened. not a breaking news story. The The missing photograph showed goal here is to offer what may Archbishop Athenagoras with be the only ever passing descrip - some local parishioners in the tion of such actions. As a group, late 1930s. Apparently, one of these persons are nothing less the individuals seen in that pho - than thieves of Greek-American tograph had two daughters. One history – no matter how they of the daughters had made a see themselves and their ac - copy and gave it to the church. tions. Fortunately, not every The other daughter, when she community can claim such a saw the photograph just took it contrary individual. Here are but two. Photos such as seen here are found in virtually every Greek- In one community I inter - American community in the country. Unfortunately, and for viewed a prosperous and very seemingly petty reasons, some folks withhold their own col - well-educated man who was lections, thereby depriving present and future generations of quick to share copies of histori - ethnographic treasures. cal photographs with me – al - beit in the form of colored pho - was no history worth document - serve Greek parish history for tocopies. Nevertheless, this man ing before the arrival of their fa - future generations. and his brother were both well- ther. When I asked the brother Over the course of the next spoken individuals who had who intended to write a local few years, all the community spent their entire lives within history how he could do so and records concerning the local that particular community. Their intentionally discard the first Greeks disappeared. No one parents were not founding few decades of the community’s knows by whom. But various members of the local parish, a history, he simply ignored me. members within the community point they themselves brought Thinking no more of it, I went had a pretty good idea. What - up. In their father’s case, as on with my work. ever the case may be, the loss everyone in the community ac - In time, that very same Greek of this collection was a terrible knowledged, while he may have community issued its own cen - blow to Greek-American history. missed by a decade or two the tennial history volume filled In another community, one establishment of the community, with photographs and essays. of the local Greek-Americans he was extremely active during The individual who I spoke with was a professional cameraman his lifetime in any and all doings who asserted he wanted to write and photographer. One of his of the local Greeks. Both broth - a history of the community community’s seniormost indi - ers were strong supporters of would not contribute an essay viduals, he has collected Greek- the local church and the elder to this volume. Once the various owned photographs (as well as brother was a self-proclaimed authors and committees com - making photographs of docu - historian of the community. In pleted the volume, they had a ments) for decades. In addition, fact, one of the brothers ex - considerable number of docu - given his professional training pressed his intent to one day ments, newspaper stories for as a cameraman, he has filmed write a history of the local Greek over 100 years, oral history community events since he community. tapes, as well as a huge collec - was a teenager. A preservation As is my custom, I began to tion of photographs in the forms group formed within this indi - visit as many of the elder Greeks of originals, copies, and scans. vidual’s community sometime in served. How this belief related cal Greek Church has an area in off the wall. When I asked why, within the community inter - Photocopies of the photographs the 1960s and has made efforts to the historic photographs was the cultural center or parish hall I was told because no one had viewing them as I was able. As were made and individuals to establish a local Greek-Amer - never explained to me. To be where the community gathers asked her permission for it to anyone who has done this sort within each were identified, and ican museum. fair, he has allowed a few of his after Sunday service for coffee be displayed and so she took it of thing knows as one learns something of the original occa - Obviously, one of the first local Greek photographs to be and conversation. Some of these off the wall. more about the local community sion was written onto the pho - people they approached was displayed but always with his areas are not used for any other Tragically, dozens of other the questions one poses change. tocopies. The decision was this local photographer. But, name stamped across the front purpose or rarely so. In one such such tales could be offered de - When I returned to the two made to deposit all this historic surprisingly, he would not share of the image. I was told he had especially large community scribing the actions of similar brothers to ask them a new se - material into the local public li - any the photos. When I asked no intent of ever sharing his col - room, the locals have placed a time bandits around the nation. ries of questions, their attitude brary’s genealogy collection. why, I was told he had not lection with the wider commu - wide array of framed pho - had completely changed. As far This seemed like the perfect achieved the kind of profes - nity. tographs, letters from the Arch - as they were concerned, there ending to their efforts to pre - sional standing he felt he de - All across the nation, the lo - diocese, and banners from the [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES The Gentleman

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos split it in half and gave it to him. “Not at all, Kosta. My husband sion arose. He proved to be ami - I were very pleased. Now, we tance of owning, ‘stuff’. He Special to The National Herald I thought it odd that he’d would like some company, the able company, especially when remember, fondly, those times taught us not to be quick to wanted bread instead of money. chance to speak Greek, ex - old uncle, Simos, who used to together, his old world manners judge others, not to jump to Tugging my shopping cart I mentioned the incident to my change news. Do you play own a shoe store, came by. and charm. He lacked education conclusions before we know the along the street to where I live friend at church that Sunday. tavli?” He responded, eagerly, They’d discuss the differences in but knew so much of the world. bigger picture. Mike and I are was my Saturday afternoon job. “Oh, sounds like Kosta. He used that he did. “But, I haven’t the grades of various leathers I came to realize that Kosta had glad that Kosta had shared a Then, I’d lift it up two flights of to own the shoe repair store on played in years.” In the mean - and their early years in America. given us more than we’d given part in our lives. Kosta wasn’t stairs to my apartment. But, one Sherman Avenue. But, it closed time, I learned that he lived in In fact, Uncle Simos preferred him. He taught us to look past just a homeless man – he was a day, one wheel came off and down,” she shrugged. “Hasn’t the park part of the day and his company to ours. Mike and the worn clothes, the impor - gentleman. rolled off across the sidewalk bothered to work since. Pay him slept in the church basement and into the street. A gray no mind, Penny. You get what during the night and did odd haired, rough skinned gentle - you deserve.” I asked if he had jobs around the church and for man, dressed in shabby work family and where does he live. some neighbors. That evening clothes, ran after it, retrieved it “All I’ve ever heard was that he he came on time, holding a and offered to attach it. I told used to send money to Greece. small bunch of flowers. Mike THE NATIONAL HERALD BOOKSTORE him my husband will do it. He’s at our church every after - and Kosta played tavli after din - Thanking him and turning away noon for those Senior Citizen ner while I did the dishes. The Exercise your mind with the latest books from The National Herald Collection I felt I’d slighted him. He stood lunches. It’s embarrassing, re - chatter in the living room be - there looking after me. I ally, that a Greek is homeless.” tween them was like a busy bee changed my mind. “Look! I hate One beautiful sunny day I hive. I even heard laughter. I to put you to so much trouble,” walked through the park where brought in coffee and cake and I said, trying to repair my for - the Forsythias were in full we sat around talking for an - mer attitude. “But, maybe, if I bloom and the air smelled sweet other hour. He left at eight o’ - FLAVOuRS & DELIGHTS gave you a screw driver... I don’t with spring. I saw Kosta sitting clock. We didn’t ask any per - Tastes and pleasures of Ancient & Byzantine Cuisine think I could take the cart up - on a bench under the shade of sonal questions. But, we invited stairs in this condition.” He an oak tree. I said, “Hi!” He got him back for next Saturday. He, The flavours of Classical Greece smiled, took the screw driver up, smiled and greeted me, happily, accepted. He told us he Makedonisi(on) . Parsley, the macedonian herb. that I had in the glove compart - warmly. I asked how he was and had sisters in Greece that he Byzantine diet and cuisine. In between ancient and modern gastron - ment of my car and went he answered he was very well, used to send money to until they omy. All in the cooking pot. Advances in the study of Byzantine diet. straight to work. In minutes it giving no hint of having per - married. He used to receive let - Eating flowers was repaired. Thanking him, I sonal troubles. On a hunch, I ters, photos of their children, Byzantine aphrodisiacs & delicacies. tried to give him money. But, asked if he was doing anything news and Easter cards. But, hav - liutprand of Cremona. A critical guest at the Byzantine emperor's shaking his head, he said he’d that evening. He said he wasn’t. ing no forwarding address the table. rather have some of the French I invited him to dinner at my letters stopped coming. As time Timarion bread that was sticking out of house. He accepted, shyly, hop - progressed we included Kosta Hens, cockerels and other choice fowl. Everyday food and gastro - my shopping bag. No big deal! 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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE n CORONEOS, HARRIET Mike was strongly committed to in Florida, Helen became very Church 5108 Kuykendall Rd., GARLAND, TX (From the Dallas the support and protection of involved with the Burt Reynolds Charlotte, NC 28270. BG VENTURE LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with Notice of formation of HANSTALLION 5004 the SSNY on 3/13/14. Office location: Kings LLC. (DOM. LLC) Articles of Organization Morning News, published on agriculture. He was an active Theater, where she worked County. SSNY is designated as agent upon filed with New York Secretary of State Jun. 12) – Harriet Kritselis Coro - participant for many years in closely with apprentices, hosted n NICAS, STANLEY whom process against the LLC may be served. (SSNY) on 03/31/2014. Office location. neos, beloved wife of (Ret.) US Farm Bureau, Cal Farm Insur - dinners, edited the theater's LEICESTER, MA (From the SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 308 Mal - Kings County. SSNY is designated Agent of colm X Blvd., Brooklyn, NY 11233. General LLC upon whom process may be served. Army Col. Paul P. Coroneos, went ance Board, Grape Improvement newsletter, and chaired and co- Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Purpose. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, to the Lord after a blessed life, Association, Delta Water Users chaired fundraisers. She also en - published on May 29) – Stanley 273826/10709 5420 6TH AVENUE 2FL., BROOKLYN, NY and brave battle with leukemia Association, as well committing joyed playing golf, and was very J. Nicas, the owner and execu - 11220. Purpose: Any lawful activity. on June 9, 2014 in Garland, his time to organizations such as proud of achieving her 3rd hole- tive chef of the Castle Restau - 273774/18596 Texas. Harriet was born to Frank California Women for Agricul - in-one. Although Helen re - rant, died Sunday, May 25, at LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE and Potia Kritselis on December ture, California Grange, Elks mained actively involved in com - UMass Memorial Medical Cen - Notice of Formation of HANG FAI REALTY LLC, a (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed Notice of formation of ARMSTRONG 9, 1928 in Sault Ste. Marie, Club, Manteca Chamber, and the munity service and the arts, her ter. He leaves his daughter, with the Secretary of State of New York VENTURES LLC. (DOM. LLC) Articles of Or - Michigan. Graduating from Sault Manteca-Lathrop Rural Fire Dis - primary focus was always her Evangeline H. Nicas; son, James (SSNY) on 05/16/2014. Office location: Rich - ganization filed with New York Secretary Ste. Marie High School in 1946, trict where he served as a District family. She is survived by her son S. Nicas and wife Denise; grand - mond County. SSNY is designated as agent of State (SSNY) on 05/14/2014. Office lo - upon whom process against the LLC may be cation. Kings County. SSNY is designated Harriet worked in banking prior Director for 20 years. A lifetime William (Iris) of Hobe Sound, daughter, Nicole and husband served, SSNY shall mail process to: TAI SHING Agent of LLC upon whom process may be to attending the Chicago Art In - of service to agriculture was ac - Florida, and her sister Stella M. Joshua Rovner; granddaughter, LIU, 98 Croak Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10314. served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: stitute as a Fashion Design major. knowledged in 2005 with his in - Cuzzupe (Jim) of Pennsauken, Laurier and husband Andrew Purpose: Any Lawful Purposes. The ARMSTRONG VENTURES LLC, 189 273807/19090 SCHERMERHORN STREET, UNIT 8E, She served as organist and choir duction into the Agricultural Hall NJ. She is also survived by six Alder; grandsons, Alexander, BROOKLYN, NY 11201. Purpose: Any leader at St. George Eastern Or - of Fame. Mike was always will - grandchildren: Alexa Kontes of Charles and Jack Nicas; and lawful activity. thodox Church, and later as ing to help a neighbor, and al - Arlington, MA, Zoe Kontes of great-grandchildren, Desmond LEGAL NOTICE 273775/19066 Bonds Department Manager at ways willing to serve his com - Gambier, OH, Laura Kontes and Maxwell. His son, John S. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY EI Paso National Bank in Texas. munity. PL Fry & Son Funeral Ames (Kevin) of Havre de Grace, Nicas, passed in 2005. Helen K. COMPANY. NAME: HEIGHTS EQUITIES BK, LLC. In 1953 she met and married US Home is honored to be serving MD, William C. Kontes (Kim) of Nicas, the love of his life and Articles of Organization were filed with the Sec - LEGAL NOTICE Army Lt. Paul P. Coroneos, sta - the Gikas family. A Chapel ser - Devon, PA and Chris Kontes and wife of 56 years, passed in 2004. retary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/31/14. Notice of formation of STUDIO 3D MARKETING LLC Office location: Kings County. SSNY has been Articles of Organization (Dom LLC) filed with the tioned in Sault Ste. Marie, and vice will be held on Wednesday, Alex Kontes of Stamford, CT as Stanley is survived by one designated as agent of the LLC upon whom Secretary of State NY (SSNY) on 04/17/2014. enjoyed travel, cooking, family June 18, 2014 at 11:00am at PL well as four great-grandchildren brother, Ilia of Greece. He was process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated and friends. In 1960 in Heidel - Fry & Son Funeral Home, 290 and many beloved nieces and predeceased by his brothers Gre - a copy of process to the LLC, 137 Montague as agent upon whom process against the LLC may Street, #319, Brooklyn, New York 11201. be served. SSNY shall mail process to: THE LLC, berg, Germany Harriet was ap - N. Union Road, Manteca. Final nephews. She was predeceased gory, Kristo, Thanasi, Nicholas, Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 1158 McDonald Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230. pointed Secretary of the Senior resting place will be held at Park by her husband, William C. Kosta and Vasili, and his sisters 273810/17973 Purpose: Any lawful activity. Officers Ladies Club. Life took View Cemetery, 3661 E. French Kontes, and her son, Peter W. Vivian, Sophia and Elizabeth 273734/19049 her and her family to the Penta - Camp Road, Manteca. Kontes, as well as her brother, (Sava). He leaves many nieces, gon, the War College in Carlisle, In lieu of flowers, donations may Pete, and her sisters, Penny and nephews and cousins in the U.S. LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE PA., Ernst Ludwig Kaserne in be made to the SJFB Foundation Teddie. Services will be private. and Greece. Stanley was born Notice of Formation of DTK SERVICE SOLUTIONS, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of Or - Notice of Formation of THE SPACE AND Darmstadt, Germany, and the for Agricultural Education, 3290 In lieu of flowers, contributions on May 29, 1923, in Milford, ganization filed with the Secretary of State of STRUCTURE COMPANY LLC Arts. of Org. filed U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Ad Art Rd., Stockton CA 94215, in memory of Helen Kontes may Mass., the son of Dimitrius and New York (SSNY) on 05/09/2014. Office loca - with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/07/14. Panama where she served as San Joaquin County Historical be sent to Saint Thomas Greek Panagio (Natsis) Nikas. Less tion: Nassau County. SSNY is designated as Office location: Kings County. SSNY agent upon whom process against the LLC may designated as agent of LLC upon whom President of the International Society & Museum, PO Box 30, Orthodox Church, 615 Mercer than a year later, Stanley's family be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mr. process against it may be served. SSNY shall Diplomatic Wives Club hosting Lodi, Ca 95241-0030, Manteca Street, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, returned to Northern Epirus, Deyan Kazakov, 3377 Hewlett Avenue, mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 Merrick, NY 11566 . Purpose: Any Lawful Pur - State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: many dignitaries participating in Historical Society, PO Box 907, 08002. Greece, to care for his grand - poses. Any lawful activity. the Canal Treaty negotiations Manteca, CA 95336, or a . An mother. He grew up there, work - 273803/19089 273752/17976 with graciousness and her signa - online guestbook is available at n LAGIS, TRESA ing in his father's general store ture charm. After her military ad - www.plfryandson.com. KANSAS CITY, MO (From the and as an apprentice chef. In LEGAL NOTICE ventures, she and Paul spent 16 Kansas City Star, published on 1939, Italians invaded the region LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY years in Riyadh, Cairo, Kuwait, n KARAKITSOS, ANTONIOS Jun. 5) – Tresa Lagis, 79, Kansas at the start of World War II and NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PALLOR LLC. Articles of Organi - the Emirates and Greece. With - FLINT, MI (From the Flint Jour - City, MO, passed away June 4, the U.S. instructed its citizens to COMPANY. NAME: CITY PARTNERS LLC. Articles zation were filed with the Secretary of State of New out exception, her true love was nal, published on Jun. 4) – 2014. Funeral services will be 1 return home. As the only male of Organization were filed with the Secretary of York (SSNY) on 04/15/14. Office location: Nassau State of New York (SSNY) on 02/26/14. Office County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the the warm confines of her seaside KARAKITSOS, ANTONIOS P. p.m., Saturday, June 7, 2014 at U.S. citizen in his family, 15- location: Kings County. SSNY has been LLC upon whom process against it may be served. villa in Greece and sharing it Davison Antonios P. Karakitsos, Annunciation Greek Orthodox year-old Stanley boarded the SS designated as agent of the LLC upon whom SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: c/o Mr. Skyler process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail Rencher, 146 Locustwood Blvd, Elmont, NY 11003. with family, friends, and the love age 82, of Davison, passed away Church, 12001 Wornall Rd., Rex for New York alone, armed a copy of process to the LLC, 16 Court Street, Purpose: For any lawful purpose. of her life, Paul. Blissfully mar - Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Fu - Kansas City, MO 64145; burial with just $20 and a few English Suite 2000, Brooklyn, New York 11241. Purpose: 273746/19057 ried for 60 years, they were in - neral services will be held 11:00 in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Visita - words. Stanley met an uncle in For any lawful purpose. separable. Harriet leaves 2 sons, AM Friday, May 30, 2014 at As - tion will be 6-8 p.m., Friday at Stoughton, Mass., and spent sev - 273809/17973 Peter P. (Panagiota) Coroneos, sumption Greek Orthodox Mt. Moriah & Freeman Funeral eral years working in area LEGAL NOTICE and their children Paul and Ka - Church, 2245 E. Baldwin Road, Home, 10507 Holmes Rd. A Tri - restaurants. After Pearl Harbor, LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of WU PROPERTY terina, and Frank W. (Teri) Coro - Grand Blanc. Fr. Angelo Maggos asgion service will begin at 7 Stanley enlisted in the U.S. Navy MANAGEMENT LLC. (DOM LLC). Articles of Orga - neos, and their children Paul and officiating. Burial immediately p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial and served on the U.S.S. Bunker THE OUTFIT M&J,LLC, A FOREIGN LLC. nization filed with the Secretary of State of New York Legal Notice THE OUTFIT M&J, LLC, a foreign LLC, Christina, and great-grandson following in Evergreen Cemetery, contributions may be made to Hill CV-17, an aircraft carrier (SSNY) on 05/20/14. Office location: Kings County. filed a Certificate of Authority with New York De - SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon Sebastian. She is also survived Grand Blanc. Visitation will be the church. Tresa was born No - stationed in the Pacific Ocean, part ment of State, Division of Corporations, Stated whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall by her sister Anne Malemes of held at Sharp Funeral Home and vember 30, 1934 in Axlathoka - from 1942 through 1945, rising Records & UCC on 04/18/2014. Office location: mail a copy of any process to: WU PROPERTY Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent upon MANAGEMENT LLC, 458 48th Street, Brooklyn, NY Richardson, TX, and brother, Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton bos, Greece. She married Spyros the ranks to Boatswain's Mate whom process against the LLC may be served. 11220 . Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. William Kritselis of Sault Ste. Road, Flint Thursday from 4-9 G. Lagis and together they emi - Second Class. While at sea, he SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The Outfit M&J LLC, 5 Foster Ave., Valley Stream, NY 11580. General 273815/119097 Marie, Michigan. In lieu of flow - PM. A Trisagion service will be grated to the U.S. Tresa was very fought in 23 major engagements processes. ers, we request donations be held 7:00 PM Thursday at the active in the Greek community as a gunner on the Mount Five 273787/19081 made in her memory to the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, and at the Annunciation Greek gun station, including in the Bat - LEGAL NOTICE Greek-American Rehabilitation those desiring may make contri - Orthodox Church. She was a lov - tle of Okinawa in May 1945 Notice of Formation of DENIS AYDA LLC a and Care Center at 220 First bution to the Assumption Greek ing mother, grandmother and when two Japanese kamikazes LEGAL NOTICE (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed with Street in Wheeling, IL 60090. Orthodox Church. Mr. Karakitsos loved everyone. Mrs. Lagis was struck his ship in less than 30 Notice of Formation OF CUSTOM COMPOUNDING the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on CENTERS, LLC. (Foreign LLC). Articles of Organi-za - 04/16/2014. Office location: Nassau County. was born December 15, 1931 in preceded in death by her hus - seconds, killing more than 400 tions were filed with the Secretary of State of New SSNY is designated as agent upon whom n DIAMANTOS, ERO Platsa, Greece the son of Petros band Spyros G. Lagis. Survivors of his shipmates. An explosion York (SSNY) on 03/17/14. Office location: Nassau process against the LLC may be served. SSNY MERRITT ISLAND, FL (From and Panagiota Karakitsos. He include her son George Lagis and during that battle injured Stan - County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the shall mail process to: DENIS AYDA LLC, 74 LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Round Hill Road, East Hills, NY 11577. Purpose: Florida Today, published on Jun. was a veteran of the Greek Army. his wife Jana; grandchildren ley and knocked him into the Pa - SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Ginger Rogers, Any Lawful Purposes. 4) – Ero Diamantos, 83, died He owned and operated John's Ross & Kate; sister Theodora cific, where he was rescued. Af - Custom Compounding Centers, LLC, 40 Burton Hills 273811/19091 peacefully at her home in Merritt Coney Island on the corner of Alexopoulos. Condolences may ter the war, Stanley played for Blvd., Ste. 250, Nashville, TN 37215. Purpose: For Island on Monday, June 2, 2014. Dye and Corunna Roads since be made at www.mtmoriah- free - the U.S. military soccer team in any lawful purpose. 273779/19075 FuNERAL HOMES She was predeceased in death by 1971. Mr. Karakitsos married man.com Mt Moriah & Freeman South America on a mission to her parents, Angela and John Agathie Koroboki June 2, 1957 Funeral Home. 10507 Holmes promote good will. In 1946, he LITRAS FUNERAL HOME Diamantas and her brothers, Bill in Kalamata, Greece and she pre - Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131. returned to Worcester and pur - LEGAL NOTICE ARLINGTON and George. Ero is survived by ceded him in death April 5, (816) 942-2004 www.mtmoriah- chased the White House Restau - Notice of Qualification of 514 WEST 24TH OWNER BENSON DOWD, INC her loving sister, Despina 1996. He was a member of the freeman.com. rant on Park Avenue Extension. LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) Kalimnios, nephews, Dino Assumption Greek Orthodox Shortly after, at a church on 05/27/14. Office location: Kings County. LLC FUNERAL HOME formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/23/14. SSNY desig - (Mary) Kalimnios, John (Sheri) Church. Surviving are: four chil - n MENTAVLOS, GEORGE Thanksgiving dance, he asked a nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it 83-15 Parsons Blvd., Diamantas, Michael (Linda) Dia - dren, Paula and husband Andy GASTONIA, NC (From the Gas - pretty Greek girl to dance. She may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Largo Jamaica, NY 11432 mantas, Michael (Elizabeth) Star of Burton, Helen and hus - ton Gazette, published on May was Helen Kotseas, the oldest of Investments LLC, 155 Noble St., 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11222. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., (718) 858-4434 Kalimnios and Steve (Laurie) band Tony Urban of Geneva, IL, 31) – George Mentavlos, 99, a six sisters who helped run her 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE Diamantas, eight grand- Susie and husband Gus Naum of long time Gastonia native, en - father's produce-delivery busi - 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of the • (800) 245-4872 State of DE, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, nephews, 3 grand-nieces, 1 Grand Blanc, and Peter and wife tered into eternal rest on the ness. They wed in 1949. Later Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. great-grand niece, and her sis - Litsa Karakitsos of Flushing; nine morning of Friday, May 30, that year, the couple bought a 273783/17976 APOSTOLOPOULOS ter-in-law, Diana Diamantas. Ero grandchildren, Anna Star and fi - 2014. Born May 21, 1915, in restaurant and dairy bar called was born July 8, 1930 in Chios, ance Joel Veenstra, Tonie Star, Karyae (Sparta) Greece, he was the Castle on the shores of Lake Apostle Family - Greece moving with her family Mark Urban, Andrea Urban, Dr. the fourth of five children raised Sargent in Leicester. They later LEGAL NOTICE Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - to NY City at a young age. She Jerry Naum, Sophia Naum, by parents Nicholas and Deme - built a pizzeria next door. By the Notice of formation on LEADING SHADOW LLC. Funeral Directors of worked as an Executive Secre - Thoula, Lula, and Angela Karak - tra. Like many Greek citizens be - mid-1960s, Stanley and Helen (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Sec - retary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/03/14. Office RIVERDALE tary for Esso/Exxon until she re - itsos; sister-in-law, Voula Helton fore him, he migrated to the had a successful business and location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as tired and moved to Florida in of Grand Blanc; and several United States and set-tled in Gas - three children, but when agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be FUNERAL HOME Inc. 1983. She enjoyed traveling and nieces and nephews. He was also tonia. Some years later at a Worcester began tearing down served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: 5044 Broadway United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th painting and was very active in preceded in death by his parents church dance, he would meet old buildings, including the pub - Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: Any Lawful New York, NY 10034 St. Katherine's Greek Orthodox and three siblings. Rougenia (Jean) Petchios and in lic library and YWCA, they de - Purpose. (212) 942-4000 Church. Ero was also a member 1941 married and raised four cided to build a real castle. Stan - 273791/19083 of the Merry Madams of Merritt n KONTES, HELEN children. For many years he ley had the buildings' immense Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Island Red Hat Society and the PALM CITY, FL (From the Daily worked in the produce business stones delivered to him, and LEGAL NOTICE CONSTANTINIDES Central Brevard Christian Journal, published on June 9) – with Le-ventis, Petchios, Trakas over the next several years, the FUNERAL PARLOR Co. Women's Association. She also Helen Marlys Kontes, 94, of Palm Company. He later became a Nicas family built by hand a Notice of formation of MAZO FOODS LLC. (DOM. LLC) Articles of Organization (718) 745-1010 enjoyed volunteering as a Pink City, Florida, died on May 30th, partner at Sweetland Restaurant striking stone castle, complete filed with New York Secretary of State Lady at Wuesthoff Memorial 2014. Her parents, Chriso and in Gastonia. He was a most gen - with moat, on Route 9 in Leices - (SSNY) on 03/21/2014. Office location. Services in all localities - Hospital for many years. Aunt Anthony, emigrated from Greece. tle individual who rarely met a ter. The Castle Restaurant was Kings County. SSNY is designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be Low cost shipping to Greece Ero was a kind and loving soul Helen was born on January 31st, stranger. Throughout his life, born and, for the next 50 years, served. SSNY shall mail copy of process and will be missed dearly. Fu - 1920 in Paterson, New Jersey George took pride in his humble became one of the region's most to: Michele Wiemer, 155 Lefferts Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Purpose: Any ANTONOPOULOS neral services will be held at St. and was raised in Camden, New beginnings in Greece. His chil - legendary fine-dining destina - lawful activity. Katherine's Greek Orthodox Jersey. When she began school, dren learned early to "never for - tions. The restaurant was a true FUNERAL HOME, INC. 273772/19068 Church in Melbourne Friday, she spoke only Greek, but soon get where you come from" and family business, with their son Konstantinos Antonopoulos - June 6, 2014 at 11 a.m. followed learned English. Throughout her to appreciate the very special op - Jim running the dining room, Funeral Director by a graveside burial. life, Helen took great pleasure in portunities that the United States Evangeline handling the fi - LEGAL NOTICE 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., sharing the Greek language, presented. He would often say nances, and John leading the IVAT, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY n GIKAS, MICHAEL dances, food and culture with proudly that he worked his kitchen. Meanwhile, the Castle on 3/18/14. Office location: Kings County. Astoria, New York 11105 MANTECA, CA (From the others. Helen graduated from whole life and was always deeply became hugely popular, winning SSNY is designated as agent upon whom (718) 728-8500 Modesto Bee, published on Jun. Woodrow Wilson High School in ap-preciative for the love and national culinary and wine process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Aaron Ivatorov, 3040 Not affiliated with any 16) – Michael G. Gikas, age 82, 1938, and dedicated most of her support of those relatives who awards. Stanley believed Ave. U, Brooklyn, NY 11229. General Purpose. entered into rest on June 10, life to serving others. Following came before him. Above all was strongly in hard work and in 273773/10709 other funeral home. 2014 in Manteca. He was born graduation, she became chair of his steadfast devotion to his sharing his knowledge with the on January 14, 1932 in Manteca the Greek War Relief program. Lord, Jesus Christ, wife Jean and next generation. He often said to the late George and Mary In 1942, Helen married William his children, grandchildren and he always wanted to be a school - TO PlACE yOUR ClASSIFIED AD, CAll: (718) 784-5255, Gikas. He was preceded in death C. Kontes. They lived in great grandchildren. A long time teacher; he instead ended up as EXT. 106, E-mAIl: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com by his wife, Eleanor. Mike is sur - Vineland, New Jersey and raised parishioner of the Holy Trinity a teacher in the kitchen. He be - vived by his children, Kent Gikas their sons, Bill and Pete. During Greek Orthodox Cathedral on gan an esteemed apprenticeship (Julie) of Stockton, Carol Reagor her sons' childhood, she was ac - East Boulevard in Charlotte, program at the Castle in 1952 (Royce) of Manteca, and he was tively involved in the PTA, and where he enjoyed singing in the and worked with both the Culi - Society, and many other es - dent of history. He worked tire - blessed with 4 grandchildren, also volunteered with the Boy choir. But beyond this, it was his nary Institute of America in teemed culinary organizations. lessly all his life, on his feet in Christopher Gikas of Los Gatos, Scouts, the American Cancer So - loyal dedica-tion to his wife Jean, Hyde Park, N.Y., and Johnson & He served as the grand comman - the Castle kitchen until his Evan Gikas of Stockton, Alison ciety, the United Way and with during her lengthy illness that Wales University in Providence, der of the Honorable Order of death. Cooking was his passion, Reagor of Manteca, and Allyse hospital patients. In 1962, Helen really defined his character as a R.I., for over 40 years. Stanley the Golden Toque, the grand but his true love was his family. Reagor of Manteca. He is also was co-chairman of the success - Christian, husband and father. helped found the Distinguished bailli of La Confrérie de la In his later years, he looked for - survived by his sister Irene ful Building Fund for the He is predeceased by his loving Visiting Chef program at John - Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, and the ward to summers in Cape Cod, Sephos, and many cousins, Vineland YMCA. She was also a wife of sixty years Jean; daugh - son & Wales in 1979 and then national chairman and president where he would spend hours nieces and nephews here and in member of Beta Sigma Phi, an ter Maria Holcombe and his par - chaired the program until his of the Les Amis d'Escoffier Soci - telling stories to his grandchil - Greece. Mike's father was a international society whose pri - ents and siblings in Greece. Sur - death, teaching cooking demon - ety. He was a 32nd degree Ma - dren. Throughout his life, Stan - Greek immigrant who came to mary purpose was to raise viving are his son, Nicholas G. strations alongside more than son and a proud member of the ley said he was lucky. He was the United State in 1908, and money for high school students Mentavlos and wife, Marian of 170 of the world's best chefs. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in lucky to be born in the U.S. and moved to Manteca in 1928 who wanted to attend college, Charlotte; daughter, Tula Collias Johnson & Wales awarded him Rochdale. Stanley was an avid he was lucky to be the only one where Mike was raised, attended but who were unable to afford and husband, George of Char - an honorary doctorate degree in skier, a world traveler, and a stu - of 11 children to have the op - schools, and pursued his passion it. At the age of forty, Helen stud - lotte and Bluffton, SC; son, John 1979 and named him a distin - portunity to return to America. for agriculture. He studied viti - ied and began oil painting, stone G. Mentavlos and wife, Mari-an guished visiting chef in 1982. This is a service He was luckier still, he'd say, to culture and fermentation science carving and sculpting. Ultimately, of Charleston SC, seven grand - The Culinary Institute of Amer - to the community. have survived World War II, at U. C. Davis, and served in the she created fifty oil paintings, children and 14 great-grandchil - ica named him Chef of the Year Announcements of deaths when his ship buried more men Army during the Korean War. and various busts of family mem - dren. Funeral service will be held in 1980. Stanley became a na - may be telephoned to the at sea than any other. A funeral bers and close friends. 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ATHENS – Greek Prime Minis - three- or seven-year bonds returned to the PASOK Social - Democracy – and who was just hired, contending there isn’t a ter Antonis Samaras’ hopes for worth 3 billion euros to 5 billion ists, and one of his own party’s appointed, said he’s also un - single redundant worker, al - an economic recovery are being euros this summer, Imerisia re - appointees, Administrative Re - happy with some of Samaras’ though the country’s lenders buttressed by renewed investor ported. That would allow the form Minister Kyriakos to settle policies against workers. wanted job losses and the gov - confidence and another bond is - nation to tap into the lower bor - a dispute over how many fired Dinopoulos reached out to ernment said there was a lot of suance, but his coalition is still rowing costs. university staff workers would local authority employees deadwood in the colleges. uneasy over continued auster - The Troika of the European be rehired. protesting a so-called “mobility A statement issued by the ity. Union-International Monetary That resulted in a compro - scheme” in which they will be Senate of Athens University de - Led by big American compa - Fund-European Central Bank mise but Loverdos, who left PA - laid off and could be fired, say - scribed the move as “very dis - nies, such as Fidelity and Pru - (EU-IMF-ECB) has loaned SOK after refusing to further ing their concern “is not unjus - pleasing and a total reversal of dential, others from around the Greece 240 billion euros ($327 support pay cuts, tax hikes, tified.” everything that has been dis - world are snapping up Greek billion) since 2010, most of slashed pensions and worker fir - Samaras’ compromise over cussed and agreed over the past bonds, expecting big profits which runs out this year. ings he had gone along with, is the university staff – reached six months with the govern - from their bets. Greece has a dilemma. With now barking that he’s uneasy along with PASOK leader Evan - ment,” referring to the former In April, Greece floated its a 1.5 billion euro surplus, the with austerity again. gelos Venizelos – to bring back Education Minister Constanti - first bond since a crushing eco - successful bond – and another Loverdos said he’s uncom - 500 of the 1,134 who had been nos Arvanitopoulos, who was nomic crisis began four years coming this month – Samaras fortable enforcing a budget he let go instead of the 880 that more conciliatory to them and ago, for 3 billion euros ($4.1 bil - said a recovery is coming from voted against – but he’s doing it Loverdos wanted, isn’t flying lost his job for it. Lia Proedrou is the owner and lion) at 4.75 percent, lower than a seven-year recession worsened anyway, all the while squawking with the workers. It condemned “the govern - managing director of Bran - expected but high enough to by pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed about it, iring some of his col - They are planning new ment’s inconceivable wavering,” dexel. draw a flurry of investors. pensions and worker firings the leagues. strikes, similar to the long walk- adding that the university That came despite a previous Troika demanded in return for Meanwhile Interior Minister off the job they took last year, needed all of its staff back to government two years ago hit - its money. Argyris Dinopoulos – from New demanding that everyone be function properly. ting private investors with 74 But the government still Brandexcel: percent losses to write down wants to restructure its debt, debt by $134 billion and as with a longer repayment and Greece contemplates doing the lower interest, and talk remains Name Tells same to its public backers. that it could seek to give the Prudential, which oversees Troika a so-called “haircut” and Whole Story more than $1 trillion in assets, walk away from much of what held about 9 million euros of it owes. the 2019 notes as of April, ac - That would force the taxpay - By Aris Papadopoulos cording to data compiled by ers in the other 17 countries of TNH Staff Writer Bloomberg. the Eurozone to pick up the tab Ariel Bezalel, the London- for generations of wild over - ATHENS – Brandexcel is an based manager of the 2.1 bil - spending and runaway patron - Athens firm specializing in lion- pound ($3.6 billion) age by Samaras’ New Democ - branding, providing world-class Jupiter Strategic Bond Fund, racy Conservatives and his strategic thinking. said he participated in the five- partner the PASOK Socialists, They are now introducing year sale and recent auctions of and undermine confidence in a themselves to Greek-American three- and six-month Treasury recovery. companies. bills. Coupled with that, Samaras’ Brandexcel’s team of profes - “The success of the govern - new Cabinet, formed as a sionals combine innovation and ment’s new bond issue in April shakeup in the wake of his knowledge of Greece’s commer - was a signal of confidence in the party’s second-place finish in the cial environment with global ex - country’s rehabilitation and eco - May 25 European Parliament pertise and have worked for nomic recovery,” Bezalel told elections to the major opposi - firms that are household names Bloomberg. tion Coalition of the Radical Left around the world. “Further actions by the ECB (SYRIZA), was rife with infight - Experts based in New York such as outright quantitative ing over whether to rehire some and London work with the office easing, although not our base workers who lose their jobs to in Athens on all projects. case, could be a driver of signif - austerity. Branding constitutes much icant tightening in Greek gov - BICKERING OVER JOBS AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAKOURIS more than a name and a logo; ernment bond yields.” Samaras had to step in be - Greek state hospital staff shout slogans as they protest outside the Finance Ministry in central it is the cornerstone of market - The Greek Finance Ministry tween new Education Minister Athens, Wednesday, June 18. State hospitals functioned on emergency staff Wednesday as ing. Today, all products, ser - is preparing an issue of new Andreas Loverdos, who had just unions held a 24-hour strike to protest government plans to assess their performance at work. vices, and even persons can be branded. TNH spoke with Lia Proedrou, the company’s dy - namic owner and Managing Di - rector. She is a New Yorker and With Successful Sales of Bonds, Cyprus Returns to the Markets maintains the office there which works with colleagues in Athens. NICOSIA – Cyprus has returned expected with a shallower reces - “We work in the communi - to international markets after sion than early projections had cations field in the area of raising 750 million euros ($1 bil - indicated. It has also received branding, but our work does not lion) with its first public issue of four straight positive reviews involve advertising or promo - bonds since last year’s bailout from its creditors of its rescue tion,” she said. saved it from bankruptcy. program and has earned its first “Put simply,” Proedrou, a An initial target of 500 mil - credit rating upgrades after company comes to Brandexcel lion euros was oversubscribed years, although it still remains and says ‘I have this product and four times, and allowed author - deep into junk territory. I want to present it to the mar - ities to raise an extra 250 million But the country isn’t out of ket. What should I do?’” euros through the five-year the woods yet. Unemployment Her company takes care of bonds, the Finance Ministry said. stands at around 17 percent, everything, including names, The bonds carried a 4.75 per - while its wobbly banking sector packaging, brochures and dis - cent interest rate, in an issuance is still weighed down by a large plays, handling graphics, and that comes a year earlier than number of bad loans resulting websites, in other words, the en - initially anticipated. in a credit crunch that’s stifling tire profile of the product or That was the same rate area growth. company. as Greece got in April when it Cyprus was effectively Proedrou is also excited sold a 3-billion euro, five-year knocked out of the markets in about getting new clients in the bond – the first in four years – mid-2011 after a string of credit United States because that will as investors jumped on the rating downgrades triggered by translate into job creation in chance to make profits while the a banking crisis and exacerbated Greece. government was satisfied the in - by unrestrained government terest was lower than expected spending. and manageable. The country tested the mar - Authorities hailed the unex - kets in April when it raised 100 pectedly strong issuance as a million euros in six-year bonds Rulings by sign that the East Mediterranean issued through a private place - island nation is starting to regain AP PHOTO/PETROS KARADJIAS ment, at an interest rate of 6.5 its economic footing, only 15 Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides with his Bulgarian counterpart Kristian Vigenin percent. Greek Courts months after needing a bailout smile after their meeting at Cypriot Foreign Ministry in Nicosia, Monday, June 16. Bulgaria’s Economic analyst Stelios that came with harsh measures, FM says Cyprus could supply his country and other central European nations with natural gas Platis said reaching out to inter - Jeopardizing including the confiscation of to lessen the region’s heavy dependence on Russian deliveries of the fossil fuel. Vigenin said national markets now is a smart 47.5 percent of bank accounts after talks with his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides that Cyprus could play “an important move to take advantage of a pre - over 100,000 euros and capital role” in an envisioned “north-south corridor” supplying gas to central Europe via Greece ove. vailing “bubble” caused by eager Reform Steps controls only now being lifted. investors looking for opportuni - “Trust in the Cypriot econ - Despite the quick return to In March 2013, Cyprus re - Georgiades stressed that the ties. Continued from page 1 omy and its prospects has been the market, Prodromou said ceived a 10-billion-euro rescue government will not let up on Martin Wilhelm, founder of confirmed in a tangible way,” Fi - Cyprus hasn’t been saved yet. negotiated with other Eurozone its economic reform drive, say - IfK, a German Kiel-based bond Samaras tries to convince citi - nance Minister Harris Geor - “Great progress has been countries and the International ing that sticking to the bailout’s boutique, which runs a bond zens and investors that Greece giades told reporters, adding made by the government but Monetary Fund, including terms terms had helped the country re - fund with Acatis, told Reuters: is finally turning a corner, the that the money will help pay nothing has finished yet. We are that crushed its banking sector gain investor confidence. The re - “It’s not a domestic issue, it’s a rulings threaten to punch a gap - down the country’s debt — now still in the middle of a process by sanctioning the seizure of forms included consolidation in European issue. People are ing hole in the finances of the at 118 percent of Gross Domes - and we will continue to strive uninsured deposits in the coun - the bank sector, shrinking an searching for yield.” government. Besides potentially tic Product (GDP) and inject towards restoring the economy,” try’s two largest banks and oversized public sector and pri - having to reverse many of its needed liquidity into banks. he said, Agence France Press re - plunged it into a sharp reces - vatizing state-owned companies. (Material from the Associated public sector layoffs, Greece Georgiades said on Twitter: ported. sion. Cyprus has fared better than Press was used in this report) could be obliged to scramble for “It’s done. Cyprus back to the 1 billion euros, about $1.35 bil - markets.” In contrast to this pub - lion, in back pay,” the Times lic issue, Cyprus placed 100 mil - noted. lion euros privately in April, with Samaras ignored a court or - the six-year paper carrying a der to rehire 397 Finance Min - coupon of 6.5 percent. World Cup This Week istry cleaning ladies at a cost of Ruling DISY party spokesman 3-5 million euros until the coun - Prodromos Prodromou de - try’s highest administrative scribed the sale as “a critical mo - THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Greece v. Japan MONDAY, JUNE 23 Australia v. Spain court reversed it, but said he ment” in restoring confidence in Colombia v. Ivory Coast Brazil v. Cameroon would obey another to restore the Cypriot economy. England v. Uruguay Chile v. Netherlands the pay of uniformed officers, Croatia v. Mexico at a cost of 500 million euros. FRIDAY, JUNE 20 Costa Rica v. Italy Many of the rulings against Ecuador v. Honduras TUESDAY, JUNE 24 Greece v. Ivory Coast the government may ultimately France v. Switzerland Colombia v. Japan be upheld by Greece’s highest The Invasion Costa Rica v. England courts, experts said. That would SATURDAY, JUNE 21 Argentina v. Iran Italy v. Uruguay leave the government at a legal Germany v. Ghana dead end and with little other of Psara Bosnia/Herzegovina v. Nigeria WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Argentina v. Nigeria choice, if it is to satisfy its cred - Boznia/Herzegovina v. Iran itors, than to defy the rulings or Continued from page 1 SUNDAY, JUNE 22 USA v. Portugal Ecuador v. France look for cuts in other places. Ei - Belgium v. Russia Honduras v. Switzerland ther option could further stoke But Greek forces did not use Algeria v. South Korea public anger and spark fresh le - full force to fend off the Ot - gal appeals by other groups of toman onslaught. They kept citizens. their battleships idle, and so “This is an avalanche that’s they were unable to thwart the started,” Jens Bastian, an eco - Ottoman offensive. nomic consultant and former of - The Turks took the small is - Man is Arrested for a Satanist Ritual Killing in Glyfada ficial on the European Commis - land with relative ease, and of sion’s task force for Greece told the then-30,000 inhabitants, The Times. “It’s not going to 18,000 were either killed or sold ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 22-year-old Greek suspect con - found dead on April 20, Ortho - analysis and a fingerprint on a stop.” into slavery. self-described Satanist has been fessed to killing the woman with dox Easter Sunday, with severe plastic bag containing the murder Added, Aristides Hatzis, a Psara is the birthplace of arrested in Greece on suspicion a heavy stone during a pre- head injuries. A nearby bench weapon, found in a nearby bin. professor of legal theory at the Constantine Kanaris, an admiral of ritually killing a homeless dawn "ritual Satanist ceremony" had been daubed in blood with The suspect allegedly told University of Athens: “The gov - and freedom fighter in the War, woman in an Athens public in the seaside Glyfada suburb. Satanist insignia. police that he had intended to ernment is in a state of emer - and later became Prime Minister square and planning a second Police said the suspect had The statement said the sus - carry out another ritual killing gency, so it is violating the Con - of Greece. murder for this weekend's sum - been working alone, and did not pect was arrested Monday, also on Saturday, the day of the sum - stitution. The judges are doing Today, Psara, which is 17 mer solstice, police said Tues - appear to be linked with any or - in Glyfada. It said police identi - mer solstice, but it was unclear their job. The demands of the square miles, has a population day. ganized group. fied him by references to the whether or not he had selected Troika are not their problem.” of about 450. A police statement said the The 41-year-old woman was killing on social media, DNA a prospective victim. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 21-27, 2014

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It is unprecedented in American political history. By Constantinos E. Scaros George W. Bush, were not par - paign stops. “He’s a nice guy,” concludes in its Implications Eric Cantor, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Majority Leader, ticularly formidable. Granted, Romney expanded, “it’s just that segment, citing his overall job was crushed in his Republican primary by an almost unknown eco - Years five and six are tough Kennedy’s stature grew as a re - I don’t believe he has the right approval steadily remaining un - nomics professor, David Brat, in Virginia. Brat beat Cantor 56 to 45 ones for presidents. sult of his strong performance vision for America.” der 50% (it was 44% at last percent. Franklin Roosevelt had to ap - in the debates – and Nixon’s But now, for the first time count): “Given the strong influ - No one predicted that result. Just days earlier, a poll showed pease an impatient nation, flawed one – but Kennedy never ever since he took office, more ence that presidential approval Cantor ahead by 34 percent. But that 34-point lead turned into an which had elected him to bring would have been able to over - Americans even accounting for has on midterm election out - 11-point defeat – an amazing 45-point swing. America out of the Depression. take Nixon if the race had not the poll’s margin of error (52%), comes, Democratic candidates How did something like that happen? How did Cantor, in strong Ronald Reagan had to endure been tight to begin with. do not like Obama than do face a strong headwind as they contention to become the next Speaker of the House – next in line the Iran-Contra scandal. And Why, then, did Nixon and (48%). campaign in this year's elec - to succession to the presidency after the vice president – lose his Richard Nixon, well, we all Gore lose, when there was no A closer look at the Gallup tions.” own primary to a political novice? know what happened to him – logical reason for the nation not results reveals that the drop in As to presidential legacy, Brat kept pounding away that Cantor was not conservative he didn’t even make it into year to want a de facto extension of likability may be directly linked George W. Bush brilliantly (yes, enough. Or that he spent too much time in the national spotlight seven. Eisenhower’s and Clinton’s pres - to another criterion that has I used “Bush” and “brilliantly” and didn’t pay enough attention to his own constituents. Two-term presidencies, by idencies? Simple – because steadily dropped since Obama in the same sentence) frustrated The primary reason attributed to this monumental upset, how - their very nature, cannot possi - Nixon and Gore were not lik - took office: honesty. Also for the the press in answering their ever, is that Brat was successful in branding Cantor as “soft” on im - bly be political disasters from able. (That Nixon was even first time, less than 50% of question about how history migration. Brat characterized Cantor – wrongly – as a staunch ad - start to finish. After all, a presi - nominated again, let alone won, Americans believe what comes would judge him: “oh, I don’t vocate for amnesty for illegal aliens. dent must be popular enough in in 1968 is a modern-day aber - out of the president’s mouth is care,” he said, “by the time his - It is a mistake to think of Cantor as a leftist. Far from it. In fact, the first term in order to win a ration.) the truth – as compared to over tory judges me, I’ll be dead.” it is quite accurate to place him squarely within the Republican second one. But candidates like Bush, and 75% when he first took office. Obama, however, is not so glib. Party’s right wing. It is no surprise, then, that Obama, won because they were That is a very telling statistic, To a great extent, he does care Yet, for the 65,000 citizens in that Virginia Congressional district Barack Obama is having a tough likable. Sure, not to everyone, considering that, despite a com - about his legacy, and surely part who took part in the primaries, he was not conservative enough. go of it in the third quarter of and certainly not to those who fortable electoral victory, Obama of that must be a certain respon - Cantor’s “sin” was the he supported a compromise solution on his presidency. What is surpris - comingle ideology with personal won the 2008 election by sibility about being the nation’s the immigration issue, whereby children whose parents brought ing, though, is that for the first feelings. But likability and po - amassing just under 53% of the first African-American presi - them here from a foreign country, would have the opportunity to time a majority of Americans – litical compatibility are two dif - vote to McCain’s almost-46% dent. He doesn’t want to set a gain citizenship. as Gallup reveals in a recent poll ferent things. After all, how (with the usual remaining 1% “bad example for the race,” so Brat equated that with a broad amnesty for undocumented aliens. – do not like the president as a many people across the United scattered among several dozen to speak. After shattering that Even beyond our own borders, the immigration issue is an ex - person. States and throughout the world little-known candidates). glass ceiling, the last thing plosive one on an international scale. Once upon a time (remember As I have long maintained, – married couples, siblings, best Comparing apples to apples, America needs is for a cadre of when?) the Greeks of Greece claimed a monopoly on morality. They likability is an underrated crite - friends – like, love, and cherish that means 22% of those who closet racists to mumble: “see, raised an outcry and expressed outrage about the unjust treatment rion of what it takes to win the one another, yet are political op - voted against Obama in 2008 that’s what happens when you of minorities in America. White House. In 1960 and posites? nonetheless believed him to be put a black person in charge.” But oh, how things have changed... 2000, the incumbent vice presi - To that end, Barack Obama an honest person. Just as we For that reason, among oth - In the United States, however, the world’s preeminent multicul - dents, Nixon and Al Gore, cam - was always, by and large, a lik - may think Mom, Dad, Uncle ers, even if conditions both at tural country, the land of immigrants, one would have hoped that paigned for their own chance to able guy. Of course, his support - Charlie, Cousin Sue, or and home and abroad do not change the most egregious prejudices would have disappeared by now. run the country, finishing up ers not only liked him when he neighbor across the street all be - very much between now and The laws should be enforced, but one would hope that they will eight years serving a popular ran in 2008, some all but wor - lieve what they say, even though January 20, 2017, the day be a blend of humanitarian and practical principles. and politically successful presi - shipped him. But his 2008 and we may disagree with it. Obama is scheduled to leave of - But also, the electoral reality should be taken into account: with - dent: Dwight D. Eisenhower and 2012 main opponents, John Mc - NOW WHAT? fice, at least it is within his grasp out the vote of immigrants nowadays – particularly Hispanics, as Bill Clinton, respectively. Their Cain and Mitt Romney, said it What does all this mean for to change if not his job approval 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney realized too late – one can - principal general election oppo - best: “He’s a good man,” Mc - the president, politically and in rating then at least his level of not be elected president of this country. Romney’s immigration “so - nents, John F. Kennedy and Cain said, during many a cam - terms of his legacy? As Gallup likability. lution,” as many of his supporters painfully remember and attribute to his downfall, was that Hispanics would simply “self-deport.” The polls still show that our nation favors a careful revision of the immigration law. They even show that the majority of Republi - COMMENTARY cans support it. So, Brat’s victory does not reflect universal conditions; 65,000 voters in one small pocket of the United States should not be able Samaras, Two Years Later to impose their views on the entire nation. The Republican Party should pay attention: a party that wants to expel children, as the Wall Street Journal wrote this week, will By Antonis H. Diamataris “Grexit,” a word that did enor - effective bureaucracy and corrup - never win the White House. mous damage to the Greek econ - tion, hampers Greece’s develop - Moreover, that type of thinking harms the country. It seems like only yesterday, omy. ment. If there is no substantial but it has been two years since The markets became con - public sector reform, nothing else Antonis Samaras became Prime vinced that at least for the fore - really good can happen. Too Dishonest to Fail Minister of Greece. seeable future, Europe would Moreover, keep in mind that The election that lifted him to keep Greece in the Eurozone but although there have been power was critical. The country also that Greece was helping it - changes, the tragic reality is that Billions of people all over the world are dropping everything to was on the brink of disaster. self. two years later, unemployment watch the World Cup in Brazil – a man in Italy even killed his wife Banks had run out of cash and Regarding another big chapter remains at unprecedented levels and children and then went to see the match pitting Italy against an exit from the Eurozone in this story, however, the issue – 27 percent overall and 51 per - England! (Italy won, 2-1.) seemed like only a matter of of reforms, things did not go so cent for the youth – and a debt- In America, the mood is not nearly as frenzied, although interest time. well. to-GDP of 180 percent is simply in soccer is growing rapidly. Under the weight of auster - Parliament continued to pass unsustainable. In that context, therefore, the New York Times published a front- ity-imposed measures by the laws related to the memoranda, On the political front, the gov - page article which could be regarded as an explanation for our country’ s debtors, the people but few of them have been im - ernment has lost a portion of its country’s failure to excel in that sport. could hardly breathe, and out - plemented. voters, SYRIZA has emerged as Focusing on a particular cultural difference between the United breaks of violence seemed in - But even those few that have the largest party; and the far right States and other countries, the article is titled “Where Dishonesty is evitable. been promulgated offer a ray of Golden Dawn Party is now Best Policy, U.S. Falls Short.” In the two years that have hope that the country can im - Greece’s third-largest. The article asks: "Are the Americans bad at playacting? And if so, passed, much has been achieved. prove its productivity and com - Time is thus running out. should they try to get better?” The first part seems easy enough. For Truly, few prime ministers have petitiveness somewhat. The much-desired political better or worse, gamesmanship and embellishment – or, depending worked as hard as Samaras has. Unfortunately, until now, stability is threatened mainly on your sensibilities, cheating – are part of high-level soccer. Players The message he sent from the Greek governments since the ad - from parties likely to come to exaggerate contact. They amplify the mundane. They turn niggling beginning was “give us a little vent of the crisis, including that power which, through inexperi - knocks into something closer to grim death. time and we will make it; we will of Samaras, have targeted almost ence, design, or error, will blow “They do all this to force the referee to make decisions… Applying remain in the Eurozone.” exclusively the private sector. up all that has been gained so far this sort of pressure on the official is a skill that, by their own admis - And so after a while, we This strategy is neither fair nor knows that the public sector, with and squander the sacrifices of the sion, United States players generally perform poorly, if they perform stopped hearing about the economically viable. Everyone its unbelievably-bloated and in - people. it at all.” It is indeed interesting to see even some of the best footballers in the world – recently, Lionel Messi in the match where Argentina beat Bosnia 2-1 – writhing in pain on the ground, and in less than a Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris minute resume play as if nothing had happened. How is that possible? The only athletic event in the United States where such blatant Praise for Mitsotakis’ Reforms ply not true. The government claimed, the authors dishonesty takes place is professional wrestling. The difference, of The authors note that there was one gov - write, that those privileges were a major course, is that most adults realize that is not a sport, but rather a One of the world’s top think tanks, the ernment, that of Constantine Mitsotakis impediment to economic growth and should well-rehearsed, well-playacted, well-choreographed event, not unlike Brookings Institution in Washington, DC just (1990-1993), which fought to reverse neg - be removed to ensure Greece’s future pros - a well-staged fight in an action/adventure film. In other words, pro published an important book on the Greek ative trends until it lost its majority in 1993. perity, regardless of whether or not it en - wrestling’s “villains” are expected to be dishonest – that’s what economic crisis – Greece: From Exit to Re - That government, they write, “remains tered the Eurozone. The Mitsotakis govern - makes them reviled rather than revered. covery, written by professors Theodore very controversial in Greek public opinion ment realized that failure to implement the Beyond the playing field histrionics, big reason that soccer has Pelagidis and Michael Mitsopoulos. and among prominent Greek opinion lead - reforms would result in disastrous conse - not caught on more in America is that it is regarded as an “effeminate" I call it important because the authors ers, and is rarely mentioned or referred to." quences for the country. sport. present a true analysis of the path that led Yet, it was that government that adopted “An analysis of the laws introduced by American athletes in almost all sports take hard hits without Greece to a socioeconomic cliff, and make an “ambitious strategy to implement struc - the government in the 1990-93 period… complaint. They prefer to suffer to the point of endangering their proposals for its exit from the crisis. tural reforms and rationalize public fi - confirms that Greece was rapidly reform - health rather than show their pain. The book was funded by the Stavros Niar - nances…This strategy was directly related ing,” and “net borrowing (excluding inter - And it reflects the wider American culture, where independence chos Foundation (which, of course, is not to the government’s narrative with respect est) declined from 5.1 percent of Gross Do - is valued and protests and complaints are discouraged. responsible for its content). The first of its to Greece’s need to prepare itself adequately mestic Product (GDP) in 1990 to 0.7 percent It is no coincidence that every year thousands of children suffer three chapters, and the focus of this piece, before the final stage of the EMU.” of GDP in 1993.” brain damage from hits in American football – which they accept is titled "From La Dolce Vita to Collapse.” Prime Minister Mitsotakis and some min - The civil servant payroll decreased as a uncomplainingly and only communicate their problem after the Certainly, the crisis is the culmination of isters wanted to prepare Greece to enter percentage of GDP, and the Mistotakis years game. a process begun by Andreas Papandreou the Eurozone based on real data. They be - were the only time during Modern Greece’s Nevertheless, soccer has arrived for good in America. And slowly and continued – or simply was not con - lieved that the country would be in a better pre-crisis history when government costs – slowly, America will affect the way the rest of the world plays the fronted or properly dealt with – by ensuing shape to meet its economic challenges after actually fell. game, as has been the case in other aspects of life. governments. implementing an ambitious reform pro - Professors Pelagidis and Mitsopoulos Until then, the sport will continue to be dominated by those too The oft-voiced opinion that “no politi - gram, especially one that would put an end should be commended for their accurate dishonest to fail. cian” did anything to prevent crisis, is sim - to the privileges of various special interests. historical account. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 21-27, 2014 VIEWPOINTS 13 Can’t Serve Two Masters: When Pesky Facts Get in the Way of a Good Stereotype

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Likewise, what does a parish LETTER FROM ATHENS tion, good order, beneficial community have to profit it public works, etc. “For I am of makes all the money in the world this opinion, that the public pros - but loses the ability to educate perity of the city is better for pri - its youth and propagate the col - Antonis Samaras Knows What’s in the National Interest vate men than if the private men lective conscience of its people? themselves were in prosperity If this decision, which was and the public wealth in decay. proposed in a parish assembly of You’d think that having the His own Attorney- tional interest cluding university professors For a private man, though in an already rich in real estate power to invoke civil mobiliza - General would have tends to mean sit - and judges, are challenging the good estate, if his country comes parish right in the heart of Hel - tion orders – forcing strikers him arrested, which uations such as cuts as unlawful or unconstitu - to ruin, must of necessity be ru - lenism in New York City, goes back to work, or preventing would never hap - terrorists planting tional, and the government said ined with it; whereas a flourish - through, it will not only signal a them from striking under the pen to Samaras be - bombs or an im - obeying orders to repay people ing commonwealth always af - departure from the Hellenic Or - threat of being fired or arrested cause he handpicks mediate security would undermine reforms and fords chances of salvation to thodox tradition and the vision – would be enough power for the Public Order to national secu - leave Greece broke and unable unfortunate individuals.” (Book of Greek-American pioneers, but Greek Prime Minister Antonis Minister, who does rity, but in Sama - to operate. 2, Chapter 60). stand as a bad omen for the Samaras. what he’s told. ras’ mind it means Somehow though, the gov - By extent, the same holds true things to come. Hopefully, those But he has a stronger Case in point: whatever he wants ernment has enough money to for parish communities, which advocating this proposal will weapon with which to rule when a lower court it to mean. keep buying F-16s and sub - have been set up like small come to their senses and remain Greece, even though it’s unlaw - ruled that the heart - The courts have marines in case FYROM attacks, cities/villages across America. faithful to the duties of their of - ful and nobody is going to do a less firing of clean - by ANDY also ruled that cuts so there’s money somewhere – And the two essential structures fice (not to mention documented damn thing about it because – ing ladies at the Fi - DABILIS up to 38 percent in when it’s in the national inter - in any Greek village (even the public pledges they had previ - hey – this is Greece! If ordinary nance Ministry as lump sums of pen - est! smallest and most remote) are a ously made on this issue). His - Greeks can ignore laws they part of austerity Special to sions that were The country’s highest court parish and school. These are the tory and the Community will be don’t like, why can’t the Prime measures that have The National Herald earned, and de - for administrative matters, the pillars upon which Hellenic so - watching. Minister? largely exempted ducted from Council of State, has also de - ciety was built. Hence, if parish The responsible clergy and Samaras though has the ad - Parliament workers, consul - worker pay checks for retire - clared unlawful a tax on bene - communities are to function and laity in this matter would do well vantage of the catbird’s seat, tants, managers and the politi - ment over the years, is uncon - fits for university staff members produce culture, if they are to to remember the Periclean ad - where he can look down at the cally favored, were unconstitu - stitutional because it’s their and cuts to civil servants’ pen - “manifest the truth,” as was the monition: “you should be ready common folk because, after all, tional, the government ignored money, not the government’s. sions, ruled against a property role of the ecclesia (assembly of to face the greatest disasters and he knows what’s best for them the order until it got an appeal Samaras’ response: ignore tax begun in 2011 for one year the citizens in ancient Greece, still to keep unimpaired the lus - anyway, although the only ones which ruled in its favor. This one the order. But when the courts but now seemingly permanent, whose role was continued by the ter of your name. For the judg - he saw when he was growing he’s obeying. also ruled that pay cuts to his and another rejected cuts to the congregation of the faithful after ment of mankind is as relentless up rich and privileged were The Samaras has a new buzz hard-core constituency of mili - salaries of state hospital doctors, the evangelization of Hellenism), to the weakness that falls short Help. phrase he pulls out whenever tary officers, police, the Coast university professors and they will require these two struc - of a recognized renown, as it is The Premier now has he wants to do something, and Guard, emergency services judges. tures. hateful of the arrogance that as - usurped the authority of the he must be slapping the side of worker and other uniformed of - Samaras’ response? Ignore This presents a particular pires higher than its due. Cease courts and taken on powers his head wondering why he did - ficers was also unlawful and the rulings because exactly who dilemma in the Western world, then to grieve for your private even better than X-Ray vision or n’t think of it before: “national would have to be repaid, he did - is going to hold him in contempt where we find ourselves im - afflictions, and address your - the ability to crush a piece of interest.” n’t blink an eye. or have him arrested? You’d mersed in a spirit of so-called ra - selves instead to the safety of the coal in his hand and turn it into The Finance Ministry, in fol - They will be getting back 500 have to wait for the major op - tionality, made more imperfect commonwealth.” (2, 61). a diamond, although on second lowing his orders not to rehire million euros while the govern - position Coalition of the Radical by unbridled materialism, where thought that could sure bring in 397 cleaning ladies living on ment says the cleaning ladies Left (SYRIZA) to take power for everything is measured in dollars Follow Me on Twitter a lot of money to reduce the poverty wages, said the court who were fired – in the national that to happen but they don’t and cents. @CTripoulas country’s staggering 315 billion doesn’t have the authority to interest – can’t be rehired be - have a clue how to run a coun - euro, $430 billion debt. rule on matters the government cause it doesn’t have 3-5 million try. What he has is the Power of said are in ….. you guessed it euros needed to pay their “The government is in a state GuEST EDITORIALS Ignorance – he ignores court or - …. “the national interest.” salaries. of emergency, so it is violating ders that don’t suit his needs or How great is this! You’re The cuts, along with tax the Constitution,” Aristides The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of political agenda – and it’s gotten Prime Minister and want your hikes, slashed pensions and Hatzis, a professor of legal the - views for publication. They should include the writer’s name, address, so that even judges, who fre - friends hired, who’s going to worker firings, were ordered by ory at the University of Athens and telephone number, and be addressed to the Editor, The National quently rule in his favor anyway, stop you? the country’s international told the New York Times. Herald, 37-10 30th St., long Island City, Ny 11101. They may also don’t like it a single bit. 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