Greeks March on 5Th Avenue to Celebrate Freedom and Honor Blue Skies Confound Forecasters; Smiles North and Pride Prevail
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O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans c v A wEEkly GrEEk AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 14, ISSUE 703 April 2-8 , 2011 $1.50 Greeks March on 5th Avenue to Celebrate Freedom and Honor Blue Skies Confound Forecasters; Smiles North And Pride Prevail America By Constantine S. Sirigos Strides to a TNH Staff Writer NEW YORK – Boom! Boom! ... BOOM-BOOM-BOOM! With the Greek Beat sounding of their pounding, re - minding that fighting in places today such as Libya and Syria By TNH Staff Writers showed that freedom sometimes must be won with guns and It wasn’t just New York blood – as it was in Greece - the Greeks marching to celebrate young drummers of the Greek Greek Independence Day last School of Plato of Brooklyn week: the faithful turned out in launched the annual Greek In - big cities such as Baltimore, De - dependence parade up New troit, Montreal and Toronto – York’s Fifth Avenue on March and small cities and towns such 27, the 73rd time that famed as Lowell and Peabody, Massa - boulevard received Greek cele - chusetts, North Wildwood, N.J., brants. It didn’t matter that the and Dover, N.H. And they all anniversary was two days ear - had the same mission: to mark lier as blue skies and smiles their heritage and the freedom framed the picture for the it brought their homeland. On march that marked the 190th Sunday March 27, many Greek anniversary of the Greek Revo - Americans and Greek Canadians lution against the Ottoman oc - took out flags and traditional cupation. But the day’s head - costumes and sported their lines about Libyan rebels walking shoes to celebrate re-gaining ground in the battle March 25. Baltimoreans were against their repressive ruler among the most ambitious. This brought to life the words heard year for the first time, the city in speeches throughout the of more than 30,000 Greek week hymning the heroes of the Americans held Baltimore Greek struggle for Greek indepen - Week, with events running dence about the contributions - March 20-27. In the days lead - TNH/COSTAS BEJ including the ultimate sacrifice ing up to the parade, countless Above: New York’s Greek pa - - made by Greeks and Philhel - events included a Greek wine rade this year was closer to lenes alike so that Hellas would tasting, a talk on the healthy the real March 25th date of rise again, and its people be free Mediterranean diet and even Greek Independence, but the once more. It was chilly, but that Greek-themed film screenings. early spring weather was didn’t deter Greeks, Philhel - Baltimore Greek Week chilly, making some of the lenes, neighbors and tourists spokesperson Gayle V. youngest participants having from celebrating Hellenic Pride Economos explained that the to bundle up stylishly on Fifth and Greek Independence Day by idea was the brainchild of three Avenue, while moms juggled marching on the edge of a Cen - of the youngest members of the flags. tral Park whose trees are finally Baltimore-Piraeus Sister City Left: The most star-studded bursting in to bloom after a bru - Committee, which organizes the float in New York’s Greek In - tal winter. They were joined by parade and turns 30 next year. dependence Day parade up local leaders, including Mayor The participants ranged from Fifth Avenue on March 27 in - Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Sena - Zagat-rated restaurants like The cluded (L-R) Tricia Nixon Cox, tor Charles Schumer and Con - Black Olive to diners and non- daughter of the late U.S. Pres - gressman Anthony Weiner, but food businesses. “Most restau - ident Richard Nixon; actor the community’s pride and joy rants were very happy and so Michael Constantine of My Big was its onward marching youth, were visitors. Establishments Fat Greek Wedding film fame; the children who participate in not involved asked to be in - Margo Catsimatidis, Andrea its organizations, as well as the volved next year,” said Catsimatidis, Christopher young public servants who are Economos. Everything built up Nixon Cox, the former Presi - making their mark in the state to the main event, the Greek Pa - dent’s grandson; and Yianni capitol of Albany, State Senator rade (the 15th by current organ - Catsimatidis. Michael Gianaris and two brand isers). As in most cities, there new assemblywomen, Democrat were schools, dance groups, dig - Aravella Simotas, and Republi - nitaries, Hellenic organizations can Nicole Malliotakis. such as AHEPA and Daughters’ The parade’s first move - of Penelope. But in Baltimore, ments, right on time at 1:30 there were also the 300 Spar - p.m. to the cheers of the chilled Continued on page 3 Continued on page 5 Economists’ Greek Women Who Heal: Kalopothakes to Today Greek Blurry Greek NEW YORK – Did you know the are here tonight who has our work, not only expertly but in her profession, Lymberis Landfill first Greek female doctor in worked hard, who has con - with love and joy.” The honoree harkened back to ancient Greeks modern times was a Greek tributed to the care of patients is a Drexel University College of reminding the audience of the Crystal Ball American, Mary Kalopothakes? of any subspecialty of every age, Medicine professor and Director daughters of the Greek god of Fight Turns Her work has been carried on of every age. And I think that of the Neonatal ICU of St. mediciner Asclepius – including through her female colleagues this award, this symbol of Maria Christopher’s Hospital. Panacea and Ygeia – and Agn - By Constantine S. Sirigos and it’s a name that’s used to K. belongs to all of you...” The Dr. Stella Lymberis, who had odice, a legendary female gyne - Violent TNH Staff Writer honor the best of them. On society’s President, Dr. Nikos first presented the idea of the cologist who rocked the all boys’ March 29, the Hellenic Medical Melezites, said, “This is the be - symposium – as Melezites told club of Ancient Athens when – NEW YORK – It’s been said if Society of New York gave its first ginning of a series that we now the audience, provided the his - surprise, surprise – women pre - While the ongoing drama of you get a group of economists Mary Kalopothakes Award to Dr. in our 75th year as a society set torical context in her lecture. ferred her care to theirs. She whether Greece’s economy will in the same room you won’t get Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos forth.” He underlined the hon - She dedicated the symposium also noted that the term “men - go belly-up and the country go the same answer to a question. of Drexel University of Philadel - oree’s accomplishments, partic - not only to her grandmother, tor” comes from the story of the bankrupt – which has included But when a group of some of phia. At a Memorial Sloan-Ket - ularly in improving the who never achieved her dream goddess Athena’s wearing a dis - some raging protests and battles the best met here to discuss why tering Cancer Center sympo - prospects for premature babies, of becoming a doctor, but also guise to advise Telemachus. between protesters and police – the Greek economy turned sour sium organized by the society, and her strong mentoring work “to the women who were barred “Even in 2011,” Lymberis said, has dominated attention, a sim - and what happens next, they she acknowledged how it felt to and humility. Dr. Delivoria-Pa - from medicine and to the “in academia we are debating mering dispute over govern - had a consensus: the country follow in Kalopothakes’ foot - padopoulos is noteworthy for women – despite barriers – who whether men and women have ment plans to build a waste cen - will have to inevitably default. steps. “I am very humbled by reminding others of the follow - succeed and excel in medicine.” the ability to achieve in science ter in the seaside town of The March 28th program, The this distinction bestowed to me ing, he said, adding “..that in Before offering statistics on both and I think that is a little dis - Keratea, about 30 miles south World Financial Crisis – The tonight, but I believe that award the end, the best recompense is the progress as well as the hur - of Athens, has spilled over into Case of Greece was aimed at belongs to every one of you who the sure knowledge we’ve done dles still remaining for women Continued on page 6 violent fights between police sorting out what happened in and residents. The government Greece and why, and the ana - says it will not back down from lysts said it was a worst case construction of the facility, and scenario in which almost every - last week sent police and work thing went wrong, from an un - N.Y. Parade: crews to the city to open roads, productive – one called it “use - which had been blocked by pro - less” – public sector, to The Audience testers. Speaking to Skai TV, uncontrolled tax evasion and, Deputy Interior Minister perhaps its biggest bugaboo: Theodora Tzakri said that the mistrust. The guests were wel - Was Fun Too government intends to see comed by Greece’s Ambassador through longstanding plans to Aghi Balta, who thanked the build a landfill near the village. Stavros Niarchos Foundation for By Angelike Contis She said that the courts have its support, as did the modera - TNH Staff Writer backed the decision to build the tor, Prof. George Syrimis, Asso - facility and that the government ciate Program Chair at the Hel - NEW YORK – What would a pa - has tried to appease locals by lenic Studies Program, who rade be without the cheers and withdrawing police from the introduced the panel beginning the applause, without people area.